Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 4063 Paul identifies three conditions for Spirit-filled living in Ephesians 4 and 5, and 1 Thessalonians 5: do not grieve the Spirit, do not quench the Spirit, walk by the Spirit. They are simple to list and genuinely demanding to live. Understanding why each one matters — and where each one is most likely…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10109 How does a believer grow in holiness? The question sounds simple and turns out to be one of the most contested in Christian thought. On one side stands the quietist: “Let go and let God” — spiritual growth is entirely His work, and the believer’s task is to get out of the way….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 1124 You’re reading your Bible and you hit a passage that makes no sense. You read it twice, maybe three times, and you’re still confused. What do you do? Give up? Skip it? Pretend you understood it? This is a common experience, and it shouldn’t discourage you. The Bible is a deep book, written…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 0041 When we elevate experience above doctrine, we step onto dangerous ground. This isn’t merely an academic concern for theologians to debate in ivory towers—it strikes at the very heart of how we know God, how we discern truth from error, and how we navigate the Christian life with confidence. The Apostle Paul warned…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 04010 Galatians 5:22-23 lists what many Christians have memorised as the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The question of whether every believer possesses all of these, or whether they are distributed differently among different people, touches on the nature of spiritual growth and the relationship…