2022 A BIBLE ANSWER

Panelists: Allen Webster, Rick Lawson, David Looney

#940 – 5/29/2022

1. How were widow’s houses devoured (Mark 12:40)?
2. What did Jesus mean by “the signs of the times” (Matthew 16:3)?
3. Please explain the figure of the axe and the trees in Luke 3:9?
4. Should an elder be the treasurer?
5. Is the battle of Armageddon spiritual or physical and when and where will it be fought?

Panelists: Allen Webster, Rick Lawson, David Looney

#939 – 5/22/2022

1. How can one who fell from grace be restored to grace?
2. Does God ever punish one person for another’s sin? Please compare Ezekiel 18:20 with Exodus 20:5?
3. Was the Sabbath an international requirement and a continual obligation?
4. In what sense is the kingdom “within you” (Luke 17:21)?
5. If God could not be tempted, how could Jesus be tempted?

Panelists: Allen Webster, Rick Lawson, David Looney

#938-5/15/2022

1. A husband who is not a member of the church commits adultery. He tells his Christian wife that he has done this wrong and asks her forgiveness, promising never to be guilty of such a sin again. In this situation, what steps should she take? How can she know he has truly repented? Should she divorce him or continue to live with him?
2. Can you explain the verbs used in 2 Peter 3:10 and their meaning in view of the idea that the Bible says the earth will abide for ever in Ecclesiastes 1:4?
3. What is the difference in hell and hades?
4. How were people who lived before the time of Christ saved?

Panelists: Allen Webster, Rick Lawson, David Looney

#937- 5/8/2022

1. What about Matthew 6:5-8? No church obeys Jesus. It’s why I don’t attend.
2. Why is there no remission of sin without the shedding of blood?
3. Should a non-Christian, young male child lead songs, pray and/or read Scripture during worship service?
4. What hymns were used by the church in apostolic days?

Panelists: Allen Webster, Rick Lawson, David Looney

#936 – 5/1/2022

1. I have a question about Acts 12:15. They said, “It must be his angel.” Does every person have an angel?
2. Is the “name it and claim it” doctrine of the word of faith movement Biblical?
3. In baptizing do the words, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost” have to be stated before the immersion in water? An example was given that John the Baptist didn’t say so for Jesus.
4. My question is can a person who has been married before becoming a Christian, divorce his wife and remarry and still be an elder in the Lord’s church? His first wife is still living.

Andy Brewer, Justin Paschall, Haston Handley

#935 – 4/24/2022

1. Did the dinosaurs really exist? Were men on earth with them?
2. Did Mary know that Jesus was God’s Son?
3. How does God authorize things?
4. Should we applaud in worship?
5. Does the Lord’s Supper lose its meaning to us if we partake of it every Sunday?

Andy Brewer, Justin Paschall, Haston Handley

#934- 4/17/2022

1. Who wrote the book of Psalms?
2. Does the validity of a baptism depend on its administrator?
3. Please discuss the WORD in John 1:1? Is this Jesus and was He the creator rather than the Father?
4. May a person refuse to go to church simply because there are those in it who do not live right?
5. Does God send lies (2 Thess. 2:11)?

Andy Brewer, Justin Paschall, Haston Handley

#933 – 4/10/2022

1. Will we know our husbands and wives in heaven?
2. What does it mean for a preacher to be ordained? Is that found in the Bible?
3. If a congregation decides to close and meet with other congregations elsewhere, what should be done with their property and assets?
4. I know that the father should be the spiritual leader in the family. However, if the kids go to church on Sunday, it’s because I wake them up, get them ready, and take them. I’m the one who prays with the children at bedtime and tries to have family devotions with them. Some say I should wait for my husband, who professes to be a Christian, to accept spiritual leadership in our family. What do you advise in my situation?

Andy Brewer, Justin Paschall, Haston Handley

#932 – 4/3/2022

1. If an elder has bad health and has been unable to attend all services for several months, should they step down?
2. I have concerns regarding the answer to the question about Apollos and baptism. Was it implied that John’s baptism was valid for entering the kingdom of God? Subsequently, were the Apostles baptized in the name of Jesus Christ?
3. How does the Holy Spirit operate in conversion?
4. If Jesus was the Son of God, why did He call Himself the Son of Man?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Glen Head, Jordyn Graves

#931 – 3/27/2022

1. Would a Christian girl be justified in marrying an atheist?
2. What is the baptism of fire of which John spoke in Matthew 3:11?
3. My fiancé says that we should start sleeping together before we get married so we will have an established relationship when we get married. He says it isn’t wrong because we’re engaged. What does the Bible say?
4. What does Paul mean when he says that Jesus was “made to be sin” for us? (2 Corinthians 5:21)?