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Author Calvin Burrell

Calvin Burrell is former editor of the Bible Advocate and former director of G. C. Missions. He retired in 2015 and lives with his wife, Barb, in Stayton, OR. They attend church in Marion, OR.
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What is God’s stand on women using trousers, earrings, dressing of hair, and makeup?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • September 4, 2010

What is God’s stand on women using trousers, earrings, dressing of hair, and makeup? I have seen CoG7 women displaying these in the maga­zine. It…

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How Can My Girlfriend and I Stop Having Sex?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

My girlfriend and I are baptized members of the Church, but sometimes we end up doing the wrong thing. We’ve experimented with sex, and we…

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Can Children Honor Their Parents and Still Report Abuse?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

Suppose a parent abuses a child. If honoring our father and mother is literal, how can children keep the command and still report the abuse?…

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Is Sex Before Marriage Wrong if You Truly Love the Person?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

I’ve always been told that sex before marriage is wrong, but I can’t find anything that specifically speaks against it. A friend I’m trying to…

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Does I Tim 3:12 Refer to Remarriage After Divorce, Polygamy, or Both?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

“A deacon must be the husband of but one wife . . .” (1 Tim. 3:12). Does this refer to remarriage after divorce, to polygamy,…

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Does Scripture Support Getting Married by the Laws of the Land?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

My daughter and her boyfriend say they are married because they made a covenant with God. If I can show her in the Bible that…

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What Does Being In God’s Family Mean for Earthly Families?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

My brother believes that you needn’t acknowl­edge your earthly family, since we are all in the body of Christ. I know Jesus said that those…

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Does the Bible Have Advice for Anger?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

I’ve been getting angry and frustrated at my hus­band so quickly, and over little, stupid things. Then I feel horrible. I feel as though our…

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Is it Right for My Wife to Divorce Me for Adultery?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

I ran into a really bad problem. I’m married, and I slept with another lady. My wife will never for­give me. She’s leaving me, as…

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Is There Info on Dysfunctional Families in the Bible?

  • By Calvin Burrell
  • August 29, 2010

Can you provide informa­tion on dysfunctional families in the Bible? The Bible’s first family — Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel — was dysfunctional. Because of…

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In Matthew 16:28, Jesus said, “There are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” How can this be true?

In Matthew 16:28, Jesus said, “There are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” How can this be true?

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  • June 23, 2025
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What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

  • By Chip Hinds
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  • April 21, 2025
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