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In Eph 4:21, what exactly did Paul mean by "[you] were taught by [Christ]"? Describe the psychological + bodily mechanism
Eph 4:17-24 (CSB) is about living the new life in light of knowing Christ in contrast to unbelievers:
17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, ...
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1 Timothy 2:9-15: how to understand it?
In the movie Agora, a priest cites 1 Timothy 2:9-15 against Hypatia, who was a female teacher and philosopher. The passage states:
'A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not
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How to reconcile different teachings of Jesus regarding self defense?
Scripture states that vengeance belongs to God and we should let Him alone execute it.
Romans 12:19
vengeance is mine, says the Lord"
Jesus reinforced this statement by teaching that we should ...
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What does " teaching" [διδαχήν] mean in Psalm 59:1 LXX?
εἰς τὸ τέλος τοῖς ἀλλοιωθησομένοις ἔτι εἰς στηλογραφίαν τῷ Δαυιδ εἰς διδαχήν Psalm 59:1 LXX
What meaning did the Septuagint translator want to convey to readers at the time by using the word ...
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Is 1 Cor. 3:15 talking about the worker being saved or the one being taught?
1 Corinthians 3:15 NASB1995
“If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself
will be saved, yet so as through fire.”
I understand that the worker will lose reward if he ...
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What does John mean by "anointing" and how can such "anointing" teach us? 1 John 2:18-27
1 John 2:18-27 (ESV)
18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out ...
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What skills are involved in exhorting and convincing the gainsayers?
In Titus 1:9 we read "Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers."
I'd like to learn from both ...
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Why the added 'rise up' in Mark 3:26
Mark 3:24-26 says:
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
And if Satan rise up against himself, and ...
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Why did the Elders tell King Ahab not to agree to Ben-Haddad, King of Syria second command?
1 Kings 20:4
And the king of Israel answered and said, “My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.”
1 Kings 20:7-8
7 So the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, ...
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What is the 'form' of teaching ('pattern of 2 Tim 1:13) in Romans 6:17?
Is this a catechism - a set construction of teaching? Why not just say ... 'the teachings which you were committed'?
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In Proverbs 1:8 is it "mother's law" or "mother's instruction"?
Could the word ‘torah’ be more universal in use as law/teaching/instruction or could this use in proverbs mean that the mother also taught the Law?
I guess what I am trying to ascertain is whether ...
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"Unbiased" Intro to Old Testament [closed]
I teach Intro to Old Testament at a community college. I am looking for something that may be a unicorn.But, I am going to ask anyway. Does anyone know of an Intro to Old Testament that does not ...
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What does it mean that a "false teacher" has been "bought" in 2 Pet 2:1?
In 2 Peter 2:1, the author warns believers about false teachers, saying:
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly ...
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Woman behavior according to 1 Timothy 2.9-15 - historical context
I am meditating in the pastoral letters of Paul, trying to understand deeply his advice. However due to my lack of historical context knowledge, I couldn't really understand what he really meant on 1 ...
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What is the correct interpretation of Matthew 7:6?
6“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. ESV
Popular interpretations of this verse do not seem to fit well ...