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Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

We all feel pressure in this life to conform to this world. How do we overcome this pressure. Peter speaks to this in his letter. He tells us about the hope we have in Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:6, 7 "In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."

• David wants to know about the belief that one has to be water baptized to be saved.
• John 6:65 in the English Standard Version says, "And He said, 'This is why I told you that no once can come to Me unless it is granted by the Father'."
• Will God ever stop chasing us?

Categories: Hope Baptism Bible God's Will

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer, Andrew Farley

What is it like to be a Christian in the world today? Last year almost 100,000 Christians were martyred. In this world today Christians will likely face trials and tribulations because of their faith. Peter addresses this in his letters. "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope..." 1 Peter 1:3

• Mary Jo wants to know what it means to rest from our works just as Christ did from his.
• Aaron calls about being a Christian in the world today and knowing the Gospel is the truth it gives him strength.

Categories: Hope Faith Testimonies/Thanks

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

How do we continue to live as believers in Jesus Christ as the world continues to push us the other direction? How do we face adverse circumstances? We have someone who has overcome the world. And he is our peace. We've been born again into a living hope.

• James asks is the Catholic religion practicing the same doctrines as the Pharisees and Sadducees of the Old Testament?
• How does sin affect believers' relationship with Jesus? Does sin "cut us off" from relationship until we confess the sin?
• A viewer asks how do we bring the message of Paul and James together concerning faith and works.

Categories: Hope Apologetics Sin New Covenant

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

Basic Gospel is involved in meeting the spiritual needs of the world. Isaiah 6:5 'Woe to me!' I cried. 'I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.'" Everyone of us have this need. And we get that need met through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

• Brad shares his heart of being a voice.
• Chris wants to know how to "be a voice".
• Mary Jo wants to know how to balance forgiveness with allowing the offending act to continue.
• How do we become sanctified?

Categories: Testimonies/Thanks Salvation Christian Living Forgiveness/Repentance

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

Psalm 51:10-11 "Create in me a clean heart" is the most quoted part of this passage but this really is not a prayer for us who live in the New Covenant—it was an appropriate Old Covenant prayer for David. This prayer follows David's sin with Bathsheba. In this Psalm, David has seen the consequences of his sin and he is appealing to God's mercy. In Jeremiah 17:9 it says "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?". What is the heart? The center of life—if your heart stops beating, you will die. In the Jewish world, the word heart represents the whole person. Today, the center of the heart is in Jesus. Matthew 5:17-18 says "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished." This is often held up as a proof text that we need to abide by the Ten Commandments. The passage points directly to Jesus, who came to fulfill the Old Covenant and usher in New Covenant.

Categories: Hard Passages Holy Spirit New Covenant

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

What does it mean to "be a voice"? We've been given the greatest message ever heard. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It's a message of hope. Jesus is the hope the world needs. An anchor for our souls.

• Sab emails, many people died without knowing Jesus Christ; for example, most of my relatives in the Hindu religion. So what happened to them in the end?
• Christopher asks if a Christian can be emptied and filled with the Holy Spirit?

Categories: Hope Apologetics Holy Spirit

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

"A life of faith is our love for God, resulting in dependency upon God, resulting in obedience to God." Major Ian Thomas

• Rules and regulations do not put love in the heart. It is God's love that produces our love for him. Knowing that God loves me results in my obedience, relying on him. We love because he first loved us.
• Clay calls about the children of God being a royal priesthood and not divided into clergy and laity.
• Did Mary ascend into Heaven while she was still alive?
• What is the story of Enoch? He waked with God and then he was no more.

Categories: Bible

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

God has a plan for us. That plan has been executed in the work of Jesus Christ. That hope is in his resurrected life. He gives us hope in the midst of everything we face.

• Jose asks what is the "fear of God" and is the Holy Spirit a feeling like fire?
• Is there a scripture that mentions "strength and power in a woman's long hair"?

Categories: Apologetics Holy Spirit Bible

Richard Peifer, Bob Davis

Acts 1. You will receive power for what?

• As Christians, are we exonerated or justified?
• Did the Spirit of God leave Jesus when he was crucified on the cross?
• Jesus died for the wages of sin is death.
• Is the battle of Armageddon a real battle or a spiritual one?
• What is theology? 1 Corinthians 2.

Categories: New Covenant Jesus Christ Sin Apologetics Theology

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

The first "hard passage" is 1 John 5:16, 17. What is the 'sin that leads to death'? Aren't all sins forgiven? Context is important in this passage. The next passage is Matthew 22:1-14. Verse 14 says "Many are called but few are chosen". Does God pick and choose who will receive salvation? Romans 9:14-16 is the last hard passage. "What shall we say then, is there injustice on God's part?" Does this speak to predestination? This passage is not about individuals; it is about Jew and Gentiles.

Categories: Hard Passages Sin God's Will