Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 08112 The existence of angels is affirmed throughout Scripture with such consistency and matter-of-factness that the biblical authors clearly regarded it as beyond question. Angels appear in almost every major section of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, and are involved in some of the most significant events in redemptive history. The question of…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 08108 The question of whether meditation can open doors to demons is one that requires careful definition, because the word “meditation” covers an enormous range of practices, and the biblical answer depends entirely on what kind of meditation is being discussed. Scripture itself commends a form of meditation, while the practices most commonly associated…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 08106 Fear of the demonic is something many Christians experience, and it ranges from a mild unease about the unseen spiritual world to a paralysing anxiety that Satan or his agents might harm them, their families, or their spiritual lives. The question of whether believers should be afraid of Satan and demons is one…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 1014 Whether God revealed Himself and His purposes all at once or incrementally across time is not a minor academic question. It shapes how we read the whole Bible, how we understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, and why certain things were clear to some believers that were opaque to others….
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 009112 Paul uses the word “mystery” in a very specific and technical sense that differs from its ordinary usage. When we speak of mysteries today, we typically mean something puzzling or unknown. Paul’s use of the Greek musterion means something different: not a riddle to be solved by clever reasoning, but a divine secret…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10015 Paul frequently speaks of “mystery” in his epistles, and the mystery of the Church is one of the most significant theological revelations in the New Testament. Understanding this mystery is essential for grasping how the Church fits into God’s eternal plan and why the Church age represents something genuinely new in redemptive history….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11094 Music has been part of the worship of God’s people from the earliest pages of Scripture, and its role in the life of the church is so deeply embedded that most believers have never paused to ask why. What is music actually doing in corporate worship? Is it a warm-up before the sermon,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11014 The short answer is yes, emphatically. Worship is not confined to a building, a service, or a Sunday morning time slot. The longer answer requires understanding what worship actually is in biblical terms, because the question itself often rests on a definition of worship that is too narrow. If worship means singing songs…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60026 This is a question many believers wrestle with honestly. Bethel Church (Redding, California), Elevation Church (Charlotte, North Carolina), and Hillsong Church (originating in Sydney, Australia) produce some of the most widely sung worship music in the English-speaking church. Their songs appear in hymnals, on projection screens, and on streaming platforms across every denomination….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11095 The question of whether musical instruments should be used in Christian worship has a long and sometimes surprisingly heated history. For most contemporary evangelicals, the question seems settled beyond discussion: of course instruments are used in worship. But a significant minority tradition, most notably represented by the Churches of Christ and some Reformed…