2015 A BIBLE ANSWER

Panelists: Travis Quertermous, Johnny Mack Young, Tim Howard

#585-8/9/2015

1. How does the Old Testament apply to Christians today?
2. Please discuss the meaning of the last phrase found in Acts 13:48?
3. Should we pray for the kingdom to come?
4. What does the Bible teach about Christ’s “emptying himself” (Phil. 2:7)?

Panelists: Travis Quertermous, Johnny Mack Young, Tim Howard

Air Dates:  #584-8/2/2015

1. Does fornication only refer to sexual relations before marriage?  If so, then does Matthew 19:9 only grant an exception for divorce when a person learns that his spouse had sexual relations before their marriage?
2. In the congregation where I worship, every Sunday night about a half dozen members will leave after Bible class right before preaching service begins to go the county jail to teach inmates. When they leave during the service are they forsaking the assembly?  It is a good thing to reach out to teach the prisoners, but I have been  taught for many years that your outside teaching should take place when your services are not in session.
3. What did Jesus mean when He said don’t let your right hand know what your left hand is doing?
4. How is the word “regeneration” used in the Bible?
5. Is it our Christian duty to attend Bible class and to encourage others to do the same?

Panelists: Gary Colley, Jimmy Colvett, David Gulledge

#583-7/26/2015

1. How can I overcome my jealousy over my wife? It is causing problems in our relationship.
2. Was Samson ever restored to God after his sin?
3. Does prayer really change anything, or is the outcome already in God’s plan?
4. When does the Christian receive eternal life?

Panelists: Gary Colley, Jimmy Colvett, David Gulledge

#582-7/19/2015

1. Why was the veil of the temple ripped from top to bottom when Jesus died (Mt. 27:51)?
2. I know that God has forgiven me for my sins, but how can I begin to forgive myself?
3. What does it mean to bid God speed to someone (2 John 10)?
4. Is the restoration of Israel to the promised land a sign that Jesus is coming soon (Eze. 37:11-14)?
5. What does the Bible teach concerning marital separations?
6. What is the rock upon which Jesus built His church in Matthew 16:18?

Panelists: Gary Colley, Jimmy Colvett, David Gulledge

#581-7/12/2015

1. What about those in the Christian Church that were baptized for the remission of sins, but have only attended the Christian Church? Some believe they are saved but erring, others say one cannot be taught wrong and baptized right. What is the truth on this matter?
2. My anxiety is affecting my health, my family, and my work. Where do I turn?
3. Was Jonah actually swallowed by a whale or by something else? Some say that whale in Matthew 12:40 is not the correct rendering?
4. Did Jesus live before He was born of a virgin?
5. What is the nature of the “Great White Throne” Judgment? Is this only for the lost to determine their degree of punishment?

Panelists: Gary Colley, Jimmy Colvett, David Gulledge

Air Dates: #580-7/5/2015

1. Why was Cain’s offering rejected?
2. How can we know that God truly exists and that He’s not just a product of our imaginations?
3. In the story of Jacob and Esau, some teach that there is a difference between the birthright and the blessing. Is it the case that the birthright deals with the spiritual leadership of the family while the blessing deals with property?
4. How could God say, “Esau have I hated” (Rom. 9:13)?
5. I heard someone speak of presumptuous sin. What does this mean and are there other different kinds of sin?
6. Rather than water baptism, doesn’t Romans 6:3 refer to a spiritual baptism and that when Jesus died, the believer died with Him; when Jesus was buried, the believer was buried with Him; and when Christ was raised from the dead, the believer was raised with him?

Panelists: R. W. McAlister, Jim Faughn, Jeff Scott

#579-6/28/2015

1. Does a truly converted person have evil thoughts?
2. What is the weight referred to in Hebrews 12:1 which we are to lay aside?
3. Did God approve of Jacob’s duplicity in dealing with Esau?
4. How can social media harm my family?
5. Will God give us anything we ask (Jn. 14:14)?

Panelists: R. W. McAlister, Jim Faughn, Jeff Scott

#578- 6/21/2015

1. We know the Bible forbids us to commit sin or consent to sin. But what is the Christian’s responsibility on either appearing to consent or aiding in sin, especially as it relates to business dealings?
2. What is meant by “Rachel weeping for her children”?
3. Why is unleavened bread used in the Lord’s Supper?
4. What should we teach our children concerning getting into fights and physical confrontations with others?

Panelists: R. W. McAlister, Jim Faughn, Jeff Scott

#577- 6/14/2015;

1. On placing membership, does one have to make a “formal declaration” of wanting to place membership in a congregation or is one considered a member by regular attendance and participation with a congregation without a formal statement? Some in continuous sin claim they are not subject to the elders since they did not “place membership.”
2. Do you believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, in his present glorified state, now is the Spirit (the Holy Spirit) that fills his body, the church (2 Cor. 3:17-ASV)?
3. Didn’t the Father glorify His Son with His own Spirit, and the Son then poured forth of his own Spirit on the day of Pentecost those things which the people were able to see and hear (Acts 2:33)?
4. Isn’t it the case that the Godhead is made up of two, God the Father and God the Son united both in name (Jehovah in the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament) and in purpose? To have God is to have both God the Father and God the Son (2 Jn. 9). This one passage alone settles for all time as to who makes up the Godhead and what it means to have God.
5. What do employers and employees owe each other?

Panelists: R. W. McAlister, Jim Faughn, Jeff Scott

#576- 6/7/2015;

1. Could you please explain Ecclesiastes 9:5?
2. I have a question about the passage in I Corinthians 14:34-35 about women speaking out in church. Should she sing? Should she answer questions in Bible class? If she should ask her husband when she goes home, what is the use of her even going to church?
3. Is it appropriate to have at the beginning of the Lord’s Supper communion meditations or what are sometimes called “table talks?”
4. What does the Easter bunny and eggs have to do with the resurrection of Christ?
5. What does the word “spiritual” really mean?