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Bible Answer Man Podcast with Hank Hanegraaff

Welcome to the podcast of the Bible Answer Man broadcast with bestselling author and CRI President Hank Hanegraaff! On the Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers your questions with well-reasoned answers to equip you in the essentials of the historic Christian faith and strengthen your walk with the Lord. When it comes to the essentials of Christianity, there must be unity: "In essentials, unity; nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, charity."

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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Mining the Bible for All Its Wealth, and Q&A 12.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/12/24), Hank comments on reading the Bible for all its worth—or as he likes to say, mining the Bible for all its substantial wealth—and the dangers of literalistic interpretations. Hank also answers the following questions: If the Bible is divinely inspired, why is it so misunderstood? Why didn’t God write the Bible so that it was easy to understand? Mark...

A Common Mistake, and Q&A 11.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/11/24), Hank discusses the common mistake that Christians make in supposing an unbeliever can be talked into the kingdom of God. Often the problem is not that one cannot believe but one will not believe. Hank also answers the following questions: My daughter attends church on Saturdays and our church on Sundays. Our pastor told her that she cannot go to t...

Q&A: Age of the Earth, Intimacy Problems, and Sinning Unknowingly 10.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/10/24), Hank answers the following questions: The Bible says the Earth was created in six days, and it’s clear that the Earth is young. Isn’t dating by man’s standards foolishness to God? Rodney - Atoka, TN (1:20) What is your opinion of  The Shack by William P. Young? Keith - Sioux Falls, SD (18:00) My wife is Catholic and I’m protestant. We are struggli...

Q&A: The Genesis Creation Account, Protesting, and Santa Claus 09.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/09/24), Hank answers the following questions: How do I witness to a friend who doesn’t believe the Genesis creation account?  Brian - Springfield, MO (0:49) Where did Cain’s wife come from?  John - CT (4:30) Would Christ want us to publicly protest things like abortion?  Jeff - Medford, OR (6:13) Which member of the Trinity should I pray to? When I pray t...

Best of BAM Q&A: Souls After Death, Theistic Evolution, and Real Love 07.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank discusses what it means to say, “God is in my life,” or “Jesus is in my heart,” or “the Holy Spirit is in me.” Hank also answers the following questions: Can you clarify your view of souls after death in relation to the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16? Paul - Fulton, MO (3:31) My son-in-law is a physics professor who believes God used evolu...

Q&A: God’s Origin, the Historicity of the Book of Job, and the End-Times 06.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/06/24), Hank answers the following questions: Is it okay for a Christian to be friends with a homosexual? Andrew - Elk Grove, CA (0:48) If we are made in God’s image, who created God? Sean - Topeka, KS (2:17) Can you explain the Trinity? As I understand it, God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are one in three separate entities. Sean - Topeka, KS (3:17) The Oxf...

Q&A: Murder, Wheel Within a Wheel, and Jesus’ Death 05.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/05/24), Hank answers the following questions: Is it considered murder when a soldier takes someone’s life? Paul - Oklahoma City, OK (1:00) How does the killing and murder distinction apply to the abortion issue? Paul - Oklahoma City, OK (6:52) Can you explain the passage where Jesus says, “we are gods”?  Bobby - Griffith, GA (7:55) Can you explain Ezekiel...

The Two Gardens, and Q&A 04.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/04/24), Hank shares on the Tree of Life, the two Gardens, and Golgotha. Hank also answers the following questions: How can I start reading the Bible without getting confused? Jeremy - Fresno, CA (4:08) What is your take on the rapture?  Juan - Modesto, CA (8:44) There are many interpretations of Scripture, so how do you rightly divide the word of truth as...

Q&A: Origin of Races, Secret Coming of Christ, and Age of the Universe 03.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/03/24), Hank answers the following questions: How did the origin of different races come to be? Did the separation of races come after Noah or the Tower of Babel? Stephen - Independence, MO (1:00) What is your understanding of the redshift of starlight?  John - Kansas City, MO (2:35) You don’t believe in a secret coming of Christ. What about the “thief in...

Panspermia, and Q&A 02.12.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/02/24), Hank shares on whether panspermia is a legitimate account of the origins of life. Hank also answers the following questions:   Will our role as parents be the same in heaven or will that change? Victor - Midland, TX (3:05) I have trouble with the passage in 1 Samuel 28 where Saul visits the medium at Endor. Was that Samuel’s spirit or a demon? Ken...

Best of BAM Q&A: Selfish Motives in Prayer, Disaster Planning, and Divorce 30.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions: How should I interpret Ezekiel 40-48? Which temple is he talking about? Jason - Columbia, SC (0:44) When we petition God in prayer, how do we know our motives are not selfish? Charles - Springfield, MO (8:51) Should we prepare for financial disasters?  David - Coffeyville, KS (15:11) Our church is moving to the megachurc...

Radiometric Dating, and Q&A 29.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/29/24), Hank shares on radiometric dating and the age of the Earth. Hank also answers the following questions: What do you think of Kent Hovind and his views on creation and the age of the Earth? Joe - Oklahoma City, OK (3:19) Did angels and human women marry, propagate, and produce the giants in Genesis 6?  Patsy - AR (6:35) Should Christians save for re...

Thanksgiving 2024 28.11.2024

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/28/24), Hank encourages all who are listening in to enjoy their time on Thanksgiving Day with family and friends to the extent that they can. Thanksgiving is a day that Hank looks forward to every year. Yet Thanksgiving is not just a day; it is a daily manner of life. It is a key that opens the gate of Christ and allows Christians to enter and gain access...

Q&A: The Crusades, Pornography, and Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit 27.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/27/24), Hank answers the following questions: Do you consider any of the Crusades a just war? Jerry - Kirksville, MO (0:58) What do you think draws people to the Mormon Church? I decided to join their Church, did I make the right choice?  Terry - Norfolk, NE (2:41) I‘ve struggled with pornography since I was 14. What can I do to be the man that God has ca...

Q&A: Gender Dysphoria, Real Love, and the Prosperity Gospel 26.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/26/24), Hank answers the following questions: How can God make someone a hermaphrodite, but can’t make a man in a woman’s body or vice-versa? Mark - Forest City, AZ (0:55) What did Jesus mean in Luke 9:57-62? Is verse 62 a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah?  Chad - Salem, VA (5:04) Is the Sabbath of no consequence today? Why do we go to Church on Sunday rat...

Q&A: Souls After Death, Theistic Evolution, and Taking Scripture Literally 25.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/25/24), Hank discusses what it means to say, “God is in my life,” “Jesus is in my heart,” or “the Holy Spirit is in me.” Hank also answers the following questions: Can you clarify your view of souls after death in relation to the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16? Paul - Fulton, MO (3:31) My son-in-law is a physics professor who believes God us...

Best of BAM: The Two Witnesses, and Q&A 23.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank brings up the two witnesses in Revelation, who are often misidentified on Christian airwaves. To rightly identify the two witnesses, one must have the background music of the Old Testament coursing through their mind. Hank also answers the following questions: Is the Antichrist a figurative or literal being? Dana - Kearney, NE (4:09) My friends are atte...

Q&A: A Future Temple, the Sabbath Day, and the Tribe of Dan 22.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/22/24), Hank comments on a caller’s criticism of adopting a “pie in the sky” teaching that stems from a disbelief in a future Jerusalem temple, beast, and abomination of desolations. Hank also answers the following questions: I grew up as a Seventh-day Adventist. They are big on the Sabbath. Does it matter which day we rest? Does it have to be on the seve...

Q&A: Demons, the Unforgivable Sin, and the Beast of Revelation 21.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/21/24), Hank answers the following questions: Can a Christian be demon-possessed? If I go to someone’s house for prayer, is it possible for a demon to get attached to my clothing? Larry - Long Beach, CA (0:49) Can a believer make themselves open to a demon? Larry - Long Beach, CA (3:31) Is there an unforgivable sin? Courtney - Townsend, MA (5:00) My husba...

Q&A: The Curse on Canaan, Turning the Other Cheek, and Divorce 20.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/20/24), Hank answers the following questions: Genesis 9 says Noah cursed Cain’s son Canaan. Can you explain Zephaniah 2:5-7? Why was Canaan cursed? Bob - Sardis, MS (0:55) My Dad is dying. He doesn’t want to talk about God with me anymore. How can I share the gospel with him?  Cammy - Oklahoma City, OK (5:42) How do I balance my role as a husband and fath...

Q&A: Selfish Motives in Prayer, Mormonism, and the Kingdom of God 19.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/19/24), Hank answers the following questions: How should I interpret Ezekiel 40-48? Which temple is he talking about? Jason - Columbia, SC (0:44) When we petition God in prayer, how do we know our motives are not selfish? Charles - Springfield, MO (8:51) Why do smart people like Mitt Romney, Donny Osmond, and Orrin Hatch buy into Mormonism when there is s...

Q&A: Pre-Tribulational Rapture, Pharaoh’s Daughter, and Bible Translation 18.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/18/24), Hank answers the following questions: David Jeremiah teaches that the pre-tribulation rapture is clearly taught in Scripture. What are your thoughts? Marjorie - St. Louis, MO (1:22) Did you ever say that the Presbyterian Church was a cult? Marjorie - St. Louis, MO (3:51) Since the topic of the rapture is such a sensitive subject, how should we dis...

Best of BAM: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery with Jay Richards 16.11.2024

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, we present an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank’s guest is Dr. Jay Richards, co-author of the 20th Anniversary Updated and Revised edition of The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery . Hank and Dr. Richards discuss if machines can ever truly replace humans, panpsychism, the hypothesis of The Privileged Planet , an...

Q&A: The Sabbath, Sins of the Father, and a Christian’s Responsibility to Government 15.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/15/24), Hank answers the following questions: How do I explain to a Seventh-day Adventist that we are no longer required to observe the Sabbath on a particular day? Gerry - Honesdale, PA (0:55) If God doesn’t hold the sons responsible for the sins of their fathers according to Ezekiel 18, why did David’s child die for his sin with Bathsheba? Josh - Bakers...

Q&A: Apparent Contradictions, Husbands Submitting to Their Wives, and Forgiveness 14.11.2024

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/14/24), Hank answers the following questions: I see a contradiction between Acts 9:7 and Acts 22:9. This, along with other contradictions has led me to believe that Paul was a false Apostle. What are your thoughts? David - Wewoka, OK (0:57) Where does the Bible say that husbands are to submit to their wives? Richard - Springfield, MO (6:54) I learned that...

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