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The hardest questions in the faith.
The verses people argue over, the Greek and Hebrew underneath them, and every side laid out honestly. LovingBible won't pick a winner for you: it hands you the pen.
Is Baptism Required for Salvation?
Two verses sound like water stands between you and being saved. Two more sound like faith alone gets you all the way there. Read all four before you decide.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereFaith Alone, or Faith and Works? James vs. Paul
James says a person is justified by works, not by faith alone. Paul says a person is justified by faith apart from works. Same Bible. Let's actually read both.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereEternal Hell, or Annihilation? What 'Forever' Actually Says
Some verses sound like fire that never stops. Others sound like a fire that finishes the job. Both use real Greek words for 'eternal' and 'destroy.' Let's look at the actual texts.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereSabbath: Saturday, Sunday, or Fulfilled in Christ?
The Ten Commandments name a seventh-day Sabbath. Most churches meet on the first day of the week. Paul says let no one judge you about it. Here's how three faithful readings hold that together.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereHead Coverings in 1 Corinthians 11: Timeless Command, or Corinth-Specific?
Paul spends sixteen verses on hair and head coverings, then says 'if anyone is contentious, we have no such practice.' That closing line alone has split the church for centuries.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereCommunion: A Memorial, or the Real Presence of Christ?
'Do this in remembrance of me,' Jesus said. 'This is my body,' He also said, and 'unless you eat my flesh, you have no life in you.' Three traditions read those words with real, careful differences.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereWhat Are the Apocrypha, and Why Don't All Bibles Include Them?
Open a Catholic Bible and you'll find Tobit, Judith, and Maccabees. Open most Protestant Bibles and you won't. Same Old Testament, different table of contents. Here's why.
Read & examine →A matter of wisdomWhy Are There So Many Bible Translations, and Which One Should I Trust?
KJV, NIV, ESV, NASB, WEB. It's not that translators disagree about what the text says; it's that English itself can't do everything Greek and Hebrew do in one pass.
Read & examine →Confessed by the whole churchIs the Trinity Biblical?
The word "Trinity" isn't in your Bible. Here's what is, and why nearly every Christian tradition on earth, Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant, has confessed this exact doctrine since the earliest centuries.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereYoung Earth or Old Earth? How Genesis 1 Divides Faithful Christians
Same Hebrew word for "day." Same six days. Bible-believing scientists and pastors read Genesis 1 and land on a 6,000-year-old universe, a 13-billion-year-old one, or a framework that asks a different question entirely. Here's the actual text each camp is reading.
Read & examine →A matter of wisdomDoes the Bible Forbid Tattoos? What Leviticus Actually Says
One rare Hebrew word, one Old Testament law, and a New Testament that never repeats it. Let's read it together and hand you the pen.
Read & examine →A matter of wisdomDo Christians Have to Tithe 10% Today?
Abraham gave a tenth before the Law existed. Paul never once names a percentage. Let's read the whole story and hand you the pen.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereIs the Rapture Before, During, or After the Tribulation?
One Greek word gave English the word 'rapture.' What it means for the timeline is where faithful Christians split four ways. Let's examine it.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereShould Babies Be Baptized, or Only Believers Who Profess Faith?
Circumcision, a Greek verb for dipping cloth in dye, and two early church fathers who disagreed about it around AD 200. Let's read the whole case.
Read & examine →A matter of wisdomCan Christians Celebrate Halloween?
A Celtic harvest festival, a church holiday called All Hallows' Eve, and a Bible passage about meat sacrificed to idols. It's more layered than yes or no.
Read & examine →Clear in ScriptureIs Jesus Really the Only Way to God?
It is the most offensive sentence in the New Testament, and Jesus is the one who says it. Let's read it ourselves.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereOnce Saved, Always Saved? Why Sincere Christians Read This So Differently
Three faithful camps. The same Bible. A question worth examining for yourself, like a Berean.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereWhat Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?
This is tender ground, and someone you love may be reading over your shoulder. Let's open the Book slowly, honestly, and with care.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereCan Women Be Pastors? Here's What the Bible Actually Says
Two camps of Bible-loving Christians read the same verses and land in different places. Let's open the text, and one very rare Greek word, and see for ourselves.
Read & examine →Christians differ herePredestination or Free Will? The Verse Nobody Owns
God chooses. We choose. Both sentences are in your Bible, and faithful Christians have read them differently for centuries. Here are the texts. You hold the pen.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereWhat Happens After You Die?
Maybe you're asking because of a name you can't say without your throat tightening. Let's open the Book together, gently, honestly.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereDivorce and Remarriage: Why Faithful Christians Read Jesus Differently
One Greek word carries the whole debate. Here are the verses, both readings, and the pen, handed to you.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereSpeaking in Tongues: Still for Today, or Was It Just for Them?
One Greek word splits the whole debate down the middle. Let's read the passages, look under the English, and hand you the pen.
Read & examine →Christians differ hereDoes God Promise You Health and Wealth? The Prosperity Gospel Question
One verse gets quoted on a thousand stages. Let's open the Bible, read it in context, and hand you the pen.
Read & examine →A matter of wisdomShould Christians Drink Alcohol? What the Bible Actually Says (and Doesn't)
One Greek word does almost all the heavy lifting here. Once you see it, the whole question changes shape. Let's examine it, Berean-style.
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