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The Role of Prophets and the Restoration of all Things

There are thousands of denominations in the Christian community today.  Why is this so?  After all there is only one Bible and one Savior and one God the Father that we worship.  The Bible states there should be one Lord, one faith and one baptism. The simple self evident truth is that Jesus established a church, men changed it, then reformers changed it again and now it keeps changing.  While professing the Bible as the common book of scripture there are still prof ound misunderstandings and disagreements as scholars and theologians  continue to debate its content and meaning. The reason we have a Bible is because God anciently called prophets to lead his people. Revelation was on the earth through authorized servants that spoke for God. Even though the people did not always follow them they were there as a constant voice. The call to ancient Israel was to stay true, to not stray from the covenants God had made with them and they with God.   The ...

Why did Jesus Have to Die?

Who among the inhabitants of earth seeks eternal life?  People spend billions on processes and pills to prolong their mortal life. To what end we might ask?  How can the life and death of a single person in the history of the world proclaim to offer desire a desire common to the human race? Are there sufficient reasons to believe that he lived and died as the scriptures record? Even time and history are measure by reference to his birth and death and yet his name is often used with consummate disrespect among those who give him little or no heed. Questions We May Wonder About If God the Father is all-powerful why couldn't he through his omnipotence waive or forgive the effects of sin.  Why the need for an offering, sacrifice or atonement? Why couldn't he conquer death and sin by merely speaking? Traditional Christian theologians and religious philosophers through the ages have claimed that God created everything by speaking. Why not solve the issues of sin and death b...