I appreciate the genuine and candite tone of your question. Such questions come at great humility on the questioner's part, for it strikes not merely the intellect but the very integrity of a person's belief. To begin the question shrouds itself un…
To begin with this, such an article should oppose no alarm to those adhering to the Christian life and world view. On the contrary, when assessed carefully the inferences made from the article are in direct correlation to the presence of the Christi…
First off, one must recognize that in asking the question," How can a loving God send people to hell" one is implicitly invoking a moral law. For the question at its core can really be rephrased as: Isn't it immoral of God to send people to he…
First off, one must recognize that in asking the question," How can a loving God send people to hell" one is implicitly invoking a moral law. For the question at its core can really be rephrased as: Isn't it immoral of God to send people to he…
Anba Bishoy,
The question raised by the agnostic, although somewhat burning to theological standings of our time, poses no significant threat when carefully assessed. I was so taken by your inquiry and the amount of effete responses that we…
But bigee, I didn't ask you if the troubles you are facing promote prayer in general, but rather a greater preponderance of prayer than usual. You see, it may be quite possible that through the grief and strife you are currently grappling agai…
Unworthy,
Philosophy instructors always attempt to take a stab at the foundations of the Christian worldview, in particular. Perhaps, since the Christian worldview tends to provocate the most religious restriction in terms of one’s individu…
Mike,
Asking questions about the Faith you hold cherished, is a great idea. I encourage you to study and review various issues that often envelop the Christian faith. Survey the evidence and scrutinize the various opposing worldview…
Mike,
The moment an indvidual denys the significance of philosophical reasoning they immediately begin to affirm it. For, by what philosophy can one invariably espouse that another should not engage in philosophical discourse? You are implic…
Ok QT_PA_2T,
Now this is a very perceptive question. Before one can even begin to grasp the depth of the question though, one would do well to unearth the hidden assumptions. Gay marriage may appear to be a merely theologically tainted subje…
Well Mike,
Now in regard to the first part of your question, once more I believe that the Christian needs to ask Himself, is simplicity of heart the same as simplicity of the mind? A child is simpler in their expressions of the heart and, ther…
MikeforJesus,
Great question. While it is true that arguments proposed for the defense of the gospel are necessary in a world that is so intellectually inflicted; a world that finds the gospel message utterly unreachable; it is by no means nec…
epchois_nai_nan,
Now this is a very poignant question. In terms of the sacramental substantiation, I believe that one must distinguish between ontological and epistemological knowledge of the subject at hand. I can not deny the ontological vali…
mahraeel,
I believe that Hezekiel posted the passage that best explicates the pretentiousness of swearing either in realtion to God or in a very general sense. The New Testament is profoundly rich with logically consistent reasoning, an…
Binc, thankyou for your questions.
I won't go into the first since Coptic Pharaoh has already answered it satisfactorily for you. I want to pinpoint a potential response for your second. I can recall the moment when the Coptic Pope was ask…
Welcome John_S2000!
Dumdum, I believe that you've stumbled on to something profound here. Worship in the Christian faith is not merely the adoration of God through speech. Worship is the unifying and coalescing of all of our senses into one gr…
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Here is our slogan as christians!!!
I Would rather live my life as if there was a GOD and find out there isn't a God than
than to live my life as if there is no GOD and fin…
Jydeacon, welcome to the forum!
Dumdum,
Indeed you cannot worship God on the basis of smell alone. The Christian may wholeheartedly concur, that sense alone is insufficient to establish love for God. However, my argument was never …
Lol. Can't you just smell the need for Christianity brewing all around you? Seriously, though; love is an integral characteristic of cumulative psychological, mental and spiritual factors in one's life. There is a difference between sensual appli…
Great question. The atrocities of the old Testament is truly a poignant issue for skeptics and Christians seeking to conjoin the word of God with reasonable faith. Now of course questions are open to the field. It seems to me that the first part…
Why not consider meeting with the professor after class? Get to really know him and I'm certain that doing so will establish greater leeway into understanding the material presented on the tests. Furthermore, explain to him your situation as yo…
LondonCopt, when you say "BELIEVE it", what it is it that you precisley mean? Do you mean that you are grappiling with the seemingly emotional contrarieties of Christian faith and existential reality? Or, are you reffering to an intellectual comp…
First off, I think epchois_nai_nan is absolutely correct. The discussion is no longer currently surrounding evolutionary design on planet earth, because earth has been almost inscrutably rejected as a premier host for life-suitable conditions. Th…
When considering the reality of transgression, one must remember not to conflate the noetic reality of sin with the essential value of sin. While one may experience a noetic expression of reality that redefines one sin as particularly more hein…
Clay that ultimately depends on your interpretation of a deed. Foundationally, an individual's deeds must be those behaviors which he accords to a greater moral Authority. Otherwise, deeds become superficially relevant and substantially irreleva…
As a contextually broad-scoped response, we are the most philosophically, historically, empirically and, pertinentley, spiritually warranted faith when juxtaposed against all other faiths. Necessity demands that one worldview, whether it is i…
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This comes from Matthew Henrys Commentary.. is it right?
"Though the Eternal Word was united to the human soul from his conception, yet the divinity that dwelt in him…