Posted on August 16, 2007 by Peter
in my second post about divorce, i received the question:
I guess my only question – Jesus made it clear that in the case of marital infidelity (which was a factor in the question), divorce was PERMISSIBLE, though not REQUIRED.
That said, I would agree that it’s God’s will that a couple stay together for life, but [...]
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Posted on August 11, 2007 by Peter
to expound on the question from yesterday, let me give some more thoughts…
most people believe that christians are to live a holy life, right? if this is so, why? some people might say because we were commanded to by Christ. and there are other reasons people give as well. but the [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2007 by Peter
one multipart question i would like to ask, please feel free to respond, even with dogmatic beliefs. here goes:
if Christ did away with the “Law” as most “Christians” believe, then how does anyone sin now? if there is no law, then there is no sin. because sin is rebelling against God’s commands. [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2007 by Peter
i had the wonderful opportunity to share the Good News with a guy a couple days ago.
first, let me explain, that i dont mean i shared Jn 3:16 or any Scripture for that matter. but i began at the beginning, with sin and the need for a sacrifice all the way through [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2007 by Peter
this is probably the BEST explanation of violence and God i have ever read. its a long read, but worth it, i think. it comes from philosopher william lane craig. at this link
Question 1:
In the forums, there has been some good questions raised on the issue of God commanding the Jews to [...]
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