Pastor's Q&A

In Matthew 6:9 Jesus tells his disciples how to pray. Are we supposed to follow that formula exactly? If we don't take it to be literal, what does the Lord's Prayer mean?

On this special episode of our Pastor's Q&A we will be asking the questions. We have Seth Gruber as our guest and we're asking him a variety of questions about the Pro-Life movement and message so we can love our unborn neighbor well.

When Jesus was on earth much of his ministry dealt with demonized individuals. But as you see in the gospels, one common theme is Jesus telling demons (and people) to stay quiet about who he really is. But then every once in a while, like in Mark 5:19, Jesus would let them tell whoever they wanted. Why the discrepancy?

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-- Mark 5:6-20 --

"When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don’t torture me!” For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”

Then Jesus demanded, “What is your name?”

And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.” Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place.

There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby. “Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.”

So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.

The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone.

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and TELL THEM EVERYTHING the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them."

What does Revelation 3:5 mean when it says, "The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life."? Does it mean God could blot our names out? What is Jesus saying here? Here's the passage in context...

“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

--Revelation 3:1-6

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When God created Adam, did He make him as a dual-sexed being, and then separated out the sexes later?

This question comes from an 11 year old. Why do we have to read the Bible and go to church over and over and over again? Isn't once enough?

Commentaries are a valuable part of the repertoire of any Bible reader. Apologetics is the discipline of defending and reinforcing Christianity with rational arguments. Here's a few of our favorites.

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