Image by Shutterbug75 from Pixabay How can we trust the New Testament when we have no idea who most of its authors are? There’s only one book in the New Testament we don’t know who the author is. The writer of Hebrews does not give his name anywhere in the…
When Jesus goes to a Pharisee’s dinner in Luke 7, a wicked woman anoints Jesus’ feet. Why doesn’t the Pharisee notice the woman coming into his house and why does he say what he says about her that way? In Luke 7:36-50 Jesus is invited to a Pharisee’s house for…
If the Israelites never put their swords down to always defend themselves while building the wall, is there teaching about never putting the sword of the Spirit down? We are taught to put it on regularly but does it ever get taken off? This was the next question after talking…
Will we have different families and how will we know each other when we are in heaven? No one really knows exactly how it will be like when we get to heaven. As soon as I know, I won’t be able to tell you. But what I can gather from…
What happens to the physical body in the rapture and when do we receive our new heavenly bodies? Paul discusses what will happen to us during the rapture in a couple of different places. First, if we look at Paul’s teaching on the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, the Thessalonians…
When Paul tells us not to be “unequally yoked” with unbelievers 2 Corinthians 6:14, what does that separation look like? How far are the boundaries? Unequally yoked comes from agriculture. This was a wooden device long enough to hold two oxen under it. It would be strapped onto each of…
Are the gifts and call of God irrevocable despite hidden sin in a minister’s life? This is a good question that none of us knows the answer to until we stand before the Lord in the Bema final judgment. That is the place God decides rewards. But what happens if…
In Romans 9:22, Paul is speaking about Pharaoh and Moses. What does “prepared for destruction” mean? Romans 9:22 is part of the first volley of Paul’s argument in Romans 9-11 concerning his people, the Jews, and how God has dealt with them over time. Calvinists love this chapter because it…
If I own a business, should I tithe off the business or off my income from the business? The short answer is that you tithe off of your income. I’ve always said that you can’t give what you don’t have. While you may own your business, all of the money…
What does it mean to test the Lord as Jesus addresses in the second temptation? In Matthew 4:1-11, the devil tempts Jesus three times. Each temptation can be related to the three temptations John mentions (1 John 2:16). We will use these as a loose understanding of the temptations of…