When Jesus goes to a Pharisee’s dinner in Luke 7, a wicked woman anoints Jesus’ feet. Why doesn’t the Pharisee notice the woman coming into his house and why does he say what he says about her that way? In Luke 7:36-50 Jesus is invited to a Pharisee’s house for…
Why do the Old Testament laws have penalties like stoning people to death whereas we don’t do these things in the New Testament era? Perhaps I can describe the old covenant laws in three phases. You have the law that points out God’s expectation for the community. When the people…
If the Israelites never put their swords down to always defend themselves while building the wall, is there teaching about never putting the sword of the Spirit down? We are taught to put it on regularly but does it ever get taken off? This was the next question after talking…
When the Israelites were building the wall of Jerusalem again, did they have to wear their swords and build the wall at the same time? Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem purely for the job of becoming the governor who rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem, along with the temple. Restoration is one…
Will there be groupings of spiritual families since God ordained the family unit and marriage? Here on earth we talk about two types of families. There is your biological family including those you grew up with, your mother who gave you birth, sisters and brothers, and your father. But then…
Will we have different families and how will we know each other when we are in heaven? No one really knows exactly how it will be like when we get to heaven. As soon as I know, I won’t be able to tell you. But what I can gather from…
What happens to the physical body in the rapture and when do we receive our new heavenly bodies? Paul discusses what will happen to us during the rapture in a couple of different places. First, if we look at Paul’s teaching on the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, the Thessalonians…
When Paul tells us not to be “unequally yoked” with unbelievers 2 Corinthians 6:14, what does that separation look like? How far are the boundaries? Unequally yoked comes from agriculture. This was a wooden device long enough to hold two oxen under it. It would be strapped onto each of…
Are the gifts and call of God irrevocable despite hidden sin in a minister’s life? This is a good question that none of us knows the answer to until we stand before the Lord in the Bema final judgment. That is the place God decides rewards. But what happens if…
In Romans 9:22, Paul is speaking about Pharaoh and Moses. What does “prepared for destruction” mean? Romans 9:22 is part of the first volley of Paul’s argument in Romans 9-11 concerning his people, the Jews, and how God has dealt with them over time. Calvinists love this chapter because it…