Charbo and Karen

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

• Attendance of Services
• Must one be faithful in attending all of the services of the church to please God?
• What do you think about people who will miss the services of the church to attend a ballgame, to watch TV, to go shopping, etc.?
  
• Authority
• Are we authorized to obey the laws of the land even when they are contrary to God's Word?
• Must one have authority for all that he does in religion?
• Is only the Bible that which one is to be guided by in determining what to believe, teach or practice to please God?
  
• Baptism
• I know that there are different opinions about how one can be baptized.  Some believe that "sprinkling" or "pouring" water on one's head is acceptable while others believe that an "immersion" is necessary, is there only one way to do it or can one choose the way to be baptized?
• Do you believe that one must be baptized today to go to Heaven?  If so, then what about all those people who have not been baptized, what is the condition of their soul?
• Must one be baptized by a preacher of the church of Christ for that person's baptism to be scriptural?
• Are there certain words that must be stated by the person doing the baptizing before he baptizes that individual?
  
• Belief
• Does it really matter what one believes as long as that person is sincere and honest in his belief?
• What right does one person have to say that another person's belief is not right?
  
• Bible
• What does it mean when one speaks about the "inspiration" of the Bible?
• Must one understand everything about the Bible to go to Heaven?
  
• Christ
• Was Christ, the Son of God, really tempted by the Devil?
• How would you go about trying to teach someone that Jesus was truly the Christ, the Son of God?
  
• Church of Christ
• How do you know that Jesus carried out his promise to build His church as He stated in Matthew 16:18?
• I have heard that the Church of Christ was actually started by a man by the name of Alexander Campbell.  Is that true?  If so, then how can the Church of Christ claim not to be a denomination?
  
• Confession
• When a child of God commits sin, is it necessary to confess to those sins, to receive pardon from God?
• In becoming a Christian, what kind of confession must one make?  I have heard some say that one must make a confession about their belief in Jesus as the Son of God while others say that one must confess that "God for Christ's sake has forgiven me of my sins", which is it?
  
• Cursing
• What if a person seems not to be able to stop cursing, will God hold that against him?
  
• Dancing
• Does the Bible condemn the "modern dance"?
• Is it wrong to attend the "prom"?
  
• Deacons in the Church
• What role do deacons in the church have?
• What is required of a man to serve as a deacon in the church?
  
• Death
• Does God have a designated time for one to die?
• What is going to happen to those who are alive when the Lord returns?
• What is the meaning of the word "death" as used in the Bible?
  
• Devil
• Is the devil "all powerful"?
  
• Disfellowship
• Does the Bible authorize disfellowship?
• When is a person to be disfellowshipped?
  
• Divorce
• Does God approve of divorce?  If so, how and when?
  
• When a person has been divorced can they receive the forgiveness of God?
  
• Elders in the Church
• Must all of the men who serve as an elder have all of the qualifications as listed in 1 Timothy 3 & Titus 1?
• What are the duties of elders in the church?
• Can a man who serves as an elder become disqualified to serve?  If so, how?
  
• Faith
• False Doctrine
• False Teachers
• Is it wrong to identify false teachers, that is to call their names from the pulpit or in mentioning their name in the writing of an article?
  
• Fellowship
• Please explain 2 John 9-11 as it relates to fellowship?
• Forgiveness
• Forgiving One Another
• Must I forgive one who has sinned against me, who will not repent?
  
• Giving
• Gospel of Christ
• Grace of God
• Great Commission
• Home
• Homosexuality
• How can homosexuality be wrong if one is "born" that way?
  
• Immodesty
• Inspiration of the Bible
• Instrumental Music
• Where does the Bible condemn the use of a piano, an organ, etc., during worship services?
  
• Judging One Another
• Is all judging forbidden by Scripture?
• What about Matthew 7:1?  Please explain.
  
• Judgment Day
• Kingdom of God
• Lying
• Does God condemn all lying?
• Is lying ever justified?
  
• Marriage
• Who has the scriptural right to be married?
  
• Old Testament Study
• Preachers
• Preaching
• Prejudice
• Providence of God
• Repentance
• What is repentance?
• Does God demand repentance of all people?
  
• Ten Commandments
• Are the 10 commandments binding on us today?
  
• Unity
• Women's Role in the Church
• What does 1 Timothy 2:11-12 mean?
  
• Worship
• Does it matter how that one worships God?