Questions and Answers with David Guzik...

Over the years, David Guzik has occasionally hosted "Ask Me Anything" evenings where people write down questions and he answers them. Here are some Real Audio excerpts from these times.

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How can you prove that evolution is wrong? Answer
If Christ died on Friday and rose on Sunday, how does that encompass three days and nights? Answer
Revelation 10 mentions a mighty angel. It is possible that this is Jesus? Answer
What about those churches who are barking or "laughing in the Spirit" or other such strange things? Answer
Did Jephthah really believe God would be honored by his vow? (Judges 11:30-40) Answer
The angels chose to rebel against God. Was there ever a time when they could choose to repent and ask forgiveness? Answer
When He was tempted, was it possible for Jesus to sin? Answer
How do we know the whole Bible is from God? Answer
If someone asks God to come into their heart, will they still go to heaven if they don't follow God afterward? Answer
Is there any significance to the number 40? Answer
Can we know now what name we will have in heaven? Answer
How is it that evolutionists can believe what they believe? Answer
Why are the long genealogies listed in the Old Testament? Are they really necessary? Answer
Is it possible to water down a Bible translation, to make it too easy to read? Answer
How many animals were on the Ark? Could they all fit? Answer
Are there degrees of punishment in hell? Answer
Why is being a Christian the right way? Answer
When Jesus came to earth as both God and Man, how did that affect His position for all of eternity? Answer
Was Lucifer the most beautiful creature on earth? Answer
What language will we speak in heaven and during the Millennium? Answer
What does the Menorah mean to Christians? Answer
Why do many Calvary Chapels use the dove as a symbol? Answer
How old is the Earth? Answer
Why is faith only mentioned twice in the Old Testament and 243 times in the New Testament? Answer
Is going to church on Wednesday night just as good as Sunday morning? Answer
What does it mean to "deliver one to Satan for the destruction of their flesh"? Answer
Has any of the inspired word of God been lost? Answer
Do we have a free will like Adam had? Answer
How do you get your spouse on the same spiritual level with you? Answer
Is it OK to ask God to open or close doors? Answer
Can we still hear God's "still small voice"? Answer
When Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek," what did He mean by "meekness"? Is this related to submission? Answer
Can we lose our salvation? Answer
Should we ask for a daily filling of the Holy Spirit, or are we filled once? Answer
Will we (Christians) be here through the Great Tribulation? If not, why? Answer
Why did God say that it was better for Mary and not Martha? Answer
In marriage, should only one partner know the financial standing of the family? Answer
Is it a sin to sometimes not want to read the word or worship? Answer
Does Satan make us regret our choices, even when they were really right? Answer
In the Bible, does darkness symbolize a feeling of aloneness or evil? Answer
What reasons will world leaders come up with to explain the disappearance of millions during the rapture? Answer
Why did God make the Bible difficult to understand? Answer
Does the office of apostle exist today? How about the office of prophet? Answer
Does it go against the Bible to get a tattoo? Answer
How did the disciples receiving the Holy Spirit in John 20:22 relate to the promise of forgiveness in the same context? Answer
Why did an evil spirit come against King Saul? Answer
Judges 3:15 describes "a Benjaminite, a left-handed man." Why does it point out that he was left-handed? Answer
In 1 Kings 16:20 asks, "Is it not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?" Why does that question come up so often in Kings? Answer
What do you imagine heaven to be like? How do you know for sure? Answer
Why did God create the earth and us? Was He bored? Answer
Why does the congregation often sing sitting down during worship? Answer
Is it wrong to be homophobic? What can a person do if they are very angry at homosexuals? Answer
If the Jews are God's chosen people, why are they constantly being persecuted? Answer
Can a child be dedicated to the Lord even if the parents aren't Christians? Answer
Who exactly was Melchizedek? Answer
Is there a Biblical picture of the steps of sanctification? Answer
When Jesus said there would be no marriage in heaven, what did He mean? Answer
Will our diet in heaven include meat? Answer
In Revelation 22 it mentions leaves of the Tree of Life that are for healing. Why is there a need for healing in heaven? Answer
Do you believe in praying in tongues? If so, why isn't it a part of our regular worship services? Answer
Why or why not is foot-washing considered like the two sacraments of baptism and communion? Answer
Joseph seems like the greatest man in the Book of Genesis. Why is so much credit and attention given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? Answer
Why were the names "Jacob" and "Israel" used interchangeably for the same person, sometimes even in the same sentence? Answer
Why is the divorce rate so high among Christians? Shouldn't we expect to see the power of God at work in Christian marriages? Answer
If vengeance is the Lord's why did He allow the Israelites to wage wars? Answer
Did Moses really die or did he just cease to exist? Answer
Do you believe that God led the Israelites away from certain foods because of diseases? If not, why then? Answer
Why do you believe that the two witnesses of Revelation11 are Moses and Elijah? Answer
Are just some called to missionary work? Is it a gift? Answer
How would the Bible define "missionary work"? Answer
Should we expect miracles or should we just think "if it is God's will, then He will do it"? Answer
Some folks come to church expecting to be fed. Is this a correct mind-set? Answer
Why doesn't God reveal Himself so obviously, as in the past? Answer
If God is perfect and God created man, why isn't man perfect? Answer
How does the Bible account for dinosaurs and evolution? Answer
What about the doctrine of "Limited Atonement"? Answer
To take communion, do you have to be baptized first? Answer
What is the difference between the spirit and the soul? Answer
Will we have memory in heaven? Answer

What does it mean in Mark 4 where it says, "Lest they should turn from their sins and I should forgive them"? 

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Do all gay people go to hell, even if they are Christians? 

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What about the Messianic Judaism movement? 

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What advice can you give to a newly married Christian couple with a blended family of young children? 

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Can it help to pray for a person who has passed on, knowing they were not saved? 

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Was Paul a Hellenistic Jew? 

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Who will the two witnesses of Revelation 11 be? 

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In 1 Peter 4:8, it says that "Love one another, because love covers a multitude of sins." Whose sins are covered, and who benefits? 

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What is the "Five Fold" ministry described in Ephesians 4? 

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What happened to the dinosaurs? 

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Traditionally, the seven days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread follow the Passover. Then what about Matthew 26:17 where the Feast of Unleavened Bread seems to be confused with Passover? 

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Matthew 6:33 promises that if we seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness, all these things will be added unto us. What are the "all these things" Jesus referred to? 

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Why did John the Baptist question whether if Jesus was really the Messiah in Luke 7:18-19? 

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In Revelation 2:9, it mentions the "synagogue of Satan." What does that mean? 

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In the sacrifices performed at a rebuilt temple, what will the Jewish people think if God does not judge those who perform sacrifices or go into the Holy Place? 

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Can you name the people coming out of the tombs in Matthew 27:51? 

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Should a marriage stay together is physical and mental abuse is going on? 

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How can we grow more in faith? 

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Were humans bigger prior to Noah’s Flood? 

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Is the "Day of the Lord" one day or a thousand years? 

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Is mental depression spiritual oppression? 

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Did Isaiah see God in Isaiah 6, though the Bible says no one can see God? 

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Are there different levels of heaven? 

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What does it mean that "The first will be last and the last first"? (Matthew 19:28-30) 

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How can you receive the Holy Spirit? 

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Can a faithful Jewish person who rejects Jesus be saved? 

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Can anyone receive all gifts from God? 

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What does Hebrews 6 say about "once saved, always saved"? 

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What is the difference in the order of creation between Genesis 1 and Genesis 2? 

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How could Samson’s marriage to an unbeliever be of the Lord? (Judges 14:4) 

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What happens when we die? Do we go to heaven right away? 

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Why aren’t the two witnesses of Revelation taken in the rapture? 

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Why are the Jews the chosen people? 

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Why did some of the Jews believe in Jesus, and others did not? 

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Why don’t Jewish people sacrifice today? 

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Was Jesus ever called by the name "Emmanuel"? 

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Should Christians keep the Sabbath? 

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Does fasting increase the power of prayer? 

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Why do some Christians have a fear of death? 

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Was there grace in the Old Testament? 

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What were the doctrines of the Samaritans? 

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Did Saul kill himself or did someone else kill him? 

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How can Christianity be the only way when so many never hear the Gospel? 

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Do we have any original music for any of the Psalms? 

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What is a sacrifice of praise? 

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Will there be animals in heaven? 

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Does the story of the woman caught in adultery in John 7 and 8 really belong in our Bibles? 

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Should we use 1 John 5:8 to prove the Trinity? 

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Why did Paul, as a Christian, offer a sacrifice in Acts 21:26? 

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In heaven, will we use the gifts and talents we now have on earth? 

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According to the Bible, is suicide a sin? 

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Do homosexuals who believe in Jesus go to heaven? 

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Do Christians who die go to glory with the Lord right away? 

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Is the "Levithan" of Job 41 a dinosaur? Do dinosaurs exist today? 

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Are Noah, Israel in Egypt, Daniel in the Lion's Den, and other such examples evidence that the Post-Tribulation rapture teaching is true? 

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What about the "sin leading to death" in 1 John 5? 

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What did Jesus write in the ground when confronted with those who caught the woman taken in adultery? 

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Does the Lord leave some decisions up to us? 

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Does "turn the other cheek" mean that we can't defend ourselves if someone physically attacks us? 

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What does it mean to "give place to wrath" in Romans 12:19? 

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In what way did Deborah lead the nation of Israel? (Judges 4:4) 

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