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The Church: Visible or invisible?

The Church: Visible or invisible?

Apr 22, 2013

A friend asked: Can you recommend any resources for defending the church as an institution?

Didn’t early Christians tamper with the text of scripture?

Didn’t early Christians tamper with the text of scripture?

Nov 20, 2012

“I've heard that the New Testament books were altered by the early Christians to teach things Jesus and his disciples never said...”

Save us!

Save us!

Jul 25, 2012

Who can save us?

Where did Cain’s wife come from?

Where did Cain’s wife come from?

Jan 29, 2012

Scripture forbids incest, right?

Could God make a rock so big He couldn’t lift it?

Could God make a rock so big He couldn’t lift it?

Jan 29, 2012

One of those funny questions that just won't go away...

Is there free will in heaven?

Is there free will in heaven?

Nov 30, 2011

Maybe the real question is, would we recognize free will if we saw it? What we call “free will” here and now is actually a broken version of real freedom.

Did the Church replace Israel?

Did the Church replace Israel?

Sep 19, 2011

Dispensationalism tends to refer to the classic Christian teaching as “replacement theology.” That’s unfortunate, because it altogether misrepresents what Christians have historically taught about Israel and the Church.

How do I learn to love God?

How do I learn to love God?

Jun 9, 2011

“I know with certainty that I believe in God and believe in Christ, but how does one learn to Love Him?”

What purpose does Jesus’ death serve?

What purpose does Jesus’ death serve?

Apr 14, 2011

Let's assume that Jesus was God, as the Nicean Council determined. What purpose would Jesus' death serve?

Asceticism?

Asceticism?

Mar 27, 2011

Originally, askesis just meant athletic training: "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race set before us."