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The Church founded by Christ preceded the New Testament, by a long ways. The New Testament wasn't decided until the late 4th century, by the Church, at the Councils of Rome, Hippo, and Carthage, where they reviewed over 300+ documents, letters, etc. They prayed to the Holy Spirit for guidance...

I made a mistake by not putting the context in that post. The context is to correct the misinterpretation of Matt. 1:25, "He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus." This passage does not imply that she had relations with Joseph after she bore Jesus. It only...

But Jesus didn't leave a book to be personally interpreted for us to know the fullness of His truth. He founded a (one) Church to do so. If the Bible could be personally interpreted without error, there wouldn't be literally thousands of man-made, doctrinally disagreeing Protestant...

David, You guys are making the same mistake over and over again. You are trying to personally interpret an English translation of the Bible using modern understanding of the language through the lens of modern culture. The Bible was not written in English and our current culture didn't...

The left has no virtue left at all. All they seek is raw power and they are quite willling to destroy this country to get it.

Along with virtually all important Protestant Founders (e.g., Calvin, Zwingli, Cranmer), Luther accepted the traditional belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary (Jesus had no blood brothers), and her status as the Theotokos (Mother of God):

The title might be misleading for some. "Beleives" is not mere intellectual assent. "I believe, therefore I am saved." Believing in this sense means it governs the way you live, how you treat others, etc. It permeates and forms who you are in Christ.

Matthew 1:25: “And he did not know her until (Greek: heos, also translated into English as “till”) she brought forth her firstborn son.” They first argue that the natural inference from “till” is that Joseph and Mary afterward lived together as husband and wife, in the usual sense, and had...

As long as we are alive and have free will, we can reject God and choose hell by our actions.

Try Belize. English is the main language there.

"Tradition" comes in two flavors. One is manmade tradition, which can be, for example, common customs. St. Paul, in 2 Thes. 2:15, refers to a different type of "Tradition" which equates to "teaching" (noun, not verb). Thes. 2:15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions...

Demonic influence comes in several different flavors: Possession - where demons (usually more than one) possess your body. Oppression - where demons influence your life. Example: The guy that just can't catch a break. He loses his job, his home, his car, his family for no obvioius reason...

God says, "I am Who am." Satan says, "I am who am not." He has far more ability to operate if we deny his existence. Satan and his demons are more active today than ever. Just look around at the misery, chaos, lying, murders, etc., in our society. It should be obvious to even the most...

Technically, the Bible is not the "Word of God." The Word of God is not a book. It is a Person, namely Jesus Christ. The first chapter of the Gospel of John starts, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John is speaking of Jesus here. Jesus Christ...

Gasoline in Ecuador is about $1.80/gallon. Health care in the major cities is rated better than the U.S., and many of the doctors are trained in the U.S. With regard to security concerns, would you live in Chicago or L.A.? Anywhere you go, you have to know where the dangerous zones are and...

There are several other countries that are far cheaper to live than the U.S. Ecuador is very popular, especially Cuenca, which is at an evelvation of about 8300 ft. and on the equator. So, there are no seasons. Every day is like Spring weather. And you can live there on about 1/3 the cost of...

Those who end up in hell do so by their choice. If you've ever been in a dark cave or dark movie theater, and come out into the bright noonday sunlight, you cannot stand the light! It hurts your eyes! You prefer to run back into the dark! Similarly, those who die in mortal sin, won't be able...

God sees the past, present, and future all at once as we see the present moment. He knows our entire lives, from start to finish in a glance. But, Him knowing does not interfere with our free-will choices. It is always a mistake to assume we are anywhere near God's level of intelligence...

I think He was more worried about those headed for hell than those headed for heaven. It's all about souls.

If I recall correctly, Jesus talked about hell about 90 times in the New Testament, and about heaven only about 30 times.