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I'm actually kind of glad that last weekend I left my iPad at home and took my actual Bible. Right before service, I opened it to a random page. A couple minutes later our Associate Pastor asked us to flip to the first verse of the service, in Psalm 127. I looked down and my Bible was already...

"The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret for America's Future" by Rabbi Jonathan Cahn. Excellent fictional novel (with factual references) drawing parallels between ancient Israel and present-day America and the warning signs given to each by God.

I sometimes use my iPad in church. It's easy to highlight certain passages or bookmark them for later. Also, I can take notes on my iPad, so I'm just switching back and forth between apps (Glo Bible and Notes) rather than shuffling my Bible and notebook around. I also don't have to keep up with...

Yeah, it's pretty sad that such would be the case in many congregations. I wonder how many people have been kept from serving in the church because of such differences of opinion. Such as a young man who might make a wonderful youth minister, but is unable (or finds it extremely difficult) to do...

I've been away for a couple weeks (just got married in the Dominican Republic and it was awesome!), but I'm back and can rejoin the fun. I believe, as I've stated here multiple times, that God created the entirety of the universe. He was the only thing in existence before this universe, and it...

I just finished reading "Heaven is for Real." Wonderful book. I just got an iPad which will probably result in more reading for me, since downloadable books are cheaper than hard copies and take up far less space.

Well, the millions of years come from the vast wealth of knowledge accumulated by serious scientific studies. There are so many ways to prove the ages of certain items that it's ridiculous. Evolution is certainly a theory, but I believe that certain dating techniques have been proved to be...

I know it's a bit of oversimplification, but I try to follow what I believe are the 2 greatest commandments, given by Jesus. Matthew 22:36 "[Jesus], which is the great commandment in the law?” And he said to him, ’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all...

Regarding Genesis, I don't believe any of it is in error. I just believe that people interpret things differently. For instance, many believe there was no physical death before sin in the Garden of Eden. So absolutely no animals died before this time? Then did God change certain animals from...

Actually, many early Christian and Jewish leaders believe that the Creation days were longer than 6 24-hour periods. The Bible also states that God placed clues in nature so that we may understand how He works. Biology, physics, chemistry(all created by God)...All can assist us in better...

Neither will I. I just interpret certain things differently, I guess. I see no text in the Bible that says, "The Earth is X years old, and you better not believe otherwise." So if 2 Christians happen to disagree on a certain issue, on the way they see it, one of them is calling God a liar...

From what I know, Earth is ~4.5 billion years old. I know that scientific techniques aren't always foolproof, so there's a little wiggle room there. But in my belief, Earth is a looooooot older than 6000 years old. I'm pretty much done arguing this subject, though. A) I doubt any of us are going...

No idea. I can't wait till that glorious day when He will answer all of my questions.

If the account of Creation is meant to be taken as 7 literal 24-hour periods, again, why does the account of God's days end there? Sure, He rested on Day #7, but what did He do on Day #8? Did He rest again (from whatever work He may have been doing) on Day #14 and Day #21? Did He establish a...

Like I said, I believe our observance of the Sabbath on the seventh day of our week is reflective of God's seventh day, in which He rested, and in which we currently reside. If the Creation story were meant to be literal days, and God rested on literal Day #7, what did He do on Day #8? Get back...

I agree, as that doesn't go against any of my beliefs.

I believe we are to rest on the seventh day of our week just as God is currently resting in His seventh "day" after Creation.

I pray that God will help all those struggling with the horrific reality of addiction. I'm nearly 31, and this Saturday will mark the 2-year anniversary of the last time I had a drink. (Also the last time I got arrested.) I was a very heavy drinker basically since I first began, at age 15. All...

I am fascinated by statements along the lines of "No one believed anything other than the 6-day model before Darwin/150 years ago." Such a claim is obviously unable to be proved true, since to do so would require a survey of all the billions of inhabitants of Earth before that time. However, to...