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Aaron, I cannot speak for all churches. However, the churches I have been associated with always encourage people to remain faithful to their marriage and not divorce. First, I know many ministers who will not marry divorced people if their previous divorce was not the result of marital...

The difference, Aaron, is no one is standing up in the pulpit in churches today claiming that God accepts adultery. There are no movements in our culture to embrace adultery as an acceptable lifestyle. Although our world is full of adultery, it is generally not an action that people are trying...

You should study some history about how the Assyrians and Babylonians treated the peoples they conquered. The Assyrians were known for being barbarous. They would cut pregnant women open, tear out their babies and smash them on rocks. Both countries would come in and rip people out of the...

Tess, I think there are a couple of reasons, and they are good ones. First, not all sin is the same. The Bible makes it clear that some sins are more perverse than others. Think about it: If someone takes your kid's lunch money, you get mad. If someone beats your kid to a bloody pulp, you...

Yes, if this is the type of church you are attending, you should go elsewhere.

This is what you said, and this is what I quoted from you in my response. My comments were directed at this statement. When God flooded the world, he killed all the inhabitants but eight. There was no prompting in this judgment for the people to do better. God was not showing love to his...

KingJ, 1. You are totally missing the point. You said that God used judgment to change us for the better. God completely destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. He took the northern Kingdom to captivity, NEVER TO RETURN. These judgments were final. There was no happy ending for these people. You...

Kim, I agree with much that you have written. Unfortunately, we have denoted the local gathering of believers (usually at a building) as "the church" or "the local church." It would probably be best if people referred to it as the local gathering, but we are kinda stuck with the terminology...

This is why the average church leader doesn't last more than 3 years in ministry before getting burnt out. Believe me pom, if it was all about the money, ministers would do anything other than ministry. Most ministers I know earn wages that classify them as poverty level income earners...

An added reading does not, by any stretch of the imagination, indicate something is authentic! I mean, the whole story of the woman caught in adultery is not found in any of the earliest witnesses, and was clearly added at a later date. Added readings are usually proof that the writing is...

I think Sodom and Gomorrah would contest this point, as well as the Israelites who were taken captive by the Assyrians. Is this a serious question? And what are they regretting? That God is loving them and being polite to them as his enemies? There is no consistency in your contentions. So...

Ruth, With all due respect: 1. This writer is not an Apostle. 2. The church in Corinth was dealing with horrific sexual immorality that they were bragging about. I don't think complaining that worship is too "polished" or that it doesn't meet the audience's felt needs for conversation...

Angelina, I hope I didn't come across as though I were upset with you. I just think that articles like this surface almost daily anymore. I don't mind a healthy critique of the church. I think we are all comfortable to say that the Church has issues. I think the problem I have with articles...

FlamingZ, As I posted above, I do not discount the fact that some scholars believe that Matthew could have written a Hebrew version of his Gospel. My point has been, and remains, that no such evidence exists for it. Thus, your claim that there was an original version in Hebrew and that...

I never suggested that we should put ourselves on the throne. Our war is not against flesh and blood and church leaders need love and forgiveness like anyone else. I think you are wrong if you are suggesting people dont need encouragement and if they fail then they are the enemy or worthy of...

The judgments approved in 1 Cor. 2:15 and 1 Cor 6:3 are not in the same ballpark of my point. We are called not to set ourselves up as holy standards and base the eternities of others based on our own perceptions or standards. Christ determines people fate...not you or I. 1 Cor. 6 is in...

I assure you I HAVE studied what scholars know. I will share some of their publications for you to confirm that fact. While it is clear that Matthew uses Hebrew idioms in his Gospel, this in no way verifies the idea that Matthew wrote originally in Hebrew. He was a Hebrew, and it is not...

Pom, church leaders are people Jesus loves, too. Don't forget that. I'd enjoy articles like this much more if they gave any meaningful suggestions. It seems everyone has a list of reasons as to why church is so terrible and pastors are so disconnected. What I don't see are lists of...

The things Daniel was told to seal were opened 2,000 years ago.

KingJ, God's commands us not to judge. That does not mean He will not judge. You are confusing the commands a Holy and Almighty God makes of a sinful and finite people with God's own prerogative. Even a cursory reading of the OT shows that God judges the wicked and punishes his enemies. The...