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Have LDS missionaries stopped preaching door-to-door?
Some time ago I read an article such as this one (dated June 25th, 2013), that says that:
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Sunday that missionaries won’t be going door-to-door to evangelize and will instead use…
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What is the biblical basis for the centrality of preaching in worship?
Among many Protestants, preaching is often seen as the most important part of the worship service:
Proclamation, the preaching of the gospel, should be central to Christian worship. The sermon is the central dynamic in the worship experience.…
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Are there any Christian groups that follow Matthew 23:9?
I was reading in Matthew and saw a fascinating command, directly from Jesus:
Matthew 23:9 (NWT)
Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly One.
Are there any Christian doctrines or denominations that…
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What does the Bible say about God being a different type of being than man?
Most Christians believe God and man are different types of being (Mormons are a notable exception). What passages in the Bible support this? Or is it inferred by the doctrine of the Trinity and the doctrine of only one God?
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How do "once saved, always saved" advocates explain the Parable of the Sower?
How do advocates of a strict perseverance of the saints doctrine explain the Parable of the Sower? That is, how does someone explain it who believes that once someone is saved they cannot lose that salvation? Jesus' own explanation of the parable…
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Do Catholics subscribe to the "once saved, always saved" doctrine that many evangelical Christians believe in?
Many evangelical Christians say that once a person has accepted Jesus as their Savior and repented of their sins they have formed a bond between their soul and the Lord that is unbreakable. Do Catholics believe that this is true? I have heard that…
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Have any ante-Nicene writings been discovered in the past 20 years?
Have any writings or fragments of ante-Nicene Church Fathers previously unknown (that is the actual words were not known, not necessarily that the name of the work was also previously unknown) to modern readers been discovered within the last 20…
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What is the archaeological evidence for the events in the Book of Mormon?
I have read several books that identify archaeological evidence in support of hundreds and hundreds of biblical places, cultures, and historical events. What is the archaeological evidence for the events in the Book of Mormon?
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Did Martin Luther accept or reject the existence of Purgatory?
Martin Luther rejected many dogmas and doctrines of the Catholic Church. What was his belief concerning Purgatory? Did he accept it or reject it?
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How does one reconcile the sinlessness of Mary with her sin offering in Luke 2:24?
In Luke 2:22-24, it is written,
22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that…
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Did Jerome’s doctrine of Mariology affect his translation?
In a recent Q&A on Hermeneutics.SE, I made an arguement that carried the implication that Jerome's translation of κεχαριτωμένη ('favored one’)† as gratia plena ('full of grace’)† in Luke 1:28 was misleading, conflated as it is with another phrase…
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How do local flood proponents explain God's promises to never do it again?
Some Christians believe that Noah's Flood was a local event, and that the author of the Flood narrative never intended it to be understood as global in scope.
My question is, how then would we explain the following promises from God immediately…
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How do "Sola Fide" adherents reconcile with the three aspects of faith?
Historical Protestantism (particularly in the Lutheran and Reformed traditions) have since the Magisterial Reformation held to two doctrines relating what is required of an individual for salvation.
The first is the doctrine of Sola Fide, meaning…
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Why did Calvin reject these Catholic doctrines about Mary?
The Catholic Church has a few teachings about the Mother of our Lord that are not accepted by many Protestants. This is not evident in the doctrines of many early Protestant reformers including Luther, Zwigli, and Bucer. From a theological…
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Why did Adam claim he was "naked" before God when he and Eve had clothed themselves with fig leaves?
After sinning, Adam and Eve "sewed fig leaves together" and made clothing for themselves. However, when God comes into the garden and calls to Adam, Adam responds by claiming that he was afraid and that his fear came from his own nakedness. …
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