Recent content by BrianParsons

I agree with you fully on this. I am not sure if you were stating this in affirmation to my earlier comment or if you had another purpose. Yes, the children of God are all called to go and tell. Yet this is not what was being posited. The original question was oriented toward how the churches of...

"Who is supposed to train us and provide resources so that we are equipped and qualified to go out into the secular world and present/explain the Good News..." This question is not easily answered, for there is no "cookie cutter" ideal for who can or should fill this role. And yet, the answer is...

I too have struggled, since God called me to proclaim His Word, with this question. "How is the way we currently do church accomplishing this command?" Twenty years later I now believe the question is the wrong question to be asking. It is not how we do church that determines how the command is...

Great reply. War against flesh and blood does not exemplify what Jesus came to do. He said He came not to condemn the world but to save it. As followers of Jesus, we are to wage war, but not with strength of arm. Jeremiah 29 states that those who trust in man and the flesh of his arm are cursed...

This verse says more than what you have stated. It is more than Jesus simply stating that He has a God. He states that He is going to return to the Father..."to my God, and your God." Jesus is God in the flesh. The flesh is was created. It was made and knit together I the womb of Mary. God did...

You say you do not believe in Hell. May I then ask if you believe in the Bible? If you believe in the Bible this is good, but do not take from it what you like and dismiss the rest. If there is no Hell, then why is there the judgement? If there is a judgement, then what happens those who are...

You asked, What is the point of being a prophet...what good is it to tell people of the future? I must ask you, What do you believe a prophet is? Yes, prophecy does entail prophecy of future events, but that is not what prophecy is. Prophecy is the proclamation of what God has told you to say...

No. I am lead pastor of my church.

I highly doubt John is still alive in the flesh. It would be hard for a man to be over 2000 years old and no one take note of this. It is more probable that Jesus spoke of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which quickens our spirit into everlasting life. This spirit cannot die for it drinks...

Thank you for your bravery. It is not easy to openly speak of this subject. First, I would like to let you know that you are not the first, nor will you be the last to experience such things. Satan will use anything and everything to lead us away from God. "Idle hands are the devil's...

I am a Baptist Preacher. I understand the fear you must feel for leaving the teachings of your family. The Bible states we are to honor our father and mother, and it can be hard to be honoring to them while telling them that you are not following their faith based beliefs. I would suggest you...

I have had this discussion with many teens and mothers of teens lately. Many today let the trends of the day set what is acceptable daily wear. Yet our Lord tells us that we are to be set apart from the ways of the world. This includes how we dress. The Hebrew people were even given a strict...

Is this true? Growing up as a boy I wondered why everyone mocked my interests too. I was not in to odd ball things. I liked, what I later learned, most young boys liked. It just wasn't what those around me liked. With social media and overt bullying that is running rampant on the internet...

This is a great question. Why did Jesus have to suffer and die to forgive our sins? The answer is not in the forgiveness of sin, but in the need to pay the debt for the sin. We incur a debt when we sin. Every sin incurs the same debt. It is death...eternal destruction...endless death, for the...

Hello Redcars. Forgiveness is a tricky thing. Jesus tells us to forgive or we cannot be forgiven. But then are all people forgiven of their sins? Of course they are not. Why would our God command us to do what He does not do? To answer this we must understand what God is not saying, as well as...