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Red Light District
Tuesday, July 12, 2016Are strip clubs and nightclubs sinful?Sincerely,
Party Animal
Dear Party Animal,
Absolutely, completely, totally, and reprehensibly sinful. The Bible soundly condemns fornication (1 Cor 6:18) and lusting after someone that you are not married to (Matt 5:28). One sign of a sinful life is to have “eyes full of adultery that cannot cease from sin” (2 Pet 2:14). Strip clubs are places of whoredom that teach people to lust after human flesh and forsake God’s commands. Those kind of institutions destroy lives and souls.
Most nightclubs are exactly the same. Nightclubs are places of drunken partying and inappropriate interactions between men and women. Furthermore, many nightclubs are specifically designed to cater to homosexuality – which is a sin (Rom 1:27, Jude 1:7). Drunkenness is wrong (Eph 5:18), and the Bible clearly condemns ‘reveling’ and ‘carousing’ (1 Pet 4:3). The Greek word for ‘reveling’ literally means ‘drinking parties’. Nightclubs are places of reveling… and therefore, wrong.
Are You My Father?
Monday, July 11, 2016Why do the Catholics call their pastor “Father” when in the Holy Bible Jesus tells us in Mathew 23:9, “Do not call anyone on Earth your Father”???? Thank You.Sincerely,
Not A “Father” Figure
Dear Not A “Father” Figure,
The Catholics say it because the Catholics are wrong. Matt 23:9 commands us to never give people the position of father other than the Father in heaven. The Catholic church also calls their religious leaders ‘priests’ when the Bible clearly states that all christians are priests (1 Pet 2:9). They also reserve the title of ‘saint’ for only the most pious of Catholics… all christians are saints (1 Cor 14:33, 2 Cor 13:13). The word ‘saint’ simply means ‘someone set apart for a special purpose’. Throughout the millennia, the Catholic church has added these doctrines of men and turned its back on the Scriptures. We are commanded to never add or subtract from God’s Word, or we will be condemned (Rev 22:18-19, Gal 1:8). The Catholic church has done that very thing.