Major and Minor Issues In Christianity

Major Issues:

-Bondages to Gambling, Drinking, Alcohol, Sexual Impurity, Eating Disorders, Drug Dependency Pharmaceutical or Other Type

-Definitions of Marriage which either causes stumbling or is completely contrary to scripture. (ie. divorce and remarriage)

-Born-Again and/or Repentance

-Creation teachings (Age of the earth is not mentioned in the scripture BUT age of NOAH is mentioned for example).

-Judaeo Values illustrated in Old Testament (for example: How were the Blind men supposed to be treated)

-Treatment of the poor in the church body and treatment of the widow in the church body.

-In some cases the type of bible used matters.

-Applicable social issues which are common crimes (sex trafficking, child marriage etc)

-Overall Character of a saved person

-Sermon on the mount issues, overcoming selfish living.

-Amount of time dedicated to study of scripture and prayer in the believer (not in the children though).

-Celebration of "Sabbath" can be an issue for some if they don't recognize that Jesus celebrated Sabbath too.

-Love or hatred in heart.  Scornful behavior or kind behaviour

-Interaction with Jewish people.....and other minority people too.  Christians are grafted if they are not Jewish.

-General modest appearance choices

-Entertainment choices for the ears and eyes.

-Handling of spouse.  The spouse may be a believer and/or unbeliever weak in faith.

-Holiday issues if it is KNOWN that the holiday is not biblical and/or idol worship.

-Conduct of single people (fornication and so forth is not allowed).  Conduct in betrothals or in areas of temptations.

-Men as leaders in the local church body.  Women can teach other women or young men, but not the entire church body.

-Accept entire scripture as truth.  Believe that the dead can be raised.
-Beginning of life issues and end of life issues.  Is there a heart beat?

Minor Issues (For some groups and people these can be major issues):

-Age of Jesus when he died.  Scripture doesn't tell us his age for everything, but scripture does tell us the age of other people. (Luke 23:3)

-Years of education attained.  A student is a student of the word even if he stopped education at age 12 except for skills.

-Fastings, methods of prayer, diet (if do not know biblical diet), ceremonial issues.

-Holiday issues.  Christians differ on holiday in different parts of the Globe

-Funeral methods and arrangements after death.

-Knowing Hebrew Language

-Saying Yahweh/Yeshua/Messiah/Jesus/Yahova etc.

-Management of time.  Some are given the gift to frequently share gospel with others, still others are left to entertain children.

-Minor marriage issues.  Conversations with others outside the marriage.  Handling brotherly and sisterly love.  Practice of polygyny and certain types of polyamoury.

-The conduct of a spouse.  If the spouse is currently not a believer the other spouse is not under the same bondage, though it can affect the faithful spouse.