Monthly Archives: November 2010

Q&A 1076 – Asking forgiveness from God

Written on November 29, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

Does Christ’s sacrifice "once for all" mean that we are already forgiven for every sin we will ever commit in the future, thereby eliminating the need to ever ask for… Read More

What God Has Taught Me Through the School of Experience (David Bercot)

Written on November 27, 2010 at 12:53 am, by

Here are a podcast and notes for What God Has Taught Me Through the School of Experience, by David Bercot (33 minutes). To download the podcast, right click on “download”… Read More

Q&A 1075 – The man of peace

Written on November 27, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

In Luke 10:6, the apostles were told to stay at the house of a “man of peace.” What if the house was not occupied by a man of peace? Might not… Read More

Homosexuality (Guy Hammond)

Written on November 25, 2010 at 11:05 pm, by

Here are a podcast and notes on Homosexuality (15 minutes). To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save target as” and you can download… Read More

Q&A 1074 – Is all debt wrong?

Written on November 25, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

Is debt a sin? Romans 13:8 KJV says, "Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law." I have a religious friend… Read More

Q&A 1073 – Jesus had two wills?

Written on November 23, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

A great deal is made about free will nowadays (nothing new under the sun). When Jesus was in the Garden just prior to his arrest, he spoke of his own… Read More

Q&A 1072 – Walking on the Sea, or by it?

Written on November 21, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

I had a question about John 6:19, after reading the commentary of William Barclay. He says, "They saw Jesus, as the Authorized Version and Revised Standard Version have it, walking ‘on the… Read More

Q&A 1071 – Date of nativity

Written on November 19, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

Matthew dates the nativity to 6/5 BC; and Luke, to 6 AD. Please explain how you reconcile the 2 dates. — Dennis GoffinFirst of all, there are not hard dates… Read More

Q&A 1070 – Baptism by pouring?

Written on November 17, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

I have been scanning your website and was confused on the subject of baptism. I was baptized not by immersion but rather by water being cupped and poured on my… Read More

Q&A 1069 – Worship focus: Sermon or Communion?

Written on November 15, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

I have noticed that many congregational worship services are built to climax at the evangelist’s sermon. If our focus is to be on Christ and him crucified, shouldn’t the focus… Read More

Q&A 1068 – The Bible Code

Written on November 13, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

I have a question about The Bible Code. To me, this seems very suspect. And what about claims that they have found the same sorts of codes in other books? I… Read More

Q&A 1067 — NLT and Acts 2:38

Written on November 11, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

My Bible, the New Living Translation, has Acts 2:38 saying baptism is to "show that our sins have been forgiven." But no other translation says this. What is happening? –… Read More

Q&A 1066 – Trees in Gethsemane

Written on November 9, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

How many years can olive trees live? Could the trees in the Garden of Gethsemane be the trees that were alive during the time when Jesus prayed in the garden?… Read More

Q&A 1065 – Rabbits

Written on November 7, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

A friend of mine is really struggling with this one. Leviticus 11:6 says that a rabbit chews the cud. The dictionary says that cud is "partly digested food returned from… Read More

Q&A 1064 – Passover Meal

Written on November 5, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

I attended a Passover meal a few years ago, and my husband and I would like to do one with our Bible discussion group. The one I attended did a… Read More

The Lord’s Prayer (Tom Jones)

Written on November 3, 2010 at 8:29 pm, by

To hear Thoughts on the Lord’s Prayer (27 minutes), click on the play button below: To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save… Read More

Q&A 1063 – Acts 8:37

Written on November 3, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

I was reading Acts 8:36-38 and I noticed that verse 37 is missing. I checked in my other NIVs and — much to my surprise — it was missing there… Read More

OT10-Esau.mp3

Written on November 1, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

For the O.T. Lesson 10, Esau (24 minutes), click on the play button below: To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save target as”… Read More

Q&A 1062 – Masculine & feminine pronouns

Written on November 1, 2010 at 12:00 am, by

I am very close to a sister who has a hard time accepting that the Bible is talking to her when it says “he.”  She thinks that those parts only… Read More