| Question | Answer | Publish Date |
| Do Jehovah Witnesses believe that that their church is God's sole earthly representative? | Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the early Church became apostate after the death of the Apostles. They see their church as the only one serving God. All other Christian churches are filled with pastors who are "antichrists" in churches run by Satan. | 2005-03-29 |
| Do Jehovah Witnesses believe in the Trinity? | They do not believe in the Trinity. They follow a strict monotheism with Jehovah as the Supreme Being. Jesus is seen as the Son of God - a created being. Christ is believed to have originally existed in a pre-human state as the Archangel Michael. They believe the Holy Spirit is not a separate entity, but is simply a force: the method by which God interacts with the world. | 2005-03-30 |
| Mormons say they can show in the bible where it tells that jesus is not god but deperate from him, and how there is no trinity but three seperate gods, Where do they get this idea from? Are they taking they bible to literally? | Even some Christian churches have difficulty accepting the doctrine of the Trinity (Three persons in one essence). Some suggest that it is God appearing in three ways. This theory has difficulty when you look at the baptism of Christ when all three are present. The Mormon view of three "gods" is heretical. Their idea of "god" is not in keeping with the Christian view. The Mormons see the Bible and the Christian church as corrupted and so it requires the Book of Mormon to be understood properly. Although they won't tell you this unless you push them. See http://www.leaderu.com/offices/michaeldavis/docs/mormonism/god-refs.html for a detailed explaination of the Mormon idea of God. | 2005-12-21 |
| Do the Masons and Eastern Stars go against biblical teachings or is it ok for christians to belong to these organizations? | The Masons are generally for men only and so the Eastern stars came about for both men and women. These organisations generally base their "beliefs" on Christianity but many allow those of monotheistic faiths to join - e.g. Judaism & Isalm. They hold to a belief in a "Supreme Being". Christians should join a bible-believing church rather than these "secret society" organisations. See Hebrews 10:25 & Matthew 18:20. Jesus made it clear that there is only one way to Heaven. See John 14:6. | 2006-07-08 |
| I know that Church of Christ do not believe in music during worship service because of the verse that says do not add to or take from the word of God. So, by having music during our services, does it mean we are living against Gods will? | I don't know which Church of Christ you are refering to. I however think it is complete nonsense to not have music in worship services. There is no solid Biblical basis for this view at all. There is however plenty of mention in the Bible of God's people in the Old and New Testament enjoying their worship of God to music and even dancing. Old Testament - During the Exodus Miriam the prophetess, taking her tambourine, led the women in song and dance, celebrating the Lord's triumph over the Egyptians (Exodus 15:20-21). Saul encountered a band of sanctuary prophets who prophesied accompanied by instruments (1 Samuel 10:5). Isaiah composed songs, including one celebrating the Lord's deliverance of those who trust in him (Isaiah 26:1-6). The public regarded Ezekiel as "one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument" (Ezekiel 33:32). The New Testament mentions worship music in several places. The gospel story begins with a hymn of praise on the lips of the heavenly host, "Glory to God in the highest" (Luke 2:14). Reading the lesson from Isaiah in the synagogue of Nazareth (Luke 4:16-20), Jesus probably intoned it according to the custom of the time. The Gospels record that Jesus and his disciples sang a hymn after the Last Supper (Matt. 26:30; Mark 14:26), probably the "Great Hallel" (Psalms 113-118) of the Passover tradition. Luke records that Paul and Silas were singing hymns in prison at Philippi when an earthquake occurred (Acts 16:25). Paul urges the Christians of Ephesus and Colossae to give thanks to God in "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs" (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16). Describing the assembly of the church of Corinth, he remarks that "everyone has a psalm" (1 Cor. 14:26) which must blend with the contributions of other worshipers in an orderly service. Perhaps "psalms" were the biblical psalms, while "hymns" could have been Christian music in praise of Christ and "spiritual songs" more spontaneous worship expressions. | 2006-11-05 |