Apart from Jesus Christ, who is your favorite male and female Biblical character and why?
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David is my favorite Biblical male because he was always truthful and repentant whenever he messed up. He had faults just like us all but he always went before the throne of God to confess his sins and ask for forgiveness. (And he did some pretty bad stuff) He shows us how even though we mess up and no matter what we do, God is waiting for our repenting heart and He will forgive us of our sins.\n\nEsther is my favorite Biblical female  because she did'nt use her beauty to go before the king on behalf of her people. I consider her to have been brave because in that time you only went before the king when he sent for you. God provided favor for her, and by that she saved not only herself, but her uncle Mordecai and her people. (Being they were not the same nationality of the king)
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My wife.  Before I met her I was pretty much just wandering through life going with the flow.  She helped me mature and start heading in the right direction.\n\nAlso, I have never been real good at mercy and forgiveness.  She has helped me immensely in this regard.  She has also helped me see the hand of God in so many things that I used to just think well that's just the way things happen and the luck of the draw.  \n\nWell there ya go.  It's my wife!
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gotta go with homer j (simpson).  i know he's a cartoon, but he's my favorite because he's most like the general population and not afraid to admit it.
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christian... female version of christian...
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Well considering that Julie from Boise had a message from Him in which she was told that she would bear His son on Earth (to be called Macaroni) I'm thinking male.\n\nBut, He is a deity after all, so why need to bother with fiddly decisions like gender?\n\nAlthough, I suppose the debate over gender could lead to the first great schism in the church?\n\nMaybe there could be a Council of Pasta-Roni?
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personally i think jack is da BOMB, i fall in love with his looks and carefree wandering character every time i watch titanic.
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Here's a few of my favorites...\n\nFor a boy-- Eliezer, Horatio, Phinnaeas, Adalric, and Howin\n\nFor a girl-- Lowenna, Maddelena, Jessenia, Athanasia, and Pernella
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I would say that 3 of my favorites are Shadrach, Meshach and \nAbed-Nego. At that time Nebuchadnezzar was not only the King of Babylon but the ruler of the known world. He was also a little bit off mentally and had a tendency to go into a rage if he didn't get his way. Everyone was terrified of him. But these 3 young men were trusting in their God, the God of the universe, the creator of heaven and earth. They had no fear of him because they knew that he was but a speck of dust compared to their God. He built a golden image and demanded that everyone worship it. But to do that would be idolatry which the 3 young isrealites would not do under any circumstances and no threats could make them. So they refused. Daniel 3:13-30 gives the rest of the story.\n\n13  Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego. So they brought these men before the king.\n14  Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up?\n15  "Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?"\n16  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.\n17  "If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.\n18  "But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up."\n19 ¶  Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.\n20  And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.\n21  Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.\n22  Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego.\n23  And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.\n24  Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?" They answered and said to the king, "True, O king."\n25  "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God."\n26  Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego came from the midst of the fire.\n27  And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.\n28 ¶  Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god exce
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I don't have a set religion, but I would have to say Jesus. Hitler had mental issues, and he had his own Secret Soldiers kill a group of Nazis called Stormtroopers killed in an inn because they were deemed ineffective. Jesus has the help of God, who could just smote Hitler down with a terrible bowel movement, and Jesus could die but he would just be ressurected again.
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Probably Jude... although I love reading it aloud, and it is quite powerful.  Actually I'd just like to trim the bit where Satan is arguing over Moses' body and the Enoch reference.\n BTW the Book of Enoch is not mention in the Old Testament, although he is mentioned (Genesis) and 'walked with God' implying he 'ascended' bodily into Heaven.  The book of Enoch is a much later writing, and was clearly not written by Enoch himself, which is part of the reason its left out of the gospels.  (It constitutes as part of the Psuedepigrepha)  Much of Enoch's fame stems from traditions, that include his transformation into the Metatron (the voice fo God).\n  I'd also be inclined to suggest a different version if you are having trouble with Paul.  Although bits can be very complicated even at the best of times.  The other thing to try: read them aloud, many of the letters were intended to be read aloud to congregations.
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Definitely Willow... she is cute, smart, endearing, and of coarse the most powerful witch ever. I think Giles comes in second, although I don't know why.
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Ok, i got 2 good ones. The story aboout Balaal and the talking donkey at Numbers 22; 28- 35\nAlso Absalom getting stuck in the tree from his hair at 2 Samuel 18; 9\n\nHere's some more doozies;  Jacob dressing up and getting hairy like Esau in Genesis 27; 15 - 40\nIsraelites disobeying Moses about the manna provision and getting worms in their food at Exodus 16; 19 and 20\nMy personal favorite is Exodus 32; 24 where Aaron is explaining to Moses how he took the jewelry from the people , threw it into the fire , and the golden calf happened to come out on its own. What he really did is mentioned at verse 4.
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YES! JESUS CHRIST! BECAUSE HES MY LORD AND SAVIOR!!!!
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Mary, the mother of Jesus.  She could have said "no" but she said "yes" and stood by her son and God through everything.  She was a strong woman (she instigated Jesus' first miracle) and is a great model for us.\n\nGood question, thanks!
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Well you need to read your Bible!\n\n\n\n(Whatever happened to that character?)
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Frigga, of course. She is the Queen of Heaven, so She might have banged Yahweh when Odin was out on the Wild Hunt.
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I believe that God is neither male nor female, but rather a Spirit. He has both male and female qualities. For example, He has the protective, strong side that can be classified with males and the caring, compassionate side that we identify as feminine. He created both man and woman to be like Him, not only externally but internally as well. Jesus, however, was male. In order to come down to earth and become human, He needed to have a gender. But God Himself is neither. Hope this helps, God bless!