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 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 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 9

I really enjoy with you the view of a gracious God. Thank you for sharing the work you are allowing the Lord to do in you.

L., Queensland, Australia

 

Testimony 21

I am absolutly on fire with the message at Come and Reason! I can’t get enough! I’ve read your book, blog, and articles. I’ve listened to your Bible study podcasts, your radio show, and your series – all excellent! It wasn’t until the past couple of years that I have I like I’m becoming “healthy,” with more to share with others than just beasts and commandments! I used to be a Bible worker and preached when the pastors were gone until I had had enough. I didnt realize at the time what the problem was, but i know now… the message wasn’t properly focused. Now my flame is rekindled. All of your little examples are so perfect in explaining something “complicated” and making it easily understood! Now I’m trying to shape it into a life changing evangelistic series! Thank you!

M.T., USA

 

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 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 62

I would like to express my thanks to the C&R team for creating a platform from which people can learn to trust in God and grow. My life is a witness to the effectiveness of this ministry. Without believing the truth about God as you have shown, I don’t know what my life would be like. I had given up on God helping me with certain sins – it was all useless. Given that the scripture is clear and God is so good, how could I have betrayed him so many times? I was a yo-yo christian; spinning up and down. My faith and enthusiasm was driven by discoveries/threats that prophecy is about to be fulfilled. But when I watched your “Healing the Mind” seminar, it was like a light finally went on. I could see God had no plan to hurt me, the danger came from sin, and that He is working to protect me and strengthen me. Thank you for allowing God to use you. The message God gave C&R saved my life!

Antony N. – Hobart, Australia

 

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 50

After coming into contact with Come And Reason Ministries, I can finally say that many of my unanswered questions have fallen into place. I discovered that my view of God’s Law was “imposed laws and rules” with “imposed punishments” and that this was the major culprit of my many unanswered questions. Thanks be to God for using you and those around you to help us who have struggled with this “infection” of thought. I have now rejected the “imposed law” concept to fully embrace “Design Law”… to look thru “Design Law,” instead of “imposed law,” is a relief.

Viliami L., Australia

 

Testimony 51

I Love This Ministry!!!!!!! I see first hand how this message is desperately needed, how erroneous beliefs about God and His Character negatively affect humanity at every level. I thank God for your ministry, as I was searching on my own and was discovering some of your same beliefs and was blown away when I found your ministry. I know you hear it all the time, but it is truly life changing. May God continue to reveal His Will to you and Bless you!

Eric S., Sanford, FL, USA

 

Testimony 55

I was born [into the church], then I left it for many years. 10 years ago, I came back, but I could not take the hypocrisy and the lack of answers to the missing pieces. I struggled, but I did not abandon my commitment to know the truth. God is leading me to the simple understanding of his relevance and I am relearning what the church taught me as a youth… that he loves me, that he has led me to a knowledge of him such as I have never known. He is using Dr. Jennings to connect the dots that are now so apparent and hiding in plain sight!

Dean P., Arlington, TX, USA

 

Testimony 49

I came into the church at 21, but that is as far as it went. I was so confused about what love is. I couldn’t find it in the bible, because I am not a person that can read between the lines. I have no logic. I have read many, many books; trying to figure out the crux of the matter. They were helpful, but something was still missing. I have become very frustrated to the point of crying out to God, “Where can I go?”  I needed some basics.

I found two books, written by Timothy Jennings, MD, to be very helpful. God showed me that I had lived my whole life in fear. I didn’t even see it. Now, I do. God is so good.  I discovered the “The Remedy”  Dr. Jennings new book, “The God-Shaped Heart!” Oh, I was so excited, I purchased them right away.

I can get rid of most of my books, because “The Remedy” brings the Love of God out so clearly, even I can’t miss it. Now, I want to sit and read my Bible. Wow, what a revelation! It is just simply Awesome! I am so grateful to Jehovah Almighty for hearing my prayer for more understanding! I am so encouraged!

Jackie S.

 

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 64

I’ve been reading the bible and walking with Jesus since I was around 16. I’m 42 now. I’ve mostly been alone in my walk although I went to several churches in different denominations. For the past 3 years God has been showing me His character of agape. It’s been a blessing and changed how I view God and my walk with Jesus. About a year ago I came across the power of love and the principles of design law. These teachings changed how I read scripture and have been such a beautiful blessing. I’m very excited and grateful for these truths. We share these truths of agape, design law and the reality of the principles of the two trees in the garden of Eden with people on Facebook and YouTube. People all over are learning to trust God and His agape design law which makes life possible. Thank you for everything you shared with me. May God continue to bless your ministry and lives.

Bradley M., Hinsdale, NY, USA

 

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