MY QUESTION: Explain how church worked in the NT. Biblically, what was the form, practices, and what was important, where they met, etc… and anything…
Word & Topic Studies
Studies of words and topics in the Bible
Who Did Jesus Die For?
My question: At the most foundational level, Christ firstly died in obedience to the Father. Explain this from Scripture, in terms of priorities, etc.? …
Gifts Of The Spirit For Today
QUESTION: Many today argue that the gifts of the Spirit were only for the NT season, and ceased. Do a deep dive study on…
Wine Versus Strong Drink
QUESTION: In Scripture what is the difference between wine and strong drink? In most English Bibles, “wine” and “strong drink” translate two different beverage…
Iniquity Of The Amorite Is Not Yet Complete.
MY QUESTION: Tell me about any possible connection between: the Canaanites reaching the full measure of their wickedness before God would/could drive them out of…
Meaning Of Life – What Is It?
Summary: In conservative evangelical biblical theology, the meaning of life is not self-invented but God-given: humanity exists to know God, image God, love God, obey…
Faith V Belief
Explain the difference between the words ‘faith’ and ‘belief’ in Scripture? Summary of main points In the Bible’s original languages, “faith” and “believe” are…
Gospel Of Thomas – Pseudepigrapha
Main points summary The Gospel of Thomas (GTh) was not received as inspired Scripture by the early catholic (proto-orthodox) churches because it lacked credible apostolic…
Israel – God’s Chosen People
Summary of main points God chose Israel by sovereign election for covenant, revelation, worship, and redemptive history, beginning explicitly with Abraham and then narrowing through…
Free Will God’s Design Shown In Law
Question: Numbers 9:6 And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on…
Prosperity And Tribe Of Levi
Question: God repeatedly states that Aaron/Levi will have no inheritance in the Land. The Lord will be their inheritance. Can this be symbolic of the…
Spirit And The Soul In Scripture
Do an in depth study on the difference between the Spirit and the Soul in Scripture? Summary of main points In Scripture, “soul” and…
430 Or 215 Years In Egypt?
QUESTION: There is debate as to how long Israel were in Egypt. Some say 400 years, but other say 215 years, and the 400 years…
Spirit V Soul – What are the differences between the spirit and the soul according to Scripture?
Summary of main points Scripture uses “soul” and “spirit” with real overlap, and often uses either term for the whole inner person. In the OT,…
‘I Will Spit You Out Of My Mouth’ Understood As A Loss Of Salvation
Summary (main points) No—“I will vomit/spit you out of my mouth” (Rev 3:16) is not surely a statement of individual loss of salvation. Exegetically, it…
Remove Your Lampstand From Its Place – Rev 2
Summary (main points) In Revelation’s own symbolism, the “lampstand” is the church as a recognized light-bearing congregation among Christ’s churches (Rev 1:20). To “remove the…
Delivers One To Satan For The Destruction Of The Flesh
Summary (main points) “Deliver to Satan” (παραδοῦναι … τῷ σατανᾷ) is best read as formal expulsion/excommunication: removing a person from the church’s protected sphere into…
I Am Who I AM – Exo 3:14
Summary of main points אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה (ʾehyeh ʾăšer ʾehyeh) uses the Hebrew imperfect of היה (hāyâ, “to be / become / come to pass”),…
Not Know God Evidenced By Your Behaviour
MY QUESTION: 1 Corinthians 15:34 Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t…
Fear God – 2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing the fear of the Lord
QUESTION: These translations interpret ‘fear’ in this way in 2 Corinthians 5:11 (below) But what is the correct reading of the greek? How versions of…
Once Saved Always Save V Walk Away From Salvation
QUESTION: give me the verses and reasons why those who hold to the ‘once saved always saved’ belief. Not Calvinism with it’s double predestination, but…
‘You incited me to strike Job’
QUESTION: We know of God’s Impassibility. Then how is the instance where God says to Satan ‘You incited me to strike Job’ to be understood?…
Born Of Water And The Spirit
John 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesusa by night…
“Take Every Thought Captive”
Summary of main points The phrase “take every thought captive” comes from 2 Corinthians 10:5 and is part of Paul’s warfare metaphor for apostolic ministry:…
Knowing God – To Know God Is To Do/Obey
Summary of main points In Scripture, “to know God” is frequently covenantal and relational, not merely informational: it means acknowledging YHWH as God and living…
HOPE – A study
A study of HOPE — a multi-layered theological and philosophical analysis Below I follow your requested pathway: Scripture → language → ontology → spiritual dynamics…
Woe to you
My question: What does “Woe to you” really mean? Mat 23:2–36 — “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites… serpents, brood of vipers… how are…
Judging – ‘Judge with right judgment’ John 7:24
Text, translation, and immediate setting John 7:24 (ESV): “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” A standard Greek form (NA28/UBS line) is:…
Rich – New Texts That Discourage Seeking Wealth
New Testament texts that discourage seeking wealth, wanting to “get rich,” trusting in riches, unjust/shameful gain, bribe-taking, luxury built on oppression, coveting, or profiteering from…
Rich – Old Testament Texts That Discourage Seeking Wealth
Old Testament texts that discourage seeking wealth, “getting rich,” trusting in riches, unjust gain, bribe-taking, luxury built on oppression, or covetous desire. Scope: Protestant canon…
Prosper / Prosperity in Scripture
Aim Define how Scripture uses the “prosper/prosperity” idea across Hebrew and Greek, distinguishing material wealth, well-being/peace, success, flourishing, and spiritual/gospel prosperity. Show representative verses for…
Trinity, The
Aim & Thesis Aim. Demonstrate from Scripture (with original-language analysis) that God is one in essence and eternally three in person—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—without…
‘Abide’ in Christ
Exegesis 1) Original-language profile (lexeme, sense, morphology) Target verse (ESV):“But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need…
Reverence for God
“Reverence for God” and the “Fear of God” Aim & Thesis Aim. Define and distinguish reverence and the fear of God across Scripture, establishing how…
Humility in Psalm 45:4
1) Text (establish passage) “In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach you…