Bridge Bible Talk

Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps:

1. Carrie, YouTube (3:21) - Why is wisdom personified as a woman in the Bible?
2. Lee, YouTube (4:56) - Can you provide your perspective on the Jesus Calling devotional?
3. Thomas, NJ (6:51) - What is the difference between the King James Version of the Bible and other versions? Why was Thomas called “The Twin?”
4. Mildred, NJ (10:21) - Is there anything wrong with dancing in church?
5. David, Facebook (13:33) - What is the correct way to interpret Psalm 91 and other passages that seem to promise complete protection for believers?
6. Tina, PA (16:58) - Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute or was she a woman Jesus saved from demons?
7. Dave, HI (18:14) - What is the significance of Jesus meeting with Moses and Elijah on the mountain top? Why those two?
8. Mark, NY (19:48) - How did Elijah and Enoch enter heaven without the shedding of Christ blood? How is Jesus the “first born of the dead,” is it possible that Jesus died twice?
9. Etienne, YouTube (22:28) - Did Jesus do the creating or the Father? Was the Holy Spirit the eye witness of it all?
10. Henry, GA (23:54) - Does Galatians 1:6-9 apply to modern holidays that have pagan names?
11. Cameo, FL (33:49) - How do you know if God is telling you to do something, or that you’re moving on your own independent will?
12. Greg, GA (40:13) - What would stop God from forgiving people after they die?
13. Amanda, email (45:34) - Is going to therapy to resolve past trauma okay?
14. Nina, NJ (48:27) - When a believer passes away right now, are they asleep or do they go to heaven right away?
15. TJ, FL (52:07) - When we get taken up to be with the Lord will we remember anything?
16. Mary Jo, NJ (54:46) - We are supposed to forgive no matter what, even if the offender doesn’t ask for forgiveness, but God asks us to repent before he forgives us, does this mean he’s asking us to do something that he doesn’t do himself?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps:

1. Daniel, social media (2:42) - How does the Song of Solomon relate to intimacy in our marriage?
2. Thomas, NJ (4:31) - Would Judas have been saved if he had confessed his sin and repented?
3. Donna, MA (7:24) - Are we supposed to give? Are we supposed to give joyfully? Is it supposed to hurt when you give?
4. J. C., YouTube (13:36) - Does Luke 21:36 imply that some will not be raptured?
5. Maureen, MA (16:50) - Can you explain Mark 9:38-40?
6. Mark, email (20:48) - How do I do the opposite of “lust?”
7. Lamar, TX (26:24, continued at 33:40) - What does the Bible say about those you love and support who are in the LGBTQ community?
8. Lisa, NJ (36:42) - I feel like a car accident I had recently was punishment from God, it is the other driver’s fault, should I pay for the damages though?
9. Patty, NJ (40:36) - When does the enemy put the lie in the heads of those who believe they are born gay?
10. Michael, TX (46:59) - Do you believe we are living in the end times? Is the eclipse coming a sign from God?
11. Andrew, MA (51:21) - Is same-sex attraction a sin?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps:

1. Nicholas, NY (3:13) - How do you balance your Christian liberties without stumbling another brother?
2. Amber, Facebook (6:44) - What about Damascus in terms of prophecy?
3. Wilson, NJ (10:39) - Can you explain what Jesus was teaching in Mark 8?
4. Email (15:54) - Does God expect us to seek life extending treatment when we receive a terminal diagnosis? Or is it okay to not seek treatment and let the sickness take its course?
5. Naomi, GA (19:50) - What scriptures support the belief in the rapture?
6. Paula, NJ (24:01) - Why does John say “I did not know him” when speaking about Christ, weren’t they cousins?
7. KrisJael, email (26:30) - Were angels created with their own will with the right to choose?
8. John, NY (33:56) - What is the “concordance” in a Bible?
9. Sue, NJ (37:03) - What was the ephod? Was it good or bad?
10. Kelly, MA (39:55) - Why was Jesus born as a baby, and not put here on Earth fully grown like Adam and Eve?
11. Doris, SC (42:40) - When believers go before the throne of judgment, are we just going to tell all of the good stuff that we did?
12. Sarah, NY (46:21) - What do the Gospels mean when they say “God is a God of the living and not the dead?” Don’t the dead go to God’s bosom after dying?
13. Jack, NJ (49:10) - Do you have any practical tips or suggestions for hearing from God?
14. Robert, NY (54:06) - How big in the city in Ezekiel 48?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps:

1. Tom, NJ (3:13) - Is cremation an acceptable form of burial?
2. Erica, NY (5:58) - Did David have a little sister?
3. Jayce, NY (7:50) - Why doesn’t God just kill the devil?
4. Carlos, NJ (12:37) - What can we learn from Balaam? How can you repent without living with Christ?
5. Kevin, NJ (19:05) - Could you explain what the two different versions of the Lutheran church are? Do you think that Nicodemus is in heaven now?
6. Rita, NY (24:41) - Do you know of any historians that recorded Mary and Joseph’s other children?
7. Malinda, NY (33:29) - Is it okay to judge? Doesn’t Matthew 7 say that you shouldn’t judge?
8. Rob, SC (38:00) - Will the temple need to be rebuilt for Daniel 9:27 to come about? Is that in scripture somewhere?
9. John, NJ (41:55) - Do the souls of humans that have died have to wait for Christ to return before going to heaven, or do they join Christ and the angels in heaven immediately?
10. Amy, AL (44:17) - If a believer turns away from God and commits adultery, is it okay for their former spouse to remarry?
11. Adrian, TX (47:05) - Which temple is described at the end of the book of Ezekiel?
12. Andrew, Facebook (49:16) - Is it okay to read different translations of the Bible?
13. Thomas, NJ (51:22) - Is the name Yahweh for God a mixture of feminine and masculine parts? Is The Shack blasphemous?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps:

1. Timmy, NJ (3:28) - Do you all still believe in pastors casting out demons?
2. Tim, NY (6:36) - Can you explain the difference between Leviticus 19:18 and John 13:34?
3. Dave, HI (10:26) - Are the terms semitic and Jewish synonymous?
4. Anonymous, caller (12:03) - Is it sinful to eat meat or work on Good Friday?
5. Beverly, NY (14:58) - Is it necessary to pronounce the names of the men in the Biblical genealogies?
6. Michael, SC (21:33) - Why do we celebrate Easter separate from Passover?
7. Stacy, NY (24:59) - Did the people that cursed and beat Jesus during the crucifixion realize afterward that he was the Messiah?
8. Robert, NY (33:43) - Did Jesus get crucified on Thursday or Friday?
9. Reggie, AL (38:15) - How long was Jesus actually in the tomb? Was the number of days Jesus was in the tomb related to Jewish teaching that the spirit left after three days?
10. Debbie, NJ (42:31) - Can you address Jesus being called the “Last Adam?”
11. Pam, NJ (46:05) - Is it a promise that God’s kindness leads to repentance?
12. Thomas, NJ (51:26) - How does the Pope and same-sex marriage fit into the Bible? When and where did those come from?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps:

1. Stefan, Australia (2:40) - What are your thoughts on jujitsu?
2. Raymond, YouTube (6:40) - Will the possibility of sinning still exist in the new heaven?
3. Wendy, Facebook (8:34) - Since Jesus kept all the Jewish feasts, should believers as well?
4. Joseph, MA (10:53) - What Bible verse says that a woman can’t preach?
5. Thomas, NJ (19:57) - Are all bad things that happen to us due to sin?
6. Kat, email (26:10) - If no one had “lifted his cross” before Jesus did, how would anyone have understood what he was talking about?
7. Rob, SC (33:26) - In Matthew 11:28 Jesus “says yolk is easy and his burden is light,” but he also says to “pick up your cross and follow me” which isn’t easy, how do you explain the contrast between these two statements?
8. Mildred, NY (36:53) - Is dancing in church forbidden?
9. Anthony, NY (39:33) - How do I find a way to help my family members understand that there is nothing wrong with speaking about the Bible and Jesus with other family members?
10. Kristen, NY (42:06) - Can you explain the main things the Catholic faith does that gravitates away from the Bible?
11. Bob, NJ (45:56) - Is there a basis for a story Chuck Smith told about the “cornerstone that was quarried?”
12. VM34, YouTube (51:48) - How do we know the difference between dogma and opinion? How do we know who is right if two people cite the Bible in its context and still disagree on matters of salvation?
13. Margie, email (54:09) - Can you hear God speak to you when you listen to an audible Bible? Or does he only speak through the original Bible only?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps:

1. Cindy, NJ (2:22) - Are all of the 144,000 in Revelation male, or are they male and female?
2. Richard, NY (7:56) - Does God “woo someone into recovery” or “drag them into recovery?”
3. Rocio, Facebook (14:38) - Will there be more activities in heaven than worship?
4. Susan, MD (17:24) - What happens to the believers with mortal bodies that live through the millennial reign? Will they keep their mortal bodies?
5. Stephen, MA (20:21) - Is it a valid baptism if you are baptized in the name of the Son, the Father, and the Holy Spirit?
6. John, NJ (25:57, continued at 33:27) - When we die, do we have to wait for the second coming of Christ before we can go to heaven?
7. Lee (33:27) - Will we know everything about God when we get to heaven?
8. Vivian, GA (36:13) - Why do the angels of God have to approve of us, when it says God will “deny us before the angels of God?” Where do you think those who died in the Holocaust are now?
9. Nadine, MA (44:22) - In Numbers 22, why did God send Balaam to the king, but then send an angel to kill him? Why did God give the Israelites water from the rock when Moses didn’t follow God’s instructions?
10. Andrew, AL (47:58) - Where do exorcists get the names of the demons they cast out?
11. Karen, Facebook (50:56) - What do you think about the upcoming eclipse on April 8th?
12. Carlos, NJ (53:05) - Will “good people” go to hell?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Question Timestamps: Laura, NY (3:17) - A fellow believer told me that Paul twisted God’s words to suppress women’s roles within the church, was I right in arguing against that? Thomas, NJ (8:02) - Who supplied Paul with his writing supplies? Who delivered Paul’s letters, and to whom? How did those letters get read to the many? Did Noah’s ark actually get found? Eliza, NY (13:12) - What does Genesis 49:13 mean? Anna, Facebook (15:10) - When was the cross first used as a symbol for Christianity? Does it have pagan roots? Marie, NJ (19:38) - Was the book of Revelation a dream John had or was it factual? Will there be animals in heaven? Pam, NJ (24:35, continued after break at 33:52) - Is everything predestined? Walter, FL (37:24) - Is the eclipse a sign of end times? Sheila, MA (41:54) - Didn’t Jesus love all of his disciples, why does the Bible say he loved one more than the others? Jeff, TX (46:08) - Can you give me some scripture to use when discussing my friend’s belief in aliens? Christine, NY (51:56) - Did Jesus say that John was the disciple Jesus loved most, or did others say that? What “other fold” did Jesus have?

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Pastor Robert Baltodano and Pastor John Durante

Question Timestamps:

1. Mary, HI (2:21) - When a person is saved will the Holy Spirit help prevent them from living an unholy life?
2. Kelly, FL (7:16) - Is it okay for a person to be rebaptized?
3. John, NY (14:24) - Can you help interpret my dream?
4. Jeff, NJ (19:47) - How do I get a better relationship with Christ?
5. Lakeesh, SC (34:31) - How do I convince my brother that tongues still exist and that women can be preachers?
6. John, NJ (42:19) - Do we know if our souls retain our identities and appearances after we die?
7. Ed, NJ (44:40) - What does it mean to be an apologist?
8. Nicholas, NY (47:14) - Does repentance have to be said orally, or is it a matter of the heart?
9. Patrick, MA (48:58) - In Revelation it says that the twelve apostles’ names will be on the foundation of the city, will the twelfth name be “Mattias” or “Paul?”
10. Albert, NY (51:04) - Where is the cross in modern church services?
11. Daniel, CT (53:51) - Are we going to see animals in heaven?

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Host Rico Basso and Pastor Robert Baltodano

Question Timestamps:

1. Rayann, NJ (4:20) - Why aren’t God’s words in red letters when Jesus in Matthew 3:17?
2. Lisa, email (6:59) - Why did Jesus tell the demons to be silent about what or who he was?
3. Ann-Marie, Facebook (9:59) - What are your thoughts on people posting happy birthday messages on Facebook pages of those who have passed away?
4. Robert, NY (12:09) - Why do we say “happy Easter,” when it isn’t in the Bible? Where does the word “Easter” come from?
5. Ubani, NY (15:15) - Can you lose your salvation by rejecting Jesus Christ?
6. Kim, Facebook (25:30) - Can you explain what a prophet is in today’s culture?
7. Amber, UT (27:51) - How should a married couple witness to their friends that knew them before they were Christians?
8. Genesis, FL (33:47) - Can you explain Romans 11:22?
9. Jenny, ID (37:35) - Would you be able to get your salvation back after walking away from the Lord? Will we be punished for misinterpreting the Bible?
10. Rich, NJ (43:53) - If the Jewish people are God’s people, why don’t they follow Christ?
11. Tatiana, NY (46:19) - How do we worship in spirit?
12. Laurie, NJ (49:48) - What are your thoughts on a healing experience that my husband and I went to?
13. Patricia, email (51:29) - Can you tell me what I should say to a Christian friend that has accepted the flat Earth theory?

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