On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (01/30/24), Hank answers the following questions:How can I explain the significance of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil to an atheist? Roger - Modesto, CA (1:08)Is it biblical for a stepfather to physically discipline a child? Daniel - Brooklyn, NY (4:33)What did the disciples do after the resurrection of Christ? Daniel - Brooklyn, NY (8:38)My mother-in-law wants to go home to be with the Lord and we are struggling with end-of-life decisions. What advice can you give me? Sandy - Nashville, TN (15:39)A friend of mine doesn’t believe in hell. Have you heard of this teaching and what are your thoughts on it? Peggy - Kansas City, MO (20:57)

Q&A: The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, Disciplining Children, and End of Life Decisions

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On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/16/24), Hank answers the following questions:Can you clarify what it means to be absent from the body, present with the Lord? What is the point of the bodily resurrection? Lucas - CA (0:51)What will daily life be like in heaven? Will I still need a job? Brian - Liverpool, NY (2:31)Will we have free will in the afterlife? Barry - Topeka, KS (15:12)Can you expound on your statements concerning why God drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden after the Fall? Roger - Modesto, CA (19:15)Will we be naked in heaven? Jeremy - Bellevue, NE (23:24)

Q&A: Resurrection, Heaven, and the Garden of Eden

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/15/24), Hank answers the following questions:What is God’s will for non-Christians? Stephen - Louisville, KT (0:49)In light of Luke 12:8-9, what are the consequences if a Christian were to deny Jesus at gunpoint? Larry - Long Beach, CA (2:45)Is it okay for Christians to drink alcohol? Jim - Chesapeake, VA (8:19)If a person has confessed Christ and is living in unrepentant homosexuality, will that person go to heaven? Greg - Shawnee, OK (15:11)Why did God allow Satan to tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit? Carlos - Vineland, NJ (19:26)Can you explain the doctrine of the Trinity? Carlos - Vineland, NJ (23:23)

Q&A: God’s Will, Denying Christ Under Duress, and Unrepentance

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/14/24), Hank answers the following questions:Are alcoholism and homosexuality genetic? Are those who practice these things not culpable because they can’t help it? Steve - Salem, OR (1:00)Is Jeremiah 23:1-5 describing the restoration of ethnic Israel or “true Israel”? Mark - Detroit, MI (4:54)Where does Jesus ever say that homosexuality is wrong? Marlene - Buffalo, MO (15:12)Why does God deal differently with Abraham and Jonah? He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, but He spared the city of Nineveh. Marty - IA (16:58)In John 10, Jesus says that His sheep hear His voice. How do we hear God’s voice today? Arnie - Edmonton, AB (22:28)

Q&A: Genetics, True Israel, and Hearing God’s Voice

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/13/24), we present a special Mother’s Day edition with questions focused on parenting issues:What is the “rod” and relationship to correcting a child in Proverbs 23:13? Christopher - Washington, DC (0:41)What movies should Christians watch? Are fantasy films like Twilight or Harry Potter OK? Rachel - Billings, MT (3:47)Can you invite a demonic presence into your home by watching certain movies? Rachel - Billings, MT (7:12)Did Jesus know He was going to be crucified when He was a little boy? Cameron - CA (7:52)I had an abortion when I was sixteen. I feel now that it was the wrong decision. Will children who were aborted be in heaven? Michelle - KS (15:11)How was God created? Katie - Mesa, AZ (19:21)

Mother’s Day Q&A

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:Was the Fall of Adam and Eve metaphoric or literal? Tim - Carthage, NC (0:58)How do we distinguish between laws in the Old Testament against homosexuality and things like using two different types of cloth? Sarah - Omaha, NE (7:40)I have a friend who is a member of Rodney Howard-Browne’s church. If he believes in the essentials, how does that make his ministry a cult and how can I explain that to my friend? Nancy - PA (16:00)What is your take on sola scriptura now as an Orthodox Christian and do you think it is biblical? Chris - Seattle, WA (19:48)I heard you say the other day that there was no rapture, am I incorrect or did you actually say that? Charles - Dexter, MO (23:19)

Q&A: The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, Disciplining Children, and End of Life Decisions

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