Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 0037 This question helps us appreciate both the remarkable providence of God in preserving His truth and the reality of how the early Church actually functioned. It also reminds us not to take for granted the complete Bible we hold in our hands today. The Situation of the Early Church When the Church was…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 0034 The good news is that we live in an age of unprecedented access to theological resources. Books that were once available only in seminary libraries are now accessible with a few clicks. Sermons from gifted teachers around the world can be downloaded to your phone. Study aids that previous generations could only dream…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 1000 Let’s start where we always should – with what Scripture says about itself. When Jesus was being tempted by Satan in the wilderness, He responded with a statement that gets right to the heart of this matter: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth…
Reading Time: 8 minutesQuestion 1004 This is one of those questions that really matters because if the answer is yes, then we have a serious problem with the authority and reliability of Scripture itself. When Peter, Paul, John and the others sat down to write Scripture, did their sinful nature corrupt or distort the doctrines they were teaching?…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 1139 Paul’s second letter to Timothy stands as one of the most personal and urgent letters in the New Testament. Written from a Roman prison cell, likely during Nero’s persecution around AD 67, this letter represents Paul’s final words to his beloved son in the faith. The apostle knew his execution was imminent, he…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 1137 See my sermon on the Introduction to Bibliology here: The Word of God: Our Growing Guide. Whenever Christians study the doctrines of the faith systematically, they use certain terms to describe different areas of study. We speak of Theology Proper (the study of God), Christology (the study of Christ), Pneumatology (the study of…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 1101 When we say the Bible is the Word of God, does that mean God dictated every word like a boss to a secretary? Did Moses, Paul, and the other writers simply take down what God said, word-for-word, without any input of their own? This question touches on how we understand inspiration and why…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 1105 Scholars sometimes point to grammatical irregularities in the Greek New Testament. Does this mean the Bible contains errors? If Scripture is God’s Word, should not the grammar be perfect? The Question of “Correct” Grammar When we ask whether the New Testament contains grammatical errors, we must first ask: errors by what standard? Grammar…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 0003 Few verses in Scripture carry more weight for understanding the nature of the Bible than 2 Timothy 3:16. Paul writes: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” At the heart of this statement is a single Greek word: θεόπνευστος (theopneustos)….