Recent content by GrayAngel

He may not be lying, but he may not be telling the truth, either. The brain is capable of some very strange stuff. He might be experiencing these things in his own mind, which makes it real to him. I do believe in the supernatural, but I'm very very very very skeptical of people who claim to...

I'm pretty sure Benny Hinn was convicted of fraud during his ministry, and he may have a warrant in one state. Man of God he is not. He's just in it for the money. I would not say that all Charismatic Christians are bad, but I definitely have some problems with the way they do things.

There is some surface-level similarity, but the comparison is based on the assumption that there is an abuser. Has God abused me? I didn't say that God will make bad things happen to me if I deserve it. Although He may as an act of discipline, which is for the purpose of growth, not just to...

I won't deny that there are some people on this site, not naming names, who are rather rude. I've been on the receiving end of that too. But are you sure these people were Christians or seeking in the first place? If they were completely new members and made their conversions quite suddenly...

Actually, my faith in God makes me feel very secure. Without Him, I'm not just at the mercy of His wrath, I'm also at the mercy of fate. I trust that He is always watching me and protecting me. If He ever allows anything unpleasant to come my way, it's for a good reason. It's kind of like...

Stockholm Syndrome is when someone holds you captive against your will, and abuses you, and over time your mind protects you from the pain by creating acceptance for the person victimizing you. God doesn't hold me captive. He doesn't abuse me. In fact, the Bible promises that "All things work...

There is a forum on this site for open debate. You can speak freely to us "delicate" people there. But this forum has a specific purpose, and you are expected to respect that. You know what "respect" means, don't you? You come to our house, you follow our rules. Many new people make the...

[Duplicate post. For some reason, it posted my one reply twice.]

Hello, astray, and welcome to the forums. First, I just want to point out the problem with the question, "Will I go to Hell for _____?" God doesn't send people to Hell for being gay, for stealing, for murdering, or anything. There's a laundry list of things we've done wrong, and God being our...

@renew70 - Not that I think you care about the rules here, but you are not allowed to reply in a topic you did not start yourself. This is not a debate forum, it's an Exploring Christianity forum. Meaning you ask questions for Christians to answer. Kindly keep the slandering to your own threads...

I've had experiences with United Pentecostal, Lutheran, non-denominational, and Southern Baptist churches. Out of these, I'd say that the Baptists are definitely the closest to teaching the Bible accurately. There are still a few things I disagree with them with, though. I recommend you try...

Oh, yeah. I forgot about that stuff with Ishmael. That's just weird. So Abraham's promised decedents came from his servant woman he slept with out of desperation, not the wife who was miraculously impregnated at an old age.

It's my understanding that the Muslims believe in the same Old Testament as Christians do. Or at least, they accept the first five books as true. It also seems like they consider the New Testament to be true as well, at least to some extent. They believed that Jesus was a prophet, not the Son of...

"Your kind?" What are we to you, an alien species? In the Old Testament, access to God was limited. Israel was God's beacon to the world, and the other nations for the most part were left outside of his mercy. But after Jesus came, the Gentiles (non-Jews) as well as the Jews were given open...

Christianity may have been targeted in its infancy, but they didn't go looking for trouble. Before Saul's conversion, Christians would have kept clear of him. Family members who would threaten their lives would also be avoided.