Monthly Archives: January 2007

I would like to know whether there any demon-possessed men today? If yes, how can we help them? — Sérgio Costa (São Paulo) I have never personally seen a possessed person,… Read More

Many people have been asking this question, and let me begin by saying that just because a church is not ready to be led by an eldership, this does not… Read More

I have a question concerning the proper order of evangelists and elders. It seems to me that in the Bible the evangelist appoints elders who in turn govern the affairs… Read More

The Journeys of Paul is a website designed to take you through Paul’s three missionary journeys.

I understand that the word Amen is Hebrew for "Truly so" or "Very true." It’s a word of agreement, or of support. Some outsiders say that by saying Amen we… Read More

In Deuteronomy 22:28-29, the punishment for rape is that the man has to pay 50 pieces of silver to the father of the victim and then marry her, without being… Read More

How can I be sure that the canon decided in the 300s was legitimate since the church had gone so far astray in its doctrine by this point? How can… Read More

I read that Irenaeus the bishop of Lyon at end of 2nd century first suggested the “forming” of the New Testament. I read also that the NT was eventually formed… Read More

My NIV commentary indicates that 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 was written of married persons, of cases where one subsequently becomes a Christian. I assume the same standard would apply for believers… Read More

For a Christian married couple, is it possible for one to commit spousal rape to another? Does the Bible say anything about "spousal rape" (a legal term, I assume)? In… Read More

Whereas in 692 AD the Council of Trullo forbade bishops to marry, it was not until the First Lateran Council, 1123 AD, that Rome forbade all clergy from marrying.

In your article on "forceful men" you refer to those who consider themselves to be "called by God" and say "The Lord has ‘put something on my heart.’ " Should… Read More

What was the nature of money collection and distribution in the early church, outside of what we can glean from the New Testament? Do extra-biblical sources suggest that congregations paid… Read More

THE GUINEA WORM — Used with permission. Nov/Dec 2006, www.DoesGodExist.org Are you carrying around some vestigial conviction that God is good, or that Nature loves you? We guarantee that our… Read More

Following are five of the 52 “words of the week” from calendar 2006. Learn and use them well! Acidulous (Pron.: a-SID-you-luss)Acidulous means “having a sour, harsh, or caustic disposition or… Read More

On what grounds does someone have the right to divorce? Are things like years of impurity, phone sex, or even sexual neglect legitimate grounds for divorce? What about strip clubs?… Read More

I went to visit a sister in one of the African churches; she is terribly sick. She has depression and anorexia nervosa and almost died in the hospital when she… Read More

In the late Middle Ages (1300s-early 1500s), the communion (Eucharist) was understood superstitiously, to put it mildly! In addition to the doctrine of transubstantiation — that under the blessing of… Read More

In Q&A 0074 about tongues you said: "In the New Testament tongues (languages) are actual human languages." But 1 Corinthians 14:2 says: For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not… Read More

I am doing a study on Joseph in Genesis, and have two questions. First, what do the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowing down to Joseph symbolize? His family? There… Read More

Some people say that Communion should only be taken with real wine, and that by using grape juice we are desecrating the holiness of Jesus’ sacrifice. Should we as Christians… Read More