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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Can a Christian lose his/her salvation

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Very simply put, a Christian cannot lose his/her salvation after they have obtained it. Whenever you hear of someone falling away from the faith, I guarantee you that they never had it to begin with, no matter what appearances say. Scripture is rife with verses that say, to use a cliche, "once saved, always saved". To begin,... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations Does the Christian view of the trinity agree with what the Bible says

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There is much confusion today about the nature of the Trinity and exactly what it is among both the churched and the unchurched. Those in the church have come up with many analogies to try to explain the Trinity (i.e. water being a liquid, solid, and gas) but all these fall short of truly explaining the Trinity. And the conf... More..

Arts & Humanities > Classical Lit & Mythology Criticism: Plato's Republic

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Whether or not everything contained within its pages is correct and in spite of personal opinion, no one can deny that Plato's Republic is one of the most influential books of philosophy in the western world. The Republic presents theories of knowledge, ethics, and governance in a unified picture of the ideal state. The form... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible Study: The theme of rest in Hebrews

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Many people have different ideas of what rest is like, for some people rest is reading a good book, for others it is watching a football game on Sunday afternoons, for others it is sleeping in on Saturday mornings. The author of Hebrews devotes a solid portion of his epistle to the idea of rest and how it relates to believin... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study The authorship of the Pauline Epistles: Who really wrote the New Testament?

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For centuries now people have disputed the authorship of the Bible, nearly from cover to cover, from Old Testament to New Testament, from Moses to Paul. Concerning the authorship of the New Testament, a few of the Pauline Epistles are undisputed; among these are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Who was Achilles and what do you know about him?

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Throughout history, mankind has searched for meaning in life and how it can be obtained. Achilleus in Homer's epic poem The Iliad inadvertently comes to understand several core values that he did not set out to discover. Achilleus learns how to have compassion on another human being, he learns that his anger can have undesir... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Should Christian churches allow gays to be ordained as priests?

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I'm sure that everyone on this side of the fence will cite the same reasons that I am about to, but I still feel necessary to throw in my two cents, and brings another person's opinion to the discussion. But really, it's not my opinion, I'm just voicing what God clearly says in His word. Elohim, the Creator, the God who made... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Priests should be permitted to marry

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I will forgo any sort of interesting introduction as I'm bad at writing them and dive right into the subject at hand. There is NO indication in scripture that priests are to be unmarried, quite the contrary. In all of Scripture there is only one place where there is any hint that priests should not be married under the new c... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Hebrews 6:4-6

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As this passage of Scripture is often misunderstood and misinterpreted, I offer my insights and what God has revealed to me about this passage concerning apostasy and the possibility of a believer falling away from the faith. I believe this passage refers to those who have the outward appearance of being a Christian but do n... More..

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5. Does the Christian view of the trinity agree with what the Bible says
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