Kootenai Church Sunday School: Question and Answer

What does it mean that Jesus was truly tempted—yet could not sin? Can God use Satan to accomplish His purposes? Where do our souls come from? And does God still speak apart from the Bible today?

In this wide-ranging Q&A, Jim Osman fields questions from the congregation on some of theology's most searching topics. He opens with an extended treatment of Christ's two natures—fully God, fully man in one person—carefully distinguishing between what his divine nature and his human nature could experience, including temptation, exhaustion, and limited knowledge. From there he tackles the origin of the soul, laying out the case for a middle position between strict traducianism and strict creationism. The discussion turns to so-called generational or bloodline curses, where Jim draws a sharp distinction between the biblical truth that sin patterns pass through families and the charismatic error that demonic curses require special renunciation. He also weighs in on how God does and does not speak today, pressing back on the claim that nudges and impressions qualify as divine revelation comparable to Scripture.

Throughout, Jim models careful, pastoral reasoning—direct, often funny, and always tethered to the text. Whether you came with questions or not, this episode will sharpen how you think about some of the most foundational questions in the Christian life.

Jim Osman addresses pressing questions in a Q&A covering evangelical concerns and biblical faithfulness. Topics include The Gospel Coalition's theological drift, the modern deliverance ministry movement undermining Scripture's sufficiency, and the Seven Mountain Mandate infiltrating evangelicalism. Osman examines distinctions between essential and non-essential doctrines, female pastoral roles, biblical canon formation, and King James Only errors. He emphasizes that sufficiency of Scripture remains the central battle within evangelicalism today, as experiential theology displaces confidence in God's Word.

Questions Asked

• What is the current state of The Gospel Coalition?
• What do you think about Al Mohler, Mark Dever, and Ligon Duncan's return to Shepherd's Conference?
• What issues within evangelicalism today should we be on guard against, especially for our children?
• How do you have a conversation with an unbeliever about God's sovereignty and evangelism?
• How important is a church prayer chain?
• What is the Seven Mountain Mandate and its connection to Turning Point USA?
• Are you a Christian nationalist?
• What resources would you recommend about how we got our Bible and why certain books were included in the canon?
• What is your position on female pastors in the church?
• How do you argue with people who are King James Version (KJV) only?
• Are there different shades of false teachers, and what about believers who fall into sexual sin like Steve Lawson?
• What camp would Solomon fall into - believer or unbeliever?
• What's the difference between Paul's response to the Judaizers in Galatians versus those who preached the gospel with false motives in Philippians?

Darrell Harrison engages in a compelling Question and Answer session moderated by Jim Osman, addressing critical cultural and theological issues facing the church today. This discussion explores Islam's growing threat to Western civilization, the false narrative that Wokism is dead, and the dangerous infiltration of cultural Marxism into evangelical churches. Harrison challenges Christians to understand their enemies by studying Islamic history, Marxist ideology, and progressive political movements. 

Questions Include:

1. What has happened in your life since you were here in 2022? Bring us up to speed.
2. A couple of weeks ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated. What are your thoughts on the sentiment that "if you go to church this Sunday and your church doesn't mention Charlie Kirk, find a new church"?
3. You talk about Islam being a threat to the church or to America today. You think it's the most significant threat we face? Why? How long has that been the case, and what started that?
4. Is there anything particular in American civil life in the last 50 years that you think has accelerated that drift? The election of any one specific person, for instance?
5. Wokism, DEI—it seems that with Trump 2.0, that is on the retreat. Do you agree with that assessment or not?
6. My last question: White guys like me are not allowed to say the word nigger or nigga. How do you suggest that we as Christians handle this so that we can get past this, get over this, get beyond it?
7. Some people say that the Crusades were evil. What's your response to that?
8. What resources can we use to educate ourselves on cultural Marxism and how it's infiltrating the church?

This engaging session features a candid and uncompromising discussion on the critique of charismatic theology. Justin Peters, interviewed by Jim Osman, clarifies why he no longer uses the term “clear thinking charismatic” and addresses the rise of Christian nationalism and fundamentalism. With clarity and conviction, Peters explains why a critique of charismatic theology is vital for protecting the sufficiency of Scripture and guarding against error.

Questions asked during the session:

1. Why do you no longer use the term "clear thinking charismatic"?
2. Have charismatic churches invited you to speak since your stance changed?
3. Is it harder now for “open but cautious” continuationists to resist error?
4. How should the church respond to the rise of fundamentalism and Christian nationalism?
5. What is the difference between continuationism and cessationism?
6. Can God still perform miracles or heal today?
7. Are there any charismatic preachers you respect for their exposition of Scripture?
8. How do you evangelize someone who responded to an “easy-believism” gospel?
9. What are your thoughts on Chip and Joanna Gaines affirming a same-sex couple as a family?
10. What is your perspective on the visible church today?
11. Can Jesus appear to Muslims in dreams and lead them to faith?
12. How do you interpret Acts 2:17 in light of cessationism?
13. What is your response to reports of dreams or visions in modern missions?
14. Is there an opportunity to disciple young men drawn to Christian nationalism?
15. Is Christian nationalism growing beyond the post-millennial crowd?
16. What church planting methodologies are being used outside the U.S.?

In this insightful conversation, Jim Osman introduces Rob Pryor as the newest staff member leading the biblical counseling ministry at Kootenai Community Church. Rob shares his salvation testimony, theological journey, and passion for discipleship through the biblical counseling ministry. He also explains his ACBC certification, the philosophy of biblical counseling, and his plans to equip others in the church to counsel from Scripture. Rob's story highlights God’s providence and the importance of training counselors grounded in God’s Word.

Questions from this session include: 

1. How and when did the Lord save you?
2. Did you grow up in a Christian home?
3. Are you charismatic?
4. What were your early theological and spiritual influences?
5. Where did you experience biblical counseling for the first time?
6. What is your wife’s name and how did you meet?
7. How many children do you have and what are they doing now?
8. What churches have you been involved with over the years?
9. Why did you decide to pursue seminary training?
10. Why did you choose Talbot School of Theology?
11. What led you from Oregon to Illinois?
12. How did you end up coming to Kootenai Community Church?
13. Are you currently enrolled in another program?
14. What is biblical counseling?
15. What does ACBC certification involve?
16. How is biblical counseling different from secular or Christian-integrated counseling models?
17. What kind of counseling do you do? (e.g., marriage, financial, individual)
18. Is this counseling available to the public or just church members?
19. What are your hobbies and non-ministry interests?
20. What five books (besides the Bible) have most influenced and shaped you?
21. What book are you currently reading?
22. What book are you planning to read next?
23. How do you distinguish or balance between evangelism and helping with soul issues?
24. Who are your personal faith heroes?

Pastor Jim Osman tackled many theological and eschatological topics during this engaging question-and-answer session. He first addressed the meaning of Jude 6–7, explaining the domain of angels and their judgment, and clarified his view that angels did not cohabitate with humans. He provided thoughtful answers on Genesis 6’s “sons of God,” the identity of the Levites in the future temple, and the nature of sacrifices during the Tribulation. Additional topics included the experience of time and glorified bodies in the Millennium, sleep and seasons in the new creation, the purpose of the Millennial Kingdom, the fate of infants in heaven, and the possible roles of believers in judging angels. The discussion highlighted Osman’s pre-tribulational, dispensational perspective and a commitment to biblically grounded answers.

Questions Asked

1. In Jude 6, what habitation did the angels leave, and where did they go?
2. In Jude 7, who are the “they” that committed the same sin as Sodom and Gomorrah?
3. What about the view that fallen angels cohabited with humans (Nephilim)?
4. Who are the “sons of God” in Genesis 6?
5. In Job 1, who are the “sons of God” who came before the Lord?
6. What sacrifices will occur in the future temple during the Tribulation?
7. Who are the Levites today, and how will they be identified for temple service?
8. What will time be like for us in the Millennium in glorified bodies?
9. Will we need to sleep in a glorified body?
10. Why is there a Millennial Kingdom—why not move straight to the new heavens and earth?
11. If heaven is perfect, why would God bring anything from this corrupted creation?
12. What kind of body will we have in the new creation—is it the same as now?
13. Did Adam and Eve have glorified bodies before the fall?
14. Will the new creation have seasons or cycles (like falling leaves)?
15. Will there be marriage or procreation in the eternal state?
16. Will we judge angels, and what does that mean?
17. What happens to infants who die? How will they exist in the eternal state?

In this Q&A session, Jim Osman addresses the tension between God’s justice and mercy, reconciling how God delights in executing justice (Ezekiel 18:30-32, 33:11) yet takes no pleasure in the wicked’s death, using a personal analogy of disciplining his granddaughter to illustrate that God rejoices in righteousness, not suffering. He explores divine sovereignty and human responsibility, affirming God’s desire for repentance while securing salvation for the elect. He defends a limited atonement—Christ dying specifically for the elect’s sins, not universally—highlighting the Trinity’s unified purpose. Jim also tackles practical questions, speculating that babies in heaven may be made whole or raised in the New Creation, cautioning against AI’s deceptive potential and heretical music like Bethel’s, and offering discernment principles for books and observances like Lent, blending doctrinal depth with actionable wisdom for believers.

List of Questions:

1. How do you reconcile the statement that God delights in executing justice with the teaching of Scripture that God does not delight in the death of the wicked?
2. Any other questions regarding that [God’s justice and mercy]?
3. What state will babies who die be in during the Millennial Kingdom or the eternal state in the new heavens and new earth?
4. Do you know of a Scripture passage that specifically addresses the state of babies in heaven?
5. Is heaven a place of time, given the reference to a tree bearing different fruit every month in the New Creation?
6. Could artificial intelligence be the mark of the beast because of the technology’s capabilities?
7. Why don’t we sing songs written by people who apostatize or heretics, yet our church holds some teachings of Martin Luther, who later had issues with anti-Semitism?
8. Why don’t we sing those songs [by heretical groups] even though we disagree with some of their teachings?
9. Where do you think the line is in personally listening to Bethel music at home?
10. What principles do you apply to reading books—not just for yourself but keeping them in your library, buying them, recommending them wholeheartedly, or recommending them with caution?
11. What is the difference between celebrating observances like Lent and Advent and other cultural or religious observances?
12. What is the difference between those who say Christ died only for the sins of the elect, and yet people prior to their salvation are under the wrath of God, though their sins have been laid upon Christ?
13. Were you asking a question specifically about the difference between the sufficiency of the atonement and the application of the atonement?
14. How do we decide which church we should attend apart from just basing their teachings on the Word of God?

Pastor Jim Osman interviews Joel Baker, a candidate for a lead biblical counseling role at Kootenai Church. 

Questions and Answers

1. Salvation Testimony: How did you come to know the Lord? What are the details of that, and tell us that story?
2. Southern California Transition: What was your dad doing in Southern California?
3. Theological and Spiritual Influences: Who were your early theological and spiritual influences?
4. Theological Convictions: Have you always had your current theological convictions, and how would you characterize them?
5. Family Introduction: Tell us a little bit about your family. What is your wife’s name, and how did you meet?
6. Educational Background: Can you share the steps you went through in your education and the degrees you earned?
7. Biblical Counseling Definition: Can you define biblical counseling?
8. Difference in Counseling Approaches: How is biblical counseling different from other forms of counseling?
9. Hobbies and Non-Ministry Interests: What are your hobbies and interests outside of ministry?
10. Influential Books: What five books have most influenced and shaped you?
11. ...and more.

Questions and Answers

1. Did the prophecy concerning Damascus in Isaiah 17 happen in Sennacherib's time or is there something yet future?
2. Question about Zipporah being upset with Moses about circumcision and casting bloody foreskins at his feet (Exodus 4:25)
3. Over 30 years of ministry, where has Pastor Jim's mind been changed?
4. What about languages/tribes that have been lost before hearing the gospel - how will they be represented in heaven if "every tongue and tribe" will be there?
5. What happens to babies who die before reaching an age of understanding?
   1. Article: What Happens to Infants Who Die? The OT Answers
   2. Article: What Happens to Infants Who Die? The NT Answers
6. Regarding Exodus 20 and visiting sins of fathers on children - how does this align with individual accountability?
7. For tribes that have never heard the gospel, does the judgment based on knowledge principle apply to adults and children?
8. How does the Doctrine of Sovereign Election align with children being imputed Christ's righteousness?
9. Since faith is a gift of God, is there any reason babies cannot be given the gift of faith?
10. Can 1 John 2:2 about Christ being the propitiation for "sins of the whole world" be correctly understood just by reading 1 John, or does one need cross-references from other Scripture?

Some of the questions include: 

1. Revisiting and clarification of women’s role in the church and explanation of egalitarianism?
2. Is what we see in Genesis Chapter 2, prescriptive or descriptive, as God communicated to Adam first, then created Eve, so every teaching without exception must be by men? (Genesis 2:15-18)
3. Does Titus 2:3-5 mean women can teach women, but ONLY about “women’s stuff?”
4. Are women restricted to only teaching other women’s groups, etc., restricted from any teaching of men?
5. Will there be dinosaurs on the new earth that God will create described in Revelation 21:1?
6. Who are the gods held in the judgment referred to in Psalm 82:1?
7. Specifically and practically, what is the opposite of idolatry, and what is a good way to turn my heart from worshipping an idol of my heart and turn it towards God?
8. Thoughts on tithing and what it says in Malachi 3:8? (2 Corinthians 9:7)
9. Can you please clarify that we as men learn from women all the time? Is there a specific context for this?
10. What are your thoughts on Abortion?
11. Answering Abortion Arguments Conference – It is the unjustified taking of human life.