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1.) I have a friend who will not become a Christian because he says that
Christians are a bunch of hypocrites. What should I say to him? Answer

2.) What is the part that prayer plays in our life? Answer

For a further study on the topic of prayer, see our bimonthly teaching tape, Let Us Pray, Sep/Oct 93 by John Lynn in the Online Catalog.

3.) What should be a Christian's attitude toward money and material possessions? Answer

For a further study on this topic, see our bimonthly teaching tape The Joy of Giving, May/Jun 91 by John Lynn and the January 03 Tape of the Month, Financial Stewardship: God's Heart Concerning Money & Possessions by Dan Gallagher in the Online Catalog.

4.) What is "Man's Basic Spiritual Problem"? Answer

5.) What is a Christian truth-seeker supposed to do to discern the truth from so many versions of the Bible? I wish I knew Greek and Latin and had all of the ancient manuscripts at my disposal and had the time and wherewithal to read, study, and discern the truth for myself-but I don't. So, what am I to do? Answer

6.) Is there a Devil? Answer

7.) "Allah" is the word used to translate the word "God" in the Arabic translations of the Bible. Doesn't that mean that Moslems believe that Allah is the same God as the Christian God? Answer

8.) It seems to me that CES is trying too hard to be "not The Way International." Why does the wrong teaching of another ministry still have so much influence over what we are doing in CES? Answer

9.) I was taught that a Christian should never address the Lord as "Jesus," but always as "Jesus Christ," "the Lord Jesus," or some other title. Since I know that many believers who use his name in this way, can you help me understand why I should or should not? Answer

10.) I was surprised by the opening article in your Nov/Dec edition about grieving. I thought that we were not to look behind us at what has happened but instead were to press on to what is ahead. Answer

11.) My girlfriend and I are totally in love and are committed to be together the rest of our lives. Do we have to get married by a minister or a justice of the peace, or is it okay if two Christians just commit themselves privately to each other in God's sight? Answer

12.) Recently I was in a discussion regarding whether Jesus "pre-existed" his birth. The other person quoted John 17:5 to me as proof that Jesus is the "eternal son." What does it mean? Answer

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13.) It seems that John 1:1 is perhaps the primary verse used to substantiate the deity of Christ. Is there any merit to the claim that Jesus is the "Logos" (Word) of God referred to in John 1:1? Answer

For the most extensive work we have on John 1:1, click here.

We encourage you to read our book, One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith. The book is nearly 700 pages, and it leaves no stone unturned in covering the vital subject of the relationship between the one true God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Click here to view the back cover and table of contents of One God & One Lord.

14.) Why are you seeking acceptance as a "church" in the eyes of the world? Answer

15.) Was Jesus wrong? Answer    
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16.) You teach that faith is trust in the promises of God, and obedience to the will of God, but I often hear Christians say they are "believing for" things. Is that biblically accurate? Answer

17.) What is your position on Christians participating in war? Answer

18.) ...The only way to deal with the old, is to put on the new, as we are to count the old dead and not resurrect it to get in touch with it..., right?
This readers question was prompted by the description of the June Tape/CD of the month, Growth Begins In Truthfulness and The Power of Brokenness,
which is stated in the box below: Answer

June 03 Tape/CD of the month, Growth Begins In Truthfulness and The Power of Brokenness:

Ably representing the heart of the 2003 CES Conference on "Cultivating Wholeness," Nancy Berwid and John Lynn share openly about how their spiritual growth was greatly advanced by embracing a lifestyle of truthfulness and brokenness. Nancy models the way honesty can be liberating, and talks about how her self-deceptiveness worked against her healing and recognition of her ongoing need for a Savior. John then shares his struggle of finding the balance of godly self-esteem. He shows how the power of brokenness brings us to wholeness, as getting in touch with our failures and coming to grips with the sin that dwells in us can help us embrace our Savior's success and our righteousness in him.

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19.) Why is it that the book of Acts seems to contradict itself, saying in one place that the men accompanying Saul on the road to Damascus heard the voice of the Lord speaking to Saul, and in another record saying they that did not hear the Lord’s voice? Answer

20.) Which Bible version am I to put my trust in? Answer

21.) Authentic relationship with Christ is the center of all healthy spiritual life, whether in an individual or a body of believers. Healthy Christianity is not just a matter of getting the right elements involved (teaching, evangelism, prophecy, healing, etc.), it is a matter of getting the right relationship among the elements. Are you saying that you are willing to set aside accurate truth for relationships? Answer

22.) What is True Baptism? Water or holy spirit? Answer

23.) I have heard it said that “the Word takes the place of the absent Christ.” Is that true? Answer

24.) I have heard it taught that eventually all people who have ever lived will be saved by God, whether or not they believed in Him or Jesus Christ during their lifetimes. Is that true? Answer

25.) Isn't God so mysterious that there is not much we can know about him? Answer

26.) Doesn't the teaching that Jesus is not God, but the Son of God, demean him and make him smaller in people's eyes? Answer

27.) Are we now in the Kingdom of God, and are God and Jesus ruling over the world today? Answer

28.) It seems that most Christians believe that God already knows every future
event of human history. Is that what He says in the Bible? Answer

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29.) Another Look At Matthew 27:51-53 Answer

30.) Luke 22:31 seems to be saying that Satan asked permission to sift Peter
like wheat, similar to what is communicated in Job. Does Satan have to ask
for permission to "steal, kill, and destroy" God's people? Answer

31.) The Rapture and 7 Years in Heaven-A Major Distinction Between Israel and
the Christian Church Answer

32.) Does the Unitarian Universalist Church hold to the Bible as THE Word of God? Answer

33.) What is speaking in tongues, and why does God say in 1 Corinthians 14:5 that He would like each Christian to do it? Answer

34.) I am confused about what many churches call "Holy Communion." Why is there so much discrepancy in how different churches do it? Answer

35.) What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Answer

36.) What is this "Trinity" thing that I hear many Christians talking about? I looked in a concordance but could not find the word in the Bible. I've heard the explanation in the movie Nuns On The Run, but it made no sense to me. Please help. Answer

37.) Most churches I have been to teach rather emphatically that Christians should "tithe," that is, give 10% of their income to their church. I have even heard some ministers say that if you don't tithe, God will not bless you. What does the Bible say about financial giving? Answer


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