Bible Questions
Where Do Our Souls Go at Death?
Any venture into or examination of the unknown generates a great deal of interest. During my fifteen years as Respondent for the Question and Answers page for House to House Heart to Heart and seven as host of a live Bible Questions and Answers television show, no subject has incited greater interest and response than our title question. While it is nigh unto impossible to address every single issue or passage, I think there is a clear case to be…
Can Elders be Paid from the Church Treasury?
The Bible teaches that each congregation of the Lord’s church is autonomous and is to be overseen by elders (Titus 1:5; Acts 14:23; Phil 1:1), men who meet the qualifications of 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. The elders are elsewhere called “overseers” (Acts 20:28), “bishops” (1 Timothy 3:1-2), “pastors” (Eph 4:11). The word translated “pastors” in Ephesians 4:11 is the Greek poimaine (Strong’s #4166). It appears 18 times in the New Testament and is translated “shepherd” 17 of the…