The following posts seek to answer questions based upon what the Bible says.
Listening to Preachers Who Associate With Heretics?
Listening to Preachers Who Associate With Heretics?
What should we think about well-known preachers, with sound doctrine, who begin to associate or partner with others who have bad theology?
Christian: Keep a Tight Grip on the Lord
Christian: Keep a Tight Grip on the Lord
The enemy of our souls wants us to become distant from the Lord; to loosen our grip when it comes to our intimate relationship with Christ and to not make that the prime priority.
Convinced I Am Doomed to Hell Because of Vow
Convinced I Am Doomed to Hell Because of Vow
If a person makes a vow and sells their soul to the devil, can they be saved? If a person verbalizes that they sell their soul in exchange for something they desire...
Marriage Advice for Christians
Marriage Advice for Christians
What marriage advice can you give to those who are married? What are the strongest encouragements or strongest points of exhortation...
Why Are There So Many Hypocrites in the Church?
Why Are There So Many Hypocrites in the Church?
A common fault that non-Christians find with Christianity is that there are too many hypocrites in the church. What can be said about this? Is this a valid charge?
Young Believers Need Courage to Stand Alone
Young Believers Need Courage to Stand Alone
What are your greatest fears for young believers in our generation? Young believers must be willing to stand alone for the truth and for Christ and not succumb to peer pressure.
How to Be An Encouragement to Your Pastor During Trials (Part 3)
How to Be An Encouragement to Your Pastor During Trials (Part 3)
Pastors will face incredible difficulties in leading the church. Clint Leiter shares some of the fiery trials he went through after Bob Jennings went to be with the Lord.
Lessons While Laboring With Bob Jennings During His Death (Part 2)
Lessons While Laboring With Bob Jennings During His Death (Part 2)
Clint Leiter shares how God called him into the ministry, as well as his privilege of having the time of co-pastoring with the late Bob Jennings and the lessons learned during that time.
Discerning Subtle Marks of a Cult and Leaving It (Part 1)
Discerning Subtle Marks of a Cult and Leaving It (Part 1)
Clint Leiter shares a testimony of God's faithfulness in bringing him out of a cult to then starting a church. He talks about some common characteristics of cults...
Am I Sinning by Not Ministering at an Abortion Clinic?
Am I Sinning by Not Ministering at an Abortion Clinic?
What should we think of Christians who are accusing other Christians and other churches of being in sin for not going to an abortion clinic to protest against the murders being committed?
Should I Divorce My Husband For Adultery?
Should I Divorce My Husband For Adultery?
What should a woman do who is inwardly torn apart from her husband having lived in adultery with another woman? Can she biblically divorce him?
Need Holy Spirit Conviction to Be Saved?
Need Holy Spirit Conviction to Be Saved?
Does a person need to by convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit before they can be saved? Do any of the men in the New Testament tell people...
Was I Deceived by a False Profession?
Was I Deceived by a False Profession?
What does God's Word have to say about people who start off very well in their Christian profession, but then they begin to decay and become entangled with sin?
Are You Self-Confident or God Confident?
Are You Self-Confident or God Confident?
How do we remain humble when we accomplish something? How do we keep ourselves from self-confidence when our skills are put on display?
Difference Between Good and Bad Anxiety
Difference Between Good and Bad Anxiety
How can you tell the difference between good and bad anxiety? Is your anxiety a desire in your heart to care for someone and it produces fruit? Or is it a lack of trust in the Lord and it produces sin and selfishness?
Was Jesus Seen in the Old Testament?
Was Jesus Seen in the Old Testament?
Is it a stretch to say that every time God was visibly seen or manifested in the Old Testament that it was Jesus Christ specifically?
Christians Dealing With Panic Attacks and Anxiety
Christians Dealing With Panic Attacks and Anxiety
How should Christians deal with panic attacks and anxiety? Does the Bible have anything to say about these issues? More than that, is the Bible sufficient for us to deal with these?
When Does a Believer Receive the Holy Spirit?
When Does a Believer Receive the Holy Spirit?
Does the Christian receive the Holy Spirit the moment they believe? If so, how should we understand the accounts in the book of Acts when believers apparently receive the Holy Spirit subsequent to their conversion?
Do Children Die For the Sin of Their Parents?
Do Children Die For the Sin of Their Parents?
Why does the Bible indicate in some places that God does not punish children for the sins of the father, and then in other places indicates the opposite?
Should I Dissociate From a False Christian at My Job?
Should I Dissociate From a False Christian at My Job?
Does the biblical doctrine of disassociation from false Christians apply to only the church? Or does that principle extend to other areas of life (i.e. work, school, family, etc.)?
Are You a Young, Proud, Rude Pharisee?
Are You a Young, Proud, Rude Pharisee?
What should we think of a 14-year-old who is being heavily accused of characteristics that resemble a Pharisee? What could be the cause of this?
Do Calvinists Need to Be More Loving?
Do Calvinists Need to Be More Loving?
Do Calvinists tend to be unloving and mean? Are there things in the Christian life that are more important than being absolutely precise in every area of theology?
Is Scripture a Reality to You in a Time of Temptation?
Is Scripture a Reality to You in a Time of Temptation?
It's possible to be stirred up and excited when talking to others about spiritual things, but are these matters real and deep enough to where they keep you from falling under temptation?
Pastoral Burnout: Dangers and Encouragements
Pastoral Burnout: Dangers and Encouragements
"To avoid burnout in the ministry, pastors need to know how to pace themselves and also intentionally take breaks and rest. We must not look at rest, breaks...
Important to Walk in Purity Before Marriage?
Important to Walk in Purity Before Marriage?
How open should single people be about their sexual purity to a potential spouse that they are interested in?
Are You Radical in Killing Sexual Sin?
Are You Radical in Killing Sexual Sin?
For those who are falling into sexual sin, the root cause is that they've opened a door for it somewhere in their life. They must be violent and close the door they've opened...
Should I Move For a Church or Plant One?
Should I Move For a Church or Plant One?
In this interview, Justin talks about his conversion and also talks about how he wrestled with whether to move for a church or to plant a church.
Dangers of Loveless Orthodoxy & Eclipsing of the Gospel
Dangers of Loveless Orthodoxy & Eclipsing of the Gospel
Two dangers that believers must be warned about: First, don't find your identity and fellowship in something other than Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Secondly, don't fall...
Lessons From the Lord’s Loving Discipline
Lessons From the Lord’s Loving Discipline
As believers we can be so grateful for the Lord's loving discipline that is bestowed upon our lives. Like a critical surgery that is needed, we've got to have it...
Young Believer: Don’t Rush Into Ministry, Rush to Know God
Young Believer: Don’t Rush Into Ministry, Rush to Know God
If you go back in time to the first day of your ministry, and speak to yourself as a young believer, what would you tell him and most stress to him?
Marriage Advice: Keep Dating Your Wife
Marriage Advice: Keep Dating Your Wife
As a husband, you need to keep dating your wife; that is intentionally spending quality time together in order to maintain the freshness of the marriage.
Young Believers Not Going Deep, Too Distracted
Young Believers Not Going Deep, Too Distracted
This generation of young believers has countless distractions that will rob them of time and keep them from going deeper with God.
Biblically Approaching Marriage Struggles
Biblically Approaching Marriage Struggles
In order to overcome marriage struggles We must stay gospel-centered in our marriages. The more the husband grows in the revelation of God's...
Biblical Counsel to Walk in Sexual Purity
Biblical Counsel to Walk in Sexual Purity
To walk in purity, the believer must not just focus on guarding themselves from the sin; but they must be actively pursuing Christ and being satisfied in Him.
The Subtle Danger of Idolizing Pastoral Ministry
The Subtle Danger of Idolizing Pastoral Ministry
As believers we can get our eyes off of Christ. One place this can subtly happen is in idolizing pastoral ministry.
Evangelizing Our Lost Loved Ones
Evangelizing Our Lost Loved Ones
If we only had one more opportunity to speak to our lost loved ones, we should urge them to ask for mercy from God that is only found through Jesus Christ.
Lessons from 50 Years of Pastoral Ministry
Lessons from 50 Years of Pastoral Ministry
Pastoral ministry is a very difficult calling. In this interview, Geoff Thomas gives some practical helps and lessons from his 50 years of Christian ministry.
I’m 99% Sure I Committed the Unpardonable Sin
I’m 99% Sure I Committed the Unpardonable Sin
People are often plagued with the thought they've truly committed the unpardonable sin. What kind of counsel do these people need?
Can God Die?
Can God Die?
When Jesus died, did His human nature die or did His divine nature die? If only His human nature died, then what is the significance of it?
Protecting or Overprotecting Our Children?
Protecting or Overprotecting Our Children?
What should Christian parents do when their children could possibly be put in situations that expose them to sin? How should parents protect them from that...