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Question on Zacchaeus and Jesus – Did Jesus know his name through His divinity or His humanity?

December 5th, 2014
James Toland December 4 at 6:13pm · Grand Rapids, MI So in the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus from Luke 19, do you think it was Jesus' divinity (knows all of us by name) or humanity (had heard of Zacchaeus previously through rumor or what not) that allowed Him to call on Zacchaeus when He saw him in the tree? Like · Seen by 35 Ed Chait and Timothy Craig Munger like this. David Gump i always thought that God is telling us that everyone who makes an effort . . .

Help on a Question regarding original Hebrew word in Jeremiah 1:5 (knew/chose)

December 3rd, 2014
Sarah Van Baale December 3, 2014 Any one familiar with Hebrew want to help me out? The "knew" in Jeremiah 1:5 is sometimes translated as "chose." Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. I get the impression that my questioner thinks we're all walking around living life in heaven before we're born as infants on this earth and I suspect this verse, and in particular this word, might be the culprit. What does that original word . . .

Discussion on the Abrahamic Covenant for a Q&A

December 1st, 2014
Jed Kramer November 28 at 11:01pm · Edited I appreciate your thoughts on this... I'm responding to a question dealing with the Abrahamic Covenant. I like to link GQ articles to my response, but the following article didn't seem quite right. After the first 3 paragraphs, the article is excellent. But, might the first 3 paragraphs need a rewrite? The first 3 paragraphs of the article repeatedly state that the Abrahamic Covenant was unconditional; requiring nothing of Abraham or his descendants. However, Abraham was required . . .

Help on Question regarding Acts 17:30 and Salvation

November 26th, 2014
Courtney Kincel Silberman November 26 at 11:51am Hi everyone. I was wondering if someone could help me with this question by pointing me in the right direction: Does Acts 17:30 “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent” perhaps hint at the possibility that people before God made himself known were at least saved because they knew know different? And were left in their own ignorance? Thanks in advance for the help! LikeLike . . .

Question on Pace Hartfield and Ed Young

November 26th, 2014
Nikki Noelle November 25 at 6:54pm Hi, everyone. My sister and I have been attending a new church since its opening nine weeks ago. Apparently, though, there is a controversy surrounding the pastor, but I haven't been able to find out what the controversy actually is. Has anyone heard of/does anyone know anything about Pace Hartfield? He's the pastor of One Place Church in Coeur d'Alene, ID, and came up here from Dallas eight months ago. From what I've tried to find google-wise it sounds like he came from Ed Young's . . .

Help on a Question regarding the Location of Paul’s and Peter’s Bodies

November 26th, 2014
Erik van Geel November 24 at 7:01pm I could use some help with this question below we received on our Dutch site. I know nothing about this (beyond wikipedia :)). So if anyone has any knowledge about this topic, I'd appreciate the help! Dear brothers/sisters, I have a question about the location of the bodies of the apostles Peter and Paul. In a 16th century (Dutch) text, it is said that "half of the bodies of Peter and Paul" are buried in the St. Peter and St. Paul basilicas. According to tradition the heads of the . . .

Help on Question regarding RFID Chips as the Mark of the Beast and “Marked” by Shawn Miller

November 26th, 2014
Marc Weiss November 25, 2014 I am on vacation and while I am answering questions, I cannot get this book while I am here. Does anyone know anything about the book? I am going to answer it the best I can, as I can address RFID, but would love info to address the book as well. Question 370725: Hello, my name is Andre, but you can call me Andy and I'm from Finland! First of all, I'd like to thank you for all the information you've sent, they have helped a lot in my life. And second, I have an issue regarding on a book called . . .

Help on a Question Regarding Hookah

November 26th, 2014
Dawn James November 25, 2014 I need a little help on my latest question. The question is asking if hookah is bad for a Christian to do. Honestly, I'd never heard the word hookah before I read this question, but that isn't my problem. A few internet searches told me that it is another method for smoking tobacco (at least that's my understanding of what I read). Does anyone know if there is anything truly un-Christian associated with hookah? Otherwise, my instinct is to treat it like anything else the Bible doesn't address . . .

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