What is biblical inerrancy? Is the Bible really authoritative? What is Inerrancy? Something that is described as inerrant or having inerrancy means that it is without error. If you handed in a paper in school and the teacher didn’t find a single error on it, your work would be said to be inerrant or having no mistakes. Anything that is said to be perfect or without error has a freedom from error or untruths and by that definition, there is... Read more
Should missionaries get paid for what they do? If so, why and if not, why not? The Missionaries Mission Jesus gave a clear and obvious command in the form of an imperative to all of His disciples, saying “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all... Read more
Should pastors be paid a salary at all? What does the Bible say about this? What is a Pastor? The word “pastor” is means “shepherd” which is derived from the Latin verb “pascere” which means “to lead to pasture, set to grazing, cause to eat” and in the case of pastor, he feeds the flock the Word of God and, like Psalm 23 says, a shepherd “leads them to still waters” and to green pastures and makes them lie down... Read more
What is the average salary of a youth pastor? A Youth Pastor A youth pastor may be one of those under-appreciated, over-worked ministries in the church. When someone says, “Hey, this’ll be harder than a youth lock-in,” you can see their point. A youth pastor is dealing with “hormones on wheels” anywhere from between 6th grade and seniors. It’s not easy at all because most of the youth’s attention span has been shortened by the videogame age where snippet of... Read more
What does the average salary stand at for the church secretary? The Importance of Secretaries A church secretary is the person who is the first contact for almost everyone outside and inside of the church. He or she is often the first person someone makes contact with someone and they are the ones who make the first impression for the church and first impressions are usually lasting ones, and in some cases, the final one. When I worked in an... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about danger. Second Corinthians 11:26 “On frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers.” Talk about living with danger, Paul also wrote, “Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea” (2nd Cor 11:25)... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses relating to David and Goliath. First Samuel 17:45-46a “Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand.” This is the greatest of all Bible verses about David and Goliath... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about being content in life. First Timothy 6:7-8 “for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.” Paul is trying to help those who are consumed by possessions since “those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction” (1st... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses you can read when you have fear. Genesis 21:17 “And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.” When Sarah sent Hagar away, she went out with her son into a hostile environment. When they had run out of water (Gen 21:15) God heard... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about staying calm in times of trouble. Second Timothy 1:7 “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” Perhaps the Apostle Paul was admonishing Timothy and reminding him that God doesn’t give us a spirit of fear but of love and self-control but why does Paul mention fear? The very next verse may give us a clue because Paul tells Timothy, “do not be ashamed of the... Read more
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