Monthly Archives: October 2005

I was reading Jeremiah 8:8, which accuses the scribes of falsely handling the scriptures, and had several questions about the role of the scribes. Were the scribes responsible for wrongly… Read More

I would like to have a better understanding on the matter of 1 Corinthians 3:13-15. In v15, how can one can be saved if his work hasn’t passed the "fire… Read More

To me natural family planning is a form of contraception. I have looked in several Catholic theology defense books including the recent catechism but could not locate any biblical defense… Read More

Report on October 2005 visit to Moscow, Kiev, Dnepropetrovs’k, and Chernobyl.

Is birth control unrighteous? I read in Genesis 38:9-10 where Onan "spilled his semen on the ground to keep from producing offspring; what he did was wicked in the Lord’s… Read More

One of the most challenging family matters is the difficult child. Parents spend sleepless night worrying about the child who is difficult and often find no answers in spite of… Read More

Having grown up in a Catholic church, I am now studying the subject of the Lord’s Supper. Do we have to make our worship of the communion time with the… Read More

by Michael Cameron February, 2003 Introduction The aim of this essay is to biblically examine the doctrine of “discipling”, for the purpose of reviewing the way we organise and structure… Read More

My question is on Matthew 17, the Transfiguration of Jesus. First, what is the purpose for this story, what am I supposed to learn from it. Second, why did God… Read More

Is 2 Timothy 3:16-17 speaking of the Old Testament when it says "all scripture"? The entire Bible as we know it wasn’t even completed at that point, right? So is… Read More

I have a question regarding a couple scriptures that seem to imply that they are not God-breathed. For instance, "To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord)" (1… Read More

Sometimes God confuses me in the Old Testament. For instance, take the whole chapter of Genesis 20, about Abraham and Abimelech. Here we read that for the second time Abraham… Read More

My question has to do with the two thieves crucified with Jesus. I grew up believing that one cursed Jesus and the other asked for forgiveness. In Matthew and Mark,… Read More

What are your thoughts on the letter to the Romans and the fate of the Jews who do not believe in Jesus? Will they be saved just by being God’s… Read More

By Robert Jackson, Sydney, October 2005 “I myself feel confident about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to… Read More

In his letters, Paul had always been inspiring, warm, yet serious. In Romans 6:7-23, Paul was rather "different." What’s the significance of this passage? — Chris Punya I assume you’re… Read More

Is it true that the earliest copies of the New Testament were around 125 AD, only about 25 years later than the date it was written? Is it also true… Read More

Church leaders from 16 congregations converged on Manila September 21-24, 2005, for the much anticipated AIM-Philippines launch. Douglas Jacoby led nearly forty eager students, some having traveled four hundred miles… Read More

Why in Judges 20 do we see Israel going to battle a righteous cause (punishing the Benjamites for the rape and murder of the concubine), being encouraged by God to… Read More

I was always taught to tithe and have always done so, and God has blessed my family tremendously. Yet the evangelist in my new ministry situation does not believe in… Read More