Questions and Answers

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="129a11c3.png"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to the Heart4God Website!"><U><B><IMG SRC="4b55a500.png" border=0 width="90" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Writings of Joseph Herrin"><U><B>Writings by Date</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id212.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Writings of Joseph Herrin Organized "><U><B>Writings by Topic</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.heart4god.ws/Audio/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.heart4god.ws/Audio/index.htm"><U><B>Audio Files</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id690.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Videos"><U><B>Videos</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id323.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writings of Others"><U><B>Other Authors</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id324.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id339.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Questions and Answers"><U><B>Q&A</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id328.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heart4God Email List"><U><B>Heart4God E-mail List</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.parablesblog.blogspot.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.parablesblog.blogspot.com"><U><B>Parables Blog</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id306.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="File Downloads"><U><B><IMG SRC="2b264140.png" border=0 width="100" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <B>Questions and Answers</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="c2827160.png" border=0 width="807" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This page is a listing of some answers to questions that the saints have written about, and which could prove helpful to others who have wondered about some particular matter. I have sought to faithfully answer the sincere inquiries of the saints, giving a response that is consistent with the mind of the Spirit and supported in Scripture, yet I encourage you to test everything and hold to that which is good.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 62 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id341.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA : Should Ministers be Paid?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Should ministers of the gospel be paid, and is it right for any man to refrain from working to support himself and the needs of his family?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id342.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What are your views on pacifism?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> What do the Scriptures teach about pacifism?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id343.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What Type of Covering is Appropriate"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What type of headcovering is appropriate for a Christian woman to wear?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id344.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Where Do People Go Immediately After"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Where do people go immediately after death?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id360.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: When Should a Woman Wear a Headcover"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> When should a woman wear a headcovering, and who is the head of a widow or divorced woman?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id345.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Will the Saints Go Through the Tribu"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Will the saints go through the tribulation?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 62 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id346.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Have the Ten Tribes of Israel that w"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Have the ten tribes of Israel that were dispersed in Assyria been lost, leaving only Judah and Benjamin as legal descendants of Israel?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id361.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Has God Rejected Natural Israel Toda"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Is the Zionist movement and the present day citizens of Israel a false work that God has rejected?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id362.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Is the Return of Israel to Her Land "><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Is the present return of Israel to her land an act of God, or man?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id363.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Has Israel Experienced the Desolatio"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Has Israel experienced the desolation prophesied by Isaiah?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id559.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Are Prophets to be Rejected as True "><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Is a prophet to be considered a false prophet if their words do not come true, or they err in some way?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id348.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Should the Saints Meet on the Sabbat"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Should the saints meet on the Sabbath?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id354.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Is the Sabbath Still to be Observed?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> If the Sabbath was given before the Law, are we not to observe the Sabbath even though we are no longer under the Law?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id355.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Should the Feast Days that Yahweh Ga"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Should the feast days of Yahweh be observed today?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id349.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What does the Scripture Mean that Sa"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What does the Scripture mean that says, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still"?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id350.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Do the Scriptures Support or Deny Te"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Do the Scriptures support or deny the teachings of reincarnation?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id351.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Should We View the Early Church Fath"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Should we view the early church fathers' writings as authoritative?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id352.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What Does the Scripture in John 3:5 "><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What does the Scripture in John 3:5 refer to when it says "born of water"?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id353.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Was Satan Created Evil?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Was Satan created evil?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 62 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id356.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What is the Significance of the Orde"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What does the order of the listing of the five-fold ministries found in Ephesians chapter 4 indicate? Is it in order of authority, or importance, etc.?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id357.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What are the Dangers of Christian Di"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What are the dangers of participating in Christian discussion groups?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id359.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Are Musical Instruments Wrong?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Are musical instruments wrong for church?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id365.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What was Pauls Thorn in the Flesh?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What was Paul's thorn in the flesh?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Is the KJV the Best Bible Translatio"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Is the KJV the best Bible translation?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id367.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Are Christians Allowed to Eat Meat?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Are Christians allowed to eat meat?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id368.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Is a Vegan Diet the Only Moral Choic"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Is a vegan diet the only moral choice for a Christian today?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id369.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Did Yahshua Ever Eat Meat or Drink M"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Did Yahshua ever eat meat or drink milk?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 83 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id370.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Technology and Christian concern"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What concern should the saint have for technologies that are being developed to track every person, and every purchase, bringing us closer to the fulfillment of the prophecy of not being able to buy or sell without the mark of the beast?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id390.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What is the mark of the beast?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What is the mark of the beast?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id396.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: In what ways are women restricted fr"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> In what ways are women restricted from speaking in church?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id400.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Are church buildings a sign of a Bab"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Are church buildings a sign of a Babylonian mindset, and should the saints only meet in homes?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 62 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id418.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Should a Christian woman wear sexy c"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> How should a woman who desires to wear modest apparel respond when her husband wants her to dress in "sexy" clothing?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id419.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Did Christ come in sinful flesh?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Did Christ come in sinful flesh? Why are the least in the kingdom of heaven greater than John the Baptist?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id455.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Is Yahshua (Jesus) God?"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Is Yahshua (Jesus) God?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 62 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id464.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Did Eve sin by adding to Gods comman"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Did Eve add to God's command concerning eating of the tree of the knoweldge of good and evil when she said that it was not to be touched, and was adding to God's command a sin?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id475.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: What is the Baptism of the Holy Spir"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Is it necessary for salvation?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id533.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA: Can a Christian Lose Their Salvation"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="489"><div> Can a Christian lose their salvation?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id691.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Must All Ministers Have an Accountabilit"><U><IMG SRC="74b3b180.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Must All Ministers Have an Accountability Partner or Partners?</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>