Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1197. The authorship of Hebrews is the oldest literary puzzle in the New Testament, and honesty requires me to say at the outset that nobody can answer it with certainty. The book itself is anonymous. Unlike Paul’s letters, which open by naming their author, Hebrews simply begins with a majestic statement about God speaking…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1014. The truth we call progressive revelation answers a question that shapes the way you read the whole Bible, namely whether God handed down everything He wanted us to know in one go, or unveiled His truth and His purposes step by step across the centuries. It is no dry academic puzzle, because how…
Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 18. What does spiritual maturity look like according to Hebrews 5 and 6? I love this passage because the writer to the Hebrews refuses to let spiritual maturity stay vague. He gives us a working definition, a sober warning, and a clear path forward, all in a few verses. If you have ever wondered…
Reading Time: 17 minutesQuestion 7199. If Jesus fulfilled the law, why did Paul still offer temple sacrifices in Acts 21, why will sacrifices return in the millennial temple, and why do certain things carry on from one age to the next? The question of temple sacrifices after the cross is one of the genuinely hard knots in Scripture,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11107 Parenting is one of the most important things any human being will ever do, and yet it is one of the areas where Christians most often rely on cultural trends, personal intuition, or family tradition rather than on what Scripture actually teaches. The Bible does not offer a step-by-step parenting manual. What it…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 11001 The Bible is not like any other book. It is the very Word of God, living and active. But many Christians find it difficult to read consistently or to understand what they are reading. How should we approach this book so that it accomplishes its purpose in our lives? With a Heart Ready…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 12056 Few parenting topics generate as much debate among Christians as physical discipline. The wider culture has moved decisively against it, and in many countries legislation now prohibits any form of corporal punishment. Yet Scripture contains explicit references to physical correction, and many faithful Christians have practised it for generations. The question is what…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11098 Few questions cut closer to the heart of lived Christian experience than this one. If God loves His children, if Christ has secured their eternal future, and if the Holy Spirit indwells every believer, then why does the Christian life so often involve pain, loss, disappointment, and grief? The question is not new….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 12024 Sexual purity is a concept that the surrounding culture regards as outdated, repressive, and unnecessary. The assumption in much of Western society is that sexual expression is a private matter to be governed by consent and personal preference, with no reference to any standard beyond the individual. Scripture takes a fundamentally different view….
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 11043 The question of whether Christians should pray for the dead touches on deep assumptions about what happens after death and whether human prayer can influence a person’s eternal state. It is a practice embedded in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition, but it raises a straightforward question for anyone committed to the authority…