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Humility

What is humility? Should we seek humiliation? Can one know when they are humble?

What does the Bible say about women and their societal & religious status.

What is the history of women's rights in the Biblical text as opposed to actual life?

Are men & women equal according to the Bible? according to nature?
What is complementarianism?

Guest: John Hobbins (Ancient Hebrew Poetry)

Discussion of Biblical Church governance

Would like to discuss Eldership, Diaconate, Presbytery, and other Church governance offices and concepts.

With a plethora of high quality teaching material readily available today: what is the role of the local teacher?

What kind of feedback process is appropriate for local teaching?
What sort of credentials should be required of local teachers?

<Guest(s)...any particular guest(s) you would like to hear from?>

What alignment is there between the Bible and worldwide mythology?

Mesopotamian, Greek, Nordic, American, African, Australian...

Teaching: What is the spiritual gift of teaching? What form should teaching take in the local church? To what extent should we credential teachers in the Church, locally or globally?

Destiny

Does God know what's going to happen?
Does God know what might have happened?
Do I have a say in what happens in my life? is there free will?

What does the Bible say about defending the innocent?

Are we called to oppose evil? How should believers deal with our unethical or ammoral neighbors? What level of shrewd or active measures are acceptable?

What are the external books mentioned in the OT?

e.g. The book of the wars of the Lord

Book of Jude

Census plenor of the text:

What is amnesty?

Our existence is a product of past amnesties. We are saved via God's amnesty. We ought to seek amnesty for others.

What is religion?

Religion is a social-cultural system manifesting the relation that which they believe in. This system is often a set of practices and catechized language. There is, often, and interesting progression which demarcates rank within the religious group.

In what ways are modern Christians religious? What elements of this religion (or these religions) should be excised?

<Guest(s)...any particular guest(s) you would like to hear from?>

Discuss 2nd Temple Literature and it's use to the modern Christian.

e.g. Books of Enoch, war scroll, apocrypha

Literary types in the New Testament

What is the comedic genre, how does it interface with neighboring texts, and how does that impact our understanding?

Sam Lamerson

What is the age of Accountability? Is it a biblical doctrine?

Transcendental & Mystical Experiences

Are mystical experiences normal for Christians? Should all Christians expect such an experience? Are there valid programs or substances for attaining these experiences?

Stewarship and Dominion

What are the Biblical concepts of stewardship and dominion?
What areas of our life do these apply to? just money, or relationships, stuff, etc.?
What is dominion? can it be shared with others?
When are stewardship or dominion; i.e. can they be removed/added by God?