James: How Should We React to Hardship?

The Christians to whom James had been originally writing were likely impoverished Christians of Jewish ethnicity who were being oppressed by fellow Jews who were wealthy and were withholding wages from them,  as well as killing them (5:1-6).  Yet the instruction which God inspired James to give to these persecuted Christians is note-worthy. Do we react to hardship and oppression in the same ways God instructed them to react?… Read More James: How Should We React to Hardship?

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Bible Q&A: What About Demons and Demon Possession?

The Bible says that we may be entertaining angels unawares.  What about demons and demon possession? There are several differences between angelic interaction with man and demonic interaction with man.  Angels interacted with men in Old Testament times (cf. Gen. 18-19), but there is no record of demon possession in the Old Testament.  The New… Read More Bible Q&A: What About Demons and Demon Possession?

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Bible Q&A: Is 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Applicable To Us Today?

Is 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 applicable to us today? Because the brethren in Judea were suffering from a worldwide famine, Paul went around the Roman empire collecting money from various churches to send them relief (Acts 11:27-30).  The 1 Corinthians 16 passage is one of several instances in which Paul wrote about that specific universal, brotherhood-wide… Read More Bible Q&A: Is 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Applicable To Us Today?

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Bible Q&A: Who Died To Authorize The Old Testament?

If a testament only goes into effect after the death of the testator, then who died to authorize the effect of the Old Testament (Heb. 9:16-17)? Hebrews 9:16-17 was referenced in the question.  Let’s examine the verses which follow.  In them the writer of Hebrews shows that the first covenant – the Old Testament –… Read More Bible Q&A: Who Died To Authorize The Old Testament?

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