This week on The Extras, it's the original team, back together again! Sam and Mike are answering your questions from Romans 8:5-17. We're tackling:

- Who is ‘the Spirit’ referring to in Romans 8? God’s Spirit? The Holy Spirit? Is there a difference?

- How do I know that the Spirit of God is in me? The spirit of God is supposed to be able to overcome anything. If so, why do I continue to be a sinner. If sin persists despite the presence of the spirit in each of us, is sin more powerful than the spirit?

- When Mike was expressing ways that we can confirm that we have the spirit....do we need to answer 'yes' to all three questions? Or can we be a Christian filled with the spirit and not be able to say 'yes' to one or more of the tests from Romans 8?

- If we don't kill sin, can it then become such a great thing in our life that we would then forfeit our identity as God's child? What does it mean for sin to kill us?

- Are there places in the NT that assure us that the Spirit won't leave us? In the OT he is given to people and leaves people as God directs.

- Where's the line for things of the flesh, things like hobbies, health/fitness etc. They're not sinful but can take away time from more godly things. And then how do you deal with it on a mental health aspect e.g. I can go for a 2 hour run and be super happy but struggle to read my Bible for 10 mins a day and feel like a terrible Christian because of it. Hope that makes sense.

- What does it look like to put to death the misdeeds of the body daily?

This week on the Extras, Andrew joins Sam on the Extras to walk through your questions on Romans 8:1-4

Great questions on:

- What does it mean to be ‘condemned by the law’?

- What is the ‘righteous requirement of the law’?

- How is the righteous requirement of the law fulfilled? By Christ for me? Or by the Spirit changing me to love?

- Why does the word ‘flesh’ mean different things at different times?

- Should I expect progress against sin in my Christian life?

Dave and Jack are here answering a truckload of your questions from Romans 6!

This week on the Extras, Jack and Sam are tackling your questions on Romans 5:12-21

We’re answering:

- What is the difference between sin, trespass and iniquity?

- What does 5:13 mean when it says 'sin is not charged against anyone's account' without the law?

- If all die in Adam, then what about Enoch and Elijah who never died?

- If sin is 'natural' then how could God have created us - he can't be in the presence of sin!

- Is Adam in heaven? Or Hell?

This week on the Extras,

Sam and Jack are joined by Kara Hartley – the Archdeacon for women in the Sydney Diocese to answer your questions out of a difficult passage – Genesis 34.

We’re answering:

• "Shechem" is also the name of the city (33:18) - is there any significance to Shechem the character sharing his name with the city?

• Dinah was Leah's daughter (v. 1) - if she had been Rachel's daughter, would Jacob have responded differently?

• Why was Dinah going out to see "the women of the land" (v. 1)? Is there anything significant about that phrase? Was Dinah doing something wrong?

• In what sense is this act an outrageous thing in Israel (v. 7)? Doesn't Israel not exist yet?

• What do we make of the fact that Jacob's sons use circumcision in particular in their act of deception? (vv. 15-17)

• What happens to the women of v. 29?

• What happens to Dinah after this chapter?

• What about males affected by violence - sexual, domestic, otherwise?

• Since violence and silence are not the way to work with injustice, what is a godly response? What is our responsibility when it comes to issues like BLM and racism, domestic violence, the cries of our first nations, refugees, human trafficking... the list goes on and on!

This week on the Extras, Sam and Jack are tackling your questions out of Genesis 30.

Lots of big questions this week!

This week on The Extras, Sam Russell and Jack Day are diving in to a great set of questions flowing out of the story of God’s decision to bless Jacob, the deceiver, rather than his older and favourite brother Esau.

We’re tackling:

- What is a ‘blessing’?

- What is the difference between the ‘blessing’ and the ‘birthright’?

- Why does Isaac require food before giving his blessing?

- Did Jacob and Esau have other brothers? (verse 29?)

- Why does God use deceitful ways to bless?

- Is God responsible for the trouble, given that he chose the younger brother?

- and more!

This week on the Extras Sam and Jack are answering your questions out of Genesis chapter 25! As God commits himself to bless Isaac no matter what, lots of questions come up – like:

- If God is sovereign, and loving, why does he cause some people to born in places where there is little chance of being saved?

- What role does Abraham’s obedience (25:6) play in God’s decision to bless him?

- Why does the Old testament suggest wealth is a blessing, while the new testament says wealth is futile?

- How does being obedient lead to opportunities to share about Jesus?

- And more!

This week on the Extras, Sam and Jack are tackling your questions from Genesis chapter 25!

We’re answering:

- Is there anything special about the colour Red with Esau?

- Does Jacob grow in holiness after experiencing the grace of God?

- What happens to Esau?

- What’s the difference between positional and progressive holiness?

- and more!

This week on the Extras, Sam and Jack are tackling your questions out of 2 Peter 3:10-18. We're asking:

- What is the 'Day of God'?

- Should we worry about 'signs' of the day?

- How literal is Peter's description?

- Why does Peter call us to Holiness, rather than to trust Jesus?

- Why should the future shape my life now?

- What will Christians experience on the day of the Lord?

- If God is being mercifully patient - why speed his coming?

- How can I understand Paul if Peter can't?

- And more!