Email: What, specifically, does the Bible teach about tithing as it pertains to the present day. My wife and I have long tithed, etc. Regardless of the answer to this question, we will not quit tithing. We give as we purpose in our hearts. We are just curious...
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Defending the Faith
I feel guilty about my past.
We receive an email from someone who was struggling with the sins of his past. It is sometimes difficult to face what we have done. But, only in Jesus can we be forgiven. Though the consequences of our past may still live with us, we know that the future consequences...
God hates sinners yet Jesus says for us to not hate. Why?
Email: I have a question after reading pages "Does God hate anyone?" and "Is it fair for God to love Jacob and hate Esau?" Obviously, God does hate sin and logically, sinners. But why then, would Jesus teaches us in Matthew 5, not to be angry at brothers, not to...
If predestination is true, then how can there be free will?
Email: If predestination is true, then how can there be free will? Response: In order to answer the question, we must first define our terms. According to Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary. Predestination is, "The act of decreeing or foreordaining events; the decree of...
How is Jesus omnipresent?
Email: When Jesus ascended into Heaven, it is written that He is now at the right hand of God our Father. We know that God, who is Spirit, is omnipresent. Is Jesus, who is in a glorified body, also omnipresent? If so, does this mean when we are transformed into our...
John 8:58 – “I am”
Email: You make an excellent case for the rendering of "I am" at John 8:58 at your webpage,[fn]www.carm.org/religious-movements/jehovahs-witnesses/john-858-abraham-came-existence-i-have-been[/fn] but I believe you have overlooked another interpretation. There was an...
Doctrine of Prosperity
Email: I overheard a person talking about teaching in Christian doctrine, Doctrine of prosperity according to the Bible? Is there a prosperity doctrine? Or there is a Christian doctrine that teach about the mysteries of Christ? I would just like to find out....
If you’re Christian, you wouldn’t attack other religions
Email: "I'm very much a Christian and I came upon your site while doing some research. I consider myself to be non-denominational as I travel all the time and I attend whatever Christian church is available. However, I find it difficult to grasp how a Christian site...
Why don’t you preach the truth instead of tearing down others?
Email: Why don't you preach the truth instead of tearing down others? I would much rather hear the purity of truth over the vile teaching of others. Why waste your time with it? Response: CARM does what it does because of truth. There is a standard of...
Didn’t the Church burn books to keep them out of the Bible?
This was received from an email to carm. The person asked "What do you have to say about all the things I hear about how there were so many books burned by the church because it was in accordance to what they wanted. Is there proof that there are really only 66 books...