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Today's legalistic Christians are not far off from the Pharisees of Jesus' day (nothing new under the sun) - "One Sabbath he was going through the grain-fields [Jesus and His disciples broke the rabbinic law of not walking more than 1999 steps], and as they made their way, his disciples began...

Free will is not free the way we commonly think its is. Most Christians that believe 'free will' is a position that allows for choices to be entirely self-derived (without ANY internal/external coercion or limitation) so as to be able to do any possible thing (imagined or unimagined), such as...

Exactly what condition did the fall (Our forefather's disobedience toward God in eating of the forbidden fruit) bring mankind? The fall brought mankind into an inherent condition of sin and misery. That all of mankind, on that day, in losing communion with God had been made liable to the...

It is God alone that saves men from the slavery of sin, pulling them out of the sinking sand and ultimately removing the wage of sin, which is death. God's grace and our works are opposed in justification for our salvation. There is not one single thing a man can do to justify his own salvation...

God has a plan. It would be strange to say in one sentence that God, having infinite wisdom and power, would create all things and have no definite and perfect plan for those things. Even a man, who is subject to all kinds of errors, develops a plan or idea before he acts; and a man who starts...

I'm a little more than frustrated with the attitude of our country, especially those who share my faith as a Christian. The responses that I've seen towards Muslims and their communities is the typical ignorant and worldly reaction that has no place in the mouths/hearts of so called 'godly'...

Greetings brothers and sisters, I'm looking for advice and recommendation for how my family should be spending our Sabbath day. I met a Christian family that literally starts Saturday evening with no tv, video games, or work until Sunday night. I felt convicted in how I spend my Sabbath day...

The Lord’s Supper is a great meal. It is an ordinary means of God’s grace to his church and a representation of the great sacrifice on the Cross. Along with baptism, the Supper is one of Jesus’s two specially instituted sacraments for the signifying, sealing, and strengthening of his...

Do those who die in infancy receive salvation? From my understanding, the Scriptures teach plainly enough that the children of believers are saved, but what of the unbelievers? We understand that the doctrine of original sin applies to infants as well as adults. However, I believe that since...

Time and time again in the epistles of Paul, he tells us that men are dead in trespasses and sin, estranged from God, and completely helpless. All men, in their natural state, are rebels against God; and though they may do many things which the law of God requires, nothing is done with reference...

We are finite. We are sinful. We are culturally biased. Language can confuse us, especially when different words carry the same meaning, and when the same words carry different meanings. This is true in the Bible as well as in all other books and conversations. The inspiration of the Word of God...

Paul the Apostle, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. He is generally considered one of the most important figures in the Christian community. He spent many years ministering to...

Looking for some civil discussion between Protestants and the Old Church. I have a few questions I am hoping to get answered. I was not raised in the church, and only recently (4 years ago) came to know Christ. I've only attended PCA (Presbyterian Church of America) since then, and know very...

Is the U.S. Electoral system as flawed as I think it is? Or do I just not understand it? We start with people who want to be President, for whatever reason, and those are the only choices each party has to nominate, not necessarily the people that should running. Each candidate presents a case...

I finally watched the movie "God's not dead" and had an issue with their idea of evil and free will. So I did some digging and this is what I've come up with. Thoughts? Theodicy, in its most common form, attempts to answer the question why a good God permits the manifestation of evil. The most...

Something I've been struggling with lately is how I should be spending my time. My wife and I, our children, we attend regular Sunday worship and Wednesday evening small group. I often spend my time in the morning reading random scripture, and praying/praising God. Then there's time spent here...

Many of the threads, postings and comments dealing with the distinct theological differences in denominations are characterized more by hate than by love. In our honest attempts to call out false teachers, or false ideas many of us have turned to methods of ridicule and embarrassment rather...

Is a story known to some with a great message within it. It’s about a man whose faithfulness to God was tested and who, although he didn’t understand the reasons for his losses, never doubted the goodness of God (Job 13:15). It’s about a man who loved God even though he lost all his earthly...

I ask of you nothing more than what you already do daily and that is to please pray. Pray for God to give us the wisdom to understand His word, the courage to follow His will and the reminder of how much we need Him. Pray for those who are persecuted in His name here and abroad. Pray for those...

God is not a big fluffy teddy bear that is all sugar coated rainbows and hugs. There are some Christians that might preach this, but then they're changing the Bible to fit them instead of changing themselves to fit the Bible. God is just like an earthly parent who wants His children to obey...