Should I speak at a denominational church?

Question: Hi brother Jeff, I was discussing the Bible with a man who happens to be a member of a denomination. He also occupies a high position in their church. After reasoning with him from the Scripture, he asked me to come and preach in their church. I told him to give me time to…

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Is Australia’s unique wildlife evidence for evolution?

Question: This guy in my school is using Australia’s unique wildlife as evidence for evolution because they are separated from other continents, thus making them evolve into completely different animals. How do I explain that he is wrong? He insists on converting me into an atheist. Also, this is irrelevant to the prior topic, but…

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I want you to know the influence you have had on me

Question: Jeff, I want to take the time to let you know of the influence you have had on me. You have helped give me strength, hope, and wisdom. You have aided in giving me a chance at saving my marriage. Through your desire to share the word, and to do so in a straightforward…

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My wife is abusive and I cannot live with her anymore. What do I do?

Question: My wife of over thirty years and I have been working on serious relational issues for a long time. She was physically, verbally, and emotionally abusive over most of those years, and counselors have suggested she has some light form of paranoia and other mental issues. I tend to think there is a stronger…

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Why did it feel as if demons were chasing me?

Question: Hello, I would like to start with my story. This would be my first year doing lent. On my list of things to give up were sex, cigarettes, soda, pork, and hard liquor. I have been dating this guy for almost a year now. I don’t know what it is about him, but it’s…

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How do I handle a mean and sinful parent?

Question: Hello Mr. Hamilton, I just wanted to ask you something. I know God doesn’t like ugly. I believe what goes around comes around. I have had people try to do things to hurt me, not physically but in other ways. I can’t do anything but pray to God to protect me from them at…

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If I aim to preach or teach, what do I need to learn?

Question: It would seem that not many are even aiming to try and follow the truth, and as such, I would like to someday be a preacher and or teacher in hopes that some might be won over to Christ and the truth. I appreciate that you seem to do that as well. It seems…

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Are women prohibited from ever teaching men in an assembly of any kind?

Question: Is there any verse, to your knowledge, that prohibits women from ever teaching men in an assembly of any kind? I know she can’t teach from a position of authority such as an elder, deacon, preacher, evangelist, etc. And, I know that she can’t usurp authority over a man, but can she teach men…

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Can non-believers and children partake of the Lord’s Supper?

Question: l want to know if we have a scriptural authority that forbids children and non-believers to partake of the Lord’s Supper? Answer: I know of no passage that places a requirement on who may partake of the Lord’s Supper. Partaking of the Lord’s Supper is commanded of Christians (I Corinthians 10:16-17). It has meaning…

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Do you need her parent’s blessing before marrying?

Question: Hi, I am 22, Christian, (raised and worshiping in a non-denominational church of Christ, actually), and have a bit of a conundrum. I apologize for the lengthy staging here. I met the girl I want to marry. She is a baptized Christian, also 22, but was raised in a stricter sect of the Mennonites.…

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How did Joseph prove who he was to his brothers?

Question: How did Joseph prove to his brothers that he was Joseph and not an Egyptian? Answer: He had knowledge that only a brother could possibly have. He knew the birth order of the adult brothers. “And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and…

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God wanted instrumental music before, so why not now?

Question: I am a member of the Church of Christ and have been for over 20 years. As I have read your article on ‘Can Musical Instruments be Used to Worship God?’ with an open mind I hope you will do me the same honor of reading mine. I take it (although not stated in your…

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Is divorce only allowed during the engagement?

Question: Regarding How could a woman in an adulterous marriage have the right to remarry after a divorce? I believe there is something very important you are missing. Matthew was written to a Jewish readership, Mark and Luke were written for a Gentile readership. As you know from the nativity story, Joseph was betrothed to Mary. Their marriage had not…

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Is it sinful to not want to have children?

Question: I was wondering if it’s sinful for a woman not to ever want to have children? Answer: A person has the right to choose to get married or not. That choice comes with consequences since sex is only allowed within a marriage. “But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is…

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I’m heartbroken that I have to end my marriage

Question: Hello Mr. Hamilton, I wrote to you a month or so ago and you were very helpful. I wanted to thank you again. Just a refresher. I found out after my husband and I were married for less than six months that he was viewing pornography. Of course, like the world seems to view, he…

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My husband has gotten involved in drugs and gambling. What do I do?

Question: My husband and I have been married for twenty years. We have four children together. Two of them are grown with their own families now, but two of them are still at home. During the first part of our marriage, my husband was a wonderful father and husband but for the past seven years,…

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What would be an example of a sin not to pray for?

Question: Your article “A Sin Leading to Death” reminded me of a question I have struggled with. The lead-in verse I John 5:16-17, if I may paraphrase simply says there is a sin to pray for and not to pray for. What would be an example of a sin not to pray for? Answer: Sins…

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We say a creed at every service. Is this vain repetition?

Question: Hello, My question to you today is concerning a creed that a church I’ve been attending quotes during every service, and I would like to know your thoughts on it. I have recently come to terms with my abusive use of alcohol and the demeaning and shameful things I allowed myself to do under…

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We want to marry, but we can’t afford to lose benefits

Question: What does a very obedient Christian couple do when they are living together and willfully obeying God and not having sex, who desperately want to be married but cannot due to one of them being on SSI? The other person cannot support the other person and that money that is given every month, even…

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Can a Christian believe in God and not believe in prayer?

Question: Can a Christian believe in God but not believe in prayer? I’m a member of the church but I don’t believe in prayer? How do I overcome that? Answer: Let’s work backward. You say you don’t believe in prayer, yet the Bible says that Jesus taught, “Then He spoke a parable to them, that…

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