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“And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.” Does Luke 22:36 support Christians owning guns for self-defence?

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Does Luke 22:36 support Christians owning guns for self-defence? The verse in question has a long history, of being cited, not just to support Christians using force (then literally swords) for self-defence, but also to support Christians serving in armies, and even to support the use of military violence by nominally Christian states. Luke 22:36, where […]

Did God know that Adam and Eve would disobey him?

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Yes, God knows our thoughts before we even think them. Psalm 139:2-4  You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.  (3)  You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.  (4)  Even before a word is on my tongue, […]

Was there a rebellion in heaven?

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There was not a rebellion in the literal heaven as God’s will is always done in heaven.  See the Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10 “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” God’s angels in heaven always obey the voice of God and always do his will. Psalm 103:19-21  “The […]

Where does the word Easter come from?

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Easter (Ēostur) is the Anglo-Saxon name for the month of April, and is one of the twelve old Anglo-Saxon month names recorded by Bede (d.735). These Anglo-Saxon month names fell out of use after the Norman Conquest (1066) or earlier, and were replaced with the 12 Roman month names like January, February which we use today. […]

What is the difference between Easter and Passover?

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There are two answers to this question. 1. Christian ‘Easter Sunday’ = the resurrection Sunday The first answer is that the word “Easter” has become established in Christian usage for the events of Christ’s death and resurrection which happened at the time of the Jewish Passover. So the Christian reference to Easter emphasises the Resurrection […]

Is Jesus called “Yahweh” in Jeremiah’s “Branch” prophesy?

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The question relates to Jeremiah 23:5-6 where the prophet makes a Messianic prophecy about a new descendant of David. In the Hebrew text the word for English ‘LORD’ is the divine name YHWH, usually transcribed ‘Yahweh’ or ‘Jehovah’:  5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King […]

What does the Bible say about “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”

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The devil of Baudelaire The Bible has nothing direct to say on this subject, since the phrase did not become popular till the 19th Century. The best known version of the phrase, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”, is a line delivered by the character Verbal (played by […]