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Did God forsake Jesus while on the cross?

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Why did Jesus define faith as a matter of the law? Matthew 23:23

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Ammonites, Amorites, Amalekites, Moabites, Edomites, ... how many peoples were there?

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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?

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Is being too good as a Christian a sin?

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"You Search the Scriptures" - How has the democratization of access to the scriptures affected biblical hermeneutics? (John 5:33, 39)

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Why did Jesus appear to despair before dying on the cross in Mark and Matthew?

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1 Timothy 3:16 – How can the relative pronoun in Greek - Ὃς - which means “who, which, that” etc., be translated as “He”?

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What is an "ephod" and what is its meaning?

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In Luke 11:50, why is 'this generation responsible for the murder of all God's prophets?'

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Why does Genesis 3:14 say that the snake would eat dust?

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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?

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Why was the Praetorium an unclean place?

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Is there any basis for thinking there could be a future modern-day application of the prophecy in Jeremiah 9:25-26?

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hermeneutics of God of gods

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Why did Jesus say "your father" and not "our father" regarding Abraham?

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What does "authority" mean in Colossians 2:10?

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Was God tired while creating the universe?

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Why was David allowed to take more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, during the establishment of his government, in direct violation of Deut, 17:17

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Why did the Pharisees connect baptism to the coming of Christ?

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Based on Matthew 18:21-22, do Christians have a duty to continually forgive the members of terrorist organizations? [closed]

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What does "no pleasure" mean in Ezekiel 33:11?

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Understanding 1 Chr. 17:21 (2 Sam. 7:23) & Ams. 9:7, "What other nation have you redeemed?"

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Who is angry - Jesus or the Crowd? Mark 3:5

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How do we know there should be commas in between the titles in Isaiah 9:6?

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Why does "thelei/will" change to "boulemati/will" in Romans 9:19?

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Does Paul seeing Jesus physically after his ascension Violate Matthew 24?

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What is the only way to see God and live?

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Does the Lord delight in the death of the wicked?

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What fruit was God referring to?

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The personification of sin

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Suffer the sins of your parents (Deut 5:9) or not (Ezk 18:2)

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Does Romans' use of ἀπολύτρωσις (redemption) indicate something different from the LXX's use of λύτρωσις?

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1 Cor 15:25 - Does Jesus stop reigning? What's the actual function and meaning of "until" in the context of this verse?

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Jesus' Lineage and Descent from David [closed]

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How does Satan blind the minds of unbelievers (2 Corinthians 4:3-4)?

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Since the Israelites had flocks and herds & a very large number of livestock in Chapter 12 of Exodus, why did they complain of hunger in Chapter 16?

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Is it possible that priests in the early Christian community were called father before Jesus said call no man father

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Jesus was taken by what type of spirit to the Desert?

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What does it really mean to be a child of promise (Gal 4:28)?

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What does "unclean" mean Mark 5:2? ["an unclean spirit"]

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Could the "7 Thunders" be in reference to the "7 Bowls" of God's wrath, which are heralded by way of the "7th Trumpet"? Rev, 10:3,4

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How do we rule according to Genises 1:28, What do we do, how do we exercise this rule

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Does 'That Fox' refer to Herod or the Pharisee?

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Is this verse in Ezekiel 21:10 obscure due to difficulties in the Hebrew text? If so, how are those difficulties best explained

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Psalm 50(51):4 when Thou art judged (referring to God)

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Why were the ancient men who had seen the 1st house weeping with a loud voice?

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Is marriage actually a sinful state?


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