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Are we all descendants of Adam and Eve and all related?
Question: Did God only create Adam and Eve? Does that mean we are all descendants of Adam and Eve, and if so are we all related? Answer: “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God…
Read MoreCan you answer some questions about Satan and Hell?
Question: As I understand it, Satan was an angel who was cast out of heaven into the depths of hell. Did God create hell? Does Satan rule hell? Is hell a place? Is Satan just one person, or being, or are there many who help him? If Satan was cast out of heaven, how come…
Read MoreWhere did Jesus carry his own cross?
Question: For school, I’m learning about Easter. Where did Jesus carry his own cross? Answer: It is good to hear that your school is encouraging you to be interested in religious matters. I hope you learn a lot from your assignment. Many myths have grown up around Jesus. The gospels present a beautiful and strong…
Read MoreAm I being too controlling?
Question: My being too controlling on the kids is generally directed towards my eldest. He is a great child: very respectful, wins awards for citizenship, and all the teachers adore him and praise him. My problem is I snap at him for anything. Instead of being able to let it roll off, I have to put…
Read MoreDid I go too far in spanking my daughter?
Question: I am a recently separated mom of three children ages 13, 10 and 8. The older two are girls. My thirteen-year-old really started to act up this school year, only a few months after her father and I separated. She was caught skipping classes twice earlier in the school year. I had to take…
Read MoreMy wife and I aren’t talking anymore. What do I do?
Question: I think I’ve damaged my marriage so badly that my wife wants a divorce. I’m controlling and I’m hard on the kids. I need to act better to them and be less overbearing, especially to my eldest. But I do love my kids dearly. My wife thinks I’ve cheated on her, yet I never have. I called a…
Read MoreHow could Jesus be in the grave three days and nights if he died on Friday and rose on Sunday?
Question: From Friday around 6 p.m. to Sunday around 6 a.m. is 36 hours that Jesus was in the grave. How does that cover the three days and three nights (72 hours) that Jesus himself predicted? Answer: “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will…
Read MoreHow can you take up a cross and follow Christ today?
Question: Regarding Matthew 10:38: What is it to take a cross and follow Christ today? Answer: We see the cross today as the jagged, wooden instrument used in putting to death Jesus Christ our Savior. Yet before His followers had even a slight idea that Jesus would die by that manner, Jesus spoke of the cross.…
Read MoreCan you repent from your sins right before you die and still go to heaven?
Question: Can you repent from your sins right before you die and still go to heaven? Answer: Perhaps in theory, but it would be difficult to accomplish since we generally do not know when we will die. “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend…
Read MoreWho rules the world, God or Satan?
Question: I was just reading from your web site. I do that from time to time. It’s a great site. Thanks for doing it. Anyway, I was reading your sermon on Satan. You wrote: C. Meanwhile, Satan continues to rule this world 1. All sinners are under his dominion – Ephesians 2:1-2; Colossians 1:13 2. He manipulates and controls the…
Read MoreHow do you get over the embarrassment of spanking a teenager?
Question: I’m glad I came across your website and read so many things from other dads of older boys. I’m a single dad of a 13-year-old boy. I’ve been needing to spank him for his improper attitude, but I have been very afraid to. Mostly because I’m uptight about male nudity, but I realize that…
Read MoreIs oral sex before marriage ok?
Question: Is oral sex before marriage ok? Answer: When people want to justify a behavior that deep down inside themselves they know they shouldn’t do, they will redefine terms that cast their actions into a better light. I’ve noticed in recent years that people, young people especially, are making the definition of sex more specific…
Read MoreMy wife no longer has a desire for sex. What do I do?
Question: My wife has an illness that has effectively killed her desire for intercourse. I’m certainly not going to force her to do something that does not feel right for her. However, I am at my wit’s end. I still have desires for intercourse and I don’t have any outlets right now for it except…
Read MoreWhy don’t you use the Book of Enoch?
Question: I really love your site. I thought your understanding of Scripture was awesome and that you guys are doing a great job. However, your interpretation of Genesis 6 is completely off, and I pray that because of this the sheep are not lead astray. I say this because if your students, or anyone, understood what…
Read MoreWhat needs to happen if I want to be saved?
Question: I’m a person that’s interested in Christ. I walk into your church… I hear your message and decide I no longer want to live this life, nor risk not going to heaven. Assuming there’s an altar call or an invitation or whatever you call it; I walk up, then what? Please tell me what happens next,…
Read MoreWas Jesus ever long winded?
Question: I am annoyed by the long-winded answers that are found here. The truth is far more simple than the answers on this website. Do you think Jesus talked in such a way? While there may be truth on this website, it is well hidden, reminding me well of the saying, “a needle in a…
Read MoreHow do I stop my daughters from stealing?
Question: [Note to readers: I used automated translation software to get the gist of what was written and then rewrote it for clarity. Please regard any errors in the translation as mistakes on my part.] I need some help solving a problem that I have with my daughters. Any advice or suggestions would be welcomed.…
Read MoreWhat does the Bible say about the Rapture?
Question: I am 13 years old. I am attempting to write a fictional book about the Rapture. I know nothing about the Rapture other than what the Bible says. I would like some in-depth understanding of this phenomenon in order to write my book better. Could you help me, please? Answer: Writing a book is…
Read MoreIs living together before marriage a sin?
Question: Is living together before marriage a sin? Answer: See: No Longer “Living In Sin” Waiting for the Proper Time Why Sex Outside of Marriage is Wrong If these don’t manage to give a satisfactory answer, let me know what further questions you have and I will try to address them.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be a child of God?
Question: What does it mean to be a child of God? Answer: “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together” (Romans 8:16-17). Jesus told…
Read MoreI am a Restorer
Author Unknown I am a restorer – unbowed, undaunted, extremist, and eccentric. The centerpiece of my intellectual universe is Biblical primitivism, a search for the first pure truths and ordinances. I am seeking that elusive image of Christianity as it came from the mind of God. You may say it is not there; it is…
Read MoreShould wages be fixed?
Questions: Describe the merits and demerits of fixed wages. Answer: When wages are described in the Bible, they are determined by negotiation. An employer declares what he is willing to pay and a prospective employee replies whether he will accept the job for that pay. For example, Jacob negotiated a shepherding job in exchange for…
Read MoreAre the objections to Catholicism without foundation?
Question: I’m a Catholic doing research for my Catholicism class and in order to back up my research, I wanted to get clear information from opposing views. I would appreciate if you are going to post negative comments regarding Catholic beliefs, that you thoroughly understand the beliefs. When you say: “Catholics, at least in the…
Read MoreWhat type of animals did they have in Jesus’ time?
Question: What type of animals did they have in Jesus’ time? Answer: The animals in Jesus’ day are basically the same as we have today. See: Notes on Animals.
Read MoreIs Matthew 28:19 a part of the setting up of the church?
Question: I am concerned about baptism. I have found that all of the Bible corresponds with Acts 2:38 from the prophets until the Spirit came upon the apostles. What I do not find is Matthew 28:19 having a part in the setting up of the church at Jerusalem. The prophets Isaiah and Micah tell us Jerusalem, and the…
Read MoreWhich version of the Bible is most accurate?
Question: I have a question about which version of the Bible is most accurate. Some believe that the King James Version 1611 is the only one that is the true Word of God. Then I hear otherwise. Also, the church I attend uses the New King James Version and the New Century Version. I was…
Read MoreWhy would those who never heard the gospel be lost?
Question: Isn’t it true that the Bible says the following: Go into all of the world and preach the gospel. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved and he that (after hearing the Gospel) does not believe will be damned. Now, what conclusions can we logically deduce from that? I studied logic in…
Read MoreHow can I get God to answer my prayer?
Question: How can I get God to answer my prayer tonight? Answer: Imagine a small child coming up to you and telling you, “I’m going to make mommy give me candy.” You might find it an amusing thought. Obviously, this child doesn’t understand who is in control. Or, there might be a passing sad sympathy…
Read MoreWhere does the Bible talk about the unmarried living together?
Question: Where is the Scripture that talks about living together if unmarried? Answer: Generally the phrase “living together” is a polite way of saying that two people are sharing the same bed in the same home, thus engaged in sex, though unmarried. In the Greek, the word for this is pornos, which means engaging in sex…
Read MoreI don’t believe a woman gives up her body when she marries
Question: When a woman marries a man she becomes his wife; this does not mean that she gives up her body and mind to a man (her husband). Rape can occur in a marriage. If a wife does not consent to sex and she is forced to have sex by her husband, this is rape.…
Read MoreIs being a vegetarian better than a meat eater?
Question: I’m a vegetarian and wish that others were, but I don’t try to impose my views on them. In the Garden of Eden men were vegetarians, and after Jesus returns the lion will lay down with the lamb and there will be no killing (I hope). So that’s the way I try to live…
Read MoreDoesn’t Ephesians 5:18 imply that some use of alcohol is permitted?
Question: God wrote in Ephesians 5:18, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” When God tells us not to get speeding tickets, what is He inferring? Obviously, that driving is not a sin. When God tells us not to get drunk, what is He inferring? People who…
Read MoreIn Mark 5:19, the word is “house” not “people.”
Question: In the article “How Do They Do That?” you stated: One of these cities was Decapolis. Just outside the town, Jesus freed a man possessed by demons. The man wanted to follow Jesus, but instead, Jesus told him to go and preach what he had learned to his people (Mark 5:19-20). Look closely at…
Read MoreWhere do I find a list of God’s laws in the Bible?
Question: Where in the Bible do I find a clear list of God’s law? Answer: You are expecting something from God’s word that it is not. The Bible is not a reference book where you can look under the topic “Law” and find everything you need to know, nor is it a set of statutes…
Read MoreWould God be pleased with my example to my children?
Question: I would like to ask a question since it deals with teaching my children. Will the Lord be pleased with the way I am teaching my children to live in this world today? Lying example – I have a son who is disabled and has a life expectancy in the early twenties. I’m trying…
Read MoreWhat do I do with a 20-year-old who continues to lie?
Question: My 20-year-old daughter is a liar. Her pattern of lying has been consistently punished. She knows that she will get caught and punished. From a young age, she has been told that this is unacceptable behavior and the sin nature. She feels it is best to run the risk of getting caught. Her punishments…
Read MoreHow do I move on after the death of a loved one?
Question: The only man I thought I would ever love died in a car accident. I feel lost, cold, and alone; and I can’t even think of anything else. He’s in my mind all the time, as I last saw him, and I don’t feel that I will ever love anyone the way that I…
Read MoreCan people receive Christ after the Rapture?
Question: I know the Left Behind series is fictional, but is there any truth to the part where so many people received Christ after the rapture, or is it too late by then? Answer: The problem with the fictional series Left Behind is that it is based on religious concepts not found in the Bible. You see, the Bible…
Read MoreChanging Churches
by Benjamin M. Shropshire via bulletin of the Leeward church of Christ in Waipahu, Hawaii, August 12, 2007 Someone who had moved his membership from one church to another was asked why he had left his former church. He answered, “I didn’t leave my church; my church left me.” By that, he meant his former…
Read MoreDoes “honoring your mother and father” mean following their religious beliefs?
Question: I was just reading the essay on your website about “honoring your father and mother”. I have been doing some research on the meaning of the word “honor”, and I was wondering if you could answer a question for me, or just give me your opinion? Let’s say that a young adult male was of…
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