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I think there are a great many Christians who believe church lore (common knowledge) over what the Holy Bible says. Example: That one can lose salvation. CS Lewis wrote as much in "Mere Christianity". As much as I like authors that write about Biblical subjects, there don't seem to be any lists...

Rhetorically asking: How many would abandon the Christian life and fornicate with their girlfriend or let her move in if they thought they would "just die" rather than face hell? Going a little further, if people "knew" suicide isn't a ticket straight to hell, would they then choose to die...

This is me. I'm the one who always gets caught. My favorite thing to say is, "just blame me, they'll assume I did it anyway".

The reference I found for that is Rev 22:15. Some think that means those who were excluded, not physically standing outside the gates. I have more reading to do.

Pardons for butting in here... Have you read "The Knowledge Of The Holy" by AW Tozer? In it, it's stated we can know a lot about God, but not everything. I wholeheartedly agree. This was my first time with Tozer, so I went on to start "The Crucified Life". I got as far as the introduction where...

Most of the time I want to switch translations it's for clarity of a passage. There's a radio station I like, GraceFM, and one of the ministers was criticizing The Message. The following week, the same Minister admitted that the best "interpretation" of a verse was in fact The Message version...

I loaded the Blue Letter Bible onto my laptop, but the top of the page is cut off and I don't know how to fix it. It's just the very top to where I can only read part of verse 1 of a chapter.

Are you saying our Omnificent God didn't know about the rise of media and how we have video cams in out phones or have content creators? Did he know about authors and books?

I didn't buy it for the best-ness or accuracy. I got it because I want to see how it was written for the time and the society where the ability to read and write wasn't necessarily a common skill. As to the Apocrypha, I've heard a lot about them but now I have them to read for myself.

I got a 1611 Bible with altered wording (and the Apocrypha). If anything, your post makes me want to read it more. I was raised with a Scofield KJV. After my wife died I tried out a NIV for the readability. The church I now follow uses the NKJV, and gives them away for anyone who needs a Bible...

I have that on my tablet but have not used it yet. What do you like about it?

I like Biblehub for different reasons, and one of them is the ability to switch rapidly between translations.

Is this illustration what you have so far? My observation, this could be a printed patch but it's too detailed for embroidery.

People complain that mega-churches have residences worth millions and are taking advantage of tax laws. Fine. Think about scores of small churches where the parsonage is a large part of the compensation package. These churches can't afford a livable salary, so free dwellings come into play so...

Good preachers are all over if you know where to look.

I was in elementary school when Star Trek made it's debut. On the playground, little else was talked about. TBH, I did not like The Next Generation when it was being shown weekly. In syndication it was tolerable.

In a message from the fringe, I've heard more than once that pets are no better than idols. I like to rely on the Holy Spirit to inform me when something is wrong even when I think I know right from wrong.

As a recitable prayer, the Lord's Prayer is a good prayer in my estimation if you take time to study it and understand all the meaning. In trying to get my prayer life improving, I have to consider written prayers of my own making. I have trouble remembering and my mind wanders off track. So, is...

It's hard to doubt my initial conversion because as an adult I felt as if I were being directed at certain junctures. "Felt" can be a stumbling block though. A minister I respect said "To see the hand of God in your life, stop thinking in terms of coincidences". When I heard that, certain...