Is it a sin for different races to marry? No. There is no conceivable grounds in the Bible to justify any sort of racial prejudice or discrimination, and refusing to marry people of other races would certainly fall into this category. James 2:8,9 lists discrimination as a sin on par with adultery and murder. Although […]

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If our righteousness must surpass that of the Pharisee to enter the kingdom, should we be perfect as our Father in heaven is? Are there any exceptions according to Christ? It seems that the scriptures say you must be perfect according to the Gospels, but Paul mentions grace. Yet Christ never mentions the word grace. […]

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Would intelligent, reasonable and scientific questions about the Bible’s comparative words cause Christians to struggle? I would say absolutely not!! My experience, having asked many hard questions of the Bible for twenty-five years, is that the Bible will stand up to any kind of question. Those who have the courage to ask the hard questions […]

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You have said, based on Luke and Hebrews, that if a person continues sinning constantly after they have received the Holy Spirit they will be dammed to hell-what about the prodigal son story of God always forgiving, and always being able to come back to God? Excellent question. Of course, the story of the prodigal […]

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In the story in the gospel of John, Jesus with the adulterous woman was not found in the most reliable sources such as Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus. Why is the story in our Bible’s today if it was not in what is considered the most authoritative documents on biblical manuscripts? It kind of bugs […]

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I have really been struggling a lot over this one… I believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God, and thus does not contain obvious error and contradictions that would make it untrustworthy. Yet upon reading the gospel accounts of Peter’s denial of Jesus, there seems to be a glaring contradiction here. In […]

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In Christian terms, can you give me a explanation of whether people are born homosexual or not? I have a hard time understanding whether there’s a cause to people becoming homosexual or if God made them homosexual from the beginning of their life? I do not think that babies are homosexual. I am not sure […]

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A woman by the name of Acharya S. tries to support atheism by claiming that Christianity took many ideas from other people that as she claims, are very similar to Christ. In her website article, http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins.htm, she gives specific similarities between Jesus and different people like Mithra, Horus and Hare Krishna. So far, I have […]

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HERMENEUTICS   Some Definitions:   Hermeneutics:  The systematic study of the principles and methods of  interpr etation.   Or   The systematic study of the principles and methods of interpretation of the Bible.   Exegesis:  Explaining the meaning of the text;  i.e. what the author meant when he wrote to the people of his day.   […]

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 Power Point: Islam 2.19 Mb  Notes to accompany ISLAM (literally, submit the will in Arabic)   Founder:  Muhammad.  About 570 ? 632 AD, in Mecca, in modern Saudi Arabia.   Roughly 1 billion Muslims in the world.   Location:  Northern Africa, almost the entire Middle East, Pakistan Afghanistan, Bangaladesh, India, Albania, Indonesia and the Phillipines, […]

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   Mormonismo: Un Power Point. 1.09 Mb   Notas para Mormonismo / LA IGLESIA DE JESUCRISTO DE LOS SANTOS DE LOS ULTIMOS DIAS ?        Fundador: Jos? Smith (1805-1844) HISTORIA: ?        Jos? Smith. Nacido en Vermont, 1805, criado en el ?rea rural de Nueva York. ?        No fu? conocido por haber tenido un trabajo regular. ?        […]

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  Power Point: The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ? 1.16 Mb Notes to accompany MORMONISM (The Churchof Jesus Christof the Latter Day Saints)   Founder:  Joseph Smith  (1805 – 1844)   HISTORY:   Joseph Smith   Born in Vermont, 1805, raised in rural New YorkState.   Not known for holding a regular job […]

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   Power Point: Jehovah’s Witness 47.00 Kb   Notes to accompany: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES   Background and History.   Founded by Charles Russel   Russel was influenced by the Adventist movement (let to the 7th DayAdventistChurch)   The Adventist/Millerite movement began in the 1830?s   William Miller used Daniel 8:14and Daniel 9:25(a very odd connection) to […]

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  Daniel Profeta de las Naciones 614.00 Kb Notas para Daniel, Profeta a Las Naciones abajo   Destinatarios principales de la carta: los jud?os que sufr?an durante la persecuci?n de Ant?oco Ep?fanes. Hay que notar que este es un paralelo cercano a Apocalipsis, cuyos destinatarios principales eran los disc?pulos que sufr?an bajo la intensa persecuci?n del […]

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  Daniel, Prophet to the Nations Power Point 1.48 Mb Notes to accompany Daniel Power Point Presentation   Background to Daniel:   Theme:  God Rules the Nations, Do Not Fear!   Main messages:   1.  How to stay pure and uncorrupted?to maintain your integrity in a world      in which you are surrounded by unbelievers.   […]

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  How We Got the Bible 3.94 Mb Notes to accompany HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE Many have claimed that the Old Testament contains a number of myths and legends which were created by Jewish writers in the two or three centuries before the time of Christ or soon thereafter.  Others would claim that most of […]

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  Power Point: From Shadow to Reality 237.50 Kb   Outline for From Shadow to Reality   OT Theme:  The Messiah is coming   NT Theme:  The Messiah is here   Jesus is priest, prophet and king.  Jesus brings together the entire OT. Jesus says:  Everything must be fulfilled that was written about me Luke 24:44 […]

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BOOKS ON APOLOGETICS  Book titles which are highlighted are linked to a book review or to a place to buy the book. GENERAL APOLOGETICS Reasons for Belief:  A Handbook of Christian Evidence, by John M. Oakes, PhD (GCI Books, 2001) The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999) Know […]

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   Power Point: The History of Science and Religion 787.00 Kb   Notes to accompany A History of Science and Christianity.    The ancient world:  Chaos vs Cosmos   1. Thales (585 BC) Predicted a Solar Eclipse: Nature is predictable. Cosmos and the human mind.   Melvin Calvin (atheist expert on the chemical origin of life):  ?The […]

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I would say that at first glance this passage might be difficult to understand if one were assuming it was about judgment day. God is talking about bringing physical judgment on the city of Jerusalem and on Judah for their unrighteous deeds. In fact, that is the main subject of Ezekiel chapters 20-23. Israel had […]

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It is debatable to say whether masturbation is listed specifically as a sin in the Bible. There are probable references to it in the Old Testament. Even involuntary nocturnal ejaculation made the Jewish men “unclean” and required a time when the Israelite was unable to offer certain types of worship. However, we are not under […]

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Question: Why would God allow the sinner to be more successful than the righteous or the one who is following him? Answer: You ask an excellent question. David asked the same question in several of his psalms. For example in Psalm 38:35, David said, “I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a […]

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