Category: Q&A
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Why are people reluctant to study the bible?
Go back to the time of Christ on earth. A confrontation occurs in Matthew 15. The Pharisees came to Jesus over the issue of the “tradition of the elders” (verse 2). Jesus turned the tables on them by accusing them of transgressing the commands of God by their traditions. The word “transgress” means to go…
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How do we teach people the truth about the antichrist?
There are people who have sincere hearts and can be reached by the truth (Luke 8:15). A major problem we are faced with today is a lack of Bible knowledge among those of the religious world. I saw a sign recently on one of the denominational groups signboard out front. It said something about where…
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How can we help those who believe in the rapture/end times doctrine?
We should begin by trying to get them to see that the Bible is from God but also that it can be understood. Stress the fact that God is not the author of confusion (I Cor. 14:33). When you discuss the “end times” there is much division as to what certain things mean. When people…
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What is the difference between offending someone and sinning?
The church began with being in favor with all men (Acts 2:47). There was increased growth of the church as more and more people were being taught. In Acts 5 we read about a couple who became involved in hypocritical conduct. It cost them their lives. When Acts 6 opens up we find the church…
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How do we get the religious world to understand works?
The heart of trying to reach the religious world finds a high wall created by those who knowingly teach error. They pour over books like Romans or parts of Ephesians to establish that first into the concept of “works”. In order to teach that man is saved without doing anything, they must change in some…
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Are people who believe in “Faith Only” and “Grace Only” sincere?
No one knows the hearts of all men. My experience has been that most of the ones whom I have been able to study with are sincere. If you ask me “Do they study their Bibles?” Once more I find that those whom we are able to study with do indeed, study their Bibles. The…
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What attitude should we have in trying to reach the lost?
We begin from the foundation that we all need to be saved by Jesus (Matt.5:3). The answer does not lie within us to remove sin (Jer. 10:23). When Jesus instructed about prayer, He said we are to forgive others as God has forgiven us (Matt. 6:12,14). Each of us should come to know that we…
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How do once faithful churches change their direction?
There are, no doubt, many reasons. I would cite the number one cause is leaving the Word of God. Faith has as its origin the Word of God (Rom. 10:17). Speaking of faith in this way calls for effort on the part of man to understand what God’s Word teaches. It is not just understanding…
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Are some sins greater than others?
Sin is a transgression of the law of God (I John 3:4). Sin can be seen as something we do as in a one time act or something that we live in, daily. Paul wrote about Gentiles and how they lived in sin before they became Christians (Col. 3:7). This refers to living in sin.…
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What do people hope to gain by speaking in a bad way about the church of Christ?
There is a mind-set today of men striving to blend in where there is no criticism of what they are doing. They yearn to be accepted of men thinking that is the highest good they could achieve. They desire either in small or great ways to be exalted by men. Jesus warns us if that…