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		<title>God, Time and paradoxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 170, from Paul F What does the Bible tell us about God’s relationship to time? I often hear people say that God is outside of time but am unsure of the grounding for such a claim. One of the problems with Biblical translators using the word ‘eternal’ is that it implies a sense of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/12/17/god-time-and-paradoxes/</link>
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		<title>Israel &amp; Judah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 169, from Geraint T What is the difference between Israel and Judah, not just in a historical sense, but in the way they are referred to and referenced in the Bible? The terms ‘Israel’ and ‘Judah’ refer to several different things in the Old Testament. ‘Israel’ is the new name given to the Hebrew [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/12/17/israel-judah/</link>
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		<title>1 John Chapter 2 – If you know God then you’ll love each other</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is based on a Sunday talk given by Jon the freelance theologian at Glenwood Church, Cardiff, on 14 August 2011 The talk began by reading out 1 John chpater 2 in the New International Version of the Bible. There’s always a danger when we read Scripture that we only see the bits that we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/08/29/1-john-chapter-2-%e2%80%93-if-you-know-god-then-you%e2%80%99ll-love-each-other/</link>
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		<title>Divine healing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 168, from Allan What is your perspective about the Holy Spirit and Divine healing? There are several perspectives on healing in contemporary Christian thought. A stereotypical protestant liberal view would be that healing, like any miracle, will have a scientific explanation behind it (or be a ‘myth’ with a secondary meaning to reveal a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/08/17/divine-healing/</link>
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		<title>The identity of the ‘beloved disciple’ in John’s gospel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The previous post on freelance theology caused a response in the comments about the identity of the ‘disciple whom Jesus loved’, a cryptic reference that appears fairly regularly in the Gospel of John. There have been many attempts to identify this ‘beloved disciple’ over the years, although their true identity will probably never be known. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/05/01/the-identity-of-the-%e2%80%98beloved-disciple%e2%80%99-in-john%e2%80%99s-gospel/</link>
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		<title>The call of the first disciples</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 167, from Debbie, United Kingdom I would like to know the viewpoint of the 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) when we talk about the “call of the first disciples”. What are the likenesses and differences between the 4 readings and who&#8217;s the audience? Although there is general agreement between the Gospels that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/01/15/the-call-of-the-first-disciples/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to freelance theology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This website exists for everyone who has questions about the Christian religion, whether they have a personal faith or not, and provides answers presenting different theological points of view. Please ask your question using the comment form on this post &#8211; your comment will not be published, but it&#8217;s the easiest way for you to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2010/09/12/welcome-to-freelance-theology/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Spontaneous creation&#8217;, Stephen Hawking and God</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 166 from Stella, United Kingdom How would Christians respond to Stephen Hawking’s comments about creation being “Godless”. Professor Stephen Hawking is well-known as a cosmologist and author, and his most recent book, The Grand Design, has been widely quoted following serialisation in The Times newspaper. In excerpts repeated across the media, Professor Hawking has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2010/09/04/spontaneous-creation-stephen-hawking-and-god/</link>
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		<title>The veneration of Relics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 165, from Pauline, United Kingdom What does the Bible say about the Roman Catholic practice of keeping Relics? The veneration of the remains of ‘saints’, or other holy objects, is said to have been part of Christian tradition since the martyrdom of Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna, in 156AD, when members of Polycarp’s church [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2010/08/19/the-veneration-of-relics/</link>
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		<title>The Trinity explained in a twenty minute talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Jon the freelance theologian was asked to explain the Trinity to a Christian youth group in a twenty-minute talk. Although it’s impossible to give full justice to the topic, here are some of the points he made. We’re going to talk tonight about the Trinity, specifically: how can one God be three [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2010/08/09/297/</link>
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