Come And Reason Ministries
Come And Reason Ministries – helping you learn to discern.
Come And Reason Ministries
Come And Reason Ministries – helping you learn to discern.
I would like Dr J to discuss competitive sports and whether this is healthy for psychological/spiritual growth. The more I learn about the two conflicting powers (selfless love vs. survival of the fittest) seems competitive sports would not be spiritually healthy. Seems like winning would tempt one to be proud while losing would be damaging to self esteem.
Read MoreIn John 11, we read the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. Mary, Martha and the disciples didn’t believe that God could raise him up. Even when Jesus asked them to open the grave, they said
“but lord he stinketh, he has been dead four days”. Jesus raised him from the dead in spite of their unbelief. But in the bible it says that we must have faith for God to work miracles. What made Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead?
Read MoreI have been dating a colleague of mine for almost two years now and as neither of us were devoted to living like Christ, until a few months ago, we have been engaging in premarital sex. Now I am well aware of the traditional Christian views about premarital sex and how it is considered wrong.
Read MoreI know that we should wisely spend our money, but I have a question for you: Is it right to spend money on things for ourselves that we don’t necessarily need?
Read MoreIs it wrong to wear a wedding ring? My husband and I used to wear our wedding rings, but later took them off because of [statements from church founders] that church members had pointed out to us.
Read MoreI would like to know your thoughts in James 4:13-15. To me it seems superstitious when Christians qualify every day, ordinary appointments with a “God willing” or “God spares life.”
Read MoreI try to study the Bible but find it difficult to understand and confusing. Can you give any suggestions on how to study the Bible? Great question and here are 8 simple principles to understanding the Bible:
Read MoreIf there are pathways in our nervous system laid down with addiction, are they destroyed at conversion. or as we walk on a daily basis with CHRIST, or are they always there? In other word once an addict always an addict?
Read More“As Adventists, our principle is that we base our doctrine on God’s Word and not human opinion or human authority – right? Some would say we keep the Sabbath because God commanded it and never withdrew that command. That is only reasonable if we are consistent in applying the criterion. Yet we have dropped many others of God’s statutes without His say-so!
Read MoreIf God’s position is that sin is a condition that makes us humans out of harmony with His law of love, then it’s not clear to me why it was necessary for Jesus to die that I can have eternal life.
Read MoreJeśli grzech jest stanem, który wytrąca rasę ludzką z harmonii z Bożym prawem miłości, to nie rozumiem, dlaczego Jezus musiał umrzeć, abym ja mógł mieć życie wieczne. Czy po przyjęciu przeze mnie Jezusa i Jego nauk, stan zaburzeń neurologicznych mózgu nie mógłby zostać odwrócony poprzez zmianę myśli i zachowań? Nie za bardzo pojmuję, dlaczego śmierć
Read MoreRecently, at our church, we were blessed with a lecture on 12 things that can damage the frontal lobe of the brain. These, according to the presenter, include lack of water, a raised CO2 level, poor blood flow, etc…
The one that got me thinking was about sexual arousal outside of marriage as a “hit” on the frontal lobe.
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