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Then explain Romans 11:22

Proverbs 30:7-9 7“Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?' Or I may become...

Fair enough. There are many verses in scripture that tell of God giving an abundance to his faithful ones. Not that I disagree with these responses, but how do you reconcile them with Matthew 25:41-46? Agreed.

I'm not entirely sure why, but after browsing this thread it seems like people are averse to what the bible instructs us about giving. Not sure why, because giving is a good thing and God is pleased when His people give in His name because it is to His glory. So bilogewu is exhorting us, with...

How so?

It still tells us that we are to do that which was prepared for us to walk in. So doing nothing isn't an option.

Right, but what does Ephesians 2:10 immediately say: For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. James 1:22-25 James 2:18

1 Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

I mean, I have to agree. Amassing wealth for oneself is a snare. Give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. Where your heart is, that's where your treasure will be. The rich in this life are humbled while the poor believers are given greater honor by the Lord. James 5:2 warns "Your...

And logically believe in Ellen G. White? No thanks. Just because SDA might be correct about 1 tenet of Christianity doesn't mean anything.

No, Christianity is not to have any adulterates. How would the gospel be enhanced in any measure by merging it with buddhism or any other religion? Is Christ not sufficient enough??

Hmm I remember reading this over a decade ago. Very nice poem

Right. I was talking more about people that I'm not really around a whole lot and who don't have a lot of time to form much of an opinion on my behavior and spirit.

Hi Hidden. I fully agree with what you and justbyfaith are saying. Matthew 5:16 1 Peter 2:12 1 Peter 3:16 come to mind. When I'm speaking with someone outside the faith who may not have the best opinion of it, I'd like to be prepared to assuage their criticisms and present Christianity in a...

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True. Your post reminds me about the parables of the wedding feast where the king sends his servants out to invite everyone they see after his original guests declined. As Christians we are likened to these servants doing our masters will and being sent forth to share and preach the gospel...

@Marymog A society that openly acknowledges God will be blessed by God. It is far more important that an elective course on Christianity exists than to worry about who's teaching it because it may be the only interaction non-Christian students may ever get with the gospel. The gospel is not a...

I agree, but I would still like to speak about Christ to others, especially others who may not know about him, and demolish arguments and imaginations that set themselves up against knowledge of God. God uses Christians to witness to the lost. One way that God communicates to lost sheep. So...

I'm trying to find ways to not be defensive, but to redirect the conversation to make it constructive and to make a compelling case for Christ.

When sharing the faith every so often as we are called to do it can't be uncommon to encounter the phrase "I'm not a Christian because all Christians are hypocrites" or something similar. How do you refocus the conversation away from negativity and back on promoting the gospel in a positive...