Q: Why will my Photo not upload?

A: There are 2 reasons this could happen. First is format, make sure the photos are in the Allowed Formats: *.jpg,*.jpeg,*.png,*.tif,*.gif . Also make sure they are not to large. The Maximum size is 480 x 640.

Here is a Video Illustration on how to resize a photo. Make sure you make the video full screen:

http://www.christian.com/view_video.php?id=69

Q: What do I do if I see something that is offensive or inappropriate?

A: On each profile there is a contact box. On this box will be an option for condemn/ban . Click on that feature, and indicate why you are flagging this person. A monitor will be notified.

Q: Why am I getting so many emails to my external email account, and can I turn them off?

A: You recieve an email each time a member requests to be your friend, posts a comment, or sends you a message. You can turn off email notifications by going to your Edit Profile page, click on Basic Information, the first option says email notifications Yes or No, Select no if you do not want them.

Q: Why is age so important on Christian.com?

A: We have security measures in place to protect children, and it is in place based on the age being accurate.

Q: How do I put music on my page?

A:  The easiest way is to browse the music section on HHS. When you find a profile that has a song you would like on your profile, simply scroll down the profile of the musician and you will see a section called "Songs". In that section you will click "Add" next to the song you would like. It will now be placed on your profile.

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If you can not find the music you want on HHS you can always use an outside source such as: www.projectplaylist.com

Q: Can I transfer my profile from the other community site to this one?

A: Yes we have made it very simple to do so. When you click Edit Profile, you will see a feature at the top to import from the other community site. Click this, enter your login information for that site, and it will automatically do this.

Q: How do I change my Christian.com Url and IM ID?

A: Click Edit Profile, on the left side you will see Christian URL Click this to change it to what you want.

Q: How do I build a profile with a background?

A: Building your profile with a Christian back ground is very simple. First go to your edit profile page. Enter all the information in each section that you wish to share with others. Then you can paste background and othe HTML code right below the text you have typed into any of the fields.

You can find premade Christian layouts and other goodies here:

http://www.christian-myspace-layouts.com/

Just cut and paste the HTML code. To Cut it highlight the entire code and press (Ctrl C) then to paste into the are you want it in press (Ctrl V) . You can also paste You Tube videos, google videos etc. using the embed html code they give you. God Bless, and enjoy.

Q: How do I change my Top Friends?

A: On the Home page scroll below Admin Message and then click Edit Top Friends. Then you can drag the friends to the order you want. You can also change the number of friends you want displayed. Make sure to click Save when done.

Q: What are the Top Rules that will get someone suspended from the site?

A:  TOP RULES THAT WILL GET YOU SUSPENDED

Q: What is an E-evangelizer/Guardian Angel?

A: E-evangelizers/Guardian Angels are needed and will be much more needed as the site grows. Right now E-evangelizers/Guardian Angels is a team of members that are wanting to help Christian.com grow. What we are also needing members to do right now, is to really help keep this place active and going, so that members want to keep coming back. I am asking people to make a strong effort to browse through all the members and click on each one and ask them to Add you as friends. Once you have a large base of friends, then to start posting comments, even if it is a simple message. If you come across a seeker, commenting a gospel message would be awesome, and if you come a cross something offensive condemn them by clicking on the condemn/ban button on their contact box. Most of all is the need for members to be very active with adding Friends and Commenting. All the help you can give would be very much appreciated. E-Evangelizers/Guardian Angels Join Here!!

 Q: What is the Christian.com Mission Statement?

 A:                    

To become the premier online community for Christians to SEARCH, CONNECT, SHARE, and GROW.

This Mission Statement is being partially accomplished now with the existing site, but will be even more with the new Beta site. 

Q: Why a Christian social network?

 A:  Believers are instructed in God's Word to come together for fellowship, encouragement, prayer, and counsel. Paul wrote to the church in Philippi:

Philippians 2:1-2 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Encouragement: means to come alongside and help, counsel, exhort.

Comfort: portrays the Lord coming close and whispering gentle cheer or tender counsel in a believer’s ear.

Fellowship: refers to the partnership, of common eternal life, provided by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Affection and Mercy: God has extended His deep affection and compassion to every believer and that reality should result in unity.

Fulfill my joy: Paul’s joy was tied to concern for the unity of believers.

Like-minded: means to “Think the same way” this exhortation is not optional or obscure but is repeated throughout the NT (cf. Rom 15:5; 1Cor. 1:10; 2Cor. 13:11-13)

Same love: believers are to love others in the body of Christ equally-not because they are equally attractive, but by showing the same kind of sacrificial, loving service to all that was shown to them by Christ.

One accord: this may also be translated “united in spirit” and perhaps is a term specially coined by Paul. It literally means “one-souled” and describes people who are knit together in harmony, having the same desires, passions, and ambitions.

One mind: means to be intent on one purpose.  (To glorify God)

NKJV

John Macarthur SB

Q: What are the core essential doctrines of Christianity?

A: Essential Doctrines of Christianity 

      The Bible itself reveals those doctrines that are essential to the Christian faith. They are 1) the Deity of Christ, 2) Salvation by Grace, and 3) Resurrection of Christ, and 4) the gospel. These are the doctrines the Bible says are necessary. Though there are many other important doctrines, these four are the only ones that are declared by Scripture to be essential. A non-regenerate person, or a cultist (i.e., Mormon or Jehovah's Witness), will deny one or more of these essential doctrines.  The Deity of Christ

1. 1. Jesus is God in flesh (John 8:58 with Exodus 3:14). See also John 1:1,14; 10:30-33; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8
      1. 1 John 4:2-3: "This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world."
         1. The above verse needs to be cross referenced with John 1:1,14 (also written by John) where he states that the Word was God and the Word became flesh.
         2. 1 John 4:2-3 is saying that if you deny that Jesus is God in flesh then you are of the spirit of Antichrist.
      2. John 8:24, "I said, therefore, to you, that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am, you will die in your sins."
      3. Jesus said here that if you do not believe "that I am" you will die in your sins. In Greek I am is 'ego eimi,' which means ‘I am.' These are the same words used in John 8:58 where Jesus says "...before Abraham was, I am." He was claiming the divine title by quoting Exodus 3:14 in the Greek Septuagint. (The Septuagint was the Hebrew Old Testament translated into Greek.)
   2. Jesus is the proper object of faith
      1. It is not simply enough to have faith. Faith is only as valid as what it is put in. You must put your faith in the proper object. Cults have false objects of faith; therefore, their faith is useless--no matter how sincere they are.
      2. If you put your faith in a vacuum cleaner, then you will be in a lot of trouble on the day of judgment. You might have great faith, but so what?  It is in something that can't save you.
   3. The Doctrine of the deity of Christ includes:
      1. The Trinity - There is one God who exists in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are all coeternal, and of the same nature.
      2. Monotheism - There is only one God in all existence (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; 45:5,14,18,21,22; 46:9; 47:8). Mormons believe that many gods exist though they serve and worship only one. Therefore, they are polytheists which excludes them from the camp of Christianity.
   4. The Hypostatic Union - That Jesus is both God and man.
      1. The sufficiency of the sacrifice of Christ - The sacrifice of Christ is completely sufficient to pay for the sins of the world
      2. As God - Jesus must be God to be able to offer a sacrifice of value greater than that of a mere man.
         1. He had to die for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). Only God could do that.
      3. As man - Jesus must be man to be able to be a sacrifice for man.
         1. As a man He can be the mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5).
2. Salvation by Grace
   1. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast" (Eph. 2:8-9, NIV).
   2. "You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace" (Gal. 5:4).
      1. This verse and its context plainly teach that if you believe that you are saved by faith and works then you are not saved at all. This is a common error in the cults. Because they have a false Jesus, they have a false doctrine of salvation. (Read Rom. 3-5 and Gal. 3-5). 
      2. you cannot add to the work of God. Gal. 2:21 says, "I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" (NIV)
   3. "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin" (Rom. 3:20).
      1. "However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness" (Rom. 4:5).
      2. "Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law" (Gal. 3:21).
3. The Resurrection of Christ
   1. "And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" (1 Cor. 15:14). "And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins" (1 Cor. 15:17).
   2. To deny the physical resurrection is to deny Jesus' work, sacrifice, and our resurrection.
   3. These verses clearly state that if you say that Jesus did not rise from the dead (in the same body He died in -- John 2:19-21), then your faith is useless.
4. The Gospel
   1. "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!" (Gal. 1:8-9, NIV).
      1. Verses 8 and 9 here in Galatians are a self declarative statement that you must believe the gospel.  The gospel message which in its entirety is that Jesus is God in flesh, who died for sins, rose from the dead, and freely gives the gift of eternal life to those who believe.
      2. Furthermore, it would not be possible to present the gospel properly without declaring that Jesus is God in flesh per John 1:1,14; 10:30-33; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8.
   2. 1 Cor. 15:1-4 defines what the gospel is: "Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (NIV).
      1. Within these verses are the essentials: Christ is God in flesh (John 1:1,14; 10:30-33; 20:28; Col. 2:9); Salvation is received by faith (John 1:12; Rom. 10:9-10), therefore it is by grace; and the resurrection is mentioned in verse 4.  Therefore, this gospel message automatically includes the essentials.

Q: Why is the site called "Pre-Beta"- is there another site coming?

A: We are currently working on the new "Beta" site - the premiere online community for Christians!  Read more about it here. 

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