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What about this, though: "The LORD said to Moses, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute?Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD?'" (Exodus 4:11) It seems that God doesn't make us all perfect. And it's homosexual behaviour that is sin, not...

Actually, this logic is faulty. Paul preached Christ crucified and risen without the help of any cross or crucifix (these did not become Christian symbols until much later). Catholic spirituality may well focus on the sacrifice of Christ (represented by the crucifix) but you can only conclude...

I would feel uncomfortable wearing a crucifix (a cross with a figure of Christ on it); I believe this is against the spirit of the second commandment against making images of God (however well-intentioned). But I have no problem with an empty cross - the same symbol, but without the image.

It's actually the other way round... the apostolic creed is about two centuries older than the Nicene creed. The Nicene creed is an expansion of it, explaining exactly what 'son of God' means.

We're also in God's will when we're going through trials - as Hebrews 12:8 states, if we don't have any trials at all, then we should be worried! Christians can rejoice during times of trouble (although it can be hard) as well as good times. Of course I prefer life to be easy; but I know that it...

No longer following Jesus. I'm sorry I can't be more specific, but 'giving up' ones discipleship means different things for different people. Do you still love Him? Do you still strive to obey Him? Ultimately only you can know if you are (still) a follower of Jesus. No, it's not possible to...

Read what Paul says: "Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing." (II Timothy 4:8) Crowns are given to those who persevere and remain faithful...

Having looked at some other articles on this website, I'm not persuaded that this is genuine, reputable, peer-reviewed science.

I don't get this. Why is it necessary to 'walk away' from Christian belief in order to do a bit of self-experimentation?

Ah, I misunderstood you. When you talked about 'revelation' I thought you meant specifically revelation from God, not including straightforward learning.

This applies only to knowledge of God (I Corinthians 2:6-16).

Because people aren't always logical!

This doesn't follow. You can know lots of things without revelation. You are making an assumption aren't you? (We are probably all making assumptions, but since we have differing understandings of the verse, that itself indicates that the interpretation isn't a foregone conclusion). To me it...

That wasn't the kind of thing I was thinking about. God inspired Bezalel and the other craftsmen to make the Tabernacle and its furnishings to the correct design. But He didn't teach them how to work gold, spin yarn, cut gemstones, weave cloth, etc. They already knew how to do these things. On...

Can you give me an example of technology being revealed from heaven? I can't think of one.

There's no "reference" - it's logical deduction. First principle: Technology has never been revealed from heaven; from the wheel to the computer, we've had to invent it. At some time in the distant past, somebody must have had the idea of constructing something to make it easier to burn a...

Simple explanation. At some point in mankind's early history (between Abel and Noah), altars were invented to make the offering of sacrifices easier. Once altars existed, they became part of the 'culture' of worship and God could instruct people to make them.

James begins his section on faith and works with a question: "What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?" (James 2:14) Why would he ask such a question, unless he and his readers believed in salvation by faith? The issue being...

To mark Mothering Sunday, the Church of England recently commissioned a poll to discover “Britain’s ideal mother.” Now this is actually quite a tricky question to answer. First of all, what are the qualities that make an ideal mother? And secondly, does anyone in the world measure up to them...

Yes No. "God's divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life." (NIV) That's not at all the same as "using" God's divine nature. God gives us what we need, as and when we need it... the initiative is His, and continues to be His. The power for living a godly life comes from Him...