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01:06 Idalia: Welcome to your Program 3ABN Today 01:09 Bible Questions and Answers 01:11 and I'm sure you're excited... 01:13 you've been looking forward to this Program 01:16 because you have submitted a question and you're wondering: 01:19 are we going to answer your question. 01:21 Well, we would love to get to all of the questions 01:25 but by God's grace, we're going to cover as much as we can 01:29 during this hour. 01:30 I am Idalia Dinzey 01:32 and I want to invite you to be a part of the Program 01:35 by submitting your questions... your comments... 01:39 we want to hear from you right off the bat, 01:41 we want you to know how to send in your questions. 01:45 Please send us e-mail at: bibleQA@3abn. tv 01:52 that was: bibleQA@3abn. tv 01:58 You can also text us: 618-228-3975 02:05 that number once again is: 618-228-3975. 02:12 Please share with your friends, 02:14 this is a wonderful time to sit around the table 02:17 with our Panelists... 02:19 our friends and family... 02:21 your 3ABN family: Shelley Quinn welcome to the Program. 02:24 Shelley: Oh, I'm so excited to be here 02:26 and I have to say one thing, 02:28 you're sending some questions 02:29 that are pretty challenging to answer in two minutes, 02:33 but we will at least give you the highlights 02:35 to get your answers. 02:37 Idalia: Thank you... thank you 02:38 Pastor Ryan Day, welcome. 02:39 Ryan: It's always good to be on Bible Q and A, 02:42 I love to answer questions from the Word of God 02:45 because it brings clarity 02:46 and it brings vindication to God's character which I love. 02:49 Idalia: Amen... amen 02:51 and Pastor John Dinzey my husband since 1994. 02:55 Dinzey: That's right. 02:56 Idalia: Sounds like a long time welcome. 02:58 Dinzey: It's been a blessing 03:00 and it's a blessing to be in this Program 03:02 and by God's grace, we will bring Bible answers. 03:05 Panel: Amen. Idalia: Amen... 03:07 well, you know, I am sitting next to these family members... 03:11 your 3ABN family members and it's a blessing to me 03:15 not only to sit here next to them representing you 03:19 and asking your questions 03:22 but it's such a blessing because you guys love the Lord so much 03:26 and the words just flow out of you and you inspire me. 03:30 I love it so, praise the Lord. 03:32 Ryan: Praise the Lord, praise the Lord. 03:34 Idalia: So, how about if we just go to the Lord in prayer 03:37 before we take off 03:38 and I'm going to ask Pastor Ryan to please pray for us. 03:41 Ryan: Sure, absolutely. 03:43 "Our Father in heaven, 03:44 Lord, we dedicate this time to You, Lord, 03:46 this is not just another Bible Study Lord, 03:49 but rather, another opportunity we have 03:51 to dive deep into Your Word 03:53 and to bring alive the beauty of Your Word, Lord, 03:57 and Your Word is so clear, God... You're clear... 03:59 and so, Lord, give us the Holy Spirit right now 04:02 as we begin to answer these questions... 04:03 may they be according to Your Word 04:05 and according to Your will 04:06 and may each and every one of us be drawn closer together... 04:09 closer to You 04:10 and may each and every person watching at home 04:12 be blessed, Lord, 04:13 we praise You and we thank You 04:14 and we ask this in Jesus' holy name, amen. " 04:17 Panel: Amen. 04:19 Idalia: Well, our first question goes to Pastor John Dinzey, 04:22 and this is from Elsa. 04:24 It says, "The Bible says in Matthew 24:40 and 41, 04:29 the following, 04:31 "At that time two men will be in the field; 04:33 one will be taken and one will be left. 04:36 Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; 04:39 one will be taken and one will be left. 04:42 In the context of the whole chapter, 04:45 I'm understanding that this is what will happen 04:49 before Jesus comes again? 04:50 But what does it actually mean? 04:53 If this can be explained, it would be much appreciated. 04:57 Dinzey: Thank you so much, 04:59 the quick answer is: 05:02 this does not happen before Jesus comes again, 05:05 but it happens when He returns. 05:08 Let's go to the Scriptures there in Matthew 24 verse 40 05:13 and it says, "Then two men will be in the field; 05:17 one will be taken, and the other left. 05:19 Two women will be grinding at the mill: 05:21 one will be taken and the other left. " 05:23 And then it says in verse 42, 05:26 "Watch therefore, for you do not know 05:28 what hour your Lord is coming. " 05:31 So, notice the use of the words here in this Scripture. 05:36 First thing to say is that the... these Scriptures tell us 05:41 that not all people will be saved 05:44 because it says... one is taken and one is left. 05:46 One is taken... one is left in both cases... 05:48 both for the men and for the women 05:50 but notice the use of the word here that it says, 05:54 "know... " it says, "But know this, 05:56 that if the master of the house had known 05:59 what hour the thief would come, 06:02 would have watched 06:03 and not allowed his house to be broken into. 06:05 Therefore be ye also ready... " 06:08 so this passage is telling us 06:10 you could be about your business... 06:12 you could be grinding... 06:13 you could be in the field... 06:15 you could be fixing a car... 06:17 you could be at work 06:18 and the Lord will come 06:20 and so, this is why it says, 06:23 "Watch therefore, 06:24 for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. " 06:29 So, notice what it says in verse 44, 06:33 "Therefore you also be ready, 06:35 for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. " 06:40 So, in the context of these verses, 06:43 we see that this takes place, if you read all Matthew 24, 06:48 this takes place when Jesus returns 06:51 not all people are going to be saved 06:53 and you do not know the date nor the hour... 06:56 we should be ready at all times. 06:59 So, this is as far as we can go with these Scriptures. 07:02 Idalia: Very good, thank you so much 07:05 and that was a question from Elsa. 07:07 Let's go to Sister Shelley Quinn, 07:09 Hi... for some time now, 07:13 I have had worries about not being able to pray for long. 07:17 Most times, I see it as laziness on my part, 07:21 and sometimes I feel I don't have the right prayer focus. 07:25 What do I do? 07:27 Larry from Nigeria asked this question. 07:30 Shelley: Larry, great question 07:31 and first of all I want to say that 07:33 the Bible doesn't prescribe a certain length of time to pray 07:37 other than when Jesus said to His disciples 07:40 when He was in Gethsemane, 07:42 "Could you not tarry with me for an hour?" 07:44 Prayer is meant to be communion with your Father in heaven... 07:51 friend to friend... 07:52 it is supposed to be a... and I have to say this, 07:55 communication builds the relationship. 07:59 In fact, you could say communication 08:01 is the relationship 08:03 but as you pray, if you're having difficulty, 08:08 we... we're not trying to heap up words 08:12 because Jesus said in Matthew 6:7, 08:14 "Don't pray vain repetitions... " 08:16 but as you pray if you will be persistent, that's good. 08:22 Let me give you just a few little pointers here, 08:25 first, when I start praying, 08:28 I ask the Holy Spirit to direct my prayer. 08:30 Romans 8:14 and Romans 8:26 and 27 08:35 tells us... the Spirit helps us when we don't know how to pray. 08:39 I ask for a divine awareness of God's presence. 08:43 There's something... if you think you're trying to pray 08:46 way up here in the heavens, 08:48 no, God's right here with us 08:49 and when you realize He's right there like a friend, 08:52 it helps me... I pray all through the day 08:55 when I'm really walking in that divine awareness 08:58 of his presence. 08:59 When you pray, pray to get to know Him, 09:03 seek His face... 09:04 it's not just that you're asking for things, 09:07 you're wanting to know Him and His will, 09:09 so, what I do, is... I take my Bible 09:11 and I pray... prayer should be a two-way communication. 09:14 So, I'll pray and I'll ask the Lord a question... 09:17 and I read and let Him answer. 09:19 I pray to Him 09:20 but we also want to... I... 09:22 I believe in returning the Word of the Lord... 09:26 of God to Him in prayer... it won't return void. 09:29 I did write a book called: Pressing in to His Presence 09:33 that teaches you how to pray an hour 09:36 but don't make it a works-oriented work, 09:39 it should be natural. Ryan: Amen. 09:40 Idalia: Amen, thank you so much Shelley, 09:42 now, Pastor Ryan Day, are you ready for your question? 09:46 Ryan: I'm ready. Idalia: Okay, it says here, 09:49 Victor from Nigeria writes to us and he says: 09:51 At the 2nd resurrection of the wicked, 09:53 when the New Jerusalem comes down from heaven, 09:57 is everybody both righteous and unrighteous, 10:01 going to see Satan physically for who he is? 10:04 Ryan: Thank you so much for that question 10:07 and, Victor, the answer is, yes... 10:09 I believe there is sufficient Biblical evidence 10:11 that clearly teaches us that the devil will be seen physically 10:15 in a form in which people can recognize that that's who it is, 10:19 right, I don't think it's going to be a little red man 10:21 in leotards with horns and, you know, a tail and all that, 10:24 or with a pitchfork, you know, 10:26 as sometimes the world portrays him, 10:28 but nonetheless, I think the Bible makes it very clear 10:31 that he will be cast into the Lake of Fire 10:33 just like all of the other wicked will. 10:35 In fact, Revelation chapter 20 verse 10 tells us, 10:38 "The devil, who deceived them, 10:39 was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone 10:41 where the beast and the false prophet are... " 10:43 and so, I don't think that God's going to toss some kind of 10:45 you know, translucent or invisible ghost into there 10:48 I believe that as the Bible says clearly, 10:51 he will be tossed in there in his bodily form. 10:54 Where do we get this from? 10:55 There's clear evidence to connect that 10:57 to Matthew chapter 5 verse 30. 10:59 Remember, Jesus is speaking here 11:01 and Jesus says that if your right hand causes you to sin, 11:04 cut it off and cast it from you 11:06 for it is more profitable for you 11:07 that one of your members perish 11:09 than your whole body be cast into hell. 11:13 So, right there, Jesus is saying 11:15 when the wicked are cast into hell, 11:17 they're cast into... their whole body is cast into hellfire 11:20 where the Lake of Fire will consume their entire body. 11:23 Even Jesus said in Matthew chapter 10 verse 28, 11:25 He said that do not fear those who kill the body 11:28 but cannot kill the soul. 11:30 But rather fear Him 11:32 who is able to destroy both soul and body in hellfire. " 11:36 In this case, my Friends, we have to understand that yes 11:39 the devil isn't going to be thrown in there 11:41 in some kind of spiritual ghost-like form, 11:43 I believe that the devil will and has a physical form, 11:47 he can manifest himself in a physical form 11:50 and I believe it's going to be naked for all the eye to see 11:52 not maybe naked in the real literal sense 11:54 but everyone will be able to appear and to gaze upon him. 11:57 Even in Ezekiel 28 it says, "I will lay you before kings, 12:00 that they may gaze at you... " 12:02 and I think in this... in this executive judgment 12:05 or executive judgment stage here... in the Lake of Fire... 12:08 you will be able to see the... 12:09 or the righteous will be able to behold 12:11 the destruction of the wicked 12:13 and they'll see the devil there as well, yes. 12:15 Idalia: Pastor Day, fascinating... yes. 12:17 Well, I want to thank Howard from Jamaica 12:20 for sending in this question and it is towards John Dinzey. 12:24 What state was Adam in when he was created, 12:28 mortal or immortality? 12:31 Dinzey: Thank you very much. 12:32 Thank you for your concern for Adam... 12:35 so, here in this question is... 12:38 was he created mortal or immortal? 12:41 Adam was created mortal 12:43 with the possibility of becoming immortal. 12:46 We also are mortal 12:48 and we have the possibility of becoming immortal. 12:51 In 1st Timothy chapter 6 verses 15 and 16, 12:55 it says, "which He will manifest in His own time, 13:00 He who is the blessed and only Potentate, 13:03 the King of kings and Lord of lords, 13:05 who alone has immortality, 13:09 dwelling in unapproachable light, 13:11 whom no man has seen or can see, 13:13 to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. " 13:16 So, only God has immortality. 13:19 So, when Adam and Eve were created, 13:22 they were created with the possibility 13:24 of becoming immortal. 13:26 In Genesis chapter 2 verses 16 and 17, 13:28 the Bible says, 13:30 "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, 13:33 'Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 13:36 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil 13:38 you shall not eat it, 13:40 for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. " 13:44 So, we can see here that he was subject to death 13:46 if they... Adam and Eve 13:48 ate of the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. 13:52 So, if they had been victorious, 13:55 if they chose to obey, 13:57 they will have access to the Tree of Life... 13:59 the Tree of Life was in the Garden of Eden 14:01 and the Tree of Life provided them the... the... 14:05 by eating of the Tree of Life, they could prolong life 14:09 but they were created mortal and you and I are mortal. 14:14 We have nothing in us that is immortal. 14:16 In 1st Corinthians chapter 15, 14:19 it says, "Behold, I tell you a mystery: 14:21 We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed... 14:23 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 14:24 at the last trumpet. 14:26 For the trumpet will sound, 14:27 and the dead will be raised incorruptible, 14:30 and we shall be changed. " 14:31 Now notice, "for this corruptible 14:32 must put on incorruption, 14:34 and this mortal must put on immortality... " 14:37 So, we don't have immortality... 14:38 there's nothing in us that is immortal... 14:41 that shall happen when Jesus returns. 14:42 Ryan: Amen. Idalia: Amen, hallelujah... 14:44 thank you so much. 14:46 Sister Shelley, could you please answer Celestial's question? 14:51 You know, she's watching from Zambia. 14:53 So, what does Hebrews 10 verse 26 really mean? 14:59 Shelley: Hmmm... this one's a good one. 15:01 Hebrews 10:26 through 29 says, 15:04 "For if we sin willfully 15:06 after we have received the knowledge of the truth, 15:09 there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins... " 15:12 first, let's do "willful" 15:13 this is not an isolated act. 15:16 The form of the Greek verb means 15:18 a willful... habitual hostility to Christ 15:22 and this is a premeditated sin. 15:24 You're living a state of sin. 15:27 So, if after we've understood the everlasting gospel, 15:30 the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world, 15:34 if we've tasted and understand what God's love is to us 15:38 and then we walk away, 15:40 let me tell you something, 15:41 there's no other religion out there... 15:44 there's nothing else that can be a sacrifice for our sins. 15:47 Look what verse 27... Hebrews 10:27 says... 15:51 all that we've got left is a fearful expectation of judgment 15:56 and fiery indignation... and it goes on in verse 29, 16:00 that says... when we apostatize like this, 16:04 we are trampling the Son of God underfoot, 16:08 counting the blood of the covenant 16:10 as a common thing. 16:12 That means that it's... 16:13 we're not even counting His blood as being holy 16:16 and insulting the Spirit of grace. 16:19 So, if we ignore the Holy Spirit's power of conviction, 16:25 if we know God's truth and we walk away... 16:29 let me tell you something, 16:31 you're rejecting the only sacrifice 16:34 that can cleanse us from sin 16:36 and that is the sacrifice of our God who came down 16:42 and was incarnated in the flesh 16:44 and became the person of Jesus Christ 16:47 so that He could pay the penalty for our sins. 16:51 Idalia: Amen, thank you so much Shelley. 16:54 Pastor Day, how do you deal with people 16:57 that make rude and disrespectful comments about the opposite sex? 17:01 I have a friend that I hang out with 17:04 that likes to talk rude and crude 17:06 every once in a while 17:08 and I have been trying to witness to him 17:11 with my example. 17:12 I love my friend 17:14 but should I stop hanging out with him, 17:18 because it is disrespectful to God? 17:21 This is a Viewer from Oregon. 17:24 Ryan: Amen, I really appreciate the transparency of this person 17:28 and I respect your attempt to be the best Christian example 17:32 that you can be to your friend, 17:33 we certainly should do all that we can 17:35 to try to be the best witness that we can 17:38 in reaching the hearts of all those people 17:40 that may not always live according to the way we believe 17:42 is the right way to live which is according to God's Word 17:45 and according to His will. 17:46 Hmmm, you know, I would just start by saying... 17:49 you know, maybe there needs to be... 17:50 maybe you have had this conversation... 17:52 maybe you haven't 17:53 but I would first like to say for anyone in this situation, 17:55 if you haven't yet, first, go to this person 17:57 and be open with them 17:59 and... and have a conversation with them 18:01 and... and express to them 18:02 what is it, you know, that... that they're saying or doing 18:05 that is offending you or that is offensive to you. 18:08 Also, the Bible talks about going to your brother 18:10 if you have fault with him 18:11 and discussing these things and bringing... 18:13 Jesus talks about this in... in Matthew chapter 18 18:16 about going to your brother first 18:17 and, you know, expressing that fault that you have with them. 18:20 It's important that sometimes we're transparent 18:21 with one another. 18:23 In fact, this is somewhat communicated in James chapter 5 18:25 verse 16 where it says, 18:27 "Confess your trespasses one to another... " 18:29 in this case, your brother, your friend 18:31 is somewhat trespassing against you as a friend 18:34 because they're being disrespectful 18:35 to the opposite sex and you want to make that known to them 18:38 and so, be open... be honest, 18:40 be transparent with him and say, "Hey, look, you're my friend, 18:43 I love you but could you please not say those things 18:45 because it's... it's hurtful 18:46 and it's disrespectful to the opposite sex. " 18:48 I want to read... going to read the rest of that verse 18:51 in James chapter 5 verse 16, 18:53 so it says, "Confess your trespasses one to another, 18:55 and pray for one another... " 18:57 pray for this brother... 18:58 pray for this sister... 19:00 whoever it is your friend is that's... that's doing this, 19:01 pray for them because they certainly need the Holy Spirit 19:05 to be working on them, right? 19:06 The Holy Spirit wants to work on them 19:07 and He wants to pull them away from that type of mentality 19:10 that they may have towards the opposite sex. 19:13 But you know what? At the end of the day 19:15 if you've had these conversations 19:16 and it's persistent... the disrespect is still there, 19:19 sometimes we have to make the tough decision to say, 19:22 "You know what? I need to back away... 19:23 I need to disconnect myself 19:24 from this unequally-yoked situation. 19:27 In fact, that's what Paul communicates 19:29 in 2nd Corinthians 6:14 and 15 that we should not unequally 19:32 yoke ourselves with unbelievers 19:34 and even in 1st Corinthians 15:33 19:37 Paul writes, "Do not be misled or do not be deceived 19:39 for bad company corrupts good character or good morals. " 19:42 In this sense, we have to be smart... 19:44 we have to be intelligent... be, of course, like Christ... 19:46 but in the extreme situation, 19:48 sometimes, it is needed to say, "You know what? 19:50 I need to break away from this bad situation 19:53 or this bad relationship. " 19:54 Idalia: Beautiful Biblical counsel, thank you, very good. 19:58 Well, let's go to the question Lisa has sent to us. 20:03 She said: Why did Noah curse Canaan instead of Ham?" 20:06 John Dinzey, could you please answer that question? 20:09 Dinzey: Thank you very much. 20:11 This is a question that takes us to Genesis chapter 9 20:15 and in Genesis chapter 9, we have in verse 18 20:19 the following words, 20:20 "And the sons of Noah went forth from the ark, 20:23 of the ark... were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: 20:27 and Ham is the father of Canaan. " 20:30 And it says in verse 22 again, "And Ham, the father of Canaan, 20:35 saw the nakedness of his father, 20:38 and told his two brethren without. " 20:40 And it says there in Genesis 9:25, 20:43 when Noah woke up... 20:45 and he said, "Cursed be Canaan; 20:47 a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. " 20:50 You must remember that this is talking about the flood. 20:54 Basically, the whole population of the earth had been wiped out 20:58 and you had Shem, Ham and Japheth 21:01 from whom the rest of the world... 21:05 the earth will be populated 21:06 and already there was evidence of Canaan 21:10 following in the footsteps of his father. 21:13 It's basically telling you that Ham... 21:16 through Ham came the family of the Canaanites 21:21 and this is why we see this curse placed on... 21:25 it says Canaan 21:27 because he's the father of... Ham is the father of Canaan, 21:32 so, basically here it is telling us 21:34 that the Canaanites are following the footsteps of Ham 21:38 and this is why this race is... or... or the race is cursed 21:43 in the sense that they would continue the wickedness of Ham 21:48 and so, this is basically what it's telling us 21:50 in the Scripture here. 21:52 Shelley: So you're saying 21:53 Ham and Canaan are one and the same person... 21:55 Ham was the father the Canaanites. 21:58 Dinzey: Ham is the father of the Canaanites. 21:59 Ryan: The lineage of... Dinzey: The lineage... 22:01 the lineage came through that, yes. 22:03 Idalia: Thank you very much. 22:05 I'm going to take this opportunity 22:07 to remind our Viewers once again, 22:09 if you're just tuning in, then, I'm informing you 22:12 how you can submit your questions and your comments. 22:15 Please e-mail us to: bibleQA@3abn. tv 22:22 that is: bibleQA@3abn. tv 22:28 You can also text your questions to us 22:31 which is at: 618-228-3975 22:36 618-228-3975 22:41 and thank you so much for sending in your questions. 22:45 We continue now with Shelley with the next question 22:48 and this is from Johntarrius from Tennessee. 22:53 Now, the question reads: 22:55 What was the purpose of God choosing the Children of Israel? 22:58 Shelley: Okay, well let's... let's back up, Johntarrius, 23:02 and we know that God chose Abraham who was a... 23:07 he exhibited faithful obedience to God all of his life 23:11 and He chose Abraham to be the father of all... 23:13 He made a covenant of salvation by grace... 23:16 righteousness by faith with him, 23:18 and the covenant said... 23:20 He was going to make this childless old man 23:23 a father of many nations. 23:25 So, what we have happening... 23:28 Abraham had a son named Isaac 23:31 who became the covenant son of promise. 23:33 God renewed the covenant with Isaac... 23:35 then with Isaac's son Jacob 23:37 and Jacob fathered 12 sons who became the Nation of Israel. 23:43 So, the interesting thing is, God chose Abraham 23:47 and the others come along as his descendants. 23:50 Why did He choose him? 23:52 Deuteronomy 9:5 said, "Hey... " 23:54 who when Moses was talking to them... he said... 23:57 "It's not because of your righteousness 23:59 or the uprightness of your heart 24:01 that you go in to possess their land, 24:04 but because of the wickedness of these nations 24:08 that are around you, 24:11 and God will drive them out before you, 24:13 that He may fulfill the word 24:16 which the LORD swore to your fathers, 24:18 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. " 24:19 So, why were... was Abraham's descendants chosen? 24:25 Because God intended them to bless everyone... 24:28 to teach people how to live in His government of love 24:31 and to enjoy the blessings and know the love of God. 24:35 Here's the good news, 24:36 Galatians 3:14 says, 24:39 "the blessing of Abraham comes upon us 24:41 when we are in Christ Jesus... " 24:43 and Galatians 3:29 says, 24:45 "If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, 24:49 and heirs according to the promise. " 24:52 Oooh... ooooh. 24:54 Idalia: Amen... thank you so much. 24:55 Now, we are going to Belgium. 24:59 This question was submitted by Maurice, 25:02 and it says: It is said that God gave us a free will 25:07 and will not make us do something against our will. 25:10 If this is true, why did He not respect the principle 25:17 in regards with the Pharaoh of Egypt 25:20 whom He punished very severely 25:22 together with the people of Egypt 25:24 until he finally let the Israelites go grudgingly 25:28 and against his will. " 25:30 Pastor Day. 25:32 Ryan: Okay, so, first of all, let's make no mistake. 25:35 The principle... that God gives us freewill 25:38 still applies to every single person 25:40 especially Pharaoh in this instance. 25:42 Now, I know, yes, there's going to be some people 25:44 that read a couple of texts that says, 25:46 "God hardened the heart of Pharaoh" 25:48 but yet there's even more texts than that. 25:49 In the same book of Exodus it says, 25:51 "Pharaoh hardened his own heart. " 25:53 In this case, Exodus chapter 8 verse 32, 25:55 "But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; 25:57 neither would he let the people go. " 25:59 You know God... when it says God hardened Pharaoh's heart, 26:02 it's not saying that God intentionally thought, 26:05 "Oooh, I'm going to go cause all these problems upon this man 26:07 to harden his heart so I can have My will be done. " 26:09 No, no... God was in the business of saving even Pharaoh 26:12 and with each and passing plague, 26:14 God was trying to get his attention 26:16 as well as the attention of the Israelites 26:18 but the Pharaoh's heart was so hardened 26:20 that with the passing plagues the Lord had given, 26:22 Pharaoh dug his heels in deeper 26:24 and his heart became even more hardened by his own choice... 26:27 not because God was enforcing this upon him. 26:29 Secondly, we have to understand that God is a God of... 26:33 of freedom... God is a God of freewill 26:35 and what about the Israelites? 26:36 What... was God supposed to honor their freewill 26:38 of this oppressor 26:40 so that the Israelites could continue to be oppressed? 26:42 The Bible makes it clear in Isaiah 1 verse 17 26:45 and I'm even going to reference here Psalm chapter 146... 26:48 verses 5 through 9 26:49 and I love this because it says... speaking of God 26:51 "Who executes justice for the oppressed, 26:54 who gives food to the hungry... " 26:56 that's verse 7, "The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners. " 26:59 And so, God wanted to set His people free. 27:01 He doesn't want anyone to be oppressed. 27:03 He doesn't want anybody to be a slave 27:06 because God is a God of freedom. 27:07 Thirdly and lastly, of course, there's many more things 27:10 that I could like to talk about here 27:11 but the most important thing is, 27:12 God is a God who honors His agreements and His covenants. 27:14 God is a covenant God 27:16 and obviously if we go back to Genesis 15, 27:19 verses 12 through 14, if you read those verses there, 27:21 God had foretold Abraham, 27:23 "Look, these people are going to end up 27:24 in 400 years of slavery... " 27:26 not because it was His plan for that 27:28 but because of the enemy's plan 27:30 but yet, within the context of Genesis 15, 27:32 we see also there that God had established a covenant 27:35 with Abraham and his descendants 27:37 and so, if God is a God that honors His covenants, 27:39 He was not going to continue to allow His people 27:42 to be oppressed under the slavery of Pharaoh 27:44 and in this case... so yes, God... in honoring His covenant 27:48 decided to free His people 27:50 and so, yes, He did it against the hardened heart 27:53 and against the will of Pharaoh as He should have 27:55 because God is a God of freedom. 27:57 Idalia: Amen... amen 27:59 thank you Pastor Day. 28:01 Pastor John Dinzey, I have one here from Verlease 28:06 and it's from the State of South Carolina 28:09 in the United States. 28:10 The question reads: 28:12 Since Jesus became flesh and blood like us, 28:16 is that why He constantly prayed and fasted to His Father 28:20 for power because He could have sin like us? 28:23 Dinzey: You are exactly right. 28:27 We see in the Scriptures that Jesus, like... for example, 28:31 Mark 1:35, "And in the morning, 28:33 rising up a great while before day, 28:35 He went out and departed to a solitary place; 28:38 and there He prayed. " 28:40 Mark 6:46, "And when He had sent them away, 28:43 He departed into a mountain to pray. " 28:45 There are Scriptures that say that He would pray 28:49 throughout the night 28:50 and we see also this experience in the Garden of Gethsemane, 28:55 Jesus needed prayer like us 28:58 because He was facing life's challenges, difficulties 29:02 and temptations like us. 29:04 Now, some people are shocked with the idea, 29:08 could Jesus have fallen into sin? 29:11 Your question is: Could He have sinned like us? 29:15 There was that possibility 29:17 but He continued to trust in God the Father above for strength 29:25 just as we have to trust in God for strength 29:28 and this is why you see Paul saying, 29:31 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. " 29:34 We need the strength of the Lord to overcome sin 29:37 but Jesus has left us a wonderful example to follow. 29:40 We need prayer. 29:42 So if... if you are just praying for your breakfast, 29:45 your lunch and your dinner, 29:47 this is not enough prayer. 29:49 Take the example of Jesus and find selected time to pray. 29:54 We all need this... I need this... 29:55 we all need this and I encourage you 29:57 to follow the example of Jesus. 29:59 I also want to do that as well. 30:01 Panel: Amen. Idalia: Thank you very much. 30:04 Now, Shelley Quinn, Menna from State Island 30:08 of the State of New York says: 30:11 Was it possible for Jesus to have been tempted by the devil 30:15 and sinned? 30:16 I've heard some people say, "Yes... " 30:18 and I've also heard some say 30:21 that it was impossible for Him to have sinned. 30:25 Which is it? 30:27 Shelley: Well, I'm going to follow... 30:28 thank you for laying that foundation, Menna, 30:31 we have to be very careful 30:33 when we're talking about the nature of Christ 30:35 and I know that there are different viewpoints on this, 30:38 some scholars say, "Well, God cannot be tempted, 30:41 God tempts no one so, Jesus couldn't have sinned. " 30:44 Well, we have to remember He came... 30:47 and when He was on this earth, He walked in flesh like us. 30:52 Let's go to the Bible, 30:53 Hebrews 2:17 and 18 says, "Therefore, in all things 30:58 He had to be made like His, brethren, 31:01 that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest 31:04 in things pertaining to God, 31:06 in all ways He was made like us. " 31:11 And then it says in verse 18, 31:12 For in that He Himself has suffered being tempted, 31:18 He is able to aid those who are tempted. " 31:22 In His physical form as a man... the Son of Man, 31:28 He suffered the full force of temptation. 31:32 He had no advantage over us. 31:35 He, like us, had to rely on the Holy Spirit 31:39 and you know, John 3:34 31:40 says that Jesus was given the Spirit without measure. 31:44 Well, isn't that an advantage? 31:46 I don't have the Spirit without measure. 31:48 You know why? 31:50 Jesus was totally surrendered to the Lord. 31:55 He was totally dependent upon the Lord, 31:58 He said, "I'll only say what He tells me to say... 32:00 I'm going to do what He says... " 32:01 He was so focused on doing God's will... 32:04 He was completely surrendered. 32:06 We can only be filled with the Holy Spirit 32:08 to the degree that we're surrendered. 32:11 But He understands our struggle fully 32:14 because He went through it. 32:16 He resisted the temptation in the wilderness 32:19 when the devil hoped to trip Him up 32:21 so that He wouldn't be a perfect sacrifice, 32:24 He resisted the temptation in Gethsemane, 32:27 He didn't really want to die in His flesh 32:29 but the Bible says, 32:31 "For the joy that was set before Him. " 32:33 He learned obedience, the Bible says, 32:36 doesn't mean He was disobedient, 32:38 He never had to obey before He became a man. 32:41 Hebrews 4:15 says this, 32:44 "For we do not have a High Priest 32:46 who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, 32:48 but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. " 32:55 I want to say... I've... I've just such a short time 33:00 but we have to remember, 2nd Corinthians 5:21, 33:03 says that God made Him who knew no sin 33:07 the person of Jesus Christ to be sin for us, 33:11 that we might become the 33:13 righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. 33:15 Jesus never sinned. 33:17 This is what qualified Him to be the perfect spotless sacrifice 33:21 and to be our High Priest 33:23 but what we want to always remember 33:27 is that He did this for us. 33:31 Panel: Amen. Idalia: Praise the Lord. 33:33 Thank you Jesus. Shelley: Amen. 33:34 Idalia: Pastor Day, 33:36 why do people who experience clinical-death experiences 33:41 such as cardiac arrest, 33:43 have experiences like floating above the room 33:47 and seeing themselves dead 33:49 and see the happenings going on in the room? 33:52 Or some people go towards a bright light. 33:55 The Bible writes about people being dead 33:58 and brought back to life. 34:01 Is this kind of like those? 34:03 Diane from Peoria in Illinois. 34:06 Ryan: Oh, I appreciate that question, Diana, 34:08 and to be frank, it's nothing like what we see in the Bible. 34:11 In the Bible, when people were resurrected, 34:14 they had been dead for maybe some time 34:17 and then, they were literally resurrected. 34:19 In these cases, I'm not saying that, you know, 34:22 in some of these cases, people had not, you know, 34:24 maybe died for a few moments or a few seconds 34:26 because we see this happen often where people die, 34:28 they're either resuscitated or brought back to life 34:31 and then they recount having this type of experiences 34:33 as you described in your question. 34:35 Some people experience what's called near-death experiences 34:38 where they almost die 34:40 and then they have this spiritual experience 34:42 that they claim and then they're... 34:43 you know, they live to tell the story, right? 34:44 We have to understand though 34:46 that in the Bible, we see nothing like this. 34:48 This is actually in connection with the concept 34:51 of Spiritualism 34:52 and the immortality of the soul that some people believe in, 34:56 the idea that beyond death... 34:59 beyond the concept of the heart has stopped and they die, 35:02 in those moments that they were able to see things... 35:04 it's not because they were literally 35:07 experiencing those things 35:08 in some type of spirit or ghost-like form. 35:11 The Bible makes it very clear in Ecclesiastes chapter 9 35:13 verses 5 and 6. 35:15 It says, "For the living know that they shall die; 35:16 but the dead know not anything. " 35:18 When you're dead, you don't know anything 35:20 according to the Bible 35:21 and I think God knows a little something about death 35:23 because He's the giver of life, right? 35:24 And Bible goes on to say there also, it says, 35:27 "For they have no more reward, 35:29 the memory of them is forgotten. 35:31 Also their love, their hatred, their envy now has perished. " 35:35 And so, in these cases, these near-death experiences, 35:37 in fact, it's interesting, 35:39 you could do some research, just google this... 35:41 there have been many different Schools of Science 35:42 who have done these types of researches 35:45 where they actually could induce these types of experiences 35:48 to people who are living 35:49 by simply manipulating a part of the brain called: 35:52 the Angular Gyrus... 35:53 where they would deplete that particular part of the brain 35:55 from oxygen 35:56 and it would give this sub-conscious dream-like state 35:59 where they were having what they thought 36:02 coming out of it consciously, they... 36:04 they recounted having some type of out-of-body experience. 36:06 Well, it wasn't that they were literally leaving their body, 36:09 it's because their body... 36:10 their brain was being depleted of oxygen 36:12 and it was giving them the sub-conscious dream-like state. 36:15 Even Scientists can induce these types of things. 36:17 So, we have to be... we have to be understanding 36:19 that the devil can use these types of experiences 36:22 to deceive people 36:23 and we know that he is the great deceiver. 36:24 In fact, the Bible says, 36:26 speaking of the bright light that people often see... 36:28 well, the Bible says in 2nd Corinthians 11:14, 36:30 "And no wonder! For Satan himself 36:32 transforms himself into an angel of light. " 36:35 Sometimes, the devil will make you see what he wants you to see 36:37 to deceive you into believing that you had an experience 36:39 that you really didn't. 36:41 In this case, we need to trust God's word: 36:43 The dead know not anything when they die... 36:44 they sleep awaiting the resurrection. 36:46 If you've come back and have had that experience, 36:48 you just had a very interesting dream 36:50 and now you live to tell about it. 36:51 Panel: Laughter. 36:53 Idalia: Wow! thank you... thank you Pastor. 36:55 Well, I'd like to go to John Dinzey next: 36:58 What does it mean... a liar should not enter heaven? 37:03 I'm deeply concerned because I'm rededicated to Jesus 37:08 but find myself saying things 37:10 that I have to ask forgiveness for 37:12 because they weren't true and I knew it 37:15 and I hate that I still do sometimes, please help! 37:19 Jessica from Illinois. 37:22 Dinzey: Well, Jessica, the way you have expressed your question 37:25 I see that you want to change and I praise the Lord for that, 37:29 it says here that you're deeply concerned 37:31 and the Lord has the answer for you. 37:34 He's going to give you victory... 37:36 continue following the Lord with all your heart 37:39 and your question is, what does... 37:42 what does it mean that a liar will not enter heaven? 37:44 It's a very clear statement in the Bible concerning this 37:47 and it basically means that. 37:49 You see, Satan is the originator of lies 37:52 and so, a person that lies, 37:55 is following in the footsteps of the devil 37:57 and God wants to pull us out of that. 37:59 We all have things that the Lord is helping us work through 38:03 and it says in Philippians chapter 1 verse 6, 38:06 that He who has begun a good work in you 38:09 will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ 38:12 and I want to point you now to the Scripture, 38:14 one of the Scriptures you mentioned, 38:16 Revelation chapter 22 verses 14 and 15, 38:18 which has this reference, 38:19 it says, "Blessed are those who do His commandments, 38:22 that they may have the right to the tree of life, 38:25 and may enter through the gates into the city... " 38:28 that's the New Jerusalem. 38:29 "But outside are dogs and sorcerers 38:31 and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, 38:34 and whoever loves and practices a lie. " 38:36 I see that the Lord has blessed you already 38:38 that you don't love making a lie 38:40 and the Lord is taking you... leading you 38:43 to that victory that He's going to give you. 38:46 James chapter 1 verse 19 says, 38:48 "So then, my beloved brethren, 38:50 let every man be swift to hear, 38:51 slow to speak, slow to wrath... " 38:54 and by this, asking the Lord to be in you 38:58 and help you to answer things... slow to hear 39:02 and then... swift... 39:04 I mean, slow... 39:05 swift to hear and slow to speak. 39:07 2nd Corinthians chapter 10 verse 5 says, 39:11 "casting down arguments 39:12 and every high thing that exalts itself 39:14 against the knowledge of God, 39:16 and bringing every thought into captivity 39:19 to the obedience of Christ. " 39:21 This is what God has already began working in you 39:23 and you will have the victory through Jesus Christ. 39:26 Panel: Amen. Idalia: Thank you, Lord. 39:27 O victory in Jesus! 39:29 Shelley: Amen. 39:31 Ryan: That's right... that's right. 39:32 I almost want pastor to sing 39:34 but let's go to the next question. 39:36 Dinzey: You mean Pastor Ryan Day... not me. 39:38 Panel: Laughter. 39:39 Idalia: Yes, Pastor Ryan Day. 39:41 All: Laughter. 39:42 Idalia: You answer the question and he sings... 39:45 that's a team. Panel: Laughter. 39:48 Idalia: Anyway, we have Rebecca 39:51 who took the time to send in her question 39:53 and this question... Shelley will be answering. 39:57 It says now, "I have a question about redemption. 40:01 I believe that Jesus' death on the cross 40:03 redeemed us from the rewards of sin! 40:07 But I still believe we need to keep God's commandments. 40:10 I understand that God's law is eternal, 40:13 so how do we separate the two, or can we? 40:17 I am asking because someone on the forum 40:20 where I post Scriptures 40:22 keeps trying to negate what I have said 40:26 by posting other Scriptures and highlighting his "point". 40:30 Quote unquote... 40:31 How can I help him understand 40:33 that we still need to keep God's laws 40:37 even though Jesus did pay the ultimate price of redemption? 40:40 Just so you know, 40:42 I do believe that only Jesus is the way to salvation! 40:47 Shelley: This is a two-hour sermon here 40:51 but let me see, Rebecca, if I can give you some idea. 40:54 We do believe that we are saved by grace alone through faith... 40:58 not of works that anyone can boast. 41:00 That needs to be established. 41:03 Your obedience doesn't save you. 41:05 But does God expect us to obey? Absolutely! 41:08 The Ten Commandments are the heart of His covenant law, 41:13 they were the heart of the old covenant... 41:15 they are the heart of the renewed covenant. 41:18 You can see that in Hebrews 8:8 through 10. 41:20 He writes His commandments on our hearts. 41:23 I want to give you some quick Scriptures... 41:26 write these down because I don't know how you can negate these. 41:29 Hebrews 5:9 says that having been perfected, He, Jesus 41:35 became the author of eternal salvation 41:39 to all who obey Him. 41:43 Now, obedience doesn't earn salvation, 41:46 but it is evidence of our love for God. 41:50 It is evidence... it is the fruit of true salvation. 41:55 John 14:15... Jesus said, 41:58 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. " 42:01 How simple is that? 42:04 You know, I'm going to tell you, 42:06 "Lawbreakers aren't God lovers. " 42:09 That's it. 42:11 1st John 5:3 through 4... 42:14 1st John 5:3 through 4, 42:16 "this is love for God, to obey His commandments. 42:20 His commandments are not burdensome. 42:22 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. 42:25 And this is the victory that has overcome the world, 42:29 even our faith. " 42:30 See, we obey by grace. 42:33 It is God who's working in us 42:35 to will and to do His good pleasure. 42:37 Luke 8:21... if you want to be part of the family of God, 42:41 Jesus said, "My mother, my brothers are those 42:44 who hear God's Word and put it into practice. " 42:48 But here to me is the clincher, 1st John 2:3 and 4, 42:52 1st John chapter 2 verses 3 and 4, 42:55 "By this we know that we know Him, 42:58 if we keep His commandments. 43:01 He who says, 'I know Him,' 43:04 and does not keep His commandments, 43:08 is a liar, and the truth is not in him. " 43:11 Pause. 43:13 Idalia: Thank you so much Shelley, 43:15 wow... thank you... all Scripture... 43:19 very good... well, Pastor Day, here's your last question... 43:24 well, it's not the last question, 43:26 we have quite a few more. 43:27 I attend church with a transsexual who loves the Lord 43:31 and is faithful in her walk, 43:33 but who, the pastor has consistently avoided 43:38 offering to baptize or accept into membership. 43:42 What is the official SDA position on transsexuals? 43:47 Obviously, it is not an unforgivable sin. 43:51 She has repented of her past transgressions. 43:54 She wants to join the church 43:56 and believes she has always been female. 44:01 And this is a Viewer from Maine. 44:04 Shelley: Well, you get all the easy questions. 44:05 Panel: Laughter. 44:07 Ryan: Well, I... this is one that, you know, 44:10 there's so much I could say about this 44:11 and there's little time to talk 44:13 so, I'm going to do my best to cover all of the bases here. 44:15 First of all, there's a lot of information I don't have 44:18 about this person you are speaking about. 44:20 But I do... just for our Viewers at home 44:22 and... and just to identify some things here, 44:24 when I look... when you use the word "transsexual" 44:27 I was, you know, I never really heard that particular word... 44:30 I've heard it before maybe 44:32 but didn't really know what it meant, looked it up... 44:33 of course, I kind of assumed that it was dealing with 44:35 transgenderism and, of course, 44:37 that's what the Internet seemed to spit out there... 44:39 that when you're talking about transsexuals and transgenders, 44:43 they are one and the same, 44:44 someone who... again might be biologically a female 44:47 but feel inwardly or... that they should be a man 44:51 or a man biologically, but yet inwardly they feel like 44:55 they have always been or should be a female. 44:58 So, kind of like a... a person trapped 45:00 in another person's body-type thing... 45:01 this is at least how it's described. 45:03 I don't know the particular case of this individual. 45:06 Sometimes, these transgender individuals 45:09 who identify as transgender 45:11 go on to have, you know, operations and procedures 45:14 to make the biological change 45:17 and... and... and in this case, you know, 45:19 it's kind of hard that if... 45:21 if a person has had this particular experience 45:23 and then they come and have a revival experience with the Lord 45:26 where the Lord opens their eyes 45:28 and it's kind of hard to go back on... on something like that, 45:30 I'm just putting it out there, 45:32 trying to be sensitive but also truthful at the same time. 45:34 But we also have to be quite honest. 45:37 Now, I'm just going to... based on your question, 45:39 I'm just to address a few things here. 45:40 You say that the pastor has consistently avoided 45:44 offering to baptize or accept this person into membership, 45:46 let me come back to that in just a moment, 45:48 but you go on to say, 45:49 "What is the SDA official position?" 45:50 I'm going to give you the Bible's official position 45:52 on this, okay, because we're... this is Bible Q and A 45:54 and so, we're here... 45:56 and I believe that the SDA position is the Bible position, 45:58 just want to make that clear but... 46:00 we want to make it clear what the Bible teaches 46:01 and you go on to say, obviously, no sin is unforgivable 46:06 and you're absolutely right. 46:07 No sin is unforgivable 46:09 but we also have to understand 46:10 that we have to forsake that sin. 46:11 So, while we can go to the Lord and say, 46:13 "Lord, forgive me for the sin that I have done 46:15 or that I have committed in the past... " 46:17 we also have to understand 46:19 that God is in the business of complete transformation. 46:21 He doesn't want us to continue to perpetually be 46:23 a slave to that sin 46:25 and so, in this case, if this person has repented and said, 46:28 "Lord, I'm sorry for anything that I might have done wrong" 46:30 but yet they're continuing to walk in those ways 46:33 that are contrary to His design, to His plan, 46:35 then obviously, that is not true repentance, 46:38 that's just saying, "I'm sorry because of guilt. " 46:40 Just to go on here talking about 46:43 "she's repented of her past transgressions, 46:45 she wants to be joined to the church and believes 46:47 that she's always been female. " 46:48 Now, I don't know what that means... what does that mean? 46:50 Does that mean that it's a... that it's a male... 46:52 biologically a male that believes that 46:54 he has always been a female? 46:56 I don't know... I don't know the details in this 46:58 but I can tell you that we have to stick as Bible students 47:01 to God's Biblical design. 47:02 The Bible makes it clear in Genesis 1:7, 47:04 that when He created humankind, He created male and female, 47:08 distinct... you know, equal but different... 47:11 drastically different 47:13 and so, male and female He created him... 47:15 or created them is what it says. 47:16 And then you go on to Genesis chapter 2 verse 24, 47:19 it talks about how this male and female... 47:21 that the male should go away from his parents 47:24 and he should marry himself to a woman 47:26 that God meant for man and woman to be together 47:29 and I only say that because this transgenderism 47:32 unrepented... is a type of sexual sin 47:35 and we have to deal with that, right? 47:37 Oftentimes, these transgenderism often leads to homosexuality 47:41 because again, a person who is biologically one thing 47:44 thinks they're another... 47:45 leads them to be with or have relationships with someone 47:48 who's biologically of the same sex. 47:50 And just giving a few Biblical examples 47:52 because you said, "What is the SDA's position?" 47:54 What's the Bible position... 47:56 that's what we want to answer here. 47:57 Leviticus chapter 18 verse 22, of course makes it clear 48:01 that man should not lie with a man... 48:02 a woman should not lie with a woman, right? 48:04 Leviticus chapter 20 verse 13 goes on again... 48:07 talks about how these particular homosexual acts 48:09 are an abomination to the Lord. 48:11 And the Bible has tons of Scriptures on this. 48:13 Romans chapter 1 verses 24 to 32, 48:15 I'm not going to read it all... 48:17 but just referencing here really quickly. 48:19 It says, "For this reason... " reading... 48:21 starting with verse 24 of Romans chapter 1, 48:23 it says, "For this reason 48:24 God gave them up to vile passions. " 48:26 Talking about the wicked in the days of old. 48:28 He says, "He gave them up to vile passions 48:30 for even their women exchanged the natural use 48:32 for what is against nature. 48:34 Likewise also men, leaving the natural use of the woman, 48:38 burned in lust for one another, 48:40 men and women committing what is shameful, 48:42 and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error 48:44 which was due. " 48:46 So, obviously, there's shame associated with this. 48:48 It was not God's natural design for a man to be with a man... 48:51 a woman to be with a woman... 48:52 and in this case, I know it is very sensitive 48:54 and I just want to just say here, 48:56 I know I'm taking a little extra time but 48:57 you know, we got to be careful, 48:59 we got to be sensitive because God loves everyone. 49:00 It doesn't matter what... 49:02 what you're going through mentally, physically, 49:04 God loves you and God died for every one 49:06 no matter if you're a male that thinks you're a female 49:09 or a female who thinks you're a male 49:10 or if you're... you're straight and not in... 49:12 in practicing homosexuality, 49:14 God died for everyone and Jesus loves everyone 49:16 and Jesus wants us all to be called out of that darkness 49:20 into His marvelous light 49:21 and so, pertaining to the Pastor not baptizing this individual, 49:25 I'm sure the Pastor has a good reason why... 49:27 I'm not going to get into that because I don't know the details 49:30 but I will tell you that baptism according to Romans chapter 6 49:33 verses 4 through 8... 49:34 Romans chapter 6 verses 4 through 8, 49:37 the Bible says, "Therefore we are buried with Him... " 49:39 speaking of Christ... "through baptism into death, 49:42 that just as Christ was raised from the dead 49:43 by the glory of the Father, 49:45 even so we also should walk in newness of life. " 49:49 That's the key word there. 49:50 "For we have all... " notice, 49:51 "for we have been united together 49:53 in the likeness of His death, 49:54 certainly we also should be in the likeness of His resurrection 49:57 knowing this, that our old man" notice, the old person 50:00 "has been crucified with Him, 50:02 and that this body of sin might be done away with, 50:04 that we should no longer be slaves to sin. " 50:07 So, I just want to say in closing here, 50:09 this person who's dealing with this... 50:11 if they have not completely given up that... 50:13 maybe they're still struggling with it 50:14 but they have not brought their mind and their life 50:17 in harmony with God's will, 50:18 then maybe there's still something there 50:20 that the Pastor sees needs to be dealt with, 50:22 I don't know... maybe not... 50:24 but at the end of the day, I'll say this, 50:26 I recognize that there are situations 50:28 that are hard to deal with, 50:30 I recognize that in this case, it may be that this person 50:32 has really completely forsaken but maybe there's still some... 50:36 some... some aftereffects, 50:38 maybe there's still some... some physical appearances 50:41 that may appear to not be in light with... 50:43 with the natural design that God created them to be, 50:46 in this case, I would say that we have to judge the heart, 50:49 we have to look at the person and say, 50:50 "Where... where were they once were... 50:52 where are they now?" 50:53 Are they surrendered their life completely to Jesus? 50:56 Have they left that behind? 50:57 If we see the fruit of the Spirit's presence 50:59 in that person's life 51:01 and they're forsaking that sin, 51:02 then yes, no one should be withheld from the Kingdom of God 51:05 no one should be withheld from the blessing of baptism. 51:07 But in that sense... that's all I can offer 51:09 because I don't have enough information on the subject, 51:11 I want to take a little bit of time 51:13 to just kind of break that down 51:14 and just address some of those very sensitive issues. 51:18 Idalia: Thank you so much... thank you. 51:20 Thank you, we will be praying for your friend 51:24 and, you know, he is not... she is not alone 51:28 and you're not the only person that has friends like that, 51:31 so, we continue to pray and for the Lord to guide 51:35 and work in our hearts. 51:36 It is humbling to sit and admire God's love 51:41 for each and every one of us. 51:42 We are going to go for a pause and we will be right back. 51:45 Please stay by... take some notes 51:48 and we'll see you in a few. 51:50 If you are enjoying our 3ABN Bible Q and A, 51:55 then tell your friends. 51:57 Each Monday, we'll bring you a fresh Program 52:00 answering the Bible questions you send us 52:02 using God's Holy Word to shed light on those texts 52:05 that seemed difficult to understand. 52:07 To have your questions answered on a future Program, 52:10 just e-mail them to us at: bibleQA@3abn. tv 52:15 that's bibleQA@3abn. tv 52:19 You may also text your questions to: 618-228-3975 52:25 that's 618-228-3975. 52:28 Be sure to include your name and where you live 52:31 and then watch 3ABN Bible Q and A |
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