Ephesus/Corinth/Athens

「What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.」

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?

「Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with 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?

「Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.」

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.

「And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.」

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 foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.」

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.

「Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;」

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

「But if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him;」

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?

「Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual words.」

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 your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;」

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?

「I write unto you, my little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.」

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?

「Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.」

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?

「Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (touching whom ye received commandments; if he come unto you, receive him),」

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.

「So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.」

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?

「Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.」

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.

「The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;」

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?

「Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.」

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

「Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;」

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.

「forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.」

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?

「So now God sent me to heal you and your daughter-in-law Sarah.」

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 when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,」

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?

「then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;」

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?

「Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret.」

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.