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We must see the infinite contrast between sin and perfection. When man was designed to be an image bearer of the perfect God, even the smallest sin made man deserving of eternal condemnation. Those who sin are very wicked in the face of a holy God. This leads us to ponder the extent of grace...

I am not one to give advice in this situation, but the silence of the forum dictates that I share at least something... For starters I wouldn't attempt to quantify attraction based on your frequency of online messages. To some extent analyzing these instances in depth can give some clues, but...

Beyond looking at the bible and the person of Jesus, Christians base their beliefs on one main assumption, the idea of sin. For anyone to begin to go down the road of religion, they must understand that something is wrong, and life isn't just fine the way it is. Because you are asking questions...

I believe that scripture teaches the following: Primarily, the work of Jesus resulted in our justification before God. This is also known as the great exchange. The sinner [you & me] has his sin imputed to Christ in such a manner that our slate is wiped clean as he takes our punishment (1 Peter...

Proverbs 31:10-31

We see this in Genesis 4 in the story of Cain and Abel. After God confronted Cain on the murder of his brother, God curses Cain for the remainder of his life on earth. We read Cain saying "Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a...

Onions be sprouting, from but wee seeds.

*For the full picture read 1 Corinthians 7:25-40* But a few pieces to take home - "I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife." vs 26-27 "I want you to...

I don't see this as a hard decision at all. Not only did Jesus dedicate his entire life to evangelizing to those around him, but he left the apostles to dedicate their lives into the preaching of salvation. After Peter in Acts 2 had been touched by the Holy spirit, Peter realized that the...

Welcome to the world of debate, discussion, fellowship, and community... Welcome indeed! I think its kinda like high-school. Its only what you make of it.

Humanity has its downfalls which includes sin. (Romans 3:9ff) Sin permeates our every act of life so that none can claim perfection (or anything close for that matter). But we do see acts of "kindness" in our everyday life. While the "good" act of the non-Christian can be ascribed to various...

I think to help answer this question we need to ask the question of how much God is worth. "Then God said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth...

Arrogance? In the "cage stage" you lose sight of Christ in order to adhere to the realms of theology. While theology is meant to bring the Christian closer to God, it often becomes a tool for selfish man to elevate himself above his brothers. Christ's perfect life and complete sacrifice become...

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who...

I think that you have found yourself in a situation that happens fairly often in Christian Churches, but to varying degrees of importance. I don't think that anyone would expect you to have a set of values that is completely parallel with your pastor, we should come to expect differences...