Practical guidance for following Christ daily—prayer, Bible reading, spiritual disciplines, and growing in godliness.
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11077 The promise appears several times in John’s Gospel and has been both a source of genuine encouragement and, in certain contexts, a source of real confusion and disappointment. “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11078 Few sayings of Jesus have generated more theological confusion, or more outright misuse, than His statement about speaking to mountains. Prosperity preachers have turned it into a spiritual technique. Sceptics have treated it as evidence of failed promises. Neither response does justice to what Jesus was actually saying, or the rich background from…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11079 It is a question that rewards careful attention precisely because it is unexpected. The prayer Jesus gave His disciples as a model for how they ought to pray contains adoration, submission, petition, and confession, yet it contains nothing that reads straightforwardly as “thank you.” Given that gratitude is woven throughout the rest of…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 7085 The question arises naturally for anyone who takes the New Testament seriously. Paul can write to the Corinthians and call them “those sanctified in Christ Jesus” (1 Corinthians 1:2), and yet the same letter spends considerable energy addressing a congregation with serious moral and relational problems. If they are already sanctified, what is…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 07073 One of the most liberating and yet most misunderstood aspects of the Christian life involves the relationship between who the believer already is in Christ and who they are still becoming in daily experience. The New Testament holds these two realities in constant and deliberate tension, and failing to distinguish them produces either…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 07074 The question of whether a Christian can reach a state of sinless perfection in this life has been debated with considerable energy across church history, and it continues to be a live issue in certain theological traditions. The claim is made with evident sincerity and spiritual earnestness, which is part of what makes…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11080 The prosperity gospel is one of the most widespread and most destructive distortions in contemporary Christianity. Its core claim, that financial wealth and physical health are God’s will for every believer and the guaranteed result of sufficient faith and giving, has spread across television, the internet, and large sections of global Christianity, promising…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 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 is almost invariably a misuse of the text, and understanding what the passage actually says is important both for good biblical interpretation and for healthy…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 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 spend their lives suppressing it or feeling guilty about it. Others treat every surge of anger as righteous indignation that needs no scrutiny. Scripture is…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 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, and personal experience all offer answers – and they differ wildly. Scripture addresses the question with both directness and depth. The Question Every Person Asks…