| SALVATION |
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If you were leading a small child to the Lord (4-6 years old), what would you say? How much does the child need to understand at this age? |
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I’m not sure I would be “leading them to the Lord” in the sense it is commonly used today.
I would be leading them TOWARDS THE LORD, and appropriate to their age, incrementally increase their understanding of sin and salvation until such time God convicts them and they repent with their own understanding and personal conviction of sin.
Teaching your children is an ongoing process regardless of... | Read entire answer |
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| CHURCH |
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Is it O.K. for a church to turn a library into a book store and have it open on Sunday mornings to sell books, t-shirts, tickets to Christians concerts....? I don’t know if this applies to Jesus turning over the tables because of it being a market place or not. The elders of this church say it is not the same thing. They justify it: that the money made goes toward mission efforts, etc... But didn’t the people selling animals for sacrifice have the same excuse... that is was for church? |
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The “market” in the synagogue that Jesus ransacked was forcing people to spend money in order to fulfill their duties of worship. The greed was obvious no matter how convenient it was. The temple has truly become a place of PROFIT and business rather than worship (for those administering the temple, and no doubt the highest religious leaders were getting a big cut, if not most, of the income being... | Read entire answer |
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| SUFFICIENCY |
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Does the bible have all the answers for everything? Is the bible written by God, or is it written by Humans? Is the bible true, both the old and the new testament? Is the bible open for interpretation? I get these questions a lot when I tell people I am a Christian. I dont know what to answer them. Please help me... |
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Everything? Of course not. While it clearly addresses many things of Science, it is not a Science textbook. While it contains many principles about health and medicine, it is not a medical text. It has gobs of history, but is not primarily a history book. And so forth….
The part of our life that the Bible plainly says it is sufficient for ALL of something is our emotional and ... | Read entire answer |
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| HEALING |
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I attend a church that believes that going to the doctor is a lack of faith, and that if we are sick or injured we should ask God to heal us. Recently a young woman from our church died of a unknown illness. I am having a hard time with this. Do you think it is really Gods will for us to just sit back and wait to be healed? Or does he provide us doctors for a reason? I am just confused about the whole thing. |
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We should ask God to heal us. And we should take advantage of the wonderful blessing of modern medicine that was developed by many highly intellectual and God-gifted Believers. The world of modern medicine, which is just short of miraculous in many ways, has relieved the suffered of countless millions, extended lifetimes and improved the quality of life for generations.
Groups like Scientology an... | Read entire answer |
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| WITNESSING |
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How do you witness to a Muslim? |
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The same way you witness to anyone. Like the Apostle Paul’s great example, you start where THEY are at.
To the Corinthians, Paul didn’t start spouting a bunch of Jewish history, prophecies and facts that had no clue about. He start with the SIN they experienced in this culture and the "gods" they worshipped: gross immorality, paganism, etc ... and convicted them of their sin.
To the Jews... | Read entire answer |
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| TEACHING |
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What do you recommend for the wife of a man called by God to be a preacher who feels like she is not ready to be a preachers wife? I was not raised Christian, and was new in my walk when I was thrown into a new church, and left little opportunity to learn. I was just getting involved and LOVED going to church, and for the past 3 years, since we moved, all I have done is be in the nursery w/ my own children. I teach some, but I long to be taught and worship in church again. |
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You shouldn't be forced by others expectations or tradition into doing things God has not gifted you for.
If you are a young Christian, or still not a very mature Christian (spiritually speaking), then you should be careful about who and when, or if, you teach. God holds teachers completely responsible for what they teach. (James 3:1)
A preacher's wife is just a wife. Institutional "c... | Read entire answer |
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| MOVIES |
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I just saw the DaVinci code and was wondering your opinion. My devout Catholic uncle obviously disagrees with the content, but enjoyed the movie as a work of fiction. Do you see it the same way, or do you see it as blasphemy that Christians should avoid? |
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It's just another attempt to disaparage the accuracy of Scripture and cast general doubt on it's historical reliability... not to mention using film to get people to "wonder" if something else happened to Jesus.
It's like the JFK movie... people see it, and wonder if it's true or, because of how real the filmmaking is, simply take it for truth.
I don't have to use the word "blasphemy" to make my... | Read entire answer |
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| MORMONISM |
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I am a Christian and I am dating a Mormon. Hes a great guy. What is your opinion on this? What are some major differences between the two religions? Thanks so much, always praying for Abby, God Bless. |
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The Bible says we should not be “unequally yoked”… in other words, we should not be teamed up with or hooked via marriage to those with incompatible views because of the obviously contention and inconsistency it would cause. (2Cor 6:14)
This is not a “religious” issue exclusively. It’s common sense. If two people have incompatible views about money, sex, parenting or children, they are simply sig... | Read entire answer |
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| PRAYER |
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I wanted to ask you about what you believe about the power of prayer, since that is often all you ask for. It has always been confusing to me to pray when God already knows His plan and our days are numbered exactly. Can prayer really change the outcome of a situation? Do you believe the more people that pray, the better the chance of an answered prayer? |
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Prayer is communication with God. We don’t surprise God with anything or inform Him of something He isn’t aware of, so while prayer is a pleasing act of worship that God enjoys, it’s primary benefit is for US. It reminds us of who we are dependent on. It keeps our focus on God. It reminds us to ask God for help, direction and wisdom.
I say primary BENEFIT... for God, it is His desire and enjoymen... | Read entire answer |
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| TRUTH |
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What are the foundational questions and issues that a Christian should know when they are trying to show someone that Christianity really is THE TRUTH? |
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First, when it comes to salvation itself, a person can discover and believe the EVIDENCE but choose NOT to submit to it. So even if a person has the right answers to the right questions, and believes it, they may not be saved.
However, I do know for a FACT that the major questions that are the foundation of TRUTH can be answered irrefutably and plainly.
Logically, a person can discover God by t... | Read entire answer |
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