Why I Left The Christian Church
by Floyd Decker The Christian Church has women Counselors, Directors, and Lecturers; the church of Christ does not (I Timothy 2:11-12; I Corinthians 14:34). The Christian Church has Educational Directors, Associate Ministers, and Youth Directors; the church of Christ has elders, deacons, evangelists, and teachers (Ephesians 4:11; Philippians 1:1). The Christian Church has Missionary, Benevolent…
Read MoreHow do I treat a roommate who has been withdrawn from?
Question: Hi, I’m wondering if you can please help me with a difficult situation I’m living with. There is a brother in the church I’m part of that has been living in sin. He had been living in adultery for a while, but then he came back to the church seeking help and his wife…
Read MoreMy boyfriend says he regrets his past fornications, but he is pushing to have sex with me. How do I get him to change?
Question: I am a 22-year old girl who is just in love with a 26-year-old boy. We belong to different casts but the same religion. We share a good emotional connection, and as a person, I know he is a good one. He loves me and wants to marry me. However, in his past life…
Read MoreWhy was Timothy put in prison in Rome?
Question: I was researching the web for any clues I might gain as to the author of Hebrews, when it was written, etc. and I found your web page. As you know, there are many theories. I tend to believe that it was Paul, possibly Luke — translating Paul’s Hebrew into Greek, while Paul was…
Read MoreWaiting for sex is difficult, but your web page got me to hold on to my purity
Question: Hi! I just read Waiting for the Proper Time and I think it is wonderful information. I try my best to stay pure and have been in a relationship for almost a year now. I love him and he loves me, and I do want sex, but I will refrain because I know when we…
Read MoreWhat happens when people insist that the first day of the week is Monday?
Question: Many people today believe that a week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday, however, there are still other people who believe that a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. ISO 8601 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#General_principles) defined Monday to be the first day of the week. What does the Bible say about which day is…
Read MoreSins of Ignorance!
by Russell H. Dunaway via Guardian of Truth XXVII: 12, pp. 372-373, June 16, 1983 Perhaps one of the most controversial issues among brethren today is that which arises concerning the child of God and his sins of ignorance. Some brethren teach that if a child of God sins through ignorance, that sin of ignorance will not…
Read MoreAre Non-Christians Subject to the Laws of God?
Text: II Thessalonians 1:3-10 I. Without a doubt people make a mess of their lives A. One of the hardest things about studying with people these days is the tangle they create in their families 1. You have people who have married and divorced serval times 2. They have kids by multiple partners, some to whom they never…
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Read MoreShould a government that taxes its citizens at 99% be followed?
Question: Do you think that Christians should obey the tax law, even if the rules required that taxpayers must donate 99% of their income in taxes? Answer: This is a facetious hypothetical argument. The implication is that if the answer will object in the extreme, then it is justified to reject the point when it…
Read MoreHow do I know if I have fallen from grace?
Question: What does it mean to fall from the grace? I’ve doubted Jesus so many times, I’m scared I’ve fallen. I pray to God to forgive me and ask Him to never let me go, never let me take my eyes off Christ or I’ll be lost. How do I know I haven’t fallen? Answer:…
Read MoreAre we still committing adultery?
Question: I was married for over ten years and left my spouse to be with my current spouse. My current spouse was married and left his spouse to be with me. That was over fifteen years ago. We have no children. I was a Christian in a verbally abusive marriage with my ex and I…
Read MoreBy what authority do you act?
Question: As Christ came into the world to be our Light and remains as our Light, by which Star do you look toward? Is it created or revealed? Since you are a preacher of Christ’s faithful, by what authority do you act upon if all authority comes from the Word made flesh? Do you act…
Read MoreIs it wrong to hire a preacher who has been divorced?
Question: There’s a congregation in town that just hired a young preacher who is divorced and it wasn’t for adultery. This was told to me by a sister who knew them well. Is it okay for them to hire a preacher who is in this circumstance? Answer: Neither you nor I know what happened. According to the…
Read MoreMy boyfriend and I try hard, but we always end up in sexual situations. What should we do?
Question: My boyfriend and I are both Christians. We both try very hard to follow and do God’s will and word. So when I told him that I didn’t want to have sex till we were married, he was all right with it. Even though we have had sex before, I was at the point…
Read MoreWas John the Baptist associated with the Baptist church?
Question: I love your site. It is very helpful and is the truth. Why was John called “John the Baptist?” I know there is no other religion mentioned in the Bible. Is this where the Baptist organization get its name? Is John the Baptist the same as John the apostle? Answer: Actually, the truth is…
Read MoreIs a five day work week contrary to God’s design?
Question: Many people today work for 5 days and rest on the other 2 days of the week. Even if we are no longer under the Old Testament Law; is it a contradiction to God’s design, where the people were supposed to work for 6 days (Exodus 20:9) and rest for 1 day weekly? Answer:…
Read MoreMy husband and I live apart. Should I still have sex with him?
Question: Hello, I am concern about what can happen to me spiritually if I have sex with my husband who has committed adultery a number of times. He was once a Christian sold out for God and then, over time, he started not to care about being in right-standing with God as he should. We…
Read MoreI think my husband is being unfaithful. What should I do?
Question: My husband and I had a lot of issues to deal with prior to our marriage. He grew up in the church but had fallen away for years after he left our country. He returned after many years and I met him in a Bible school. I thought that he was trying really hard…
Read MoreMy son started worshiping on Saturdays with a group on the Internet. Is he in a cult?
Question: My son was raised in the church. He recently started “keeping the Sabbath,” and is taking my three grandsons to a motel where they have a private church — just the four of them. They study the word with a group on the Internet! He will not go to church, nor let his sons…
Read MoreIs Genesis just a myth based on the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Question: I have read your Facebook writings on Adam and Eve with interest. However, as a Unitarian I was presented with the beautiful Genesis story, not as a biblical illustration of the origin of sin, but as an important myth long misinterpreted in the Judaic/Christian tradition. Almost all the constituents of the garden paradise myth…
Read MoreMy husband continues to use drugs. Should I tell him to leave?
Question: Hi! I was wondering if someone could give me some insight on a problem I’m having. My husband and I have been married for over a year and have an infant child. Our little boy was planned and no surprise. When we married, my husband was a minor and a “recovering” drug addict, and…
Read MoreCan only the husband initiate a divorce?
Question: I would like to say that I have found that your article on “Is divorce a sin?” is very well explained and thought out. I have been studying marriage, divorce, and remarriage for some time with other believers and you and I have come to the same conclusion – for the most part. If…
Read MoreI have trouble remaining focused in my prayers. What should I do?
Question: I have a couple of questions regarding my prayer life that are bothering me. I’ve searched for the answers to these myself, but the only places I’ve found them addressed is from the Catholic church, and I’d rather hear an opinion from a member of the church of Christ. First Question or Concern: When…
Read MorePlease pray that my friend learns the truth about the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Question: Thank God for this site! My best friend is a new Jehovah’s Witness. I am desperately praying for God to reveal the truth to her. I have sent her a link to this site. Please help me pray for my friend. Answer: The best way for your friend to see the truth is if…
Read MoreI wish you had an amen button
Question: Facebook has a like button, I wish you had an Amen button. I’d be clicking it all the time. May God bless you in His service. Answer: Thank you for your kind words of encouragement.
Read MoreWere all the books of the New Testament written by apostles?
Question: I need to know some things. I was reading on your site The New Testament Canon outline. I came across this: I-5. 5. From these early Christians we learn that Mark took the various stories told by Peter and placed them in a book as accurately as he could. Peter did not dictate the book directly…
Read MoreYour analysis of the Redeemed Christian Church of God is amusing
Question: I read your post on The Redeemed Christian Church of God, which I happen to be a member for the last 16 years. Your analysis is very amusing, if half of what you said was true, then I wouldn’t be in that church! I guess it’s based on the information you have! I don’t know…
Read MoreAre we to preach the kingdom of heaven or to preach Christ crucified as Paul instructs us?
Question: Are we to preach the kingdom of heaven or to preach Christ crucified as Paul instructs us? Answer: There is no difference. Paul told the Ephesians, “And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more” (Acts 20:25). And he…
Read MoreYour site is very useful
Question: Your site has been very useful. May the Lord use you more in people like me, and may He shine His beautiful face upon you and your church! I really wish I could join you guys. God bless you big time! Answer: It would be nice to have you with us as well, we…
Read MoreWhy did Esther request that Haman’s sons be hanged when they were already dead?
Question: Why did Esther request that Haman’s sons be hanged when they were already dead? Answer: Haman, because he felt he was insulted by Mordecai, decided to gain revenge by destroying not just Mordecai but all the Jews. This was because Mordecai would not bow to Haman as he passed in the streets. Haman was…
Read MoreWhat does Jesus mean by the “last penny?”
Question: In Matthew 5:25-26, it reads: “Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come…
Read MoreWhat do we do about a sister who left after being a Christian for a year?
Question: I have another question that has been bothering me for a while. A sister in Christ left the church for a reason that I am still confused about. She became a Christian about a year ago and seemed really happy about her decision. She was faithful, committed, and opened her home to members of…
Read MoreShould I leave my marriage?
Question: I happen to find your web site on the Internet. I have a problem with the man I stay with. I was staying with my mom a few years ago and had one of his children. I had agreed into a traditional negotiation between our two families, his and mine. He had to pay…
Read MoreShould I go to my aunt’s civil union?
Question: I write to you today with a question. I am relatively sure that emotion makes it more difficult than the question itself truly is. An aunt of mine is a lesbian. The state that I am in recently legalized civil unions. Being that it is not truly a wedding but instead (acknowledged by the…
Read MoreFellowship Halls? (Dunagan)
by Mark Dunagan Somewhere in the past, the idea entered the Church of Christ that it would be all right to take the funds collected on the first day of the week and construct a church building which would include such things as a kitchen and a large dining room or “fellowship” hall. These structures…
Read MoreIs it wrong to break up a wrongful second marriage?
Question: If a non-Christian divorces his wife for reasons other than marital unfaithfulness, then remarries, then joins the Church, should his second marriage be broken up? I ask the question because I’m considering doing an internship with a church that disfellowshipped another church presumably because they would not break up the second marriages. It is…
Read MoreDo you do weddings?
Question: I am interested in receiving information in regards to your facility for a wedding. Would you please let me know if there is a web site for pricing, availability, and requirements? Answer: I only do a few weddings each year, offering it as a service to the community for the most part. There is…
Read MoreThe Importance of Covenants – Part II
The Importance of Covenants – Part 3The Importance of Covenants – Part 4 Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34 I. Covenants play a major role throughout the Scriptures. A. These are not promises, such as to be somewhere next week. Nor are they just solemn oaths. B. Covenants create a binding relationship between people, much like a treaty. II. Parts of…
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