Can you give me a personal prophecy?
Question: Good day I would like to know if you can give me a personal prophecy as I feel so lost the past year and don’t know my purpose in life anymore. I am the breadwinner in my family and none of my business deals are going through. Please advise. Answer: “Grace and peace be…
Read MoreMy husband had us living in unreasonable circumstances. Was I wrong to move out on my own?
Question: I have an issue I really need divine spiritual insight for. My story is long. I am currently living without my husband under the same roof, I left him when he got verbally abusive one night in front of our two children. This particular night he got into one of his rages and said…
Read MoreI came close to having sex with a coworker. What do I do about the thoughts regarding what I almost did?
Question: I taught in a nearby primary school three years ago. There was this lady who also taught and is currently teaching. She one time approached me requesting my assistance in her examinations. In the course of the teaching, I began to develop a passion for her, with no intention to marry her. We never…
Read MoreWhile my parents call themselves Christian, they don’t go to a church. How can I do?
Question: My parents both identify as Christians, Mom more so than Dad, but neither has been to church in years. I have attended independently since high school. While my father and younger brother were away, my mother confided in me that she would like to find a local church to attend, but that my father…
Read MoreI’ve been using your excellent website for the past week
Question: I have been using your website for the past week. Excellent! I have downloaded The Authenticity of Mark 16:9-20 and also the complete essay of over 100 pages on PDF by James Edward Snapp, Jr. (2007). I have sent them to other Christian friends. I also downloaded the MP3 audio of Jesus is God. You have a good speaking voice: clear…
Read MoreWould it be wrong for my girlfriend to move in with me a few months before we get married?
Question: My girlfriend and I have been together for three years. We are engaged and about to be married in four months. We never had sex. We talked about it and the want that we have. But we have decided to live together because she turned 18 and was forced out of her house. She…
Read MoreMy fiance and I decided to marry, but we are of different religions. Will God accept such a marriage?
Question: My fiance and I decided to marry. She is Russian Orthodox, and I am not the same religion. We have been together for two years. We love each other so much, and we want to marry. I asked two priests, and she has also asked. They told us that we can marry with no…
Read MoreWrong About the Grand Canyon
by Kyle Butt, M.A. via Apologetics Press For many years, awe-stricken tourists to the Grand Canyon have been fed a steady stream of uniformitarian propaganda designed to teach that the amazing chasm took six million years to form. Uniformitarian geologists, however, recently concluded that the “traditional” age of six million years has been incorrect. In fact,…
Read MoreIf there is a question of who committed adultery first, can either get remarried?
Question: I have a friend who married a man whose wife committed adultery as did he. There is a question of who committed adultery first. I told her I do not think it matters who committed adultery first and that her marriage may not be valid because of the adultery in the past marriage. Answer:…
Read MoreI’m burdened because I read that when you commit sins, you have no way of entering the Kingdom
Question: I am a member of the Church of Christ and have been all my life (70 years). I was baptized, I think, when I was sixteen and really did not know the importance of it. I never regularly attended church as a child or a young adult. I would go occasionally but not like…
Read MoreI lied to my boyfriend about having oral sex with another man. What do I do now?
Question: Good evening, sir, I was reading information from your website. I have a little problem and need your help. My boyfriend is always busy with work, and I have complained several times. Unfortunately, I ended up cheating on him by engaging in kissing and oral sex. I apologized to my boyfriend but couldn’t go…
Read MoreDo I tell my children the truth, that their dad and I had sex before marriage?
Question: My husband and I are both Christians. However, we had sex before marriage (only with each other). I have been wondering what to tell my daughters if they ask me if we had sex before marriage. I am afraid if I tell them the truth, then they will think “well, mama and daddy did…
Read MoreWhat do I do? The woman I got pregnant wants to abort the child!
Question: Thank you for all the advice you’ve given me. I am now able to stop my lust for fornication, thanks to God Almighty. Thanks to the peace and love of Christ that has recently grown in me, I’ve seen the need for me to keep the child. But yesterday the woman called and told…
Read MoreI want to compliment you on your answers on spanking
Question: Sir, I wanted to compliment you on your answers on spanking. I am not a believer in any faith, but I have my own feeling about morality and social beliefs. I keep hearing about “all these religious people who beat their kids.” Well, I was spanked as a boy, and I spanked my daughter…
Read MoreAre there any examples of a woman being forced into a marriage that she objected to?
Question: Are there any Old Testament examples where the future wife to be actually objected to the wedding but was forced into it? Just curious because I understand they were treated as property, but just wondering if there examples of a marriage where the wife objected beforehand. I know there are at least one or…
Read MoreIf Paul did not keep the Sabbath, then he was a liar
Question: If Paul was not a Sabbath keeper then he was a liar. In Acts 24:14 Paul states he worshiped the GOD of his fathers believing all things written in the law and the prophets. In Acts 25:8 he stated he had “not offended the law of the Jews”. In Acts 28:17 he states “though I have…
Read MoreHow can I get baptized? My father is a Muslim and won’t allow it
Question: I don’t know if you will be able to reply to this, but I hope you will and I will try anyway. I’m a 14-year-old girl who has a Muslim dad. I want to give my life to Christ. I found a site a few years ago that said if I prayed the sinner’s…
Read MoreI divorced my husband because the preacher said I shouldn’t be married to a non-Christian. What should I do now?
Question: Hello, I have read some of the things you have on here and I love the way you respond and answer people. I have been a member of the church of Christ since I was young — or should I say I was baptized when I was young? I was in and out of…
Read MoreWe wanted to share what happened to us
Question: Thank you so much for all your help and teaching. My husband and I left the Southern Baptist church last week and joined the church of Christ in our area. The church of Christ was having a tent gospel meeting beside the lake my husband I were fishing at. and we overheard the preacher…
Read MoreWhy can’t all the elders in a city get together to direct all the churches in the city?
Question: First, I would like to say thank you for posting your informative studies. I currently attend a church that has dissolved the eldership and has been operating without elders. After reading Keith Sharp’s article on Autonomy I still have a question about elders. Our biblical example is one church in one city with one…
Read MoreWhat is the difference between proskollaomai and kollao?
Question: Is there a difference between “proskollethesetai” vs. “kollomenos”? The first one is in Ephesians 5:31 and the second is I Corinthians 6:16. Answer: The root word is kollao, which means “to glue or cement together.” Proskollaomai is related to kollao. The prefix pros means “to” or “toward” but doesn’t change the meaning of the root. It just makes…
Read MoreWhat do you do when the preacher is in sin and the leadership supports him?
Question: Thanks for your website, it really helps me exercise my critical thinking skills with the Scriptures. One question about withdrawal. What do you do when the offending party is the minister of the congregation? When there are only he and the deacons, and they automatically side with him on everything? The church meeting is…
Read MoreYour article on bitterness gave me a new perspective
Question: My kids left for college. I have been a single mother for over a decade, and I realized I cannot get rid of the bitterness. I read the article on bitterness, and I have a different perception that will help me to bring sweetness to my life. Although I live a long way from you,…
Read MoreWhy do I feel like God never answers our prayers?
Question: This is probably a stupid question, but anyway I will proceed. Sometimes I feel like God never answers our prayers; thus, why do we pray? How do we know if God answers our prayers? Are there signs that I should be looking for? I just don’t understand why we pray for things to get…
Read MoreHow do I move on after breaking up with my boyfriend?
Question: Hi, I’ve just broken up with my boyfriend who isn’t a believer in Christ and it had already been several months. I can’t seem to forget him even though I know he is not the one for me. I can sense the Lord telling me he is not the one. He had a new…
Read MoreCan I remarry after being divorced by my wife because of my infidelities?
Question: I was married to my wife for over ten years before I finally confessed my affairs. She was devastated and divorced me. We have children whom we share equal custody of. After being divorced for a number of years, she remarried. I am happy that God blessed her with someone who wouldn’t do to…
Read MoreI’ve taught my wife the truth about dancing, but she won’t accept it. What else can I do?
Question: Well, I am married and the only problem we have is that she goes to another church that’s not a church of Christ. To be honest it not really the church that we’re clashing on, even though that’s wrong as well. It’s the dancing that she does that she still commits to doing. Every…
Read MoreYou can’t claim that men can eat meat because Adam and Eve did not exist!
Question: I am not going to spend the time on pointing out the contradictions and major flaws in your ‘bible-based’ theories about why animals may be hunted,slaughtered and consumed at our peril, for the entire article and your reasoning is so deraged that it would probably be a waste of time. Just for the record:…
Read MoreYour article on head covering was one of the finest I’ve read
Question: I just finished reading your article on head coverings and agree that it is one of the finest written on the topic. My husband and I have been studying this topic for some time now and have read several articles on both sides of the topic. Thank you so much for writing this so well. I…
Read MoreDoes a mother have a role in the development of her son?
Question: I was wondering if a mother has a role in the sexual development of her son like the father. Answer: What the Bible indicates is that mothers are important to moral standards that a child grows up to accept. “Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness,…
Read MoreI saw someone quote Psalms 37:4 to justify sexual foreplay. What does the passage really say?
Question: I read about foreplay and agree, but I was on a singles site and saw: “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalms 37:4). So what does this mean? Thanks and God bless you! Answer: “Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of…
Read MoreI just found out my husband had committed fornication before our marriage during one of our break-ups. Now I’m afraid he’ll leave me when he gets bored with me
Question: I’ve been studying from this web site for years. Thank you for your sound scriptural lessons. They truly inspire me to continue to strive to be a faithful member of the church. I have a concern regarding my marriage and you would give an unbiased but sound response. My husband and I are a…
Read MoreDo I need to get her parent’s permission before marrying my girlfriend?
Question: I read the articles you had concerning “Fornication”. The woman I am courting is a virgin. I on the other hand am not. I was disciplined by the Lord on behalf of my actions from the flesh when I was indulging in pre-marital sex. My girlfriend and I know we want to marry, and we…
Read MoreIf the Holy Spirit is a part of the Godhead, then why isn’t He on the throne in Revelation 22:1?
Question: Hi, If God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are co-equal, can you explain the reason why the Holy Spirit doesn’t occupy a throne in Revelation 22:1? Answer: “And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb” (Revelation 22:1). People…
Read MoreHow do I deal with people trying to convince me to go back into homosexuality?
Question: I have led the life of a homosexual all my life and through the grace of God, I become reborn and completely turned my back on that lifestyle. Now, this did not mean that I turned straight in the sense of having a sexual attraction toward females, but it does mean that, although I…
Read MoreWho decides what are wholesome words?
Question: You added things to your “quotes” from the Bible. So you rewrote it huh? A lot of people seem to be rewriting things these days. I’m an ordained Unitarian minister of the Universal Life Church, I have a BS in Theology. I also have an MS in Psychology and Philosophy as well. I believe in…
Read MoreWhy Do “Churches of Christ” Differ so Widely?
by Sewell Hall via Biblical Insights, February 2012 A sign reading “Church of Christ” in front of a building tells you very little these days. Most any doctrine or practice may be found inside. This is frustrating to many people. Outsiders make fun of the situation, saying, “You preach unity but you are the most divided…
Read MoreWe’ve gone back to church, but find some things to be not right
Question: We have joined a Southern Baptist church and this is the first church we have ever attended since we were small children, so it’s all new to us. I know now how important church is now and we want to be in one, they even agreed to baptize us when we asked last night!…
Read MoreThe International Church of Christ – From Man or God?
by Larry Rouse I. Introduction: The term religious cult is one that generates much emotion, but often is not defined. One said it is the church down the street. A. Even if we disagree with the term, I want to examine the teachings and practices of a religious movement that began in churches of Christ. 1. The…
Read MoreInstant Gratification
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/InstantGratification.mp3 by PJ Anderson
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