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How do Trinitarians explain verses where Jesus claims to have a God?
According to orthodox trinitarian doctrine, the Father is God, Jesus is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. Jesus is co-eqaul, eternally begotten, not made.
With that in mind, how could Jesus have a God? For instance, how do Trinitarians explain…
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If we are saved by grace, then why does Jesus say we must be baptized in both spirit and water?
Ephesians 2:4-9 says:
But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He
loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up
with Him,…
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Should a Protestant read the apocryphal books of the Bible?
The Protestant Bible has 66 books. Should we read apocryphal books (e.g. 1&2 Maccabees and Gospel of Thomas)?
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Verse that mention Jesus eating meat?
My wife asked me this question last night, and I didn’t know the answer, so I thought I would ask it here.
The question: Besides fish, is there any passage in the Gospels that directly mentions Jesus eating meat?
My assumption is that He would have…
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What do you tithe from? Why tithe income?
According to Scripture, we should pay tithe from increase from our land and cattle. I don't find anything about tithing monetary income, so why do you pay from income or salary?
Also, if the income you receive has already been tithed, should you…
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Absent apostolic succession, what is the argument for the authority of the church?
I realize that Catholics believe in apostolic succession, and that they were explicitly given authority by Jesus himself. In other denominations, what, if anything, other than the choice made by its members gives the church authority over them?
I…
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Has God created anything since he rested on the 7th day?
Genesis 2 indicates that on the 7th day after creation God rested.
Genesis 2:1-3 NIV
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast
array.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so
on the seventh…
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What is the verdict on an unjust judge?
In order to ask this, let me set a stage. This is just a scenario that will be recast in a second.
As Christians we believe that God is good. We trumpet his justice, rightness, holiness, and so on and so forth. We say that he is the true standard of…
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What's the significance of hyssop in John 19:29?
There is just one verse in the New Testament that refers to hyssop and is not referring to the Old Testament:
John 19:29 (NLT)
A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to…
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What made Luther a heretic and not a schismatic?
I know the difference between heresy and schism, but I don't know why various Protestant reformation leaders, Martin Luther in particular, wouldn't have been satisfied by merely being a schismatic group. Were there any reformers who rebelled…
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Were the similarities between the miracles of Elisha and Jesus deliberate or simply coincidental?
I have often wondered if God deliberately intended for the miracles of Elisha to be a preview of the miracles our Savior would perform, as a way of verification of Jesus Deity.
Elisha brought the dead son of the Shunammite back to life in 2 Kings…
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What is the significance of "seventy times seven"?
Twice in the bible, God makes reference to "seventy times seven" (or "seventy-seven times"). Once in Genesis 4:24 (dealing with Cain's punishment for his murder of Abel), and the other in Matthew 18:22 (in an answer to Peter's question of how many…
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Was "No prophet ever came out of Galilee" sarcastic?
Were the Pharisees being sarcastic in John 7:52, when they claimed that "no prophet ever came out of Galilee"? It is written that Jonah came from Gath-hepher, in Galilee (2 Kings 14:25).
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Which Christian groups prohibit playing cards, and what is their basis for doing so?
When I was a child I remember hearing that some Christians strongly opposed the use of playing cards. If I remember correctly, it wasn't just for gambling games such as Poker, but even for children's games such as Go Fish. I have always assumed that…
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How do Protestants respond to the JW interpretation of John 14:28?
According to What Does the Bible Really Teach?, a Watchtower publication, pp.41–42:
The only-begotton Son never even considered trying to be equal to his Father. The Bible clearly teaches that the Father is greater than the Son. (John 14:28).
John…
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