Background: I was talking to my boss the other day about politics and Romney came up. Of course, he is a mormon as I'm sure most of you know. At that point, my boss started telling me that he considered LDS to be a cult and I asked him why. Basically, he was trying to tell me that they...
According to the Christian tradition (since I am a Christian), God commands us to pray. We are told to "pray without ceasing" and to "bring all things before Him". Much has been made of a recent study (who has been linked repeatedly and is what prompted me to start this thread) in which it was...
Self-explanatory. I have a feeling that one side of the equation has more certain evidence than the other, but I figured it would be good to look at the question in a two-sided manner for those that believe our souls are eternal.
Which side do you fall on? Why?
I was recently at a Bible study that I've been attending for some time. The pastor literally said that 99% of all bible scholars believe in the Documentary Hypothesis. That seems like a load of crap to me. His reasoning was that Moses couldn't write about his...
I have heard more than I care to an argument that goes along these lines:
God is sadistic so why should I worship Him? If he tortures people for eternity, then I would gladly choose hell rather than spend eternity with Him. There is no justice or love or mercy in an infinite punishment for a...
I have always found that it is a very interesting phenomenon that we tend to believe according to our environment. If our parents/peers were one religion (or lack thereof), we tend to follow suit. I have always thought that it takes strong belief to defy what you have been brought up to...
I would like to start yet another thread on Evolution. My purpose is to learn more, really. I plan to do a speech on this topic and, while it is something that I think I know a good deal about, there is certainly someone here that knows more. I would like to account for every side that I...
I'm not sure if there is an official term for this, but let us consider some things that we can hopefully agree on:
1) The Bible has been interpreted differently and there have been radical shifts ever since we first had the scriptures. Also, when I refer to radical shifts, I am not talking...
Okay, so I am wondering who here cusses. Of course, it's not really that simple. What exactly is a cuss word? How many times do I have to cuss to be considered someone that cusses? Fair enough. Let's make it a list of questions to account for everything.
1) What do you consider to be a...
I am wondering how many people believe that the testimonies of persons experiencing near death experiences are valid. I am also wondering if there are any scientific unbiased sources out there that I could read up on. So far all I have found are religious sites with postings of people that are...
I am interested to hear what the modern Christian perspective is regarding debt and interest. Specifically, in the light of what the Bible has to say, do you think that one should avoid debt and interest at all costs? How does what the Bible have to say translate today? Is it applicable...
1.almighty or infinite in power
2.having very great or unlimited authority or power.
I post this because it seems that there are many here, though professing Christianity, that do not believe that God is omnipotent. The main reason, from what I have gathered, is that the word "omnipotent"...
I watched this movie the other day. I was expecting to see a good thriller with a dark side. What I got was... well... something more. I have seen many twisted movies in my time, but after exiting the theater with my girlfriend, we didn't say a word. I was truly disturbed that someone could...
I would love to see a purely Bible-based explanation on how Satan came to be. I really think that the Bible doesn't adequately explain Satan's origin for it to be such a widely held belief (that it, it seems to be assumed to be true without scriptural backing) that he was originally a high...
I am a Senior at the University of Memphis. I am studying Computer Science. I grew up in a Christian household, but I never read the Bible much until a couple years ago. I just recently gave my life to Christ. I think, as Christians, we can hang around like-minded people so long that we lose...