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If Christ Could Not Sin, What Was the Point of His Temptations?

Jimmy Akin • 2/16/2023

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:47 - How do I explain to Protestants that when the bible says that Mary did not know Joseph until after Jesus’ birth, it doesn’t mean that they had relations after?
10:47 - I struggle with the theory that if you go to hell, it is because you chose to be there. Can you help clarify?
16:52 - I had a dream where I saw many upside-down crosses. How do I interpret this? Is this demonic?
22:50 - Is it moral for women to be in the military?
32:21 - Do you believe in the book “The Warning” by Christine Watkins?
35:50 - What’s the significance of Christians fasting on Wednesday and Friday?
42:15 - Has Jimmy ever investigated the theory using an engrailed cross to navigate the earth potentially used by the Knights Templar?
46:32 - If you are coming into the church do you need to go to confession if you are receiving a conditional baptism?
50:26 - If Christ could not sin, what was the point of the temptations?

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