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Did the Bible foretell the holocaust?

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In a general sense, God promised the Jews that if they didn’t obey him, then: The LORD will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your fathers … You will become a thing of horror and an object of scorn and ridicule to all the nations […]

Is incest forgivable?

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Yes, incest (sex between close relatives) can be forgiven. All sins (except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: Mark 3:29) can be forgiven; as Jesus said in Mark 3:28: Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man… Examples of terrible sins being forgiven King David was an adulterer and, according […]

Who is the author of the Bible?

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The Bible itself tells us that God is the ultimate author of Scripture: All Scripture is breathed out by God… (2Tim.3:16) God caused people to write it down for him, probably in much the same way that he caused the prophets to speak for him: …no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, […]

What does “baptised for the dead” mean? (1 Corinthians 15:29)

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The following verse has perplexed many Bible readers. It is even the reason why the Mormon church has actually literally conducted baptismal rites for dead people (and in the process created genealogical databases of great use to people researching their family history). For other Christians the verse is simply an enigma… 1 Corinthians 15:29 Otherwise, what […]

How does Satan disguise himself as an angel of light?

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And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14) This appears to be one of two references in 2 Corinthians to a Jewish myth circulating in the 1st Century. The original primary source “The Life of Adam and Eve” appears to have been written in Aramaic in the 1st Century […]

When Jesus went back to heaven after his resurrection, did he sprinkle blood on the altar or mercy seat?

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Most sacrifices were completed by sprinkling some blood from the sacrifice on the altar. And in one specific case (Lev 16) on the mercy seat (or atonement cover). Since Jesus’ death was a sacrifice, it might make sense that his blood should be sprinkled on the altar. But there’s no evidence that this happened, nor […]

Is it a sin to ask God for money?

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.. for instance, winning the lottery? Who hasn’t asked for that in their heart at least once? It would be nice wouldn’t it: just think how much injustice you could solve — because that is what you would do with the money isn’t it? hmm. Perhaps it’s not such a good idea after all. Jesus […]

What is the use of doing daily rosary?

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From Wikipedia: The Rosary (from Latin rosarium, meaning “rose garden” or “garland of roses“ is a popular and traditional Roman Catholic devotion. The term denotes both a set of prayer beads and the devotional prayer itself, which combines vocal (or silent) prayer and meditation. The prayers consist of repeated sequences of the Lord’s Prayer followed […]