Why can’t I get pregnant with my boyfriend? (2)
Question: My boyfriend and I been together for about 7 or 8 months. While we been together, we have been trying to get me pregnant but nothing has happened. We’ve been doing it a lot and nothing. Can you please help me out? Answer: First, get married so that your child will actually have a…
Read MoreI don’t understand my mother, and it makes me mad. What do I do?
Question: Hello, First off, I want to say I love your site and appreciate your clear-mindedness, which is why I’m writing. I’m very frustrated about a personal matter in my life and I don’t know how to feel about it. I always try to be patient and reasonable, but lately, it’s gotten the best of…
Read MoreHow did Satan corrupt the world before the fall of man?
Question: Hi! May I ask a question, please? How is it that Lucifer was upon this earth in the Garden of Eden in an already fallen state as the serpent and deceiver or devil? Lucifer had already corrupted the whole earth, before his fall from grace, according to the Bible. How did he manage to…
Read MoreAm I a real Christian?
Question: Lately, something’s been really bothering me and it’s been growing and growing and I’m afraid of where it might lead. Basically, I’ve been wondering if I’m a “real or true” Christian or not. This thought has been driving me nuts, leaving me depressed, and confused. From reading online and other sources about what being…
Read MoreShould I confront my friend’s pastor?
Question: I’ve been arguing with a girl at school. She calls herself a Christian. She recently invited me and my friend to go to her church. So my friend asked her if there’s a female preacher there, she said yes. She asked if women speak there, she said yes. Later that day, they were arguing if…
Read MoreIs Job 36:26 saying we can never exhaust the knowledge of God?
Question: I would like to get your opinion to see if I am interpreting the Bible correctly on this one passage. Job 36:26 American Standard Version: Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable. Stated this way I believe it is telling me that God is greater…
Read MoreHow do I keep temptation at bay just before my wedding?
Question: I am in need of your advice. I am in my early twenties. I grew up in a church and learned at a young age that I should wait until I got married before I had sex. When I was saved in my teens, I took a pledge that I would wait. However, when…
Read MoreHow do you change to be a Christian? It seems so hard
Question: Hi! First, just let me tell you how much I have learned from your site alone! I have had so many questions and found so many answers to many of them here. My thanks to you for answering them, as well as those brave enough to ask them. I don’t know how to articulate…
Read MoreWill We Know One Another in Heaven?
by Clem Thurman via Gospel Minutes, Vol. 58, No. 35, Aug. 28, 2009 This is a question that has long plagued those who are Christians. There is not a “clear-cut” passage of Scripture that answers it. However, there are many passages that relate to it. For instance: The rich man in the story Jesus told…
Read MoreWould you have any Bible studies?
Question: Would you have any Bible studies? I went to your site and I really found myself very safe there — not like other sites, and you are right we are to feed the soul for that is our calling before anything physical, the spiritual comes first. I have a story, as all people do,…
Read MoreHow do I get rid of the sin of pornography?
Question: Hello sir, I want to know how I can get rid of my sins. Actually, I am from a Christian family. I grew up in a good environment, but about six months ago I started seeing unwanted movies on the Internet. I know it was very sinful, and after seeing the movies I apologized…
Read MoreHow do I ask for forgiveness after sinning so terribly?
Question: I’m not sure how to fix what I’ve done – or if it is fixable at all. I gave my boyfriend a hand-job a few weeks ago, and I’ve felt guilty ever since then. I told him that I don’t want to do it again because I realized that I had committed fornication, and…
Read MoreHow much control does a father have?
Question: Hello, I’d first like to thank you for this site. The question-and-answer format is really very good, being able to see the application of biblical principles in terms of case-studies, so to speak. I have enjoyed reading many of them! My question is kind of two-fold in nature, touching on both the topics of…
Read MoreCan I remarry if I have committed adultery with my first husband?
Question: Can I remarry if I have committed adultery with my first husband, and if not, what should I do to get it right with God? Answer: You are asking the wrong question. “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her…
Read MoreHow do you worship God Monday through Saturday?
Question: How do you worship God Monday through Saturday? Answer: Singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19-20), praying (I Timothy 2:8), and even studying God’s Word (I Corinthians 1:18) are all forms of worship. Whenever a person is participating in these activities, which are not limited to the first day of the week, he…
Read MoreIf a woman left her husband because of verbal abuse, and he then becomes a Christian, does she have to go back?
Question: My friend has been through verbal abuse with her husband for years. She has prayed, fasted, and believed for him to come to Christ. A few months ago she confronted him on his behavior and left for a while to see what would take place. In that period he has repented, come to Christ,…
Read MoreWho are you to judge Catholics?
Question: I read your page about Catholics; who are you to judge? I think if your heart is into preaching this much maybe you should reach for the lost or non-believers or even possibly people that attend church regularly but believe they are saved for that mere fact. Answer: A classic response: In telling me not…
Read MoreThe woman I have been dating only just recently filed for divorce. Would she have the right to remarry?
Question: Hello, and thank you for your biblical answers. After my divorce, I met a woman online who assured me that she was in the process of getting a divorce. I told her that I did not get involved with married women, but we ended up going bowling anyway and continued to see each other…
Read MoreI wish there were churches like yours in my area
Question: I found your web site while researching Exodus 4:24 (good article) and peeked at your home page. I was encouraged by the description of your church – I just wish that there were churches in our area with the same focus. Unfortunately, the PDL/Emergent/Post-Modern movements are alive and well here, and it seems that most…
Read MoreYour website has helped me a lot in putting together lessons
Question: I felt compelled to write and thank you and any others that may be contributing material to your website. Your sermon outlines and lessons have been very helpful to me these last several months. You see, my brother-in-law, who preached for the small congregation that meets here passed away recently, and as the congregation…
Read MoreIs street dancing or salsa dancing biblically acceptable?
Question: Please can you tell me (so that I may pass onto my son who will not listen to me) if you think street dancing is biblical? I said it is of the world, but he needs a biblical answer before he listens. Also salsa dancing. Answer: It is very easy to make rules without…
Read MoreWhat was God doing before the earth was created?
Question: What was God doing before the earth was created? Answer: Beyond planning how He would save His creation, we are not told. “He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you” (I Peter 1:20). “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation…
Read MoreShould a preacher be paid through accounts payable or payroll, and how are his taxes handled?
Question: Should a preacher be paid through accounts payable or payroll, and how are his taxes handled? Answer: “Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel” (I Corinthians 9:14). Paul argued in I Corinthians 9 that those who preach the gospel have the right to be…
Read MoreIs the Lord’s Sabbath on a Saturday or Sunday? What hour does it begin?
Question: Is the Lord’s Sabbath on a Saturday or Sunday? What hour does it begin? Answer: The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, which is currently called Saturday in English speaking countries. The Sabbath was designated as the day of worship for the Israelites living under the Old Law. “The LORD our God…
Read MoreDoes Jude 4 mean that some people are predestined for destruction?
Question: Could you explain Jude 1:4? Because the translation of my Bible says “these men were predestinated to it.” So they had no choice? Answer: “For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the…
Read MoreShould I relocate or find another job?
Question: As of late, due to the current market situation, there has been a lot of redundancies in our company. I and the rest of the employees left have now been offered one and the only option – to relocate. I’m still thankful that we’re being given that option, meaning we would still have a…
Read MoreYou don’t understand. The antichrist is coming!
Question: My Friend, I think you better do some further research on your position. The son of perdition is the coming antichrist. You seem to be a little uneducated on current world affairs. This is but a taste of what you need to look into- The EU, Tony Blair, Javier Solona, The AOC, etc. You…
Read MoreA Good Name
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/GoodName.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Mark 14:3-9 I. During Memorial Day, this country sets aside time to remember those who have died before us. A. How do people remember those who have left this life? (Actual tombstones) 1. Beneath this stone, a lump of clay, Lies stingy Jimmy Wyatt. Who died one morning just at ten And…
Read MoreDoes the Bible say anything about ages differences between a man and a woman in marriage?
Question: Does the Bible say anything about a great difference in age between a man and woman who want to marry or who are married? Answer: There was a ten-year difference in Abraham and Sarah’s age. “Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to…
Read MoreIf an institution was not involved, could the church take care of orphans?
Question: I am familiar that the issues over orphan homes as always been the church giving the money to an institutional board so they can provide for the needs of the children. But would it be an issue if the church avoided the giving of funds to a board and the local church buying a…
Read MoreHow can adultery be an ongoing sin?
Question: I’ve read a lot of information on marriage and remarriage. I see the stand is being taken that God does not honor divorce; hence, will not honor a second marriage unless for the woman it was because of adultery. I would like to know your thoughts on the story of King David and his…
Read MoreWhat! No Special Programs?
by Bobby Witherington via The Reflector, April 2011 Visitors to our assemblies are sometimes amazed (and maybe disappointed) to learn that this congregation does not have a special youth program. Nor a kitchen. Not even a bus ministry. Do we have something against young people? Or kitchens? Or busses? Not at all. We have several young…
Read MoreHow can Sheshan have no sons, when a son named Ahlai is mentioned?
Question: In I Chronicles 2, it says that Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, so he gave his daughter to his servant, who gave him Attai. So because Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant, does that mean that Attai carries on Sheshan’s name in the family? Is that why he did that? And secondly,…
Read MoreIs it OK to divorce because of violence?
Question: Hello, My husband and I married less than a year ago. We are both young. Of course, when it happened I felt so happy and felt as if my life was complete, until recently. My husband and I get along for the most part, but the thing is when we argue we get into…
Read MoreHow do I move on after a divorce?
Question: I have written before regarding my divorce from my husband of many years. I am still a mess. I can’t seem to shake this man who cheated, lied, and treated me badly in the end. He has since moved on with the women he was cheating with. I don’t think they have married but…
Read MoreIs God telling me not to move back?
Question: Hello, I was seeking His voice, and what I have learned about building a relationship with the Lord is that one must communicate and seek Him in order to gain confirmation that one is doing His will. I grew up in one state, but less than ten years ago I encountered a very life-altering…
Read MoreI committed adultery before the divorce was final. Do I still have a right to remarry?
Question: Your web site is teaching me so much. The Word is so powerful. I am really trying to get a good understanding of where I need to be. My husband committed adultery and I filed for divorce and ultimately divorced him. However, my divorce was not final before I got into another sexual relationship…
Read MoreIs the saying “follow your heart” wrong?
Question: I want to ask about these verses: “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23). I have read verses like these (I know there are others) from topics on Christian Dating and I…
Read MoreAm I cursed by God?
Question: I need some prayer and guidance. I was in a marriage for over a decade and recently got a divorce because of my ex-husband’s constant infidelity a few years ago. I am in a new relationship and it’s been about a year. We both love each other, and he expresses wanting to get married…
Read MoreI appreciate that the article on Jesus eating meat was justified with Scripture
Question: My daughter is a vegetarian and an animal rights activist. Although I knew that Jesus ate meat, I needed the reminder. I appreciate very much your article on “Was Jesus a Vegetarian?” I appreciate how you used the scripture passages to verify each point you made. Thank you for making this information available on…
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