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Why Didn’t Jesus Come as a Woman?

NERDINESS:

If Jesus was about tearing down all of of the cultural barriers that kept people from God why didn't he come as a female? If God really wanted to challenge the patriarchal culture of his day would it have been better for Jesus to have come as a female instead of male?

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Did Jesus Justify Violence by Cleansing the Temple?

NERDINESS:

I've heard many people use the story of Jesus cleansing the temple to say that Jesus approves of violence. It seems that violence isn't part of the Prince of Peace's character, but some translations like the King James Version make it seem as if Jesus strikes humans with the whip. How should I read these verses?

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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?”

NERDINESS:

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?

NERDINESS:

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

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What Evidence is there for the Resurrection?

NERDINESS:

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?

NERDINESS:

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?”

NERDINESS:

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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Is the Virgin Birth of Jesus Real and Does it Matter?

NERDINESS:

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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