Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "D"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Dancing
- How can dances at a wedding reception be bad?
- Is it a sin for church members to watch tv shows like "Dancing with the Stars?"
- Is liturgical dancing wrong?
- What does the Bible say about dancing?
- Which women were considered liturgical dancers?
Daniel
Dating
- Am I being coveteous thinking about a girl who turned me down?
- Am I no longer a virgin if my boyfriend touched certain areas?
- Am I on the right track for finding a spouse?
- Any suggestions regarding dating?
- Boy - girl relationships don't affect studies do they?
- Can thinking about a girl constantly be idolatry?
- Can you be certain that the one you are marrying will remain a faithful Christian?
- Could you help me explain to my girlfriend that speaking in tongues has ended?
- Did I commit a deadly sin by having sex with my girlfriend, even though I know I'm going to marry her?
- Did I love him too much?
- Did my girlfriend and I sin by trying foreplay even though we will be married next year?
- Do you think a Protestant and Catholic can marry?
- Do you think God created one special person for you?
- Does God forgive Christians that commit fornication and sexual immorality?
- Does God have a say in whom we choose as a spouse?
- Does God send us signs?
- How can I handle infatuation?
- How can I help break an impasse between two young people?
- How can I show my brother that it is wrong to sleep with a woman even though you aren't having sex?
- How can you talk to someone who constantly twists the Bible?
- How do I find a girlfriend in the United States?
- How do I find someone to marry?
- How do I get my boyfriend to be honest with me instead of hiding things like his occasional drug use?
- How do I talk to my Catholic girlfriend about Catholicism?
- How do I teach my girlfriend about music and partaking of the Lord's Supper?
- How do you know if someone likes you?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How will I know that this is the girl God wants me to marry?
- I regret breaking up with my boyfriend. What should I do?
- I think my girlfriend is making a mistaking in finding a new place to live. What can I do?
- I took some pictures from my boyfriend, and he pushed me into a wall trying to get them back. Should I be concerned that he might be violent?
- I want to see a girl, but I think God wants me here. What should I do?
- I wanted you to know your website helped me a lot.
- If I'm Christian and my boyfriend is of a different religion, then is it wrong for us to date?
- If my boyfriend and I touched each other's private areas, does that mean we aren't virgins? When we were younger, we pretended to get married. It felt real. Does that mean we are married?
- Is it proper to talk about details of sex with your intended before marriage?
- Is it wrong that my boyfriend and I satisfy each other through touching?
- Is it wrong to date someone you find unattractive and whose spiritual views you don't like?
- Is it wrong to enter into a relationship at the age of 19?
- Is Jeremiah 16:2 telling me not to marry the woman I love?
- Is kissing and fondling my boyfriend fornication?
- Is living together, but not sleeping together, a sin?
- Is living with your finace all right if you seriously intend to get married?
- Is loving each other at the age of 17 right or wrong?
- It is getting hard not to have sex. I want to marry my boyfriend, but I don't want to give up my independence. Can we get married so we can have sex, but still live apart?
- I'm finding myself attracted to a woman who is undergoing a divorce and I know the situation isn't right. What do I do?
- I'm getting interested in a girl, do you have any advice?
- I'm not certain if this girl is the one for me. What do you do in such a situation?
- I'm so confused. My boyfriend and I broke up, but now he called me and wanted phone sex with his ex-girlfriend on the phone. I hung up, but what do I do?
- I've liked this girl for a long time, but I can't figure out my feelings as to whether she is the one God wants me to marry.
- I've stopped having sex with my girlfriend, but now my parents are trying to force us to break up. What do I do?
- My boyfriend and I have broken up so many times, I don't know what to do. I love him, but I'm confused and need some help.
- My boyfriend doesn't want to get married yet because he'll be dropped from his dad's insurance. What should I do?
- My boyfriend has been seeing prostitutes. What should I do?
- My boyfriend said he won't have sex with me before marriage, but then he gave me a hand job. What should I do?
- My girlfriend isn't a Christian and I don't know what to do.
- My girlfriend wants me in her bed, but I know it is wrong. What do I do?
- My girlfriend's past is making me uncomfortable. Should I break up with her?
- My parents don't like my boyfriend. What should I do?
- My pastor says God told her that I shouldn't marry my fiance. What do I do?
- Problems with dating and job search
- Should I, as a Baptist, be in a relationship with a Catholic?
- Should I attend my girlfriend's church if I think it teaches false doctrine?
- Should I continue a relationship with someone of a different religion?
- Should I continue talking to a co-worker who only wants to talk about sex?
- Should I keep denying boys a chance to walk with me?
- Should I tell my boyfriend about my promiscuous past?
- Should I wait until after my schooling to get married?
- Should physical features be considered when dating or choosing a mate?
- Should the man always make the first move in a relationship?
- Waiting for sex is difficult, but your web page got me to hold on to my purity.
- We have strong feelings for each other, but how do we know if we are made for each other?
- We keep going over our boundaries. How do we prevent pre-marital sex in college?
- We're thinking about getting married, so how do I get him to be honest with himself?
- Will I be sinning if I have sex with my girlfriend?
- What do you do when you and your girlfriend don't agree about religion?
- What do you think about a woman who smokes pot while pregnant?
- What does a woman do when the Christian men around seem more interested in non-Christian women?
- What does the Bible teach about dating and choosing a life partner?
- What is the difference between courtship and dating?
- What more can I tell my ex-boyfriend to convince him of the truth?
- When is it appropriate to start kissing?
- Where does God promise a husband?
- Where in the Bible can I learn more about dating?
- Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
- Why do boys act as they do?
- Why do I get so angry at my boyfriend all the time?
Deacons
- May a church without elders appoint deacons?
- What is needed in a deacon's wife?
- What qualifications does an elder need that a deacon does not?
Death
- A nurse suggested that I tell a dying Christian that it is alright to pass away. Is that proper?
- Can we talk with those who have died?
- Can you explain all these similar phrases about dying with Christ and dying to sin?
- Could someone who was abusing drugs and died of an overdose be in heaven?
- Did Jesus believe in life after death?
- Did Jesus go to Hell?
- Did you ever study the life of Christ? Then you would not that it's impossible for God to kill.
- Do near death experiences reflect the after life?
- Do people know what is happening on earth after their death?
- Do people physically go to heaven or hell?
- Does the Bible speak of souls sleeping?
- Does the Bible say we will be greeted by our loved ones after death?
- Does the Bible say we will know our loved ones in heaven?
- Doesn't Ecclesiastes 3:19 teach that there is no difference between men and animals?
- How could the thief be with Jesus when he was dead for three days?
- How do I move on after the death of a loved one?
- How many people did Jesus raise from the dead during his earthly ministry?
- I just want to understand, why did this happen?
- Is it okay to pray for my dad or does he hear my prayers?
- Is it proper to have rituals, such as masses, for those who died?
- Is the spirit of man immortal?
- Is there a second chance of salvation after death?
- Is there a set time for someone to die?
- I'm not certain whether my boyfriend went to heaven or hell. How can I know?
- My husband has become distant to me since the death of his daughter. Now he wants out of our marriage. What should I do?
- What happened to Jesus' soul between the time of his death and his resurrection?
- What happens if we sin just before we die?
- What happens to children when they die?
- What happens to you when you die?
- What is death like?
- What is God's view pertaining to cremation?
- What will our spiritual bodies be like?
- When you die, do you go straight to heaven or hell?
- Where did my stillborn child go upon his death?
- Where does the idea come from that at death your spirit goes to heaven to be with Jesus?
- Where is the passage that says dying young spares the person from evil?
- Will our dead bodies be physcially raised on the last day?
- Why did God allow innocents to die on September 11th?
- Why do people have to die?
- Why does Hebrews 9:27 state what it does and yet Elijah and Enoch did not experience physical death?
- Why is it wrong to pray to saints?
- Why is suicide a sin?
Debt
Decisions
- I've liked this girl for a long time, but I can't figure out my feelings as to whether she is the one God wants me to marry.
- Should I go out for college basketball?
- Should we ask for signs like Gideon did?
- What is it that I am missing?
Demons
- Can't demon possession still happen today?
- Do people feel like they lived past lives because of demon possession?
- Do spirits exist?
- Do you know of sources regarding "demon possession" in the Middle Ages?
- "God has revealed to me the names of sexual demons"
- How can I overcome the fear of being possessed by a demon?
- Why are some demons rebuked and others casted out?
Denomination - Baptist
- Are Baptists Christians and where does the Bible speak against creeds?
- In your sermon "Spiritual Worship" you didn't mention all the good done by the Baptist church.
- Is it wrong to purchase items that helps fund a denomination's missionary efforts?
- Must a Baptist be re-baptized even though they say had be baptized for the right purpose?
- My pastor smokes and teaches falsely, and I don't know what to do.
- Should I worship with a group that I think is teaching error in order to teach them the truth?
Denomination - Black Hebrew Israelites
- What do you know about the Black Hebrew Israelites?
- Where have you seen that the Law was done away with?
Denomination - Church of God International
Denomination - Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Mormons, Mormonism
- Can you explain the three glories found in I Corinthians 15:41-43?
- Did Orson Pratt originate the idea that the Bible is unreliable?
- How do I tell my cousin that Mormonism is wrong?
- I think you misunderstood the vision of the tree of life in the Book of Mormon.
- Is the heavy use of the phrase "and it came to pass" a point against the Book of Mormon?
- Isn't the best way to preserve something is to hid it?
- Just because the Book of Mormon contains errors, it doesn't make it doctrinally wrong
- "Mormonism is the restoration of all things"
- "Mormons believe almost everyone will go to heaven."
- Thank you for helping to defend my beliefs against Mormonism
- The Bible mentions other books, doesn't that prove the Bible to be incomplete?
- "The Mormons use the Bible too."
- What do Mormons teach about family relationships?
- Won't a Mormon disagree that their book doesn't teach pre-existence of mortal man?
- "You don't understand, Joseph Smith didn't contradict himself"
Denomination - Church of the Nazarene
- The article "Why I am Not a Nazarene" caused tears to well up in my eyes.
- What does the Nazarene church mean by "properly expressed" in regards to sexual intimacy?
- You think you have the right to judge your fellow man.
- Your rhetoric regarding the Church of the Nazarene is wrong-headed and malicious.
Denomination - Copic Orthodox, Ethiopian Christian Church
Denomination - Emerging Church Movement
Denomination - House of Yahweh
- Did the
apostle Paul keep the laws found in the Torah?
- Is Satan female?
- Should the Father only be addressed as Yahweh and the Son as Yahshua?
- Who is the Queen of Heaven in Jeremiah 7:18?
Denomination - International Church of Christ
Denomination - Jehovah's Witnesses
- Can Christians celebrate birthdays?
- Couldn't Jesus' use of Lord for YHWH be due to later tampering of the text?
- Does the word "forever" in Ecclesiastes 1:4 mean "everlasting?"
- How can I convert my Jehovah's Witnesses wife?
- Is donating blood or organs wrong?
- Is the New World Translation an accurate translation?
- Peter can't be referring to the physical elements being destroyed, can he?
- What are the Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs about the Godhead?
- Why do you say the New World Translation is not a reliable translation?
- Why is YWHW translated LORD?
Denomination - The Local Church, Living Stream Ministry
Denomination - Lutheran
- Any suggestions on how to combat a proposal to ordain homosexuals in the ELCA?
- The article on homosexuality by Abraham Smith was right on!
- What is wrong with Lutheranism?
Denomination - Members Church of God International
Denomination - Messianic Jew, Messianic Judaism
- Can you help me with some arguments from a Messianic Jew?
- Did the apostle Paul keep the laws found in the Torah?
- How are the churches of Christ so similar to our beliefs?
- "Neither Jesus nor Peter ate unclean animals, so if you teach otherwise you are departing from Christianity."
- "The New Testament was written in Hebrew, not Greek!"
- Wasn't Paul a Nicolaitan?
- What was Paul referring to when he talked about endless genealogies?
- Where does the Bible say facial hair is wrong?
Denomination - Old Order Amish
Denomination - Pentacostal, Charismatic
- How do I reach my Pentecostal girlfriend with the truth?
- Must you speak in tongues to have the Holy Spirit?
- My pastor says God told her that I shouldn't marry my fiance. What do I do?
- My wife divorced me after getting involved in a charismatic group. What do I do now?
- What do you think about the Azusa Street Revival?
- What is an unknown tongue?
- What is it that I'm doing, if it is not speaking in tongues?
Denomination - Presbyterian
Denomination - Redeemed Christian Church of God
Denomination - Roman Catholic
- A Roman Catholic priest attempts to defend homosexuality
- An objection to the claim that Catholics worship Mary
- Are the objections to Catholicism without foundation?
- Are you saying that Roman Catholicsm is not legitimate?
- But you did nothing to refute Catholic claims.
- Can you give me information on the difference between Catholics and protestants?
- Can you help me explain why it is not right to call Mary "our heavenly mother?"
- Catholics venerate Mary, they don't worship her
- Could the Roman Catholic's early list of popes be accurate?
- Did Mary's intercession advance the hour Jesus showed he was the Messiah?
- Did the Jesuits develop preterism and futurism?
- Did you hear that the Catholics voted away limbo?
- Do we have to do penance?
- Do you have pictures of the eight symbols of the Holy Spirit?
- Do you know of sources regarding "demon possession" in the Middle Ages?
- Does Ephesians 6:18 teach that saints are to be intercessors between Christians and God?
- Doesn't John 20:23 say that priests can forgive sins?
- Further objections to the idea that Catholics worship Mary
- Have you studied the Bible from an academic point of view as a historical document of several communities making sense of God in their time of crisis?
- How did your Bible come into existence?
- How do I know which church is the one the Lord intended? And what about the Eucharist being the real body and blood?
- How do I talk to my Catholic girlfriend about Catholicism?
- How do you explain that the church is the pillar and ground of the truth?
- How is it that Catholics don't see the wrongful practices in their religion?
- I have my doubts about Catholicism, but where do I go for the truth?
- In the stations of the cross, why is Jesus shown carrying the cross after Simeon carries the cross?
- Is it Ecclesiasticus or Sirach?
- Is it proper to have rituals, such as masses, for those who died?
- Is one of Christianity's flaws that it never theorized power?
- Is the Bible the only source of authority?
- Thank you for the resources on Catholicism.
- The change in food laws was an act of the Roman Catholic church.
- "The Roman Catholic church doesn't evolve, it realigns itself with the past."
- What are some good passages to use to prove that we should not call Catholic priests "father?"
- What are the differences between Catholicism and Christianity in regards to sex, abortion, and stuff?
- What do you know about the "Acts of Paul and Thecla?"
- What do you think about religious art?
- What evidence is there that the Catholic church is not the one true church?
- What is wrong with Catholicism?
- What proof is there that Mary was born without sin?
- When was the earliest Christmas celebration performed?
- Which one are you in The Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden?
- Why did Jesus start Catholicism?
- Why did Catholicism start and when did it happen?
- Why don't Protestants honor Mary as Catholics do?
- Why don't Protestants say the Rosary?
- Why is it wrong to pray to saints?
- Will a person who dies at the same hour as Christ go straight to heaven?
- Will Catholics go to hell?
- Wouldn't it be reasonable for Jesus to appoint a prime minister, thus establishing the papacy?
- "You don't understand the Catholic Church's teachings."
Denomination - Salvation Army
- Aren't your warnings against the Salvation Army going to cause more harm than good?
- Can Christians Help Support the Salvation Army?
- Isn't it better to embrace the Salvation Army as part of God's gift to humanity?
- What is the creed book for the Salvation Army?
Denomination - Seventh Day Adventist
- Did the apostle Paul keep the laws found in the Torah?
- Does the Bible say the church worshiped on Sunday?
- See also: Sabbath Keeping
Denomination - Twelve Tribes: The Commonwealth of Israel
Denomination - Unitarian
Denomination - Wesleyan Church
Denominationalism, Denominations
- Are there Christians in all churches?
- Are there warnings about believing you are the only denomination going to heaven?
- Are you a part of the "Church of Christ" denomination?
- Does a preacher's wife have to attend the same church as her husband?
- Does your church have a statement of faith?
- How can so many studious people end up teaching different doctrines?
- How do you define "church" and "scripture?"
- Is it wrong to purchase items that helps fund a denomination's missionary efforts?
- I'm looking for a "veiling" church. What denomination are you?
- I'm scared that God has made me believe a lie. How can I know His way?
- Jesus only followed Judaism because he was born in it. Doesn't Jesus want his followers to remain in whatever religion they were born into?
- My pastor smokes and teaches falsely, and I don't know what to do.
- Should I attend my girlfriend's church if I think it teaches false doctrine?
- Should I worship with a group that I think is teaching error in order to teach them the truth?
- There are so many religions that I am confused thinking that one is right and another is wrong. What should I do?
- What do you think about reading books by denominational authors?
- What is wrong with the Baptists, Methodists, etc.?
- What type of Christian are you?
- Which Christian denomination is the right one?
- Why are there different denominations?
- Why would the Sadducees bother claiming to be religious?
Depression
- Can I reach heaven with all this negativity in my life?
- How do I move on after the death of a loved one?
- How do you deal with stress?
- I don't know what to do with myself.
- Is it a sin to want to die?
- I'm obsessing over my sinful thoughts. What can I do?
Destruction of Jerusalem
Diet
- Are you saying God condemns vegetarians?
- Can you help me with some arguments from a Messianic Jew?
- Do the Sabbath and dietary laws remain because God doesn't change?
- Does Abel's sacrifice prove meat was eaten before the flood?
- Evidence that meat is acceptable food offends a reader
- How far should a Christian go in making sure meat was properly prepared?
- "I believe Jesus was a vegetarian"
- Is being a vegetarian better than a meat eater?
- Isn't vegetarianism the ideal for man?
- Should Christians avoid unclean foods?
- Since lobsters and crabs are cooked whole, does that violate the law not to eat blood?
- The change in food laws was an act of the Roman Catholic church.
- What did Jesus eat while he was on earth?
Dinosaurs
Disagreements
- If you can have fellowship with people who differ in one area, why can't you have fellowship with those who have kitchens and fellowship halls?
- Should you only teach a subject once to a Christian who disagrees with you?
- What do you think about the divisions among the churches?
Discipline
- Do the elders and preachers constitute the church in decisions?
- Does a husband have the right to spank his wife?
- How do I chasten my teenager for using drugs?
- How do I get more discipline in my life?
- How do we start biblical discipline when our children are already older?
- How do you handle a teenage liar?
- How does a disfellowshiped Christian worship God?
- How will male virtues be passed on without spanking?
- Where is the line drawn between false teachings and matters of conscience?
Divorce
- A question about adultery
- A reader who believes the only reason polygamy is condemned is because the "church" condemns it.
- Are you familiar with Jerry Bassett's teaching on marriage, divorce and remarriage?
- Because I'm committing adultery, does that mean I can't go to heaven?
- Being divorced, how can I help my local congregation?
- Can a divorce person remarry if adultery occurred after the divorce?
- Can a man divorce his wife for not having sex with him?
- Can a person remarry if their spouse commits adultery after the divorce?
- Can adultery be forgiven? Should I tell my spouse?
- Can I divorce my husband who is a drug addict?
- Can I divorce my wife because she sees sex, even in marriage, as sinful?
- Can I remarry even though I also committed adultery?
- Can a person remarry if they divorced for more reasons than just fornication?
- Can you explain the issue of divorce and remarriage more?
- Did I have the right to remarry?
- Do I need to leave my marriage?
- Do I need to remarry my ex-husband?
- Do I need to renew my vows with my current husband since my former husband has died?
- Do spouses who knowingly break their marriage covenant ever realize their error?
- Does a divorce because of forced sex in marriage allow for remarriage?
- Does Christ's law about divorce and remarriage apply to non-Christians?
- Does divorce disqualify a man from being an elder?
- Does fornication include adultery, or are people only looking for another way out of marriage?
- Does it matter who files for the divorce?
- Does my divorce mean I failed as a wife?
- Does rape within a marriage lead to divorce?
- Don't consequences still follow after forgiveness?
- How could my wife say she wants to repair our marriage when she has a court order against me?
- How do I repent of adultery when I don't feel sorry for doing it?
- How do you move on when your husband leaves you for another person?
- I caught my husband committing incest. We are now separated, but I'm being told I owe him sex. I don't plan to return to this man, so do I owe him sex while we are separated?
- I caught my wife being intimate with another man. Can I divorce her?
- I disagree with some at my congregation about divorce and remarriage, so how can I worship with them?
- I divorced my first wife and am married, but my wife says we are not married in God's sight. Is that true?
- I feel so sorry for my ex-husband. Am I responsible for the mess?
- I found out my wife is seeing another man before our divorce is final. Is this enough proof that adultery is involved and I can get remarried?
- I had an affair and divorced my husband. Now I am married again. Is it wrong to stay married to this second man?
- I just found out my husband had an affair eight years ago. Am I free to leave this marriage?
- I was involved in porn and prostitution, but I repented since getting caught. My wife still wants to divorce me. Do I deserve a chance to show I've changed?
- I wonder if Jesus would approve my getting divorced and how do you forgive a husband who is an unrepentant adulterer?
- If a couple in their second marriage have children, can the preacher make them get a divorce?
- If a husband commits adultery after his wife divorces him, can she remarry?
- If a person is in an adulterous relationship, must they leave their partner and children?
- If a person is in an unscriptural marriage, must the person divorce before becoming a Christian?
- If a woman accepts her husband back in desperation, can she later divorce him?
- If, after being divorced, a person found out that his spouse was married to another at an earlier time, is he free to remarry?
- If God makes them one, how can there be divorce for any reason?
- If I committed adultery in my mind, does that mean I can't divorce and remarry?
- If I divorce, do I lose my salvation?
- If one person was forgiven of adultery and his spouse later commits adultery, doesn't it mean neither can remarry?
- If the man I committed adultery with is getting divorced, can I marry him?
- Is divorce still valid for adultery?
- Is divorce a sin?
- Is divorce only acknowledged when it is done for fornication?
- Is it a sin to divorce someone because they were violent?
- Is it a sin to have sex with my ex-husband?
- Is it a sin to sleep with your ex-husband?
- Is it right for my wife to live apart without divorcing me?
- Is looking at pornography fornication?
- Is "Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible" by Jay E. Adams biblically correct?
- Is our relationship adulterous because we both had unscriptural divorces from prior marriages?
- Is phone sex grounds for a divorce?
- Is pornography a just cause for divorce that allows remarriage?
- Is there a time limit on seeking a divorce?
- Isn't divorce a sin? So how can a preacher insist that two people, who had divorced and remarried, to get divorced before they can be baptized?
- Isn't divorce for any reason other than fornication a sin?
- I'm going to divorce my wife even though she doesn't want it. What do you think?
- I'm thinking of divorcing my wife because she is bipolar and a gambler. What do you think?
- Justifying Divorce and Remarriage by Claiming Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are Old Testament Books
- Must a couple, previously married, separate after they are baptized?
- My ex-husband committed adultery, but I didn't try to stop it. Do I need to leave my current husband in hopes of remarrying my ex-husband?
- My husband cheated and I cheated. I lived with a man for years before the divorce was final. We eventually married, but did I have the right to marry again?
- My husband claims he been seeing other women where sexual touching was involved but no intercourse. He thinks it is no big deal. Do I have grounds for a divorce?
- My husband has become distant to me since the death of his daughter. Now he wants out of our marriage. What should I do?
- My husband left his third wife for reasons other than fornication. What do I do?
- My husband left me and I'm not certain if I should divorce him.
- My wife divorced me after getting involved in a charismatic group. What do I do now?
- My wife left me six weeks ago and I am at my wits end.
- Should a husband leave a wife he cannot trust?
- Should a member be disciplined for divorcing his wife?
- Should a wife leave because of sexual assult?
- Should I divorce my husband over something that happened twelve years ago?
- Should I divorce my unfaithful wife?
- Should I divorce my wife?
- Should I divorce to get peace back into my life?
- Should I leave my controlling husband?
- Should I leave this marriage?
- Should I reconcile with my ex-husband who is addicted to marijuana?
- Should I tell my husband about my adultery?
- Should we refuse to study with someone who is in an adulterous marriage?
- The man I am seeing is married. How do I fix this problem?
- Though my husband is divorcing me in order to marry another woman, he is telling everyone that I'm the one who committed adultery. How can I defend myself?
- Was it wrong to leave a marriage when my ex-husband had tried to kill my son and I?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of a broken marriage?
- What can I do? I am new to this country and my husband is seeing another woman.
- What do you think about this divorce situation I ran into in Chile?
- What is meant by not being enslaved to a non-Christian?
- What is the status of a person who married a person who had no right to marry, but later divorced that person?
- What is your stand on marriage, divorce, and remarriage?
- What should I do with my husband who is living in adultery?
- Why did God require the Israelites to leave their non-Jewish spouses?
- Would I still have the right to remarry if I slept with another man before my divorce was final?
Doubts
- I stopped many of my bad habits, but I'm still plagued by doubts. What do I do?
- I'm beginning to doubt my baptism, whether I really understood that I was to die to sin. Should I be rebaptized?
- I'm not certain if we are ready to raise children.
- When does repentance take place?
Dress
- See Clothing
Drinking
- Did Paul sometimes drink wine?
- Doesn't Ephesians 5:18 imply that some use of alcohol is permitted?
- "Thank you for explaining why social drinking is wrong."
- What is wrong with drinking, so long as it is done in moderation?
Drugs
- Because of drugs, I'm hearing voices in my head. Do you know of any herbs which might help?
- Can I divorce my husband who is a drug addict?
- Can you pray for my friend who is on drugs?
- Could someone who was abusing drugs and died of an overdose be in heaven?
- How can I serve God when I am so angry at Him?
- How do I chasten my teenager for using drugs?
- How do I get my boyfriend to be honest with me instead of hiding things like his occasional drug use?
- How do I get my parents to see that they are enabling my sister to be a drug user?
- How do I help a guy who seems down on his luck?
- How do you deal with an addict?
- I'm coming off of drugs, but I had cursed the Holy Spirit, can I ever be forgiven of this?
- I feel so sorry for my ex-husband. Am I responsible for the mess?
- Should a Christian use medicinal drugs that may affect the mind?
- Should anti-depressants be used to help come off of drugs?
- Should I reconcile with my ex-husband who is addicted to marijuana?
- Should I use steroids to give me an edge in making the team?
- What about hearing voices in your head?
- What do you think about a woman who smokes pot while pregnant?
- Which antidepressant is best for the treatment of drug addiction and for dealing with anger?
- Why aren't we teaching about issues regarding how to stay saved -- moral issues like sex, drugs, alcohol, etc.?
- Your explanation of pharmakeia is poor