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How can I help my rebellious 15-year-old brother?
Question: Hi, I’m a 20-year-old girl with a 15-year-old younger brother who is going down the wrong path. He drinks, smokes, curses, hangs out with his friends most of the time and doesn’t take his schoolwork seriously. He’s repeating 9th grade because he failed two classes last year, but he’s still slacking off and getting…
Read MoreWhat does the Bible say about infertility?
Question: I am a Christian and want to know what verse should I read to encourage me about infertility. Answer: The inability to have children has long been a problem for couples. The first mention of barrenness was with Sarah, Abraham’s wife (Genesis 11:30). In their case, it was a situation God left unchanged until…
Read MoreHow do I fix my brother?
Question: I know this sounds like a stupid question, but how do I fix my brother? He keeps getting worse. I thought he was starting to act a little bit better, but I guess I was wrong. I know I messed up in acting the way I did when I was little and ended up…
Read MoreI’m pregnant. The stress is getting to me. I don’t know what to do
Question: I know I’m making a habit out of writing to you when life gets to me, but I know your advice helps so I do. I seem to get myself in situations that are always hurtful to me. I know I told you when I last wrote that I wouldn’t know if I was pregnant until the…
Read MoreIs marijuana use approved of in the Bible?
Question: On our newsgroup, someone posted up your article on ‘pharmakeia’ and I read it. Then, I went to your site and got your email address for the purpose of writing to you. There was a critic of your work that claimed to leave out the use of drugs by the pharmaceutical industry is deceptive. You…
Read MoreHow Many Roads Lead to Heaven?
by Erin Percell via The Beacon, March 10, 2009 On a map, you can see many roads leading to any major city. You can pick whatever route suits you. Many people think the same thing about variety among churches — “We’re all on different roads to the same place,” they say. Can such a thing…
Read MoreIsn’t the only reason God allowed Noah to eat meat was because it was convenient?
Question: I came across your article when doing research in the bible and trying to find an answer in why is the world so evil. Interestingly man is of course evil as it is evil to animals. No other animal on the planet will use another in the same way. So why can man? I saw…
Read MoreAre people who rejected the ministry of the Holy Spirit not Christians in actual fact?
Question: The article on the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit as a sin that cannot be forgiven did not really explain why those people accused Jesus of casting the demons by the power of Beelzebub. In reality, there are people who professed to be Christians but reject the ministry of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues,…
Read MoreIf God wanted us to eat meat, why did He give animals defenses?
Question: If God wanted us really to eat meat, then why did He make animals with senses? Why give animals some kind of self-defense? If really Noah’s word is true, why don’t you eat the flesh of a tiger every day? Why don’t you yourself go and kill a python or a shark and eat…
Read MoreMy boyfriend broke up with me and I don’t know what to do
Question: Writing because I seem to be fighting feelings right now, and I don’t know where to turn. My boyfriend of almost a year broke up with me last week. This time I didn’t even see it coming because we got along so well. His reason was he can’t stand not being with me every…
Read MoreCould you explain Matthew 21:44?
Question: In Matthew 21:44, I know that Jesus is talking to the chief priests and the Pharisees, but I am having trouble understanding this verse. “And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.” Is Jesus saying that whoever goes against him, since…
Read MoreHow can I know the God of the Bible isn’t a myth?
Question: How do I know that believing in God is the right thing to do? How do I know that the Bible isn’t something that is made for mankind to get by through life without worrying as much as non-believers do? I don’t know what to think about God and life and death. Just the…
Read MoreIsn’t sin the tendency of human beings to do evil?
Question: I am particularly disturbed by the concept of Original Sin. The article mentioned that there is no original sin and every baby is born sinless. This is an Islamic concept. All along, I had been taught that sin entered into the world through Adam. The sin here is normally referred to as the tendency…
Read MoreMy thirteen-year-old daughter isn’t listening to me like she used to do. What should be my next step?
Question: Hello. I am a single mother (I divorced 3 years ago, unfortunately). I have a daughter who is 13. I had a question regarding parenting: In the past, my ex-husband and I had a more lenient parenting style. We taught our daughter all the values of the Bible and we had rules and everything,…
Read MoreDo you think there is anything to this New World Order idea?
Question: What’s all this talk about a one-world government called the New World Order that has supposedly been taking place and that has been in the works for years? I don’t know if you’ve heard of this. I was watching a video on the Internet the other day that talked about a North American union…
Read MoreWhat should a husband do when his wife refuses to have sex with him?
Question: What does a Christian husband do if his wife refuses to have sex with him for 8 months to a year or more at a time for the last 18 years — even though the husband has done his best to plead and remedy the situation on his part but to no avail? Escort…
Read MoreI’m in love with a man who lives in another country and I don’t know what to do
Question: Hello, my problem is not as serious as other askers’ problems. I don’t live in this country, I’m not even religious, but it’s been eating me alive little by little and I don’t know where to turn to. I can’t write them on blogs since friends would know. I can’t write it down otherwise…
Read MoreHow did Israel get across land they were forbidden to travel if they came from the Sinai Peninsula?
Question: I have read in several places in the Bible where the southern border of the Promised Land is from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea (Exodus 23:31) If you look at a map you will see the Promised Land seals the Northern Sinai Peninsula from end to end. So, during the Exodus, how…
Read MoreHow could dinosaurs have evolved into hundreds of species and then go extinct in the few thousand years since the flood?
Question: So you believe that two “dinosaurs” were on Noah’s ark for over a year, left the ark (where there must have been little to no vegetation), multiplied, evolved into hundreds of different kinds of “dinosaurs,” lived for thousands of years, side by side with man, went extinct and became fossilized all in a few…
Read MoreIs “be fruitful and multiply” a part of the Old Covenant and thus no longer applicable?
Question: I have a question about God saying be fruitful and multiply: Is it a command or a genetic code or a part of us that is put into us that is not a choice? Or is it both? The reason I ask is that all the old covenants are gone. Paul says it’s ok…
Read MoreDoesn’t a publicly known sin need to be confessed?
Question: Hello! I have a question about an article that I have recently found. I am a Christian and grew up in the church always believing you “need to let the congregation know you have repented of your public sins” by going forward. In the article “Does sin require a public confession before a congregation?”…
Read MoreI’ve read that Joshua’s conquest of Jericho and Ai could not have happened.
Question: I’ve been reading about archaeology and the city of Ai and that Joshua’s conquest could not have happened there as the Bible claims. I really could use some help with that. Answer: You need to remember that archeologists’ “datings” are based on modern-day chronologies, which have a likelihood of errors. Interestingly, there is no dispute that…
Read MoreMy daughter said she would marry when she moved back in with us, but she and her boyfriend are still unmarried. What do we do?
Question: My daughter and her fiancé moved in with us over two months ago because he lost his job. Part of their plan was to move a great distance to where his dad lives. I told my daughter that they had to get married immediately upon their arrival and she agreed. I told her that…
Read MoreWhat would you use for handouts in a community?
Question: Thank you so much for your willingness to answer questions!! We have a congregation (about 40 – 50) and we are wanting to conduct a campaign of the local area. We counted about 830 houses within a three-mile radius of the building (it’s a rural area). In our packet that we want to hand…
Read MoreCould you explain why Leviticus 27:29 says a person set apart had to be put to death?
Question: I am doing a Bible study about Jephthah, and I really liked your article. I did have one question about the verses in Leviticus which spoke about redeeming or ransoming something devoted to destruction. In Leviticus 27:29, it says, “No one who may have been set apart among men shall be ransomed; he shall surely…
Read MoreWill faith and hope still exist in heaven?
Question: I have a question from I Corinthians 13 about faith, hope, and love with the greatest of these being love. I have led public prayers in which I prayed something like this “to bless us with faith, hope, and love. For one day we will close our eyes in this world and sleep, but…
Read MoreThank you for enlightening me about why sex before marriage is wrong
Question: Your sermon on sex before marriage really enlightened me regarding today’s relationship failures. I have been divorced for several years and been with the same guy off and on who will not commit to me. I have been through a lot in these past years and had a ground-breaking moment just over a month ago. I…
Read MoreDo you realize that you quoted from a false teacher?
Question: I have just come across your sermon, “What is God’s will for me?” I was disturbed by one thing. You have used a quote from a David Jay Jordan article. David is an avowed anti-church “missionary” whose goal is to basically bring all believers out of churches. He believes that all churches are evil…
Read MoreI kissed a married woman. Does that mean I can never marry in the future?
Question: I have committed a horrible sin. I am single and have never been married. I was baptized a long time ago. I recently passionately kissed a married woman. I knew she was married when this happened. Afterward, when I snapped out of it, I felt horrible. I contacted her the next day, explained that…
Read MoreWhat do you think about offering wafers with the communion bread?
Question: I am conflicted about a matter in regard to the Lord’s Supper. I have been asked to prepare the communion next month, and along with this was the request to put wafers along with the bread in the trays. I have humbly submitted to our very fine elders that I have some difficulty in…
Read MoreI’m scared of the thoughts in my head
Question: After days of researching everywhere to know if I am truly safe because I thought I had committed the unforgivable sin, which is the sin of having blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, I found out that I did not because to truly commit that sin, you must have your heart hardened so much that…
Read MoreWhat if your spouse left you? What do you do now?
Question: I have read your article about “Is divorce a sin?” I have one question: What if your spouse left you? I was not a fornicator and begged him not to divorce me. We were married for nearly ten years. I have been divorced now for over five years now. I was baptized last year and have been struggling…
Read MoreI need a dumbed-down version about divorce and remarriage
Question: I was wondering about a book called A Review of Homer Hailey’s The Divorced & Remarried Who Come To God by Weldon Warnock. Have you read it or know the author? He takes a stand against Homer Hailey’s, but I was wondering your opinion on it. I still need the divorce and remarriage issues explained to…
Read MoreHow can I believe the Bible when science has proven it wrong?
Question: That was an interesting article about the possible age of the earth. I am a Christian, but I still need some answers so I can feel comfortable about where I stand. So, if I understand it correctly, there is scientifically proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, undeniable truth that the earth is much, much…
Read MoreWhy did Moses strike the rock twice and what was Aaron’s participation?
Question: Why did Moses strike the rock twice and what was Aaron’s participation? Answer: “So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and they fell on their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared to them. Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,…
Read MoreCan we worship and praise the Holy Spirit?
Question: A question was raised in class about worship and praise to the Holy Spirit. Can you give any passages that say we are to do so? I couldn’t find any that give a specific yes or no. There are some that infer it and we can be condemned by blaspheming Him. Answer: Worship is…
Read MoreCan a church receive funds from non-believers or an organization?
Question: Thank you very much for your web site. I find it both educative and encouraging. Can I trouble you, my beloved brother, with some questions? Can a faithful congregation receive aid for the needy in the congregation from a non-believer or an organization? Can a faithful brother solicit relief aid for a church from…
Read MoreThank you for explaining topics like sex so clearly from the Bible
Question: I’m not completely sure who responds to “Questions,” but I would like to say thank you! I am a Catholic and I can’t say thank you enough. In my church sex and such is taboo. They never open up and talk to us so clearly like I found in La Vista Church of Christ’s…
Read MoreI wish you could experience speaking in tongues first-hand
Question: I have been reading your sermons for years and using some of them in my own examples. I enjoy reading your thoughts and ideas on the Scriptures. The one thing that you are missing in the text about Speaking in Tongues is the experience of hearing it first hand and seeing it work to…
Read MoreWhy not make a point about the folded napkin, even if it wasn’t a tradition at that time?
Question: I am surprised by your criticism of the folded napkin of Jesus. I read through the article several times and I do not see any contradiction with the resurrection of Jesus when one highlighted the significance of the folded napkin. Any exegesis being done on any events or occurrences recorded in the Bible should…
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