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Question: I was browsing information specific to the twelve tribes of Judah. I came upon your site and thoroughly enjoyed reading through it tonight. I have bookmarked your site, and I will study it in the future. I was very interested in reading so many sections, especially on the Rapture. Thank you for clarifying the matter. I…
Read MoreWhat prophet did God blind?
Question: What prophet did God blind? Answer: The question is worded vaguely enough that there are two possible answers: The false prophet, Elymas, was blinded. “Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius…
Read MoreI just can’t seem to forgive myself and I don’t know what to do
Question: I am 22 years old and have been raised in the church. I have been struggling with forgiving myself. I have committed fornication. I’ve repented but I just cannot seem to forgive myself. I knew that I was disobeying God and I knew that my body was a temple and still I fell into…
Read MoreMy girlfriend isn’t a Christian and I don’t know what to do
Question: I have been dating my girlfriend for almost two months. We have now run into some problems with each other. I will admit that she is not a Christian. I wanted to try and bring her to Christ. Her parents are divorced and her mom has a man living with her. My girlfriend calls…
Read MoreMormonism is the restoration of all things
Question: Thank you for responding. My purpose is to come to an understanding of others, and their way of worship. If I offend you, I apologize. This is not my intent. It’s interesting to see how others interpret the scripture. I would like to continue with this discussion, and again thank you for taking the…
Read MoreCan a church choose men to lead when there are no elders?
Question: When there are no elders in a congregation and the church chooses certain men to lead, is this scriptural? Answer: I probably would need more information to answer your question. Much depends on what you mean by “lead.” During worship service, there are men who lead various parts of the worship. “How is it…
Read MoreDid the folded napkin in John 20:7 mean Jesus was coming back?
Question: I received the following in regard to John 20:7. Is this true? Why did Jesus fold the napkin? This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the e-mails. Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never noticed this……. John 20:7 tells us that the…
Read MoreShould corporal punishment be allowed in schools?
Question: Many parents who use corporal discipline at home are opposed to its use in a Christian school. They feel that only the parent should administer this type of discipline when needed. I have always believed that the school should have the authority to paddle when needed. What are your views on this controversial subject?…
Read MoreWhat Scripture is most useful to challenge an atheist?
Question: When speaking to an atheist, what Scripture is most useful to challenge one to understand that God does exist? And how can I convince him that this God is merciful if he has lived life in a body wracked by pain? Answer: You are starting off on the wrong foot since an atheist does…
Read MoreCan’t instruments be an aid to singing?
Question: In one of your articles, you present the question: “Where in the Bible is instrumental music forbidden?” I’m pretty sure I understand the meaning behind the question and believe I have an answer. This is all based on King David and his musical worship with the lute. See, David played a mechanical instrument for…
Read MoreDoes a divorce because of forced sex in marriage allow for remarriage?
Question: I just read the article regarding whether marital rape is biblical grounds for divorce. This question is brought up at the end: “Meanwhile, what is the husband supposed to do? I think the answer is “wait.” If your wife were deathly ill, you would have no problem foregoing sex during her illness.” In my particular…
Read MoreDo you think it’s a sin not to go to church?
Question: Hi! I am 15 years old. I want to thank you for saving my soul! I accepted Jesus into my heart about two years ago and have been talking to him as a friend, a brother, a Savior and my Lord ever since. However, I have found myself struggling with lust, greed and other things.…
Read MoreLet me give you a real story of the problems I see
Question: Three members of a church of Christ have been shunning two others for two years for reasons unknown. One member spreads unfounded gossip about another woman using vile language. She later asked for forgiveness but never apologized. Some members lack the courtesy to say, “Good morning,” nine out of ten times. The minister, a…
Read MoreHow did Simeon and Levi manage to wipe out Shechem?
Question: I have a question regarding Genesis 34:29. I was wondering how the two sons, Simeon and Levi, were able to carry captive all the women after they killed all the male Hivites? Would these two persons have enough binding material to bind a whole town? Also, how did Simeon and Levi kill all of…
Read MoreOne of my boys is starting to wet his pants when I give him a spanking. What should I do?
Question: I have a problem with one of my boys. A few times he has had a wet spot when being spanked. At first, I was shocked and thought I was overdoing the spanking and from the pain of the spanking that he had lost control, but it was not any harder or lighter than…
Read MoreDo I need to renew my vows with my current husband since my former husband has died?
Question: I have spoken to several sound brethren who are elders and ministers in churches of Christ in regard to marriage, divorce, and remarriage. This is the situation that I addressed to them concerning myself: I was in a previous marriage with a man for twelve years. The man I was married to had a…
Read MoreHow can I help my family now that the insurance funds are running low?
Question: I have a lot of family problems at the moment and am wondering if you can please guide me in the right direction? My family consists of my mom and my brother and I. I am the only Christian in my family. My dad passed away over a year ago and my family got…
Read MoreWhy doesn’t God restore my hearing?
Question: I have about a 30-40% hearing impairment. I don’t know for sure what has caused my hearing impairment. I have behind-the-ear hearing aids. I often get ashamed of wearing them in front of people that I have not known for a long time. It is so embarrassing when people say, “What is that in your ear?” It really…
Read MoreThe Roman Catholic church doesn’t evolve, it realigns itself with the past
Question: I was just reading from your church website on what is wrong with the teachings of Catholicism, and I had a question regarding this particular quote: “As I mentioned before, the departure of the Catholic Church from the teachings in the Bible leaves a large number of differences. Apologists for Catholicism do not attempt explain…
Read MoreIs it wrong to raise dogs for fighting?
Question: What is God’s word about raising dogs, such as pit bulls, on chains their whole life and selling them for fighting or fighting them yourself? Answer: In Hebrew society, dogs were a despised animal. They were domesticated for guard duties (Job 30:1). But the problem is that there were no leash laws, dog catchers,…
Read MoreMy wife left me six weeks ago and I am at my wit’s end
Question: Hello, My wife left me six weeks ago. My life has been a living nightmare since then. I really don’t know the real reason for her leaving. When she left, she told me that she didn’t think she should be here anymore and she thought she was attracted to women. I found out bits…
Read MoreI’ve committed adultery and I don’t know where to begin picking up the pieces of my shattered marriage
Question: I am a young wife who has committed adultery and I am unsure where to go from here. I have told my husband and we are trying to work through all of this, but I still feel like my husband and I are not meant to be together. I have just finished The Proper Care…
Read MoreIn regards to my income, what are the firstfruits that I must give to God?
Question: Can you clarify to me the first fruit I must give unto God in reference to my income? I get paid monthly. What will be my first fruit offering unto God? Answer: “Firstfruits” is a concept taught in the Old Testament. While the concept is carried over to the New Testament, it is not…
Read MoreAren’t your warnings against the Salvation Army going to cause more harm than good?
Question: After reading your article posted on your web site entitled “Can Christians help support The Salvation Army” I was very sad. I am a Salvation Army Officer (ordained minister) and I have worked for The Salvation Army for 8 years. I have many conflicting opinions regarding your comments made, however, I will say only…
Read MoreYou don’t understand the Catholic Church’s teachings
Question: I happened on your web site via a friend and read the response given to a gentleman about marrying a Catholic woman. I suggest that you click on to www.catholic.com and search for the correct answers about “Limbo” and “Annulments in the Catholic Church”. 99% of the people who are not Catholic are taught about the Catholic…
Read MoreYou don’t know the true reasons why I don’t attend!
Question: Well, I got the opportunity to read your article online about missing church. Seemed so self-righteous. God knows one’s heart and no man can judge another without true facts. You don’t walk in any one’s shoes to know in ordhttps://lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVarticles/DeliberatelyMissingChurch.htmer to judge one correctly, that’s first and foremost. Secondly, I miss church once in a…
Read MoreI disagree with the idea that Satan can’t put thoughts directly into someone’s head
Question: I disagree with the idea that Satan can’t put thoughts directly into someone’s head. What about: John 13:2 “And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him,” John 13:26-27 “Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread…
Read MoreOut-of-Body experiences have to be true because I experienced them
Question: How are you doing? First off let me thank God for you and the very informative site you have put together. Also for having ministers such as yourself that have been blessed with the talent of teaching the gospel and blessed with spiritual knowledge and wisdom in Christ. Keep up the good work. Your…
Read MoreIs Jeremiah 16:2 telling me not to marry the woman I love?
Question: I am a believer in Nigeria. I have this question, I want you to seek the face of God and give me the interpretation. I have a lady friend, whom I truly love and she loves me. She is my neighbor. We have known each other for two years now, but we became friends…
Read MoreCould Hegesippus have been mistaken and John was sent to Patmos in A.D. 70?
Question: Ran into your article, Dating the Book of Revelation, on the net. The Hegesippus evidence is actually addressed in John A. T. Robinson’s “Redating the New Testament.” Both Domitian and Nerva were in Rome during 69 and 70 AD, while Vespasian and Titus were campaigning in Palestine. They had delegated imperial authority in Vespasian’s absence. …
Read MoreDoesn’t prophecy require an interpreter?
Question: Could you also tell me how there can be an interpretation of prophecy without prophets? “No prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation” (II Peter 1:20). Answer: “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day…
Read MoreThe Bible mentions other books, doesn’t that prove the Bible to be incomplete?
Question: Can you tell me why there are so many books talked about in the Bible that are not part of the Bible? Here is a list of them: book of the wars of the Lord (Numbers 21:14), book of Jasher (Joshua 10:13; II Samuel 1:18), book of the acts of Solomon (I Kings 11:41), …
Read MoreCan you explain the three glories found in I Corinthians 15:41-43?
Question: I ran into your web page about Mormons and the three heavens. Paul makes it clear in I Corinthians 15:41-43 that there are three states, or degrees of glory that happen in the resurrection “There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star…
Read MoreBecause of drugs, I’m hearing voices in my head. Do you know of any herbs which might help?
Question: My mind has been affected by drugs particularly LSD and music. It has opened my mind up to telepathy, mind control, sleep control, and the drug game. I am not sure what to do right now. After all these years I am realizing that if I do not stop telepathy, hearing voices in my…
Read MoreDo you have more thoughts on the issue of dress in worship?
Question: Thank you for your sensible and persuasive essay on dress. It is a nice contrast from some of the more stringent and pharisaical content that I’ve seen and heard, in that you are able to make a sound, scripture-based argument without beating anyone over the head with personal views. Your reasoning shows little personal bias…
Read MoreWhere can I find the early church father’s writings and evidence that Jesus lived and died?
Question: All these early church writing, such as Justin Martyr, Irenaeus and Tatian, the Epistle of Barnabas, Papias, and the Shepherd of Hermas, do you know where I could read their writings? Also, where can I find proof of the existence of Jesus and his death? Do you know of any sources where I can…
Read MoreShould I leave my controlling husband?
Question: Before I married my husband he had set up a living trust which stated that all his earthly possessions at the time of his death will go to his family members other than his wife. As we got married I did not know about it. He then has asked me to quit my job…
Read MoreMy wife and I are drifting apart and I don’t know what to do
Question: I am not too good at asking for help, but here goes. My wife and I have been together for four years and married for about two years. We were sexually active the whole time. She and I have had two children. The first one died a few days after birth. The second one…
Read MoreWhy did Paul say he handed over Hymenaeus and Alexander to Satan?
Question: I just read your online article about Hymenaeus and Alexander shipwrecking their faith (I Timothy 1:20). Good thoughts. What’s your opinion of Paul’s statement that he had turned these guys “over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme”? Answer: “This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning…
Read MoreIs Semiramis a myth or a fact?
Question: Who were Semiramis and her husband Nimrod? Are they responsible for goddesses and religions such as Catholicism along with praying to Mary and so forth? I have read of many “mother and child” religion like in China and in India (correct me if I am wrong). I can’t identify many of them now but…
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