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2024 Q4 Questions & Answers Index

2024 Q4 Questions & Answers Index

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Q4 Q&A #11

T = 00:15 Is it true that people use pot to self medicate? Why is it bad for them to use?
T = 06:10 Why did the Holy Spirit need to come upon Jesus at baptism? An outward demonstration for the people?
T = 07:35 Jesus referred to himself as the Son of Man. But God also refers to Ezekial as the son of man. Why are they both called the same?
T = 08:20 According to John 10 : 18, did Jesus resurrected himself or did God the Father?
T = 18:10 Several bible verse say your faith has healed you. Can our faith alone heal? Can we be healed if we don’t have faith?
T = 23:08 What is your understanding of the 2520 prophecy in Leviticus 26 and how does it relate to the 2300 year prophecy?
T = 23:20 In John 9 : 2, why did the jews believe that people born blind was a punishment for his or family sins?

 

Q4 Q&A #10

T = 00:15 Is Mary of Bethany the ame person as Mary of Magdala?
T = 01:30 Are we the ‘judge’ of our own individual ‘court?’
T = 04:20 Why is the term judgement in Isa 1, where God is pointing out the Israelites rebellion and sinfulness, used in a positive rather than a negative expression?
T = 06:05 Explain how the days of Jesus’s burrial was not three full days and nights, as some expound on, referring to a High Sabbath and a weekly Sabbath.
T = 10:10 What is meant in Revelation 6 : 10, where the martyrs under the alter are asking God to avenge their blood, in the context of design law?
T = 12:20 If people reap what they sow (one of the design laws), then how is it possible for me to love my abusive father who was also just a horrible person?
T = 14:10 In the garden of Eden with the tree ‘knowledge of good and evil,’ who wrote that law?
T = 15:55 Who was Seth married to when there apparently weren’t any woman around other than Eve?

 

Q4 Q&A #9

T = 00:10 What is your thoughts on Abraham representing God and Isaac representing Jesus, when God told him to sacrifice his son?
T = 04:20 What are your thoughts on not legally married people living together, having children and wanting to get baptisted, but the church telling them they can’t unless they get legally married, ect.?
T = 09:40 What are your thoughts on plurality in the church, as it pertains to our identity? See “We need historians to tell us what we were really like in the past… and theologians to tell us what the scriptures really teach.” — Loma Linda University Hosts Discussion Highlighting Adventist Plurality, Spectrum, November 15, 2024.
T = 15:35 In the story of Nadab and Abihu offering profane fire in the sanctuary, explain Patriarchs and Prophets, pg 259 “for this sin a fire went out from the Lord and devoured them in the sight of the people.”
T = 17:10 Explain the Father withdrawing when Jesus was dying on the cross (so that death would come since he’s the source of life) vs. Jesus also being the source of life within Himself, yet still dying?
T = 19:30 Do you have a topical reference guide?

 

Q4 Q&A #8

T = 01:18 How would you define the infallibility of the scriptures?
T = 04:50 Shouldn’t we be using the lunar calendar (which sometimes has 8-day weeks) instead of the man-made calendar?
T = 07:35 Is the sabbath mentioned in Heb. 4 : 9 be the same as the Sealing into the truth about God where we cannot be moved?
T = 08:55 Should we cut any ties, such as tax-exempt status, grants, etc. with government?
T = 11:10 In Numbers 21, why was a bronze serpent on a cross selected to represent God’s healing, when a snake represents Satan?
T = 12:15 How do you explain God’s statement “I will greatly increase your pain in child birth” to Eve?
T = 15:30 Explain Jesus saying on the cross “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” quoting Psalms 22.
T = 17:35 Is there a design law that can be explained around the idea of delayed gratification?
T = 18:40 Please explain the ‘strange act’ God does to the wicked when He returns.

 

Q4 Q&A #7

T = 00:45 A.W. Tozer said “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.” If this is a godly principle, why would God hurt a person he blesses?
T = 12:15 How do we reconcile the traditional claims of the infallibility of the Bible (and its writers) with the fallible human elements evident in its composition (culture, personal bias, and changing word meanings over time)?

 

Q4 Q&A #6

T = 00:15 Is Jesus the light Genesis 1 is referring to?
T = 08:40 Was man spoken into existence like the animals, or sculpted out of dirt/clay to become tissue, organs, and bones?
T = 13:00 Has the SDA church been captured by the King of the South (secular imperial law) philosophy?
T = 17:30 Isaiah 6 : 6-7 why did the coal have to be handled by tongs by the seraphim angel?

 

Q4 Q&A #5

T = 00:20 If a day in prophecy = a literal year, then why are the 70 years in Jeremiah’s prophecy, re. nations serving Babylon, literal?
T = 01:45 Why does Genesis say that Elohim (plural) created the earth, but John says the Word (Jesus) created all things?
T = 03:25 Tell us about lying spirits in 1 Kings 22 : 22 and God sending strong delusions 2 Thess. 2 : 11.
T = 08:25 Why does Paul describe a believer’s faith journey as a race?
T = 10:05 How do we reconcile Liberty of conscience vs legislating morality, like Prohibition (against alcohol) and drugs?
T = 17:40 What is the difference between the Adventist interpretation of the scapegoat and yours?

 

Q4 Q&A #4

T = 00:10 Is it true that Eve was never to leave the side of Adam in the garden of eden?
T = 07:10 What book of the bible should young people in this woke culture read first before going on to read the whole bible, so they don’t get the wrong, legal view of God they’re sure to interpret as being in the OT?
T = 14:40 You have stated that Jesus did not die either the first or second death. I understand the second but can you explain how he did not die the first?
T = 19:55 I know satan is using both conservative and liberal sides of the political aisle, so how can we and should we vote?
T = 30:30 If you could only give one piece of literature from this ministry to a random person, what would it be?

 

Q4 Q&A #3

T = 00:15 What are the first 3 things you would mention when having a conversation about God?
T = 03:30 What would you recommend we do for those who might be entertaining suicidal thoughts?
T = 06:10 I get very emotional when praying alone or giving my testimony. How can I stop this?
T = 07:20 Does God look at and treat Israel differently, to the point we need to assist and support them?
T = 10:30 Help me understand Luke 12 : 5 “fear Him… who has the power to cast you in to hell.”
T = 13:25 Is Safety a design law?
T = 11:40 How do I help a family member who does want to understand the idea of God “not punishing?” They point out multiple verses in the Bible stating or strongly implying he does.
T = 17:00 What insights do you have regarding propaganda coming from our own, SDA, church, such as debunking “blue zones?”

 

Q4 Q&A #2

T = 06:55 Your definition of eternal gospel is to counter the lies about God. What important semantic am I missing re. eternal since Lucifer/satan is not eternal, nor was there any lies before he was created?
T = 08:55 Have you heard of the China study? What do you think about the carnivore diet becoming so suddenly popular?
T = 11:50 Can we change God’s “planned” outcomes when we pray for people?
T = 12:45 Is Jesus’ death a human sacrifice required to appease God the Father, a personal suicide, or a cold-blooded murder by demonized church leadership? 

 

Q4 Q&A #1

T = 00:05 Do you think God would frown on me making a weekly list and refer to the list, rather than saying each individual request?
T = 06:00 Are familiar with the use of SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) in the treatment of brain issues?
T = 07:30 What are your thoughts on Conrad Vine’s sermon at the Maine campmeeting calling the GC leadership to accountability over their signing of the reaffirmation statement regarding the upholding of vaccine mandates?
T = 19:20 What is the meaning of intersessory prayer?
T = 24:50 Do you have teachings about the letter to the 7 churches in Revelation? How do you see the tribulation?
T = 27:20 Explain why it is not contrary to 1 John 1 : 9 – 10 for God to unconditionally pardon a sinner as you indicate he does in your blog, “The strangeness of God.”
T = 30:45 What are your thoughts regarding anorexia?
T = 32:50 Why did God say, “Jacob I loved, Esau I hated?

 

 

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Testimony 24

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

M. W., Australia

 

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 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

 

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 61

I grew up in a prominent protestant church and had what I like to call religious anxiety. I’ve always had questions about God and Salvation that no one could seem to answer.  I didn’t know how to find resolution. During 2020, at the height of my anxiety, I fell to my knees and begged God to show me truth and light and to give me the hope that I’ve been longing for. Days later, I stumbled upon your online videos and it was like a veil was lifted and EVERYTHING made sense! For the first time in my almost 39 years of life, my religious/spiritual anxiety has lessened. I feel a sense of freedom and peace I’ve NEVER had before… and it’s all because my view of God has changed. Thank you!

Ashleighn C.

 

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 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 38

Since November 2015, when I started studying Gods word from this God Is Love point of view, my life has been transformed. My troubled marriage of 15 years has been healed and my husband and I are truly happy for the first time in 15 years. Now When I read the word of God I understand it so much better and I can’t help but see Gods love radiating through the pages to humanity. Gods word is living and active and I am blessed beyond measure to be having this amazing experience. God has given me a beautiful understanding of Jn 3:16 that amazes me more and more each day. Thank you again for your ministry.

Helen D., London, England

 

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 15

I have been sharing Come And Reason Ministries Bible study lessons with several folk. You have such a beautiful view of the plan of salvation. If we had this message preached when I was young, my generation would still all be in church.

H. R., New Zealand

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 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 13

I borrowed “Healing The Mind” DVDs from a friend and showed them at my home for a small gathering of women friends. Neither of my friends are Adventist, but they both enjoyed and embraced the messages you taught. In fact, one of the ladies prayed out loud in our group and that was the first time she had ever had public prayer.

J.B. ,Dalles, OR, 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