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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Bible
• What does “Pentecostal” mean? Can you summarize Pentecostal beliefs? • Are the supernatural "spiritual gifts" or "gifts of the Holy Spirit" for today? Didn’t spiritual gifts cease at the end of the first century? • What about speaking in tongues? Some say tongues are from God; some think they’re from the devil. • I hear about spiritual healing (sometimes called faith healing or divine healing), but does Jesus still heal miraculously today? • Medical researchers have recently been studying the power of healing prayers for the sick. Do the Scriptures address this subject? • What about same-sex marriage? Is the Bible against gay marriage, for it, or neutral? • The ordination of women is a major controversy in today's Church. Does the Bible offer any clear guidance to help resolve this issue? • Does God permit divorce and remarriage under any circumstances? • What is a virtuous woman in the sight of God? Does she resemble the image portrayed by the modern Feminist Movement? • Do the Scriptures teach praise and worship dancing for the New Testament Church? • Some say that there are no more apostles since the end of the first century. What about those who claim there are modern-day apostles and Christian prophets today? • Do you believe in being “slain in the Spirit” | “holy laughter" | "falling out”? • Should a Christian be unequivocally pro-life? • Is tithing something that Christians should practice? • Is speaking in tongues the initial evidence of the baptism with the Holy Spirit? • Is the saying true that all roads lead to God? • Some say that Jesus is fully God, fully divine. Others teach that He is merely a great man or a great prophet. Which is it? • Different churches seem to baptize in a variety of ways. Does the Bible have a consistent teaching about water baptism? • What exactly is the ministry of women in the New Testament Church? • I’m confused. Certainly the Father is God, but is Jesus God? Is the Holy Spirit God? Can you help me understand this difficult idea of the Holy Trinity? • Should we expect to see supernatural signs and wonders today? Or was that just for the early Church? • Sometimes “spiritual” people act spooky! Does the Bible give a good definition of spirituality? • I’m a backslider. Will Jesus take me back? • Can you give me a short, well-proven recipe for a happy marriage? • Why should I go to church? I feel that I can be a good Christian without going to church? • Can you help me improve my abilities in personal evangelism? • My personal prayer life is weak. How can I improve it? • I hear preachers say we need to “repent”. Can you help me understand what repentance involves? • Jesus, the Son of God, did many healings and miracles. Aren’t ministers being presumptuous telling us that we can do the same works Jesus did? • What does “praying in the spirit” mean? • Why should I attend a Pentecostal church rather than a non-Pentecostal, evangelical church? • I feel like I'm in a spiritual drought. Is there any solution? • I’m a Christian, and I’ve always been a “social drinker”. Tell me from the Bible — should a Christian drink alcohol? --------------------------------------------------- © 2008, James H. Feeney, All rights reserved. Website owners: If you find these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) helpful for your website's purposes, you are welcome to post a link to them entitled "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Bible". The URL is http://www.jimfeeney.org/frequently-asked-questions.html Additional Pentecostal online bible studies and free sermons on speaking in tongues, divine healing, gifts of the Holy Spirit, divine inspiration, traditional marriage, pro-life vs. pro-choice, apostles and prophets today, and more may be linked to or viewed at Pentecostal Bible Studies and Free Pentecostal Sermon Central (http://www.jimfeeney.org). |
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