Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 08136 Peter’s statement that angels “long to look into” the things of the gospel is one of the most striking and often overlooked remarks in the New Testament. It sits within a passage about the privilege of salvation, and its force depends on grasping what it tells us about the gospel from the perspective…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60014 Buddhism is the world’s fourth-largest religion, with an estimated 500 million adherents, primarily in East and Southeast Asia but with growing influence in the West. It is often presented in popular culture as a philosophy of peace, mindfulness, and inner tranquility rather than a religion in any traditional sense. This presentation, while not…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60018 The word “cult” is used loosely in popular conversation to describe everything from fringe religious movements to high-control organisations to any group someone personally dislikes. This imprecision is unhelpful. A biblical and theological understanding of what constitutes a cult is important, because cults cause real spiritual damage to real people, and identifying them…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60020 Mormonism presents itself as a restoration of original Christianity, complete with temples, priesthoods, and a living prophet. To millions of people it looks, sounds, and feels Christian. Missionaries in white shirts carry copies of the Bible alongside the Book of Mormon, speak warmly about Jesus, and use familiar evangelical vocabulary. The question every…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60021 Scientology is one of the most recognised new religious movements in the world, known for its celebrity adherents, aggressive legal posture, and carefully controlled public image. Founded in the twentieth century, it presents itself as a path to spiritual freedom and human potential. The question for the Christian is straightforward: does Scientology align…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09017 The differences between Roman Catholic and Protestant churches are not minor variations on a shared theme. They involve fundamental disagreements about the nature of salvation, the authority of Scripture, the role of the church, and how a sinner stands before a holy God. Understanding these differences matters, not because Protestant-Catholic dialogue should be…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 7051 Repentance is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Christianity today, yet it’s absolutely central to the Gospel message. The confusion often comes from our modern understanding of the word versus what Scripture actually teaches. Is repentance merely feeling sorry for sin? Must we turn from all our sins before God will save…
Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 7052 Of all the words we use in the Christian life, faith is surely one of the most common and yet one of the most misunderstood. We sing about it, we preach about it, we’re told we need more of it, but what actually is it? Is it a feeling? A leap in the…
Reading Time: 10 minutesQuestion 1011 One of the most challenging pastoral questions Christians face concerns those who’ve never heard the gospel. Can someone be saved through general revelation alone—that is, by observing creation and following their conscience without ever hearing about Jesus Christ? It’s a question that troubles many believers, especially when we think about people in remote…
Reading Time: 8 minutesQuestion 7000 Few passages in Scripture have generated as much theological discussion as Ephesians 2:8-9. The debate centres on a grammatical question with enormous theological implications: when Paul writes “and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God,” what exactly is the gift? Is it faith itself that God gives us? Is it…