Were preachers ordained in the New Testament? The practice of ordaining religious officers as is done in denominations today originated with Catholicism when they came up with the idea of sacraments, particularly the sacrament called Holy Orders.  This is the special appointment of bishops, priests, deacons, and sub-deacons by means of a special ceremony in… Read More Bible Q&A: Were Preachers Ordained in the New Testament?

Is it wrong for a woman to baptize someone? The command to teach the gospel to lost souls and baptize them was given to ALL Christians, not just males (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15). True, women are commanded to not teach or exercise authority over men (1 Tim. 2:11-12), but that command is limited to within… Read More Bible Q&A: Is It Wrong For A Woman to Baptize Someone?

Why are Christians punished worse than the unbeliever if we commit the same sins, even if we pray about it? God does imply a degree of worse punishment for the apostate Christian than the unbeliever who had never known the way of righteousness (2 Pet. 2:20-22; Luke 12:47-48).  This is because the believer who willfully,… Read More Bible Q&A: Why Are Christians Punished Worse Than the Unbeliever?

Why is the Jewish race determined through the mother instead of the father? What’s the symbolism here? Shecaniah’s call for the Jews to put away not only their foreign wives but the children produced by marriage with these foreign wives, and that this be done “according to the Law” (Ezra 10:1-3), shows that hundreds of… Read More Bible Q&A: Why is the Jewish Race Determined Through the Mother Instead of the Father?