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00:03 - [Male] It is the best selling book in history. 00:05 No volume ever written has been more loved and quoted. 00:09 And its words sometimes simple and sometimes mysterious 00:13 should always be studied carefully. 00:16 It is the Bible. 00:17 The Word of God. 00:19 Welcome to "Bible Answers Live," 00:22 providing accurate and practical answers 00:25 to all your Bible questions. 00:28 This broadcast is a previously recorded episode. 00:31 To receive any of the Bible resources 00:33 mentioned in this broadcast, 00:35 call 800-835-6747. 00:39 Once again, that's 800-835-6747. 00:45 Now, here's your host from Amazing Facts International, 00:48 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 00:50 - Hello friends, would you like to hear an amazing fact? 00:54 Bugs normally do not live a very long time, 00:57 but there are some exceptions. 00:59 Typically, a house fly lives for about 28 days. 01:03 Female mosquitoes live about 50 days. 01:06 The males only live about 10. 01:08 A typical house spider can last for about a year, 01:11 whereas a tarantula can live up to 25 years. 01:15 A queen aunt can live up to 15 years. 01:18 Cicadas live underground for 17 years, 01:22 but about five weeks after they emerge, 01:23 they make a lot of noise, procreate, and die. 01:26 The award for the longest living bug 01:28 belongs to the queen of the Eastern Subterranean Termites, 01:32 which are found in the United States. 01:34 The queen can live up to 50 years, 01:37 and incredibly during this time, 01:39 she can lay as many as 20,000 eggs per day 01:43 in her peak time. 01:45 That's why if you see one or two termites around your house, 01:47 you better search and destroy them right away. 01:50 They can multiply very quickly. 01:52 - Well, Pastor Doug, talking about, first of all, 01:54 something that can multiply as much as this termite, 01:57 but living for 50 years, that is amazing. 02:00 You don't think of bugs living that long. 02:01 - I know, and when you look at them, the queen is, 02:05 you know, 50 times bigger than all the others, her abdomen. 02:08 It's got a little head like the rest of them. 02:10 Great big abdomen, and I guess Vicky, she can't move. 02:13 They just feed her, and feed her, 02:15 and she just lays the eggs, 02:17 and must be something in what she's eating 02:19 makes her last a long time. 02:21 - That's amazing, 50 years. 02:23 Yeah, exactly. 02:24 You don't want one of those hanging around your house 02:25 for 50 years causing problems to your house. 02:27 - Yeah, that's why colonies can grow so quickly. 02:31 And I dunno if you've ever had termite problems before, 02:33 but sometimes by the time you realize 02:36 you've got a problem... 02:36 I saw one or two termites. 02:37 I thought, oh, they must be swarming. 02:39 I wonder where they're coming from. 02:40 Well, they were coming from inside our wall. 02:42 - Yeah. 02:44 - It's a lot easier to take care of these little things 02:45 while they're still little. 02:47 And that's how it is with sin. 02:50 You know, if we start giving into a little temptation. 02:54 You know, I was addicted to smoking for years. 02:56 It started with one cigarette 02:58 and then it just multiplies from there. 03:00 And in many things in life, 03:02 it's so much easier to deal with a weed 03:04 when it's little before it turns into a tree in your yard. 03:07 So some people might be wondering, 03:10 well, do little things really matter? 03:12 They do. 03:13 Even if you have become entrenched in some habits 03:18 that are destructive, you know, 03:20 God's power is available to help you 03:21 get the victory over those things, 03:23 even if you do have a whole colony of termite, so to speak. 03:27 Someone said once, what's that quote about... 03:30 - Yeah, your thoughts become your words. 03:31 Your words become your actions. 03:33 Your actions become habits. 03:35 Your habits form your character. 03:37 And your character determines your destiny. 03:40 - And it starts with a thought. 03:41 - That's right. - That's right. 03:43 - So if you see any termites 03:45 around your house, take care of 'em, 03:46 and if you see little temptations 03:49 or indiscretions in your life, 03:51 you want to deal with those right away. 03:52 And we have a free book we'd like to make available 03:56 that deals with one of the most practical questions that 03:59 every Christian has is, how do I deal with temptation? 04:02 The Devil's there every day, and how do I resist? 04:05 - We have a book. 04:06 It's entitled, "Tips for Resisting Temptation." 04:08 It's practical. 04:09 It tells you how you can claim the promises of the Bible. 04:12 We'll be happy to send this to anyone free. 04:14 All you have to do is call the number 04:15 800-835-6747 and ask for the book. 04:20 It's, "Tips to Resist Temptation." 04:22 It's offer number 708 04:24 and we'll be happy to get that in the mail 04:25 and send it to anyone in North America. 04:27 Now, if you're outside of North America, 04:29 you can still read the book 04:30 simply by going to the Amazing Facts website. 04:33 That's just amazing fax.com or.org. 04:36 And we have a free library there 04:37 and you can actually read the book right there online, 04:40 "Tips for Resisting Temptation." 04:43 - Now, if they wanna do a question tonight, 04:45 we are streaming live on Facebook. 04:47 It's simply the Amazing Facts Facebook page 04:50 or the Doug Batchelor Facebook page. 04:52 You can watch the program there. 04:54 You can watch it on Amazing Facts Television, AFTV. 04:57 And we are inviting you to 04:58 call in with your questions as well. 05:00 The number, if you have a Bible question 05:02 is 800-GOD-SAYS. 05:04 That's 800-463-7297, 05:08 and maybe we should pray and get to those questions. 05:09 - Let's do so. 05:10 Dear Father in Heaven, 05:11 we thank You once again for the opportunity 05:13 to open up Your Word and study together, 05:15 in order to be with those who are listening, 05:17 not only here in North America, but around the world. 05:20 Lord, let me just ask that You'd lead all of us 05:21 into a clearer and a full understanding 05:24 of what the Bible teaches. 05:25 For we ask this in Jesus' name, amen. 05:28 - Amen. 05:29 - Okay, Pastor Doug, 05:30 we're gonna go to our first caller this evening. 05:31 We've got Peyton in Virginia listening. 05:34 Peyton, welcome to the program. 05:37 - [Peyton] Hey Pastors, thanks so much for being there. 05:39 - Ah, thank you for calling. 05:41 - [Peyton] Ah, yes sir, yes sir. 05:43 My question actually comes from Genesis, chapter three, 05:46 verse 24, where it refers to a flaming sword, 05:50 which turned every way. 05:52 And my Bible refers me to two places in Psalms and Hebrews, 05:57 which talks about ministers being a flame of fire 06:00 and angels turning into spirits. 06:04 Could you guys help me unpack this? 06:06 - Yeah, well, we'll do our best. 06:08 That is a good question. 06:10 You know, it talks about an angel 06:11 with this sword, this weapon. 06:14 There are a few other places in the Bible 06:15 where it talks about angels having swords. 06:18 You've got the story in Ezekiel 06:20 where these angels of God are given these, 06:23 He calls them destroying weapons, 06:25 to punish those that do not have this mark of God. 06:29 You have the story where a destroying angel, 06:32 maybe where they get the idea of an Angel of Death, 06:34 going through the land of Israel. 06:35 There was a plague and David sees an angel 06:38 with a drawn sword above Jerusalem. 06:41 But this is different. 06:42 You make a good point here, Peyton. 06:42 It talks about a flaming sword. 06:45 And these are Shekinah. 06:49 These are not Shekinah, I'm sorry. 06:50 These are Seraphim that are guarding the way to the gates. 06:54 And I think it's a unique verse. 06:57 - You know, sometimes angels are described 07:00 as being dazzling bright, glorious. 07:03 It gives you the idea of almost a flame or a fire 07:06 associated with... 07:08 You have a description of the sanctuary 07:10 in the very presence of God there 07:11 and the Ark of the Covenant talks about the Shekinah glory 07:14 shining forth, the visible presence of God. 07:17 And there were these two covering Cherubs, 07:18 these angels right there in the presence of God. 07:21 So you get the idea of God's glory, 07:23 and even the glory that is manifest through angels 07:25 as being bright, dazzling. 07:27 And here we have an angel with the flaming sword 07:30 guarding the way to the Tree of Life. 07:31 - Yeah, you know, I remember we did a video. 07:34 If you ever wanna see it, friends, 07:35 Amazing Facts did a video called, "Cosmic Conflict," 07:38 talking about the war in Heaven and how Lucifer fell. 07:42 And we struggled when... 07:43 What do angels use in weapons? 07:46 And we ended up giving them something that 07:47 looked like flaming swords. 07:49 When we got done, it looked like star wars a little bit. 07:51 So it's hard for us to sometimes imagine what that was. 07:55 But the idea was it was warning 07:58 that there would be judgment on Adam, Eve, 08:00 or any other posterity that tried to go back in the Garden. 08:03 After the flood, the Garden was, 08:05 we assume called up to Heaven. 08:06 And it certainly wasn't there anymore. 08:08 But up until that time, 08:10 it guarded the way to the Tree of Life. 08:12 - Okay, thanks for your call, Peyton. 08:13 We've got Samuel listening in Wisconsin. 08:15 Samuel, welcome to the program. 08:19 - [Samuel] (indistinct) Jesus, Pastors. 08:21 - Evening, Samuel, thanks for calling. 08:24 - [Samuel] Second Corinthians, chapter nine, verse eight. 08:28 - Okay. 08:29 - [Samuel] Saying we can't make it to Heaven by good works, 08:32 but on faith and grace alone. 08:35 That God has blessed us in all things. 08:38 All things, Pastors. 08:41 In that verse that says we cannot make it to Heaven 08:43 by works alone, is through faith and grace. 08:49 - So are you wondering what that means? 08:53 Of course, we're saved entirely by faith. 08:56 And you always have the story of the thief on the cross, 08:59 who in the final moments, he said, "Lord, remember me." 09:03 And Jesus said, "You'll be with Me in the Kingdom." 09:05 That's exhibit A of a person who's saved 09:07 just because they turned to Jesus and asked. 09:11 He did not come down from the cross 09:12 and do great works of charity, or philanthropy, or... 09:16 But when a person is saved by grace, we're born again. 09:20 We love the Lord. 09:21 We want to do good works. 09:23 So after a person is saved, if there are no works, 09:26 you question if the heart's been transformed 09:28 and they believe. 09:30 - It's something we refer to as works of faith. 09:32 It's the demonstration of faith. 09:33 And of course, James gets into this. 09:34 If you read the book of James, 09:36 and he uses Abraham as an example. 09:38 He was saved by faith. 09:39 He was accounted righteous because of his faith. 09:41 And yet, his faith was what led to obedience, 09:45 even to the point where God said, you know, 09:47 you need to offer your son as a sacrifice. 09:49 He was willing to do so because he believed. 09:51 He had faith. 09:52 And then, of course, James makes the point, 09:54 faith without works is dead, 09:56 but let me show you my faith by my works. 09:59 So it's not the works that saves us, 10:01 but there should be a demonstration of our faith, 10:03 if it's real faith. 10:05 - Yep, amen. 10:06 Does that help address what you were thinking there, Samuel? 10:10 - [Samuel] Yes, Pastors, with great clarity. 10:12 And thank you for your great work 10:13 that you continue to do for all of us. 10:16 - Well, thanks so much. 10:16 Appreciate your call. 10:17 - Next one that we have is Efrank in New York. 10:19 Efrank, welcome to the program. 10:22 - [Efrank] Alright, Pastor Doug and Pastor Ross. 10:25 I have a question in regards to the Book of Revelation. 10:30 I have a feeling that maybe I might be incorrect 10:33 in regards to what I'm going to ask, 10:36 but is it credible to believe that 10:42 prophetic events in our point in time 10:46 are correctly defined by Revelation 14? 10:50 In other words, 10:53 is Revelation 14 relevant to the point in time 10:56 that we are in prophecy, 10:57 according to the Book of Revelation? 11:01 - Yeah, that's a great question. 11:02 And in a word, I'd say yes. 11:05 The reason is if you look in Revelation 14, 11:08 and so we're wanting to know, 11:09 how relevant is Revelation 14 11:11 to what's happening in the world today? 11:13 You look in revelation 14 and when you get to... 11:16 What verse is it where he said... 11:17 Yeah, verse 14, Revelation 14:14. 11:20 I looked and behold a white cloud. 11:22 And on the cloud, one sat like the Son of Man 11:25 having on His head, a golden crown and a sharp sickle, 11:29 and He's coming to reap. 11:31 This is talking about the return of Christ. 11:33 And so if Jesus is coming, 11:35 whatever's happening in Revelation 14, 11:37 verses one through six, 11:40 these are things that happen immediately prior 11:42 to the Second Coming of the Lord. 11:44 So that's very relevant for today. 11:46 - Yeah, if you look at the whole chapter, 11:47 it's really divided into three sections, 11:49 as pastor Doug said. 11:51 Starting in verse 14 through to the end of the chapter, 11:53 you have this symbolic, 11:54 prophetic picture of the Second Coming of Christ. 11:56 It's kind of reap the harvest. 11:57 There's two harvests, 11:59 the Harvest of the Wheat, representing the righteous, 12:00 the Harvest of the Grapes, representing the wicked. 12:02 And then just before you find that 12:04 starting in verse six of Revelation 14 through to verse 13, 12:09 you have something called the three angels' message. 12:11 And these three angels' messages have to go to every nation, 12:14 kindred tongue, and people. 12:15 And they really prepare the world for the harvest, 12:18 for the second coming of Christ. 12:20 And then the first few verses of Revelation, 12:22 chapter 14 from verse one to five 12:24 is a description of a group that we read 12:26 about called the 144,000. 12:29 And they're the ones taking this three angels' message 12:32 to every nation, kindred tongue, and people. 12:33 So it's all connected. - [Doug] Yeah. 12:34 - And it's very relevant for our time, 12:36 especially the three angels' messages. 12:38 - And it contrasts in chapter 14, 12:40 one group's got the mark of the beast 12:43 and it pronounces plagues on that group 12:45 that stays in Babylon. 12:46 And the other group, 144,000, 12:48 they're among those who have the seal of God. 12:50 Not the only ones, but they have the seal of God. 12:52 So 14 sort of it gives a a picture. 12:56 It's sort of crystallizes the big issues 13:00 in the last days. 13:02 And we have a lesson on that, don't we? 13:03 - We do, we absolutely. 13:05 Does that help, Efrank? 13:08 - [Efrank] Yes. 13:09 - You know, we do have a study guide 13:10 that I think you'll really enjoy. 13:11 It's called, "Angel Messages from Space," 13:13 and it gets right into the three angels' message 13:15 of Revelation chapter 14. 13:17 We'll be happy to send this to anyone who calls and asks. 13:19 All you have to do is just call the number 800-835-6747 13:24 and ask for, "Angel Messages from Space". 13:28 It's all about the three angels' messages, Revelation 14. 13:30 It's one of our Amazing Facts Study Guide Series. 13:33 And if you'd like to ask for the whole... 13:35 It's free, we'll send you the whole series. 13:36 You can sign up and it will be a blessing. 13:39 Okay, next caller that we have is Joy listening in Missouri. 13:42 Joy, welcome to the program. 13:44 - [Joy] Hello, thank you very much. 13:46 I've been trying to get ahold of you for a few weeks 13:48 and I'm always off time, but tonight, I got in. 13:51 I just wanna know do pets, 13:54 our puppies, our kitties, have salvation? 13:57 - Well, we're so thankful 13:58 that your call got through tonight. 13:59 And so, I guess I could summarize by saying, 14:04 will our pets be in Heaven? 14:06 You know, we get that question a lot. 14:08 Our friend, Steve Wohlberg wrote a book on that 14:11 because it's such a common question. 14:13 You know, all of us have animals. 14:15 How long have you had your parrot? 14:17 It's not a parrot, is it? 14:19 - We did have a parrot, yeah, an African Gray. 14:20 He actually died a little while ago. 14:22 But man, we had him for 30, 40 years. 14:25 They live a long time. 14:26 - Yeah, that's amazing. - Yeah. 14:27 - But you get attached. 14:28 - You do get attached. - Even if it's a little loud. 14:31 - You do get... 14:32 Well, your cats, and your dogs, and... 14:34 I don't know if you can get attached 14:35 to a 50 year old termite, but I mean, 14:38 you do get attached to a lot of animals 14:40 that live a long time. 14:41 - Yeah, and you develop relationships, 14:42 and you think, you know, 14:44 is there any hope that we'll see them in the Kingdom? 14:45 Yeah, we can't... 14:46 We gotta be honest to the Word. 14:47 We can't show you a scripture that says 14:49 you're gonna see your animal in Heaven. 14:52 It is interesting that, you know, 14:53 God spoke through a donkey, 14:57 as a donkey that was spirit-filled. 14:59 And God delivered bread through ravens to Elijah. 15:05 And you know, another donkey rode Jesus, 15:08 or Jesus rode this donkey into Jerusalem. 15:10 So you've got animals with some special roles in the Bible. 15:13 You don't wanna be that serpent 15:15 that was possessed by the devil. 15:18 Nothing is too hard for the Lord. 15:20 And where is it where Paul says, "The eye has not seen. 15:23 The ear has not heard. 15:24 Neither is entered into the heart of man 15:26 the things that God has prepared for those that love Him." 15:28 So it's entirely possible God would surprise us and say, 15:31 "For you, it's not a universal resurrection of all animals. 15:35 But for you, I resurrected your pet, your dog or your cat 15:40 that was your friend for years." 15:41 He can do that. 15:42 I mean, almost no one will be disappointed 15:43 when they get to Heaven. 15:45 - We also know they will be animals in Heaven. 15:46 The Bible speaks of animals in the... 15:48 Well, in the Garden of Eden, there were animals. 15:50 There's gonna be animals in Heaven 15:51 and the New Earth speaks about animals. 15:53 So yeah, if it's not, you know your exact dog, 15:57 I'm sure God's gonna give you a dog that's very similar, 15:59 if that's what is gonna make you happy 16:02 and you'll be delighted. - Amen. 16:03 - So the verse you're referring to is 1 Corinthians, 16:06 chapter two, verse nine. 16:07 It says, "Eye is not seen, nor ear heard. 16:10 Neither even entered into the heart of man 16:12 the things that God is preparing for those that love Him." 16:15 - Amen. - There's the promise. 16:17 - Thanks for your call, Joy. 16:18 We got Richard listening in Arizona. 16:20 Richard, welcome to the program. 16:21 - [Richard] Good evening. 16:22 - Evening, how you doing? 16:25 - [Richard] Doing wonderful. 16:26 Hey, last night you guys were talking about the 144,000. 16:32 And then you mentioned King David, 16:39 that he is both dead and buried, 16:40 and his sepulcher and bones is with us unto this day. 16:45 I was wondering where you got the bones at, 16:47 'cause my Bible doesn't say that? 16:50 - Well, you know, what? 16:51 If we said bones, 16:53 I probably was quoting the scripture from memory 16:56 and inserted that. 16:57 And I apologize, you're right. 16:59 It doesn't say bones. 17:00 it does say that his tomb is with us to this day. 17:03 Let me read the verse. 17:05 It's Acts, chapter two, verse 29, 17:07 "Men and Brethren, let me freely speak unto you 17:09 of the Patriarch David, 17:10 that he is both dead and buried." 17:13 His tomb, "is with us to this day." 17:15 So the tomb, it says, David is with us. 17:19 His body was in the tomb. 17:20 I assume his skeleton was in there. 17:22 That was a common practice for Jews. 17:25 When someone died, they'd often... 17:29 The body would be reduced to a skeleton, 17:31 and then they'd put it in an ossuary. 17:34 And that was the bones is what they put in there. 17:36 Now, an example of that real quick would be 17:39 when Elijah died, they put him in a grave. 17:42 And it says, "They lowered a man down onto his bones." 17:45 So that was a common practice for the Jews. 17:47 So I probably inserted that word, quoting it from memory, 17:50 and I apologize. 17:52 - Does that help Richard? 17:55 - [Richard] Yeah, well, it doesn't really 17:57 fulfill the answer about the whole 144,000 though. 18:02 'Cause my Bible says they're redeemed. 18:04 That means that's past tense. 18:07 That's not of looking forward tense. 18:10 - Now I'm just wondering about the 144,000. 18:12 I think the group that we were 18:14 talking about at the time was, 18:16 or at least one group that's being mentioned, 18:17 is what we call the special resurrection. 18:19 Those are the ones who were resurrected 18:21 at Christ's resurrection. 18:22 And we have that recorded for us in Matthew. 18:25 We have no record of them actually... 18:27 It does say that they appeared 18:28 in Jerusalem in the Holy City, 18:30 but then there's no further reference 18:32 of them in the book of Acts. 18:33 We believe that they ascended to Heaven with Jesus 18:36 as first fruits of the resurrection. 18:39 But with the reference to the 144,000, no. 18:41 That group is described Revelation, chapter seven, 18:44 and it's really referring to 18:45 a group of people at the end of time, 18:46 sort of God's last day Apostles 18:48 taking the three angels' message to the world. 18:51 So I'm not sure. 18:53 I don't think we mentioned 144,000. 18:55 It might have been- 18:56 - I think I briefly said that David 18:58 was probably not one of those who was resurrected 19:02 in Matthew, chapter 27. - [Jean] Right. 19:04 - So that might be what you're referring to. 19:06 And my reasoning being that after that resurrection, 19:09 Peter says he's still dead and buried 19:11 and his tomb is with us. 19:13 So then he goes on and says, 19:15 if you read on in Acts a little further, 19:17 it says David is not ascended into Heaven. 19:19 - Right. 19:20 - So that I think- 19:22 - So he wasn't with that group that was resurrect... 19:23 But that's not the 144,000, right? 19:25 So that is a different group. 19:26 - Yeah, we probably got the wires crossed there. 19:28 - Alright, well, thanks call Richard, 19:29 for calling clarifying that. 19:30 We've got Christopher listening in California. 19:33 Christopher, welcome to the program. 19:36 - [Christopher] Hello, great evening, Pastors. 19:37 - Evening! 19:39 - [Christopher] Yeah, I have a question regarding music. 19:42 - Okay. 19:43 - [Christopher] I know that Christian rap is bad 19:46 because of the beats, 19:47 that it comes from voodoo and all that. 19:50 But my question is what if about a Christian acoustic style? 19:57 - Alright, you're asking one of the biggest questions. 20:00 I just wrote a book, 20:01 and I'm not saying this to promote a book. 20:03 It just I've been thinking a lot about it 20:04 ' cause I just finished a book. 20:06 It's just now printed talking about the Christian and music. 20:09 And I'm not an expert on music. 20:11 I did grow up in a home where my mother was 20:14 a professional songwriter 20:16 and I was exposed to a lot of very talented musicians. 20:19 Music is extremely powerful. 20:22 It's not required that Christians only sing Christian songs. 20:27 In other words, there's nothing wrong 20:28 with a Christian singing, "My Country 'Tis of Thee". 20:31 It's a patriotic song. 20:33 The idea of music, 20:34 or if you're you singing your baby a lullaby 20:37 and putting your baby to sleep, around the world, 20:40 there's different kinds of music 20:41 that evoke different behaviors. 20:44 They're related with different events. 20:45 If an Army's going off battle, you don't do romantic songs. 20:49 You don't do lullabies. 20:50 They usually do a march. 20:52 There are march songs in the Bible. 20:53 We got 150 songs in the book of Psalms, 20:57 and some are prayers, some are... 21:02 What would you say, they're ballads? 21:04 And some are very sad and melancholy. 21:07 David talks about he's feeling forsaken 21:09 and he'd like to fly away like a bird. 21:12 All different kinds, but music is very powerful. 21:15 And I would agree that rap music 21:20 is something of a contradiction. 21:24 And I said that once before and I got 21:28 some angry phone calls. 21:29 But yeah, music's very powerful 21:33 and knowing where do you draw the line 21:36 between what is right and wrong music? 21:37 There's several things. 21:38 You got the occasion. 21:39 You've got the style of music. 21:42 What is the music doing to you physiologically? 21:44 I used to go to rock concerts as a kid 21:46 and it just sends you into a frenzy. 21:49 And everything about it was diabolical. 21:52 So that doesn't help us draw closer to God. 21:57 - So in other words, you're saying, Pastor, 21:58 it's not just the words. 22:00 I mean, you can have good words, 22:01 but if it's the wrong kind of music, 22:03 it sort of counteracts the words 22:06 'cause it creates the wrong feeling, the wrong environment. 22:08 And that's why we want words and music to harmonize. 22:11 - And I've heard some outstanding music, 22:14 but the words were just terrible, yeah. 22:17 Matter of fact, I've taken some music 22:19 I've heard in the world and I thought, 22:20 that's a great song and they don't have 22:21 Christian words for it. 22:23 And I rewrote the song for my own entertainment 22:25 with Christian words. 22:27 So matter of fact, I'm not sure, but I heard that, 22:30 "A Mighty Fortress", 22:32 the melody that Luther chose was one that every German knew, 22:35 but there were some other words in there. 22:37 He put Christian words 22:38 to what he thought was a powerful melody. 22:40 - And of course, that's what it's probably known for now, 22:42 is that great hymn. 22:44 Alright, well, thank you for calling, Christopher. 22:45 We got Cornelia listening in Kentucky. 22:48 Cornelia, welcome to the program. 22:51 - [Cornelia] Hello. 22:52 I have a question in regards to 22:56 your first Amazing Facts Study Guide. 23:00 Is that okay? - Sure. 23:02 - [Cornelia] Okay, question eight asked 23:06 a question about evolution. 23:09 And it said that evolution has a strong tenant of Communism. 23:15 - Yes, now, I don't have the studying guide in front of me, 23:17 but I think I recall what you're talking about. 23:19 Are you wondering why we said that? 23:22 - [Cornelia] Please, 'cause I don't understand. 23:24 - No, no problem. 23:25 If the Communist governments, both in China and in Russia, 23:30 and I've preached in both countries, 23:33 one of the foundational teachings is evolution. 23:36 They don't believe in God. 23:37 They kind of resist freedom of religion. 23:41 And the whole thing is based 23:42 about that government is really the God 23:47 that you're supposed to worship, 23:48 and everyone's supposed to put in a common pot 23:50 for the government. 23:53 - Well, I think also, it's almost logical that 23:56 as a child goes to school and you begin to wonder, 23:58 why am I here? 24:00 Where am I going? 24:00 How did I get here? 24:01 What's the meaning of life? 24:03 And if you're growing up in a Christian environment, 24:06 well, the Bible can answer those questions 24:08 for you and they give you good answers. 24:09 But if you're trying to remove the Bible from society 24:12 and you're trying to have everyone be controlled 24:14 by a centralized government or a philosophy, 24:17 you need something else to answer those questions 24:20 of why are we here? 24:21 Where are we going? 24:22 Where do we come from? 24:23 And of course, evolution then is used to answer that. 24:25 So if you go to a government school in China, for example, 24:28 the only option that's given is the reason you hear is 24:32 because of evolution. 24:33 And unfortunately, 24:35 even in a lot of Christian countries today, 24:36 we've got the same thing. 24:38 - Yeah, absolutely. 24:39 So I hope that helps a little bit, Cornelia, 24:42 with your question. 24:43 Yeah, if foundational to evolution is... 24:46 Or foundational Communism, I should say, is evolution. 24:49 You hear the music. 24:50 We're just taking a break friends. 24:51 We'll be back with more Bible questions in a moment. 24:53 (upbeat instrumental music) 24:58 - [Male] Stay tuned. 24:59 "Bible Answers Live" will return shortly. 25:02 (upbeat instrumental music) 25:06 (gentle instrumental music) 25:07 - [Female] Amazing Facts offers some of the best 25:09 Christian resources for all ages. 25:12 We help our products will enrich your life 25:13 and your walk with the Lord. 25:16 Life requires daily wisdom. 25:18 And now you can expand your understanding 25:20 in "Wisdom for Life," 25:21 Pastor Doug's new 31 day devotional 25:24 based on the 31 chapters from the book of Proverbs 25:26 written by king Solomon. 25:28 - [Male] Get yours today by calling 800-538-7275 25:33 or visit afbookstore.com. 25:36 (gentle instrumental music) 25:38 - [Male] Have you always wanted to be a Bible expert, 25:40 but never knew where to start? 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29:09 Because that's the one thing that I'm trying 29:11 to get by Sunday friends 29:12 to understand is it's not just faith, it's obedience. 29:15 You gotta obey in order to be saved. 29:17 But Paul doesn't say it anywhere. 29:19 - Well, let's look here at Romans, chapter two, verse 13. 29:22 Now, tell me if this sounds clear. 29:24 "For not the hearers of the law 29:27 are just in the sight of God, 29:28 but the doers of the law will be justified." 29:33 - [Jean] Now, which verse are you looking at, Pastor? 29:35 - [Doug] I'm Romans chapter two, verse 13. 29:37 - [Jean] Romans two, verse 13. 29:38 - [Doug] Yeah, I'm just going back a couple of chapters. 29:40 And then Paul says in Romans chapter... 29:42 Is it seven, where he says, 29:43 "Do we then make void the law through faith?" 29:46 God forbid. 29:47 - [Jean] We establish the law. 29:48 - We establish the law. 29:50 What shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 29:52 God forbid. 29:54 And sin is the transgression of the law. 29:56 - Now of course, the confusion that we need to clarify here 29:59 in the verse is that when Paul used the word law, 30:02 the law is not always referring to the 10 Commandments. 30:04 There is the Law of Moses. 30:05 And of course, that was the issue 30:06 that Paul was facing in his day. 30:08 There were Jewish Christians that were encouraging 30:10 the Gentile believers or telling them that 30:13 in order for them to be saved, 30:14 they had to follow the laws given by Moses, 30:17 which had to do with circumcision, 30:18 which had to do with sacrifices, 30:20 various feast, feast days. 30:22 And Paul is saying, no, you don't have to follow that law, 30:25 but he's not saying you don't wanna follow 30:26 the 10 Commandment law 30:27 because the 10 Commandment law defines 30:29 what right and wrong is. 30:31 So there's a difference in laws 30:32 that we read about in the New Testament. 30:34 - And my question would always be, 30:38 is Paul saying that it's okay to kill? 30:41 Of course not. 30:42 Is Paul saying it's okay to worship idols? 30:44 No, he says idolaters will be in the lake of fire. 30:46 Is Paul saying that it's okay to commit adultery? 30:49 No, he says adulterers will not be saved. 30:51 He says, do not be deceived. 30:53 Neither fornicators, or adulterers, or.. 30:55 And he goes through this whole litany of sins. 30:57 People that break the law, 30:58 he says will not inherit eternal life. 31:00 He's very clear about that. 31:02 So if you point these verses these people to these verses... 31:06 Now, let me give you something else 31:07 to think about before we move past this. 31:11 You look in 2 Peter, chapter three. 31:14 Peter says... 31:15 I think it starts with verse 15. 31:17 He said that as our beloved... 31:19 I'm gonna tell you what. 31:20 Instead of my trying to quote it and risk misquoting it, 31:22 I'm gonna read it to you directly. 31:23 Go to Second Peter, chapter three. 31:26 Let me see what verses is here. 31:29 Yeah, verse 14, verse 15. 31:32 And consider that the long suffering of our Lord 31:34 is salvation, as also our beloved brother, Paul, 31:38 according to the wisdom, given to him, has written you. 31:41 As also in all his epistles, 31:44 speaking in them of these things, 31:45 in which are some things hard to understand. 31:50 Few people say that James, or Mark, 31:53 or Peter are hard to understand, 31:54 but Paul was very educated and he went deep 31:57 because he was trying to reach 31:58 the Romans and the Greeks with their philosophy. 32:00 He said some things are hard to understand, 32:02 which those who are untaught and unstable 32:05 twist to their own destruction as they do it 32:08 with the rest of the scriptures. 32:10 You, therefore, beloved, 32:11 Since you know this beforehand be aware 32:13 lest you also fall from your own steadfastness 32:16 and be let away with the error of the lawless. 32:21 So the issue was, 32:22 they said some people take Paul's writings 32:24 and try and make it sound like it's okay to be lawless. 32:27 Don't make that error. 32:28 Paul is not saying that. 32:29 He's just... 32:31 He was prioritizing salvation by faith 32:34 for the Jews who were trying to tell the Gentiles, 32:37 now you've gotta keep the Law of Moses. 32:38 And this is a big battle in Acts, chapter 15. 32:40 They had a whole Jerusalem Council saying, 32:43 Alright, let's spell it out. 32:46 What is it that the Gentiles need to observe? 32:48 - Absolutely. 32:50 You know, Pastor, we got a book it's called, 32:51 "Does God's Grace Blot Out the Law?" 32:53 And it deals with the very subject. 32:54 It's not a book that we offer very often, 32:56 but it's a great book. 32:57 And we'll be happy to send this 32:58 to anyone who calls and asks. 33:00 Again, the number for that is 800-835-6747 33:04 and just ask for the book. 33:06 It's called, "Does God's Grace Blot Out the Law?" 33:08 and we'll be happy to send it to anyone in north America. 33:11 If you're listening outside of north America, 33:13 make sure you go to the Amazing Facts website. 33:15 You'll be able to read it for free right there online. 33:17 Thanks for your call, John. 33:19 We're gonna see if we can get a few more in. 33:20 We've got Susie listening in Colorado. 33:21 Susie, Welcome to the program. 33:24 - [Susie] Hi, thanks for taking my call. 33:26 I have always believed that from creation, 33:29 the Holy Spirit has been with us, 33:31 and He convicts us and draws us. 33:33 But when I go to Acts 8:16, 33:37 I don't understand because it says 33:39 the Holy Spirit had fallen upon none of them. 33:42 They had only been Baptized in the name of the Lord, Jesus. 33:45 So do we need to have a special 33:48 laying on of hands to get the Holy Spirit? 33:51 - Great question. 33:52 I'm so glad you asked that question 33:53 'cause people often get confused. 33:55 I've heard people say, 33:56 well, the Holy Spirit didn't come till Pentecost. 33:59 Well, that's silly because you can read where 34:01 King David praised in Psalm 51, 34:03 "Take not thy Holy Spirit from me." 34:05 And you read where the Spirit of the Lord came upon Sampson. 34:08 And God's Spirit hovered 34:12 on the face of the water right there, 34:13 at creation in Genesis, chapter one. 34:15 And the last words you read in the Bible, 34:17 "The Spirit and the bride say come." 34:19 The Spirit of God has been working 34:21 in people's hearts all through human history. 34:23 There was a special filling. 34:25 The Spirit of God comes in different degrees. 34:28 There was a special filling of the Holy Spirit 34:31 that happened at Pentecost because of Christ's sacrifice 34:34 and his victory against the devil 34:36 that basically permission was provided to fill people 34:42 with a fuller measure of the Spirit 34:44 than I think humanity had ever seen as in a group. 34:48 There is actually a story in the Old Testament 34:50 where the 70 Elders went before the Lord, 34:53 and God took His Spirit from Moses, and He put it upon them. 34:58 And Elijah prayed for a double portion of Elijah spirit. 35:01 So the Spirit of God in power 35:03 has been working all through history. 35:05 But a special measure... 35:06 And that's what they're referring to this Baptism, 35:09 that means an immersion in the Holy Spirit, 35:11 had not happened yet. 35:13 - And this special outpouring of the Holy Spirit 35:15 that we read about in Acts 35:16 seems to be connected with the proclamation of the gospel. 35:18 Jesus had told His disciples 35:20 that they were to take the gospel to the whole world. 35:22 Well, how are they gonna do that? 35:23 Well, the Holy Spirit came with power, 35:24 and miracles took place, 35:26 and the gospel was preached, 35:27 and people could hear the gospel 35:29 preached in their own language. 35:30 So all kinds of wonderful things happened. 35:32 And the church was growing and more converts 35:35 were coming to the church. 35:36 And they were being filled with the Spirit. 35:37 And they also would go out and share the gospel. 35:40 And I think that's what's been referred to here. 35:42 Of course, the Bible says, no, your not. 35:43 That it's the goodness of God that leads you to repentance. 35:46 Well, if you don't have the Holy Spirit 35:47 leading you to repentance, 35:49 how you gonna come to a point of repenting of your sins? 35:51 So we need the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit 35:53 is working on the hearts of people even now. 35:55 - Even the lost, it says the Holy Spirit convicts them 35:58 of their sin (laughs). 35:59 As long as you haven't grieved away the Holy Spirit 36:01 and committed the unpardonable sin, 36:03 then yeah, God's Spirit's gonna work. 36:05 Now, we have a book that- 36:07 - [Susie] That I'd like to have that extra power (laughs). 36:08 - Yeah, amen. 36:10 We're with you. 36:11 - [Susie] I just love it. 36:12 Alright, well, thank you so much. 36:13 - Sure, now we have a book that talks 36:14 about our need of the Holy Spirit. 36:17 And we'll send you a free copy. 36:18 - I was just looking at it, Pastor. 36:19 It was a great book. 36:20 It's called, "Holy Spirit, the Need". 36:22 And we'll be happy to send this 36:23 to anyone who calls and asks. 36:24 The number, again, is 800 and it's 835-6747 36:29 You can ask for the book 36:30 It's called, "The Holy Spirit, the Need". 36:32 We'll send it to anyone in North America. 36:34 We've got Andrea listening in Arizona. 36:36 Andrea, welcome to the program. 36:39 - [Andrea] Hi. 36:41 I've experienced what I think is maybe visions, 36:45 and I know for sure dreams. 36:49 My family's a bit concerned about them though, 36:51 as I was telling them and letting people know, 36:54 'cause I felt that in my heart that I should let them know, 36:57 and really, just anybody. 37:01 But my question is, how do you know it's from God? 37:08 Like in other words, 37:10 like I do see scriptures and He brings me to scriptures. 37:16 And that's what makes me believe in even more that 37:17 it is God that's telling me these things. 37:19 But how would you... 37:21 I don't know how to explain it to people. 37:22 - No, that's a good question. 37:23 - [Andrea] I just don't know the answer (laughs). 37:25 - How do you know if a dream or vision does... 37:26 You know, the Bible does tell us 37:28 that God does use dreams and visions. 37:30 And where is it, Pastor Ross, in Joel two? 37:33 And it's repeated in Acts, chapter two. 37:35 So I'll pour out My Spirit on all flesh 37:37 and your sons and daughters will prophesy. 37:40 Your old men will dream dreams. 37:42 I'm just paraphrasing. 37:43 - Yeah, it's Joel 2:28. 37:44 It says, "Should come to pass afterwards. 37:46 I'll pour out of My Spirit on all flesh, 37:48 your sons and your daughter shall prophecy. 37:50 Your old men shall dream dreams. 37:52 And your young men shall see visions." 37:54 And then it even says and on your maidens, 37:57 He'll pour out the Spirit as well. 37:59 - Yeah, so the idea that God has stopped speaking 38:02 to people through dreams and visions, 38:04 that's one of the ways He's communicated 38:06 all through history. 38:07 You have dreams in the Old Testament, 38:10 in the New Testament, and you know, 38:12 God can communicate that way now. 38:14 That doesn't mean it's... 38:16 You know, it never replaces scripture. 38:18 And a dream, if a dream ever is telling you 38:20 to do something that's contrary to scripture, 38:22 then it's suspect. 38:25 But sometimes God will give you dreams, 38:28 and He's really just trying to tell the individual... 38:31 You know, God gave me a dream 38:33 that was really just between me and the Lord. 38:34 He didn't want me to go tell the world 38:36 that just impressed me that He's coming soon. 38:39 It's like I saw Jesus coming in my dream. 38:42 And I woke up and I just felt like the Lord 38:45 was trying to say that you need to be ready. 38:48 Some people have had dreams, 38:50 and they weren't sure if it was a vision that they lost, 38:51 and they were in fire burning (laughs). 38:55 And I don't know, everybody's probably had a dream 38:57 once that they were falling and they woke up. 38:59 You ever have that dream? 39:00 - Sure did (laughs). - [Doug] Yeah. 39:02 - So I remember when I was trying to stop smoking, 39:05 I had gone a few weeks without smoking. 39:07 I was feeling really good that I got it behind me, 39:10 and then dreamed that I was tempted to smoke and I smoked. 39:13 And I woke up and realized it was a dream. 39:15 I felt so bad in my dream that I started smoking again. 39:18 I woke up and I was so thankful it was a dream 39:21 and I've never smoked again. 39:22 But the feeling of... 39:24 The terrible feeling that I had gone back to it again 39:27 after several failed attempts really helped me. 39:30 And so, God may speak to you individually, Andrea. 39:34 You know, if the Lord is... 39:35 He has something that maybe you want to 39:37 share with other people, 39:39 He'll let you know that plain enough. 39:41 - And of course, we always want to 39:42 test everything by the Word of God. 39:43 We also need to recognize that dreams 39:45 are not always from God. 39:48 As we have dreams sort of out of the multitude 39:50 of the day's activities. 39:51 We often have dreams, and so... 39:53 - [Doug] Yeah, Ecclesiastes. 39:54 - Yeah, just because we have a powerful dream, 39:56 it doesn't necessarily mean it comes from God. 39:58 But that's where we got to test it with scripture. 40:01 Alright, well thank you for your call. 40:03 We got Ali listening in Lincoln, Nebraska. 40:05 Ali, welcome to the program. 40:07 - [Ali] Hi Pastors, I had this question. 40:11 Like when people go to Heaven, 40:13 will they have wings like the angels? 40:15 And I also got the other question that 40:18 you know how we are made in the image of God? 40:21 Does the Holy Spirit also have like the image like God? 40:25 - Alright, two questions, first about the wings. 40:28 There is a verse in Isaiah 40, verse 31. 40:31 It says, "But those who wait upon the Lord 40:33 will renew their strength. 40:35 They will mount up with wings like eagles. 40:38 They'll run and not be weary. 40:39 They'll walk and not faint." 40:41 Now, you do have a story in the Bible 40:43 where Elijah ran before the King's chariot 40:45 and he was not weary. 40:46 God gave him some supernatural strength. 40:49 Some have wondered, is this a poetic term, 40:51 Isaiah uses a lot of poetry, 40:53 or will we literally have wings? 40:56 I'm inclined to think that they may not be wings 40:59 like a stork, or an eagle, or a bird, 41:01 but God is gonna give us some kind of wings 41:05 or some ability to fly when needed. 41:09 Is there other verses you can think of? 41:10 - You know, I'm thinking of that song. 41:11 We shall soar to world's unknown. 41:14 - Yeah, Rock of Ages. - Yeah, Rock of Ages. 41:15 So it's pretty clear that when Jesus comes, 41:18 the Bible tells us that the righteous 41:19 are called up to meet the Lord in the air. 41:22 So there's gonna be some flying taking place there. 41:24 But I don't think we'll necessarily need to rely upon wings, 41:28 in the sense of these wings keeping us flying or aloft. 41:32 Otherwise, we're gonna fault to the ground. 41:33 - We're not gonna start sprouting feathers. 41:34 - Yeah, I don't think so (laughs). 41:36 But we will be able to travel. 41:37 Obviously, go to Heaven. 41:38 Travel to other worlds. 41:39 - And that's the word that, you know, 41:40 the only word they could use in the Bible 41:42 to explain the ability to fly. 41:44 - The second part of the question, Pastor Doug, 41:46 is what about the Holy Spirit? 41:47 Does the Holy Spirit have a form like the Father or the Son? 41:51 - You know, the Holy Spirit sometimes 41:52 will take on a form as just a metaphor. 41:56 When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, 41:57 it came with tongues of fire. 42:00 Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as wind 42:02 in John chapter three. 42:05 The Holy Spirit, I think Christ referred to it 42:06 in John, chapter four, 42:07 more like water with the woman at the well. 42:09 So it's a refreshing, when you go into the temple, 42:14 there was a fire on the altar. 42:15 There was water in the laver. 42:17 These were symbols., and then there's incense 42:20 that kind of is smoke, is something sort of ethereal 42:24 that it could be a symbol of the Spirit. 42:26 - And then the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus 42:28 at he's Baptism in the form of a dove. 42:30 - I forgot that one, that's right, yeah. 42:32 - So of course in Revelation, 42:33 you have the seven burning lamps of God before the throne, 42:36 which is a symbol, again, of the Holy Spirit. 42:38 So we don't have a description of the Holy Spirit 42:41 in the form of the Father or the Son. 42:43 But definitely, the Holy Spirit is real 42:46 and He is everywhere. 42:47 He is in the hearts and the minds 42:49 of believers all the time guiding. 42:51 So it's one of those aspects of the Godhead 42:54 that's kind of difficult 42:55 for us to comprehend. - [Doug] Mysterious. 42:56 - Yes, absolutely. 42:58 Alright, well, thanks your call. 42:59 We have Yvonne listening from Mexico. 43:01 Yvonne, welcome to the program. 43:04 - [Yvonne] Hi, hello. 43:06 My question is I eat a bread that they make. 43:12 My question is that they make a bread 43:16 in the day of the death, 43:18 so they can eat and 43:22 they offer to the dead people. 43:24 And once I tried to eat it to curiosity, 43:29 I was trying to try to eat it. 43:33 I definitely eat it because I wanted to try to 43:37 know what it taste like, curiosity. 43:40 - Yeah. 43:41 - [Yvonne] And something tells me don't eat that bread 43:43 because it's offered for the dead people, 43:47 for the deceased people. 43:48 You know, Day of the Dead? 43:49 - Yeah, Dia de Muertos. 43:50 - [Yvonne] Should I eat that? 43:55 - Well, you know, the very fact you're asking that question 43:58 I think is an indicator that 44:01 the Holy Spirit might be saying, 44:03 you know, if this bread is specifically 44:05 for something that's made as an offering 44:07 to the dead and you're not starving, I wouldn't eat it. 44:15 They talk about this in the Bible 44:17 where they had meat that was offered to idols, 44:18 but it was sold to everybody. 44:21 And it wasn't necessarily associated 44:24 with worshiping an idol. 44:25 It's just every animal that was sacrificed, 44:27 they did it in front of an idol. 44:29 I wouldn't... 44:31 I dunno what you think, Pastor Ross. 44:32 It just seems like it... 44:33 The Day of the Dead is like 44:34 communicating with the dead ancestors 44:36 and it's filled with skeleton, something like Halloween. 44:40 And I don't think that Christians should support that. 44:43 And yeah, I don't even need Halloween candy. 44:46 - Yeah (laughs). 44:48 No, I think we wanna make sure that we're following Christ. 44:51 The Bible's about hope, it's about life. 44:53 It's not about death and we wanna focus on the hope 44:57 and the life that we have in Christ. 44:59 - Yeah. 45:00 - Alright, well, thanks for your call. 45:01 - Thanks, Yvonne, good to talk with you 45:01 and call again sometime. 45:02 - We got Ricky listening in New York. 45:05 Ricky, welcome to the program. 45:07 - [Ricky] How you doing? 45:08 - Good, and your question tonight? 45:12 - [Ricky] So my question is, 45:15 God told Adam and Eve do not eat from the tree, 45:20 or you'll surely died. 45:21 That was a warning. 45:23 And the question is, if He can warn 'em about the tree, 45:27 how come He didn't warn 'em about Satan or the snake? 45:30 - Well, I don't think that they knew 45:32 that the devil was going to 45:36 inhabit or possess a serpent. 45:39 I think God had warned them 45:41 that there was evil in the universe. 45:43 He wanted to spare them that evil. 45:45 And he said, you will be safe 45:46 as long as you don't eat from that tree. 45:48 The one place where the devil could tempt them 45:52 was around that tree. 45:53 And God said, stay away from it. 45:55 I've given you all kinds of good trees to eat. 45:58 So what you read there in Genesis 46:00 is probably not the only thing 46:02 that God said to Adam and Eve. 46:03 I'm sure there were long conversations. 46:05 That's why the God walked with them in the cool of the day, 46:08 you read later in chapter three. 46:11 So I think they had been warned 46:13 that there was a war and there's a fallen angel 46:16 that was out roaming around causing problems, 46:19 and as long as they stayed away from that tree... 46:21 But God did give the devil one opportunity 46:24 to campaign for his government at that tree. 46:28 And you know, Adam and Eve were given the freedom 46:32 to make a choice. 46:34 - Alright, well, thanks your call. 46:35 You know, we do have a study guide. 46:37 It's called, "Did God Create a Devil?" 46:39 It talks about the fall of Lucifer 46:40 and explains a little bit about that 46:42 first temptation that took place in the Garden of Eden. 46:44 - He can also watch the "Cosmic Conflict" DVD for free 46:48 at probably YouTube, it's been up for a few years now, 46:50 the whole thing. 46:51 - Yeah. - "Cosmic Conflict". 46:52 - If you'd like to get that study guide, 46:54 it's called, "Did God Create a Devil?" 46:55 And the number to call is 800-835-6747. 46:59 And we'll be happy to send that to anyone in North America. 47:02 We've got Grace listening in New Jersey. 47:05 Grace, welcome to the program. 47:08 - [Grace] Hi, Pastor Ross, and hi, Pastor Doug. 47:11 - Hi, thank you for calling. 47:14 And your question? 47:14 - [Grace] I'm glad that... 47:16 I'm excited that I can speak to you. 47:18 Okay, I have a question regarding, 47:22 it's on Genesis, chapter three, verse 16. 47:27 There's where it says your desire shall be for your husband 47:30 and he shall rule over you. 47:32 So my husband always say that he says, 47:36 where it says your desire shall be for your husband, 47:39 he thinks that it means that the woman 47:42 is desiring to overthrow the husband. 47:46 - Ah, okay. 47:48 Well, for one thing, this is a difficult verse. 47:52 I was part of a theological committee 47:55 that went into great depth studying this verse. 47:58 And it does seem to say that there would be, 48:02 you know, because of sin, 48:04 here it's talking about some of the curses 48:06 connected with sin. 48:08 Childbirth would be more difficult. 48:10 Plowing and farming the ground would be more difficult. 48:13 And there was gonna be even tension 48:15 between the husband and the wife. 48:17 And God said, look, 48:20 the man should be the spiritual leader of the husband. 48:23 That doesn't mean a dictator, 48:25 but he was to provide spiritual leadership, 48:28 Christlike leadership in the home. 48:31 And it does seem to indicate from the original, 48:34 it says your desire shall be to be over your husband, 48:38 but he should rule over you. 48:40 And again, these words rule, you think about a king. 48:43 Not the best coming from Hebrew to English. 48:46 It just means that he should have the leadership. 48:49 God made men to be protectors of their wives. 48:52 You know, traditionally, they're bigger and stronger. 48:55 - Yep, their role is to provide safety for the home. 48:58 You know, the word husband is sort of the house band 49:00 to hold the home together, provide for the home. 49:04 Unfortunately, some husbands or some men 49:06 don't live up to that high calling. 49:08 - [Doug] Yeah. 49:09 - But that's the original design 49:11 that God created there at the very beginning. 49:13 - Yeah, and God never intended... 49:16 There are some churches that use this verse 49:18 and a few others to make it sound like, you know, 49:21 women are to be slaves to their husbands. 49:25 But in our home, I make the bed and I wash dishes. 49:27 And this week, I did laundry (laughs). 49:29 So I mean, we should... 49:31 It's really to be servant leaders 49:33 is the best description, husbands. 49:35 And we believe in something 49:37 that's called complementarianism, 49:38 meaning that the gifts that God give men and women 49:41 are to complement each other, 49:42 but they're certainly distinct. 49:43 Men are not designed mentally or physically 49:47 as well as women to nurture children. 49:50 But there are things that men are designed for 49:53 that are better in some areas, in other words. 49:56 So we have our strengths and God outlines that in His Word. 50:01 - Okay. Well, thank you for your call. 50:02 We've got Matthew listening in Canada, 50:04 Toronto, Canada. 50:05 Matthew, ww have just a few minutes left. 50:08 You're on the air. 50:10 - [Matthew] Hi, Pastor Ross and Doug. 50:12 Good evening. - Evening. 50:15 - [Matthew] Yeah, my question is about this, 50:18 Last Supper with the disciples. 50:22 Oftentimes, over the years, you know, 50:25 it's been taught that when you're taking communion, 50:28 you shouldn't go unworthily. 50:30 So I want to ask, 50:31 was Judas worthy when he took the Lord's supper? 50:37 (indistinct) after. 50:38 - [Doug] That's right. 50:40 - [Matthew] (indistinct) 50:41 - Good, good question. 50:42 - [Matthew] Could you explain for me please? 50:43 - Yeah, we'll do our best. 50:44 We we've only got it about a minute to do it. 50:46 But Christ does say in First Corinthian... 50:49 Is said First Corinthians, where he says, 50:50 "If you eat it in an unworthy manner, 50:52 then you're eating..." 50:54 Maybe Second Corinthians. 50:55 "You're eating condemnation unto yourself." 50:59 Judas certainly did not have the right spirit, 51:01 even though Jesus washed his feet. 51:03 One thing we learned from this is that 51:05 even though Jesus knew that Judas' heart wasn't right, 51:07 he allowed him to participate. 51:10 - That's First Corinthians, chapter 11, verse 27. 51:13 - 11:27, yeah. 51:15 And he that eats her drinks in an unworthy manner, 51:18 drinks destruction to themselves. 51:20 It's a dangerous thing. 51:21 What does that mean? 51:22 No one feels worthy. 51:23 It really means that if you come to the communion table, 51:26 you ought to be willing to forgive, 51:28 and to love others, and to have a humble attitude. 51:32 And if you're asking for Christ's mercy, 51:34 you should be willing to extend that to others as well. 51:37 But yeah, come with a... 51:39 And really be genuinely accepting of the grace of the Lord. 51:43 You know, Pastor Ross, 51:45 I don't think we have time in this broadcast 51:46 for another question right now, 51:48 but we're gonna take a break in a moment. 51:51 We're gonna come back for some rapid fire questions. 51:53 These are bonus questions that people 51:55 have sent in via the internet. 51:57 And so, don't go away. 51:59 We have to sign off for our satellite station right now. 52:01 But everyone else that's listening, 52:03 You're gonna hear us come back in just a moment or two. 52:05 We're gonna rapid fire, 52:06 go through a number of internet question. 52:08 So we'll be right back. 52:10 (upbeat instrumental music) 52:12 - [Male] Thank you for listening to today's broadcast. 52:15 We hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 52:18 "Bible Answers Live" 52:20 is produced by Amazing Facts International, 52:22 a faith-based ministry located in Granite Bay, California. 52:27 (upbeat instrumental music) 52:30 - Well, Pastor Doug, we are gonna take some of our 52:31 internet questions that have come in. 52:33 And for those of you who stayed 52:34 by to be a part of this program, 52:36 if you would like to send a Bible question 52:39 through the internet, 52:40 you can just email to BALquestions@amazingfacts.org. 52:45 Just BALquestions@amazingfacts.org. 52:48 Alright, Pastor Doug, here we go. 52:49 We're gonna start with a tough question. 52:51 A coworker is gay and has invited me to his wedding. 52:55 Is attending the wedding, showing the love of God? 52:59 - You know, in a situation like that, 53:01 I think the way you show the love of God 53:03 is by putting God first. 53:05 And by your appearance, 53:07 it might appear that you are endorsing something 53:11 that the Bible speaks of as a sin and an abomination. 53:15 And I know it's politically incorrect to say that, 53:18 but I can't change the Bible. 53:19 If people have a problem, 53:20 they're gonna have to take it up with God, 53:21 and I didn't write the Bible. 53:23 So yeah, I think you wanna show love and support for people, 53:29 but by attending a wedding, 53:30 you are basically endorsing a covenant 53:33 that they're making to get married. 53:35 And if you believe the Bible teaches 53:37 that marriage should be between a man and a woman 53:39 and not between two women and two men, 53:41 your attendance could send the wrong message. 53:44 - Okay, next question. 53:45 If the Bible is supposed to be easy to understand, 53:47 why is it so hard to read? 53:50 - You know, there are parts of the Bible 53:51 that are very easy to read. 53:53 And you might be running into some hard parts, 53:55 but you know where Jesus said, love your enemies. 53:58 It's simple. 53:59 There's a lot of real simple statements 54:01 that are in the Bible. 54:02 And I would say, that's why the Bible is such a best seller, 54:05 is it appeals to people of all different intellects 54:08 and all different ages. 54:09 There are stories in the Bible that kids understand. 54:12 So the more you read it, the better you understand it. 54:15 And you'll just get deeper and deeper all the time. 54:18 - Okay, another question that we have, what do prayers do? 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