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Should Christians Fight In Wars?

Should Christians Fight In Wars?

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“The weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ”—2 Corinthians 10:4,5 NRSV

According to the Bible, Christians are to engage in “warfare,” but not with “human” weapons.” They are fighting with “divine power” to “destroy arguments ” and ‘obstacles . . . against the knowledge of God,’ not people. read more

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

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Some people, even preachers, say that everything that happens in the world – good, bad, or otherwise – is the will of God. Is it?

“I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they suffer no pain; their bodies are healthy and sleek. They are free of the burdens of life; they are not afflicted like others” (Psalm 73:3-5 NAB). The realities of this life often just don’t seem to make any sense, even as they didn’t to Bible writer Asaph 3,000 years ago. The opposite of what common sense would tell us is what often happens. Why? read more

SHOULD WE PRAY FOR ISRAEL?

SHOULD WE PRAY FOR ISRAEL?

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To get the correct Biblical view in answer to this question, we need to understand and view the Old Testament in light of the New Testament, and not the other way around. People often misunderstand and mistinterpret the scriptures by doing this.

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem .  . . For the love of the house of  Yahweh our God I will pray for your well-being”—Psalm 122:6,9 NJB

There is the Old Testament exhortation above to pray for Jerusalem, which represents the ancient nation of Israel. Yahweh is referred to as “the God of Israel,” “the Holy One of Israel” (Psalm 41:13; 59:8; 68:8; 78:41; 106:48).  Today, there are a number of  Christians who strongly believe that the modern nation of Israel, which was established in 1948, should be prayed for. Is this what God wants us to do? We are told to: read more

SHOULD CHRISTIANS PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS?

SHOULD CHRISTIANS PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS?

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Many who profess to be Christians strongly believe that it is their duty to be involved in politics for the good of this world. There is no doubt that many of these Christians are very sincere and well-meaning in their efforts. 

“If I had to do it all over again, I would avoid any semblance of involvement in partisan politics . . .  An evangelist is called to do one thing, and one thing only: to proclaim the gospel.”—Billy Graham, during an interview in the later years of his life read more

ARE THERE MULTIPLE PATHS or WAYS TO GOD?

ARE THERE MULTIPLE PATHS or WAYS TO GOD?

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It is popularly believed  that there are many ways or paths to God. Many truly believe that one can find God through either any of such diverse paths as Christianity, or Buddhism, or Hinduism, or Islam, or Shintoism, or Confucianism, or Paganism, or Mysticism, or Sun Worship, or through their own enlightenment and path, or Native American religion, or Spiritism, or “the energy of the universe,” or New Age, or by being a good person, or through no religion at all, or through nature, or any combination of these and/or other beliefs, etc. Those who disagree with this populist idea are viewed as narrow-minded, or ignorant. read more

IS FAITH INFERIOR TO REASON?

IS FAITH INFERIOR TO REASON?

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Atheists assert that faith is inferior to reason. One of the reasons (no pun untended) for this is that they usually have a misconception of what faith actually is, thinking it is blind faith or credulity. True Biblical faith is:

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”—Hebrews 11:1 NASB

“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for, it is the evidence of things we cannot see”—Hebrews 11:1 NLT

“Faith” here is from the Greek word pistis, which refers “to confidence that something is real, with a strong implication that action will ensue from this belief” (NLT Word Study System). read more

IS ASTROLOGY HARMLESS, or DANGEROUS?

IS ASTROLOGY HARMLESS, or DANGEROUS?

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Astrology is an ancient pseudo-science which has been proven to be false in every way. The positions and movements of stars and planets have been proven to have no effect on the actions and choices of humans on earth. It was commonly practiced in the ancient world, and appears to have its roots in Babylon. There have been many cuneiform tablets discovered from the area of ancient Babylon, Assyria, and Persia, which contain astrological charts and other astrological references.

Astrology creates the impression that life is fatalistic, or pre-determined, and manipulates people to believe in false predictions. The Bible mentions astrology and astrologers in an unfavorable light. read more

THE EVIDENCE PROVES GOD’S EXISTENCE

THE EVIDENCE PROVES GOD’S EXISTENCE

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“Even when walking in the street the fool, lacking understanding, calls everyone a fool”—Ecclesiastes 10:3 NAB

BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY REQUIRES LESS FAITH TO BELIEVE IN THAN ATHEISM

While Christians are often derided for their seemingly “blind faith” in the Creator/God’s existence, the facts give powerful evidence the Biblical Creator/God is real. 

The overwhelming scientific evidence confirms the essential truths of the “Big Bang”. In just the last 100 years, scientists, such as cosmologists and astronomers, have been forced by their very own discoveries to admit the universe had a beginning, which harmonizes with what the Bible stated as fact thousands of years ago. For example: read more

SHOULD EASTER AND THE LORD’S SUPPER BE CELEBRATED? IF SO, WHEN?

SHOULD EASTER AND THE LORD’S SUPPER BE CELEBRATED? IF SO, WHEN?

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Revised March 17, 2024

“The Lord’s Supper . . . do this in remembrance of me . . . For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes”—1 Corinthians 11:19,26 NIV

While the dates from year to year vary within certain guidelines, for the year 2020, most Christian churches observed Easter on April 12th, and Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW’s) observed “the Lord’s Supper” (1 Corinthians 11:20), which they call the “Memorial of Christ’s Death,” on April 7th. For the year 2024, these dates are March 31st, and March 24th, respectively. The celebrations for these dates are rigidly set and observed each year, and carry a very huge importance for these groups. Please see, and very carefully read, the article: “What Is Memorial Day for Christians?” on this website to get further details regarding the proper Biblical celebration of “the Lord’s Supper.” Also, please see the article, “Is Easter a Biblical Celebration?” on this website.

The fact is that “the Lord’s Supper” is Biblically commanded to be celebrated, but Easter is not. Easter, which is neither mentioned, nor commanded, in the Bible, is said to be the celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, but is partially based on pagan springtime fertility rites. Christians

“must no longer live as the Gentiles do” (Ephesians 4:17 NIV) read more

Is God the Father the Only Almighty?

Is God the Father the Only Almighty?

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Revised January 18, 2023

“The Father is Almighty, the Son is Almighty, and the Holy Spirit Almighty. And yet they are not three Almighties, but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. And yet there are not three Gods, but one God”—The Athanasian Creed

Trinitarians assert, in probably their main creed, above, that ‘God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,’ all rolled into one Almighty God, but three entities at the same time. Of course, this makes no sense, but let’s see what the Bible says:

“We know that, ‘An idol is nothing at all in the world’ and that ‘There is no God but one’. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’), yet for us there is one God, the Father . . . and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ“—-1 Corinthians 8:4-6 NIV.

One thing we can infer from this is that worship of anything other than God the Father is idolatry. This is confirmed by what Jesus himself said:

“The true worshippers will worship the Father in sprit and truth; that is the kind of worshipper the Father seeks.  read more

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