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Nomad, you stated that Abraham did not know God through faith. That is the truth. Below is what you stated: Therefore, you are incorrect when you state that Abraham and the others did not know God through faith. You want to know how to know God without the written Scripture? The answer has...

Hello tomwebster, No, I did not search the forum for it. Could you give me the chapter and verse of Luke where it says that Jesus was born on September 29th because I cannot find it anywhere in the Gospel of Luke. In Christ, Selene

Luke? What chapter and verse does it say that our Lord was born on September 29th?

Hebrews 11:1-2 Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested. Hebrews 11:8-10 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he ws to receive as an inheritance; he went out, not knowing...

The Bible is indeed the written word of God, but I do not worship the Bible. Nothing should come FIRST before God. God should always be first in everything, and the written scripture is not equal to God. In other words, written scripture should not be worshipped as God in any way. The second...

I agree. The Bible did say that "faith" and "works" go together. James 2:14-17 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says hehas faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them...

Where in Scripture does it say that Jesus was born in September 29th?

Yes, it is amazing. When a person truely becomes a son or daughter of God, the Holy Spirit moves them. A son and daughter of God always follow God's Will. And God's Will is not to do nothing....but to do great and remarkable things (John 14:12). Only by the grace of God can these great and...

As I said to you under the other thread, the Bible (written scripture) existed since the fourth century. There is a living "Word of God," and this "Living Word" is not written scripture. This living "Word" existed with God and is God. His name is Jesus Christ, and Jesus was never a book that...

Hello Nomad, The Bible existed in the fourth century. God existed before the Bible. Abraham did not have the Bible, and He knew God not from the Bible. He knew God through faith. There is a living Word of God that existed long before the Bible (which is the written word - Scripture). The...

Hello Judd, No, December 25th is not the true date of the birth of Christ. His true birthdate was lost somewhere in the annuals of time. Nevertheless, December 25th was set aside as a day to celebrate His birthdate. Despite that it is not His true birthday, I see nothing wrong in choosing a...

By the way, Aspen, I forgot to add that there are many stories like these of Mother Teresa and Father Damain, but these two stands out the most because Hawaii is in the Pacific where I am also located, and Mother Teresa lived in our century. Their stories remind me of what Jesus said to the...

I admit that I don't think that I could have done the remarkable things that Mother Teresa did. She gave up everything, took a vow of poverty, and dedicated her life to helping the poor knowing that she would never eliminate poverty. She did not come to get rid of poverty because she knew that...

Hello mjrhealth, I can understand how you feel. :) I agree that there is a lot of contradictions in the Bible and that the Old Testament does indeed make God look like a murderous vengeful God. That is why we do not take the Bible literally. We do believe that the entire Bible is the...

If you had a choice between God and the Bible, which one would you choose?

Hello mjrhealth, The fact that you quote Scripture shows that even you believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. You simply do not see it as the sole authority as we do. I also do not see the Bible as the "sole" authority. You are correct that there is someone much higher than the...

The one thing that I admire most in our Protestant brothers is that they study the Bible. When I attended a Protestant church, I noticed that everyone there brought their bibles except me. :) Catholics never bring their bibles to Mass because it is not needed. We follow the Missal. The...

There are some things that one should not take literally in the Bible....unless of course, you actually believe that the earth is standing on pillars like the Bible says: Johb 9:6 He shakes th earth out of its place, and the pillars beneath it tremble. Job 38:4-6 Where were you when I...

God never gave us the Bible. Even in the Old Testament, it was the prophets speaking and there were many prophecies spoken in the Old Testament. There was only the spoken word until someone decided to write Israel's history with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, when the...

There is a difference between "religion" and "Christianity." Christianity is not a religion. In other religions, people try to reach God because they want to form a relationship with God. Christianity is different. In Christianity, it is God who reaches down to us because God wants to have a...