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    The Price for Sin

    This post is prompted by two other currently ongoing discussions, one on the age of accountability and the other on repentance. The question of to whom was the price for sin paid can be a tricky one. If we say it was paid to Satan, the question becomes where did Satan get the authority to...
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    NT Times

    All human events occur within a culture and amid historic events and this includes the life and death of Jesus. Humans interpret things based on their perceptions of what is going on. Now, what is known about the times and beliefs of 1st century CE people, both Jews and Gentiles? What events...
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    Are we insulting God?

    Some people claim that God will reveal to us things He wishes us to know. Other people claim that only the scriptures are fit for revelations about God. Yet in Psalm 19:1-4 we read that the heavens and earth declare God's glory without words. In Romans 1:20 we read that all may be known about...
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    Do we understand biblical truths

    The Bible does present truth to us. but do we understand what it says? The truth was originally expressed in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek at time ranging from 3000+ years ago to as recently as about 1950 years ago. These truths were then translated into Lati, again over 1000 years ago, and later...
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    Do we have reason to question parts of the New Testament?

    The reason we might want to question some of the NT record is as follows. In Luke 1:1-4 Luke assures Theophilus, whomever that maybe, that he has fully investigated the events he is going to detail so that Theophilus may know the truth. In Acts 1, he references back to his gospel, as if to...
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    Hello from Ohio

    Hello, I am new member from Ohio, USA and I go by rewriter. I like to study the NT but also read the OT a fair amount.