Bible Questions
Connection between the Bible and the church
Question What is the relationship between the bible & the church? What if the bible is being neglected? Is the bible necessary for the church? I thought the Sunday service (worship) is enough without the bible? Answer Yes, there is a direct relationship between...
What is involved in a local church discipling brethren who sin and are not repenting?
Question In 1 Corin. 5: 1-12 & 2 Corin. 2: 5-11. What is the sin? What is the punishment? What is the purpose of the punishment? Answer As to 1 Cor. 5, the sin under consideration is a man having sexual relations with his father's wife. The sin is so blatant and...
Those not Christians partaking of the Lord’s Supper
Question he leaders in this congregation is unsure about allowing non-Christians to partake of the Lord's supper. At the moment the men in this congregation feels it is unscriptural and this has offended a few ladies in the congregation who has threatened to leave the...
Benevolent Priorities
Question How does one balance charity between family and non-family? Everything equal, does the Bible suggest that family comes before non-family? Answer By charity, I assume you mean contributing to the needs of others. Rather than being selfish, Christians are...
What does the New Testament say about joining a church?
Question What are the Biblical admonitions to join a Church? Answer This is an excellent question and there is much confusion about it. In order to answer it clearly, we must make several points. First, most of the time when this question is asked, we usually mean,...
What does the New Testament say about denominations?
Question I am a southern Baptist, and have been for the most part of my life. I have a lot of friends who are different "types" of Christians. Some are Catholics, Methodists, and so forth. How am I to know who is right when it comes to my beliefs and theirs? Could you...
Why was Jesus’ death and resurreciton necessary for our salvation?
Question Why was Christ's Death and Resurrection necessary for the salvation of all people? Answer Because God is a just God. He gave us law and we transgressed. Consequently, we "all fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23. Because we die to God when we sin, we...
Wat day did Jesus die on the cross?
Question What day of the week was Christ crucified on? Answer Although there is some discussion about this, most Bible students agree that He was crucified on a Friday. The discussion stems from the fact that He said in Matt. 12, 40“For as Jonah was three days and...
Was Jesus in hell?
Question Was Jesus in Hell for the three days between his crucifixion and resurrection? Answer No, the Scriptures do not teach that Jesus went to hell, the place of eternal torment. The problem here is a mistranslation in some of the older versions of the Bible. The...
What does the last shall be first mean?
Question What is the meaning of Matthew 20:1-16? Why did Jesus so specify to mention about "The last will be first, and the first will be last"? Is it any special meaning of it? Answer The phrase "But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first,"...
