2016 A BIBLE ANSWER

Panelists: Robert Taylor, Gary Colley, Jimmy Colvett

#637-8/7/2016

1. What does the word kingdom mean in Acts 14:22? Does this mean that we can only by much tribulation enter the church?
2. A man in our congregation has done some things he should not have. He did not go to the young woman to ask forgiveness although she is in the same town. He made a general statement to the congregation. Now he has moved on and another congregation has accepted him without asking about his standing in the previous congregation. Did he repent and confess his wrong adequately?
3. Can you offer some wisdom concerning the administering of benevolence? How do we know that the person is going to use the money properly for the need they have professed to have?
4. What should you do if the congregation you attend does not have elders? The church had elders at one time and for various reasons they resigned, so now we have no elders, and it is said that no one is qualified in the congregation to be an elder. Acts 14:23 says they “..appointed elders in every church…”. Is this still a biblical congregation? What should the congregation do? Should you attend another church that has elders?
5. Does God hear prayers of people not in the church? In Acts 10, God heard the prayers of Cornelius?

Panelists: Skip Andrews, Mike Peters, David Gulledge

#636-7/31/2016

1. What did God mean when He told Cain that sin lies at the door (Gen. 4:7)?
2. Please relate the legal precedents set forth which concerning the daughters of Zelophehad in the Old Testament?
3. Was Christ with God at the beginning?
4. What is meant by putting a stumbling block in your brother’s way?
5. Why did Jesus say to Mary, “Touch me not” in Matthew 28:9?
6. Why did God sometimes change a person’s name in the Bible?
7. What is meant by “Take my yoke” in Matthew 11:29?

Panelists: Skip Andrews, Mike Peters, David Gulledge

#635-7/24/2016

1. When the brethren meet to transact business for the church where there are not elders, is it right and scriptural for the sisters to vote at such a meeting?
2. Can you explain the reaction of the elder brother in the parable of the Prodigal Son and its application to those in Jesus’ day and also today?
3. Was the name “Nazarene” a friendly name?
4. How is it that preachers use so much Greek in their writings and sermons?

Panelists: Skip Andrews, Mike Peters, David Gulledge

#634-7/17/2016

1. Please explain the meaning of the scapegoat in Leviticus 16?
2. While some say the perfect is the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13:8, isn’t that passage refering to the only one who is perfect, Jesus Christ?   When that happens tongues will cease because we will be in His presence.  We will not need prophecy and knowledge, because He will reveal all things to us.  The things that are imperfect will be done away when we see the perfection that will come in Jesus Christ.
3. What does it mean that the heavens declare the glory of God?
4. Is 1 Corinthians 2:9 describing heaven or is it describing inspiration?
5. I have one of the most unglamourous jobs in the world.  I clean hotel rooms.  Some people look down their noses at me because I have such a low-level job.  So does my work matter to God or is it merely a way to pay the bills and buy groceries?
6. First Corinthians 16:2 says we are to give as we have been prospered.  Please discuss this.

Panelists: Skip Andrews, Mike Peters, David Gulledge

Air Dates:   #633-7/10/2016

1. Does intent play a role in marriage? If it does, are the parties freed to marry after they divorce? For example, what if someone is trying get into this country and the only way to get into it is by marrying a US citizen. The couple marries just to get this person into the country and make them a citizen, but then turns around and divorces. They did not love each other. They just wanted to get the person citizenship in the U.S.
2. Do Bible scholars within the church reject the KJV and NKJV renderings of First John 5:7 as a spurious addition to the Scriptures?  I have read this verse is not present in the oldest manuscripts from which the 1901 ASV, ESV, etc. are translated.
3. When is it too late for an erring Christian to get right with the Lord?  If it is not too late what must one do?  What if one is bedfast and in the last days? I have often heard if there is life there is hope.
4. So many congregations are getting so liberal today does one’s salvation depend on the congregation?  I know one should endeavor to find a faithful congregation.
5. The Bible speaks of helping widows and orphans.  The church collects food and money to send to orphan homes to help them.  Why is it that there are widows and widowers in congregations that are way below the poverty level and they are not helped?  I believe a Christian shouldn’t have to beg for help (Acts 6:1-6; James 1:27; Gal. 6:10).
6. Would the size of the ark have been adequate to accommodate a pair of every living species of animal?

Panelists: Mike Tucker, David Lemmons, Glen Head

#632- 7/3/2016

1. Who are spiritual eunuchs (Mt 19:12)?
2. Who were the “early church fathers” that many preachers speak about?
3. Why did Jesus curse the fig tree in Matthew 21:19?
4. Should one engaged party demand that the other sign a pre-nuptial agreement before they will marry them?
5. Where did all of the Flood waters go before Noah left the ark?

Panelists: Mike Tucker, David Lemmons, Glen Head

#631-6/26/2016

1. Is it right for a person to serve on a jury?
2. Did Isaiah 7:14 had a double fulfillment referring to a woman in Isaiah’s time as well as to Mary?
3. In 1 Corinthians 14:15, how do we pray and sing with the Spirit?
4. What is meant in 2 Timothy 2:25 where Paul speaks of “repentance unto the knowledge of the truth?”

Panelists: Mike Tucker, David Lemmons, Glen Head

#630-6/19/2016

1. What is involved in placing membership with a congregation?  Is such necessary since if a person is a member of the church, he is a member wherever he goes?
2. In a small congregation, should the most competent man teach the lesson every first day of the week?
3. Does the Bible teach that life begins at conception?
4. Is it acceptable to use white grape juice on the Lord’s table?
5. Does Galatians 6:17 teach that Paul bore the stigmata, the literal scars of the crucifixion?

Panelists: Mike Tucker, David Lemmons, Glen Head

#629-6/12/2016

1. What is the definition of Godspeed?  What does this mean?
2. A preacher explained to me that the breaking of bread should take place on every first day of the week. We are taking it monthly once on the first week of the month.  But I need much more explanation on it.
3. I want to study more and more through your help to understand clearly about the New Testament worship. Please explain why you do not use instrumental music in worship?
4. We praise Jesus with the anointing of the Holy Spirit and with the tongues.  Please discuss this practice in light of the Scriptures.

Panelists: Mike Tucker, David Lemmons, Glen Head

#628-6/5/2016

1. Please explain Matthew 8:22 and what it means for the dead to bury the dead?
2. If a couple gets a divorce and neither party committed adultery and then after being divorced for a period of time decided to get back together,  are they still bound by God’s law to their marriage?  If they are still bound by God’s law to their marriage can they then go about their lives as if they never were divorced or do they have to get re-married before they start living together again as husband and wife?
3. Did Jesus claim to be God?
4. We recently lost our baby.  What advice can you give to a grieving family?
5. If one spouse converts to Christianity, must they then leave their unbelieving spouse since they are unequally yoked?