Whyisthereevilandsufferingintheworld?
ThecuriousaswellasthecriticsofChristianityaskthisquestion.IfGodisall-powerfulandallloving,thenwhydoesHepermitevilandsufferingintheworld?Variousanswershavebeengivenbutpermanentlysettlingtheissueisimpossiblebecausesomanyofouranswersraisefurtherquestions.Nevertheless,ourlackofabilitytoanswerthequestionperfectlydoesnotmeanthatwecannotoffersolutions.Ofcourse,Id...[
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ChristmasChristmasisthemostpopularholidayinAmerica.Boththesecularandthesacredcelebrateit,butfordifferentreasons.Someseeitasthegreatestbusinesstimeoftheyearwhichisfueledbytheexchangeofgifts.OthersconsideritthetimetocelebratethebirthofJesus.Eitherway,itisaveryimportantholiday.
Theword"Christmas"comesfromtwooldwords:Christesmaesse.Itmeans,"theMassofChrist."ThiscomesfromtheCath...[
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HalloweenHalloweeniscelebratedbymillionsofpeopleasafuntimeforkids,puttingoncostumes,andgoingdoor-to-doortogetcandy.Butitisalsoknownasatimeofwitches,ghouls,goblins,andghosts.Ononehand,someseehalloweenasaharmlesstimeoffunandontheother,aghastlyanddemonicallyinspirednighttobeavoided.
AsChristians,thereisalotofdebateonwhetherornotweshouldparticipateinHalloween.Isitalrighttogotrick-or-treating?Canwe...[
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IsAbortionWrong?Yes,abortioniswrong.TheLordhassaid,"Youshallnotmurder,"(Exodus20:13).Thelifethatisgrowingwithinthemotherisachild,ababy.TheBiblelooksatthelifeinthewombasachild.:Exodus21:22says,"Andifmenstrugglewitheachotherandstrikeawomanwithchildsothatshehasamiscarriage,yetthereisnofurtherinjury,heshallsurelybefinedasthewoman'shusbandmaydemandofhim;andheshallpayasthejudgesdecide,"(1)(NASB).
Th...[
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DidtheyreallylivethatlonginGenesis?
SoallthedaysofSethwereninehundredandtwelveyears,andhedied,(Gen.5:7).SoallthedaysofEnoshwereninehundredandfiveyears,andhedied,(Gen.5:11).SoallthedaysofKenanwereninehundredandtenyears,andhedied,"(Gen.5:14)."SoallthedaysofMahalalelwereeighthundredandninety-fiveyears,andhedied,"(Gen.5:17)."SoallthedaysofJaredwereninehundredandsixty-twoyears,a...[
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CouldNoah'sArkHoldalltheAnimals?OneissuethatisoftenraisedagainstChristianityisNoah'sArkandtheFlood.Diditreallyhappen?Didthefloodreallycoverthewholeworld?Isthereenoughwateronearthtocoveralltheland?Couldthearkreallyholdtwoofeverykindofanimalintheworld?Thoughthesemightbeintimidatingquestions,theanswertoeachisaresounding,"Yes."
GodsaidtoNoahinGenesis6:14-16,"Somakeyourselfanarkofcypresswood;makero...[
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WheredidCainGetHisWife?
InGenesis4:16itsays,"ThenCainwentoutfromthepresenceoftheLord,andsettledinthelandofNod,eastofEden.17AndCainhadrelationswithhiswifeandsheconceived,andgavebirthtoEnoch;andhebuiltacity,andcalledthenameofthecityEnoch,afterthenameofhisson."
GenesistellsusthatAdamandEvehadtwosons:CainandAbel.CainkilledAbel,wasexiledbyGod,andtheninGenesis4:17wereadthatCainhadrelationswithhi...[
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Whyisthereevilandsufferingintheworld?
牋牋(Let'slearnfromJobtobe爋bedientandtoacceptboth爂oodandevilfromGod)
ThecuriousaswellasthecriticsofChristianityaskthisquestion.IfGodisall-powerfulandallloving,thenwhydoesHepermitevilandsufferingintheworld?Variousanswershavebeengivenbutpermanentlysettlingtheissueisimpossiblebecausesomanyofouranswersraisefurtherquestions.Nevertheless,ourlackofabilityto...[
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Istheirlifeafterdeath?
Yes,thereislifeafterdeath,buttherearethosewhoerringlybelievethatonceyoudie,youceasetoexistuntiltheresurrection.Thisisproblematicfortworeasons:First,itcontradictsscripture.Second,ifapersondiesandceasestoexist,thenheisinthesamestatehewasbeforehewasborn:non-existence.Therefore,attheresurrection,itisnothewhoisraisedfromthedead.No,instead,acopyoftheoriginalpersonisproduced.Ne...[
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Whoorwhatistheantichrist?
ThetermantichristisonlyfoundintheepistlesofJohn(1John2:18,22;4:3;2John7).TheantichrististheonewhoopposesChristandthusGod.Theantichristisaneschatological(endtimes)personwhowillappearanddeceivecountlesspeoplenearthetimeofChrist'sreturn.TheantichristisassociatedwithSatanandwillbeaidedbydemonicforcesinhisunholymovementagainstGodandinhisattempttorulethenationsoftheworld.Mo...[
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