Are children to be punished for the sins of ‎their fathers?‎

As part of the Ten Commandments, God declares that He visits “the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me” (Exod 20:5). And in His self-revelation to Moses, He again says that He will visit “the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth…

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Did Jeremiah or Zechariah prophesy about the potter’s field?

This prophecy is partially mentioned in the book of Zechariah, and partially in the book of Jeremiah. Did Matthew make a mistake when he cited the prophet Jeremiah instead of the prophet Zechariah in Matthew 27:9-10? In the Jewish Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), the order of the prophetic books differs from the Christian Old Testament. The Major Prophets (like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel) are grouped…

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What was the exact wording on Jesus’ ‎cross?‎

In Roman law, an inscription was placed on the cross of those condemned to crucifixion, stating the reason for their execution. The inscription was a form of public shaming and a warning to others against rebellion, a common practice in the Roman Empire. All four Gospel authors record the inscription on Jesus's cross; however, they differ from each other. Are these contradictions? Let’s go…

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Did Jesus say anything in secret?‎

There are critics that say Jesus contradicted himself when he declared that he said nothing in secret in John 18:20 while he seems to keep some of his teachings private for his disciples only. Let’s look at the scriptures in question. ‎(John 18:20) Jesus answered him, “I spoke openly to the world. I always ‎taught in synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews…

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