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My brother, Judas was a believer of Christ. As you see from the scripture you quoted, St. Peter recognized Judas ministry and apostleship despite that he fell into transgression. He was called by Christ to be an Apostle, and he was recognized as an Apostle even by the other 11 Apostles...

Hello pgfinest, Judas was a believer because he was a disciple of Christ. He was a follower of Jesus and called by Christ to be one of His Apostles. Yes, Satan entered Judas, but Satan also entered St. Peter (See Matthew 16:23). Judas is no different than most of us. Many of us are...

Hello Mercy, That is true that we don't hear of the woman committing suicide. We also don't know if she actually followed Jesus' command and stop committing adultery. The Bible does not say. However, I would tend to think that if it was me who was that close to death and given a second...

There are also instances in the Bible showing our Lord forgiving even when repentance was not shown. As Christ was dying on the cross, He forgave the Roman soldiers who nailed Him to the cross despite that the Roman soldiers did not repent. The Roman soldiers were ignorant and did not know who...

I agree that the soul is immortal. Our short life on earth is so precious because how we live our earthly life will God will determine whether we will spend eternity in Heaven or not.

Thank you, Jiggfly. :) It would be interesting to hear your explaination on why you think the English word "Assembly" is the best one compared to "Church" (as used by the KJV), and how it is supportive with the Greek word "kuriakos" In Christ, Selene

Hello Bill, Thank you for the information. :) In Christ, Selene

Hello Jiggfly, Actually, I don't think the English word "Church" ignored the Greek word "kuriakos." As I pointed out, the English word "Church" is always associated with worshipping God or having to do with God's people. Also, I provided for you the origin of the English word "Church" below...

Where are they translating it from? Is there a website? Being Catholic, I would be interested to hear what the translation is for Purgatory. :) In Christ, Selene

Hello Jiggyfly, If one is to translate the Bible from the Greek language to the English language, I would think that one would choose the best word in the English language that would most appropriately be aligned with the Greek. Therefore, to translate the Greek word "ekklesia" into the...

The problem with the English language is that one word can have several different meanings. According to dictionary.com, the word "Church" has 14 defintions and all these definitions have something to do with God in that it speaks about worsipping God or speaks about a group of people belonging...

Hello Charles, Within the early Church the Apostles exercised the regulative power with which Christ had endowed them. It was no chaotic mob, but a true society possessed of a structured life, and organized in various orders. The evidence shows the twelve to have possessed (a) a power of...

Hello Charles, The word Pope only means "Father." That is all. The Pope is the Bishop of Rome. There is nothing wrong with calling a bishop or a priest "Father." Jesus did not meant it literally when He said "Call no one on earth your Father." Why? Because His Apostles were using the word...

Hello Charles, Okay. I found your post. It was near the bottom, and no one has responded to it. I agree that "Church" is an assembly of people. But it does not mean that it is a small assembly or a large assembly. It is simply "people." And that is exactly what we are. We have never...

Hello Charles, I don't see any post in any of this section on "Definition of the Church." Where is it so that I could read it? And again, we are not an organization like a CEO. We are an assembly....a very very large one. :) In Christ, Selene

Hello Charles, We are not an organization. We are a Church, and our Orthodox brothers is also a Church. We are Apostolic Churches and we recognize each other as such. Yes, the Orthodox has identical doctrines as the Catholics.. However, the Orthodox and Catholics do have a few...

1 Peter says that Christ went to those in prison and yes, these were the ones who were disobedient to God. A person who was disobedient to God is not going to be in paradise with Abraham, who is faithful and obedient to God. Christ went to these disobedient ones to preach the Gospel to them...

Hello Charles, What a small world. :) Yes, Guam has a military base here. You may have heard of the military build-up here. I am from the Cathoic Church, and the Orthodox Church did not break away from us because the Pope declared himself equal with God. The Pope did no such thing...

Hello Zuzanna, I'm sure that we can help you here. You ask about the viewpoints of Christianity regarding homosexuality. Most Christians are against the ACT of homosexuality. In my Church, we do not condone the act of homosexuality. We know that God also loves the homosexuals. In fact, He...

Hello Charles, Yes, our Church is indeed patterned after the first century assembly because our Church is Apostolic. Yes, we definitely have all those three. :) God promised us that He would be with us and guide us in all Truths until the end (John 16:13). God promised that the gates of...