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Acts 11:18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” Peter had entered the house of Gentiles, an act punishable by excommunication from the Jewish religion. But he explained the steps...

Yes it could. So maybe there are safeguards to be taken. One thing I thought of was having a google hangouts group that shared stuff more closely. That would better guard plagiarism.

I have had this problem big time and know MANY who have. inappropriate content addiction is a chemical dependency on the endorphins that your brain produces when you view or listen to inappropriate contentographic material. It's extremely rare that people can beat this addiction alone. You need a group of people of your...

Well I don't really like the word "creative" because it sounds elite and those who are gifted in Christ need to serve and in a real sense, all believers are "creatives", but the idea is to encourage the development of those gifts though sharing, receiving and giving constructive critiques and...

Where do you each stand regarding faith in Christ? She certainly is not acting like a believer, but what about you? Is your walk a tight one with Jesus? I ask because it grieves the Lord when people do such things. You should check out the book of Hosea - a prophet called to marry and stay...

Phil Keaggy used to say in reply to the statement - "God made cannabis so it must His will that we smoke it" "He made poison ivy too, that doesn't mean it's His will to take off your clothes and roll in it" 'nuf said.

Hi, I don't want to sound harsh, but only direct. How was it God's will to move in, have sex and get pregnant before you were married? I know moving in was under the pretext of taking care of him but why couldn't his Mom do that? And did God tell you to have sex and get pregnant? Not the Father...

You got it right - move on. Matt 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. The "things" in that verse are everything you'll ever need. Make God your priority and no one like this can rule over you or keep you in bondage to what...

I will just tell you the story of my wife when it became clear I was serious about our relationship - unto marriage (though I hadn't proposed yet). She also had been through another relationship and told God she didn't want that again and asked God to take away this one. Instead of "removing"...

You went beyond the base definition. Of course a muslim practicing Islam believes in a false religion, salvation - if it can even be achieved - by works and a whole host of lies. But using the base definition, Christian missionaries have been completely within bounds saying they were...

Allah (just God's name in Arabic) so loved the world that He gave his Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. We need to believe that, pray it and God will grant the harvest among the Muslims. BTW - "muslim" at its base definition means "one who submits (to...

So .. in scripture we have Boaz marrying Ruth (see book of Ruth), who is very likely a full generation younger. I can't think of many others, but there is absolutely no prohibition on this kind of thing either. That said, the life experiences of a much older person can make that person...

We are NOT the judge. God is. Saving faith is both instantaneous - like the thief on the cross who confessed Christ - and progressive - getting "worked out" across time as in Philippians 2:12-13. So I'd stop worrying about who else is "saved" and make sure your walk with Him is a...

There's no prescription for the amount of time one reads scripture. I know those who "tithe" their time with God (10%), those who do more and those who do less. And by "time with God" I mean both scripture reading AND prayer - the 2 go together. But 80-95% or more? Not even monks in...

Hi Cassandra, In scripture, God is BOTH "out there" - reigning over all the universe - and "in here" - in our innermost person by faith in Christ. But cold and impersonal? Never. And as far as being punished, Jesus took our punishment for us. All we have to do is believe that and there is...

Psalm 73:13-17 I concluded, “Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle. I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.” If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your loyal followers. When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling...

First of all - chill. You're not on trial and many of the people who you think are looking at you are worried that others are looking at them. The best way to be less self-focused is to be other-focused. Get out of yourself, ask people (ok, girls since that's your source of fear) questions...

There are shelters you can take your children to where you can rebuild your life. But you're being lied to so much and so often that you're believing it. I know some very beautiful overweight people - pastors even - who had to start believing what God said about them like this Psalm 139:14 I...

You can choose who you listen to and even ignore everything some people say (it's necessary sometimes). Not all "advice" is redemptive, some is self-serving and some having no grace whatsoever. But I don't think it's wise to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

You said it first - the company you keep. You need to find friends who love you and don't drag you into using things that will kill you (and they will over time). Jesus told us to pray "Lead us not unto temptation" - revealing that there is a pathway of patterned thought, behavior and even...