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Why does transubstantiation refer only to communion?
Why does the doctrine of transubstantiation consider Jesus’ words regarding the bread and wine of communion to be literal while considering these other similes used by Jesus to be metaphorical?
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Matthew 26:26-27 ESV Now as they were…
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What is the difference between "infallible" and "inerrant"?
As with many others I know, I believe in both the infallibility and inerrancy of the Bible.
But what is the difference between these two important terms?
If something has no errors (inerrant), then must it not also be free from fabrications…
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According to Calvinism, why does God give mercy to some and not to others?
So according to Calvinism as I understand it...
...God has chosen from eternity to extend mercy to those he has chosen and to withhold mercy from those not chosen. Those chosen receive salvation through Christ alone. Those not chosen receive the…
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How does the Catholic Church reconcile evolution with original sin?
According to Catholic doctrine:
all men inherit ancestral sin from Adam;
God descended upon Earth as the Son in order to free mankind from this sin, was crucified, died etc.
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
Adam and Eve transmitted to…
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How do Christians reconcile archeology with the Bible in the account of the Battle of Jericho?
Wikipedia explains three archaeological studies of the Jericho site, and concludes that the city was abandoned at the time the supposed Biblical battle took place.
How do Christians reconcile the Biblical account with this science?
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When did the pronunciation of "Jesus" change?
When did the pronunciation of Jesus change from Yeh-sus to Gee-zus? Why did the name change? How? Where?
Update: how did the name pronunciation change? Wouldn't there be people to correct mispronouncing the name? Did English speaking regions that…
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Where do primary sources for the Bible reside?
Bible translations are made from sources. Where are these sources? In a university, museum, government agency or what?
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What qualifies as work on Sunday?
I have a lecturer who wanted me to attend a seminar. However, the seminar is on Sunday.
I don't study on Sundays so I declined this offer. My lecturer is, however, a Jew and he understands the Sabbath as well as the Lord's Day. He says that Jews…
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List of papal teachings considered infallible
After reading When does the Pope speak ex cathedra? I became curious and searched for a list of statements, but couldn't find one.
Does such list exist and if not, why is this the case?
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What is the Biblical basis for an Old Earth?
According to a comment by another user in this question Why do OEC discount the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis?, apparently there's Biblical evidence for an Old Earth. As a Young Earth/Literal Christian I have never been introduced to…
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How could Jesus' audience hear Jesus without audio installation?
I am wondering, today we use microphones and large sound systems to amplify someone's speaking. How did they do that 2000 years ago? Jesus spoke outside regularly before large crowds of people. I expect there were enough children, and disagreeing…
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Are our consciences trustworthy?
In Romans there are a couple verses that indicate that the law has not only been given in written form through the ten commandments, but written "on our hearts." It also says that this law will bear witness against us.
Romans 2:14-16 (ESV)
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Where did the notion that Adam and Eve ate an APPLE come from?
Contrary to popular belief no mention of the fruit being an apple can be found in the Book of Genesis.
Jewish commentaries recorded in the Midrash Rabbah speculate that the tree might have been a species of wheat, or corn, or that the fruit might…
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What is transubstantiation?
According to Wikipedia:
When at his Last Supper, Jesus said: "This is my body", what he held in his hands still had all the appearances of bread: these "accidents" remained unchanged. However, the Roman Catholic Church believes that, when Jesus…
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Is an action morally good because God commands it, or does God command it because it is good?
The christian morality derives from God, and God is benevolent so whatever he commands is morally good. Does that mean that anything God does or commands is morally right? Or does God only act and command that which is morally good?
If it is the…
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