Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 1005 This is one of the most honest questions believers ask, especially when they’re genuinely trying to understand God’s Word but find themselves surrounded by conflicting interpretations. If the Bible is God’s Word and clear enough for us to understand, why do sincere Christians who love the Lord and study their Bibles come to…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 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 a difficult passage? Should I use AI to prepare a Sunday school lesson? Is there something spiritually problematic about asking a computer to help me…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1044 When Paul wrote to the Corinthians about head coverings, was he addressing a timeless principle or a local custom? When Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell everything, was this a universal command or a specific challenge to that individual? How do we know when a biblical instruction transcends its original setting…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 1060 Form criticism is one of those terms that seminarians encounter and ordinary Christians rarely hear—yet its influence on biblical scholarship over the past century has been profound. Understanding what it is, where it came from, and how to evaluate it helps believers engage thoughtfully with modern biblical studies whilst maintaining confidence in Scripture’s…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 1007 Some Christians approach the Bible with trepidation, feeling they need academic credentials or scholarly expertise to understand God’s Word properly. Others swing to the opposite extreme, dismissing any need for teachers and insisting that the Holy Spirit alone suffices for interpretation. Neither position quite captures the biblical balance. Scripture is genuinely accessible to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 1017 Whether an unbeliever can understand the Bible has direct implications for evangelism, for how we engage with non-Christian friends around Scripture, and for how we understand the Holy Spirit’s work. The answer is more nuanced than a simple yes or no, and getting the nuance right matters both theologically and practically. What an…
Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 01204 There is a phrase tucked into the brief letter of Jude that has echoed through two thousand years of church history with remarkable power. In just a few words, Jude establishes something that every generation of Christians must grapple with: there is a fixed, definite, once-for-all body of truth that has been entrusted…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 01203 These two terms describe two distinct works of the Holy Spirit in relation to Scripture, and confusing them leads to serious theological error. Getting this right matters because it protects the uniqueness and authority of God’s Word. Inspiration Defined Inspiration refers to the unique work of the Holy Spirit by which He moved…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10028 Most Bible readers have had the experience of a passage opening up with a clarity and personal directness it had never carried before — something has changed, though not in the text itself. And most have had the opposite experience too: reading words that are technically comprehensible but which carry no weight, no…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 01148 One of the most practically significant questions in contemporary Christianity concerns the difference between the Holy Spirit opening a person’s mind to understand what Scripture already says, and the claim that the Spirit provides fresh revelation that goes beyond or supplements the biblical text. Getting this distinction right matters enormously for how Christians…