Q: Recently a young man in our Men’s Bible Study Group asked a good and relevant question — “How do I discern or determine what spiritual gifts I have”?
Q: Could you explain the concept of “testing God with your offerings”? Does God “return favors” to us? Where is the line with the prosperity gospel in regards to offerings?
Some Christians purport that we should be practicing the Year of Jubilee as prescribed to Ancient Israel in Leviticus 25 and that, by doing so, there would be no billionaires. Is this true? If so, is it biblical?
Dr. E answers your questions about divorce and qualifications for elders, responding to those who use scripture out of context in confrontational ways, and a question about a weird passage in Matthew: who were the saints who were raised in Matthew 27?
Michael teaches through the very short, personal letters of 2 and 3 John. Each letter details different facets of fellowship and encourages believers to hold fast to the truth of Christ.
There have been many debates about what this first epistle from John is about, but I believe he makes his purpose statement clear. “These have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.”
This is a marvelous book and a final address from the Apostle Peter, the original spokesperson of the Church, imploring the believers to remember what he taught after he’s gone.