Christian Answers

What Is A “Seared Conscience”?

What does having a “seared conscience” mean? What is a “seared conscience?” The Knowledge of Sin You don’t have to tell a 6-year-old when they’ve done something wrong. They already know that some things are right and somethings are wrong. Children are just like adults in the sense that they have an internal moral compass, […]

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What Does It Mean To Mock God?

by Jack Wellman

What does it mean to mock God? Is that something we might do? Mocking God I do know Scriptures testify to the fact that God is not mocked, meaning, “Don’t fool yourselves, whatever you sow, that’s what you’ll reap,” and I speak to myself too, but some openly mock God to His face, so to […]

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What Does It Mean to Grieve the Holy Spirit?

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

Everyone experiences some level of grief in their life. Whether it is the loss of a loved one or simply a matter of graduating from high school and moving on from the life that you have come to know. But, one of the wonderful things about God is that He is also a person and […]

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What Is The Sin Of Gluttony?

by Jack Wellman

Gluttony is a sin mentioned in the Bible, so what is gluttony? Does it relate only to food and drink? What is Gluttony? I don’t believe we have a good idea of what the word gluttony means as far as the world is concerned. We can envision a huge 300 pound man gorging himself on […]

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What Does It Mean to Work Out Your Own Salvation?

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

When considering God’s gift of salvation, He made it clear in Scripture that salvation is not something that you can earn or work to attain (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). Yet, many people will point to certain verses in the Bible and use them to suggest that works are part of salvation. One such verse is […]

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How Should Christians Deal With Depression?

by Jack Wellman

How should Christians deal with depression in their own lives or in the lives of others? Fallen Creatures Depression is not just a problem for those who are not saved, but in fact, Christians suffer from depression too. In 2015, an estimated 16.1 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States had at […]

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Does Free Speech Protect Street Preachers In Preaching The Gospel?

by Jack Wellman

Does having freedom of speech mean that street preachers are protected while preaching the gospel? Freedom of Speech What is freedom of speech? Is it the freedom to say anything? No, because if you say certain things in public you can be arrested and especially if you make threats about dignitaries or public officials, including […]

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God Opens and Closes Doors: What Does That Mean?

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

Many times people will tell me that they do not know what God’s will is for their life. After discussing this with them I find that what they really are asking is what is God’s plan for their life. As far as what is God’s will for our life, that is easy. But, what takes […]

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Why Did Cain Kill His Brother Abel?

by Jack Wellman

Why did Cain kill his brother Abel? What was his reason for doing so? A Costly Sacrifice When David went to make a sacrifice “Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. And Araunah went out and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground” (2nd […]

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How Should Christians Settle Doctrinal Differences?

by Jack Wellman

How should Christians settle their differences over doctrine? Essentials of the Faith There are many teachings in the Bible that we cannot gloss over. The divinity of Jesus, His being born in the flesh, His living a sinless life of perfection, His suffering and dying on the cross, and His being resurrected on the third […]

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