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Where is Everyone?

“But you don’t have to attend church to be a Christian.” I’ve heard that statement many times. Maybe that is true, but I have a question in response. What is the heart behind that assertion?

Ian Barley Bible Study, Faith, Social Issues Leave a comment October 22, 2022October 24, 2022 10 Minutes

Core Christianity: The Resurrection

Absolutely essential to the faith is the fact that Jesus is alive. What also comes along with that doctrine is that we one day will resurrect to.

Ian Barley Afterlife, Bible Study, Core Christianity, Faith 1 Comment April 1, 2022April 2, 2022 11 Minutes

Core Christianity: The Trinity

The more I study this doctrine, the more I worship a God who I will never completely understand, but who loves us way more than we deserve.

Ian Barley Bible Study, Core Christianity, Faith Leave a comment January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 8 Minutes

Core Christianity

There is an attack on Christianity from within.

Ian Barley Bible Study, Core Christianity, Doubts and Questions, Faith, Social Issues, Testimony Leave a comment May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 6 Minutes

Is Heaven Really All That Great?

Have you always seen Heaven as some otherworldly place that is better than Hell, but not quite home?

Ian Barley Afterlife, Bible Study, Doubts and Questions, Faith 2 Comments March 26, 2021April 22, 2021 11 Minutes

God’s Wrath: The Danger of Mixing Holiness and Sin

Sin is dangerous, and God's holiness absolutely won't mix with it.

Ian Barley Bible Study, Faith, Social Issues 1 Comment February 11, 2020June 10, 2021 7 Minutes

Dysfunctional Disciples

Some things jump out at me that tempt me to label myself as a dysfunctional disciple.

Skee Barley Bible Study, Doubts and Questions, Faith 1 Comment December 29, 2019April 24, 2021 6 Minutes

Who is Satan?

"The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you."--Romans 16:20

Ian Barley Bible Study, Doubts and Questions, Faith Leave a comment October 29, 2019 8 Minutes

Did Jesus Actually Exist? (Who is Jesus?–Part 2)

We need to investigate these claims.

Ian Barley Doubts and Questions, Faith, Who is Jesus? 4 Comments July 16, 2019July 15, 2019 4 Minutes

Will God Hear and Answer Prayers from Unbelievers?

If verses are taken out of context, one could make the Bible say anything.

Brian Hatcher Bible Study, Doubts and Questions, Faith 4 Comments May 16, 2019May 15, 2019 3 Minutes

I Need a Doctor

If we don't acknowledge our sickness, how can the Doctor help us?

Ian Barley Bible Study, Faith 3 Comments May 8, 2019May 7, 2019 3 Minutes

Grace and Mercy

I want to shout it from the rooftops--how good He is to me and that no matter what happens on this earth or to my earthly body, God is in control and this is only temporary.

Heather Neal Faith, Testimony 9 Comments May 1, 2019May 6, 2019 5 Minutes

Resurrection Day

"And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain."-1 Cor 15:14

Ian Barley Bible Study, Faith 1 Comment April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 5 Minutes

Some Problems with Religion

I must believe there are satisfactory answers to the remaining problems of religion.

Joshua Meadows Philosophy and Theology 2 Comments February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 4 Minutes

Does the Bible Instigate Racial Divides?

We even have racial lines drawn within Christianity

Ian Barley Doubts and Questions, Social Issues Leave a comment January 21, 2019March 16, 2019 4 Minutes

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Us?

People often falsely believe that the Bible offers an easy life after you accept Jesus

Ian Barley Doubts and Questions 8 Comments January 16, 2019February 10, 2019 4 Minutes

Am I Really Saved?

How could I be assured I was saved?

Ian Barley Doubts and Questions 9 Comments January 9, 2019February 10, 2019 5 Minutes

Eternal Origins

We are hopeless without someone intervening.

Ian Barley Bible Study Leave a comment December 24, 2018February 10, 2019 3 Minutes

Death is an Upgrade

He believed so strongly in Christ that even in the face of death, he stood strong

Ian Barley Bible Study 5 Comments December 20, 2018February 10, 2019 4 Minutes

The Misunderstanding of Christian Love

We all start out in the same boat and only through God’s grace can we change.

Ian Barley Faith 8 Comments December 13, 2018May 27, 2021 3 Minutes

Convictions

If we believe anything, there should be reason for it.

Ian Barley Testimony 2 Comments December 6, 2018April 28, 2021 3 Minutes

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