Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "S"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Sabbath Day
- Acts 20:7 doesn't speak of worship, does it?
- Aren't there more examples of Paul preaching on the Sabbath than on the first day of the week?
- Can you help me with some arguments from a Messianic Jew?
- Didn't the Christians in Troas worship on the Sabbath?
- Do all churches of Christ teach that the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross?
- Do the Sabbath and dietary laws remain because God doesn't change?
- Does "remember the Sabbath" imply prior observance?
- Doesn't Isaiah 56:6-8 prove that God wanted non-Jews to keep the Sabbath?
- Doesn't the observance of the Sabbath predate Israel?
- How can the Sabbath be moved when Christ said he did not come to destroy the law?
- How did Sabbath day worship get turned into Sunday worship?
- How important is the Sabbath day?
- I disagree with your stances on the Sabbath and on masturbation.
- If God doesn't change, then why not follow both testaments?
- If we are to keep all the commandments, shouldn't this include Exodus 20?
- Is sex on the Sabbath a sin?
- Is Sunday the only day of worship or can we worship God any day?
- Isn't remembering the Sabbath a perpetual moral duty?
- Shouldn't Saturday be the Lord's Day?
- Since Christians are spiritual Israel, shouldn't they be following the Ten Commandments?
- Since Jesus said to keep the commandments, shouldn't we keep the Sabbath?
- The Sabbath is mentioned more than the first day of the week, so isn't that the day we should worship?
- Wasn't it just the special Sabbaths which were done way with in the New Testament?
- Wasn't Paul's command to collect on the first day of the week just a coincidence?
- Were the Colossians being told not to worry about being condemned for keeping the Sabbath?
- What is the Christian's Sabbath?
- Which day is the Sabbath?
- Why did you use non-biblical sources in your answer on the Sabbath?
- Why do Christians worship on Sunday instead of Saturday?
- Why does Hebrews 4:9 speak of the Sabbath rest remaining if the Sabbath observance is no longer required?
- Why don't you keep Pentecost?
- "You can't be saved unless you become an Israelite"
- You only worship on Sunday because Constantine changed the day of worship
Sacrifice
- Has anyone compiled a list of how much the Israelites were to give?
- How could Samuel offer a burnt offering when he was not a Levite?
- Were only priests allowed to offer sacrifices?
- Were sins rolled forward under the Old Law?
- Were the offerings in Numbers 28 and 29 individual or national offerings?
- What is meant by "first fruits"?
Saints
Salvation
- A refusal to accept that salvation came to Cornelius at baptism
- A rejection that Cornelius was lost
- Abraham wasn't baptized, so why should we need it?
- Are we judged based on justification or based on sanctification?
- Are you born again?
- Can a man be saved without baptism?
- Can a murderer be forgiven by God and still go to heaven?
- Can a person be a believer and not be saved?
- Can a person live a completely sinless life and enter Heaven without Jesus?
- Can anyone be forgiven?
- Can anyone be saved who wants to be saved?
- Can I lose my way to heaven?
- Can suicide be forgiven?
- Can the passage about homosexuality in Romans 1 and the one about the Jews and Gentiles in Romans 11 be compared since they both talk about what is natural or contrary to nature?
- Can we bribe God?
- Can you be saved without confessing with your mouth?
- Can you explain all these similar phrases about dying with Christ and dying to sin?
- Can you repent from your sins right before you die and still go to heaven?
- Did Lot's wife go to heaven or hell?
- Do members of the church of Christ believe they are the only ones going to heaven?
- Do you believe that the only way to heaven is by accepting Jesus as your Savior and not by good deeds or grace?
- Does baptism make Jesus' sacrifice insufficient for our salvation?
- Does Mark 16:16 say that someone not baptized is lost?
- Does Matthew 3:11 show that eis can be translated "because of"?
- Does regeneration and being born again mean the same thing?
- Does the term "brother" indicate Saul was saved prior to baptism?
- Doesn't Romans 5:1 teach we are saved by faith alone?
- Don't you know Israel will be saved after the fullness of the Gentiles is reached?
- How can baptism save?
- How can I make sure I'm not doing anything wrong?
- How can one justify being a Christian if he is not baptized?
- How can we be children of God and slaves of God at the same time?
- How could a just God put a man in a place where he is unable to hear about Jesus and then send him to hell?
- How do I get back to God?
- How do you start over?
- How do you teach preteens about salvation?
- How does a person become a new creation?
- How does one know if he has faith in God?
- How were the Patriarchs saved?
- I believe that once we are saved, nothing can cause us to lose our salvation
- I do not believe you can lose your salvation
- 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 have my doubts about Catholicism, but where do I go for the truth?
- I keep questioning my beliefs. Does that mean I'm no longer saved?
- I left the Lord, but now that I returned, will God accept me?
- I stopped many of my bad habits, but I'm still plagued by doubts. What do I do?
- If a person isn't baptized, does that mean they've never been forgiven of any sin?
- If I am not a follower of God, am I an enemy of God?
- If I do all the commandments, when will I do enough?
- If Jesus was crucified to pay for our sins, who was the payment made to?
- If man must be baptized to be saved, why do so many passages only mention faith?
- If someone is born blind and deaf and never is able to hear the gospel or read, will they be lost?
- If you sell yourself to the devil, is this an unforgivable sin?
- In whose name are we to be baptized?
- Is a saved person still saved after stumbling?
- Is free will and predetermined destiny contradictory?
- Is it too simple to say we are to believe and we will be saved by God's grace?
- Is repentance all I need to do to be saved?
- Is repentance necessary to be saved?
- Is the Lord's Supper useless if we are saved before partaking of it?
- Is the only sin to be repented of is the sin of murdering Jesus?
- Is the Spirit only given to the obedient?
- Is there a distinction between forgiveness and redemption?
- Is there a second chance of salvation after death?
- Is there no salvation outside the church?
- Is there still hope for me?
- Is water baptism a work?
- Isn't eternal life guaranteed? So how can we talk of hope?
- Isn't justification by faith alone?
- Isn't repentance and faith the same thing?
- I'm beginning to doubt my baptism, whether I really understood that I was to die to sin. Should I be rebaptized?
- Jesus did not say he who is not baptized will be condemned, right?
- Must a couple, previously married, separate after they are baptized?
- Must a woman bear children to be saved?
- Paul was filled with the Spirit before he was baptized, so wasn't he saved before baptism?
- Should we call on Jesus or Jehovah to be saved?
- Since teaching is a work, then it doesn't save. Right?
- "The gospel doesn't judge us, Jesus judges us."
- Was my husband saved at his first or second baptism?
- What about people who spend their whole life following the wrong religion in ignorance?
- What about the American Indians, prior to their contact with Christianity? Could they have been saved?
- What about the thief on the cross?
- What did Jesus mean by "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me"?
- What does it mean to be a child of God?
- What does it mean to "inherit the kingdom of God?"
- What is God's plan of salvation and eternal life?
- What is meant by "nations" in Revelation?
- What is the difference between being born again and being saved?
- What is the difference between being saved and delivered?
- What is the difference between water and the blood of Jesus?
- What must I do to be saved?
- What must I do to go to Heaven when I die?
- What needs to happen if I want to be saved?
- What proof is there that Mary was born without sin?
- When did the concept of eternal life, heaven and hell first get mentioned in the Bible?
- Where does it say that only members of the church of Christ will go to heaven?
- Who initiates grace, God or man?
- Why did God command circumcision?
- Why do I feel like I don't deserve to be cleansed?
- Why follow God's word when we can lean on salvation and be covered for a disobedient life and be forgiven anyway?
- Why would those who never heard the gospel be lost?
- Will fasting show God that I want to change?
- Will God forgive me for doing something, knowing it was wrong?
- Will only black people and Israelites be saved?
- Would an atheist be saved if he did good deeds during his life?
- Would the Gentiles have been saved if the Jews had not rejected Jesus?
- "You can't be saved unless you become an Israelite"
Sanctification
Satan
- Are Christians to rebuke Satan or resist Satan?
- Can Satan hear our internal prayers?
- Can Satan put bad thoughts into your head?
- Can you answer some questions about Satan and Hell?
- Can't demon possession still happen today?
- Do you think Satan's face appeared in smoke of the Twin Towers as they burned?
- Does Satan know our weaknesses?
- How can Satan be bound if he is walking about like a roaring lion?
- How could Satan be a fallen angel when God did not put cherubim in the Garden until after Adam and Eve fell?
- How could Satan be in heaven?
- How does Satan know with what to tempt us?
- "I disagree with the idea that Satan can't put thoughts directly into someone's head."
- If evil comes from within, what difference does it make if there is a devil?
- Is it true that if there were no literal devil, there would have been no need for Christ to appear?
- Is God referred to as Satan?
- Is it wrong to read books about how Satan operates in the world?
- Is Satan female?
- Objections to Satan being referred to as male
- Should we pray for Satan's salvation?
- Since sin comes from our thoughts, does this mean there is no Satan?
- When did the Devil fall?
- Who rules the world, God or Satan?
- Why did Paul say he handed over Hymenaeus and Alexander to Satan?
- Why do people call Satan a fallen angel?
- Why is Jesus said to be of Nazareth if he was born in Bethlehem and who was the serpent in the Garden?
- Why was the serpent cursed?
School
Science
- Did dinosaurs really exist?
- Does the Bible teach that the sun rotates around the earth?
- How do you answer a teacher who claims religion is not based on evidence?
- How old is the world?
- Is quantum physics Christian?
- Was there a world before Genesis?
- Was there only one continent before the Flood?
Second Coming of Jesus Christ
- Are the new heaven and new earth been already made or will it be created in the future?
- Can people receive Christ after the Rapture?
- Could you explain Matthew 24:30?
- Doesn't Ezekiel 37 speak of the restoration of Israel before Jesus' return?
- How can Jesus be coming quickly when it has been 2,000 years?
- How do I explain the second coming?
- Is the end of time drawing near?
- Is the recent major earthquake in Indonesia an indication that Jesus is about to return?
- Peter can't be referring to the physical elements being destroyed, can he?
- Since Jesus returns with the saints, doesn't this mean there will be a rapture first?
- What does the Bible say about the Rapture?
- What does "end of the age" refer to?
- When Christ returns, will he unite the denominations into one body?
- When Jesus comes again, who will be raised?
- Where does the Bible say doctors won't know what they are healing?
- Will Jesus come again when everyone has heard the gospel?
- Will the earth be destroyed?
Self-Defense
- Can a Christian defend himself and others with deadly force, if necessary?
- Does God condemn pedophilia, rape, or self-defense?
Self-Esteem
Sexual Relations
- A question about adultery
- A thank you for publishing material on sexual purity
- Am I no longer a virgin if my boyfriend touched certain areas?
- Am I not getting pregnant because God isn't ready for me to be a mother yet?
- Any ideas what is wrong with me?
- Are girl - girl relationships condemned?
- Are same sex relationships wrong if they are non-sexual?
- Are there dangers to masturbating?
- Are you still a virgin after anal sex?
- Boy - girl relationships don't affect studies do they?
- Can a girl get pregnant before her first period?
- Can a man divorce his wife for not having sex with him?
- Can a short hand job make you pregnant?
- Can a woman give birth to her firstborn and remain a virgin?
- Can Christians practice birth control?
- Can I divorce my wife because she sees sex, even in marriage, as sinful?
- Can I have someone I know who is struggling with masturbation and guilt contact you?
- Could I get pregnant if the condom leaked?
- Can I get pregnant while having a period?
- Can you get an STD from anal sex without a condom?
- Can you get pregnant from oral sex?
- Can you get pregnant from pre-nut?
- Can't a wife abstain from sex for a few days?
- Could I get pregnant from spilled semen?
- Could I have gotten her pregnant?
- Could my girlfriend get pregnant from what we did last night?
- Cunnilingus is injurious to health!
- Did Abraham visit prostitutes?
- Did I commit a deadly sin by having sex with my girlfriend, even though I know I'm going to marry her?
- Did my girlfriend and I sin by trying foreplay even though we will be married next year?
- Do women have menstrual pains because of Eve's sin?
- Do you think this web site's discussion of sex and the Bible to be accurate?
- Does a marriage begin when it is consummated?
- Does God forgive Christians that commit fornication and sexual immorality?
- Does God hate all adulterers and fornicators?
- Does pornography change a person?
- Does smoking menthol cigarettes cause erectile dysfunction?
- God won't send someone to hell just for pre-marital sex will He?
- How can I be assured God will forgive me?
- How can I show my brother that it is wrong to sleep with a woman even though you aren't having sex?
- How can past sexual abuses be dealt with today?
- How can Solomon say that multiple sexual partners is bad when he had hundreds of wives?
- How could a good God allow sex to exist in the world?
- How do I get forgiveness for having sex with a prostitute?
- How do I get girls to have sex with me?
- How do I handle my daughter living with a man?
- How do I have sex on my wedding night?
- How do I help a male escort out of his sinful lifestyle?
- How do I help a young man going down the wrong path?
- How do we distinguish between attraction and lust?
- How do we handle sexual intimacy when my husband has diabetes?
- How do you avoid sexual immorality?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How do you punish a boy caught masturbating?
- How do you repent of having sex out of wedlock and a baby is on the way?
- How should sexual immorality be addressed to the elderly?
- "I already made the decision to wait until marriage to have sex, but your article made it seem even more sensible to wait."
- I attempted to spank my step-son, but I think I mishandled it. What should I have done?
- I believe some people are born with homosexual tendencies.
- I don't need a piece of paper to say I'm married
- "I don't think lust necessarily leads to sexual sin."
- "I don't think the Lord cares very much that I sleep with my boyfriend."
- I had sex out of wedlock, what do I do?
- I have a desire for sex and a fear of it at the same time. How do I handle it?
- 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 laugh at your excuses that marriage is important in reference to the prevention of a sexually transmitted disease."
- I made out with a minor when I was young, how do I gain God's forgiveness for this?
- I need help handling teenage dress and language problems
- 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 I sexually sinned when I was single, will I do the same when I am married?
- 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?
- If you take off a condom and put a new one on what are the chances that she will get pregnant?
- Is a hand job a sin if you love her and it doesn't lead to sex?
- Is a woman still a virgin if a man's penis only goes in a little ways?
- Is a woman who was raped still a virgin?
- Is anal or oral sex between a married couple a sin?
- Is foreplay wrong if it doesn't lead to sex?
- Is having sex while a woman is having her period a sin?
- Is it a sin to enjoy getting aroused from what I wear?
- Is it a sin to have a baby out of wedlock?
- Is it a sin to have sex with my ex-husband?
- Is it a sin to sleep with your ex-husband?
- Is it normal for a young child to connect their privates parts to the idea of sex?
- Is it okay for boys and girls to swim together?
- Is it rape when a husband is influenced by alcohol, drugs, or pornography?
- Is it wrong for a married couple to record themselves having sex?
- 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 living with your fiance all right if you seriously intend to get married?
- Is looking at pornography fornication?
- Is masturbating wrong for women?
- Is masturbation a sin when it is not accompanied by pornography or sinful thoughts?
- Is masturbation sinful or not?
- Is masturbation unacceptable?
- Is oral sex before marriage ok?
- Is reading sexually explicit romance novels wrong?
- Is rough sex a bad thing?
- Is same gender love wrong?
- Is seeing or touching private areas a sin?
- Is sex on the Sabbath a sin?
- Is shaving pubic hair wrong?
- Is viewing pornography wrong when you are married?
- Isn't spanking sexually stimulating to most people?
- I'm addicted to pornography and masturbation. How do I stop?
- I'm planning to get married and we are already having sex, so can we continue until marriage?
- 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 been sleeping with my fiance. I know it is wrong, but will God still love me?
- I've stopped having sex with my girlfriend, but now my parents are trying to force us to break up. What do I do?
- "Mixing Scriptures with lectures about sex is ridiculous."
- Must a man and woman face each other during sex?
- My boyfriend and I plan to get married so is oral sex wrong in our situation?
- 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 fiance and I have been trying to have a baby for a month. Is something wrong?
- My girlfriend and I mutually masturbated. What is the chance that she is pregnant?
- My girlfriend wants me in her bed, but I know it is wrong. What do I do?
- My sexual relationship with my husband is awful, how do I fix the problem?
- My wife has lost interest in sex. What do I do?
- My wife no longer has a desire for sex. What do I do?
- Should a wife leave because of sexual assault?
- Should a woman deny her husband sex?
- Should I marry the girl I got pregnant or the girl that I love?
- Should I tell my husband about my adultery?
- Should you bleed more after sex?
- Since a sin offering was required, is masturbation a sin?
- Since I had sex with my girlfriend, does this mean I am married to her?
- Since I had unmarried sex, should I remain single?
- The idea that a husband cannot rape his wife is a gross misrepresentation of what the Bible says.
- The man I am seeing is married. How do I fix this problem?
- Waiting for sex is difficult, but your web page got me to hold on to my purity.
- 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?
- What about the child born from an incestuous relation?
- What are my chances of being pregnant?
- What are the differences between Catholicism and Christianity in regards to sex, abortion, and stuff?
- 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 does the Bible say about having a fetish?
- What does the Nazarene church mean by "properly expressed" in regards to sexual intimacy?
- What happens spiritually when a husband and wife have a sexual relationship?
- What if a man feels he cannot wait to have sex?
- What is pornography's draw?
- What is the spiritual impact of online pornography?
- What is wrong with pre-marital sex?
- What kinds of homosexuality does the Bible mention?
- What more should I do to be worthy of forgiveness? I committed fornication just before my marriage.
- What sexual acts should not be committed before marriage?
- What should a teenager do to guard against pride?
- What to do when a church leader preys on members
- When is it appropriate to start kissing?
- When was the spousal rape law passed?
- Where does the Bible say homosexuality is a sin?
- Where does the Bible specifically say sex outside of marriage is wrong?
- Where does the Bible talk about the unmarried living together?
- Which book can I commit to memory to overcome sexual lusts?
- Will I be sinning if I have sex with my girlfriend?
- Will masturbating when single cause harm later when married?
- Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
- Why aren't we teaching about issues regarding how to stay saved -- moral issues like sex, drugs, alcohol, etc.?
- Why can't I get pregnant by my boyfriend?
- Why do you say that sex without being married is a sin?
- Why is sex a sin?
- Why isn't more time spent on spreading the golden rule?
- Why was proof required of virginity in the Old Testament?
- Would I still have the right to remarry if I slept with another man before my divorce was final?
- Would masturbation be unacceptable between a husband and wife as a part of sexual intercourse?
- You don't know what rape is.
- You should stop bullying people about sexual sins.
- "Your site has help me understand God's intention for sex."
- You're too harsh on public schools
Sin
- Am I loving God and giving Him glory?
- Are all sins equal? Is no sin greater or worse than another sin?
- Are we sinning whenever we don't think about God?
- At what age is a person accountable?
- Can a murderer be forgiven by God and still go to heaven?
- Can a woman wearing a covering work in a store selling alcohol?
- Can anyone be saved who wants to be saved?
- Can fellowship be denied?
- Can I have someone I know who is struggling with masturbation and guilt contact you?
- Can I tell you a bit about my past?
- Can Satan put bad thoughts into your head?
- Can small children commit morally wrong acts?
- Can you be forgiven after blaspheming?
- Can you explain what it means that the sins of the fathers are put on the children?
- Can you repent from your sins right before you die and still go to heaven?
- Can you sin after receiving the Holy Spirit?
- Could a murderer of innocent children go to heaven?
- Could someone who was abusing drugs and died of an overdose be in heaven?
- Could you clarify why you say we don't inherit Adam's sin?
- Did God approve of concubines?
- Do we inherit sin, but do not inherit the punishment?
- Does God hate all adulterers and fornicators?
- Does Satan know our weaknesses?
- Does the person with more sins love God greater?
- Doesn't Matthew 5:27-28 only apply to married people?
- Don't you realize that there would be no children if people didn't fornicate?
- Doubts about possibly blaspheming the Holy Spirit
- "God has revealed to me the names of sexual demons"
- God won't send someone to hell just for pre-marital sex will He?
- How can I be certain I doing what is right?
- How can I follow God when He is so strict?
- How can past sexual abuses be dealt with today?
- How do I get forgiveness for having sex with a prostitute?
- How do I get God to make me a slave to righteousness?
- How do I stop repeating sins?
- How do you handle a teenage liar?
- How do you avoid sexual immorality?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How does adultery start?
- How does your church define sin?
- I believe some people are born with homosexual tendencies.
- I feel so stupid. I just told a child that looking at pornography was a sin and then the next evening did it myself. Can you give me some advice?
- I stole money from my aunt. Should I ask for a spanking?
- If God knew man would sin, why did He create the world?
- If evil comes from within, what difference does it make if there is a devil?
- If I sexually sinned when I was single, will I do the same when I am married?
- If there is a God, why does evil exist?
- If you sell yourself to the devil, is this an unforgivable sin?
- If your sin is also a crime, should you turn yourself in when you repent?
- Is anal or oral sex between a married couple a sin?
- Is it a sin to have a baby out of wedlock?
- Is it okay for boys and girls to swim together?
- Is it possible for a person to blaspheme today?
- Is it sinful to download movies or songs from the Internet?
- 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?
- Is living together, but not sleeping together, a sin?
- Is masturbation a sin when it is not accompanied by pornography or sinful thoughts?
- Is masturbation unacceptable?
- Is oral sex between a married couple a sin?
- Is reading sexually explicit romance novels wrong?
- Is same gender love wrong?
- Is sin causing God to be sad because we turned away from Jesus?
- Is thinking about sin a sin?
- Isn't the one and only unpardonable sin the denial of Christ?
- Isn't there at least one sin worse than other sins?
- I'm obsessing over my sinful thoughts. What can I do?
- I've had sex. I don't believe in God. So you probably hate me, but that's a sin too.
- Questions about James 3
- Should I tell my husband about my adultery?
- Should we separate a man from his deeds, hating his sins while loving his soul?
- Since sin comes from our thoughts, does this mean there is no Satan?
- There's too much to learn. How can you not sin?
- Wasn't Judas' problem betrayal and not suicide?
- Were Adam and Eve bound to sin?
- What advantage is there to being religious?
- What are the biblical consequences to lying?
- What are the consequences of sin?
- What can be done for a man who continually falls back into sin?
- What happens if we sin just before we die?
- What is the age of accountability for a child?
- What is the punishment for the unrepentant sinner on Judgment Day?
- What is wrong with pre-marital sex?
- What proof is there that Mary was born without sin?
- What sexual acts should not be committed before marriage?
- What should a teenager do to guard against pride?
- What to do when a church leader preys on members
- What was so bad about Jesus turning stones into bread?
- Where does the Bible say homosexuality is a sin?
- Will I be sinning if I have sex with my girlfriend?
- What are sins of thought?
- What happens if I know God, but I sin?
- What happens if you swear to tell the truth, but you don't?
- What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
- What is my responsibility when I know that a person is sinning within the church?
- What should be done when there are couples in the church living together without being married?
- What types of touching is forbidden?
- Where are we headed?
- Where does it say that a person who approves of homosexuality is also condemned?
- Why did God put the forbidden tree in the garden?
- Why didn't God allow Adam to eat of the Tree of Life?
- Why does God feel so distant to me?
- Why is sex a sin?
- Why is suicide a sin?
- Why isn't more time spent on spreading the golden rule?
- Will God allow sin to get us back?
- Will just one sin, such as adultery, keep you out of heaven?
Singing
- Can a visiting Christian lead a congregation in song?
- How can I get the people at my congregation to sing parts?
- How do you know that Ephesians 5:19 is speaking about worship?
- I want to sing, but I'm afraid of being in front of others. What do I do?
- Should young boys lead singing in worship?
Situation Ethics
- I think Jesus did defend David in Matthew 12:4
- What do you think about the idea "anything you do in moderation is not a sin?"
Skeptics, Skepticism, Scoffers
Slavery
- Could masters under the Old Testament law beat or kill their slaves?
- Was Rome a safe haven for runaway slaves?
- Why did God allow slavery or commit genocide?
Smoking
- Can the church sponsor the growing of tobacco to raise funds?
- Does smoking menthol cigarettes cause erectile dysfunction?
- Help in overcoming smoking
- How do I defend against Satan?
- Is cigar smoking wrong?
- Is it wrong to work at McDonalds or sell Twinkies?
- Is my soul in jeopardy if I don't talk to a Christian about his smoking?
- My pastor smokes and teaches falsely, and I don't know what to do.
- What is wrong with pipe smoking?
- What is wrong with smoking?
Social Gospel
- In your sermon "Spiritual Worship" you didn't mention all the good done by the Baptist church.
- Should games be offered at youth groups?
- What should I do for an ex-Christian who is trying to care for grandchild?
Soldier
Soul
Spanking
- A reader who thinks spanking is both cruel and too simplistic
- A rebuttal to "When is a child too old to spank?"
- A series of questions about spanking
- Can spanking hurt a child's feelings?
- Comments about various answers on the topic of spanking.
- Could you explain Proverbs 26:3 and 19:29?
- Did I go too far in spanking my daughter?
- Do I spank my child for telling me off?
- Do you think I'm too old to be spanked?
- Does a husband have the right to spank his wife?
- Does my son enjoy being spanked?
- How can a parent spank a teenage athlete?
- How do I punish my teenage son for lying about his grades?
- How do I spank my three boys?
- How do I stop my daughters from stealing?
- How can you teach parents about spanking when my own parents abused me as a child?
- How do we start biblical discipline when our children are already older?
- How do you get over the embarrassment of spanking a teenager?
- How do you gauge how many swats to give in a spanking?
- How do you handle a 16 year old who acts like a 5 year old when it comes to a spanking?
- How do you handle nosy neighbors' questions about spanking?
- How does a non-parent give a spanking when asked by a parent?
- How many swats is proper in a spanking?
- How should I handling out-of-control teenage boys?
- How should I punish my defiant 14-year-old son?
- How will male virtues be passed on without spanking?
- I attempted to spank my step-son, but I think I mishandled it. What should I have done?
- I spanked my daughter for throwing things at me, but it just got worse. It just doesn't seem like it is working.
- I stole money from my aunt. Should I ask for a spanking?
- I think spanking leads to more aggression.
- Is it okay to leave the number of swats open ended?
- Is it right for my dad to still spank me at nineteen?
- Is it right for my step-father to spank me at 20 years of age?
- Is spanking a thirteen year old child illegal?
- Is this spanking normal?
- Isn't spanking sexually stimulating to most people?
- Objections to spanking
- One of my boys is starting to wet his pants when I give him a spanking. What should I do?
- Questions about spanking, privacy, and clothing choices.
- Should a child's pants be taken down for a spanking?
- Should a child's personality be considered when disciplining?
- Should a 30 year old man ask for a spanking?
- Should corporal punishment be allowed in schools?
- Should I give my seven-year-old a spanking for getting an F on his report card?
- Should I go ahead and spank my son?
- Should I spank my boys for breaking a window?
- Should I spank my stepsons?
- Should I tell my mother what I have done, knowing that it will lead to a spanking?
- Should mothers spank teenage sons and should I spank with my hands?
- Should teachers spank children?
- Spanking teens with a switch?
- The reason for the silly questions regarding spanking is because some people are annoyed at you.
- The spankings don't seem to be working, what should I do?
- "These are not lies!"
- What advice should we give our children in receiving a spanking?
- What to do when parents disagree about spanking
- What does the Bible say about having a fetish?
- When is a child too old to spank?
- Would Jesus spank a child?
- Why attitudes toward spanking are changing
Speech
Spirit, Spirits
Sports
Stealing
- I stole money from my aunt. Should I ask for a spanking?
- We suspect our daughter is stealing, but she hasn't been caught. Any words of wisdom?
- Would God be pleased with my example to my children?
Steadfastness
Stewardship
Stress
Studying, Bible Study
- Can we be in danger of losing our salvation if we do not study?
- Do you have a study on Isaiah?
- How can you study for classes and study the Bible at the same time?
- How do I receive revelations from God concerning the power of the Bible?
- Is Jeremiah 16:2 telling me not to marry the woman I love?
- What do you think about adding a verse finder to your web site?
- What is the best study Bible?
- Why do people post Deuteronomy 11:18-21 on their walls?
- Why do you quote from the Old Law?
- Why is I Peter 3:18-22 so important?
Submission
- A young man wants to attend church but his father is interfering. How do you handle the situation?
- Is a veil required?
- I'm so disappointed with the older people in my church. They oppose the use of RNB, hip-hop, and Reggaeton in church. What would you advise?
- Must a Christian wife obey her non-Christian husband?
- What do we do when the government is involved in our child rearing?
Suffering
- Are recent natural disasters signs?
- How can past sexual abuses be dealt with today?
- I just want to understand, why did this happen?
- I've repented, so why am I suffering?
- If God cares for us, why is there suffering?
- If God knew man would sin, why did He create the world?
- Is God cleansing the earth with these recent storms?
- Is it bad to want to see my parents lose everything so they can learn to lean on God?
- What do I say to people who are suffering great grief?
- What does "put my tears in your bottle" mean in Psalms 56:8?
- Where was God's protection for those caught in the September 11th tragedy?
- Who is God to decide my life?
- Why did God put the forbidden tree in the garden?
- Why do bad things sometime happen to good people?
- Why does a good person come down with cancer?
- Why does God punish?
- Why won't God heal amputees?
- Why would God turn His back on the world?
Suicide
- Can suicide be forgiven?
- How do I help someone who almost committed suicide?
- How do you counsel a person who wants to commit suicide?
- If a person doesn't want to live, why is suicide wrong?
- Is it a sin to want to die?
- I'm depressed and about to be homeless. At 64 years old, I cannot live like this.
- I've been living in fear for 11 years. I want to commit suicide, but I don't know. Can you free me from my demons?
- Wasn't Judas' problem betrayal and not suicide?
- Why is suicide a sin?
Symbolism
- Does the Bible say the spirit world is more real that the physical world?
- Is there a connection between Jacob's ladder and Jesus' statement in John 1:51?
- Is there any significance to being 40 years old in the Bible?
- Isn't there a distinction between the 144,000 and the great multitude?
- The mistranslation of "Jesus" is the 666 in Revelation
- What are the seven spirits of God in Revelation?
- What did the lampstand and table of showbread represent?
- What do you think about the use of crosses in a building?
- What is the significance of the veil being torn at Jesus' death?
- What is the significance to the number 40?
- What was Jesus' point about being lifted up for men to see?
- Who are the 144,000?
- Who are the two witnesses in Revelation?