Does Ordained Church Office Equal Value? (No)
The Church, going with the Bible, has two kinds of ordained people within it: elders and deacons. We see these two “offices” in Acts 6 &...
How to Read (& Understand) the Book of Job
I probably receive more questions of confusion about the Book of Job than any other book of Scripture. Here’s a simple “setting of the...
The Justice We Should (Not) Expect in the World
I may get more questions about the Book of Job than about any other book: "Is Job right, or are his friends right?” “Isn’t Job in sin...
Non-Christians & Christ’s Death
A request I received: “Also, a conversation on 1 Timothy 4:10 would be great in regard to Christ's death benefitting the non-elect.”...
Bragging One’s Way Out of Church Leadership!
I received this question recently, on 1 Timothy 1: "In 1st Timothy—with the section that starts at verse 8 of chapter one. When Paul...
What’s Up with the Gospel of John?
Question: "Does the Gospel of John go in chronological order of events? I am wondering because though I knew in my head that John...
The Origin of Evil: Is God to Blame?
The question can often come up: “Where did evil come from? Is God to blame?" Or, in its more accusatory form, it’s often stated, “If...
Prophets: Physical or a Vision?
Hi John. It’s like I totally missed this chapter in all the times I’ve read through the Bible. I came away a little confused. The study...
Joseph, Mary, and Jesus in Matthew & Luke
A recent question I received: “I started reading Matthew this morning and it stood out how prominent Joseph appears in the beginning...
Determining What’s True and What’s False, part two
A friend from high school posed the question on facebook, “How can one determine truth?” Here’s part two of my response: Another...
