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1 Corinthians: How Miracles Would Cease

By the time the New Testament canon reached completion with the writings of the apostle John, all of the apostles had been martyred save John, who would die of natural causes shortly after finishing his inspired writings.  At this point, no apostles would remain to give miraculous ability through the laying on of their hands.  Thus, miracles would cease around this time…the same time the New Testament reached completion (1 Cor. 13:8-12). … Read More 1 Corinthians: How Miracles Would Cease

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1 Corinthians: Women Wearing Head Coverings

God’s will was basically this:  “Even though there is no divine command for all Christian women worldwide to wear head coverings while praying, don’t flout cultural norms and offend people by refusing to wear the head covering like no one in this culture but the prostitutes are doing.  If you do, this will make people non-receptive to the gospel we messengers of Christ are preaching to them.”  This fits the context of how he had just told Corinth to give up personal freedoms if said freedoms prove to be stumbling blocks to salvation for those around them (8-10; especially 10:31-33).… Read More 1 Corinthians: Women Wearing Head Coverings

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