Answers to Common Questions (Part 2) - Ps Ashish Raichur

BANGALORE, India - Sept. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- In June we invited people to send in their questions, with the intent that we will answer them during our Sunday services.

We have broadly categorized the questions we will be covering into five main areas:

Christian walk, Marriage, Lifestyle, Theology, Church.

Last week we covered Christian walk, and Marriage.

This Sunday (Sep 08) we cover Lifestyle,

And then on Sunday Sep 22, We will cover Theology, and Church.

We will attempt to be brief but clear, direct and Scriptural.

On topics where the Scriptures are silent, our approach is to address the matter (A)in the light of what the Scriptures speak on related or similar issues, (B)in the light of the nature of God and (C)with practical wisdom.

In cases where we are sharing our personal opinion, we will indicate that we are doing so, and you are free to hold to your own personal opinion on the matter.

Lifestyle

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Q1, Movies, TV : Are tv serials bad for us. Is it wrong to watch them everyday. One of the programs i watch promotes bad lifestyles against Gods will then again almost every new movie that comes out has something or the other bad in them. Do we stay away from them in that case we would have to stop watching tv.

Q2, Parties - Is it alright to go for parties? What about Halloween and similar parties? What if a party we have to attend is held in a pub?

Q3, Drinking - Is it alright to drink wine? Is social drinking ok? If you say 'no alcohol' then what about using perfume?

Q4, Is it alright to wear jewellery, makeup?

Q5, Clothes - What does it mean for women dress modestly (1 Timothy 2:9,10)

Q6, Tattoos - Is it alright to have tattoos?

Q7, Finances & Material Possessions - Is it ok to want to have a bigger car (a BMW, Audi, etc.) a bigger house, etc.

Q8, Profession - Is it alright to desire to be successful, to make it to the top and become rich?

Q9, Profession - Can a Christian be involved in industries such as Entertainment, Fashion design, modeling, etc?

Q10, Profession - as believers can we pursue vocations like Forex trade, stock trading etc. I believe these are based on pure speculation and seems to me more of gambling than anything else?

Q11, Abortion - is it wrong? What about situations such as 1) Young unmarried, 2) Too early in the marriage, 3) After 2 kids and get pregnant by accident

Q12, Exercising - Is exercising wrong when it goes beyond the need for health say someone is working towards getting a six pack is a person obsessed, does exercising become an idol in one's life. Where do you draw the line in a way that nothing becomes an idol in one's life.

Q13, Faith and Culture - since we do not worship idols or eat anything offered to idols, should I never attend any non-Christian religious function even the ones where i don't have to participate .

Q14, Friends - I mostly have college guys in my team who use a lot of unhealthy language, which I know they do not literally mean it when they talk and they definitely do not converse the same way with me as I have made it clear with them. But it gets very difficult sitting in the same place surrounded by so many who cannot finish a sentence without using such words and it keeps ringing in my ears. I cannot even put up headphones to avoid it. How do I go about this as it really annoys me & it so happened one day when I was frustrated about something, this word comes in my thoughts.. Even though I did not speak it out I know that's not right.

Q15, Dating - What is APC's position on Dating? Is Dating Biblical?

Q16, Horoscopes - is it right for me as a believer to read horoscopes online or in newspapers?

Q17, Superstitions - Vaastu. I am in the real estate and construction business. Should I also pay attention to Vaastu - the direction of the main entrance of the house so that the right energies come in?

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