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I've mentioned this to one degree or another on the other boards, but I will say it again here. Faith is not unilateral. It is bilateral. Our desire as Christians is to make it to Heaven and hear the Lord say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." A faithful servant is a servant...

When the Bible was written, it was written from an mid-eastern perspective to an mid-eastern audience. I've never been to the middle east, but from what I gather, their markets are driven heavily upon haggling and negotiations. For example, if I were to go to a store in my city and pick up a...

This verse clearly indicates that we can deny the faith by not providing for our own. In context, this passage deals primarily with the financial or physical needs of the people we are related to, particularly our households. If we who are able fail to provide for the people in our household...

I am copying the entire chapter of I Corinthians 12. I have selected the King James Version since we are all familiar with this translation. I am printing it below so that we can examine this passage in context. Verses 8 through 10 list the gifts of the Spirit. (It is not unnoticed...

I really appreciate the responses to my post regarding the ramifications of faith. In my walk with God, I am always looking for answers. It's my nature. In fact, it is sometimes my downside; I am way too analytical at times. At any rate, I have had a marvellous time discussing things. It...

I have heard some Christians say that God does not cause bad things to happen to Christians. Notwithstanding the occasional chastening that may be necessary to bring us back into his plan or purpose, or the pain that comes from growing from one level in God to the next, I would have to agree...

To God, there is no such thing as the "supernatural" because operating in His power is quite natural to Him. By creating this natural/supernatural dichotomy, by focusing on how miracles are "supernatural" to humans, we forget that the same are quite "natural" to God. Think this might be a...

Is it ever appropriate for a Christian to file a lawsuit? (whether a Christian or a non-Christian is the defendant) If so, what are the appropriate circumstances?

If God were to answer your every prayer--the way you want it, how you want it, when you want it--then wouldn't you then become god?

Last week, I went on a message board for a prominent WoF minister. He had just been on TBN talking about who he had been reconciled with his former wife. (I'll leave it at that. Don't want you to figure out who he is.) At any rate, I went on his board and made a few posts about the apparent...

If you look at the temptations of Christ, you notice that He was tempted on two different levels. Validation. First, he was tempted to seek external validation of his spiritual status. Satan tempted him to jump off of the holiest point in Jerusalem, where thousands of people would have seen...

Should we return to the gold standard or maintain the status quo? Discuss

Assume for the moment that the Bible is completely without contradiction AND that everybody, including the athiest recognizes the same. (Of course, this would not necessarily mean that the Bible is true, but only that the Bible is homogenious--that it is consistent through and through.)...

I have been a Spirit-filled Christian for over 15 years. There were times in my life that it seemed as if "prophesy to me" was written on my forehead. I think I can count on both hands the number of words I have received. I say this at the outset to establish that I am not at all skeptical...