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If that is your opinion, that is fine, but I do think God cares about our appearance. It is in the New Testament where we are taught that men are to have short hair and women should have long hair. That is purely a New Testament teaching. There are scriptures that teach modesty in our dress...

In reality, the Bible says we are Israel. There is natural Israel, those who by blood line are Jews, and there are those of us who were grafted in when we came to faith in Christ. I do not have time this evening to get into all of that, but that is in Romans. As far as tattoos go, it depends...

I do not think they would allow that either. The big issue with me is over the Sabbath rest being changed from the 7th day to the 1st day of the week, and there is no scripture that says this ever occurred. The church can certainly meet on the Lord's Day, and they would be doing the same thing...

That is interesting, because you make another good point. Tattoos will be a huge turn off to a lot of people if you are trying to witness to them. Even if the tattoo is something like a religious symbol like a cross or a fish, there are many who know about the scripture in Leviticus and will...

The problem is, the RCC is not "the church." The RCC was created long after the early church was established, and they incorporated a lot of paganism into the mix to try to win everyone over. They turned idol gods like Diana into Christian figures like Mary. The pagans were in the habit of...

Christ did not tell me to follow the Catholic Church. The Bible is full of warnings against paganism, like praying to statues or making a type of god of Mary. If anything, Christ told me not to have anything to do with the Catholic Church, and I am obeying Him by staying away from it. Do you...

Romans was telling us that there will be people with genuine convictions about certain things, like Sabbath keeping. They will believe they must keep the Sabbath, and others will believe that they must abstain from eating certain foods, like pork. Because they believe this, they will tell...

I was thinking about what you said, and you well may be right. I do not think just any tattoo is the mark of the beast, but I do not believe that we should get tattoos. I have seen some very attractive women that completely ruined their appearance because they had tattoos all over their arms...

Jesus told us to watch and pray always that we would be accounted worthy to escape all those things that would take place during the tribulation period. That tells me that there is a way of escape. I do believe in a pre-tribulation rapture, but only for those who are closely following Jesus...

Legalism or legalistic are not Bible terms, so I do not really like to speculate on what it would be Biblically. When most in the church today call someone a legalist, it is because they dare to call something they or someone they know sinful. I mean, don't they know we are not under the law...

The only thing I would add to what you said is that I have read a lot of writings of the early church, and they did not always agree with each other. Unlike the Bible, what they wrote is not the inerrant Word of God. I do agree that we can get some insight about what they thought by reading...

I was just saying that by meeting on the first day of the week, it allowed them to witness in the Synagogue. I base that opinion strictly on scripture and what I can glean from that, not writings of the early church. You may be right in saying that witnessing on the Sabbath may not have been...

The problem with what you are saying is that the RCC incorporated a lot of pagan things into their worship. Are we to obey God or men? We are indeed to follow those with the rule over us, but not when they tell us to do things that are contrary to what God commands. The RCC attempted to bring...

This is an extremely judgmental comment, and it is in direct opposition to Paul's teaching in Romans that those who choose to do things like keep the Sabbath do so unto the Lord and should be accepted. My personal opinion is that the Sabbath rest was fulfilled through Christ. When we accept...

Nothing you posted shows that God changed the Sabbath from the 7th day to the 1st day. This passage only shows that the Christians would meet on the first day of the week. This was for practical reasons, so they could still attend services at the Synagogue on the Sabbath Day where they could...

It is about having your house built upon the rock, which means not only hearing Jesus' teachings, but obeying them. That means we are paying attention and following. Those who do not regard what Jesus says have built their house upon the sand, and that house will fall. I am not sure what you...

James uses the example of the devils believing and not being saved. They believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Look at how they trembled in His presence. True faith produces a changed life. You will believe Jesus' warnings about hell, like where he tells people they would be better to...

You will never be saved by deciding to obey the law. It is not possible for us to keep it in absolute perfection. We are saved by grace, but the Bible never says anywhere that once we are saved, it is not possible to lose salvation. Jesus Christ expects us to take up our cross daily and...

The 2 laws Jesus gave us include the entirety of the law. He was not saying that loving God and our neighbor makes us free from everything else. He was saying everything else is included in those 2 laws. There is no mention of legalism in the Bible because the Bible never comes against...