It is the peace in one's mind and heart. Whether lacking or deprived of life's pleasure or wealth, one knows that even in danger of death one looks forward to God's promise to everlasting life. We acquire faith to gain knowledge of God and his promise to man through Jesus Christ. From faith...
God had proclaimed that we shall die for our own sins because the payment for sin is death. That is why Israel is making sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins. God is indeed merciful as he is just. His will not break his law.
When Jesus was sent he is destined to be the one sacrificial lamb...
Sorry if I was unable to make a clear point on certain arguments. The reason why I disagree with your use of the situation of Jonathan and David is not because my "subconscious is talking to me". Sorry if I sound challenging your logic. I was just trying to dispel your argument in trying to...
Level of intimacy? The way I see it is that we have a tendency to base David and Jonathan's level of intimacy on our present day benchmark. Nowadays it is quite unlikely that a person would give such high, but not perversed, level of affection for his fellow men. We should not look at things...
If kissing one another is a homosexual act then certain cultures in the world would have their men as homosexuals. What is prohibited by God is sexual intercourse between the same sex, because this is not how he planned it to be.
It is but natural that we would try question the veracity of the Bible. As modern technology improves and that more and more questions on how the law of nature works, it is but natural that one would throw a question. Is God real? Is he really out there watching over us? This attitude, long...