December 2019

Why were two swords sufficient? [Luke 22:38].

Would you help me understand what Paul means by building with wood, hay, stubble, gold, & precious stones? [I Corinthians 3:6-12].

What would you present as the best brief argument against "total depravity"? [Acts 10, 16, Romans 9,10,11].

Do you think that Jesus was a Celebrity?

When scripture says that the "man of lawlessness" will sit in the temple of God, who is it referring to? [2 Thessalonians 2:4, Matthew 23, I Corinthians 3:16, 6:16].

How do those that adhere to a "Full-Preterist" view see events unfolding in the future? [Matthew 24:2f, Luke 19:10, Romans 8, 2 Peter 3, Revelation 21].

Would you elaborate on the scripture about "salted with fire" [Mark 4:49, Leviticus 2:13, Malachi 4:1, 3:16-17, I Corinthians 3].

Have you been able to verify that Jesus borrowed the motif for the story of Lazarus & The Rich Man from Rabbinic teachings?

When Paul refers to the angels as elect, just who does he mean, and how are they elect? [I Timothy 5:21, Jude 6, 2 Peter 2:4].

Is there any biblical reason to believe that people can be prayed out of purgatory and into heaven? [2 Maccabees, I John 5:16].

If a born-again believer takes their own life, will they go to heaven or hell? [Galatians 5:4-6, James 2, 3:2, I John 3:15, Job 5:7].

What scripture would you use to convince people that Jesus was actually God? [John 1:1, 14, Exodus 3:1-17, Psalm 137, Genesis 18:1, 32:24, I Timothy 3:16, John 14:9, Luke 1:34-35].

What does the "healing of the nations" mean in the verse about eating of the tree of life in Revelation? [Revelation 20, 22:2, Ezekiel, Genesis 3, Ephesians 2:14].

If Jesus was born of Mary, then how does one determine He was born sinless?

Does prophetic scripture say that Jesus would be a miracle worker? [Isaiah 53:4, 35:5, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 11:2-6].

Is there some criteria to determine the authenticity of a tongues speaker? [I Corinthians 14:27-28].

Why did Jesus question those that called Him good, and say there is "none good, but God"? [Matthew 19:17].

Should we be fasting? If so, how and when? [Matthew 9:15, Luke 5:35, Matthew 6:16].