Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "L"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Language
- Can a married couple talk dirty during sex?
- Is all sarcasm sin?
- What are the definitions of "foolish talk" and "coarse jesting?"
- What was the original language?
Lasciviousness
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How does adultery start?
- Is it okay for boys and girls to swim together?
- What does lasciviousness mean?
- What is the spiritual impact of online pornography?
- What sexual acts should not be committed before marriage?
- What to do when a church leader preys on members
- When is it appropriate to start kissing?
Law
- Abraham wasn't baptized, so why should we need it?
- Could you explain why Leviticus 27:29 says a person set apart had to be put to death?
- Did people really do an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth to people?
- Did the apostle Paul keep the laws found in the Torah?
- Did the Levitical priesthood replace the priesthood of Melchizedek?
- Did the Old Law not end until the destruction of Jerusalem?
- Do Jews and Christians both follow the teachings of the Old Testament?
- Does a change in the Law mean God changes His mind a lot?
- Does Christ's law about divorce and remarriage apply to non-Christians?
- Does God put more weight on moral law and less on ceremonial law?
- Does the concept of right and wrong come from the nature of God?
- How can I follow God when He is so strict?
- How can Jesus say the new covenant is not his but the Lord's? Aren't they the same?
- How can the Law of Moses no longer be in effect when God doesn't change?
- How can the new covenant be different from the old if there are so many similarities?
- How can there be no condemnation if Christians can sin?
- How could there be sin before Moses when there was no law?
- How important is the Sabbath day?
- "I learned some life lessons from the lesson 'Why did Uzzah have to Die?' Thank you."
- I noticed the more good I do, the more I am tempted. How do I deal with this?
- If Adam and Eve did not sin, would it have been only a matter of time before someone else sinned?
- If God condemned something in the past does that mean the law remains?
- If it was taught that the Old Covenant was abolished, why was the conference in Jerusalem necessary?
- If Paul taught against the Sabbath then why couldn't the Jews convict Paul of blasphemy?
- Is driving over the speed limit sinful?
- Is it by grace or by law?
- Is it correct that before the Gospel, the Gentiles were still under the Patriarchal law?
- Is the covenant different from the Law?
- Is Talmudism different from Zionism?
- Questions about James 2
- Since children are no longer stoned for disobedience, homosexuality can't be called wrong either?
- Was a woman forced to marry her rapist?
- Why is there a conflict between Acts 7:15-16 and Genesis 50:13?
- Was the Law of Moses in effect while Melchizedek lived?
- Were only the sacrificial ordinance abolished from the Law?
- Will Jews be judged under the law or the new covenant?
- What commandments of Jesus are we to keep?
- What constitutes a witness in the Bible?
- What is the law in Romans 7?
- What passages of the Bible are connected to the laws of our government?
- What was the flaw in the Old Covenant?
- When Christ spoke, "It is finished" and died on that cross, at that moment is when the New Covenant took place?
- Where do I find a list of God's laws in the Bible?
- Why can't we be free like the wind?
- Why did God put the tree in the garden if He knew man would sin?
- Why did God put the forbidden tree in the garden?
- Why does Law exist?
- Why is Romans 5:13 in parenthesis in the King James Version?
- Why is it so bad to disobey God?
- Why was stoning used as a execution method?
- Why were the Israelites not to use diverse weights?
- Why were the sexual laws not applied equally between men and women in the Old Testament?
- Why were women valued less than men in the Old Testament?
Laziness
- I keep messing up with lust and laziness. What can I do?
- Is there a passage similar to "an idle mind is the devil's workplace?"
- My nine year old is lazy and nothing seems to work.
- What does "an idle mind is the devil's workshop" mean?
Learning
- I just can't seem to keep God's teachings in my mind.
- Is it a sin to change what I believe?
- It is a horror when one ceases to allow the Bible to judge him and instead judges the Bible.
Levites
Lewdness
- Are the sexual things we do sinful if we plan on marrying?
- Could I have gotten my girlfriend pregnant when my penis touched her vagina?
- Have I sinned sexually by grinding with my boyfriend? Should I stop wearing my purity ring?
- I haven't been living the life of a Christian and now I don't know if Jesus will accept me back.
- I was removed from leadership because I behaved badly with my boyfriend.
- I've been involved in acts of lewdness with a married man while leading a church. What do I do?
- My fiance and I engaged in foreplay. How do we answer the church if we are asked, knowing this will mean we cannot be wed in the church?
- My girlfriend has been raped in the past and every time we get intimate, her fears come back. I don't know what to do.
- Things have been going further than they should. I don't know how to put a stop to them.
- We started to have sex, but didn't complete it. How do we go back to purity in our relationship?
- We've been involved in lewd behavior in the past, which we know is wrong. So how do we stop?
- While we haven't had sex, we've been sexually involved with each other. How do we stop?
Liberalism
- Are you "anti" or "liberal"?
- Can the church pay for things pertaining to the upkeep of the church building?
- Can those teaching institutionalism or liberalism be called brethren?
- Can't the building be used for things other than worship?
- Have you been able to convert people from the liberal churches?
- Isn't a kitchen just a way to reach people with the gospel?
- Isn't the use of "conservative," "non-institutional," or "mainstream" to describe churches wrong?
- My congregation is becoming more unscriptural. Should I find another one?
- Questions about the use of funds given to the church
- Since the church isn't the building, you can't make rules about how the building is used.
- What do you think about the divisions among the churches?
- What do you think about the World Bible School?
- What is this business about "anti," "liberal," and "sound?"
- Why are there all these new practices in the church?
- Why do churches seem to pick and choose what they practice?
- Would it be wrong to use the church's property for a garden?
Licentiousness
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How does adultery start?
- Is it okay for boys and girls to swim together?
- What does lasciviousness mean?
- What sexual acts should not be committed before marriage?
- What to do when a church leader preys on members
- When is it appropriate to start kissing?
Life
- Am I cursed by God?
- How do I find meaning to life?
- I don't know how to plan my life. Can you help me?
- Is the point of life seeing the fruit of your labors?
- Why is life unfair?
Life in Bible Times, Lifestyle
Limited Atonement
- Did Jesus die only for the saved?
- What is prevenient grace?
- Why does Thayer say that "world" can mean "believers only?"
- See also Calvinism
Listening
Lord's Supper
- Acts 20:7 doesn't speak of worship, does it?
- Are there passages that refer to THE Lord's Supper?
- Can fermented grape juice (wine) be used in the Lord's Supper?
- Can non-believers and children partake of the Lord's Supper?
- Can the Lord's Supper be taken to a shut-in?
- Could you give a sample prayer for the Lord's Supper?
- Didn't the Christians in Troas worship on the Sabbath?
- Do passages proving the authority of the Lord's Supper have to be read before partaking of it?
- Do you believe it scriptural to offer the Lord's Supper at an evening service in a separate room from the remainder of the congregation after the invitation but before a closing prayer?
- Does Acts 20:7 refer to a common meal?
- Does Matthew 26:29 mean that we shouldn't take communion?
- Does the Bible say the church worshiped on Sunday?
- How can people with different views on the second serving of the Lord's Supper worship together?
- 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 you justify using Acts 20:7 as binding the day but not the place?
- How do we know that the Lord's Supper wasn't taken once a year in Troas?
- "I don't think God is against a fellowship that can supply nutrition to visitors."
- Is it acceptable to take the Lord's Supper at the evening service?
- Isn't the word "day" added to Acts 20:7?
- Must we confess our sins before eating the Lord's Supper?
- Should children be allowed to eat the leftovers from the Lord's Supper?
- Should Christians sing during the Lord's Supper?
- Should I partake of the Lord's Supper if I can't focus on Jesus' death?
- Should it be called communion or Lord's Supper?
- Should leavened or unleavened bread be used in the Lord's Supper?
- Should married couples abstain from sex before partaking of the Lord's Supper?
- Should non-Christians participate in the Lord's Supper?
- Should the Lord's Supper be served with one cup?
- Should the Lord's Supper be only taken at night?
- Should the Lord's Supper be passed forward from the back?
- Shouldn't the Lord's Supper only use one cup?
- Since they met at night in Acts 20:7ff, does that mean Christians today should only meet at night?
- Wasn't wine used during the Lord's Supper?
- What did Jesus mean by "eat my flesh and drink my blood?"
- What do you think about my statement of belief regarding the Lord's Supper?
- What do you think about offering wafers with the communion bread?
- What do you think about partaking of the Lord's Supper after a dinner?
- What is a "love feast?"
- Who can give communion?
- Who is the host for the Lord's Supper?
- Why is grape juice a part of the Lord's Supper?
- Why must the Lord's Supper be taken every week?
- Why shouldn't the Lord's Supper be served again for late comers?
Love
- Am I being unloving toward a sister in Christ?
- Are same sex relationships wrong if they are non-sexual?
- Can two homosexuals truly love each other?
- Can you marry for reasons other than love?
- Could you explain what is true love?
- Did I love him too much?
- Does a husband need to love his wife more than anyone on earth?
- Does an old lover reappear as a man's daughter?
- Does Christian love demand a willingness to lay down your life for a friend?
- Does love mean you miss people when they are not there?
- Does the idea that there is no fear in love apply to all loving relationships?
- How can I love God when I fear Hell?
- How did David and Jonathan show their love for each other?
- How do I defend against Satan?
- How do I get a love for God?
- How do I get over loving a boy who doesn't love me?
- How do I get past the fact that my girlfriend is not a virgin, but I am?
- How do I know I am loving my brethren?
- How do you love people who are being mean to you?
- How do you stop loving a boyfriend or girlfriend?
- How were the Thessalonians taught by God to love one another?
- I found a good man, but the chemistry isn't there. Should I be concerned?
- I somehow lost my love.
- If you are to love your enemies, why did David kill Goliath?
- Is looking at another person and noting they are beautiful a form of lust?
- Is married love different from Christian love?
- Is romantic love a duty or an emotional thing?
- Is same gender love wrong?
- Is this girl the answer to my prayers?
- I'm still confused as what love is. Is it a feeling, an action, or both?
- My boyfriend and I keep breaking up because of sexual sins. Should I move on or try to make this work?
- Should we separate a man from his deeds, hating his sins while loving his soul?
- Thank you for your lesson on the greatest commandment.
- We're thinking about getting married, so how do I get him to be honest with himself?
- What does it mean that we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren?
- What is God doing for me now to prove His love?
- What should a wife do if she feels unloved?
- When is it appropriate to start kissing?
- When we love God, how do you define love?
- Why is my husband so uncaring?
Luck
Lust
- Am I committing adultery by looking?
- Are same sex relationships wrong if they are non-sexual?
- Could you explain more about fornication, lust, and desire?
- Did my girlfriend and I sin by trying foreplay even though we will be married next year?
- Does Matthew 5:28 apply to other sins?
- Does Matthew 5:28 only apply to lusting after a married woman?
- How can it be said that homosexuals and lesbians practicing sexual touching such as hand jobs is sinful?
- How can looking at pornography be adultery, especially since I'm not married?
- How do we distinguish between attraction and lust?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How does adultery start?
- How do I gain control over my sexual desire?
- How do I keep temptation at bay just before my wedding?
- How do I overcome my attraction to men?
- I came close to having sex with a coworker. What do I do about the thoughts regarding what I almost did?
- "I don't think lust necessarily leads to sexual sin."
- I have committed so many sexual sins, especially lust. How do I get forgiveness?
- I keep getting strong urges to cut myself. I know it is wrong, but am I lusting for what is wrong?
- I keep messing up with lust and laziness. What can I do?
- I know what I ought to do, but I keep slipping.
- I think I committed the sin of lust. What do I do?
- Is foreplay wrong if it doesn't lead to sex?
- Is it proper to talk about details of sex with your intended before marriage?
- Is it a sin to lust after your own wife or husband?
- Is it okay for boys and girls to swim together?
- Is it wrong to fantasize about sex with your future wife?
- Is it wrong to talk about sexual things before we are married?
- Is looking at another person and noting they are beautiful a form of lust?
- Is looking at photographs of partially clad women sinful?
- Is Matthew 5:28 only limited to lusting after a married woman?
- Is phone sex with your fiance a sin?
- Is sin causing God to be sad because we turned away from Jesus?
- I'm trying to learn new habits, but am I going about it the right way?
- I've committed to God to stop lusting, but I'm tempted daily.
- I've vowed to be celibate until I get married, but I masturbate in front of my girlfriend. Is this wrong?
- My girlfriend and I masturbated together over Skype. Have I ruined everything?
- What do I do about a husband who sinned at a bachelor's party?
- What if a man feels he cannot wait to have sex?
- What is the difference between temptation and lust?
- What sexual acts should not be committed before marriage?
- What to do when a church leader preys on members
- When is it appropriate to start kissing?
- Where does the Bible say it is wrong to have sexual fantasies?
- Which book can I commit to memory to overcome sexual lusts?
- Why doesn't going back to church remove lust from my mind?
- Your answer regarding struggling against "fooling around" was just what I needed to know.
Lying
- Can there be such a thing as a good lie?
- Doesn't Rahab's example prove that lying is acceptable in some situations?
- How can I get to heaven if I've told a lie?
- How can I make my 17 year old daughter understand lying makes me distrust her?
- 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 child to be honest with me?
- How do I spank my three boys?
- How do you handle a teenage liar?
- I didn't want to start the year with lies so I told my husband about my past affair. How can I save my marriage?
- I feel guilty that I didn't tell my boyfriend that a year ago I kissed my ex-boyfriend.
- I feel obsessed to correct any inaccuracies in what I say. Is this a problem?
- I lied to my girlfriend about being a virgin and it has been bothering me. What do I do?
- I lied to my girlfriend, telling her I was a virgin when I am not. What should I do?
- 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 told my fiance the truth and he left me. Now what do I do?
- If a person says "If I'm lying, may I go to hell" and then lies, will God forgive them if they repent?
- If God told Satan to lie, then isn't it OK for us to lie?
- If I don't tell my wife I sinned, isn't that lying?
- If you say one thing in a joking manner, but then do the opposite, is it still a lie just because the other person missed the joke?
- If you tell a lie to someone you barely know, will you go to hell?
- Is all lying bad?
- Is changing your mind a sin?
- Is it a lie to friend someone on Facebook that you don't know?
- Is it acceptable to lie about being in a communist country to teach the gospel?
- Is it wrong to leave out some of my employment history on a resume?
- My fiance and I engaged in foreplay. How do we answer the church if we are asked, knowing this will mean we cannot be wed in the church?
- My friend is planning to commit fraud. What should I do?
- My wife asked me if I thought about cheating on her. I didn't handle it well. What should I do?
- Should I give up my job because I cheated some in college?
- Should I go ahead and spank my son?
- Should I lie for my daughter?
- "These are not lies!"
- 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?
- What are the biblical consequences to lying?
- What do I do with a 20-year-old who continues to lie?
- What does God do if you make a deal with Him and don't keep it?
- What happens if you swear to tell the truth, but you don't?
- What happens when you lie?
- What happens when you swear not to do something, but you do it anyway?
- Who are those who love and practice a lie?
- What was the first lie told in the Bible?
- Why were the Israelites not to use diverse weights?
- Would God be pleased with my example to my children?
