Practical guidance for following Christ daily—prayer, Bible reading, spiritual disciplines, and growing in godliness.
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11019 The word “disciple” appears far more often in the New Testament than the word “Christian.” That alone should tell us something about what the early church understood the normal Christian life to look like. Discipleship is not an advanced course for the especially committed. It is the basic shape of what it means…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11018 Every Christian has been entrusted with the most important message in the history of the world. The gospel is not the exclusive property of pastors or evangelists. It belongs to every believer, and the responsibility to share it is woven into the fabric of what it means to follow Jesus. But many Christians…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11020 Jesus did not command His followers to make converts. He commanded them to make disciples. The distinction matters enormously, because it shapes how we understand the church’s mission and what success looks like. A convert has made a decision. A disciple is being transformed. The Great Commission calls us to the longer, harder,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11062 Singleness in the church can be a profoundly isolating experience. Much of church culture is oriented around couples and families, and single Christians often feel marginalised, pitied, or treated as though something is incomplete about their lives. For those who desire marriage, the longing is real and the waiting is hard. Scripture does…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11061 If Christians should not marry non-Christians, the natural follow-up question is whether they should date them. After all, dating is not marriage. It carries no covenant commitment and no permanence. Surely there is nothing wrong with spending time with someone, getting to know them, and seeing where things go? The logic sounds reasonable…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11055 The idea of “soul ties” has gained significant traction in certain Christian circles, particularly within charismatic and deliverance ministry contexts. The claim is that intimate relationships, whether sexual, emotional, or spiritual, create a binding connection between two souls that must be formally broken through prayer or deliverance if the relationship ends or was…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11049 Few questions cause more distress to sincere believers than the experience of unanswered prayer. A child prays for a sick parent who dies. A couple prays for years for a child who never comes. A believer cries out for deliverance from a situation that only worsens. The pain is real, and it deserves…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11044 The question of whether Christians should keep the Jewish festivals is one that surfaces regularly, particularly among believers who have developed a deep appreciation for the Old Testament and its richness. Some feel drawn to observing Passover, Tabernacles, or the Day of Atonement as acts of worship. Others insist these feasts are binding…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11092 The question of whether Christians should worship on Saturday (the Sabbath) or Sunday is one that generates considerable debate, particularly with the influence of Seventh-day Adventism and certain Hebrew Roots movements that insist Saturday observance is binding on all believers. Understanding what Scripture teaches about the Sabbath, how the early church transitioned to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11089 The question of what role the Mosaic law plays in the life of a Christian is not a new one. Paul spent considerable effort addressing it in his letters to Rome and Galatia, and the confusion has not diminished since. Christians who grew up in traditions that emphasise law-keeping and Christians who react…