Category: Steve Ray

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 22/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 22/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 22) Why do Protestant scholars recognize the early Church councils at Hippo and Carthage as the first instances in…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 21/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 21/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 21) Who in the Church had the authority to determine which books belonged in the New Testament canon and…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 20/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 20/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 20) How did the early Church evangelize and overthrow the Roman Empire, survive and prosper almost 350 years, without…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 19/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 19/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 19) Protestants usually claim that they all agree “on the important things.” Who is able to decide authoritatively what…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 18/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 18/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 18) Since each Protestant must admit that his or her interpretation is fallible, how can any Protestant in good…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 17/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 17/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 17) Who may authoritatively arbitrate between Christians who claim to be led by the Holy Spirit into mutually contradictory…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 16/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 16/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 16) If the meaning of the Bible is so clear—so easily interpreted—and if the Holy Spirit leads every Christian…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 15/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 15/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 15) If the books of the New Testament are “self-authenticating” through the ministry of the Holy Spirit to each…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 14/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 14/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 14) Most of the books of the New Testament were written to address very specific problems in the early…

  • Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 13/35

    Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 13/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 13) Where does the Bible claim to be the sole authority for Christians in matters of faith and morals?…