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Genesis 6:9 is a commonly misunderstood verse that has spawned doctrinal error. Some have used it to justify their belief in their racial superiority, and others have wielded it to break up mixed-race marriages and exclude believers of …
Our American society—as well as other modern and postmodern societies around the world—is built on the concept of individualism. Just a few centuries ago, people believed that "no man is an island," but over the intervening decades a …
(36) For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
The King James Version uses the word "patience," which is not a wrong translation. However, for better understanding, more specific words should be used. Today, we generally think of "patience" as passive, whereas "persevere" or …
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While all four gospels mention Barabbas in their accounts of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on Passover day, Matthew, by a wide margin, pays the most attention to that aspect of the crucifixion story. He appears to have gone out of his way to include specific details, making scholars curious about why this event was so significant in his mind and what motivated his recounting of it. One theory is that in Matthew’s gospel, the Barabbas incident represents a fulfillment of part of the Day of Atonement ritual. In it, two goats were brought before the high priest, one to die and the other to be relea
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