Ruth – God’s Mother of Kings
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011Fall5Ruth.mp3 by Eric M. Hamilton Ordinary Is God’s Extraordinary
Read MoreIs it wrong for a church to organize meals?
Question: I was reading through a couple of articles on your website when I ran into “Using a Kitchen in a Rented Hall” and I became a bit concerned. See, the church I attend has a potluck dinner every first Sunday of the month following morning services. We meet in a building next to the…
Read MoreGideon – God’s Valiant Coward
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011Fall4Gideon.mp3 by Eric M. Hamilton Ordinary Is God’s Extraordinary
Read MoreYou should apologize for your answer!
Question: I saw your response, “Since the church isn’t the building, you can’t make rules about how the building is used,” to an older woman who “dared” to say what is in her heart. What disrespect you showed her! Do you really believe she was open to your answer? Did you show her the wrong in her…
Read MoreWas there a prophecy connecting the Feast of the Tabernacles to Jesus’ birth?
Question: I was just reading an article explaining the reasoning behind the belief that Jesus’s birth was the fulfillment of the prophecy associated with the Feast of Tabernacles, in the seventh Jewish month of Tishri. When would that be on our calendar? I don’t celebrate Christmas religiously, namely because if we were asked to celebrate…
Read MoreIs it wrong to ask for lent money back?
Question: I have lent money to some people in my workplace. Is it right to ask it back because in doing so I have to be firm, and when they don’t return it I get weird ideas about them? Basically, my question is whether it is a sin to ask for money back once you…
Read MoreWhat a wonderful site, something my sons can readily understand
Question: What a wonderful site, something my sons can readily understand. Thank you. Answer: I’m glad you are finding it useful.
Read MoreHow dare you claim that the book of Enoch is uninspired!
Question: Dear Minister, How dare you claim my beloved book of Enoch an uninspired work of men! People like you are just afraid to accept that angels descended upon earth and fornicated with earthly women and procreated giants. Yes, Jesus said that angels do not marry- they do not marry in heaven, but angels have powers…
Read MoreComing in the Clouds
by Matthew H. Allen via The Jackson Drive Reporter, August 2, 2009. “Behold, He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be, Amen” (Revelation 1:7). The term coming “with the clouds”…
Read MoreIf you tell a lie to someone you barely know, will you go to hell?
Question: Well, I don’t know why, but I said I hated the Bible. Right after I said that I got worried and started to say I didn’t mean it! I feel so horrible and scared. The second is that if I lied to someone I barely knew, will God forgive me? Can I move on…
Read MoreIf we are slaves to God, then aren’t we forced to obey Him?
Question: “And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ” (I Corinthians 7:22 NLT). Does this mean that if you were a slave then you are the property…
Read MoreJonah – God’s Work-in-Progress
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011Fall3Jonah.mp3 by Eric M. Hamilton Ordinary Is God’s Extraordinary
Read MoreDoes God get angry and hates?
Question: Since humans were created in God’s own image then does that mean we are sort of like God or that he imagined us? I am guessing that we are sort of like Him. (Why do we say “Him?”) Does this mean God gets angry and hates because in the Bible it says He doesn’t…
Read MoreJesus’ Disciples – God’s Inner Circle
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011Fall2JesusDisciples.mp3 by Eric M. Hamilton Ordinary Is God’s Extraordinary
Read MoreHow do I handle what is quickly becoming an adulterous office affair?
Question: Hi, I have a major problem which can turn out to be a potential extramarital affair I know is wrong, but I have nobody to turn to and I don’t know what to do. I am not sure if this is the right website for this. My apologies in advance if my content may…
Read MoreJoseph – God’s Career Path for Greatness
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011Fall1Joseph.mp3 by Eric M. Hamilton Ordinary is God’s Extraordinary
Read MoreOrdinary is God’s Extraordinary
by Eric M. Hamilton November 6-11, 2011 Joseph – God’s Career Path for Greatness Jesus’ Disciples – God’s Inner Circle Jonah – God’s Work-in-Progress Gideon – God’s Valiant Coward Ruth – God’s Mother of Kings Moses – God’s Leader on God’s Terms Ezekiel – God’s Entertaining Song Saul of Tarsus – God’s Untimely Born
Read MoreHow do I get out of this habit of using prostitutes and masturbating?
Question: Hi, I had protected sex with a prostitute about a month ago. We had sex for around three to five minutes. I am not sure whether she is HIV infected or not. Is there a possibility that I may get infected with HIV? I am not married. My mind is always on girls, which…
Read MoreIs there no such thing as prehistoric times?
Question: Bible times start from the beginning of time. The Bible is recorded history and prehistoric means before recorded history. Dinosaurs were in the Bible, and dinosaurs are often referred to as prehistoric, but they were recorded, so does all this mean that there is no such thing as prehistoric times? Answer: Men typically assume…
Read MoreI have a hard time controlling my thoughts. I’m scared I might not be saved.
Question: I have a couple of questions that I would like to send you. I have been a member of the Lord’s church all my life and I am in my later years of life. I suffer from OCD and depression. I have such a hard time controlling my thoughts, and I worry that I…
Read MoreWhy did Saul ask whose son David was after his battle with Goliath?
Question: I’m reading in I Samuel 16:21. It says that David came into Saul’s service to play harp for Saul then became one of Saul’s armor-bearers. Saul even sent word to Jesse saying to ‘allow David to remain in my service,’ so I would assume that Saul knew who David was. However, in I Samuel…
Read MoreDoes a murderer take on the sins of his victim?
Question: I have sometimes heard that killing someone frees that person of their sins and that the killer takes on their sins. Is this true or is there any reference to this in any Bible verse? Answer: This is provably false. Sins are not inheritable nor can they be transferred to another person. “The soul…
Read MoreWhy are the commandments mentioned in Exodus 34 different from those mentioned in Exodus 20?
Question: I have been reading the Old Testament and I am confused as to Exodus 20 and Exodus 34 where there are two sets of the ten commandments God gave Moses. The second set is different from the first set. In Exodus 34 God said to use the same words given to Moses as it…
Read MoreDid God condone rape?
Question: Can you show me with any credible, moral, and compassionate justification how passages such as Numbers 31:18 and II Samuel 12:11-14 are not examples of divine-sanctioned rape? Answer: In Numbers 31, the Lord ordered punishment on the nation of Moab. “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be…
Read MoreDo I stop praying for my husband to come home?
Question: My husband is not spiritually grounded and never really has been. I am a Christian, and I love him very much. We are separated and I’ve been praying for my marriage to be restored. My question is should I stop praying? I don’t want to seem obnoxious, pushy, or impatient toward the Lord, but I…
Read MoreDoes having a strong sexual desire mean you are more suited for marriage than being single?
Question: Does having a strong and persistent sexual desire an indication that one is more suited for marriage? Is this a sign from the Holy Spirit that it is time for marriage? What does Paul mean by some people are gifted for singlehood? Does this mean they have fewer needs, including sexual and emotional? Can…
Read MoreMy boyfriend and I have been having sex for a while. I realize it is wrong, but I don’t know how to straighten this out
Question: My boyfriend and I are both Christians and have been dating for two years now. About a year ago we started sinning. Although, I realize now that what we were doing prior to that was wrong as well. It always seems like every time I talked with him and told him that I didn’t…
Read MoreHow can Jesus say the new covenant is not his but the Lord’s? Aren’t they the same?
Question: People say God is three in one, but Jesus, the Son, says the new covenant is not his but the Lord’s. Aren’t they the same thing? Answer: Usually, these questions are easier to figure out if you read the actual verse. Jesus said that his words are no different from the Father’s. “He who…
Read MoreDoes God wait for me to sin?
Question: Does God wait for me to sin? Answer: Sin is something everyone ends up doing. “What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin. As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none…
Read MoreWhat does it mean “there is no one who does not sin”?
Question: Please explain to me what II Chronicles 6:36 means as per the issue of sin: “for there is no one who does not sin…” What is the meaning of holiness? What happens to a Christian who sins but has yet to acknowledge, let alone repent or confess it? Answer: “When they sin against You…
Read MoreShould I leave a church that is not withdrawing from sinful members?
Question: Dear Sir, I belong to a church of Christ that is sound in its teaching. I enjoy worshiping God there and the people are loving and kind. The problem I have is that we have leaders who are too kind to take a real stand to correct people who are in error to the…
Read MoreMy boyfriend did something he wasn’t supposed to and now I’m afraid I might get pregnant. What can I take to avoid it?
Question: Hi I really need urgent help from you. Actually, to tell you the truth, what happened is that my guy wasn’t in his senses, and he ended up doing something wrong which he wasn’t supposed to do. I don’t want to get pregnant or anything. Neither can I go buy any pills from outside.…
Read MoreWhat is meant by “so the last error shall be worse than the first”?
Question: In Matthew 27:64, what does “so the last error shall be worse than the first” mean? Answer: “Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception…
Read MoreEvery Christian is Necessary
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/EveryChristianIsNecessary.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton
Read MoreWhy would God make plants that are poisonous if He said to Adam and Eve they could eat all the plants?
Question: Why would God make plants that are poisonous if He said to Adam and Eve they could eat all the plants (except for the one tree)? Answer: “And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit…
Read MoreI sinned, getting a woman pregnant, and now I need godly advice
Question: I am a Christian who backslid. During this period I entered an immoral relationship with a woman a few years older than me, banking on her maturity. She called to tell me she’s pregnant. I don’t want to marry her because I have to hear from God. Aside from that, my love for her…
Read MoreDefining Repentance
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DefiningRepentance.mp3 by Steve Brewer
Read MoreAre cartoons dangerous?
Question: Now I have a question concerning cartoons. I know the eye is a window into the soul and you should only do what is just, what is pure, and what is worthy; I know that. My question is if watching cartoons such as Dragonball Z or Pokemon really a sin? There are people who…
Read MoreSince Christ died for our sins, do we have any responsibility to give up sins?
Question: I have been telling people that, though I fully accept that Jesus sacrificed Himself for our sake and that He also died because of our sins. People tell me that He only died for our sins, and I find this confusing because in my mind mentally, verbally, and physically tormenting someone is sin. I also…
Read MoreWhere does God say not to celebrate Jesus’ birth?
Question: Where in the Bible does God tell us not to celebrate Jesus’ birthday, but His death, resurrection, and return? Are we really not to celebrate Christmas as Jesus’ birth? Answer: Your question is backward. God told us everything needed for life and godliness (II Peter 1:2-4). “Everything” leaves nothing out. So the question is…
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