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We’re facing more pandemic lockdowns, uncertainty about the future of our country, and the possibility of financial crisis for many.  Add to that our Lord’s admonishment in the Gospels that we must be ready for his Second Coming at any moment. All of this can tempt you to give into fear and lose hope when in fact the opposite should and can be true. Here’s how to make fear backfire and Advent 2020 become a blessed time of spiritual growth, hope, and joy.

Join us as we delve beneath the surface on what is traditionally taught as the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, and hell.

Jimmy Answers helps callers with their Bible questions.

Questions Covered:

07:13 - In today’s Bible reading, it seems like Jesus left Zebedee behind. Why didn’t he take him along with his sons? 

14:14 - Where in the Bible does it talk about predestination? Do we believe in that?  

21:00 - When did Adam and Eve live? 

22:16 - What is meant in Galatians 4:9 in the NRSV by “elemental spirits”? 

28:49 - I am a Hindu. Why would Jesus die for your sins? Doesn’t that just make people feel like they can keep sinning? 

34:55 - If souls have been good in serving God throughout their lives, will they still have to go to purgatory? 

36:52 - Ezekiel 34:12-13 and 15-17 has a completely different translation in my Spanish and English Bibles. In English, it says “destroy” and in Spanish “take care of”. Why? 

43:45 - Was a one world order predicted in Revelation 13? 

49:30 - How are we meant to understand the use of the word “lord” in the Bible? 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Predestination in the Bible by Jimmy

20 Answers End Times

JAMW #84 Private Revelation; #93; #94

Jimmy Answers helps callers with their Bible questions.

Questions Covered:

04:10 - What are the best Bible verses to defend becoming Catholic? 

10:53 - What is subsistence? 

14:00 - In Revelation, there is mention of the numbers 666 as the sign of the beast. It is also in 1 Kings, referencing the number of talents that Solomon received each year. Is there any special meaning in this? 

21:41 - The writers of James and Hebrews seem to have different beliefs about faith and works. Do they disagree on how salvation is obtained? 

28:50 - Is there scriptural evidence for there being different degrees of enjoyment of the beatific vision? 

34:14 - How does the Catholic Church go about deciding which books are inspired by God? 

36:33 - Towards the end of the book of Daniel, it suddenly begins portraying him as a younger man. Why? Also, there are wars with “the prince of Persia”. Are these actual wars? 

45:08 - When Moses and Elijah appear when Jesus is transfigured on the mountain, I have been told that it is necromancy. How can I respond to this accusation? 

50:05 - Was Jesus dead for 3 days and 3 nights?  

51:51 - In Genesis we know that human nature changed with the fall of man, did Lucifer change as well? When God made Lucifer a serpent, was he changing him? 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Why Be Catholic by Jimmy Akin

The Bible is a Catholic Book

JAMW – #112 On God and the Gods/ #87 The Nephilim

In today's passage Jesus implores us to do good deeds for the right reasons.  Out of love for God and neighbor.  Not to bring praise on ourselves.

In this Five Minutes with Tony, Tony discusses Secular Advent. For those of you who are not familiar with the holiday season, it began several years ago and has grown into the biggest secular holiday of the year. But, it’s not OUR Advent!

On this week's show, Fr. Sebastian Walshe, author of the new book Understanding Marriage & Family: A Catholic Perspective, offers pastoral thoughts on contemporary marriage and family life.

 

About Fr. Sebastian Walshe:

 

Originally from Pasadena, Fr. Sebastian Walshe is a Norbertine Canon of the Abbey of St. Michael in the Diocese of Orange, California, where he is the dean of studies for the seminary program. After completing his studies at Thomas Aquinas College in California, he continued studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., receiving a license in Philosophy. Later, he attended the Pontifical University of St. Thomas at Rome (the Angelicum) where he received a Masters in Sacred Theology and a Doctorate in Philosophy.

 

About Understanding Marriage & Family: A Catholic Perspective:

 

In this book Fr. Sebastian explains and defends the traditional understandings of marriage and family so that the goodness and beauty of marriage and family can once again shine forth. In the first part of the book, he clarifies and defends the definitions of marriage and family and contrasts them with the alternative proposals of modern society. Marriage and family are natural and necessary consequences of human nature: thus marriage is not merely a social construct, but something which fulfills the deepest inclinations of human nature. In the second part of the book, he shows how marriage and the relationships within the family are intrinsically and sacramentally related to the principal mysteries of the Catholic faith. In the third part of the book, he shows how family life at both the natural and supernatural levels can be fostered, preserved, and healed.

 

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Sometimes we know we shouldn't do it, but we do it anyway! Here are 3 weapons for your daily battle!  Need help on your journey? Go to https://www.kendravonesh.com/faith-coaching