Why did Jesus ask God about being forsaken? Did the Father forsake the Son? My denomination taught me that you can “fall away,” and they used 2 Peter 2 as their proof. Can you explain that passage? Are some Catholics saved? What does God think about their praying to saints? What is a saint?

Tags: 2 Peter 2, Catholics, deception, fall away, false teachers, forsaken, misery, my God, prayer, saints, salvation, sin

Might God blot you out of the Book of Life? Are we saved or are we “being saved” (progressively)? Where do growth and learning fit into the picture? Sometimes, the pain from my motorcycle accident is so intense that I take too many painkillers. I don’t want to be addicted, so what can I do? What should we do when God goes silent on us?

Tags: addiction, being saved, blot, book of life, God, growth, help, learning, painkillers, saved, silence, unanswered prayers

Are Christian teachers judged by God in a unique way? Is original sin biblical? What about being righteous by (re)birth? What’s the “unworthy manner” of celebrating the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11? And what about the “judgment” in that same communion passage? Is it from God?

Tags: 1 Corinthians 11, communion, divisions, factions, James 3:1-2, judgment, Lord’s supper, original sin, rebirth, righteous, stricter, teachers, unworthy manner

Who are those who “have ears to hear” according to Jesus? Am I a “lone ranger Christian,” and should I be concerned? If I don’t speak in tongues, do I not have the Holy Spirit? What’s the meaning of the Revelation 2 warning to the church of Ephesus about forgetting their first love? Are we as believers regarded as “sinners” or “saints” or both? Is the doctrine of original sin (sin and death through Adam) biblical or not? What does the word “word” (logos and its forms) mean in Acts (and James): the law, the gospel, or either depending on the context?

Tags: Acts, context, ears to hear, first love, Gospel, James, Law, logos, original sin, Revelation 2, Romans 5, saints, sinners, tongues, word