WhatdoesitmeanwhentheBiblesays,"themanisheadofthewoman"?
"ButIwantyoutounderstandthatChrististheheadofeveryman,andthemanistheheadofawoman,andGodistheheadofChrist,"(1Cor.11:3).IntheJewishandChristianculturewhentheBiblewaswritten,therewasaconceptnowcalled"FederalHeadship."Thismeansthatthemaleistheonewhorepresentshisdescendents.ProofofthiscanbefoundinHeb.7:8-10,"Andinthiscasemortalmenreceivetithe...[
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Whodoweprayto,theFather,theSon,ortheHolySpirit?IftheTrinityistruethattheFather,theSon,andtheHolySpiritarealltheoneGod,thenisitnotpossiblethatwecanpraytoeachofthemembersoftheTrinity?Or,shouldweonlypraytotheFather,oronlyprayto"God"?JesustoldustopraytotheFatherinMatt.6:9whenHesaid,揚ray,then,inthisway:慜urFatherwhoartinheaven,hallowedbeThyname."Whatisthepropermethodofprayer?
Wecananswerthisquesti...[
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Howareweaffectedbysin?
Therearedifferentschoolsofthoughtconcerningtheextentthatsinhasaffectedus.Withoutadoubt,sinbringsdeath(Rom.6:23).DeathisnotanaturalpartofGod'screation.Whensinenteredtheworld,deathcamewithit(Rom.5:12).But,towhatextentandhowdeeplyareweaffectedbysin?TheReformedtheologiansholdtothedoctrineoftotaldepravity.Thisistheteachingthatsinhasaffectedallofwhatthepersonisinbody,soul,emot...[
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Whatdoes666mean?
"Hereiswisdom.Lethimwhohasunderstandingcalculatethenumberofthebeast,forthenumberisthatofaman;andhisnumberissixhundredandsixty-six,"(Rev.13:18).666isthenumberoftheantichrist,theendtimesfigurewhowillarisewiththepurposeofopposingGodandGod'speople.666isthegamatriaofthenameoftheantichrist.
InGreekandHebrewtherearenonumericcharacters.Thereareonlyalphacharacters.Forexample,thelet...[
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WhatisPentecost?
Pentecostmeans"fifty"anddesignatesthefiftiethdayafterPassover.PentecostrelatestotheOldTestamentFeastofWeeks.Deut.16:9-10,揧oushallcountsevenweeksforyourself;youshallbegintocountsevenweeksfromthetimeyoubegintoputthesickletothestandinggrain.10揟henyoushallcelebratetheFeastofWeekstotheLordyourGodwithatributeofafreewillofferingofyourhand,whichyoushallgivejustastheLordyourGodblesse...[
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WhatisPassover?
PassoveristhereligiousfestivalthatcelebratesthedeliveranceofIsraelfromthebondageoftheEgyptians.ThetermisderivedfromtheHebrewpasachwhichmeans"topassover."
WhentheJewswereinslaverytotheEgyptians,theLordraisedupMosestobetheirdeliverer.MosestoldthePharaohabouttheplaguesthatwoulddescendupontheEgyptianpeopleifPharaohwouldnotletGod'speoplego.Ofcourse,pharaohrefusedandtheplagueshit...[
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ShouldaChristiangotowar?
ThisquestionhascausedalotofdivisioninthebodyofChrist.ShouldaChristiangotowarwherehemightkillotherpeoplewhentheBiblesaysto"turntheothercheek"(Luke6:28)?IsitrighttodowaragainstothersordoestheBibleforbidit?
Warisastateofdeclared,open,andarmedconflictbetweentwoormorenations.ItissometimesundertakeninselfdefenseaswhentheU.S.enteredWWIIasaresultofJapanattackingPearlHarbor...[
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IsitfairforGodloveJacobandhateEsau?
"forthoughthetwinswerenotyetborn,andhadnotdoneanythinggoodorbad,inorderthatGod抯purposeaccordingtoHischoicemightstand,notbecauseofworks,butbecauseofHimwhocalls,12itwassaidtoher,"Theolderwillservetheyounger."13Justasitiswritten,"JacobIloved,butEsauIhated,"(Rom.9:11-13,NASB).WeseethatGodlovedJacobandhatedEsaunotbecauseofanythingthattheydid,butbecauseof"God'spu...[
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IsBaptismNecessaryforSalvation?OneofthemostnaggingquestionsinChristianityiswhetherornotbaptismisnecessaryforsalvation.Theanswerisasimple,"No."Butyoumightask,"Iftheanswerisno,thenwhyarethereversesthatsaythingslike‘...baptismthatnowsavesyou...‘(1Pet.3:21,NIV)and‘...Repentandbebaptized,everyoneofyou,inthenameofJesusChristfortheforgivenessofyoursins..."(Acts2:38,NIV)?Thisisanhonestquestionanditneed...[
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WhatisBlasphemyoftheHolySpirit?
CanAChristianCommitit?Matt.12:22-32says,"ThentherewasbroughttoHimademon-possessedmanwhowasblindanddumb,andHehealedhim,sothatthedumbmanspokeandsaw.23Andallthemultitudeswereamazed,andbegantosay,"ThismancannotbetheSonofDavid,canhe?"24ButwhenthePhariseesheardit,theysaid,"ThismancastsoutdemonsonlybyBeelzebubtherulerofthedemons."25Andknow...[
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