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Solomon apparently fell away from the faith when he started worshiping the pagan demon gods his outlandish wives led him to. Was he ever restored to repentance to return to the true faith in the only real God?

The contemporary churches in America have used secular tools and ideologies in a miserable attempt to attract people. Hypnotic practices abound. Among them are the 7-11 repetitious praise choruses. I attended a mid week service where a single praise chorus went on for over a half an hour. Not...

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Culture impacts how people dress, what they eat, and other aspects of life. So culture will impact the styles of music in a church. When I was a teenager, I liked the Christian rock music of musicians like Larry Norman. But now that I’m older, I prefer the traditional hymns. Churches now have...

If salvation can be lost, how many sins does it take? One? 20? 100? How long a time of sinning causes you to lose salvation? One day? One month? One year? How bad do the sins have to be to make you lose your salvation? Murder? Adultery? Envy? Theft? Cannibalism? How far into sin qualifies as...

I agree and the topic is supremely frustrating. It seems like half the verses on salvation indicate we must persevere to maintain it, while the other half indicate that the new birth cannot be aborted or forfeited or lost. I could easily make a strong case for Once Saved Always Saved, but could...

We do seem to have a lot in common, dear brother. I think God is well pleased with your frank honesty — and your exemplary maintaining of sincere faith, in spite of extremely serious and deeply troubling, frustrating questions. Caring for someone who is disabled or sick, for many years, is a...

I had a similar nightmarish experience, watching my beloved, virtuous, thoroughly Christian wife deteriorate from cancer. I firmly, ferociously believed she would receive a miraculous divine healing. I prayed fervently and issued decrees. I bought every book on Christian healing I could find on...

The prodigal son fell away, but the father rushed to greet him when he returned. When Israel sacrificed their first born to pagan idols, God begged and pleaded with them to return. I don’t see how getting saved is by faith through grace, but staying saved is by works, which would enable...

This clump of quotes from Spinoza consists of a litany of lies spawned by the darkness, our enemy. All of it contradicts the Bible as it vainly attempts to sound jolly and rational, appealing to Enlightenment blasphemers and mockers of Christian faith. I regret letting it pass through my mind.

Was Trochee your wife? Have you beheld her in dreams? I saw my beloved deceased wife in a dream last night. Not sure if that is pleasant or just bewildering. We don’t fully know what we’ve got until it’s gone. I am sure that when a loved person departs, we are always tormented by regrets about...

To limit the atonement of Christ by saying “He saves by His Grace those He died for” is so utterly anti-biblical. At judgment day, those who did not accept the sacrifice of Jesus can declare, “He did not die for my sins, He only died for for the sins of those who accepted Him.” But the Bible...

I know we are not supposed to forsake the assembling of ourselves together, but I never got much out of church services, aside from fellowship with other believers. I am generally repulsed by repetitious hypnotic praise choruses and contemporary rock worship music. Sermons are often good, but...

I think much of it is recorded in the book of Hebrews.

Does this… Hebrews 6:4,5 those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— … refer to saved, born again, Holy Spirit in-dwelt, new creation in Christ...

It is God’s Word. He watches over it. People can get saved and follow Jesus, even when they use a Bible with poor translations and textual errors in it. But it is good to try to identify the most accurate versions. I enjoy using 12 different versions.

Welcome Psalty! I hope you enjoy the discussions here on Baptist Board. You’ll find many very serious biblical researchers, devoted pastors, brave missionaries, studious scripture lovers, dogmatic disciples, and enthusiastic doctrine slingers. Some topics can turn into convoluted debates...

Regarding Obama’s wars. He launched airstrikes or military raids in at least seven countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan. Obama’s lawyers claimed authority to continue war indefinitely across space and time, devising formal legal frameworks for targeted...

Rather than debate hypotheticals, let us simplify: how salvation happens and how we KNOW for sure we are saved. Salvation is a new birth. I do not see how that new birth could be aborted. Instead of worrying about losing our salvation, let us focus on loving God and neighbor. Trust and obey! If...