Should I turn myself in to the police?
Question: Hello, I am a 22-year-old college student and am a strong Christian believer. My question is should I turn myself in to the police because of a crime I did when I was 14 or 15. Let me explain. I had a huge crush on this girl in High School and we kind of…
Read MoreWhat y’all are doing is really great work for the Lord in helping young people with the troubles of growing up to be Christian men.
Question: Hello, I am a member of a church of Christ. I had a question, and as I typed it up on Google I saw a link to your website. I want say, “Thank you!” for being such a great help. What y’all are doing is really great work for the Lord in helping young…
Read MoreIf I keep committing fornication before marriage, will God continue to hold that against me after marriage?
Question: I will keep this short. My girlfriend and I have been together for over a year. We have broken up four times, for maybe all together seven hours of being broken up. We are very in love with each other and plan on getting married. My question is if I have had sex with…
Read MoreIs it OK to play hymns at home without singing?
Question: My question is regarding instrumental music. Is it okay to play hymns on the piano at home, without singing, for fun? Also, how do I answer someone who says that instrumental music predates the Mosaic law and, therefore, is okay in worship today? Thank you so much for your time! Answer: God commanded Christians to worship Him…
Read MoreI can’t seem to say “no” to guys wanting to have sex. I’m so ashamed
Question: I’m an addict. And I’m supposed to be a born again Christian. I’m so ashamed. I need help from God, real help. It’s actually not drugs but sex. I can’t seem to be able to say “no” to the opposite sex. After the whole thing, I always end up crying. Anyway, I really went…
Read MoreHow do I teach my fiance that dancing in worship, instrumental music, and women preachers are a big deal if you want to please God?
Question: I’m getting my fiance to come to a church of Christ from being a Baptist. She had decided to study with me and learn the Word together, but it seems still a little hard to do so. For one, her mother is always in her ear and to be honest she would be mad…
Read MoreWhy does the woman have to run the household and look after the children?
Question: I’ve been wondering about men’s rules, women’s rules in marriage. I know about the leadership thing and the submission thing. I don’t know what’s the difference between women looking after children and men doing it; I mean, in a family, what’s the difference between a mother and a father? Why does Paul mention women doing it…
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The Faith General References Acts 6:7 Acts 13:8 Acts 14:22 Acts 16:5 I Corinthians 16:13 Galatians 3:23 Ephesians 4:13 Colossians 1:23 Colossians 2:7 I Timothy 1:2 I Timothy 3:13 I Timothy 4:1 I Timothy 5:8 I Timothy 6:10,12 Titus 1:2, Titus 1:13 Titus 3:15 I Peter 5:9 Jude 3 Word of Faith Romans 10:8 One…
Read MoreI had several affairs, but now my husband is suggesting that we have a threesome. How should I handle this?
Question: I have been married to my husband for about ten years. Over the last year or so I lost my way in life and in our marriage. I had multiple affairs, and my husband found out about one of them. Over the course of a few months, I lied to him and tried to…
Read MoreI married a friend as a whim, being young and foolish. That marriage ended. Do I have the right to remarry?
Question: Years ago I married a friend of mine without much reason — just being foolish and young; and not really understanding the truth, the importance, and the value of marriage. I wasn’t a Christian at the time and had no knowledge or understanding of what the word of God said about marriage. If I…
Read MoreWhat happens when social issues and politics collide with the church?
Question: What is your opinion of where sinful social issues and politics collide in the church? To be honest, I am not sure where I am at on it. It seems that we are dangerously close to the Lord’s church being driven underground. Looking back at history we need to remember that the freedom and…
Read MoreIs it wrong for a couple not married to stay under the same roof who will not be sexually active?
Question: Hello, I have a question: Is it wrong for a couple not married to stay under the same roof who will not be sexually active? To be truthful, my girl has nowhere to go, besides the fact that we both want to be together, that is the main factor to why we are under…
Read MoreIs there any scriptural evidence of deaconesses?
Question: Is there any scriptural evidence of deaconesses? Answer: The word “deacon” is a derivative transliteration of the Greek word diakonos. The word is means a servant and it can be translated as servant, minister, deacon, or waiter. Typically translators try to use “minister” when diakonos is being applied to a preacher. “Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos,…
Read MoreIs It a Sin to Take Medicine? — to Consult a Doctor?
by Bill Crews via Guardian of Truth XXXV: 11, pp. 321, 343-344, June 6, 1991 Some churches have been in the news lately. These are those who take the position that to treat our physical illnesses in any other way than faith in God and prayer to God is wrong and sinful. They think it a…
Read MoreHow can I be sure that the Bible is fully correct?
Question: I’m a teenager wanting to know the truth, so please help me out. How can I be sure that the Bible is fully correct? I mean people must have added or taken out scriptures to try to confuse us. How can I know what religion is correct? I know I have to have faith,…
Read MoreDid I miss a chance to be hospitable?
Question: A friend called me and asked if he could have a place to stay for the night. He said he had a friend with him as well. He is homeless, and his friend has a home. I wanted to give them a place to stay, but it would be a hassle, and my wife…
Read MoreI lost my virginity yesterday. What do I do?
Question: Hello sir, I am 22 years old and in college. I am having a certain relationship with a lady on campus. I used to love her but not anymore. Yesterday, I lost my virginity to her, and I feel so ashamed. I know in I Corinthians 6 that if I confess, God will forgive…
Read MoreHow May We Know the Bible is of God?
by Abraham Smith Can you trust your Bible? Is the Bible a book of God or a book of man? If we doubt the Bible’s trustworthiness, we lose it as: an infallible standard of truth; an authoritative basis for obedience or hope; “living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12); and as a…
Read MoreCan a wife be divorced for fornication if she gave her husband an STD?
Question: If a husband suspects his wife of cheating but never caught her, nor did she ever admit to it even after giving her husband an STD. Can the husband divorce his wife and remarry? Answer: Generally getting a sexually transmitted disease from your spouse would be evidence that the spouse had been having sex…
Read MoreWhat woman in the Bible had the most children and how many did she have?
Question: What woman in the Bible had the most children and how many did she have? Answer: I can find no mention of any particular woman having specific amounts of children in the earliest parts of the Bible. It often tells the firstborn’s name and then goes on to say that they had other sons and daughters. For…
Read MoreI am so miserable. I need help
Question: Hi, I can’t find an answer, and I need guidance, I can’t find my path I feel like I am walking in the same place don’t go forward. A little background: My mom and dad divorced when I was an older child. My dad drank heavily and abused my mom mentally and verbally. He…
Read MoreI’ve been living with my boyfriend, but I can’t get him to even discuss marriage. What do I do?
Question: I have been in a relationship for almost two years. We’ve been living together almost like other married couples. But in all this time I never heard any plan nor talk about our future. Sometimes I get hurt when he talks about something good in his future, but he only says “me” and not…
Read MoreI think God has chosen an immoral girl to be my wife
Question: Hello, I would like to ask a question regarding marriage. There is this girl I know, and I think she may be immoral in a lot of ways, yet I feel like she may be the one whom God chose for me. I get the feeling that maybe He plans to plant the seeds…
Read MoreWas it wrong of me to tell my friend that he didn’t deserve his girlfriend?
Question: Greetings, I use this site a lot and I really appreciate your helpful, biblical answers and guidance. I would humbly like to ask if you can help me deal with an issue that has happened to a close friend of mine. My best friend is currently engaged to his girlfriend of several years. and…
Read MoreWhat was the first lie told in the Bible?
Question: What was the first lie told in the Bible? Was it the serpent talking to Eve? Answer: Yes, it was. God had said, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you…
Read MoreMy ex-mother-in-law made my husband divorce me
Question: Hello, I’m a minister of the gospel as well as my “ex-husband.” He and his mother — yes, his mother — divorced me about several years ago. He and his parents lived together before we were married, and we never had to an opportunity to live with each other. His father died last year…
Read MoreIt is hard to study for a profession whose code of ethics encourages the support of immoral behavior
Question: Today, I ran across your web page concerning the errors of Catholicism. I believe in what you say because you provided scripture to support your claims. I greatly appreciate your site because it speaks the truth to people who need to know. I am a young, educated, single, Christian woman, currently attending graduate school in…
Read MoreDoes the husband have to be the provider of the family?
Question: Does the man have to be the provider or breadwinner of the family in all circumstances? Is it acceptable biblically for a family to be comprised of a house husband and a career-orientated wife? What advice would you give to someone who is about to be, or is in this situation? If it is…
Read MoreControlling Our Temper
by R. J. Evans Brother John Clark once related a story about a woman who told a preacher she had a bad temper, but that it was over in a minute. “So is a shotgun blast, but it blows everything to pieces,” was the preacher’s reply. And far too many of us who are Christians…
Read MoreShould I give up my job because I cheated some in college?
Question: I cheated some during college. I regret this wholeheartedly. I have my current job as a teacher now because of my degree, which I view as tainted from cheating. Should I give up the benefits that have come with the possession of my degree? Does simply holding my degree constitute a sin? Are there…
Read MoreDo you support conscientious objection?
Question: Do you or your church support selective conscientious objection and conscientious objection? Answer: Registering for the draft is a government law that does not violate any teaching of God. “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by…
Read MoreIt is delightful to read all these answers and learn from them
Question: Hi, While doing some research on the net I found your site. I do not have any particular questions to ask, but I just wanted to encourage you in doing God’s work. It is really delightful to read all those answers and to learn from them. You are blessed by God, and I know…
Read MoreDealing with Hostility
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DealingWithHostility.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 16:16-40 I. You know you ought to say something, but you also know it isn’t going to go over well. A. They just won’t understand, so they will turn on you – I Peter 4:4 B. They are going to hate you for standing for righteousness – Psalms 69:4 C. Instead…
Read MoreWhat if I say you can’t prove God is real?
Question: If religion (Catholicism) is the absolute truth, then how come when questions are asked about it no one can ever answer with facts, only faith and belief? Basically, if I say “you can’t prove God is real”, you can only prove it with faith and belief, no facts. Why is this? Where’s all the…
Read MoreShould I go and see the man I love?
Question: Hello there, I need advice. I met a man through a Christian event a few years ago, and we became best of friends, which was fresh and exciting. I knew I was attracted to his godly nature and got so excited to see him every day for this event. He went to another country…
Read MoreCan the world repent enough to postpone the second coming of Christ?
Question: Can the world repent enough to postpone the revelation and the second coming of Christ? Answer: There is no way to answer this question. But why so tied to this world? “Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for…
Read MoreWhat do I need to learn to teach others?
Question: I have been baptized in Christ’s church since I was a teenager and I am now in my thirties. I’m married with children. I work and go to school. I attend services faithfully and try to work on the things in my life to live righteously. So I’m starting to learn how to teach…
Read MoreStop criticizing what you don’t understand
Question: There is so much negative sentiment and false understanding of the Catholic church found on your website. I pray that someday you may have the opportunity to get the actual answers you seek and begin to understand the fullness of the Christian faith in his church. Until then please stop criticizing what you do not…
Read MoreWhat if a government gives false reasons for going to war?
Question: I am wondering what the Bible says concerning going to war for unjustified reasons? What if a country deceives its people and claims reasons for going to war, but there is evidence that does not justify war? How do Christians and Christians in the military handle this type of situation? Answer: A government’s authority,…
Read MoreYour answer to a question really helped me
Question: I am enlightened by the message on your question board in regards to spiritual immorality. It helped tremendously. The preacher here preached about a similar topic years prior, but I have lost my notes to it. As time went on, I’ve entered into college as well as involved in sex with a woman. During…
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