Question: Are We Healed by Jesus Stripes?

A reader asks: In Isaiah we read that ‘by His stripes we are healed’ – what does this statement mean? Does it refer to the physical healing or the spiritual healing? – – – – – – – – – –...

The Basic Christian Life: Ears and Hands – Part 5

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) James 1:22 – But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (NKJV) A basic part of the Christian life involves ears and hands. Ears hear, hands do.  Hear nothing, or the wrong thing,...

Adult Kids – Ultimatums & Consequences… Time to Grow Up

[Note: wow, it’s been almost two weeks since I’ve posted on any of my blogs. That is the longest stretch I’ve gone without writing in probably 6-8 years. Not sure why. Not sure if it was even noticed. Wasn’t planned. Just needed a break I...

What About Drinking?

I’ve answered several variations of this question in the past so I’ve taken excerpts from several answers to give a kind of overall response: What We Do Know For Sure First let’s declare what we do know. It is always wrong and sinful to get drunk,...

Question: I Can’t Find a Husband… Should I Just Give Up?

A reader asks: I’ve been an occasional reader of your Serious Faith blog for a while and I feel like I always have questions, but I’ve been hesitant to ask because I’m not sure I’ll like the answer.  I’m at the end of my rope on this one,...

Question: What Does It Mean to Be Unequally Yoked to the World?

Question: What does it mean to be “unequally yoked”? We generally hear this in the context of marriage but what does it really mean, and how does it apply to life in general? Answer: The primary verse in question is 2 Corinthians 6:14 and even though we...

The Basic Christian Life: The Question of Divorce – Part 4

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Malachi 2:16 – “For the Lord God of Israel says That He hates divorce…” I did not originally plan to have divorce as part of this series on basic Christian living. However, questions about...

I Know What Your Problem Is And Here Are Three Ways to Fix It

I know exactly what your problem is. I don’t even know your name, and I have never met you, but it doesn’t matter. I still know what your problem is. In this post, I’m going to tell you what the problem is, what causes it and how to fix it. Okay, I...