Problem: Several times the Bible refers to the dead as being asleep. Does this mean that the soul is not conscious between death and resurrection?
18
Feb
2022
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I am a born again christian who loves the Lord and I am taking bible classes online
I am a born again christian who loves the Lord and I am taking bible classes online
17
Feb
2022
1 Thess 4:4 – Does “vessel” refer to our wife or our own body?
Problem: Some interpreters[1] argue that the “vessel” refers to a Christian man’s wife (see RSV translation). Peter uses the same Greek word skeuos in 1 Peter 3:7 to refer to Christian wives. Is Paul commanding Christian men to “possess” their wives?
16
Feb
2022
1 Thess 2:14-16 – Was this passage added by later scribes, or did Paul really write this?
Problem: Critics argue that this passage refers to the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. Since Paul died before this time, critics claim that this must have been added (or interpolated) after his death. In addition to this, critics argue that this passage is Anti-Semitic, which favors the literature of the church fathers in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th centuries.
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15
Feb
2022
1 Thess 2:14-16 – Did Paul hate the Jews?
Problem: Critics argue that Paul wrote this passage, because he was anti-Semitic and racist against Jews.
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14
Feb
2022
(1 Thess 1:4) Does God choose some for heaven and others for hell?
Problem: Some interpreters argue that God chooses some believers for heaven and others for hell.
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13
Feb
2022
Col 4:16 – Did Paul write a lost letter to the church of Laodicea?
CLAIM: Paul commanded that the church of Colossae should exchange letters with the church of Laodicea (a city that was only ten miles away). This implies that Paul had another letter, which was authoritative and inspired that is now lost to us. Is this the case?
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12
Feb
2022
Col 4:16 – What happened to the lost epistle of the Laodiceans?
Problem: Paul refers to the “epistle from Laodicea” as a book he wrote that should be read by the church at Colosse, just as the inspired Book of Colossians was to be read by the Laodiceans. However, no such 1st century epistle to the Laodiceans exists (though there is a 4th century fraud). But, it is very strange that an inspired book would perish. Why would God inspire it for the faith and practice of the church (2 Tim. 3:16–17) and then allow it to be destroyed?