Yoga is a practice that has become very popular in the United States. According to a 2008 study, there are 15.8 million Americans who practice Yoga.[fn]http://www.yogajournal.com/advertise/press_releases/10, accessed June 6th, 2010.[/fn] Before we can answer...
Hate speech any kind of communication, whether it be written or spoken, that attacks in a derogatory manner an individual or a group on the basis of their religion, gender, color, nationality, social status, etc. It is a term often used by liberals in their attacks...
Sometimes people today argue that hell is just on this earth, or we are in hell right now. However, the Bible does not teach that we are in hell right now or that everyone on earth is suffering in hell. Instead, it teaches that hell is a present and future location...
Deists believe in Deism, a position that God, who is without beginning or end, created the world and set it in motion but is not involved in the world. Deists like to say that their religion is natural, not revealed. In other words, they derive their beliefs of...
Reincarnation is the teaching that a person's soul, after death, goes to a holding place and after a while enters a new human body. This cycle continues over and over again for thousands of years until the person learns what needs to be learned, and then the...
Yes, it is okay for Christians to be cremated. There is nothing in the Bible that speaks against it. Normally, people from the Old and New Testaments were buried since cremation was not the custom. Plus, cremation can be difficult since it requires a large amount...
Yes, a Christian can celebrate birthdays. There is no biblical admonition against having a celebration of one's birth. Still, some Christians do not want to celebrate birthdays because they feel that it might be a form of idol worship and they do not want to take away...
There is nothing in the Bible that mentions forgiving yourself. Such a concept is unbiblical and worldly. Forgiveness is from the one against whom you have sinned. Ultimately, when we sin, we sin against God and break his law. But also, sometimes, our sin can be...
Who were the Ebionites? The Ebionites (a term that means ‘the poor’) were a Jewish-Christian religious group that believed in following the Old Testament laws. They denied that Jesus was God in flesh, taught that he was created and that God adopted him at the time of...
The word “IXOYE” is an acronym comprised of the first letter of five Greek words: Iesous Xristos Theou Yios Sotare which means Jesus, Christ, Son of, God, Savior. Iesous (Iasoos) is Jesus. The first letter is ‘iota’, Ιησους. Xristos (Christos) is Christ. The first...