Problem: Paul states that 23,000 died (1 Cor. 10:8), while Numbers 25:9 states that 24,000 died. Which is true?
05
Oct
2021
04
Oct
2021
1 Cor 10:8 – Does Paul make a mistake in quoting how many people died?
Problem: Paul says in this verse that 23,000 people died. In Exodus 32:28, the number of people listed as having died is 3,000. This would seem to be an error.
03
Oct
2021
1 Cor. 10:7 – Why does Paul cite Exodus 32:6?
Problem: Paul cites Exodus 32:6 in this passage to the Corinthians. Why does he quote this passage?
02
Oct
2021
1 Cor 10:1-5 – Did Paul allegorize the OT?
Problem: Paul seems to allegorize the OT in this passage. However, when we allegorize the OT, this misrepresents the message of the original author. Was Paul reading themes into the OT that were not in the mind of the original author?
01
Oct
2021
1 Cor 9:24 – Does Paul encourage or discourage running to obtain a spiritual goal?
Problem: In this text, the apostle encourages the believer to “run in such a way that you may obtain it.” However, in Romans, Paul informs us that “it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy” (9:16).
30
Sep
2021
1 Cor 9:9 – Why does Paul cite Deuteronomy 25:4?
Problem: Does Paul accurately handle this OT passage, or does he quote it out of context?
29
Sep
2021
1 Cor. 8:11 – Can believers be “ruined” or “destroyed” and go to hell for eating idol-meat?
Problem: Paul writes, “He who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died.” Both Gordon Fee and David Garland argue that “ruined” (apollytai) refers to “eternal loss”[1] or “eternal, final destruction… perishing.”[2] They argue this on the basis that (1) the eating of known idol-meat is a form of apostatizing into idol worship in 1 Corinthians and (2) the term apollytai always refer to utter destruction. Is this the case?
28
Sep
2021
1 Cor 8:5-6 – Is there one God or not?
Problem: Paul writes that “there are many gods and many lords” (v.5), but he says that “for us there is but one God” (v.6). Does this mean that there are actually many gods, but Christians just believe in one?
27
Sep
2021
1 Cor 8:5 – How many Gods are there, one or many?
How many Gods are there, one or many? The Bible speaks of both one and many. There is only one God in actuality, but there are many false gods that idolators believe in.
26
Sep
2021
1 Cor 8:4 – If idols are nothing, why does God condemn idolatry?
Problem: Paul affirms here that “an idol is nothing in the world.” Yet the Bible repeatedly condemns idolatry (cf. Ex. 20:4), and even Paul said there are demons behind idols (1 Cor. 10:19). Is he then claiming that demons are nothing?