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| 2024-04-18 |
The Manuscripts (of the Bible):
Could you help me better understand the various manuscripts for the Bible? |
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| 2024-04-16 |
Inspiration of Scripture:
How has your understanding of "inspiration of scripture" grown? [2 Timothy 3:16-17]. Apostles Paraphrasing: Is it possible that the apostles paraphrased what was said? |
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| 2024-04-16 |
Inspiration of Scripture:
How has your understanding of "inspiration of scripture" grown? [2 Timothy 3:16-17]. Apostles Paraphrasing: Is it possible that the apostles paraphrased what was said? |
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| 2024-04-16 |
Christians Fleeing Jerusalem:
When did the Christians flee Jerusalem? Writers after the Destruction of Jerusalem: Did any of the biblical writers of scripture write about the destruction of Jerusalem? |
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| 2024-04-16 |
Scripture in the New Testament:
Doesn't Peter refer to Paul's writings as scripture? [2 Peter 3:15-16, 2 Peter 1:19-21]. |
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| 2024-03-08 |
Discrepancy in Years in Texts:
Which number of years is correct in these verses? [1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 4:26-28, 2 Chronicles 9:25]. Latin Vulgate: Do you think that the Latin Vulgate is a better manuscript? |
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| 2024-01-18 |
Constantine & the Canon of Scripture (New Testament):
Could you shed light on how the books of the New Testament were selected and if Constantine oversaw it? |
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| 2024-01-16 |
Book of Enoch:
Can we trust the extrabiblical gospels, like "Book of Enoch" (Gospel of Mary, Philip, Thomas), etc.? |
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| 2024-01-08 |
No Food (or Stomachs) in Heaven:
Caller thinks there will be no need for stomachs in heaven because the food will be so pure. [1 Corinthians 6:13]. Liberty for the Christian: When does one take "liberty" with scripture too far? Can we read too much into it? [Luke 17:10]. |
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| 2023-12-19 |
Atheist Caller: Bible or Church first?:
Which came first, the Bible or the church? [Hebrews 11]. Atheist Caller: Defining the Bible: How would you define the Bible or the scriptures? Atheist Caller: Intertestamental Period: Doesn't it seem questionable to have nearly 400 years of things happening (between the writing of the Old & New Testaments) before the Bible is finalized? And what about the wars between the opposing sides? |
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| 2023-12-19 |
Atheist Caller: Bible or Church first?:
Which came first, the Bible or the church? [Hebrews 11]. Atheist Caller: Defining the Bible: How would you define the Bible or the scriptures? Atheist Caller: Intertestamental Period: Doesn't it seem questionable to have nearly 400 years of things happening (between the writing of the Old & New Testaments) before the Bible is finalized? And what about the wars between the opposing sides? |
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| 2023-11-15 |
Extrabiblical Books:
Why are some of the extrabiblical books not included in the Biblical Canon? [1 Chronicles 29:29, 1 Corinthians 10]. |
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| 2023-11-08 |
The Apostles Scripture:
What version of the scriptures would Paul and the apostles have used? "Virgin" in the Septuagint: If the word "virgin" in Hebrew means "young woman" does the fact that the apostles used the Greek Septuagint (where the word is "parthenos," which means "virgin") tend to nullify the argument of liberal scholars that Mary may not have been a virgin? [Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 7:14]. |
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| 2023-10-19 |
The Value of Knowing the Word:
Would you elaborate on the value of knowing the scriptures? [Psalm 1:1-3]. |
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| 2023-09-25 |
Do Not Add to Scripture:
How do you reconcile the "do not add" phrases in both Deuteronomy and Revelation? [Deuteronomy 4:2, Revelation 22:18, Proverbs 30:5-6]. |
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| 2023-09-15 |
"Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth":
How do we know when we are rightly dividing the Word of truth? [2 Timothy 2:15-19, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 17:17, 1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 John 4:1, 2 Peter 2:1, Acts 17:11]. |
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| 2023-09-13 |
"Sola Scriptura":
Would you give me an argument to support "sola scripture" ("scripture alone")? Adultery & Pornography: Is viewing pornography the same as adultery (mental vs. physical)? |
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| 2023-06-20 |
Selection of Books for the Bible:
How did they decide which books to keep in the Bible, like when they omitted "Nag Hammadi" (Gnostic Gospels)? Should I read these books or should I avoid them? Rec: Topical Lecture; "Authority of Scripture." [Ephesians 4:14]. |
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| 2023-05-08 |
Universal Reconciliation:
Can you give the scriptures that support the view of hell called, Universal Reconcilation? |
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| 2023-04-28 |
"The Word":
Discerning the difference between "The Word' as Jesus and as the written scripture? [1 John 1:1, Revelation 19:13. Psalm 33:6, James 1:21, Hebrews 4:12, John 1:14, Hebrews 1:1-3]. |
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| 2023-04-10 |
Medicines, Vitamins and Doctors:
What do you think about going to doctors and using medicines and vitamins, etc.? [Luke 5:31-32, Mark 2:17]. Getting Back to Scripture: How do I get back to the peace and joy of being in and memorizing scripture? [John 14:27, John 16:33]. |
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| 2023-04-07 |
The Apocrypha:
Why isn't the "Apocrypha" considered inspired text by Jews or Christians? |
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| 2023-04-05 |
Manuscripts Variants:
How should we approach manuscript variants? Do you deal with this in your "Authority of Scripture?" [1 Corinthians 1:14-16, Matthew 27:9-10, Zechariah 11:13]. |
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| 2023-04-05 |
The Bible's Formation:
Could you talk about the Bible's development? |
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| 2022-11-18 |
"Chiasms" (Chiastic Structure) in Scripture"
Do you think that looking into "chiasms" in scripture is profitable? Difficult Passages in Scripture: If I run across a verse I don't like or don't understand, I tend to dig into it, to figure out why I am wrong. Is this how I should I be looking at this? |
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| 2022-11-17 |
"The Five Solas":
What do you think of "The Five "Solas"? |
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| 2022-11-17 |
Author of Hebrews:
What if the transcribers altered the style or tone when writing Hebrews, and that would explain why the New Testament authors are not always consistent in style? [Romans 16:22] Those Who Arose with Jesus: When the graves were opened at Jesus' crucifixion, what did the others that rose from the dead do for the two days that Jesus was still in the grave? [Matthew 27:51-53]. |
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| 2022-11-10 |
Stephen is Mistaken-Christianity Fails:
If Stephen was filled with the Holy Spirit, but was mistaken in his speech, for example, how does he come up with where the bodies are buried Shechem, instead of Hebron? And how does he come up with the 70, instead of 75 bodies? Only the Masoretic text is infallible. |
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| 2022-11-08 |
Canon of Scripture & Prophecy:
Why is the canon of scripture closed if the gift of prophecy is so valued as a gift? [I Corinthians 14:1, I Thessalonians 5:20, I Corinthians 12:28, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 4:11, Acts 21:9, John 13:20, I Corinthians 14:29, Acts 21:11, I Corinthians 14:3]. |
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| 2022-11-02 |
"Not Peace, but a Sword":
Why would there be this passage about not coming to bring peace, "but a sword", when it is so frightening? [Matthew 10:34-36, Micah 7:6]. The Bible's is Incomplete: Was there more that could have been included in the Bible that was not written? [John 21:25]. |
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| 2022-09-20 |
Atheist; Creation:
Atheist caller: Is there not a contradiction in the chronology of the stars in the creation story in Genesis. [Genesis 1:16]. Atheist; God Deceives Us: Atheist; Why does God decieve us with His creation story and scripture has to be explained? Atheist; Consistency in Naturalism & Science: Atheist; Does not naturalism and science prove more consistency and supports naturalism over the supernatural? [Luke 9:54]. |
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| 2022-08-08 |
Manela Effect:
Could you talk about the "Mandela Effect?" [Isaiah 11:6-9, Isaiah 21:1-4, Isaiah 65:25]. |
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| 2022-07-13 |
Jewish Caller Objections:
Didn't Jesus add to the scriptures in contrast to what the Torah allowes in Deuteronomy? [Deuteronomy 4:2, Job 31:1]. |
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| 2022-07-01 |
Taking Away from Scripture:
Regarding the scriptures that say something about "not adding to or taking away" from scripture, what are we to make of that today? [Revelation 22:18-19, Deuteronomy 4:2, Proverbs 30:6]. |
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| 2022-06-15 |
Atheist-Following Jesus & Hearing His Disciples:
Atheist-Why are not the teaching of Jesus alone enough for us to follow Him, instead of all the writings of the disciples? [I Corinthians 7]. Atheist-Sermon on the Mount: Atheist-Would not the Sermon on the Mount alone be enough to follow Christ? Atheist -God's Word: Atheist-Are you saying that the words of God are not sufficient? |
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| 2022-05-10 |
Psalms Direct Obedience:
Are these verses about wanting to live a holy and hiding the word in one's heart, prescriptive, or only descriptive? [Psalm 119:9-11]. Memorizing Scripture: Should we not be memorizing scripture to help us ovecome disobedience and sin? [John 8:31, Psalm 119:9-11]. |
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| 2022-04-12 |
Bible Translation-King James Only:
What do you think about those that think that only the King James Translation is a good translation? |
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| 2022-04-06 |
Records of Converstations in the Bible:
How did they record the specific words of Jesus in scripture, like in the conversation of the woman at the well, and Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane? Souls That Preceded the Coming of Jesus: What happened to the souls that preceded the coming of Jesus? [Genesis 15:6, Psalms 32:2, Hebrews 11]. |
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| 2022-04-01 |
New Living Translation:
How should I convince someone that they should probably no longer use New Living Translation because of the omitted verses? [Matthew 17:21, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24]. |
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| 2022-03-30 |
Translation Variation:
Why would part of the verse, specifically, "Dumb" be omitted in some translations? [Exodus 4:11]. Original Manuscripts of the Bible: Where do we get "the orginals" of the Bible texts from which translations are made? |
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| 2022-03-30 |
Translation Variation:
Why would part of the verse, specifically, "Dumb" be omitted in some translations? [Exodus 4:11]. Original Manuscripts of the Bible: Where do we get "the orginals" of the Bible texts from which translations are made? |
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| 2022-03-30 |
Atheist; Why Does Steve Gregg Think He's Right:
Athesist Inquiry: Where do you get off claiming you have the right information about what is Christianity, especially since the Greek Orthodox and Catholic Churches seem to have more authority? why is the Catholic "Apocrypha" not included in the Protestant Bible? Atheist; Steve Gregg is Wrong: Atheist inquiry: How can we know when Steve Gregg is wrong and doing the interpreting, and when it is the Holy Spirit? How does Steve know he will have eternal life? [John 3:15-16, John 10:27-28]. Atheist; Jesus Said He Was Not God: Wasn't Jesus claiming that He was not God? [Mark 10:18, Luke 18:19]. |
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| 2022-03-22 |
Moses' Source for Genesis:
How did Moses know what to write in Genesis about the creation and the events in the Garden of Eden? The Kingdom of God: How do I learn about "The Kingdom of God"? Recommended topical lecture, "The Kingdom of God" or download free book, "Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 1", at the website. |
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| 2022-03-15 |
Churches & Fellowship Groups on Matthew713.com:
The fellowship/ church list at Matthew713.com has a new area listed for Vancouver, Washington. Inerrancy & Inspiration of Scripture: Would you talk about the inerrancy or infallibility of the Bible and the inspiration of scripture? |
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| 2022-03-02 |
The Essenes:
Why do the gospels not mention the Essenes? |
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| 2022-02-24 |
Bible as the Word of God:
What is the difference between believing that the Bible "being" the Word of God, or it "contains" the Word of God? |
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| 2022-02-21 |
Jewish Old Testament Scriptures Compared to Ours:
Why do the Jews have the Old Testament scripture different than ours, and with fewer books? |
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| 2022-02-10 |
Eastern Orthodoxy vs Protestantism and Church Fathers:
Are Protestants inconsistent to say they only go by the Bible when church tradition is what gave them the canon of scripture? Trusting the Church Fathers for the Books & the Doctrines: Is it inconsistent to accept the church father's view of authorship of the books, while rejecting the church father's theological interpretations and doctrines such as, transubstantiation, etc.? |
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| 2022-01-12 |
Proof of God from an Atheist View:
Atheist Caller in dialogue about the proof of God. Atheist Doubting the Gospel Books: Atheist presents the collection of the canon (books for the Bible) being questionable. [Mark 16:8]. |
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| 2022-01-10 |
Infallibility of the Bible:
If the words of scripture in the Bible are true, but not infallible, is the Bible not in danger of becoming untrue? Preservation of His Word: Do you believe that God has preserved His Word? [I Corinthians 7:25, I Corinthians 7:40, Galatians 2:11]. |