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Paul tried arguing, instead of just declaring the gospel. It did not go well. Acts 9 28So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him. 30When the brothers...

Even though this is a cartoon, I would not focus on humor, let comedy arise naturally like it does on Adventures in Odyssey, as a result of goofy things the characters say. Nobody laughs their way into escaping from hell and entering heaven. Think theologically, nail down the vital points...

That is a perfectly reasonable, and politely presented, request brother Wesley. If you disagreed with one or more points, you could give scriptures refuting his views, and asking @RevVonHanshaw to please respond. But he does not seem to be interacting with anyone. Perhaps he is very busy with...

I would caution anyone from thinking they can argue someone into getting saved. I’ve never heard of any person believing in the existence of God, or trusting in Christ for salvation, due to being defeated in a debate. We can share our beliefs and explain how we came to accept the gospel, and...

Yes, God could have confused the angry mob. It is interesting that no explanation is given, just the startling statement that Jesus passed through the midst of them.

Angry mobs do not tend to suddenly lose track of the person they drag out of a city and bring to the edge of a cliff to throw him head first down the cliff. Luke 4 25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six...

I agree. It makes no sense to assert that unsaved individuals are completely unable to seek God. This “total depravity” opinion removes all accountability from individuals, so at God’s judgment throne, they can say that God never regenerated them to enable them to seek God. Free will means...

We’ve been through all this recently. Nothing in the New Testament says we are to cultivate a relationship with the angels. Catholics are not satisfied with direct access to the Father through the Son. They think they need to command angels and use Mary and dead saints to intercede for them

I appreciate your thoughts, but I find that highly unlikely. Jesus had provoked them to fury when He taught in the temple. They wanted to kill Him by throwing Him headlong off the cliff. In mob actions, there tend to be leaders who control the action. They got Jesus right up to the brink of...

First, there is no way I would work for “The Chosen”. Second, I think if I wanted to portray this scene in a film, I would just have Jesus suddenly walk through the angry mob as they stood there in amazement. You provoked me to try to imagine my own film version of this scene, but I cannot...

I rather often see a grown person riding a ridiculously small children’s bicycle in my neighborhood. White and black guys do it. I think it’s an attempt to be comical. But it seems like it would be uncomfortable and a bit risky.

Yes, something similar might have happened with Jesus.

You have explained propitiation in a concise and understandable manner. For we know that all the sins of all humanity were paid for by the sacrifice of Christ, but each individual is responsible for accepting this amazing gift through faith. When we hear the gospel and respond to it, repenting...

Yes, it was not time for Jesus to die. Someone said that angels might have come down and cleared a path for Him, restraining the mob. God would have to know that certain passages in scripture are difficult for us to understand or would cause us to ponder them deeply. We just accept the Word of...

Charming story!

I do not recall this scene of Jesus being brought to a cliff ever being included in any Jesus film. My question is: how did Jesus pass through the midst of an angry mob? Scholars call this a miraculous escape. He must have used supernatural powers. Did Jesus temporarily blind or paralyze...

Best wishes on your book project. I love having a dog. Walking through the nature trails of a nearby park was fun, especially when we saw deer at dusk. Sadly, I cannot have a dog right now.

Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue by John Steinbeck, chronicling his 1960 road trip across the United States with his standard poodle, Charley, in a custom camper truck named Rocinante. The book details his observations on the changing American character, national...

https://www.seenandunseen.com/gluttonys-unconscious-self-image-emptiness The Ethicist Peter Kreeft puts it well: Gluttony is trying to fill a spiritual vacuum with a physical remedy. It is like taking penicillin for a broken heart – there’s nothing wrong with penicillin, but it doesn’t do...

I have been greatly blessed by this study of Blotting Out. There are certain things in my past that bother me, even though I have confessed them as sins, and I believe that God has forgiven me. I keep slipping into that dark night of the soul, where joy has faded, and I struggle to regain that...