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everyone#48206598

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https://www.nairaland.com/3280130/3-biblical-facts-almost-
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www.nairaland.com/3287498/3-biblical-facts-almost-everyone

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NOAH's ARK


As we all know . ‘There was Noah, in faith, building the ark. The world was mocking him, “What are you doing Noah? You’re crazy Noah!” Etc...
Noah was being ridiculed and laughed at, but he just kept on building.’ As we all all know
The problem is that you won’t find this anywhere in the Bible
– not a whiff. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Noah was
mocked.
In fact, if you consider Jesus’ words about Noah, this was
likely not the case at all:
Matthew 24:37 As were the days of Noah, so will be the
coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before
the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the
ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and
swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of
Man.
The fact of the matter is that the people of Noah’s day didn’t
realize what was happening. They were too busy with other
things to really care even if they did. That’s the point of
Christ’s words. And so it goes with the ungodly. They
continue not to care.

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SAUL DIDN'T CHANGE HIS NAME TO PAUL AFTER ACCEPTING CHRIST

Relax sir/Ma'am! Yea! U read right!
Where these misconceptions come from still baffles me. Saul had always bore the name "paul". This is unequivocally expressed in Acts 13:9. Incidentally, that was where the name was first mentioned in the bible.
It seems to have been fairly typical for first-century Jews to
have more than one name. Other New Testament examples
include:
· "Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus)" (Acts
1:23);
· "Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas)" (Acts 9:36);
· "John, also called Mark" (Acts 12:12);
· Paul's companion Silas (Acts 15-18), who is also known as
Silvanus (2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thes 1:1; 2 Thes 1:1).
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GOD NEVER CHANGED SAUL's NAME TO PAUL

Well, the bible you and I read(except u got another one aside dis) never mentioned anywhere that this happened. You can refer to Acts 13:9 for clarity as well. If I may add; that name "paul" actually means "shorty OR small".
This information raises an interesting question about the
use of Saul's two names in the book of Acts. Luke, the author of Acts, refers to Saul of Tarsus as "Saul" until Acts 13:9, then shifts to "Paul" for the remainder of the book. (This is one source of the misconception about Saul having a "name change".
Why doesn't Luke simply stick with one of the two
names throughout the book, as he did in the case of Silas?
Well, Only Luke(the acclaimed author of Acts), knows.

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P.S: Opposing views are welcomed. Atleast open your bible
and read thoroughly(and understand in context) before
coming forward with a debate we can learn from.