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Q u e s t i o n s
concerning

-- Denominationalism/Other Religions --

490. What is the meaning of denominationalism and denomination?

491. Is it right to discriminate against others churches? Would this not violate Matthew 7:1?

492. If it is proper to condemn denominational names, it would follow that it is also proper to condemn the names of the books of the Bible! Should we not call them Book No.1,
Book No.2, etc.?

493. What Christian denomination are you affiliated with?

494. What do the scriptures teach about the “rapture”?

495. Should we believe in the “rapture?”

496. Should we believe in purgatory?

497. Is there any scripture that says Priests and Nuns should not marry?

498. What does it mean when the Bible says, “we are saved by grace through faith?”

499. What do you understand scripturally about the millennial (1000-year) reign of
Christ on this earth?

500. If the Holy Spirit is one and is truth, why are there so many Protestant denominations all believing they know the truth?

501. Would you tell me more about the Anglican Church?

502. Do all different churches (denominations) make up the church of Christ?

503. Can the Christadelphians be called Christians?

504. Must we pass through the great tribulation described by Jesus in Matthew 24:21? I ask this because Jesus said the tribulation must come before He returns in Matthew 24:29-30.

505. What is the “Tribulation Period?”

506. What are some beliefs of Lutherans?

507. What are some beliefs of the Animists?

508. What are some beliefs of the Calvinists?

509. Is the teaching of Catholicism about celibacy scripturally accurate?

510. Why do most people not honor Mary, since God Himself honored her?

511. Are the Mormons like the Baptists and the Catholics?

512. What effect does certain food and drink, i.e., tea, coffee, pork, etc., have on a person in relation to Christian life? Will one be kept out of heaven because of food?

513. Is it true that the Islamic religion arose through the family of Ishmael?

514. Is Allah of the Koran different from the God of the Bible?

515. What will happen to Moslems when Jesus comes?

516. Are all Moslems going to hell?

517. What are mystics all about in black magic as per African wizards?

518. What are some teachings of the Jehovah’s Witnesses?

519. On the basis of Matthew 5:5, the Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that we will be on the earth forever. Is this true?

520. My brother is a Jehovah’s Witness who says that Mark 12:25 is applicable only to the people who were there at that time. Is this true?

521. In Revelation 21:1-2, what is the significance of the “New Jerusalem ” coming down from heaven?

522. Who were the 144,000? Does not the Bible teach that these will be with God in heaven, while the “great multitude” will inherit, and live on, a renovated Earth?

523. Specifically, who are the 144,000 of The Revelation? Is the number literal or symbolic?

524. When did the Pentecostal movement start? Did it start in the USA as some say?

525. Where does the Bible teach that Christ is the mighty God and the eternal Father?

526. Where does the Bible teach that Christ was God in the flesh?

527. In John 1:1-3, does it mean Christ is God or a god? Is this passage mistranslated when it says, “the Word was God?”

528. Is Satan ever called “God” in the Scriptures?

529. What is the battle of Armageddon?