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2023 Q2 Questions & Answers Index

2023 Q2 Questions & Answers Index

Q2 Q&A #10

T = 00:00 Can you comment on the world lossing the idea of what it means to know the truth?
T = 01:40 Could you please share any therapeutic interventions you’d recommend for depersonalizion?
T = 02:20 How does your interpretation of the mark of the beast fits with Selected Messages, Vol 2, pg 368 restoration of popery?
T = 10:35 Why is the Day of the Lord called “dreadful?”
T = 11:10 Does God wants us to feel guilt?
T = 14:05 Is guilt directly related to PTSD?
T = 15:40 Elaborate on the character of God and Satan becoming the seal or mark, respectively, in one’s forehead, with 666 being added to pin down who the actual man is.
T = 16:25 Is it always the case that ferocious beasts are powers that coherce, but gentle beasts do not (even when Christ, the Lamb, is refered to elsewhere as a roaring lion)?
T = 17:40 Does Revelation give any indication that the antichrist will seem to be the one reigning for the 1,000 yrs?
T = 18:40 What can we study to help vette the bible, new and old testament, so that blood and sacrifice language isn’t pagan sounding?
T = 21:10 What does Jonah 4 : 11’s 120,000 people unable to tell their right hand from their left mean?

 

Q2 Q&A #9

T = 00:15 Aside from EGW, what speakers do you listen to and authors you read that have helped you develop your design law ideas?
T = 01:45 Any suggestions on how to ‘push back’ on the various social evils that are attempting to normalise perversion?
T = 06:00 Can we use C&R materials in sermon preparation?
T = 06:50 Isn’t the spirit of judgement the 7th power the Spirit has to make useful the other six powers?
T = 09:30 In Judges Chapter 20, the Israelites seek God’s council on how they should attack the Benjamites. Yet, the first two times they lose. Why?
T = 10:15 How should tension regarding diet between two parents play out in a family where the parent’s choices influence their children?
T = 14:20 In John 14 : 2 Jesus tells the disciples that His Father’s house has many rooms. Does this mean that He remembers what heaven looks like?
T = 17:20 Were the recent TV ads advocating transgenderism done intentionally?
T = 18:05 During COVID, was a conglomerated beast participating, or which beastly powers did not participate?
T = 26:20 Regarding 2 Thessalonians 2 : 9-12… How and why does God send powerful delusions to the wicked?

 

Q2 Q&A #8

T = 00:10 Was Satan able to develop his character to the point that he was perfect?
T = 03:35 Which of your publications would be most understandable for multiples denominations of those who do not understand design law?
T = 05:00 How do you converse with people who believe truth and reality are subjective, rather than objective, which to them is a mark of immature or unintellectual thinking?
T = 07:55 I would very much like to share the truth about design law and God’s character with pastors and church leaders, but I am very nervous. What is the first step that I should take?
T = 10:00 Will there be sexual relationships in heaven? When Jesus talks about “no marriage and giving of marriage” in heaven, is he refering to procreation or physical intimacy?
T = 11:20 How can Jesus give the Holy Character He procured at the cross as a gift, to another being? How do HIS choices in HIS life change MY character?
T = 19:25 Is God’s love unconditional, for instance, based on repentance, obedience to God’s law, and submission to God?
T = 23:15 When Jesus said to the thief on the cross “I tell you today, you shall be with me in paridise,” could that be interpreted as Jesus knowing the thief would die that day, and the next thing he would know was Jesus second coming? If so, does that make the matter of where the comma goes irrelevent?
T = 24:00 How do I explain verses like Luke 19 : 27 where Jesus tells a parable about a king who has his enemies brought before him and slaughtered?
T = 26:25 I have to take classes on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Is there a way to help my fellow classmates understand the Godly view of CRT?
T = 29:30 How is it that for those who don’t know God and have never been exposed to Godly morals understand and accept Gods character?

 

Q2 Q&A #7

T = 00:15 Do you think that there is any difference between the Catholic Eucharist and The Protestant communion?
T = 06:50 Would ‘healed’ be an effective synonym for ‘holy’ in the verse “I am the Lord who makes you holy?”
T = 07:40 The Investigative Judgment has never made sense to me. Why would God wait over 1800 years after His ascension to simply look at pages in a book in heaven?
T = 09:00 What are your thoughts regarding the rejection of Holy Spirit by the SDA church at their 1888 general conference?
T = 10:20 How can the SDA church represent itself as God-led when they are financially dependent upon state funding; and then expect to function independent of state priorities?

 

Q2 Q&A #6

T = 00:00 The fourth commandment tells us to REST. Why do we stress Worship?
T = 00:50 Which death Jesus is referring to when he said that the forefathers ate manna and are dead; then goes on to say that “whoever eats this bread shall live forever”?
T = 01:50 In Genesis 3 : 15, I know that “he shall bruise your head” means Jesus will destroy satan, but what does “you shall bruise his heel” means?
T = 02:30 Many people with an imperial/imposed law view seem to express sincere affection for God. Do you think this stems from the apparent resolution of their fear of God through rule keeping/appeasing behaviours?
T = 05:35 What are some simple suggestions on how to help others deal with depression and lack of joy and motivation following the pandemic aftermath abuses by goverment, employers, and family?
T = 09:55 Is there a fear that is healthy? ie. fear of bear attack or getting ran over by road traffic, etc.
T = 12:30 How do I share the truth about a God of Love to those who are victioms of horrible tragedies with my local community, such as mass shootings?
T = 15:10 Can you helpin identifing “the loud Cry” with the design law message?
T = 15:55 Has end times fear caused many to resort to charms, potions, intoxicants, and everything but the essential Source of Triumph?

 

Q2 Q&A #5

T = 00:15 Is there a way to say Jesus will forgive me without feeling guilt for a specific thing I have not done?
T = 02:40 Can you expain Num 11 : 1 from a design perspective? “When the people complained it displeased the Lord…His anger wa aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.”
T = 05:15 Please explain 1 Samuel 2 : 25 re. the wicked sons of Eli not heeding the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to kill them.
T = 11:05 Why does it seem that the SDA church is fading away from Ellen white?
T = 13:00 Please explain God hardening their heart.
T = 14:15 Was it necessary for Christ to defeat the infection of sin in his own humanity by battling out the two antogonistic principles in his own mind or could he have just become human, degraded and weakened by sin, but not infected with it?
T = 18:00 Why did Paul write about women covering themselves in 1 Cor 11 : 5-15 and why is this not a current custom for christians in today?
T = 20:00 How would you interpret God’s intention of slaying in the accounts of Balaam in Numbers 22 : 33 & the circumcising of Moses kids in Exodus 4 : 24?
T = 21:20 How long after the first Sabbath did Adam and Eve eat from the tree?
T = 22:05 Who is the red dragon and the 1/3 of the stars of heaven in Revelation 12?
T = 22:50 If Catholicism had made a law to keep the sabbath on the seventh day, that’s still would have made them advance Satan’s methods, correct?
T = 24:00 Would you say the father of the prodigal son was an example of bible wrath?

 

Q2 Q&A #4

T = 00:15 Please give insight on 144000 & the Great Multitude. Are they the same group?
T = 02:50 Did God make Adam and Eve clothes by killing animals as a lesson on how to perform sacrifices?
T = 06:30 Are the mark of the beast and the sealing of God’s people concepts only reserved and applicable to the last days or have they been experienced throughout history?
T = 10:05 What is other centered living actually going to look like in heaven when everyone is healthy and no one is in need of help?
T = 11:40 How do we know if we have forgiven someone, when they still still irritate us?
T = 16:30 Is conception based on one’s state of health or is it based on God’s timing? Many couples try months to conceive and others can get pregnant the first try.
T = 20:15 Would you expand upon the cleansing of the sanctuary per 1 Thess 5 : 23?
T = 23:15 Please clarify if we have physical substance in the new earth and how we can be within God’s fire, but not consume.
T = 26:30 Why was marriage within family valid at the time of Abraham but is now forbidden?

 

Q2 Q&A #3

T = 00:40 Why would God be so angered by Uzzah touching the ark (2 Samual 6 : 6,7) that He would kill him?
T = 06:35 Is it true that the OT tithing system was done away with, replaced by free will offerings in the NT?
T = 08:00 How is it fair to people, born after satan’s rebellion, to be lost compared to those born after the second coming, who aren’t tempted into sinning?
T = 11:25 What does Paul mean in 1 Cor 15 : 29 regarding those who are baptized for the dead?
T = 13:30 What does Paul mean in 2 Cor 12 : 2 regarding the Third heaven?

 

Q2 Q&A #2

T = 00:10 How do I explain to someone who questions why a loving God allows evil things, like mass school shootings, to happen to innocent children?
T = 08:50 Why did God command Moses and the Israelites to execute rebellious leaders and genocide other nations, IOW why did the ‘good people’ have to do the killing?
T = 11:55 Are the seven last plagues literal or symbolic?
T = 13:30 Is it true that adventist hospitals have abortions?
T = 14:00 Please explain Paul’s separation of reconciliation from salvation in Romans 5 : 10; “when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”
T = 16:40 Is there a difference between “Natural law” and “Design Law?”
T = 18:40 Does God put all world leaders in power, as Roman 13 : 1 seems to say? If so, how and why?
T = 24:25 Explain more about Genesis 3 “I will put enmity between you and the woman.”
T = 26:00 What can I share with my legalist-minded Christian friend who is afraid of holding on to sin in her life, yet thankful for Christ’s blood covering her sins?
T = 27:40 How much Time do You Spend on Preparing Your Notes?

 

Q2 Q&A #1

T = 00:15 Would you please explain why Jesus called them gods in John 10 : 34?
T = 01:10 If you were looking to tithe to a ministry but found out someone in the ministry smokes, would it be wrong to look elsewhere to send your tithe or is the smoking irrelevant?
T = 03:05 Is it normal to feel more of a kindred spirit with one of the God Head than the other Two?
T = 04:25 Please explain why Jesus uses the word “hell” in some of His parables.
T = 06:15 What is your view on emotional intelligence?
T = 07:50 I want to start observing the Sabbath, but the job I now have has me on the road a lot and many times over the Sabbath. Can I still keep sabbath in a way if I’m working?
T = 09:50 If I pray for hard experiences and suffering for those who are evil and hurt others, so they might Repent in the Lord and be saved, is this my burdened hate shining through?
T = 12:35 If we die trusting the Lord, am I corrent in understanding your teaching that God will fix any residual issues in our minds while we sleep?
T = 16:10 Can a person have the Love of God without God’s Law of Love?
T = 16:30 Is the 7th Day Sabbath of the 4th Commandment the Eternal Sabbath from God’s heart, or is it just a rule for humanity from His mouth?
T = 18:25 When Jesus used the word “Sleeping” for actual death, the cessation of life, was He inferring that there will be a wake-up time in the morning?
T = 19:35 Since there is only one church that God authorizes in the Old Testament, and again, only one church that God authorizes in the New Testament, why are there so many churches today?
T = 22:35 What did Jesus mean when He said we must be born-again to be citizens of God’s Kingdom? And is that different from being “adopted” into the family of God?
T = 23:00 The pastor found out my daugther is living with her boyfriend and studying the bible together and has requested she withdraw her membership. How does she respond?
T = 26:40 Why does it seem that eve was a afterthought? He said it’s not too for man to be alone, let’s made a helpmate?
T = 28:35 In the case of Tamar of 2 Sam 13 who was hated by Amnon after he disgraced her, what is your advice to those who have Amnon’s heart?

 

 

 

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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

 

Testimony 33

I was invited over a friend’s house to see the “God and Your Brain” seminar today. I became [a christian] 36 years ago at the age of 19, but have struggled with the concept of God taking His ‘pound of flesh’ out on His Son to be appeased. Wow. Your seminar has been an incredible revelation and breath of reason and fresh air! I have your book, “The God Shaped Brain,” and it is SO eye opening. Finally, after 36 years enlightenment has come! Praise the Good Lord! What can I say, but that the Real Gospel is truly “Good News!” Thank you for your efforts in giving the Gospel a clear sound!

Paul C.,  Springfield, MA, USA

 

Testimony 53

I was so blessed by a friend who gave me your book, “The God Shaped Brain,” while I was sitting in church asking God to please help me learn more about Him and help me not to be so confused and scared. That was about 2 years ago. Your books have helped me to love God even more. I’m not confused or scared anymore! I have listened to all of your bible study classes and feel like I know the wonderful people that attend every week. Thank you for all that you’re doing in spreading the true message about God and His law of love. God bless you and your whole class.

Elssy P., Modesto, CA, USA

 

Testimony 65

I have been tuning into your weekly study classes for a while now and wanted express my appreciation for the teachings that ha been a huge blessing in opening up the true message of the word. Viewing scripture under an imposed law theory always, without fail, raised more questions, concerns, and conflicting scripture interpretations that were discouraging at the very least. Looking at scripture through the design law lens has brought more truth to light for me personally and an understanding of our Heavenly Father that places Him “above all others,” where I am now more than thrilled to witness and serve Him.  I “stumbled” across this ministry a year or so ago and would only watch a few minutes at a time. But the more I listened and the longer I paid attention, the more my spiritual eyes were opened to the ever present truths of scripture. The comprehension of the great controversy and it’s origin by the lies perpetrated and perpetuated throughout the Bible on the attack of God’s character and government is truly priceless. Keep up the Good Work! Your servanthood is desperately needed in such a time as this!

Jeff D., Reading, MA, 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 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 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 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 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 14

We really appreciate your views on the judgment and they make good sense considering our free choice.

Anonymous

 

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 56

I cannot thank you enough for opening my understanding to the beautiful truth of God’s Law of Love and how it applies to everything. I have been a Christian for over forty years, but I feel like I am only now seeing with my eyes open. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

Tammy Cinzio, Australia

 

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 26

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 5

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