2017 A BIBLE ANSWER

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.?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Brad Brewer, Glen Head

#705-11/26/2017

1. Please comment on 1 Corinthians 7:14 and the statement, “else were your children unclean”?
2. What does the Bible say about inter-racial marriage, and how should we treat those in an inter-racial relationship?
3. Would you address women preachers in the church and give Scriptures for this?
4. If God planned if a baby was born and it died before birth and God knew the babies’ life, why was it born? Will it go to heaven? (From a 10 year old girl).

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Brad Brewer, Glen Head

#704-11/19/2017

1. Should we keep asking God for the same thing over and over, or should we ask only once believing that He will grant our request in times of difficulty?
2. What is the hardest part of becoming a gospel preacher?
3. What does it mean in 1 Corinthians 15:29 when it speaks of being baptized for the dead?
4. What part of service can a young male, for example, ages 6-10, publicly take part in that has not been baptized?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Brad Brewer, Glen Head

#703-11/12/2017

• What does the Bible say about cliques? What would Jesus think about a group in the church that makes others feel excluded or unwelcome?
• Can or should an elder give the preacher or a member a “direct order” that is not mandated by Scripture?
• Should one who requests membership in a congregation bring a letter of recommendation from their former congregation?
• Are there different degrees of punishment in hell?
• What was the mark set on Cain?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Brad Brewer, Glen Head

#702-11/5/2017

1. Is a man, whose first wife committed fornication against him and he divorced her and re-married a woman who is a Christian, qualified to be a deacon in the church? Would he be the husband of one wife as 1 Timothy 3:12 says?
2. Should a preacher be held to keep discussions confidential? What if he doesn’t?
3. God created everything in six days and said, “It is good.” So where did the Devil come from?
4. I would like to ask about the growing use of dramas in the youth gatherings of the church of Christ. Is this practice authorized in the new testament? I am concerned because the church is slowly becoming like the denominations.
5. Do you think forming small groups helps a church grow?

Panelists: Bobby O’Dell, Jeff Scott, Justin Paschall

#701 – 10/29/2017

1. Is it a sin for Christians to put their parents in a nursing home?
2. Is it possible for a person to live in adultery?
3. Why don’t we have apostles today?
4. I want to be married. What do I need to look for in a wife?
5. How is Jesus’ sacrifice “a ransom for many”?