~5 Min.Four Hard Questions: Standards for Women in the Bible (Part 3) (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · ... especially under the Law? My third question is this: when Mariam and Aaron were complaining against Moses in Num. 12, why did only Mariam get ...

~5 Min.Is the name "Jesus" only the earthly name of the Lord? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · ... the same time, and still do now. (I'm not even Jewish, yet my own name "Aaron" is found in Ex. 4:14. And I've met a few others with the same name!). ...

~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.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 ...

~5 Min.Dinah, Bathsheba, & Tamar (Part 2): Why do people disagree over Genesis 34? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · There’s a complicating factor with Dinah and Shechem: not all translations agree on how to describe this event. There is reasonable disagreement on this passage, so ...

~6 Min.Is My Church's Songbook Outdated? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · The believers I fellowship with have this really old hymnal which hasn't been updated in a long time. But it seems like many churches have stopped updating their ...

~6 Min.Four Hard Questions: Standards for Women in the Bible (Part 1) (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · A friend of PT described four difficult questions that others have presented to her in discussions. Today I present Part 1 (of 3), answering the first of the four ...

~5 Min.Are the Parables of the Kingdom Mostly Positive or Negative? (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Question: Are the "Parables of the Kingdom" in Mt. 13 supposed to be read positively, or negatively? What I mean is that some preachers and writers talk about ...

~4 Min.Should I stop giving to church workers who seem too rich? (Part 1 of 2) (Aaron Vienot)

patternsoftruth.org · Question: What lifestyle is appropriate for full-time church workers? I'm thinking about people like pastors, itinerant teachers, and missionaries supported by a ...