2020 A Bible Answer

Panelists B.J. Clarke, Michael Clarke, Haston Handley

#836-5/31/2020

1. Since Jesus died before the thief, didn’t the thief die under the new covenant?
2. How does one go about proving the existence of an “age of accountability” since that phrase is not specifically mentioned in the Bible?
3. What is a eunuch?
4. Please explain First Corinthians 6:1-4?
5. How did the apostle Paul die?
6. Why did Jesus send the disciples, in pairs, to preach the gospel?
7. In Matthew 18:17, Jesus said concerning a brother who has wronged another and refuses to correct the matter, even after it has been brought to the attention of the church and he neglects to hear the church: “Let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.” What does this last statement mean? How do we correlate this with the fact that Jesus ate and associated with Gentiles and Publicans much to the Jews dismay?
8. Why can’t some people hear from God and get healing?

Panelists: Sydney White, David Lemmons, Brad Brewer (Originally broadcast July 7,14,21,28 2019)

#835-5/24/2020;

1. Are there any Biblical principles that would apply to investing in the stock market?
2. So often I have prayed for someone to be set free from the bondage of alcoholism, drugs, and other things that wreak havoc in lives. Once freed from the control by the power of God, they feel something is terribly wrong because they find themselves still tempted again at times in the same area. Why is this?
3. What does it mean to bid Godspeed to someone (2 John 10)?
4. Are we baptized by the Holy Spirit into the church (1 Cor. 12:13)? Isn’t this the one baptism of Ephesians 4:4?
5. Did the baptism of the Holy Spirit come upon the 120 in the upper room after the ascension of Christ?

Panelists: Sydney White, David Lemmons, Brad Brewer (Originally broadcast July 7,14,21,28 2019)

#834-5/17/2020;

1. Are Enoch and Elijah in Heaven?
2. How does the Bible authorize by implication?
3. How are Christians sanctified?
4. Would vegetarianism have helped Noah? Why were they allowed to eat meat after leaving the ark?

Panelists: Sydney White, David Lemmons, Brad Brewer (Originally broadcast July 7,14,21,28 2019)

#833 – 5/10/2020

1. I just lost my husband of many years and we had a beautiful marriage. But in the Bible it says we will not be married. What does it mean?
2. Is Genesis 3:15 a Messianic prophecy? What does it mean?
3. The question I have is concerning Hebrews 8:2. I am understanding this verse to refer to the Lord’s building of the church, but other writers say that the “new sanctuary” inaugurated by Christ is in heaven. Am I correct in my understanding, or do I need a better understanding?
4. Would downloading copyrighted music without paying for it be a sin in view of Romans 13:1-7 even if you’re downloading it for personal use since the recording industry and the law labels such action as piracy? Would this also apply to those who have borrowed VHS movies, CDs, DVDs, cassettes, 8-tracks or old LPs from friends and family and made themselves copies? If this is a sin, would repentance require one to also destroy these unauthorized copies?

Panelists: Sydney White, David Lemmons, Brad Brewer (Originally broadcast July 7, 14, 21, 28 2019)

#832 – 5/3/2020

1. Please explain Revelation 20:4-7?
2. Could you please address ballroom dancing and line dancing?
3. Is it possible to speak in tongues today?
4. Is there any way to determine what exactly was meant by, “thou shalt surely die,” in Genesis 2:17?

Panelists: Sydney White, David Lemmons, Brad Brewer (Originally broadcast July 7,14,21,28 2019)

#832 – 5/3/2020

1. Please explain Revelation 20:4-7?
2. Could you please address ballroom dancing and line dancing?
3. Is it possible to speak in tongues today?
4. Is there any way to determine what exactly was meant by, “thou shalt surely die,” in Genesis 2:17?

Panelists: Keith Mosher, Mike Hixson, Jared Rhodes

#831-4/26/2020

1. In the light of Isaiah 65:17, do you think we will know each other in Heaven?
2. If the “Church of Christ” claims to worship God only as “authorized” by scripture because they sing only (and do not use instrumental music), then where do they get the “authority” to use hymnals, pitchpipes, pews, and indoor baptistries in their worship services?
3. Are the wicked annihilated after death?
4. Doesn’t Ephesians 2:3 show that man is born with a sinful nature?
5. If someone’s spouse leaves them and then cheats on them when is the marriage over? Is the cheated on person able to remarry if they are intimate with someone while awaiting the divorce finalization? If the cheated on accepts Christ and is baptized after the events, and repents for the fornication, is the cheated upon still a victim and able to marry or must they remain unmarried?

Panelists: Keith Mosher, Mike Hixson, Jared Rhodes

#830-4/19/2020

1. Those who teach saints only doctrine state that the “to all” phrase of 2 Corinthians 9:13 refers to additional Christians outside of Jerusalem and that this verse does not offer proof of general benevolence to all men (non Christians). How does one counter this teaching since several commentaries also support the idea of an additional group of saints in the verse?
2. Please explain First Thessalonians 3:13 and First Thessalonians 4:14 and specifically these phrases: “At the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints” and “…them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him”?
3. If salvation is not by works of righteousness which we have done, and baptism is a work of “righteousness,” then how can water baptism be a part of salvation? (Titus 3:5; Matthew 3:16)
4. What does “things under the earth” mean in Philippians 2:10?

Panelists: Keith Mosher, Mike Hixson, Jared Rhodes

#829-4/12/2020

1. Should a man be hired as a pulpit preacher if his wife is unsaved?
2. Is clapping acceptable in worship unto God?
3. In Matthew 12:36, what is meant by idle words?
4. Are schools of preaching separate, distinct institutions from the church or are they part of the program of work the same as bible classes, gospel meetings, home bible studies, benevolent work, etc.? When a school of preaching uses titles for its workers such as directors, deans, etc. are those scriptural titles since they cannot be found in the Bible?
5. Is it scriptural for a congregation to support out of its treasury the building and maintaining of kitchens/dining halls and supporting church sponsored recreational events? What scripture authorizes church sponsored meals?

Panelists: Keith Mosher, Mike Hixson, Jared Rhodes

Air Dates: #828-4/5/2020

1. If one is unable to attend services is there a certain number of people who must be present in order to partake of the Lord’s Supper at home?
2. Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that we can’t be forgiven of sin if we sin willfully after we are a Christian?
3. Why did Mary Magdalene not recognize Jesus in John 20?
4. Was the star in Matthew 2,7,9 a literal guide or a figurative expression? Was it like an eclipse as some suppose?
5. What does the Bible teach us about comforting someone who is suffering as a result of a crime he has committed?
6. Please explain 1 Peter 3:19-21?