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2024 Q3 Questions & Answers Index

2024 Q3 Questions & Answers Index

Q3 Q&A #10

T = 03:35 How were the days of the week named and by whom?
T = 06:45 How do we rightly understand Jesus teaching in the Beatitudes about rejoicing when people/Christians falsely accuse us?
T = 08:00 Why were the Jews Gods chosen people? Why them and not another group?

 

Q3 Q&A #9

T = 00:15 What is the “cup” that Jesus prayed ‘let this cup pass from me?’
T = 04:00 What is biblical anger, wrath, rage, hatred and your scientific insight about it?
T = 04:55 By what mechanism does sin bring forth the second death? Is it severe mental anguish that will cause physiologic stress and lead to cardiogenic shock/“broken heart syndrome?”
T = 08:05 In John 14 : 27 what kind of peace is Jesus talking about?
T = 14:05 In Revelation’s Laodicean church, what does it mean to be hot or cold?
T = 15:55 What are your thoughts on the spirit of witchcraft and how it manifests?
T = 18:10 If a person is overcome by sinful practices that harm them but love the Lord and others to the best of their ability can they be saved having never overcome self harmful practices?
T = 20:20 Would you say that Jesus’ death and resurrection reset the fabric of reality?

 

Q3 Q&A #8

T = 00:05 Why did Jacob have to wrestle the angel? Who was it? Why was his named changed?
T = 04:20 When you desperstely want a new heart and spirit, why do I continue to make the same mistakes?
T = 05:55 Why does God appear to discrimate against certain people in the bible, like Jacob over Esau, Able over Cain, etc?
T = 09:00 Is it true that if it was not for sin man would never have known the greatness of God’s love?
T = 11:00 Please explain why you use the word “now” in John 3 : 13 when all the other translations read “no man has?”
T = 12:30 Why is “spirit” in Mark 1 : 12 (KJV) use a lowercase ‘s’? Would this indicate the spirit of Satan drove Jesus to the wilderness not the Holy Spirit?
T = 14:20 If we are horrified and frightened by what evil is doing behind the scenes, does that mean that our faith is weak?
T = 15:20 Are there times when it is necessary to surrender ones’ thinking to a higher authority?
T = 22:00 In John 3 : 5, what does being born of the water mean?
T = 23:20 If God created man in His image literally, does that mean we are gods?
T = 25:30 Where did speaking in tongues as a sign of salvation come from?
T = 26:00 How do you deal with those who know the scripture but out of context (“hyper grace”, “sugar daddy” view of God, can do anything not forbidden in the bible)?
T = 29:10 Why the scape goat on the day of atonement not killed by the priest, but taken live out to the wilderness to die?
T = 29:40 Is there a Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in heaven? If not and Lucifer simply chose in his heart to mistrust God, was the tree in Eden essential for freedom of choice?
T = 33:40 Why does God change peoples names in the bible, such as Abram to Abraham?

 

Q3 Q&A #7

T = 00:05 Is there a practical, “realistic” type of marriage seminar you recommend?
T = 00:45 Why does it appear in the NT that there were more demons around at that time than there are now? Is mental illness, emotional illness, drug addiction the result of demons?
T = 03:15 What is mammon? Does it have anything to do with the Baal in OT?
T = 05:35 What advice/suggestions would you have for someone who struggles with forgiving one’s self, because my failings haunt me almost daily?
T = 08:05 Who is the Angel of the Lord that Jacob wrestled with and why7 did he have to wrestle with him?
T = 09:45 Explain the angel’s reply to Jacob “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

 

Q3 Q&A #6

T = 00:20 Is God’s One Law (of Design), containing 10 Commandments, defining Love, reside in His heart?
T = 01:25 Is footwashing and communion an object lesson to be observed at any time or should we only observe it once every quarter?
T = 04:00 Why did the demons in Mark 5 want to go into the herd of pigs?
T = 05:15 Since infants are born in sin and conceived in iniquity, what happens to them if they die before their age of accountability?
T = 06:35 In Matthew 10 : 28…Are “those that can destroy the body but not the soul” Satan and his followers?
T = 08:25 What signs and symptoms do you look for to distinguish between demon possession vs an organic mental illness?
T = 10:55 Didn’t the gore of OT animal sacrifice desensitize the people to blood and death?
T = 14:15 Why did God order that a half-shekel to be collected to stave off disease (Ex. 30 : 11)?

 

Q3 Q&A #5

T = 00:20 If Judas was with Jesus for over three years and was lost what chance do I have of being saved?
T = 01:20 According to Daniel 2 : 42-43 kingdoms won’t hold together. If the divided kingoms of Daniel 2 do not unite, how are governments going to pass the Sunday law or take away religious liberties that most countries claim to have?
T = 02:40 How do we keep our on eyes on Jesus when we see loved ones suffering?
T = 09:55 In Rev 14 : 7, it appears that “his judgement” would be clearer if the translation used a capital H for His, yes?
T = 11:00 What are practical ways to live by the Spirit?
T = 12:40 Could Satan be the one who turned our pre-creation Earth into a formless void? It seems like whenever Satan is given freedom, he destroys.
T = 15:10 When God uses restraining power is he not using force? Is this the same type of force Satan uses?

 

Q3 Q&A #4

T = 00:10 Is there any absolute truths, is anything black or white?
T = 09:55 Why was the pre-creation Earth without form and void? Why would God have a section of His universe that was this way?
T = 11:50 Is the judgment in Isaiah 42 : 2-4 our judgment about God, or is it saying something else? What does “Isles shall wait for His law” mean?
T = 13:20 Explain your comment about leaders telling church memebers to believe in the Bible in the Bible only regardless of what denominations say yet they do not follow that advice themselves.
T = 16:40 Does the Bible actually say that sins are recorded in record books in heaven? If not, where does this idea come from?

 

Q3 Q&A #3

T = 00:15 Why didn’t God heal Moses of his “burdened mouth and a weighed-down tongue?”
T = 02:05 How is a wife to believe her fallen, human husband is going to be to her what Christ is to the church and live up to the perfect expectations defined in Corinthians?
T = 04:35 Why Paul was determined to go to Jeruseleum, despite being warned not to three times?
T = 07:50 When Satan declared that the law of God could not be obeyed (DA 761), what exactly could not be obeyed? How did this lead to his imposed law paradigm?
T = 10:10 Am I being judgmental thinking family members who drink are not really christian?
T = 12:15 Please give a more broad discussion on self-defense. Is it right to use force to defend others, but not self?
T = 16:30 How do I reason with those who support states passing legistlation to display the 10 Commandments in school classrooms?
T = 22:15 Does God forgive before we fail or after?

 

Q3 Q&A #2

T = 00:00 How important is it to salvation to believe specifically in Jesus, to study his word, and develop a relationship with Him, instead of just believing that “God” is good, and trying to be a kind, honest, and healthy person?
T = 02:00 Why are we are held accountable for acts that harm others (symptoms of characterological disease, sin), but not coughing and high fever (the symptoms of physical disease)?
T = 10:20 The following from GC 486 frightens me! Please explain: “passing into eternity, bears its burden of records for the books of heaven… they will bear their testimony to justify or to condemn.”
T = 13:30 Chistianity teaches that when Jesus returns he will be a conquering king to destroy his enemies and rule over the nations with a rod of iron. Explain this in terms of design law.
T = 14:25 Does accepting the mark of the beast boil down to the only people who will experience 2nd death are those who will have a seared-conscience, willing to kill anyone who disagrees with them regardless of the issue?
T = 15:50 Should we be re-baptized every time we publicly sin (Acts 19 and Hebrews 6 : 6)?
T = 19:05 Does repentance cause an actual change in our brain neuro pathways?
T = 20:45 Is fasting only about not eating food? What about Isaiah 58?

 

Q3 Q&A #1

T = 00:00 Why does the Bible say that God “sent” His Son? “Sent” seems to imply that it was the Father who made the choice.
T = 01:40 When Satan declared that the law of God could not be obeyed, what exactly could not be obeyed? The design law paradigm of love?
T = 03:40 If Sabbath observance will not be the issue, then why does ‘Christ Triumphant,’ pg 178 say, “In this age the great test will be upon the point of Sabbath observance… All who refuse will be put under oppressive laws?”
T = 09:55 What is the reference for Moses’ adoptive Egyptian mother leaving with Moses during the exodus?
T = 10:10 In “common” English, what is does Matthew 16 “keys of heaven being given” and Matthew 18 “what is bound in heaven or earth” mean in our everyday life?
T = 13:45 Is it possible Amos 8 : 11, 12 is refering to the Bible becoming so corrupt that there will be “not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD?”
T = 17:05 Do you identify as a Christian Apologist?

 

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Testimony 59

I’m a native Ghanan, but am currently in France for my master’s degree. Prior to this, during my final years at undergraduate studies in Ghana, I was introduced to your ministry and I’ve been immensely blessed by what you share, especially about the Design and Imposed Laws. God richly bless you for that.

One of the first things I did when I arrived in France was to buy all four of your books. They not only helped me, but those I shared them with. I shared the message with an atheist student and I marveled at how God worked mightily in his life. Today this person shares the Love of God with others and debunks theories of who God is not. I want to share what you present in your “Heavenly Sanctuary and Investigative Judgment” pamphlet, because the message brought rest to my soul and I live today as a healthy person.

God bless you so much and your ministry.

Michael A., Ghana

 

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 35

I am so pleased with the response your message is receiving at my church from the middle-aged to the young adults. I have given out 100 copies of the first two seminars and there are more request every week. One of my [class members] came to me after viewing the series, grateful and impressed with how easy the message was retained. He had been a Seventh-day Adventist in fear all his life, and felt like the scales were removed from his eyes after viewing the seminars. I am so impressed by the change I see in members who have received this message, we are in one accord. However, I am sadden by the negative response of the older people. I am verbally attacked anytime I talk about imposed laws, but I believe my mission is to enlightened everyone I can. I watch your Bible Study Class on YouTube every Friday night and I feel like I am apart of the class. All of you are in one accord and I am so blessed to have found you. I pray that all of you continue to spread this message and I am committed to doing my part.

Clara S., Westfield, MA, USA

 

Testimony 45

I have been confused for years about what [christianity] calls [its] most disgusting teaching. It has never made much sense to me and for that reason has been evermore empty. I have listened to your class off and on and have struggled determining what is truth, because of the resistance design law encounters in the church. So, I thank God for your ministry. What you teach makes sense. It’s logical and backed up by the power of love. I have never seen that in Christ until now. I am astounded by the insight that is found when we look at God’s ministry through design law. All strength to this message, as I believe it to be the power of God.

Brendon S.

 

Testimony 23

I would just like to add my voice to the many people who, I believe, must have contacted you to express their appreciation for the “Healing the Mind” DVDs. I’ve been listening to your Bible study class discussions for many years and I’ve been personally blessed by your research and teaching about the character of God.

L. G., Oakland, MI, USA

 

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 29

Thank you for all of your work to correct misconceptions about God’s character. So many people that my husband and I have talked to seem to be against the natural law construct and view it as “errant” and “dangerous.” Having learned more about it through your blogs and lessons, I don’t really understand why they view it that way, except that it means they have to relearn theology they have known for their entire lives. But I’m so excited to relearn this. For the past few years I have been questioning how I could trust a God who punishes arbitrarily and is full of wrath for those who don’t obey His commands. That view made me afraid to “mess up” or “not be good enough,” even within my relationship with God. I really appreciated the point you bring out about God not wanting us to serve Him because we are afraid, but because we love Him.

Melissa H., IN, USA

 

Testimony 46

Over the past couple of years God has been expanding my view of Himself and His character. Along my approximately 40-year journey, I have often had questions, but was hesitant to voice these and step outside the traditionally accepted thinking, for fear of admitting that I may in fact be eternally lost. In the recesses of my thinking has been the thought – if one blindly accepts (which is widely regarded as “real faith”) and does not question, is this really ‘truth?’ I often find it challenging to grapple with very theological ‘speak,’ but Dr. Jennings has a real gift of explaining spiritual concepts with clear practical examples. The weekly discussions are growing my Christian experience and slowly changing my view of how to live as a child of God in today’s complex world. Finally the whole Old Testament sanctuary teaching moved in my mind from fantasy to reality!

Beverly S., South Africa

 

Testimony 30

God lead me to your book “The God-Shaped Brain” while I was searching for another book about the brain and then to your interview about your book on HeartWise Ministries [where] I found out about [Come And Reason Ministries]. I’m now devouring the webcasts of your Bible studies. I have been so greatly blessed and I thank God so much for your courage to speak the Truth in love no matter what. Listening to you contrast the two opposing systems (laws) and digging deep to unearth the hidden treasures in the Bible makes me so incredibly happy and I feel very blessed to be part of your Bible Study Group although I live far away. I am just so excited that there is a group of people that is spreading the Truth about the character of God and it saddens me how few realize what our Father in Heaven is really like.

Kessy B., Australia

 

Testimony 39

[This ministry is the] biggest blessing I have ever received! Your DVDs and lessons could not have come at a better time in my life. I have experienced in the past year many difficulties that, if it wasn’t for this wonderful view of God that I have discovered through this ministry, I would not have been able to respond in love and forgiveness. My heart is being transformed everyday by the Calvary-looking God you teach. Hallelujah!! I have tears in my eyes as I write, because my life has taken a complete turn from where I was heading.

I am from Central America. Most of my family is scattered in different parts of the world and all have the same view of God that I had growing up; a distant, exacting, and ready-to-punish-us-with-tragedy type of God. So, I have been translating lessons for my family and, to my surprise, they have also been sharing them with others! I can already see the difference. My brother has often said, “Thank you for sharing, I have never heard it this way!” My other family members are taking an amazing turn from a message of “repent or burn” towards a loving God, pleading to us that we won’t reject him because he loves us eternally.

Bless you for all you do.

Sofia S., Ashfield, MA, USA

 

Testimony 32

The message [of Come And Reason Ministries is] for all Christians (and those who may become Christians) and not just Adventists or any other group. It is difficult to imagine why any [anyone] with intellectual and spiritual honesty could find fault with the way you explained the healing substitution concepts and the truth about God’s character, though I know some will reject and criticize. On behalf of those in our group near Tacoma, WA, thank you and your staff for all of the hard work and for sharing the Gospel in this manner. God’s message of healing love will be carried to the whole world and then Jesus will come – He promised it.

Terry U., Tacoma, WA, USA

 

Testimony 75

Thank you so much for everything you do! Because of all these truths, I’m excited to be with Jesus! I always pray everyday, “COME TODAY, JESUS.” Before finding C&R, I was always praying for delays, “NOT TODAY OH GOD. I AM NOT READY.” I just need to share more, talk more bout this truth, so everybody will be excited for Jesus.

J C Shin

Testimony 1

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 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 22

I have found your Bible study class lectures to be very inspiring and useful as I prepare to teach class every other week. I subscribe to the podcast and download your notes on the weeks I teach. The audio and notes are such a great help in preparing. My own understanding of God’s character has grown as I teach the class. Commendations on the thought-provoking and well-prepared material Come and Reason provides. Personally, I get excited by the tie you make between the spiritual and mental/physical domains.

A.A. Corrales, NM, USA