Monthly Archives: January 2012
“Is caffeine addiction a sin?”
1 Corinthians 6:12 declares, “’Everything is permissible for me’”—but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible for me’—but I will not be mastered by anything.” The Bible nowhere mentions caffeine, so the subject of caffeine addiction is not directly … Continue reading
“What is an appropriate level of intimacy before marriage?”
Ephesians 5:3 tells us, “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity…because these are improper for God’s holy people.” Anything that even “hints” of sexual immorality is inappropriate for … Continue reading
“Were any of the disciples married?”
We know for certain that Peter was married because he had a mother-in-law (Matthew 8:14). The Apostle Paul, who was not married, asked the Corinthians whether he also did not have the right to take a believing wife (1 Corinthians … Continue reading
“Is ‘name it claim it’ teaching biblical?”
The “name it and claim it” or “prosperity gospel” is not biblical and is in many ways antithetical to the true gospel message and the clear teaching of Scripture. While there are many different versions of the name it and … Continue reading
“If a couple gets pregnant before marriage do they have to get married?”
Sex before marriage has become so commonplace in our society, even to the point of being expected, that many professing Christians don’t even consider it to be a sin. Our culture assumes that people do not possess the amount of … Continue reading
