Campus Bible Study

"In Matt 22:1-14 the garment is the important qualifier for being at the feast or not, so why are some of them called "good"? Does it mean anything, or is it one of those "it's a parable don't worry about it too much" situations?" "What are the implications for us with the men with no garment? Are there still extra things that we need to be given once we enter the "wedding"/kingdom of God? (Is sal...

"How is God not fair and yet the Bible says God is perfectly just?" "Who is the daughter of Zion mentioned in Matthew 21:5 - what relevance does it have to the passage?" "How does 21:20-22 fit into the understanding of the fig tree as an analogy?" "Why did you skip v21-22 (ch 21)" "How do we repent genuinely when we know we are prone to sin + may continue in sin?"

"How do we read Matthew 18:35? Does it not imply that God's forgiveness is conditional on our actions?" “Does someone need to be sorry in order for you to forgive them?” "In Matthew 18 with the parable of an unforgiving servant, when the master forgives the servant of debt what is this supposed to metaphorically represent (as Jesus has not yet died?)?" "Why did the first servant say "Have patience...

"If faith was only provided once Jesus sent the Spirit after his ascension, was the Spirit at work at all in the OT?" "When other people come to Jesus with "great faith" i.e. Canaanite woman & Roman official, did they have the Holy Spirit before Pentecost?" "If faith is either you have 100% or not, why does Jesus tell his disciples "you of little faith"?" "If John the Baptist is the Elijah fig...

“How do we know that 14:1-12 is a flashback?”  "How do we know definitely that Matthew's placement of the story of John the Baptist's death before Jesus feeding 5000 and walking on water was a deliberate choice? Modern readers of course can see the contrast between the kings but are we certain this was intentional and not just a coincidence? Or forgot to write it earlier?” “At what point does...

I don't quite get the logic in 13:13. If the reason he speaks in parables is because the people will not perceive or understand, doesn't that mean would be free to speak plainly (given the crowd would not understand either way?).  I think it is interesting in v15 that God could clearly present the secrets of the kingdom yet deliberately obfuscate it, yet in v18-23, he reveals it to us. I wonder if...

Still wondering why Jesus changed "me" to "you" in quoting Malachi 3:1 passage What is meant by the end of Matthew 11:19; "Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds"? How should we understand 11:22,24? Does Jesus mean that those who hear and reject the gospel will be judged and punished more harshly than those who reject it without ever hearing it? What were the cities about from 11:20-24? Is the rest...

How does this being said pre-cross change its meaning for us relative to the disciples if it all? If not why does it not change? Central truth? I wonder if V16-25 is about future generations since v 1, 23 seem very specific to now. Perhaps v21-22 seems to be the future (after Jesus' death & resurrection) but perhaps it makes more sense if it is his death. I wonder also if there is a needed ste...

"When it says "This was to fulfil what was spoken..." does that mean Jesus did that only for that reason?" "Why does Jesus describe the apostles as being of little faith? Don't they believe that Jesus can save them from the storm? Why would they ask him to save them if this is not the case?" "Why is it two men in Mathew 8:28-34 but only one man in Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39? Even though the rest...

What would be the "speck" in Jesus' eye? Throughout the sermon on the mount, we've seen that everything is about Jesus. But how can we have other applications from other than just "we need Jesus because he fulfills it, he's the only that's righteous."? Mat 7:21-23 how does this go with Romans 10:9 if you declare Jesus is Lord and believe God raised him from the dead you will be saved? Do the false...

V1: What is the reward? Is it our salvation? Do we already have the reward then? Does Matt 6:12 actually written that way, because Jesus is yet to die & rise again. V14-15 seems to provide a different reason. "neither will your Father forgive your trespasses". So you must forgive others first, before you will be forgiven? & how does this work with saved by faith & faith alone? Why were...

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