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Hmm, you keep mentioning divorce, but I never brought it up once. I'm not a proponent of divorce, so you don't have to bring that part up since we already agree on that. I don't see how it is a wise or sensible thing to do. I think Paul was dead wrong on this. God gives us grace. "My grace...

True Christians renounce the world, its lusts and its ways. So, there are very few true Christians.

? That's not what Jesus or Paul said, though I agree with you. They both advocated eternal singlehood to better serve God. Better name...? What does that mean? As a single person, life is twice as difficult, not easier. Who enjoys being alone, just with God? Might as well abandon all...

A simple question: Why did God decide to suddenly change his mind about marriage, beginning in the new testament? As far as the old testament is concerned, marriage was a blessing and a GOOD thing! But once Jesus and Paul showed up, it became a bad thing. Why is this?

Alive Again: I have no issue with financial prosperity and I teach it. But, in the end, what does financial abundance matter personally speaking, if you're not happy otherwise? What does having a large sum of money in the bank, a big home, a bunch of cars or toys and such matter if you wind up...

He entirely discouraged it, he all but forbade it. Which is very bad advice... unless you believed the world was going to end in your lifetime. Then, apparently, marriage doesn't matter. No, there would not be a propagation of the religion if no one reproduced. Which is why no one would say he...

Try switching churches. Some churches, I find very boring and dry, others are much more lively and exciting. Find one that suits your needs and feels right for you. And no, going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car.

God can work through even the hearts of those who don't know him, at times. He used a donkey to speak, he can do anything. But you have a good point. Probably why the early church fathers took Paul's words and said,"That's not *really* what he meant... Yes it looked like Paul was condemning...

Yes, depressing. That is why a widow or widower would be better off not marrying again. Death presupposes the person is still alive - only in a different place. That is the ultimate slap in the face to the deceased spouse, if you think about it. I'll have to go with Jesse DuPlantis on...

Fair enough. That is old testament. We're not discussing old testament. Again, old testament, so it isn't relevant to our discussion here. Anyone CAN do this. He also said, "I can do ALL THINGS through Christ, which strengthens me." Phil. 4:13. So it's not a question of can or can't. All...

All true, yet that does not explain why other values changed in the new, such as wealth or marriage going from blessings to things to be avoided and shunned for the kingdom's sake.

Those are some interesting points in your first post, I'll have to do more research there. As for the marriage issue, I don't see how we can get around it when Paul said, "He that does not marry does better (than he who does)." Paul even told the church in Corinth, "Are you loosed from a wife...

In the Word of Faith doctrine, wealth, health and social blessings are seen as gifts from God, much as it was in the days before the new covenant. But in the new testament writings, we see some stark contracts between the old. For example, in many different situations in the gospels, Jesus is...

You can believe God controls everything. It's not true and you won't go to hell for it, but it is your option to choose to accept that belief, if you wish.

Supervising others does not mean you are in control (i.e. controlling them). It means you call the shots, but others have the power (i.e. control) to disobey you. If God was absolutely sovereign like you religious types like to claim, then he would be responsible for all, including rebellion...

Definitely, and it threatened to destroy mine as well. If God is in control, he's not doing a very good job running this world. Or, he's not as good as some people say he is (as I said before). This is the paradox people paint themselves into, when they try to insist God is both good and...

I heard a rabbi once say that Abraham failed his test by blindly obeying God's test, whereas earlier, Abraham challenged God in Sodom by asking God to be righteous and spare 50 people. The rabbi's response was that Abraham should have stood up for his son, as he did the strangers in Sodom, and...

He didn't. God isn't the author of the curse. The Deluge... that's an entirely different subject altogether. I doubt if Job is nearly as old as people are thinking it is. True, though he still fights us tooth and nail. I'm wondering where Satan is subdued prior to the death of Jesus...

That makes God sound rather harsh and cruel. I do not subscribe to this religious ideology. God is not a vain creep in the sky, dictating suffering to feed his own ego. That is not loving or good. Stop spreading lies about God, like I once did.

In light of Job 3:25, I can't argue that God is to blame for Job's sufferings, but rather, he is. By choosing to walk in fear, Job invited his own disaster upon himself, though probably unknowingly did he this. This is a stern warning to any who would choose to live a life of fear and dread over...