2025 A BIBLE ANSWER

Panelists: Keith Olbricht, Ben Williams, Eli Sales

#1097 – 6/1/2025

1. If a brother was married and remarried before obeying the gospel does that disqualify him from being a deacon or elder? If the above statement is true why can I be appointed Ministry leader over several Ministries virtually doing the work of a deacon or elder?
2. In Acts 20:7, Paul preached until midnight, and if they had come together before 7:00 PM on the first day of the week, then Paul preached until the second day of the week when they broke bread in verse 11 when they ate supper. On which day did they break bread?
3. Why did God rename Abram as Abraham and Sarai as Sarah?
4. Are the seventy weeks mentioned in Daniel 9:24-27 a literal or figurative time-line? Are the seventy sevens symbolical or literal? Does this stand for a literal 490 years?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Bradley Smith, Ronnie Gootam

#1096 – 5/25/2025

1. Please explain John 20:23?
2. Who are the poor in spirit?
3. Will we know our loved ones in Heaven?
4. Is a Christian allowed to defend himself against an intruder in his house?
5. What was the role of John the Baptist in God’s plan of redemption?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Bradley Smith, Ronnie Gootam

#1095 – 5/18/2025;

1. Who are the 144,000 sealed in heaven (Revelation 7)?
2. Is there a Scriptural basis for God changing His mind?
3. Is it possible for believers to lose their salvation?
4. If the sons of God in Genesis 6:2 were not evil angels, then who could they have been?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Bradley Smith, Ronnie Gootam

#1094 – 5/11/2025

1. Joel 2:1-10 speaks of terrible destruction, terror, and death. What is the prophet referring to in this passage?
2. Does the Bible ever refer to itself as the Bible? What is the origin of that word?
3. Was the sin of Sodom homosexuality or inhospitality (Genesis 19:8)?
4. What is meant by the “shekinah”? I have heard this expression, but I cannot find it anywhere in the Bible?
5. Do Christians need to read the Old Testament?

Panelists: Brent Arnold, Bradley Smith, Ronnie Gootam

#1093 – 5/4/2025

1. Can a congregation of Christ’s church exist and be pleasing to God without elders?
2. Please discuss the first resurrection of Revelation 20:5-6?
3. What are the two immutable things mentioned in Hebrews 6:18?
4. What is the role of a deacon?

Panelists: Serge Shoemaker, Mark Lindley, Jordyn Graves

#1092 – 4/27/2025

1. Please discuss the origin of the word Christian?
2. If Jesus had brothers and sisters, why did our Lord request on the cross that the apostle John take care of His mother Mary? Why couldn’t the brother and sisters take care of her?
3. Are some sins worse or better than others?
4. Does God punish children for their parent’s sins (Numbers 14:18)?
5. Does John 10:30 teach that Jesus and the Father are the same person?

Panelists: Serge Shoemaker, Mark Lindley, Jordyn Graves

#1091 – 4/20/2025

1. If God is a spirit (John 4:24), what does it mean that we are made in His image (Genesis 1:26)?
2. Why didn’t Adam and Eve die when they disobeyed God (Genesis 2:15-17)?
3. Are dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible?
4. Please explain First Peter 4:16-18? Does this verse imply a second chance?
5. It seems cruel that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart (Exodus 4:21)? Was that fair?

Panelists: Serge Shoemaker, Mark Lindley, Jordyn Graves

#1090 – 4/13/2025

1. Please explain Philippians 2:12?
2. Why did the Jews refuse to associate with the Samaritans?
3. Where was Tarshish and why did Jonah want to go there so badly?
4. Did Jesus put a limit on the number of times we ought to forgive another (Matthew 18:22)?
5. Doesn’t the Bible condone slavery?

Panelists: Serge Shoemaker, Mark Lindley, Jordyn Graves

Air Dates: #1089 – 4/6/2025

1. What was Paul’s thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7-9)?
2. Why is the Lord’s Church in some places beginning to resemble denominational congregations during worship service?
3. Why was Cain’s offering unacceptable?
4. I obeyed the gospel at a young age, but now I understand a lot more about what it takes to be a disciple of Christ. Should I be re-baptized?
5. What are some ways we can worship God?

Panelists: Serge Shoemaker, Mark Lindley, Jordyn Graves

#1088 – 3/30/2025

1. My husband is divorcing me after over fifty years of marriage. I believe he has found someone else. I am devastated. What can the Lord do to help me?
2. What was the terrible sin of the tower of Babel?
3. In Hebrews 13:14, what does it mean to keep the marriage bed undefiled or pure?
4. Can you please explain Galatians 6:2? To what extent are Christians to take on the burdens and problems of others?
5. Isn’t it contradictory for Mark to record the crucifixion of Jesus at the third hour (Mark 15:25) while John 19:14 puts the time when Pilate turned Jesus over to be crucified at about the sixth hour?