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One thing to add (I think it's adding - I must confess I haven't read the entire thread but thought this might speak into the situation): a word I had once at a youth event about people who are in your situation, worried about what they've done. It's not in its proper context or anything but I...

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This must be one of the best posts ever written on CF. Good point well made

Would you criticise a church which puts on a nativity story and draws loads of non-churchgoers in to see how amazing Christ's birth was on the grounds that it shows the three wise men turning up at the stable shortly after the shepherds?

And the Catholic church is right, IMO. The whole tripartite division thing is a Greek concept that was not part of Jewish belief at the time of Christ but was assimilated into Christianity at a later date.

Thanks for your answers, that's what I thought, just didn't have time to check the facts yesterday!

Um, yeah, how old was he?

Don't feel that going to church instantly demands any acceptance of facts - if you believe in God, what is your response to him: do you want to worship him and honour him because of who he is?

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I'm after a quick answer: to the best of our knowledge from the gospels, how old was Jesus at the time of his crucifixion? I would look it up myself but very pushed for time! thanks

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Doesn't it? Mark 3:31, "Then his mother and brothers came..." What's the Catholic line on this?

Times of trial will come often, according to the New Testament. However, we're not to interpret them as God abandoning us. Rather, they're often linked to "refining" our faith as gold is refined in a fire, which I think implies that God is trying to make us realise something through our pain. I...

Although "life in all it's fullness" comes to mind. It's a balance - those who say it's all about finding peace and happiness are wrong, and are missing out on exactly why we need to be in Jesus' covenant, while those who confine the message of Jesus to repenting from our sins are omitting the...

I remember a conversation I had with a creationist and from that and reading his amusing "Answers in Genesis" magazines it seems very much that the hardcore creationist line is that there are no life-forms on any other planets. I seem to remember he and his church linked it to a verse in the...

Try to remember what it was like as a non-Christian, what your reaction would be to reading a tract. I know everyone's different but think how people are likely to react.

Why don't you get out there and live out the Gospel with your friends, it's a lot more personal and in time they'll see the whole reality of what it means to live in fellowship with Jesus.

In a way, being involved in Church activities and missions is a great thing to do to start with: you meet new friends who can help you, you learn more about the faith, your faith itself is tested and strengthened as you see God at work, and you can ask questions as you go. Why not do this...

To go back to the original question, I think being a Christian consists of believing that Jesus was who he said he was and on the basis of that, choosing to follow him and have faith in him. People come to faith from all walks of life, and as all of our answers show on here, we have assumptions...

Am I missing something here, where did you get this from? This is Mormon doctrine, it's not scriptural...

As it happens, the book of Mormon and its own inspired scriptures were both directly revealed to Joseph Smith and friends, and therefore are inerrant, yet both are at odds with themselves and with each other.