Question:
Is there anything wrong with celebrating Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, etc. in Sunday school? Example: Putting on skits, short plays, saying poems, etc.

Answer:
A verse that may be appropriate with this is Romans 14:5. “One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” Also verse 21 says: “It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.”

If we are clear before the Lord about honoring our mother or father (Ephesians 6:2) and would like to do that publicly with the ones we fellowship with, then it might be good to ask around and see if anyone would be offended by that. If doing something in Sunday school would offend someone else, then according to Romans 14:21 we shouldn’t do it.
That doesn’t mean that we should stop doing whatever we are clear about in the privacy of our own homes. Others’ convictions should not rule our lives, although it never hurts to inquire into why they have those convictions. I don’t think the Lord would ever want us to be so blockheaded about non-doctrinal issues that we won’t consider other interpretations of Scripture.I’m sure there are various interpretations of Scripture as to whether we should celebrate these things at all. If anyone would like to venture what they are convicted about, that would be great. If not that’s ok too.

Question:
God destroyed the tower of Babel because the people were trying to reach heaven. Were His purposes the same when the Challenger blew up?

Answer:
We know from Ephesians 1:11 that God works all things after the counsel of His own will. He is in control over all things, but He does not purposely cause some things to happen. He does not cause us to sin. “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death” (James 1:13-15).
 

I don’t know if we can say that God purposely caused the Challenger to blow up. I think it blew up because of human error and lack of research. That’s different than God confounding the languages of the people in Genesis so they couldn’t finish the tower. It’s true that God allowed it to blow up for some reason, although I have no idea what that is. I’ve heard people say that if God wanted people to be in space, He would have made our bodies fit for space travel. That may be true but that would be the same as saying that all modern technology is bad. Without technology some people in far off corners of the world may not be able to read Bibles right now. Technology isn’t bad, it’s how people use it that could be bad. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handywork” (Psalm 19:1). If space travel can be used so we can appreciate God’s awesomeness more–great! If it is used to try to reach heaven or give glory to man, then I am sure that God will make it cease someday.

 

Notice how the Lord answered a similar question in Luke 13:1-5:
“There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”

Question:
In Revelation 22:4 when it says: ‘And His name shall be in their foreheads.’ What exactly does that phrase mean?

Answer:
The forehead often gives expression to what is inside the head. Joy and sadness can be seen on a person’s forehead. The above verse says that Jesus’ name (the Lamb) will be “in” their foreheads. In the soon coming day when we see Him face to face, we certainly will have Him on our minds and thus “in” our foreheads, and also we “shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2)!

Question:
Were the animals driven out of the Garden also?

Answer:
Evidently they were because the animals are affected by man’s sin. But they wait for the time when the Lord will come, reign over the earth, and set things right (Romans 8:19-23, Isaiah 65:25).

Question:
If a woman has long hair, is it sufficient for a head covering according to 1 Corinthians 11:15?

Answer:
No, verses 14 and 15 are talking about the difference between men and women which nature shows should be seen in the difference in the length of their hair. Woman’s hair is to be longer than a man’s hair because her hair is her glory. But when a woman prays or prophesies (speaks the Word for God), she is to cover the glory of her hair (verses 3-13). Thus she shows that God has made the man her head. The angels thus learn the place God has put men and women in His Divine order in creation and because of the fall (1 Timothy 2:12-14).

Question:
What does it mean by women being saved through childbearing in 1 Timothy 2:15?

Answer:
This is not the salvation of the soul, but the promise of physical salvation of the woman “if they [husband and wife] continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.” This is a wonderful promise to husbands and wives at the birth of their child. God honors those who honor Him. “Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, . . . Them that honor Me I will honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed” (1 Samuel 2:30).

Question:
How do you know if the Lord is leading you to do something?

Answer:
Seek only to please the Lord. And He has promised that if we want to “do” His will (not only desire to “know” His will), He will tell us what His will is (John 7:17, Proverbs 3:5, 6). If it is the Lord’s will, our heart will not condemn us and we will have confidence toward God (1 John 3:21). The Lord gives a peace when we are doing His will. “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful” (Colossians 3:15).

Question:
Did Eve say those things (changing God’s word) to the serpent purposely or by accident?

Answer:
The Scriptures say that she sinned: “Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression” (1 Timothy 2:14), so she purposely changed what God said.
Contrast Genesis 2:16, 17 with Genesis 3:2, 3 and you will see that she changed God’s Word:
Genesis 2:16, 17: “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
Genesis 3:2, 3:  “And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” and you will see that she changed God’s Word.
God had said that “the tree of life” was “in the midst of the garden”  (Genesis 2:9), instead of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which Eve said was in the midst of the garden! The expression “in the midst” in Scripture indicates what is most important. Christ is “in the midst” of His people (the most important Person) when they are gathered unto His name (Matthew 18:20). So evidently to Eve “knowledge” was more important to her than “life”! Men today would rather try to understand God than trust Him and receive eternal life. Though it is only “through faith we [can] understand” the truth of God, what He has done and His blessings (Hebrews 11:3).
God also said that “in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” and Eve said that “God hath said, ‘Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.’” God had told this to Adam and evidently Eve heard what God said from Adam, but even so—even though she was deceived—she still transgressed the one commandment God gave them—not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil!