This will be a con­tro­ver­sial sub­ject, but I think it is vital to deal with it as it has the poten­tial to free up Chris­tians from dan­ger­ous mis­con­cep­tions and practices.

The first pas­sage that may give us impor­tant infor­ma­tion, this time con­cern­ing how the gospels were com­piled is this:

Luke 1:1 Inas­much as many have under­taken to com­pile a nar­ra­tive of the things which have been accom­plished among us, 2 just as they were deliv­ered to us by those who from the begin­ning were eye­wit­nesses and min­is­ters of the word, 3 it seemed good to me also, hav­ing fol­lowed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excel­lent The-oph’ilus, 4 that you may know the truth con­cern­ing the things of which you have been informed. (more…)

Let me share a few thoughts on the sub­ject of tongues. I am aware that this is very con­tro­ver­sial, but so be it. Here I give you a list of how these pas­sages are often interpreted:

Let us lay the foun­da­tion to the cor­rect under­stand­ing of the Scrip­tures. (more…)

Let me share my thoughts on a bib­li­cal pas­sage, which in my view is very badly mis­in­ter­preted. Let us con­sider the story of the doubt­ing of Thomas. What was his quest really? Was it about the per­son of Jesus, or per­haps whether he was really risen? (more…)

Here is a puz­zle you may want to think about.

In Judaism in effect betrothal was already a mar­riage, but with­out mov­ing in together. If such cou­ples wanted to break up, they had to go through the process of divorce.

Jews take bear­ing chil­dren very seri­ously because they believe it is their duty to ful­fill the com­mand “go forth and mul­ti­ply”, indeed, hav­ing less than two chil­dren is con­sid­ered sin for a Jew­ish fam­ily. Thus, the very hope of every Jew­ish women is hav­ing chil­dren, a num­ber of them.

Now, know­ing this we stand per­plexed at Mary’s ques­tion. (more…)