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2022 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

2022 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

Each timestamp link takes you directly to our weekly Q&A video where the question is asked.

 

Q1 Q&A #13

T = 0:10 What is the source for the military statistics mentioned in the Religeous Liberty discussion?
T = 2:14 If we know that the Bible was rewritten and as a result sounds imperialistic, what about the possibility that some books were or weren’t included?
T = 3:15 If we are visiting in your area may we attend your bible study class?
T = 3:24 Where can I get one of the study guide you use every week?
T = 4:00 Where it says that King Solomon sacrifices children to Molech, or is this an assumption due to the altar built for a wife? T = 4:36 Are the last 6 “Commandments” a jurisdiction of state legality?
T = 6:00 How soon do you think the king of the north will be coming to dismantle the king of the south?
T = 7:34 What do you think of Christians saying things like “God is angry with us” or “God’s trying to tell us something?”
T = 8:50 Would you please suggest ways I can help people recognize and move away from pride?
T = 11:13 Do you agree that Putin/Russia is the king of the North and Biden/US is the king of the South?
T = 16:40 When the OT says that only Noah and his family were saved from the flood, does that mean only eight people were saved? Could some of the other races have survived in some other way?
T = 19:04 What are possible scenarios [of the Trinity] re. what law lens we are looking through?
T = 19:31 Why no latrines in heaven?

 

Q1 Q&A #12

T = 0:10 I understand the basic concept of design law in that disobedience come as natural consequences of our actions. But does God ever kill? (eg. Korah and Dathan, the flood, 180,000 Assyrian soldiers, etc.)
T = 5:50 Why were the Jews Gods chosen people?
T = 6:50 If someone is trying to kill your child how would God want us to handle that?
T = 8:40 Would you share your theory on why the push for mandated Covid vaccines Since it does not prevent transmission?
T = 12:00 Would the same regarding mRNA covid vaccines apply for flu vaccines?
T = 12:45 Why did God tell Joseph and Mary to flee to Egypt, instead of directly sending angels?
T = 13:38 In the sanctuary symbolism is obstruction of lies what the veil was a metaphor for?
T = 15:00 Not a question, but I want to share my joy with you all re. me teaching Design Law to my pastor.
T = 15:30 What is the great reality Christ is revealing re. Mathew 18 : 34 the man who is forgiven his debt, but forgives not the debt of one who owed him?
T = 17:55 Do you have an estimate on how long the mark of the beast will be in place until the return of Jesus?
T = 18:05 What are your thoughts re. the narrow road to life vs. the wide road to destruction?
T = 21:55 What is the name of the Europe study referring to 4 out of 5 triple jabbed individuals died with/from Covid in Europe? [ link to the study ]
T = 22:15 So if we are being prepared to meet God while we rest (in death), what’s the difference from that to being declared righteous?

 

Q1 Q&A #11

T = 0:23 What is your view on the just war theory?
T = 08:07 Can you talk more about the doors of the New Jerusalem being open and where the Bible talks about this?
T = 12:00 I’ve been trying to study The Sanctuary subject from Design law point of view, but I’m not sure how to understand EGW in PP ch 30 “The sins were transferred to the sanctuary, the holy places were defiled”
T = 15:18 I was reading Desire of Ages and on page 300 she says “By every sin Jesus is wounded afresh.” With all the sin going on daily in this world how is this possible for him to receive all this sorrow constantly?
T = 17:04 How do you recommend counseling a patient with schizoid personality disorder?
T = 18:40 Where we can find the “Discussion on The Changing Landscape of Religious Liberty” video?
T = 19:55 What are your thoughts regarding Novavax?
T = 27:20 If someone said to show you the scriptures that say you shouldn’t smoke what would you say?
T = 28:40 Why does no one to want to believe the Design Law perspective or ask questions why it makes WAY more sense?
T = 30:57 What are your thoughts on the current war going on?
T = 41:11 What are your thoughts on God sending Angels to the pastors and the magi from the east about Jesus’ birth; yet instead of directly protecting Jesus from Herod, God told them to hide in Egypt. Any parallel to the end of times? Here in Canada the last few weeks were chilling with regards to personal freedom revocations.

 

Q1 Q&A #10

T = 1:23 Please explain the difference between feelings and emotions.
T = 2:07 I’m trying to see Isaiah 45 : 6,7 through design law lens, but God seems pretty insistent that it is HE who does these things. And if not, then it seems that the Bible is wrong here.
T = 6:50 What is your opinion of the Nouthetic method of counseling?
T = 9:00 What is the example that you wanted to give and you said your imagination might be different than your audience?
T = 10:30 Comment on Jesus destroying satan’s works.
T = 13:50 Comment on Dr. Conrad Vine’s appeal to the Church’s leadership regarding the authority to make statements that affect our religious freedom?
T = 19:40 Can you set the record straight and let us know whether or not you believe in a literal heavenly sanctuary, the books of record in heaven, and the investigative judgment?
T = 28:10 What would you say to someone when they ask you why you don’t eat pork?
T = 31:55 Comment on Haoreders and the causes and effect since I’m watching re-runs of the show.
T = 32:38 What does John 20 : 23 mean?
T = 34:00 How to disuade a suffering Christian from suicide thoughts using design law instead of the typical imperial law “thou shalt not murder?”
T = 36:55 Please explain Hebrew 5 : 7-10
T = 39:55 Is the glory of Jesus at His second coming that destroys the wicked the same glory that destroys the wicked at the end of the thousand years? If so why do we want to say it is a physical fire the second time?
T = 42:00 What scripture describes the 3 part (tripartite) beings ? mostly the soul? Is it a combination of body and breath become a living soul?

 

Q1 Q&A #9

T = 0:05 What is the best way to share the three angels’ messages with someone secular?
T = 1:13 Under design law I understand that if you steal, murder, cheat etc… but never get caught you still suffer the consequences of transgression of the law ie guilt shame damaging character.
T = 1:29 Do you think initially the early Australian SDA Christians had a better understanding of righteousness by faith since Ellen White was shipped there? And do you think Satan worked extra hard to prevent or change that?
T = 2:28 Would you please explain Acts 15 : 10 meaning no one could bear the law.
T = 5:25 I had a hard time seeing ‘Our Father Cares,’ pg 200 with the right lenses, it sounded too legalistic for my taste could you please enlighten me?
T = 8:03 You have a beautiful explanation about the wrestling between the angel and Jacob and what it really meant, could you please talk about it ot tell me where to find it?
T = 8:29 Is Bipolar curable? Can the people who has Bipolar live a normal life?
T = 12:49 Can you please give me some resources or sermons and/or explanation as to the true reason Christ had to die through the design law.lens?
T = 13:28 Is it right, as Christians, to vote in elections?
T = 14:27 Where in the Bible is the reference in Daniel 11 : 41 to Edom, Moab, and Ammon historically, in order for you to conclude that “those who retain their independence, liberty, and freedom, think for themselves, do not go along with the merging of church and state and will not come under the power of the king of the North?”
T = 19:24 When there is not an appropriate SDA church is it wrong to go to a Sunday church to worship?
T = 20:08 What are your thoughts around kids/adults watching and reading fantasy, such as Harry Potter, etc.?
T = 24:30 When having a conversation with someone who is nearing death and you’re wanting to give comfort and help them have the full assurance that they are saved and ready to die, what would you say?
T = 26:12 How can people be so unkind and cold to their own family members behind the scenes but make sure they appear as wonderful angels to the church and public? How can people just turn their unkindness on and off so easily?

 

Q1 Q&A #8

T = 0:17 Why does the bible ask us to fast?
T = 1:56 1 Cor 3 : 16 (The Remedy) ‘His presence will be a consuming fire to them and when He comes again God will destroy them.’ Isn’t this saying God is vengeful and will kill them?
T = 3:00 Desire of Ages pg 162. When Jesus ‘cleansed’ the temple, the people ‘felt as if before the throne of the eternal judge, with their sentence passed on them for time and eternity’ sounds like they are being judged by God, right?
T = 4:10 Why does the SDA church specify that leftover communion ‘bread’ be burned and ‘wine’ be poured on the ground?
T = 5:03 Danial 11 : 41: ‘He will also invade the Beautiful Land…but Edom, Moab, and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand’ What is the significance of these three?
T = 5:35 What are your thoughts on the differences between rebellion and reformation when speaking against or contrary to church leadership?
T = 7:40 How do you understand Hebrews 7 : 1-3?
T = 8:30 What is the best best way to handle differences in the way family members view God’s Law (legal vs. design), due to how they were raised?
T = 12:00 How do you understand In Heavenly Places, pg 37… ‘The death we deserved was suffered to come upon Him that immortality might be given to us, who could never merit such a reward?’
T = 13:34 Do you agree with the concept of cellular memory and Bessel van der Kolk’s theory that trauma settles into the body?
T = 19:35 Would you please explain ‘no one could bear the law’ in Acts 15 : 10?
T = 20:45 In Revelation the message to the churches say ‘To he who overcomes.’ Is God saying those who cease to sin?

 

Q1 Q&A #7

T = 0:16 I have heard you mention “leftism” a few times with the implication that it is not good. Can you explain biblically why since it has a lot humanitarism?
T = 3:14 In your booklet, “The Final Message of Mercy To The World”, Is there a legal accounting process regarding the judgement of the dead going on in heaven as we speak?
T = 4:45 EGW made a statement that it will take a week to get to Heaven. She also made statements about visiting other inhabited worlds at some point. Are we talking an entirely different level of existence?
T = 7:01 Can you Please explain to me Exodus 31:14? How are we exempt from the punishment of death when we fail to observe the Sabbath as required by God?
T = 12:28 What does it mean that humans were made a little bit lower than the angels?
T = 14:37 How do you stop thinking about things that bother you?
T = 16:14 In a discussion about what Jesus accomplished for humanity, does becoming a child of God change our DNA? Or is Jesus as the second Adam impacting our epigenetics?
T = 18:09 Heb. 10:14, as I have understood, the design view says we are made righteous instantly when accepting Jesus and trust in what God is doing in us. Please explain.
T = 22:07 In Genesis 3:21, did God kill the animal or was it after death came in the world through sin, an animal just died?
T = 24:50 What does N95 masking accomplish?

 

Q1 Q&A #6

T = 00:05 EGW uses terms like “worldly policy” and “undeviating principles.” Are these terms similar to imposed law and design law?
T = 00:32 What does the word she/her represent in Proverbs 3.13 -17?
T = 01:15 What are alternative remedies for Alzheimer’s?
T = 03:13 What did Jesus mean in Mark 9:1? And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.
T = 04:00 In desire of ages on page 87 second paragraph, it says Jesus brothers were older than he. I thought he was the first born of Mary and Joseph. Can you explain?
T = 04:30 Where and how does intercessory prayer fit in with Design Law?
T = 07:14 Wouldn’t God have spent that first Sabbath building the relationship with his ‘new children’, like a new mother holds her new baby for the first time, wrapping it in love, creating connection? Then growing that relationship day by day?
T = 11:10 What is your understanding about marriage in the new earth in eternity future?
T = 12:00 What would be the most accurate explanation of “THE REMEDY procured by Jesus, was it procured by his perfect life and sacrificial death?
T = 12:30 As finite beings, is it ever right to take life to save life? (self-defense no, but to save others maybe?)
T = 16:55 My righteousness is theirs, and for My sake bless them with all spiritual blessings. — EGW, HP, Ch 6. How would you reframe this? What are your thoughts when you read it?
T = 18:30 People I know come to starkly contrasting ideas regarding God, Jesus, Bible, and Prophecy. How can people, who truly ask for truth and light from God, receive completely opposite messages?
T = 23:02 Staying with the truth that Jesus is the only one that could die the unique death in which death and sin was destroyed, securing a way for the salvation of humanity, what would’ve transpired if, after the fall of Eve, Adam remained faithful?
T = 24:50 Please share why you gravitate to the NIV84 version vs the newer NIV2011?

 

Q1 Q&A #5

T = 00:11 Question on Romans 3:25 and what is God’s forbearance?
T = 02:57 When was Jesus referring to seeing beholding Satan falling like lighting from Heaven?
T = 04:00 Will the wicked after the millennium of Revelation 20 take the same action as Judas did?
T = 06:01 Discussion of Hebrews 4:4 and Sabbath rest and how it relates to creation and God resting His case of proving evidence to refute lies of Satan.
T = 07:08 Are couples living together married even though there isn’t a legal document from the state?
T = 12:30 Explain dichotomy between loving God and a God that uses wrath and plagues in the end of time.
T = 13:42 What can leaders of peaceful resistance movements do differently to create real change without violence against the government?
T = 17:39 Question regarding super immunity
T = 33:34 When does full healing of humanity take place?
T = 35:03 Can you forgive someone but choose to not have them in your life?

 

Q1 Q&A #4

T = 00:10 Explain the Four Judgments
T = 01:08 Covid-19 Vaccine Discussion
T = 05:10 Cana wedding wine and Timothy’s advice to drink a little wine.
T = 08:34 Advice for clinicians to when Christian patients refuse to change dysfunctional thinking.
T = 09:34 Question on Personal Holy and Evil angels
T = 10:04 Covid reporting guidelines
T = 14:20 What is the everlasting gospel?
T = 15:01 Question on Christ’s humanity
T = 19:29 Omicron boosters for teens and is Comirnaty vaccine available.
T = 22:42 Should I study with a friend who says they speak in tongues?
T = 24:01 Question on mass psychosis and mass formation
T = 26:47 Question on 1 Corinthians 3:11
T = 28:40 Parable of the ten virgins
T =30:36 Question regarding shedding from vaccine

 

Q1 Q&A #3

T = 00:00 In space there seem to be random acts of destructive nature. Why such randomness of destruction?
T = 01:03 Are other inhabitants of the universe living on a different plane?
T = 02:32 Should we renounce our legal citizenship of sinful governments in order to come out of Babylon?
T = 04:32 Words used to describe the war between God and Satan make it seem like soldiers on each side causing death and fighting. This doesn’t seem to reflect God as a God of love. How can we express this more fully?
T = 07:24 What is the difference between the heart and the mind and is there such a thing as a subconscious mind?
T = 09:49 Are LGBTQ relationships sinful?
T = 20:24 If the law of worship when worshiping the demonic able to make you demonic then why is the law of worship not sufficient to make us Christlike or is it?
T = 23:20 When EGW recommends leaving the city’s when thigs get bad could it be interpreted to recommend moving to Florida or South Dakota to try and preserve our freedoms?
T = 26:08 Could the reign of Christ already have happened?
T = 28:01 Question on Bible perfection
T = 29:14 Question of Jesus robe of righteousness covering us

 

Q1 Q&A #2

T = 00:18 How do you help people realize healthy vs unhealthy thinking patterns?
T = 01:59 Polygamy vs homosexuality question
T = 09:11 Is there a relationship between God’s forgiving and God’s healing?
T = 18:17 Question about the God the Father and Son relationship.

 

Q1 Q&A #1

T = 00:15 What does it mean to experience God?
T = 06:40 Explain Peter’s vision in Acts 10 regarding meats
T = 08:13 Why didn’t Jesus destroy Satan when Satan wasn’t open to conversion?
T = 09:32 Discussion on how to deal with someone who smokes, uses bad language, has legal view of God etc. and doesn’t respond to design law. What can help this person?
T = 14:28 Discussion of Daniel 11 and Edom, Moab and Ammon being delivered because of not being fixed to a government and how it relates to not going along with merging of church and state under the King of the North.
T = 17:26 Why is the Bible written through punitive law lens instead of design law lens?
T = 19:49 How did you unlearn your military training?

 

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Thank you! I love listening to the Come And Reason Ministries Bible study classes and am using some of your notes to get the lessons together that I will be teaching. You always have such good quotes and Bible texts and pull things together to make good sense.

T. C., IN, USA

 

Testimony 68

Your message of design law vs imperial law is so uplifting and makes so much sense- it is a game changer for me. The fact that Jesus’s death is not a big payment by an angry God is , quite frankly, a relief.

Laura G., London, Ontario, Canada

 

Testimony 44

We were given a gift of the DVD set, “God and Your Brain,” and we just finished watching it. The truths in this are so powerful and truly an answer to a prayer. We’re seeing hope where once we thought God wasn’t answering our prayers to be free of certain mindsets. He answered with these DVDs and we are hungry for more. Thank you!

Daniel T., Easley, SC, USA

 

Testimony 41

I have been blessed by your ministry. I have experienced personally, and deeply resonate with, the God of love and the beautiful picture of God’s character that you present. I have seen your seminar series on YouTube, read ‘The Journal of the Watcher’ book, used your mobile app, and also listen/study the bible study lesson with you each week. I concur with many of the thoughts and perspectives that you share. I understand your conclusions on natural laws vs imposed law and the legal/penal substitution (incorrect diagnosis). This makes perfect sense to me.

Bless you for all you do.

Melissa L.

 

Testimony 40

I was brought up in a different faith and have been petrified my whole life of God. I believed that I would burn in hell for eternity. When I was 12 I started pursuing the things of this world, but for the next 45 years the Spirit was always calling me, as I knew there was a God through nature. I could see the vast sea of stars in the universe and knew there was something bigger out there. Five years ago, through a Revelation seminar, I was blessed to learn about God’s character and government.

Then I found Come and Reason Ministries and have come under some extreme pressure when I speak about the ministry. One time a member sent me an internet article titled “Whats wrong with Tim Jennings?” I asked her what she thought of it and she said “I don’t know, I didn’t read it.”

I have always wanted to find out for myself the truth about God, so I stayed with the Design Law construct and have been liberated to understand the big picture. Once we consider Design Law, all other Bible stories and prophecies seem to fit perfectly. It is truly beautiful to see people grasping how God operates this Universe of Love and the liberation it has provided in their lives. It blows my mind to see how consistent Design law is with what our founders believed. I hear statements like “This makes so much sense.”

Tom W., Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA

 

Testimony 42

I am just writing to say that I have been so blessed by the teachings of Come And Reason Minitries recently. I watched last week’s bible study lesson on Youtube and am thankful that the error in the printed lesson guide you use was pointed out and this week’s study was of equal benefit, if not more so. My understanding of God’s nature has been very confused of late and I am so grateful for clarity in this matter. I have never really fully understood previously how a good God can cause bad things to happen and now I realise that He doesn’t, it’s a natural consequence of sin. May the almighty Father and His Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, continue to bless your ministry.

Laura P., United Kingdom

 

Testimony 71

When I was 9 years old, I remember setting at our devotional table with a hunger and thirst for God that wanted more, deeper, BETTER. I can remember literally crying and pounding on the table, “I know these teachers didn’t mean to give us error. They taught what THEY had been TAUGHT, but didn’t ANYBODY READ THE BOOK?!?!?” It mattered to me then. It mattered to me as a teenager. It matters now as I teach bible classes. It didn’t have to be so hard as I watched so many give up and lay God’s great plan and gift of salvation aside as being “impossible.” Then, a friend sent me a link to Come And Reason’s website. I grew excited. YES! FINALLY! Then another friend told me to stay away, saying her son had just broken up with a girl because she was involved with Come And Reason and that “Tim Jennings preaches a false gospel.” But, AFTER many years of developing an authentic and, dare I say FUN relationship with Jesus, through the Holy Spirit I see this message has been around a LONG time, since the apostle Paul, Ellen White, Graham Maxwell, Ray Foucher, and yourself (though I admit, you’ve made me back up, rewind and replay the clips, and get out my well-worn Bible on a few things.) I’m so thankful I have found LIGHT during these DARK days. I am not alone.

Vicki DiNitto

Testimony 58

I have been watching your videos in The Power of Love seminar and I must say these have liberated me and have improved my relationship with the Lord. I am no longer terrified of him as I was before following your teachings.

Thando N., South Africa

 

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The Healing the Mind DVD set tarted me on a journey that has changed my relationship with our loving God more significantly than any other study, and brought me to your book and Bible study podcasts, which I now listen to daily, thanks to the availability of archived content on your site and on iTunes.

Anonymous

 

Testimony 54

I had a lot of pressure, as a pastor’s kid, to conform and be “good.” I was good at being “good.” I thought my life was going along well until it all started falling apart and I could not figure out why! In my search for “why is this happening to me, God?” I came across your book, “Could it be this Simple,” and God started revealing to me the many distortions I held about His character, His principles, and how He has designed His universe to operate. I remember thinking, “Wow, I have had this all backwards.” I was happy and angry all at the same time. Happy to have the light of truth break through the darkness, revealing a wonderful, beautiful way of understanding God and His plan for His children, and angry, because I felt deceived and cheated by the church, my family, and myself!

My heart thrills when I listen to your bible study lessons. Literally I have gone from death to life. It is a journey I look forward to every day, as God reveals areas this distortion affects. Praise GOD! I will ever be grateful to God for this ministry and your cooperation with the Spirit!

Karen S., Portal, AZ, USA

 

Testimony 72

I am blown away by the truth that you present. God’s Design Law makes so much sense! You have validated my impression that, if God is love, He would not kill those who don’t want to know him. If God gives us choice, then how can He destroy us if our choice is not to follow him. Thank you for opening my eyes and heart to the pure love of God seen through Jesus. The love I now have for Jesus is deeper and free from condemnation. My heart has been opened to love others as Jesus loves me. May God continue to bless your God-given insight into His word and your ministry. The truth has set me free!

H. Miller, Centereach, NY

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We listen to your bible studies lessons in our class in Montana. You actually were the main reason I decided to get a laptop, so I can go to your site and listen, read, learn, and print the class notes. I am so grateful to learn the correct view of God and his character. Now, to just have others have an interest in knowing, so I can share it with them. Good thoughts your way.

R. N., MT, USA

 

Testimony 57

You have helped make sense of thirty two years of confusion. The material you freely provide reorganized so much of my life into such a beautiful pattern that has always been hinted at from within, but misguided with my training and what I was experiencing externally. My filipno parents, who were converted from Catholicism to SDA, were sincere and did their best to raise me the right way and I have deep respect for them. However, being immigrants and not understanding the language made for a difficult transition as I was growing up, which also applied to my spiritual growth as I learned the patterns of religion. I have been listening to as many bible study classes and reading blog posts as my time in a work truck will allow, searching for the practical applications of where spirituality and reality meet, and I thank you for helping me find that. You have helped me reach a point in which I can truly say that I love God, that I believe He loves me, and, like David, I delight in His law. God bless.

Emmanuel V., Calgary, AB Canada

Testimony 20

I just wanted to personally thank you for your teachings and insight into scripture. I came across your website via my cousin who suggested I look into “Healing the Mind” information. My youngest daughter has been struggling over the last couple of years and it all came to a head this spring. When I started listening to the “Healing the Mind” lectures my own life began to be transformed. I began sharing with all my daughters the concepts you laid out so clearly. I ordered your book and soaked it up. I just want to say “Thank You!” My walk with the Lord has been refreshed and renewed. Your obedience to the Lord is a blessing to so many.

R. K., Anderson, SC, USA

 

Testimony 24

I wanted to thank you very much for presenting your understanding of God. I’ve always been troubled by this question: Why did Jesus have to die? Since my conversion I understood that The Father & Jesus are one, I did not have issues with that. But was there not any other way to save us than for Jesus to die? I guess I actually had a question about God – if He is so wise, how come He did not find another way? I did not see the real ‘beauty’  in the cross. Only when you explained the picture in the medical context, Jesus providing medicine for my selfishness, have I started to finally ‘see the light’. Thank you so much. Your seminar, “Healing the Mind,” are absolutely marvelous & have shared them with my family and many other people, including colleagues at work. Thanks, thanks, thanks. May God bless you abundantly in your ministry.

M. W., Australia