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Thank you OzSpen for your response. I began reading through parts "The Jesus Dynasty", by James Tabor. A person I know handed this book over to me, along with a few other similar books, with the intent of opening a dialog about who Jesus Christ is. An article by Ben Witherington titled "Did...

Thank you Angelina for sharing this. My step-father died last Sunday at 101 years of age. He had a very strong health, and his mind was completely alert almost until the day he died. The personnel that were taking care of him for the last few months in a nursing home were really tender with him...

I would add that in Christianity salvation is offered free from work. Christians do good works as a result of their faith, not to receive salvation.

What struck me as I studied 1 Peter recently was that 1 Peter 5:5-11 can be seen as the grand finale of the entire epistle. From that perspective we are reminded that behind any human conflicts we might be having, there is a spiritual war going on. So, for example, whether we are thinking of...

There is in my part of the world so little knowledge about the Bible and its contents that some people are drawn towards very strange ideas of who Jesus was, built on apocryphal gnostic writings. The same category of people discount the value of the New Testament narratives about Jesus, thinking...

Peter in his second epsitle encourages Christians to keep on growing in their knowledge of Jesus Christ, through growing in faith, knowledge, love, etc. But there were within the Church some teachers that said Christ would not return as expected (2 Pet 3) and that it was OK to sleep around (2...

Love involves being patient and kind, if we truly want to help others: Telling the truth in love means telling the truth in a way that sometimes confronts the other in things he would rather not hear or face, but at the same time, telling the truth in love means waiting for the proper time and...

This is an interesting and difficult question. There are aspects of our Christian life that are clearly spelt out in Scriptures, such as loving others, sharing our faith to people who do not know about the Lord, and to encourage one another towards growth in Christ. There are also those...

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Welcome Methinks, and thank you for sharing about your situation with Church. Your post gave rise to an interesting thread on an issue that concerns many of us. God bless!

Thunderkat, Welcome on board. I myself went through some tough times in my walk with God through the years. He never has let go of me, even when I was feeling quite alone. You may want to read the testimonies posted at http://www.christianityboard.com/topic/20294-whats-your-testimony/. Mine is...

Hello, Thank you every one for your contribution to this thread. I'd like to pick up on some of what was said so far. I agree that we should not forget about the impossibility for anyone to truly understand anything about God unless the Holy Spirit does work in our life and illuminates our...

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Brothers and sisters in Christ, What is the impact of what we recognize as valid sources of knowledge on our ability to believe? If the Bible is the Word of God as I believe it is, then it is our source of knowledge about God, who He is, what He likes and dislikes, and what He expects from us...

Defending the truth of God's Word is important, but that should be made not only with the contents expressed in our postings but also in the way we choose to express these contents. If we talk disrespectfully to someone about a truth the Bible teaches we are untrue to the Bible's teaching in the...

Hello Bud, Did you find a local Church to gather with other believers and grow in Christ along with them? This would be a very important aspect of your trek to understanding what the Bible teaches, listening to pastor's and to other believers, discussing what you thought a text meant before you...

Hello Madad, Thank you for the encouraging words, and for the exhortation to be an encourager wherever needed. I will be heeding both. In Christ, through his Spirit,

Hello Vale, I have no hard feelings at all agains Roman Catholics. The direct association you seem to be making between what I expressed and alleged "hatred" against catholicism is a mistake on your part about who I am and how I position myself in this world. Historically, in Quebec, the Roman...

The above quotes are from General Christian Forum, topic "Why I am Catholic" postings # 18 and # 20. The closing remarks in both cases are not conductive to mutual understanding.