Christian Living

Question 09114 "Touch not my anointed" is quoted with surprising frequency in certain church circles as a warning against criticising or questioning Christian leaders, pastors, or prominent figures. The appeal ...

Question 11068 Few questions in Christian living carry more confusion than the one about anger. Some believers conclude that any experience of anger is a failure of sanctification, and they ...

Question 05038 No question matters more than this one. Every person, at some point, has looked at their own existence and wondered what it is for. Philosophy, religion, popular culture, ...

Question 4063 Paul identifies three conditions for Spirit-filled living in Ephesians 4 and 5, and 1 Thessalonians 5: do not grieve the Spirit, do not quench the Spirit, walk by ...

Question 4066 Someone approaches you after a church meeting, or perhaps contacts you privately, with a message they believe is from God for your life. They may have used the ...

Question 10109 How does a believer grow in holiness? The question sounds simple and turns out to be one of the most contested in Christian thought. On one side stands ...

Question 4065 Every believer in Christ has received at least one spiritual gift. This is not an aspiration or a target to aim for — it is a statement of ...

Question 1091 The language of "claiming" Bible verses in prayer is common in many Christian circles. We hear phrases like "I'm claiming Jeremiah 29:11 over my situation" or "Claim the ...

Question 1087 Worship and Scripture are inseparably linked in the Christian life. The Bible is not merely a book we study privately; it is meant to be read, sung, prayed, ...

Question 1090 Prayer and Scripture are inseparable companions in the Christian life. Just as a conversation requires both speaking and listening, so our relationship with God involves both prayer (our ...

Question 1092 The word "meditation" can make some Christians nervous. In our culture, it's often associated with Eastern religions—emptying the mind, achieving altered states of consciousness, or connecting with some ...

Question 1093 Artificial intelligence has rapidly become part of everyday life, and Christians are increasingly asking whether these tools have a place in Bible study. Can ChatGPT help me understand ...

Question 1053 Study Bibles are everywhere. Walk into any Christian bookshop and you'll find shelves of them—leather-bound, colour-coded, themed for men, women, teenagers, and every niche you can imagine. They ...

Question 01150 The claim that personal experience overrides biblical teaching is one of the most pastoral challenges the church faces today, precisely because it is often made by sincere believers ...

Question 0030 Walk into any theological seminary and you will encounter rigorous study of systematic theology, historical theology, biblical languages, and philosophical argumentation. Walk into most local churches and you ...

Question 0029 Every believer who takes both truth and relationships seriously will eventually face this question. You find yourself at odds with someone over a matter of faith or practice ...

Question 0049 It is one of the most sobering realities in the Christian life, and one that every serious believer must confront: it is entirely possible to have impeccable theology ...

Question 0034 The good news is that we live in an age of unprecedented access to theological resources. Books that were once available only in seminary libraries are now accessible ...

Question 0032 It is one of the great tragedies of the modern church that the study of God—which is what the word "theology" means—has become associated with dusty books, academic ...

Question 0033 The question itself is encouraging. Anyone asking how to develop an appetite for doctrine already possesses something precious—the recognition that such an appetite is desirable. Not everyone reaches ...

Question 0031 The comparison between doctrine and an immune system is remarkably apt, and Scripture itself uses similar language. Just as our physical bodies possess an intricate defence system designed ...

Question 0017 This question gets to the very heart of how the Christian life actually works. There's a connection between what we believe and how we live, and understanding that ...

Question 0019 This is one of those questions that's painful to ask but necessary. Walk into many churches and you'll find people who've been Christians for twenty, thirty, even forty ...

Question 0018 The letter to the Hebrews contains one of the New Testament's most direct discussions of spiritual maturity, and it comes with a sharp rebuke that still stings today ...

Question 4010 Having looked at the nine qualities that make up the fruit of the Spirit, a practical question arises: Should every Christian display all nine? What if someone seems ...

Question 4008 The question of how the Spirit guides believers is one of the most practically significant in all of pneumatology. It touches directly on decision-making, on the discernment of ...

Question 4007 Few phrases have been borrowed more freely from their original context than "the still small voice." It has become a standard way of describing the Holy Spirit's gentle ...

Question 4009 In Galatians 5:22-23, Paul lists what he calls "the fruit of the Spirit": love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. It is one of the ...

Question 11040 The idea that Christians can "activate" healing by speaking God's Word has become popular particularly through Word of Faith teaching. Believers are encouraged to "speak healing into existence" ...

Question 11041 When a scribe asked Jesus which commandment was the greatest, our Lord responded with words that have echoed through the centuries: "And you shall love the Lord your ...