TrueFollowerOfChrist

I'm a bit confused. You didn't seem to quote me directly and I haven't said anything on this thread in quite awhile. But in an attempt to answer you, I have no problem at all with tattoos. Yes they can glorify God and be used for his glory. The subject of the tattoo is what's either sinful or not. The word worldly as I understand it simply means something that doesn't specifically glorify God. But God tells us to do EVERYTHING for his glory, so you can eat, sleep, drive, and get tattoos for his glory. I hope that answered what you were talking about.

I will say we should only judge other societies by God's standard, not our own. Times were different centuries ago, BUT I don't think there was ever a time where marriage to a 9 year old was socially acceptable. The Bible doesn't mention an age of consent, but unless I'm mistaken, even in biblical times and in the Holy Land, people had to wait till they were teens to marry, and they married each other, not 50 year olds. So I think it's safe to say Jesus would NOT condone what Mohammed did under any circumstances.

To a point maybe, but when we KNOW what God says about something and we KNOW what God wants us to do, our feelings are irrelevant. Obedience is the only Godly response, no matter how we feel about the situation. Abraham is a great example. He did the hardest thing a person could do because obedience was the only thing that mattered, not how he felt about something.

There is only 1 unforgivable sin. Intentionally rejecting the truth and forgiveness of Jesus after knowing the truth. Everything up until this can be forgiven, but once this is done, a person is pushed past the point of repentance. This is not because Jesus won't forgive the person, but because the person has hardened their heart so much that they are no longer able to seek forgiveness.

In the Old Testament, prophets proclaimed messages from God. I could be wrong but nearly every prophet in scripture foretold predictions of the future. Even the prophet in Acts was there to warn Paul about what would happen to him. Prophets spoke God's word and warned the people about coming judgement. Today we have a complete Bible with everything God wants humankind to know. It's illogical for there to be prophets when we already have a complete message from God. Plus even if there were prophets anything they would say would have to match what scripture already says, so it would be redundant anyway. There's no logical reason for a prophet to exist today.

Acts 2:17 is actually a quote from Joel. So it goes back almost 3,000 years. But anyway, this is taking about the end times, either the Tribulation or the millennium. It is not talking about today. If you believe it refers to today, I request reasons for that belief. I will also make the point that in this particular context of Acts 2:17, it's taking about people proclaiming God's word, not making predictions as is most people's understanding of a prophet. The context also seems to indicate that everyone both young and old will have this ability, further showing it will not be a few specific people but EVERYONE who has this gift, and clearly that's not going on today. So that's my 2 cents. I didn't know if that helped or created more confusion. God Bless.

There are NO prophets or Apostles on earth. Prophets were needed in the days where God's word was not available to everyone or God had a specific message for the people. Historically, I'm not aware of a single instance of a legitimate prophet ever existing AFTER the conclusion of scripture with the Apostle John. Therefore, almost 2,000 years WITHOUT a prophet and with a completed scripture, there's absolutely no reason to think there would be prophets today. There HAVE been people who claimed to be prophets, BUT every single one was false and many were cult leaders. If anyone tells you they are a prophet, RUN away. They are lying. As far as speaking in tongues, it means nothing. Tongues is the most faked and counterfeit gift there is. People think it's speaking gibberish and some false teachers claim to teach people to speak in tongues. I've seen MANY people speak gibberish, but I've never seen anyone speak in tongues.

It's going to get worse. As we approach the end, we can expect to see Christianity outlawed and Christians imprisoned or executed for their faith. It's already illegal to own a Bible or go to church in some countries, but as we get closer to the tribulation, it will become global and the saints worldwide will be persecuted.

YES. If you made a vow before God that you that you would love and honor your spouse, in sickness and health, in good or bad, then you must honor that vow. You're personal feelings are irrelevant. This is a good reason why it's important to choose your spouse very wisely and after much prayer. God intended marriage to be PERMANENT, no matter how people felt about it after.

I'm my opinion, I believe the 30 minutes of silence is all those in Heaven in awe and sadness about the further horrors and terrors that are about to come upon the earth and those still living on it. Maybe it could also be a collective prayer of those in heaven for the salvation of those on Earth.

Unfortunately you have to pay attention to WHERE the sources are. I'm sure I could find sources that say anything. If I asked that exact question to a conservative site and a liberal site, I'm betting I would get 2 wildly different answers. So yes I could simply Google it, but you must be very careful with the actual sources your information is coming from.

I agree. All of these sham trials are just political stunts. Everyone sees that.

That's good. If I may ask, do you pray for their salvation? Personally I think the salvation of a person is the most important thing we could pray for.

It sounds good in theory, but I think the 2 party system is just too powerful. Tens of millions of people in my opinion are far too loyal or devoted to their party. Even in the face of common sense, many will vote for their party no matter what. I like the idea of a 3rd party but I didn't think it's very realistic.

I'm so proud of DeSantis. He's definitely trying to fight evil in this country. Getting Chaplains in schools is an excellent 1st step to returning education to God. Thankfully we finally have a conservative SCOTUS, so there's a good chance the ACLU's legal challenges will fail. Hopefully the Christians that are in office will take this opportunity to get God back in public life because it's very clear that removing God is the cause of endless problems.