Q3 Q&A #7
T = 00:10 What are your thoughts on my translation of 2Thes 2 : 7-8? “The anti-Law secret teaching is already operating. Only when the one now restraining it gets out of the way will the anti-Law power then be revealed. But the Lord will destroy it by the breath of his mouth. He will make it inactive by the appearance of his coming.”
T = 01:30 I love Psalms 139, but verses 21, 22 baffle me. I know that to hate/despise does not align with God’s character. Please explain.
T = 02:40 Is there a simple way to explain to my bible study group that the book of life in Rev 3 : 5 isn’t a physical, litteral book?
T = 05:35 Can we intuitively know what is right and wrong by having a desire for more or having faith the size of a mustard seed?
T = 07:55 Are there any parallels between Numbers 22 with Balaam striking the donkey and the striking the first born of Exodus 12 : 29?
T = 08:40 Where is the line drawn in giving to others unselfishly and sacrificially and give to the detriment of their own health and financial situation?
T = 12:10 Do you think Christians try to satisfy, unsuccessfully, the desire for God’s creative power by associating themselves with a God whose power is destructive?
T = 14:00 How much impact did lawyers, steeped in legal language, have on the translation of the Greek bible into English?
T = 15:45 Genesis 2 : 3 says God sanctified the seventh day. Doesn’t that mean he caused it to be holy?
T = 19:10 What is the right meaning of “turning the other cheek,” which sounds like a license for others to abuse us?
Q3 Q&A #6
T = 00:10 Do you have any advice on discerning when to listen and when not to after my child complains, in the context of having already empathised and set a boundary?
T = 02:00 It is difficult being a repairer of the breach and a proponent of Design Law after this statement in Great Controversy, “the breach was made in the law of God when the sabbath was changed by the Roman power.” Why does C&R appear to take a much different view?
T = 06:05 If left unsupported in Gethsemene, would Jesus have died there from experiencing such mental anguish and loss of blood from continued “sweating blood?” Is this what the wicked will experience in the end?
T = 07:45 How do I persuade those studying the book of Ezekiel, specifically ch 14, that God killing is not punishment but instead spin it to design law discipline?
T = 08:45 How will there never be sin again in heaven, since we will still have free will? What will make redeemed people, unfallen angels, and other unfallen beings different this time?
T = 10:45 If Moses and Aaron could not enter the promise land after 40 years of “cleansing wandering,” how can we be so sure we can enter God’s Kingdom?
T = 11:20 How do we know that Pharoah was not demon possessed? How do we avoid being possessed by demons?
T = 12:30 How do you explain to childfren how venom and poisons became part of the earth after Eden?
T = 13:40 Explain more about “those at the time of the 2nd coming will be living SINLESS, they will be perfect in trust, yet they will still make mistakes.”
Q3 Q&A #5
T = 00:44 Do you think we will ever reach perfection on this earth through the Holy spirit?
T = 06:20 When the bible talks about commandments, laws and precepts, does it mean the same thing? If not what does it mean and how differentiate amongst them?
T = 13:40 Please compare and contrast God’s emergency measures with Satan’s methods?
T = 19:45 Are the citizens of Egypt accountable for their sin of doing nothing but following their king blindly during the plagues?
T = 20:20 Since Jesus represents the Passover lamb (the lamb being killed before Passover in order to provide food), how come Jesus ate the Passover meal (communion)? Is there a conflict in timing?
Q3 Q&A #4
T = 00:10 Is there a difference between the way people are saved during the investigative judgment versus prior? What is the real point of the investigative judgment?
T = 01:45 Just watched your “Dreams” podcast on you-tube. As an adult, I don’t recall any of my dreams, why? Is there anything I can do to remember them?
T = 03:35 Can you explain in more detail how God struck down the first born, but He is not the source of death?
T = 07:20 EGW, in Bible Echo, September 4, 1899, says God prohibits drinking alcohol, but is “unfirmented grape juice” what Timothy is talking about?
T = 10:05 Apparently taste & reason come from the same hebrew word. Are there any implications that can be drawn from this?
T = 11:30 Do you have any thoughts re, the applicable of physician care today in light of EGW’s Medical Missionary, pg 236?
T = 14:10 Why do those, who are not saved, resurrected just to die again?
T = 17:40 In Designed 4 More, episode 52 on dreams, did you mean that if a person is dreaming about people that are stressing them out they are close to a psychotic break?
T = 18:50 Do you have any thoughts on methylene blue and bipolar?
T = 19:00 Since God didn’t specifically “outlaw” polygamy in Biblical times, does that make it right today?
Q3 Q&A #3
T = 00:10 Do the wicked live “for days” in an unveiled glory that would cause instant death prior to the last judgement?
T = 00:35 Are there two “different” fires, God’s glory and the fire that causes the very elements to be burned up and totally destroyed?
T = 03:45 Please expand on how Matthew 10 : 34-36 works in regards to hardened hearts in specific family relationships
T = 06:00 How does one get ‘peace’ in an un-peacefull family?
T = 08:10 Is the purpose of the last seven plaques to return the earth to the condition that existed before day one of creation week?
T = 15:05 What does God (and indeed the rest of us) do with the heavy hearted grief that accompanies memories of those lost due to their choice to separate from God and NOT be saved?
T = 18:05 Why would Moses ask Pharaoh for 3 days, when God intend to free the Israelites from Egypt for good? Is that considered a lie?
T = 20:20 If the eighth king in Rev. 17 join together with the seven heads of the beast, does that means there is going to come a time when the wars of the world will stop, as all the evil forces will join together?
T = 21:55 Since rested on the seventh day of creation, does that means we too should rest on the sabbath (Hebrews 4 : 9) or are we free to not keep the sabbath
T = 27:25 Does the scapegoat represent the devil?
T = 28:25 Acts 23 : 3 in The Remedy why did you use the word Hope, “Paul blurted out, ‘I hope God strikes you down, you white-washed impediment to truth!’ ” Does this mean God DOES use force to punish?
T = 29:35 There’s a lot of penal-legal language in EGW Manuscriot Release, #963 — The Days of Noah, that’s difficult to interpret using Design Law.
T = 31:50 Regarding the issues of buying and selling, which is usually understood as economics in the end times, be better understood as spiritual buying and selling, per Jesus’ many parables?
Q3 Q&A #2
T = 00:15 Can you provide a concise one sentence answer about why Christ had to die that penal substitutionists can understand?
T = 03:40 Why doesn’t the rest of christendom use the catholic ‘sign of the cross?’
T = 04:25 What does being “equally yoked” in courtship leading to marriage actually mean through a Design Law lens?
T = 08:00 Why do many pastors teach that God does not hear the prayers of the lost and how does this change the way we understand Jesus making intercession?
T = 10:05 What year did Dr Jennings discover the integrated evidence base approach to interpreting the Bible and what year did he start publicly teaching the design law view of the Bible?
T = 11:35 Why did Jesus tell Mary not to touch him as He had not yet gone through the Father?
T = 13:15 Is it possible that the restriction of buying/selling in the end times may involve intangible, spiritual things?
T = 16:25 Did Moses write Genesis and Job before Exodus or after?
Q3 Q&A #1
T = 00:10 Can people read Deuterononmy 21 : 18-21 about the elders deciding to stone to death a stubborn and rebellious son and worship God out of fear?
T = 06:25 Recent studies have shown improvement in autism symptoms with Leucovorin, a high dose methyl-folate. Could this help those with ADHD as well?
T = 10:10 What is your view on the value of regression therapy?
T = 11:20 How does one properly discern when earthly governments are using external powers to restrain evil in a Godly way rather than force compliance or coerce conscience?
T = 15:10 Do you think God cares if we pick any day out of 7 to rest? Does it have to be on Saturday?
T = 18:30 How was the Sabbath observed before the giving of the Ten Commandments?