Our church members have an open invitation to ask our pastors any question about anything in the Bible.
QUESTION In the Old Testament, obeying God seems so clearly tied to physical prosperity. God even promises no miscarriages and long life in Exodus 23:26. But in the New Testament, we are actually promised suffering if we follow Christ. Why the switch in expectations...
QUESTION There seem to be some pretty troubling statements in Ecclesiastes about how we are supposed to think and live. For example, Ecclesiastes 8:15, which was read in church this past Sunday, says, "There is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to...
QUESTION In 1 Corinthians 13:7, what does it mean that love "believes all things, hopes all things"? It kinda sounds like that means we're supposed to just believe everything, but that doesn't seem right… ANSWER Whenever we interpret Scripture, we must use Scripture...
QUESTION Question for Pastor Joseph! What is the name of the ballad you mentioned on Sunday and where can I find a copy? I would love to read the whole thing. Thanks! ANSWER Here you go! https://www.fortressofdoors.com/st-halvor/ I had to look up what a "thrall" was...
QUESTION Why did our church choose the NASB95 for our text of choice? Why this translation above, let’s say, the KJV? Is it the language? Is KJV considered a bad translation? Or is the KJV more tied to Catholicism? I use an ESV myself since I understand it better....
QUESTION Why don’t we take down all the “Yes” signs? ANSWER My daughter Annabel recently said (with some heat), “I just want to go and tear the tops off all those ‘Yes’ signs!” Another child of the church asked his parents, “If we want people to vote no on...
QUESTION What does Paul mean in 1 Timothy 4:10 that God is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe? Isn’t He the Savior of ONLY those who believe? ANSWER The key here is to remember that there are many things we can be saved from. We most often...
QUESTION It’s seems kinda weird that Elijah mocked the prophets of Baal and then killed them all (1 Kings 18). Wasn’t he supposed to be holy? ANSWER As a prophet of the LORD, Elijah was indeed a holy man. In fact, his actions on Mount Carmel were not in...
QUESTION 1 Corinthians 14: Could you please speak to (and clarify) the relevance and context of prophecy and speaking in tongues in our lives? ANSWER Sorry it’s taken so long to respond, brother. This is a good question, and a challenging one. Challenging in part...
QUESTION In our readings this [last] week, we read of Michal putting an “image” in David’s bed to fool his pursuers. The NASB (and almost every modern translation) translates the Hebrew “teraphim” as “household idol” for the image that Michal used to fool Saul’s men....