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2025 Q3 Questions & Answers Index

2025 Q3 Questions & Answers Index

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?

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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 42

I am just writing to say that I have been so blessed by the teachings of Come And Reason Minitries recently. I watched last week’s bible study lesson on Youtube and am thankful that the error in the printed lesson guide you use was pointed out and this week’s study was of equal benefit, if not more so. My understanding of God’s nature has been very confused of late and I am so grateful for clarity in this matter. I have never really fully understood previously how a good God can cause bad things to happen and now I realise that He doesn’t, it’s a natural consequence of sin. May the almighty Father and His Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, continue to bless your ministry.

Laura P., United Kingdom

 

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 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 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 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 60

Just watched watched lesson 10 in the 1st quarter 2021 bible study classs on Isaiah. I want to thank you for your intellectual spirituality; it’s not an oxymoron! From the point of view of a teacher I also enjoy seeing how much personal pleasure you clearly take in not just tasting, but feasting on God’s word – it reminds me of Jeremiah not being able to hold it in! It makes me smile that your cup is so full and overflowing that you make it to Tuesday’s lesson (on a good day). It just goes to show the richness of God’s Word.

God bless the Come and Reason Team from our church here in Great Britain.

Andrew H., Great Britain

 

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 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 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 63

I’ve been very blessed by “The God Shaped Brain” and this ministry, through video and podcast, over the last few years. It’s truly opened up my eyes more to the truth about God and the importance of that truth in the present world. The message is so inviting, freeing and enlightening and MORE people need to know about it. I believe it is the last message that can truly, not only prepare a people for salvation and translation, but vindicate the character of God.

Michael V., Yonkers, NY, USA

 

Testimony 40

I was brought up in a different faith and have been petrified my whole life of God. I believed that I would burn in hell for eternity. When I was 12 I started pursuing the things of this world, but for the next 45 years the Spirit was always calling me, as I knew there was a God through nature. I could see the vast sea of stars in the universe and knew there was something bigger out there. Five years ago, through a Revelation seminar, I was blessed to learn about God’s character and government.

Then I found Come and Reason Ministries and have come under some extreme pressure when I speak about the ministry. One time a member sent me an internet article titled “Whats wrong with Tim Jennings?” I asked her what she thought of it and she said “I don’t know, I didn’t read it.”

I have always wanted to find out for myself the truth about God, so I stayed with the Design Law construct and have been liberated to understand the big picture. Once we consider Design Law, all other Bible stories and prophecies seem to fit perfectly. It is truly beautiful to see people grasping how God operates this Universe of Love and the liberation it has provided in their lives. It blows my mind to see how consistent Design law is with what our founders believed. I hear statements like “This makes so much sense.”

Tom W., Mt. Pleasant, MI, 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 2

I continue to enjoy your lessons every week. The more that I research your conclusions, the more I am convinced that the Holy Spirit has lead you to distill out the essence of human redemption. Thank you for your courageous stand for the truth.

S. G., TX, USA

 

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