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What did the Philippian jailer mean by "saved"?
In Acts 16:30, after the earthquake and the loosing of the chains of Paul and Silas, the Philippian jailer asks them (NA28):
κύριοι, τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν ἵνα σωθῶ;
Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
I'm wondering what he meant by “saved.” My…
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According to the original Hebrew, how did Moses's Red sea crossing look?
I heard a different viewpoint on the depiction of the whole red sea crossing than I am used to, and now I am wondering what the correct interpretation is.
Instead of the sea splitting open and forming a canyon, it formed an ice bridge; almost like…
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1 Cor 13 gongs and cymbals: waking the gods
1 Cor 13:1:
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. (ESV)
Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω, γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον…
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Does God send a "Strong Delusion"? What is the Context of understanding 2 Thess. 2:11?
2 Thess. 2:11,"
καὶ διὰ τοῦτο πέμψει αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς ἐνέργειαν πλάνης εἰς τὸ πιστεῦσαι
αὐτοὺς τῷ ψεύδει(TR Stephanus 1550)
"And because of this-- will send to them--God--a working of delusion--for to believe them what (is)false.'(Interlinear…
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What is the cause of the "greater sin" in John 19:11?
In Jesus’ conversation with Pilate in John 19:11, responding to his question, “Don’t you know that I have the authority….to crucify you?” Jesus answers:
“You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore…
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What does it mean to "receive the kingdom of God like a little child?"
The story of the little children coming to Jesus in Matthew 19, Mark 10, and Luke 18 is, of course, well know. And most often I have heard it interpreted that the kingdom requires faith like a child. Yet the word "faith" doesn't appear in any of…
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Was Jesus anointed once or twice on the feet with perfume?
Disclaimer: I've already asked this question on Christianity SE and got a great answer. I'm asking it here to get an expert response (and because it is one of my favourite stories). If the community here thinks that is an unnecessary duplication, I…
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What does it means to "afflict your souls" as in Lev. 16?
Leviticus 16:29-31. "And this shall be a statute for ever unto you:
that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall
afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your
own country, or a stranger that so…
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What means did the people have to correctly interpret "lifted up" in John 12:32?
Studying John 12, I came across these verses which record the words of Jesus when some godfearing greeks wished to see Him:
20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks...23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for…
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Who is "his brother" in 1 John 5:16?
In considering who can commit sins that lead to death I wonder who the "brother" is in 1 John 5:16:
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead…
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Is there a difference between 'seeing' the Kingdom of God, and 'entering' it? (John 3)
My question concerns two verses in John's Gospel. I'm using the English Standard Version here but I think the same question arises in other translations:
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born
again he cannot see the…
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How are statistical comparisons between bible translations calculated?
(This arose from this question which was in turn triggered by this answer.)
Quoting Jack Douglas quoting Wayne Grudem:
In "The advantages of the ESV” by Wayne Grudem, he states that the 2001 edition of the ESV is "92% RSV, 8% modified, or 60,000…
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In Matthew 27:3, did Judas "repent" or "feel remorse"?
Matthew 27:3
NIV - When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned,
he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief priests and the elders.
KJV - Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw…
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In Genesis 3, does the serpent's curse include a demotion?
In Genesis 1, three broad categories of creatures are brought into being before the creation of man:
24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth…
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How can Paul (Saul), be considered a "young man" when Stephen was stoned?
Acts 7:58:
Then they dragged him [Stephen] out of the city and began to stone him, and the witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
However, Paul was likely born between the years of 5 BC and 5 AD1. Stephen was…
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