The Narrow Path Ministries

Thanks to everyone who weighed in on this subject. I would have to concur with your conclusions on this one, I think. My friend has given some very convoluted reasons why we're not required to follow Paul's example concerning similiar situations. I think her main hang-up is her belief that all sins ...

I recently spoke with a lady concerning her view of church discipline, a view that I've never heard or considered before. Basically, it went like this: How we apply the instructions of Christ in Matthew 18 hinge upon how we interpret Christ's command to treat the unrepentant sinner like a "tax colle...

Thank you, gentlemen! You were very helpful! Keep an eye on this thread for me, will ya? I'm sure I'll be back with more questions as I dig into this stuff. Thanks!

I have a friend who is a Protestant in the process of converting to Catholicism, largely due to the many frustrations he has with Protestantism, which I feel are justified. (We differ, however, in what we see as the solution.) The strongest argument he has thus far for apostolic succession is that t...

Schoel, I see church discipline as being a relational thing. Since some (most?) people are so good at hiding sin or faking how they really feel, I think you have to know someone pretty well to know when he/she has fallen (particularly in the realm of more subjective sins like greed or pride). I thin...

Good points, Jim and Mort! I heartily concur! The only reason I can think where a business would want to use "manufactured people" to replace the real thing would be the military. But even then, the military would not want to use MPs if they had the same needs and weaknesses humans do. You'd be look...

Mort, what you said made me think about American money. Here, our dollars do not go nearly as far as they do in third-world countries. For instance, in a third-world country I can feed, clothe, shelter and educate one child for less than $20 a month. Meanwhile, taxes and regulations make the same th...

There is no essential reason that the structural pattern for an intelligent, self-aware being cannot be duplicated and animated. Perhaps science will allow for the possibility, but I'm uncomfortable with your statement, nonetheless. Wouldn't that give humans god-like ability that God Himself has no...

Firstly, I agree that we shouldn't lay up treasures here on earth. I think when we become disciples of Christ, we renounce ownership of our possessions and become stewards of them instead. I think it's unconscionable to own several cars, a boat and a motorcyle when there are Christians in third-worl...

Beaver, there's really no formula for coming to God. Some truly come to Him by saying the sinner's prayer. Others can say it and never change a bit. I believe we allow Christ to save us by doing the following: 1) Repenting 2) Placing our lives and trust in Jesus Christ, believing he died on the cros...