Q: Dr. Mike, can YOU explain why God commanded the Israelites to kill every man, woman, and child in the Promised Land of Canaan? A:[Now] that is a good question! Some stories in the Bible make us uncomfortable, because we don’t understand why God would record an incident in scripture that you and I would […]
Q: Dr. Mike, what is your theological view on the Bible verse that, “Jesus visited the ‘spirits in prison’? A: Jesus, from the cross in His dying agony, spoke to one of the thieves and said to him, “Today you will be with Me in paradise.” This is a clue to the explanation, about Jesus […]
Q: Hello sir; I have a question. Someone mentioned to me the other day that they believe there is a time to praise and a time to worship. What are your thoughts? I believe there is no specific set time, for God is to be worshiped by our lifestyle, not just in church service moments […]
Q: Dr. Mike, I’ve been brought up believing that [water] baptism is ‘essential’ to my salvation. Is this statement true? A: Biblically speaking, the answer is emphatically “NO!” Scripture declares through the writings of the Apostles that a person can be saved who has not been baptized. However, scripture also declares that baptism is extremely […]
Q: Dr. Mike, can you explain whether our loved ones are in Heaven looking down on us to encourage us, to finish this ‘faith’ race? A: Funny you should ask this particular question: I recently conducted a couple of funeral/memorial services, and each time, I mentioned that particular reference found in Hebrews 12:1, “Wherefore seeing […]
Q: Are a majority of Christians today ignorant of Demons? A: Let me preference my response by saying, “The numbers don’t lie!” The Christian surveyor, George Barna reported in The Christian Post Newsletter that, “The majority of American Christians do not believe that Satan is a real being or that the Holy Spirit is a […]
Q: Dr. Mike, I’ve heard you say, that the [KJV] Bible isn’t in chronological order, in terms of when each book was written. Can you explain, please? A: When I spoke on Communion Sunday morning, my main focus was to convey what each verse meant by the Apostle Paul, from 1 Corinthians 11:23-32; because during […]
Q: God is SOVEREIGN, how does MY Free Will come into play? A: First, we have to determine, what is meant by the statement, “God is sovereign.” For me, no one answers that question better than the 19th century Bible scholar, A. W. Pink, by his statement, “We mean the supremacy of God, the kingship […]
Q: What are the Biblical grounds for divorce? A: As a Christian friend once said to me, “Dr. Mike, you’re a former Federal Statistical Economist, show me the numbers, because they don’t lie!” The divorce rate in America for first marriage is 41%; second marriage is 60%; and third marriage is 73%: The divorce rate […]
Q: Dr. Mike, do YOU believe that God speaks to us [today] in an audible voice?? A: Now that is indeed a ‘good’ question, since I too have heard tele-evangelists say that the Lord has spoken to them audibly: and one noted healing ministry in particular, makes that claim, and it is why noted theologians […]