~4 Min.Civil Disobedience: When And How? | Q&A (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Originally published August 6, 2020. Question: When is it okay for Christians to intentionally disobey the government, and how should it be done? I sometimes hear ...

~3 Min.Is It Okay to "name and shame" Bad Religious Leaders? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Is it okay to "name and shame" religious leaders who abuse their position? Specifically, those who are hypocrites and false teachers, things like that? Some people ...

~4 Min.Should I stop giving to church workers who seem too rich? (Part 2 of 2) (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · I started my response to your question in Part 1. I attempted to show the Scriptural basis for paying people who devote their work to the Lord’s service, rather ...

~6 Min.Does Revelation 22 Really Say "The End" for the Whole Bible? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Does the warning against "adding or subtracting from the words of this prophecy" in Rev. 22:18-19 really apply to the whole Bible? Or is it just for the book of ...

~4 Min.How Do I Show Christian Testimony in Difficult Social Situations? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · The holidays are here, and my social calendar includes school parties, office parties, and home gatherings with family members who are either unsaved, or might be ...

~7 Min.Jephthah's Vow (part 2): His Daughter's Faith (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · In part 1 of this study, I reviewed the account of Jephthah's life and activities recorded in Judges 10-12. His public career began in faith, but later descended ...

~7 Min.If we're not under the Law, why does Acts 15 have laws? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Answer: The specific references are Acts 15:20 (James’ statement) and v.29 (the written letter), and later in Acts 21:25 we see the instruction was still ...

~6 Min.My Conscience Is Bothered By Both Choices In A Political Election. What Do I Do? | Q&A (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Question: Another presidential election is here, and I'm confused. Some of my older relatives and their friends want the current president to win a second term, but ...

~5 Min.Dinah, Bathsheba, & Tamar (Part 1): What happened to Dinah? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · What happened to Dinah with Shechem (Gen. 34), Bathsheba with David (2 Sam. 11), and Tamar with Amnon (2 Sam. 13)? I think two (for sure) describe rape, maybe all ...

~7 Min.Did Jesus have "half-brothers?" (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Answer: I have heard similar descriptions of the Lord’s earthly family. In some cases, it seemed that the speaker just wanted to be technically correct about His ...