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[q] OK, tonight’s question: Why didn’t God just kill Satan first so the world would be perfect? Good question. I mean it’s a hypothetical; there’s lots of things that God could have done, and we’ll never know exactly what would have happened if things were different… But this is a question worth asking, because Satan…

OK, so tonight’s question is: Why do we celebrate the Sabbath on the first day of the week (Sunday), when it’s traditionally done on the seventh day (Saturday). Good question. Remember the word Sabbath means “rest,” and in the Old Testament that Sabbath commandment follows on from the way that God rested from his work…

OK today’s question is a practical one: How much organisation/flexibility should ministry groups and initiatives have? The answer is: the right amount. See you can be so organised, that you tie yourself up in red tape and don’t get anything done. And you can be so flexible that there’s no real plan, and so you…

Tonight’s question is: What does heaven look like? In Colossians 1:16 it says: “in Christ all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.” So there’s this visible created universe, but there’s also a created realm that’s normally invisible to us. However, there are occasions in the bible when God gives…

Today’s question is: What do we think about Catholic/Orthodox people saying they were the first and only true church – and the Protestants are just the thought of man, split in many different denominations. OK, let me say: not all Catholic or Orthodox people claim what is suggested in this question, but I have met…

OK, so tonight’s question is: Why did Jesus have to leave for the Spirit to come? Couldn’t they have been around at the same time? Good question; I have wondered it myself. The question is picking up on something Jesus says in John 16:7: “Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you;…

OK, so tonight’s question is: How come when good things happen in our life, God get’s the credit (e.g. job, marriage, blessed in other ways). But when we go through bad things its often people putting the blame on sin or the devil. I know bad things have to happen in this world, but maybe…

OK, tonight’s question is short and sweet What makes good discipleship? OK, so the word “disciple” means something like “student.” And in Jesus’ time it was paired with word “rabbi” which meant something like teacher. I mean, our culture and their culture have a slightly different approach to teachers and teaching: In western culture, the…

Tonight’s question is an important one: How do you forgive someone who has really wronged you? We know that we should forgive… but how, when it really hurts? Well to answer this question maybe we can think through the story of Joseph in the Old Testament. Do you remember what happened to Joseph? His brothers…

OK, so this is a deep question: How was the eternal Trinity working in Mark 15:34? How can God forsake himself? Mark 15:34 comes as the climax of the gospel. Jesus has been hanging on the cross for nearly six hours. For the last three hours there has been darkness. And at three in the…