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If Jesus Is God Why Did He Pray to God?

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If Jesus is God then why did he pray to God, especially if there's only one God?

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Why Did Jesus Say “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

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Why would Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?", if he was God?

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Did Jesus Have a Sense of Humor?

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Did Jesus have a sense of humor? Well ... he made us!

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What Evidence is there for the Resurrection?

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Some believe in the person of Jesus but don't believe that he rose from the dead and ascended. What are some of the signs or evidence that he rose from the dead?

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Why is Jesus’ Interaction with the Canaanite Woman Significant?

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Matthew 15:21-28 describes an interaction between Jesus and a Canaanite woman—a member of the very people group that Israel had been called to exterminate from the Promised Land in the Old Testament.

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How did Jesus “fulfill the law?”

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In Matthew 5:17, Jesus says, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.”

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The Virgin Birth of Jesus

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The doctrine of the virgin birth of Jesus has been part of the church’s teaching since its earliest days, appearing in both Scripture and the Apostles’ Creed. Two main questions have been raised concerning Jesus’ virgin birth.

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Why is Mary Included in Jesus’ Genealogies?

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The question of Mary’s place in Jesus’ genealogies is a complicated one, first because we have two separate genealogies—one in Matthew and one in Luke.

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Why did Jesus tell his disciples to buy swords?

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When we read that Jesus tells his disciples to buy a sword, it can seem that he is encouraging violence. Yet when Peter does use a sword in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus rebukes Peter and heals the man’s ear. So, whatever Jesus was up to in telling his followers to buy swords, he clearly didn’t intend for them to use them!

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