2017 A BIBLE ANSWER

Panelists: Andy Brewer, Terence Mannis, Steve Sanders

#679-5/28/2017

1. What does God think of “missionary dating?”  I am referring to the practice of dating someone in the hope that you can convert them to Christ.
2. Is circumcision required for Christian males today?
3. Is physical healing guaranteed in the atonement according to Isaiah 53:4-5?
4. How can I be sure of my salvation?
5. Is repentance something man does, or does God grant it to man?

Panelists: Andy Brewer, Terence Mannis, Steve Sanders

#678-5/21/2017

1. I hit my girlfriend once and now she will not go out with me anymore.  What should I do?
2. What law was nailed to the cross?  Was there a difference between the moral law and the ceremonial law in the covenant God gave through Moses?
3. If Christ kept the law before Calvary, was He not breaking the law by plucking ears of corn on the Sabbath Day as recorded in Matthew 12:1?
4. If God promises to answer my prayers, why don’t I see them being answered?
5. What is meant by “Higher Criticism”?

Panelists: Andy Brewer, Terence Mannis, Steve Sanders

#677-5/14/2017

1. What is your understanding of Ezekiel 37:12-14?
2. Is it possible for me, as an average person, to understand the Bible?
3. How will I be judged in the day of judgement?
4. Please discuss the practice of “open” versus “closed” communion? To whom should the Lord’s Supper be given?
5. Should we offer memorized prayers to God in our worship and use them over and over again?

Panelists: Andy Brewer, Terence Mannis, Steve Sanders

#676- 5/7/2017

1. I am in doubt as to the meaning of Romans 8:29,30.  Who was it He foreknew or predestinated?
2. What does the word sanctify mean?  How is it used in 1 Corinthians 7:14?
3. Is there a special pattern of prayer to follow?
4. Where does the soul stay when the body goes to the grave?  Some seem to think that the soul goes straight to heaven, while others think no.
5. How can works have anything to do with salvation?  Ephesians 2:18 says it is not of works?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Tucker, Chris Lyden

#675- 4/30/2017

1. Is the name “Christian” from God or man?
2. Why did Ananias call Saul “brother” (Acts 9:17) if he was not yet a Christian?
3. Is it all right for a husband or wife to be sexually active with another person so long as both spouses consent to it?
4. In what sense is Jesus one with the Father (Jn. 10:30)?
5. Does Jesus imply that God could lead us into temptation (Lk. 11:4)?
6. Was Joseph sold to the Midianites or to the Ishmaelites?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Tucker, Chris Lyden

#674-4/23/2017;

1. What is the difference between God testing us and God tempting us?
2. It is right for a Christian to insist that their new husband sign a pre-nuptial agreement?
3. What is meant in Luke 16:8-9 by making friends of the mammon of unrighteousness?
4. Did an angel actually come down and disturb the pool at Bethesda?
5. How are we to honor our parents?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Tucker, Chris Lyden

#673- 4/16/2017;

1. Why should Christians today study the Old Testament?
2. How can the Holy Spirit depart from a person as He did from Saul (1 Sam. 16:14)?
3. In Deuteronomy 18:15-18, who is the greater prophet referred to in this passage?
4. I know that God has forgiven me for my sins but how can I begin to forgive myself?
5. Was Ruth sexually intimate with Boaz in order to obligate him to redeem her?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Tucker, Chris Lyden

#672- 4/9/2017

1. Why did Jesus warn the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ (Mt. 16:20)?
2. Please discuss the translation of Matthew 5:17?  Some rely on this verse to teach that Jesus did not abolish the old law?
3. If it is wrong to sing during the Lord’s supper, then why would it not also be wrong to use the Lord’s music as background music for announcements? Is this not cheapening this wonderful avenue of praise?
   [This is a follow-up question to an answer Mike Hixson gave on the practice of singing during the Lord’s Supper.  The querist believes that we sin in our introduction of A Bible Answer by playing a recording of the singing of Give Me The Bible while at the same time having a “voice over” to introduce the program.  Brother Kline has dealt with this gentleman before if you would like to consult him about their discussion.]
4. In Leviticus 10:1-2, why were Nadab and Abihu killed by fire from God for offering unauthorized fire from the Lord?
5. What is meant by the green tree and the dry in Luke 23:31?
6. Can you offer some suggestions as to how to go about having a Bible study with a prospect who is seeking a greater understanding of the Bible?

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