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Jan 6 |
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What specific charge is brought against God in Romans 9:14? No, you didn't misunderstand my question. The "epiphany" I had the other day was that maybe I don't understand the argument in 15 because I'm misunderstanding the origin of the question in verse 14. Hence this question. (Incidentally the other related question I have is what is the "it" in the "So then it depends" in verse 16. All of these will hang together.) |
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Jan 6 |
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What specific charge is brought against God in Romans 9:14? This is certainly how I've understood it before. I'm just struggling to understand how 9:15 is an argument rather than a restatement of the issue. Thanks for the answer, though. +1 |
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Dec 16 |
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Historically, how was Jonah classified in terms of literary genre? Great answer! I'm hoping someone will provide a Jewish interpretation as well, but the quotes from Augustine and Jerome are very helpful. |
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Dec 15 |
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Is the Hymn To Wisdom in Job 28 a part of Job's speech? @JonEricson - I was just looking at this again, and one thing I noticed is that these "And Job continued" lines appear after some part of the discourse where it is not obvious that Job is speaking anymore. 26:1-4 it's obvious Job is speaking to his friends. Verses 5-14 then could be a monologue. 27:1 "Job continued", 27:2-12 dialogue, 27:13-28:28 monologue, 29:1, "Job continued". The rest of the way it's all obvious Job is speaking until 31:40: "The words of Job are ended." Still don't know what to make of it. |
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Dec 3 |
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What is the difference in response between Zechariah and Mary? Good answer. The other thing that strikes me about Mary's question is that it seems to come out of no where. It's not clear why, being already betrothed, she wouldn't assume this son would come from Joseph after they were married. Whereas both Abram and Zechariah have reasons to doubt. |
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Dec 2 |
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What is the difference in response between Zechariah and Mary? Okay, maybe not quite related to silence, but close enough. :) |
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Nov 18 |
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Is the phrase “sin shall no longer be your master” in Romans 6:14 a command? @lonesomeday - I guess my problem in understanding this is that "shall" can be understood either as "should" or "will". So I can see this as saying either "Sin should not be your master, because..." or "Sin will not be your master, because..." Sorry if I confused things by introducing grammatical terms. |
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Nov 18 |
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Was it typical to cast lots like in Acts 1:26? Yeah, I meant in the context of prayer or before God. Obviously the soldiers as the cross cast lots to gamble for clothes; I guess I wasn't thinking of those as the same practice. |
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Nov 17 |
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What is the meaning of “calculate” in Revelation 13:18? Speaking of Irenaeus, check out the NET translation notes if you want to expand your answer to address Jon's second question. |
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Nov 11 |
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Why was Zacchaeus saved according to Jesus? That's not to say that I don't think systematics is not possible or even undesirable. Indeed, at some point I will want to consider how Luke and Paul (and James) all harmonize. |
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Nov 11 |
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Why was Zacchaeus saved according to Jesus? @Jed - To my mind, I guess I feel it doesn't do justice to Luke's own voice to explain him simply by using Paul. As I've been thinking through this text lately, I think the beginning half of Luke 3, particularly verses 3-14 and especially verse 8 have far more weight. |
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Nov 11 |
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Why was Zacchaeus saved according to Jesus? I don't think Dr. Constable is necessarily wrong; but part of my asking the question was because I didn't find his commentary quite compelling. "Faith" is never mentioned in the passage. |
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Nov 8 |
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Is 1 Corinthians 11:19 intended as irony? Related question: hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/488/… |
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Nov 7 |
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What does “reconciling all things” mean in Colossians 1:20? Remembering peace. And yes: the pun was intended. |
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Nov 7 |
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How did mankind's way of relating to God change in Genesis 4:26? I understand that it is not chronological; but it seems to me that there is supposed to be a comparison of the wicked line of Cain from whom the seventh from Adam, Lamech, comes and the righteous line of Seth from whom the seventh, Enoch, comes. I would therefore expect idolatry to be connected with Cain's line rather than Seth's. Not saying it rules out this interpretation, just leans me away from it. |
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Nov 6 |
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In what way was Jesus' prayer heard (Hebrews 5:7)? @ed. It's interesting you bring up John 11. I thought of the same verses when I was making my own attempt at understanding Hebrews 5:7. I thought also of verse 25 in the same chapter. |
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Nov 5 |
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Chronology of Jesus' ministry: John and the Synoptics Thank for the recommendation! |
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Nov 4 |
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What is the relationship between the “Adversary” in Job and the serpent in Genesis? @Richard Just curious: would you also link the deceiving spirit in 2 Chronicles 18:18-22? (I do agree with you that they are one person, by the way.) |
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Nov 3 |
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How did mankind's way of relating to God change in Genesis 4:26? +1 Interesting interpretation as idolatry. I'd be more willing to agree with them if it appeared a couple verses earlier in the account of the Cain/Lamech line; but it seems oddly placed at the beginning of the account of the Seth/Enoch line. |
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Nov 1 |
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Did Jephthah have pets? @MonicaCellio Thanks! You asked it much better than I did too. |
