What do you think about my moving in with my girlfriend and her parents if I was in a separate bedroom?
Question: Hi, I have a girlfriend who lives some distance from me. She goes to a non-denominational church and I go to a church of Christ. I’m going to try to convert her and hopefully her family too to a church of Christ. We live several hours apart, but we are super close to each…
Read MoreThank you for the answer on sexual sin
Question: Hi. I was on your church’s website and saw a question posted by a man who committed a sexual sin. I recently committed the same sin and the advice and the scripture you shared with me were also a great help to me. It helped me remember that God is not finished with me…
Read MoreMy parents don’t get along. How do I fix the situation?
Question: Hi, I feel so sad right now. I’m a 23-year-old female. I have my parents who never got along well. They’ve been having problems since I was young. They would always complain and talk badly about each other to my siblings and me. They would blame each other for everything. One brother never got…
Read MoreDoes III John 6 prove we can witness before the church?
Question: Brother Hamilton, In III John 6, does this verse mean we can give testimony in the church? It’s so compelling to make a point for denominational friends. Answer: “Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send…
Read MoreMy one-year-old son refuses to apologize for hitting
Question: Dear sir, I have a toddler boy who is one year and eight months old. He is my first child. Recently he is learning to speak. I noticed that when he hits family or other toddlers, no matter knowingly or unknowingly, he refuses to apologize. Even worse, he will break whatever he holds in…
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Read MoreHow Man Is to Approach God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/HowManIsToApproachGod.mp3 by Gary Wells
Read MoreWhy should I wait until marriage to have sex?
Question: Recently my boyfriend and I have been struggling with waiting until marriage to have sex or having sex before. I want to try to have sex after marriage but recently we have done oral sex to each other to satisfy the sexual urges we have. The point is, my boyfriend and I both are…
Read MoreJeremiah’s Belt
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/JeremiahsBelt.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Jeremiah 13:1-7 I. The Bible is filled with interesting small stories A. One time God told Jeremiah to buy a linen belt to wear. B. Later he was told to put the linen belt in a rocky crevice near the Euphrates river C. Still later he was told to retrieve the belt, but…
Read MoreFaith Illustrated
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/FaithIllustrated.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. The great stories of the Bible never grow old A. We tend to idealize the characters and forget that these are ordinary people, like you and I B. People whose faith was tested and many triumphed over sin C. After discussing many people who illustrated faith, the writer of Hebrews to stand…
Read MoreIs man inherently evil?
Question: I recently had some questions on man’s sinful nature. I have been through a worldview curriculum that taught this. They used the books Frankenstein (whose world view is that man is basically good), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (whose world view is that man is inherently evil and cannot change himself), Know What You Believe (by Paul E. Little), Know…
Read More“If Any Man Will Come After Me …”
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2016Summer8IfAnyManWillComeAfterMe.mp3 by Tommy Peeler God Has a Plan
Read MoreGod, Satan, and Suffering
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Read MoreHow Did Christianity Survive?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2016Summer6HowDidChristianitySurvive.mp3 by Tommy Peeler God Has a Plan
Read MoreThe Death and Resurrection of Jesus
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2016Summer5TheDeathAndTheResurrectionOfJesus.mp3 by Tommy Peeler God Has a Plan
Read MoreThe Dreadful Disaster of Sin
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2016Summer4TheDreadfulDisasterOfSin.mp3 by Tommy Peeler God Has a Plan
Read MoreIs Christianity Rules or a Relationship?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2016Summer3IsChristianityRulesOrARelationship.mp3 by Tommy Peeler God Has a Plan
Read MoreThe Glory and Grandeur of God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2016Summer2TheGloryAndGrandeurOfGod.mp3 by Tommy Peeler God Has a Plan
Read MoreTrusting God
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by Tommy Peeler Summer 2016 Trusting God The Glory and Grandeur of God Is Christianity Rules or a Relationship? The Dreadful Disaster of Sin The Death and Resurrection of Jesus How Did Christianity Survive? God, Satan, and Suffering “If Any Man Will Come After Me …”
Read MoreI can’t stop committing fornication
Question: Hi, I love the things of God and like to do his bidding. I love evangelism and missionary work, which I engage in, and am happy doing it well. I am in my thirties and still single. My regret is that around December last I ventured into a relationship with a lady. We were…
Read MoreI moved in because I thought we would get married soon
Question: I moved in with my boyfriend and his grandma. Before I moved in we had talked about marriage, so I assumed that we would marry shortly after I moved in. After a few months my boyfriend said to me, “You know, we are like husband and wife, even though we aren’t legally married.” He…
Read MoreIs it a sin to have sex via Skype with your wife?
Question: Hi, Is it a sin to have sex via Skype with your wife when you live far from each other? Answer: Technically, sex isn’t taking place since the two of you are not together. What is taking place is that each is masturbating while watching and talking to the other person. Since this is…
Read MoreWhat does Jesus mean by “either in this age or in the age to come”?
Question: In Matthew 12:32 what does the phrase “either in this age or in the age to come” mean? Why in this age? Answer: Biblical history can be viewed as divided into three ages (long, indeterminate periods of time). Patriarchal Age – This was the time when the head of the family (the patriarch) was…
Read More“Where the Bible Speaks, We Speak – Where the Bible is Silent, We are Silent”
by Danny Brown The Preceptor – October 2006 This famous slogan, “Where the Bible speaks; we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent” was spoken by Thomas Campbell in August or September of 1809. It is implied by those who believe and accept the principles implied in the motto that they: Believe that…
Read MoreCan One Go Without Sinning?
by Bryan Garlock (edited) John wrote, “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin …” Have you ever considered the phrase, “that you may not sin”? It is true that since the flesh is weak and temptations are many, we stumble and fall from time to time.…
Read MoreWith the help of this site, I recently became a Christian
Question: Your site has helped me so much as I searched and continue to search for the truth. After about seven months of studying the Bible, attending a local congregation, and using your site. I was baptized into Christ last week. I wanted to thank you and everyone who answers the questions and puts the…
Read MoreWere the apostles filled with the Spirit twice?
Question: In Acts 4:1-31, it talks about Peter and John facing persecution, being arrested, and being released. After they are released they returned to their companions and told them about what had happened. They then prayed, and in Acts 4:31, it says they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Does this mean the apostles (depending…
Read MoreHow can everyone partake of one bread?
Question: What is the one bread in I Corinthians 10:17? Not everyone takes of one bread. One person told me that it was one kind of bread; that is, if I understand correctly, unleavened bread. Answer: “Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the…
Read MoreWhy the Jews Did Not Believe
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WhyTheJewsDidNotBelieve.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: John 12:27-43 I. It is a curious thing, the Son of God lived among men (John 1:14) yet He was rejected A. John 1:9-11 – Even among those who were expecting Him, those who had claimed to be God’s children, did not accept him. B. How can this be? II. Because they…
Read MoreIs it wrong to play a game that has goddesses in it?
Question: Jeffrey, I know you’re busy and don’t want to waste much of your time, but I have a question. I have OCD so I think I’m overanalyzing everything. Anyhow, I have always played the Legend of Zelda series from Nintendo since I was a kid growing up. I never really have time to play…
Read MoreA Sound Mind in a Sound Body
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SoundMindInASoundBody.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 4:6-16 I. Back in the time of the early church, a Roman poet, Juvenal, stated “You should pray for a sound mind in a sound body.” A. The thought is clear. To have one without the other is far from an enjoyable life. B. But what is meant by…
Read MoreShould we have lied about my daughter’s depression?
Question: Is it ever OK to lie? My daughter was disqualified from entering a military group at her college due to behavioral health. She spent days there due to depression. We filled out the medical forms and answered questions honestly for her college. Now my family is upset because they said she needed to play the system and…
Read MoreAbstain from Drinking
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Read MoreIs it a sin to hurt the earth?
Question: Hello Mr. Hamilton, Is it a sin to hurt the earth? Are Christians supposed to take care of the earth and the environment? Answer: The difficulty in answering your question is that you are using terms that mean different things to different people. For example, it is wrong to hurt people, but doctors perform…
Read MoreThe Love of God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LoveOfGod.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreThe God of Judges
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/GodOfJudges.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreDid Moses write a second book of Law and that was the one taken away?
Question: Greetings my brother, I’m very happy about the website. I have studied a lot from it. I count many subjects that helped me to teach better through your website. Thank you. Regarding the Ten Commandments: There is a claim that the book that stood against them was the one next to the ark of…
Read MoreIs Knowing that Baptism Is Essential to Salvation Essential to Salvation?
by Gary Eubanks This question may seem a bit obscure and requires a moment’s reflection to digest, but it actually addresses a very common and familiar situation. Anyone who knows much about Evangelicalism knows that at its heart lies the concept of salvation by faith alone. For Evangelicals, salvation comes at the point of belief…
Read MoreBecause of your answers, I’m going to follow Satan
Question: I’d like you to stay with me to the end, please. I’d like to thank you for helping me make up my mind about something. After seeing how a man of faith such as yourself can be so unfeeling toward the plight of others, I have decided to follow Samael aka Lucifer or Satan.…
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