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What does it mean that Jesus was the "second Adam"?
I often hear Jesus referred to as the "second Adam" or sometimes as the "last Adam". What meaning does this title carry? Does it mean that things didn't work out so well for Adam and so God had to try again?
I can't find a verse that uses "second…
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Are Dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible?
In response to this question How does the Bible explain the existence of fossils that are millions of years old?
I'm curious to know if Dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible.
I understand that the word dinosaurs wasn't invented until 1841. So…
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Why is Easter celebrated on a different day every year and Christmas is not?
It is well known that on Easter we celebrate Jesus' resurrection, but every year it is held on a different date, whereas Jesus' birthday—Christmas—is celebrated on the same day every year. So why is the day we celebrate Jesus' resurrection different…
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When did the one-way monologue sermon first become a normal feature of church assemblies?
Of course Jesus preached a lot of monologue sermons, but I have noticed that Jesus did not usually preach sermons like nearly every church does today. He never seems to have, or at least rarely preached a sermon, or even a mini sermon, or parable…
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What process was used to translate the KJV?
Who were the translators that created the venerate KJV translation and what guidelines did they use? What "kind" of translation was intended and how is it generally categorized today?
Note that there is a separate question for the historical…
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What is the reason for the absence of the Cross as a symbol in the LDS Church?
As I was looking at some references for this question dealing with the usage of the inverted pentagram in the LDS Church and particularly on the Temple in Salt Lack City, I came across an article that indicated that in the LDS Church (and its…
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Does transubstantiation apply to the Last Supper, which occurred prior to the crucifixion?
The Roman Catholic church teaches the doctrine of transubstantiation--that the bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Jesus. It seems that the sacrament of taking the body and blood gives the partaker a special grace.
Jesus…
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Why do Kingdom Halls have no windows?
I've noticed that most Kingdom Halls--the meeting place for Jehovah's Witnesses--have no windows in the building. What is the reason for this? Is there a Biblical basis for it or does it come from a specific church teaching? If so, I would be…
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How do I track the history of changes to a given verse's actual text? How do I discover it's "lineage"?
Has there been a project that traces the genealogy of each verse of the scripture?
I.e., for each verse, it traces back through all the documents it was translated from, the default translations at the time, ... all the way back to historically…
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Did the pool of Bethesda have healing powers?
Recently while reading John 5 with my wife's family, we had a discussion about whether the pool of Bethesda really had healing powers. Some said the story is written as if the pool really could heal:
For an angel went down at a certain season into…
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Biblical significance of the gifts given to Jesus
Is there any spiritual significance to the gifts the Magi brought – Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh – after they were led by a “star” to Bethlehem where they worshiped the young child Jesus? Why would this caravan of astronomers present expensive…
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Are JWs restricted from expressing things in their own words?
I've been wondering if there is any official doctrine held by Jehovahs Witnesses that would restrict them from talking about their faith in their own words?
I have noticed in my interactions with them (through everything from talking to door to door…
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Why didn't Jesus allow demons to say he was God?
After Jesus cast out demons from possessed people, he made sure that these demons didn't reveal his true identity. Why?
Example from Mar 1:24-25,34 (NIV):
24“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you…
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Where is the sermon in a Mormon church service?
So, I'm on vacation in Utah (and still compulsively thinking C.SE!), and so I attended an LDS service. In the morning, I heard a reading from one of the Presidents of the church during the "Quorum of the Elders," then went to Sunday School, and…
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What does the Bible say about "bad" words?
I know the Bible says not to let "unwholesome talk" come out of our mouths (Ephesians 4:29), but to my knowledge it doesn't speak specifically about "bad words."
In fact, to my knowledge, the English language (and especially American English) is…
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