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Thank you for your post. For Christians, the commandments are Love God and Love Your Neighbor. In Commandments 6-10, God is saying do no harm (and do not even think about it). This is one of the characteristics of Love Your Neighbor (although Jesus put it more positively, in terms of sharing...

Thank you for the post. The White House Faith Office was established this February. Here are its marching orders. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishment-of-the-white-house-faith-office/ In particular: “The efforts of faith-based entities, community...

Thank you for your post and sharing your dilemma. If it makes sense for you to share some of the monetary responsibilities with your brother, that warrants prayer, discussion with your family, and discussion with your brother. (Beware guilt trap.) Sending money for cigarettes doesn’t sound...

Why are you chastising this new seeker for coming to this forum with honest questions? Recall Matthew 9:36—When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Peace.

Thanks for posting. Re Honor Your Father and Mother: the unstated assumption is that you should know who your parents are. Together with God’s commandment, “a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife . . .,” God is telling us that husbands, wives, and their families...

Thank you for the astute questions. Yes, many religions contain wisdom and inculcate a culture similar to the Christian Love Your Neighbor like Yourself. The Apostle Paul found that many of the gentiles he met “lived as though the law were written on their hearts” (Romans 2: 14,15; also Acts...

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for your question. Buddhism and Christianity have number of common beliefs, such as kindness, gentleness, avoiding anger & hatred, and humility. But Love of God is central to Christianity, whereas Buddhism is agnostic. For Christians salvation is a gift from...

Thank you for your post. Is it the label “Christian” that is important to you, or is it understanding God’s expectations for you that you are unsure of. Jesus told us there are two great commandments: to love God and love our neighbors? Perhaps it is a thorough understanding and embracing of...

Thank you for the post. Attorney General Pam Bondi is a breath of fresh air in comparison to her predecessor Merrick Garland, who had pro-life activists harassed and fomented a number of other political controversies. The Epstein case is a hiccup. Although the current administrations...

Thank you for commenting. The author? Isn’t the Book of Job God’s word? Peace

It is not clear what our disagreement is at this point. We both agree that our choices influence our individual salvations. We also agree that Revelation describes God’s ultimate plans for humanity. We also should agree that no one person or group or nation can thwart God’s plan. Moreover...

You are rewriting what I am explaining to suit your “God is not sovereign” Theology. So, your idea of Christianity is God cannot possibly have an ultimate plan for all of humanity because free will has the final say? Everyday we make free-will choices—mine are driven by cheerful obedience to...

Thank you for trying. Yes understanding how Free Will and Providence are both present is difficult, so it is worth reflecting on. In the Book of Esther, for example, the various actors make many choices, but God uses all of those choices to bring about His plan—saving the exiled Jewish people...

Thank you for the reply. The concept of God’s providence, Divine Providence, is found throughout the Bible. If “doctrine” offends you, fair enough. Simply put, Divine Providence is the governance of God by which He, with wisdom and love, cares for and directs all things in the universe. Divine...

From today’s Babylon Bee: ”Local atheist . . . Steve Wimbly admitted to several close friends that recent struggles had shaken his faith in the existence of nothing. “Wimbly said that all his life, he had prided himself on his ability to face life's challenges with an unshakable faith in...

Thank you for your post. The commentaries on Mark 10:30 state that what Jesus says is not to be taken literally in our earthly lifetime. Moreover, there are many examples throughout the ages of righteous individuals persecuted by governments, which took all their possessions before cruelly...

The Book begins with a description of the many gifts God bestowed on Job, followed by a (God-inspired) dialog between God and Satan. That dialog essentially tells us, “Little did Job know that God agreed with Satan to test Job’s faith by turning his life upside down.“ Is that dialog needed...

Thanks to all for food for thought. By the way, here is a relevant passage from Job: 38 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: 2 “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? 3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer...

Consider Psalm 18: 7-15 7Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. 8Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. 9He bowed...

Thank you for your post. Here is an addition for your consideration: Jesus modeled humility. (See also Micah 6.) Clearly, God was selective about those to whom He revealed Himself. And although He influenced cultures everywhere, He appears to have been content with anonymity. (See Romans 2...