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Amen! May God continue to help all of us become more and more like Jesus. May we all become more loving, pure, kind, generous, giving, living-like-Jesus people! And may we continue to thank Him for His grace for all the ways and times that we fall short and stumble.

There's a really big difference between saying that becoming a Christians makes a person better and saying that born again Christians don't sin.

The New Testament is full of encouragement to Christians to stop sinning and to avoid specific sins. So, obviously, Christians do sin. Examples (all written to Christians): NIV Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice...

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Rachel, I think there is a good argument to be made that the lake of fire in John's vision symbolizes dying a second time for those cast into it. This 20 minute video explains this view:

Good question! For universalism to be true, the unrighteous who are cast into hell would have to be able to repent and come to faith in hell. However, this is not possible because they will be turned to ashes and ashes cannot repent:

As a midshipmen, I did a summer cruise on the USS Whale! So I'm dated, too. And thank you for your service as well. I thank God for those who continue to serve in the "silent service." Few will ever understand the hard work they do and the vigil they keep which contributes to the safety of our...

A typical modern nuclear warhead has an explosive strength of between 100 and 400 kTons of TNT. That is 100,000 to 400,000 tons of TNT. A conventional bomb that has the explosive power of just 1 ton of TNT is pretty large. So a nuke is not roughly equivalent to 1000 conventional bombs, but to...

I was a junior office, so I served both fore and aft in terms of where I stood watch. In terms of my division responsibilities, I served in the engineering department, mostly aft, but for a short time with the Auxiliary Division.

I pray that no weapon ever is so deadly that it makes nukes moot. But as you mentioned in a different comment, there is a possibility that biological weapons could. The possibility that COVID came from a lab leak reminds us of this.

It sounds like we agree on a lot more (and on more important things) than what we disagree about. The part about needing a spiritual turning of the tide is the most important part for me. Concerning the left and the right in the US, you may be correct that the Biden administration is...

I served in the US Navy for 5 years on submarines that were capable of carrying nuclear weapons (this was 30 years ago). That doesn't make me an expert on this topic at all, but perhaps I've thought about it a bit more than most have. Here are a few quick thoughts: 1. If I was given a magic...

The question is well framed. I don't feel that we can answer this question with certainty. However, I believe that biblical evidence tilts in the direction of conditional election. Two verses state that predestination/election is based on foreknowledge. I discuss this in a blog post here: What...

It's not clear to me if any of the three positions will involve teaching and/or having authority in ministry over adult men. To me, that is a key question.

I will be praying about this. I'll be praying for the Lord to grant the justices wisdom, strength, and courage and for the right outcome. I personally believe that the Supreme Court should overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Devin, that's good advice, but because the pastor is a guy and Lybrah is a gal, I think it would be appropriate for Lybrah to bring a mature Christian friend with her whom she trusts. I personally basically follow what some call "The Billy Graham Rule" and don't meet with a woman alone in a...

Lybrah, It sounds like your pastor very likely is pro-choice and condones homosexuality. If so, these are very serious moral errors. I would advise taking a mature, theologically conservative, Christian friend with you to try to talk with your pastor. If you verify that he is pro-choice or...

Thanks for sharing this. It's encouraging that God uses internet based ministry for good!

I agree.

Good point. Here's a song by Keith Green which makes the same point. The song is sung from the point of view of the devil. The style is dated, but I still love it: