Category: The Bible
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"Vain Repetitions" in Prayer? Exegesis on Matthew 6:7
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi A Christian missionary wrote that: Jesus said: “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.” (Matt 6:7) Prove to me that you do NOT use vain repetitions and many words in your RITUAL of…
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Ezekiel 23 And Its Disgusting Language
“Does the Bible use language not fitting for God?” This was the question that a missionary rhetorically posed to his readers in an amusing but vain attempt to “defend” the inappropriate and unnatural language of Ezekiel 23. The funny thing that this author have noticed about his whole “defense” (and which also prompted this author…
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Story of Creation in the Qur’an and Old Testament
The story of Creation is located in the first Book of the Old Testament, i.e. in the early chapters of Genesis. The Old Testament narrative is almost like a storybook; hence it starts off with the story of Creation as the beginning of the story of mankind. The Qur’an gives a different presentation to its…
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Bible Commentary on I Kings 8:27
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi In I Kings 8:27, we read that: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? The Hebrew and the transliteration for the verse above would be kiy ha’umnaam yeesheeb ‘Elohiym `al-haa’aarets hineeh…
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To Teach or Not to Teach the Gentiles?
Jundullah Claim: After Paul received the supposed revelation, he went out to teach to the Gentiles, implying the revelation was for the Gentiles or can be preached to the Gentiles. Problem: The problem arises when we see that in Galatians and Acts, two different accounts exist as to which people that the message was revealed…
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When Was Peter's Mother in-Law Cured?
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi In Mark 1:16 – 31, we read that Jesus(P) had made his call to his disciples before he cured one of his disciple’s (Simon Peter) mother in-law: 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for…