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1 | How educated were the Jews in JC's time? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 180526 | ||
What specific level of education did the Jews have during Jesus' time? Was the common Jew literate? | ||||||
2 | How wer early church services structured | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 180846 | ||
What were the functions of preachers,elders, deacons, teachers and pastors of the early church? Was there a hierarchy of these roles? I know the early church met in homes. Did they also gather in a larger assembly? Did one person preach a message like is done today? Do we have any documentation of the structure of these gatherings outside the bible? I know Paul would plant the church, but would he appoint one pastor to lead it? I guess I'm just trying to get an idea of how the early church gatherings were structured and how they evolved to today's traditions. -M |
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3 | Wat office did womn hold in early church | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 180847 | ||
I know there were women deaconesses and teachers in the early church. Were there other offices besides these that women held in the early church? Does anyone know the names of the women who held some sort of leadership role in early church? (teachers, deaconesses etc) Also direct me to the verses please. Thank you, -M |
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4 | When is divorce recognized? On paper? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 181958 | ||
My boyfriend once married a nonbeliever and when he married her he was a nonbeliever too. Sometime toward the end of the marriage he became a christian. Through out his marriage he was very faithful and tolerant of his wife. His wife struggled with alcohol and drug abuse through their marriage and he never considered leaving her because of this even when he wasn't a christian. One day his wife committed adultery with another woman, announced that she was now in love with this other woman and left him for this other woman.Now here's the situation. He is not legally divorced yet because he cannot yet afford to file for divorce. The only thing stopping him is the money. He fully intends to do so and wanted this the minute she breached her wedding covenant through adultery. Now here's my question, though he considers himself not bound to her any longer and has been physically separated from her for over a year, does God still consider him married because the divorce did not take place legally? Is he committing adultery if he is dating someone else and still legally married or did he become free from the marriage contract the minute she committed adultery? What does the bible say about this? Is this merely a technicality? Also once he gets divorced and since his divorce would be biblically justifiable, is he free to remarry? |
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5 | Did pre-judaic cultures marry? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 181959 | ||
We know that God invented the institution of marriage. Historically, were the jews the first to perform marriages and marry? Were there earlier cultures or cultures outside Judaic influence marrying? Do we have evidence of this? |
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6 | How did bible culture recognize marriage | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 181960 | ||
In biblical times (both old and new) what constituted a marriage? What was the ceremony like? What made you married in the eyes of God? Our modern culture recognizes marriage very differently it seems i.e "common law marriage" etc. I just want to get a historical feel to how the biblical culture recognized marriage. |
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7 | did def. of marriage change over time? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 181961 | ||
I'm having a hard time understanding how God could sanction polygamy in the bible. I'm referring to David, Solomon etc. Did the idea of marriage between one woman and one man change over time? According to the biblical definition of marriage, was not David an adulterer since he had multiple wives? Are there any verses in the bible that condone or condemn polygamy? | ||||||
8 | Is marrying for citizenship real? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 181964 | ||
I have 2 friends who got married before the justice of the peace, but their marriage was not real. By this I mean, one person married the other only so that the other could get their citizenship. Both parties said the words, but in their hearts, did not mean them. I know they did something illegal, but the person who did it did it because they wanted to help the other....to prevent the other person from getting deported. There was no monetary transaction or emotional commitment...they both faked it. Now even though it could be argued that was in poor judgment and deceptive to the state, do you think just because it was an outward public verbal commitment as opposed to a genuine inward commitment they are really married in the eyes of God? Did they really get married? They have since divorced after the citizenship was attained. One of the parties is a christian and is very concerned about this. She did it only to help the other person get their citizenship papers, but never meant it in her heart. | ||||||
9 | did only men have the right to divorce? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 181965 | ||
In old testament times could a woman divorce her husband if he committed adultery? Or did only men have this right? Were the offended wives "stuck" with an adulterous husband? |
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10 | is it wrong to live with someone, but... | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 181987 | ||
Is it wrong for two christians in a committed relationship to live together, though they have remained sexually pure? Their intention is to one day marry, but are waiting to save money. They are both committed to remaining sexually inactive and have been doing very well with it. Not really struggling as some would imagine given the living situation. | ||||||
11 | Was human propogation incestuous? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 182178 | ||
If Adam and Eve were the first and only humans, did the propogation of the human species occur incestually? | ||||||
12 | Requirements of a valid marriage? | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 182179 | ||
What constitutes marriage? What does scripture constitute as marriage? I've been studying this topic and this is where I've gotten so far. I'd appreciate corrections, comments and input if you so incline. Here are a few examples found in scripture where marriage was deemed valid. The first marriage took place between Adam and Eve. Eve was given to Adam as his wife by God. The 2 became one flesh. No civil law existed at that time; no piece of paper was signed. God married them. The 2 were joined directly by God. Was there a ceremony? Witnesses? Legal papers drawn up? No. I’m not making an argument in favor of marriages without witnesses, or legal paper work, but I’m presenting the examples of marriages found in scripture. For me, my question is who has the authority to sanction a marriage and what does God require to take place for a marriage union to be valid? We know that in some states the law recognizes “common law” marriage as a legal marriage through cohabitation of a said amount of time. It could be argued that marriage thru cohabitation and consummation is consistent with scripture (at least in Old testament) so if the law deems common law marriage as legal marriage does God view it as binding as well? I don’t know. Thus far I have not found examples in scripture that describes what a God sanctioned marriage looked like in terms of a ceremony, legal recognition and as to who should perform or have the authority to perform the ceremony. We do know there were wedding celebrations and I imagine in Jewish tradition there would have been some sort of ceremony involving a rabbi, witnesses or parental authorization required. Marriages, for the most part were arranged by the husband to be and the father of the female. I wonder if she had a choice in that tradition when she became of age. In my recent exploration of this topic I have found in scripture a few examples where marriages came into existence through cohabitation and consummation. In these examples I don’t see a ceremony, festivities, witnesses, a rabbi’s authority presiding, public vows being exchanged or the government’s legal recognition. Here are 3 examples of marriage through cohabitation and consummation found in scripture cited here on the forum. (I forgot who referenced it, but the scripture references are correct) 1. Deut 21:10 A soldier’s procedure to follow in order to marry a captive woman of the conquered enemy. (This passage sort of troubles me because it seems like forced consummation is sanctioned, but I am hoping I am misunderstanding it.) 2. Gen 16:2 indicates how Abram (who was already married to Sarai) took her maid, Haga, to wife. 3. Gen 29:20 is the clearest evidence of them all and is the story of Jacob, Rachel and Leah. Jacob worked 7 years for the hand of Rachel, the younger sister. After the wedding celebration, the father sent the older sister Leah to the marriage bed instead because it was their custom to give the older daughter in marriage before the younger. Jacob woke up the next morning to find that he had actually consummated a marriage with Leah, the older sister. After confronting the father, Rachel was sent to him one week later to wife. In this story, there was only one wedding feast which obviously involved Rachel. Therefore the marriage to Leah was due solely to cohabitation and consummation. Under the old covenant, multiple marriages for men were allowed and adultery, from what I gather, seems to be defined as marrying or lying with another man’s wife. (Example: David and Bathsheba) Fornication outside of marriage for both males and females was punishable by death. (Unless the woman was raped against her will) In the New Testament, Paul instructs that a marriage is to be between one man and one woman. Monogamy not polygamy. Thus far all I can find in the New Testament regarding marriage is how believers are to behave to their spouse once married, but I don’t see anything as to what constitutes marriage or rather how God recognizes marriage. We are told not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, but that passage does not convince me that it is specifically referring to marriage, though it is safe to draw the conclusion it would logically apply to marriage. What are your thoughts? If anyone could point me to any biblically sound online sources on this topic, I'd surely appreciate it. |
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13 | Was the creation account viewd literally | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 182180 | ||
Historically speaking, was the creation account in Genesis viewed by Jewish theologians/scholars as literal or illustrative? | ||||||
14 | Roman documentation of Christs execution | Not Specified | rodent_tamer | 182185 | ||
Do Roman police reports or documentation exists of the crucifixion of Christ and absence of his body after burial? | ||||||
15 | Mary's virginity remained intact | Bible general Archive 3 | rodent_tamer | 180523 | ||
Yes, you are right: "Adultery is defined as illicit sexual relations with a man or woman other than the marriage partner." Impregnation may or may not occur when a man and a woman engage in a physical sexual act. I.e fornication. God did not have sex with Mary, but she became pregnant anyway. Hence, the miracle. It was a supernatural impregnation,not an adulteress or "sexual" impregnation. Impregnation may be the result of an adulteress act, but impregnation among humans cannot occur unless there is a sexual act. God supernatually impregnated Mary without fornicating with her. Adultery is fornication with a human person who is not your spouse. The sin of adultery has nothing to do with the miracle of the immaculate conception. 1. There was no erotic,physical perpetration commited on the person of Mary. 2. God/holy spirit, though a personal,concious, divine entity,does not have a penis. He is not a physical man. 3.God's relationship to Mary was not sexual/erotic in nature. 4. The miraculous conception was not sexual/erotic in nature. 5. God chose the incarnation to come into this world through a human vessel, a woman's womb, so that the Messiah, that which is fully divine, would also be fully human and therefore exist amoung us. He could have done anything to usher in the Messiah: God could have miraculously "impregnated" a stone as the entry of the Messiah into this world, but to fulfill prophecy, he impregnated a woman. He could have descended onto this earth, formed out of the ground etc...use your imagination. My question is: why did he choose the means of conception as the vehicle? I suppose my answer would be: Because this way ensured the Messiah to be both fully human and fully divine. Through this way, the divine experienced total humanity and through this way, fallen humanity was able to identify physically with the divine. Another reason that I think it was necessary for God to "Father" Mary's divine conception was to set apart that which is divine from human original sin. God, through the conception of the Messiah, introduced the first God/man into this world born without "original sin". He created pre-Fall Adam sinless, but God himself came into this world in the form of human flesh housed in the womb of a woman. "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:14) (In the Greek, the word for "Word" is "logos" which is a term used by the Greeks in reference "to the governing power behind all things". The Jews used the word "logos" to refer to God.) |
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16 | Mary's virginity remained intact | Bible general Archive 3 | rodent_tamer | 180524 | ||
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17 | Help | Bible general Archive 3 | rodent_tamer | 180866 | ||
this is happening to me too. I tried to submit an answer and it won't go through stating that my submission contains certain characters. My submission does not contain any of those characters. The reason those characters are prohibited are because those are characters hackers use. Could this site be experiencing a glitch in the system or is there hacking going on? -M |
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18 | did only men have the right to divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | rodent_tamer | 181973 | ||
In old testament times could a woman divorce her husband if he committed adultery? Or did only men have this right? Were the offended wives "stuck" with an adulterous husband? |
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19 | is it wrong to live with someone, but... | Bible general Archive 3 | rodent_tamer | 181989 | ||
Is it wrong for two christians in a committed relationship to live together, though they have remained sexually pure? Their intention is to one day marry, but are waiting to save money. They are both committed to remaining sexually inactive and have been doing very well with it. Not really struggling as some would imagine given the living situation. | ||||||
20 | Was human propogation incestuous? | Bible general Archive 3 | rodent_tamer | 182186 | ||
If Adam and Eve were the first and only humans, did the propogation of the human species occur incestually? | ||||||
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