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Concerning 1 Timothy 3:9, What does it mean to “hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience”? 1) What is “the faith”? 2) What is "the mystery of the faith"? (relate with 1 Timothy 3:16) 3) What does it mean to “hold” something? 4) What is "a clear conscience"? (What would...

I'm not quite sure whether I believe the account... It might be motivated by a woman's desire to associate her church with A. Lincoln. The Lincoln had a strong Baptist background. I find it somewhat difficult to believe that Abraham Lincoln was baptized so late in life (although traditions were...

> A Pentecostal I can understand but can a married man really have a woman as a best friend? >> My parent's church had a fully female pastoral staff. I thought it odd when visiting but I still added notes to my Bible from the sermons. Rob

Yesterday during the Bible class, Chanukah was discussed (John 10:22). They read a passage from 1 Maccabees 4. Since I am fully digital I was able to follow along in the NRSV which includes the Apocrypha. I don't believe I've ever read from the Apocrypha in the church assembly before Not...

William Webb defined four positions on the role of women within the church: 1) Hard/strong patriarchy—unilateral submission of women with an extensive power differential; 2) Soft patriarchy—unilateral submission of women with a moderate power differential; 3) Evangelical egalitarianism—mutual...

Some Scriptures are more inspiring than others. :) Rob