Ephesus/Corinth/Athens

「Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?」

1 Corinthians 13 says love never ends — how does this fit with eternal punishment?

Is God's love universal? Does eternal punishment conflict with love's nature?

「For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting.」

How does Romans 3:28 define the relationship between justification by faith and works?

Lutherans stress faith alone, yet James seems contradictory – how to harmonize?

「Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.」

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?

「And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.」

How do Sacred Tradition and Scripture work together in the life of the Church?

One faith, two channels—an ancient conversation.

「Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.」

What is the dialectic between grace and works?

The rich meaning of salvation by grace in Ephesians

「and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea.」

Does justification by faith alone make works irrelevant? Why or why not?

Pauline theology's core—the relationship between faith and works.

「Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus.」

How does Paul's 'justification by faith' in Ephesians harmonize with James on works?

Paul and James seem contradictory — are they really?

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

How does justification by faith differ from works?

Paul's teaching on justification by faith in Romans

「I say this to move you to shame. What, cannot there be found among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,」

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?

「Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.」

Where does the Bible's authority come from?

2 Timothy on Scripture as God-breathed

「What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?」

Do 2 Timothy 3:16-17 support 'Sola Scriptura'?

Key verses for sufficiency of Scripture, but what role do tradition and reason play in Reformation debates?

「Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.」

How does 'the just shall live by faith' shape your walk with God?

Paul quotes Habakkuk—how did this verse become a spark that ignited the Reformation?

「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.」

Which better discerns God's will—personal Bible reading or communal study?

Tension and complementarity between meditation and community.

「Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.」

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.

「but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,」

How does Scripture function as an authority in your life?

'All Scripture is God-breathed'—in a questioning age, what does this mean for believers?

「Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.」

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.

「Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.」

How should we understand 'justification' as receiving grace freely in Romans 3:23-24?

Core Protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone

「For ye are our glory and our joy.」

In 1 Corinthians 13, every description of love is in the present tense in Greek — what kind of love is this?

Greek love-verbs stay in the present — what does this imply for daily practice?

「Raph′ael’s Exhortation Then the angel called the two of them privately and said to them: “Praise God and give thanks to him; exalt him and give thanks to him in the presence of all the living for what he has done for you. It is good to praise God and to exalt his name, worthily declaring the works of God. Do not be slow to give him thanks.」

In 'All Scripture is God-breathed,' what does 'theopneustos' precisely mean?

Verbal or conceptual inspiration? What is the human author's role?

「sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.」

Does 'justification by faith' mean works are completely irrelevant?

Romans 3:28 is a core Protestant doctrine, often misinterpreted as excluding all works.

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

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?

「For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.」

What is the dialectic between grace and works?

The rich meaning of salvation by grace in Ephesians

「For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?」

How do grace and works balance in Ephesians 2:8-9?

This passage emphasizes salvation by grace, but what role do works play in the Christian life?

「Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:」

How do Sacred Tradition and Scripture work together in the life of the Church?

One faith, two channels—an ancient conversation.