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It goes without saying that no biblically consistent Christian can support the ordination of women to senior church leadership. Some say that all who support the ordination of women are definitively liberal. Thus our question. Are all those who support the ordination of women to senior...

To what extent do you think a Christian couple should cooperate in church ministry? That is, should they function independently in two separate areas of service, or perhaps together on the same committee or team?

Jesus said, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." [Mk. 1:15/NASB] It goes without saying that a person must believe the gospel in order to be saved. However, what specific doctrinal information must be included in the gospel package in...

A strong majority of Reformed theologians would consider Equal Ultimacy to be purly heretical. If you were given the task, how might you argue against Equal Ultimacy from the Scriptures?

Some Christians believe that one is never justified in using force to defend himself, his property, or other people. Other believers insist the Bible allows for a certain degree of violent self defense. I am interested in hearing hermeneutically sound biblical arguments; what say you?

Homosexuality is a serious sin, to be sure. Some claim that a person can be fully restored from this perversion, such that he (or she) is no longer a homosexual. Others insist that the person's proclivities are unfixable, but they can nevertheless learn to live obediently in spite of them...

There are those who dichotomize "inerrancy" and "infallibility", insisting the first teaches the absolute perfection of the biblical autographs, while the latter teaches only soteriological sufficiency. The Challenge: Is it rationally plausible to assert the infallibility of the Scriptures...

Can the doctrines of grace be demonstrated unequivocally from the Scriptures alone? Now then...not to be piggish about it, but I would dearly love a calm, scholarly, intelligent discussion of the Scriptures to result here. If we start going off the rails, you won't need to wait for the mods to...

An interesting question got thrown at me today and I thought I'd share it with you. If there was any religious personality you would love to meet, living or dead, who would it be and why? (For the sake of this discussion, we'll consider the Lord Jesus Christ to be a given.)

Virtually every Christian group claims affinity with the "good news", and most insist that their gospel is necessary for salvation. Yet there is vast disagreement within Christendom as to what the gospel is. Two questions: Firstly, is there any such thing as a singular Baptist definition of...

"He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)" 1 Timothy 3:4-5 seems to presuppose that an Elder will be married with children. In fact, another passage...

Dr. James R. White is reputed to have made the following comment: "I am convinced that nothing drives Pastors from their pulpits in greater numbers than trying to lead an unregenerate membership." Comments? Thoughts?

Recently, our Baptist Association was asked to voice an opinion regarding the acceptance of new members who have not been baptized as believers by immersion in water. Though the candidates in question espouse a compatible theology to our own, some have come from a Presbyterian background and...

I am a conservative Baptist minister from Canada. In our denomination there are a growing number of people who belong to various "Friends of Fur" groups that strongly oppose hunting. The problem is, the basis of their emotionally charged objections are generally devoid of any biblical merit...

Realizing this may not be an issue for some of our more southerly friends, my question is aimed at Baptists (so mods, please don't move this), and my question reflects a specific issue within Canadian Baptist circles. Namely, it is a growing trend in our northern churches to be self-consciously...

Recently, I was asked to provide an objective basis for my belief in God. How do I know there is a God? And if there is a God, what makes me think the Bible is His one-and-only special revelation to mankind? Given the questioner's sincerity, and given my conservative Baptist commitments, it...

Rev. John Hagee, noted televangelist and Christian Zionist, has written a book called "In Defense Of Israel". Here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4560ww1D-8&eurl=http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=rout&hl=en&sitesearch= Has anyone read the book? Can anyone shed some light...