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Is there a name for believing but not obeying?
Although it is a theoretical question, it is still very interesting for me.
Is there a system of beliefs or at least a name for people who believe in the existence of God and that events described in the Bible did take place, but refuse to obey God…
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Why did Jesus change Peter's name, according to non-Catholic theology?
I have been discussing Matthew 16:18 for years now with both Catholics and non-Catholics. This verse is obviously a very important verse concerning the doctrine of the Bishop of Rome being Supreme Pontiff.
The non-Catholic argument that I come up…
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Did Martin Luther believe the Church needed to be reformed before the Great Schism of 1054AD, or after?
I think its safe to say that Martin Luther, being one of the fathers of Protestantism, was primarily at odds with the Roman Church. He posted his 95 theses to confront what he thought to be corruption that centered around Roman Catholic…
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Do Rastafarians believe in Jesus as the Way to God?
Do Rastafarians believe that Jesus is the way to God in the same way that Christians believe? I find that their singing speaks a lot about God and spiritual matters.
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Why did the KJV translators translate יהוה on the extremely rare occasion as IEHOVAH rather than LORD?
The KJV translators almost always translated the Tetragrammaton into English as "LORD" (all capital letters).
For example, in Deut. 6:4:
But, on the rare occasion—extremely rare—they chose instead to write "IEHOVAH" instead of "LORD."
Now, this…
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Why does God command us to have children?
Genesis 1:28
Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Have many children. Fill the
earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the
birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the
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Is it right for a church to be wealthy?
Jesus preached that the faithful should give up their wealth and worldly possessions and spend a humble existence in servitude of God. A church must have a certain amount of wealth in order to continue operating, serving its parishioners, and…
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Where, exactly, were Christ's body and soul during the Descendit?
In the Confessional Presbyterian, Vol. 3, p. 104ff., Daniel Hyde wrote about several different views of the Descendit - the descent of Christ into Hell - in his article "In Defense of the Descendit: A Confessional Response to Contemporary Critics of…
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What is the biblical argument for eating meat, or that vegetarianism is possible but not commanded?
Vegetarianism seems to becoming more and more popular in various parts of the world today. Some even claim that Christians should be vegetarians to be in line with the command against killing.
What, then, is the biblical argument in support of…
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According to Catholic doctrine, how can an angel be a saint?
In Catholic doctrine, a saint has to (a) be “a dead person” and (b) be “in Heaven”.
How is someone deemed a saint? The pope canonizes a dead person who has lived a life of heroic virtue and has performed a posthumous miracle in addition to the…
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Why does God not show Himself beyond reasonable doubt?
In this answer I commented that Christians believe that "God does not show himself as this would take away free will", to which I was answered "The only reason he would not show himself is that it would utterly destroy us to behold him."
Which one…
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What traditions espouse infant baptism and why?
What traditions espouse infant baptism and why?
In those traditions, why do parents often baptize their children at very young age, and why is this better than giving their children the opportunity to choose for themselves?
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Why is faith so much more important than being a good person?
I recently had a debate with one of my friends in which he asked "Why would a good and just God not make salvation dependent on ethics, but rather on gullibility, as the Christian God has?" and I couldn't provide him with an honestly good answer,…
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Do Roman Catholics believe Saints are omnipresent?
I understand that officially speaking when Catholics pray to saints, they are not supposed to really pray TO that saint, but rather are asking that saint to pray for them as you would ask any living friend to pray for you.
The Bible does indeed say…
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Why should I choose one particular congregation or denomination?
Assuming that one believes in an almighty Lord, why should one choose a particular Christian congregation or denomination?
For example, why should one choose to serve God by helping the poor through the Salvation Army instead of doing so through the…
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