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What would be considered “works?”
Question: I am writing to ask a question, but first I want to say I really like the new look of your web site. Very nice and appealing too. My question may seem elementary, but I am finding that maybe it isn’t for me. I am questioning this: What would be considered ‘works’? In the…
Read MoreIf Jude said the faith was once delivered, could Revelation be included if it was written after Jude?
Question: I have a question about whether Jude was written before Revelation or not. If everything was once and all delivered to the saints does that make Revelation a newer testament or is it ok because it coincides with the rest of the Bible? Sorry, something came to mind about the dating of Jude and…
Read MoreI got a massage and received a happy ending. How do I get rid of this guilt that I feel?
Question: I just rededicated my life to God last week. One day, I was getting a massage and received a happy ending. I feel extremely guilty about it, but my mind still wanders off on it every once in a while. I am about to go to Afghanistan. What are the steps for me to…
Read MoreIf I’m Christian and my boyfriend is of a different religion, then is it wrong for us to date?
Question: I wanted to ask you a question that kind of plays an important part in my life. If I’m Christian and my boyfriend is Seventh-Day Adventist, then is it wrong for us to date? My parents think so, but I see no harm in it. I’m a little confused and need some clearing up on this subject. Answer: To…
Read MoreDoes the Bible say we will know our loved ones in heaven?
Question: Does it say anywhere in the New Testament that we will know our loved ones in heaven? I have read the scriptures that you gave previously regarding this topic from the Old Testament. Answer: In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the rich man was able to recognize Abraham and Lazarus while in…
Read MoreHow many times does the Bible mention prayer, salvation, healing, and money?
Question: I was searching for some information when I saw your site. The questions are, how many times in the Bible does it mention the four following items: prayer salvation healing money [tithes]? I wanted to witness on these items and the importance of them but did not know where to look on the information…
Read MoreHow do I teach someone who only believes in science?
Question: Do I need to present fact articles regarding the Bible and God’s existence to my co-worker who doesn’t believe God, Satan, heaven, or hell? She only believes in science because she believes science has facts and evidence and it was evidently tested. Answer: If a person refuses to believe the evidence that is before…
Read MoreYour list of scientists who opposed evolution contains people who could not have read Darwin’s book
Question: On the page entitled “Science’s Rejection of Evolution,” you list a number of scientists who you suggest rejected evolution in favor of the biblical version of events. You are entitled to believe what you like about evolution, and I respect that. However, I think its highly unfair to hold these scientists up as examples…
Read MoreDoes God still need to keep His covenant with Abraham?
Question: Thank you so much for answering me. So many people are deceived about the Jewish people and their destiny. I was 99.999% sure I was reading God’s Word in the context in which God meant for it to be understood. I know they are no longer God’s chosen people. Some people tend to take one scripture in God’s Word, and ignore a…
Read MoreWhy was Canaan punished for his father’s indiscretion?
Question: In the book of Genesis, why was Canaan punished for his father’s indiscretion? It was Ham who was laughing and making shameful comments about Noah, not his son. It seems that God has a way of punishing future generations for mistakes made by the ancestors. Eve’s mistake was punished by women having pain during…
Read MoreWhy has God withdrawn His favor and let me fail my last exam?
Question: I’m a poor fellow with tons of frustration. Sir, I did well in most of my exams and my teachers remarked highly of me. I know all expect extraordinary performance from me. Though I’m not brilliant, I’m not bad and did well. But sir, from the last month, I’m getting poor grades from my…
Read MoreMy wife is planning to leave me after the house sells and I don’t know what to do
Question: Hello, I understand the vows which I made to my wife. I honor those, but she emotionally detached herself from me eight months ago and does not respond to me in a loving manner at all. I do not withhold my love for her, yet I hurt all the time and have cried out…
Read MoreDoes Mathew 26:29 mean that we shouldn’t take communion?
Question: Does Mathew 26:29 mean that we shouldn’t take communion? Answer: “But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom” (Matthew 26:29). Your conclusion contradicts other clear passages concerning partaking of the…
Read MoreHow do I stop worrying about other people?
Question: I have an issue with worrying about other believers. I worry about their actions especially if I deem them inappropriate and possibly sinful, though I am also unsure about whether certain actions are really sinful or not, though I may disapprove of them. For example, recently I read about a young believer in the…
Read MoreWill only black people and Israelites be saved?
Question: So what’s this I hear that only Black people and Israelites are going to be saved? Answer: I don’t know your sources, but it is obviously false. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And…
Read MoreWill all Jewish people be saved, even though many die not accepting Jesus?
Question: My question is: Will all Jewish people be saved, even though many died not accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior? God’s Word says God is not a respecter of persons, and if Gentiles are going to go to hell if they do not accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior; why would…
Read MoreWhere did Cain get his wife? (2)
Question: As I continue my journey through Genesis I find myself asking a new question. I understand Adam and Eve. I get that they had two sons, Cain and Abel, but after Cain killed his brother he was cast over to another part of the land. How did Cain meet another woman? I thought God…
Read MoreWhat was Paul referring to when he talked about endless genealogies?
Question: In reading Albert Barnes’ Notes on I Timothy, he talks about genealogies which are referring to the verse I Timothy 1:4 “nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.” Albert Barnes states that the Hebrews kept careful genealogical records because…
Read MoreHow do we know Pharaoh did not have relations with Sarai?
Question: How do we know Pharaoh did not have relations with Sarai? Answer: “So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house. He treated Abram…
Read MoreWhen I pray to God, am I praying to the Father or the Son?
Question: I am reading your lesson on Who is God? Let me see if I am understanding this. God is three beings: The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. Jesus is God’s Son, but when we refer to God in prayer or in time of need, so am I praying to God? Or Jesus?…
Read MoreWhat do you think of what T. B. Wilkinson wrote concerning Calvinism?
Question: I have read an article written by a member of a church of Christ writer called “By Nature the Children of Wrath” refuting the Calvinistic doctrine of total depravity. I would just like to ask whether you agree with the arguments offered in this article. If not, why not? May God bless you. Answer:…
Read MoreI’ve been going through a crisis and what I’ve read makes sense
Question: I need to take a moment and thank you for such an awesome web site. I have been going through a crisis and want to turn to God and the Bible but find it difficult since I virtually don’t know much at all. Your web site has inspired me. What I am reading makes…
Read MoreIs it wrong to clap after someone is baptized?
Question: Is it wrong to clap after someone is baptized? Answer: Clapping is a way of showing approval or appreciation. We generally use clapping to show approval to something that entertained us, but it can be used for other things we approve. As such it isn’t particularly wrong, but I do have a concern when…
Read MoreCan a person add things to their worship so long as they don’t require it of others?
Question: I’m curious about things and friends of mine who go to other churches. I want to understand why they do the things they do. Regarding Christians doing what they personally want to do is what I’m trying to understand. I understand if they use musical instruments, dance, etc. in the religious practice of what…
Read MoreIf you get a raise, should the first check go to the Lord?
Question: I have been working for a year. I just recently got a raise. I paid tithe on the check the raise was on, but someone told me the first time it appears on my check I was supposed to give the whole thing to the Lord as the first fruit. They use the scripture…
Read MoreAny advice for a new elder?
Question: I have a brother in Christ who’s been an elder for a short time. There are two older elders who have been in the church for many years and he feels like a junior elder and they are senior elders. The church recognizes it at times because it’s being mentioned. He is discouraged because,…
Read MoreIf Adam and Eve did not sin, would it have been only a matter of time before someone else sinned?
Question: What would the world be like if Adam and Eve had not sinned? Would it only be a matter of time before someone else after them would have sinned? Answer: It would be impossible to speculate because we don’t have sufficient information. We know that God planned on the fact that men would sin…
Read MoreWhy did God let David play music?
Question: I have had plenty of discussions with people about praising God. The problem with a lot of people is that they don’t see the wrong in praising Him with their own personal praise that God didn’t command in His worship. I’m not trying to be confusing. A discussion I had once where a man…
Read MoreCould God have two wills, one that tells man what to do and a hidden will where He makes some men sin to accomplish His other will?
Question: I have heard a popular Baptist preacher named John Piper preach about predestination. He talked about the two wills of God. He said that there is a revealed will of God and there is also a decreed will. The former, according to him, is his will of command. Meaning, all his commands that he…
Read MoreWhat does a woman do when the Christian men around seem more interested in non-Christian women?
Question: Your site is nice and good for learning for the Christians. You are doing a good job. May the Lord strengthen you to do more. I am very happy to come across your web site while I was searching for a hymn, “God Give Us Christian Homes,” and I have read some of the questions…
Read MoreI found an answer to a question that had eluded me for 40 years. Thank you
Question: I am a member of the New Testament church. I was looking for ideas for an adult class project when I came across your web site. I kept wandering to the questions and answers page, and in the January 2009 list, I found an answer that has eluded me for 40 years. I feel…
Read MoreHow long did the exodus from Egypt take?
Question: How long did it take Israel to travel out of Egypt? I know that they wandered for 40 years in the wilderness of Sinai, but how long did it take them to walk the journey from Egypt to the crossing of the Red Sea? Answer: The Exodus started on the fourteenth day of the…
Read MoreYour article sounds as if being a vegetarian is a sign of not being a true believer
Question: Although I agree with much of what was written in “Was Jesus a Vegetarian?,” I have a problem with the last statement: “…the forbidding of eating certain foods is an indication of people departing from the Christian faith.” Although this indeed could be true, you make it sound as if being a vegetarian is a…
Read MoreOur preacher wants us to separate before marrying us. How will this make any difference?
Question: Today I went to meet with my preacher to talk about him marrying my fiance and me. After talking he said that he would do it as long as, starting today, we couldn’t sleep in the same house together. The wedding is scheduled for about three weeks away. I currently work two jobs and…
Read MoreWho do you think you are telling someone the proper order for finding a spouse?
Question: Are you for real? Do things in the proper order: find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, fall in love, get married, and then enjoy sex without the constant worries and sinfulness of uncommitted sex. Who do you think you are to tell someone what the proper order is? For the…
Read MoreCan we bribe God?
Question: Can we bribe God? For example, you have sinned, like you got something that is not yours and without permission, then you want something that only God can give. If you read the Bible after this, is it bribery? Answer: God cannot be bribed for two reasons: First, everything belongs to God. “For every…
Read MoreYour web site is absolutely spectacular!
Question: I just found your web site! How absolutely spectacular! Thank you so much for this ministry. I have never seen such a wonderful array of graphics! I will be sure to visit often! Answer: I hope you continue to find the content of the web site useful.
Read MoreIs liturgical dancing wrong?
Question: I have a friend that goes to a church and she is a liturgical dancer. I read all your articles on dancing and understand the views. She told me that it was her calling to dance to the Lord. Is liturgical dancing wrong? Answer: The New Testament does not contain a commandment, an example,…
Read MoreI think spanking leads to more aggression
Question: I think spanking a 14-year-old young man is unreasonable and will lead to more aggression. My parents spanked me with the belt and left bruises. It left scars on my soul and was not focused on loving correction. I am very conservative in my theology and think this Scripture did mean spanking when younger…
Read MoreThank for the refutation on Dan Billingsly’s teachings and the information on the historical accuracy of the Bible
Question: I came across your site twice in two days. Once when I was looking for refutations to the teachings by Dan Billingsly and now when I was looking for information on the historical accuracy of the Bible. Thanks for the help. I also came across a reference to the Mesha Stele in Wikipedia that supports the reference in II…
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