Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 42 Understanding Hebrews 12:17 What Does “He Found No Place of Repentance” Mean? “For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.” (Hebrews 12:17) At first glance,…
Why Living by Christ Does Not Mean Abandoning God’s Righteous Standard Introduction — When Words Trigger Concern Recently, a reader responded to an article of mine with a concern that is worth addressing carefully. He had spent decades in a movement shaped by the teachings of Witness Lee, and when he read the phrase “beyond…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 41 Introduction — When Faith Looks for Proof Many are coming to see the Shroud of Turin in my city this week. Having been raised in a Catholic family, I grew up watching people venerate relics, objects believed to be connected to Christ. Over the years, I have seen the Shroud…
Sometimes a thought spreads widely online because it feels humble and compassionate. Recently a post on X argued that the great lesson of the book of Job is this: the best theology may be silence. The reasoning goes like this. Job’s friends had correct theology but applied it with too much certainty. God later rebuked…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 39 Why the Church receives illumination today, not new doctrine By this point a thoughtful reader may ask an important question: If Christ still gives ministries to His Church, and if the Holy Spirit still speaks, why should we not expect new revelation through modern apostles or prophets? After all, the…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 38 How Christ still gives “sent ones” without re-laying the foundation After establishing that the original apostles were foundational witnesses of the risen Christ, an honest question naturally follows: If the apostolic foundation is complete, why does Scripture still say Christ gave “apostles” to the Church? Paul writes: “And he gave…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 37 The Original Apostolic Office Cannot Be Repeated There is much discussion today about apostles. Some deny that apostles exist at all. Others insist the Church still needs governing apostles with authority over doctrine and direction. Both sides often miss something essential. The New Testament itself makes a crucial distinction: there…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 36 Understanding the Two Biblical Uses of “apostle” Questions about apostleship are not theoretical. They surface whenever someone challenges Paul’s authority, promotes modern “apostles,” or claims the church must return to a new apostolic structure. So we need clarity — not speculation — and Scripture gives it. The confusion usually comes…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 35 Why the New Testament Changes the Question When disasters strike, wars erupt, or societies decline morally, a familiar statement quickly appears among Christians: “This nation is under the judgment of God.” Sometimes it is applied to America. Sometimes to Europe. Sometimes to other countries depending on the news cycle. It…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 34 Why so many different movements all end up arguing with the same man One of the more revealing patterns in church history is this: groups that disagree with each other on almost everything often agree on one thing — they become uncomfortable with Paul. They may still speak warmly of…