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Why did Jesus lose power when he healed? (Luke 8:46)

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The text does not actually say that Jesus ‘lost power’. when he healed. What it says is that Jesus was aware when power had been used for this reason. Luke 8:46 (NET) But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I know that power has gone out from me.” We don’t know the details of what […]

Why did God create heaven?

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We approach this question with awe and care because God is beyond our comprehension in countless ways. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your […]

How do we know that the prophecies in the Bible are true?

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We know some prophecies in the Bible (e.g., the prophecy in Daniel 8 about the Greeks defeating and replacing the Medo-Persian empire) are true because they have been fulfilled (the Greeks did defeat and replace the Medo-Persian empire1) — i.e., what they said would happen has happened. Because these prophecies have been fulfilled, it gives […]

Why do people backslide from Christianity?

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The reasons will be different for different people, but the sad fact is that some people do make a commitment to God and his son and later renege on it. Jesus spoke of it as “putting their hand to the plow and looking back” (Luke 9:63) and warned that such people were unfit for the […]

How do we obtain salvation?

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You ask how a carnal man can get saved — a question prompted by your reading of Romans 8:5-8.  God offers the gift of salvation to those who believe the Gospel repent and turn from their evil ways then are baptised into Jesus Christ obey God and Jesus and strive everyday to serve them, leaving […]