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Q: In Indonesia, there's this viral case about an elder from a Presbyterian church here, along with his wife, who converted to Islam and resigned from his position a few weeks ago. The video of the conversion process, which lasted over 5 hours, doesn't contain any debates but rather his reasons for leaving Christianity (the video is in Indonesian and posted by the Muslim who converted him). One of this former elder's doubts was something like this: "God's Word cannot be diminished or added to, but the Bibles in different churches have different numbers of books; some have 66, some 73, and the Greek Orthodox and Ethiopian ones have even more. How can this be considered a holy book?" He also mentioned verses that he believed were added, like Matthew 28:19, which he claimed was inserted or added (I've heard this accusation before, though I can't agree with it, because for me, a piece of data or theory isn't necessarily and cannot immediately become 10...

Q: How can I minister to my unsaved relatives or ex family after someone dies? Today is the 1 yr anniversary of the death of my unbelieving ex-husband’s father. Please pray that God uses this, soften’s his heart, and saves him, and lead him and the rest of his unsaved family to the Lord.   A: Prayed. And anyone reading this will pray for them too. And for the unsaved in every believers family. 🙏 I hope this on grieving  can be a help to you all. You might think that they as unbelievers are not interested in "Christian things" but those who lost someone they cared about or loved... they are seeking comfort and grapling with why people die. They are thinking about death and are typically open to anything that can help them.  So use this opportunity.  You can both share the books [some are avail in audio ver at amazon, audible & spotify] in the above link and, when the timing is right and you are led by God to, [springboard]  share the gospel ; base it ...

Thinking biblically about specific issues is important since we Christians get our worldview from biblical truth, & we can not make excuses, get correct help, must take action, and conquer sin, to live right and holy lives. Open every link in a new window  Q:  🚨 Warning: Not everyone who claims to be saved is. Not everyone who claims to be Christian is. Scripture is clear on that.  A: This answer applies to those who are enjoying lusting entertainment in any degree as well; racy stuff, obvious sexual content, fornicating, lusting, having inappropriate sexual thoughts, and even porn addiction... If we arent daily fighting and conquering sin, we arent growing nor walking with Christ, or not rightly.   If a sin controls us and we have not conquered it but embraced it... something is very wrong.  Galatians 5:16-26; So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. It usually means they not saved o...