Author: Tim Jennings, M.D.

Selflessness and Bible Psychology

Regarding your belief that God is love and love is selfless and that the core of Christianity is that human hearts are selfish instead of selfless and other-centred how do you reconcile that with the belief that some women/mothers are selfless and self-sacrifing?
Christ’s “Effectual Plea” – To Whom Is He Pleading?

In my study of lesson #8 for the third quarter 2009, “Loving Brothers and Sisters,” under Tuesday’s lesson, I came across a quote by E.G. White… I accept what I believe to be the Biblical view that the plea of Jesus is not to the Father, but to us (sinners)… Please read the quote below and…
How Are God’s Actions in the Old Testament Loving?

I was asked how can our GOD be loving when, throughout the bible we see numerous examples of Him killing and displacing the innocent? For example in Joshua 6: 2 He took land from the people of Jericho and gave it to Israel by force
How Are We Changed by Beholding God?

I would love for you to discuss in depth, the psychological aspects of “by beholding we become changed”. How wrong concepts of God will eventually damage our thinking skills.
Amusements and Jewelry

What kind of amusement, recreation, and jewlry is appropriate for Christians in light of Ezekiel 16: 10-14 (Many Christian Churches do not support the wearing of Jewelry, is this a conflict?)
How Could God Take Risks If He Is All Knowing?

I have a question here that’s been bugging me for a few weeks. We teach that God took a risk when he created man and that love takes risks, but […]
Jesus’ Human Nature

For years I’ve had a hard time explaining why Christ had to die. Each of the various reasons given just didn’t seem to add up. Payment, substitution, and other reasons […]
Creation – Light on Day One but Sun on Day Four, Why?

On the first day of creation, God created light and darkness and gave them names (Day and NIght), beginning the day/night cycle for the days of the week. If this […]
Jesus our Advocate & Mediator – For What?

Dear come and reason what does the bible mean by Christ is our advocate and what does it mean by he is our mediator? CC Thanks for your question. I […]
Does Perfect Love Remove Fear of My Child Going Astray?

I’ve listened to what you have said about fear and have read in my Bible that perfect love casts out fear. I agree and have experienced that the truth about […]
Genesis 3: Did God Punish for Sin?

Regarding your belief that God’s law is a natural law and not an imposed one and that you interpret Gods law to be natural consequence, rather than legislated, how do […]
Help with My Daughter

My 40 year old daughter, first born of three daughters, was told by a pastor she and her husband were seeing for marriage counseling, that she has a “Supine” personality.