BCLR Students Questions and Answers

Douglas Allison and Troy Philips discuss the following questions submitted by students: 1. Is it better to die early and see Christ or live longer and delay it?  2. What is God’s favorite color? 3. Pleasure: So is it wrong to spend a bunch of time reading or watching a dumb show? What about small talk?

Molly Nickles and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "How would you counsel someone who feels guilty about feeling any pleasure in life at all?"

Howard Bennett and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "Is genuine joy in the Lord something that happens naturally for you, or are there things you do to focus on this joy?"

Douglas discusses three questions submitted by students with Sarah Ramsfield and Vivian Etherington: 1) We know that God loves us why would he send the one he loves the most for us? 2) Why does God care about us? What are we to God? and 3) Can I scroll through Instagram to the glory of God?

Ryan Jones and Douglas Allison answer the questions, "Can people in Heaven feel sympathy for those in Hell?", and "How do we understand the struggle Paul describes in Romans 7?"

Douglas Allison and Lawson Hembree discuss the question, "What does it look like for a Christian woman to pursue marriage?"

Douglas and Clint discuss the question, "Are angels in glorified bodies? Are they in their final eternal state?"

Douglas and Clint discuss the question, "I’m reading the New Testament part of the church plan and just read the feeding of the five thousand and the four thousand. What do you think it looked like when Jesus broke the bread and fish to feed the people?"

After an introduction to Clint, Douglas and Clint discuss the following questions submitted by students: "Was it a sin for people to tell other people about Jesus healing them after he told them not to? Why did Jesus tell people in Mark not to tell other people about the miracles he performed?"

Douglas Allison and Benny Riley discuss questions from a student about forgiveness. Is forgiveness more about trusting God to heal than trusting the person not to sin again? What's the difference between God forgiving us and us forgiving each other?

Douglas Allison and Garrett Plunkett discuss the question, "What does First Corinthians 13 mean when it says that love believes all, bears all, and hopes all?"

Douglas Allison and Mike Meadors discuss the question, "Is it unbiblical to call someone by their new preferred name if that new name represents a change in gender or new sexual identity?"

In Galatians 3:8, what does it mean that he “preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand?"

Douglas Allison and James Henrich discuss the question, "How do we respond to "Christians" who accept or don't want to call out homosexuality because they don't want to judge or think that their religion shouldn't be imposed on others?"

Douglas Allison and Greg Scheideman discuss the question, "Why didn't Paul address the mothers in Ephesians 6 like the fathers?"

Douglas Allison and Greg Scheideman discuss the question, "How do I know if I'm repentant?"

Nolan Games and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "How do I glorify God with my thoughts?"

Nolan Games and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "Did Paul know that what he was writing would become Scripture?"

Nolan Games and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "Were all the psalms intended to be sung?"

Ryan Jones and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "What are some tips for continuing to read your Bible even when it gets hard?"

Ryan Jones and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "What are the most impactful sermons you have ever heard?"

Howard Bennett and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "Was Jesus omniscient in the womb or the manger?"

Ryan Jones and Douglas Allison discuss the question, "Will we remember pain in Heaven?"

Ryan Jones and Douglas Allison answer the question, "Why is it important that we have the Old Testament?"

Ryan Jones and Douglas Allison answer the question, "How do we know the Bible is true?"