MaxineK

Indisputably, there are Scriptural cases to be made regarding all major doctrinal views for salvation. Some of these views appear to be mutually exclusive (e.g. Calvinism and Armenianism.) I think this renders the Bible self-contradictory on the basic matters of how salvation works.

Christians, can you explain to me how you believe salvation works, and how you know your beliefs on salvation are correct, based on the Bible?

When I first sought help for anxiety back in college, my therapist and doctor put me on a combination of Lexapro, weekly CBT, and daily mindfulness meditation. When the therapist would occasionally guide me in mindfulness during my therapy session, it would improve my whole day. When I tried it on my own, it didn't seem to work.

I am an atheist who grew up in a super conservative church, so I've become really skeptical of anything that feels like "woo." I think a lot of my inability to get the benefit of mindfulness on my own might have to do with its association with Buddhist and New Age spiritual practices. I also really hate how my therapist, or the voice of the guided meditations on c

In a country where most states now legally recognize same sex marriage, or will inevitably do so in a matter of months to years, I have two different hypothetical situations that I would really like addressed.

Thought experiment 1:

A couple were wed. Both were devoted to God and each other, and in love with Jesus. Years go by, they have some kids, and their lives seem to be going well.

Then, one day, the husband comes to his wife and says, "My whole life, I have felt like a woman in man's body. I still love God, and I love you and the kids so much, but I cannot keep living a lie. I am going to start living as a woman, and investigating sex reassignment surgery. I want people to start r

We know that, at times, POV characters have given us, the readers false or misleading information in their thoughts and memories. For instance, there's Sansa and the Unkiss, and there's all the unfounded perceptions and inferences Cercei makes about others around her in her paranoia. I am completely willing to accept that any memories POV characters recollect may be tampered or completely fabricated, and I understand that any speculation, inference, hypothesizing, scheming, etc. in a character's mind may be based on false information, false assumptions, or poor reasoning.

My question is this: When any of our POV characters are conveying to us their interactions with others or the material