Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 60109 Antisemitism is the hatred, contempt, or systematic hostility directed at Jewish people because they are Jewish. It has taken many forms across history, from casual slander to genocidal violence, and it has often found shelter under religious, political, and even Christian banners. For the Christian, the question of whether antisemitism is wrong is…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60079 The fulfilment of biblical prophecy is one of the most powerful evidences for the divine origin of Scripture. No other religious text in history contains anything comparable in scope, specificity, or verifiable accuracy. When prophecies written centuries before the events they describe are fulfilled with precision, the most natural explanation is that the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08090 In Daniel 10, the prophet receives a vision and is told by an angelic messenger that his arrival was delayed for twenty-one days because “the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me” (Daniel 10:13). This “prince of Persia” is not a human ruler. He is a powerful spiritual being capable of opposing…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60066 British Israelism is the belief that the Anglo-Saxon peoples of the British Isles, and by extension the United States and other English-speaking nations, are the direct biological descendants of the ten lost tribes of Israel. It is a teaching that sounds appealing to anyone who wants to see their national story woven into…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60067 Filipino Israelism is the belief that the Filipino people are descendants of the lost tribes of Israel, often connected to the claim that the Philippines is the biblical land of Ophir mentioned in 1 Kings 9:28 and 1 Kings 10:11. It is a theory that has gained traction in online communities and among…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 7008 Few passages in Scripture have generated more debate than Hebrews 6:4-6. The writer declares: “For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 6025 Scripture consistently holds individuals accountable for their own choices before God, but it also speaks of communities sinning as communities, of groups bearing collective responsibility for shared patterns of wrong. Corporate sin is a genuine biblical category, and understanding it correctly has significant implications for how we read the Old Testament, how we…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 1122 Amillennialism is the view that there is no future literal thousand-year reign of Jesus on earth. Instead, the millennium of Revelation 20 is understood symbolically, referring either to the present Church age or to the reign of deceased believers with Jesus in heaven. How does someone arrive at this position? What hermeneutic, or…
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: 6 minutesQuestion 10016 This question strikes at the heart of God’s faithfulness. Has God abandoned the Jewish people? Has the Church replaced Israel in God’s purposes? These are not abstract theological debates but questions that touch on the very character of God Himself. If God has cast away His chosen people after making eternal promises to…