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Thank you. I found pictures for my preschool class on your site
Question: I have been working on a lesson for 2 to 3-year-olds and needed some pictures. I have been searching for a long time. I found your web site and pictures. I have used a couple of pictures that I think are appropriate for this age. I just wanted to thank you. Answer: You’re welcome.…
Read MoreHow do you keep doing right when others react badly?
Question: I feel like I need some words of encouragement and counsel on a personal issue. Thank you in advance for taking the time to give me a scriptural response that I can apply to my personal life. May God bless you in your efforts. What I’m trying to do is conform my life to…
Read MoreI just found out my husband had an affair eight years ago. Am I free to leave this marriage?
Question: I would like some more information on fornication. My husband confessed to me this morning that he had a physical affair with a co-worker eight years ago. He said it just happened once and he has hated himself for it ever since. His behavior so long ago explains a lot of the way he…
Read MoreMy pastor smokes and teaches falsely, and I don’t know what to do
Question: Do you think a pastor’s smoking is a sin? My pastor smokes and I went to him in love; sharing with him that his smoking hurts his testimony as a believer. He preaches on bondage yet he smokes a pack or more a day. He has preached many things in the pulpit that were…
Read MoreSince I’ve had sex before, so that means I joined with those prior girls and I can’t marry?
Question: I was checking out your web site, and La Vista Church of Christ seems like a legitimate, non-liberal church of Christ. I am a 20-year-old Christian. I know it may seem strange to get an email from a random individual, but I had a question regarding pre-marital sex that I guess I’m embarrassed to…
Read MoreWill the world end on December 21, 2012?
Question: I have heard from several predictions that the world is coming to an end on 12/21/2012. These predictions were made hundreds of years ago. These people who had calendars stop in 2012. Is it true or not that the end of the world is coming? Answer: I have no idea when the world will…
Read MoreIs it a sin to divorce someone because they were violent?
Question: Today I was researching on why people divorce each other and found your web site giving sound counsel to many. I do also have a question regarding marriage violence. I have a friend who had to flee home because her husband was violent, he had beaten her in front of her daughters. He had…
Read MoreWill Christians go to heaven after killing other Christians?
Question: My wife and I had a discussion about Christians who participate in a war against another country that may have Christians in their army. The question is, will Christians go to heaven after killing other Christians? My wife asked me this many years ago, and I still don’t have an answer for her. Answer:…
Read MoreHow do you not doubt that God exists?
Question: I do not mean this in any sort of sacrilegious way, but – here it is – how do you know God exists? Maybe this life is all there is. How do you know otherwise? Now, let me say I am not a stranger to Christianity. When I was in college, I used to hang out…
Read MoreShould I use steroids to give me an edge in making the team?
Question: Hey Mr. Hamilton, I hope you are well. In the past, I told you how I would like to walk on at the state university for basketball. I decided that I am going to give it a shot, it has basically become my obsession, all I can think about. One thing that I have…
Read MoreIsn’t eternal life guaranteed? So how can we talk of hope?
Question: We speak of “hope” a lot. Hope in eternal life is great, but the idea of hoping doesn’t mean a guarantee. If I hope for something, then I am thinking it may happen. With the critical issue of eternal life, one does not want to rest in the idea that belief in Jesus’s sacrifice…
Read MoreI regret breaking up with my boyfriend. What should I do?
Question: Many thanks for the comprehensive answers that you give to our questions. I had been dating my boyfriend for some time, but then I ended the relationship for some reasons and I told him my reasons. The reasons were a bit petty, but I still ended the relationship. Now I feel like I made…
Read MoreI feel someone has put a spell on me
Question: My question was “Is witchcraft real?” and your sermon outline says “no.” But I believe there is evil out there. I feel someone has put a spell on me, but at the same time, when I visited this person who read the tarot cards for me I feel it’s all fake and I get angry…
Read MoreIf Jesus was crucified to pay for our sins, who was the payment made to?
Question: I am a Christian visiting my Muslim family in Pakistan. My sister, who is a Muslim has asked me a question that I’m not sure of the best way to answer and I was wondering what you would say. The question is: If Jesus was crucified to pay for our sins, who was the…
Read MoreQuestions about miraculous gifts
Question: First off I would like to say that you have great knowledge of the Word of God. I’m on your web site constantly reading and taking notes and going back to the book to read. I have a few questions if you don’t mind breaking them down for me. What is the requirement to…
Read MoreHow can faith be combined with works?
Question: I have been reading articles on this web site, especially the one about how salvation comes both from believing and works. My question is this: Did Paul lie to the prison guard when he said: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved”? I am having difficulty with the combination of…
Read MoreI’m beginning to doubt my baptism, whether I really understood that I was to die to sin. Should I be rebaptized?
Question: I have heard of many people who have questioned their salvation because they didn’t know a particular scripture at the time. I have learned through the years that there will always be something you don’t know at the time of your baptism. A person does not need to know every single scripture in order…
Read MoreDo animals have a soul or spirit?
Question: I have a question regarding animals and souls. Does the Bible state definitively whether animals have a soul or a spirit? I was raised in the church of Christ and had always been told that animals (companion dogs specifically) do not have a soul. However, no one has been able to show me that…
Read MoreThank you for the information on the two lineages of Jesus
Question: Thank you. A friend of mine has lost all of his faith and is now picking on the Bible for all of its inconsistencies. He has brought up the two lineages of Jesus as proof, and thanks to your sermon notes, plus a few other sources, I believe I may finally have an answer he…
Read MoreDo people feel like they lived past lives because of demon possession?
Question: Is Matthew 12:43-45 a hint that we can have spirits enter in us and cause us to feel, think, believe or even do certain things that go against God? It’s not the same as possession is it? Also, Are the people who believe in reincarnation, and feel as if they remember having past lives,…
Read MoreWould you please tell me where I can find all the requirements of the new covenant?
Question: Would you please tell me where I can find all the requirements of the new covenant? Answer: It might seem overly simple, but the New Covenant is the New Testament. It is by reading it that you learn what you need to do. “How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery…
Read MoreI call upon you to obey Allah’s command and convert to Islam
Question: I am a former Christian who converted to Islam after reading the Qur’an with an open mind. I am now a devout Muslim. I write this letter to you so that you might consider converting to Islam and becoming a Muslim. Peace be upon he who follows the right path, to those obedient to…
Read MoreWould masturbation be unacceptable between a husband and wife as a part of sexual intercourse?
Question: Hi, My husband and I have been married for a year now and really love God. I just wanted to find out what type of sex is acceptable in a marriage? Would masturbation be unacceptable in God’s eyes even if it was done during sexual intercourse? Hope to hear from you soon! I want…
Read MoreA prophet told my fiance not to marry me. What do I do?
Question: Sir, I am a Christian and I am passing through hell. I had a fiancee whom I’m planning to marry, but recently her prophet called her to tell her to quit the seven-year relationship. He said the marriage is not safe because I’m going to die very soon as a result of a covenant…
Read MoreAre tattoos or plastic surgery sinful?
Question: Is it a sin to have any kind of surgery like plastic surgery? Are tattoos sinful even if they don’t represent anything bad? Answer: Under the Old Law, the Israelites were forbidden to imitate the idolatrous religions around them. One practice was to make marks on the body, either by tattoos or by scaring…
Read MoreI’ve sinned a lot and I’m tired of repeating the same mistakes. How can you make a new start?
Question: Hi! I’m 14 years of age and my question is how do you get back to your old self when you have fled away from God? How can you make a new start? I have sinned a lot and repented an awful lot as well. But I’m sick of repenting for the same old…
Read MoreIf God doesn’t change, then why not follow both testaments?
Question: I thought your God was the same as yesterday today and tomorrow: Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” So how can God have two wills, creating the Old and New Testament? That sounds more like a change to me. So if God is the same always, then you should be…
Read MoreI’m looking for a “veiling” church. What denomination are you?
Question: Hello, I am a 23-year-old Christian. The Lord has spoken to me about my dress and I have struggled to obey Him but am coming around. I am not a big fan of denominations because I believe it has caused many divisions in the body of Christ. With that said it is what it…
Read MoreThe Church in 1492
by Kent Heaton The world of 1492 was very small. Men knew very little about the earth as we know it today. Christopher Columbus sailed this important year with a crew of 87 to discover a new world. His adventure literally changed the face of the world and man came to realize the world was…
Read MoreMy girlfriend and I will get married, but we can’t afford it right now
Question: My girlfriend and I have been together for 3 1/2 years. We’re both into our church, and we have grown up with religion as a big part of it. We aren’t married, mostly because we don’t have the money to get married, but we are truly in love with each other. Also, we have…
Read MoreHow do you move on when your husband leaves you for another person?
Question: How do you move on when your husband leaves you for another person, and he is a Christian who knows better? Answer: I’m really sorry about your plight. It must be devastating. The thing to keep in mind is that you can only do what is within your ability to control. Your husband was…
Read MoreI don’t work outside the home, so I have no income. How much should I give?
Question: I discovered your site today and let me say I love it! I have a question about tithes. I’m a stay at home mom; therefore, I have no income. My husband has a job, so am I supposed to pay tithes off of the money he gets from work? Or do I pay tithes…
Read MoreShould I tell my husband that I committed adultery?
Question: I’m a born again Christian. In the last two years my marriage was having problems. I knew my husband was cheating on me, but I didn’t have proof, so I in return cheated on him. I found out he cheated because the young lady texts him. But he never found out about my affairs…
Read MoreWhat are the seven mansions?
Question: In my Father’s house are many mansions. What are the seven mansions? Thank you! Answer: So how did you leap from “many mansions” to “seven mansions?” “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I…
Read MoreI’ve committed sexual sins, but how do I get past the feeling that I’ve ruined everything?
Question: Hello, I ran across your web site some time ago and liked your responses to many questions – you tell it like it is. So now I have run across one of those same situations and I’m probably going to sound exactly like a lot of those other people. I guess sooner or later…
Read MoreCan a divorced person remarry if adultery occurred after the divorce?
Question: If two people are divorced for unbiblical grounds and there is no adultery at the time, yet one spouse after the divorce marries someone else or is sexually immoral is the other then free to remarry another? Answer: “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another,…
Read MoreAre any of the Apocrypha truthful?
Question: Thank you for the insight into the Book of Enoch. I have been curious about reading this piece. I was wondering if you know of any other “gospels” that are considered truthful that are apart of the Apocrypha writings, such as the books of Maccabees, Thomas, Mary, etc. Answer: The first and second books…
Read MoreMy King James Bible doesn’t say “once for all” in Jude 3
Question: “Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). The words “for all” is not in the King James Version of the…
Read MoreIs being addicted to caffeine a sin?
Question: I was wondering if you could give me a bunch of verses concerning whether being addicted to caffeine is a sin or not. I personally believe that being addicted to caffeine is a sin or anything for that matter. I can think of a few verses to back my point up, but I am…
Read MoreMy family won’t go to church because they think people will judge them for not attending. How can I get them to go with me?
Question: I have a question to ask you that I do not know how to fully answer. My family members are not convinced that going to church as a family is the best thing for the family. I believe that going to church is important especially as a family, but they believe that everything taught…
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