Christian Ethics
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What does the Bible say about cursing and bad words?
The Bible condemns foul, obscene and cutting speech (Eph 4:29; 5:4; Col 3:8) and points to the heart: the mouth speaks what it is full of. It gives a standard, not a word list.
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What Does the Bible Say About Depression?
The Bible never uses the word, but it shows Elijah, the psalmists, Jeremiah and Job in deep darkness without condemning them. Depression is not weak faith, and seeking medical help is legitimate.
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Is It a Sin to Be Angry at God?
Feeling anger at God is not in itself a sin: the Bible shows faithful people bringing their pain and complaint to him. Sin begins when anger condemns God as unjust and walks away.
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What Does the Bible Say About Dreams and Their Meaning?
The Bible shows that God spoke and can still speak through dreams, but Scripture is the measure: no dream creates doctrine or settles a decision alone. Test everything.
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What does the Bible say about laziness?
The Bible treats laziness as refusing the work God has put in your hands, and points the way out: honest work done for the Lord. Weariness and illness are not part of the charge.
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What Does “Do Not Judge” (Matthew 7:1) Mean?
“Do not judge” forbids condemning others hypocritically while ignoring your own sin. It does not forbid discerning right from wrong or correcting a brother with humility.
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Can Christians eat pork? Do Christians have to follow the Old Testament law?
Yes, Christians can eat pork: in Christ the food laws of Moses have been fulfilled. God's moral law, however, remains reflected in the New Testament.
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How should I pray according to the Bible?
Biblical prayer is talking to God as Father, in Jesus' name, helped by the Spirit, with sincerity. The Lord's Prayer is the model Jesus himself taught.
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What Does the Bible Say About Jealousy and Envy?
The Bible condemns envy as a work of the flesh and judges jealousy by its motive: God’s for his people is holy, Paul’s zeal is legitimate, and what springs from pride is sin.
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What does the Bible say about debt?
The Bible does not condemn debt itself, but it condemns not repaying what you owe and exploiting people in need. The borrower becomes subject to the lender (Prov 22:7).
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What Does the Bible Say About Pride?
The Bible condemns pride that trusts in self and looks down on others, since God opposes the proud, yet it affirms honest joy in the good done by God's grace.
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What does the Bible say about gossip?
The Bible treats gossip as sin: repeating what you hear, true or not, divides friends. The way forward is to talk to the person, or to someone who can resolve it, and to build up.
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What Does the Bible Say About Lying?
The Bible condemns lying because God cannot lie and deceit wounds our neighbor. Cases like the Egyptian midwives and Rahab are read in different ways by faithful Christians.
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What does the Bible say about fasting?
Biblical fasting means going without food for a time to seek God with humility. It cannot force God to act, guarantees no healing or money, and calls for care with your health.
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What does the Bible say about revenge?
The Bible forbids personal revenge and commands trust in God's justice. Romans 12:19 declares: 'Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath.'
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What Does the Bible Say About Cremation?
The Bible gives no explicit prohibition of cremation. Burial was common in its accounts; Christian hope in the bodily resurrection rests on God’s power to restore the dead.
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What does the Bible say about money and the love of money?
The Bible does not condemn money itself, but warns that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil (1 Tim 6:10). The issue is the heart, not wealth.
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What does the Bible say about anger?
The Bible distinguishes between righteous anger and sinful anger. Ephesians 4:26 says, "Be angry and do not sin." Anger itself is not forbidden; what we do with it determines whether it becomes sin.
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What Does the Bible Say About Forgiveness?
The Bible teaches that forgiveness is the voluntary release of an offender from their moral debt, rooted in God's character and made possible through the work of Jesus Christ.
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What does the Bible say about anxiety and worry?
The Bible calls believers not to be anxious but to bring every concern to God in prayer, trusting that He cares for them personally (Phil 4:6-7; 1 Pet 5:7).
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What does the Bible say about gambling? Is gambling a sin?
The Bible never names gambling directly, but it warns against greed, the love of money, and get-rich-quick schemes. The issue is the heart behind the bet.
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What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol? Is it a sin?
The Bible does not call drinking alcohol a sin, but it firmly condemns drunkenness. Wine can be a gift; getting drunk is never permitted by Scripture.
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What does the Bible say about suicide? What about a believer who commits suicide?
The Bible treats suicide as a grave wrong, the taking of a life God made. Yet a believer who dies this way is saved by Christ's finished work, not by their final act.
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What does the Bible say about tattoos?
The Bible never directly addresses modern tattoos. The one verse mentioning marking the skin (Lev 19:28) addressed pagan mourning rites, not personal ink today.