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Is it historically inaccurate that Jesus is usually portrayed as European looking?
Is it historically inaccurate that Jesus is usually portrayed as European looking, having certain facial and bodily features (muscular)?
Would most people follow Him if he did not look white or was heavy set? It almost seems like a trick sometimes…
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Is there a Christian response to dying in dignity or assisted suicide?
There is a raging debate in the province of Quebec on the question "Does someone have the right to kill another because the first one is suffering?" There are more and more cases in the news that look like the following that arrived just…
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Does the act of sex constitute marriage in God's eyes?
I came across this verse today (bold added):
1 Corinthians 6:15-17 (NASB)
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! 16 Or do you…
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Why did Luther curse those who oppose indulgences?
In the 95 Theses, Luther makes a stand against corruption in the Catholic church of that day. This resulted in events leading to the separation between the Catholic and Protestant churches.
It seems the theses are always referred to, but never…
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The voice of God vs the voice of Satan
I listen to heavy music and I have had people tell me on numerous occasions the vocals sound like the voice of Satan, even when the band is clearly Christian (see For Today if you are curious). Movies tend to portray Satan with a raspy, scary, loud…
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What are the main differences between Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses?
Both Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses go from door to door, talking to people about their beliefs. Also neither group accepts the notion of Trinity.
What are the main differences between these two denominations?
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What does it mean to "be saved"
It seems common in Christian communities (and in questions on this site) for people to say they have been saved. What does someone mean by this when they say it? How would I know that I have been saved and is there a particular moment of saving I…
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Did Martin Luther ever admit that his approval of Philip's bigamy was wrong?
I recently learned that in 1540, Martin Luther secretly approved of the bigamous marriage of Philip of Hesse. Philip had married for political purposes, and then fell in love with someone else. Philip appealed to the example of the Old Testament…
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What are the major differences between the NKJV and the ESV translations?
I have read both the New King James version and the English Standard version. I have noticed very trivial differences between the two. What, if any, are the major differences between the NKJV and the ESV?
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How did Cain and Abel know to offer sacrifices before the Law of Moses?
Genesis 4 has always bothered me. The story of God accepting Abel's sacrifice and not Cain's has led me to wonder: How did they even know to sacrifice? Was this practice started by Adam? Or did God establish more of a law than just 'Don't eat of the…
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What is the Catholic position on Exodus 20:4?
This weekend my son and I participated in our Scouting council's annual Ten Commandments hike in which we walked to 10 different churches and heard a short talk on each of the 10 commandments from Exodus 20. The lone Catholic church on our route…
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Does the Catholic Church teach there is only one person?
I’ve stumbled upon a person who has made a few interesting claims. According to her, among others:
Other people are only another physical form of yourself.
There exists only one unposseded [by ego] and indivisible mind.
In Truth, that is in…
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In which language did Pontius Pilate communicate with Jesus?
According to this post:
Both Aramaic and Hebrew were in use in the Land at the time of Jesus. However, while we cannot say one predominated, we can say that Mishnaic Hebrew was very much a living language used by people of all walks of life in…
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What is the difference between a pastor, a priest, and a minister?
No, this is not the start of a joke about a bunch of people walking into a bar. Rather, I thought it would be helpful to clarify various titles that people give to leadership roles in churches.
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Why aren't some words like "Maranatha" or "Talitha Cumi" translated in English Bibles?
Why aren't certain words like Maranatha, Talitha Cumi, Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani, etc., not translated in the Bible? Rather, the words are directly written and then their meaning or interpretation?
As the whole Bible is translated from some other…
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