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Thank you for the pictures (2)
Question: I was looking for pictures for a class I am teaching for 3 to 5-year-olds and found your site. I just wanted to say thank you. Answer: You’re welcome.
Read MoreShould I talk with a brother who is wearing a Masonic ring?
Question: I noticed that a brother in Christ wore a Masonic ring. I mentioned it to one of the elders. We talked a short time and he agreed it’s a religion. He did not ask, neither did I tell, who he was. Am I to talk with the brother or leave it alone? Answer: It…
Read MoreHow do I handle my verbally abusive husband?
Question: I have been married for several years and about the same time, I became a member of the Lord’s church. I am in a situation where I am not sure what to do as a Christian. The whole time I have been a Christian I have fallen many times, but every time I try…
Read MoreTo say rape can’t happen in a marriage is wrong!
Question: I was surfing the Internet when I found your site. I am a Christian, a woman and having read Chapter 11, take this opportunity to express my belief that the final sentence of the final paragraph of this page, appears to draw a conclusion that is not scriptural and simply wrong. I assume the paragraph…
Read MoreDid an angel actually stir the waters at Bethesda, or was it only a local tradition?
Question: I have a question about one of the study lessons on your site. In ‘Jesus’ Authority Questioned’, it talks about the Pool of Bethesda, and in the lesson, it says that ‘angels stirred the waters’. My question is: Where or how do we know this to be true? I looked for references in my…
Read MoreWhy do people post Deuteronomy 11:18-21 on their walls?
Question: I have a question regarding Deuteronomy 11:18-21. I am sure this is an easy question to answer but for some reason, I cannot get my mind around it. I have seen many people place the passage in their homes. I am not really sure what this verse is fully referring to and how it…
Read MoreYour web site is well constructed and easy to use
Question: Thanks so much for this web site. It is well constructed and easy to use. May God bless your efforts in spreading the truth. Answer: Thank you for your kind words.
Read MoreI am convinced I do not really deserve happiness. Am I being rational?
Question: I have been struggling with some problems recently. I was baptized into Christ three years ago, and have been married for several years. My wife was baptized into Christ while in high school, but sadly did not maintain an attitude of repentance, and was involved in inappropriate relationships with two of her boyfriends before…
Read MoreThank you for posting the pictures from older Bible books
Question: I just wanted to say thank you for posting the pictures from the older Bible books. They are lovely. Answer: It is a pleasure.
Read MoreHow can Satan be bound if he is walking about like a roaring lion?
Question: Would you please assist me with a question about Revelation 20? I understand that Christ is now reigning and that when death is conquered at his second coming his reign will end. I know his reign is not a literal thousand years. But my question is: How is Satan bound for the thousand years…
Read MoreI spanked my daughter for throwing things at me, but it just got worse. It just doesn’t seem like it is working
Question: I am at a loss with my four-year-old daughter. Spanking isn’t working. My husband and I agreed that we would spank only for lying and defiance and set ground rules and expectations with my daughter long ago for that. Here is the problem, spanking tends to make the problem worse. Example: she was told…
Read MoreCan brethren choose to have a kitchen and clothing pantry to show love to the needy?
Question: I received my calling into the ministry of Christ, to teach and preach the gospel and to feed and clothe the destitute, not as a welfare system, but to those in need; thus, teaching them to fish and not only giving them a fish. So in the like manner, would it be scriptural, if…
Read MoreMy older boys are into heavy metal music and black and skull clothing. What do I do?
Question: My husband and I are working on our marriage after his unfaithfulness. He wants to work it out and make things right, but I am afraid it may be too late as far as the kids are concerned. For almost ten years I had to do it all, raise the kids, pay the bills, housework,…
Read MoreCan I marry the brother of a man with whom I had committed adultery 15 years ago?
Question: I entered into a long-distance relationship with a man who happens to be the brother of someone with whom I had sexual relationships with more than 15 years ago. I was never married to the man, although we lived together for a couple of months. We lived in adultery and fornication because the man…
Read MoreCan a church be scriptural without elders?
Question: I’m having a problem reconciling attending a church without elders. The Bible doesn’t lay out an alternate plan for church leadership. What does a church do in lieu of leaders? Can a church be scriptural without them? Who is responsible for the growth and protection of new members if there are no elders? Answer:…
Read MoreWhat does it mean that John was “in the spirit?”
Question: In Revelation 1:10, John said that he was in the “Spirit” what did he mean? “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,” Answer: It means that while he was physically on Patmos, his spirit was elsewhere. A similar thing happened to…
Read MoreI left homosexuality, but should I take the risk of joining a church and possibly being rejected?
Question: I am a 28-year-old man from the Philippines. I have been searching the Internet looking for issues about masculinity and being a man of God that He intends me to be – and I found your site. I cried, wishing this site existed when I was still a teenager. I had a lot of…
Read MoreWhere does the Scripture mention buying a building?
Question: I visited your web site; it is very nice and helpful. My question is: Where, in the Scripture, does it mention buying a building for church worship? I could only find house worship. Answer: The command to assemble is “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,…
Read MoreWhat does a broom tree look like?
Question: In I Kings 19:4-5, it talks about a ‘broom tree.’ Do you happen to know what kind of tree this is? Maybe you might have a picture of it? I am assuming that this name refers to the usage of the various tree parts. To be used as a broom. Do you know if…
Read MoreHow can it be possible for God to call me, and thousands of other God-following women to speak in church, yet the Bible seems to say they can’t?
Question: Thanks so much for the care and effort that has been put into this web site. It has proved incredibly helpful when I am trying to understand difficult biblical passages. I started off on the site looking at the information on Heaven and Hell and eventually ended up looking at the information about the role of women and whether…
Read MoreI must say this is an excellent site
Question: This isn’t a question but a comment. As an ordained minister of the gospel for 18 years and as a student of the word of God for over 27 years, I must say this is an excellent site and you provide good answers to the questions and good information. Thank you. I will continue…
Read MoreDoes a preacher’s wife have to attend the same church as her husband?
Question: Is it wrong for a wife of a preacher (who is not a pastor and does not have his own church) to attend a different church, even though they both believe in the same faith (Jesus the Christ)? I don’t believe it’s dividing kingdoms because that means believing in two different faiths and that’s…
Read MoreCan you explain the description of Jesus in Revelation 1:13-15?
Question: In Revelation 1:13, it reads “And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.” What is the golden girdle? Was this around his chest? Does this refer somehow to the breastplate of righteousness…
Read MoreIs poor attendance actually a sin?
Question: Brother, I was edified by what I read in this article: Telling Members They are Sinning in Deliberately Missing Church. Bob does a good job listing some of the excuses some brethren use to justify missing church assemblies. He shows that those who rely on these excuses reveal carnality and not spirituality. However, as the…
Read MoreYou don’t understand, Joseph Smith didn’t contradict himself
Question: I hope that as you read these things you’ll be aware of how you feel, that you will be able to feel the love our Heavenly Father has for you, and that the things I’m saying are true. I, myself, know and believe them to be true. So in accordance with the reference in…
Read MoreWhere in the Bible can I learn more about dating?
Question: Which books of the Bible would you recommend me to read when it comes to dating? I do not know how to deal or talk with girls at all. My ex told me that I do not know what I am doing when it comes to dating. I have not been taught by my…
Read MoreCan we be in danger of losing our salvation if we do not study?
Question: Is it possible to study and understand all of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments? I was talking to an older man who told me that it was impossible to understand all of the Bible or even most parts of it. I did not agree with him, and I was thinking that…
Read MoreA hate letter regarding an article on infant baptism
Question: Mr Minister of the La Vista church of christ. How do feel about preaching non logical occult madness. You are the chains of the oppressed like your murderous brothers of all the Christian cults known to man. You are a disgrace!! I am angry because of what I see. If Jesus was here he…
Read MoreWhat about the contribution mentioned in Romans 15:26? Isn’t that making fellowship?
Question: What you have said has been very helpful and I am growing in my understanding now. This is what you said: “Fellowship is a description of who they were. They were a people of one heart and one soul. Thus fellowship is a description of their state or attitude toward each other. When people turn it backwards they lose so…
Read MoreIs God’s presence felt in hell?
Question: I’m having some trouble explaining how God’s presence works without conflicting scripture. Some would argue that it’s impossible to be away from God’s presence, understanding He is omnipresence, as taught in Psalms 139:7. However, when you take this verse – “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from…
Read MoreAre the seven churches in Asia still waiting for Christ?
Question: If what you speak is true in “Peter can’t be referring to the physical elements being destroyed, can he?”, then are the seven churches in Asia still waiting for Christ? Answer: I’m puzzled by your line of thought. Whether the churches in Asia are still awaiting Jesus or not does not determine whether the…
Read MoreWhere would Golgotha be located?
Question: I was reading an article on your website titled “The Offering of Isaac” and had a couple of questions about it. The fourth paragraph says this: The place chosen for the sacrifice was about 50 miles from Abraham’s home. It took Abraham three days to reach the place. The journey gave Abraham three days…
Read MoreCan fermented grape juice (wine) be used in the Lord’s Supper?
Question: Please answer me with biblical texts the following questions or doubts I have: Which kind of wine (intoxicating fermented wine or non-fermented wine) should be used during Lord’s Supper celebration? Can we commit sin by using fermented or alcoholic wine during the Lord’s Supper celebration? It is alleged that Christ not only partook of…
Read MoreDo you have other material on YHWH?
Question: I enjoyed and agree with your article on “Understanding the Tetragrammaton.” Thank you very much for your research and study on this important issue of the Divine Name, Yahweh (Exodus 3:15; Psalm 83:18). Can you send me any additional information on the YHWH? Do you have any more articles related to the sacred name? Answer:…
Read MoreIf Christians aren’t to tithe, then what about the curse mentioned in Malachi 3:9?
Question: You said in “I don’t work outside the home, so I have no income. How much should I give?”: The idea of giving a tithe (10% of your income) comes from the Old Testament. Christians are not under that covenant. What the New Testament teaches is that we are to give a portion of our…
Read MoreDo people physically go to heaven or hell?
Question: Where is paradise? Is it above the earth or below? When Jesus was raised, how can he be lifted up in the flesh? By flesh, will a man go to heaven or hell? When Moses and Elijah appeared to Jesus in what form did they appear, flesh or spirit? Where is third heaven? After…
Read MoreYou can’t prove that Jesus wasn’t a vegetarian!
Question: So many governments have launched numberless campaigns worldwide to make money that in the end will be spent on unlawful ways. You dubbed “hilarious” to kill innocent and helpless animals to the men’s satisfaction and greed. You dubbed “hilarious” to think of Jesus as a vegetarian. Can you prove undoubtedly one cannot live by eating vegetables alone?…
Read MoreDo you have a study on Isaiah?
Question: Currently, I am reading and trying to study the book of Isaiah. I am really having a hard time trying to understand it though. I looked on your web site to try to find a break down of it chapter by chapter like you did with the Song of Solomon. I read a chapter every…
Read MoreI’ve had a disappointing life and I envy those who have done well. How do I overcome these feelings?
Question: Read your article on disappointment. It was very good. I feel I have had a very disappointing life. I was very confused in my twenties and ended up breaking up with my boyfriend of four years who ended up being a successful dermatologist. I have regretted this decision all my life and never married anyone…
Read MoreShould a person leave a church that doesn’t have elders or deacons?
Question: How long should a person attend a church that does not have any elders or deacons? What are some of the problems associated with a church not having any elders or deacons? Answer: The follow-on question is: Are there no elders because none one currently attending is qualified, or are there no elders because the…
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