Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Is CommonTruth affiliated with any particular denomination?
Answer: No. The CommonTruth website was created for the purpose of telling what the bible says, plain and simple. There is no affiliation towards any preacher, sect, congregation or denomination.

Question: Who are the people that publish the CommonTruth website?
Answer: The editors are a husband and wife team, along with a few friends who have provided various supports for the site. We are dedicated to writing only that which is from the bible and nothing else. We do not claim to be inspired prophets or otherwise "special", we merely seek to publish God's truth in its simplest form.

Question: What are the religious backgrounds of the editors?
Answer: The husband was raised in various churches until his teen years, when his family started attending an Assembly of God congregation on a regular basis. The wife was born and raised into a non-mainstream Christian sect and left the denomination at the age of 36 when the Lord showed her the errors of the sect. Currently, the husband and wife attend a non-denominational church together.

Question: Do the editors have some sort of formal religious educational experience?
Answer: Neither editor has attended a bible college, seminary, or other formal religious school. Their religious education consists of bible reading and discussion, adult Sunday school education, church sermons, self-research, and lots of prayer.

Question: What makes you think you have all the answers?
Answer: Please know that we do not claim to have all the answers. We realize we are as much prone to error as anyone else (this even includes college educated pastors). We always recommend that readers test the information for themselves.

Question: Why does the information on the website change periodically?
Answer: Due to the sheer amount of information in the bible, coupled with human imperfection, at times we see where we've erred in our information. Since the goal of CommonTruth is to reveal truth, we try to correct our errors as we find them. We do not claim divine inspiration or prophetic gifts.

Question: What are the rules for sharing the information on this site?
Answer: We feel it is immoral to "own" God's Word, so everyone is free to upload, download, print, copy and distribute. The only exception is copying from articles that specify they are copyrighted. For copyrighted articles with specific conditions, we do give the contact information of the authors.

Question: Why does the site use so many different bible versions?
Answer:The editors wanted to give the readership a sampling of how various bible versions read as a way of comparison.

Question: What if I disagree with something in one of your articles?
Answer: This is bound to happen, as nobody has perfect knowledge of God (at least, not yet anyway!). We are open to correction, and in the past we have made changes in our information due to someone taking the time to show us the error. We do insist that any corrections be backed up with scripture though. We insist on proving all things with scripture.

Question: Are all of the CommonTruth.com articles copyrighted?
Answer: Every single article IS copyrighted. HOWEVER....we do not feel a need to force readers to get permission to copy and use our information. We also don't feel the need to require credit or source information for the articles. HOWEVER, we DO require that you don't claim our material as your own . We don't mind sharing, but we do mind stealing.