Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "E"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Eating in the Church Building
- Can a hall used by a church for worship also be rented for a potluck by members?
- Can we have meals in the building since eating together is an expression of fellowship?
- If you can have fellowship with people who differ in one area, why can't you have fellowship with those who have kitchens and fellowship halls?
- Is it wrong to have a fellowship building for dinners?
- Isn't a kitchen just an way to reach people with the gospel?
- Questions about the use of funds given to the church
- Why is eating in the building an issue?
- "You shouldn't write against having kitchens and fellowship halls since these aren't important to salvation"
Education
- Are lectureships scriptural?
- Did God invent algebra?
- How can I make my daughter interested in studying?
- How do I improve my concentration and ability to memorize?
- May Christians make use of denominationally sponsored preschools?
- Should corporal punishment be allowed in schools?
- What is the philosophy of true education?
- When I get busy in school, I lose sight of God. Is that wrong?
- Where have you studied?
- Were the apostles educated?
- Why has God withdrawn His favor and let me fail my last exam?
- You're too harsh on public schools
Elders
- Any advice for a new elder?
- Can a church be scriptural without elders?
- Can a man be both a preacher and an elder?
- Can a man still be an elder if his faithful children have died before him?
- Can a woman be a pastor?
- Did Onesimus later become an elder?
- Do the elders and preachers constitute the church in decisions?
- Do you have other material on an elder's children being faithful?
- Does a Christian have the right to privately criticize an elder?
- Does an elder need to step down if one of his children falls away?
- Does divorce disqualify a man from being an elder?
- Does "faithful children" mean faithful to God or faithful to the parent?
- How do you deal with sin in the church when the elders disagree?
- How do you know when a passage is talking about older men in a congregation or the elders of a congregation?
- How old does a person need to be to become an elder?
- How tight of a reign should elders have over a preacher?
- May a church without elders appoint deacons?
- Must an elder have faithful children?
- Must elders have more than one child?
- Must elders have the consent of the congregation in order to serve?
- Should a person leave a church that doesn't have elders or deacons?
- Should a repeated adulterer be dismissed from the ministry?
- Should the current eldership select additional elders?
- What did Jesus expect of Peter when he said to feed his sheep?
- What happens if an elder's wife dies?
- What is meant by an elder being the husband of one wife?
- What is the function of a pastor?
- What qualifications does an elder need that a deacon does not?
- What should be done when there are couples in the church living together without being married?
- What would you tell an eldership who rejects a preacher because his wife wears a headcovering?
- Who appoints elders?
- Who removes an elder from office?
Emotionalism
Emotions
Employment
- Are Christians commanded to physically labor?
- Do I have to work on Sundays if my boss demands it?
- Is it wrong for my employer to demand more hours from me?
- Is it wrong to work in a Catholic hospital or work for a company that produces sexual themed movies?
- May a Christian serve in government?
- Questions about Boaz
- Should a woman stay home and not work to take care of the children?
- Should I continue talking to a co-worker who only wants to talk about sex?
- Should wages be fixed?
- What does the Bible say about employment?
- When I get busy in school, I lose sight of God. Is that wrong?
End of Time, End of the World
- Is the end of time drawing near?
- Is the recent major earthquake in Indonesia an indication that Jesus is about to return?
- Peter can't be referring to the physical elements being destroyed, can he?
- Will the world end on December 21, 2012?
Engagement
- Are engagements required before a marriage can take place?
- Boy - girl relationships don't affect studies do they?
- Does the Bible talk about asking a father for his daughter's hand in marriage?
- Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
Envy
- I've had a disappointing life and I envy those who have done well. How do I overcome these feelings?
- Should I go out for college basketball?
Eternal Life
Eternity, Eternal, Everlasting
Ethics
- See: Morality
Eunuchs
Evangelists
- Can a man be both a preacher and an elder? Can a woman be a preacher? Must preachers be ordained?
- Should a preacher be paid to hold a gospel meeting?
- Should you only teach a subject once to a Christian who disagrees with you?
- What does a preacher's wife do?
Evidence
- How do you not doubt that God exists?
- Where can I find the early church father's writings and evidence that Jesus lived and died?
- Where does the Bible explain why Jesus' bones were not broken?
- Why did God prove He existed before but not now?
- Why do you believe in God? If God loves us all, why doesn't He let us all in heaven?
Evil
Evolution
- Could there have been a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
- Did dinosaurs really exist?
- Do historians and the Bible disagree?
- 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?
- Your list of scientists who opposed evolution contains people who could not have read Darwin's book.
Examples
- How do you justify using Acts 20:7 as binding the day but not the place?
- If Priscilla can be used as an example of head covering, why not of women serving communion?
- 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?
- Since they met at night in Acts 20:7ff, does that mean Christians today should only meet at night?
- When are examples binding?
- See also Authority
- See also Influence