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bbb, I hardly believe that there's only one verse from which to get the concept of salvation by Christ alone. I mean, look at Acts 4:12 - Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we mus...
The question is, what does "behind" mean? Sure, it can mean the Islamic "you must walk 5 paces behind me" but it also can mean a guiding force, or source of strength. Indeed, it has been said that it is because of women that men do the things that ...
In answer to the specific question, weaker vessel would imply something that is more easily broken-- the "kid gloves" that amblessed referred to. The husband is also commanded to love the wife as Christ loved the church-- by dying for it. Men and wom...
At its core, any set of believers that profess Jesus as Lord can be called Christian in the broadest sense of the term. Where Catholicism differs is in the specific beliefs that it espouses in contrast to other Christians. Contrary to some of what ...
toadaly, Christians and Christianity are two different things. Christians practice Christianity and recognize that they are not perfect in this present time. So, shifting from what Christianity is to what Christians say it is is just some sleight of ...
Until you produce evidence, semi1900, your words that they weren't written in his lifetime or by his contemporaries and mine that they were are of equal weight. Internal document evidence, including statements about the politics of the time, physical ...
The evidence that Jesus Christ lived is more prevalent than that proving that Plato, Socrates or Homer existed. There is more documentary evidence for the New Testament than any other work of ancient literature by far. And the documentary evidence po...
A very good question, eleni-- perhaps a different question topic that we can answer so that this thread stays on topic? Otherwise I could take a stab at an answer here.
ty, it's not fair to use the "did Jesus mention it" test to try to argue from absence. Jesus did not say "obey the speed limit" or other specific things that were not a prevalent problem at the time. He did talk about fornication and lust, and fornic...
Certainly the Bible doesn't say you have to visit a church (which was not a building, but an assembly of believers in houses at the beginning of Christianity), but it does say you have to enter a relationship. The texts say "Believe on the Lord Jesus ...
Disagree. Bible states that belief in Jesus is the only way.
First off, you're switching terminology-- but this is a common tactic. I don't know many "Christians", even of the Fundamental variety, that disapprove of doctors, medicine, or scientific reasonings as far as what's going on in the testable environmen...
The same question could be asked of any sin, really. It's because sin has pleasure-- even if it is just for a season. Most of the time it's because they don't realize how easy it is to fall into sin. It's not that they necessarily wake up one mornin...
How do you determine? Look at the evidence and the claims. Personally, I believe that if you look at the evidence for the Bible, the claims that it makes about the human condition, and the need for someone to save us from our sins, I believe that yo...
The first thing that you need to understand is the context of when things were said-- who they were said to, the time that they were said, etc. So, let's start with slavery and work our way from there... Like was previously mentioned, slavery is/wa...
In one word: Imperfectly. They were given miracles, judges, prophets and kings (only after they asked for it) and yet they still strayed and worshiped other gods. This got them punished and eventually God went to the Gentiles.
The Bible that you have - that's the answer that an Bible Archaeologist told me. He said it was more important to be reading than to be debating what to read.
Christians and others that believe that others should "convert" believe that they have the truth, and their degree of belief in that truth mandates that they tell others. Though some (JWs) actually believe it's part of good works that they have to do ...
I could care less is a phrase used by people thinking they're saying I couldn't care less. In reality, I don't think I've ever encountered someone who has said the first without meaning the second.
I think you should wait. Sex will change the entire dynamic of your relationship. And the fact that he already has experience says that it's unpredictable what will happen once you let him have you too. Sex will change how you think and what you t...
In the old days we used to say that you could take a magnet to your disk and that would clean it. I wouldn't suggest that now. Adding noise through a program above is probably sufficient. Just make sure you have a copy of your OS.
When Jesus left the Earth He promised to return and from that time until this people have looked for His coming. I'm not one to believe that there are actual signs that we can see as much as knowing the current cultural environment and comparing it ...
Since Christians are only supposed to speak the truth in love, and build one another up, it would be hard to use foul language and accomplish this mission.
If you knew that someone was going to die tomorrow because they were going to be hit by a train and you knew it for sure, what would you do about it? A Christian who actually believes the Bible believes that those around them could die at any time a...