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80. Does following Jesus make life easier? |
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Jesus: Yes Matt 11:10 |
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Paul: No 92 Tim 3:12, Heb 12:6 |
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81. If we believe, can we be justified from all things, or forgiven? |
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Jesus: No Matt 12:32, Mark 3:24 |
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Paul: Yes Acts 13:39 |
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82. Can outside influences defile a man? |
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Jesus: No Matt 15:11, Mark 7:15 |
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Paul: Yes Rom 14:21, 1 Tim 3:3, 8, Titus 1:7 |
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83. Should the word be taken to Jews and Greeks? |
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Jesus: No, Jews only Matt 7:6, 10:5-6, 15:24, 26 |
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Mark 8:27, John 4:22 |
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Paul: Yes Rom 1:16, 2:26-29, 3:22, 4:9-13, 16: |
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23-24, 10:12, 11:19-25, 1 Tim 2:6 |
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84. What is to be our reward in life? |
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Jesus: Rewarded according to our works Matt 16:27 |
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Paul: Saved by faith alone Rom 3:20, Gal 2:16, 3:11 |
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85. How must we understand? |
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Jesus: As children Matt 18:3-6, 19:14, Mark 10:14-15 |
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Paul: As adults 1 Cor 13:11, 14:20, Eph 4:14 |
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86. How do we define causing death? |
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Jesus: Murder Matt 19:18 |
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Paul: Killing Rom 13:9 |
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87. In what guise do we approach others? |
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Jesus: With no material goods Matt 19:21 |
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Paul: With lack of nothing 1 Thess 4:10, 12 |
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88. Shall we aid the poor? |
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Jesus: Sell all you have and aid the poor Matt 19:21 |
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Paul: Every man shall bear his own burden Gal 6:5 |
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89. What are God's capabilities? |
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Jesus; All things are possible Matt 19:26 |
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Paul: It is impossible for God to lie Heb 6:18 |
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90. How is every man rewarded? |
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Jesus: Set price, no matter how long employed |
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;Matt 20:1-3, 8 |
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Paul: Every man rewarded according to his deeds |
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Rom 2:6, 1 Cor 3:8 |
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91. Should we be gentle, perhaps meek, in dealing with others? |
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29) Did Jesus draw all men to him? |
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Prophesied that he would John 12:23, 31-32 |
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But what about the world's non-Christians? Also since few will be chosen (Matt 20:16) |
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30) Were the Canaanites driven out? |
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Prophesied that they would be Josh 17:17-18 |
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They were not Judg 1:27-29 |
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31) Did all of Amaziah's sons die by the sword? |
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Prophesied that they would Amos 7:14, 17 |
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Uzziah succeeded him on the throne 2 Chr 26:21-23 |
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32) Were prophets wise men and scribes sent out by Jesus |
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scouraged and prosecuted? |
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Prophesied that they would be Matt 23:34 |
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What record of these people sent by Jesus shows that these things occurred? |
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33) Did Cain become a vagabond? |
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Prophesied that he would Gen 4:12 |
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Settled down and built a city Gen 4:16-17 |
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34) Shall "seedtime and harvest" continue forever? |
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Prophesied that they would Gen 8:22 |
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Did not Gen 41:54, 56 |
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35) Are there cockatrices, unicorns, satyrs and dragons? |
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Prophesied that they will also be in the future |
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Is 11:8, 13:19-22, 34:7 |
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How? These are mythical creatures! |
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36) What is to happen to Babylon? |
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Prophesied that she'll dry up and become a dwelling place for dragons Jer 51:36-37 |
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Prophesied that it will become pools of water, a possession for the bittern Is 14:22-23 |
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Neither has occurred. Dragons are mythical creatures! |
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C: Prophesies that never materialized |
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1) What land was Israel to receive in the covenant with Abraham? |
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Prophesied to stretch from the Nile to the Euphrates |
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Gen 15:18 |
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2) Prophecy: Damascus to become a ruined heap Is 17:1 |
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3) Prophecy: Five cities in Egypt will speak the language of |
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Canaan Is 19:18 |
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4) Prophecy: Assyrians will capture and lead away Egyptian and Ethiopian prisoners Is 20:4 |
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About the Book
Can the Bible be criticized? SHOULD the Bible be criticized? Can we take the spiritual meanings of the Bible that guides our morality, our compassion and the true greatness of mankind to be included in the larger more complex secular world? If you are one who seriously studies the Bible to maintain its word as an authority on spiritual and material life, then the answers to these questions would be a resounding YES! When Paul was organizing the Christian Church, his emphasis was on its spirituality, how one rises above the physical world through faith in God and Christ. With the writing of the Gospels, however, the physical world became a conflicting presence: The faith of rising above the conflicts of the physical world was replaced by a faith in conflict with the physical world. Literal interpretation of the Bible was therefore a necessary function of this conflict. So why criticize the Bible? Historically, the value of religion is the spiritual "interconnectiveness" it provides mankind. This spiritual oneness has enabled him as a group to advance into an unknown future. Christianity, as one of the major one-god, one-world religions, guided humanity in overcoming the geographic restrictions of pantheism and advance toward the modern world now dawning. This period – the last 2000 years of history – has been marked by intense conflicts oriented mostly in applying literal Biblical interpretations to moral law, government processes and international relations. Throughout this period, however, these attempts to structure society by one of another literal interpretations on the Bible severely reduced the flexibility a society needs to meet changing conditions. This has created disruption as scientific, technological and cultural development always advance, demanding a change in the status quo that illuminates the Bible’s literal irrelevancy. It is the perseverance of all Christianity to which this Bible Study Book is addressed. In all of its forms, even Islam that claims Christian roots, Christianity lives on. They al claim legitimacy in the Bible, yet only a dwindling minority claims veracity in a literal interpretation of that book. It is this Holy Book that this Bible Study Book examines. Is it any longer valid? Can Christianity base its precepts on it so as to face the future, a future where science can provide all but the most arcane answers to existence? These questions are answered by the Bible Study Book.
About the Author
Stephen Barr is a longtime aficionado of history. Study of the subject began before high school and continued even as he served in the Navy. The subject remained his chief interest even as he attended college in San Francisco and worked as a civil engineer for the State of California. Even now, retired after 32 years of service, Stephen still concentrates on historical studies. His first book, "Our Ending Dark Age", wraps a distillation of his historical knowledge into a hypothesis of mankind’s future based on an analysis of history. His interest in the subject continues even as he pursues his many other hobbies of diverse interest.