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00:04 >> I want to 00:17 [MUSIC] 00:26 >> too. 00:31 [MUSIC] 00:36 >> I'm 00:42 >> and 00:47 >> I want to stand 00:52 too. 00:54 [MUSIC] 01:00 [MUSIC] 01:07 >> Welcome to 3ABN, today, governor, if you want to. 01:11 >> I know for me personally, this is one of my favorite 01:15 programs as people call an 01:17 they always ask about buy bulk you in the eye. 01:21 That setback in my easy chair and listen to 01:25 the product of what it takes to be able to put these answers 01:29 together. 01:30 Let me make it perfectly clear, though. These are Bible 01:34 answers. These are coming from the Bible. They're not just 01:38 taken off the shelf someplace. Well, I think that sounds good. 01:41 That sounds good. These are your Bible questions that you 01:44 send them want to introduce our family 3ABN, famine. This going 01:50 to be participating today. Let's start off over here with 01:53 Pastor John and NC 01:55 Johnny. Take about 45 seconds. What do you like about a Bible? 01:59 Q A? 02:01 >> I like the fact that you didn't let you dig deeper into 02:06 got word that the you're not getting the proper time. 02:08 But these questions, some of the questions coming. I've 02:11 never thought about these things. So I have we have to 02:13 look into things that we have never looked into and we learn 02:17 something. The Lord is wonderful in teaching us more 02:20 as we continue to search his word asking for the Holy Spirit 02:23 guides. 02:24 >> That man, a man. 02:26 Thanks to Ryan to a buddy. 02:29 What you like about. 02:31 >> Kabul, killing the well. I have to kind of second what 02:34 he said. You know, I I have participated in many different 02:38 Bible questions and and serves segments over the years before 02:42 3ABN and also with 3ABN in never fails, that someone 02:48 always ends up asking a question that you've never 02:50 considered before. And so I really enjoy it because it 02:53 allows me to dig a little deeper and to go deeper into 02:56 God's word and to provide, you know, real credible answers for 03:00 these questions that people have legitimate wonders about. 03:04 >> A man of some of them men, sometimes we just don't have 03:08 the time, 2 research, all the questions that we have. So this 03:12 is really this is a joy and Daniel parent Western to make 03:17 them question to you. Alright, one step ahead. Haha. 03:21 >> I love participating on the program, but I also love 03:25 listening to a good answer that comes straight from the Bible. 03:28 So you hear a question. You think that's how I'd answer 03:30 that and you listen to somebody else pull out. Some techs are 03:33 thoughts that you would not have put together. And it's 03:36 exciting to hear how God puts, you know, puts this in other 03:39 people's minds. 03:40 >> They man the man. I think that the pickup that the 03:44 questions are coming from you, you're the ones that since the 03:48 questions and and then behind the scenes and they do the 03:52 questions up. And so that I don't know. I know that I get 03:57 to watch Shelley a shoestring. She's researching a month. 04:01 There are some tough questions here and it's not just a 04:04 matter. We have turn to Page 3.48. On that second paragraph. 04:08 I mean, you have to search and search and search anyway. 04:11 How do you contact us? 04:14 There's 3 avenues of contacting us. Number one is but text. 04:18 If you want to send a text and its 618-228-3975, 04:25 perhaps you'd like to send them by email 04:29 he's been 04:31 and that's Bible Q A at 3, A B and to the very simple Bible Q 04:38 A at 3 ABN DOT TV. And then of course than we have Instagram. 04:44 If you want to send by Instagram is 3 ABN underscore 04:48 official. Thank you can see the bottom of the monitor there. 04:52 So any well go back over little while. Let's start off by 04:56 asking our first question after we have prayer. 04:59 >> Father, we just want to take this opportunity, Lord, to 05:02 thank you for being in our hearts and being in our minds. 05:05 And father just asked Florida to be with us as we go through 05:09 this program, father, that hearts will be touched. Father 05:12 eyes to be with each person. That's a mention the questions, 05:15 Lord that through the end of the Holy Spirit that they will 05:18 be guided. We love you. We thank you. Give you all praise 05:22 and glory in Jesus name and then came in a minute. 05:27 Pastor Nancy, that's John. 05:32 You answered a question on a previous program stating that 05:35 duck his claim to eat 05:38 and Leviticus 11 18. It says The Swan isn't claim. 05:44 Wouldn't ducks and geese be considered unclean since they 05:48 are similar birds, 05:49 therefore, we should not eat it. According to Jewish 05:53 tradition. 05:55 What you said, what does the Bible said? 05:59 Well, that is a good question. 06:01 >> I'm not I did say that in the previous program. And thank 06:04 you for bringing that back. Maha. 06:07 It is interesting because when you look at limited just after 06:11 11, 06:13 you will notice the descriptions of why certain 06:17 animals are not clean. You don't like about talking about 06:20 fish in the sea. Have they have to have scales and the land 06:24 animals have to have their hopes a certain way. 06:28 But when it comes to birds live, indica step to 11. 06:32 And also when you look in Deuteronomy talking about the 06:35 same thing, you will notice that birds are not described 06:38 with features or characteristics. They actually 06:41 named Miss unclean. 06:43 So yes, when you go into the King James version and you Re 06:47 Deuteronomy live in 18, it does say Swan 06:51 but eat when you will. Most people have access to the 06:53 strong skin cordons. You can go into the strong skin cordons 06:56 and noticed that 06:59 it could be a an owl 07:02 or some type of lizard. This is what you see. Strong us another 07:07 Hebrew dictionaries. So Jewish 07:11 have a list of clean buyers and among the maze, 07:19 also chicken and other other birds that they are listed. 07:25 So they look at the list, the Bible says, and then they say, 07:29 well, OK, then these must be clean because they're not 07:32 listed in the biggest Leviticus chapter 11. This is what they 07:34 do is go by. So turkey, chicken, etcetera, and the 07:38 duck. Now, if you remember what I said in that previous 07:41 program, I believe I said 07:43 I've seen those docks. 07:45 I've seen them eat stuff and I sit on that meeting that 07:47 animal. So you can make your decision on this. But if you 07:52 don't want to eat a duck, don't need a duck. I'm not happy that 07:56 we did that. So, but yes, the swan and the Ducks are in the 08:00 same family. So naturally, I see people coming to that 08:03 conclusion. And so I encourage you to consider this looking to 08:07 the people. Dictionary said maybe a slight translation of 08:11 the translator got a little confused, but it is like a now 08:14 or or some type of lizard if that is really what they're 08:17 alluding to or what is being said there in Leviticus Chapter 08:20 11, 18. 08:21 >> Time and then a man. 08:25 >> Ryan, yes. Should Christians today bear arms and war are 08:31 personally to defend oneself our family. 08:35 This is coming from Shaw. 08:37 >> Well, I think it's obviously a personal decision on your 08:41 part on whether or not you want to do that. Now, obviously, 08:43 this is Bible Q and A's. We need to look at what the 08:45 Bible teaches about your personal decision to choose to, 08:51 again own guns to bear arms or 2, not the only guns and bear 08:55 arms. And so first of all, most people want to find this wrong. 09:01 I've had many conversations where where people try to make 09:04 a case for the fact that we know the Bible says thou shall 09:06 not kill and therefore, these these type of weapons are used 09:10 to to kill and hurt others. And so, therefore, you should 09:14 not bear arms. However, the better translation in that 09:18 particular sense is actually thou shalt not murder found in 09:21 the E the Commandment their Exodus chapter 20 and first 13, 09:26 it would be completely contradicting to God's 09:28 character to say thou shalt not kill in general. And then yet 09:31 we find many, many stories were God even command of the 09:33 children of Israel to go out into kill and take out many of 09:37 these. He the nation's that post a very, very strong threat 09:41 against. And so there's a difference between killing and 09:45 murdering, sometimes killing someone or you're bringing 09:48 about death to someone is not necessarily with a selfish, 09:52 murderous intent or another was a selfish intend to take life 09:56 just because or for whatever selfish reason. But yes, 10:00 school back to the question. Is it OK to defend oneself? 10:03 Well, even the Bible says that that's OK, because even Exodus 10:06 Chapter, 22 2 chapters after the commandments. Exodus, 10:09 22 and verse to notice what it says. It says if the thief is 10:13 found breaking in and he is struck so that he dies, there 10:17 shall be no guilt for his blood ship. And so again, this is 10:21 God's way of saying, look, you know, this is self-defense in a 10:24 situation where it's not a selfish and get the gist kill 10:27 someone for whatever reason for no good reason at all. And 10:30 that's an issue. But but to defend your home to defend 10:33 yourself, Biblically speaking, that was OK, even Jesus 10:37 himself. And Luke, 22 the night of his betrayal and arrest 10:42 there within the context of the Last supper. We find these 10:45 words, Lou. 22 versus 36 to 38. It says that he said to them, 10:49 but now he who has a money bag, let him take it and likewise 10:52 the knapsack and he who has no sort let him sell his garment 10:56 and buy one. And he says for I say to you that this which is 11:00 written must still be accomplished in me and he was 11:03 numbered with the transgressors for the things concerning me 11:06 have an inverse. 38. It says so. They said, Lord, look here, 11:09 we have to sort and he said to them, it is enough. So Jesus 11:13 could have easily said none of it, though. No swords, no 11:16 weapons. That's wrong. Jesus didn't condemn them for that. 11:18 Although he did condemn Peter. When Peter Drew the sword, 11:22 it wasn't the owning of the weapon that Christ had a 11:24 problem with. It was the way Peter used it in that sense. 11:28 And so it's not a problem to own a weapon to bear arms 11:31 biblically speaking and especially within our country. 11:34 I mean, you have the right to do that constitutionally, 11:36 according to your own choice. It's not a problem to bear the 11:39 arms to own a gun just long as you're responsible with it and 11:43 have. 11:44 >> And do not have any murderous intentions. They 11:46 mount a good answer. Yes, 11:49 Daniel parent, 11:51 your first question. What was the evil spirit of God put up 11:54 on Paul? 11:55 Excuse me. Put a bone saw. Thank you. Just 12:00 what's your grade on that when this that is own saw all this 12:05 uel and for Samuel 18 10, this is from Jackie and Georgia. 12:10 >> Alright, Jacki, let's let's look at the text and read it in 12:14 for Samuel 18 10. And then we'll look at one for Samuel 12:16 16, 14 as well. 12:18 And it happened on that day that the distressing spirit 12:22 from God came upon soul and he prophesied in the house. 12:28 So David played music with his hand as another times, but 12:31 there was a spear in Seoul's hand. All right. Interesting 12:35 picture here. And spear harp distressing spirit in most 12:40 translations called an evil spirit. So let's just be clear 12:43 about the nature of evil spirits or Satan and his 12:47 angels. They are opposed to God. They are not working in 12:52 partnership. They are not the minister. Ng spirits, evil 12:55 Angels. The ministry in spirit sent forth by gotten here is 12:58 one 14, a second Corinthians 6.15, says and what a court has 13:02 Christ with Belial another name for Satan. So they are not 13:06 working together. James won 13 says when you're tempted, 13:09 don't say God is tempting me because God is not tempt anyone 13:13 right now. Let's also look at the fact that Satan and his 13:16 angels do not have unbounded unbridled authority. They are 13:20 still restricted. Think about Matthew 8 where they have to 13:23 ask give us permission permit us to go into the herd of swine 13:28 or Joe who is permitted to be tested. Satan has to ask 13:31 permission to test Chauvin job chapter one in 2 and then did 13:36 just say to ask permission Jesus as a loop. 22 31 13:40 permission to test Peter. And so the statement is Angels 13:43 cannot do anything without permission. So now let's look 13:47 at the first annual one 18. And we see that there is an 13:49 example there of what we find in Romans, one. 28, listen to 13:54 this Texan. You'll hear what's happening to us all 13:56 says. And even as they did not like to retain God, in their 14:00 knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind to do those 14:05 things which are not fitting. So as in Sauls case here, 14:09 his repeated rejection of got escalated to the point that God 14:13 literally gave him over to a debased mind. He rejected the 14:18 Holy Spirit so far that God literally departed from him. 14:22 Now, let's hear it in for Sale. 16, 14, an earlier chapter, 14:26 but the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and a 14:30 distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him. So we see 2 14:33 things happening here simultaneously as God departs 14:37 based upon the Sauls, free Wilson, God did not take away 14:40 his freedom and so saw rejects God, God pulls away. And then 14:44 God by leaving, saw its all's will 14:48 makes an empty space for Satan have access to us all to do 14:51 what he wanted in his mind. And so this departure then 14:55 leads to the very next first where Saul is trying to murder. 14:58 David, that certainly is not God's will. 15:00 And so the evil spirit from Saul does not necessarily mean 15:04 that it is a spirit sent from God's throne in heaven. 15:07 Remember, Satan is cast out of heaven and his angels. Instead, 15:11 this from God means with God's permission to Reveal Sauls 15:16 heart. And so as God leaves because salt does not want him 15:21 there. This gives permission for this distressing spirit, 15:25 evil spirit. And all this results in is more evil. 15:27 Just like we read in Romans one when when God gives you over to 15:31 a debased mind more evil and sin results. So when God 15:35 departs because assaults, free choice, God's departure 15:38 permits, Satan's access. And if you want to study this a 15:42 little further is a couple of other techs. We'll see this 15:44 very same thing happening, Sean, 13, 26 27 Satan enters 15:49 Judas. Same thing happening. Second thessalonians to 11 12 15:53 God sends a strong delusion. 15:56 A revelation 9, 1, to 11 in some symbolic laying language. 16:00 Satan and Angels are given permission to work deception. 16:03 And this is all because God is still sovereign, but he gives 16:07 permission for angels to work. So about Saul Prophesying. 16:10 We already know that he's not under the spirit of God. 16:13 Another spirit has entered him. So his prophesied is of another 16:17 power. You might describe it more as Rav raving agitated, 16:21 battling are uttering empty spiritual phrases that have an 16:24 appearance of godliness but no power in them. 16:29 >> Pastor newsy, yes, your second question. We believe 16:33 Jesus feet won't touch the earth again until it is 16:36 cleansed. But what does occur? I-14 Mu and this is from 16:41 Jackie. 16:42 >> Thank you, Jacki. A very good question. Indeed. 16:46 I'm going to go ahead and read Zachariah Chapter 14. 16:51 No, I think I like to begin 16:54 and verse 2, actually, 16:56 no person. 16:58 Behold, the day of the Lord is coming and your spoil will be 17:02 divided in your mixed 17:05 Frey will gather all the nations to battle against 17:08 terrorism. The city should be taken. The House rifled and the 17:12 women ravished. Half of the city show go into captivity. 17:15 But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the 17:19 city. 17:20 Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations and 17:24 he fights 17:26 as he fights in the day of battle. And in that day, 17:29 his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces 17:33 Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split 17:37 into from east to west, making a very large valley. Half of 17:42 the mountains show moved over the north and half of it toward 17:45 the south. Then you show flee. 17:49 You show fleet through my Mountain Valley for the 17:51 Mountain Valley Show reached to so yes, you show flee. Su fled 17:57 from the earthquake in the days of was I king of Judah. 18:01 So what we have here is a narrative of something that 18:06 would have taken place. Had the people of Israel remain 18:09 faithful to the Lord. They would. They would have been 18:12 like a paradise on earth type of thing. Still wet. The battle 18:17 between good and evil taking place. But Israel would have 18:19 become a place of of prosperous trees would Grohl fruitful and 18:28 God will preserve peace for the people of this because they 18:31 have the table. 18:32 But this was not the case. So therefore, some of the 18:36 elements here have have an application if we can call it 18:42 that way for 18:43 the return of Jesus Christ when he comes when he does return 18:49 to gather his people from the east and from the west and from 18:52 every nation under heaven, 18:54 we can see that, for example, in first as a long chapter for 19:00 his fee, do not touch the ground. Let's go to first 19:03 testimony, step to 4 beginning in verse 14 for if we believe 19:07 that Jesus died and rose again, even sold them also would sleep 19:10 in Jesus. We'll got bring within that is to bring with 19:14 him to have it for this. We say unto you by the word of 19:17 the Lord that we which are live in, remain unto the coming of 19:21 the Lord shall not prevent them, which our sleep sleep and 19:24 uses that meet their dead. Waiting for the first 19:27 resurrection 19:28 for the Lord himself showed the sent from heaven with a shout 19:32 with the Voice of the Archangel and with the Trump of God and 19:36 the Dead in Christ Show Rice first. Then we watch our live 19:41 and remain shall be caught up together with him in the clouds 19:45 to meet the Lord in the air. 19:48 So and so show we ever be with the Lord, therefore, comfort 19:51 one another with these words. This isn't it a deck, a 19:54 description of what will happen when Jesus returns. His fee do 19:57 not touch the ground. We're taken up to heaven. But after 20:01 the 1000 years are finished, as you see in 20:05 revelation, chapter 20 when the holy city descends and 20:09 everything is said and done and they were create, you haven't 20:12 unearthed defeat of ISIS touch as his says here in Zechariah 20:16 Jeff to 14 and is split until that's when this will take 20:21 place. Now, the reason I wrote a verse hive be far 20:24 is because it mentions an earthquake and it is talking 20:28 about to the people living in those states because this is 20:31 the new show fleet through my Mountain Valley for the 20:33 Mountain Valley Show. Reach to Azle. Yes, you show flee as you 20:37 fled from the earthquake in the days it was I king of Judah. 20:40 So this is talking to those people that has seen that have 20:43 heard about it. And this earthquake took place about 760 20:47 BC. So that's an application for them. But we see here that 20:52 the first U.S. along is that says no, that the feet of these 20:54 is at the second coming, do not touch the Earth. We go to 20:57 heaven for 1000 years and now I'm am. 21:02 >> Ryan. Yes. Is it OK for women to wear pants based on 21:08 doing Ron Lee? 22 verse 5. His pants or email garment. 21:14 >> All right. Let's go. Read the text, OK? Let's see what it 21:18 actually sets. Alright, Deuteronomy chapter 22 and 21:21 verse 5. Tim, If your Bible says these words, 21:25 a woman shall not wear pants. 21:31 I mean, that's not what the Bible says. I'll just tell you 21:34 that straight up in. Of course, I'm being a little sarcastic. 21:37 Your but around the 22 verse 5 actually says a woman should 21:41 not wear anything that pertains to a man nor shall him and put 21:45 on a woman's garment. Notice the contacts. Get not context 21:49 for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord. 21:52 Your God Deuteronomy. 22 and verse 5 is clearly addressing 21:57 the issue of cross dressing. And we definitely I mean, 22:00 this is an issue clearly back in the Bible days as it is 22:03 still clearly an issue today where clothing that is clearly 22:09 of a famine in design and feminine nature and in a men's 22:13 clothing, which are clearly of a male designed it specifically 22:18 for male. We have this issue of cross dressing females wearing 22:23 male clothing where they're indistinguishable e bullets in 22:27 a distinguished of their gender. To the point where you 22:29 wonder it, is that a guy or Xanadu does that a girl and the 22:32 same thing? Vice versa, men wearing women's clothing cross 22:35 dressing, making themselves appear feminine or looking 22:38 female. And so this is clearly what Jesus is addressing here, 22:41 what the Bible is addressing year. And I think it's 22:44 important to bring about that. The Bible actually does not 22:47 anywhere beyond this, give any type of clothing specifics in 22:53 terms of what men should wear and what women should wear. 22:56 In other words, the Bible does not tell us that women should 22:59 only wear dresses and skirts and men should only wear pants 23:02 and long sleeves and and all that. The Bible does not give 23:05 us that. But it does give us principles in terms of how we 23:08 should dress and how we should look in terms of modesty, 23:10 for instance, first, Timothy to 9 says in like manner. Also 23:13 that women and I just want to hear, I think this principle 23:15 also applies to men adorn themselves at CES in modest 23:19 apparel with propriety in moderation, not with braided 23:22 hair or go to pearls are costly clothing. So clean, modest, 23:26 very well kept not appearing looking other than what God 23:31 designed you to be, which if you're a man usually like them. 23:33 And if you're a woman, you should look like a woman. 23:36 But I also just want to add here, too, because there's 23:37 going to be people that will still hear what I'm saying. 23:39 And those we love Ryan is still in women that it's OK to wear 23:43 up as well. I'll tell you, the question is who's to determine 23:46 the cancer from him? 23:49 Who determines that the Bible doesn't but pounds or 4 men who 23:53 determines that? Where does it say that pants were a rich? 23:56 If you look back in history, you find that where whoever 23:59 made the first pair of pants does it say it was only for men 24:02 and no one else. Also, if you apply that principle here and 24:06 you say it's got to be applied here to Deuteronomy 20 to 5 and 24:09 you you kind of isogenic Lee insert that they're well, 24:12 then you also got to go through the rest of that chapter. 24:14 And you got on with the rest of that chapter says. And I think 24:17 that we should in principle, but there's some very strong 24:20 traditional practices here. They got a placed up on the 24:24 Israelites specifically that you go through here in you, 24:27 you'll be like, well, that that's not that's not doesn't 24:29 apply to me today. For instance, I shall not plow with 24:32 an ox and a donkey together. If you do that, you're you're 24:34 violating it. I should not to. What is that when you build a 24:38 new house and you make of a parapet on your roof that you 24:41 may not bring guilt or bloodshed on your house and 24:44 anyone who falls from it, we should not wear a garment of 24:47 different sorts such as Warren, Linden together. If you mix 24:51 garments that somehow you're violating. Obviously these were 24:53 practices and principles got placed upon Israel. There are 24:56 some principles we can glean from this, but we should not be 24:58 so legal estate and I suggest ugly insert in there something 25:02 that's not there. We should not cross dress mention like a man 25:06 and woman to lock a woman, but again, clothing, his clothing. 25:09 We should not mix it up or try to make a gospel out of it. 25:12 Thank you. Thank you. 25:14 >> Then you know, 25:17 this is a long one long question. I struggle with the 25:22 issue of tithing. I prayed a lot about this and don't seem 25:25 to receive a breakthrough. Whenever I have a receipt and 25:28 then come our money, my mind changes and I don't seem to be 25:33 content with what I've been praying for, which is the 25:36 strength and power to overcome. I am ashamed of my conduct and 25:40 I really feel guilty about this. I sometimes feel God is 25:44 an entry. My prayer to overcome this habit. 25:47 What must I do to overcome this habit? 25:51 My guilty conscience gets worse. Every time this happens, 25:53 why is God not intervening in this issue? How can I remain 25:59 faithful and paying pie? And this is from. 26:04 >> Alan, I want to give you some encouragement as you work 26:06 together with some God and let me emphasize that work together 26:10 with got and that's to each one of us is a principle applies to 26:13 everything. 26:14 First. It sounds like you understand the issue of timing. 26:16 That 10% of our increase belongs to God. Literally. 26:20 Everything belongs to God. You start by understanding what 26:23 the scripture teaches had direct you to Leviticus. 26:25 27 30 to 32 Malakai 3 versus 8 to 10 as 2 of the many starting 26:32 places. But on a deeper level we tie because we love God and 26:38 not just because it's a scriptural regulation. We start 26:41 by focusing on Jesus and all that he's done for us and then 26:45 understanding the love of God calls forth from us. Naturally, 26:49 a response of love and tithing is a part of that response. 26:53 And we need to remember what's really happening when we don't 26:57 return our tied the got. 26:59 We would never steal from a friend going to the house and 27:03 take something that belongs to them and sneak out. We wouldn't 27:05 do that. But for some reason because we cannot see God as we 27:09 do other human beings, we tend to feel justified in stealing 27:13 from God and listen to Malakai 3, 8, on this issue. Will a 27:16 man, rob God yet you have robbed me. But you say in what 27:21 way we robbed you in tides and offerings 27:25 by keeping the tide to ourself. We're robbing go. How do we 27:28 think again, Lord, I don't want to treat you this way. You're 27:31 my friend. You're my best friend. Look what you've given 27:33 to me, Lord. I don't want to do this. So in the question you 27:37 asked, why is God not intervening? Got is 27:40 intervening. He's given you the guilty conscience. That's the 27:44 holy spirit working up on your heart saying I'm calling you 27:46 summoning you. I'm working with you. He's given you the 27:49 knowledge of his will. But God will not intervene by 27:53 overruling your choice. He's not violating our freedom for 27:58 any of us on any issue where we're struggling now. Paul 28:01 describes this in Philippians 2, 12 13 where he says work out 28:07 your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who 28:10 works in you both to will him to do for his good pleasure. 28:16 So we pray we ask God to help us. And then we participate by 28:19 doing our part to work along with the prayers that were 28:23 praying to God. So practically, let me give you just a couple 28:26 of things that you could do to. These are not rules from 28:28 scripture. Just some encouragement. Number one, 28:31 set aside some money right now. It just say, Lord, I'm going to 28:34 forgo whatever this was that I was going to purchase. I don't 28:37 know what your finances are like. Each one of us are in a 28:39 different situation but set forth a foot set aside a little 28:42 bit of money is this is future tied. Money. Lord, I don't know 28:45 what's coming into me next. Already ready to reserve this 28:48 tied for you because each act of obedience or disobedience 28:52 prepares us for the next one number to pray over your check 28:55 before you do, how do you get your money? Pray over it before 28:59 you do anything else laid down, say, Lord, this is your money. 29:02 What you want me to do with it and then return your tie. 29:05 First. Even the secular world does is he say pay yourself 29:09 first and they're talking about savings to your savings 29:11 account. But return your time beef before you do anything 29:14 else. Be like Daniel, who purpose to in his heart purpose 29:18 to his heart. God is merciful and gracious. Yes, he has. 29:20 And we ask his forgiveness, but God's mercy and grace only last 29:24 so long. We've got to be aware that we don't want to push away 29:27 the voice of got as he's calling USO God's world word 29:30 appeals to you appeals to me to hear and obey and by God's 29:34 grace. You can. 29:36 >> Very good. Very good. Let me just remind you once 29:39 again, take about 45 seconds here. How to contact us. 29:43 If you have a question. 29:45 Number one, if you want to Texas it 6, 1, 8, 228-3975. 29:52 If you'd like to e-mail us Bible Q, I had 3 A B on DOT TV. 29:58 That's Bible Q A and 3, A B and DOT TV and by Instagram. 30:03 That's 3 ABN underscore official. 30:07 Please, please send your questions in 30:11 poster Nunes it. Yes, sir. When the Lord mentioned, 30:14 if we talk to him 30:17 when the Lord mentioned, if we do talk about the Lord to 30:20 people at certain times, but we don't talk to others willingly 30:23 about Jesus on the streets and where to find them, does that 30:27 mean that we're guilty of those people's blood? 30:30 Does that mean with that? We won't be forgiven even when 30:34 it wasn't done knowingly, but it didn't. We don't know when 30:39 their last time to hear the gospel will be. This is from 30:42 Syria and Puerto Rico. 30:46 >> There's 3 that you have. You have said a lot since he's 30:51 from Puerto Rico. Notice Saturday. 30:57 There's a lot in your question and we have to take into 31:00 consideration the fact that the Lord gives us opportunities to 31:05 come into contact with people to share the gospel with them. 31:09 But if we know all the opportunities there and we are 31:13 prompted by the Lord to share the Gospel and we don't 31:17 we may have to answer for this or the Lord somehow will 31:21 help us understand that we failed. If we come, it's in the 31:26 Bible says that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and 31:30 just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all 31:32 unrighteousness. I want to bring out to that 31:35 in Matthew Chapter 5. You can be bearss 14, but I want to 31:38 read also 14 to 6 men to 5.14, to 16 and a reverse 16. Let 31:43 your light so shine before men. They may see a good works and 31:46 glorify your father, which is in heaven. 31:49 By the way, we live in the way we speak. Even the way we act. 31:54 We can be preaching the gospel 31:57 and we are responsible to preach the gospel. We've been 32:02 told in to 28 to go and preach the gospel to every nation can 32:05 be talking people. So we should look for opportunities and 32:09 being prayer that the Lord tells us to share the Gospel 32:12 with someone we should. 32:14 Now 32:15 it's a fact that we may have an opportunity. And yes, you said 32:21 it during the we don't know and we didn't do it. No, I don't 32:24 think the Lord is going to hold us accountable for that. 32:27 But I'm going too easy to 33, 32:31 2 to lay a certain principle here. Notice what it says. 32:34 The beginning in verse one, I'm going to be diverse 6. 32:37 Again, the word of the Lord came to me saying son of man, 32:40 speak to the children of your people and say to them when I 32:43 bring the sword upon the land and the people of the land take 32:46 a man from their territory and make him their watchman 32:50 when he sees the sort coming up on the land, a few blows the 32:53 trumpet and warns the people, then whoever hears the sound of 32:57 the trumpet and does not take warning if those sort of comes 33:01 and takes him away his blood, she'll be on his own head. 33:05 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but he did not take 33:09 warning. His blood shall be upon himself, but he takes 33:12 warning will save his life. But if the Watchman sees the 33:16 sort coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are 33:19 not warned and the sort Thompson takes any person from 33:23 among them, he is taken away in his own iniquity, but his 33:26 blood, I will require at the watchman's hand. So if the lord 33:31 prompts you to want somebody and you don't, you're going to 33:35 have to confess to send. It's a it's a it's a a need for 33:39 you to confess to Sen. 33:40 I bring to also first, Peter, 3.15, but sanctified the Lord. 33:44 God in your heart and be ready. Always to give an answer to 33:47 every man that ask, ask you a recent of the hope that it's in 33:51 you would make this and feel we should be in prayer that if an 33:54 opportunity comes that we asked the Lord through the Holy 33:58 Spirit to help us share the word with people. But if we 34:03 know that we have not shared the would be people with people 34:06 asked the Lord to forgive me for the sun and to give you the 34:08 courage to do it next time. You know, you know, 34:12 Ryan, your 3rd question, though. 34:15 >> Can you please explain what Jesus says in John 3, 1, 34:19 through 5, why did Jesus Cross emphasize being born again in 34:23 order to enter the kingdom of God, the incident partner to 34:27 just keep the 10 Commandments and the Sabbath are to be born 34:30 again. And this is from Irene in New Zealand. 34:34 >> Okay. All right. Let's read that text. We find that in John 34:36 Chapter 3 and I'm going to read versus 3, 5, So John, 3 versus 34:41 3, 5, This is Jesus answered and said he'll most assuredly I 34:44 say to you unless one is born again, he cannot see the 34:48 kingdom of God. First, 5 Jesus answered. Most assuredly I say 34:52 to you, unless one is born of the water and the spirit, 34:56 he cannot enter the kingdom of God. So this concept of being 35:00 born again is actually synonymous with being reborn in 35:03 the spirit. It's one thing to be born of the water, but you 35:07 also have to be born of the spit. In other words, you can 35:09 begin that journey with Christ. Having made that declaration, 35:12 having been through that water baptism, which is a 35:14 declaration, 4th of the faith that you have in Christ and 35:17 what he's doing in your life. But there must be a rebirth 35:21 spiritual. In other words, what Jesus is saying, the nickname 35:24 is he saying, look, I condemn this. This is a spiritual 35:26 thing. We're talking about spiritual things here. You need 35:29 a spiritual rebirth in crisis. Know that. Part of the question 35:33 here we use it is important to keep the commandments of the 10 35:35 Commandments and keep Sabbath or to be born. Again. You 35:38 cannot separate the 2 because being reborn again means that 35:42 you are obedient to God because you're being led by the spirit. 35:46 Remember being born again, synonymous with spiritual 35:49 rebirth. If you are born again, you have been born of the 35:51 spear, which means you're being led by the Holy Spirit. So now 35:55 let's go back and make sure we put this in its proper context. 35:58 Ephesians chapter 2, verse 8 to 2. It's just for by grace. 36:01 You have been saved through faith and that not of 36:03 yourselves. It is the gift of God not of works lest anyone 36:06 should boost. OK, let's pause for just a moment. 36:09 The fee just to 89 makes it very clear that our salvation 36:12 does not come by the keeping of the law. We do not gain or earn 36:16 salvation because we were good. We had good behavior or weak, 36:20 kept all of the rules just as God ask us to we do not earn or 36:25 gain salvation. That's it's it's truly completely based 36:28 upon what Christ has done for us, the work that he is not our 36:31 faith in hill in his shed blood and what he done with the cross 36:35 that bought a salvation Unredeemed us from our broken 36:38 lives. Now that being said, do we tossed a long way? We toss 36:42 the commitments away and say I'm just going to be reborn 36:45 because I've declared it because I've said it because I 36:47 believe in Christ mentally because I bet declared I 36:50 believe and have faith and what he's done for me on the cross. 36:52 And therefore, that now makes me reborn in saved and on. 36:55 And therefore, you don't need the commandments. No, no, 36:57 no read on to the verse to verse Tim. So we just said 37:01 we're not saved by grace. She we are saved by grace 37:04 through faith. Not of works list. Anyone shiver boost burst 37:07 him for we are his workmanship created in Christ. Jesus for 37:11 Good works. Which got prepared before him that we should walk 37:15 in them. In other words, were not saved by our works, but 37:17 certainly our works. Tell the story of the genuineness of our 37:21 faith. So we are judged by our work has got no, you are truly 37:25 in a faith saving relationship with him because he looks at 37:29 your works and it tells he sees the fruit hanging on the tree 37:32 that fruit tells and what kind of tree what type of Christian 37:35 you are even acts chapter 5 verse. 32. Remember, I told you 37:38 this is a spiritual thing. Being born again is synonymous 37:42 with being reborn by the spirit and being led by the Spirit Axe 37:46 5.32, says where he witnesses of these of these things and so 37:50 is also the Holy Spirit. One God has given to them obey 37:54 him. So you cannot claim to be in a born again, relationship 37:58 with God and therefore deny his commandments or tried to deny a 38:02 life that has led in obedience to God. Also really chapter one 38:06 verse 5 again, this whole Grace. Thank you. But Ron, 38:09 under the great some not under the law, I don't need to the 38:12 commitments but notice what PARO here is Romans. 1, 5, 38:15 5, versus in to Romans. He says through him that's to Christ. 38:20 We have received grace 38:23 notice and apostleship 38:25 for obedience to the faith of all nations for his name and 38:30 still notice saved by grace through faith. But notice that 38:33 graced. 38:35 >> I've been saved by and that faith that I have in him will 38:37 spark and continue in. Bring about a continue want and 38:41 desire to please him to live for him and to do for him. 38:45 Not because it saves me because I love him and I want to obey 38:49 the madam Mayor. Good for them. 38:52 Then, you know, 38:53 but a stone Isaiah 57, 38:56 the purses one through. 21, is it difficult to say rest in 39:02 peace prize from land in Kenya? 39:05 >> Thank you, Lynn. Alright, rest in peace and kind of look 39:08 up where that phrase really came from. And it didn't really 39:11 begin to appear on Christian gravestones until about the 8th 39:14 century ad or so. I discovered it became it will be in Latin 39:18 at that point, but then became popular in the 18th century 39:21 about the 1700's. The phrase does not appear in the Bible 39:24 necessarily. So what does it mean? You can actually use it 39:28 in such a way that it does agree with what the Bible 39:29 teaches, but you can use it in a way that disagrees, 39:32 contradicts what the Bible teaches. Let's think about rest 39:35 or sleep or rest. The Bible uses rest and sleep as a symbol 39:39 of death. Meaning that when you die, you arresting with 39:42 complete unconsciousness, no activity physically mentally 39:45 spiritually whatsoever. The dead. No, not anything. 39:48 Ecclesiastical 9, 5, And I think about Jesus in John 11 39:52 when Lazarus is getting sick and then he dies. And Jesus 39:55 says our friend Lazarus is sick or is has says is sleeping. 39:59 His disciples think that Jesus is talking about natural sleep. 40:02 You wake up from and Jesus tells them plainly John 11, 40:05 14 Lazarus is dead. Right? So sleep is a picture of death. 40:10 And so with that in mind, sometimes as Christians when 40:13 they die, their life has been beset by trouble or temp 40:17 patient or conflict where opposition and when the dye 40:21 they are freed from that conflict no longer facing the 40:24 battle for free from the conflict caused by sin. And 40:28 that's where we see Isaiah 57 verses one to listen to this 40:31 section. The time of Kingman acid, his his Reign illustrated 40:34 this well, the righteous parishes and no man takes it to 40:38 heart. Merciful men are taken away while there is no one to 40:41 consider that the righteous is taken away from evil. He shall 40:44 enter into rest. They shell rest on their beds. Each one 40:48 walking in his uprightness. So here people in an evil time 40:52 that when they die, there are no longer fighting as they were 40:56 before the equivalent of saying she is now resting in Jesus. 41:01 He's no longer suffering. He's now waiting for the 41:03 resurrection Revelation. 14 13 says this, too. I heard a 41:07 voice from heaven saying to me, right? Blessed are the dead who 41:10 die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the spirit that they 41:13 may rest from their labors and their works, follow them. 41:17 So can we say rest in peace and publicly and made it? Well, 41:20 it depends on what you mean if you're meaning rest in peace, 41:23 because you're now in a new place and you're enjoying a 41:26 peaceful life in heaven. You said as a prayer, a 41:28 blessing to them. No, that's not biblical. But on the other 41:32 hand, if you're recognizing that when you die, you are 41:35 completely resting and waiting till the resurrection and 41:38 you're no longer fighting the battle or conflict of sin, 41:42 then that that could be publicly accurate. But what 41:45 does the word the Christian world tend to think of when you 41:47 say rest in peace, they tend to think of you're going on to a 41:51 new place where it's going to be a peaceful experience. 41:53 And so with that in mind, it would be good to learn how to 41:56 say something that reflects that. We believe that we're 41:59 waiting until the resurrection when she's U.S. returns. 42:02 Perhaps something some as simple as I'm looking forward 42:05 to the resurrection when Jesus returns the man. 42:11 >> John, your last question, 42:14 can you please explain Matthew 16? 28 42:18 and this is coming out of Zimbabwe. 42:22 >> Thank you very much. It's 42:24 I don't know if the name is pronounced right on yachts. 42:27 More new from Zimbabwe. 42:30 I'm happy to try to answer this question because I had the same 42:33 question you when I was younger and it was a Friday night. 42:37 What we know as the 7th when the sun sets. I'm reading my 42:40 Bible, Matthew 16 and I'm going to back up 42:44 2 verse 27 pieces speaking. He says to the people there for 42:48 the son of man will come in the glory of his father with the 42:52 singles and then he will reward each according to his works. 42:57 First, 28 assuredly I say to you, there are some standing 43:01 here who show not taste death till they see the son of man 43:05 coming in his glory. 43:08 Wow, sleepy. 43:09 I think I go to sleep now 43:11 and this burst kept going on in my mind. I'm standing here 43:16 which will not taste of death until they see the sentiment 43:18 coming. 43:19 Could it be that one of the disciples to still alive? 43:22 And we don't know a beast hiding somewhere. And this was 43:25 going on in my mind and I said, wow, could possibly mean. 43:30 And so the next day, pastor, a lot of co one of my mentors, 43:35 I said I would ask him this question. 43:38 So I asked him the question. He said all good question. 43:41 You must keep reading. 43:43 So now we go to Matt to 17, 17 0st 1 because verse 20 is the 43:48 last verse of the chapter. 43:49 Now after 6 days Jesus took Peter James and John. His 43:54 brother led them up on a high mountain by themselves and he 43:58 was transfigured before them. His stay shown like the son and 44:02 his clothes became s flight path to light 44:05 and behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with 44:08 him. Dan, Peter and sudden said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for 44:11 us to be here. If you wish. Let us make 3 tabernacles one 44:15 for you one for most us and one for Elijah. 44:18 So we see here a powerful description of something that 44:23 is intriguing. Why did Jesus say that? Now? We have this in 44:27 Matthew 17. 44:28 What we see here is as I was explained to me in us, it makes 44:32 perfect sense to me 44:34 that Jesus gave a representation to James Peter 44:40 and John John James, John and Peter of what his second coming 44:44 will be like. He will be like this. He will shine like the 44:48 sun and well what what our ally Jenne Moos is doing there. 44:53 What will happen to most of the Bible says that he passed away, 44:57 but he was resurrected. 44:59 That's why he's in heaven. 45:01 And Elijah Wood's trends translated to have an alive. 45:05 So we see these 2 individuals like a representation of those 45:09 that we a lot will be alive when Jesus comes. And those 45:12 that are resurrected from the dead representing most us that 45:16 when Jesus comes, they will also see the Lord. 45:20 And it makes perfect sense to me that this is what the people 45:25 spending their Peter, James and John, they saw this and it's 45:30 this is just the best explanation that I can 45:32 understand and see for this man. 45:37 >> Okay. Ryan, number 4, quad to some something had to 45:41 celebrate Christmas Mother's Day Father's Day and other 45:46 holidays or to the states come from. 45:49 >> All right. So the answer this is because they love their 45:52 savior. They love their mother and they love their father. 45:55 Haha, I mean, I don't want to go out of this is actually very 45:58 much appreciate this question. A person who submitted this to 46:00 Instagram because this is representative of many people 46:03 who have been t***** been led to believe that somehow if you 46:08 on what is popular, least known as Mother's Day, go to your 46:13 mother and say Happy Mother's Day mother and you give her a 46:17 card and use pressure appreciation that somehow who 46:20 were violating the law of the Medes and Persians were 46:23 violating some kind of holy biblical law that says you will 46:28 in turn fuels Fire if you dare us. Appreciate our show 46:32 appreciation on that day. At that time. Within the 46:36 context of that holiday, somehow you're violating 46:39 something in the same principle applies to Christmas. And I 46:42 understand there's not a left enough time for me to address 46:44 the whole Christmas thing. But I will say this, you know, 46:47 again, it goes back to the fact that if you're celebrating 46:51 Christmas, the question is how do you celebrate it? How do you 46:54 celebrate Father's Day? How do you celebrate Mother's Day and 46:57 people who are led to believe that these things are 46:59 absolutely evil and you should have nothing to do. It will 47:02 eventually be led to well. Why do we celebrate birthdays? 47:06 If I say happy birthday to my child, I'm I'm I'm violating 47:10 something. Roger, I'm I'm I'm walking down the devil's path. 47:13 We have to be very careful not to become so on balance. 47:17 And so legal list ticking on mine that we lose sight of the 47:21 fact that these things, yes, many of these holidays are 47:24 manmade interest them and made they are nowhere in the Bible. 47:28 You going to find a Mother's Day or Father's Day or the aura 47:31 of command that says Thou shalt you will celebrate my son's 47:35 birthday every December 25th. You're not going to find those 47:38 text. These are manmade celebrations. Now the question 47:41 is, is it is soon to celebrate or to recognize these times is 47:45 anything with recognizing it. What a certain time of the 47:48 year. Of course, traditionally they do December, even though 47:51 Jesus wasn't born in December, he wasn't born December 25th 47:54 the problem in the fall of the year sometime around September 47:57 or October. But none the lead in the late at least we look at 48:00 this in we question is, is this so bad to take a day and say, 48:03 Lord, I I'm thankful for the birth of the son of God. 48:06 There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, I use that as 48:08 time to witness and to share with people the truth about the 48:11 birth of Jesus. I just don't get caught up in the 48:14 traditional idle idle idle idle as Atia nugget you could say, 48:18 and the pagan practices of of of a Christmas and other 48:22 holidays, which got to be careful. Keep that balance. 48:24 Mark Chapter 7 versus 9. Jesus said all too well. 48:27 You reject the commandment of gone, that you may keep your 48:29 tradition, these our traditions. And if you keep a 48:32 tradition, there's nothing wrong with tradition in nature. 48:34 But that tradition lead you to violate God's Commandments with 48:38 a violate God's principles. And his were then, yes, maybe 48:41 you need to rethink through that tradition even as he 48:44 killed. 22, you can read there were got talks about the priest 48:47 have violated the law. They've profane my holy things. They've 48:50 not made a distinguishing difference between the Holy and 48:53 the profane. We just got to be very careful about this. 48:55 So is it wrong know how to do? Is it OK for as it is? It's OK 48:58 as long as you know, it caught up in the idolatry all of the 49:02 surrounding culture. 49:03 >> A man very good. Very good. 49:06 Then you have the last question. We've got less than 3 49:10 minutes. Does regeneration come before or after salvation? 49:14 This is from Anastasia and Australia as regeneration come 49:18 before or after salvation. The answer is yes, it does both 49:23 before and after regeneration is giving new life where there 49:27 was no life before. So think of it this way. God has saved. 49:32 God is saving you. God will save completely. 49:36 >> And he and he alone regenerate all along the way 49:40 from start to finish. You couldn't regenerate yourself. 49:44 Then you can't regenerate yourself now he will not be 49:47 able to regenerate yourself in the future if it's going to 49:49 happen which God promises he can and will. And it has to 49:52 happen by his power. This new fusions to for to 5. We were 49:58 dead in our trespasses made us a live together with Christ. 50:01 You have been say that's passed. God has done that. 50:05 But does God does do something in the future? Absolutely. 50:07 Romans. 8.11. He who raise Christ from the dead. We'll 50:11 also give life to your mortal bodies. That's future God does 50:15 that. Second Corinthians 4.16 says yet the N word man is 50:20 being renewed day by day. That's current because God 50:23 wants to spring to life new habits in you. He wants love 50:27 for others and for him for him to be invigorated in you. 50:31 God wants fruit of the spirit to be produced a new this is 50:34 all current and a clean heart he wants to create in you. 50:38 So is God regenerating? Absolutely. He's done it in the 50:43 past. He's doing it in the present. He will continue in 50:45 the future. But here's the pivotal part. Romans. 12, 50:48 2 do not be conformed to this world, but B, transformed by 50:54 the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is the good 50:56 and acceptable and perfect will of God. In other words, you and 51:00 I get the privilege of participating with God saying 51:04 take this life of mine that you've given to me and look 51:08 what I've done with a look. What's in is done with it and 51:10 Lord help to make it new and I will participate with it. 51:14 So this is not just in the past. It's not just in the 51:16 future. It is each of those things. But it is also in the 51:19 present. 51:20 >> A man and that wonderful. 51:23 Let's take a short break here and we'll come back for some 51:28 additional comments Monday. Some final thoughts. We'll 51:32 right back. 51:34 >> If you are enjoying our 3, A B and Bible Qna then tell your 51:38 friends each Monday will bring you up fresh program answering 51:42 the questions you send us using God's holy word to shed light 51:46 on those texts that seem difficult to understand to have 51:50 your questions answered on a future program. Just email them 51:53 to us at Bible Q A AT 3, A B and TV. That's Bible Q A at 3, 51:59 A B and TV. You may also text your questions to 618-228-3975. 52:07 That's 618-228-3975. Be sure to include your name and where you 52:12 live. And then watch the ad. 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