In this month's Bible Q&A, Pastor Bryan answers these questions:
0:48 - How do you know when you became a Christian?
4:31 - What is a Biblical view of gambling?
7:41 - Where was Satan when the earth began?
8:28 - Where is Satan being kept now?
9:36 - Is it ok to share our church building with events of other religions?
11:23 - Can we offer forgiveness to someone who hasn't asked forgiveness?
13:33 - Why would we need to pray more than once for someone?
15:43 - Why don't we see instances where the Spirit speaks?
16:33 - When did casting lots end and why?
17:47 - What is the balance between knowing we will sin and can be forgiven and working hard to avoid sin?
20:16 - Why is there so much emphasis on Paul's three journeys?
22:20 - What is the difference between the "milk" and "meat" of Scripture?
23:48 - How to persevere in praying for family members?
26:12 - 1 Corinthians 7:7: How do we know if the gift of singleness is a gift someone has like a spiritual gift? How do we Biblically justify marriage then?
30:11 - What are the specific commandments of the New Covenant now that the Mosaic law is obsolete? Is the Sabbath still a commandment? Does the New Testament re-confirm the ten commandments?
32:16 - 1 Samuel 21, 27: Are the two Achishs the same in these chapters?
34:14 - Did animals die before the fall?
35:31 - Romans 4:13: Is Abraham the heir of the whole world or a specific mass of land? What relationship does the church have to this covenant?
37:07 - How did the church service become structured how it is today?
39:30 - How to respond to someone who says millennials are leaving the church?
41:33 - How to answer someone who believes in speaking in tongues is still God's will for today?
May 2019 Bible Q&A
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May 19, 2019 • Bryan Hughes
July 2021 Bible Q&A
July 13, 2021 • Bryan Hughes
Pastor Bryan answers the following questions about the Bible: 0:48 - Please explain the man wrestling with Jacob in Genesis 32. What is the significance to us? 13:59 - Could you give a historical account of some of the major events that have transpired in Jerusalem? 26:05 - There seems to be a discrepancy in the genealogies in Matthew and Luke in regard to the father of Shealtiel? 30:21 - What are the distinctions between New Covenant Theology and Covenant Theology, as well as the differences between New Covenant Theology and Dispensational Theology? How does a New Covenant church compare to GBC doctrinally?
June 2021 Bible Q&A
June 13, 2021 • Bryan Hughes
Pastor Bryan answers the following questions about the Bible: 0:57 - What day did God create angels/Satan during creation? When did Satan sin and fall? 3:28 - Did the Jews know or have reason to believe that the Messiah would be sinless? 6:25 - Are demons capable of repentance and having genuine faith? If they are, would it do them any good? 10:07 - How should we think through God hardening Pharaoh's heart? 14:07 - Where do our souls come from? 21:14 - Is there a distinction between the twelve apostles and others in Scripture who are also called apostles? 25:03 - Is the destruction of Damascus in the Bible? When is this to happen? Is it a sign of the end times? What is the significance of this event? Why was it prophesied about? 30:40 - When will the judgement/bema seat of Christ take place? Will it be a physical event or a spiritual event? Will there be any element of guilt of believers at the Bema seat? Will saints who lived through the tribulation stand before Christ at the Bema seat? Would you say that the church age ends at the rapture? Will all of Israel repent and come too see that Jesus is Messiah by the end of the tribulation? Will only Gentile nations be judged at the sheep and goat judgement? Will the sheep and goat judgement include only the people who lived through the tribulation? Do you think believers will be spectators at the Great White Throne judgement? 35:34 - What are your thoughts on attending a church that believes in infant baptism with a relative? Would it be wrong to go, or would it show support or approval of their practice?
February 2020 Bible Q&A
February 9, 2020 • Bryan Hughes
Pastor Bryan answers questions on these topics: 20:25 - Why do Jewish people break a glass at the end of a wedding ceremony? 24:53 - What is a biblical yet gentle way to interact with non-believers who have lost a loved one? 30:21 - What are the main basic differences between the "word of faith" movement, the "prosperity gospel" movement, and the charismatic movement? 38:08 - How did Paul obtain Roman citizenship? 43:14 - Where does scripture say that angels sing? 46:33 - Titus 2: How does God's grace teach us to put off and put on? 50:09 - Why did the Corinthians want to reject Paul as an apostle? Was it him personally, or his teachings? 52:55 - To what extent is being shy a normal part of a child's personality, and how much is something they need to overcome as a sin? 57:20 - Would you please comment on John 14:12 with regard to believers doing miracles and signs as Jesus did?