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• The Seal of Baptism?
  How do we define the seal in regards to baptism?
  
  
• Pre-Apostolic Succession ???
  How do you defend against our doctrine of Apostolic Succession?
  
  
• A Three Legged Universe
  I am trying to understand the existence of evil?
  
  
• 120 MPH Sin
  Jeremiah 20:7  O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed."  How can GOD deceive someone, what is the best explanation for this verse?
  
  
• MATTHEW 11:20-24 & MOLINISM (MIDDLE KNOWLEDGE)?
  Does Matthew 11:20-24 teach Molinism (Middle Knowledge)?
  
  
• Reprobation
  How can a loving God knowingly create a person that he knows will reject Him and therefore spend eternity in Hell?
  
  
• Yahweh?
  Jewish and Christian tradition avoid the use of the name Yahweh. Is this biblical?
  
  
• Systematic Theology Divisions?
  Into how many areas is theology divided into? What is your favorite Systematic Theology?
  
  
• Does God Love Everbody #2
  If God loves everyone, why does he destroy evil societies? ...
  
  
• Dan Brown's book, Angels and Demons
  In Dan Brown's book, Angels and Demons, he states man can make an "ex nihilo" creation and demonstrates the same within his book. Doesn't God seem kind of small and ordinary in this respect?
  
  
• Jehovah ???
  I have a question for you about something a JW told me.  He said that the word Jehovah was replaced with Lord in many places when it came to translatiion. is that true or not? can you give me some references to look up.  
  
  
• A Spoon Full of Sugar ....
  If miracles (healings) are real and Christ is still alive, then why do we need doctors?
  
  
• What is the Cosmological Argument?
  What is the Cosmological Argument? Are there different forms of it? I don't get it.
  
  
• What is Presuppositional Apologetics?
  What is Presuppositional Apologetics? Are there any other apologetic methods?
  
  
• A Theological “Salute”?
  My pastor used the funny sounding phrase ordis salutis in a sermon. What is he talking about?
  
  
• To Change or Not to Change, that is the Question?
  The Bible says God does not change (Mal. 3:6). Yet in 2 Kings 20 God changes his mind. What gives?
  
  
• What Is Covenant Theology?
  What Is Covenant Theology?
  
  
• Are We Really Here?
  How do we know that the external world exists and that our senses give us a generally accurate perception of it?
  
  
• Xerox Christianity?
  This concerns the Historical Accuracy of Jesus ' Earthly Presence. Was Jesus Real or was He just a copy from some other religion?
  
  
• Adam's at Bat, Satan Pitched, Adam's Out, Satan's Up, but how?
  How did Satan become in charge or gain dominion over this earth?
  
  
• To Be or Not to Be, Re-Baptism?
  Should a person who professes Christ and has been baptized once, be re-baptized?
  
  
• Luke 13:34 Disturbs my Calvinism
  Doesn't Luke 13:34 and Matt 23:37 conflict with Irresistible Grace?
  
  
• What is truth?
  What is truth?
  
  
• Hypocritical Christians?
  If God is perfect, why are so many true Christians hypocritical, jumped-up snobs?
  
  
• Is Church Membership a Reality?
  Is Church membership necessary? Does it not take away from Christ's authority in his Church>
  
  
• Christ's Blood
  What's in the blood of Christ that makes it powerful?
  
  
• Unborn Elect
  Are the unborn elect regenerated when in their unborn state?
  
  
• Covenant and Presumptive Regeneration
  Is everyone who is baptized or in covenant saved?
  
  
• Adam and Us
  Why is Adam's authority over Eve normative for us?
  
  
• Taken Alive to Heaven
  Who, besides Elijah, didn't die but was taken up to heaven?
  
  
• Whose Name is Yahweh?
  Is Jesus or the Father or the Trinity "Yahweh"?
  
  
• Regeneration, Faith and Drawing
  Can you be regenerated and not have faith?
  
  
• Translation or Perversion?
  How can different versions of the Bible all be right?
  
  
• Praying to Jesus
  Should we pray directly to Jesus?
  
  
• Preaching vs. Teaching
  What is the difference between "preaching" and "teaching"?
  
  
• Children and Sin
  Are young children really sinful?
  
  
• When Did the Church Begin?
  Did the "church" begin in the Old Testament or in the New Testament?
  
  
• Which is the True Church?
  Why should I be a Protestant?
  
  
• Offerings in Worship
  Is it right to take up an offering in a worship service?
  
  
• Reunions in Heaven
  In heaven, will we know our family and friends? Or will we not know anything but God?
  
  
• Unspoken Blasphemy?
  Is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit restricted to spoken words?
  
  
• Too Few Elders?
  If a church does not have enough elders to shepherd its people effectively, should it appoint more elders or recruit laymen to help with shepherding?
  
  
• Seconds, Please!
  Does the Bible teach that Christians are to seek a distinct, secondary work of grace known as the “baptism of the Holy Spirit”?
  
  
• Kline on the Covenant of Works
  Is Meredith Kline right about the covenant of works?
  
  
• Covenant Overload
  Can you offer a response to Dr. Stek's article "Covenant Overload in Reformed Theology"?
  
  
• Auricular Confession
  Why do Roman Catholics ask for forgiveness through saints and/or for absolution through the “Fathers” and priests?
  
  
• Marrying Unbelievers
  Should Christian ministers perform marriages between unbelievers?
  
  
• Narrative Theology
  What is narrative theology?
  
  
• Face-to-Face?
  Has anyone really seen God face-to-face?
  
  
• A Love-Hate Thing
  Does God hate anyone?
  
  
• Development of Afterlife Doctrine
  When did God's people start believing in an afterlife?
  
  
• Fornication
  Is premarital sex a sin?
  
  
• Can I Rest on the Sabbath?
  Is the Sabbath is for worship and rest, or is it just for worship?
  
  
• Lest They Be Forgiven
  If men are totally depraved, why did Jesus conceal his message in parables?
  
  
• Jesus and Michael
  Is the archangel Michael the same as Jesus Christ?
  
  
• Church Membership
  Is church membership biblical?
  
  
• God's Love, Hell, and Evil
  Why would a loving God create Hell? (And allow evil into the world?)
  
  
• What exactly is Infinite Nature?
  What exactly is Infinite Nature? Is it the same as Immanence or Eternality?
  
  
• Natural Law and General Revelation
  Is Natural Law the same as General Revelation?
  
  
• Jesus' Power
  Did Jesus do miracles by his own power?
  
  
• Why Not Choose Everybody?
  Why didn't a loving God choose everybody?
  
  
• Old Man Dead?
  Is our old self really dead once we become a Christian, or is it still alive and kicking?
  
  
• God Made Me Do It
  If our sin was God's plan, how is it that we are responsible?
  
  
• Theology Professor
  What should I study if I want to become a Theology Professor?
  
  
• Why Choose Me?
  Why did God choose me?  Why didn't he choose everyone?
  
  
• Different Levels of Hell
  Do the different words translated into english as "hell" actually refer to different levels of hell?
  
  
• Unbelievers in Covenant
  Can there be unbelievers in the New Covenant?
  
  
• Images of Christ
  Does Scripture permit us to make and view images of Christ, such as in paintings or movies?
  
  
• Good Works
  Why does someone need to do something positive to enter into heaven?
  
  
• 6 equals infinity?
  If the penalty for sin is eternal damnation, then how did Jesus pay for our sins in 6 hours?
  
  
• Can It Get Any Worse?
  Do people in hell continue to add to their punishment by continuing to sin?
  
  
• Apostles Creed in Error
  What is the scriptural backing for the statement "descended into hell"? Was this necessary for substitutionary atonement?
  
  
• Conditional Election
  Does Arminianism have a point as it relates to conditional election?
  
  
• Supra or Infra?
  What is the current Reformed stance on supralapsarianism and infralapsarianism?
  
  
• Ambiguous Scripture
  Why did Jesus or the apostles, allow certain verses or sayings of theirs, that could or would be misinterpreted, to be left without better explanations?
  
  
• Transcendental Truths
  Can we have knowledge of truth that corresponds perfectly with another person's knowledge?
  
  
• Agent Causation and Free Will
  Could you share your thoughts on various resources (both pro and con) on agent causation and its role in libertarian free will?
  
  
• Redemptive-Historical Preaching
  Do you have any reading suggestions for someone who wants to learn about redemptive-historical preaching?
  
  
• Sacraments, not Just Signs
  Regarding the sacraments, how would one use the Scriptures to teach a skeptic that communion and baptism are more than just signs, but a means of grace as well?
  
  
• Millennium and Unity
  How important should the question of the millennium (as described in Rev. 20) be for Christian belief?
  
  
• Adam and the Redeemer
  Is it true that the redeemer had to be from the bloodline of Adam?
  
  
• What is the purpose of the millennium?
  What is the purpose of the millennium?
  
  
• Does God love everyone?
  Does God love everyone?  Is His love limited to His elect?
  
  
• Millennial Views
  What is the difference between postmillennial, premillennial, and amillennial beliefs?  
  
  
  
• Regeneration and the Spirit
  Are regeneration and receiving the Spirit the same thing?
  
  
• Providence and Decrees
  What is the difference beween God's providence and His decrees?
  
  
• Doctrine at Reformation
  What exactly were the Protestant and Catholic doctrines at the Reformation?
  
  
• One Way
  Do people really have to believe in Jesus in order to be saved? Isn't God supreme to Christ?
  
  
• Unbreakable
  Is the New Covenant unbreakable?
  
  
• Frozen Chosen, Left Behind
  Is Left Behind compatible with Amillennialism, the traditional prebyterian view of the end times?
  
  
• Amillennialism and the Jews
  Is amillennialism rooted in "Replacement Theology"?
  
  
• Covenant Cutoff
  Is there still people today who are cutoff from the covenant and without hope in the world?
  
  
• Human Sacrifice
  Is Christianity based on human sacrifice?
  
  
• Sacrifice and the Crucifixion
  Did Jesus' pre-knowledge of his crucifixion reduce the value of his sacrifice?
  
  
• Double Predestination
  What is double predestination?
  
  
• Calvinist Hermeneutics
  Do Calvinists see the Bible as literal, figurative, or some combination of the two?
  
  
• Called to Ministry?
  What is a calling supposed to feel like?
  
  
• Neo-Orthodoxy and a Special Bible
  Why do neo-orthodox pastors place a special emphasis on the Bible, since God can be revealed in any text?
  
  
• VanTil and the Ligonier Apologetic
  Could you contrast Van Til’s Presuppositionalism with Classical Apologetics?
  
  
• Historicism and the End Times
  In eschatology, what is "historicism"?
  
  
• Jehovah and Yahweh
  Is Jehovah the second person of the Trinity?
  
  
• Presupposing the Trinity
  How would you defend Van Til from the charge that he was presupposing too much?
  
  
• Meaning and Application
  What is the interplay between meaning and application in our interpretation of the Bible?
  
  
• Communion and Nursery Workers
  Should nursery workers receive communion?
  
  
• Baptism vs. Dedication
  What is the difference between dedicating your child in the Sunday morning service and baptizing your child?
  
  
• Is the Bible Our Only Foundation?
  If the Bible is the only foundation and basis of Christian truth, why does the Bible itself say that the Church is the foundation and basis of Christian truth (1 Tim. 3:15)?
  
  
• Unlimited Atonement
  Did Paul preach that Christ died for the sins of all mankind?
  
  
• Tears in Heaven
  When we are in heaven, will we have any recollection of our lives on earth?
  
  
• Kingdom in Scripture
  Hasn't God always reigned over heaven and earth? Why then do we say that the kingdom came with Christ?
  
  
• What is the Purpose of Man?
  Does the Bible say anything about the purpose of man?
  
  
• The Intermediate State
  Where does a persons spirit go when a person dies?
  
  
• Problem of Evil
  Where did finite, sinless beings get the idea to be evil?
  
  
• Who's Holy?
  Does 1 Corinthians 7:14 imply that infants of unbelieving parents (but who are in the covenant) are not made "holy" because neither parent is a believer?
  
  
• Salvation for the Mentally Handicapped
  Does Scripture answer the question about the mentally handicapped and salvation?
  
  
• Grudem on Baptism: Meaning and Mode
  Must baptism be done by immersion?
  
  
• All Nine Gifts?
  Can one man have all nine gifts of the Holy Spirit?
  
  
• Visions, Dreams and the Bible's Credibility
  How credible is the Bible in the instances where visions or dreams are its foundation?
  
  
• The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments
  How does the ministry of the Holy Spirit differ in the Old and New Testaments?
  
  
• All Dogs Go to Heaven?
  Are there any references in the Bible about pets going to heaven?
  
  
• Evil and Free Will
  Could man's free will be the source of evil?
  
  
• Did God Create Evil?
  Did God Create Evil?
  
  
• Methodists and Roman Catholics
  My girlfriend is Catholic and I'm United Methodist, which of us should convert?
  
  
• Origin of Races
  When or how did races originate?
  
  
• United States in Scripture?
  Where does the United States fit into the end time in scripture?
  
  
• Man and Animals Equal?
  Are Men and Animals equal?
  
  
• Salvation before Christ
  How were people saved in the Old Testament?
  
  
• Conditional and Unconditional Covenants
  Are there conditional and unconditional covenants?
  
  
• Covenant of Redemption
  What is the covenant of redemption?
  
  
• Age of Accountability
  Is there an "age of accountability"?
  
  
• Immutability
  Does God change his mind?
  
  
• God's Flawless Word
  In light of the difficulties in solidifying the Canon, can we really call the Bible "God's flawless Word"?
  
  
• Gender Roles
  If God made man and woman equal, why do they have different roles?
  
  
• Awareness of Saints in Heaven
  When people die and go to heaven, can they see people on earth and how they are doing?
  
  
• Infant Baptism
  I am a reformed baptist. Convert me to paedo-baptism.
  
  
• Could Jesus Have Sinned?
  In his capacity as a human, could Jesus have sinned?
  
  
• Prayers of Departed Saints
  I know that the saints are to pray while on earth, but do we continue to pray when we get to heaven?
  
  
• Divorce and Remarriage
  Is it a sin for a divorced Christian to remarry?
  
  
• Election vs. Predestination: Calvinism vs. Arminianism
  What is the difference between election and predestination?
  
  
• Capital Punishment
  What is the biblical view of capital punishment?
  
  
• God's Goodness
  Is God omni-benevolent?
  
  
• Was Jesus Necessary?
  God accomplished many things by sending his Son, but could he have done these things another way?
  
  
• Why Jesus?
  Why was Jesus put here?
  
  
• Election vs. Predestination
  Can you explain/distinguish the doctrines of election and predestination?
  
  
• Kissing Cousins
  What does the Bible say about marriage between cousins?
  
  
• Double Reference and Fulfillment
  Do you think the double-reference view of the new world order is a likely interpretation of Daniel and Revelation?
  
  
• Are All Reformed Christians Theonomists?
  Aren't all Reformed Christians theonomists to one extent or another?
  
  
• Salvation vs. the Kingdom of God?
  Can you be saved without inheriting the Kingdom?
  
  
• Religion and the Divine
  In what ways does religion enervate the relation to the Divine?
  
  
• Generational Curse
  What is a generational curse?
  
  
• Are Children Saved?
  Can children be born again?
  
  
• Does God Love Everyone?
  Does God love everyone, if not, what about the Rich Young Ruler?
  
  
• Losing Your Salvation
  Is eternal security a biblical doctrine?
  
  
• Common Grace
  Is common grace a biblical doctrine?
  
  
• Covenant Theology vs. Progressive Dispensationalism
  What are the key differences between covenant theology and progressive dispensationalism?
  
  
• Invoking God's Presence
  In what sense is God's presence revealed in authentic worship?
  
  
• Does Jesus Have a Body?
  Since His ascension, has Jesus had a body?
  
  
• Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit
  Are we sure that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is definitely attributing God's work to Satan, or could it be something else?
  
  
• Clay vs. Potter
  How can God reasonably hold people responsible for what he decrees?
  
  
• Israel's Election Conditional?
  Was Israel's election conditional on obedience?
  
  
• How Did Jesus Avoid Original Sin?
  How did Jesus avoid original sin?
  
  
• Is God under His Own Law?
  Is God under His own law?
  
  
• Recognition in Heaven
  Will we be able to recognize others in heaven?
  
  
• Did God Die on the Cross?
  Did God die on the cross?
  
  
• Imputed Sin
  What is "imputed sin"?
  
  
• Die without Hearing the Gospel
  What happens to the people who die without hearing the Gospel?
  
  
• Redemption of Jesus?
  Tell us about Jesus Christ's redemption.
  
  
• Prevenient Grace
  What is "prevenient grace"?
  
  
• Justification
  Were Christians justified at the cross?
  
  
• Old Testament Premillenialism
  Should we or should we not base our millennial beliefs on Old Testament prophecy?
  
  
• Ordo Salutis
  How do each of the major denominations view the order of salvation?
  
  
• Murderers in Heaven
  Can a murderer be saved?
  
  
• Satan Was Never Lucifer
  Where does the Bible speak of the fall of the perfect angel Lucifer?
  
  
• Can Christians Stop Sinning?
  Can the Christian stop from sinning by developing spiritual disciplines?
  
  
• Soul Sleep
  When we die, does our spirit go directly to be with Lord, or do we sleep until the Lord  returns?
  
  
• Purgatory vs. New Birth
  Do you reject purgatory on the basis of the new birth?
  
  
• "Holy Spirit", Not "Holy Person"
  Is the Holy Spirit a spirit and not a person?
  
  
• Women's Issues
  Do Husbands still have authority over their wives?
  
  
• Unforgivable Sin
  What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
  
  
• Practicing Homosexuals Can Go to Heaven
  Can a homosexual go to heaven?
  
  
• Evolution and the Bible
  How does evolution relate to the bible?
  
  
• Adultery and Divorce
  Is it a sin to stay with someone who is an adulter and a heathen or a non-believer?
  
  
• Suicide Mortal Sin?
  Is suicide a mortal sin?
  
  
• We All Are Divine
  Did Jesus teach that all humanity is divine?
  
  
• God is Wrong?
  Do Jeremiah 3:7 and 26:3 admit the possibility that God was wrong?
  
  
• Evil, Free-Will, Predestination
  Did attributing free will to Adam and Eve limit God's sovereignty?
  
  
• Flesh
  What is "flesh"?
  
  
• When a Baby Dies
  Do Babies go to Heaven when they die?
  
  
• Marriage in Heaven?
  Will a husband and wife be reunited in heaven?
  
  
• Redemption
  What does it mean to be “redeemed”?
  
  
• What is Theology?
  What is Theology?
  
  
• Trinity and Jesus' Omniscience
  If God exists in Trinity, then why didn't Jesus know everything the Father knew?
  
  
• Animal Sacrifice
  Approximately when and why did they stop sacrificing animals?
  
  
• The Trinity or the Truth?
  If the Trinity teaching is so widely subscribed to, how does one explain so many negative references to it in so many well-respected academic works?
  
  
• What is the Trinity?
  Is the Trinity one entity or three separate ones?
  
  
• Why was the Bible Written?
  Was the Bible written for a purpose?
  
  
• Does the Doctrine of the Trinity Matter?
  Since you don't have to fully understand it to be a Christian, does the Doctrine of the Trinity actually matter?
  
  
• Equality in the Godhead
  Since Jesus can't do everything the Father can, is he really equal in power with the Father?
  
  
• Purgatory
  Please explain this myth about purgatory, how untrue is it?
  
  
• Old Testament Saints
  Where will the Children of Israel (those of the Jewish nation) that died before Christ spend eternity?
  
  
• Invisible Wars
  Where in the bible does it talk about "invisible wars?"
  
  
• Calvinism vs. Arminianism
  What are the basic differences between Calvinism and Arminianism?
  
  
• Continuing Revelation
  Do you believe that there is continuing revelation?
  
  
• Jesus the Sinner
  Did Jesus ever sin?
  
  
• Televangelism and Prayer
  Is doubting televangelists the same as doubting God?
  
  
• Is the Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
  Is the sabbath supposed to be observed on Saturday or on Sunday?
  
  
• Why Does He Still Find Fault?
  How can God hold us accountable for sinning if it is our nature?
  
  
• Infralapsarianism, Supralapsarianism, and the Problem of Evil
  Did God predetermine the salvation of man before the fall, or after?
  
  
• Who is Jesus?
  Who do you say Jesus is?
  
  
• Marriage vs. Celibacy
  Is marriage better than celibacy?
  
  
• Suicide
  Did Judas go to hell for committing suicide?
  
  
• Children at the Lord's Table
  Should we allow our young children to participate in communion?
  
  
• Resurrected Bodies
  What will our glorified bodies be like?
  
  
• Are Holidays Unholy?
  Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
  
  
• Infant Baptism
  What does the Bible say about Infant Baptism?
  
  
• Calivinism vs. Roman Catholicism
  What are the basic differences between Calvinism and Roman Catholicism?
  
  
• Circumcision Today
  Should we still circumcise our baby boys?
  
  
• Is God a Misogynist?
  Is God favorable to men over women?
  
  
• God's Gender
  Is God a male, female, both or neither?
  
  
• Mark of Election
  What are the marks of the true elect of God?
  
  
• Cremation
  Should christians be cremated or buried when they die?