Why would God make homosexuality pleasurable if it was wrong?
Question: Hi, I have been reading through your site. I really can tell you know what you’re talking about. I have a question, but it might seem a little crude. I hope you won’t be offended. I have several friends that are gay and they tell me that being gay is no big deal. They…
Read MoreCome as You Are
by Dan Gatlin A popular notion of our generation is “attend the church of your choice.” Sectarian bodies, promoting this concept, have tried to make themselves as attractive as possible to the general population in order to increase their membership. There are some churches that focus on a particular group of people, i.e. there are…
Read MoreThe “Come as You Are” article is excellent!
Question: The “Come as You Are” article is excellent! Describes the lack of true knowledge of the Scriptures and lax attitude of my current church. Answer: I’m glad you found it useful.
Read MoreHow do I repent of adultery when I don’t feel sorry for doing it?
Question: I have been married for 20 years. It has not been an easy marriage in many respects, but after reading a lot of the questions and problems of other people on your web site, I realize that it could have been much worse. Anyway, I will not go into all of the problems of…
Read MoreI found some much-needed answers on your site
Question: I just wanted to say many thanks to your website’s question section. Not only did I find some much-needed answers but also someone had the same exact question regarding if God is hearing my prayers or not. It gave me my zeal back. As a young Christian of only 19 years, I find it…
Read MoreDid the Jews forbid pork because eating it was killing people?
Question: Why does the Old Testament say certain foods are prohibited? My teacher said it was because people saw that their friends were dying from pork, so they wrote that it was a sin to eat it. We know now it is from undercooking that meat. This makes me scared because it seems like something…
Read MoreSince a couple can’t get married for a while, should they break up?
Question: Hello sir, I’ve always found your advice useful and I hope you may help out. There is someone who is in a long-distance relationship. At the beginning of the relationship, the lady went off to college in a different country while the guy stayed behind. At present, she has four more years to complete.…
Read MoreSince my husband committed adultery in the past, can I remarry even though I’ve been sleeping with a man before I divorced my husband?
Question: I was married at 20 years old. Two months after our marriage my husband admitted to making out with another woman and asked for a divorce. I dismissed his request as being childish and continued with the marriage. After a year of marriage, he admitted to making out with another woman plus he was…
Read MoreHow do I leave my money to help the poor and spread the gospel without it being used for other things?
Question: If someone has no family and wants to make a will leaving his estate for benevolent work (helping the very poor, but also spreading the Gospel), how can this be accomplished? I know how to retain a lawyer and get the legalities performed, but who, in the churches of Christ, does the good works…
Read MoreOn Personalities
by Doy Moyer via Mind Your Faith The thousand faces of the actor. One of the many concepts that come through Scripture is how God can use different personalities to accomplish His work. Paul was not Peter, and John was not Matthew, and these differences in personalities, vocabularies, and ways of phrasing ideas are obvious just…
Read MoreI keep promising God to do good, but I always fail. How can I not let God down anymore?
Question: I have made many promises to God. I have said this is enough I will do good from now on no more bad, but every time I fall back. I feel as if God is tired of me and is done. I don’t feel good enough or worthy enough to be a Christian. When…
Read MoreHow do I deal with in-laws who are not nice?
Question: Hello and good morning, I recently came upon your website and saw a question and answer section and wonder why more churches of Christ do not have this. I struggle with pride and sometimes do not wish to ask questions at church or there just does not seem to be an opportunity. As I…
Read MoreWhen Sin Is Advocated
Source: Kevin Hardy, “After same-sex couple victory in Collegedale, church ousts gay detective’s family,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, 21 August 2013. It was something bound to eventually happen. A church in Chattanooga withdrew from the mother, aunt, and uncle for their support of their homosexual family member. The daughter, Kat Cooper, petitioned the town of…
Read MoreWhat do you think of the Easy to Read Version?
Question: What about the Easy-to-Read Version? Answer: The English Version for the Deaf (ERD) was first published in 1978 by Baker Publishing House. American Sign Language, used by the deaf in the United States, does not follow the same grammar rules as English. Thus, English is a second language for many of the deaf. The…
Read MoreI had wondered why I wasn’t hearing God’s voice as other people claimed
Question: Hello Jeff, I don’t know if you will read this or not because I notice that you have a very busy schedule with all the work that keeping the website implies. I just wanted to thank you for your comments on the answer to Should I have faith in God getting this girl to like…
Read MoreShould I have faith in God getting this girl to like me?
Question: Hi, I have a question regarding where my faith should be placed, but before that I’d like to start from the beginning. A while back I met a girl and, out of pure randomness, I began talking to her. We got along very well and very quickly and ended up liking each other. However,…
Read MoreGreat introduction!
Question: Just found your site a week ago looking for some class material, which I plan to use this Wednesday, and can’t agree more with your introduction. We are in a constant battle with many around us over God’s purpose for His church. Thanks for standing in the gap and not compromising God’s word. Answer: Thank…
Read MoreWhy doesn’t God restore my marriage?
Question: I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for putting the article, The Awful Aftermath of Adultery, on the Internet. My wife committed adultery over 30 years ago with a man while she was in the military. She told me she did nothing wrong. She places all the blame on me and then…
Read MoreHow can I know if I’ve made the right choice?
Question: How can I pray about a decision? Or how will I know that I made the right choice? A good example would be should I stay with my old job or look for a new one? You see, I have a dream of becoming an ambassador someday, but I don’t know if this is…
Read MoreI want to repent and change my future, so should I dump my boyfriend?
Question: I came to the United States when I was 14 years old. I used to be Baptist until we came to Utah and my parents converted to the LDS church. I’m currently not an active member of the LDS church. When I turned 18, I started dating a young man. We stayed boyfriend and…
Read MoreWas the church right to withdraw from a couple who lived together without being married?
Question: My husband and I are faithful members of the Lord’s church. We are active in a congregation in which a situation has occurred which has caused division in the congregation. The situation is this: a man and a woman who have been baptized and are members of the Lord’s church are not married, but…
Read MoreI did some foolish things in my youth and now a guy is trying to blackmail me into doing more sinful things. What do I do?
Question: I’m a young woman. I have a boyfriend. A long time ago I sent pictures of a certain type to another guy. I have since stopped, but he has hassled me and has been trying to bribe, blackmail, whatever it is he can do to make me do things with him that I don’t…
Read MoreThe Sinner’s Prayer
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/SinnersPrayer.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 9:1-19 I. A key feature of salvation in many denominations is the praying of the sinner’s prayer. A. It is generally presented at the end of a service to tell people how they may be saved. B. Each “Sinner’s Prayer” varies in detail, but generally carry the same theme: that…
Read MoreWas the New Testament written in Greek or Aramaic?
Question: In what language was the New Testament written: Greek or Aramaic? Answer: The New Testament was written in Greek. All the earliest manuscripts are in Greek. The style of writing is in the Greek style, though some of the writers, such as Matthew, wrote with a Hebrew “accent,” if you would, but it was…
Read MoreMy boyfriend and I fell into sexual sin. How do we get our parents’ trust back?
Question: I have a question and unfortunately, I don’t have good, godly influences in my life. I would appreciate any help. My boyfriend and I have been seeing each other for a little over a year. We are a long distance apart, and it was one of the reasons I agreed to start seeing him.…
Read MoreHow many times a day should a Christian pray?
Question: Is it required that a Christian pray once every day? The Bible tells us to never cease to pray, but how often are we required to pray? Answer: The concept of not ceasing to pray refers to not giving up on prayers. “Pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17). Or as Paul told the Romans,…
Read MoreDid the Qur’an explain embryology before modern science?
Question: Recently, I was with a Muslim friend and the topic of religion came up and he said that Islam is compatible with Christianity. I mentioned some of the contradictions, specifically the violence and the famous substitute theory. He denied both and said that there are branches in Islam and that he is of the…
Read MoreSpina Absentia
by Jefferson David Tant According to my 9th Grade Revised Latin, the title means “no backbone.” Physically, this devastates the body, making it impossible to function. This is tragic. But more tragic is spiritual “spina absentia.” This “spinelessness” is too common in the Lord’s body, and we need the “Great Physician” to stiffen the backbone…
Read MoreShould I convert to marry my Muslim boyfriend?
Question: I am in my later twenties. I have a problem. I was born a Christian. My boyfriend is a Muslim. we’ve dated for almost 4 years now. We are at the level that we should get married now. My parents don’t like him and they wanted us to break up. And his parents stated…
Read MoreA strange just invited me to come to his house any time. What should I do?
Question: I have a question relating to something that happened to me today. I was walking to the shops in prayer and this man in about his late 30s saw me. He came and asked me for my name and told me about himself. He then suggested that I could come to his house any…
Read MoreYour site helped convince my sister that Jesus is God
Question: Hi Mr. Hamilton, I wanted to share one of the best moments in my life. I have a sister. She’s really smart and well educated, but since her youth, she has always been suspicious about God and decided to believe that God did not exist. I told her about your site and prayed for…
Read MoreThis battle against pornography is bigger than I thought
Question: I know we had this talk before, but unfortunately, I fell again. The trigger this time was a perverted thought about dresses and skirts. I acted on it and I.. well, I fell. I’m going to try again of course, but there was something else I have to get off my chest. I noticed…
Read MoreDid God limit man’s life to 120 years? How many clean animals were taken on the ark?
Question: In Genesis 6:3, God said that, in the future, normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years. I read on the Genesis bible study that this referred to amount of time it will take from then to the start of the flood. However, In Genesis 5:32, it say’s that Noah was 500 years…
Read MoreWere some blessings meant only for the Jews?
Question: Sir, Many say that some blessings in the Bible are meant only for Jews. If so what are those verses? Answer: They don’t exist, unless you are talking about specific promises to the nation of Israel given in its past, such as the promise to give them the land of Canaan. “”Indeed He says,…
Read MoreIf I married a girl with a mental illness, would my children inherit her problems?
Question: Here is my question to you about my ex. She behaves like a child sometimes when she gets happy, stressed, angry, etc. During this phase, her behavior changes. She makes me play with her and makes an imaginary world around her like birds flying and acting like rabbits. She wants me to join her…
Read MoreI lied to my preacher about having committed fornication. Do I have to tell him?
Question: Hi, I started a relationship with a man about a month ago. One thing led to another and we had sex. I felt bad about it and asked for God’s forgiveness, but didn’t break it off with him. A few days ago I got a call from my pastor stating someone was at a…
Read MoreAre music videos with half-naked women not sinful because they are so common?
Question: Most music videos have half-nude women. They are aired almost non-stop every day, and we can’t escape such, at least not when in a public place. Are they sinful in themselves? Answer: There is a marvelous gizmo on devices called a “power button.” Press it and you don’t have to watch what is on…
Read MoreI’ve been living with a man while my divorce was going through, but now he is reluctant to marry me
Question: Hi, We have lived together for 7 years. We probably would’ve been married long ago, but I was going through a divorce for 6 of those years, and hospitalized due to medical illnesses for about a year or something like that, on and off. We are utterly and completely in love but don’t have…
Read MoreI stumbled onto your website and got lost in it
Question: Hello, I stumbled onto your website and got lost in it. I was looking for basic scriptures that explained why the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was put in the Garden of Eden, I found the answer on your site, and got lost in many of the other lessons that you…
Read MoreI find myself wanting to go back to a man who hasn’t been good to me
Question: Hi, I just came across this site. It seems very helpful, but I need some answers myself. I am really struggling. I have been through a recent breakup because the guy was always breaking up with me and then coming back wanting everything to be fine. In trying times in our relationship, he would…
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