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It is a blessing to have real questions with real answers
Question: I really appreciate all of your help! Your church’s website has really helped me with personal issues that I have had and it really is a blessing to have such real questions with real answers. Thank you so much for everything! Answer: Happy to be of service.
Read MoreHow do I deal with my mother who has shunned my non-Christian boyfriend?
Question: My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and a half. He’s a good guy, but he is not a Christian. He is not an atheist and is still sitting on the fence about God. He wasn’t raised going to church and he’s quite open to going and learning when I started…
Read MoreDidn’t the elders pass miraculous gifts to Timothy?
Question: I read your answer: What is the doctrine of laying on of hands? and it really helped me understand how the gifts of the Holy Spirit were passed on. When I shared it with my Pentecostal friend, she agreed but pointed to the 1 Timothy 4:14 verse “Do not neglect the gift that is in you,…
Read MoreIf I didn’t say “Jesus is Lord,” do I need to be baptized again?
Question: Hello there, Thank you for the articles and answers on your website. I believe they stand on good biblical ground and are a blessing to Christians and the world. I have a question about Romans 10:9. Many years ago, I was immersed in water for the remission of my sins. Before this baptism, I…
Read MoreShould I support people who are shouting fire and brimstone on campus?
Question: I wanted to ask you one more thing though, on my University campus today there is a preacher that stands in an area with heavy foot traffic and preaches to the campus walking by. Many of the students are very annoyed by him, and he is heavily ridiculed, but I don’t know what to…
Read MoreI liked your article on whether sin is inherited from Adam
Question: Dear Minister, I liked your article on whether sin is inherited from Adam. I have been reading Moody’s Handbook of Theology and found the arguments by many theologians on this issue, including Calvin, to be questionable at best. Thanks for your post. Answer: You’re welcome. I’m glad you found it useful.
Read MoreThings have been getting really hard for me. I need to change my life
Question: Good morning, I just had some things to get off my chest. I have been laid off for about seven months now, and it feels like I am just losing everything slowly: first my job, then my house, my unemployment. It’s like everything is going downhill for me. I have been married for under…
Read MoreThere is a girl I like, but I don’t know if I want to be in a relationship with her
Question: Good day, Thanks a lot for all the help you offer through this website. I met a girl in the area where I currently work. We live in the same building and we belong to the same group. We have been very close for the past six months and a lot of people even…
Read MoreWasn’t Luke a disciple of Paul?
Question: Wasn’t Luke a disciple of Paul and not Jesus though he did follow Jesus. So were the other three gospels were written even later because Luke didn’t come in the picture till 30-40 years after our Lord’s death. Answer: Luke is never described as being a disciple of Paul. Paul did not collect personal…
Read MoreI repented of the adultery I committed early in my marriage, but now I’ve been forced by my boss. Should I tell my husband?
Question: Dear Minister, I read your messages. I am a born-again Christian. I love the Lord. But I have sinned. First I slept with a married man a few weeks before my marriage. I hated myself for this action and promised God a clean break, which I did. Then two years into my marriage, my…
Read MoreHow does someone know if they have the Holy Spirit?
Question: I always wondered this, but how does someone know if they have the Holy Spirit or they don’t? Answer: “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in…
Read MoreI’ve become pregnant by a man I’ve been dating for two years, but he won’t leave his other girlfriend
Question: I am a young lady, aged 24 years. I have been dating a man for two years now. When we first met he told me he had a girlfriend and a child, and that he wasn’t happy where he was. We continued with our friendship up until it turned into a relationship. When our…
Read MoreYou will be accountable for what you said!
Question: Dear Sir, I am married to a victim of the Church of Christ. She has escaped, yet her dad remains a preacher. Sometimes I surf around your site and others to remind myself just how real the lies are but also pray for the victims who believe this garbage. You said: “Loneliness as a…
Read MoreIs my husband justified in finding another woman because I am a stay-at-home mom?
Question: My husband lost his job and because of a hard time finding work in the state that we lived in, he ended up staying with a relative in another state. During that time he decided to get involved with another woman. We have a young daughter, and I am a stay-at-home mom. My husband…
Read MoreShould I date a man who doesn’t believe baptism is essential to salvation?
Question: Hello, I am so grateful for your advice. Maybe you can help me with something that I have been trying to figure out. I have a friend I met in college last year and remained friends after I moved with my family about three hours away. We talked about God and life and what…
Read MoreShould my girlfriend share an apartment with an unmarried guy?
Question: My girlfriend and I are in a sticky situation and I would like some godly advice on this matter. We are currently in a long-distance relationship because of our education and live a few hours apart. She lives in an apartment with a roommate of hers. Her roommate can no longer afford to pay…
Read MoreThank you and may God continue to bless you for the words and wisdom you share
Question: Thank you and may God continue to bless you for the words and wisdom you share. Answer: Thank you for your kind encouragement.
Read MoreShould I change congregations?
Question: Hi Jeffrey, I am sorry I trouble you with so many questions. It’s not that I am not well studied, I just seem to find myself in situations where I question the actions of others, and I am not sure if I am handling it the way God would have me handle it. I…
Read MoreDoes the word “commandments” always refer to the Ten Commandments?
Question: Hi, I have read your response about the Ten Commandments issue and Jesus’ commandments. It seems that you are making good points in your explanation. However, a friend of mine explained this verse to me. And I think he has good points, too. Will you please check his arguments for me? I will appreciate it.…
Read MoreSo glad you are still in His yoke
Question: Just happened across your page. So very glad to learn you’re still in His yoke. Answer: Thank you.
Read MoreShould I wait for this man to marry me?
Question: Hello, I read at your site the many questions and the answers you gave were based on the Bible which was beautiful to see. I wanted to tell you something. Over fifteen years ago, I made a choice not to have sex with a man until I get married. I met a man who…
Read MoreI appreciate your definition of course jesting
Question: I read your definition and explanation of coarse jesting on Google, and I appreciate it. It helped me to understand the term better in the context in which it is written in Ephesians 5:4. Thanks for your input. Answer: Happy to be of service.
Read MoreI keep repeating my sexual sins
Question: I am 27 years old. I am unworthy to say I am a Christian, but I have the knowledge of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. I was baptized and have been going to church for more than 20 years. I am working and received many of God’s blessings in my career. I…
Read MoreI like the clear and concise replies in your Questions and Answers section
Question: Sir, Thank you for your excellent website. I only found it a few days ago quite by accident. You certainly present a wealth of information. I especially like the clear and concise replies you give in the “question and answer” section. Respectfully, Answer: Thank you for the encouragement.
Read MoreWhat can I do about my bitter and angry wife?
Question: Dear Minister, Is it OK for my wife to be bitter, hate me, and punish me regularly, but then says she forgives as a Christian? Over five years ago, “out of nowhere,” my wife had a sex affair because she was “mad at me,” when I had done nothing to her to provoke any…
Read MoreHow can Christ rule on David’s throne while in heaven?
Question: One of my students states “… that Christ has to rule on David’s throne, I didn’t know David had a throne in heaven …” Is this student coming from a Baptist line of thinking? Thanks for your help. Answer: There are numerous denominations that ascribe to a premillennial form of thinking, Baptist being one…
Read MoreWhat can I do? My husband seems to have no desire for sex
Question: Hello, I am a woman and my question is regarding sexual lust and perversion; therefore, you can understand my asking you and not my home pastor, especially when most churches still regard women who struggle with these sorts of issues with a certain type of disdain. As were most females with my issues you…
Read MoreIs masturbation wrong because it is pleasurable?
Question: Mr. Hamilton, A Christian friend of mine brought to my attention concerning masturbation, that since the purpose and context for which God created sex to be used is between a married man and woman, (at least as far as the Bible speaks of) that masturbation is in opposition to God’s design for sex and…
Read MoreHow do I tell people I’m not interested in preaching?
Question: Hello, Hope you can answer a question of mine that I need a biblical answer to. What to say to people who come up to you and ask you, “Why don’t you preach?” I tell them not everyone is meant to be a teacher, and like it says in Bible not everyone is meant…
Read MoreIs it wrong not to attend a family dinner hosted by a couple who are living together unmarried?
Question: Dear Jeff, Is it wrong for me to not attend a family dinner because the ones hosting it are living together unwed? They are not Christians, they are Baptist. I do not want to approve of sin be it through words or actions. Answer: “But now I have written to you not to keep…
Read MoreMy daughter was raped and is now pregnant. Should I have the baby aborted?
Question: My daughter was date raped and is now pregnant with her rapist’s child. I don’t know what to do because the Bible says abortion is wrong, but she is only 14. I am considering an abortion, but I don’t know what to do seeing how it’s sin. Please, I need help! Answer: I’m sorry…
Read MoreI’m not interested in getting married, but how do I deal with my sex drive?
Question: I am a 19-year-old college student, have never dated in my life, and am never planning to. I plan to go into the mission field once I graduate, and I have decided that it would probably be best to never marry in order to be able to focus on my ministry. However, I have…
Read MoreI try not to drink or fornicate, I still end up doing it, and I really need help
Question: Hello! I have a question about getting away from sin. I have been struggling for a few years in certain areas and I have come to the point where I am ready to change but at the same time as much as I try not to drink or fornicate, I still end up doing…
Read MoreWhat should I do? My mom and I are always arguing
Question: I’m 23 years years old and a single mom. My mom has helped me out a lot financially, but she can be confrontational and a bit abusive in her speech. I always argue with her over things, and we never can seem to get along for very long. My mom always points out what…
Read MoreBecause we are to sing psalms and the Psalms mention instrumental music, doesn’t this mean we can use instrumental music?
Question: I have a friend who says it’s OK to use instruments in worship because of Psalms. He says that we are commanded to sing psalms to which he says how can we sing psalms and not believe what it says when David said to praise God with instruments. What can I say to him…
Read MoreYour sermon outlines are very helpful to me as I prepare sermons
Question: Thank you and your congregation for your web site. Your sermon outlines are very helpful to me as I prepare sermons. I wanted to make sure your efforts are appreciated. Answer: Why thank you very much. I’m glad the information is being put to good use.
Read MoreAm I being selfish and covetous in marrying a woman who had a child by another man?
Question: Greetings, I met my fiancée last year and we became friends. We go to the same church. Later we decided to pray and ask God if we should get married and we did get confirmation. So we went to our pastor and told him of our decision. We are planning to get married next…
Read MoreIs Discipleship Time scriptural?
Question: Hello, I have been reading the La Vista Church of Christ website articles and answers for over a year now and have even visited a few sister churches that I found through this website. I greatly appreciate the wisdom and insight that I find through this website! Now I have a question I can’t seem to…
Read MoreDoes Luke 7:48-50 prove that baptism is unnecessary?
Question: I need help with the following question: Does Luke 7:48-50 prove that we do not need to be baptized to be saved? Can you help me with an answer that shows that these verses are not inconsistent with the teaching that baptism is essential for salvation? It is being argued that since the woman’s…
Read MoreIs it sinful to listen to music with bad language and references to sinful acts?
Question: Good afternoon, I was recently in the backseat of my friend’s car when she started playing illicit music on her phone. When I later confronted her about it, she told me that while she doesn’t believe it is recommended, it is not a sin. She said that God may have to reveal something to…
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