Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "F"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Fairness
Faith
- Are there more Christians who actually believe the Bible?
- Can a person be a believer and not be saved?
- Can a person with schizoaffective disorder truly have faith?
- Comments on belief in the deity of Christ
- Did Hophni and Phinehas believe in God?
- Did Peter always believe that Jesus was the Christ?
- Did the thief on the cross work when he rebuked the other thief?
- Does belief include anything more than trust?
- Does true faith mean the command to be baptized does not save a person?
- How can I be assured God will forgive me?
- How can I grow my faith in God?
- How can I increase my faith?
- How can I make my parents' faith my own?
- How do you not doubt that God exists?
- How does obedience relate to saving faith?
- How does one know if he has faith in God?
- How is Abraham famous? What did Abraham care about most?
- I keep questioning my beliefs. Does that mean I'm no longer saved?
- Is it too simple to say we are to believe and we will be saved by God's grace?
- Isn't repentance and faith the same thing?
- I'm scared that God has made me believe a lie. How can I know His way?
- I'm still confused as what love is. Is it a feeling, an action, or both?
- Questions about James 2
- Since teaching is a work, then it doesn't save. Right?
- Where do you start to gain faith?
- Where does the Bible say that some believed, but would not follow?
- Whose idea what it to send spies into Canaan?
- Why didn't the Jews believe Jesus?
- Why won't God heal amputees?
Faith Alone, Faith Only
- Aren't there passages which say we are saved by faith?
- Aren't you misinterpreting the Scriptures unless you teach faith alone?
- Do you believe that the only way to heaven is by accepting Jesus as your Savior and not by good deeds or grace?
- Does Romans 4:9-12 indicate that we are saved prior to baptism?
- Doesn't John 3:16 prove that you can be saved without baptism?
- Doesn't Romans 5:1 teach we are saved by faith alone?
- How can faith be combined with works?
- If man must be baptized to be saved, why do so many passages only mention faith?
- Is the Spirit only given to the obedient?
- Is repentance necessary to be saved?
- Is water baptism a work?
- Isn't justification by faith alone?
- Isn't repentance and faith the same thing?
- Questions about James 2
- What about the thief on the cross?
- What must I do to be saved?
Fall of Jerusalem
False Teaching, False Teachers
- A prophet told my fiance not to marry me. What do I do?
- Can personal sins blind a person to the truth?
- Can those teaching institutionalism or liberalism be called brethren?
- Did Jesus tell the Essenes not to eat breakfast?
- Do you know of the baptism of fire?
- Do you think this web site's discussion of sex and the Bible to be accurate?
- Even though there is falsehood in an article, can't you read it to find some truth buried in it?
- Have you heard about Kim Clement?
- Have you heard of the Theophostic Prayer Ministry?
- How can so many studious people end up teaching different doctrines?
- How do Luke 21:16 and Luke 21:18 harmonize?
- How do these mega-churches attract so many people?
- How do you feel about giving non-monetary aid directly to a congregation?
- I was healed but I never benefited from it because my daughter abuses me.
- If a Mormon or a Jehovah's Witness comes to the door, should I shake their hand?
- Is it proper to grieve over someone who is deluded by false teachers?
- Is the book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, by Joseph Murphy, Christian?
- Is there truth behind "The Da Vinci Code"?
- My pastor smokes and teaches falsely, and I don't know what to do.
- Should I be suspicious of Filipino preachers soliciting support?
- Should I tell my daughters about the abuse I suffered in the church they attend?
- Should I worship with a group that I think is teaching error in order to teach them the truth?
- "Spirits surround us at all times."
- The book of Enoch or the Constantine church
- What do you know about Jack Van Impe?
- What do you think about my thesis?
- What does it mean to contend for the faith?
- What does 'Name it and Claim it" mean?
- What to do when a church leader preys on members
- When a church splits, who is right?
- Who are the false prophets among us today?
- Why do so many teach that baptism is unnecessary?
- Why is Hong Kong calling the Bible indecent?
- Will Jesus come again when everyone has heard the gospel?
Family
- A young man wants to attend church but his father is interfering. How do you handle the situation?
- Can a person give his contribution to his unemployed mother instead of to the Lord?
- Can family hurt instead of help?
- Did God intend for Adam to have children before the fall?
- Does honoring your parents include avoiding things they disapprove of at all times?
- How are prayers handled when a woman's husband is not a Christian?
- How do I get my parents to see that they are enabling my sister to be a drug user?
- How do I handle my daughter living with a man?
- How do I help my aunt who has been in a long abusive relationship?
- How do I honor my mother when we aren't getting along?
- How do I honor my parents when I'm constantly fighting with my mother?
- How do I relate with my mother who was withdrawn from years ago?
- How do I stop my family from being influenced by a Mormon?
- How do you handle a controlling father?
- How do you honor an abusive parent?
- How do you honor your widowed stepmother?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- I became a Christian and am improving, but my family is lashing out against me. What do I do?
- I didn't handle an argument with my brother over the movies he lets my nephew watch. Do you have some advice?
- Is it bad to want to see my parents lose everything so they can learn to lean on God?
- My 28-year-old son is very accusatory. How do I handle the situation?
- My brother embarrassed my non-Christian friend. What should I do?
- My parents are too overbearing. Do I have to obey them even though I'm 18?
- My parent's debt is exhausting all of my savings. What am I to do?
- Should a woman stay home and not work to take care of the children?
- Should I leave my unloving husband?
- Thank you for addressing problems few others are willing to write about.
- What can I do about my teenage son's obsession with diapers and his hiding food in his closet?
- What do you suggest I do when my brothers are bugging me?
- What is a Christian's responsibility to his parents?
- Where does the Bible mention Joseph providing for his father?
- Why attitudes toward spanking are changing
- Will my children go to hell because they turned against me?
Fasting
- How do I get God to make me a slave to righteousness?
- Is it an obligation to fast and make sacrifices to God?
- Should Christians fast?
- What is the significance of fasting for twenty-one days?
- What kind of oil should be used for anointing during fasts?
- Will fasting show God that I want to change?
Fear
- Have you heard of Dr. Leonard Horowitz?
- How can I overcome the fear of being possessed by a demon?
- I don't know what to do with myself.
- My mother thought she was a witch. Could she have harmed someone?
Feasts
Feelings
Fellowship
- Are you in fellowship with the authors of the articles on your web site?
- Can a preacher kick members out of a church?
- Can fellowship be denied?
- Can we have meals in the building since eating together is an expression of fellowship?
- Can you explain Hebrews 13:16 in terms of fellowship?
- Can you explain Philippians 3:10?
- How do I keep unity with my congregation that has a different view on divorce and remarriage?
- How do you distinguish between sin and areas for growth?
- I disagree with some at my congregation about divorce and remarriage, so how can I worship with them?
- "I don't think God is against a fellowship that can supply nutrition to visitors."
- Is it wrong to have a job that encourages others to sin?
- Is it wrong to read books about how Satan operates in the world?
- Should you only teach a subject once to a Christian who disagrees with you?
- What about the contribution mentioned in Romans 15:26? Isn't that making fellowship?
- What do you mean by saying fellowship is "a state of being?"
- When do you strive for unity and when do you leave?
- When should I leave a church?
- Where is the line drawn between false teachings and matters of conscience?
- Why are there different denominations?
Feminism
- Should a woman stay home and not work to take care of the children?
- Why is there no female god in the Bible?
Flood
Food
- Was eating blood only wrong because it was associated with idolatry?
- What is gluttony and is all pleasure seeking activities wrong?
[See also Animal Rights and Vegitarianism]
Foreknowledge
- Could you explain "foreknew" and "predestined" to me?
- If Adam and Eve did not sin, would it have been only a matter of time before someone else sinned?
- If God knows everything, then why did Jesus marvel at the centurion's faith?
- Is God bound by time?
- Why was I born if God knew I would fail?
Forever
- See also: Eternal
- Does the word "forever" in Ecclesiastes 1:4 mean "everlasting?"
- How can the Old Covenant be everlasting and yet come to an end?
Forgiveness
- Am I doomed to hell? Is it a sin to be gay?
- Can a murderer be forgiven by God and still go to heaven?
- Can a young couple make a covenant even though their parent won't allow them to marry?
- Can adultery be forgiven? Should I tell my spouse?
- Can anyone be forgiven?
- Can suicide be forgiven?
- Can you be forgiven after blaspheming?
- Could a murderer of innocent children go to heaven?
- Do we have to do penance?
- Do you think God will still love me and forgive me though we committed fornication five times?
- Does God forgive Christians that commit fornication and sexual immorality?
- Does sin require a public confession before a congregation?
- Does the person with more sins love God greater?
- Doesn't John 20:23 say that priests can forgive sins?
- How can I be assured God will forgive me?
- How can I feel forgiven?
- How can I stop being so judgmental against my sisters who had abortions?
- How do I cleanse my soul and forgive myself?
- How do I get forgiveness for having sex with a prostitute?
- How do you honor an abusive parent?
- I feel so guilty about my past sins. I just can't get them off my mind. Why do I still not feel forgiven? Is forgiveness all about feelings?
- I got a massage and received a happy ending. How do I get rid of this guilt that I feel?
- I have had sex without being married and I'm scared that I will go to hell because of it, what can I do?
- I just can't seem to forgive myself and I don't know what to do.
- I know God has forvgiven me, but I had committed adultery and I can't forgive myself.
- I left the Lord, but now that I returned, will God accept me?
- I made a big mistake and had sex with my girlfriend. Can I be forgiven?
- I made out with minor when I was young, how do I gain God's forgiveness for this?
- If a person isn't baptized, does that mean they've never been forgiven of any sin?
- If I go to confession, will I be completely forgiven of my sexual sins?
- If one person was forgiven of adultery and his spouse later commits adultery, doesn't it mean neither can remarry?
- Is there a distinction between forgiveness and redemption?
- Is there a time limit on seeking
a divorce?
I'm coming off of drugs, but I had cursed the Holy Spirit, can I ever be forgiven of this? - I'm carrying about so much guilt. I hide it from my parents, but am I wrong for doing so?
- I've committed sexual sins, but how do I get past the feeling that I've ruined everything?
- I've been sleeping with my fiance. I know it is wrong, but will God still love me?
- Must each person I sinned against be contacted before I can be forgiven?
- My brother embarrassed my non-Christian friend. What should I do?
- Were sins rolled forward under the Old Law?
- What can be done for a man who continually falls back into sin?
- What should I do about a person who harmed me but hasn't asked for forgiveness?
- Why do I feel like I don't deserve to be cleansed?
- Why didn't the elders rebuke a preacher for teaching that forgiveness is unconditional?
- Why should we forgive?
- Will fasting show God that I want to change?
- Will God forgive me for doing something, knowing it was wrong?
- Will God forgive me for using His Son's name in vain?
- Will God forgive me if I continue to sin?
Fornication
- A prophet told my fiance not to marry me. What do I do?
- Am I restricted to only marrying the boy I first had sex with?
- Boy - girl relationships don't affect studies do they?
- Can a Christian be involved in distributing contraceptives if it will reduce the number of abortions?
- Can a young couple make a covenant even though their parent won't allow them to marry?
- Can a girl get pregnant before her first period?
- Can I get pregnant while having a period?
- Can you get pregnant from oral sex?
- Can you get pregnant from pre-nut?
- Could all the bad things happening to me just be bad karma?
- Could I get pregnant if the condom leaked?
- Could I have gotten her pregnant?
- Could my girlfriend get pregnant from what we did last night?
- 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?
- Does fornication include adultery, or are people only looking for another way out of marriage?
- Does this mean that if you have sex before you're married it's a sin?
- Does God forgive Christians that commit fornication and sexual immorality?
- Does God hate all adulterers and fornicators?
- Don't you realize that there would be no children if people didn't fornicate?
- Even though we sinned, could this be the woman God wants me to marry?
- God won't send someone to hell just for pre-marital sex will He?
- How can I show my brother that it is wrong to sleep with a woman even though you aren't having sex?
- How do I deal with bitterness against the two fathers of my two daughters?
- How do I get girls to have sex with me?
- How do I tell someone they are sinning?
- How do you repent of having sex out of wedlock and a baby is on the way?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- I don't need a piece of paper to say I'm married
- "I don't think the Lord cares very much that I sleep with my boyfriend."
- I feel so guilty about my past sins. I just can't get them off my mind. Why do I still not feel forgiven? Is forgiveness all about feelings?
- I got drunk, visited a prostitute and really messed up my life. What do I do?
- I got a massage and received a happy ending. How do I get rid of this guilt that I feel?
- I had sex out of wedlock, what do I do?
- I have had sex without being married and I'm scared that I will go to hell because of it, what can I do?
- I just can't seem to forgive myself and I don't know what to do.
- I made out with a minor when I was young, how do I gain God's forgiveness for this?
- I made a big mistake and had sex with my girlfriend. Can I be forgiven?
- I married a woman in name only so she could become a citizen of my country. I have a girlfriend and a child by her. How do I fix this mess?
- I think I have a child with a girl, but she doesn't want me in her life. What do I do?
- I wanted you to know your website helped me a lot.
- If a man gets a woman pregnant, must they marry?
- If a person commits fornication before marriage while engaged, does that effect a later marriage?
- If he didn't go all the way, could I still get pregnant?
- If I go to confession, will I be completely forgiven of my sexual sins?
- If two people commit fornication, should they be forced to marry?
- If you take off a condom and put a new one on what are the chances that she will get pregnant?
- Is a woman still a virgin if a man's penis only goes in a little ways?
- Is it realistic to pray that the man I want to be the father of my child had actually gotten me pregnant?
- Is it wrong for a lonely single man to use the services of a prostitute?
- Is it wrong that my boyfriend and I satisfy each other through touching?
- Is it wrong to perform masturbation and petting?
- Is kissing and fondling my boyfriend fornication?
- Is living together before marriage a sin?
- Is looking at pornography fornication?
- Is Matthew 5:28 only limited to lusting after a married woman?
- Is oral sex before marriage ok?
- Is phone sex grounds for a divorce?
- I'm planning to get married and we are already having sex, so can we continue until marriage?
- I've been sleeping with my fiance. I know it is wrong, but will God still love me?
- I've committed sexual sins, but how do I get past the feeling that I've ruined everything?
- My boyfriend doesn't want to get married yet because he'll be dropped from his dad's insurance. What should I do?
- My girlfriend and I mutually masturbated. What is the chance that she is pregnant?
- My girlfriend and I will get married, but we can't afford it right now.
- Our preacher wants us to separate before marrying us. How will this make any difference?
- Should I marry the girl I got pregnant or the girl that I love?
- Should you bleed more after sex?
- Shouldn't you balance your rebukes regarding fornication with love?
- Since I had sex with my girlfriend, does this mean I am married to her?
- Since I had unmarried sex, should I remain single?
- Since I've had sex before, so that mean I joined with those prior girls and I can't marry?
- 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've been living together for five years and don't need a paper to prove our love, but I want to make it right with God. What should I do?
- What are my chances of being pregnant?
- What is wrong with pre-marital sex?
- What is the spiritual impact of online pornography?
- What sexual acts should not be committed before marriage?
- Will I be sinning if I have sex with my girlfriend?
- What can we do to maintain intimacy in the bedroom without sinning since we are not married?
- What do I do about a husband that sinned at a bachelor's party?
- What do you think people did before marriage was invented?
- What more should I do to be worthy of forgiveness? I committed fornication just before my marriage.
- What should our relationship be with our daughter who has just moved in with her boyfriend?
- What to do when a church leader preys on members
- What types of touching is forbidden?
- Where does the Bible specifically say sex outside of marriage is wrong?
- Who do you think you are telling someone the proper order for finding a spouse?
- Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
- Why do you say that sex without being married is a sin?
- Will God forgive me if I continue to sin?
- You're too harsh on public schools
Free Will
- If a person doesn't follow God's specific will for his life, he'll end up in hell. How can you teach otherwise?
- If God gave us free will, why is it Satan can still tempt us?
- What do you think about predestination and free-will?
- What does it mean when people say "God's will be done" or "Lord willing?"
- Why did God put the tree in the garden if He knew man would sin?
Freemasons, Freemasonry, Masons, Masonic Lodges
Friends, Friendship
- How did David and Jonathan show their love for each other?
- How do you make an interesting conversation?
- How do you make friends?
- I don't know what to do with myself.
- Should I be friends with an annoying person?
- Would it be wrong to punch your friend if he agreed to being punched?