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How in-touch is the Bible to today's issues? Are we still running a 1950s church social program in our churches? How do we deal with today's issues? Is this talked about, or supported at church? [

What sort of monster would create such a thing? The most sadist tyrant imaginable. How does it work and what is the purpose? There is no purpose other than eternal torment on the grandest scale. We have all experienced a burn at some point in our lives. Maybe we touched the stove. We...

The two views of God's plan for humankind stand in stark contrast. View #1) God created humankind to glorify himself in punishing them for their unworthiness. He hand-selected a few as an Elect, predestined to avoid the destruction he would bring on the vast majority. And it is not clear why...

Where is the rule against discussion of the Trinity. I can't find it. [

I was going to open with a statement about who the question is for. I deleted it. I'm not going to limit respondents to those church attenders that have children. My own mother was sent to church (or allowed to go) by her unattending mother. She developed a Christian faith, married my Christian...

I seem to stand alone in my position that it probably wasn't a vision. Even though some of our Bible translations use the word in the passage. The controversy seems to surround whether we can speak to the dead. Most say, "No." therefore it had to be a vision. Jesus was with the disciples for...

The parody below illustrates how the church and Christians can stand in the way of someone having a relationship with Jesus. What is the solution? --- PARODY --- (the parenthetical statements represent what they are thinking) - LOL Christian: Do you know Jesus? (a very good question)...

I have observed that the terms confession and repentance are often misunderstood. The disconnect seems to be about the term confession. The term repent, or repented is used where confession is intended. - "Did you repent of your sins?" Instead of, "Did you confess your sins?" - "I...

Saw Kim Walker-Smith in concert recently. Glad I could find her powerful testimony online. I wanted to share it with you. Jesus brings healing. [

Been giving this some thought lately. Mostly in the situation where someone accuses someone else of having "unbiblical" doctrine. Say what? Be it true or false, isn't all doctrine biblical? Doctrine is man-made. It comes with biblical "proof-texts". So, how could doctrine ever be unbiblical...

Recently I challenged a beloved forum member to visit this website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. SteVen said Buddha's Miracles Manifest - Sravasti Abbey - A Buddhist Monastery The Day of Miracles commemorates the time Buddha displayed his miraculous powers for 15 days. Many...

In response to ongoing concerns about my "negative" topics... Perhaps one or two with a positive direction would be in order. ??? I still needed a captivating topic title. So there's that. What's so great about Jesus? - He didn't write a book, or even his own Gospel. - Didn't hold a political...

In Christianity, Cessationism is the doctrine that spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues, prophecy and healing ceased with the original twelve apostles. This is generally opposed to continuationism, which teaches that the Holy Spirit may bestow the spiritual gifts on persons other than the...

- To whom were the Ten Commandments given? Deuteronomy 5:3-4 NIV It was not with our ancestors[a] that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today. 4 The Lord spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain. - To whom was the Sabbath...

Where are you headed? What's next for you? Discussion questions; - Where is God leading you? - What's the next step? - What is your vision for the future? [

Another online game revelation. We get so wound up in what we think matters. Sometimes, it just doesn't matter. (listening to the Tres Hombres album of ZZ Top) The confession of faith in the song Jesus just left Chicago, is amazing. [

Nonsense. I don't hate the Bible... Or do I? I do hate the misuse. And I warn about Bibliolatry. I'm concerned about inflated (and false) claims about the book. And the general ignorance about where the Bible came from. Caused by a church that has suppressed the truth about it. Probably...

I'll get some backlash on this one. What's new? - LOL If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:9 NIV If? (or when?) I checked the KJV. It also says "If". ??? What do you make of this? Why does it say "If"...

"Ultimately, it's not a matter of who is right and who is wrong. I need to follow my convictions. Especially as it concerns the character of God." - SteVen (quoted from another topic) I thought it might be worth discussing as a topic. My views on who is and isn't a Christian are pretty broad...

I have brushed up against this topic on occasion. Time to hit it head-on. Christianity claims to have all the answers. In order to maintain that claim Apologetics were born. And to be clear, a reasonable amount of Apologetics aren't a problem. A biblical basis for our faith. But after I had...