I just found out my son is gay, how do I speak to him as a believer?
The gay and lesbian communities are very familiar with the Christian, biblical position on homosexual relationships. Your son doubtless knows you cannot condone homosexual practices. What should a parent say to his gay child?Whether a [...]
What are all sins and which are worse than others? How do you know if you have sinned?
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard” Romans 3:23 NLT. Sin is any action out of harmony with God’s perfect standard of justice and rightness. It is “missing the mark.” In one important sense, [...]
According to the Bible, who is the stone of Israel?
Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stone. (NASB) Luke 20:17 - But Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, This [...]
What characteristics should be considered when voting for elders and deacons in our congregation?
Class servants in the congregation/ecclesia today should have characteristics shared by our Old and New Testament examples. The church of the living God is being developed to promote God’s word.In Exodus 18, we read that [...]
Does money buy truth?
You might be thinking of this scripture: Pro 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Let’s look at it in a couple of other translations of the Bible: [...]
Lately I have felt disconnected from God, and I am wondering if there is something I have done. It seems He does not talk to me anymore, and it worries me.
God’s main way of “talking” to us is through His word. Many have claimed to literally hear God speaking to them but at times it can be contradictory to what His revealed word says. The [...]
What is the difference between the holy spirit and the holy ghost?
Over the centuries, the translators of our Common Version English Bible have used the phrase "holy ghost" without any authority. The original Greek word is pneuma, meaning spirit. In more recent times, the Revised Version [...]
Being a protestant Christian, can we wear jewelry? After we are baptized, does God like it if we wear all those things?
One Bible verse that helps us answer your question is 1 Peter 3:3-4: "Let not yours be [merely] external adorning with…the wearing of jewelry...But let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden [...]
When I die it has been said that someone can pray me into heaven. Is that true?
First, let's consider the options the Bible offers in regard to life after death. (All scriptures quoted are from the King James Version Bible.) If Adam had not sinned, he and his descendants could have [...]
How did the Babylonian Exile of 586 BE change the Jewish understanding of God?
The Seventy Years usually referred to as the seventy years captivity in Babylon, is scripturally styled the "seventy years desolation of the land." This desolation God had predicted by Jeremiah the Prophet thus: "And this [...]
Is it wrong for two Christians, male and female, to kiss (instead of making love) before marriage to satisfy their emotional needs?
There is no specific answer in the Bible on this subject except that the Bible clearly states that sex is for marriage. One important reason is that sex can produce children, who deserve to be conceived [...]
In what ways can a person serve God while occupied in secular work?
If we find that all of our time must be taken in earthly matters, we can still do our work as "unto the Lord". Ephesians 6:5-8 (NASB) says "Slaves, be obedient to those who are [...]
How much must one forsake to follow the Lord?
When the ruler asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life, Jesus replied that he must forsake all to follow after Him (Luke 18:18-30). If truly following after the Lord, we should consider [...]
Who are the philosophers, Stoics and Epicureans, in Acts17:18?
The Epicureans and the Stoics belonged to two Greek schools of philosophy very popular with the common people because they taught how to achieve pleasure and happiness despite one’s circumstances. The Epicureans believed everything in [...]
How will the followers of Jesus are doing even greater things than him?
If Jesus said his followers would do even greater things than him, how come we’re not doing them? John 14: 12-14: “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will also do [...]
Where in the KJV does it say drinking alcohol is a sin and you will go to hell and miss the second coming of Christ?
No one will miss Christ’s second presence - sinners or not! When Christ reigns, it’s going to be a wonderful and glorious time. John 5:28, 29 (ESV) tell us, “…for the hour is coming in [...]
Are the gentiles not doing the same thing the Jewish people did? Why did God give us the opportunity for the high calling?
The gentiles are in a different position in regard to their relationship to God. than the Jews. The Jews, as a nation were in a covenant relationship to God. They were offered a covenant by [...]
Is God calling me?
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.” Eph. 1:18. If you [...]
Can children be left back in rapture because of their parents' sins?
“For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive” 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 (NASB). This text should be of [...]
Where is it stated in the Bible that we are NOT to use anointing oil?
Nowhere in the Bible does it say we are not to use anointing oil. However, it is important to consider how and for what purpose anointing oil was used in Bible times, and if it [...]
Where is it stated in the Bible that God will no longer speak to His people today?
Nowhere in the Bible does it state that God will no longer speak to His people today. In Old Testament times God often spoke audibly to those he chose to communicate with. When instructions needed [...]
Where is it stated in the Bible that we are NOT supposed to pay tithes?
Nowhere in the Bible does it state we are not to pay tithes. Likewise, nowhere in the Bible does it state Christians are to pay tithes. The tithing system was a divine arrangement made with [...]