SIN, CRIME AND KATRINAFEED ME MASSA’ GUMMINT! BOSS MAN SAVE ME!
By: Nathanael
The massive dislocations from Katrina have reveathe endemic criminal nature of the New Orleans underclass. Having been born and raised in Greater New Orleans (first in NO on Fern St. off St. Charles Ave. near Carrollton Avenue, then in Metairie on Page Dr. off [...]
Originally I wanted to find Old and New Testament examples about the Body of Christ, but unfortunately I could not find any Old Testament references. References for the Body of Christ are found only in Paul’s letters. When examining biblical concepts, it has become a habit of mine to look for references in the OT, [...]
September 20, 2006
There are various discussions on this topic, some insisting that it is a sin, some that say it isn’t. For those that hold scripture to be the authoritative work addressing “believers,” some answers can be found in it. Are the words “sin” or “disobedience” ever used in conjunction with a believer marrying an [...]
September 16, 2006
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.”
What does this phrase really mean? Where does it come from? Some use it to forbid Christians marrying non-Christians or discourage Christians from doing business with non-believers. Is that warranted?
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what [...]
September 6th, 2006
Public confession of sins in front of church congregations has caused a lot of embarrassment and shame to those that are forced to do it. Some churches advocate this and include it in their rules of conduct. But is such a thing warranted at all, is there even one precedent in scripture for [...]
If scripture is taken literally:
A savior was mentioned by God just after the fall of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15. “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
At least at the beginning, everyone must [...]
I posted this on a forum in response to the question below and thought it would be a good addition here. Originally posted at:
http://crossandflame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=190220#190220
Jesus’ resurrection was necessary to complete the work of redemption, he died for us on the cross in our stead. When we affirm belief in the gospel, we die to ourselves [...]
