Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "C"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Calvinism
- What do you think about this group who says believers cannot lose their salvation?
- What do you think of what T. B. Wilkinson wrote concerning Calvinism?
Canon
- Are any of the apocrypha truthful?
- Did Jesus tell the Essenes not to eat breakfast?
- Do you know of any good books on how we got our Bible?
- How do I convince my brother that the Bible is complete?
- "I find the criticism on the Wisdom of Solomon out of order."
- Who are you to decide which books belong in the Bible?
- Why don't you use the Book of Enoch?
- Why have some books been left out of the Bible?
Cheating
Child Rearing, Parenting
- A rebuttal to "When is a child too old to spank?"
- Am I being too controlling?
- Can a child have too many toys?
- Can I correspond with you regarding parenting issues?
- Can spanking hurt a child's feelings?
- Can you make some recommendations for a computer for a 14-year-old?
- Could you explain Proverbs 26:3 and 19:29?
- Did I go too far in spanking my daughter?
- Do I spank my child for telling me off?
- Does my son enjoy being spanked?
- From the point of view of parenting children, what am I to learn from Luke 2:41-52?
- How can a parent spank a teenage athlete?
- How can I get my 8-year-old son to stop wetting his pants?
- How can I make my 17 year old daughter understand lying makes me distrust her?
- How can I make my daughter interested in studying?
- How can you teach parents about spanking when my own parents abused me as a child?
- How do I chasten my teenager for using drugs?
- How do I get my child to be honest with me?
- How do I handle a daughter who choses her boyfriend over her parents?
- How do I help my depressed teenage daughter?
- How do I punish my teenage son for lying about his grades?
- How do I spank my three boys?
- How do I stop my daughters from stealing?
- How do we start biblical discipline when our children are already older?
- How do we teach against bad language?
- How do we undo the bad parenting we did in the past?
- How do you change when you made a mess of raising your children?
- How do you deal with an overactive six year old?
- How do you get over the embarrassment of spanking a teenager?
- How do you handle a 16 year old who acts like a 5 year old when it comes to a spanking?
- How do you handle a manipulative girl?
- How do you handle a teenage liar?
- How do you handle nosy neighbors' questions about spanking?
- How do you handle people with hot tempers?
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- How do you punish a boy caught masturbating?
- How do you repent of having sex out of wedlock and a baby is on the way?
- How do you teach preteens about salvation?
- How many swats is proper in a spanking?
- How should I handling out-of-control teenage boys?
- How should I punish my defiant 14-year-old son?
- How will male virtues be passed on without spanking?
- I attempted to spank my step-son, but I think I mishandled it. What should I have done?
- I found out my 12 year old son is looking at pornography. How do I handle it?
- I spanked my daughter for throwing things at me, but it just got worse. It just doesn't seem like it is working.
- I stole money from my aunt. Should I ask for a spanking?
- I think spanking leads to more aggression.
- Is it normal for a young child to connect their privates parts to the idea of sex?
- Is it right for my dad to still spank me at nineteen?
- Is it right for my step-father to spank me at 20 years of age?
- Is spanking a thirteen year old child illegal?
- Is my daughter's craftiness a self-esteem issue?
- Is this spanking normal?
- I'm not certain if we are ready to raise children.
- May Christians make use of denominationally sponsored preschools?
- May I correspond with you about parenting issues?
- My almost 18 year old daughter appears to be seeing a lesbian. What can I do?
- My fifteen year old is staying out to all hours of the night. What do I do?
- My older boys are into heavy metal music and black and skull clothing. What do I do?
- My nine year old is lazy and nothing seems to work.
- My sixteen year old is becoming violent and I don't know what to do
- My 14 year old has become rude, a poor student, and mean to his younger brother. What do I do?
- Questions about spanking, privacy, and clothing choices.
- Should a child's personality be considered when disciplining?
- Should children contribute to the church?
- Should families with small children sit in the back pews?
- Should I give my seven-year-old a spanking for getting an F on his report card?
- Should I go ahead and spank my son?
- Should I let my children go over to my worldly family's homes?
- Should I spank my boys for breaking a window?
- Should I spank my stepsons?
- Should I tell my mother what I have done, knowing that it will lead to a spanking?
- Should teachers spank children?
- Spanking teens with a switch?
- Thank you for the information on teenage boy's mood swings.
- The spankings don't seem to be working, what should I do?
- We suspect our daughter is stealing, but she hasn't been caught. Any words of wisdom?
- What advice should we give our children in receiving a spanking?
- What do I do with a 20-year-old who continues to lie?
- What do we do when the government is involved in our child rearing?
- What does it mean to honor your father and mother?
- What is the proper punishment for mishandling funds and lying?
- What to do when parents disagree about spanking
- When a child is raised to be violent, who is responsible, the parent or the child?
- When is a child too old to spank?
- Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
- Why attitudes toward spanking are changing
- Why is the "Height Projector" giving me different answers at different ages?
- Will God hold me accountable for my son's sinful life?
- Will my daughter's moodiness go away?
- Would Jesus spank a child?
Children
- Are there such things as "mamzers" -- good and bad seeds?
- At what age is a person accountable?
- Can a child have too many toys?
- Can spanking hurt a child's feelings?
- Does "honoring your mother and father" mean following their religious beliefs?
- How do you teach preteens about salvation?
- Should families with small children sit in the back pews?
- Should teachers spank children?
- Should young boys lead singing in worship?
- What does it mean to honor your father and mother?
- What happens to children when they die?
- What is the age of accountability for a child?
Christian, Becoming a
- Because I'm committing adultery, does that mean I can't go to heaven?
- Do I need to talk to my friend about her nose-piercing before talking to her about baptism?
Christianity, Being a Christian, The Christian Lifestyle
- A young man wants to attend church but his father is interfering. How do you handle the situation?
- Are pants, earrings, makeup, or Reggaeton music bad?
- Are tattoos or plastic surgery sinful?
- Could you explain the phrase, "consider the lilies?"
- Do members of the church of Christ believe they are the only ones going to heaven?
- Do you have advice for a young Christian going into military service?
- How can a young man stay focused?
- How can birds be an example of God's care when they can suffer from droughts and famines?
- How can I go from feeling so much peace and joy to the exact opposite?
- How do I get more discipline in my life?
- How do I get motivated?
- How do I keep focused and not be tempted and fall?
- How do you handle criticism?
- How do you keep focused in life?
- How do you make an interesting conversation?
- I became a Christian and am improving, but my family is lashing out against me. What do I do?
- I think I'm getting too caught up in the "doing" parts of being a Christian. How can I improve?
- Is a person condemned if others hate him?
- Is life not meant to be enjoyed?
- Must everything we do be in God's name and a benefit to His kingdom?
- Now that I'm changing, people I know are taunting me. What do I do?
- Should I let my children go over to my worldly family's homes?
- Should the church building be used for weddings or funerals?
- There's too much to learn. How can you not sin?
- What does it mean to be converted and become like children?
- What does it mean to know to do good, but not do it, it is sin?
- What does it mean when people say "God's will be done" or "Lord willing?"
- Where does the Bible say the priesthood is given to all men?
- Your home page took me aback.
Church
- A brother who was helping in me in the Lord's work left. What can I do?
- Are Gentiles also descendants of Abraham?
- Are you a Jehovah's Witnesses church?
- Are you a part of the "Church of Christ" denomination?
- Are you "anti" or "liberal"?
- Can a bake sale be held at a church?
- Can a church be scriptural without elders?
- Can a church consist of just one person?
- Can a seventeen year old conduct worship?
- Can the church use its funds to send flowers?
- Can you explain the gifts mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-16?
- Do children attend your worship services?
- Do the elders and preachers constitute the church in decisions?
- Do you have to join a church?
- Do you think it is right for a congregation to go door knocking while neglecting to help its needy members?
- Does a person have to attend church?
- Does "the whole church" refer only to the men?
- How can a congregation stay focused?
- How can you be in a church when there isn't one in your area?
- How do I address the crictism of the church by a family member?
- How do I know which church is the one the Lord intended? And what about the Eucharist being the real body and blood?
- How do you define "church" and "scripture?"
- How do you fund your church?
- How do you get other members to participate?
- How does a disfellowshiped Christian worship God?
- How much autonomy does a church have when its evangelist is receiving outside support?
- I like the sounds of your church. How do I find one like it in my area?
- I want to attend a different church than my parents. What do I do?
- If I am just not able to get out, can I worship at home?
- If there are no sound churches in my area, should I worship with a liberal one?
- Is "body of Christ" more proper than "church of Christ"?
- Is God's kingdom vegetarian?
- Is it right or wrong to sell inside the church?
- Is Matthew 28:19 a part of the setting up of the church?
- Is the church a business?
- Is the church or Israel the bride of Christ?
- Is the church the building or its members?
- Is there authority for Bible classes segregated by ages?
- Jesus only followed Judaism because he was born in it. Doesn't Jesus want his followers to remain in whatever religion they were born into?
- Should a repeated adulterer be dismissed from the ministry?
- Should an unused preacher's home be rented out by a church?
- Should children contribute to the church?
- Should families with small children sit in the back pews?
- Should the church building be used for weddings or funerals?
- Should young boys lead singing in worship?
- What are the requirements for joining the church there and what are the requirements for getting married there?
- What do you think about the divisions among the churches?
- What do you think about the use of crosses in a building?
- What does it mean to be a child of God?
- What is my responsibility when I know that a person is sinning within the church?
- What is the history of the "Church of Christ?"
- What is this business about "anti," "liberal," and "sound?"
- What is your church like?
- What kind of church I should attend to learn the truth?
- What kind of questions should I ask the elders before joining a church?
- What should a new congregation be called?
- What type of Christian are you?
- What was the church used for in the 14th century besides religious activities?
- What would you tell an eldership who rejects a preacher because his wife wears a headcovering?
- When a church splits, who is right?
- When did the Devil fall?
- When should an invitation be offered?
- When should I leave a church?
- Where does it say that only members of the church of Christ will go to heaven?
- Where is the line drawn between false teachings and matters of conscience?
- Which Christian denomination is the right one?
- Would it be wrong to accept a donation from a non-member?
- Why are so many churches of Christ so small?
- Why did Jesus say not to forbid the non-follower from casting out demons?
- Why do some believe you have to be a part of some building to enter heaven?
- Why do you have an article about John Hus?
- Wouldn't a New Testament church realize that we are our brothers' keepers?
- Your home page took me aback.
Church History
Circumcision
- How important is the Sabbath day?
- Shouldn't circumcision be advocated for health reasons?
- Why did God command circumcision?
Clothing, Modest Dress, Proper Attire
- Are pants, earrings, makeup, or Reggaeton music bad?
- Can a man go shirtless to church?
- Do I need to talk to my friend about her nose-piercing before talking to her about baptism?
- Do you have more thoughts on the issue of dress in the worship?
- How long were the priests' breeches?
- I find the boxer style for undergarments more modest, but how do I avoid the prohibition on cross-dressing?
- I need help handling teenage dress and language problems
- Is a sleeveless shirt or a knee-length dress immodest?
- Is it a sin to view naked girls?
- Is it okay for boys and girls to swim together?
- Is it wrong for a Christian woman to wear pants?
- Isn't Jeremiah a poor source to argue about the inappropriateness of speedos?
- Must a woman wear a skirt to worship?
- Questions about spanking, privacy, and clothing choices.
- Should I continue talking to a co-worker who only wants to talk about sex?
- Should my attire match those around me?
- Should people dress up for church?
- Was I not dressed up enough for worship?
- What do you think about people wearing shorts to church?
- What does the Bible say about wearing pants low?
- What is the difference between principle and standard and how does this apply to modesty?
- What kind of skin did God make for Adam and Eve after their sin?
- What would you consider as modest apparel for a woman?
- Why isn't I Timothy 2:9 taken literally?
Collection
- Does the Bible say the church worshiped on Sunday?
- Now Concerning the Collection
- See also: Contributions
Commitment
Communication
Communion
- Does Acts 20:7 refer to a common meal?
- Does the Bible say the church worshiped on Sunday?
- How do I know which church is the one the Lord intended? And what about the Eucharist being the real body and blood?
- Should non-Christians participate in the Lord's Supper?
- See also: Lord's Supper
Complaints
Confession
- Did the thief on the cross work when he rebuked the other thief?
- Does sin require a public confession before a congregation?
- Is repentance necessary to be saved?
- Is saying "yes" enough to confess Christ before baptism?
- Should failure to attend in the past be publically confessed?
- What is wrong with Catholicism?
Confidence
- How can I feel forgiven?
- I stopped many of my bad habits, but I'm still plagued by doubts. What do I do?
Conscience
Conspiracies
Contributions
- Are Christians to tithe?
- Can a bake sale be held at a church?
- Can a person give his contribution to his unemployed mother instead of to the Lord?
- Can I arrange to give funds to a church from my life insurance?
- Do I need to put all the money I chose to give in the collection or can I send it to help others of my choosing?
- Does a preacher need to give?
- Does I Corinthians 16:1-4 apply to general collections?
- Does the Bible say the church worshiped on Sunday?
- If Christian aren't to tithe, then what about the curse mentioned in Malachi 3:9?
- I don't make enough to give a tenth of my income and still pay my debts. What should I do?
- I don't work outside the home, so I have no income. How much should I give?
- If you get a raise, should the first check go to the Lord?
- In regards to my income, what are the firstfruits that I must give to God?
- Is giving to the church optional?
- Questions about King Joash's financial management
- Questions about the use of funds given to the church
- Since I Corinthians 16:1-2 was only about one need, then isn't this just an example of how a collection might be taken and not a command for us today?
- Wasn't Paul's command to collect on the first day of the week just a coincidence?
- Would it be wrong to accept a donation from a non-member?
Conversion
Counsel
Courage
Courtship
- How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
- Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
Covenant, Covenants
- Abraham wasn't baptized, so why should we need it?
- Does the New Covenant require confirmation?
- How important is the Sabbath day?
- Is the covenant different from the Law?
- Were the covenants for the Israelites only?
- We've been living together for five years and don't need a paper to prove our love, but I want to make it right with God. What should I do?
- What are covenants?
- What constitutes a marriage?
- What is the eternal covenant?
- Why did God command circumcision?
Creation
- Could there have been a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
- Did God create the earth without a shape and then later give its current shape?
- Do extraterrestrials exist?
- Doesn't Genesis 4:14 prove that there were other people than just the descendants of Adam and Eve?
- How did light reach the earth from the stars when God created the world?
- How old is the world?
- "It isn't hard to coincide the Bible and evolution if we understand that days could have meant some long period of time."
- Was there a world before Genesis?
- What was before the heavens and earth? Where does God come from?
- Where was God before He created the heavens and the earth?
- Who made the discoveries regarding oceanic springs and innumerable stars?
- Why were the stars and moon created?
Creeds
- Are Baptists Christians and where does the Bible speak against creeds?
- Isn't the Nicene creed wrong and don't most Christians celebreate Christmas on the wrong day?
Criticism
- Someone said I wasn't doing my duty as a preacher because I'm not always out on the street preaching. What do you think?
- What do you think about this preacher's article? I think he is being offensive.
Crucifixion
- Could Jesus have said "My God, my God, for this I was kept?"
- Did Jesus carry his cross?
- Did Jesus know he would die by crucifixion in advance?
- Does the phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" have a different meaning in Aramaic than in the Greek?
- Was Matthew originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic?
- What did Jesus mean by "green wood" and "dry wood?"
- What do you think of the movie "The Passion of the Christ"?
- What does the sign of the water and blood mean in John 19:34?
- What is the significance of the veil being torn at Jesus' death?
- What kind of wood was Jesus' cross made of?
- Where did Jesus carry his own cross?
- Who were the two men that hung beside Jesus on the cross?
- Why did Jesus die as he did? Is there significance to the separation of the body and the blood?
- Why did the people think Jesus was calling for Elijah?
- Why does Mark have "Eloi" and Matthew have "Eli" for the same statement?
- Why was Jesus offered vinegar on the cross?
- Why would you think that God would not forsake His own Son?
Cursing
- Aren't curse words of human origin?
- I need help handling teenage dress and language problems
- Why do I swear in my mind in church and when I get up in the morning?
- Will God forgive me for using His Son's name in vain?