Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 06067 The practice of confession sits at the intersection of theology and daily Christian experience. Most believers know they should confess sin to God, but questions arise about whether that private prayer is all that is ever required — or whether Scripture sometimes calls for something more. The answer is more layered than a…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09024 Few pastoral situations are more delicate or more important than the question of what the church should do when a member sins publicly. Get it wrong in one direction — moving too quickly, too harshly, or with the wrong spirit — and the church becomes a place of fear rather than grace. Get…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 9006 Alongside baptism, the Lord’s Supper is the other ordinance that Jesus gave to His Church. It has been called by various names: the Lord’s Supper, Communion, the Eucharist, the Breaking of Bread, the Lord’s Table. But what exactly is it? What does it mean? And why do we observe it? These are important…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 9005 Christians baptise in different ways. Some pour water over the head, some sprinkle water, and some immerse the whole body under water. Does it matter which method we use? Is one mode more biblical than the others? This is a question worth examining carefully, because baptism is not a human invention but a…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 9002 The word “church” is thrown around quite loosely today. People talk about “going to church” as if it were simply a building or a Sunday morning activity. But what does the Bible actually mean when it speaks of the Church? This is a question that deserves careful attention because understanding what the Church…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 9003 Baptism is one of the two ordinances that Jesus gave to the Church, and yet it has been a source of disagreement among Christians for centuries. One of the most fundamental questions is simply this: who is a proper candidate for baptism? Should everyone be baptised? Only adults? What about children? Let us…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 5002 Few topics generate more heat in our current cultural moment than questions of sexuality and gender. Yet these are not merely contemporary concerns; they go to the very heart of what it means to be human. Scripture speaks clearly and beautifully about how God designed us as sexual beings, and understanding this design…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 5003 One of the most pressing questions of our age concerns the relationship between biological sex and personal identity. Is it possible for someone to be “born in the wrong body”? Can a person’s inner sense of being male or female differ from their physical reality? These questions would have been incomprehensible to previous…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 8001 When most people think of angels, they picture gentle figures with white robes, golden halos, and feathery wings. Christmas cards and Renaissance paintings have shaped our imagination more than Scripture has. But what does the Bible actually tell us about the appearance of these heavenly beings? The answer might surprise you. Angels Often…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 8003 In art and popular culture, angels are often depicted as feminine or at least androgynous figures. You will find plenty of female angels in paintings, films, and novels. But what does the Bible actually say? Are there female angels in Scripture, or is this another area where tradition has departed from the text?…