Question:How can I be a good Christian father? What does the Bible say about parenting?Answer:Well, I don’t typically answer a question by simply pointing to someone else’s book, but it is by far the best way I can help you.First, my good friend, John...
Question:Despite my personal commitment to Jesus and my involvement in a church community, I have had some basic doubts about God. I am continually haunted by questions like, Am I really saved? Does God really love me? Does he exist? Did Jesus really die for me? Or...
Question:I have read several Christian authors lately that say that a believer does not have a “heart that is deceitful above all things” (Jeremiah) but that God has given us a new heart (replaced the heart of stone for a heart of flesh) so that it is not...
Question:You mentioned in your answer today that thousands of Christians are tortured or killed for their faith in other parts of the world. Could you point us to some resources that would help us know more about this?Answer:2 Timothy 3:11-12 persecutions,...
Question:Follow up questions for yesterday’s comments on “sex, babies and procreation in heaven”: Does the Bible say Adam and Eve engaged in sexual love? I don’t believe there will be sexual love because it would diminish our love for God,...
Question:What do you think of these books and accounts of people going to heaven or hell, then God tells them to come back tell everyone about it?Answer:I will tell you from study and research, that ALL the books of this type I’ve looked into end up having one or more...
Question:My daughter confessed to her boyfriend something that happened two years ago. He has tortured her for a week with hateful emails and telling her she gets what she deserves and their relationship has been a lie. He said she needs to own up to it even though...
Question:Dear Brent, I do volunteer work at the Jefferson County Jail for the Chaplain (filling inmates reqests, bible studies, sunday services etc). Can I use Your Teachings at the Jail for bible-studies?Answer:I chose to answer this question because I’m asked...
Question:I am trying not to drink alcohol because I believe that it keeps me from being closer to the Lord and being obedient to Him also. If I slip up does that mean that I am not a Christian and that I am going to go to hell forever? I want to be closer to the Lord...
Question:Can a person be born gay? If yes, how can being gay be wrong?Answer:Can you be “born gay”? The answer: it doesn’t matter.This is a straw man argument that implies that if you are born a certain way, then it is normal and cannot be...
