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The view of sin as privation is popular among Christian philosophers, but less so among Christian theologians and exegetes, since the Bible seems to depict sin in positive terms. For example, in Romans 6:17-18 (and many other places) sin is depicted as a power which enslaves or binds people...

Hello. I am wondering where to post this question. I have tried to embrace Christianity. Jesus seems to be the truth. I have good reason to believe He did in fact heal people and came back to life after being crucified. But I cannot understand how "God's gifts" and "God" are not the same...

Do you think that the inappropriate content industry is part of the corruption within the United States of America? Sex, Money, Power, Drugs. Are these things part of the Evil corruption within America? I believe so, but that's just my opinion. What do you think? Wikipedia says; Around 2009, the U.S. inappropriate content...

Democrat Politicians constantly preach about the 1 percenters. What they don't say, and what they don't want you to know, is that they themselves tend to be apart of that 1 percent. As well as Democrats that donate to their campaigns, are the majority of amongst the richest people not only in...

I constantly have heard Democrat Politicians, tell We the American people, that President Donald Trump is a threat to the National Security of America. Well, if that is the case, then why aren't they rushing impeachment? Why are they taking their time, at times, and other times, even holding...

So what do I do about what's going on around me? Do I even have the power to change the world? Or should I just sit back, relax, and keep my focus on things above. I feel like I have great ideas about how we should be living our lives, but will the people in power ever take the time to listen. I...

Points of consideration: (All arguable, of course) God has created His beings with intellectual ability and creativity. Lucifer created the idea of rebellion—specifically, the notion that a created being can govern himself and/or others better than the Creator could/would/does—in his own...

This has been puzzling me for years and even more so recently as I have done some research on it. What does it mean to have a Jezebel spirit? Is one demonically possessed or has there own eternal spirit become a Jezebel spirit or does it mean something else entirely?

This is an article that is a collection of message board conversations and email exchanges between an Orthodox priest father John (FJ) and a number of Calvinist Protestants (CP) going back to the late 1990s. I find it enlightening on the issue, but I believe I would call it a "straw dog". A...

Proverbs 24:1-2 ESV Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. We, who are believers in Jesus Christ, have been given the heart and mind of Christ, because Christ dwells within us by his Spirit. And, the...

Someone said not too long ago that "these are the times that try men's souls," or something to that effect. I suppose he was right in some capacity because, let's face it, we all seem to be languishing in a world gone awry, and even if someone doesn't presently adhere to some form of Metaphysics...

1) A perfectly good God, would not allow for any ultimate Evil. 2) Man as separate from God, came to know Evil. But is saved through Jesus Christ. 3) Pure Evil as deprivation, does not exist, and that's kind of the point. 4) Possible ways of dealing with No Evil: Gnosticism(Knowledge)...

I have been doing a lot of discussing in various forums, where the idea of time travel has come up repeatedly. Then, just yesterday, I watched Avengers: Endgame - Wikipedia (spoiler alert), and time travel, once again, entered my consciousness. I remember, years ago, that I proposed the idea...

Psalm 86:1-7 ESV Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O...

Do the benefits of feminism still outweigh the costs? Since women won the vote in Western countries there has been a momentum for improving the situation of women all around the world. Much good has come from this as women have been liberated from abuse, oppression and exploitation into a more...