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Is it right for a soldier to kill in war?
Question: Shortly after my fiance and I get married I will deploy to Iraq for the first time. I, being an infantry soldier, am trained to kill. It has always been a major concern of mine to kill in war, and I wonder if this is a sin recognized by God. I figured since and…
Read MoreHow do I get God to make me a slave to righteousness?
Question: I have been praying at night lately that God would help make me a slave to righteousness and a light to the world. He says that I don’t have because I have not asked. If I ask every night and bug him about this nightly will He put me on this path of pureness before Him? Also,…
Read MoreGod won’t send someone to hell just for pre-marital sex, will He?
Question: As I explored your web site, I noticed it wasn’t a medical web site, it as a religious site. Well, I have another question for you then, if you don’t mind me asking too many questions. This one is actually coming from my fiance and me. We are working with a long distant relationship.…
Read MoreI appreciate the pictures
Question: Just a note to let you know how much I appreciate the pictures posted on the congregation’s website. I was told about it by a friend at services. I am a member of a new work that has begun in the area and we are currently in the process of writing or rewriting our…
Read MoreWhat does it mean that we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren?
Question: I am teaching the adult class in the morning. There is one particular verse that I need to be prepared to explain exactly what it is teaching and am not entirely sure. What is your understanding of I John 3:16? Are we expected to be willing to die for another when their life is…
Read MoreIs it a sin to lust after your own wife or husband?
Question: I was reading your article on whether girls and boys should go swimming together and I picked up on something that I needed to ask you. Is it a sin to lust after your own wife or husband? Answer: The answer depends on the definition of “lust” that you use. Technically, the word means, in both Greek and…
Read MoreWhat was Jerusalem and Galilee like at the time of Jesus?
Question: What was Jerusalem and Galilee like at the time of Jesus, please? Answer: People have written entire books on this topic. I would not be able to answer your note adequately. Instead, let me suggest that you find a book in your local library or purchase one at a book store. Most books on…
Read MoreI appreciate your site
Question: I would like to let you know of my deepest joy as I am able to visit your website and try to read some of your very significant articles which I indeed appreciate and commend highly. I was converted into the truth in 1984 through the instrumentality of two American gospel preachers who came…
Read MoreQuestions about James 2
Question: Alright, I read the two links you had for me, and they cleared a lot up. I read the second chapter and by what I can understand, the first part talks about following the law completely, and not just following one and leaving the other, because even if you follow all but one, you are…
Read MoreShould I tell my boyfriend about my promiscuous past?
Question: I have started dating a very godly man. While I am now a devoted Christian who will not get into any physical relationship until marriage, I did have sex in the past. You have no idea how much I regret my past and wish I could undo it but I am only thankful for…
Read MoreDid God intend for Adam to have children before the fall?
Question: Had God any intention of having children for Adam? Adam was cursed only after he was driven away from paradise. That too was a curse. Answer: Before the fall of man, God told Adam and Eve, “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue…
Read MoreWhat is the significance of fasting for twenty-one days?
Question: What is the significance of 21 days of fasting? Four of us are fasting and praying for the anointing of the Holy Spirit, our families’ salvation and for our friends nearby. I saw on your web site about the importance of 40 days and thought of asking you. Answer: Under the Old Testament, God…
Read MoreWhy didn’t God allow Adam to eat of the Tree of Life?
Question: Why did God not allow Adam to eat the fruit from the Tree of Life? Instead, He cast him away fearing that Adam will eat the fruit and live forever. Is this God a loving God or a jealous God? Answer: God is both loving and jealous. See “God is Love” and “The Lord…
Read MoreLove the site
Question: Just wanted to say love the site. I found it by accident while looking for pictures for my Sunday school class. Although I didn’t find what I wanted, I found heaps that I will need in the next few weeks. I also read a few articles – fantastic. Will be recommending the site to…
Read MoreDo people only become religious because they were indoctrinated at an early age?
Question: I didn’t know about religions until I entered junior high where there was a “human culture” class. Before that, I was only pretty familiar with Greek mythology because it’s very intriguing. I knew a little about “Adam and Eve”, didn’t know which category they belonged to, and I knew there was a guy named…
Read MoreWhat are your thoughts on how bad my marriage is?
Question: I’ve been married for 23 years and I’m no longer in love with my husband and don’t desire to have sex with him. Because of this, he physically kicked me out of the bedroom a year ago and I’ve been sleeping on the couch. We don’t even talk to one another. He also allowed…
Read MoreDo extraterrestrials exist?
Question: Do aliens or extraterrestrials exist? If they do exist, then how do we respond biblically? I’ve heard some Christians state that they are fallen angels and that Christ has spoken of things happening from heaven (universe) in Luke 21:11, to provide support for any existence of aliens. But then that entire passage was talking…
Read MoreDo I have to work on Sundays if my boss demands it?
Question: I was wondering, do we Christians have to work Sundays, or are we protected by any kind of laws stating that it is against the law for an employer to make a Christian employee work on a Sunday? I have a job where they started a new schedule where they want us to work on…
Read MoreIs there any significance to being 40 years old in the Bible
Question: Do you happen to know if there is any significance to the age of 40 in New Testament times? We noticed on at least two separate occasions that the remark “he is over 40” is used. Once when Jesus healed the blind man and when the lame man was healed in Acts. We (the…
Read MoreCan Satan put bad thoughts into your head?
Question: I was wondering why certain thoughts are coming to my mind. Is it possible that Satan could put thoughts into a person’s mind to try to get them to sin, doubt, or think bad thoughts about God and the Holy Spirit? I’ve read different articles saying that it is not scripturally proven that he…
Read MoreShould I get married now?
Question: I’m 20 years old Ethiopian boy. My question is: is it advisable if I married right now? Answer: “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers” (Hebrews 13:4). Since you are above the minimum age of 18 required in…
Read MoreHow will I know that this is the girl God wants me to marry?
Question: I believe that if the girl has come to my heart by the Spirit, then God will take care of all the situation ahead. So I am asking God to reveal His plan’s for my life. I haven’t opened the issue to her yet. What I thought was I would fast for 21 days…
Read MoreIf I divorce, do I lose my salvation?
Question: I am in need of some spiritual advice. I have been married for almost 20 years, and am now in my third round of marriage counseling. I keep hearing, the very point being forcefully made, from various ministries, about how wrong divorce is and that I cannot even think it. Yet I live in…
Read MoreI just got baptized in Chicago
Question: Just doing some reading on your website and thought I would say hello. I just got baptized at a Chicago area church of Christ. Have a great Sunday and I pray that God would bless your church and the community you’re serving! Answer: Thank you for sharing the wonderful news
Read MoreHelp in overcoming smoking
Question: Pray that God would continue to help me battle smoking. I go days without it, thinking I am finally free, and then bam I fall flat on my face. I cannot tell you how hard this addiction has been! Answer: All addictions are difficult, including smoking. But unless you strive against it, there is no…
Read MoreQuestions about James 1
Question: I read the first chapter, it was only a page so I hope its the right one. I think I got most of it. It talks about being joyful for the trials because they give you patience. the more you face things the easier it gets? Then it says that if you ask God…
Read MoreIs reading the Bible the best place to start if you have never been religious?
Question: I just wanted to know if reading the Bible is the best place to start. I’ve never been religious. I remember going to church and getting baptized as a kid, but I never understood what it was about, and my family stopped going to church so I just forgot about it. I try to…
Read MoreDoes Ephesians 6:18 teach that saints are to be intercessors between Christians and God?
Question: I am a member of the church of Christ as described in the New Testament. Can you help me to answer the Catholics about Ephesians 6:18? They use it to support the idea that the Bible invites us to intercede or mediate for all of God’s holy people. That is why Catholics have the pope, saints,…
Read MoreIs a woman still a virgin if a man’s penis only goes in a little way?
Question: Is one still a virgin if a man’s penis head slips in the entrance of a woman’s genitals but not all the way? My friend thinks a girl is still one, but I would like to be sure. Thanks for your time. Answer: Your friend is trying to excuse her misbehavior by making the definition of her…
Read MoreI have enjoyed your web site
Question: I have enjoyed your web site. I just found it last night and I have spent a lot of time reading it When I was a young minister I read everything Leroy Brownlow, a church of Christ minister, wrote and was greatly blessed by his writing. I have enjoyed yours as much so far. …
Read MoreCan you explain the gifts mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-16?
Question: Regarding Ephesians 4:11-16, can you help clarify the scope of this context with regards to the “spiritual gifts” mentioned in verse 11? Do all Christians in the Lord’s one true church have spiritual gifts? If so, how does a Christian determine the gifts given to them? Also, why does it seem that most congregations…
Read MoreShould I attend my girlfriend’s church if I think it teaches false doctrine?
Question: I’m going to see my girlfriend and I’m kind of in a bad predicament because she wants me to go to worship service with her on Sunday, but she is Pentecostal and they teach false doctrine. Is it ok for me to go so I can show her what is doctrinally wrong with her…
Read MoreWhere did the second set of Ten Commandments come from?
Question: Where did the second set of Ten Commandments come from, after Moses broke the first set? Answer: The Ten Commandments, recorded in Exodus 20, were originally spoken to the people by God, but the people found this too disturbing and asked Moses to intercede between God and them (Exodus 20:18-21). The remainder of the…
Read MoreWhere does the idea come from that at death your spirit goes to heaven to be with Jesus?
Question: Has this become a Christian myth that at the moment of death your spirit goes to Heaven to be with Jesus Christ? My biblical understanding is that your spirit is in the grave and asleep until the resurrection when Jesus calls at the Second Coming. Answer: “Myth” would not be the correct word as…
Read MoreDoesn’t John 3:16 prove that you can be saved without baptism?
Question: Hi. I was reading your article on “Can a man be saved without baptism?” and was wondering (as a young bible student) what about John 3:16? “… Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall not perish but have everlasting life.” This does not indicate that baptism is a requirement of salvation, but…
Read MoreDid Orson Pratt originate the idea that the Bible is unreliable?
Question: Good morning. Back in the 1800’s Mormon Apostle Orson Pratt stated that the Bible is fundamentally unreliable; that it had been mistranslated over the centuries. What I want to know is, was this statement by Pratt original with him, or did this kind of claim originate earlier in history? [My objective in knowing this…
Read MoreWhen was the Sanhedrin council convened?
Question: When was the Sanhedrin council convened? Answer: The meeting times are not mentioned in the Bible, but I did find a reference in the International Bible Encyclopedia, which stated, “According to the Tosephta’ Sanhedrin 7 1, the Sanhedrin held its sittings from the time of the offering of the daily morning sacrifice till that…
Read MoreWhat type of Christian are you?
Question: Hi! I’m also Christian (Pentecostal). I’m just wondering what type of Christian are you? If you don’t mind me asking, because I’m aware of all of the different Christianity out there, like Methodist, Liberal, Baptist, etc. By the way, I like your website. Answer: The Bible only speaks of one church, the one founded…
Read MoreAre pants, earrings, makeup, or Reggaeton music bad?
Question: Hi, Is it a sin for women to wear pants outside of the church but skirts and dresses inside the church? Are earrings and using makeup a sin? Finally, is Christian Reggaeton bad? I know it’s a lot of questions, but I was just wondering. Thanks! Answer: In regards to wearing pants, a similar…
Read MoreDid you get some verses wrong concerning prayer?
Question: I am a Christain who attends a Church of Christ. In a search to assist me in my study of God’s word, I came across your site. I happened to be gleaning over the Scriptures listed in reference to prayer and was surprised to find that some of the Scriptures given did not fit…
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