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Answers to Questions Listed by Topics Beginning with the Letter "T"

Unless otherwise noted, all answers were written by Jeff Hamilton.

Teaching

Any suggestions for material to teach young people?
Are lectureships scriptural?
Are Sunday morning Bible classes an unauthorized innovation?
Can a woman teach a teenage boy?
Can you give me some advice on how to share the Gospel?
Can you suggest how a new Christian can handle hecklers?
Could I have driven my friend away by talking about my faith?
Do have some suggestions on how to talk to a youth group about witchcraft?
Does it please God when we preach and teach His Word?
Does the command for a woman not to teach only apply to the assembly?
Getting back to basics
Have you read the whole Bible and memorized Scriptures?
How can I help a brother become a better teacher and preacher?
How can I make my daughter interested in studying?
How do I teach a young woman who harbors anger over the past?
How can I teach my grandfather?
How can you talk to someone who constantly twists the Bible?
How do I talk to my Buddhist grandmother about Christ?
How do I teach a stubborn person the truth about baptism?
How do I teach my girlfriend about music and partaking of the Lord's Supper?
How do I tell someone they are sinning?
How do you teach preteens about salvation?
How were the Thessalonians taught by God to love one another?
I feel so stupid. I just told a child that looking at pornography was a sin and then the next evening did it myself. Can you give me some advice?
I have problems in my youth group. What should I do?
Is it proper to feel contempt for those who will not listen to the truth?
My ex-girlfriend is caught up in emotionalism. How can I get her to see the truth?
Questions about James 3
Should games be offered at youth groups?
What do you do when people say it is wrong to speak out against homosexuality?
What is the best way to study the Bible?
What is the philosophy of true education?
You shouldn't be so negative.
Your home page took me aback.

Teenagers

Any suggestions for material to teach young people?
At what age is a person accountable?
Boy - girl relationships don't affect studies do they?
Can a woman teach a teenage boy?
How can I make my 17 year old daughter understand lying makes me distrust her?
How do I chasten my teenager for using drugs?
How do I help a young man going down the wrong path?
How do I help my depressed teenage daughter?
How do you handle a teenage liar?
How do you handle people with hot tempers?
How do you prevent teenagers from having pre-marital sex?
How should I punish my defiant 14-year-old son?
I need help handling teenage dress and language problems
I wanted you to know your web site helped me a lot.
Is it right to feel that my parents are sucking the life out of me?
Is it right for my dad to still spank me at nineteen?
My 14 year old has become rude, a poor student, and mean to his younger brother. What do I do?
Should I go ahead and spank my son?
Should I spank my boys for breaking a window?
We suspect our daughter is stealing, but she hasn't been caught. Any words of wisdom?
What should a teenager do to guard against pride?
Why are boy-girl relationships not advisable at a young age?
Will my daughter's moodiness go away?
You're too harsh on public schools

Temptation

How can I overcome my evil thoughts even though I am Christian already?
How do I keep focused and not be tempted and fall?
How does adultery start?
How does Satan know with what to tempt us?
I can't seem to stop thinking about sinful things. What can I do?
I feel so stupid. I just told a child that looking at pornography was a sin and then the next evening did it myself. Can you give me some advice?
I noticed the more good I do, the more I am tempted. How do I deal with this?
Since sin comes from our thoughts, does this mean there is no Satan?
What was so bad about Jesus turning stones into bread?
Were Adam and Eve bound to sin?

Ten Commandments

Does "honoring your mother and father" mean following their religious beliefs?
Does "remember the Sabbath" imply prior observance?
How can the Sabbath be moved when Christ said he did not come to destroy the law?
If we are to keep all the commandments, shouldn't this include Exodus 20?
Since Christians are spiritual Israel, shouldn't they be following the Ten Commandments?
Wasn't it just the special Sabbaths which were done way with in the New Testament?
What did the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments look like?
What does "you shall have no other gods before me" mean?
What is the Law of Christ?
Who wrote the second set of tablets?
Why do Christians worship on Sunday instead of Saturday?
Why ten commandments and not another number?

Terminology in the Bible

Are Christians considered to be Israelites?
Are the commands to work directed to men only or both men and women?
Are there passages that refer to THE Lord's Supper?
Can the Greek word translated "himself" in James 1:27 also be translated "themselves"?
Can we say for sure that Onesimus stole from his master?
Can you explain "expediency"?
Could you explain Matthew 24:30?
Can you explain the difference between heautou and idios?
Can you explain what "flesh" is in Romans 4:1?
Can you help me understand who were the people with similar names?
Could Cornelius have been an Israelite of foreign birth?
Could Jesus have said "My God, my God, for this I was kept?"
Did the disciples receive the Holy Spirit at the last supper or on Pentecost?
Didn't the Christians in Troas worship on the Sabbath?
Do people physically go to heaven or hell?
Do the words "carousing" or "reveling" condemn social drinking? Do you know what it means to "cast your
bread upon the waters?"
Does "disciple" refer to the apostles or all of Jesus' followers?
Does "honoring your mother and father" mean following their religious beliefs?
Does Matthew 3:11 show that eis can be translated "because of"?
Does Psalm 58:3 show that at least some children are born sinful?
Does regeneration and being born again mean the same thing?
Does "remember the Sabbath" imply prior observance?
Does the fig tree refer to Israel?
Does the phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" have a different meaning in Aramaic than in the Greek?
Does the word "forever" in Ecclesiastes 1:4 mean "everlasting?"
Had Cornelius heard John's teaching and, perhaps, was baptized by John?
How can birds be an example of God's care when they can suffer from droughts and famines?
How can the Old Covenant be everlasting and yet come to an end?
How can we be children of God and slaves of God at the same time?
How can you take up a cross and follow Christ today?
How could Jesus be the son of David?
How could Moses be called meek?
How long were the priests' breeches?
How many horsemen did David kill?
How many monuments were raised in Joshua 4?
I think your translation of Nicolaitan is incorrect
In Galatians 5:12, is Paul actually wishing that some would emasculate themselves?
In Mark 5:19, the word is "house" not "people."
Is "body of Christ" more proper than "church of Christ"?
Is "hell" a proper translation of "Gehenna"?
Is the church or Israel the bride of Christ?
Is the church the building or its members?
Is the commandment "You shall not kill" or "You shall not murder"?
Is the covenant different from the Law?
Is the temple of the Spirit the Christian or the church?
Is there a passage similar to "an idle mind is the devil's workplace?"
Is same gender love wrong?
Isn't Acts 2:38 and Matthew 26:28 different in some Greek texts?
Isn't repentance and faith the same thing?
Isn't there a distinction between the 144,000 and the great multitude?
My map shows Baal Zephon to be on the Mediterranean Sea, so doesn't this prove the crossing of the Red Sea to be allegorical?
Please explain the "baptism of fire."
Should the Father only be addressed as Yahweh and the Son as Yahshua?
The mistranslation of "Jesus" is the 666 in Revelation.
Was Jesus created since he is the firstborn of creation?
Was the tree of life different from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
What about the argument that "for the remission of your sins" is plural and refers back to repentance in Acts 2:38?
What constitutes a witness in the Bible?
What did Jesus mean by "eat my flesh and drink my blood?"
What did Paul mean by "chiefest of the apostles"?
What does "gnashing of teeth" refer to?
What does "honor" mean in I Peter 2:17?
What does lasciviousness mean?
What does it mean to die in vain?
What does it mean to honor your father and mother?
What does the fatness of the land and the dew of heaven mean?
What does the word "perfect" mean in I Corinthians 13:10?
What does "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem?" mean?
What is a jot and a tittle?
What is a lady?
What is a "love feast?"
What is an unknown tongue?
What is mammon?
What is meant by "one will be left and the other taken"?
What is the difference between a birthright and a blessing as in the story of Esau and Jacob?
What is the difference between a Greek and a Gentile?
What is the difference between a Priest and a Levite?
What is the difference between a revial and a Gospel meeting?
What is the meaning of "Hebron"?
What is meant by "first fruits"?
When did Saul reign in Israel?
What are the seven spirits of God in Revelation?
What does "anointing him with oil" mean?
What does seven "times" mean in Daniel 4?
What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
Which day is the Sabbath?
Who are the 144,000?
Who are the two witnesses in Revelation?
Who is the faithful and wise servant in Matthew 25:45-47?
Who is the Queen of Heaven in Jeremiah 7:18?
Who was sent out as the first missionary?
Who were the Nicolaitans?
Why did the people think Jesus was calling for Elijah?
Why does Mark have "Eloi" and Matthew have "Eli" for the same statement?
Why does Revelation 5:1-6 contain changing symbols?
Why is there a "-;" in Exodus 32:32?
Why is YHWH translated LORD?
Why isn't I Timothy 2:9 taken literally?
Why twelve apostles?
Why wasn't Jesus named Immanuel?
Your explanation of pharmakeia is poor

Tithing

Are Christians to tithe?
What is meant by "first fruits"?

Titles

Should a preacher be referred to as "reverend?"

Titus

Why did Paul say he left Titus in Crete?

Tobacco

Can the church sponsor the growing of tobacco to raise funds?
What is wrong with pipe smoking?
What is wrong with smoking?

Tongues, Speaking in

A reader who doesn't believe the gifts of the Spirit have ended.
Are tongues still in existence today?
Could you help me explain to my girlfriend that speaking in tongues has ended?
Did the apostles speak in different languages or did the people hear in differnt languages?
Must you speak in tongues to have the Holy Spirit?
My wife divorced me after getting involved in a charismatic group. What do I do now?
Praying in a heavenly tongue
Was Balaam's donkey speaking in tongues?
What does the word "perfect" mean in I Corinthians 13:10?
What is an unknown tongue?
What is it that I'm doing, if it is not speaking in tongues?

Translations

Can the Greek word translated "himself" in James 1:27 also be translated "themselves"?
Could you explain the different translations of Psalm 51:5 in detail?
Does Matthew 3:11 show that eis can be translated "because of"?
Does the phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" have a different meaning in Aramaic than in the Greek?
Does the word "forever" in Ecclesiastes 1:4 mean "everlasting?"
I think your translation of Nicolaitan is incorrect
Is "hell" a proper translation of "Gehenna"?
Isn't Acts 2:38 and Matthew 26:28 different in some Greek texts?
What do you think about the International Standard Version?
What is the meaning of the biblical word "korah?"
What problems have you found in the ESV?
What would be a good translation for children?
Which Bible is the true Word of God?
Why do you say the New World Translation is not a reliable translation?
Why does Psalm 104:8 read so differently in different translations?
Why don't you use the King James Version?
Your information on the New Interational Version is totally wrong.
Your explanation of pharmakeia is poor

Trials

Can you help? I'm feeling overwhelmed.
How can you take up a cross and follow Christ today?
Questions about James 1

Trinity

Can Satan hear our internal prayers?
How can the Son be called the Everlasting Father?
How do you respond to someone claiming Jesus was not divine?
Is Jesus, the Father, and the Spirit three manifestations of the same one Spirit?
Is the Holy Spirit Jesus?
"The spirit cannot be God"
Was the spirit of Christ the Holy Spirit?
What are the Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs about the Godhead?
Who is the "us" when God said "Let us make man"?

Trust

How do I defend against Satan?

Truth

I have my doubts about Catholicism, but where do I go for the truth?
We may disagree, but doesn't matter, so long as we get to heaven