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Today’s question is: What do we think about Catholic/Orthodox people saying they were the first and only true church – and the Protestants are just the thought of man, split in many different denominations. OK, let me say: not all Catholic or Orthodox people claim what is suggested in this question, but I have met…

OK, so tonight’s question is: Why did Jesus have to leave for the Spirit to come? Couldn’t they have been around at the same time? Good question; I have wondered it myself. The question is picking up on something Jesus says in John 16:7: “Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you;…

OK, so tonight’s question is: How come when good things happen in our life, God get’s the credit (e.g. job, marriage, blessed in other ways). But when we go through bad things its often people putting the blame on sin or the devil. I know bad things have to happen in this world, but maybe…

OK, tonight’s question is short and sweet What makes good discipleship? OK, so the word “disciple” means something like “student.” And in Jesus’ time it was paired with word “rabbi” which meant something like teacher. I mean, our culture and their culture have a slightly different approach to teachers and teaching: In western culture, the…

Tonight’s question is an important one: How do you forgive someone who has really wronged you? We know that we should forgive… but how, when it really hurts? Well to answer this question maybe we can think through the story of Joseph in the Old Testament. Do you remember what happened to Joseph? His brothers…

OK, so this is a deep question: How was the eternal Trinity working in Mark 15:34? How can God forsake himself? Mark 15:34 comes as the climax of the gospel. Jesus has been hanging on the cross for nearly six hours. For the last three hours there has been darkness. And at three in the…

Does Jesus’ blood cover everyone? (Unlimited v Limited atonement). What implications are there for being on the fence about it? Let me say, there are sincere bible believing Christians who answer this question differently. I mean, everyone who is serious about the bible agrees on three things: But here’s the point of difference: If you…

I love this question: “How can we be working to improve the culture of the church?” Culture is the kind of thing that hard to pin down and measure, but when you participate in the church community, you definitely experience it. Culture is a system of ideas and feelings and values that shape how we…

OK, here’s our next question rom the box: How do we deal with negativity online to Christians / Christianity? For example comments like: “All Christians are hypocrites!” Often I feel people are lumping in cultural/nominal Christians as part of these comments. Should I ever respond back or should I just use the internet less? That’s…

OK, this is an ethical question: Is it wrong to get full body tattoos? What does the bible say? I don’t think the bible says anything directly about the modern practise of getting tattoos. I mean, there is a bible verse that people sometime quote, Leviticus 19:28, which says: “Do not cut your bodies for…