There are
numerous other Scriptures which help answer the question of whether or not a Christian can be demon - possessed (cf. Col 1:13; 1 John 2:13; 2 Cor 6:15 - 16).
Not exact matches
Though this is the most common view of these chapters, there are
numerous clues left by the text itself, by the surrounding context, and by
other passages in
Scripture which indicate that something else is going on in the flood account.
There are
numerous other contextual issues from
Scripture that could be considered, but these are three of the central background problems for dealing with the events of the flood.
I value and respect the views of people like yourself, and
numerous others, who hold to the various «Less than inerrant» views about
Scripture.
But if there is monotheism here, it is not to be found elsewhere in the
scriptures, which are full of reference to, and praises of,
numerous other gods, angels, and spirits.
This does not mean that Jesus has only chosen these eleven to do His work, for
numerous other texts in the
Scripture indicate that all who believe in Jesus are chosen, or elected, by Him to have a place in helping Him advance the Kingdom of God on earth.
What if decisions were made, not based on what
other churches or doing, not based on what the church has always done, not based on what the
numerous church policies say, but instead only made after people had sought the truth of God through
Scripture, the timing of God through prayer, and the leading of God through reliance on the Holy Spirit?
Its theology is sound and is backed up by
numerous quotes, from
Scripture first of all; then from the Magisterium (especially John Paul II and Trent), the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Church Fathers (Cyprian, Ambrose, John Chrysostom, Augustine), Doctors (Aquinas, Alphonsus), Mystics (St John of the Cross, St Teresa, St Faustina, Julian of Norwich) and
others such as the Cure d'Ars, Archbishop Fulton Sheen and Scott Hahn.
All of these texts, and
numerous others in
Scripture, clearly reveal that salvation is conditional upon how we live our lives and what we believe.