Questions tagged [christian-living]
The practice of day-to-day living in a Christian manner.
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What are the meaning of and the biblical basis for the practice of pleading the blood of Jesus in prayer?
I've heard people say this phrase in prayer many times. A simple Google search for the exact phrase "plead the blood of Jesus" confirms that this is the case, returning about 280,000 hits (...
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Are there any denominations that teach their members how to hear God's voice better, as exemplified by the Apostles in Scripture?
From time to time I have come across people who claim to have heard the voice of God speak to them in various circumstances. To someone who has never experienced this firsthand, this may sound a bit ...
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How do Christians who adhere to the maxim “in essentials unity; in non-essentials liberty; and in all things charity” determine what is essential?
The phrase has been worded in different but equivalent ways. For example, the Wikipedia article titled In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas says:
In necessariis unitas, in ...
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How do Trinitarians deal with imbalances in their relationship with each Person of the Trinity?
This is a practical question. According to Trinitarianism, three distinct Persons form the Godhead: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In principle, they are all just one God, but in practice ...
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What are illustrative examples of how the Sabbath can be broken according to Sabbatarian Christians?
I've always heard examples of how the Sabbath is not broken, for instance, doing good to others, healing people, etc. However, I noticed that I've never heard examples of the opposite (how the Sabbath ...
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Why is “Fearing the Lord” equated to loving Him?
This question is probably more directed an Old Testament pattern of a description of our attitude towards the Lord. I equate "fear" more closely with "hate". For example today ...
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses pay obeisance to Jesus in their daily lives?
I would like to know how Jehovah's Witnesses pay obeisance to Jesus Christ in their daily lives. Do they use expressions such as “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor ...
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What is the difference between obeisance and worship? [closed]
After reading the answers to this question, I realized that many do not necessarily see it as idolatry if someone prostrates before someone else (e.g. Jesus), as long as it is done to pay obeisance ...
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Is there scriptural basis for spiritual 'growth'?
In my denomination from time to time I hear about spiritual 'growth'.
I get quite confused about it. It seems to me that Jesus taught to love people, give what we have to the poor, pray for people, ...
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In Reformed Theology what mechanisms and practices does God provide a believer to help fight temptation?
In Reformed Theology what mechanisms and practices does God provide a believer to help fight temptation?
Common answers are grace, prayer, Holy Spirit, and possibly others. But how does God make ...
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Are there any denominations that give official advice on how to handle the uncertainty in their doctrines?
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone the existence of doctrinal discrepancies among different branches of Christianity. Most of the time, these doctrinal differences arise from the differing ways in ...
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What is the difference between “love” and “worship”? Do “love God” and “worship God” mean the same thing?
I've never quite understood the concept of worship and how it differs from the concept of love. Are worship and love the same thing? Or is worship = love + something else? If someone loves God, does ...
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When Christians say “the Lord” in everyday speech, do they mean Jesus or the Father?
It's very common to hear Christians say "Lord" or "the Lord" in different contexts: everyday conversations, prayer, testimonies, sermons, etc. Some example sentences that come to ...
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Does the holiness of a person grow over time?
Does the holiness of a person grow over time?
If not, does the acts of charity/love of a person made in their youth matter if they lose their faith later in life?
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Who gets treated better in the afterlife? [closed]
What sort of people get treated better in the afterlife ?
And how much do the little things weigh(like praying every evening, or occasionally swearing) in comparison to the bigger ones ?
Even if it ...
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What would a person need to be able to do to be a saint while he was yet alive?
Normally, sainthood isn't formally considered for an individual until 5 years after the death of a person. If one was determined enough, how could they go about achieving becoming saints and perhaps ...
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What does the Catholic Church teach on claiming as our “right / inheritance” the Abrahamic blessings before we die?
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My friend is influenced by what I think is a prosperity-gospel leaning church, although I don't see heretical excesses like "positive confession", "name-it claim-it", ...
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Why are there so many interpretations with the Bible? [closed]
I would like to ask, WHY must there be so many interpretations of scripture? there are so many interpretations of certain verses, denominations and such, and this can be confusing for people (...
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What is the foundational motivation of Lenten practices?
Lent is traditionally described as lasting for 40 days, in commemoration of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his ...
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How to appropriately reply to “You're going to hell”? [closed]
According to global Christianity, what is the most Christlike way to respond to someone who randomly walks up to you and says, "You're going to hell"?
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Are there Christian churches that believe in isolated living?
I am interested in knowing if there are Christian churches or groups that believe in living separately or allow it, either in total isolation and independence or partial isolation to avoid contact ...
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Will we be reunited with our family and friends in heaven? [closed]
Yes, I have faith in God and I would really like to go to heaven after I die, not hell, no way! I trust in God and would like to see my family and friends in heaven after they die, only if they make ...
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Are there any spiritual benefits in writing a diary?
Question: Are there any spiritual benefits in writing a diary? There have been many saints who have wrote a diary. Is it somehow beneficial? Why? Did any saint recommend it?
I am asking the ...
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Why is acting not a sin?
If lying is a sin then why is acting not a sin? By 'acting' I mean intentionally deceiving others.
Example: You meet with someone and act happy, but you are mad at them they now are deceived and ...
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easy yoke and heavy cross [closed]
I am having difficulty reconciling a tension that I see in the teachings of Jesus.
In Matthew 11:28--30 Jesus tells us
28 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I ...
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How was the church structured during the time of 300 AD - 500 AD?
I know in 1054 AD, the Catholic & Orthodox churches had split - creating the great schism, but I'm curious to learn about the earlier history of the church.
Are there any historical sources which ...
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Why should Christians strive to live long lives? At what lengths should they go to do so? [closed]
I understand that we are called to spread the gospel, but why should we (or should we at all) cling to physical life with white knuckles? I have known believers to go to extreme lengths to prolong ...
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Why is the ritual of baptism needed?
Why is the ritual of baptism needed (by "ritual of baptism" here I mean the physical act of being immersed in or sprinkled with water)? Why just acts of prayer and oral confession not enough?
I am ...
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The New Perspective on Paul and the Christ Followers Self Understanding
This is mostly a set of questions that are being asked of Protestant Christians, particularly those that hold to the "New Perspective on Paul."
I have really enjoyed the work of modern "New ...
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According to Pentecostalism, what is the impact of the sin nature, hormones, and the Holy Spirit on libido?
What has more of an affect on libido, the flesh/sin nature or hormones and how does that change, after becoming a Christian filled with The Holy Spirit? And does receiving the Holy Spirit as a teen ...
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How does Catholicism deal with the apparent paradox/conflict between “love thy neighbour” and “you will be rewarded”
I am wondering about an apparent conflict between a call for selfless love topped with a promise of a reward for it. Simply speaking, one is called to behave well (love ones neighbour) out of kindness ...
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Jehovah's Witness view on a potential member marrying a non-Witness
What is the official Jehovah's Witness position regarding a woman who is studying with the Witnesses and who wants to marry a worldly man (a man who is not a Jehovah's Witness)?
We want to get ...
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What's the meaning of this quote by C. S. Lewis, regarding the heart and head?
C. S. Lewis wrote:
The heart never takes the place of the head: but it can, and should, obey it.
According to this, should we follow the heart or head?
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What is the best response to give when someone asks if you think that your religion is the only true one [closed]
I told someone the other day, much to his surprise that I was a Christian. He asked whether I though my religion was the only true religion to which I replied yes. He seemed somewhat 'offended' by ...
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What is the biblical basis for Christians NOT to quit their jobs, sell all their possessions, and preach the gospel?
While an argument can be made that all Christians should quit their "secular" jobs, sell all their possessions, and preach the gospel fulltime, I am thinking that its basis may not biblical. What then ...
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Can Catholics attend the secular wedding of two people baptized as Catholics?
I was born and raised Catholic, but became Wiccan a few years ago. My fiance is Catholic, but neither of us wants a Catholic wedding. We've decided on a secular ceremony, neither Christian nor pagan....
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I am fasting for 40 days [duplicate]
I am fasting for 40 days I was wondering if I can stop fasting every Sunday and eat normal food my mom said I can but I want to be sure
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According to Reformed Theology, what is the doctrinal basis for belief in New Testament tithing?
Most Reformed churches refer to "tithes and offerings" as an understanding of the giving structure in church. Reformed Theology as a theological framework is careful about ensuring there is a biblical ...
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Does the Catholic Church allow the use of birth control to save the woman's life?
Does the Catholic Church have any process of being allowed to use birth control if it is necessary to preserve the life of the woman? (For example, suppose a woman must take certain medications to ...
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Does the Catholic Church have a list of Good Books?
The Church maintained an index of banned books for a long time, until it got to be a "must read for Satanists" list. Has the Church (or affiliated bodies) ever maintained a list of good books.
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Would a JW be disfellowshipped if they join a military (and are unrepentant about it)?
On my reading of a Anton Gill's 1989 book "The journey back from hell", he speaks briefly about JWs in the concentration camps. According to Gill, one of the issues the Nazis had with this group was ...
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Is it possible to describe Christian lifestyle? [closed]
I just finished reading the book "Living a Jewish Life," which explains the lifestyle practices that Jewish people generally follow, regardless of their faith or beliefs. It discusses the holidays and ...
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What is an overview of the perspectives on how a miracle is actually done? [closed]
Reading through Exodus and seeing that some of the miracles God told Moses to perform, pharaoh's magicians also performed them; I began to have these line of thoughts, that the acts of miracles may ...
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What is the biblical basis against seeking medical advice?
Which scriptures are used to deter Christians from seeking medical advice or the help of a doctor?
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What is the basis of not following Halakha? [duplicate]
What is the basis that allows Christians not to follow of Halakha? Halakha/Jewish Law states that in the normal course of things we may not permit what Judaism has forbidden, nor may we repeal or ...
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What part do Monks play in the Christian church?
I'm really interested in the practices of monks, one of which is being quite confined from society.
I very much respect their practices and am curious to know what fruits they bear in the Christian ...
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What did the early Christian twice weekly fasts consist of?
Other than what is mentioned in the Didache regarding the days for fasting, what did early Christian "twice weekly fasts" consist of? What I'd like to know more about is what they fasted from. For ...
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According to the Puritans, at what time did the Sabbath start and end?
In college, many of my Presbyterian brothers wouldn't study on Sunday, seeing that as a violation of the Christian Sabbath. But I heard that at least one of them, if he had a test on Monday morning, ...
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Why is use of the phrase “for God's sake” often considered sinful?
I often hear this on some people even in games, who use the phrase "for God's sake" or something similar ("for God's sakes," etc.)
I don't see how this can be considered sinful or blasphemous, ...
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In Roman Catholicism, does an individual's history of miscarriage lead to different or more specific guidance on pregnancy prevention?
As I understand it, Roman Catholicism teaches the following:
Life begins at conception and therefore abortion is wrong
Artificial birth control is wrong
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