Matthew
Every post that touches Matthew.
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Questions & ideas
Can the Catholic Church Forgive Sins? The Authority Claim and Why It Doesn't Hold
The Catholic Church claims the power to forgive sins through its priests.
Matthew 16:18-19
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Questions & ideas
Eye for an Eye vs Turn the Other Cheek - Why They Don't Contradict
They are stages on the same trajectory toward mercy.
Matthew 5:38-48
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Scripture studies
Hidden Patterns in the Bible: The Same Stories Told Across Thousands of Years
The Bible was written by roughly 40 different authors over 1,500 years across three continents in three languages.
Genesis 3; 1 John 2; Matthew 4
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Questions & ideas
Is the Biblical God the Demiurge? Four Tests That Settle It
The core Gnostic claim: the God of the Bible is Kristoff from The Truman Show. He made the world, runs it, calls himself good, but he's a fraud.
Matthew 7:16
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Scripture studies
The Enemy Has One Move: Every Lie Is a Confession
He takes something God said and puts a question mark after it.
Matthew 4:1-11
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Scripture studies
The Enemy's Real Target: Why Every Attack in Scripture Is About Identity
The enemy has one real target, and it's never the sin itself. The sin is just the tool.
Matthew 4:1-11
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Questions & ideas
Why Catholics Killed Protestants: Theology Was the Spark, Power Was the Fuel
The surface answer is theology. The real answer is power.
Matthew 6:24