Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "C"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Cain
Calling
- How can all who call on the Lord be saved when Jesus said that not all who call his name will be saved?
- What is "the hope of His calling"?
Calvinism
- Does Romans 9 support Calvinism?
- I realize now that the church I'm going to teaches Calvinism. Should I go or stay?
- If Christ died for all, then that means all died. Do you really believe that?
- 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?
- What should I do about a person is trying to push Calvinism in our congregation?
- See also:
Canon
- Are ancient writings unreliable because the Book of Jasher differs from the Bible?
- Are any of the apocrypha truthful?
- Aren't there inspired books that we've lost?
- Could Matthew and John not be eyewitness accounts?
- 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?
- How do I respond to my World History teacher?
- "I find the criticism on the Wisdom of Solomon out of order."
- If the Book of Enoch isn't an authoritative book, then why is Jude in the Bible?
- Is there more to the book of Esther, beyond chapter 10, or does it end at verse 3?
- Were all the books of the New Testament written by apostles?
- Were the Apocrypha books accepted as canon before the Council of Trent?
- Who are you to decide which books belong in the Bible?
- Why does Jude contain quotes not found in the Old Testament?
- Why don't you use the Book of Enoch?
- Why have some books been left out of the Bible?
- Why isn't "The Tales of the Patriarchs" included in the Bible?
- Why were only books which agreed allowed in the Bible. Wouldn't writings by men naturally have variances?
Capital Punishment
- See: Death Penalty
Celibacy
- I have concerns about the Catholic church's teachings on celibacy for priests, women's status in the church, and the condemnation of homosexuality.
- Is voluntary celibacy desired by Christ?
Cheating
Child Rearing, Parenting
- A rebuttal to "When is a child too old to spank?"
- Am I being too controlling?
- Am I spoiling my youngest children?
- Are cartoons dangerous?
- Can a child have too many toys?
- Can I correspond with you regarding parenting issues?
- Can I spank my 10 month old?
- Can someone there talk to my son?
- 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 have to live near my ex-wife for my son's sake?
- Do I let my daughter hang out with worldly people in hopes of leading them to God?
- Do I spank my child for telling me off?
- Do I tell my children the truth, that their dad and I had sex before marriage?
- Does my son enjoy being spanked?
- Doesn't telling children to obey their parents enable abusers?
- 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 live with yourself?
- 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 deal with a misbehaving boy who is being mean to my son?
- How do I explain spontaneous erections and masturbation to my stepson?
- How do I get a child to stop swearing?
- How do I get my child to be honest with me?
- How do I get my daughter to obey the first time?
- How do I handle a daughter who chooses her boyfriend over her parents?
- How do I help my depressed teenage daughter?
- How do I keep from giving into my five year old?
- How do I punish my teenage son for lying about his grades?
- How do I spank my three boys?
- How do I stop my 14 year old son from sneaking out at night to see a girl?
- How do I stop my daughters from stealing?
- How do I teach my boy self-control and to resist temptation?
- How do we keep a two year old with autism quiet during services?
- 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 rebellious 17 year old who plans to move out and marry his girlfriend?
- 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 does a parent prepare himself for the need to punish?
- 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 don't understand, our granddaughter is absolutely defiant of authority, even as a small child
- I feel bad because I told the principal that a boy hit my boy and they expelled that boy.
- I found out my 12 year old son is looking at pornography. How do I handle it?
- I had an affair and became pregnant. My husband forgives and wants to keep the child, but I am so ashamed that I don't think I can love her.
- I recently caught my son masturbating. What advice can I give him?
- I recently discovered that my daughter is sexting with a boy
- 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.
- If a child is taught properly, he won't depart from it later, right?
- Is it a good idea for both the husband and wife to work full-time when there is a small child?
- 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 afraid my son is gay
- I'm concerned that my 15 year old still doesn't want to be baptized.
- 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 daughter has taken a dislike to my boyfriend and her grades are dropping. What can I do?
- My daughter is planning to marry someone we do not think is suitable
- 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 one year old son refuses to apologize for hitting
- My nine year old is lazy and nothing seems to work.
- My seven year, who is tall and skinny, thinks she is too fat. What do I do?
- My sixteen year old is becoming violent and I don't know what to do
- My son recently underwent puberty but has suddenly stopped.
- My son won't let anyone, including his doctor, see him naked
- My thirteen year old daughter isn't listening to me like she used to do. What should be my next step?
- My twelve year old has become disrespectful and rebellious. Should I start spanking him?
- My 14 year old has become rude, a poor student, and mean to his younger brother. What do I do?
- My 16 year old is being disrespectful.
- Our fourteen year old runs our house and is ruining our life. What do we do?
- Our son is getting into trouble and we don't what else to do.
- Our 18 year old step-daughter is into sex and alcohol. What do we 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 let my son be in a play that contains a short waltz?
- 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?
- Should we require our sons to wear lederhosen year round?
- Since my divorce, my children no longer believe in God. What can I do?
- Spanking teens with a switch?
- Thank you for the information on teenage boy's mood swings.
- The father of my daughter has a thing for young girls. Did I make the right decision to keep him away from my daughter?
- 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 blueness of a wound?
- 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 do I start talking to my boys about nudity, puberty, growth, and sexual issues?
- When is a child too old to spank?
- Who had the most children in the Bible?
- 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?
- Will parents be held accountable for the video games their children play?
- 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 an unborn baby have a soul?
- 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?
Chimney Corner Scriptures (Statements believed to be in the Bible but are not)
- Doesn't the Bible say "It is better for you to plant your seed in the belly of a whore than to cast it upon the ground"?
- Where does it say the Lord will have His share, even if He has to take the young ones?
Christian, Becoming a
- Am I considered a Christian?
- Am I going to hell?
- Because I'm committing adultery, does that mean I can't go to heaven?
- Can you help me get closer to God?
- Do I have to give up my girlfriend to become a Christian?
- Do I need to talk to my friend about her nose-piercing before talking to her about baptism?
- Do you need to be baptized in order to go to heaven?
- How can I get baptized? My father is a Muslim and won't allow it.
- How can I get my husband to stop his sins?
- How can I truly seek God in a world full of evil and darkness?
- How do you change to be a Christian? It seems so hard.
- I can't seem to get my parents interested in true Christianity.
- I want to be a real Christian.
- I want to convert to Christianity but I'm too young to leave my Muslim home.
- If we have sex one more time before our baptisms, will God forgive us?
- I've lived such a sinful life. I want to be religious, but I don't know if I can be.
- My parents don't want me to be a Christian
- My parents reject religion. How can I become a Christian?
- What is the Christian's new name?
- What would you say to a young teenager who committed fornication and who came out for altar call?
- When is the right time to get baptized?
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?
- Am I a real Christian?
- Are Christians individually married to Christ?
- Are Christians only allowed to talk to Christians?
- Are pants, earrings, makeup, or Reggaeton music bad?
- Are tattoos or plastic surgery sinful?
- Can you be a Christian and have your own personality?
- Can you calm my fears?
- Could you explain Hebrews 6:1-2?
- 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 I please God?
- How do you change to be a Christian? It seems so hard.
- 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 struggle to fit in
- I think I'm getting too caught up in the "doing" parts of being a Christian. How can I improve?
- I want to change from being a sinner to living a holy life, but I don't know when or how to start. Can you help me?
- I want to help people, but it is hard when you are not appreciated
- Is a person condemned if others hate him?
- Is it a sin not to go to a wedding or baby shower or graduation?
- Is it a sin to eat bone marrow?
- Is it wrong for a Christian to join a secular organization?
- Is life not meant to be enjoyed?
- Must everything we do be in God's name and a benefit to His kingdom?
- Must I shun my worldly family and friends?
- 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 I move back in with my boyfriend if we don't have sex?
- Should the church building be used for weddings or funerals?
- There's too much to learn. How can you not sin?
- What are Christians not allowed to drink?
- 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?
- Why do people seem happy living in sin?
- Your home page took me aback.
Christian Reconstructionism
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 small group meetings in place of the Sunday evening assembly or midweek study scriptural?
- Are temporary meetings, such as at a remote military base, really a church?
- Are you a church that constantly talks about Obama and abortion?
- Are you a Jehovah's Witnesses church?
- Are you a part of the "Church of Christ" denomination?
- Are you "anti" or "liberal"?
- Because of road construction, our church is split into two groups. Are they still one church or are they two?
- 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 church register as a charitable organization to get grants from the government?
- Can a church rent a part of its property to a phone company?
- Can a group split off from a church to worship in the same location at a different time?
- Can a seventeen year old conduct worship?
- Can I be a Christian and not go to church?
- Can I have your permission to open a branch of your church?
- Can the church rent a house on land it bought for future expansion?
- Can the church use its funds to send flowers?
- Can you choose the wrong church to attend as a Christian?
- Can you explain the gifts mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-16?
- Can you join the church?
- Can't I just worship with different congregations each Sunday?
- Did the early church meet on any other days than Sunday?
- Do children attend your worship services?
- Do churches of Christ register with the government as a whole or each congregation independently?
- 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 Christians gather and not be the church?
- How can I know which church is the right one?
- How can the church and the kingdom be the same when the Bible says flesh will not enter the kingdom?
- How can you be in a church when there isn't one in your area?
- How do I address the criticism of the church by a family member?
- How do I deal with the fact that my daughters were molested by a leading member of the church?
- How do I find a church?
- 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 I know which church is the right one?
- How do you define "church" and "scripture?"
- How do you fund your church?
- How do you get added to Jesus Christ’s 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 like this church, but my dad doesn't because it doesn't have a piano. What do I do?
- I want to attend a different church than my parents. What do I do?
- If an institution was not involved, could the church take care of orphans?
- 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 a church right because it calls itself a church of Christ?
- Is "body of Christ" more proper than "church of Christ"?
- Is God's kingdom vegetarian?
- Is it biblical to have camps for groups within a church?
- Is it proper to rent out the church building?
- Is it reasonable to ask the church to fund projects that are not sustainable?
- Is it right for a church to raise money for a preacher school or to have leaders instead of elders?
- Is it right or wrong to sell inside the church?
- Is it right to pay a church secretary?
- Is it scriptural to go to church via the Internet?
- Is it wrong to sell food, books, candy, drinks, etc. in God's house to raise money?
- Is Matthew 28:19 a part of the setting up of the church?
- Is membership in a local congregation necessary for salvation?
- Is Peter the rock of the church?
- Is the church a business?
- Is the church and the kingdom the same thing?
- Is the church or Israel the bride of Christ?
- Is the church the building or its members?
- Is the word "church" pagan in origin?
- Is there authority for Bible classes segregated by ages?
- Isn't the use of "conservative," "non-institutional," or "mainstream" to describe churches wrong?
- "I'm amazed that a church of such conviction still exists!"
- 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?
- Must a person formally place membership with a local church before they participate in the work?
- My mother and I are arguing over which church to attend
- 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 I change congregations?
- Should I leave an ineffective, discouraging church?
- Should I stay with a church that isn't great but appears to be growing?
- Should it be acceptable for a preacher to reprimand an individual in front of the church?
- Should the church ask its members to borrow money for its building project?
- Should the church building be used for weddings or funerals?
- Should we leave our current church because of unbiblical practices?
- Should young boys lead singing in worship?
- Were Abraham and Moses in the church?
- What are the requirements for joining the church there and what are the requirements for getting married there?
- What do you think about area wide services?
- 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 if a church doesn't have studies during the week?
- What if you feel that a particular church is not suitable to you?
- 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 head covering?
- 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 God condemn every member of church whose candlestick was removed?
- Would it be wrong to accept a donation from a non-member?
- Why are so many churches of Christ so small?
- Why are some churches using "bassing" in their worship?
- Why did Jesus say not to forbid the non-follower from casting out demons?
- Why do people ask questions about me when I visit a church?
- 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.
- See also: Membership
- See also: Organization of the Church
Church History
- Does "restoration movement" imply that the church was destroyed?
- Was Dr. Henry Halley associated with the churches of Christ
- Was the term "Christian" originally a derogatory reference?
- What is the history of the "Church of Christ?"
- What is the spirit within us? What are the roots of your teachings?
- What is this business about "anti," "liberal," and "sound?"
- What happened before the Restoration movement?
- When was the gospel preached in Africa?
- Who started the church in Rome?
Circumcision
- Could you explain the importance of the waiting eight days for circumcision?
- Did God give Moses the commandment to circumcise?
- How important is the Sabbath day?
- How were the foreskins disposed of under the Old Law?
- Is circumcision necessary?
- Is Paul talking about physical circumcision or something else in Galatians 5:3-4?
- Shouldn't circumcision be advocated for health reasons?
- Since only males were circumcised, how did females enter the Old Covenant?
- Why did God command circumcision?
- Why have Timothy circumcised after the council in Jerusalem?
Cleanliness
Clothing, Modest Dress, Proper Attire
- Are men and women who dress immodestly urged toward promiscuity?
- Are pants, earrings, makeup, or Reggaeton music bad?
- Are yoga pants, bikinis and short shorts immoral?
- 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?
- Does God require Christians to wear white, not wear jewelry, and not to have facial hair?
- 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 man immodestly dressed with his shirt off?
- Is a sleeveless shirt or a knee-length dress immodest?
- Is it a sin to view naked girls?
- Is it all right to wear religious clothing, so long as we are not showing off?
- Is it okay for boys and girls to swim together?
- Is it possible to find modest swimwear?
- Is it right to watch movies with poorly dressed people?
- Is it wrong for a Christian woman to wear pants?
- Is mixed swimming right or wrong?
- 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 my husband require his daughter to wear stockings and garters?
- Should people dress up for church?
- Should we allow our son to get an earring?
- Should we require our sons to wear lederhosen year round?
- Was I not dressed up enough for worship?
- We shouldn't let society dictate what is the difference between male and female clothing.
- What do you think about Christians watching cheerleaders at games?
- 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 should I do when there are immodestly dressed women around me?
- What would you consider as modest apparel for a woman?
- Where does the Bible say facial hair is wrong?
- Why isn't I Timothy 2:9 taken literally?
Collection
- Are special contributions scriptural?
- Does the Bible say the church worshiped on Sunday?
- Now Concerning the Collection
- See also: Contributions
Comfort
Commitment
- I really want to be a Christian, but I keep sinning. What should I do?
- My relationship with God has always been a roller coaster
- What did Jesus mean when he said to take up his cross daily and follow him?
- Why did Peter follow Jesus?
Communication
- How do you handle inappropriate talk in a youth Bible study?
- How do you handle misunderstandings?
- Questions about James 3
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
- How do you handle a complainer?
- I just can't take it anymore.
- Is it wrong for my mother to complain about other people's seemingly undeserved luxuries?
- Let me give you a reality story of the problems I see.
- My problem is that I grumble too much at work. What should I do?
- My wife is always complaining. How can I help her?
Compulsiveness
- How do I handle my compulsive need to run?
- I feel obsessed to correct any inaccuracies in what I say. Is this a problem?
- See also Mental Illness
Confession
- Can I be forgiven of denying Christ?
- Did the eunuch have witnesses to his confession?
- Did the thief on the cross work when he rebuked the other thief?
- Do I have to confess my sins before the church? I don't want people to have more reasons to look down on me.
- Do I have to make a public confession for sins that I mentioned to friends before I repented?
- Do I need to confess a wrong I did in the past to someone who is not aware of it and wasn't harmed by it?
- Do I need to confess every sin I committed?
- Do I need to confess my adultery to my wife?
- Do I need to confess my use of pornography to my preacher?
- Do I need to confess to everyone that I wronged?
- Do I need to fix all my past sins in order to repent? Must I confess sins I did years ago before the church?
- Do I need to "like" everything mentioning God on Facebook?
- Do we have to confess our fornication that was repented of before our marriage?
- Does a confession need to be taken before baptism?
- Does sin require a public confession before a congregation?
- Doesn't a publicly known sin need to be confessed?
- How detailed does a confession of sin have to be?
- How much should be confessed to be forgiven?
- I confessed that I committed fornication before my marriage, but I lied about the details. What should I do?
- I don't think I understood what I was confessing well enough before my baptism. So am I saved?
- I got pregnant from fornication. I repented of it, but does it need to be confessed before the entire congregation?
- "If a single person is aware of sin then sin must be publicly confessed!"
- If I didn't say "Jesus is Lord," do I need to be baptized again?
- If many people know that someone was looking at pornography, is that a public sin?
- Is confession of sin only to one's self or must it be to God?
- Is it necessary to confess to a preacher or elder?
- Is it wrong to not consider myself a part of any specific religion?
- Is repentance necessary to be saved?
- Is saying "yes" enough to confess Christ before baptism?
- I'm haunted by the bad I've done. What should I do?
- Must I confess my sins to a priest to be forgiven?
- People stop being friends with me because of some nice things I've posted. Should I stop posting?
- Should failure to attend in the past be publicly confessed?
- Should I tell my friend's wife that he has been unfaithful after he has repented of his sin?
- Was Achan punished because he did not confess his sin to Joshua?
- What does it mean to confess Christ before men?
- What is wrong with Catholicism?
- What must I confess before I am baptized?
- What should be said to make the good confession?
- What should I say to confess my fornication?
- When a person doesn't know the wrong you did, is confession required?
- When I confessed my adultery, I lost my marriage
Confidence
- Can you achieve anything by just believing in yourself?
- How can I build up my confidence?
- How can I feel forgiven?
- How do I deal with my insecurities?
- How do I know if I have fallen from grace?
- How do we know if we have God's approval?
- How does someone know if they have the Holy Spirit?
- How much repentance is needed before baptism?
- I stopped many of my bad habits, but I'm still plagued by doubts. What do I do?
- I've been baptized three times, but I'm not certain I'm saved.
- What can I do for my daughter who fears she might have done something wrong?
Confrontation
Conscience
- Can you discuss "gut feelings?"
- What is the difference between feeling guilty and feeling convicted?
Conspiracies
- Do you think there is anything to this New World Order idea?
- Have you heard of Dr. Leonard Horowitz?
Consequences of Sin
Contention
- I am about to marry and I love her dearly, but she constantly nags and complains
- What can I do about my bitter and angry wife?
- See also Bitterness
- See also Anger
Contentment
- How do I find meaning to life?
- Is it wrong to be competitive in school?
- I'm worried that my son will be too short.
- What do you do when all your friends tell you you are not living life?
Contraceptives
- Are condoms wrong to use because they didn't exist in Jesus' era?
- Is avoiding getting your wife pregnant a sin?
- Is having a vasectomy a sin?
- Is it wrong to sell or prescribe emergency contraceptives?
Contributions
- Are Christians to tithe?
- Are special contributions scriptural?
- Can a bake sale be held at a church?
- Can a church receive funds from non-believers or an organization?
- Can a church register as a charitable organization to get grants from the government?
- Can a church rent a part of its property to a phone company?
- Can a person give his contribution to his unemployed mother instead of to the Lord?
- Can a treasurer use the church's money in his personal business?
- Can contributions be done through pledges?
- 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?
- How can I support your work?
- How do I handle my contributions when I rotate between three congregations?
- I couldn't make my pledge this month and the pastor wants God to afflict me. What do I do?
- 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 Christians aren't to tithe, then what about the curse mentioned in Malachi 3:9?
- If you get a raise, should the first check go to the Lord?
- In giving, what exactly is a profit?
- In regards to my income, what are the firstfruits that I must give to God?
- Is giving to the church optional?
- Is it right for a pastor to collect the tithes and spend the money on things he personally uses?
- Is it wrong to sell food, books, candy, drinks, etc. in God's house to raise money?
- My husband left me and I'm barely making my income last each month. Is it wrong if I don't give as much?
- Questions about King Joash's financial management
- Questions about the use of funds given to the church
- Should I attend services elsewhere while traveling?
- 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?
- Was the collection in I Corinthians 16:1-2 really worship?
- Wasn't Paul's command to collect on the first day of the week just a coincidence?
- What should we do since we learned the elders are misspending the Lord's money?
- Would it be wrong to accept a donation from a non-member?
- See also Giving
Conversion
- How do you change to be a Christian? It seems so hard.
- Is the reason I fell away so often because I wasn't truly converted in the first place?
- Who was the first negro convert?
Corinthian Letters
- Why did Paul say he was not sent to baptize?
- Why did Paul say Jesus appeared to the twelve when Judas was dead?
- Why does I Corinthians 13 list three gifts as stopping when I Corinthians 12 lists nine gifts?
- Why is I Corinthians 7:27 translated differently?
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?
- Am I married?
- Can a couple get married by simply taking a personal vow between them and God?
- Does the New Covenant require confirmation?
- How did David get forgiveness and why is it different after Christ's death?
- How important is the Sabbath day?
- Is "be fruitful and multiply" a part of the Old Covenant and thus no longer applicable?
- Is the covenant different from the Law?
- My boyfriend and I made a commitment with each other before a friend. Are we really married?
- Since only males were circumcised, how did females enter the Old Covenant?
- 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?
Covetousness
- I feel that God promised me this house, but I know it is more than I need. Why can't I stop thinking about it?
- Is it covetous to want to get married?
- Why are you only not to covet your neighbor's things?
Creation
- Could there have been a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
- Did God create darkness or did it always exist?
- Did God create the earth without a shape and then later give its current shape?
- Did God create the matter we see?
- Do extraterrestrials exist?
- Do the two creation accounts mean there were people before Adam and Eve?
- Does Genesis 1:1 say there was nothing except God before the beginning?
- Does God allow differing beliefs, such as regarding evolution?
- Does the Higgs Boson's existence prove the Big Bang theory?
- Doesn't Genesis 4:14 prove that there were other people than just the descendants of Adam and Eve?
- How can there be a beginning if God always existed?
- How could Adam name all those animals in one day?
- How did light reach the earth from the stars when God created the world?
- How old is the world?
- If intelligent life were discovered elsewhere, how would views of God change?
- "It isn't hard to coincide the Bible and evolution if we understand that days could have meant some long period of time."
- Is the biblical account of Creation not meant to be taken literally?
- Since the Y-chromosome doesn't activate until the fifth week, does this mean everyone starts out as female and that the first human could not be a male?
- Was the world made from nothing?
- Was there a world before Genesis?
- What was before the heavens and earth? Where does God come from?
- What was the source of light on the first day?
- When are people's spirits created?
- Where was God before He created the heavens and the earth?
- Who made the discoveries regarding oceanic springs and innumerable stars?
- Why did ancient cultures lose the story of God?
- Why did God create such a vast universe?
- 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 celebrate Christmas on the wrong day?
Criticism
- Can a Christian criticize society?
- "Criticism of other churches has no place in Christianity"
- How do I deal with an argumentative mother?
- How do you handle criticism?
- I defended the truth but they said such hateful things that it left me depressed
- My friends are not content with the church. What can I do?
- 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.
- Why is everyone expecting me to be perfect when I'm not?
Crucifixion
- Could Jesus have said "My God, my God, for this I was kept?"
- Did Jesus carry his cross?
- Did Jesus die on a cross or a stake?
- Didn't Jesus die on Wednesday?
- Did Jesus know he would die by crucifixion in advance?
- Do we know the year Jesus was crucified?
- Does the phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" have a different meaning in Aramaic than in the Greek?
- How could Jesus be in the grave three days and nights if he died on Friday and rose on Sunday?
- I can't figure out when Jesus ate the Passover meal.
- 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 raised at Christ's death and where did they go?
- 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?
Cults
- My son started worshiping on Saturdays with a group on the Internet. Is he in a cult?
- Why do you list cults among the denominations?
Curses
- Can one person put a curse on another?
- Does the curse of Canaan mean we should be saving as many black people as possible?
- How do I get an Ifa priestess' curse off of me?
- If Christian aren't to tithe, then what about the curse mentioned in Malachi 3:9?
- Should a man search out the father who abandoned him as a child to remove a curse of a broken family from him?
- Should a preacher say, "I break all generational curses on you"?
- What are blessings and curses?
- What is the point of the story of Elisha, the 42 youths, and the bears?
- Why was the serpent cursed?
- Why is the Hebrew word for "bless" in Job 1:5 translated as "curse?"
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?
Cutting
- I can't stop harming myself
- I keep getting strong urges to cut myself. I know it is wrong, but am I lusting for what is wrong?
- I'm carrying about so much guilt. I hide it from my parents, but am I wrong for doing so?
- One year without cutting
- Will God forgive me for cutting myself?
- See also: Marks
- See also: Self-Harm
Cybersex
- See also: Sexting
- See also: Phone Sex
- See also: Pornography
