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2026 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

2026 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

Q1 Q&A #13

T = 00:10 Since the word Law has two meanings, and Wrath has two meanings, and as long as you define which one you’re talking about and define it, the words can be helpful. What do you think of this distinction?
T = 02:20 Are widows exempt from paying tithe on financial gifts of assistance?
T = 04:30 Why does EGW’s vision in Great Controversy, pg 483, re book of records being opened and names and deeds being erased sound so literal and not accordig to Design laws?
T = 21:15 What does “God will wipe away our tears from our eyes” in heaven mean? That he will erase our bad experiences on Earth? Will we have the same family structure in heaven?

T = 00:10 Since the word Law has two meanings, and Wrath has two meanings, and as long as you define which one you’re talking about and define it, the words can be helpful. What do you think of this distinction?
T = 02:20 Are widows exempt from paying tithe on financial gifts of assistance?
T = 04:30 Why does EGW’s vision in Great Controversy, pg 483, re book of records being opened and names and deeds being erased sound so literal and not accordig to Design laws?
T = 21:15 What does “God will wipe away our tears from our eyes” in heaven mean? That he will erase our bad experiences on Earth? Will we have the same family structure in heaven?

Q1 Q&A #12

T = 00:10 Are the bodies AND minds of victims of demon possession overtaken internally?
T = 02:30 What was Judas’ underlying purpose in joining with the disciples, self-advancement?
T = 03:34 How do you explain the two modes of operation of emotionally abused people, such that they can see for themselves the selfishness and wrong being done to them. in order to make healthy choices in saying No to the abuser?
T = 05:55 How does one die to self? Is it my work? Is it Christ’s work? What is step 1, 2, 3?
T = 10:20 Do you think someone can love God and not understand or believe in design law?
T = 14:15 Would it be wrong to consider that pride might be the true essence of sin—rather than fear and selfishness?
T = 16:20 How does the Iran War tie into the prophecies of the king of the north vs south?

Q1 Q&A #11

T = 00:15 Did David’s lineage came to an end at the birth of Christ? If so, then who are the Jewish people waiting to come?
T = 01:55 Was it possible for Judas to repent? Do you think the outcome for all would have been different if he had?
T = 04:30 Why can’t Jesus’ death save the fallen angels and Lucifer?
T = 15:40 Do you agree with the premise made by Graham Maxwell, “God would save all that are safe to save?”

Q1 Q&A #10

T = 01:10 Why does Jesus take the form of an angel in Bible stories?
T = 04:25 Why does God allow satan to prey upon vulnerable people, for example, impersonating a diseaced loved one?
T = 07:00 What are opinions? Did Jesus have opinions?
T = 07:45 Since God cannot die, how do we explain to others what Jesus’ death really mean?
T = 09:30 How to you know what are good rituals and which ones aren’t good for us?
T = 12:25 What should the victim of child abuse do to deal with the seeming lack of rescue and how to get to know Jesus personally?

Q1 Q&A #9

T = 00:10 Comparing Revelation 4 : 1 and 11 : 19 (the temple being opened), what is your understanding of the type of furniture seen?
T = 01:50 Since the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one in everything, why would Jesus need to seek the Father’s assurance that His sacrifice was sufficient?
T = 11:30 Can you help me understand why God would order the slaughter of innocent animals for sacrifice?
T = 15:45 Did God’s method of communicating to humans change by way of Christ before and after the cross?
T = 16:45 What does “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” mean?
T = 20:00 Should we use our influence to try to get governments to continue to implement the principles of the Bill of Rights and Liberty of conscience, religious freedom?
T = 25:50 Did Christ’s mother Mary have more children after the birth of Jesus? Or were Jesus’ other siblings from a previous marriage of Joseph?

Q1 Q&A #8

T = 00:10 Can a young adult “diagnosed” with OCD, treated with EMDR and ERT with not much success, sinking into depression, will ever get better?
T = 02:30 What do you when people say we’ll never become perfect before Christ comes, even though Christ said be perfect like our Heavenly Father?
T = 05:30 What is EGW referring to in Early Writings, page 39 re. how long it took the animals to fear man, turn on each other and kill?
T = 07:55 Is it possible to have the Holy Spirit in your heart and hold fast to the penal/legal views of God the Father?
T = 11:20 How were anciemt people able to survive for thousands of years without the advanced mental health services of today, including trauma like PTSD?

Q1 Q&A #7

T = 00:10 In the book, Redemption, why does EGW say Jesus went to the Father three times to get permission to save me?
T = 03:10 Can we give pets the same deep love as humans or should we love them differently?
T = 06:50 In Lamentations 4 : 10, can a mother really eat their own child?

Q1 Q&A #6

T = 01:00 I cannot accept your explanation re the brute beast, that a slave owner can be a more powerful force over a slave than the healing that Jesus offers does not compute. What about infants who die in child birth?
T = 02:50 Why would God give the Ten Commandments if he knows we can’t keep them?
T = 06:20 Was Jesus called “the Son of God” PRIOR to becoming incarnate? If so, wouldn’t that denote that he was not eternal, that as a son he had a beginning point?

Q1 Q&A #5

T = 00:10 Ty Gibson (Lightbearer’s Ministry) gave this description of Righteousness by faith: “Righteousness by faith is God’s covenant of [unfailing] love worked out in the form of relational dynamics.” That is the first time I’ve heard the definition. What do you think?
T = 01:15 Why was sin permitted?
T = 03:25 How should we understand an individual “close of probation?”
T = 11:45 How could the people of Matt. 7 : 22 perform exorcisms and miracles if they were never united with Jesus nor trusted in Him because of their hardened selfish hearts?
T = 12:05 Explain Matt 7 : 22 “not entering the heavenly kingdom of love…” Is Jesus referring to the born again experience or is He referring to literal eternal life in heaven itself?
T = 14:00 What is the eternal fate of people who lived and died sincerely believing and innocently clinging to the penal/legal theory of atonement who genuinely loved Jesus for dying in their place to pay their debt to God?
T = 16:20 What’s your thoughts about Desmond Ford’s theology? Do you think he was unjustly criticized, and ostracized?
T = 18:45 Do you think Adam felt fear when Eve told him she ate of the fruit? If so does that mean we can experience fear and not sin-but just from being exposed to it?
T = 22:05 What tools do you use when you study scripture to discover more accurate translations?
T = 23:00 Re. all the disabled children and adults, including my daughter, are they going to be saved, if they can’t make decisions for themselves?

Q1 Q&A #4

T = 00:15 What is the mark of the beast?
T = 07:20 How does the Exodus story relate to end times re. Babylon?
T = 09:50 Am I being selfish when struggling with the penal/legal views being presented in a Revelation bible study I attend?
T = 12:00 Does the Trinity concept have any relation to humans having three parts are well: body, soul, and spirit?
T = 13:55 Is the inability of God to forgive denying Holy Spirit have anything to do with the Spirit being the active agent of the spirit of truth who changes our hearts leading to a renewed character?
T = 15:40 Re. slaves not able to be saved, why cannot Jesus save all who are teachable?
T = 20:50 I have been questioned why I don’t eat pork. Is saying the following a good way to handle this? “Is it a sin to not eat pork?” Case closed.
T = 22:15 Why did god curse the snake in the garden? Did he curse Satan? Did the snake have a choice on whether he was used by satan?

Q1 Q&A #3

T = 00:10 Who was the early Church Father who said God rules like a Roman imperor?
T = 01:20 Why can’t God save a slave that’s treated like a brute beast?
T = 05:35 What is the reality of demon possession and casting out demonic spirits?

Q1 Q&A #2

T = 00:10 Do you think EGW’s Manuscript 122 will come true, about the 10 commandments and the ark being found and displayed to the world?
T = 02:05 How does anyone truly keep the sabbath regarding the way the commandment is worded regarding work?
T = 04:00 Why did you not address the last phrase of Colossians 3:18 “as is fitting in the Lord” in your Remedy paraphrase?
T = 05:00 How did Design Law physically work in Christ’s dead and resurrection, going from First Adam to Second Adam?

Q1 Q&A #1

T = 00:10 Explain the highly superstitious-sounding “invocation of the Covenant of Salt.”
T = 03:15 Expound on the consequences of believing each of these three ways to interpret Matthew 10 : 28 as to who we believe is ultimately responsible for our fate: God, Satan, or us as individuals.
T = 07:15 Do energy, frequency, and vibration (eg sound waves etc.) really have ‘healing’ capabilities, or is this more New Age stuff?
T = 10:45 For an adult with ADHD, along with learning how to handle it, can medication be helpful, or should medication be avoided?
T = 12:30 Re. panic disorder, how does one surrender to “drowning” when every fiber of your being is screaming for “air?”
T = 17:10 I heard Jesus could have accomplish our salvation without going to the cross or dying and that He came only to show and demonstrate God’s love. If true, then why did Jesus have to die?
T = 18:35 In Philippians 2 : 14 the Bible says to do everything without complaining. What does that actually mean?
T = 20:20 It seems that Matthew 18 : 15-17 is easily misused as justification for disciplining a member, however, when someone sins against us, shouldn’t we forgive and not make a spectacle of that individual by taking it to the church?
T = 25:55 Messages to Young People says, “The righteousness by which we are justified is imputed; the righteousness by which we are sanctified is imparted. The first is our title to heaven, the second is our fitness for heaven.” This sounds like God is saying we’re righteous when we aren’t. Can you help me understand?
T = 26:35 Letters & Manuscripts, Ms 122 says we will obtain and live without sinning. How is this possible?
T = 34:00 Why would God punished Miriam (Numbers 12:10) with leprosy? That doesn’t sound like the true Creator God to me.

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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 67

I was introduced to Come And Reason by a friend of my mother-in-law, who gave me several CD’s of Dr. Jennings. The clarity of the message and recognition that God’s is a God of love was so clear, advancing beyond Dr. Maxwell’s message. However, grappled with Maxwell saying God used emergency measures for the fallen world. Now after several years of being a regular listener of the Come And Reasoning bible study class and attending Jennings’ meetings in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, things are becoming clearer for me. Design law versus imposed law has added so much to my personal understanding of theology. This message has really impacted my work in counseling so many people miserable because they are searching for and trusting human governments to create order and peace or believing in a God who says love Me or I will kill you. I am grateful that I have an alternative view to offer my clients that makes sense. I teach a bible study class on a semi-regular basis and I value the materials that Come And Reason so freely offers to aid me in presenting this vital message. Thank you for continuing to provide advancement in our very limited understanding of a Infinite God that is rational and believable.

Dr. Roger D, Arlington, TX, USA

 

Testimony 52

Your unique way in spreading the truth is what we all need today. Most of us don’t recognize the contamination coming from all the lies and selfishness in the world. Because of our fear of death, we forgot how to live. Lies left and right. I was losing hope and faith, because of so many ideas that are always contradicting each other – so many questions answered by other, more complicated, questions – until I found your channel on YouTube.

You did not just give me answers, you also taught me how to answer new questions that arise in my mind. Now I see things differently. I see God’s mercy, grace, and Love everywhere, in spite of all the chaos that we all have done as humans. I don’t fear death anymore. Accepting the Truth and Love about God is truly a genuine Freedom from all the confusions, sufferings, selfishness, pain, and death.

I just wanted to say, thank you, sooooo much for revealing the real Remedy for our infected life. I have a new hope and now see the world in a different perspective!

Wheinny P., University Place, WA, 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 34

I was introduced to Come and Reason Ministries by accident, via a passing comment made in a bible study class we were visiting. I checked this website out and my life was changed. The understanding of the truth of God’s character, and how we apply it, is so right. The tricky part is consistently applying which “lens” to look through. As I began to understand, I started sharing the basics of this understanding with a discussion group I was leading and, suddenly, a lot of things started to make sense that never used to. At the same time, I enjoyed an amazing opportunity. I was able to conduct a full bible study at WORK! What an amazing experience! It is such a joy to share the truth about God and to share how it all fits in the war between God and Satan. So many people benefit when we have a correct understanding about how God works and who He really is! Thank you for this transformational understanding. Keep up the good work! God Bless you!

Tony P., CA, USA

 

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 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 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 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 16

Your seminars are still inspiring and changing our lives and we continue to share the principles we have learned from you. Your ministry has changed our lives!

E.W.

 

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 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 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 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