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Isaiah Vs. Mohammed

Published: December 4, 2011
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What is the difference between Mohammed’s supposed experience of receiving a revelation from the angel Gabriel and, say, Isaiah’s experience of receiving a revelation from God in the OT? Is it a matter of belief and disbelief? Put in another way, what makes Isaiah’s account of his divine experience more reliable than Mohammed’s? And how do we explain the rapid expansion of Islam after Mohammed started teaching his ‘revelation’?


Do They Have Glorified Bodies?

Published: December 3, 2011
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Here is a question which has puzzled me for a rather long time. If I understand correctly, all of the Old Testament and New Testament Saints who have passed away are in Paradise right now. Do they already have glorified bodies? If they already have glorified bodies, then what bodies will rise from the graves during the Rapture?


Who Fathered The Nephilim?

Published: December 3, 2011
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I used to believe that the Nephilim came from human men and human women until my mother said they came from fallen angels and human women. My pastor recently did a study on it and said he believes they come from men who were the offspring of Anak and human women. He says that it doesn’t say anywhere in the Bible that the “men of renown or heroes of old” were the offspring of fallen angels. How do we prove that those texts actually refer to fallen angels?


How Old Was Shem?

Published: December 2, 2011
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Genesis 5:32 says Noah became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth when he was 500. The flood came whe he was 600, by then Shem should be 100 years old. But Genesis 11:10 says two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old…., it does not match the above verse, Shem should be 102 instead 100. Why a 2-year gap here? Or did I miss anything?


More On Giving To Get

Published: December 2, 2011
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In regards to tithing, you have mentioned that 10% is simply the amount the Lord established as the standard. If a family’s financial situation is so tight such that giving 10% is wishful but just not practical, is the family going to have their blessings from God curtailed, or do you believe God will consider the cheerfulness of the family giving what they can, and not hold back on blessing them with increase?


Inter-Racial Marriage

Published: December 2, 2011
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Is there any place written that is against the marriage of blacks/whites? I get so confused by the way people react and wonder what will the kids of these marriages do. Will they be accepted by both races? Is that the same as a Jewish person marrying a Catholic person?


Is Abortion Only A Sin For Unmarried Couples?

Published: November 30, 2011
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Here in South Africa abortion is talked about in women’s groups but is almost never mentioned in church. Is abortion a sin even to married believers? Or only to unmarried believers who happen to impregnate themselves while they were sinning in sex?


Remember Who She Is

Published: November 30, 2011
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I struggle with being the mother of a lesbian. I love my daughter but totally believe that her lifestyle is a sin. She knows my thoughts and is respectful. My question is, where do I draw the line? She lives out of state and when she comes home for holidays and brings her partner, do I overlook the fact that they sleep together? Do I accept the lifestyle to keep peace? I just don’t know where I should draw the line. I don’t want to lose her but I don’t want her to think that I accept the lifestyle. I would appreciate your thoughts.


B’nai Noach

Published: November 29, 2011
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Could you explain the “b’nai noach” to us ? I have had people ask me about this, wondering if it is a cult.


When The Earth Was Divided

Published: November 28, 2011
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Gen. 10:25 says the “earth was divided” in the days of Peleg. What does that mean? Is God speaking of a physical division, such as has/is occurring in the Great Rift Valley, a fault from which runs through Jerusalem and the Olivet? Or does it mean the people “divided up” the earth into geopolitical shares?