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Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "P"
Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.
Pacifism
Is there any biblical support for war?
Paganism
Parables
Can you explain the Parable of the Unjust Steward in Luke 16:1-9?
Parents
How do you handle a controlling father?
How do you honor an abusive parent?
What is a Christian's responsibility to his parents?
Passover
Paul
Could you explain the vow Paul took at Cenchrea?
Did the apostle Paul keep the laws found in the Torah?
How did Paul learn the gospel?
I don't think you proved Paul to be an apostle.
I would like to ask you about the book of Galatians and Paul.
Was Paul ever in Colosse?
Wasn't Paul a Nicolaitan?
Where can I learn about Paul's work?
Why did Paul say he left Titus in Crete?
Perseverance of the Saints
Can you sin after receiving the Holy Spirit?
Could you explain I Peter 1:1-5?
How is it possible to fall from grace if you can't lose your salvation?
What do you think about this group who says believers cannot lose their salvation?
Will God allow sin to get us back?
Persistence
Why did Jesus ignore the Canaanite woman?
Peter
Did Peter always believe that Jesus was the Christ?
Pharisees
What were the requirements to be a Pharisee?
Philemon
What happened to the letter to Laodicea mentioned in Colossians 4:16?
Philosophy
What is the Christian's response to postmoderism?
Physicians, Doctors, Healers
Should a Christian use medicinal drugs that may affect the mind?
Who are the three doctors of the Bible?
Plants
Does the sycamore tree still have fruit today as it did in biblical times?
Police
May a Christian serve in government?
Pornography
Can you make some recommendations for a computer for a 14-year-old?
Does pornography change a person?
Doesn't Matthew 5:27-28 only apply to married people?
I have problems in my youth group. What should I do?
I'm addicted to pornography and masturbation. How do I stop?
Is looking at pornography fornication?
Is viewing pornography wrong when you are married?
My husband supposedly stopped viewing pornography, but he has stopped sleeping with me. How can I trust him?
One of my kids in my youth group is into porn, but I don't know what to do.
What is pornography's draw?
What is the spiritual impact of online pornography?
Why is pornography so addictive and how can I help someone stop looking at porn?
Prayer, Praying
Can a woman lead prayers at home when her husband is present?
Can Satan hear our internal prayers?
Did you get some verses wrong concerning prayer?
Does Ephesians 6:18 teach that saints are to be intercessors between Christians and God?
How are prayers handled when a woman's husband is not a Christian?
How can I feel forgiven?
How can I get God to answer my prayer?
How do I get God to make me a slave to righteousness?
How should I pray to grow bigger?
I think I'm getting too caught up in the "doing" parts of being a Christian. How can I improve?
If you're praying for something and believe you have received it, what if it's not what God wants?
Is the correct way to ask God for help is "if you are willing?"
Should prayers only be made for things that bring God glory?
Should we pray for Satan's salvation?
Shouldn't we lift hands in prayer and greet with a holy kiss?
To whom should we pray?
What does "anointing him with oil" mean?
Why did Jesus ignore the Canaanite woman?
Why do I feel so disconnected after making the sign of the cross?
Why don't Protestants say the Rosary?
Preachers, Preaching
Are there more Christians who actually believe the Bible?
Can a preacher kick members out of a church?
Can a woman be a pastor?
Can a woman be a preacher?
Can I use your pictures on my website?
Do abuses prove that preachers are being overused in congregations?
Do angels preach?
Do the elders and preachers constitute the church in decisions?
Do you employ a full-time leader?
Does a congregation have the right to mandate what is preached?
Does a preacher need to give?
Does Acts 2:17-18 prove women can be preachers?
Have you read the whole Bible and memorized Scriptures?
How can I help a brother become a better teacher and preacher?
Is a preacher an employee of the church?
Is it wrong to pay a preacher?
Must a preacher teach from the Greek and Hebrew text?
Must preachers be ordained?
Must the duties of preaching be evenly distributed among able and qualified men?
Should a preacher be paid to hold a gospel meeting?
Should a preacher be referred to as "reverend?"
Should a preacher do weddings?
Should preachers only be supported if they are in need?
Should a repeated adulterer be dismissed from the ministry?
Should I stick with the program or go off to teach the gospel on my own?
Should you only teach a subject once to a Christian who disagrees with you?
Shouldn't you teach about principles instead of pointing out people's sins?
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?
Was Jesus ever long winded?
What do I need to know to become a preacher's wife?
What does a preacher's wife do?
What is "mutual edification?"
What is the function of a pastor?
What should be done when a foreign preacher asks for money?
What would you tell an eldership who rejects a preacher because his wife wears a headcovering?
When I get busy in school, I lose sight of God. Is that wrong?
Where does it say that those preaching God's word would be hated?
Where have you studied?
Why isn't more time spent on spreading the golden rule?
Wouldn't it be better to put the questions and answers on a site that doesn't mention the church of Christ?
You can't judge others!
You shouldn't be so negative.
Predestination, Foreordination, Unconditional Election
Are Christians predestined to go to heaven?
Could you explain I Peter 1:1-5?
Did God pick Jacob for salvation before or after he was born?
Does everything happen as God designed it or is it all by coincidence?
If God knows everything, then why did Jesus marvel at the centurion's faith?
If Jesus knew Judas would betray him, why did Jesus have him around?
Is free will and predetermined destiny contradictory?
Is God bound by time?
Is Judaism Calvinistic?
Is our fate predetermined?
What do you think about predestination and free-will?
Premillennialism
Are there sacrifices during the millennium?
Can people receive Christ after the Rapture?
Did the Jesuits develop preterism and futurism?
How do I explain the second coming?
I am confused about premillennial theory
If you weren't a part of the rapture and had to face the tribulation, would that shake your faith?
In the Book of Revelation, when is Christ coming back on a cloud, before or after the tribulation?
What do you believe in regards to premillennial and dispensational theories?
What is meant by "one will be left and the other taken"?
Who cares if the word "rapture" doesn't appear in the Bible? It is still a term used to describe a real event.
Will Jesus come again when everyone has heard the gospel?
Preterism, Preterist, AD 70 Theory
Did the Jesuits develop preterism and futurism?
Should all prophecies be seen as fulfilled in the past (preterism)?
Pride
Is my daughter's craftiness a self-esteem issue?
Questions about James 4
What is pride?
What should a teenager do to guard against pride?
Priests
How could Samuel offer a burnt offering when he was not a Levite?Were all Levitical Priests left-handed?
Were only priests allowed to offer sacrifices?
What is the difference between a Priest and a Levite?
What is wrong with Catholicism?
Where does the Bible say the priesthood is given to all men?
Profanity
I need help handling teenage dress and language problems
Promises
How many promises can be found in the Bible?
What does God do if you make a deal with Him and don't keep it?
When and to whom was the Savior first promised?
Would you help resolve a dispute over the sale of a home?
Prophecy
A reader who doesn't believe the gifts of the Spirit have ended.
Aren't prophets useless if they don't submit to the church's authority?
Does a prophet need to be an official minister before they can prophesy?
Does Acts 2:17-18 prove women can be preachers?
Doesn't Ezekiel 37 speak of the restoration of Israel before Jesus' return?
Have you heard about Kim Clement?
If Jesus knew Judas would betray him, why did Jesus have him around?
Should all prophecies be seen as fulfilled in the past (preterism)?
The mistranslation of "Jesus" is the 666 in Revelation
Was Moses a prophet?
What about prophecy in the church?
What did Simeon mean in Luke 2:35?
What is the purpose of dreams?
What is your proof that prophecy has ended?
When and to whom was the Savior first promised?
Who are the false prophets among us today?
"You are a false prophet"
Protection
Where was God's protection for those caught in the September 11th tragedy?
Providence
How does God influence us?
Where was God's protection for those caught in the September 11th tragedy?
Psychiatry, Psychologists, Psychology
How do I get motivated?
What about hearing voices in your head?
Why do I still not have control over my anger?
Psychics
Are psychics real?If a psychic helps the police, does this make it good?
Purpose of Life
What is the purpose of life?
Why was I born if God knew I would fail?
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