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The 8th miracle in the Gospel of John
This question is only for those who agree that chapter 21 of John is authentic.
The seven signs of John omit the last miracle (sign) in chapter 21: Seven of Jesus' disciples caught no fish all night ...
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In 1 Corinthians 14, What Is The Understanding of the Word 'Sign'?
Specifically, verse 22 of 1 Corinthians 14 states,
"Speaking in tongues, then, is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for ...
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In what sense is speaking in tongues a sign to unbelievers? 1 Corinthians 14:22
1 Corinthians 14:22:
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. [...
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Does calling the Sabbath a "sign" (אות) between God and Israel mean it was given to distinguish Israel from other nations?
In various passages, God calls the Sabbath a "sign" (Hebrew, אות) between Him and Israel (all NKJV, emphasis mine):
"Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths ...
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What are the signs of a true apostle? 2 Corinthians 12:12
2 Corinthians 12:11-12:
11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing. 12 The ...
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What was the purpose of the signs that Jesus did that were NOT written? John 20:30 [closed]
John 20:30 (ESV):
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, ...
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Is 2 Corinthians 12:12 binding for all true apostles throughout history?
2 Corinthians 12:11-12:
11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing. 12 The ...
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Was Jonah's success in Nineveh improved by having tried to run away?
Jonah Deliberately Disobeys God
Jonah 1:1-3 KJV
1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their ...
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Are the signs mentioned in Mark 16:17-18 universally expected of all true believers?
Mark 16:17-19 (ESV):
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if ...
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How did Jonah become a sign to the people of Nineveh?
How does Jonah become a sign to the people of Nineveh in Luke 11:30?
Luke 11:30 (ESV) 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people
of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
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What kind of logic is that in 1 Samuel 14:10?
1 Samuel 14:10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the LORD has given them into our hands."
How do you interpret this incidence of Jonathan and his ...
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