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#22 Is marriage counseling biblical?

Phoebe asks: Which verse in the Bible asks for a dating couple to seek for marriage counselling from a priest before marriage? In short, is marriage counselling biblical?
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 24:6, Proverbs 22:3.

#21 How come some people get to die twice?

20. How come some people get to die twice, ie. Get to visit heaven or hell and then come back alive? Doesn't this contradict Hebrews 9:27 and Luke 16:19?
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 1:26, John 4:24, Hebrews 12:9, Genesis 2:7, Psalms 138:2, Galatians 5:16-18, 2 Corinthians 10:3-4, Romans 12:3, 1 Peter 1:9, Mark 8:18, Matthew 16:23, 1 Peter 2:2, 1 Corinthians 14:4, Jude 1:20, Hebrews 9:27, Luke 16:19, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Revelation 20:12

#20 What really is fornication?

An anonymous listener asks: What really is fornication? SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 1:1-3, John 1:1-4, John 8:12, Hebrews 13:1, John 3:16, 2 Timothy 3:3, Acts 8:27-38, John 4:24, Chronicles 21:11, Ezekiel 16:29, Matthew 5:322

#19 Does God actually pick our partners for us?

This is probably the most popular question yet: Does God actually pick our partners for us?
Do we have "one right partner" or we have several suitors so that our union with any one of them would please God?
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:21-24, Genesis 3:12, Hosea 1:2, Matthew 1:20, Leviticus 21:7, 14, Deuteronomy 24:1-3, 1 Timothy 3:11, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 5:10, Matthew 27:51, 2 Corinthians 6:14, 1 Peter 3:1, Psalms 103:14, Matthew 25:1-2, Amos 3:3.

#18 What is the Bible's stand on feminism?

What is the Bible's stand on feminism? Big question, isn't it? SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Galatians 3:28, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Matthew 5:48, Luke 6:31, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 1:11-12, Romans 16:1-2, 1 Corinthians 16:19, Genesis 3:16, Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:25, 1 Corinthians 14:33, Ephesians 5:31-32, Ephesians 5:21, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Luke 8:1-3, Luke 23:28.

#17 If someone wins souls for the wrong reasons, would it still be credited to his account?

Macleana asks: I believe a person can win souls for all the wrong reasons and by wrong reasons I mean his motive may be to please man..If this person succeeds in his bid to win souls, would it be accounted to him as being faithful? Will Heaven still rejoice over this deeds? SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Numbers 22, Numbers 23, Numbers 20:1-13, Proverbs 16:2, Romans 14:23, Romans 8:8, Hebrews 11:6, Matthew 23, James 1:26-27, Jeremiah 17:9-10, Matthew 6:5-8, James 4:3, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Philippians 1:15-18, Proverbs 21:27, Matthew 6:1, Galatians 3:1-3, Proverbs 4:23, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Romans 11:29.

#16 When God said parents should not provoke their children, what did He mean?

An "anonymous female listener" asks: When God said the only commandment with a promise is honouring parents, what exactly did He mean?
When He said parents should not provoke their children to anger, in what context was it?
What happens if one parent is honoured and the other is not because of the treatment he gives his child.
Would that be an exemption with a reason being that, the parent doesn't perform his duties and therefore his child's heart is filled with pain.
If the child finally forgives the dad for all the pain caused as in not performing his fatherly duties especially when he doesn't give the girl child money when he has,
will it be right if the girl decides to punish her dad a bit for him to feel the pain he made her go through.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Ephesians 6:1-2, Exodus 20:12, Matthew 23:9, Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:25, 1 Peter 3:1, Matthew 5:16, Galatians 6:7, Matthew 5:38-48, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 13:5, Romans 12:19, Proverbs 24:17, Mark 11:25-26, Matthew 7:1-2, John 8:3-11, Ezekiel 18:20, Romans 12:21.

#15 How can I spice my marriage sex life without sinning? ...and more!

A female listener asks 5 great questions on marriage and sex: Do you think entering into a relationship because you feel like you're at the point where you're emotionally, mentally, spiritually and financially stable enough to add value to someone else's life, ie. to be someone's life partner, a good reason to enter a relationship?
Is entering into a relationship with the sole intention of giving a naïve way to look at things
? Does marriage nullify sexual sins like masturbation?
If you're married and you do things like that to spice up your marriage sex life
, is it still a sin?
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Song of Solomon 8:8, LUKE 14:28, Revelation 5:10, Ephesians 5:22-32, Isaiah 14:12-14, 1 Timothy 5:8, 1 Timothy 3:5, Romans 3:4, Genesis 1:26, John 3:16, John 15:13, 1 John 4:19, 2 Peter 1:10, Ephesians 4:1, Matthew 7:6, Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:25, Isaiah 5:2-6, LUKE 14:28, Matthew 15:19, Romans 12:2, Galatians 5:16-17, Hebrews 4:12, Romans 10:9-10, Genesis 1:31, 1 Corinthians 7:3-4, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 10:23, 1 Corinthians 6:12, Romans 14:23. Kindly take note: The scripture quoted in the presentation, Luke 12:24, should actually be Luke 14:28! Forgive!

#14 Is clapping your hands whiles praying biblical at all? Why do charismatic churches do it?

An anonymous listener asks: Is clapping your hands whiles praying biblical at all? Why do charismatic churches do it?
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: John 4:24, 1 John 5:7, John 1:1-18, 1 John 4:2-3, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Matthew 22:37 (MSG), Acts 8:26-39, Prayer postures (Genesis 17:3, Exodus 9:27-29, 1 Kings 8:54, Mark 6:41), Luke 22:44 (Hematohidrosis), 1 Samuel 1:12-15, Acts 2:12-13.

#13 Must churches pay tax?

Kobby is back with another question: Must churches pay tax? The word of God answers it beautifully! SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Matthew 17:24, Matthew 22:15-22, Romans 13:1-3, Matthew 22:37-39, Daniel 6:1-23, Daniel 3:1-25, Matthew 10:28