Oh my bad I missed that last part then. It would depend on the circumstances, certainly you can still worship God by going to your parents birthday party. Just because you skip a church event doesn't mean you are committing a sin, especially if it's because you are spending that time loving your...
1. Have you read the entire bible?
No, but I'm on my way haha. I think I probably have read about 20 or so books, but many of them are 3+ times.
2. What are your views on homosexuals?
You should clarify your question, because there is a difference between homosexuality and homosexuals. I'll...
Are there any religions that endorse nuclear weapons? I don't want to be rude, but you aren't actually trying to argue this are you?
Now I would agree with you entirely, because there are many people who claim to have knowledge of God but have nothing, this includes many "Christians" (please...
Jesus wasn't commanding people to disobey their parents, in fact he rebuked the pharisees who thought the exact same as you did.
What he was talking about in Mt 10:34 was that becoming a disciple of Christ leads to conflicts, and that you have to be prepared for the worst which could even...
It is my understanding that the Jewish people were looking for freedom from oppression, which is what Jesus did Not a freedom from the Romans, but freedom from the oppressions of sin.
I have to ask, have you read any of the Bible or know anything about Christianity? Jesus came to bring people to God, he came to teach us about God, and more importantly how to please God. He was created by God, and He is God, if you believe in the NT He performed many miracles and was raised...
Nuclear weapons only bring death and destruction, how are they fine?
I will never understand why people think they can understand an infinite being.
I mean I understand you don't believe in His existence, but if you're going to argue that He is not just or loving you have take the assumption...
Actually John is not considered part of the Synoptic Gospels.
As to the OP, Jesus was Jewish and certainly held Israel as God's chosen people. In fact there is not many examples of Jesus teaching to a gentile (non Jewish) audience, other then to large crowds of people filled with anyone who...
I'm sorry, I hope I'm not taking this out of context, but this statement is incredibly biased and surprising coming from an American. One that thing that Americans pride themselves (this is coming from an American) is the freedom to dress any way they want (obviously not nude). If I want to walk...
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked
How can you be dead and walk? Only if you're body is not dead, but your spirit.
You don't understand it. Theres a difference.
But what do you believe is the meaning behind it? What was he trying to say?
I consider it to...
If thats what you assume he was talking about.
Ok, maybe I should have asked this earlier. What do you believe he meant by this passage?
I'm afraid I don't have any room for interpretation.
How could they have understood it like you or I though? We have spent years in our own society...
To be honest I'm not a fan of the teleological argument in that its pretty easy to stump. And it's hard to argue when you do not know the true merits of physics and astronomy, for example I've actually heard that the universe is anything but organized, but I can't refute/back that up because I...
Please enlighten me, one of the reasons I joined this forum was to be exposed to different theories and beliefs. So I would love to hear yours.
That certainly would make things easier.
Me or any definition?
Personally I consider free will the ability to choose. If you are forced down one path...
Sorry, I wasn't sure what you refferring to when you said it was disproportionate, I was assuming you meant that God does that a lot (in the sense that he gives us rules He doesn't follow), which I figured would come up later in a more clear question/statement and I answered in the post before...
Which is a very understandable belief. Why shouldn't God be limited to the rules he sets on us?
The answer is very unpopular, and that is because he is infinitely greater than us, we can never understand God. I struggled with this answer a lot until I realized that I wasn't a God, something...