Category: Biblical Commentary
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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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Disgusting Language : The Problem of Ezekiel 23
“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 has noticed about his whole “defence” (and which also prompted this author to write…
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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 idea and…
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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 hashaamayim uushmeey hashaamayim lo’…
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The Invalidity of the Crucifixion of Jesus as an Atonement of Sin
Here is a partial list of reasons for why the death of Jesus on the cross couldn't possibly have served as a valid sacrifice - any one of these would render a sacrifice as unacceptable for the purpose of expiation of sins. Given that, at the time of Jesus' death, the Second Temple was still…
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“I AM What I AM”: A Bible Commentary
We will put our explanation regarding the main issue (I AM) in steps so that it shall be easily followed by those unfamiliar with issues involved. The focus of the paper is to examine whether the use of the word "I am" in John 8:58 has something to do with "I AM" in Exodus 3:14.…
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Paul and The ‘Inspiration’ of Scripture
In II Timothy 3:16, we read the claim of Paul: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." (2 Timothy 3:16) In the above verse, we clearly see that the entire Bible is supposed to be inspired from God Almighty. However, there are few problems with the claim.