What work should the most faithful Christians be supporting in the 21st century? What was the "open door" that Jesus opened for the Philadelphians for? Did Herbert W. Armstrong say that door was for the Philadelphians to fulfill Matthew 24:14 to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom to the world as a witness? What did Luke and the Apostle Paul write about the open door? Is having literature in hundreds of languages helpful to assist in the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14, Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 11:25, and Revelation 7:9? …
Pentecost - What Is This About?
Pentecost Offertory: Reach Others
Living As A Christian
How is a Christian, a real Christian, supposed to live? What is a real Christian? Who is granted the Spirit of Christ? Are Christians saved by works? Are Christians rewarded according to their works? Is obedience to God a salvation issue? How do Christians imitate Jesus and the Apostle Paul? What about the Ten Commandments and the biblical Holy Days? What about tithes, astrology, tattoos, and hair length? What about love? …
What was 'Nailed to the Cross'? What about the 613 Mitzvot?
Some claim that the law of God, including the Ten Commandments were "nailed to the cross" or nailed to the stauros/stake as the Greek teaches. What was the certificate of debt or handwriting of requirements that was done away with for those who truly repent and accept Jesus? What about the Sabbath and the Holy Days? What did early Christians do? What are the 613 Mitzvot? Do these correspond with the number of seeds in a pomegranates? Were there multiple parts to the 'Law of Moses'? …
How big is big? How small is small?
Refuting British-Israelism Critics
Many claim that they have "refuted" or somehow disproved what is often called "British-Israelism" or "Anglo-Israelism." Do you believe the word of God over humans? Are secular, Protestant, and other critics right to dismiss the idea that God made promises to the twelve tribes of Israel that have been fulfilled in the past few centuries? Were the last days/end of days prophecies fulfilled over 2000 years ago? If not, were does history point to for their fulfillment? Is there a tie between the belief in British-Israelism and the Kingdom of God? Is there really a difference between the Jews and the so-called "ten lost tribes of Israel"? …
Did Early Christians Believe in Purgatory or ?
What is Purgatory? Was it a belief of the original catholic church? Does the Church of Rome teach about a place of punishment that comes after death to believers who have not truly repented of “venial sins” or who have not paid the “temporal punishment” for sins called Purgatory? The Continuing Church of God, Eastern Orthodox Church, and most Protestants do not teach the purgatorial doctrine. Is the idea of the “great news of Purgatory,” the “gospel of Purgatory” true? Does the Bible teach the idea of a place called purgatory or does it teach about a restoration (Greek: apokatastasis)? What about 1 Peter 3:19, 1 Peter 4:6, and 1 Corinthians 3:15? What did early Christians believe? …
28 Tips on Prayer
People talk a lot about prayer. Many pray in public. Does God listen? What does the Bible teach about prayer? Can what you do or do not wear be a factor? How can your prayers be more effective? Why doesn’t God seem to answer all prayers? How should you deal with the difficult? How should you deal with ‘the impossible’? Here is a listing of the 28 tips that Dr. Thiel goes over in this sermon: …
7th Commandment: Love and Faithfulness
The Seventh Commandment teaches that people are not to commit adultery. Why? What is adultery? What about fornication, masturbation, pornography, fantasy sex, sexting, and same-sex relations? Are there societal costs for violating the 7th Commandment? What about crime and disease? What did Jesus say about marriage, adultery, and divorce? Is there such a thing as spiritual adultery? Were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed for their abominations and going after 'strange flesh'? Was Sodom also destroyed for pride? Do those destroyed in Sodom and Gomorrah have any possible hope? …