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Who is an apostle? Is Paul an apostle?

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The word apostle (Greek: apostolos) derives from the verb “to send” (Greek: apostello). It carries the sense of someone being sent for a purpose, and is probably used in the New Testament to refer to those sent by God for a specific purpose. Those called “apostle” includes the Twelve (Mark 6:30), James the brother of […]

Where did Jairus live?

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We can not be certain where Jairus lived. In Luke 7:1, Jesus enters Capernaum, and the next day he goes to Nain (v11). Later on in Luke 8:22 he crosses the Sea of Galilee to the country of the Gadarenes (v26) and then later “returned”, which is where he meets Jairus (v40-41). So it is […]

Which numbers in the Bible are literal and which aren’t?

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The only way to tell the difference between literal and figurative is context. For example, when we find something in a historical book, like the book of Kings, then it is likely to be literal. When we find something in a poetic book, like Psalms, then it is likely to be figurative. However, even then […]

Why the addition of the Pericope Adulterae into John 7-8?

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The story of the woman caught in adultery (John 7:53-8:11) is not included in some of the earliest manuscripts. It was included by Jerome in his translation of the NT and so was in place c.380, if not earlier. If this section was not originally part of John’s gospel, is it an authentic testimony about […]

Who will be raised at the resurrection?

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Both righteous and unrighteous will be resurrected, as these verses demonstrate: John 5:26-29  For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.  (27)  And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.  (28)  Do not marvel at […]

Where did God come from?

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The simple answer is that God did not come from anywhere — God is eternal. For a longer answer, we might look to the Cosmological Argument, which is one of the common arguments for the existence of God: Premise 1: Everything that has a beginning has a cause. Premise 2: The universe had a beginning […]