Ephesus/Corinth/Athens

「Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?」

Believers are called to imitate God's holiness and love, as beloved children.

In 'All Scripture is God-breathed,' what does 'theopneustos' precisely mean?

Verbal or conceptual inspiration? What is the human author's role?

「for he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God toward you.」

A demonic entity that troubles people; in Tobit it is driven away by smoke from fish organs, showing God's power over evil.

What is the relationship between Scripture and the Spirit according to Paul, and how does this shape how we read the Bible today?

2 Timothy 3:16 calls Scripture "breathed out by God." How does that square with the Spirit's ongoing work?

「For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.」

God's presence and favor; turning away His face signifies blessing or rejection, linked to one's treatment of the poor.

What does biblical inerrancy mean, and how do we account for diverse literary styles?

Faithful to the text and its genres—the interpretive balance.

「For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.」

Believers are rooted and built up in Christ, established in faith, and abounding in thanksgiving as they were taught.

In Ephesians 2:8-9, if salvation is 'by grace,' why emphasize it is 'not from yourselves'?

The relationship between divine grace and human responsibility

「If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?」

Trust and loyalty toward the Lord Jesus and the saints, foundational to Christian belief and fellowship.

Does justification by faith alone make works irrelevant? Why or why not?

Pauline theology's core—the relationship between faith and works.

「For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:」

Persistent devotion to prayer, combined with watchfulness and thanksgiving, a key spiritual discipline Paul emphasizes for the Colossian believers.

What is the dialectic between grace and works?

The rich meaning of salvation by grace in Ephesians

「For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection;」

The revealed mystery of God is Christ Himself, in whom all treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

How does "Sola Scriptura" function in practice for Christians today?

When tradition and individual interpretation collide, how is biblical authority defined?

「but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:」

The new self, being renewed in knowledge after the image of the Creator, replacing the old self and its deeds.

How does Paul's 'justification by faith' in Ephesians harmonize with James on works?

Paul and James seem contradictory — are they really?

「Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.」

The Holy Spirit's act of renewing the soul, central to salvation, referred to as 'washing of regeneration' in Titus.

In 'All Scripture is God-breathed,' what does 'theopneustos' precisely mean?

Verbal or conceptual inspiration? What is the human author's role?

「And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.」

God's unveiling of hidden truth, especially the gospel mystery to apostles and prophets.

How does Paul in Romans argue the relationship between justification by faith and the old law?

Are faith and law opposed or complementary?

「What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?」

The merciful act of giving to the poor, portrayed in Tobit as a key expression of piety and deliverance.

Does Ephesians 2:8-9 on justification by faith contradict James 2:26 on faith and works?

Do Paul and James oppose each other, or speak of two sides of one faith?

「withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;」

The good news of salvation through Jesus Christ, the core message for which believers labor together.

Which better discerns God's will—personal Bible reading or communal study?

Tension and complementarity between meditation and community.

「Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.」

In Tobit, almsgiving is a righteous act that purges sin and delivers from death, central to a life of faith.

Is salvation by grace alone, or also through our works?

'By grace you have been saved'—how does this verse address the long debate over works and faith?

「Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.」

Title for Jesus Christ and God the Father, indicating the source and agent of salvation, used frequently in Titus.

How should the Reformed doctrine of biblical inerrancy be responsibly interpreted amid historical and literary diversity?

Inerrancy does not erase genre, history, or progressive revelation.

「I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day」

The assembly of believers, the body of Christ, showing God's wisdom to heavenly powers.

How does Paul's 'justification by faith' in Ephesians harmonize with James on works?

Paul and James seem contradictory — are they really?

「Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.」

The righteousness that comes from God through faith in Christ, not by law-keeping.

How should we understand 'justification' as receiving grace freely in Romans 3:23-24?

Core Protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone

「For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light」

The everlasting life promised by God before time, granted through Christ to believers, the basis of Christian hope.

Does the Eucharist repeat the sacrifice of Christ?

Examining the institution of the Lord's Supper in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 and the nature of the sacrifice in Catholic Eucharist.

「For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:」

Spiritual discipline of making requests known to God with thanksgiving, essential for communion with Him.

Does Ephesians 2:8-9’s “grace through faith” exclude any role for works in salvation?

How can grace be both freely given and require response?

「When you did not hesitate to rise and leave your dinner in order to go and lay out the dead, your good deed was not hidden from me, but I was with you.」

In Johannine epistles, the divine reality that believers are to love, follow, and testify to, central to Christian life.

What is the relationship between Scripture and the Spirit according to Paul, and how does this shape how we read the Bible today?

2 Timothy 3:16 calls Scripture "breathed out by God." How does that square with the Spirit's ongoing work?

「For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,」

Christ's complete obedience culminating in his sacrificial death on the cross.

In Ephesians 2:8-9, if salvation is 'by grace,' why emphasize it is 'not from yourselves'?

The relationship between divine grace and human responsibility

「but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.」

Gentile believers share equally with Jewish believers in God's promises in Christ.

Does Romans 8:28 "all things work together for good" mean suffering itself is good?

When Paul says all things work for good, is he justifying pain?

「But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.」

Moral fruits that demonstrate the reality of saving faith and glorify God, a key exhortation in Titus.

Does Romans 8:28 "all things work together for good" mean suffering itself is good?

When Paul says all things work for good, is he justifying pain?

「What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.」

Believers are raised with Christ and seated with Him, seeking heavenly things since their life is hidden with Christ in God.

Does Ephesians 2:8-9 on justification by faith exclude the role of works?

Faith is the start, not the finish—genuine faith inevitably bears fruit.

「but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.」

The entire fullness of God's nature dwells bodily in Christ, and believers are made complete in Him.

How is Romans 8:28 'all things work together for good' real in suffering?

God's 'working together' in brokenness often demands a long view.