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Difference between Pharisees and Sadducees?

March 9, 2005 Pastor Greg Allen 0

In Luke. 18:13 I read about the Pharisee praying his prayer, thanking God that he is not like the other men. Then the tax collector prayed his prayer of humility. Somehow I always thought that the other man was a Sadducee; and I was surprised when I read it again and found it was the tax collector and not the Sadducee. Where did I get the idea that the Sadducee was ‘sad you see’, and that therefore that was how you distinguish one from the other? What is the difference between the Pharisee and the Sadducee? Is there any other place that uses the Pharisee and the Sadducee in a situation that would have made me think that the Sadducee was a humble man?

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Baptized for the dead?

March 3, 2005 Pastor Greg Allen 0

I have a question about 1 Corinthians 15:29. In the New International Version, this verse reads, “Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are to raised at all, why are people baptized for them?” I have been confused in the past by Mormon teaching on this verse; and I still get twisted around by it. It sounds as if this verse is saying that, if people are going to be raised from the dead, then it’s okay to be baptized for the dead. What does this verse really mean?

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Revelations Questions

May 23, 2004 Pastor Greg Allen 0

I am always told that the first three and a half years of Tribulation will be peaceful. I know that in Daniel the Bible says that the Antichrist will break his covenant with Israel in the middle of the 7 years, does this necessarily mean that it will be peaceful in the first half…

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Reconciling Habakkuk with Job

November 3, 2003 Pastor Greg Allen 0

In Habakkuk 1:13, the prophet says that God is “of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness,” and yet, in Job 1 and 2 Satan not only enters into the presence of God, but carries on a conversation with Him. How do we reconcile Hab. 1:13 and Job 1 and 2?

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Revealing Revelations

October 2, 2003 Pastor Greg Allen 0

I would very much like to know the meaning behind one third in the book of Revelations in regards to the Trumpets and destruction. Please help me with this…. (Also), I am having great difficulty in understanding chapters 6,7,8,9 of Revelations. Can you help me out?

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Nathan Who?

July 2, 2003 Pastor Greg Allen 0

“In 2 Samuel 7, we read about Nathan the prophet. Could this be David’s son, the same Nathan we read about in Chapter 5?”

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Revelations: Millenial Interpretations

February 8, 2003 Pastor Greg Allen 0

What are all the views and the Biblical backing for the three main views (premillennial, postmillennial, and dispensational) on how the book of Revelation is interpreted, and what, in your opinion, is the correct view on this topic?

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The Role of "Elders" in the Church?

May 20, 2002 Angella Diehl Webmaster 0

The Bible talks about “elders” in the church. Are these official positions in the church, or are they just people who are recognized as more mature members of a local church family? How do “elders” relate to other “appointed positions” in the church such as “pastors”?