2020 A Bible Answer

Panelists: Russell Kline, Mike Peters, Haston Handley

#845 – 8/2/2020

1. Our preacher got the corona virus, so he preached on Facebook. However, his wife is on there with him. I don’t feel it is appropriate. She is not the preacher. Can you give me some input on this? I am grateful for any answer the Bible can give me.
2. What is the difference in tithing to the local congregation and tithing to the church as a whole?
3. What is meant by the phrase “remission of sins that are past” in Romans 3:25?
4. How does God feel about cremation after death? I am thinking of planning my funeral and the cost was so great that I am planning to be cremated. However, I do not want to do anything that God does not approve.
5. Are arranged marriages biblical?

Panelists: Bill Brandstatter, Darrell Simon, Gerald Cowan.

#844-7/26/2020

1. Will there be two resurrections?
2. If Abraham was sterile, how could he be the father of Ishmael?
3. Since baptism is left out of the last phrase in Mark 16:16, doesn’t this indicate that it is in harmony with the rest of Scripture, and that while baptism is an institution of the Lord, it is not essential for salvation?
4. Does Luke 14:26 teach us actually to hate our parents?

Panelists: Bill Brandstatter, Darrell Simon, Gerald Cowan.

#843- 7/19/2020

1. What happened to John’s disciples after the baptism of Jesus went into effect?
2. Why was Christ baptized?
3. Was the servant in Matthew 25 who hid his talent a saved believer? Someone said, “The servants in this particular parable were undoubtedly all saved, although I must admit that it is pretty hard to associate the ‘gnashing of teeth’ with it.”
4. Did the creation take place in six literal days?
5. What do you mean when you speak of restoring New Testament Christianity?

Panelists: Bill Brandstatter, Darrell Simon, Gerald Cowan.

#842- 7/12/2020

1. In Matthew 19:28, how and when will the apostles judge the twelve tribes of Israel?
2. Does “the husband of one wife” (1 Tim. 3:12) mean that a man who has remarried after being widowed or scripturally divorced cannot serve as an elder?
3. Are we really wearing our best for the Lord when we attend worship services in shorts and jeans with holes in them and the vulgar leggings that are being worn now with tops so short that everything is seen on the body?
4. In one of Jesus’ parables, the host at a wedding feast expelled a man for coming without the appropriate garment (Matthew 22:1-14). What does this parable and principle teach us about God’s expectations?

Panelists: Bill Brandstatter, Darrell Simon, Gerald Cowan.

#841- 7/5/2020

1. In Mark 8:22-25, what is a good answer as to why Jesus healed the blind man in 2 stages?
2. Could you please address the once saved, always saved doctrine?
3. In Titus 1:15, what does Paul mean when he says “unto the pure, all things are pure?”
4. I would like to know if you believe God has expressed to us, in any way, His will as regards burial? I would like to be cremated upon my death but I’ve had others, including Christians, say it is not respectful to the body God created. Then I’ve also been told, again by Christians, that it is a custom only and God would not be concerned about it one way or another.
5. How does Paul use the word “rod” in First Corinthians 4:21?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Glen Head, Jerry Jones

#840-6/28/2020

1. What does it mean to pray that the Word will have free course (2 Thessalonians 3:3)?
2. A man frivolously divorces his wife and marries another woman. The man later says he is sorry for his infidelity and argues that he may remain with his new mate with Divine approval. Does sorrow exhaust the meaning of repentance?
3. How does one grieve the Holy Spirit? (Ephesians 4:30).
4. Is the Holy Spirit a person or just a force or power like electricity?
5. Doesn’t the instruction to hate our families in Luke 14:26 contradict other passages which command us to love our families (Ephesians 5:25)?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Glen Head, Jerry Jones

#839 – 6/21/2020

1. My family is doing themed Bible studies each week. This week we are covering what the Bible says about drinking. The New Testament has one word for wine, and it can mean alcoholic or non alcoholic. Does the Old Testament have words that show a difference in the fruit of the vine referenced?
2. How are elders to be counted worthy of double honour (1 Timothy 5:17)?
3. Do the cities of refuge described in Numbers 35 have any typical significance to us today?
4. How can I overcome discouragement in the midst of so much “doom and gloom” in the world?
5. Is it possible for a person to “live in adultery?”

Panelists: David Lemmons, Glen Head, Jerry Jones

#838-6/14/2020

1. What does the word “traditions” refer to in 2 Thessalonians 2:15? Are traditions authoritative?
2. In Colossians 2:23, Paul mentions will-worship? What exactly is will-worship?
3. In a foreign country, a woman and her teenage children have been baptized into Christ. The woman has been a Christian for a little over a year, her children for a few months less. Her husband is not baptized and is not accepting of the church in any way. Her question is, can she and her children observe the Lord’s Supper at home, early in the morning, if there is not a seasoned male Christian to lead the ceremony? They do Bible studies and the other aspects of worship but this questions weighs on her mind heavily.
4. Please discuss Leviticus 5:17. Did God really hold people accountable for their sin even when they were unaware of the fact that they had sinned?
5. Should the Christian use profanity in their speech?

Panelists: David Lemmons, Glen Head, Jerry Jones

#837-6/7/2020

1. I have been reading through Samuel, Kings, Chronicles for a class at OABS and I cannot find where it explains why Saul was punished for performing sacrifices but David and Solomon performed sacrifices and were not punished?
2. Has there ever been anyone who ‘took credit’ for the creation, who said they created so and so?
3. In Matthew chapter 7, how does verse 6 fit in the context of verses 1 thru 5?
4. Could you please explain the difference in using a power point presentation and a piano in worship?