2023 A BIBLE ANSWER

Panelists: Russell Kline, Haston Handley, Bradley Smith

#983 – 3/26/2023

1. Does a truly converted person have evil thoughts?
2. Was Eutychus really dead or not (Acts 20:9-10)?
3. What is regeneration?
4. Are children punished for parents’ sin?
5. Is it sinful to do what one considers wrong even through there is nothing wrong with it?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Haston Handley, Bradley Smith

#982 – 3/19/2023

1. Why do we have a plurality of elders?
2. Can a person become a Christian without the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
3. How can one be happy in heaven if he knows his loved ones are lost?
4. My friend has been making mean comments about me to others. How should I handle it?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Haston Handley, Bradley Smith

#981 – 3/12/2023

1. What is meant by “delivering to Satan” in 1 Corinthians 5:5 and 1 Timothy 1:20?
2. My preacher is really discouraged. What can we do to help him?
3. In John 8:56, to what event in the life of Abraham did Jesus refer?
4. How are we to understand Matthew 26:29?
5. What can be done about the abundance of gossip and criticism in the local church?

Panelists: Russell Kline, Haston Handley, Bradley Smith

#980 – 3/5/2023

1. In John 1:33, John the Baptist says of Jesus, “I did not know Him” until he saw the Spirit descend upon him in the form of a dove upon the occasion of the Lord’s baptism. This seems a bit odd due to the fact that they were not only kinsmen, but their mother’s had known of their son’s connection since the time prior to their births. Is Luke 1:80 the only Biblical explanation for John the Baptist “not knowing” Jesus?
2. Two of us ladies have been in a discussion about how to give our contribution. Each of us give but differently. Both of us get Social Security checks. One gives monthly when she gets her check. The other divides her contribution to give it weekly. Her reason is she does not want others who might be watching to think she does not give. Are both approaches acceptable?
3. What kind of mourning is being discussed in Matthew 5:4? Does this have to do with those grieving over the loss of loved ones or mourning over sins?
4. A viewer has asked if we could go further into a question we addressed a few months back. The person said, “I have been married three times, my ex-wife three times also. I was her third husband and her my third wife. Both of my two previous wives have died, both of her previous two husbands have died. Neither one of us are Christians.” They have been attending services and want to become Christians. They asked, “If we do, can we continue to see each other and possibly get married again?”
5. What is meant by “where there is no vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29:18)?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Serge Shoemaker, Tim Howard

#979- 2/26/2023

1. Please compare Matthew 18:15 with 1 Timothy 5:19-20? Do these passages contradict in regard to public rebuke?
2. Could God really dwell in temples (Acts 7:47-48)?
3. My parents want to control my life and make all my decisions for me. How can I help them see that I should make my own decisions and be responsible for them?
4. Help me to understand Phillippians 1:15-18? Is Paul approving of envy, strife and contention?
5. When does sin require public confession?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Serge Shoemaker, Tim Howard

#978- 2/19/2023

1. When Jesus returns in the air, that’s when the dead in Christ are to rise in the air to meet Him and then those who are left are to meet Him also. Does the judgment happen then?
2. What about modesty constraints if you are a caregiver or medical worker and helping people of the opposite sex in their time of need?
3. Why do you believe Christians may fall from grace?
4. What is the New Hermeneutic?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Serge Shoemaker, Tim Howard

#977 – 2/12/2023

1. In the Job 33:33, is it appropriate to declare that Elihu was a self-righteous know-it-all as some profess? What are your inferences, thoughts & suggestions?
2. Define the meaning of liberalism in a religious environment? Could you give a few examples of these that have penetrated the church. Having laid out the sketch work, how do you differentiate liberalism with conservatism? If possible, suggest supporting passages.
3. Do souls of the ones that have not reached the age of accountability head to Abraham’s bosom? How do you justify this with Luke 16:19-31 and Ecclesiastes 12:7ff?
4. How do you justify Elijah’s being taken to heaven as in 1 Kings 2:11, and Enoch in comparison to the teaching on Luke 16:19-31 that all souls will end up in Hades? What’s the conclusion of this matter in light of 1 Corinthians 15:50?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Serge Shoemaker, Tim Howard

Air Dates: #976 – 2/5/2023;

1. What is the origin of Satan and sin?
2. Would it be wrong for a Christian to apply for Federal Student Loan relief?
3. Can you please clarify Acts 7:45?
4. Please explain 2 John 7?
5. When did the Christian Age begin? The Old Testament was done away with when Jesus took his last breath according to Scripture, but the church wasn’t established till the Day of Pentecost. So, what law governed these people from Jesus’ death till Pentecost when they were told how to be saved according to the New Testament law?

Panelists: Kevin Thomason, Ronnie Gootam, Justin Beard

#975-1/29/2023

1. What will Christians do for all eternity in heaven?
2. In what sense is God the head of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:3)?
3. Is it okay for Christians not to attend a local congregation of God’s people when there is one?
4. Does man have the power to believe or does God give faith?
5. How does one grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesisans 4:30)?
6. Does Satan have the ability to read our thoughts?

Panelists: Kevin Thomason, Ronnie Gootam, Justin Beard

#974- 1/22/2023

1. Is it true that Christ died for only a few people and that only these can be saved and others cannot?
2. What does Paul mean in 1 Timothy 1:9 when he says the law is not made for a righteous man?
3. What Biblical evidence exists to prove that the Holy Spirit is a person and not a force?
4. Why is unleavened bread used in the Lord’s Supper?
5. Was Jonah swallowed by a fish or a whale (Jonah 1:17; Matthew 12:40)?
6. What is the sin against the Holy Spirit in Matthew12:31-32?