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A collection of 7 issues

Q&R: Is there more to Christianity than striving for perfection and trying to avoid sin? If so, what?

Response: Yes, there's more! In fact, striving for perfection is not even a component of Christianity. If you are trying to be perfect, please stop. You're making yourself miserable, and there's a decent chance you're making those around you miserable as well.

Eternal Hell Question 2: Don't other passages refer to hell being infinite in duration?

Question: Your answer presupposes that hell is theologically claimed to last forever only because of one mistranslated word, but that is not the case. Hell is also described by Jesus as other words that point us towards forever, such as “unquenchable” (Mark 9:33-34) or “without ceasing” (see Rev 14:

Eternal Hell Question 1: Is heaven not forever, either?

Question (edited for space, clarity): If the word commonly translated “eternal/forever” for hell only means a limited age or long-lasting, but Jesus uses the same word (aionios) to describe not only Hell but Heaven’s eternal life (John 3:16), is the life Jesus promises only temporary? The same

Question: New Testament Antisemitism

The Gospel of John contains passages like 8:44, where Jesus, addressing the Jewish, tells them that "You are of your father, the devil." This has been used throughout history to justify antisemitism and antisemitic acts. I'm curious about your perspective on this. Is there a

Why Do I Refer to the Author of Hebrews As "She"?

We don't know who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews. It slid into the New Testament canon because it got categorized as a letter of Paul (though there were plenty of doubters of that as well). But the use of Greek, style, and literary composition is quite different.

Q&R: What Study Bible Should I Get?

Short answer Get either the NIV or NRSV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible OR the Common English Bible (CEB) Study Bible. Longer answer My 4 go-to "committee translations" are CEB, NRSV, NIV, and NLT. One nice thing about being a Bible college and seminary student is that you get

Question and Response: Does God punish children for their parent's sins?

Question Exodus 20:4-6 seems pretty clear that God is intentionally punishing generations for their parents’ or grandparents' sins. However, in the story of Joseph, it makes it sound like God doesn't choose bad things to happen, but God is actually choosing to redeem them. It'