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~ 21) In the centuries leading up to Jesus' time, the land of Israel was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar whereby Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed, and many of the people were taken into slavery for a period of seventy years. During his years in slavery, the prophet Daniel predicted the...

~ 66) 1Cor 5:6b . . Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? The first few chapters of the book of Revelation list several of Jesus' complaints about the spiritual condition of specific churches. It's unlikely that every member of those churches deserved criticism...

~ ● Matt 26:26-28 . . While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body. Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying: Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is...

~ 20) Jesus' genealogy is relatively unimportant to the average Gentile, whereas very important to Jews because only David's biological posterity qualify to ascend his throne and govern the people of Israel. ● Ps 132:11 . .The Lord has sworn in truth unto David; and He will not turn from it...

~ Before proceeding to show how David is Jesus' paternal ancestor, I think it reasonable to emphasize that much of Christianity cannot be proven true by means of empirical evidence. In other words; many elements of Christianity would never hold up in an unbiased court of law wherein facts are...

~ 19) Jesus' genealogy per the gospel of Luke is sometimes appropriated to establish his mother's connection to David, but I don't recommend that route because the language, the grammar, and the punctuation of Luke 3:23 are much too controversial. Along with that: there's a serious question...

~ 65) 1Cor 5:1-5 . . It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father's wife. And you have become arrogant, and have not mourned instead, in order that the one who had done this deed...

~ ● Luke 22:31 . . Simon, Simon; Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. We're not shown behind the scenes when the Devil made his request, but I rather suspect it went something like this: "Then the Lord said to Satan: Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is...

~ 18) Christianity alleges that Abraham was the rootstock of a people who became Christ's biological ancestors. In other words; Jesus wasn't a nobody from out of nowhere; he was generated just as naturally as everyone else. ● Gen 12:1 . . The Lord had said to Abram: Leave your country, your...

~ ● 1Kings 22:18-23 . . I saw the Lord God sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. And Jehovah said: Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said this while another said that. . . .Then a spirit came forward and...

~ 64) 1Cor 4:5 . . Judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till The Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and expose the motives of men's hearts. Human nature has a propensity to shower accolades on religious celebrities without having all the facts. For example...

~ ● Matt 26:14-16 . .Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them: What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. In time...

~ 17) Christianity alleges that by the time of Abraham's father Terah, Shem's line had slipped away and no longer acknowledged Noah's deity. ● Josh 24:2 . .Then Joshua said to all the people: Thus said the Lord, the God of Israel: In olden times, your forefathers-- Terah, father of Abraham and...

~ 63) 1Cor 4:1 . . So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ, and as those entrusted with the mysteries of God. Big names like Mother Teresa, Charles Spurgeon, and Billy Graham are practically sacred cows-- but Christian celebrities like those are only human rather than divine; and...

~ ● John 6:70-71 . . Have I not chosen you, the twelve? Yet one of you is a devil. (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the twelve, was later to betray him.) ● John 17:12 . .While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has...

~ 16) Christianity alleges that all human beings today are Noah's paternal descendants "Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth. These three were the sons of Noah; and from these the whole earth was populated." (Gen 9:18-19) FAQ: From whence did Noah's sons...

~ 62) 1Cor 3:19-21a . . For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the scriptures say; "God catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness." And again; "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are worthless." So don't take pride in following a particular...

~ There's more than one Greek verb translated "love" in the New Testament. For example John 3:16 which says: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." That verb doesn't necessarily express affection...

~ FAQ: Don't you think it's better to lock all murderers away for life rather than risk taking the lives of those who are innocent? REPLY: It is never better to disobey God. The first couple did, and you see what that got them. Resistance is on a scale with dark arts and the worship of Shiva...

~ 15) Christianity alleges that capital punishment for murder is mandatory. ● Gen 9:5 . . But for your own life-blood I will require a reckoning: I will require it of every beast; of man, too, will I require a reckoning for human life, of every man for that of his fellow man! This law is...