Topics
What the Bible does and does not say on contested topics. Each guide leads with the primary passage, the original-language vocabulary where relevant, and the limits of what the text actually addresses.
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What does the Bible say about alcohol?
Words for 'wine' and 'strong drink' appear more than 200 times in the Bible. The texts range from positive to warnings against drunkenness to role-specific prohibitions.
What does the Bible say about baptism?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about divorce?
Multiple passages address divorce. Matthew's 'sexual immorality' exception clause does not appear in Mark or Luke. The Hebrew of Malachi 2:16 is grammatically contested.
What does the Bible say about eternal security?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about gambling?
The word 'gambling' does not appear in the Bible. Passages commonly cited address wealth, eagerness to be rich, or the casting of lots.
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
Several passages address same-sex acts. Two contested Greek words (malakoi, arsenokoitai) and one debated Hebrew expression are central to the discussion.
What does the Bible say about interracial marriage?
The Bible does not use modern racial categories. Marriage texts address tribal-religious identity (Canaanite, Moabite, etc.) with explicit religious rationales.
What does the Bible say about masturbation?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about prayer?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about sex before marriage?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about Sodom?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about speaking in tongues?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about suicide?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about tattoos?
The word 'tattoo' appears in many modern translations of Leviticus 19:28 — NIV, BSB, ESV, CJB. The KJV uses 'print any marks' because 'tattoo' did not enter English until the late 1700s.
What does the Bible say about the death penalty?
The Hebrew Bible prescribes capital penalties for many offenses. Romans 13:4 references the civil 'sword.' The 'woman caught in adultery' passage has a complex textual history.
What does the Bible say about the end times?
The phrase 'end times' is not a fixed biblical expression; the word 'rapture' is not in any English Bible. Multiple Greek terms shape the modern discussion.
What does the Bible say about the Trinity?
Editorial note: in review.
What does the Bible say about women in church?
Some passages appear restrictive (1 Timothy 2, 1 Corinthians 14); others name women in active roles (Phoebe, Junia, Priscilla, Philip's daughters). The Greek of 1 Tim 2:12 is contested.