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Who were Paul's opponents in early Christianity, and does anyone wonder why he had so many opponents? Does anyone else find it strange that an apostle would have people actually resist him? Wouldn't his authority be nearly absolute?

It appears that Luke (or an early scribe) makes a mistake in the genealogy of Christ: "36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan," Lk...

"28 And God has [r]appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not...

A few passages on the New Testament and the things of this world. Feel free to comment. "18 For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their [l]appetite, and whose glory is in...

There are a couple of passages I'd like to look at: "16 And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?”" Lk. 13:16 (NASB) If God is sovereign over all things, then how could...

Is there one judgment at the return of Christ, described in Mt. 25, Rev. 11:18, Dan. 12:2, etc., and also the final judgment described in Rev. 20:11-15? Would the first judgment be for all those who professed Christ during the church age, and the second judgment be for all those outside of the...

"when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with [f]His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord...

One of the main passages in question is James 5: "14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, [k]anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer [l]offered in faith will [m]restore the one who is sick, and the Lord...

I'm going to quote some passages that will describe the sort of experiences a Christian is supposed to have based on the New Testament: "14 Are they (angels) not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?" Heb. 1:14 (NASB) "12 For our...

It appears as though the NT gives little or no support to overthrowing a local, state, or national government: "Every [a]person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore [c]whoever...

With everything going on in the US right now, I thought I'd start a thread to discuss what the Bible has to say about slavery and what you think about it.

In 1882 Nietzsche wrote in "The Gay Science" that God is dead. He lamented the death of God because he believed it would strip humanity of all morality. Was he right? And is some of the behavior that we're witnessing today the result of people believing that God is dead?

"35 As [j]Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. 36 Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. 37 They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. 38 And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 Those who...

Are some of the things in the book of Enoch divinely inspired? The book of Jude quotes directly from the book of Enoch and ascribes the passage to the Enoch in the book of Genesis. Here's the passage: "14 It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied...

Is God ultimately responsible for all human actions, since he can stop any human action? Where's the line between divine sovereignty and human freedom, and just how culpable are human beings? Also, what about this passage: "14 What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there...

The book of Revelation has some solecisms and barbarisms in its grammar. Anyone want to draw any conclusions from this?

Lately I have been reading a little bit of Eusebius's Church History. It seems that parts of the early church were subjected to a shocking level of persecution. What Eusebius writes has left me wondering if people would renounce their faith under torture, and if so, if they could still be...

Did the authors of the New Testament erroneously believe that the time of the end was near? Submit evidence for and against.

Can you be a Christian and only believe some parts of the Bible? For example, can you reject a global Noah's Flood, a six-day creation, a literal exodus, etc.? Could you reject other parts as well, like Christ walking on water? Discuss.

"9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power," 2 Thess. 2:9 (NASB) "9 Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his...