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How should Biden respond to the death of three American Servicemen in Jordan? Invade Iran Bomb Iran to back to the stone age Do Nothing Get all our folks out of Jordan, they don't belong there anyway Blow up some camels and tents in the desert somewhere and call it retribution. Some combination...

With the price of both new and used EV's dropping dramatically over the past year, would you consider purchasing an EV? Personally, I would only consider getting one to use as a commuter and errand car. If there was an EV that cost around $20,000, had a legit 250 mile range, and was safe and...

Suppose your denomination suddenly vanished or you moved to an area without any churches in your denomination then what denominations would you consider joining and why? I would consider the Presbyterian Church in America, Southern Baptist, and the new Global Methodist. I know that sounds like...

I know I've dissed Trump a lot on this board. But I do want to say this. If Covid had not happened we would be looking at the last two years of the Trump administration. In Dec 2019 the Economy was rolling along and people had more or less gotten used to Trump's twitter tirades. Then...

Nikki Haley is not going to win the nomination for the Republicans. However, she has proven herself to be a very good campaigner as well as being intelligent and well spoken. Getting 40% against Trump in any race is an accomplishment considering how devoted Trump supporters are. She doesn't...

How do you define "Works of the Law" as Paul used them in Romans and Galatians? The Old Testament rituals, feast, and animal sacrifices. All of the Mosaic Law, including the 10 Commandments and moral law. I have always used the second meaning. Say that when Paul says, "We are justified by...

What is your understanding of Divorce from a Biblical/Christian perspective?

It looks like DeSantis is going to declare his candidacy today on a twitter spaces audio feed with Elon Musk. Will you be supporting his campaign with either money or time? I'm considering doing both. But honestly, he is not my first choice. If Haley or Scott had any chance to win the...

Should Christians support or be against allowing Medical Marijuana in our communities?

Noted Pastor and author Tim Keller passed away today after a battle with pancreatic cancer. I've read several of his books/Bible Studies and listed to a few of his sermons. He has been accused of "going woke" in the past couple of years but just about any Christian leader who acknowledges...

I don't know how many Democrats are on this board but I thought I would give equal time. If you plan on voting in the Democratic Primaries which Candidate would you support?

Just curious, for those of you who will vote republican.

What does original sin mean to you?

The long infant baptism thread made me do some thinking. Are there any major differences in the theology of what happens and why to baptized infants among the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Presbyterian and maybe Methodist traditions? Which are all the traditions I can think of that I know...

What are some things you consider Accretions in the American Evangelical Church? I'm not talking about cultural distinctives, but things that are taught as "Dogma" by some denominations/preachers From my Baptist background the first thing that comes to mind is the total abstaining of alcohol...

This was asked of me in the thread on Accretions in the church. Instead of getting that thread off topic I'll post my opinion here. As someone who believes that credo-baptism is what the Bible both teaches and demonstrates then my answer would be yes, Infant Baptism was an accretion...

I have been watching videos by Dr. Gavin Ortland for the past several months. Dr. Ortland is a Reformed Baptist Pastor who is very well versed in Church History, the Early Church Fathers, and Historic Protestant Christianity. Dr. Ortland contends that the church, particularly the post-nicean...

I'm watching season three of the Chosen. I'm a little on the fence about the series because they take so many "artistic licenses" in creating a backstory for the apostles and other characters in the Gospels and invent some characters not mentioned in the New Testament. However, There have...

Has anyone been keeping up with the churches leaving the United Methodist Conference because of the UMC's tilt toward liberal practice and theology? There was an article in our local paper about a a large Methodist Church in my area has voted to leave the UMC for a new Methodist Conference...

When conversing with some Catholics they point out that Protestant Doctrine is all over the place. There is no church unity in Protestantism and so forth. Here is my perspective. Faith and Doctrine are not the same thing. Faith is believing in and trusting God. Doctrine is believing things...