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1. Q & A Series: Why is the Old Testament written in Hebrew, & New Testament written in Greek?
2. Q & A Series: Do You Think God Knows His Own? (Do you think the Lord knows who are his, and who isn't? and Is the Bible its own expositor, or do we need to study the original Greek & Hebrew texts?)

1. Q & A Series: Have I Blasphemed the Holy Spirit?
2. Q & A Series: In Matthew 12:32 what does it mean to, ‘speak against,’ the Holy Spirit? ?

1. Biblical Perspectives
   • Q & A Series: Do I need to have home church “covering” to start a new home church?
   • Q & A Series: Should tongues be interpreted as God speaking in the first Person?
   • Q & A Series: Does the Mosaic Law does not have any application to the church?
   • Q & A Series: What is Edification?
   
   
2. Church Leadership:
   • Q & A Series: My pastor says he’s only accountable to God; is this true?
   • Q & A Series: Should a Pastor’s Role be a Paid Salary?
   • Q & A Series: Romans 10:14-15 and Luke 9:60 -- “Can these verses be used to justify the role of pastor/preacher?”
   • Q & A Series: What Is The Scriptural Role Of A Deacon?

• Q & A Series: How does God view polygamy for and in current times?
• Q & A Series: Questions about suicide and overeating

1. Q & A Series: Do You Think God Knows His Own? (Do you think the Lord knows who are his, and who isn't? and Is the Bible its own expositor, or do we need to study the original Greek & Hebrew texts?)
2. Q & A Series: Why is God Referred to as Masculine: Part One?
3. Q & A Series: Why is God Referred to as Masculine: Part Two?
4. Q & A Series: Can I call God my Creator or Chief?
5. Q & A Series: Is Yahweh dishonored if we refer to Him as “God?”
6. Q & A Series: How do I prove God exists to an atheist?
7. Q & A Series: Concerning Yahweh, God’s Covenant Name: Where does the Hebrew word Yahweh originate?

1. Q & A Series: Is Anointing & Miracle Healing Proof Enough that a Man is Speaking God's Truth?
2. Q & A Series: What, specifically, does Jesus say about sickness and love for the sick and infirmed?
3. Q & A Series: Why Don’t We See Miracles Today?
4. Q & A Series: If God is all knowing and all powerful, then why does he allow so much suffering?

1. Biblical Perspectives
   • Q & A Series: Is Jesus Divine?
   • Q & A Series: Does Jesus’ Name Mean “Yahweh the Savior”?
   • Q & A Series: What makes Jesus Christ the true and only son of God?
   • Q & A Series: Who are the 3 men in Genesis 18-19?
   • Q & A Series: Is it true that the Greek word replaced by “Begotten” in the Bible is inaccurate and is more accurately translated as “Unique”?
   • Q & A Series: How is Jesus the ‘Root & ‘Offspring’ of David?
   • Q & A Series: Jesus Christ is not God — Explain Why
   • Q & A Series: In the Old Testament, do appearances of a man called the ‘angel of Yahweh’ indicate Christ’s Preincarnate Existence?
   • Q & A Series: Was Jesus a Jew? What did Jesus mean in John 4:22, “Salvation is of the Jews?”
   • Q & A Series: How can Jesus’ death be a sacrifice if God knew he would not die?
   • Q & A Series: What is the Meaning of John 17:5?
   • Q & A Series: By what Hebrew names do we call God & Jesus?
   • Q & A Series: Why Is Jesus Is Called "The Almighty" in Revelation 1:8?
   • Q & A Series: What Does Colossians 1:15-18 Mean?
   • Q & A Series: What does John 6:62 mean?
   • Q & A Series: What does John 17:5 mean?
   • Q & A Series: Did Jesus have Mary's DNA?
   • Q & A Series: Since we know that Jesus is God incarnate or 100% God and 100% man, Where did He (Jesus) get His blood?
   • Q & A Series: Was Mary’s DNA passed on to Jesus inside her womb thru her blood supply?
   • Q & A Series: Questions about The Da Vinci Code and Jesus’ Human Identity?
   • Q & A Series: What sign did Jesus give the Jews?
   
   
2. Jesus is the "Gift" of the Holy Spirit:
   • Q & A Series: Is Jesus The Life-Giving Spirit?

1. Biblical Perspectives
   • Q & A Series: Does God want Christians to pursue prosperity?
   
   
2. Tithing:
   • Q & A Series: Is the ‘tithe’ in Malachi 3:6-12 applied to the Levitical priest?
   • Q & A Series: Does Abraham’s tithe to Melchizedek justify church tithing?
   • Q & A Series: Did Jesus pay tithes?

1. Q & A Series: Philosophy: The God of Reason
2. Q & A Series: What is the relationship between faith and reason?
3. Q & A Series: How Can I Be A Better Witness To Mormons?

1. Q & A Series: How Does a Christian Live by the Ten Commandments?
2. Q & A Series: Is It Right For A Born-again Christian To Use Catholic Facilities?
3. Q & A Series: Why Some Christians Crave More of God than Others?
4. Q & A Series: Should a Christian be ready to give an answer at any time when a sinner or unbeliever asks us a question(s) concerning the Bible?
5. Q & A Series: What does it mean in Luke 16:9, ‘make friends with mammon of unrighteousness’?
6. Q & A Series: Is it wrong for Christians to celebrate Christmas?
7. Q & A Series: Does God guide people throughout the day? If so, how can we recognize him?

1. Q & A Series: How can I have assurance of salvation if God won't help me now?
2. Q & A Series: Questions about suicide and overeating
3. Q & A Series: How Could Enoch Be Taken Alive To Heaven?
4. Q & A Series: Does God use His ‘foreknowledge’ of a person’s decision for or against the gospel to ‘predestine’ one’s own future with or without Him?
5. Q & A Series: Searching for a Bible Verse about Salvation
6. Q & A Series: Please explain Romans 2:14-15

1. Q & A Series: What is the correct way to receive the Holy Spirit?
2. Q & A Series: Should tongues be interpreted as God speaking in the first Person?

1. Q & A Series: Who are the 3 men in Genesis 18-19?
2. Q & A Series: In the Old Testament, do appearances of a man called the ‘angel of Yahweh’ indicate Christ’s Preincarnate Existence?
3. Q & A Series: A Four-Part Question on Trinitarian beliefs, self-proclaimed Heresy Hunters, what church Craig attends, & his opinion of Hank Hanegraaff
4. Q & A Series: Why Is Jesus Is Called "The Almighty" in Revelation 1:8?
5. Q & A Series: Since we know that Jesus is God incarnate or 100% God and 100% man, Where did He (Jesus) get His blood?
6. Q & A Series: Does Genesis 19:24 validate the trinity?

1. Q & A Series: Is it wrong for Christians to celebrate Christmas?
   
   
2. Q & A Series: How Did The Israelites Cast A Golden Calf By Mount Sinai? ?
   
   
3. Q & A Series: How Do I Translate Psalms 110?
   
   
4. Q & A Series: What do you think about being "slain in the spirit"?
   
   
5. Q & A Series: “Since there are no existing original documents of the Bible, how can we base our lives on the original Hebrew & Greek text?”
   
   
6. Q & A Series: Where Did the Saying "Leap of Faith" Originate?
   
   
7. Q & A Series: How come the Bible orders to kill Psalms 137:9?
   
   
8. Q & A Series: How should I respond to an atheist’s allegation that interpreting the Bible in the literal sense is proof that the earth itself, not God, is responsible for creating plants & animals?
   
   
9. Q & A Series: Who are the people or nation Jesus is talking about in Matthew 21:42-44?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Brief answers to frequently asked questions.

• Q. Is the word "Trinity" found in the Bible?
• A. No. Neither are the words "triune or "three in one".

• Q. Is God 3 persons?
• A. No. The Bible teaches that God is one (Deut 6:4).

• Q. Is Jesus Christ God? Can God die on the cross?
• A. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. God cannot die and God did not die on the cross. The man, Christ Jesus, died on the cross.

• Q.Should New Testament Christians tithe?
• A. No. Tithing was an Old Testament ordinance and was used primarily to support the Levites and priests. The priesthood was done away with when Jesus became the final sacrifice for sin.

• Q.How should Christians give?
• A. Christians should first take care of their own family. Then they should use their time, money and talents to meet the needs of people.

• Q.Did Christians in the first century meet in church buildings like many believers do today?
• A. No. They met in homes, not church buildings. The New Testament says that God does not dwell in buildings built by men's hands.

• Q.Should Christians expect to be rich and prosperous?
• A. No. God says that Christians should be content with what they have. The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil.

• Q.Who is the anti-christ?
• A. No one knows. The Bible says there are many "anti-christs" and an "anti-christ" who is yet to come.

• Q.Should Christians have sex outside of marriage?
• A. No. The Bible forbids fornication, adultery and homosexuality.

• Q.Are Catholics Christians?
• A. A person in the Catholic Church may become a Christian if he/she repents and accepts Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior and Mediator between God and man. The doctrines of the Catholic Church do not, of themselves, promote true salvation.

• Q.Can Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses be called Christians?
• A. It is possible for individual Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses to become a Christian if they repent, deny their "works" as a means of salvation and accept Jesus as Lord, Savior and Mediator between God and man. The teachings of the Mormon Church and Jehovah's Witnesses deviate from the teachings of Scripture.

• Q.What is the most common cause of Christians backsliding?
• A. The worries of life, the desire for riches and things like these.

• Q.What are the most common temptations for Christians?
• A. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the boastful pride of life.

• Q.Do I have to attend services in a church building to be a Christian?
• A. No. Going to church services is not a scriptural requirement to be a Christian. Church services often do not offer a believer the type of fellowship (koinonia) spoken of in the Scriptures.

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