It is safe to be skeptical when there is so many perversions of scripture on the market. Don't allow skepticism to keep credible scholars from earning your trust. Just don't be afraid to question when you are in doubt. Be afraid when you fail to question when in doubt.
My friend the bible makes it very clear. You cannot become a christian until you first recognize you were a sinner. No man goes to the physician that doesn't think he is sick. You may have believed certain aspects of scripture, but heaven and hell are 18 inches apart. You yourself said that "you...
Pat was a muslim??? That fraud.
"72 Virgins"
The concept of 72 virgins in Islam refers to an aspect of paradise. In a collection by Imam at-Tirmidhi in his "Sunan" (Volume IV, Chapters on "The Features of Heaven as described by the Messenger of Allah", chapter 21: "About the Smallest Reward...
Le 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no...
Many thought John would not die because of a statement that Jesus made....
John21:20 ¶ Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?
21 Seeing...
This is so true. I know within the realm of A.A., addicts, and alcoholics do not tend to accept instruction from anyone that has not been there and done that, no matter how educated they may be. That is one of the things that I remind people of when it comes to God. People cannot be educated to...
The bible teaches that the consequences of sin, or better yet, the evidence that someone is a sinner is the fact that they die. So a good litmus test would be, if you're not a sinner you won't die. If you are a sinner you probably will. Since death is the consequence of sin according to...
If that were true they would have been deleted them from the canon scriptures. They have not. How is it that you say "most scholars", while "every" version of the bible contains 1st and 2nd Peter. Why?
How can two different religions both be true, if they give completely contradicting instructions on how to get to heaven? For instance. How can a suicide bomber kill people in the name of Allah, and be rewarded with martyrdom, 70 virgins, and heaven, while another religion may condemn murder...
That is a contradiction to the bible.
1Pe 3:18 ¶ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
What does this verse mean?
It is the only logical position. We are sinners, and that bible makes clear that we are. I think sinner is just another name for criminal. If we are criminals then we must be punished in accordance to the law. How can a criminal escape punishment? By doing good deeds? The only logical way that...
The best thing that could happen to the American church is for it to go broke. I am fed up with preachers that use fear as a means to get into people's pockets. The bible say's God loves a cheerful giver, not a fearful giver.:)