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: 4 minutesQuestion 11104 The question of roles within marriage is one of the most contested topics in the contemporary church. Secular culture insists that any differentiation of roles between men and women is inherently oppressive. Parts of the church have absorbed that assumption uncritically. But Scripture does not leave this question open to cultural negotiation. It…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11005 This is one of the most common questions Christians ask. Should I take this job? Should I marry this person? Should I move to this city? We want to know God’s will, and we are afraid of getting it wrong. How do we discern what God wants us to do? God’s Revealed Will…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11006 For single Christians, few questions are more pressing than how to approach relationships. The Bible was written in cultures where arranged marriages were the norm, so it does not give us a step-by-step guide to modern dating. Yet it provides principles that should shape how we pursue marriage. Marriage is Good Let us…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 12031 The Bible does not mention gambling by name. There is no verse that says, “You shall not place a bet.” This absence has led some to argue that gambling is a matter of personal freedom, while others recognise that Scripture’s silence on the specific activity does not mean silence on the principles involved….
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 11102 The relationship between secular counselling and Christian faith has been contested territory for decades. Some believers regard therapy as a purely secular enterprise that has no place in the life of someone who has the Bible and the Holy Spirit. Others have embraced therapeutic culture so uncritically that it has reshaped their understanding…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 12002 Situational ethics is one of those frameworks that sounds reasonable on the surface but unravels when examined carefully. The basic claim is that moral decisions should be made entirely on the basis of the situation at hand, with love as the only absolute principle, and that rigid moral rules should give way when…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 12003 Few subjects generate more heat and less light in Christian circles than the question of alcohol. Some traditions teach total abstinence as a biblical command; others treat drinking as an unremarkable part of ordinary life. The Bible itself is more nuanced than either position allows, and a careful reading of the relevant texts…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 12009 The concept of a “white lie” is so deeply embedded in everyday life that most people never stop to examine it. The assumption is simple: some lies are harmless, told with good intentions, and are therefore morally acceptable or even virtuous. “You look great in that dress.” “The dinner was wonderful.” “I’m fine,…