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How to understand Paul Folks love to quote scriptures from Paul. Invariably these quotes ignore the context or storyline. Any quote from Paul, out of context, can be made to say almost anything. Paul's epistles always tell a story. Before looking at individual scriptures, get the story...

What are we supposed to deduce from the story of the woman caught in adultery? 1) That none of us are good enough to execute justice? 2) That the law is done away with, and that now we are under grace? 3) That one cannot suddenly enforce Biblical Law in a predominantly unbiblical society? 4)...

Why do men suffer? One cannot blame it on Satan. Even things which Satan is allowed to do are with permission of God. God is responsible for the good and the bad. And its not man’s fallen nature which is responsible for the problems either. God created the thorns and cursed the land. And...

syn·cre·tism ˈsiNGkrəˌtizəm/Submit noun 1. the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. What do you all think of the merging of Christian culture with other cultures?

It is a characteristic of cults, that they usually adopt a hierarchical form of church government. I believe Christ taught exactly the opposite - that the leader must be the servant. I do not believe any Christian can domineer another's faith walk. I never see Peter or Paul ever ordering...

Luke 8 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: ... 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 13 They on...

We usually speak of faith as a belief e.g. Christian faith. But looking at Heb 11:1 it says... Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In mathematical terms faith = substance = evidence It does not say faith is what you hope for or something unseen...

Does the Bible anywhere give the means of telling when a new month begins? We assume it is with the sighting of the crescent moon in Jerusalem. Why that and not the astronomical new moon? I ask this in connection with Ps 81:3 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on...

Many read the Bible and INSIST that we take every word literally (when it suits their point of view). I do like to take the Bible as literally as possible, but not to the extreme of trying to apply it like a maths formula where "all" = infinite, and "none" = 0. This insistence is particularly...