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00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:01 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello and welcome to today's Bible Q and A program. 01:18 We're so glad that you have joined us today. 01:21 Here are just a sample of some of today's questions. 01:24 This comes from Mervyn, 01:25 what does it mean to be absent from the body 01:28 and be present with God? 01:30 Good question. 01:32 Is it right for Christians to drink? 01:34 I'm assuming wine. 01:35 They're not talking about water. 01:37 This comes from Rose Marie. 01:39 Another one here. 01:40 It is said that the Ten Commandments 01:42 are ten promises. 01:43 Can you explain that please? That comes from Campbell. 01:47 Well, these questions and many more 01:49 will be answered today. 01:50 Not from our opinion, but what? 01:52 From the Word of God. 01:55 If you're brand new to 3ABN's Today, 01:57 Bible Q and A or question and answer, 01:58 this program is what we call a rapid fire question 02:01 and answer program. 02:03 These one hour programs go by in a hurry. 02:05 Usually we spend about two minutes per question. 02:07 A couple of other questions, 02:09 we do spend three minutes plus on them. 02:11 But it's a lot of fun to dive into the Word of God. 02:13 And we just want to say thank you for joining us for studying 02:15 the Word of God for opening your Bible for taking notes, 02:19 for taking the time to send us your questions and comments. 02:23 We've been inundated. 02:24 But that's a great problem here. 02:26 We're not concerned because we know 02:28 that you have questions and we're so happy 02:30 to be participating with you, 02:32 because together we're opening the Word of God. 02:35 In case you have a question you're like, 02:37 well, how do I submit that? 02:38 There are several ways that you can do it. 02:40 It's really simple. 02:41 One of them is through email, it's BibleQA@3abn.tv 02:46 That's an email, so BibleQA@3abn.tv 02:50 Some of you are into texting. 02:52 I know, I text a lot with my phone. 02:54 So you can use your cell phone right now 02:57 and send a question into Bible Q and A. 02:59 And you can do that at (618) 228-3975. 03:04 So for those of you listening on radio, 03:06 here it is again (618) 228-3975. 03:10 We also received some questions and comments 03:13 through Instagram, that's social media. 03:15 And you can do that at 3abn_official 03:20 That's 3abn_official and you can submit questions 03:23 that way as well. 03:24 But I just want to say thank you 03:26 for being a part of our family. 03:27 It's just the... 03:28 It's a great day in the Lord here at 3ABN 03:30 and I know it is to wherever you're living or watching, 03:32 listening from, we can count our blessings, right? 03:35 There's so many things around us that look to be kind 03:38 of going downhill or down the drain as some people say, 03:41 but all we need to do is look up, right? 03:43 Because we know that God is King. 03:45 He is Lord of our lives and we can trust in Him today. 03:49 Well, my name is Greg Morikone, 03:51 and I'm here surrounded this table 03:53 with some great Bible scholars. 03:55 Pastor John Dinzey, great to have you on with us today, Sir. 03:58 It's a privilege and an honor. 03:59 You know, it's a... 04:01 There's a lot to learn on 3ABN. Yes. 04:02 This program, health programs, marriage programs, 04:05 so many things you can learn. 04:07 It's a blessing to watch 3ABN. Amen. 04:10 How's the Lord been good to you? Amen. 04:12 Praise the Lord. How has He been good to you? 04:14 How has He been good to you? 04:15 To me, to you? Yes. 04:16 Well, the Lord has blessed me with a wonderful wife 04:19 and two boys, I call them boys that's 21 and 25. 04:23 They're young men now, aren't they? 04:26 Amen. So many blessings. 04:27 So many blessings. Amen. 04:29 Next to you is Pastor Ryan Day. 04:30 Good to have you here, Sir. 04:31 Oh, it's a blessing to be here. 04:33 Amen. 04:34 What's the Lord done for you? 04:35 What can you praise the Lord for? 04:38 I'm alive. 04:39 Right, I'm breathing a fresh breath of air today. 04:40 So I'm blessed to be alive. 04:42 And I'm blessed to be a part of this incredible panel 04:43 in this ministry of 3ABN. 04:45 Amen. And praise God. 04:46 And sitting next to you last but not least 04:47 Pastor John Lomacang. 04:49 So good to have you on, Sir. Good to be here. 04:50 Senior pastor of the Thompsonville 04:51 Seventh-day Adventist Church, 04:53 you and your wife Angie been here of course for many years. 04:55 Yes. We appreciate your leadership. 04:57 But tell us what the Lord's been doing in your life. 04:59 What's something you praising the Lord for? 05:01 You know, I'm glad to be a part of a ministry 05:02 that is part of a mission that will never fail. 05:05 That's good. 05:06 And that's what's nice about 3ABN, 05:07 we are not only counteracting the counterfeit, 05:10 but we are part of the gospel 05:12 that is being proliferated to the world. 05:14 And we will be directly responsible. 05:17 Praise Jesus for that, 05:18 for issuing in and hurrying 05:23 the Second Coming of the Lord. 05:25 While I should say the word hastening, 05:27 the coming of the Lord. 05:28 When the gospel is preached to all the world, 05:29 we know what the end result is going to be. 05:31 Jesus will return. 05:33 So, being a part of unfailing mission gets me up 05:36 in the morning. 05:37 Amen. Yeah, that's great. 05:38 Praise the Lord. 05:40 And, of course, you were out recently. 05:42 Not that long ago, Pastor Doug Batchelor out did Amazing Facts 05:45 for the Panorama of Prophecy. 05:47 Yeah. Great series out there. 05:48 And all of you are ambassadors for the Lord. 05:51 So thank you so much. 05:52 Let's go to the Lord in prayer as we open up the Bible. 05:56 Pastor Johnny, gonna pray for us, please. 05:58 Let's go to the Lord in prayer. 05:59 Our wonderful and loving heavenly Father, 06:03 we want to thank You, Lord, for the scriptures 06:05 that are able to make us wise unto salvation. 06:08 And we thank You, Lord, that You do not leave us 06:09 to ourselves to understand it. 06:12 Yes, we are to do all that we can to understand, 06:15 but we need the aid of Your Holy Spirit. 06:18 So we pray for Your Holy Spirit to be upon us 06:20 that we may speak words from Your throne of grace, 06:23 and speak the answers that you have for Your children. 06:27 We pray for a blessing upon everyone that is joining us. 06:30 And we ask you that in all things, 06:31 Your name may be honored and glorified. 06:33 We ask in Jesus' name, amen. 06:35 Amen. Amen. 06:37 Thank you so very much. 06:40 Pastor John, I'm going to start with you. Okay. 06:42 This question comes from the Philippines 06:45 and the name is Prince. 06:47 It says, "According to John 21:20-24, 06:52 who is the disciple they're referring to that Jesus loved? 06:56 Also, please clarify verse 22?" 07:00 All right. 07:01 First, let's read John 21:20-24, 07:04 to put the picture together in your mind. 07:06 Then Peter turning around, this is the... 07:08 Jesus is commissioning Peter to follow Him. 07:11 "Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple 07:14 whom Jesus loved following, 07:16 who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, 07:19 and said, 'Lord, who is the one who betrays You?' 07:23 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, 'But Lord, 07:25 what about this man?'" 07:27 And verse 22, the point of clarification. 07:29 "Jesus said to him, 07:31 'If I will that he remain till I come, 07:33 what is that to you? 07:35 You follow Me.'" The personal challenge to every one of us. 07:37 Don't wait for somebody else, you follow the Lord 07:39 when He calls you to follow Him. 07:41 Good. 07:42 In verse 23, 07:44 "Then this saying went out among the brethren 07:45 that this disciple would not die. 07:48 Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, 07:52 but, 'If I will that he remain till I come, 07:55 what is that to you?' 07:57 This is the disciple who testifies of these things, 08:01 and wrote these things, 08:03 and we know that his testimony is true.'" 08:05 Number of things that are beautiful in this passage, 08:07 which, if you read the Bible, you find out that John, 08:11 1 John, 2 John, 3 John 08:13 and Revelation were written by this one. 08:16 Remember, there's a key, these little symbols, 08:18 we know that his testimony is true. 08:21 When you read Revelation, 08:22 it's the testimony of Jesus Christ. 08:25 Those who, when the Bible says, 08:27 the testimony of Jesus, you find clearly 08:30 that is a phrase used in the Book of Revelation, 08:33 written by the Apostle John. 08:35 You also find out historically that John was the youngest 08:37 of the disciples. 08:39 And the Bible makes reference to that, 08:41 but the apostle and I'll say, 08:43 and I'll give you the reference and the information 08:45 as to why I came to this conclusion. 08:47 When Jesus rose, 08:49 the Bible talked about two disciples 08:50 running toward the tomb, 08:51 Peter and the one whom Jesus loved. 08:54 Well, who was that? 08:55 Historically, John and Peter were the two 08:56 that ran to the tomb. 08:58 And you'll find out after the resurrection of Jesus, 09:01 when you look at the writings of John, 09:02 I'll give you an example. 09:04 The word love in Matthew is only 11 times, 09:06 Mark, five times, Luke, 12 times, 09:08 but in John's writings, 78 references to the word love. 09:12 Wow! 09:14 So he's the one that for God so love, 09:15 but he knew the love of Christ carefully. 09:17 But in the Book of Acts 3:1-4, 09:20 Acts 4:13, Acts 4:19, Acts 8:14, 09:25 you find the dynamic duel, 09:26 James, the inner circle of Jesus was Peter, 09:29 James and John. 09:30 But after the resurrection of Jesus, 09:32 James is not spoken of very much but you see Peter 09:34 and John continually refer to in the writings 09:38 of the Acts of the Apostles. 09:40 One of the examples, Acts 4:13, 09:43 "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, 09:46 and perceived that they were uneducated and unlearned, 09:49 they marveled and they realized that they had been with Jesus." 09:53 And then the other reference that this one will not die. 09:56 John was the last one to die among the 12 disciples. 10:00 Wow. 10:02 Yeah, great answer, Pastor John. 10:03 Thank you so very much for that. 10:05 And thank you for the question. 10:07 Pastor Johnny, I'm going to come to you. 10:08 This is from Chandler. 10:10 "Will the dead in Christ recognize their family 10:14 from the old earth 10:15 when we meet them again in the New Earth?" 10:18 Good question. That is a good question. 10:21 And many people have that question. 10:22 It's very interesting. 10:24 And I would like to first take you to the Book of Genesis. 10:28 Before sin entered into the world, 10:29 there was Adam and there was Eve. 10:32 They were, they knew each other. 10:34 And so had sin not entered into the world, 10:36 we wouldn't have this question come up. 10:39 But this question is there. 10:40 And there are some scriptures that give a hint to this. 10:42 So I go to 1 Corinthians 13:12, 10:46 "For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. 10:51 Now I know in part, 10:52 but then I shall know just as I also am known." 10:56 This gives an implication that we will know 10:59 and we will be known. 11:01 Let me point you to Luke 13. 11:04 In Luke 13, is what is called the Mount of Transfiguration. 11:09 And there was Peter, James and John, 11:11 Jesus took them up to this mountain. 11:13 And Peter, perhaps under the inspiration 11:17 of the Holy Spirit was able to recognize who? 11:20 Moses and Elijah, so yes, they have identity, 11:24 they have personality, 11:25 and he was able to recognize them. 11:27 So actually, it's not in Luke 13, 11:33 the Mount of Transfiguration, 11:34 but Luke 13 has another passage that I bring to your attention, 11:39 because Jesus is saying, 11:40 "Strive to enter into the narrow gate, 11:42 for many I say to you will seek to enter 11:44 and will not be able to." 11:45 And then He describes those that were not able to get in. 11:49 And Jesus says concerning those, 11:51 beginning in verse 27, Luke 13:27, 11:54 "But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you," 11:57 those are the ones that did not follow Jesus, 12:00 "where you are from. 12:01 Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.'" 12:03 Notice what he says, "There will be weeping 12:05 and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, 12:09 Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets 12:11 in the kingdom of God and yourself throw us out." 12:14 So we see that Jesus names individuals known in the Bible, 12:18 and so I believe we have enough information 12:21 to in the Bible that let us know, 12:23 yes, you will know and you will be known. 12:25 Amen. Amen. 12:26 Pastor Johnny, so I know you alluded to the transfiguration. 12:29 What is that scripture because someone may want 12:30 to jot that down. 12:32 That's actually found in Matthew 17:1. 12:34 Okay. Perfect. 12:36 Excellent. Thank you so much. 12:37 Going to you, Brother Ryan. 12:40 Great question here. 12:42 I alluded to this earlier at the beginning of the program. 12:43 This comes from Mervyn, from Trinidad. 12:46 And the question is, 12:47 "What does it mean to be absent from the body 12:49 and be present with God?" 12:51 All right. 12:53 So many people go to 2 Corinthians 5:8, 12:55 where we find this text, where it actually says, 12:58 "We are confident, yes, well pleased rather 13:00 to be absent from the body 13:02 and to be present with the Lord." 13:03 King James Version says, 13:04 and willing rather to be absent from the body. 13:06 So a lot of people take this text and say, 13:08 "Oh, that means that as soon as you die, 13:10 you are, immediately your spirit, 13:12 your soul, your ghost that's inside you again 13:14 how some people try to misrepresent that, 13:16 that understanding of the death. 13:18 We know that when you die, you sleep in the grave, 13:19 right, until the Second Coming of Jesus. 13:21 But nonetheless, many people assume that as soon as you die, 13:23 you immediately, your spirit, your soul is detached 13:27 or liberated from the body 13:28 and immediately finds itself in the presence of the Lord. 13:30 But nowhere in here does Paul say that. 13:32 So what does he mean by absent from the body 13:34 and present with the Lord? 13:36 Obviously, if you start in verse 1 13:37 of 2 Corinthians Chapter 2, 13:39 he alludes to our body as this earthly house. 13:42 And he also refers to it as in verse 4 here, 13:46 2 Corinthians 5:4, "For we who are in this tent, 13:49 this body, this tent, we groan, being burdened, 13:53 not because we want to be unclothed, 13:54 but further clothed." 13:55 So he's talking about how this earthly 13:57 broken down body, we grown in it, 13:59 we desire something better, 14:01 we desire a heavenly body made from God, 14:04 and we know we're going to get that heavenly body, 14:05 that new body according to Philippians 3. 14:08 Paul says that when Christ comes back 14:09 at the Second Coming, 14:11 He's going to change this vile body, 14:12 this vile tent, this vile earthly house, 14:15 and make it new and perfect, 14:16 likened to Christ's glorious body. 14:19 So to be absent from the body 14:21 and to be present with the Lord means what? 14:23 When Christ makes that change from transforming us 14:27 from this old earthly house to a new body in Christ Jesus. 14:31 When does that happen? 14:32 Well, verse 4 kind of gives us an indication 14:34 what he's talking about here, because he goes on to saying 14:36 that this mortality might be swallowed up of life. 14:40 When did Paul believe that that this body would be, 14:43 you know, that we would be absent 14:45 from this earthly body and present with the Lord 14:46 with a new body? 14:48 Obviously, 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 14:52 makes it very clear. 14:53 It says, "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 14:55 at the last trumpet." 14:57 And then it goes on in verse 53, 14:58 it says, "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, 15:01 and this mortal must put on immortality." 15:03 So this absent from the body present with the Lord, 15:06 it's talking about us 15:08 Christ leaving this old earthly tabernacle, 15:10 this old earthly body behind giving us a new body 15:14 at the last trump, the Second Coming of Jesus. 15:16 Amen. Praise the Lord. 15:17 We look forward to that day. Amen, me too. 15:21 Pastor John, heavy question here. 15:23 This comes from Dee from the state of California. 15:26 Okay. 15:28 "If I didn't know one was married, 15:31 though stated they are separated 15:32 yet found out I was with child or pregnant. 15:36 Is the child a curse and should I abort? 15:40 Am I an adulterous? I feel God is ashamed of me. 15:44 Is salvation off the table now?" 15:47 Okay, great. 15:48 I'm glad you asked that question. 15:50 Let me just put six very quick points. 15:51 First of all, God intends for a sexual relationship 15:55 to only be within the confines of marriage. 15:58 All kinds of unpredictable things will occur 16:00 when we violate God's directive requirements. 16:04 I used to say, I don't believe in sex between 16:08 a man and a woman. 16:09 And people used to say, what? 16:11 I said, "I believe of sex 16:13 between a husband and the wife." 16:14 Yeah. Okay. That's clear. 16:16 Next, the child is not cursed. 16:19 The sin is cursed. 16:21 The child is the product of a procreation act, 16:24 which God programmed when the sperm meets the egg. 16:27 The child is a result of that. 16:28 Third, God does not take advantage of your shame. 16:32 He does not condemn you. 16:33 He condemns the act. 16:35 The example of that is found in John 8:3-4 and 10-11. 16:40 The woman caught in adultery clearly as the Bible states. 16:43 When they brought her to Christ, they said, "Stone her." 16:46 The Bible says, "Then the scribes 16:47 and Pharisees brought to Him 16:49 a woman caught in adultery. 16:52 And when they had set her in the midst, 16:54 they said to Him, 'Teacher, 16:56 this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.'" 16:59 We always ask, "What about the guy?" 17:01 Verse 10-11, 17:03 "When Jesus had raised Himself up 17:05 and saw that no one but the woman, 17:09 He said to her, because Jesus began to write into the dust." 17:12 I believe it was the sins of those 17:14 who were condemning her, because He said, 17:16 "Whoever was is without sin cast the first stone." 17:19 But it says in verse 10, 17:20 "When Jesus had raised Himself up 17:22 and saw no one but the woman, 17:23 He said to her, listen about the act, 17:26 'Woman, where are those accusers of yours? 17:29 Has no one condemned you?' 17:32 She said, 'No one, Lord.' 17:34 And Jesus said to her, 'Neither do I condemn you, 17:39 go and sin no more.'" 17:40 He didn't condemn the adulterous. 17:41 That's right. He condemned the act. 17:43 The last few points are made. 17:45 The woman caught in adultery is an example 17:47 of how Jesus feels about the sinner and the sin. 17:50 He hates the sin, but He loves the sinner. 17:53 There's no sin that we can commit 17:54 that unconfessed it'll stay upon us. 17:58 But when we confess as 1 John 1:9 says, 18:01 "He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins, 18:03 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 18:05 The Bible never speaks of Jesus being ashamed of people. 18:08 He came to seek and save those who are lost. 18:10 When we confess, we will be forgiven. 18:12 That's right. 18:14 What hope when you think about that? 18:15 Praise God for that. Yeah, and what love. 18:16 Praise the Lord for that. 18:18 Thank so much, Pastor John, 18:19 and thank you for submitting that question too. 18:22 Let's see, Pastor... Let me just add this quickly. 18:24 By the way, salvation is not off the table. 18:26 When you are forgiven, 18:27 He extends to us His saving grace. 18:30 Amen. Amen. 18:31 Thank you for adding that. 18:33 Brother Ryan, "When Jesus was on earth, 18:36 He said to the disciples, 18:37 'I am going to prepare a place for you.' 18:41 Does that mean heaven?'" 18:42 Well, the answer, the simple answer to that is yes and no. 18:46 Yes, in the sense that we know according to Matthew 24, 18:49 and also 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 18:52 that at the Second Coming, Christ is coming back 18:54 and He's going to gather His people. 18:56 But remember, before He comes back for His people, 18:58 He did make that promise that where I go, 19:01 I go, that I may prepare a place for you 19:03 that where I am there you may be also. 19:05 And we all we also know that by the time you get 19:07 to Revelation 20:4, 19:10 it tells us that God's people, 19:11 His saints will reign with him 1000 years where? 19:15 In heaven, because again, at the Second Coming, 19:17 He's come back to get His people. 19:18 So we will dwell with Him in heaven. 19:20 Now, here's where it gets interesting. 19:22 Because when you're talking about going to prepare 19:24 a place for you, 19:25 we know that according to Revelation 21:2-3. 19:29 Let me read that really quickly here. 19:30 Revelation 21:2-3. 19:32 It says, "Then I John saw the holy city." 19:35 Now notice, this is in the aftermath 19:36 of that 1000 years. 19:38 So we've been in heaven with Christ for 1000 years. 19:40 So we're dwelling with Him. 19:41 He's been preparing that place for us right before 19:44 the Second Coming all the way up to, 19:46 but now in the aftermath of that 1000 years, notice. 19:49 It says, "Then I, John, saw the holy city, 19:52 a New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, 19:56 okay, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 19:59 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 20:01 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, 20:04 and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. 20:07 God Himself will be with them and be their God.'" 20:10 So yes, we are dwelling with God, 20:11 He has prepared that place. 20:13 And we know that ultimate resting place 20:15 to be with Jesus for all eternity 20:17 is that New Jerusalem city where many mansions are found, 20:21 right, in my Father's house are many mansions. 20:23 And so when that city comes down from God out of heaven, 20:26 it's going to rest here on the earth, 20:28 Christ is going to recreate a New Heaven and a New Earth, 20:31 and we will forever be with Jesus. 20:33 So yes and no. 20:35 Yes, we will dwell with Him in heaven. 20:36 And He is preparing that place for us 20:38 while we were in heaven during that 1000 years, 20:40 but at the end of the 1000 years, 20:42 we with Christ in that city come down 20:44 to be with Him for all eternity on the New Earth. 20:47 Amen. Praise the Lord. 20:49 You know, I love building and stuff like that. 20:50 So I just think about, you know, 20:51 God is the architect and the builder. 20:53 I mean, incredible, right, to think about Him creating 20:55 and seeing everything new. 20:57 A lot of our questions seem to be pertaining 20:59 to Christ's Second Coming, 21:00 we're talking about that, right? 21:02 That's right. We look forward again to that. 21:03 We have fixed our mind. 21:05 We have fixed our mind another time. 21:06 That's right. Great song, too. 21:08 That's right. 21:09 Pastor Johnny, this question comes from Zambia. 21:12 The name is Lottie. 21:14 And a rather long question, but it's a good one. 21:16 "I have a question from Genesis 6:5-6, 21:20 where the Bible says, verse 5, 21:23 "When the Lord saw how wicked everyone on earth was, 21:26 and how evil their thoughts were all the time, 21:29 he was sorry that he had ever made them 21:31 and put them on the earth. 21:33 He was so filled with regret." 21:35 My question is, "If God knows 21:37 what is going to happen, even before it happens, 21:40 then He knew that man would fall, 21:42 and that there would be a time when wickedness will increase. 21:46 But why was He sorry? 21:48 In other versions of the Bible, 21:49 it says He regretted that He had made man. 21:52 I wonder, I don't understand what it really means there, 21:55 God regretting. 21:57 Please help me." That is a good question. 22:01 And you know, it's interesting 22:02 to hear these questions coming from Philippines, Trinidad, 22:05 now Zambia. 22:06 Praise the Lord. Amen. 22:07 So many people around the world are watching 3ABN. 22:09 Genesis 6:5-6. 22:12 Yes, in verse 6, it says, 22:13 "And the Lord was sorry 22:15 that He had made man on the earth, 22:16 and He was grieved in His heart." 22:19 And I want to make emphasis there, 22:21 that it says He was grieved in His heart. 22:23 Yes, it's true that God is able to foresee ahead 22:27 of time before things happen. 22:29 Yes, He foresaw that man and woman would sin. 22:34 Here's one in Isaiah 46:9-10, 22:36 "Remember the former things of old, 22:38 for I am God, and there is no other, 22:40 I am God, and there's none like Me, 22:42 declaring the end from the beginning, 22:44 and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, 22:48 'My counsel shall stand, 22:49 and I will do all My pleasure.'" 22:52 So yes, God knows, God knew. 22:54 So why is this expression there? 22:57 It is, because even though God foresaw this happening, 23:01 He has to express Himself in the language 23:05 that human beings can understand. 23:07 It wasn't that like, well, I knew this would happen. 23:09 And that's it. 23:11 God had to express Himself of the pain 23:15 that He was experiencing, as He saw people 23:18 that He created in His image, 23:22 that their thoughts were only evil continually. 23:24 So to let us know how painful it was, it says, I am sorry. 23:30 And it grieves Him in His heart. 23:33 It is not when He arrives at the time when 23:35 He's watching this, it is a painful experience. 23:38 Yes, He foresaw it. 23:39 But when you come to the part where you experience it, 23:42 it is a pain. 23:44 Just like when you see I have to bring this up, 23:46 because I don't want to bring up pain for anybody. 23:48 But some of you have had your family members sick, 23:54 and you saw the disease progressing and progressing. 23:56 You knew that perhaps this person was going to die. 24:00 But when the moment happens, you are grieved. 24:03 The grieving process takes place. 24:05 And this is God expressing Himself of the pain 24:07 He suffers as He sees people in sin. 24:10 But notice that it continues to say, 24:13 "But Noah found grace in His sight." 24:15 So he delights in God's children. 24:17 Amen. In fact, you as well. 24:19 Amen. 24:20 Thank you, Pastor Johnny, you know, 24:21 you think about the pain too, 24:23 like you're talking about a loved one 24:24 because we love them, right? 24:25 Yes. That's right. There it is. 24:27 Yes, leading us, because when we see that, 24:28 so we know God loves us like no one else, so... 24:30 Amen. Yes. 24:31 Pastor John, this question is from Salem. 24:34 "Hello, I am a new Christian. 24:37 I was baptized into an Evangelical Church 24:40 in March of 2016. 24:41 My original religion is Roman Catholic. 24:43 I'm currently studying in a Bible school, 24:46 but my heart is heavy 24:48 on 1 Corinthians 14:33-35. 24:53 Can you share your views on this topic? 24:55 My church actually allows women preachers, 24:58 but I'm confused why this verse doesn't seem to agree." 25:02 Okay, let me read 1 Corinthians 14:33-35. 25:06 "For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, 25:08 as in all the churches of the saints. 25:11 Let your women keep silent in the churches, 25:14 for they are not permitted to speak, 25:15 but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 25:19 And if they want to learn something, 25:20 let them ask their own husbands at home, 25:23 for it is shameful for women to speak in church." 25:26 This passage I studied this intently years ago, 25:29 it's more about decorum rather than about gender bias. 25:31 Yes. 25:33 Because the way the churches were established, 25:34 especially in synagogue times, the men and the women 25:36 never sat together. 25:38 The rabbi was speaking, 25:39 the women would either be in the balcony 25:40 or on the right aisle, and then on the left aisle, 25:43 and anytime something came up that was confusing, 25:45 the women would say, "Hey, Johnny, 25:47 what do you think the rabbi said?" 25:49 That's why Paul begins, 25:51 God is not the author of confusion. 25:53 Right. 25:55 He's talking about confusion, not gender bias. Okay. 25:58 Because you'll notice, 26:00 that's how the churches were established. 26:02 But when you look at the Bible, 26:03 there's no prohibition about women speaking in churches. 26:06 Ephesians 4:11-12, 26:08 "He gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets." 26:11 And when you study the Bible, 26:13 you see that there was Deborah the prophetess, 26:16 there was Huldah the prophetess, 26:17 there was the prophetess Noadiah. 26:19 And then Philip had, 26:21 then there was Anna the prophet, prophetess. 26:23 And then Philip had four daughters, 26:25 and the Bible says they were all prophetesses. 26:28 So why would God give these women 26:30 the ability to be prophetesses, and some to be prophets, 26:35 that's the New Testament Church, 26:37 if He did not intend women to speak. 26:39 You'll find clearly this is about decorum 26:41 and not about gender bias. 26:44 Paul the Apostle makes it clear in Galatians 3:26-29. 26:49 Well, I just read verse 28, 26:51 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, 26:52 there is neither slave nor free, 26:54 there is neither male nor female, 26:56 for you are all one in Christ Jesus." 26:59 And so he's talking about in the Christian Church, 27:02 God sees us in the same role of leadership, 27:05 and there's no difference by the gifts 27:06 that God has given to us. 27:08 Amen. 27:09 Thank you for that clarification, 27:11 Pastor John. 27:12 You know, the Bible all makes sense. 27:13 You know, there's some texts and questions. 27:15 That's why you're submitting them here 27:16 to the Bible Today Q and A program, 27:19 and we thank you for doing that. 27:21 I want to encourage you to continue to send us 27:24 your questions and comments. 27:25 You can do it several different ways. 27:27 You can email us at BibleQA@3abn.tv 27:32 You can also use your cell phone and text us 27:34 at (618) 228-3975. 27:38 Instagram is another way to do that, 27:40 that's 3abn_official Many different ways 27:43 of contacting us and submitting your questions. 27:46 I know this program goes by quick for us here on the set 27:49 at 3ABN, and we hear from you at home saying, 27:51 "Wow, you all go way too fast. 27:53 There's no way I can take notes." 27:55 Well, this is how you can do it is go to 3abnplus.tv 28:01 Well, what is that you may ask? 28:03 3abnplus.tv 28:05 is an on demand video platform that 3ABN has established. 28:08 What is Video on Demand mean? 28:10 It means Video on Demand where you can play it, 28:12 pause it, stop it, rewind it, start from the beginning, 28:15 do it at your own discretion 28:17 and pleasure in your own timeframe. 28:19 It's a wonderful benefit 28:20 and we have a lot of people sending in comments 28:22 saying thank you so very much. 28:23 Not only will you find 3ABN Today Bible Q and A there, 28:26 you'll find Sabbath School Panel, 28:27 Worship Hour, many of 3ABN programs will be right there. 28:30 So encourage you to check that out 3abnplus.tv 28:35 See, Brother Ryan, this question, 28:38 it's good one, comes from Tom from Georgia. 28:43 He says, "Are all Christians under the New Covenant? 28:47 In Jeremiah it says the New Covenant 28:50 would be with the nation of Israel?" 28:52 All right. That's a great question. 28:54 The answer to that is all Christians can be under 28:58 the New Covenant if they so choose to be, 29:00 because salvation is a choice. 29:02 God does not force us or His love upon us. 29:05 But yeah, I think we have to understand that. 29:08 You know, the whole purpose of Scripture, 29:10 the whole purpose of a covenant is for our salvation 29:12 and our redemption. 29:13 And we know that the blood of Christ, 29:15 the sacrifice of Jesus ratified and put into effect 29:18 that beautiful New Covenant promise and blessing 29:20 that we can participate in if we just simply accept 29:24 Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of our life. 29:27 Now, that being said, 29:28 I think the bulk of this question 29:29 is addressing, you know, the Israel aspect or the, 29:32 in this case, the Judah aspect. 29:34 For instance, if you go and read 29:35 where the New Covenant first appears in Scripture. 29:37 Jeremiah 31:31, it does say here. 29:41 It says, "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, 29:43 when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel 29:46 and with the house of Judah." 29:48 And so some people read that and they say, 29:49 "Oh, it must only be a Jewish thing." 29:51 And you know, they'll use this same, 29:52 you know, this same logic or this same flawed logic to, 29:56 you know, to try to say that, 29:57 oh, the Sabbath was only for the Israelites, 29:59 only for Judah and whatnot. 30:00 And that's simply not the case. 30:02 We understand that by the time you get to the New Testament, 30:05 Paul clarifies this whole argument of, 30:09 you know, literal Jews versus the Gentiles, non-Jewish, 30:12 blood Jews versus non blood Jews, 30:14 when he gets to Galatians Chapter 3, 30:16 because he says it very clearly there. 30:17 Galatians 3:26-29, He says, 30:21 "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 30:26 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ 30:29 have put on Christ." 30:31 Then it says, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, 30:33 there is neither slave nor free, 30:34 there is neither male nor female, 30:36 for you are all one in Christ Jesus." 30:38 And here comes the kicker. 30:39 Verse 29, it says, "And if you are Christ's, 30:43 then you are Abraham's seed, 30:46 and heirs according to the promise." 30:48 What that is saying is that you become a spiritual Jew, right? 30:52 You become a spiritual follower of Jesus Christ. 30:55 So absolutely, if you so choose to be, 30:57 you can choose Christ, 30:59 and you now fall under the blessing and promise 31:01 of the New Covenant as brought through the blood 31:03 of Jesus Christ. 31:05 Amen. Wow, praise the Lord. 31:06 Yeah. Great, great answer. 31:08 And I tell you, what an incredible choice 31:10 that each one of us have right now, 31:12 the important choices of our lives. 31:15 John Dinzey, question from Anna. 31:17 And this is in reference to Matthew 11:2-3. 31:21 "My question is in reference 31:23 to John the Baptist's question to Jesus, 31:26 was he doubting Him? 31:27 Why would he ask 31:29 that if he witnessed the Holy Spirit's 31:31 dissent on Jesus when he was baptized?" 31:34 Yes, that is a good question, 31:35 because it seems like there was doubt. 31:38 I'm going to read. 31:40 I'm going to go ahead and read Matthew 2... 31:42 Chapter 11. 31:43 Yes, 11:2-3, 31:45 "And when John had heard in prison 31:47 about the works of Christ, 31:48 he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, 31:51 'Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?'" 31:55 Implying doubt. 31:57 And so the disciples went to see Jesus 32:00 with this question, expecting Jesus 32:03 to bring the answer that will satisfy John's question. 32:06 Now, I want to remind you 32:08 of what John the Baptist was preaching. 32:12 And that is, 32:14 that is that he started preaching, 32:18 repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 32:21 That was his message. 32:23 Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 32:24 And John the Baptist, like the majority of the Jews, 32:28 and including the disciples believed 32:30 that when the Messiah comes, 32:32 He would establish an earthly kingdom. 32:35 So John the Baptist was accustomed 32:37 to being here being there preaching the gospel 32:40 of Jesus Christ, 32:41 the kingdom is about to be established, repent. 32:44 But when he didn't see Jesus take the throne, 32:48 and declare Himself the Messiah 32:50 and sit on the throne and make Israel 32:52 the head over all the world, he was puzzled. 32:55 Why isn't He doing 32:56 what I believe He was going to be doing? 32:58 So he asked a question, 33:00 Are you the one that should come or do we look for another? 33:02 Now I want to read to you do what Jesus did. 33:06 In Matthew 11:4, 33:07 "Jesus answered and said unto them, 33:09 'Go and show John again, 33:11 those things which you do hear and see: 33:14 The blind received their sight, and the lame walk, 33:17 the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, 33:20 the dead are raised up, 33:22 and the poor have the gospel preached unto them.'" 33:26 John did not do any miracle. 33:27 Well, here comes Jesus under the power of the Holy Spirit 33:29 doing these miracles. 33:31 And it helped John to understand, 33:33 maybe I don't understand fully the mission of Jesus Christ. 33:36 And so the disciples did not understand, 33:38 the majority of the Jews did not. 33:40 And this is why Jesus had such a difficult time 33:42 with the scribes and the Pharisees. 33:44 And unfortunately, John died, gave up his life, 33:49 but he died believing that Jesus was the Messiah. 33:52 That's right. Amen to that. 33:54 Yes, thank you, Pastor Johnny. 33:56 Pastor Lomacang, this comes from Campbell. 34:00 Question is, 34:01 "It is said that the Ten Commandments 34:03 are 10 promises. 34:06 Can you explain that please?" 34:08 Wonderful, wonderful. 34:09 The Ten Commandments are not often referred 34:11 to as promises per se. 34:13 But because of obedience to the Ten Commandments, 34:17 God's promises are communicated and imparted to us. 34:21 Obedience always brings a blessing. 34:24 So when the Lord promises to bless us, 34:26 that blessing is always on the platform of obedience. 34:29 Deuteronomy 4:40, is an example of that. 34:33 And I'll talk about the promise in the commandment 34:34 in just a moment. 34:36 He said, "You shall therefore keep His statutes 34:39 and His commandments which I command you today, 34:41 that it may go well with you 34:43 and with your children after you, 34:46 and that you may prolong your days in the land 34:49 which the Lord your God is giving you for all time." 34:52 If you honor God's commandments, 34:54 He says, He's now going to be well with you, 34:56 and with your children now. 34:58 Let's follow that. Is that a promise? 34:59 Yes. It sure is. 35:01 If you do what's right, you will be blessed, 35:04 and your children will be blessed. 35:05 As the Lord says, showing mercy to thousands of those 35:08 who love me and keep My commandments. 35:11 Now, you say, Lord, you promised to bless me. 35:14 You promised to bless my children, 35:16 we are being obedient. 35:17 What about that promise? 35:19 His promise is for sure. 35:20 Everything that God says is yes and amen. 35:23 But specifically, 35:25 and He in Ephesians 6:2, it says, 35:28 "Honor your father and your mother, 35:29 which is the first commandment with promise." 35:33 What is the promise? 35:34 That your days may be long upon the land 35:36 which the Lord God gives you. 35:38 So if you want to be one who is blessed by God. 35:41 Remember Hebrews 9:15. 35:43 And for this reason, 35:45 He, Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant. 35:48 Now, how does it end? 35:50 That those who are called may receive the promise 35:53 of eternal inheritance. 35:55 So the New Covenant includes the commandments of God. 35:58 Obedience always comes with the blessing. 36:01 If you want to experience God's blessings, 36:03 if you love Me, keep My commandments, 36:05 and the blessings will flow from the hand of God. 36:07 That's right. Amen. Amen. 36:09 Pastor John, I want to just ask you this question 36:10 that pertain to that. 36:12 So the motivation for keeping the commandments 36:13 is what you just said then, right? 36:14 It's love. Amen. 36:16 Not the stuff. Exactly. 36:18 I'm gonna keep the commandments, 36:19 so I could get stuff. 36:21 No. It's out of love for God. 36:22 Amen. No, thank you so much. 36:24 Fantastic answer. 36:26 Brother Ryan, 36:28 no name with this, but great question. 36:30 "If Christ is coming back to planet earth with us 36:33 at the end of 1000 years, 36:35 would that be a third coming of Jesus Christ?" 36:39 No. And I'll tell you why. 36:41 Because the coming or the return of Christ 36:43 is always within the context of coming to gather His people. 36:47 He does that at the Second Coming. 36:49 Now we know that Christ came the first time, 36:51 which obviously implies 36:52 He's coming the second time, right? 36:53 He came the first time as a babe. 36:55 The second time He's coming back as conquering Lord, 36:58 to gather His people. 37:00 But it's always, you'll find in the Bible, 37:02 it's never referred to or never will you find a word 37:04 of the comings of Christ or the returns of Christ. 37:08 This is popular evangelical terminology 37:11 that kind of fits into this false 37:13 pre-tribulation rapture theory, 37:15 which again, is the idea that Christ 37:16 is going to rapture the church, 37:18 there's going to be seven years of tribulation. 37:19 And then He's going to come back again a third time. 37:22 And then, of course, and this person, 37:23 in this case this person is asking after the 1000 years, 37:26 can we categorize that Christ returning with His people 37:30 as a third coming? 37:31 And the answer would be no, because He's not returning 37:33 to gather His people. 37:34 He simply coming back to forever set up 37:36 His eternal kingdom on a New Heaven 37:39 and a New Earth. 37:40 Revelation 21:2-3. 37:42 I read this earlier, but it talks about John says, 37:44 "I saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem 37:46 coming down out of heaven from God, 37:48 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 37:50 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 37:52 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men." 37:54 So we're with Him coming back. 37:56 He's not coming back for His people. 37:59 We are coming back with Him, which means it's not a coming. 38:02 It's simply Christ is bringing His eternal kingdom down, 38:05 and He will forever establish it. 38:08 You know, in the aftermath of that 1000 years 38:10 once He's done away with sin, 38:11 and He's recreated the New Heaven 38:13 and the New Earth. 38:14 So biblically speaking, 38:15 we cannot say this is a third coming 38:17 because the return or the coming of the Lord 38:20 is always within the context of Him coming back 38:23 to gather and redeem His people from the earth to be with Him. 38:26 In this case, we're already with Him, 38:28 so it's not a third coming. 38:29 Yeah. Excellent. 38:31 No, thank you very much for that clarification. 38:33 Pastor Johnny, question from Ronald. 38:36 "When Jesus was being nailed to the cross, 38:39 He prayed, 'Father, forgive them, 38:41 for they know not what they are doing.' 38:43 First of all, He was asking His Father 38:45 to forgive them because they didn't know 38:47 they were crucifying the Savior of the world. 38:50 Have you thought possibly 38:51 He was referring to something else? 38:53 I have thought for some time that He was thinking 38:55 that they were fulfilling 38:56 that God has planned for the salvation of the world. 38:59 In other words, they are fulfilling our plan. 39:02 What are your thoughts on this?" 39:04 This is a very interesting thinking that... 39:08 Ronald? Yeah, Ronald. 39:09 That he has a very interesting. 39:12 I would like to say that this is a question 39:16 that we can answer. 39:18 At least my thoughts are these. 39:22 The way that Jesus died on the cross was 39:25 not necessarily the way He had to die. 39:28 Let me clarify, because when you see 39:30 the sacrificial system, the sacrificial system shows 39:35 that at the altar, Jesus is... 39:38 I mean the lamb is put to death there, sins are confessed, 39:42 and that is almost a painless death, 39:46 you could say, because the way that these animals 39:48 were sacrificed. 39:50 Jesus went to extreme suffering and pain 39:53 and agony on the cross, 39:56 which was not necessary for our salvation. 39:59 He died for our sins. 40:01 He didn't have to go through all that physical torture 40:04 that He was put through. 40:05 But it's because of the sins of the people 40:08 and that they rejected Him 40:10 that He was subjected by, to be tortured by the Romans 40:14 and the Romans were experts in torturing people on a cross. 40:18 They had perfected this art to maximize 40:22 the suffering of the individual, 40:24 so that they could bring a message to people 40:29 if you do crimes, 40:31 this is what's going to happen to you. 40:32 So no, He did not have to die that way. 40:35 And the Lord will not have a people to work out, 40:41 worked this way to cause the Savior 40:43 such suffering to fulfill His plan. 40:46 Like I said, He could have simply died, 40:49 and gone to the temple and say, My time has come, 40:52 and there He could have died for us. 40:54 Now notice this in 1 Corinthians 2:8, 40:57 "Which none of the princes 40:58 of this world knew for had they known it, 41:02 they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." 41:06 In other words, 41:07 He could have died some other way, 41:09 not the excruciating suffering that He did. 41:11 But He died for each and every one of us, 41:13 accept Him as your Savior. 41:15 Amen. Thank you very much. 41:17 And thank you, Ronald. 41:18 You know, some people are thinking, you know. 41:20 That's right. Yeah. 41:21 And that's great. 41:22 This comes from Ken and Kimmy, and this question is for you, 41:26 Pastor Ryan. 41:27 Deuteronomy 22:5 states that, 41:30 "A woman shall not wear anything 41:32 that pertains to a man, 41:34 nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, 41:37 for all who do so are an abomination 41:38 to the Lord your God. 41:40 My question is this. 41:41 What about people that don't encourage a child 41:45 to be what God has created them 41:46 to be whether male or female? 41:49 I'm referring to transgenders. 41:51 Is the family going to be accountable? 41:53 What other Bible verses could help give us an answer to this? 41:57 Very heartfelt question there. Yeah, no, absolutely. 41:59 This is a very sensitive topic. 42:00 But I do just want to address the fact 42:02 when I first read this question, 42:03 my theological mind went directly to wanting to answer 42:06 the meaning behind Deuteronomy 22:5. 42:08 We might have answered that already on Bible Q and A, 42:11 but I would encourage someone to ask about that. 42:13 How do we make sense of that, that text, 42:15 but I want to address the question 42:16 which is dealing with people or families 42:19 who might not leave that child or a child 42:22 who might be confused in that aspect. 42:25 You know, in the direction of God's design and God's plan, 42:28 which is, you know, God created men 42:30 and women to be equal, but yet with different goals, 42:34 different purposes. 42:35 A man should be a man and a woman should be a woman. 42:37 And, of course, in this case, 42:38 in the context of Deuteronomy 22:5. 42:40 Obviously, God is saying, look, a man should look like a man 42:42 and a woman should like a woman 42:44 because they have different roles, right? 42:45 And they should look different, 42:46 they should look distinguishably different. 42:48 That being said, the question is in regards 42:50 to these family members 42:52 who may not encourage a child to follow God's divine plan. 42:56 We got to be careful 42:57 when we're talking about judgment 42:58 because we're not God, right? 43:00 We can't, we don't look upon a man's heart. 43:01 We can't read a person's thoughts or heart, 43:03 only God can do that. 43:04 But just simply addressing in the case of a person 43:07 who may cause a child to stumble or lead them 43:11 down a path that is not in harmony with God's Word. 43:14 What does Proverbs 22:6 tell us, 43:16 you know, "Train up a child in the way they should go, 43:19 and they will not depart from the faith." 43:20 We have a responsibility. 43:21 Parents, families, 43:23 anyone who has positive influence over a kid 43:26 should raise those children in the way of God. 43:29 And it's true, God's natural design, 43:31 His natural plans was that, you know, 43:33 a man should be a man and a woman should be a woman. 43:36 We shouldn't be cross-dressing or mixing the genders 43:39 or in this case, transgenderism, of course, 43:41 is not biblically sound, 43:42 it's not in harmony with God's Word. 43:44 It's a confusion brought about by the enemy. 43:47 Romans 1:26-29, and verse 32, 43:50 I want to read just a couple of these verses here. 43:52 It says, Romans 1:26, it says, 43:54 "For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. 43:56 For even their women exchanged the natural use 43:59 for what is against nature." 44:01 It's against nature for them, any male to be brought up 44:05 with this idea 44:06 that somehow I'm supposed to be a female, 44:08 or it's against God's plans. 44:10 His nature has designed for a woman to reach a point 44:13 or a young female to be encouraged to be, 44:15 you know what? 44:16 If you think you ought to be a man, 44:18 then maybe you ought to be a man. 44:19 Be what you want to be. 44:20 We have to encourage them to be in harmony 44:22 with God's plans. 44:23 And in this case, you know, 44:25 God talks negatively about this in Romans Chapter 26, 44:28 or excuse me, 1:26-29, and verse 32, 44:32 he goes on to say, 44:33 "Being filled with all unrighteousness, 44:35 sexual immorality." 44:37 And then in verse 32, it says, 44:38 "That those who practice such things are deserving of death." 44:41 This is a very serious issue. 44:43 So those people who have influence over a child 44:46 we have to be careful, 44:47 raise them up in the way of the Lord, 44:49 because Matthew 5:19, tells us, 44:52 "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least 44:54 of these commandments, and teaches men so, 44:57 shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven." 45:00 We also know that a child sins, 45:02 you know, father is not going to be held responsible 45:04 for the child sins, the child sins not going 45:05 to be held responsible for the father sins 45:07 according to Ezekiel 18. 45:09 We have to understand that there's a personal 45:11 accountability there. 45:13 But we certainly don't want any blood on our hands 45:15 because we had a negative influence on someone 45:17 and not leading them up in the way 45:20 that God wanted them to be. 45:21 So the answer to this question is very direct. 45:23 Yes, there can be and will be accountability 45:26 for any family member, 45:27 parent, or anyone who does not raise up a child 45:30 in the way that they should be in the faith of God. 45:32 Now, the truth is, there's some kids, 45:34 that they're raised in that faith. 45:36 And unfortunately, it's a personal choice. 45:39 And that's where the personal accountability comes in. 45:41 But in this case, be careful not to be judged. 45:43 Let God be the judge. 45:45 God's judgment is perfect. 45:48 Thank you so much for the answer. 45:50 And thank you for submitting the question. 45:52 Pastor John, this comes from Sherry from Antigua. 45:56 "Please explain the difference between presumption and faith. 45:59 Let's say a hurricane is headed for Antigua in the Caribbean. 46:02 And I do all in my power to protect life and property. 46:06 I asked God to keep us safe, then another brethren says, 46:09 I do not have faith, otherwise, 46:10 I wouldn't be doing all I have done. 46:12 God will protect His people. 46:14 Is faith an action word?" 46:17 Well, let me just tell you, 46:18 your response to your brethren should be 46:20 when the hurricane is done, 46:21 you won't have a house 46:23 because faith is an action word. 46:25 Let me explain the difference between presumption and faith. 46:29 Presumption is following through on an act 46:32 that you know God has prohibited 46:34 seeking God's blessings anyway. 46:37 Faith is trusting God to bring to pass 46:39 what He has promised. 46:41 That's why Hebrews says, 46:43 "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, 46:46 the evidence of things not seen." 46:48 Faith says I believe God's Word, 46:50 I'm going to follow God's Word. 46:52 And God's promises are going to come as a result 46:54 of me taking His Word by as his sure word. 47:00 Okay. We do. We have a sure word. 47:01 And so when we do what God says, 47:03 it's not presumption. 47:05 It's, in fact, faith, 47:06 but it happens before the actual act comes. 47:10 But one of the examples in the Bible, 47:11 Jesus blessed the bread, 47:14 and before the Lord divided that into so many, 47:20 many more quantities, 47:22 He thanked His Father before the blessing came. 47:25 So faith says, I thank You, Lord, 47:27 before the blessing comes. 47:29 But let me show you why faith is an action word. 47:30 James 2:18, "But someone will say, 47:34 'You have faith and I have works.' 47:35 Show me your faith without your works, 47:37 and I will show you my faith by my works." 47:40 Faith without works is dead. 47:43 You don't barb up your house, 47:45 it'd be gone when the hurricane is done. 47:47 You could say to your brethren, 47:48 well, I guess your faith didn't preserve your house. 47:50 If you do what you know you should do, 47:52 put those storm windows in place, 47:55 tie down things that could be blown away 47:56 in heavy gale winds. 47:58 That's not presumption. 47:59 That's not putting God on the hook to say 48:01 you better save my house. 48:02 I'm not gonna do anything to save it, 48:04 it's Your responsibility. 48:06 When you can't do anything, God will step in. 48:09 But if He gives you the requirement 48:10 to do something, you must do it. 48:13 Presumption is as James 4:17, 48:15 "To him who knows to do good 48:17 and does not do it, to him that is sin." 48:19 Doing what you must is not presumption. 48:22 It is faith and continuing to trust God. 48:24 Amen. Great answer. 48:26 Amen to that. 48:28 Pastor Johnny, this question comes from 48:30 Rosemarie from Jamaica. 48:32 "Is it right for Christians to drink?" Yes. 48:36 I understand your question that, not that you, 48:40 you said about water. 48:41 Yes, you can drink water. So, okay. 48:43 Water is okay. Okay. Okay. 48:44 Back to the question of drink, 48:46 I am sure you're talking about alcoholic beverages. 48:48 So I will say no, no, no, 48:50 or maybe capital N capital O with an exclamation point. 48:53 If you want to add more exclamation points, 48:55 you go ahead. 48:56 But no, Proverbs 20:1 says, "Wine is a mocker, 48:59 strong drink is a brawler, 49:01 and whoever is led astray by it is not wise." 49:05 I'm going to refer you to some medical things about this. 49:10 There are some short term effects 49:12 of alcohol on the brain. 49:13 And there are some long term effects on the brain. 49:17 And I'm quoting to you from webmd.com 49:21 And it says, "Alcohol immediately changes 49:24 brain chemistry. 49:25 When consumed, alcohol increases activity of gamma. 49:31 The majority, 49:32 the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain 49:35 and suppresses the activity of the neurons, 49:38 causing slurred speech, unsteady gait, 49:41 lapses in short term memories, and slowed reflexes." 49:46 And so, these are the short term effects. 49:49 Long term effects of alcohol on the brain, it says, 49:52 "Drinking can have long term effects on your brain 49:55 increased, including decreased cognitive function 49:59 and memory issues." 50:01 So looking at from the health standpoint, 50:05 it is dangerous to drink. 50:08 And the Bible says, Wine is a mocker, 50:09 strong drink is raging, 50:11 and fool is the man who is deceived thereby." 50:14 Now 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says, 50:17 "Or do you not know that your body is the temple 50:20 of the Holy Spirit who is in you, 50:22 whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 50:25 For you were bought at a price, 50:27 therefore glorify God in your body 50:30 and in your spirit, which are God's." 50:32 So what you take in, whatever you eat or drink, 50:36 do it to the glory of God, the Bible says. 50:39 And so I say to you, if you're going to consume 50:42 alcoholic beverages that affects your speech, 50:44 that affects your thinking process. 50:46 And we are living in dangerous times, 50:49 it is no time to have your mind affected by alcohol 50:53 or any other drug that causes you not to be able 50:57 to function properly, or evaluate things properly, 51:01 and even lead you into sin. 51:03 Many a young men and women under the effects of alcohol 51:06 have done things 51:08 that they regret for the rest of their lives. 51:11 So I want to encourage you to keep away from these things. 51:14 Don't even taste it because when you taste it, 51:16 the devil begins a process of tempting you 51:20 to cause you to go down a... 51:22 Like Pastor Lomacang says, some down, 51:24 something that continues to spiral downward. 51:27 And so 1 Peter 5:8 says, "Be sober, be vigilant." 51:32 How can you be sober and be vigilant 51:33 if you are under the effects of alcohol? 51:35 Because your adversary, 51:37 the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking 51:40 whom he may devour. 51:41 And you will be easy to be devoured 51:45 if your mind is not working properly. 51:47 I urge you not to even start. 51:49 Yeah. Excellent. 51:50 Thank you so much, Pastor Johnny. 51:52 You know, the Bible is clear. 51:54 And it's neat how science isn't it backs it up to so, 51:56 yeah, not that the Bible needs any backing up, 51:58 but it's just really neat, for sure. 52:00 We're gonna take a quick break. 52:01 We'll be right back. 52:05 If you're enjoying our 3ABN Bible Q and A, 52:08 then tell your friends, 52:09 each Monday we'll bring you a fresh program, 52:12 answering the Bible questions you send us, 52:14 using God's Holy Word to shed light on those texts 52:18 that seem difficult to understand. 52:20 To have your questions answered on the future program, 52:23 just email them to us at BibleQA@3abn.tv 52:28 That's BibleQA@3abn.tv 52:32 You may also text your questions 52:33 to (618) 228-3975. 52:37 That's (618) 228-3975. 52:41 Be sure to include your name and where you live, 52:43 and then watch 3ABN Bible Q and A 52:46 for answers from God's Word. |
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