When Jesus is addressing the seven churches in Revelations, he repeats the statement, "to him that overcomes." In Revelation 3:21 Jesus even says, "... to him that overcomes, even as I also overcame..." My question is; If a person is saved by grace through faith, and the debt is paid in full by the blood of Christ, what is left to overcome? He is calling us to overcome in the same manner as he did, how is that?
Is there a place in the Bible that says that you shouldn't argue or that it is shameful to God?
I am having trouble understanding why a woman is not allowed to speak in the church, but she can write a book and it appears to be OK by a lot of Baptist Preachers.
What is the significance in believing in the Son? Is it not sufficient to believe in a loving and merciful Creator only?
Please distinguish the terms "vow", "oath", "swear" and "pledge." Some of these are interchangeable and some are referred to in the bible as totally different from each other. I'm specifically interested in what Jesus meant in Matthew 5:33-37 and how that applies to nowadays "pledging" for a building fund or other church projects.
