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2023 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

2023 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

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

 

Q1 Q&A #12

T = 00:00 Do you agree with the DSM-V that says an infant under one year old cannot experience trauma and PTSD?
T = 01:20 Do you think resolution of sleep disorders could be enough to resolve ADHD or are there permanent elements?
T = 03:40 Ellen White said drugs were poison in her day, but what about today’s drugs, like chemotherapy/radiation?
T = 05:20 Colossians 2 : 14 says Jesus paid our debt we owed. Does that means we are in debt to Him? Does that mean He is the creditor?
T = 08:15 Can AI and NLP be used to program all humans via electronic implants?
T = 10:25 Have you thought of scenarios of how the enemy could achieve total mind control?
T = 21:00 How do you reconcile your teaching that sanctification happens over a period of time with the almost instantaneous conversion of the thief on the cross and other so called “deathbed” conversion experiences?
T = 25:45 WA conference I attended talked about how we could pick any day of the week to set aside as the sabbath. Is there scripture that supports this?
T = 32:00 How can I explain Design Law principles more boldly, effectively, and without fear to those who teach/live differently?
T = 33:35 When Lot was visited by angels, he pleaded to the people of Sodom to use his daughters instead of his visitors, wasn’t that an evil/wrong attitude?

 

Q1 Q&A #11

T = 00:00 Is it possible that it takes Jesus, Holy Spirit and God the father to actually make one being?
T = 01:55 In the book “That I May Know Him” I’m having a hard time with “inflicted retributive justice.” Explain this under Design Law.
T = 05:00 What is your view on the spiritual revivals and awakenings happening on several college campuses in the US. Are they of the Holy Spirit or could they be the spurious loud cry spoken of by Ellen White?
T = 06:00 In your 7 levels of Moral Decision-making, are people at levels 1-4 just spiritually immature or sinfully lost?
T = 08:35 I use CBD and THC lotions to take away my the pain in my very sore muscles after a long, hard day of physical labor, but you’ve said several times that marijuana is damaging. Please advise.
T = 10:15 Re. Christ’s “origin,” what does “begotten” mean, a chip off the ol’ block, like an actual offspring of God?
T = 13:05 Does EGW, in “Gospel Workers” contradict your blong on tithe when she says “Let none feel at liberty to retain their tithe, to use according to their own judgment. They are not to use it for themselves in an emergency, nor to apply it as they see fit, even in what they may regard as the Lord’s work?”
T = 14:45 When we pray for others, does this help us or the person we are praying for? I’ve been told it gives God permission to interceded.
T = 19:50 Does Come And Reason have simple items to share that help comfort and give truth to those who have a fear of God?
T = 20:55 Does Come And Reason have a prison ministry or will you mail to prisons if i purchase from the website?
T = 21:40 Will we be able to have children during the 1000 reign?

 

Q1 Q&A #10

T = 00:30 Which OT book will you do next for The Remedy?
T = 00:60 Why is there so much junk (comets, meteorites, etc) in our solar system?
T = 01:25 When the bible says we will see him face to face because we we shall be like him, was it because Moses was like God that he was able to see him face to face?
T = 02:15 Explain the difference between the first Adam & 2nd Adam (Christ) and how it relates to our genetically inherited mortal disease of sinful flesh?
T = 03:30 How can I refute my friend’s belief that God will not forgive us if we don’t forgive others (Matthew 18 : 21-35) and that God turns us over to be tortured until we repent?
T = 07:40 Since God doesn’t kill, please explain David and Goliath. Didn’t God help with that kill? What about sending the angel of death to kill the children in Egypt, etc.?
T = 09:35 Is all sin equal in Gods eye? For example, why does the bible tell us that homosexuality is a abomination, but not many other sins?
T = 11:20 What is your view in regard to acupuncture?
T = 12:15 Please explain Matthew 16 : 28 about some alive at Christ’s ascension who wouldn’t “taste death” until the second coming. Did someone there get translated to heaven that I have missed in another passage?
T = 14:00 How should we handle someone attending our church, who is not a member, who confessed to stealing from church members, but refuses to apologize to the congregation out of embarrassement?
T = 15:55 Was Jesus born with a sinful nature like the rest of us? Wouldn’t Mary being impregnated by the Holy Spirit and not a man give him an advantage?
T = 17:45 What are your thoughts if God had not created a seventh day at the end of creation week?
T = 20:35 If God never uses hi power to coerce, can you explain His attack on Paul on the road to Damascus?
T = 22:00 How can we have a good relationship with a spouse who has difficult personality, but in the public they are so sweet and personable?

 

Q1 Q&A #9 (not conducted)

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Q1 Q&A #8

T = 00:00 Can you give some references showing that the CO2 is actually shrinking deserts and increasing plant life?
T = 01:30 What is the reason for the rise in superbugs?
T = 02:15 Ecclesiastes 7: 29 Did Solomon mean that when he searched for upright people there were more upright men than upright women?
T = 08:25 What is the Day of Atonement, or how does it relate to our day?
T = 09:00 Are people who live in darkness, with no interest in God, children of God?
T = 10:05 Is mass delusion the reason media and the public are apparently unaware of the dozens posted studies showing CO2 enrichment increases photosynthesis, vegetative productivity, drought tolerance, makes vegetation more stress tolerant, etc?

 

Q1 Q&A #7

T = 00:00 Why doesn’t God give us physical manifestations of himself in terms of physical touch and sight?
T = 01:50 Why did Jesus wait for 4000 years to appear?
T = 05:50 Concerning the ‘time of trouble,’ how do Daniel’s and Jesus’ statements compliment rather then contradict each other as viewed from the design law lenses?
T = 06:30 Please give us insight on knowing how to determine right from wrong and judging?
T = 07:15 Would I be misrepresenting God by leading the congregation in songs containing lyrics like “washed in the blood” “power in the blood” since these are penal/legal phrases?
T = 08:50 Some people are fixated on religious relics – to the extent they have some kind of special powers. How would you explain reality of these items to such people?
T = 13:30 In my traumatology doctorate at Liberty, how do I encourage my counseling clients to connect with and express emotions using the body?
T = 15:15 What are the 7 religions represented by the 7 heads on the Rev. 17 beast, and the 10 kingdoms represented by the 10 horns?
T = 15:50 Jesus was born sinless and became perfect. When did Jesus become perfect, on the cross?
T = 16:50 Where does scripture point to Michael the archangel being Christ?
T = 21:00 Did God address human law vs design laws when he addressed Cain and Able?
T = 22:00 How was the prodigal son ‘found?’
T = 23:00 When something is going so wrong it is hard to talk to God when you are so mad. How can we get a better relationship with God at the worst moments?
T = 24:20 In light of everything being some form of coercion, is the only sacred privacy left to us our relationship to God?

 

Q1 Q&A #6

T = 00:00 Would love an in-depth look at the Bible Sanctuary layout from the Design Law view.
T = 00:45 Why didn’t Jesus start his ministry earlier and instead waited till around 30? Should we use this as example for us? Why did Jesus not stay on earth longer?
T = 05:15 Is it blasphemous to glorify Christ on the cross by referring to the cross as a wooden tower?
T = 08:00 How would you expose Mormon philosophy?

 

Q1 Q&A #5

T = 00:15 Please explain why a mediator is not needed per “But there will be… no Mediator to plead their cause before the Father” in Christian Experience and Teaching, pg 112.
T = 03:00 Since everyone who died will rise again, won’t that be a lot of people on Earth all at once? Will we have the same body? Will children rise too? Will there be recognition of nortoriously bad people?
T = 05:50 Please share your thoughts about being paid on sabbath for humanitarian work being put into God’s treasury, per Medical Missionary, pg 216.
T = 06:10 What is your understanding of the special resurrection of Rev. 1 : 7?
T = 08:20 Could the king of the North be when Satan himself comes, impersonating Jesus, to “fix” the world?
T = 09:20 Did thje Samaritan woman at the well really have 5 husbands in the past? or were these people she fornicated with?
T = 10:15 Please explain how “God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth (John 4 : 24) applies to Satan’s Last-days trickery.
T = 11:30 What did Jesus mean in Luke 7 : 28, where He says “I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he?”
T = 12:10 Was the wine in Jesus day the same as alcohol today?

 

Q1 Q&A #4

T = 00:15 Did the Holy Spirit live in Adam and Eve? Will the Holy Spirit live in us in heaven?
T = 01:15 Wasn’t the Holy Spirit always on earth even at creation?
T = 02:50 I find these NT statements confusing, “if you are not with me, you are against me” vs “if they aren’t against you, they are with you.” Please explain.
T = 03:40 Is it Biblical to say ‘rest in peace’?
T = 05:15 Do you see a difference between the two differnt tithes mentioned in the bible, the first being 10% on increase and the second every 2 out of 3 years for feasting? Should the first 10% tithe go to whatever ministry says the best things about God or to a recognized denomination?
T = 08:00 Expound on the connection between our forgiveness of others and God’s forgiveness to us?
T = 10:15 Is it paganistic to say, “I’m good, because I give cheerfully, therefore I’ll get blessing in return?”
T = 12:00 Why was stoning to death permitted in the past, but God says it’s a sin?
T = 17:20 Who does the ‘fit man’ that led away the scape goat in the wilderness on the day of atonment represent?
T = 18:50 How were fathers able to bless or curse their sons in the Old Testament?
T = 20:30 Explain the symbolism in last few verses in Isaiah re. every Sabbath in eternity we will “go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me.”
T = 21:20 How does C&R allocate their offerings?

 

Q1 Q&A #3

T = 00:40 Is it possible that God has a desire for someone to remain single? If so, what is one to do if you still desire to married?
T = 02:50 Can you please define what the soul is and its function? Thank you.
T = 04:20 When does true conversion take place?
T = 05:50 Is equity Satan’s counterfeit to equality? Should we aim for equality instead of equity?
T = 11:45 Did King David have ADHD or symptoms? If so, does ADHD allow us to be closer to God’s heart?
T = 14:40 Do you think objects, like pagan crystals, can carry “evil energy”?
T = 16:30 Comment on Malachi 3 in relation to the tithing lesson that was discussed today.
T = 18:00 Were Adam and eve aware of Satan and the fallen angels (war in heaven)?

 

Q1 Q&A #2

T = 00:00 Do you recommend the abstinence of coffee?
T = 04:40 Is grief about self?
T = 06:05 Are all talents from God? Can satan give gifts of talent?
T = 09:00 Please explain Jesus as high priest through the Design Law lens
T = 11:35 Does it upset God if we want to wear bikinis or leggings?
T = 13:40 How do I talk to and help protect my capable and independent elderly father from internet scams and subscriptions in which he doesn’t learn his lesson or even recognize the problem?
T = 16:45 Doesn’t “Holy Convocation/Assembly” in Leviticus 23 : 3 mean the sabbath is the day to go to church?
T = 21:30 Please explain what SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE is and how to appropriately use/develop it.
T = 23:20 Please explain Patriarchs And Prophets, page 357: “in In the great day of final award… the SINS of all the truly penitent WILL BE BLOTTED OUT OF THE BOOKS OF HEAVEN. THUS THE SANCTUARY WILL BE freed, or CLEANSED, FROM THE RECORD OF SIN.”
T = 26:20 Is it possible for a diagnosed bipolar person to be cured of it?
T = 29:10 Please explain the “Pounds” parable in Luke 19.
T = 30:20 Does the utter agony of Christ during his crucifixtion foreshadow the agony of the wicked at the second death?
T = 31:20 Please clarify your “7 levels of Moral Development” as not being the process of us working our way to Heaven.
T = 34:50 How are we to observe the Sabbath as a holy time according to Isa. 58 and Mrs. White?
T = 36:40 Is it Holy Spirit putting enmity between the woman and satan?
T = 38:50 Can satan speak to us through dreams in order to confuse us and wreak havoc in our lives?

 

Q1 Q&A #1

T = 00:30 Would you be able to agree with the flood idea that God stopped holding back the consequences of mans actions?
T = 04:30 On page 18 of “Wedding of Christ to His Bride,” why did you use the NIV translation of Romans 3 : 25, rather than NKJV or The Remedy, which doesn’t speak of God punishing?
T = 06:40 Is the Catholic teaching regarding original sin the same as mankind being in a terminal condition after Adam sinned?
T = 08:20 Isn’t observing the Sabbath as a holy time part of loving God supremely with all our heart and as important as loving our neighbor as ourself?
T = 15:50 How can I know it is safe to visit angry, hurtful, abusive family or to stay away from Christmas visits?

 

 

 

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Testimony 19

I truly believe that to know who God really is the first step to understand ourselves in a balanced and kind way, so the healing can take place. Your approach really makes sense – Thank you for your ministry!

A.M., Pittsburg, PA, USA

Testimony 34

I was introduced to Come and Reason Ministries by accident, via a passing comment made in a bible study class we were visiting. I checked this website out and my life was changed. The understanding of the truth of God’s character, and how we apply it, is so right. The tricky part is consistently applying which “lens” to look through. As I began to understand, I started sharing the basics of this understanding with a discussion group I was leading and, suddenly, a lot of things started to make sense that never used to. At the same time, I enjoyed an amazing opportunity. I was able to conduct a full bible study at WORK! What an amazing experience! It is such a joy to share the truth about God and to share how it all fits in the war between God and Satan. So many people benefit when we have a correct understanding about how God works and who He really is! Thank you for this transformational understanding. Keep up the good work! God Bless you!

Tony P., CA, USA

 

Testimony 27

Your teachings about our heavenly Father have changed my life. Thank you sooooooo very very much! I know He’s doing some serious healing in my heart and life and I look forward to each new day to learn something new about Him and to just hear you speak about Him. Thank you, forever.

Nancy S.

 

Testimony 18

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 37

Hearing Dr. Jennings’ presentations in person came at a pivotal moment in my spiritual journey that began about nine months ago, when the fault lines inherent in my belief system began to crack under questions that most reasonable people end up asking about God and His nature. These were questions I couldn’t find answers to, and they shook my faith. I was unable let it go any longer and be satisfied. My Christian experience became distant. I was afraid; the fear in me rose like thorns, pushing me away from Jesus. And then someone heard my questions and introduced me to this ministry, and my life has totally changed.

I can tell you that this new, “present truth” message is far grander and life-changing than when I shifted from being an agnostic and then a nominal Christian. It has radically altered my worldview, because it reveals a God that makes sense. It is a revolution. I believe that Dr. Jennings’ message is the final message that must go to the world. If any message could be called “righteousness by faith,” as abused as that term is by the right and the left, this is that message, because Jennings’ biblical message identifies a God who is different, whose character isn’t an impossible contradiction.

I walk this path now without fear. I see people differently, and the Holy Spirit burns in my heart. Many call Dr. Jennings’ message false and compromising, but it isn’t false, because I’ve seen the fruits within my mind and body. It is not compromising, because in this message is the only road to holiness that makes any sense. No longer do I behold a pagan god who is always angry and suspicious. Instead, I behold a God who is freeing and loving, always working for our good, and giving me every reason to love my enemy even to my own death, just as Jesus pleads with us. God is good.

Anthony L., CA, USA

 

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 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 17

The blessings of clarity and understanding you and your class inspire me to take from the word of God have impressed upon me so greatly the true, loving character of our Creator. I have found amazing freedom and joy through building a stronger, more intentional relationship with Him. What is new is that this is now a relationship built on love, reverence and respect rather than fear and obligation, and as such my eyes have been slammed OPEN as I am continually impressed by the manifestations of God’s true character in His provisions for fallen man.

T.E.H., Salt Lake City, UT, USA

 

Testimony 25

I just want to say thank you so much for your conversations via YouTube. I regularly tune in to your lectures, “Let’s Talk” sessions, and many others. Through these I’ve found greater depth and meaning to God’s word. Thanks for all that you do and please continue. I’m currently working in the middle of Silicon Valley at Stanford University. I feel like God really has me in the right place right now and I’m sensing that your teachings might be part of it.

B. F., Silicon Valley, CA, USA

 

Testimony 52

Your unique way in spreading the truth is what we all need today. Most of us don’t recognize the contamination coming from all the lies and selfishness in the world. Because of our fear of death, we forgot how to live. Lies left and right. I was losing hope and faith, because of so many ideas that are always contradicting each other – so many questions answered by other, more complicated, questions – until I found your channel on YouTube.

You did not just give me answers, you also taught me how to answer new questions that arise in my mind. Now I see things differently. I see God’s mercy, grace, and Love everywhere, in spite of all the chaos that we all have done as humans. I don’t fear death anymore. Accepting the Truth and Love about God is truly a genuine Freedom from all the confusions, sufferings, selfishness, pain, and death.

I just wanted to say, thank you, sooooo much for revealing the real Remedy for our infected life. I have a new hope and now see the world in a different perspective!

Wheinny P., University Place, WA, USA

 

Testimony 16

Your seminars are still inspiring and changing our lives and we continue to share the principles we have learned from you. Your ministry has changed our lives!

E.W.

 

Testimony 69

After reading your book, ‘Could It Be This Simple,’ someone was explaining Christianity in a way that made sense to me for the first time in my life. One morning, I simply prayed “I’m sorry and I love you.” As soon as I silently said that, I could literally feel God’s presence and light flood down on me from above and fill me up with love and joy. I sat there crying my eyes out, because I was so overpowered with this feeling of love and joy. It was just so incredible. I hope that more people can read this book and get a blessing from it. It’s really amazing.

Rachael H.

Testimony 66

I am incredibly grateful for the transformative impact you’ve had on my life, and words cannot fully express my appreciation. Over the years, I have been an avid listener and follower of C&R and extend my heartfelt thanks for creating the C&R mobile app. It has allowed me to immerse myself in your lessons repeatedly, enabling me to grasp the profound significance about the Character of God, Design Law, the protocols for life, the reasons behind the current chaos, and Christ’s mission to restore everything. They have deeply touched me. Having studied with various churches, I came away with the perception that God is no different from the deities of ancient Greek or Roman mythology—demanding sacrifices and taking pleasure in bloodshed. Thanks to your transformative teachings, I have experienced a profound awakening to the true nature of God and the immense power of His love. It is truly a remarkable and liberating sensation to finally grasp the truth and embrace the empowering nature of God’s laws. My self-perception has become brighter and more infused with love. My journey of growth continues on a daily basis.

Chris P., Lake Mary, FL, USA

 

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 47

I can’t even begin to thank you and your ministry enough for introducing me to the Truth about a loving and merciful God! I have my daughter and her in-laws to thank for sharing with me “The God-Shaped Brain” as well as your website. I listen to the Bible study class lessons on my daily walk. May God continue to bless your thirst-quenching ministry!

Liz H., Port Angeles, WA, USA