Your Bible Questions

Questions Covered:

• 06:44 - What is the Catholic opinion of Smith Wigglesworth? Apparently, he rose people from the dead. 
• 17:27 - In John 16, Jesus refers to the Spirit “taking” from him. What could this mean? 
• 22:23 – Colossians 2 seems to be against penitential actions like fasting. Is this true? If so, how does this affect us? 
• 28:28 - Was there any standard canon for the Syriac Christians before the decision of Pope Damasus to establish the canon that we have today? 
• 35:08 - Can we interpret the story of Nicodemus as a reason for being born again? 
• 44:35 - Is there a definitive order that the gospels were written in? 
• 49:10 - Why is it important for us to know when Revelation was written? 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority by Lee McDonald

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