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Why is the word 'Lord' in all caps in the OT but not in the NT?
My friend asked me the other day, why is the word 'Lord' in all capital letters in the Old Testament but not the New Testament?
I tend to lean towards the fact that the OT was written in Hebrew and the word for God in Hebrew is YAHWEH, or rather…
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What is the difference between a Bible College and a Seminary?
I see some Christian education institutions refer to themselves as "Bible College" and some as "Seminary" and some as "Bible College and Seminary". What is the difference between those, if any?
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How is young-earth creationism theologically harmful, according to those who do not adhere to it?
According to Young Earth Creationists, other beliefs (particularly in Evolutionism) harm Christianity in various ways such as:
Making Death something other than the direct consequence of Sin
Distorting the redemptive role of Death¹
Denying the…
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According to trinitarians, especially Protestants, who is Wisdom in Proverbs?
In general, Wisdom can be (and is, and was) identified as Jesus. However, there is this verse:
Proverbs 8:22 (NLT)
22 "The Lord formed me from the beginning,
before he created anything else."
Hold on a moment...I thought God the Son…
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Basis for the concept of an "Age of accountability"
Having attended Baptist Churches for years, I've often heard the term "age of accountability" bandied about.
The idea is that if a child dies at a young age - before reaching the "age of accountability", that child will go to Heaven, because he or…
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Why is Jesus the Son called the Father in Isaiah 9:6?
In providing this answer with respect to recognizing the Trinity in the Old Testament, I noticed that Jesus is called the Father which could be confusing when trying to understand the Trinity. In what sense is Jesus the Father but certainly not the…
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Are there any Christian denominations that consider LDS (Mormons) to be Christians?
A recent Pew poll of Americans found that a majority of Christians consider Mormons to be Christian, with 51% saying 'yes' compared to only 31% saying 'no'. So, of those having an opinion, 62% say Mormons are Christians.
However, this seems to be at…
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Was Jesus a separate god?
The New World Translation of John 1 seems to indicate that Jesus was a separate god from the Father.
1 In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.
2 This one was in [the] beginning with God.
3 All things came…
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Christian significance of Tolkien and C. S. Lewis putting "heaven" across the sea?
It is interesting that both of the most prominent Christian fantasy authors (not as in "Christian Fantasy" but Christians who wrote fantasy) put paradise across the sea. I realize that Tolkien's Númenor (the place across the sea in Middle Earth…
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What is christomonism?
The term christomonism has sometimes been leveled against Karl Barth, John MacArthur, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. But there doesn't seem to be a canonical definition; most mentions of the term are followed immediately by an attempt by the author to…
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How did the practice of soliciting the prayers of dead saints originate?
How did the practice of soliciting the prayers of dead saints originate? Did it start based on something in the bible? The apocrypha? A papal decree?
On a side note, which groups practice this type of prayer?
I am interested in the circumstances…
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How ambitious should a Christian be?
According to Luke 16:13 (ESV):
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
It seems to me that God gave us the desire…
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Which of Luther's 95 Theses are still potentially valid critiques of Roman Catholicism?
Pope Leo X enumerated 41 positions that he required Luther to recant from in order to be restored to communion with the Latin Church. Presumably, he wasn't all that excited about some of the other Ninety-Five Theses, but preferred to ignore…
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How do schisms in the church fit into the plans of a monotheistic God?
Before 1054 a reasonable claim could be made that there existed "one holy catholic and apostolic Church", as the Nicene Creed puts it. Since then, the visible church has divided into at least three strands, if not many more.
Given ongoing efforts…
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What scripture is used to support a "Pre-Tribulation Rapture"?
CLARIFICATION: For those who believe there will be an event in the "end times" in which believers will be "taken up" to meet Jesus "in the clouds", and that there is yet to be a "Great Tribulation", I am curious which scriptures (primarily) are…
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