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Unsaved people have been blinded to the truth by Satan. That is why they misinterpret the Bible. God my use something other than the Bible to lead a person to salvation, but if a person who is saved will come to believe the Bible and use it to guide his life.

No, you must find him in the Bible first. Our hearts are sinful and capable of being deceived. We need to receive a new heart by repenting and believing in Jesus.

Their courage is commendable but I am not sure they were being obedient to God. Jesus said, "When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next." We must always be willing to die for Christ if we must, but we should also seek to preserve our lives so we can continue the work of preaching...

Jesus had told them he would be crucified land rise from the dead but they didn't fully understand this. When Jesus was arrested Peter tried to defend him and cut off a man's ear. After the crucifixion the disciples went into hiding and didn't even believe the first reports of his...

If you buy books from a store that sells antiGod books you are helping the owner to stay in business and so you are indirectly helping to make those book available.

John had never seen a helicopter so he would have no idea what it was if God showed it to him. He would have to describe it in terms he and his readers would understand. One purpose of the Millenium is to prove that all people are basically evil and will do wrong when the have the chance...

No, we do exactly what you do, consider the kind of writing so we can tell whether the author intended to statement to be literal. Poetry often contains figurative language so we know that many statements in the Psalms are not intended to be interpreted literally. Many of the teachings of...

The fact that an organization sometimes does good things for people doesn't prove that what its teaches is true. There are atheist organizations that do charitable things. Satan sometimes appears as an angel of light by leading organizations under his control to help meet the physical needs...

No, but we are commanded to meet together and it is usually most convenient to do it in a building.

John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into...

Each of us is a member of Christ's body and we cannot function by ourselves. We need to be connected to other members of his body and the local church is where we do this.

Yes, all Christians are members of this church, but if we want to obey God we must also be part of a local congregation. Wherever Paul and the other apostles preached the gospel they established local congregations which were called churches. Why would they have done this if these...

Why do you think the story of Lazarus and the rich man was a parable? It seems to me that he was describing something that actually happened. In the Old Testament all who die, whether they are good or bad, are said to go to a place called Sheol. In the New Testament this place is called...

Their sin brought about a negative change in our circumstances. I suspect that if they had resisted the temptation there would have been a positive change which was just as great. C. S. Lewis wrote a novel called Perelandra in which he speculated about what might have happened. In the novel...

It can also make the thread more interesting. Sometimes the responses bring up ideas I would never have thought of.

NASA scientists have discovered a planet they named Kepler-452b but which is also called Earth 2.0 because it is more like earth than any other planet yet discovered. Because of its similarity there is speculation that it might contain life similar to that found on earth. Dr. Jeff Schweitzer...

It is easy to see the reason for many of the commands God gives but there are others that don’t seem to make any sense. For example, what about this one? You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together. Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV What difference can it possibly make what our clothes are...

You aren't the only one who believes this. Here are two reviews of the movie from a Christian perspective: https://carm.org/movie-exodus https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/movies/movie-review-exodus-gods-and-kings/

Chapters 38 and 39 of Ezekiel describe an invasion of Israel which is stopped by divine intervention. There is disagreement among Bible students about when this invasion will take place. Some think it is a description of the final battle at Armageddon; some think it will take place earlier...

Jesus and God's heart are revealed through the Bible. You must study and obey it if you want to know either of them. The word want also means desire.