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Gospel Clarity

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We are all sinners who committed Crimes against God. God said after death is only judgment. We cannot get out of judgment or punishment. Once His verdict is rendered on you...it's eternal. It's permanent.  Because all humans are born sinners because of Adams sin, thus all are damned.  However God, by his Grace [grace means underserved unmerited], God determined to redeem and restore fallen man to have the righteous nature and be given the gift of eternal life. That means eternity in Heaven. Explain that God is a trinity. Three persons of the same essence and nature being perfect. The Father the Word and the Spirit. For the purpose of salvation, God before the world began, determined to save humans who obey the Gospel. So in Genesis he points to the wages of sin is death, a human sinned and only someone perfect can pay the debt or the sinner is condemned. So we see the animal sacrifice substitute until the one comes who will save people from their sins. The blood of the substit...

What is needed to enter Heaven

Why people cannot enter Heaven: 1. They're sinners.  2. They're not perfect.  Nothing unholy can be in God's presence & live. He must punish sin wherever it is found. • Exodus 3:5: "And He said, 'Do not come near....for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'" • Exodus 33:12-14: "And Moses said to the Lord, 'Please show me Your glory.' And He said, ...'You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live.' • Psalm 5:4: "For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; Evil shall not dwell with You." • Revelation 21:27: "But nothing unclean will ever enter it... only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life."    • Hebrews 12:14: Without holiness no one will see the Lord. "The Bible says, 'All unrighteousness is sin' (1 John 5:17). To get into Heaven, we must have perfect righteousness. God says, 'Be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect' (M...

Slavery Discussion

Q: I need some biblical counsel. I’ve recently been rather shaken by the obstacle of slavery in the Bible. I’ve always defended scripture rather relentlessly online, and I thought I had all the right answers, but even still, believing fully that God is opposed to slavery, why does the Bible not say this more clearly, so that such a deep level of theological understanding is not required to grasp the concept. Why did God allow such a practice in Israel when he as God would see the practice as evil. Why did Paul not condemn it either when he had the chance? It is left up to our own understanding to grasp the deeper idea, that to treat one another as I want to be treated and to love thy neighbor as thyself, means definitively, that God’s moral teachings is incompatible with slavery, but why does he not seem to say so in the text directly.  Edit: Also if it's volunteered labor hen why did the plagues have to come upon pharaoh for him to let the people of Israel go? A year ago I had a s...

Clarity on misunderstandings Muslims have

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Q: it sounds like Christians say as long as they believe they can just go on sinning and still get into Heaven. But muslims believe we have to do good things and then we go to hell and pay for some and then can go to heaven.  A: So... we don't do good...at all.  No one is good but God. No one does good but God.   We are all sinners who committed Crimes against God. God said after death is only judgment. We cannot get out of judgment or punishment. Once His verdict is rendered on you...it's eternal. It's permanent.  Because all humans are born sinners because of Adams sin, thus all are damned.  However God, by his Grace [grace means underserved unmerited], God determined to redeem and restore fallen man to have the righteous nature and be given the gift of eternal life. That means eternity in Heaven. Explain that God is a trinity. Three persons of the same essence and nature being perfect. The Father the Word and the Spirit. For the purpose of salvation, God...

Grace based vs Works based & why it matters

Q: When considering joining the Coptic/Catholic/Orthodox religion what are the things one should focus on the most? I’ve been to the church and felt a connection but how do I learn more? Is it just by reading the Bible and praying?  What are the steps to knowing it’s the right choice? A: Is there a reason you would move to a "works based religion" vs the "grace based" faith of actual biblical Christianity? If that question confuses you, look a bit briefly into this here .  For further clarity here is the difference between these two systems: So the Bible clearly teaches that we are sinners. We are not perfect. Therefore since Eden God promised a Savior who would [as the rest of the Bible further teaches] take away the sins of the World. So when God came to do the work it was to pay our debt in full to God through Jesus. It was fully paid by the work Jesus did if we obey the Gospel. God's grace is unmerited favor. It means we are getting what we dont deserv...

I didn't come to Jesus because my life was bad

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Q:  I have everything and turned to God. I’m not a newly converted Christian but am returning to the Lord and to live a biblical way of life. But I’ve always felt like I struggle to deeply connect with the Lord. Something I think a lot about is God's loving care for the weak and those suffering. I see that He moves in the lives of people who struggle and have problems. I come from an upper middle class family, I’ve never wanted for anything. I live in a first world country. I have a strong loving family unit. I have been blessed with good jobs throughout my life, been blessed with owning a house etc. I’ve never really had job, financial, work, sickness, death, disability etc problems that so many Christians have to go through (yet thankfully). Although I am very aware of the fact I have had a blessed with an “easy” life, and I am eternally grateful. Yet I tend to always think I don’t really have challenges in my life, and worry is that because God is not working in me. Am I in ...

Ai for Bible Study?

Q: Do you use ai chat for Bible study? It seems useful (?) A: No. I dont recommend it. Gpt/Gemini & all ai chats has a progressive liberal bent.  Avoid. Use a solid study Bible instead,  such as  MacArthur Study Bible (23$ sale) or Evidence Study Bible However if you are searching for verses you have an idea  of what its saying... you can ask " Nasb full verses about 'snatching from flames'. No commentary." Then that's helpful.  Otherwise you can find loads of verses here , by topic.  ❗Get your Bible study & Bible questions answered at your church to ensure what you learn is within biblical orthodoxy. Too many false teachings out there!! Related Ai and Christians  Reputable Resources for Believers * bookmark this page for usage

No one over 20 entered the Promise Land: Israel

NO ONE OVER THE AGE OF 20 WAS ALLOWED INTO THE PROMISE LAND (except Joshua and Caleb). Numb. 32:11 Think deeply about what this means & reveals: 1. These kids only knew life in the wilderness.  2. God had raised these young ones in a roaming nation that was to live holy.  *they learned obedience, submission, gratitude, etc. And that God provides.  3. God basically started a new nation with them from scratch. Similarly like with Noah. From the ground up. A nation for Himself who was to be the light to the world.  4. Understand that when these young people entered Israel they had no parents (and no grandparents wisdom).  5. The 10 Commandments pointed to honoring and obeying parents. Had those parents lived and came with them into the promised land... these young adults would * have to submit to God and honor and obey their parents.  * follow their godly advice whether single or married.  Today we too are to do that. While we marry and go...

Is the Bible Horrific?

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What people miss about the Bible The woman here rightly said she should know what is in the Bible so she can speak factually to Christians about it. Then she goes on to say shes horrified, having only got 400 pages in, and not even to the New Testament yet because its full of war and bad things... and has a meltdown. And didnt do a video after she read the whole Bible.  Shes emotional and letting her emotions run wild instead of rationally factually look at what's in there. She misses it completely.  How she missed the problem from jump is her problem. Those without spiritual eyes to see can't see.  Here is what you need to know: 1. God created everything perfect and good. 2. Man sinned, sin entered and now man is continually always thinking and doing evil. The Scriptures show the righteous following God, and the rest of evil humanity doing evil and being hurt by those doing evil. Thats why Gen 3 God promises the Messiah to restore believing man to a rig...

12 things God cant do

There are 12 Things God Can't Do God is all powerful, there's nothing he cant do. But... these things he cant do, do not contradict biblical truth and theology of His omnipotence. Instead it enhances our understanding of his power and Godness. God cant violate His Character God cant Change God cant Sin [thus] God cant Lie God cant suffer God cant be tempted God cant bear to look upon sin God cant die God cant learn God cant be surprised God cant change his mind God cant be seen God cant be lonely When Theology doesnt work  Book: 12 Things God Can't Do, by Nick Tucker Who is God & his attributes What is the Gospel  Resources for Believers