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When Paul wrote this the New Testament was still in the process of being written so he was speaking about the Old Testament, including the Torah. The ceremonial laws, such as the sacrifices and dietary laws, are no longer in force but we can learn about God by studying them.

Jesus came with two purposes: to die to atone for the sins of the world and to present himself to Israel as their promised king. When the Wise Men came they were looking for the king of the Jews, not the savior of the world. The Jews rejected him as king and even had him put to death but in...

A pastor has an obligation to teach those who attend his church what the Bible says about baptism and who should be baptized. He has the right and the duty to say when you can be baptized as long as he is passing along the teachings of the Bible and not just acting on his own authority.

How do you suppose Mary feels when people pray to her? Here is one possibility: https://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0040/0040_01.asp

Here is what the Bible says: Tribulations are part of the life of every obedient Christian. But there is a different kind of Tribulation coming in the future. A time is coming when the earth will experience a time of great tribulation that is worse than anything that has happened in the past...

Most of the items on the list are in fact disputable matters on which sincere Christans can disagree and still maintain fellowship but there are some on which the Bible teaching is clear and there can be no compromise. Marriage is only between a man and a woman and any sexual activity outside...

In the controversy about same sex marriage there is one group whose opinions have almost never received any publicity. There are gays who believe the Bible and agree that marriage is to be only between a man and a woman. A group of them have started a blog called spiritualfriendship.org...

If you want to study the Bible reguarly I recommend this site: http://www.backtothebible.org/index.php/Today-on-Back-to-the-Bible/Today-on-Back-to-the-Bible.html

The answer would depend on what you mean by "homosexuality". The word is sometimes used to mean the same sex attraction that some people experience and sometimes to the act of engaging in sex with someone of the same sex. Because of the effect of sin on the human race people are born with...

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12 ESV) Jesus opened the eyes of those who were physically blind. Through the Holy Spirit he gives us the power to open the...

A physician who has made a complete examination of a person without having been told his age could probably make an accurate estimate of it because of his knowledge of how the aging process works. But what would happen if he were to travel back in time and examine Adam and Eve immediately after...

Here are some answers to questions about homosexuality from someone who was once a practicing homosexual but who is now a Christian. http://www.christopheryuan.com/mobile/faqs.html

If he lusts after a man he sins; if he is tempted to lust but resists the temptation he doesn't sin.

Having homosexual tendencies simply means that someone is tempted to commit a certain kind of sin. Like anyone else who is tempted he must choose whether to resist the temptation or to yield to it. He is only guilty of sin if he gives in to the temptation. Being tempted isn't a sin. Here is...

They can be saved now just as any other sinner can. Some people who are gay but who also believe in Christ choose not to act on their sexual desires but to remain celibate. Here is information about a book that one of them wrote...

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Colossians 2:16-17 ESV The nation of Israel was established by God to be the means of...

There is a war going on between God and Satan. When someone becomes a Christian he becomes a soldier in God’s army and a participant in that war. In order to wage war effectively we must know who our enemy is. When we look at what is going on in the world we see many who are doing and...

Receiving salvation by believing is Jesus is only the first step into a new life. After you are saved you will need to study all that the Bible says in order to know how to live as Jesus wants you to. Jesus said that all of the Old Testament, including the creation account, is true. If you...

He will commend you for having the faith to believe his word rather than accepting the opinions of men.

Two days before Easter we observe Good Friday as the day on which Jesus was crucified. For anyone who is familiar with Jesus’ predictions about his death and resurrection this raises a problem. He said that just as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights he would be in the...