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Panelists: Bill Brandstatter, Gerald Cowan, Darrell Simon

#715- 2/4/2018

1. What does Paul mean in Acts 26:6, 7? I was under the impression that ten tribes were cast away and that only two tribes were left, but it sounds like the twelve tribes would be saved?
2. Ephesians 5:19 commands us to sing with Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual songs. Can you explain to me why you do not believe he is talking about the Psalms of the Torah, some of which were written to be sung with instruments? Also explain the difference between these three songs and how these commands are followed?
3. Can we definitely prove that Christ was risen from the dead on the first day of the week?
4. I need some information on what to say when I go out on evangelism?

Panelists: Charles Taylor, Kevin Thomason, Jerry Jones

#714-1/28/2018

1. Is infant baptism taught in the Bible?
2. What do you do when your child is on drugs? Some people tell me to kick her out of the house. What should I do?
3. Does the phrase “no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation” (2 Peter 1:20) mean that we can’t understand the Bible for ourselves?
4. What is casting lots? Is this like voting?
5. Why did Judas betray Christ?

Panelists: Charles Taylor, Kevin Thomason, Jerry Jones

#713-1/21/2018

1. How does the Bible use the term “evangelist?” Is the idea of traveling and not locating at any single congregation inherent in the term? That is the way most use the term today.
2. Please discuss the star that guided the wise men to the home of baby Jesus. Was it a natural or supernatural phenomenon?
3. Is church attendance necessary to the Christian life?
4. Should we support the work of the church by cake walks, chili suppers, car washes and the like?
5. In view of recent shootings inside church buildings during worship, would it be acceptable to provide for an armed security guard or else ask a designated member with a permit to carry his firearm to worship?

Panelists: Charles Taylor, Kevin Thomason, Jerry Jones

#712-1/14/2018

1. Why do people refer to the first day of the week as the Lord’s Day?
2. Why did God not give Job an explanation as to why he was suffering?
3. Is the word faith used in different senses in the New Testament?
4. What does the Bible mean when it speaks of importunity in relation to prayer?

Panelists: Charles Taylor, Kevin Thomason, Jerry Jones

Air Dates: #711-1/7/2018

1. In John 3:16, some people are changing should be saved to shall be saved. Does this change the meaning of this verse?
2. Should I take my family and children away from the small sound congregation where we attend in Virginia to a larger congregation of 400 with many local kids? They have children’s church for 3 and 4 year olds on Sunday mornings during the sermon, and they separate the kids from other services such as in the evening. I’m wondering if this should be a deal breaker even if I do not allow my kids to separate themselves with the others?
3. What does Peter mean by the “sincere milk of the Word” in 1 Peter 2:2?
4. Is there anything wrong with a Sunday Bible class taking up a collection in addition to the regular collection for benevolent work?
5. Where does the Bible authorize public prayer? Study Matthew 6:5-6 (ESV)?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Mike Peters, Tye Barnett

#710-12/31/2017

1. How does one grieve the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30)?
2. Why does Paul say to bear one another’s burdens in Galatians 6:2 and then says to bear your own burden in verse 5? Isn’t this contradictory?
3. Does Romans 11:26 teach that there will be a mass conversion of the nation of Israel at the time of Christ’s return?
4. If God is all-knowing and knows who in the end will be saved or not, can my prayer change that outcome?
5. Does 1 Corinthians 12:13 teach that Holy Spirit baptism is the means by which all converts are introduced into the body of Christ?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Mike Peters, Tye Barnett

#709-12/24/2017

1. Why do people get angry when they are invited to attend church services?
2. Because this life seems to have more thorns than roses and life is not all sugar-coated, why don’t preachers stop less sugar-coated sermons? Why not preach more hell fire and damnation sermons?
3. A fine Christian man lost his head and committed adultery. He repented and lived on with his
   wife until her death. Is he eligible, according to the Bible, to marry again?
4. Please discuss how the word “tradition” is used in the New Testament and especially in 2 Thessalonians 3:6?
5. Does Colossians 1:15 teach that Jesus was created since He is described as the “firstborn of all creation”?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Mike Peters, Tye Barnett

#708-12/17/2017

1. Is prayer a time to teach the people or rather a time to thank God and ask for help and wisdom?
2. In a time of great need as in a drought, or when looking for a preacher, or when someone is gravely ill, is it scriptural to have a prayer meeting in order to pray for a particular matter or need?
3. Is it wrong to allow a non-Christian young girl to say a prayer in Sunday or Wednesday Bible class when there are young boys in the class (also non-Christians)?
4. Are we shown Biblical examples of how first century Christians led a prayer in front of an assembly?
5. We know that sometimes the Lord answers our prayers with a “no.” At what point do we accept this answer and no longer pray for it or do we keep asking when He has said no for so long?
6. When one comes forward asking for prayers and an unrighteous man offers that prayer, does God answer? And what should I do while he is praying? Offer my own prayer?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Mike Peters, Tye Barnett

#707-12/10/2017

1. Please explain Job 26:7?
2. Is it right to say that the bread and the fruit of the vine represents Christ’s body and Christ’s blood in the communion prayers?
3. Could you please offer an explanation of John 20:23? Could the apostles personally forgive the sins of others?
4. Where I attend worship, those who receive assistance are invited to return to worship and Bible study. But they never do. Why?
5. How do Christians pray for the salvation of well known people?
6. Is it wrong to have a continual prayer, one that is started by someone, then others take over with their thoughts, and continue on?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Mike Peters, Tye Barnett

#706-12/3/2017

1. I have always been taught and believe that a Christian can only re-marry in the events of their first spouse committing adultery or dying. However, if a family decides together to come to Christ for eternal salvation and either one or both of the spouses are on a multiple marriage for any reason other than the two afore mentioned reasons, is it right to split that family, possibly involving young children, just because the spouses committed the sin of re-marrying without Biblical cause? If they stayed together, would that be considered living in sin? Or if they both repented intending to sin no more from that point, could they live together as husband and wife without sin?
2. Were there gods and goddesses before Biblical times?
3. What can we do to get our young people back in the church?
4. I was baptized on the head, not in water that you could walk in. Is my baptism O.K.?