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Are the ministers in Eph. 4:11 a list of "Formalized" leadership elders in the early Church?

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When Paul mentions baptism for the dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29, what is he talking about? [duplicate]

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Why did God destroy only flesh and not the sons of God in the time of Noah? [closed]

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Did the authors of Jonah know Assyria would conquer Israel?

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Luke 7:47: did the woman know she was forgiven before she loved much?

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According to Genesis 4:1f, could Cain and Abel be twins?

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And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good,

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