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The use of the definite article “the” in Paul’s discussion of “the faith” is significant.
It is never right to do wrong. But wrong-doing is compounded even more when one perverts Scripture in seeking to rationalize his evil. This week’s Q&A segment deals with the “gift” of celibacy. What is it?
In a letter to the church at Corinth, Paul affirmed that “the natural man does not receive the things of God.” Some allege that this text suggests that one cannot understand the Scriptures without direct guidance from the Holy Spirit. But, as Wayne Jackson demonstrates in this article, this view ...
Paul once wrote that the Holy Spirit “searches” the mind of God. Some have misused this text to suggest that the Spirit is not deity Himself. But the argument is invalid. Explore this issue with us.
The divinely prescribed method of church discipline is effective.
In what sense is the Bible “inspired”? This passage affirms that the very words of the Bible are God’s.
Does the Bible sanction a speaking in “tongues” that involves the utterance of “ecstatic” sounds that are understood only by the speaker and God? Sincere Pentecostal folks answer in the affirmative. They contend that these indiscernible sounds are the “tongues of angels” (1 Cor. 13:1). This artic...
Some see the case of Elisha and the lads of Bethel as conduct unworthy of a prophet of God. Several alleged problems are addressed.
Does 1 Corinthians 14:26ff authorize solos or choirs in New Testament worship?
Did the apostle Paul teach that baptism was not necessary for salvation from sins? By no means. Study this passage with us.
Some contend this passage indicates that miracles are a present-day reality. Wayne Jackson explains why this cannot be true.
While it is certainly true that grace is a thrilling element in the divine scheme of things, it is not true that it is unconditionally dispensed, or that it is obtained merely by believing. Study this issue with us.
In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul mentions those who, when speaking in tongues, utter “mysteries.” Does this phraseology support the idea that these tongues are not human languages, but, instead, special “ecstatic” tongues?
Study with us the thrilling text in 2 Corinthians, regarding Paul’s spectacular journey into Paradise.
Some attempt to argue that Christians are not commanded to give a weekly contribution based on 1 Corinthians 16:1-2.
Christ is our attorney, pleading our case before the Father. What a thrilling concept!
Does this passage teach the much coveted doctrine of “the perseverance of the saints”? No it does not. This article explains why.
A discussion of whether a Christian can appeal to civil law in a defense against another Christian
First Corinthians 3:10-15 is a difficult portion of scripture. Calvinists contend that the passage teaches that though a child of God may suffer temporally for sins, he can never so sin as to be lost eternally. But what does this context really teach? Study this matter with us.
Does 1 Corinthians 7:14 teach that a non-Christian is “sanctified” (saved) by being married to a Christian?
