Should Pastors Know What People or Church Members Give?

by Jack Wellman
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Should pastors know what people or church members are give?  Is it the pastor’s business to know how much each person is giving?  What are biblical guidelines for what a pastor should and  should not know? What the Pastor Should Know Frequently a church member has to be disciplined for behavior that is detrimental to […]

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Should Pastors Be Paid? A Bible Study

by Jack Wellman
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Should pastors be paid?  Should they be required to work to support themselves?  What does the Bible say about whether a pastor should be paid or not? Bi-Vocational Pastors Sadly, the two lowest paying professions for those who hold Bachelor Degrees or higher, are for teachers and pastors.  Does it seem that society in general […]

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What Is The Purpose of The Church? A Bible Study

by Jack Wellman
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Why was the church of Jesus Christ founded?  What is the church’s purpose?  What does the Bible give as a reason for the church being brought into existence? Jesus’ Church Founded Jesus Christ said that He would build His church and that the gates of hell, or death, would not prevail against it and so […]

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Are Deathbed Conversions Real? Are They Fair?

by Jack Wellman
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Are deathbed conversions authentic? Can a person be saved at the last moment? Are deathbed conversions fair and if so, are they real? The Last Shall be First? Jesus once gave a parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16). In it, the “Master of the house” went into the streets to find workers […]

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Is Hell Really Eternal? Does The Bible Say?

by Jack Wellman
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Is hell real or just a metaphor? Is it eternal and without end as the Scriptures seem to indicate? What does the Bible say about whether hell is eternal or not? The Old Testament uses a different word for hell than does the New Testament and that shouldn’t surprise us because the Old Testament was […]

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Should Christians Have Non Christian Friends?

by Jack Wellman
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Should believers have non-Christian friends? Can we be friends with those outside of the Body of Christ, the church? What does the Bible say about this? Unequally Yoked When Paul was writing to the church at Corinth, he was dealing with a very worldly church. The fact that they were living in one of the […]

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What Is The Original Sin? A Bible Study

by Jack Wellman
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What is original sin?  Did it start with Adam and Eve?  What does the Bible say is the origin of sin?  What does this mean to us today? The First Sin of All Before the foundation of the earth, angels existed and there was no sin in the entire universe, including heaven.  The angels were […]

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Supreme Court Okays Same-Sex Marriage

by Jack Wellman
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What impact will the Supreme Court’s ruling for Same-Sex Marriage have in churches? What about individual Christians? Will this increase persecution? The Supreme Court‘s Ruling Changes Everything The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for same-sex marriages to exist in the states in which it is legal to do so. This means that it […]

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What Is The Great Commission? Bible Verse and Explanation

by Jack Wellman
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What is the Great Commission?  Are Christians commanded to obey this commission?  What is the purpose for the Great Commission and the Christians part in it? The Great Commission The Bible records Jesus giving the disciples the Great Commission.  In Acts 1:8 it is the last command given by Christ before His Ascension that “you […]

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Should Christians Invest In the Stock Market? A Bible Study

by Jack Wellman
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Should Christians invest in the Stock Market?  Is there a conflict of interest if they do?  What does the Bible say about investing? Parable of the Talents I realize that the Parable of the Talents is not about money necessarily but more about what a Christian should do with the gifts that they have received […]

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