Reading Time: 10 minutesQuestion 1011 One of the most challenging pastoral questions Christians face concerns those who’ve never heard the gospel. Can someone be saved through general revelation alone—that is, by observing creation and following their conscience without ever hearing about Jesus Christ? It’s a question that troubles many believers, especially when we think about people in remote…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1048 If you open your Bible to the end of Mark’s Gospel, you will likely find a note indicating that Mark 16:9-20 does not appear in the earliest manuscripts. Some Bibles place these verses in brackets; others include them with a footnote. This raises an obvious question: are these verses part of Scripture or…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 9001 Ecclesiology is the study of the Church. The word comes from the Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklesia), meaning “assembly” or “called-out ones,” combined with λόγος (logos), meaning “word” or “study.” It is the branch of theology that examines what Scripture teaches about the nature, purpose, structure, and ministry of the Church. What is the Church?…