On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:Is taking medication for my mental illness evidence that I am not a true Christian? Is it possible that a schizoaffective disorder is a spiritual problem rather than a medical problem?What are your thoughts on people such as Jews or Black Hebrew Israelites who believe they are good based on a covenant with God, rather than through Jesus Christ?Were there other people besides the Jews who wrote about Jesus during His time on earth?What message was Jesus wanting to convey during His cleansing of the Temple? Does this have any application to churches today?I am being pulled in two different directions regarding which church I should attend. Do you have any advice?

Best of BAM Q&A: Mental Disorders, Covenant People, and Cleansing of the Temple

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On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/09/24), Hank answers the following questions:I am a Jehovah’s Witness. What are your thoughts on the Jehovah’s Witnesses? Cindy - Buffalo, MO (1:02)What are your thoughts on replacement theology? James - Seattle, WA (15:12)Can you explain why God seems angrier in the Old Testament? Mary - St. Louis, MO (19:23)

Q&A: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Replacement Theology, and God in the Old Testament

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/08/24), Hank answers the following questions:Can a Christian be afflicted by a demon? What about those with behavioral health issues? Adrian - Phoenix, AZ (0:51)What is your view of the rapture? Timothy - Branson, MO (4:49)What are your thoughts on Emergent Church leaders like Tony Jones and his book, A Better Atonement: Beyond the Depraved Doctrine of Original Sin? Bob - Dumfries, VA (16:11)How do you explain to Jews that Jesus fulfilled the Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament? Joseph - St. Louis, MO (22:03)

Q&A: Demons, the Rapture, and the Emergent Church

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/07/24), Hank concludes his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Pascha, also known as Easter. It is the day in which the body of Christ worldwide celebrates the ultimate game-changer, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. “If I face hardships in life for merely human reasons,” wrote Paul in his first letter to the Corinthian Christians, “what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, ‘Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.’ If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.” Without resurrection, Christianity crumbles. Thus, in 1 Corinthians chapter 15, the apostle Paul provides a four-part argument underscoring the irrevocable reality of Christ’s resurrection. Of one thing Hank has become certain; if twenty-first-century Christians would grasp the reality of resurrection like first-century Christians did, their lives would be totally transformed.

Pascha: The Culmination of Holy Week

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/06/24), Hank resumes his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Holy Saturday, which was observed by the Eastern Church this past weekend. Holy Saturday marks one of the most enigmatic of all mysteries—the mystery of Christ’s descent into Hades. Being “put to death in the body,” says Peter, he was “made alive by the spirit through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it, only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also.” Peter here reminds us of two great and glorious truths. First, that we are saved through water, and secondly that the descent of Christ into Hades inaugurates resplendent triumph. A triumph by which Christ “tramples down death by death.”Hank also answers the following questions:When a person is baptized, do they become a new creation right away, or is it an ongoing process? Debra - Stony Plain, AB (15:14)What provision does the Bible make for young children or some adults who don’t have the mental capacity to accept Christ? Robert - Tallahassee, FL (20:34)I have a cross pendant that has discolored over time. I bought a replacement, but what should I do with the old one? Paul - San Diego, CA (23:03)

Looking Back at Holy Saturday, and Q&A

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:Does Satan have the power to read our minds? Michelle - Vancouver, BC (0:53)Is Hell a literal place of fire? Maggie - St. Louis, MO (2:12)Is it true that when Christ returns, those who are alive in Christ will escape death? Brian - Syracuse, NY (5:13)In John 17:20-26, Jesus prayed “that they may all be one.” Why then are there so many denominations? Dan - Huntingburg, IN (7:46)Did the ancient mystery religions influence the Apostle Paul and the Bible? Eddie - Vancouver, BC (15:13)Can you comment on the amount of violence in the Old Testament? Why did God command so much violence? Michelle - St. Louis, MO (19:22)

Best of BAM Q&A: Mental Disorders, Covenant People, and Cleansing of the Temple

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