Evidence for God from Science

Masturbation isn't specifically mentioned in the Bible, yet we have verses on lust and self-control. There are only two types of sexual arousal experienced by people. There is the natural arousal that's a healthy part of a marriage relationship, and then there's lust, which falls under both covetous...

Abrogation, to me, is one of the strongest arguments against Islam. Both as a valid religion in the first place, and as a religion of peace. I've also noticed a trend among Islamic apologists to quote earlier surahs to prove that their religion is peaceful, completely ignoring later surahs and the c...

I'm not familiar with the Roe v. Wade case(except for the outcome, of course). On the issue of Constitutional privacy, though, you're correct. While the Constitution does provide for certain freedoms, it doesn't at any point offer protection of privacy. The modern notion of privacy has come about in...

There's no way to justify mutual masturbation, or masturbation in general. Just because it doesn't have the same risk as other misuses of the sex drive doesn't make it any less of a misuse. That someone would even look for a loophole(of which there is none - Jesus made sure of that in His sermon on ...

It's important to note that as Christians we aren't under the old Jewish laws, but we still have commands given to us by Christ. The only one of the original 10 commandments not reiterated by Jesus Himself, in fact, is the one about the Sabbath. All He said on that issue was that the Sabbath was mad...

Humans have changed many things...dogs, cats, birds, etc. directly and quite conciously. Microevolution, change within species, in which no new genetic material is created, and no new viable species comes into being. Even the known crossbreeds are rare, are between species that are very similar alr...

Romans 1:32 It says they should be and deserve to be put to death by God. Should Gods wishes and opinion be ignored? That's hardly the only time that a sin was called worthy of death. In fact, the Bible states that the wages of sin(any and all sin) is death. If you read other passages in the Bible,...

Actions are usually sinful not thoughts Wrong. You agree with the mentioned "exception" of adultery, which really isn't an exception at all. Lust, hatred, covetousness, selfishness, pride, vanity, etc. are all sins of the mind. While they may lead to sinful actions, they are not actions i...

Sure, it is in Romans 1:32 which says: "Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." I've already shown that this verse doesn't say what you want it to sa...

Extremely vocal minority? Mainstream society isnt an extremely vocal minority... Gay people and their supporters aren't mainstream society, though. Statistics show that over 55% of people in the US are opposed to gay marriage and homosexual practices -- not just fundamentalist Christians(whatever t...

I think I have to agree with striving for perfection, a la "Be perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect." It's really a catch-all. If you're striving for perfection, you'll get all the other stuff you're supposed to be doing thrown in with it. Bring glory to God - included. Love God - ...

Thanks LS, your comments are helpful. Glad to be of service. And don't worry about it too much -- whatever you end up doing, you're not gonna lose your Salvation. Just pray about it, read over the Bible verses concerning it, and let the Holy Spirit guide you. I'm sure if you do that, you'll end up ...

Infant baptism isn't baptism at all, really. The Bible is quite clear on what baptism is -- immersion in water as a method of a believer declaring to others that he's following Christ. A symbolic representation of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. If it's not voluntary, it's simply not bapti...

i've been having sex since i was about nine. that's a long time. it's part of who i am. it's something i can't control. Alright, it seems that something really horrible has taken place here, and you've ended up thinking of it as something you are rather than what it is -- something you do. About th...

i don't spend my time looking for justification. i don't need it for anything that i do. You've posted in no fewer than 3 topics basically stating the same thing. If you weren't looking for justification(or crying out for help), then I don't know what you were doing. Especially in this topic -- you...