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The main issue that Jesus, the prophets, and apostles seem to be concerned about is sin. The scriptures go to great lengths to help us understand what it is, how it manifests, the results of it, who can overcome it and how, etc. What I have found to be the source of almost all...

Tomorrow (depending on the calendar and time zone :) ) is Saint Andrew the patron saint of many of you here, either by name either by country - he is really a great saint! Here is a gift for you: Why Saint Andrew is the First-Called – Photo journal from his chapel Let the Saint bless us all!

Happy Easter! He is Risen! :blacksunrays: If you've been following my other musings the past couple days, you probably know a little of what I'm going through... how I'm questioning my Protestant heritage, and struggling with how to read Church history and remain a Protestant. If you're new to...

This is a post from another thread, but what if we all prayed for each other: Baptists for Methodists; Calvinists for Messianics; Catholics for Jehovah's Witnesses...and vice versa, etc...do you believe The Creator would bless such prayer? The enemy can divide us over disagreements over words...

“having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,” (Ephesians 2:20, NASV). The apostles were only for the FOUNDATION of the Church, whilst the other ministries such as pastor and evangelist are for the entire history of the...

‘I and my Father are one.’ (John 10:30, KJV). ‘ego kai ho patar ev esmen: (John 10:30: The Nestles Greek text). ‘I ((Subject)) and ((conjunction)) my Father ((object)) are ((verb 1st-person-plural)) one ((adjective)).’ (John 10:30, KJV). Oneness people would need to explain the use...

1. The exact wordings and even the Greek prepositions differ widely between these so called Oneness baptismal proof texts found at Acts 2, 8, 10, and 19. At Acts 2:38 we read “in (εἰς eis) the name Jesus Christ,” at Acts 8:16 and 19:5 we read; “in (εἰς eis) the name Lord Jesus,” and lastly...

‘Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.’ (2nd John 3). The text here reads; ‘God the Father.’ I point this out because certain Oneness folk have at times suggested that the term ‘God the Father’ is an...

“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge of you: but...

Hello there! I joined the forum in search of some advice and guidance. I used to attend church as a child, and as a teenager left as I didn't feel comfortable. Recently, I've been drawn back to faith. I attended a service in a different church, at which I felt far more at home, welcomed and...

My fiance and I are just 2 months shy of our 3 years anniversary. We got engaged the first weekend of June, and we will be getting married in November. We have always been very open with each other, especially about any struggles we have. Around a year and a half ago though, he told me that...

I am looking into Christianity, and in doing so I find it difficult to fathom how someone could be a Christian without being a member of a Church that can trace its faith, teachings, and authority back to the Apostles (like the Orthodox Church or Catholic Church). These Churches to me seem to...