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2024 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

2024 Q1 Questions & Answers Index

Q1 Q&A #13

T = 00:10 What does “pleading and interceding” mean in Romans 8 : 34 if it’s not Jesus trying to change God’s mind?
T = 04:50 Are we seeing the repercussions of Protestantism’s rejection of science and nature in religious education by using coercive power to maintain orthodoxy?
T = 05:50 It would appear that Satan is now confined and emprisoned only to our world; are we the jury in his trial?
T = 10:00 Timothy 3 : 16 says ALL scripture is inspired by God. Does this mean we should take the Bible word for word as from God?
T = 12:35 How do I answer those who genuinely believe that the dead are being judged because their ‘accounting’ books have to be balanced so the more they work, the more their debts are “paid off?”
T = 13:55 How could David’s pebble kill Goliath unless God stepped in and performed some sort of miracle?
T = 15:10 Let me clarify my question last week… how did Satan convince the angels they were under some IMPOSED law that he cited causing their distrust of God? Adam/Eve were under God’s IMPOSED law not to eat the fruit.
T = 20:50 What is the final end time Elijah message and who proclaims it? The 144,000?
T = 22:30 I was taught that the next day starts at sunset, but sunset is not night or evening, because it’s still light out. Am I wrong in teaching others this?
T = 24:30 Why would anyone prefer Roman law over Design law? Is it possible people are drawn to Roman law because it’s a system that doesn’t lead them to giving up on self, and putting God and others first?
T = 25:45 Why does it seem that the design law perspective tends to resonate more with non-Adventists than Adventists as a whole?
T = 27:50 If God is a consuming fire of conviction to the wicked, why wasn’t Satan consumed in heaven when he rebelled against God?
T = 30:00 If the result of sin is death, how could sin have been immortalized if the sinner ate from the tree of life?

 

Q1 Q&A #12

T = 00:10 Are the Ten Commandments, that were placed in the ark in the earthly temple’s most holy place, also in the heavenly sanctuary’s ark? Since Jesus told us there is no marriage in heaven, why would the commandments, such as “do not commit adultery,” need to be placed in the heavenly sanctuary if there is no marriage in heaven?
T = 03:55 What is the Old Covenant and what is the New Covenant?
T = 06:25 Is it possible to hold a natural law construct and still rely on our own performance/merits?
T = 08:25 Did ALL first death experiences come because of God’s direct action?
T = 14:05 Is the message of the great controversy between God and Satan unique to to Adventism?
T = 14:50 Will there be many “Elijahs” taking the message to the last days world?
T = 19:20 Can we apply Ellen G. White’s words from 150 years ago to today environment?
T = 23:15 Where is it stated in the Bible that a sinner must be punished because he is a sinner.

 

Q1 Q&A #11

T = 00:10 What exactly is the cause of death that Jesus destroyed at the cross?
T = 03:30 Where are the characters of the lost retained if they aren’t written in the book of life? They need to be somewhere in order to be “downloaded” for the 2nd resurrection, right?
T = 05:35 In Revelation 19 : 19-21, why is the beast and the false prophet thrown into the lake of fire at the second coming?
What’s the difference between the lake of fire and the sword out of the mouth of Jesus?
T = 08:55 What did satan say God is lying about and can’t be trusted to the angels in heaven?
T = 11:00 Is The Book of Enoch valid?
T = 11:20 Right before Jesus comes, will we see more people turning to Him or more people turning away from Him?
T = 13:00 Rev 18 : 6 talks about Babylon reaping a double portion. What might that look like?
T = 14:00 Why did Jesus quote Psalm 22, rather than using His own words?
T = 15:35 The New Jerusalem is called “the bride, the Lamb’s wife,” but invited guests to the wedding cannot also be the bride, right?
T = 16:45 How would you comfort the remaining family about their loved one who committed suicide?
T = 17:35 What do you say to someone who is very excited about “recently” discovered books of Scripture?
T = 19:30 Is guilt the same thing as knowing right from wrong?
T = 19:55 Do you anticipate special opportunities for delusion through the use of AI?

 

Q1 Q&A #10

T = 00:40 I’m struggling with where God wants me worship; at a tiny SDA with no connection, at a sunday-keeping with connection, or online?
T = 03:10 In Revelation 20 : 12, are there two separate books: the book of life and the book of damnation?
T = 04:45 How is the design law message of Come and Reason expanding to the rest of the world from your metrics and evidence?
T = 08:50 Would you please discuss and provide a Design law definition of inspiration?
T = 10:10 While Satan was still in heaven, what law was he insinuating doubt about to the angles? (see Patriarchs & Prophets, 37)
T = 12:20 Have you responded to the Fulcrum7 article evaluating the teachings of Tim Jennings?
T = 14:25 How do I know if I am breaking one of the design laws? Is there a list of such laws?
T = 14:45 What was Jesus’ purpose in physically breathing on the discples in John 20 : 22?
T = 16:00 Why do humans have a proclivity to doubt God rather than Satan?
T = 16:50 How does Patriarchs and Prophets, pg 728 correlate with God’s retributive judgement of punishment on the wicked through the 7 last plagues?
T = 19:00 You have said that the christian world believes they are declared righteous but there is no change in behaviour, however I have not seen this. Can you expand on your position?
T = 24:15 When I completely surrendered myself to God, I immediately gained the victory over all of my besetting sins. Do you and the Come and Reason audience experience this power of deliverence?
T = 25:30 When God puts the unrepentant to sleep, and then are raised in the second resurrection, how can they continue living where they left off? Aren’t they condemned to eternal death, instead?
T = 27:35 Isn’t there another little book in rev 10:10?
T = 28:30 When others lie about us, and family believes them, what do we do when family is not willing to listen to our side?

 

Q1 Q&A #9

T = 00:15 What did Jesus mean when he said in John 16 : 7 “if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you…” when there are places in the OT that clearly say the Holy Spirit was working in people’s hearts?
T = 02:20 Is there anything different about your understanding of God’s character vs Graham Maxwell?
T = 03:30 Is Dan 9 : 24 speaking about Messiah making an end to sin during the middle of the 70th prophetic week the same as Matthew 1 : 21, “He will save His people from their sins?”
T = 04:10 Why does David and Bathsheba’s newborn child have to die as a consequence of David’s sin? (2 Sam 12 : 13)
T = 08:40 I am right to call someone out hen they make a public statement that I viewed as incorrect?

 

Q1 Q&A #8

T = 00:10 Is there a place for all the recent coddling/protecting against “traumatic” event or have we become too weak to handle reality?
T = 01:20 Didn’t Christ do a role reversal with Satan by comeing to Earth as a man?
T = 02:10 How does “Christ being made strong in our weakness” work?
T = 02:45 Why was God so specific about washing the organs of sacrifical animals and the pleasant aroma of the burning flesh?!
T = 06:05 Explain the other set of books mentioned in Revelation 20 : 12, the Great White throne Judgment, and the books from which the wicked are judged according to the deeds recorded therein.
T = 07:40 Is the evidence of Jesus coming to Earth as a man, dying, and rising again, proof that God had already forgiven us?
T = 08:40 How are we to understand EGW’s “When Satan tempts you, breathe not a word of doubt… to others… every doubt you express… is a seed that will germinate and bear fruit in the life of others”, which is contrary to being open/honest with counselors?
T = 14:00 How could Jesus heal Aeneas, resurrect Dorcas, and raise Lazarus without seeking their consents?
T = 15:35 If Jesus was our Substitute on the cross, then why do we continue to die?
T = 18:05 Did the different races develop in Adam or was it part of the curse on Canaan, Noah’s grandchild or at the Tower of Babel>
T = 19:15 What will this look like? “The gospel (truth and love) of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come (Matt 24 : 14).
T = 21:40 Can a sinner “become” righteous while still being a sinner?
T = 22:40 How do you rebute the postion that God made sin available so Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels could chose it?

Q1 Q&A #7

T = 00:15 Why did God use a bronze staff shaped as a serpent to represent Christ?
T = 02:10 What does “Upon Christ as our substitute and surety was laid the iniquity of us all” mean?
T = 06:30 Please explain the account of temptation of Jesus. Was it an hallucination, dream, or actually and physically real?
T = 11:10 How can we help people one level of moral decision-making below were we are understand what we are talking about re. Design Law?
T = 17:40 Why didn’t Satan receive any immediate punishment for disguising himself as or getting the serpent to deceive Eve?
T = 20:20 Why do Chrisitans overwhelmingly prefer to use the pagan Babylonian names given to Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, rather than their real Hebrew names?

 

Q1 Q&A #6

T = 00:15 Is there any truth to organized fasting during evangelistic series that seek to guilt-trip attendees into baptism?
T = 01:30 Did Ellen White always write under Holy Spirit’s inspiration? How do we know what was inspired and what was not? Did she ever changed her views on matters of doctrines and if she did, which ones?
T = 08:20 You have said that bad things/pain come from either Satan, stuff just happens, or from God disciplining. Is it reasonable to say that all the pain that just happens is really a derivative of Satan’s influence?
T = 10:45 I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer with 6 months to 5 years to live. What does hospice do? It seems to fly-in-the-face of God’s design law for a natural death.
T = 13:00 At what age do you let a wayward child go their own way such?
T = 16:30 Does Isaiah 58 : 1-9 describe true fasting?

 

Q1 Q&A #5

T = 00:15 Since Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one, why don’t all 3 of them know the time of Jesus coming, only the Father?
T = 01:10 What is a design law explanation of Exodus 4 : 24-26? where God wanted to kill Moses, but his wife circumsized their son and then God changed his mind.
T = 04:45 Why does Jesus call it a “new” command when he tells his disciples to love one another just before his crucifixion in John 13?
T = 05:15 At the very end, when the wicked are about to attack the Holy City and fire reigns down, is that God destroying them?
T = 07:25 How can I not feel loss of all confidence and affection for God when he is able, but does not prevent bad things from happening to me or others?
T = 10:35 Explain how the Ten Commandments are a transcript of God’s character, and the fourth Commandment is the only one that will last throughout eternity?
T = 15:35 Should fasting be a part of our Christian life like praying and giving? Are we missing blessings when we fail to fast?
T = 16:00 How we can have emotional compassion toward those holding onto lies that are toxic to them and their witness, yet not come across as “Holier than thou”?

 

Q1 Q&A #4

T = 00:07 Help me understand why Christ wasn’t created by God and that Holy Spirit isn’t simply a manifestation of God and Jesus’ life force.
T = 04:45 Please explain why you say we hide behind a covering of some type. What about Zechariah’s statement about God covering us in a righteous covering?
T = 07:50 If we pay our tithe and all other bills and we can afford it and not go into debt over it, is it wrong to like and want to buy designer items?
T = 09:15 Based on EGW’s many counsels on not using caffeine, why do you advise using in your Aging Brain book?
T = 17:15 Why did King David instruct his son, Solomon, to seek revenge for him? Though God gave him wisdom, why did Solomon execute his dad’s last wishes?
T = 19:35 Does the Great White Throne judgment happen in heaven or in the sky on Jesus’ way back to earth at the end of the 1000 years?
T = 24:40 How do you explain to a rape victim that God did not want to violate the law of liberty and so didn’t prevented the rape, but at other times He did prevent evil acts from occurring?
T = 30:05 Please describe ways to reduce or heal adult repetitive night terrors in someone suffering from complex PTSD.
T = 34:10 Do you think our ways of thinking and remaining defects of character are healed instantly as a result of getting new “hardware” (translated or resurrected bodies) or a process of both new hardware and a sin-free environment?
T = 37:20 Since Jesus was the Word Who became flesh and dwelt among us AND since it is “In Him that we live and move and have our being,” is it wrong to assume that we are all alive inside the Mind of Christ?

 

Q1 Q&A #3

T = 00:13 Please give a more detailed explanation of why Jesus didn’t die the first death.
T = 01:25 Please share your analysis of a popular metaphor about salvation called The Donut Story.
T = 03:30 Please explain Genesis 9 : 5-6, where God says that man is to take the life of any person who murders another human.
T = 04:10 Explain the symbolism of Jeremiah 27 re the bronze pillars and bronze sea being carried away to Babylon.
T = 05:20 Why would God allow bible translators to use legal and confusing words?

 

Q1 Q&A #2

T = 00:15 Do you see Nehemiah 12 : 27 a metaphor referring to the same cleansing and Levitical role for those coming out of Babylon?
T = 04:20 What does it mean in Luke 22 : 36 where Jesus tells his disciples that if they don’t have a sword, they should sell their cloak and buy one?
T = 05:20 How can we effectively EXPLAIN the transition between God using what appears to be IMPOSED laws in the OT and Design Laws?
T = 07:10 What is a good lexicon for studying?
T = 08:45 What is the meaning of “unceasing prayer?”
T = 09:15 Are the Behemoth and Leviathan in Job 40 & 41 literal animals or figurative/metaphor?
T = 10:15 Is viewing home videos and slides shows of home pictures damaging to a 2 and a half year old?

 

Q1 Q&A #1

T = 01:10 Is there any benefit at all in a church owning a Formula 1 race car team? How is that relevant to the Gospel?
T = 01:50 What happens with the different resurrections from the Second Coming onward?
T = 02:50 What happened in 1844 and how the cleansing from sin is different from the cleansing of sin that was occurring before 1844?
T = 03:25 Do you agree that the dramatic changes in climate, now more intense than ever, population explosion, and mismanagement of natural resources the result of the four winds being loosened?
T = 10:30 Who is the real Sabbath-keeper, an Adventist pastor seeking to disfellowship a parishioner who works a non-medical job on sabbath or a Sunday-keeper seeking God’s blessing on non-sunday-keepers?
T = 12:10 Is heaven a metaphor, or does it have a literal meaning, is a physical place, with physical buildings and physical landscape?
T = 14:30 How do I rebutt my Christian friends that believe God, or His representatives (Angels), killed all the Asyrians (2 King 19 : 35) proving that he does directly punish sin, validating their belief in hell?
T = 16:00 Did God wait to bless the seventh day until after he finished resting on it (thus blessing it on the first day of the second week)?
T = 19:50 Please explain how Jacob deceived Esau in Genesis it was Esau who agreed, under no duress, to Jacob’s terms?
T = 22:30 Were there any children before Cain and Able?

 

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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 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 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 5

We listen to your bible studies lessons in our class in Montana. You actually were the main reason I decided to get a laptop, so I can go to your site and listen, read, learn, and print the class notes. I am so grateful to learn the correct view of God and his character. Now, to just have others have an interest in knowing, so I can share it with them. Good thoughts your way.

R. N., MT, USA

 

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 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 14

We really appreciate your views on the judgment and they make good sense considering our free choice.

Anonymous

 

Testimony 6

I got the book “Could It Be This Simple?” a few months ago and the reading was wonderful and I was fascinated. I lent the book to a friend at work. She is having a difficult time and the book is helping her to find Jesus and I found this very exciting. She has asked me questions and I can see her life changing.

H. S., Australia

 

Testimony 48

I just want to tell you how blessed I have been reading “The Remedy!” It has become a daily part of my devotional relationship with God. In it I have found a God of love and a God that loves me! The bible has come alive for me! It is the first time that I can say that I have felt hope fill my heart as I have read God’s word. This is good news I can share! Thank you, Dr Jennings! Thank you for your heart for others. I can’t put into words how this has set me free! It has strengthened my trust and love for God.

Jason H.

 

Testimony 25

I just want to say thank you so much for your conversations via YouTube. I regularly tune in to your lectures, “Let’s Talk” sessions, and many others. Through these I’ve found greater depth and meaning to God’s word. Thanks for all that you do and please continue. I’m currently working in the middle of Silicon Valley at Stanford University. I feel like God really has me in the right place right now and I’m sensing that your teachings might be part of it.

B. F., Silicon Valley, CA, 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 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 70

I have been watching you for many years and have learned to love God with all my heart. I was raised by a loving Christian mother that had been lied to about who God really was, so our religious upbringing was hell fire and damnation. As soon as I was old enough and moved out, I not only left the church, I ran as fast as I could to get away from it. Sad to say, it wasn’t until the past couple of years that I learned and understand who my Father really is and how much He loves me. I understand God’s Design Laws (which make sense) and when I’m teaching my church Bible study class, I’m able to really put to use the things I’ve been learning and Holy Spirit is leading. Thank you for introducing me to my Father of true, pure love. Everyday with Him is new and exciting. One thing that breaks my heart is that I didn’t know Him sooner. God Bless you and your ministry!

Judy Phelps, Reno, NV, USA

Testimony 72

I am blown away by the truth that you present. God’s Design Law makes so much sense! You have validated my impression that, if God is love, He would not kill those who don’t want to know him. If God gives us choice, then how can He destroy us if our choice is not to follow him. Thank you for opening my eyes and heart to the pure love of God seen through Jesus. The love I now have for Jesus is deeper and free from condemnation. My heart has been opened to love others as Jesus loves me. May God continue to bless your God-given insight into His word and your ministry. The truth has set me free!

H. Miller, Centereach, NY

Testimony 17

The blessings of clarity and understanding you and your class inspire me to take from the word of God have impressed upon me so greatly the true, loving character of our Creator. I have found amazing freedom and joy through building a stronger, more intentional relationship with Him. What is new is that this is now a relationship built on love, reverence and respect rather than fear and obligation, and as such my eyes have been slammed OPEN as I am continually impressed by the manifestations of God’s true character in His provisions for fallen man.

T.E.H., Salt Lake City, UT, USA