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Question: Why was Zechariah’s mouth
struck mute and Mary not? Their responses to Gabriel seem to be the same.
Zechariah saying that him and his wife were old and Mary saying that she was a
virgin.
Profile: Male, Oceania, Christian, 46–60
Answered by: Gary Meredith, who has been a volunteer with
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Question: 1. What is the connection of
Ecclesiastes 12:13 and John 14:15 and what does it mean today knowing that man
is justified by faith and 