Answer
Is it proper to rent out the church building?
Question: Here is my question. Is it right scripturally to rent out the church building to non-Christians for business or charitable purposes? I feel uncomfortable about a congregation that does this. Answer: The only authorized means for a church to collect funds is by voluntary contributions of its members (I Corinthians 16:1-2). The Lord did…
Read MoreAm I guilty because I left my wife?
Question: Please l need your advice on a matter. l have been married with a wonderful son, but two years into my marriage my wife started behaving as if she doesn’t care. She didn’t want to share anything with me, despite the fact that my business was not doing well. In fact, it got to…
Read MoreWhy does Jesus say the Father is greater than him if they are equal and Jesus is God?
Question: Why does Jesus say in John 14:28 the Father is greater than him if they are equal and Jesus is God? Answer: That Jesus is God is clearly declared by John: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with…
Read MoreShould a Christian shave his head for a dead relative?
Question: Should a Christian shave his head for a dead relative? Despite the fact that shaving the heads for the dead is forbidden in the Old Testament, should a Christian have anything to do with such practices? Thank you for your time. Answer: “You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall…
Read MoreCan a Christian’s worship be hindered if he is in sin?
Question: Good morning, Can a Christian’s worship be hindered if they are in sin? Does God expect Christians to be completely holy when we worship Him? Answer: “Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that…
Read MoreHow do I teach my boy self-control and to resist temptation?
Question: Hello, here is my question: I have a young son. We take him to church and talk about the Bible with him. I don’t let him watch television, except for videos like Barney, Sesame Street, and the like. As he gets older, I know he will be influenced by his friends, media that is…
Read MoreIs being gay a sin, or is the act of having relations with the same sex a sin?
Question: I’m going to be blunt with my question seeing that there is no way to sugar coat it: Is being gay a sin or is the act of having relations with the same sex a sin? I’m just curious because I’ve read a lot of verses on homosexuality and it sounds like another form…
Read MoreCan’t I have sex only with the girl I intend to marry?
Question: I am a young man who has a great passion for the Lord Jesus, but my conscience is not serving me right. The reason is that I have proposed marriage to a beautiful young lady whom I love so much with all my life, but this sex and fornication is making me go crazy.…
Read MoreI was forced to start working evenings. Am I lost in this situation?
Question: I was forced to start working evenings at my job. It resulted in me losing my Wednesday night worship. I asked for a night shift and was rejected for it. I am currently looking for new employment. I want to keep the commands of Christ, but in my situation would I be lost? Answer:…
Read MoreDoes God hate me because I am bisexual?
Question: I’m positive I’m bisexual. I’m a virgin but I have a strong sexual attraction to both males and females. I just wanted to know. Does God hate me and am I going to hell for a feeling I was born with and a feeling I cannot change? Answer: To be bisexual means that you have sex…
Read MoreBecause I doubted, do I need to be baptized again?
Question: I’ve been having quite a lot of problems with doubt and worry lately. The other night I was in quite a doubt-filled, depressed mood, and I think I slipped into a period of not believing in Christ. Whether it was a minute, an hour, or five hours, I do not know for I soon…
Read MoreI was baptized, but I seem more lost than I was before
Question: Hello I read a post that a young boy was sad about sinning and kept returning to the sin that he hates doing. I was baptized as an adult several years ago, but after that, it seems that I’m lost even more than before being baptized. I would like to get up one day…
Read MoreEven though I am no longer a Catholic, my boyfriend’s mother insists that he cannot marry a Catholic or a former Catholic.
Question: Dear Minister, I have just read your page regarding the question, “Do you think a Protestant can marry a Catholic?” It answered some facets of my own question, but it is not exactly what I need to know. I was born and raised a Catholic, but never felt any deep and abiding spiritual nourishment…
Read MoreWe’ve been living together for years, how can we stop committing fornication?
Question: Hello, I got pregnant at the age of 17, I am now 21 and am still with the father of my baby. I’ve always gone to church since I was young but about a few months ago I realized that I needed to take my life more serious and also realized that I’m committing…
Read MoreWhat will the judgment be like?
Question: What will the judgment be like for everyone? Will it be just between God and the person or a public event where everyone will be able to see or hear the account of things the person did, every secret and sin in his or her life? What’s the difference between what the saved and…
Read MoreIs there anywhere I can find a list of everything in the Bible that is a sin?
Question: Is there anywhere I can find a list of everything in the Bible that is a sin? A list of all sins. Answer: Such a list cannot exist. God told us everything we need for life and godliness (II Peter 1:2-4). His word equips us for every good work (II Timothy 3:16-17). However, while…
Read MoreMy girlfriend and I committed fornication. Can we still have a church wedding?
Question: Hi, I’m a nearly 30-year-old man. I want to pose a question which I feel embarrassed for doing an ungodly thing in my life. I have been in a relationship since the beginning of the year, and my girlfriend and I were having a physical relationship for more than a month. We are planning…
Read MoreI saw my son masturbating. How do I talk to him about it?
Question: Hello, I’m a nearly 40-year-old father of a teenage boy. I walked in at night to check on him, and he was masturbating. I watched until he ejaculated. He wasn’t using porn. I quietly exited, and I’m positive he doesn’t know I saw him. I do not know what to say to him. When…
Read MoreMy girlfriend has gotten caught up in Pentecostalism and I don’t know what to do
Question: Hello, I know you’ve received questions dealing with similar issues to this one, but I need some guidance. My girlfriend and I began dating a few months before the end of our senior year and we are now beginning college. We attend different colleges although they are close enough that we are able to…
Read MoreIs there such a thing as tainted money?
Question: Hi, I was reading one of your answers to the question Should I give up my job because I cheated some in college? about the tainted money thing. I just want to ask: what do you say to people when they use Proverbs 10:2 to support the idea that money can be tainted? Answer: “Treasures…
Read MoreIs repentance required before baptism?
Question: I do have a question: Acts 2:38 says repentance comes before baptism. So does that mean a baptism is invalid if there was no repenting prior to it? In my case, when I was baptized, I just believed what the preacher was saying about Jesus was true, and knew Jesus said we had to…
Read MoreAre the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God different?
Question: In the article entitled “The Church Is the Kingdom”, it is proposed that the kingdom and the Church are the same. I agree that the kingdom “of God” is the church, but I assume you would also assert that the Church and the kingdom “of Heaven” are the same thing also. If that is…
Read MoreI know I need to change, but I just can’t leave my boyfriend
Question: Hello. God bless you. I really need advice, help, or answer. I am a pastor’s daughter. I have been raised in a church my entire life. As many know just because you are brought up in a church does not mean we are perfect or will do all of the correct things. I have…
Read MoreI was engaged to a woman, but I married the woman I got pregnant. Now she refuses to divorce me
Question: Kindly advise me on what to do. I got a lady impregnated. When she told me, I said if that be the case then she has to keep it, but she refused. She insisted that she would abort it. I disagreed with her, but she insisted on aborting it. She demanded money at that…
Read MoreWe’re living together without sex, so why are brethren saying it is wrong?
Question: Hello, My fiancé and I are planning to marry in June 2014. Until that time, we have made the decision to share a home and other resources with each other. She recently moved from another country and, as young people, we do not make enough money individually to be in comfortable financial situations. Furthermore,…
Read MoreSince we plan to marry, is sexual touching OK?
Question: I have a ring on my finger and me and my boyfriend plan to marry within the next 5 years. We have not had sex and do not plan to until marriage, but we have done things with our hands. We are not sure whether it was a sin it not? We plan to…
Read MoreYour information on which of the Ten Commandments carried over to the New Testament was very useful
Question: I Goggled “Which Ten Commandments Carried Over to the New Testament” and one of the links led me to: Notes on the Ten Commandments. I used this information in a small group setting last Sunday to everyone’s delight. Thank you for posting that information as it saved me a lot of research time. Answer:…
Read MoreAm I sinning by not contesting my wife’s desire for a divorce?
Question: Good day, My wife and I are married for over ten years and have beautiful kids together. We are both reborn Christians. She filed for divorce recently due to my abusive and aggressive behavior when we disagree sometimes. I agree that I said things to her and my kids about a month ago that…
Read MoreIf people on opposite sides are praying for their team to win, whose prayer does God answer?
Question: Please, I need your help on an issue. We are very fanatical about football (soccer) in our country. I was involved in a discussion some time ago with my roommate and he was saying God answered his prayer for the team he supports and that was why they were able to win, but I…
Read MoreI am heartened to read your sermons
Question: Dear Sir, I feel I must send you an email to thank you for your website. I have spent the last several evenings reading your sermons and your answers to other questions and issues and am deeply and spiritually moved by them. In contemporary society when so many are weakening, I am heartened to…
Read MoreI committed fornication, but I am determined not to do so again. Why do I not feel forgiven?
Question: I read your answer to a lady on God forgiving fornication. My story is similar to hers, but I lost my virginity. My parents are not the strong Christian type, but I had high standards for myself. I never had a boyfriend until I was 21 years old. My seeking attention and someone to…
Read MoreMy husband has cheated on me with ten women that I know of. What do I do?
Question: I have been in a relationship with my husband since I was a teenager. We have been together for over seven years and married for more than five years. We have several children together. After I was a month pregnant with my last child, I found out that there was a possibility that he…
Read MoreHow could the men at Ephesus be disciples before they were baptized?
Question: First of all, I would like to thank you for the La Vista Church of Christ website. I love how you attach a link to the Bible verses you quote. I have studied many of the topics you have and I have learned a lot. Thank you again! Second of all, I have recently…
Read MoreI didn’t answer the altar call when I should have. Have I offended God?
Question: I think I messed up big time this past Sunday. During a song, my pastor stepped to the pulpit and gave an invitation to the lost. The Spirit moved so powerfully during the song that the preacher didn’t get to preach that morning. I’m saved, but during this invitation, God was convicting me to…
Read MoreI found out the woman I was interested in is still married, what should I do?
Question: I guess this really is not a question. But I read a question you answered and it was a similar question I had. I met a woman who has an almost-four-year-old son. She said she was divorced, but as time went along I found out that she really wasn’t yet. This upset me, based…
Read MoreCan you shed light on the upcoming four blood moons prophecy?
Question: Hello, Thanks for taking time out of your day to read my question. I’ve just recently turned my life over to Christ, and I am intentionally trying to read and study His word in the Bible, and I was hoping you might be able to shed some light on this upcoming four blood moons…
Read MoreCan a church rent a part of its property to a phone company?
Question: Dear Sir, A phone company just approached the local congregation where we attend with an offer to install a cell tower on the church’s property. They would pay the church a significant amount each month for the ability to use a portion of the property in order to build and maintain the cell tower.…
Read MoreWhat caused the darkness at Jesus’ death and the fire that destroyed Sodom?
Question: Was the darkness that filled the whole world at about the hour Jesus died from a total eclipse? Was the fire that destroyed Sodom from a meteor or some space matter? Answer: “Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land” (Matthew 27:45). Since the darkness lasted…
Read MoreDid Jesus contradict himself by calling people fools?
Question: Hi, Jesus tells us to be very careful how we talk, and what we say. “… and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell” (Matthew 5:22 NAS). So why would Jesus say “You fools” in (Matthew 23:17 NAS)? It strikes me that Jesus is not practicing what…
Read MoreThank you for the article on the construction of quality Bibles
Question: Thank you for the article on the construction of quality Bibles and the overview of some of the companies. You confirmed my suspicions and saved me much research time. It’s a shame that the premium Bibles are so hard to find and, when you do find them, of limited versions or features. Thank you again and…
Read More