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Is it wrong to opt for a caesarean delivery?

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There may be valid medical reasons not to choose caesarean delivery (see Wikipedia), but there are also many reasons why caesarean delivery might be a very good idea (again, see Wikipedia). There’s nothing in the Bible to say that getting health care is wrong or bad, and so there’s no reason to think that it […]

Why did Jesus die since he did no sin?

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There are two reasons why we die: We sin, and the “wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). We inherit mortality (Romans 5:17). Since Jesus did not sin (Hebrews 4:15), only the second of these applied to him. That is, he inherited mortality because he was human. However, because he did not sin, and lived […]

Is it a sin to be in debt?

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There is only one place where the Bible says we shouldn’t owe anything: Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for […]

Why are we punished for Adam and Eve’s sin?

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The simple answer is that we are not, but as usual there is more to it than that! In the most straight forward sense we are punished for our own sin: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 3 v 23 So we are each responsible for our own […]

Why do we have bad people on earth?

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There are bad people because of free will. God wants people to love him. God made people free because you can only love if you are free to do so. But being free means that people can also choose not to love God, choose not to obey his word, choose to do bad things. This […]

What are sin and iniquity? Why should we die for them?

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What are sin and iniquity? Sin and iniquity are words God uses to describe the wrong behaviour of people. Although they have a similar meaning, according to Robert Young’s ‘Analytical Concordance to the Bible’ (First Published 1879) their definitions are different. The words vanity, perversity, wrong, unrighteousness and lawlessness are given as further definitions of […]

Can we lose the people we love by sinning?

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Yes, we can lose people we love by sinning. We can lose them as friends, we can discourage them as believers and, in some cases, we may even lose them completely to unbelief and destruction. In particular, parents can lose their children. There are examples of each of these in the Bible. Believers are meant […]

Do we become less lovable when we sin against God?

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The Apostle Paul tells us that “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). God was willing to give his son for us, however sinful we had become. But when we hear about God and the sacrifice of Jesus, how do we respond? Jesus […]

Did God create evil?

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To help answer this question it’s important that we define the word ‘evil’. Here are two possible definitions: Sin, wrongdoing or wickedness Calamity; something causing harm, injury or suffering So we could ask two further questions: Did God create immorality, wickedness or sin? No. The Bible is very clear that God is the source of […]

Is it sinful to have a wet dream?

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Some people have wet dreams (otherwise known as nocturnal emissions)1 all throughout their lives,2 and some people don’t ever have any.3 They occur naturally,4 and can, for example, be the result of conditions such as having a full bladder while sleeping;5 so, although they might be a bit annoying, nocturnal emissions aren’t anything we should […]