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When I was young, I believed everything I believed was certainly correct. Especially when it came to the bible. Every verse meant exactly what I thought it meant, and every doctrine I espoused was certainty. But the more I studied, the more my certainty disappeared. I learned the process of...

This is what Christianity sounds like to me: "I know what the bible means!" "You are a false teacher!" "Holy holy holy like me!" "Sinner!" "Jesus will kill you!" "That's not Jesus!" "I know what He means when He says that!" "Heresy!" "You are a cult!" "I am the perfection!" "God said it!" "He...

During my limited time here, I've noticed concerns people have over lust. But it mainly seems to be centered on lust over women. I wondered why people seem to be avoiding other forms of lust, the lust of worldly things. Big houses, fancy cars, new electronic gadgets, fancy clothing, expensive...

There are certain commandments in which I wonder where the line is drawn. I look at many of them and think, I think I understand these. But then the question of, where is the line of breaking? For instance, suppose your neighbor has a good wife. Which of the following thoughts are...

Many people think they are saved by what they do, even by what they believe. Somewhere in the concept of their salvation, there they stand, glowing with Christ-like success in their own works and/or faith. But I would like to propose something different. That nothing we ourselves do can ever...

This thread is about free will and the legalism which teaches that men are obligated to obey commandments of their own free will in order to be saved, and that salvation can be lost. Note as per usual that I do not believe this, but believe in both absolute sovereignty of God, and universal...

Romans 9:1-3 It's a heavy statement made there by Paul. I was wondering, suppose God appeared to you (He shows you His I.D. so you are certain it is Him) and told you that the world was about to come to an end. He told you that there were many that were not yet saved, and billions would perish...

Universal reconciliation. No greater doctrine of love and forgiveness exists. I ask that, for a moment, let's see if the scripture supports the doctrine of universal reconciliation. I will cite verses with brief comments. Imagine for a moment that these passages are all that exist in the...

In his letter, James has some interesting things to say, but this one thing is very peculiar. James is talking about communication, and the way we talk to one another, blessing and cursing, and the ill that this can do. He connects this in saying that, the tonuge is a fire; James reaches back to...

Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Thought I would go ahead and cover all the sin-bases Christians need to follow or else, you know. Look forward to my next thread "Will I go to hell forever for breathing?" Because...

There are many people who question whether or not they will be saved; some even questioning if they are even saved at the moment. Personally, I have no doubt whatsoever that I'm saved. This is because I believe that only God can save, and so one-hundred and ten percent of my faith is completely...

I was thinking about the concept of free will due to some posts, and I noticed an odd thing. Many times people will say that free will is given to men because God would not want "robots" to serve Him. Now, this in-and-of itself isn't the curiosity to me; but then when you question things like...

1 Corinthians 6:2-3 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? Supposing that whatever judgment you judge, you must also execute. No leaving casting the stones to someone else: you judge, you execute. You have the authority of God to do this...

Luke 18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world* to come life everlasting. Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world*; and the reapers are the angels. This word is aioni/age so properly rendered "in the age...

1 Corinthians 3:13-15 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work...

Is(are) there any belief(s) that all professing Christians have as common ground? Some religious belief that all people who profess Christ agree in that religious belief? Can you think of any? Note that I'm not at all asking for people in this thread to say things like "All true Christians must...

So we have God deciding to create people. Now, He's omniscient, true? According to popular theory, before He did this there was a group of the most brain-dead angels ever created. They actually thought they could fight against an omnipotent Being. Yes, non-omnipotent(impotent?) limited beings...

Fear not: this will be my last thread concerning commandments. I wanted to know how others would advise on this matter in light of the scripture, and the law of commands. Jesus seems to me to here be saying something clear: Mark 10:11-12 My question is, suppose a man and a woman were married...

All this talk about commandments is making me wonder about something. We can point at the ten commandments, and there they are. "Don't do this" "Do that": but what about a lot of other things that, seem to be viewed as "sinful"; I was wondering, where is the commandment for some of these? I'm...

When I ask this, I mean obedience measured by not breaking a single "letter of" commandment, since breaking a single commandment means you have not obeyed the commandments. Or, do you not obey them? The latter includes "trying" to obey, but failing to do so. I wanted to see if anyone obeys the...