2020 A Bible Answer

Panelists: Bobby Liddell, Tom Wacaster, Robert Charnock

#856- 10/18/2020

1. Why is the book of Esther in the Bible, since it does not mention God?
2. Please explain Isaiah 45:7. In what sense did God create evil?
3. What does the Bible have to say about women missionaries?
4. Are Jesus and the Holy Spirit God or are they just God’s helpers?
5. Why is living together before marriage considered living in sin?

Panelists: Bobby Liddell, Tom Wacaster, Robert Charnock

#855-10/11/2020

1. What is the book of life mentioned in Philippians 4:3?
2. What is referred to by Paul when he speaks of the third heaven?
3. Would it be right to allow little children to eat and drink the remainder of the bread and fruit of the vine after the worship has been dismissed?
4. What is meant by the baptism of fire in Matthew 3:11 and Luke 3:16?
5. What should be done if a husband and wife disagree on how much to give to the church?
6. What is known of Joseph of Arimathea? Why was he the one given the body of Jesus by Pilate and not Mary his mother?

Panelists: Bobby Liddell, Tom Wacaster, Robert Charnock

#854-10/4/2020

1. Who wrote Hebrews?
2. Is it wrong to read from an ESV?
3. Is it wrong to listen to music other than gospel such as country music?
4. We consider a Bible unreliable (unscriptural) when it leaves out the word begotten from the phrase “only ______Son of God” (John 1:14; 1:18, 3:16, 3:18; and I John 4:9). Why, isn’t it unscriptural to sing songs with the word begotten omitted such as “Lamb of God” and “Night With Ebon Pinion”?”
5. In Ephesians 3:5, how could the mystery of Christ be hidden in previous ages and yet known by the Old Testament prophets?

Panelists: B. J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Evan Manning

#853-9/27/2020

1. How can the unbelieving husband be sanctified by the believing wife (1 Corinthians 7:14).
2. What is meant by new wine in old bottles (Mark 2:21-22)?
3. Did Satan own the kingdoms which he offered in the temptation?
4. Does the word “spirit” in Romans 8:26,27 mean the Holy Spirit or the human spirit?
5. What can I do to manage my anger?
6. If you believe in Mark 16:16, why don’t you believe in healing and miracles of Mark 16:17?
7. What are the keys of the kingdom referred to in Matthew 16:19?

Panelists: B. J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Evan Manning

#852-9/20/2020

1. If Jesus is God, why did He seem to rebuke the rich young ruler for calling Him good?
2. What is the meaning of “strange fire” in Leviticus 10:1-2? Why was the punishment so severe?
3. When was Jesus Christ crucified and resurrected?
4. Do I need to obey the ten commandments?
5. Why did the Jews face the East when praying?
6. What is the meaning of “replenish” in Genesis 1:28?

Panelists: B. J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Evan Manning

#851- 9/13/2020

1. How is the word generation used in Mark 8:38- Mark 9:1?
2. If the wife left to be with someone else or the husband waited until she had taken up being “with” another man, isn’t that sufficient grounds for divorce and remarriage? My wife took up with my biological brother while they both lived in my residence. According to the Old Testament it would be an abomination for me and her to get back together. So I can’t properly take her back without sinning grievously myself.
3. Can one become a Christian without the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
4. Does God give people a second chance after death?
5. Does the Bible teach the doctrine of soul sleeping after death?

Panelists: B. J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Evan Manning

#850 – 9/6/2020

1. Is there spiritual authority in the New Testament for a local church to plan and provide materially for social activities in its program of work?
2. Does the Bible allow for the theory of evolution?
3. If God doesn’t tempt us, why does He tell us to pray, “Lead us not unto temptation?”
4. My preacher recently began using the New Living Translation. I am not familiar with it. Can you tell me how accurate it is? I did not like how some of it read compared to the KJV and the NKJV.
5. My question is about First Corinthians 3:13-15? What does he mean about his work being burned but the person being saved?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Peters, Haston Handley

#849- 8/30/2020

1. When my mother’s health deteriorated, we had to put her in a nursing home. I am very depressed about it. Are we abandoning her? She resents what we have done.
2. What is the purpose of confession? Doesn’t God already know what I have done? Why do I need to tell Him?
3. Was divine healing in the atonement (Isa. 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24)?
4. Aren’t the genealogies of Jesus given in Matthew and Luke contradictory?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Peters, Haston Handley

#848-8/23/2020

1. Our church is having trouble getting along. Sides are being drawn and tempers are flaring. What can we do?
2. Are Bible classes periods of worship?
3. In what ways did Jesus reveal the fulfillment and end of the old covenant?
4. Does the Bible teach that premarital sex is a sin if the couple are sincerely in love and plan to be married?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Peters, Haston Handley

#847- 8/16/2020

1. Is Covid-19 one of the pestilences predicted in Matthew 24:7 prior to the second coming of Christ? Is this pandemic a sign of the Second Coming?
2. Did Jesus ever address the issue of racism?
3. Did Jesus claim to be God?