Bible Questions Episodes

Bible Questions my students still have at the end of the course
July 14, 2021

159. Bible Questions: Does the Bible promote the poor treatment of …

It certainly reports it! But after going cover-to-cover in the Bible, my students would say it moves us back toward what God intended for women in creation

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July 13, 2021

158. Bible Questions: Where does Scripture urge Christians to excel?

Five areas God wants us to excel -- easy to remember by the five fingers on your hand...

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July 12, 2021

157. Bible Questions: Should Christians strive for excellence in al…

No. We are finite, and we need to make choices on what things to do A+ well, what things to do just C- okay and what things not to do at all

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July 10, 2021

156. Bible Questions: Is there such a thing as "righteous anger"?

Bible Questions: I am going to go with NO. It never accomplishes God's purposes. Normally we don't understand the person or the complexity of the issue, and our motives are often askew. The emotional fuse may get lit in us, but don't throw it at others.

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July 10, 2021

155. Bible Questions: What should I do about all the "gray areas" o…

Some things are very black and white in Scripture (please don't make them 'gray' even if on rare occasion in this broken world it turns a little gray). Many other things are gray for individuals. The New Testament letters, and in particular the letter of 1 Corinthians, gives us "flags" (principle…

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July 7, 2021

154. Bible Questions: Am I my brother's keeper (or should I mind m…

God roped us together in community, so that the actions of one person impact many others. That is why we need to be concerned for the actions and wellbeing of others, but the Bible teaches us the WHO? the WHEN? and the HOW? of addressing harmful behaviors in the lives of others

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July 2, 2021

152. Bible Questions: What does the Bible say about animals?

Animals are an important part of God's creation, God values them, and men and women were (are) assigned to be good caretakers. Cruelty to them demonstrates something is deeply wrong with us.

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July 1, 2021

151: Bible Questions - Introduction

Bible Questions: Introduction. These are my student's (and listeners!) questions flowing out of the 150 episodes of the WordPictures overview of the Old and New Testaments. In Bible Question episodes, I "run a magnet" over the Bible" to see what I can pick up to at least partially answer the que…

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