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Panelists: Rick Knoll, Tim Howard, Clifton Angel

#1069 – 11/17/2024

1. Should preachers be called pastors?
2. What can I do to encourage my wife to obey the Gospel? She has attended worship with me for many years but is still not a Christian?
3. Dealing with marriage, divorce, and remarriage, Matthew 19:7-9 states that a man can put away his wife if she commits adultery. Can the same be said for the woman if she finds out that her husband has been unfaithful and is unwilling to repent of sin?
4. Is not reading the Bible a sin?
5. What is the difference between preaching and teaching?

Panelists: Rick Knoll, Tim Howard, Clifton Angel

#1068 – 11/10/2024

1. At some point in this life, a person may come across the term “god-mother”. What does that term really mean? From where did it originate?
2. What does it mean to judge nothing before the time (1 Corinthians 4:5)?
3. Could you please discuss the origin of the synagogue? Was it something that was unauthorized?
4. Please define the word “anthropomorphism” and give some examples of it?
5. What does it mean to honor my father and mother?

Panelists: Rick Knoll, Tim Howard, Clifton Angel

#1067 – 11/3/2024

1. Who is Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12)?
2. I heard a preacher say recently that God does not expect our best. What does the Bible say regarding this?
3. What does “baptized into his death” mean in Romans 6:3?
4. If a congregation has two elders and one resigns, can the other elder continue on as an elder until such time as a new elder can be appointed?
5. Louisiana recently passed a bill requiring the 10 Commandments to be posted in schools there. We are no longer under the 10 Commandments as they and the Law of Moses were nailed to the cross. Do you think this is a good thing?

Panelists: Jonathan Burns, Haston Handley, Ben Williams

#1066 – 10/27/2024

1. What does it mean to be reprobate?
2. In Romans 5:12, how is it that death came to all men through Adam’s sin?
3. Does the church of Christ believe in the Old Testament?
4. Does calling on the name of the Lord mean to pray to the Lord for salvation?
5. Should women preach in church?
6. What does the Bible say about family conflict?

Panelists: Jonathan Burns, Haston Handley, Ben Williams

#1065 – 10/20/2024

1. What is the book of life and can one’s name be blotted out?
2. I believe in Jesus, but I wish my faith could be stronger. What will help my faith to grow?
3. Are people with unbelieving children disqualified from being elders (Titus 1:6)?
4. Why was Jesus criticized for eating with “tax collectors and sinners” (Mark 2:4)?
5. How much are we commanded to give to the church?

Panelists: Jonathan Burns, Haston Handley, Ben Williams

#1064 – 10/13/2024;

1. Is the act of oath taking in courthouses or as in ordination of leaders acceptable to God in the light of the Holy Bible? Does this not conflict with Matthew 5:37?
2. Is a religious marriage ceremony absolutely necessary?
3. Does 1 Corinthians 7 teach that celibacy is better than marriage?
4. Are all forms of monuments such as ones dedicated to dead leaders and famous individuals acceptable in the light of the Scriptures?
5. Please explain the doctrine of sanctification?
6. Will the Jews be saved just by being God’s people (Romans 11:25-27)?
7. In Romans 7:14-25, is Paul describing his past or his present struggle to do what is right?

Panelists: Jonathan Burns, Haston Handley, Ben Williams

#1063 – 10/6/2024

1. Are Multiple Containers Prohibited in the Distribution of the Lord’s Supper? Why is there such a controversy regarding this matter?
2. What was a Sabbath day’s journey?
3. Will not Jesus reign forever in Jerusalem on Earth (Luke 1:32-33; Revelation 3:21; 21:2,23; Isaiah 27:13; Micah 4:7)?
4. I have been a member of a denomination for 10 years that teaches that baptism is not essential for salvation. For the past 2 years I have been going to the Church of Christ. Do I need to be baptized again?
5. In Psalm19:13, can you explain what presumptuous sins are?
6. Is a “moment of silence” in remembrance of departed souls acceptable to God?

Panelists: B. J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Tim Glasshof

#1062 – 9/29/2024

1. In the light of Hebrews 7:1-10, should we regard Melchizedek as an Old Testament appearance of Christ?
2. In what sense are we to hate our families (Luke 14:26)?
3. What does “worship in spirit and in truth” mean (John 4:24)?
4. Is the brother at Corinth who was disciplined according to 2 Corinthians 2:5-8 the same as the incestuous man of 1 Corinthians 5:1?
5. Why is Acts 8:37 missing in a number of English versions?

Panelists: B. J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Tim Glasshof

#1061 – 9/22/2024

1. Was their actual forgiveness of sins during the Old Testament?
2. What was the purpose of the tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)?
3. Were the members of Achan’s family mentioned in Joshua 7:24 present only as witnesses, or were they stoned along with him?
4. Joel 2:23 and Hosea 6:3 speak of the early and latter rain. Please address this interpretation: “The ‘latter rain’ or the spring rain is interpreted as an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on God’s children. Biblical writers used the terms ‘latter rain’ and ‘former rain’ to describe the visitation of the Holy Spirit upon the church in a dispensational sense. The ‘early rain’ came at Pentecost to give power to the witness of the gospel. And another outpouring of rain will be coming at earth’s final soul harvest before the second coming of Christ?”
5. Does Sheol in Psalm 16:10 refer to the grave or to the place of departed spirits?
6. What is meant by “the times of the Gentiles” in Luke 21:24? When do they begin and end?

Panelists: B. J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Tim Glasshof

#1060 – 9/15/2024

The Bible And Science Part 3

1. The Psalmist said “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14). How does the harmony of the human body’s various systems point to a creator? And did this systems have to be fully operational at the beginning or could they have developed over large amounts of time?
2. How has the field of archaeology helped to confirm the Bible against the skeptics who charge it with making historical blunders?
3. Does evolution rely heavily on certain ideas that violate the law of Biogenesis? Please explain?
4. Is there scientific foreknowledge to be found in the medical practices of the Bible?
5. Have there been well-known scientists who revered the Bible as the Word of God?