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After reading in Paul that justification is by faith & not by works, we find in James: "Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? You see that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect; and the scripture was...

No doubt few realize how much the USA was started in a sense officially Christian. Few have read the founding document of the USA, Treaty of Paris of 1783, which starts out by recognizing the Trinity, "in the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity." And it ends, like the Constitution...

The Bible is the only thing I know of that is God's Word (readily available to men on earth in general). If you claim something else is also God's Word (readily available to men in general on earth), let's see the proof.

Why Do people speak about "Revelations." There is no such book in the Bible. If someone starts talking about the book of "Revelations," others may think that such persons doesn't know much about it, since there is no such book.

Probably many of us are annoyed by threads being started with false statements, like OSAS is of satan. Then it is in our face all the time while we present scriptural proof how that if you are saved you are saved! The reason why this denial is heresy is that it denies the very concept of...

It seems common for people to deny the rapture (though it is a Bible fact harpagesometha = we shall be raptured in 1 th 4:17) and even to sneer at it as the secret rapture theory. IMHO, the secrecy vs visibility debate matters little, and has nothing to do with being pre or post trib. (Maybe...

Right now, what is going in our heads? Is it beautiful praise music to the Lord? Eph 5: Be filled with the Spirit speaking to yourselves [not to each other ], in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody, in your heart to the Lord. So, are we obeying the command to sing...

I once wrote like, "How can the Christian enjoy the crucifixion of Christ." I got a shocked reaction as if that were an unthinkable thought, the idea of enjoying Christ's crucifixion, a supremely horrible happening, involving worse suffering that being put through a wood chipping machine or a...

How anyone who calls himself a Christian could think that the Law of Moses is still in effect, is beyond me. It is noted how some pick and choose things from the Law, like tithing and Sabbath observance; but the law is one whole. How can it be anything but hypocrisy to claim to follow the law...

Galatians and Hebrews make it very clear that the Christian is not to try to follow the Law of Moses. GALATIANS ON THE LAW GALATIANS 6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; PETER WAS REBUKED FOR FOLLOWING THE LAW...

Given that the law ended at the cross. Given that it was only for Israel. Given that the law is one and a unity. Given that all scripture has application for us, if not interpretation to us. Given that the law does yet contain some universal principles, applicable to all times and peoples (like...

I thought I should start this thread to balance the converse thread. There is a Classic passage in Ephesians 2 on this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxRODzcrm_M You can jump 3/4 through the above to get to the "good part" Jordan: Angry pundits wreck TV studio on air - YouTube ROFL

Let me wish you all the best. I look forward to some Christian fellowship here.