Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "T"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Taoism
Tattoos
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Teaching
- Any suggestions for material to teach young people?
- Are lectureships scriptural?
- Are Sunday morning Bible classes an unauthorized innovation?
- Are we responsible only for ourselves or for others as well?
- Can a woman teach a teenage boy?
- Can you give me some advice on how to share the Gospel?
- Can you suggest how a new Christian can handle hecklers?
- Could I have driven my friend away by talking about my faith?
- Did I do something wrong in telling my ex-girlfriend that her behavior wasn't good?
- Did I go about teaching my now Buddhist son correctly?
- Do I have to tell everyone they are in sin?
- Do have some suggestions on how to talk to a youth group about witchcraft?
- Does it please God when we preach and teach His Word?
- Does the command for a woman not to teach only apply to the assembly?
- Does the feeding of the 5,000 show we should feed people when we teach them?
- For a Bible class, I was told to ask someone a series of questions. I was surprised at the response I got and I don't know how to answer.
- Getting back to basics
- Have you been able to convert people from the liberal churches?
- Have you read the whole Bible and memorized Scriptures?
- How can I defend the faith as a Christian youth?
- How can I get my mother to turn away from her sin?
- How can I help a brother become a better teacher and preacher?
- How can I improve in giving presentations?
- How can I make my daughter interested in studying?
- How can I teach my grandfather?
- How can I teach my Roman Catholic friends?
- How can you talk to someone who constantly twists the Bible?
- How do I handle sexual questions asked in classes where I substitute?
- How do I make decisions?
- How do I preach the gospel?
- How do I prove that Jesus exists and the Bible is true?
- How do I put Ezekiel 3:18-21 into practice?
- How do I reach an elderly friend who is a Roman Catholic?
- How do I reach my Pentecostal girlfriend with the truth?
- How do I talk to my Buddhist grandmother about Christ?
- How do I talk to my Catholic girlfriend about Catholicism?
- How do I talk to my husband about God?
- How do I teach a stubborn person the truth about baptism?
- How do I teach a withdrawn from family member who thinks God is directing her?
- How do I teach a young woman who harbors anger over the past?
- How do I teach my fiance that dancing in worship, instrumental music, and women preachers are a big deal if you want to please God?
- How do I teach my girlfriend a little at a time?
- How do I teach my girlfriend about music and partaking of the Lord's Supper?
- How do I teach my girlfriend the truth?
- How do I teach my worldly family when I visit them?
- How do I teach someone? It just doesn't come naturally to me.
- How do I tell family and friends they are living in sin?
- How do I tell someone they are sinning?
- How do you handle a 10 year making critical remarks?
- How do you handle being invited to a Bible class that you know isn't going to teach the truth?
- How do you prepare for missionary work?
- How do you teach preteens about salvation?
- How many times does the Bible mention prayer, salvation, healing, and money?
- How much should I push to stay in contact with people I have met?
- How were the Thessalonians taught by God to love one another?
- 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 got a chance to teach some young adults. Any suggestions?
- I have problems in my youth group. What should I do?
- I know I should do more, but I don't have the money. What do you think?
- I missed an opportunity to tell someone that their life is not right with God. What do I do now?
- I need some pointers in teaching people.
- I never talked to a man who recently died about Jesus? Am I now condemned?
- I teach students about sexual purity, but I fell to sexual sin. What do I do?
- If I aim to preach or teach, what do I need to learn?
- Is is acceptable to lie about being in a communist country to teach the gospel?
- Is it proper to feel contempt for those who will not listen to the truth?
- Is it wrong for a child to correct his parents?
- Is it wrong for a younger woman to teach older women?
- Is the point of life seeing the fruit of your labors?
- I'm teaching a group of 13-17 year girls and would like to address decision making, relationships, and sex. Do you have any suggestions?
- Isn't it unfair that North Koreans can't know about God?
- I've taught my wife the truth about dancing, but she won't accept it. What else can I do?
- My ex-girlfriend is caught up in emotionalism. How can I get her to see the truth?
- Questions about James 3
- Should a Bible class teacher yield the floor when someone else has a revelation?
- Should games be offered at youth groups?
- Should I confront my friend's pastor?
- Should I wait to teach until after my wife is converted? Is blogging a substitute for going into the world to teach the gospel?
- Should we refuse to study with someone who is in an adulterous marriage?
- Thank you for all the encouragement and support you've given me.
- Was I too impatient when I gave my mother constructive criticism?
- We're using your Genesis workbook in our youth studies. Do you have other studies?
- What about the American Indians, prior to their contact with Christianity? Could they have been saved?
- What can be done about women who speak out of turn in Bible class?
- What can I do to grow?
- What do I need to learn to teach others?
- What do you do when people say it is wrong to speak out against homosexuality?
- What do you do with someone who thinks they are fine and won't listen to the Bible?
- What do you say to someone who leaves the church for a denomination?
- What do you think about a young single guy teaching a young married woman the gospel?
- What if, while I encourage Christians, I end up encouraging members of a false religion?
- What is meant by "speaking the truth in love?"
- What is the best way to study the Bible?
- What is the difference between a preacher and a teacher?
- What is the philosophy of true education?
- What more can I tell my ex-boyfriend to convince him of the truth?
- What Scriptures should we memorize to share the Gospel with others?
- What verses do I need to convince my grandpa to be a Christian?
- What was the Lord's reasoning for showing Elijah the wind, earthquake and fire?
- What would you use for handouts in a community?
- When I see someone sinning, is it wrong not to say anything?
- Why aren't we teaching about issues regarding how to stay saved -- moral issues like sex, drugs, alcohol, etc.?
- Why can't one teach someone of the opposite gender?
- Why did my teenage class treat me with disrespect?
- Why do some people accept the gospel but others reject it?
- Why does it feel as if I'm going though an intellectual exercise when I talk about the Bible to others?
- Will God only be pleased with me if I'm witnessing for Him full-time?
- You don't really teach children about the stoning of Achan do you?
- You shouldn't be so negative.
- Your home page took me aback.
Teenagers, Teens
- Any suggestions for material to teach young people?
- At what age is a person accountable?
- Boy - girl relationships don't affect studies do they?
- Can a woman teach a teenage boy?
- How can I help my rebellious 15 year old brother?
- How can I make my 17 year old daughter understand lying makes me distrust her?
- How do I chasten my teenager for using drugs?
- How do I help a young man going down the wrong path?
- How can I help an abused girl who has been thrown out of her home?
- How do I help my depressed teenage daughter?
- How do I honor my mother when we aren't getting along?
- How do I stop my 14 year old son from sneaking out at night to see a girl?
- How do you handle a teenage liar?
- How do you handle people with hot tempers?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How should I punish my defiant 14-year-old son?
- I found out my 12 year old son is looking at pornography. How do I handle it?
- I need help handling teenage dress and language problems
- I recently caught my son masturbating. What advice can I give him?
- I wanted you to know your web site helped me a lot.
- Is it right to feel that my parents are sucking the life out of me?
- Is it right for my dad to still spank me at nineteen?
- I'm carrying about so much guilt. I hide it from my parents, but am I wrong for doing so?
- My sixteen year old is becoming violent and I don't know what to do
- My son recently underwent puberty but has suddenly stopped.
- My 14 year old has become rude, a poor student, and mean to his younger brother. What do I do?
- My parents are too overbearing. Do I have to obey them even though I'm 18?
- Should I go ahead and spank my son?
- Should I let my son be in a play that contains a short waltz?
- Should I spank my boys for breaking a window?
- Should parents get onto teens when they are depressed?
- We suspect our daughter is stealing, but she hasn't been caught. Any words of wisdom?
- What can I do about my teenage son's obsession with diapers and his hiding food in his closet?
- What should a teenager do to guard against pride?
- Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
- Will my daughter's moodiness go away?
- You're too harsh on public schools
Temple
- Did David do some of the preparatory work for the Temple?
- Do you know of any prophecy that says the Temple will never be rebuilt?
Temptation
- Can I tell you a bit about my past?
- Does having a strong sexual desire mean you are more suited for marriage than being single?
- Does Matthew 5:28 apply to other sins?
- How can I overcome my evil thoughts even though I am Christian already?
- How do I keep focused and not be tempted and fall?
- How does adultery start?
- How does Satan know with what to tempt us?
- How do I keep temptation at bay just before my wedding?
- How do you keep your weaknesses from distracting you?
- I can't seem to stop thinking about sinful things. What can I do?
- 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 keep getting strong urges to cut myself. I know it is wrong, but am I lusting for what is wrong?
- I noticed the more good I do, the more I am tempted. How do I deal with this?
- If God gave us free will, why is it Satan can still tempt us?
- If Satan is tempting one person, is everyone else safe at that moment?
- Is sin causing God to be sad because we turned away from Jesus?
- Is there a conflict over whether God tries men?
- 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 obsessing over my sinful thoughts. What can I do?
- I'm really scared of how my body responses to strong emotions.
- Since sin comes from our thoughts, does this mean there is no Satan?
- Were Adam and Eve bound to sin?
- What do think about a young single guy teaching a young married woman the gospel?
- What is sin? Is it spiritual or physical?
- What is the difference between temptation and lust?
- What prayer can I say to remove temptation?
- What was so bad about Jesus turning stones into bread?
- Which book can I commit to memory to overcome sexual lusts?
Ten Commandments
- Can a person understand the Bible without the Holy Spirit's help?
- Do all churches of Christ teach that the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross?
- Do Methodists understand we are not under the Old Law?
- Does "honoring your mother and father" mean following their religious beliefs?
- Does James' mention of some of the Ten Commandments mean we are under all of them?
- Does John 14:15 mean we are under the Ten Commandments?
- Does "remember the Sabbath" imply prior observance?
- How can the Sabbath be moved when Christ said he did not come to destroy the law?
- If we are to keep all the commandments, shouldn't this include Exodus 20?
- Is the covenant different from the Law?
- Since Christians are spiritual Israel, shouldn't they be following the Ten Commandments?
- The Ten Commandments and the Old and New Testaments shall stand forever!
- Wasn't it just the special Sabbaths which were done way with in the New Testament?
- What did the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments look like?
- What does "you shall have no other gods before me" mean?
- What is the Law of Christ?
- What sins under the Old Testament remain as sins today?
- Where does it say the commandments were nailed to the cross? If we are not to keep the commandments, then we would be free to sin.
- Who wrote the second set of tablets?
- Why are the commandments mentioned in Exodus 34 different from those mentioned in Exodus 20?
- Why do Christians worship on Sunday instead of Saturday?
- Why ten commandments and not another number?
- Why were some laws on written on stone and others on paper?
- Your article on observing the Sabbath has several mistakes.
Terminology in the Bible
- Are Christians considered to be Israelites?
- Are firstborns only male?
- Are the commands to work directed to men only or both men and women?
- Are there passages that refer to THE Lord's Supper?
- Aren't the translators accurate enough so we don't have to look at the definitions of Greek words for alcohol?
- Can the Greek word translated "himself" in James 1:27 also be translated "themselves"?
- 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 say for sure that Onesimus stole from his master?
- Can you explain "expediency"?
- Could you explain Matthew 24:30?
- Can you explain the difference between heautou and idios?
- Can you explain the meaning of "worthless" in Psalms 119:37 and Psalms 101:3?
- Can you explain what "beginning from the baptism of John" refers to?
- Can you explain what "flesh" is in Romans 4:1?
- Can you help me understand who were the people with similar names?
- Could Cornelius have been an Israelite of foreign birth?
- Could Jesus have said "My God, my God, for this I was kept?"
- Did Elisha strike the water once or twice?
- Did the disciples receive the Holy Spirit at the last supper or on Pentecost?
- Didn't the Christians in Troas worship on the Sabbath?
- Do people physically go to heaven or hell?
- Do the words "carousing" or "reveling" condemn social drinking?
- Do you have other material on YHWH?
- Do you know what it means to "cast your bread upon the waters?"
- Does "disciple" refer to the apostles or all of Jesus' followers?
- Does "honoring your mother and father" mean following their religious beliefs?
- Does II Peter 3:8 mean God's days are different from people's days?
- Does Matthew 3:11 show that eis can be translated "because of"?
- Does Psalm 58:3 show that at least some children are born sinful?
- Does regeneration and being born again mean the same thing?
- Does "remember the Sabbath" imply prior observance?
- Does the Bible say the spirit world is more real that the physical world?
- Does the fig tree refer to Israel?
- Does the phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" have a different meaning in Aramaic than in the Greek?
- Does the word "forever" in Ecclesiastes 1:4 mean "everlasting?"
- Does the word "lord" mean "baal?"
- Had Cornelius heard John's teaching and, perhaps, was baptized by John?
- How are the age ranges defined in the Bible?
- How can birds be an example of God's care when they can suffer from droughts and famines?
- How can Jesus be coming quickly when it has been 2,000 years?
- How can Obadiah 21 speak of saviors when there is only one Savior?
- How can Paul die with Christ if Christ is living?
- How can the Old Covenant be everlasting and yet come to an end?
- How can there be Nephilims after the flood if the flood wiped out all but Noah's family?
- How can we be children of God and slaves of God at the same time?
- How can you take up a cross and follow Christ today?
- How could Jesus be the son of David?
- How could Moses be called meek?
- How did casting lots work?
- How do you define "church" and "scripture?"
- How do you explain "countenance" to small children?
- How do we know that one day equals a year in Daniel's prophecy of the seventy weeks?
- How long were the priests' breeches?
- How many horsemen did David kill?
- How many monuments were raised in Joshua 4?
- "I found a few mistakes in your answer about Galatians 5:12"
- I think your translation of Nicolaitan is incorrect
- If a husband abuses his wife during sex, is that fornication?
- In Galatians 5:12, is Paul actually wishing that some would emasculate themselves?
- In Mark 5:19, the word is "house" not "people."
- Is "body of Christ" more proper than "church of Christ"?
- Is "hell" a proper translation of "Gehenna"?
- Is the church or Israel the bride of Christ?
- Is the church the building or its members?
- Is the commandment "You shall not kill" or "You shall not murder"?
- Is the covenant different from the Law?
- Is the oil to be bought in Matthew 25:1-13 the truth mentioned in Proverbs 23:23?
- Is the temple of the Spirit the Christian or the church?
- Is there a passage similar to "an idle mind is the devil's workplace?"
- Is there something wrong with being left-handed?
- Is same gender love wrong?
- Is your definition of tekna consistent?
- Isn't Acts 2:38 and Matthew 26:28 different in some Greek texts?
- Isn't repentance and faith the same thing?
- Isn't there a distinction between the 144,000 and the great multitude?
- My map shows Baal Zephon to be on the Mediterranean Sea, so doesn't this prove the crossing of the Red Sea to be allegorical?
- Please explain the "baptism of fire."
- Should the Father only be addressed as Yahweh and the Son as Yahshua?
- The mistranslation of "Jesus" is the 666 in Revelation.
- Was Jesus created since he is the firstborn of creation?
- Was the tree of life different from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
- What about the argument that "for the remission of your sins" is plural and refers back to repentance in Acts 2:38?
- What are blessings and curses?
- What are greaves, cuirass, and mace?
- What are the seven mansions?
- What are the seven spirits of God in Revelation?
- What are "the times and seasons?"
- What constitutes a witness in the Bible?
- What did Jesus mean by "eat my flesh and drink my blood?"
- What did Paul mean by "chiefest of the apostles"?
- What does "anointing him with oil" mean?
- What does becoming "one flesh" mean?
- What does "delight yourself" mean?
- What does "gnashing of teeth" refer to?
- What does integrity mean?
- What does "honor" mean in I Peter 2:17?
- What does it mean that a man is reduced to a piece of bread?
- What does it mean that everyone has the law written on their hearts?
- What does it mean that God's word is a two-edged sword?
- What does it mean that woman is the glory of man?
- What does it mean to be partakers of the divine nature?
- What does it mean to die in vain?
- What does it mean to honor your father and mother?
- What does it mean to love the world?
- What does lasciviousness mean?
- What does "put my tears in your bottle" mean in Psalms 56:8?
- What does seven "times" mean in Daniel 4?
- What does "the day of visitation" mean?
- What does the fatness of the land and the dew of heaven mean?
- What does the word "perfect" mean in I Corinthians 13:10?
- What does "vain thoughts" mean in Psalm 119:113?
- What does "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem?" mean?
- What is a hypocrite?
- What is a jot and a tittle?
- What is a lady?
- What is a "love feast?"
- What is an "idle" word?
- What is an unknown tongue?
- What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
- What is "idle talk" and "idle babblings?"
- What is included in porneia?
- What is Isaiah 26:12 talking about?
- What is mammon?
- What is meant by "although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage"?
- What is meant by "first fruits"?
- What is meant by "one will be left and the other taken"?
- What is meant by "where the worm dieth not?"
- What is so bad about a cottage in a vineyard?
- What is the blueness of a wound?
- What is the difference between a birthright and a blessing as in the story of Esau and Jacob?
- What is the difference between a Greek and a Gentile?
- What is the difference between a Priest and a Levite?
- What is the difference between a revival and a Gospel meeting?
- What is the difference between fornication and adultery?
- What is the difference between happy and joy?
- What is the difference between Hebrew, Israel, Jew, Canaan, etc.?
- What is the difference between length of days and long life?
- What is the difference between proskollaomai and kollao?
- What is the meaning of "Hebron"?
- What is the meaning of Hephzibah and Beulah?
- What is the "royal law"?
- What syllable should be stressed in the name Jeshua?
- What was Paul referring to when he talked about endless genealogies?
- When did Saul reign in Israel?
- When the Bible says sin brings forth death, is that talking about hell?
- When the Israelites said the giants made them feel like grasshoppers, was this an exaggeration?
- Which day is the Sabbath?
- Which is the better way to pronounce Jesus' name: Yahsua or Yeshua?
- Who are the 144,000?
- Who are the daughters of Jerusalem?
- Who are the elect in the Bible?
- Who are the principalities and powers in heavenly places?
- Who are the two witnesses in Revelation?
- Who are "them" in Hebrews 4:2?
- Who is the faithful and wise servant in Matthew 25:45-47?
- Who is the god of this world?
- Who is the Queen of Heaven in Jeremiah 7:18?
- Who was sent out as the first missionary?
- Who were the Nicolaitans?
- Why did the people think Jesus was calling for Elijah?
- Why does Mark have "Eloi" and Matthew have "Eli" for the same statement?
- Why does Revelation 5:1-6 contain changing symbols?
- Why does the Bible contain impolite phrases?
- Why is apeitheo in John 3:36 translated "not obey" in some versions and "not believe" in others?
- Why is both the king of Babylon and Jesus called the morning star?
- Why is the Hebrew word for "bless" in Job 1:5 translated as "curse?"
- Why is the sky referred to as "heavens" in Genesis 1:6-8?
- Why is there a "-;" in Exodus 32:32?
- Why is YHWH translated LORD?
- Why isn't I Timothy 2:9 taken literally?
- Why should YHWH be pronounced correctly and not Yeshua?
- Why twelve apostles?
- Why wasn't Jesus named Immanuel?
- Your explanation of pharmakeia is poor
Thoughts
- How can I stop these bad thoughts?
- I have a hard time controlling my thoughts. I'm scared I might not be saved.
- I have OCD-Religion and obsess over bad thoughts. Is there anything you can do to help me?
- I'm scared of the thoughts in my head.
Time Management
Timothy
- Was Timothy's father a non-believer?
- What are endless myths and genealogies?
- Why was Timothy put in prison in Rome?
Tithing
- Are Christians to tithe?
- Didn't Jesus say we should tithe?
- If Christian aren't to tithe, then what about the curse mentioned in Malachi 3:9?
- What is meant by "first fruits"?
Titles
- Should a preacher be referred to as "reverend?"
- What are some good passages to use to prove that we should not call Catholic priests "father?"
Titus
Tobacco
- Can the church sponsor the growing of tobacco to raise funds?
- What is wrong with pipe smoking?
- What is wrong with smoking?
Tolerance
Tongues, Speaking in
- A reader who doesn't believe the gifts of the Spirit have ended.
- Are tongues still in existence today?
- Can a person pray in a tongue and not know what they are saying?
- Could you explain prophecy, tongue speaking, and interpretation a bit more for me?
- Could you help me explain to my girlfriend that speaking in tongues has ended?
- Did the apostles speak in different languages or did the people hear in different languages?
- Didn't Paul say he could speak in the language of angels?
- "I wish you could experience speaking in tongues first-hand."
- Is Romans 8:26 proof that people still speak in tongues today?
- Must you speak in tongues to have the Holy Spirit?
- My wife divorced me after getting involved in a charismatic group. What do I do now?
- Praying in a heavenly tongue
- Was Balaam's donkey speaking in tongues?
- What does the word "perfect" mean in I Corinthians 13:10?
- What is an unknown tongue?
- What is it that I'm doing, if it is not speaking in tongues?
- Why do those who claim to prophesy or speak in tongues scare me?
- Why doesn't Paul clearly state that tongue speaking is useless?
Touching, Sexual
- Am I no longer a virgin if my boyfriend touched certain areas?
- Can a short hand job make you pregnant?
- Do I need to be withdrawn from because my girlfriend gave me a hand job?
- How can I show my brother that it is wrong to sleep with a woman even though you aren't having sex?
- How can it be said that homosexuals and lesbians practicing sexual touching such as hand jobs is sinful?
- How do I ask for forgiveness after sinning so terribly?
- How far can we go in touching each other?
- How long should an engagement last?
- I came close to having sex with a coworker. What do I do about the thoughts regarding what I almost did?
- I know what I ought to do, but I keep slipping.
- I saw someone quote Psalms 37:4 to justify sexual foreplay. What does the passage really say?
- Is a hand job a sin if you love her and it doesn't lead to sex?
- Is "dry humping" considered fornication?
- Is foreplay wrong if it doesn't lead to sex?
- Is giving a client a hand job as part of a massage a sin?
- Is giving a hand job sinful?
- Is it a sin for my girlfriend to give me a handjob and for me to finger her?
- Is it a sin to let another man touch me during the night?
- Is it possible to step back after you think you are going too far?
- Is it wrong for a woman to relieve her fiance using masturbation until they get married?
- Is it wrong to love a non-Christian?
- Is kissing and fondling my boyfriend fornication?
- Is seeing or touching private areas a sin?
- Is touching your girlfriend wrong in God's eyes?
- I've been having dry sex my girlfriend. I know it is wrong. She wants to marry me, but she isn't a Christian and I don't know what to do.
- I've been sleeping with my fiance. I know it is wrong, but will God still love me?
- Red, yellow, or green light?
- Sometimes my fiance and I get too involved with each other and it is disturbing me. I need some advice.
- 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?
- Would self-examination for physical signs of a problem be a sin?
- What types of touching is forbidden?
- Why am I suffering like this
- See also Answers to Questions about Sexual Touching by Teenage Boys
- See also Answers to Questions about Sexual Touching by Teenage Girls
- See also Answers to Questions about Sexual Touching by Married Men and Women
Transgender, Transgenderism
- A man now attends church as a transgender female. Should he be withdrawn from?
- Does the existence of intersex justify a transgender claim of a mistake?
- I'm a transgender and I hate men!
- If a person feels they should be a different sex, didn't God make a mistake?
- If a woman has surgery to become a man, does God see her as a male or a female?
- Is it wrong to have a sex change?
- Why are there birth defects? And is changing your gender fixing a defect?
Translations
- Are the translations "God breathed?"
- Can the Greek word translated "himself" in James 1:27 also be translated "themselves"?
- Could you explain the different translations of Psalm 51:5 in detail?
- Couldn't Jesus use of Lord for YHWH be due to later tampering of the text?
- Does Matthew 3:11 show that eis can be translated "because of"?
- Does the phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" have a different meaning in Aramaic than in the Greek?
- Does the word "forever" in Ecclesiastes 1:4 mean "everlasting?"
- Doesn't more than one translation says "'the Word was a god?"
- How do I convince my brother that the Bible is complete?
- I think your translation of Nicolaitan is incorrect
- In Mark 3:29, why does the NKJV say "eternal condemnation" while the NASB says "eternal sin?"
- In John 3:36, should it be "does not obey" or "does not believe"?
- Is "hell" a proper translation of "Gehenna"?
- Is it dangerous to use the NIV Bible?
- Is it "Eli" or "Eloi" in Matthew 27:46?
- Is it wrong to use the NIV?
- Is there a great difference between the NASB and the KJV? Can the NASB be trusted?
- Is "virgin" really the best translation in Isaiah 7:14?
- Isn't Acts 2:38 and Matthew 26:28 different in some Greek texts?
- My King James Bible doesn't say "once for all" in Jude 3.
- "My research says that Matthew mistranslated "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?""
- Should it be "faith" or "the faith" in Ephesians 2:8 and Colossians 2:12?
- Should it be "the faith" in Ephesians 2:8?
- Should it be "should bow" or "will bow" in Philippians 2:10?
- Should John 1:18 have "Son" or "God"?
- Should we trust the translation of the Bible since languages change?
- Was Matthew only clarifying what Jesus said on the Cross?
- Was the New Testament written in Greek or Aramaic?
- What do you think about the International Standard Version?
- What do you think about the 2011 version of the New International Version?
- What do you think about the "God's Word" Translation?
- What do you think about the Hebrew University Bible Project?
- What do you think of the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)?
- What is the meaning of the biblical word "korah?"
- What problems have you found in the ESV?
- What would be a good translation for children?
- Which Bible is the true Word of God?
- Which is the correct Lord's Prayer?
- Which one translation would you recommend?
- Why are there so many translations?
- Why are translations in Greek instead of Hebrew, the language Jesus spoke in?
- Why do some translations give opposite meanings to Esau's blessing in Genesis 27:39?
- Why do you say Judges 11:31 is better translated as "whoever" instead of "that which?"
- Why do you say the New World Translation is not a reliable translation?
- Why do you use the non-inspired NKJV?
- Why does Psalm 104:8 read so differently in different translations?
- Why don't you use the King James Version?
- Why is "God" in Jonah 1:6 in lower case in some translations?
- Why is it that there is no contribution of Mary's in the books of the Bible?
- Why is Matthew 23:14 missing in some versions?
- Why would someone not like the ESV?
- Your information on the New International Version is totally wrong.
- Your explanation of pharmakeia is poor
- "Your translation of Jeremiah is way off"
Trials
- Can you help? I'm feeling overwhelmed.
- How can you take up a cross and follow Christ today?
- Is there a conflict over whether God tries men?
- Questions about James 1
- What does "put my tears in your bottle" mean in Psalms 56:8?
- Why would God turn His back on the world?
Trinity
- Can Satan hear our internal prayers?
- Could "Mighty God" in Isaiah 9:6 refer to a man?
- How can Jesus be God?
- How can Jesus say the new covenant is not his but the Lord's? Aren't they the same?
- How can the Son be called the Everlasting Father?
- How do you respond to someone claiming Jesus was not divine?
- Is Jesus God or someone God sent to earth?
- Is Jesus, the Father, and the Spirit three manifestations of the same one Spirit?
- Is the Holy Spirit Jesus?
- "The spirit cannot be God"
- Was the spirit of Christ the Holy Spirit?
- What are the Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs about the Godhead?
- When I pray to God, am I praying to the Father or the Son?
- Who is the "us" when God said "Let us make man"?
Trust
Truth
- How can I know that what I am believing is the truth?
- How can so many studious people end up teaching different doctrines?
- I have my doubts about Catholicism, but where do I go for the truth?
- I'm scared that God has made me believe a lie. How can I know His way?
- We may disagree, but doesn't matter, so long as we get to heaven
- What does it mean that grace and truth came by Jesus?
- Why not make a point about the folded napkin, even if it wasn't a tradition at that time?
