Good topic! I would say the case varies depending on the person.
I have personally surrendered my will to God. That is to say I have given God my life and body to use as He chooses to work through me. I made that decision about ten years ago. Therefore, I should not be in the least bit shocked...
If you want to apply what you (someone living in a much different society 2,000 years after the occurrence) think is logical instead of using the inspired Word of God with sources within hundreds of years after the actual event, which is what you are doing by saying this rather than using the...
That's not the case at all! That sounds like a bunch of propaganda to keep people from celebrating a joyous holiday.
Let's look at some Christmas symbols:
Christmas tree -A 7th century saint used the fir tree to teach the triune God by using the three tree point.
Star - represents the...
I am glad you brought up those arguments. Shepherds spent most of their lives outside regardless of weather...some living like nomads sleeping near their sheep to protect them. It has been suggested the census was coordinated with the timing of a festival...not just a random date based on the...
Romans 8:28 states, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
Even though you may not see how it is possible, God is working this situation together for your good. His way is higher. I don't mean to diminish...
You are probably just enduring some sort of test. Keep doing what you are doing!
"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God." --Ps. 42:1
I just want to add some history to your post:
Christmas was carefully calculated based on the information the Bible gives. The Bible does not say the day Jesus was born, but John the Baptist's birth can be calculated based on his father's time of duty in the temple. The Bible indicates an...
For the criminal on the cross next to Jesus, paradise was found by admitting he deserved punishment for his wrongdoing in this life and placing his trust in Christ. As for the rest of us, we can attain paradise by the same means.
Luke 23:40-43 But the other criminal rebuked him. Dont you...
including help the poor,
Matt. 5:42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
use talents and gifts to make the lives of other people better
1Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another...
encourage and pray for...
I am a Christian who trusts the Bible is God's words. Therefore, God has a running list of things for us to do including help the poor, use talents and gifts to make the lives of other people better, encourage and pray for others, forgive those who wronged us, and take advantage of everyday...
How can I answer your question about who is deserving of hell and who is not since I cannot see into the hearts and minds and motivations of people living on earth. But there is One who can see into our every thought and all of the good or wickedness in our hearts and that is God, who judges the...
Do I think rejecting God is a crime worthy of eternal punishment? Well, why do people reject God when God is by definition light and love itself? It is because they don't want to do what is right. They love evil.
John 3:20 "Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come...