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My marriage is not what it should be and I fear I’m losing my husband. What should I do?
Question: I have been reading your responses to the questions of others and appreciate the biblical approach you have taken, such that I feel comfortable in consulting you myself. From the outset, I will say that I’ve learned of your web site because my husband has sought your guidance about our marriage in times past. …
Read MoreIs the church the building or its members?
Question: is the church the building or is the church made up of its members? Answer: In English, the word “church” can refer to either the building or the people worshiping God in a local. For example, one set of definitions is: one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of…
Read MoreWhat is a “love feast?”
Question: What is an Agape Love Feast? Is it where food was served? Answer: The phrase “love feast” only appears once in the Scriptures. “Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. These are spots…
Read MoreWhat does it mean to “inherit the kingdom of God?”
Question: What is your position on Galatians 5:2? Is “inherit the Kingdom of God” compared to salvation or is it dealing with rewards? Answer: The Christian’s relationship to God is described by several metaphors in the Bible. One is seeing a Christian as a child of God. “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit…
Read MoreWhat happened to Jesus’ soul between the time of his death and his resurrection?
Question: What happened to Jesus’ soul between the time of death and the time he arose? Did it stay with him and if so is there a period of time that our soul will stay with us before leaving our body? Answer: The concept of death is the time when the spirit of man leaves his earthly…
Read MoreHow do we undo the bad parenting we did in the past?
Question: My 10-year-old son has had a hard past. We, his parents, fought the first seven years of marriage; however, now we are in the process of planting new godly seeds into him. But now we are having to deal with the seeds of disobedience, disrespect, and complaining. We want to uproot the bad seeds…
Read MoreWas eating blood only wrong because it was associated with idolatry?
Question: I have been here a week and a half in Chile but having a discussion already with people. What is your opinion of eating or drinking the blood of an animal? Here they have a thing where they kill a lamb and then cook its blood in some spices and eat it as jello,…
Read MorePaul was filled with the Spirit before he was baptized, so wasn’t he saved before baptism?
Question: I figured I would just point out two significant points in the Bible. Acts 10:43-48 clearly illustrates that one can have the Holy Spirit before baptism. The passage also says “whoever believes in shall have remission of sins.” Once you have the Holy Spirit in your life you are saved. Also, you mentioned when Paul was saved.…
Read MoreCould you tell me more about the day of Pentecost?
Question: I have been studying some on Pentecost. I think I finally understand some of it, but could you please expound on this some more? My most recent studies have been in the Old Testament, on feast days and ceremonial days, such as Passover, Purim, etc. Pentecost was explained some in this study. What I…
Read MoreI’m learning so much
Question: I called you this past week simply to thank you for your online ministry and website. I find myself again saying thanks! Such great content and all direct the reader back to the Word. I am learning so much. May God richly bless you and your family. Answer: Thank you for your kind words.…
Read MoreHow can I get the heart and desire to go out of my way to worship God?
Question: Why do the churches of Christ have two worship services on Sundays? Is it required and is it scriptural? If so, how can I get the heart and desire to go out of my own way to worship God whenever the church meets, as Hebrews talks about not giving up meeting together? I find…
Read MoreIs my marriage before a justice of the peace legitimate?
Question: Please help me. I am a spiritual person who believes in God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. My husband does not. That is OK. The problem is that we were not married before God nor did we invite him to our union in any way. We were married by the justice of the peace…
Read MoreIs seeing or touching private areas a sin?
Question: I went to your website and wanted to know a few things that I’m too embarrassed to ask anyone else about. I was wondering if the following were considered sins. So since you are a Bible site, I figured you’d know. Please be specific and everything. Is it a sin to show my boyfriend…
Read MoreMust everything we do be in God’s name and a benefit to His kingdom?
Question: I’m really grateful to you for leading me so far. There’s just a really big problem in my life right now and I know you already answered many aspects of it. It just seems like it’s crushing me with its weight. When I work in school, it stills feels like I’m going further away…
Read MoreHow can I overcome the fear of being possessed by a demon?
Question: One thing that’s distressing me is, well kind of, a big problem ever since childhood. I have been scared of demonic stuff ever since I can remember and movies like “The Omen” just freak me out. There was a period of time when I was convinced that the devil was trying to possess my…
Read MoreWhy do animals have feelings if they are just food?
Question: I have some questions that I desperately need to be answered regarding some of the statements in “Did Jesus Eat Meat?” These questions are not sarcastic or rhetorical, I’m simply seeking answers. If God meant for man to eat animals, then why did he give them nerves that allow them to feel pain when…
Read MoreShould I, as a Baptist, be in a relationship with a Catholic?
Question: I am a Baptist in a relationship with a Catholic. I don’t agree with a lot that her family does and it seems like I am an outcast because of my religion. Is there any advice that you can give me or links to where I can read on how to survive this? I…
Read MoreThe idea that a husband cannot rape his wife is a gross misrepresentation of what the Bible says
Question: In the chapter on Rape in your Growing Up in the Lord: A Study for Teenage Girls, you stated: “Recently, some women have tried to redefine rape as any time a woman has sex and the woman did not want it at that time. This is an inaccurate definition by God’s standard. In a marriage, a woman is…
Read MoreCould you write a response to “Common Sense Questions a ‘Church of Christ’ Preacher Cannot Clearly Answer?”
Question: I just wanted to start by saying how much I appreciate your website, it has helped answer many questions that have arisen in my life. My preacher has just started a Sunday night study based on the web site http://www.biblebelievers.com/david_martin/martin_church-christ.html and the many false and some “silly” questions this site brings to light. After one night…
Read MoreWouldn’t it be better to put the questions and answers on a site that doesn’t mention the church of Christ?
Question: I wish I were more articulate. What I am going to ask of you would sound better if I were able to explain all the reasons I ask but to make this short I will be incredibly blunt and trust God will give you the wisdom to understand. In short … I come from a…
Read MoreI find the criticism on the Wisdom of Solomon out of order
Question: Regarding the article on the Apocrypha, I find the criticism on the Wisdom of Solomon out of order and quotes “Wisdom” out of context by failing to quote the verses in full. For example, Wisdom 11:20 “But even without these, they could have dropped dead at a single breath, pursued by your justice, whirled away…
Read MoreShould prayers only be made for things that bring God glory?
Question: I’ve been struggling (perhaps not the best word) lately regarding my prayer life. I wonder if you could share some insights into my thoughts. I don’t know that I have an answer, just questions. It occurs to me that I see a pattern in several locations in Scripture from which my questions stem. For…
Read MoreWhat is the longest name of a person in the Bible?
Question: What is the longest name of a person in the Bible? Answer: “Moreover the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz”” (Isaiah 8:1).
Read MoreWhich day is the Sabbath?
Question: Could you please tell me which day is the Sabbath? Answer: The Sabbath was a special day of rest under the Old Law. It referred to the seventh day, or last day, of the week. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the…
Read MoreWhat is the Law of Christ?
Question: Read an article on your page concerning Paul and his motives. If what is stated in the New Testament is true, I agree with you about him. Could you tell me what the “Law of Christ” is? My teaching, and correct me if I am wrong, is that “the Torah” better translates from the Hebrew into English…
Read MoreWhy is eating in the building an issue?
Question: I have a question I’ve never heard answered satisfactorily. Why is “eating in the building” even an issue at all? Where does that come from and how is the argument supported? Answer: “Eating in the building” is actually a misnomer. The issue concerns large social gatherings in a church-owned building where the facilities (e.g.,…
Read MoreWhat should be done when a foreign preacher asks for money?
Question: Regarding the article “The Corruption of Money”: What is the proper and scriptural way to support the work of preachers overseas? How should we approach situations where people write asking for money for individual health care or building buildings? I ask about these in particular because I have seen those often (and you’ve seen…
Read MoreShould material by a denominational woman preacher be used in a Bible study?
Question: This morning I learned that a lady in the church suggested they purchase a book written by a “lady” who is a “preacher” and study from it because she makes so many good points! She also stated that “Although there is some error taught in the book we are spiritually mature enough to work around them…
Read MoreCan a short handjob make you pregnant?
Question: Hello! My boyfriend and I were laying on the couch talking and just relaxing. I gave him a hand job for about 4 minutes; he did not ejaculate or pre-cum. I had my pants on also. Are there any odds of my getting pregnant? This was also four days after my period ended. I…
Read MoreHow can I handle infatuation?
Question: I am a male and 24 years old. I have been having trouble with infatuating over women I find attractive. I’ve struggled with this for a good majority of my life, where I’ll infatuate over one woman for a period of time and then it will fade, and then another woman will come along.…
Read MoreHow can I show my brother that it is wrong to sleep with a woman even though you aren’t having sex?
Question: Hello! I have a question that I need some help with. My brother and his girlfriend have recently committed to a life of celibacy; however, this is after they have had sexual relations for over a year. Though I am grateful for their decision to cancel that out of their life and follow our…
Read MoreAm I compromising by just drinking a glass of wine a few days each week?
Question: You see, I do drink wine on occasion, in moderation. I may have a glass of wine 2 or 3 evenings a week while cooking dinner, or I may go several days without drinking any. I do not drink beer or hard liquor. I do not drink and drive. And it is extremely rare…
Read MoreDo I stay with my husband or run off with my lover?
Question: Thank you so much for responding to my email. This is truly a very hard thing for me and I hate even telling it just because I know how it sounds. I feel as if I could burst because I get so overwhelmed. This email may get long so forgive but I feel I…
Read MoreCan I get some advice from you?
Question: I am dealing with some things in my life and I don’t know what to do. Your web site popped up and I read one of the articles which hit my situation precisely. My situation is a little different, but I really don’t know where to turn. I am a Christian and have been…
Read MoreIt isn’t hard to coincide the Bible with evolution if we understand that days could have meant some long period of time
Question: The Bible calls each of the six events in time that God wished to create a “Day”. These “Days” could have been spaced minutes, hours, days or millions of years apart as we understand time. It could be that once Adam and Eve were created, time as we human beings understand it (the 24-hour…
Read MoreIf Jesus knew Judas would betray him, why did Jesus have him around?
Question: If Jesus knew Judas would betray him, why did Jesus entertain Judas until that time? Answer: Paul addressed a similar question, though he looked back at a far older event. When it was time for the Israelites to be freed from bondage, people wondered why did God put such an evil man in as…
Read MoreWhich one are you in The Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden?
Question: [I received this solicitation to view a web site. I decided to clip a few statements from the beginning to illustrate some points about false prophecies. Grammar errors were not corrected.] He who reads these Revelations which Saint Bridget received inspired in the Holy Spirit from Christ, learns to Fear God in the right way, to…
Read MoreI’ve been sleeping with my fiance. I know it is wrong, but will God still love me?
Question: My fiance and I were sleeping together. One day I had sexual intercourse with him, though I know that is wrong in the sight of God. For the past few weeks I talked to one of the older women of the church because I would like to have deliverance, but, unfortunately, I was not…
Read MoreIs life not meant to be enjoyed?
Question: I still have some things troubling my mind. I always wanted to try my best and enjoy life as much as I can, obviously with God. But lately, in church and from reading the Bible, some things really confuse me. For example like how Jesus told us that if we wanted to be perfect…
Read MoreIs it sinful to download movies or songs from the Internet?
Question: Like many people, I download movies and music and I was just wondering if that is considered stealing and therefore is a sin? Answer: Just because someone makes a movie or song available on the Internet, it does not imply that they had the right to do so. The Internet is not policed directly…
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