Q: What do you think is the average Christian’s understanding of God?
A:I can only give my opinion based on what I've observed from the local church viewpoint, as well as the ‘drama’ that played out on national TV, in the name of Christianity. Like most noted theologians and scholars, I too believe we have a biblical literacy problem in Christendom. Current statistics bear the facts out: read some of the major Christian researchers’ findings, such as, The Barna Research Group, LifeWay Research, The Pew Research Center, and Gallup poll - you will
This Thanksgiving & Christmas Season 2018: Let Us Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart, Because God Is With Us!
As we approach the ending of another year [2018], for Christians, nothing touches the heart of God more, than to see His children showing the God-centered gratitude, that our Lord demands and deserves; a sincere form of appreciation for who He is and for what He has done through us and for us. This [November] month, we know it best as Thanksgiving, a time of expressing profound gratefulness for His tender mercies, comfort, and spiritual guidance, as revealed in 2 Corinthians
Q: [Last question] now that we have a better understanding of Spiritual Gifts, can we lose them; and how many gifts do we have?
A: As you become more like the Bereans (Acts 17:11), who received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, to determined whether or not the things Apostle Paul was preaching, were so, you would come to the conclusion, that there are a number of scriptures to support the loss of effectiveness and fruitfulness, but, there is nothing in sacred Scripture to indicate the actual loss of gifts. I know some of my scholarly -minded friends are thinking