What is the primary task, Jesus gave to his disciples, which means to all Christians?
Help the poor and the needy!
Fight social injustice and abuse of power!
Spread the good news of the kingdom of God, be missionary
Fight against the abuse of nature, of animals and the whole creation
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In Matthew 28,19-20, he gives us our primary task. Out of his love to all men, which is as well our duty, there must grow of course practical help for the poor, the needy etc. But what means all help here on earth, if we are not interested in the eternal destiny of our neighbour.
Which fruit did Adam and Eve eat to know independent of God good and evil?
They did eat a certain apple as recommended by the snake.
They did take an apple from the tree in the middle of the garden.
They did take a fig from the tree of knowledge.
The fruit is not specified any further.
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You find the story in Genesis 3
Priests have a special duty as mediator between God and men. For the old covenant of God with Israel through Mose, the following rules applied:
All priests are descendants of Aaron.
All priests are Levites, they belong to the tribe of Levi.
Any Israelite can be a priest.
A priest has to be member of the tribe of Judah.
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For the new covenant of God with the nations through Jesus, the following rules apply:
Every man can be a priest, if he/she is ordained by a church
All Christians, in other words, all disciples of Jesus are priests.
Every man is sometimes a priest.
Every Christian, in other words, every disciple of Jesus can be a priest, if is is ordained by a group of believers.
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"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, ..." (1. Peter 2,9)
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No! Dinosaurs were already extinguished, when the bible was written.
Yes, this or a similar animal is described in the bible!
No, the bible contains only reports on a carnivorous dragon.
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Hitler did move a magnificent throne from a temple of Zeus in Pergamum (Turkey) into a museum in Berlin.
Jesus talked about this throne, and called it "throne of Satan".
Such a throne is never mentioned in the bible!
Paul mentions this throne once.
Already Isaiah prophecies, that this throne will be moved to Berlin.
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"I know where you live-- where Satan has his throne." (Revelation 2:13)
Is it really written in the bible, that Jesus is God?
No, only some sects and cults do assert this.
No, this is a interpretation of the big churches.
Yes, you find this in different passages.
You can conclude this even from passages in the old Testament!
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For example 1. John 5,20 b: "Jesus Christ is the true God and eternal life." -- or in Zechariah 12,10, God speaks of himself as "the one they have pierced" (= on the cross?!): "I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, ..."
Today, Jerusalem shows up regularly in the media as a bone of contention between Israel and the Palestinians. The bible teaches:
Jerusalem has no biblical meaning at all since the destruction of the temple.
In the last days, Jerusalem will be a bone of contention, and trouble the the whole world.
As soon as Israel will reduce its claims against the Palestinians, Jerusalem will be a city of peace.
When Jesus returns, he will come appear in Jerusalem as the king of the whole world.
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"I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves." (Zechariah 12:2-3) -- see also Zechariah 14 -- and: "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city. (Acts 1:11-12)
After the destruction of Jericho, Joshua pronounced this solemn oath: "Cursed before the LORD is the man who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho: At the cost of his firstborn son will he lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest will he set up its gates." (Joshua 6:26)
Such a curse does influence of course the people, who hear it, but nothing more.
Such a oath is evil and has hardly any influence.
All happened exactly the way Joshua said!
God gave Joshua authority over Jericho. So, his oath had power.
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1 Kings 16,34: In Ahab's time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the LORD spoken by Joshua son of Nun.
If I myself, my parents, or somebody, who has some authority over me, "predicts" something bad for me (e.g.: You will never learn to play the piano), then:
This takes effect only, if God wants it like this (e.g. he wants me not to play the piano).
This takes effect only, if it was said deliberately with the intention to curse.
Such a saying has power, but only until I get a believer in Jesus Christ.
Such a saying has power. Nevertheless, Jesus can set me free.
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A joint prayer is very helpful to get free!
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Does the bible teach anything about how I can learn somebody's evil doings out of his words only?
Of course, what he judges in other people, he does it himself!
No, I have to see his deeds!
Nobody but God knows these things.
He will speak about his sins, when he is asleep.
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Paul says: "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgement on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgement do the same things." (Romans 2,1)
Where do you find any information about hell?
Hell does not exist in the bible. Mainly the traditions of the Catholic Church do teach about hell.
The New Testament gives reason to believe that there is no hell. How could Jesus, who loves all men, bear the reality of hell?
Only the Old Testament speaks about hell. For everybody, who lived after the death of Jesus at the cross, hell has no meaning any more.
Nearly all, what we know about hell, Jesus himself taught his disciples.
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About hell, we learn mainly in the New Testament from Jesus himself. He did not threaten unbelievers, but he taught his disciples, e.g.: "And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched." (Mark 9,47-48) or "And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 25,30)
