One Sunday at Applebee’s after church in the early 2000s, several of my young adult Sunday school classmates and I found ourselves discussing Jehovah’s Witnesses, a few of whom I had worked with on my previous job. I defended them as legitimately saved Christians, despite having theological disagreements with them. In response to my… Read more »
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If Republicans give more to charity than Democrats, does that makes them the party that cares more about the poor?
From time to time, when I post a statement online that refers to the Republican Party as the party that exploits Americans for the sake of the greedy, a Republican will fire back that my statement is incorrect, because Republicans give more to charity than Democrats do. Of course, they miss the point of what… Read more »
Alcohol (Every Verse Bible Study) – Part 1
(All Bible quotes from the NASB, unless otherwise noted) (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) From 1920 to 1933, the sale of alcohol was a violation of the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. For over 100 years prior to the passage of this amendment, Christians led the crusade to abolish alcohol in America…. Read more »
Alcohol (Every Verse Bible study) – Part 2
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Matthew 11:18-19, “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard;… Read more »
Alcohol (Every Verse Bible study) – Part 3
The Defiled Conscience Principle Some Christians oppose moderate alcohol consumption, even though they admit that the Bible allows it. They have one card up their collective sleeve that robs us of the freedoms that God lets us enjoy. I call it the Defiled Conscience Principle. It’s based, in part, on a verse that has become… Read more »
Baptism (Bible Study) – Part 1
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) (All quotes from the NRSV. Personal pronouns referring to divinity are not capitalized per this translation) Must we be baptized to get into heaven? If so, must… Read more »
Baptism (Bible Study) – Part 2
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] John 3:22-24, “After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he spent some time there with them and baptized. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim because water… Read more »
Baptism (Bible Study) – Part 3
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] Acts 16:30-33, “Then he brought them outside and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ They answered, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’ They… Read more »
Birth Control (Bible Study)
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] (All Bible quotes from the New Revised Standard Version) (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) This debate is much more heated among Roman Catholics than it is Protestants. However, it affects so many… Read more »
God’s Will for Your Life (Bible Study) – Part 1
[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] (All verses taken from the NASB, unless otherwise noted) (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) “How do I know God’s will for my life?” For teenage and college-aged Christians, no question arises more… Read more »
