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Recent content by Ainesis

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    Reuben, Gad & Manasseh?

    Thank you! That is helpful!
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    Reuben, Gad & Manasseh?

    :) Can anyone help?
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    Reuben, Gad & Manasseh?

    Hello! I hope you don't mind, but I am curious whether anyone has insights into a couple of questions I have. They are as follows; Why did Reuben and Gad ask to stay in the land outside of the inheritance God provided? Why did Moses make half of Manasseh stay with them, even though they...
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    I have heard that there are inscriptions on ancient tombs of early Christians resembling prayers being offered to those who were deceased. Have you heard of such?
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    Where is this?
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    My point precisely. So, what do you consider theorigins to be?
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    But what does that really mean? When a member of the Body is suffering in another part of the world, are you supernaturally aware and able to fellwoship in the suffering of that believer? Are you supernaturally aware of the joy of other believers in the other part of the world when they are...
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    Not at all. No where do we see that these are the prayers of those who have departed. Nor do we see that these are prayers offered to the angels. It could very well be the prayers of the saints on earth being presented to God.
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    Why is Rev. 5:8 assumed to be passed saints? That certainly is not evident from the text. Are we not told that our prayers rise to Heaven before God in such a fashion? "Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice." Pslam 141:2
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    :amen:
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    Origin of Praying To Saints

    God also commands us not to kill. Yet, there are times in Scripture where He specifically commands His servant to kill. Those specific instances where he directs this action is not a blanket override of the commandment as given. Unless God overturns the commandment not to bow to or create...
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    Leavened or Unleavened?

    That is interesting. I didn't know that. I thought it was about the papacy. WOW! That seems pretty drastic. In fact, it almost seems blasphemous. Are there any resources you could recommend on why this happened? That is helpful. Why are there such rigid stipulations around it? If...
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    The Passover and the Eucharist

    What do you mean by "made present"? BTW, I am not being terse, just asking questions. Thanks
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    Leavened or Unleavened?

    No, I had not thought of that. Great point! Anoher good point. So this seems to be a leaning towards unleavend bread. Thanks for the food for thought...sorry, pun not intended. :)
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    The Passover and the Eucharist

    Actually, I think the "it" has many meanings there. But, applying it to the passover, it "it" is finished, then why would he re-enact the passover by sacrificing himself continuously?