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Yes it is speculation. I believe Dr Ross states that he is not saying this is how it happened but that this is one of thousands of ways God could remain sovereign and allow freewill at the same time. Personally, I have always thought that God was big enough to work over, under, around or...

But there are physicists who are Christians who take what they know from science and show how it parallels the Bible and can offer explanations to difficult questions in theology. For example Dr Hugh Ross.

There is another view that takes into account that physicists say there are at least 10 dimensions. We perceive only 4 of them; 3 spacial dimensions and time. That leaves 6 dimensions we can't experience, and at least one of these is a second time dimension. So in our time dimension mankind...

I remember a pastor once saying that it was a sign of a degenerate society when people neglected or abused animals. And recently I read somewhere about mean dog syndrome: that mean people create mean dogs through abuse and cruelty. So of course humans take priority, but how you treat...

Buttons are such a simple idea I expect they were invented by Adam & Eve; or perhaps by God who made their first clothes.

Also, it sounds like you are straddling the fence. Sometimes you make free choices and sometimes you don't. How can you have it both ways? Is this a way of saying you are not responsible, and therefore God has no right to judge? Did the fallen angels have a free choice to rebel? If not then...

If free will doesn't exist then life is without meaning, and you might as well eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die. Oh, wait, that would mean making a choice!

The world is divided between those who trust in Christ and those who trust in man (humanists). They man be religious but they are trusting in their own works. Their works are unacceptable to God because they are all tainted by the sin nature. It seems to me that we are seeing increased...

A Christian is someone who believes in Christ. It's not about behavior, it's about belief. Legalistic Christians and the world think it's about behavior. Christians aren't perfect but they are forgiven by the only one whose opinion matters, God. Growing in grace and the knowledge of our Lord...

I've had 100% assurance since the hour I first believed many years ago. Gal 4:6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" Col_1:27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the...

I use to know someone who thought he had the gift of Pastor-Teacher. But my impression was that he just liked to bully people and tell them what to do. It seemed to me that in arrogance he was caving in to lust for power over others. I suspect that cult leaders have this problem in spades.

Mat 7:15 "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Mat 7:22-23 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I...

I have seen this film as well and I agree it is well worth seeing.

I agree with Lynx and notmyown. The spiritual life changes you. The more you know about the Word, the more you have grown spiritually, the more relaxed and hopeful you get. Eternity is going to be astounding. Our confidence is not in man but God who loves us. Believers in Christ have...

Deu 21:18-21 "If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown. "They shall...

Welcome LupineMoon. I grew up with Mormons as neighbors but was never one of them. My parents were humanists, trusting in the works of men not God. But I realized their views were lacking and very shallow. I became a believer in Christ when I was 18 and the search for the truth was on. I...

Quite true. We are all in the same boat. We've all been bad friends at some point.

I recently saw the movie "The Most Reluctant Convert." It came out in 2021 so maybe this is old news. It is the story of C. S. Lewis's conversion from atheism to Christianity. I was already familiar with his conversion story but watched it through twice to pick up on some of the finer points...