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00:01 As you are well aware
00:03 we are living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for today's special Program. 00:07 Music... 00:12 Song: I want to spend my life 00:17 mending broken people 00:22 I want to spend my life 00:27 removing pain 00:32 Lord, let my words 00:39 heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:49 mending broken people 00:54 I want to spend my life 01:00 mending broken people. 01:06 Music... 01:15 Hello, and welcome to Bible Q and A, 01:18 my name is Angela Lomacang, 01:20 I'm glad that you've tuned in today. 01:21 Get your Bibles... 01:23 you are going to be blessed by this wonderful Program. 01:28 Thank you for joining us each week... 01:31 and thank you for your support of 3ABN 01:33 and we do appreciate that very much. 01:36 Today, we'll be answering questions 01:39 that you send in each week. 01:41 If you want your questions answered, 01:44 here's now to send them in. 01:46 BibleQA@3abn. tv 01:51 or: 618-228-3975 01:56 you can text your questions in. 01:58 Also, if you want your question answered, 02:01 we are going to be answering them today... 02:04 well, we have a few of them, okay. 02:07 Today, we have three panelists that are with us 02:10 and most of the questions are two minutes. 02:13 I don't know how they do it but it's pretty challenging 02:17 but we're excited. 02:18 All right, today we have Pastor John Dinzey... welcome. 02:22 Dinzey: It's a blessing to be here 02:24 and I'm looking forward to hearing answers 02:25 and I always learn something, so it's a blessing. 02:28 Angela: It is... that's right. 02:29 Pastor Evangelist Ryan Day, powerful Speaker for the Lord. 02:33 Ryan: Praise the Lord... praise the Lord 02:35 I always love 3ABN Bible Q and A 02:36 and you'll probably hear my voice is a little... 02:38 sounds a little weird... 02:40 but we're going to still get through it by God's grace. 02:42 Angela: Amen... 02:44 and across from me, 02:45 is the love of my life, Pastor John Lomacang, 02:48 I'm so happy to have you here today. 02:49 Lomacang: Good to have you here Honey, 02:51 I know it's going to be good 02:52 because we already have a connection. 02:54 Laughter. 02:56 We're looking forward to answering these questions, 02:57 you're right... two minutes is a challenge. 02:59 So, stay tuned... 03:01 I think the Lord has something in store for all of us... 03:03 we always learn. 03:04 Angela: Amen... before we go any further, 03:06 Pastor Dinzey, would you have prayer for us? 03:08 Dinzey: Sure, let's go to the Lord in prayer. 03:10 "Our loving heavenly Father, 03:12 we are grateful to You Lord, 03:14 because of Your immense love for us. 03:17 Thank You Lord, for Your mercy... 03:19 and we ask, Lord, for Your Holy Spirit. 03:22 Use us according to Your good pleasure. 03:25 There are many questions 03:26 but we know that You have the answers 03:29 so, we depend on You 03:30 and we pray, Lord, for a blessing 03:32 upon everyone that joins us wherever they may be. 03:36 We pray for Your Holy Spirit to draw us close to you. 03:39 Wherever they are, 03:40 we pray that we will all be drawn close to You 03:43 and we thank You for the Holy Scriptures 03:44 that are a light unto our path and lead us to You. 03:48 In Jesus' name, amen. " 03:50 All: Amen. 03:51 Angela: I have a random question... 03:53 why do you like Bible Q and A? 03:56 Pause... 03:58 Ryan: I learn so much. 04:00 You come in with the knowledge that you have already, right, 04:04 that the Lord has blessed you with 04:05 in your studies over the years 04:07 but as Pastor Dinzey brought it out clearly earlier, 04:09 in this Program... makes me dig deeper... 04:12 makes me go a little deeper. 04:13 Sometimes, I choose questions that I don't know the answer to 04:16 just so I can go a little deeper and learn that so... 04:18 so, yeah, it's a blessing all around. 04:20 You get to grow closer to Christ 04:22 on learning more through His Word. 04:23 All: Amen. 04:25 Lomacang: It's like a treasure hunt to me... 04:27 you know, the Bible is a treasure chest 04:29 if there are things we know and... 04:31 then sometimes we think we know 04:32 and then we find out we don't really know as much as we should 04:35 and then it just turns the light on... 04:38 and then it says, "Answer in two minutes... " 04:41 that's the challenge. 04:43 Angela: Yeah, in two minutes, 04:45 that's what we have... two minutes 04:47 so, speaking of two minutes, oh boy! 04:50 okay, Ryan Day, I have a question for you. 04:53 Ryan: All right. 04:54 Angela: Here we go, 04:57 let's see, I went to my extra... here it is... 05:00 "If you have been baptized and gone away from the Church, 05:04 do you have to be re-baptized? 05:08 Can you participate in Communion? 05:11 Is Communion washing away of sins? 05:14 This is... well, this is a three-minute one, isn't it? 05:16 Ryan: This is my three-minute one, yeah. 05:18 Angela: You want to use it now? 05:19 Ryan: Let's do that right now, absolutely. 05:20 Angela: OK, this is Cindy. 05:22 Ryan: I chose this is going to be my three-minute one 05:23 because there's three questions here. 05:24 It takes a little bit more time to answer. 05:26 But the general answer to this would be... 05:27 it depends on the particular situation 05:29 that the person's in. 05:31 However, I want to be very clear that in most cases, 05:33 when a person decides to separate themselves 05:35 from the church... or to walk away from the church, 05:38 there's usually a heart issue involved there... 05:40 something's going on that needs to be addressed. 05:42 We have to be reminded 05:43 that according to Colossians chapter 1 verse 18, 05:45 that Christ is the Head of the body which is the Church 05:49 and so, when we separate ourselves from the body, 05:51 in a sense, we are disconnecting ourselves 05:53 from the Head of the body which is Jesus Christ. 05:56 So, to answer this question though, 05:58 "Do you have to be re-baptized? 05:59 In a re-baptism is... is still baptism 06:02 and we have to be reminded what baptism is about. 06:05 Romans 6... it tells us there beginning in verse 4... 06:07 Romans chapter 6 beginning with verse 4, 06:10 "Therefore we have been buried with Him 06:11 through baptism unto death, 06:13 that just as Christ was raised from the dead 06:15 by the glory of the Father, 06:16 even so we also should walk in newness of life... " it says, 06:20 "For if we been united together in the likeness of His death, 06:24 certainly we also shall be in the likeness 06:28 of His resurrection, 06:29 knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, 06:33 and that the body of sin might be done away with, 06:36 that we should no longer be slaves to sin. " 06:39 So, why should a person be re-baptized? 06:41 We have a great example in Acts 19... 06:43 the 12 Ephesian disciples had not necessarily forsaken God 06:47 but yet they had learned a new truth 06:49 and they wanted to be completely dedicated 06:51 and surrendered to that truth, 06:53 so, they were re-baptized by Paul. 06:54 But another reason why we would be re-baptized 06:56 and it kind of goes along with what this question is asking, 06:59 if we have fallen away from Christ... 07:01 if we've returned to sin... 07:03 if we have... kind of like a dog returning to its vomit, 07:06 we have forsaken our relationship with God 07:08 and we have turned back to habitual lifestyle of sin 07:12 but yet, you come to your senses... 07:14 you wake up... the Holy Spirit gets you... 07:15 and you come back to the Church... 07:17 you come back to the Lord... 07:18 you come back to your relationship with God 07:21 in this case, yes, you should be re-baptized... 07:23 you should re-marry yourself to Christ 07:25 because you, for a time, you walked away from the... 07:28 from the relationship... 07:29 you divorced yourself from Jesus for a time. 07:31 Now, can you participate in Communion? 07:33 I love the stance 07:35 that the Seventh-day Adventist church has on this 07:37 because everyone is welcome to participate in Communion 07:40 but again at the same time we have to recognize that 07:43 Communion is a strong representation of something, 07:46 Christ said, "Inasmuch that do this, 07:48 do this in remembrance of Me. " 07:49 You can read about that in 1st Corinthians chapter 11 07:52 verse 23 to 26 where Paul really expounds on that. 07:56 But it's a representation of the broken body 07:59 that Christ gave for us on the cross 08:01 and His sacrifice... shedding His blood 08:03 for our sins. 08:05 When we participate and partake of that Communion, 08:07 what we're saying is, 08:08 "Lord, I want to be in communion with you. " 08:09 So, this kind of... 08:11 let me go ahead and answer this last question here, 08:13 "Is Communion washing away of sins?" 08:14 No... baptism is the washing away of sin... 08:16 that's a representation of the washing away of sins 08:19 and... and... and burying the old man behind 08:21 but a Communion... Communion Service... 08:23 partaking of the body and the blood of Jesus 08:25 is not necessarily a washing away of sins 08:28 but it is a re-commitment... 08:30 a re-communion... 08:31 a communion of yourself to Jesus Christ 08:33 because you believe in faith of His sacrifice 08:36 that He gave for you and for your sins 08:39 and so, in this case, my Friend, 08:40 I would say, "If you have walked away from the church, 08:42 do some self-examination... 08:45 take some inventory... spiritual inventory 08:47 and ask the Lord to... to... to show you whether or not 08:50 that's where you need to be. 08:51 Angela: Amen, great answer, that's right. 08:54 Many people have walked away from the Lord 08:57 and now they're coming back 08:59 and I praise the Lord and I hope you... 09:01 if you are watching... you have walked away from the Lord, 09:04 my prayer is that you come back to the Lord, 09:07 that's what He wants... He wants you to come back. 09:09 Anyway, John Dinzey... Pastor Dinzey... 09:12 let's go to you next. 09:13 "Why does God say, 'Call upon Me 09:16 and I will show you great and mighty things... 09:19 you do not know... '" 09:21 and the person says... Charity says, 09:23 "but when I call and ask, I don't get answers. " 09:26 Same as Psalm 50 verse 15, 09:29 what do these verses mean? 09:32 Well, that is a good question 09:35 and I really... I'm grateful to the Lord for these verses 09:38 because they are a promise from the Lord. 09:41 So, what do these verses mean? 09:43 They mean exactly what they say. 09:45 I could answer it that way 09:47 but I'm sorry you are experiencing a delay 09:49 in receiving an answer to your prayers. 09:52 Now, some prayers... the Lord answers right away... 09:55 right away... 09:56 and it depends on what you're asking for. 09:57 Look at Abraham... he was asking... 10:00 Abraham and Sarah were asking for a child. 10:02 It took a long time for the Lord to answer that prayer 10:05 but there are always... 10:06 there's always a good reason or reasons 10:09 why God delays. 10:10 So, I would say to you, continue trusting in the Lord... 10:13 there are some promises that we can look at 10:16 but there are some principles also 10:18 for your prayer to be answered. 10:20 Notice Psalm 66 verse 18, 10:23 "If I regard iniquity in my heart, 10:25 the Lord will not hear. " 10:27 So, we have to be living in harmony with the Lord 10:30 to receive the blessings He wants to give us 10:34 and so, there is... 10:36 there are Scriptures that say, "Ask and you will receive. " 10:40 So, these are things that we must ask in faith as well. 10:44 That's why you look at... 10:45 you look in the book of James and it says, 10:47 "Ask in faith not wavering. " 10:49 We must trust that the Lord loves us 10:51 and wants the best for us 10:53 and there are some things that we might ask 10:55 that are not really good for us 10:57 or it may not be the best time for us to receive this. 11:01 Look at 1st John chapter 5 verse 14 and 15, 11:03 it says, "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, 11:06 that if we ask anything according to His will 11:10 He hears us. 11:11 And if we know that He hears us whatever we ask, 11:14 we know that we have the petitions 11:16 that we have asked of Him. " 11:18 So, we ask according to His will. 11:21 He wants to bless us... He wants us to be happy 11:24 but we must also do our part. 11:27 Sometimes we are asking for things 11:29 that there is some part that we must do as well. 11:33 I want to bring out this Scripture to you as well 11:38 as I... as I look at the eight-clock ending... 11:40 Psalm 84 verse 11, "For the Lord is... 11:42 the LORD God is a sun and a shield: 11:45 the LORD will give grace and glory: 11:47 no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. " 11:51 Continue trusting in the Lord, in due time, He will answer you. 11:55 Angela: Beautiful... "No good thing 11:57 will He withhold. " Amen... beautiful... 12:00 thank you Pastor Dinzey. 12:02 Now Honey... John... Pastor John Lomacang... 12:05 Ryan: You're the only one that can call him... 12:09 Angela: I know... right... Honey... 12:11 here we go... Philippians 3 verse 21 says 12:15 that our bodies will be changed 12:17 into the likeness of Christ's body. 12:19 It's a long questions so here goes... 12:22 1st John 3 verse 2 says, 12:24 "When Jesus appears, we shall be like Him... " 12:28 if we will have bodies in the likeness of Christ's body, 12:33 would we still be subject to the force of gravity? 12:38 Jesus in His resurrected body 12:41 could travel up and down from heaven to earth in a flash. 12:46 He could move through walls 12:50 without needing to go through the door 12:52 and could make Himself invisible. 12:55 I think angels have the same ability. 12:58 If our bodies will be like Jesus' body, 13:01 why would Jesus need to send His angels to gather the elect 13:07 at His second coming? 13:09 Here's the last part... 13:11 Will the angels be carrying us into the air to meet Jesus? 13:15 Wouldn't we be able to ascend into the air on our own 13:20 in our new bodies like Jesus did 13:22 when He ascended into heaven? 13:25 This is Queen from Zimbabwe. 13:28 Lomacang: Wow! that was a book... 13:29 Angela: That's loaded. 13:31 Lomacang: That's a book and that's a two-minute answer 13:32 so, let me go ahead and dive right into it. 13:34 First of all, we're going to be changed from mortal to immortal, 13:37 not from human to divine. 13:40 We're just partaking of the divine nature 13:42 but we don't replace God 13:43 and have all the attributes that He has. 13:45 We will reflect His character and His nature 13:48 not His creative abilities. 13:51 So, we won't be able to create things 13:52 and move through walls and disappear and reappear, 13:55 those are divine attributes that God alone has. 13:59 We will put on immortality and not put on divinity. 14:03 We will be restored to the image that we had 14:06 when man was unfallen 14:08 with the additional blessing of immortality. 14:12 The Bible says, "By faith we partake of the divine nature. " 14:15 2nd Peter 1 verse 4, 14:16 "You may be partakers of the divine nature. " 14:18 We can share that divine nature now 14:20 but we don't become divinity... that's the difference, 14:23 so, walking through doors... 14:24 but the question about being caught away... 14:27 you know, before I get to that, 14:28 let me also give you one more... 1st Corinthians 15:49, 14:30 the Bible says, 14:32 "As we have borne the image of the man of dust, 14:34 we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. " 14:36 Our bodies are going to be transformed... 14:38 not our abilities... 14:40 we'll still be limited to the things that God gave humanity 14:43 the abilities of in the very beginning. 14:45 But being caught up... 14:46 are we going to be caught up on our own strength? 14:48 Well, the Bible says... 14:49 the word "caught up" is the word Parousia in the Greek, 14:52 which means, we are not being caught up on our own powers... 14:55 we're being caught up under the power of divinity... 14:58 He's catching us up 15:00 and yes, Matthew 24:31, 15:02 the Bible says, "He will send His angels with a great sound 15:05 of a trumpet, 15:06 and they will gather together His elect 15:09 from the four winds, 15:11 from one end of heaven to the other. " 15:13 Psalm 50 verse 4 and 5 says, 15:15 He says to them, "Gather My saints together to Me, 15:18 those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice. " 15:21 Once again, Christ is catching us up by His divine power... 15:24 we are not replacing Him, we are just simply sharing 15:27 in the glory of His eternal and divine nature. 15:32 Angela: Thank you, Honey. 15:34 All right, well said. 15:35 We shall be changed from mortal to immortal one day, right? 15:40 Lomacang: Thank you Honey. 15:41 Angela: Yes... alright... 15:43 Ryan, are you ready for Question number 2? 15:46 Ryan: Let's do it. 15:47 Angela: Why do so many Christians believe that 15:50 it's impossible to overcome sin in the flesh 15:53 through the grace of Jesus Christ? 15:55 Ryan: You know, I think there's a few reasons why 15:58 people could possibly not believe in that truth 16:01 but I just want to highlight a couple of things here 16:04 and then I'm going to back this up with Scripture. 16:06 You know, there's people kind of like myself years ago, 16:09 I was deceived... you know, 16:11 at one time, I did not believe in the Bible truth 16:12 about the Sabbath 16:13 but I was not in a rebellious state rejecting that truth, 16:17 I just was unknowledgeable. 16:18 So, some people don't believe it 16:19 because they haven't been exposed to all the truth 16:21 just yet, but when they hear that truth, 16:23 they will bring their mind and their lives 16:24 in harmony with that 16:26 but then, there's the other side 16:27 which are those who... 16:28 they have seen... they have heard... 16:30 they have had opportunity to learn 16:31 but have hardened their heart and is in rebellion 16:34 and, of course, rejecting that truth 16:36 and there's reasons why they do this, okay. 16:38 It's not what their pastor believes... 16:39 it's not what their family believes... 16:41 it's not what their church teaches or believes 16:43 and, of course, some people reject that type of truth 16:45 because it comes at a cost... 16:47 truth comes at a cost sometimes... 16:49 that people are not willing to pay 16:50 and I... and I say that loosely in a sense... you know... 16:53 sometimes, living for Christ as Jesus says is difficult... 16:56 strait is the gate and difficult is the way 17:01 and... and... and at the end of the day, my Friends, 17:03 it's difficult not because God wants it to be 17:04 but because the enemy is after us... 17:07 he wants to destroy us... 17:08 so, why do people not believe in the truth of victory over sin 17:12 living without sin? 17:13 Because we have reflected totally the character of God. 17:16 Well, 1st Timothy chapter 4 verse 1 tells us that 17:19 that, you know, "Now the Spirit expressly says that 17:21 in latter times some will depart from the faith, 17:23 giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons... " 17:27 The devil is working hard in people's hearts and minds 17:29 to deceive them... and so, this is a deception 17:32 because I'm going to be honest with you, my Friends, 17:34 if you read the Bible 17:35 and you are genuinely honest with yourself, 17:37 and the Holy Spirit as the Bible says 17:38 is going to lead and guide you into all truth, 17:41 because He is the Spirit of truth, 17:42 according to John chapter 16, 17:44 then, again, God will lead you to the truth 17:46 to see the overwhelming evidence 17:48 that Jesus did not just die on the cross 17:50 so that you might have forgiveness... 17:51 He died for much more than just forgiveness 17:53 so that we might have complete victory over sin. 17:56 Jesus even speaks about... in Matthew 13... 17:58 the parable of the sower... 17:59 of those who... they have eyes they cannot see... 18:01 ears that cannot hear... 18:03 because they have hardened their hearts. 18:04 So, many people don't believe in these truths... 18:07 because they have hardened their hearts. 18:09 It is our job that when we hear truth, 18:11 we may not like it... it may not fit our lifestyle 18:13 but we humble ourselves in His presence 18:15 and we receive it 18:17 because the truth... as we say... 18:18 we receive it... it shall make us free. 18:21 Angela: Amen... beautiful... well said. 18:23 Well, if you have questions... 18:25 Bible questions that you'd like to send in, 18:27 you can send it to: BibleQA@3abn. tv 18:33 or you can text them in to: 618-228-3975. 18:39 All right, let's go... 18:41 Pastor Dinzey, are you ready? 18:43 Dinzey: By God's grace. 18:45 Angela: By God's grace... amen. 18:47 All right... 18:49 "In Exodus 4 verses 10 and 11, Moses says... 18:55 he's not a good Speaker 18:56 but in Acts 7:22, Stephen... speaking of Moses 19:01 says, 'He is strong in speech... ' 19:04 did Moses lie to God?" 19:06 Michael from Livingston, Texas. 19:10 Dinzey: Well, thank you Michael for sending in your question, 19:12 you know, Exodus 4:10 and 11, I'm going to read that, 19:15 "Then Moses said to the Lord, 'O my Lord, I am not eloquent, 19:18 neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; 19:21 but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue. ' 19:24 So, the Lord said to him, 19:25 'Who has made man's mouth? 19:27 Or who makes the mute, the deaf, 19:29 and the seeing or the blind? 19:31 Have not I, the Lord? 19:33 Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth 19:36 and teach you what you shall say. '" 19:38 And so, we have here Moses like shying away 19:42 from what God is saying 19:44 and because he claims to be slow of speech. 19:46 But yet in Acts chapter 7 verse 22 as you mentioned, 19:49 it says, "Moses was learned 19:51 in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, 19:53 and was mighty in words and deeds. " 19:56 So, what is going on here? 19:57 It seems that Moses had some fear of his speaking capability 20:03 but I want to throw in another factor in here 20:06 for you to consider, 20:07 the Lord is asking him to do something 20:09 that is beyond his capability 20:11 to go in there and deliver the people. 20:14 Now, he had been away from the Egyptians 20:16 and the Egyptian language for many years 20:18 and perhaps the... 20:20 "Man, I think I forgot how to speak the language. " 20:22 There may have been a combination of things... 20:25 the fear of the task... 20:26 and the fear that he had lost command of the language... 20:29 and that he didn't feel he was eloquent enough to do 20:32 what God was asking him to... 20:34 this is why God says, "Have I not made... 20:36 I'm going to give the words, don't worry about it. " 20:37 Angela: Yes. All: Hmmm... hmmm... 20:39 Dinzey: But, to... to help him out, He says, 20:42 "You know, I'm going to let Aaron... 20:44 he will be your spokesman... 20:45 I will speak to you... you speak to him... 20:46 he will be your spokesman... " 20:48 but it appears that after awhile, 20:49 you can see Moses speaking incredible... powerful messages, 20:53 so, apparently, after a while... 20:56 to him it became not an issue 20:58 and you can see him addressing the people of Israel 21:01 and perhaps he lost that fear. 21:04 So, he didn't lie... he did not lie to God... 21:07 who... who in the world can lie to God and "get away with it" 21:10 because God knows all things. 21:12 Angela: Amen... yes, He does 21:15 and Moses... Lord... 21:17 the Holy Spirit used Moses to write... 21:19 is it the first five books of the Old Testament? 21:21 All: Yes. 21:23 Angela: So, yes, anyway, 21:25 let's go to Question number 2 for my husband. 21:28 Here we go... John... 21:30 we're talking about the feast days... 21:32 people have questions about the feast days. 21:35 Okay, here we go... 21:36 "The feast days were done away with 21:38 but why in Leviticus 23:14 and 21 does it say, 21:43 "Keep for all generations... " in verse 14... 21:48 "and forever... " in verse 21... 21:51 I was wondering since sacrifices were done away with 21:54 and Jesus implemented His body and blood 21:57 at the Last Supper... " 21:59 which is Communion... 22:00 should we be keeping the feasts with Communion 22:05 rather than sacrifice? 22:07 Bible references please... " 22:10 and that's Sherie in Pennsylvania. 22:12 Lomacang: Thank you Sherie, the quick answer is: No... 22:15 the feasts... when the Bible uses the phrase 22:17 "throughout your generations" and "forever" 22:19 that is as long as it is in force 22:22 and you find it in Scripture quite a bit, you know, 22:24 when it talks about some people serving in the courts forever. 22:28 Well, they have to live forever to be able to do that. 22:30 Any observance that is still in force, 22:33 will be a perpetual observance by the people of Israel... 22:36 as long as it's in force. 22:38 but the feasts... if you follow this very carefully, 22:41 you find the book of Genesis before sin entered the world, 22:44 there were no feasts... there were no sacrifices... 22:45 there was no reason for those 22:47 and all the symbolism that went along with the feasts... 22:49 the washings... the ordinances... 22:51 and in some cases the killing of an animal... 22:54 whether from a bird all the way up to a calf 22:56 or... or something that was clean before the Lord. 22:59 But these all had a purpose and here's the key... 23:02 for example, let's talk about Passover for example, 23:06 Paul the Apostle says, "For Christ is our Passover. " 23:09 So, you have to keep seeing that... 23:11 we're talking about the priestly services... 23:13 Christ is our High Priest... 23:14 all these ceremonies and feasts were pointing 23:17 to the coming of the Messiah. 23:19 That's why Galatians 3:19, notice... 23:21 because they were all a part of the Ceremonial Law... 23:23 these feasts... these ordinances... 23:25 Paul says, "What purpose then... " 23:27 in Galatians 3:19 "does the law serve?" 23:29 It was added because of transgression. 23:31 Look at the timeframe... 23:33 "till the seed should come to whom the promise was made" 23:36 and it was appointed through angels 23:38 by the hand of a Mediator. 23:40 So, that particular timeframe... so, when Jesus came, 23:44 Paul made it very clear in Hebrews 9 verse 9 and 10, 23:47 "It was symbolic for the present time 23:49 in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered 23:52 which cannot make him who performed the sacrifice perfect" 23:56 and it talked about concerned in verse 10... 23:58 "only with foods and drinks, 24:01 various washings, and fleshly ordinances 24:03 imposed until the time of reformation. " 24:06 So, as you go to Colossians 24:08 you see that He nailed these things to the cross, 24:09 and it's specifically mentioned, 24:11 "Let no one judge you in regard to festivals. " 24:14 So, they came to an end when Christ gave His life for us. 24:17 Angela: Ah... so those are ceremonies, right, 24:21 that were nailed to the cross. Lomacang: That's right. 24:23 Angela: And they don't do that today, 24:24 you don't see the Jews doing that today, do you? 24:26 Lomacang: Well, the Jews still because they rejected Christ... 24:28 Angela: I mean feasts. Lomacang: The Orthodox Jews... 24:31 Angela: When I say "feasts" they're not sacrificing animals. 24:34 Lomacang: Right, exactly. Angela: That's what I meant. 24:35 Lomacang: Those are the things, right, 24:36 there are certain portions they still leave out. 24:38 Angela: Right... right. 24:39 Lomacang: But they still... because they reject Christ 24:41 they're still keeping the past. 24:42 Angela: Like Yom Kippur and all that, yes, yes. 24:44 Okay, are you ready for your question, Mr. Day, here we go, 24:49 "Is there anywhere in the Bible 24:52 that God tells us not to buy or sell on God's Sabbath? 24:57 Can you please help me to understand biblically 25:00 why I'm not supposed to buy or sell on God's Sabbath? 25:05 Thank you. " Isaka from Ghana. 25:07 Ryan: All right, Isaka, 25:09 thank you so much for your question 25:10 and I want to begin with Exodus chapter 20 verses 8 through 11, 25:13 right there in the Commandment... 25:15 the principle is given while it doesn't explicitly say 25:18 in the Commandment, we should not buy or sell... 25:20 the principle is clearly communicated. 25:21 So, let's read that, it says, 25:23 "Remember Sabbath day to keep it holy. " 25:25 Again, I'm reading Exodus 20 verses 8 through 11, 25:28 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 25:30 Six days you shall labor. and do all your work: 25:32 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God: 25:34 In it you shall not do any work, 25:37 you, nor your son, nor your daughter, 25:39 nor your male servant, nor your female servant, 25:40 nor your cattle, 25:42 nor your stranger who is within your gates. " 25:43 Why? 25:45 "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, 25:47 the sea, and all that in them is, 25:49 and He rested the seventh day: 25:50 wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day 25:52 and hallowed it. " 25:53 So, the principle there in the commandment itself... 25:55 God says, "Look, I want you to rest 25:57 and I want you to allow others within your control... 26:00 within your property... within your overall control... 26:04 you allow them to rest as well. 26:06 Now, tie that to what we find in Nehemiah chapter 13, 26:10 because when you get to Nehemiah chapter 13... 26:11 Nehemiah has an issue on his hands... 26:13 the people are buying and selling 26:15 and trading on the Sabbath and he sees it 26:17 and he calls them out and he says, 26:18 "Get away from there... get away from the walls... " 26:20 they were setting up camp around the walls 26:22 and they were setting up their trade tents and what not... 26:24 and notice what we find in verse 15... 26:27 Nehemiah chapter 13 verse 15, it says, 26:28 "In those days I saw people in Judah 26:30 treading winepresses on the Sabbath, 26:32 and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, 26:35 and grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, 26:36 which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: 26:39 and I warned them about the day 26:41 in which they were selling provisions. 26:43 Men of Tyre dwelt there also, 26:45 who brought in fish and all kinds of goods, 26:47 and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, 26:50 and in Jerusalem. " 26:51 And, of course, he goes and he warns them, 26:52 he says, "Look, this is not good, 26:54 you're profaning the Sabbath day 26:55 and they were persistent to the point that he put out guards 26:58 around the walls... he says, 27:00 "We're going to... we're going to, we're going to 27:01 we're going to honor God's holy day... " so much 27:03 that when you get to verse 21, notice what it says, 27:05 it says, "Then I warned them, and said to them, 27:06 'Why do you spend the night around the wall? 27:09 If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!'" 27:11 He says, "From that time on 27:12 they came no more on the Sabbath day. " 27:14 So, yes, we do have an explicit text right there in Nehemiah 13 27:18 where the prophet of God 27:19 under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit 27:21 told the people, "You are profaning the Sabbath 27:23 when you buy, sell, and trade. " 27:25 Why? Because when you do these things, 27:27 you are causing yourself and others 27:29 to work and profane the holiness and sanctity of the Sabbath, 27:32 we have six days to do that as the commandment says, 27:34 on the Sabbath... let's keep it holy 27:36 by refraining to do those things 27:38 and resting and communing with God. 27:40 All: Amen. Angela: Well said, amen. 27:42 Six days shall you labor, right, and do all the work... 27:45 all your work but what day is the Sabbath? 27:47 All: The seventh day. Angela: The seventh, yes, amen. 27:50 All right, are you ready for your question, Pastor Dinzey? 27:53 Dinzey: By God's grace. Angela: Amen. 27:55 "When asking for forgiveness... " 27:58 this is... this is different... 28:01 we got this question too my husband and I... 28:04 "When asking for forgiveness of sin, 28:07 do you name every sin 28:09 or can you say, "Forgive me of my sins. " 28:13 Dinzey: Thank you so much. 28:16 I... I'm going to go to Proverbs chapter 28 and verse 13, 28:20 it says, "He who covers his sins will not prosper: 28:26 but whoever confesses and forsakes them, 28:29 will have mercy. " 28:31 So, this verse gives you an indication 28:34 that confessing and forsake... you will have mercy. 28:38 So, in order for you to forsake something... in other words, 28:41 leave something... you must confess it explicitly... 28:44 you must specifically confess that sin... 28:46 you must know about it. 28:48 Now, there are some sins that we may commit 28:51 that we do not know 28:53 and in that case, 28:54 you can say, "Lord, please forgive me for my sins. " 28:57 But the sins that you know you have committed, 28:59 you see the Holy Spirit works and leads us to repentance, 29:03 how is He going to lead us to repentance 29:04 unless He brings these things to our knowledge 29:07 or to our remembrance. 29:08 So, known sins should be confessed specifically. 29:13 In 1st John chapter 1 verse 9, it says, 29:17 "If we confess our sins, 29:19 He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins 29:23 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 29:27 So, yes, we should confess specifically. 29:30 I'm going to point you now to Leviticus chapter 4 29:33 verses 27 and 28... notice the words here, 29:36 "If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally 29:39 by doing something against 29:41 any of the commandments of the Lord 29:43 in anything which ought not to be done, and is guilty, 29:46 or if his sin which he has committed 29:48 comes to his knowledge... " 29:50 so there are apparently times when we may commit a sin 29:53 and we're not aware of it... 29:55 "then he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, 29:59 a female without blemish, 30:00 for his sins which he has committed. " 30:02 So, when it comes to your knowledge, then you confess it 30:06 but if you do not know then and it's... 30:08 it's fine to say, "Lord, forgive me for those sins 30:11 that I do not know I have committed. " 30:13 And the Lord, in His mercy... He is leading us in the path 30:17 to lead us to holiness and as you go... 30:19 as you continue reading the Scriptures, 30:21 your understanding broadens 30:23 and you will know what is right and what is wrong. 30:26 You will... you will not feel right. 30:28 Angela: Yes, amen, thank you for that 30:30 and every night we always say our prayer, 30:33 "Forgive us for things we have said or done 30:35 that's not pleasing in Your sight. " 30:38 Or things that we don't even... 30:40 you know, sometimes you say stuff 30:42 and like, "Lord, why did I say that?" 30:45 and so... 30:47 Dinzey: I want to say... 30:49 I mentioned Leviticus here because in those days, 30:52 sacrifices needed to be made for sins committed 30:54 but eventually, after Christ came, 30:56 no... those aren't sacrifice... He's our sacrifice 30:59 to end all sacrifices. 31:00 Angela: Ah... good point. He is our sacrifice. 31:03 All right, if you'd like to send your questions in, 31:08 you can send your questions in to: BibleQA@3abn. tv 31:14 or you can text your questions to: 618-228-3975. 31:20 All right, let's go to John Lomacang, 31:24 Pastor Lomacang, are you ready? 31:25 Lomacang: I'm ready. 31:26 Angela: Okay, "Can you explain... " 31:29 ah... "Can you please explain the text in Acts 31:33 where Paul uses a handkerchief to pray for someone. 31:38 Why Adventists don't practice that method?" 31:42 This is from John... John. 31:44 Lomacang: I like that... 31:45 first of all, thank you for the question 31:47 and John answering John... 31:48 I wrote a couple of things 31:50 and I think will be very... will be very instrumental. 31:52 The power is not in the handkerchief... 31:55 the power is not in the oil... 31:58 the power is not in the splinters that people sell 32:01 that they claim to be from the Tree of Life... 32:04 from the tree of the cross. 32:06 Somebody once said that so much wood was sold 32:09 by one tele-evangelist 32:11 that he sold enough splinters 32:13 to build Yosemite National Park 32:15 but he kept saying, "These are blessed pieces of wood 32:18 we've... " I don't want to mention names, 32:19 or sell red hankies 32:21 and hankies that have been prayed over... 32:23 put your hand on the TV... 32:24 this is the... this is the sensational... 32:27 men tend to put the sensational and abilities in the thing 32:32 and not in Christ. 32:33 The Bible warns us against this kind of sensationalism 32:36 which in fact gets people's attention better sometimes 32:39 than a simple prayer. 32:41 Look what happened on the Mount Carmel example, 32:43 they were jumping up and down... 32:45 cutting themselves... yelling... 32:46 all Elijah did was pray. 32:48 He didn't use a handkerchief... he didn't burn any wood... 32:51 he just prayed and God did all the wood burning... 32:53 God answered the prayers... simplicity is the key. 32:56 The tendency is to take the... 32:58 and this is how you know it's false... 32:59 the tendency is to take the power from Christ 33:01 and put it on an object. 33:03 But here's John 4 verse 48, 33:05 that's why the Lord said, 33:06 "Unless you people see signs and wonders, 33:09 you will be no means believe. " 33:11 That's still a problem today. 33:13 "An wicked and adulterous generation... " He says 33:15 in Matthew 16 verse 4, looks after a sign 33:18 but here's how the Bible talks about the power of God. 33:20 John 14:13, 33:22 "Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, 33:25 that the Father may be glorified in the Son. " 33:27 John 16:23, 33:29 "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. 33:31 Most assuredly, I say to you, 33:33 whatever you ask the Father in My name I will give. " 33:37 And the Apostle says in Acts 3 verse 6, 33:39 "Silver and gold I do not have, 33:41 but what I do have I give to you: 33:43 In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, 33:46 rise up and walk. " 33:47 The power is in the name not in the object. 33:50 Panel: Amen. 33:51 Angela: Ah... amen, thank you for that. 33:53 Wow! okay... are you ready for this, Ryan? 33:56 Was there a time that you believed in the Secret Rapture? 33:58 Ryan: Of course. Angela: Okay, this is for you. 34:00 Ryan: I was raised to believe it. 34:02 Angela: Wow! here we go. 34:03 "Concerning Revelation 3:10 and 12, 34:06 "Could you explain why people use these verses 34:10 to substantiate the Rapture?" 34:12 Ryan: Yeah, absolutely, again, it kind of goes back to 34:15 what I said earlier and then another answer 34:18 that some people just aren't aware 34:20 and when they're exposed to that truth, 34:21 they will change their mind because of humility 34:24 and because they love truth. 34:25 But then, there's those... 34:26 as we're going to read right here, 34:28 "I'm going to answer this with 2nd Peter 3:16, by the way, 34:31 because Paul was a very educated man... 34:33 Peter understood that 34:34 and notice what Peter writes about Paul. 34:37 He says, "As also in all his epistles, 34:39 speaking to them... 34:40 in things which are some things hard to understand, 34:43 which untaught and unstable people... " 34:46 in King James version it says, 34:47 "unlearned people twist to their own destruction, 34:50 as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. " 34:52 When you read this passage here 34:54 in Revelation 3 verses 10 and 12, 34:55 we're going to read it very quickly... 34:57 it says, "Because you have kept my commandments... " 34:58 and by the way, this is in context 35:00 of the message he sends to Philadelphia... 35:02 which is the pure church, right? 35:04 So, he sends this to them... 35:05 in the latter part of that message to Philadelphia, 35:08 he says, "Because you have kept my command to persevere, 35:10 I have also kept you from the hour of trial 35:13 which shall come upon the whole world, 35:14 to test those who dwell upon the earth. " 35:16 He who writes... I mean, this is verse 12, 35:18 "He who overcomes, 35:19 I will make him a pillar in my temple... 35:21 in the temple of My God, 35:23 and he shall go out no more. 35:24 And I will write on him the name of My God 35:26 and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, 35:28 which comes down out of heaven from My God. 35:32 And I will write on him My new name. " 35:34 Nowhere in that passage is he speaking about 35:36 the return of Christ... the second coming of Christ... 35:39 you know, in this case 35:40 trying to apply this to a secret silent rapture 35:42 all because it says, 35:44 "I will withhold them from the hour of trial 35:46 which shall come upon the world... " 35:48 My Friends, that hour of trial that shall come upon the world, 35:50 God has already told us what will happen. 35:52 We will be here according to Psalm chapter 91, 35:54 we shall behold... the... the destruction... 35:57 or the, you know, the destruction of the wicked... 35:59 our eyes shall behold them 36:01 and the Bible makes it clear there in Psalm 91 36:03 that no plague... which is that time of trouble... 36:05 that great tribulation-time period 36:07 which we will be present... 36:08 God's people will be present in that time 36:10 but God promises... 36:11 while He's not going to take us out of... 36:13 He's going to save us through it. 36:14 That's why He says, "No plague will come near your dwelling. " 36:17 I think it's what Jesus prayed in John 17:15, 36:19 when He said to His Father, 36:21 "Do not take them out of the world. " 36:23 Okay, because He recognizes that like Noah... 36:26 like Daniel and his three friends... 36:28 like some of the people who had to go through the trial 36:31 and tribulation, 36:32 God saved them through it rather than taking them from it 36:34 and so, in this case, yes, 36:36 people will apply those verses to a Secret Rapture 36:39 but, of course, it cannot be done... 36:40 and it should not be done 36:42 because that is a twisting of the Word of God. 36:43 Angela: Wow! well said, 36:47 and the Bible says, we will be caught up together 36:48 to meet the Lord in the air... 36:50 we'll go meet Him... 36:51 Ryan: At the Second Coming. Angela: Thank you. 36:53 Ryan: At the Second Coming. Angela: At the Second Coming. 36:55 All right, amen, thank you for that. 36:57 Okay, are you ready Pastor Dinzey, by God's grace. 37:00 Dinzey: By God's grace. 37:02 Angela: Here we go... 37:03 this is your 3-minute question. 37:05 Let's go to that one. 37:06 "I know Jesus was not created... 37:09 there are too many Scriptures that say otherwise... 37:12 would you explain Proverbs 8 verse 22 37:16 and the surrounding passages?" 37:19 This is from Tai Jacqueline in Indiana. 37:23 Dinzey: All right, in Proverbs chapter 8 37:27 you have wisdom personified. 37:30 It is said to speak and talks about what... 37:34 what that wisdom is... is able to do, for example, 37:37 Proverbs chapter 8 verse 11, it says, 37:40 "For wisdom is better than rubies; 37:41 and all the things that may be desired 37:43 are not to be compared to it. " 37:45 Look at Proverbs chapter 8 verse 15, 37:48 "By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. " 37:51 Verse 20, "I lead in the way of righteousness, 37:54 in the midst of the paths of judgment... " 37:57 Then, for example, the very last part says, 38:01 "For those who find me, findeth... find life, 38:04 and shall obtain favor of the Lord. " 38:06 Last verse, "But he that sinneth against me 38:09 wrongeth his own soul: 38:10 all they that hate me love death. " 38:12 Angela: What verse is that? 38:14 Dinzey: That's the last verse, verse... 38:15 I read verses 35 and 36 of Proverbs chapter 8. 38:18 Now when you get to verse... 38:19 when you are in verse 22, it says, 38:20 "The Lord possessed me in the beginning... 38:23 in the beginning of His way, 38:26 before His works of old. " 38:28 Now, there is a group of people called the Jehovah's Witnesses 38:32 that... that say, "The Lord produced me in the beginning" 38:36 and that word is not found in the Hebrew... 38:39 the word "produce" is not found in the Hebrew 38:41 to mean that. 38:44 Now, the word there for the Hebrew... 38:47 it can mean: by... possess... 38:52 and the Septuagint did put the word "create" in there... 38:56 the Aryans looked at this verse and they said, 38:59 "Okay, wait a minute... 39:00 wisdom here was created by God. " 39:04 Now, there's a problem with that translation 39:06 because it's not accurate... 39:08 you look at the context 39:09 and people look at that and say, "Wait a minute, 39:12 there is a verse in the New Testament 39:15 that Christ is the wisdom of God. 39:17 So, they look at these two verses 39:20 and they say, "Okay, Christ was created... " 39:23 and that creates a problem because Christ was not created. 39:27 In John chapter 1 verses 1 and 2 it says, 39:31 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, 39:33 and the Word was God. " 39:35 And the person that sent this question 39:37 understands this very clearly. 39:39 So, what is going on here? 39:42 Why are people clinging to this idea? 39:45 You will look at this by the... when you look at the word... 39:49 Hebrew word is 84 times in the Bible 39:53 and it means to get... to acquire... to possess... 39:56 it very rarely is used in the sense of: Create. 40:00 The context indicates 40:03 that this is not talking about Christ being created... 40:07 and if you say that God created wisdom... 40:10 that means, one point in time He lacked wisdom. 40:13 So, you see, that is a problem so, the word here 40:17 is correctly translated: possess... 40:19 and that's what it should be. 40:21 To use another word... you're violating the context. 40:26 Ryan: Hmmm... Angela: Amen... 40:28 God is all wise isn't He? 40:30 Dinzey: Yes, indeed. 40:32 Angela: Wisdom comes from God no one else. 40:33 Dinzey: Yeah, He's always had wisdom. 40:34 He didn't create it at one time... 40:36 "Oh, now He has wisdom. " 40:37 This is a problem to think of as "create" in this text. 40:40 Angela: Thank you for that, well said. 40:43 All right, Pastor Lomacang, are you ready? 40:45 This is interesting... this is your 3-minute question. 40:49 John: Okay. Angela: Here we go. 40:51 This is a question a lot of people ask about the 24 Elders. 40:55 "Are the 24 Elders in Revelation 4:4 strong angels? 41:00 I used to believe they were the first fruit led by Jesus 41:07 during His ascension. 41:09 After many hours of study, I now agree with Ellen White 41:15 and the others. 41:16 It is highly probable 41:18 that they are not redeemed humans but strong angels. 41:23 Can you share your thoughts on this?" 41:25 Monica in Maryland... thank you Monica. 41:28 John: Sure, thank you Monica. 41:29 One thing I want to bring out very quickly is that... 41:31 and I say this as a student of the writings of Ellen White, 41:35 we never use Ellen White to establish a doctrine. 41:38 She wouldn't even support that. 41:40 She said our claim and our... 41:42 our creed should always be the Bible and the Bible only 41:44 and some people ask, 41:45 "Well, what do you do with that reference 41:47 where she talks about a strong angel?" 41:48 If you look at... if you put the whole picture together 41:50 where she talks about the redeemed... 41:52 the 24 Elders... 41:53 that one reference does not overthrow the compilation 41:57 of the other references she talks about... 41:59 those who are first fruits that ascended 42:01 at the resurrection at the death of Christ, 42:03 but you have to allow the Bible to clearly explain itself 42:07 and when you look at the Bible, 42:09 let's start with Revelation... 42:10 Revelation does not use Elders in reference to angels 42:14 and by the way we can go even further, 42:16 you can't find a Scripture and... 42:17 you can't find a reference in the Scriptures anywhere 42:19 that Elders and Angels are synonymous 42:22 and I did the research to really look at this Bible. 42:24 You also... to look at this question, 42:26 let me look at a couple of things 42:28 that will start to give the picture some clarity. 42:30 The number 24 clearly describes the functions of the priest 42:35 and this is something that most people don't look at. 42:38 1st Chronicles chapter 24 verses 4 down to verse 10, 42:41 you find in verse 4 it says, speaking about... 42:44 among the sons of Eleazar were 16 heads of their father's house 42:49 count this... and 8 heads of their father's house 42:52 among the sons of Ithamar. 42:54 16 and 8 is what? 24. 42:56 Then you go to verse 5... 42:58 it talks about them being divided into different groups 43:01 and from verse 7 all the way to verse 18 it says, 43:04 the first group... the second group... 43:06 the third group... 43:07 it goes all the way down to the 24th group 43:09 and it breaks up the function of the priest 43:11 into 24 groups 43:13 which simply clearly points out in the role of priests 43:16 that 24 is a clarity of numbers that could be pointed out. 43:20 The next thing is, Revelation 4:4 says, 43:23 "They wear white robes... " 43:25 Now, what do the white robes symbolize? 43:28 And they also wear crowns... 43:30 the white robes according to the Bible 43:32 is a symbol of those who are redeemed. 43:34 The crowns... according to the writing of the Apostle Paul, 43:38 he says in 2nd Timothy 4:8, 43:40 "There's a crown of righteousness laid up for me... 43:43 not for me only but for all those who love His appearing. " 43:46 So, angels don't wear crowns and don't wear white robes... 43:49 the Bible never speaks about that. 43:50 The next thing is, "They cast their crowns... " 43:53 Revelation 4 verses 10 to 11, 43:55 "They cast their crowns at the feet of Christ. " 43:58 and they describe how He has redeemed them from 44:00 the earth from nations. 44:02 Well, He didn't redeem angels from nations... 44:05 and they make that very clear that they are redeemed. 44:07 Thirdly, they are granted to sit on His thrown... 44:10 Revelation 3 verse 21, 44:12 He said to them, "You will sit with me on my Father's throne 44:14 when you overcome. " 44:16 Never has that position been given to angels 44:18 and lastly, they were told 44:23 that they have an action that's connected to them 44:26 that is synonymous to the role of the priest 44:28 which is the prayers of the saints 44:30 and as their prayers are rising, 44:32 it's described as a bowl full of incense 44:34 which are the prayers of the saints. 44:36 So, when you look at all of that, 44:38 lastly James chapter 1 verse 12, 44:40 James says, "Blessed are those who endure temptation 44:43 for they will receive a crown of life, 44:45 which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. " 44:47 In a quick nutshell, 44:48 these cannot possibly be angels 44:50 because: redemption... the white robes... the crowns... 44:53 and the promise to sit with Christ on His throne 44:56 were all given to humanity never to the angels. 44:59 Angela: Wow, well said, amen. 45:01 All right, you ready? 45:04 Ryan: I'm ready. Angela: Here we go, Ryan Day, 45:07 "I keep hearing that you must be baptized 45:10 in order to be saved 45:11 and the question I have is: 45:14 how did the man on the cross beside Jesus get baptized?" 45:18 Joe in Virginia. 45:20 Ryan: I appreciate that question Joe, thank you so much, 45:22 we have to just highlight right off the bat 45:25 that nowhere in the Bible does it say 45:26 that baptism is a form of salvation 45:28 or that baptism brings salvation... 45:30 only Jesus Christ brings salvation... 45:32 want to make that very clear. 45:34 However, we do have texts like... 45:35 for instance... Mark chapter 16 verse 16 45:37 which makes it very clear, 45:38 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; 45:42 but he who does not believe will be condemned. " 45:44 Now, notice how it says... 45:46 it addresses the "unbelief" part here 45:47 but it doesn't address the "baptized" part again 45:50 like in the first part of the text. 45:52 But at the end, we know that 45:54 people who choose not to be baptized... 45:56 there is a lack of unbelief there 45:58 and so, the condemnation comes not necessarily 46:00 in the lack of baptism but in the lack of unbelief. 46:03 But I say all of that to say that... you know what? 46:06 Even though the Bible does not explicitly say, 46:09 "You have to be baptized to be saved... " 46:11 We understand that there are many, many principles 46:13 and texts that clearly communicate as a whole 46:15 for if we're given an opportunity... 46:18 we should be baptized. 46:19 For instance, take Acts chapter 8 verse 36 into account. 46:22 The Ethiopian Eunuch had just had an encounter there with... 46:25 with Philip... 46:27 and it says here in verse 36, it says, 46:28 "Now as they went down to the road, 46:29 and they came to some water and the Eunuch said... " 46:32 notice this... "See, here is water... 46:34 what hinders me from being baptized... " 46:36 and that's the question, 46:38 what hinders us from being baptized 46:39 if there's nothing that hinders us, 46:41 we should be baptized because it is an open expression 46:44 of what... what God is doing in... 46:46 what God has done in us and what He will continue to do. 46:49 It's a commitment... 46:50 it's... it's a symbolism almost of marrying yourself 46:53 to Jesus Christ because of the relationship 46:55 you have already established with Him 46:57 and so now, take that in consideration 46:59 when we talk about why did the... 47:02 the thief on the cross... 47:04 you know, he will be in the kingdom of God 47:05 but yet, he wasn't baptized, right? 47:07 Well, that's because again there was something hindering him... 47:10 it was something preventing him 47:11 because he was hanging on a cross 47:13 in his last moments in life, he gave his heart... 47:16 he did put his whole life and his whole heart on the line 47:19 while hanging on that cross moments from dying 47:21 and we see that what was preventing him... 47:23 and I believe he would have... 47:24 I believe had he not have been on that cross, 47:26 he would have said, "Hey, there's some water, 47:27 let's make it done... " 47:28 in this case, he was being hindered from being baptized 47:30 because he was on his deathbed literally 47:32 but here's the thing... 47:33 for those people who are literally in a situation 47:36 where they cannot... something's hindering 47:38 or preventing them from being baptized, 47:40 Jesus' baptism was sufficient. 47:42 That's why we read there in Matthew chapter 3 47:44 verses 15 and 16, 47:45 notice verse 15, he says, 47:47 "Permit it to be so... " speaking to John the Baptist, 47:50 "for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. " 47:53 People like the thief on the cross 47:55 and those who cannot be baptized 47:57 because they are prevented from... 47:59 well for whatever reason... 48:01 Jesus' baptism was sufficient for them... 48:03 so, in a sense, they were still baptized through Christ. 48:06 Angela: Amen, well said... wow... 48:09 now, there are some people that's... they'll say, 48:13 "What's hindering me?" 48:14 I will ask them, "What's hindering you 48:16 from being baptized?" 48:18 Nothing should stop you from going into that pool 48:21 or that lake... the river to be baptized. 48:23 Ryan: That's right. Angela: Okay, here we go... 48:27 Pastor Dinzey, I know you're ready by God's grace. 48:30 Jerry from California says: 48:34 First, I'd like to tell you how this question came about. 48:38 I was speaking to my husband who's not of the faith yet... 48:42 I like how she says that... "yet... " 48:44 about how God loved us... 48:47 1st John 4:19, "We loved Him because He first loved us. " 48:52 Then, I went on to say how other religions are extreme 48:56 and say, "You must convert or die. " 48:59 While explaining this thought... 49:01 while explaining this, a thought popped into my mind 49:05 that when Yeshua comes and you don't believe... 49:08 you will die... unquote... those are quotes... 49:11 I suddenly couldn't say anything to my husband... 49:14 am I missing something? 49:15 Is it about conversion or turning from sin? 49:19 Dinzey: Yes, there must be a turning from sin 49:23 because you have the Scripture in Romans 3... 49:26 chapter 3 verse 23 says, 49:28 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God... " 49:32 I would like to make this suggestion to you 49:34 considering this verse 49:35 that instead of telling him that way, 49:38 let him know, you know, we all have sinned 49:41 and come short of the glory of God 49:43 and the Bible says in Romans chapter 6 verse 23, 49:46 "For the wages of sin is death; 49:47 but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. " 49:52 You see, it is as if we... we are all destined to die 49:59 unless we give our hearts to Christ 50:00 because all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. 50:03 In other words, the condition of the human race 50:07 basically is like this: 50:09 it's a bad example but I want to give it any way, 50:12 you're in this ocean 50:13 and you're... you're... you're about to drown 50:16 and Jesus comes on a ship that can save you. 50:19 If you do not accept the invitation of Jesus 50:22 for Him to pull you out of the water 50:24 and bring into the ship, 50:25 you are going to drown anyway, 50:27 so, in essence... Jesus Christ as it says in the Bible 50:31 in Luke 19:10, 50:32 "For the Son of man has come to seek and to save 50:34 that which was lost. " 50:36 So, we're all in this condition of lost 50:40 and Christ is offering to save us. 50:43 Angela: Yes. 50:44 Dinzey: So, this is to me a better approach 50:46 than to say, "If you don't give yourself to the Lord, 50:49 you know, you're going to die. " 50:51 Let him know... it's true... 50:53 the person will die if they don't accept the Lord 50:56 because He's trying to save us from the wages of sin. 50:59 Angela: Yes. 51:00 Dinzey: And really... this is why you have in John chapter 3 51:03 verse 16, "For God so loved the world 51:05 that He gave His only begotten Son, 51:07 that whoever believes in Him should not perish, 51:09 but have everlasting life. " 51:10 Angela: That's right. 51:12 Dinzey: "For God did not send His Son into the world 51:13 to condemn the world; 51:15 but that the world through Him might be saved. " 51:17 Romans 5:8, 51:19 "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, 51:22 in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. " 51:26 So, He came to save. 51:28 Ryan: Amen. 51:29 Angela: Amen, He's not willing that any should perish is He? 51:32 I love... I love the Lord 51:34 and what we're going to do right now... 51:37 we're going to go on a break so when we come back, 51:40 we're going to just talk to these three young men here 51:42 because I say "young" they're still young... 51:44 have just a few little closing comments, 51:47 so, stay tuned, we will be right back after this break. 51:50 If you are enjoying our 3 ABN Bible Q and A, 51:54 then, tell your friends. 51:55 Each Monday, we'll bring you a fresh program 51:58 answering the Bible Questions you send us 52:01 using God's holy Word to shed light on those texts 52:04 that seemed difficult to understand. 52:06 To have your questions answered on a future Program, 52:09 just e-mail them to us at: BibleQA@3abn. tv 52:14 that's: BibleQA@3abn. tv 52:17 You may also text your questions to: 618-228-3975 52:23 that's: 618-228-3975. 52:27 Be sure to include your name and where you live 52:30 and then watch 3abn Bible Q and A 52:32 for answers from God's Word. |
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