ORIGINAL POST

Have you ever wondered what some of the terms pastor sometimes uses mean? Or maybe you wondered about events in Church history, or certain doctrines.

Now’s your time to ask!

Sunday, February 7, is “Ask the Pastor” Sunday!

Submit your questions on the LifeBridge Facebook page here or email them to pastor@lifebridgesealy.com by Thursday, February 4, and he will answer them during worship. (If there’s time, he’ll also answer questions from the floor.

All the questions you were afraid to ask – until now!

Submit your questions and join us!

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Here are the questions submitted and which will be discussed in today’s message.

What does “eschatology”/”eschatological” mean?
What does “adoption” mean in relation to the Church?
What does “epiphany” mean?
What does “pentecost” mean?
Why is Lent 40 days?
What do the advent candles mean?
Why are there five Sundays in advent?
What does “tithe” mean?
What does “justification” mean?
What does “sanctification” mean?
What is “the eucharist” and what does it mean?
In Acts 16:31, Paul and Silas tell the jailer at Philippi that what he must do to be saved is “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household”.
Was his whole household saved because he believed?
The son born to David and Bathsheba was stricken ill (by God?) and died.
Couldn’t God have caused other consequences to David’s sin besides the death of an innocent child?
Can you explain more of what the Lutheran understanding and response is to “decision” as it pertains to salvation and how does it relate to being “born again” as introduced by Jesus himself? How is being born again different, and is it necessary for salvation? Jesus says that we cannot enter into his kingdom (faith as a little child) “unless ye be born again”…. John Wesley spoke of feeling “strangely warmed” once by the Holy Spirit. St. Paul was born again through his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. I guess we shouldn’t rely too much on our own feelings and emotions, but on the other hand, an encounter with the Holy Spirit is worthy of joy. I guess I’m asking what does “born again” mean?
How do dinosaurs fit in the Bible?
Can you go to heaven without being baptized?
Can you explain the timeline of Satan’s fall? In Job, scripture talks about Satan having access to God and yet, he caused the temptation of Eve in Genesis. Job was after Adam and Eve and yet, he apparently had access to God at this time; so at what point was Satan cast out of heaven?
I still have a lot of difficulty with Judges 19:22-30. I understand there were a lot of differences between culture of that time period and today’s. But living during a time of grace versus the time period between the Exodus and Samuel, I just cannot understand throwing someone outside to violent men, knowing that she would be treated very violently. Help!
What’s the difference in struggling with a sin and “living in sin”?
THE HOLY SPIRIT:
1. How do you know He is alive?
2. How is He working in our lives?
3. How do I know when He is working in me?
4. How do I know when He is speaking to me?
How many LCMS churches are non-traditional like LifeBridge?
I need to understand what James means by faith without works is dead. (James 2) It’s almost as if he says that we must have works for salvation. It comes off as if he and Paul (Romans 3) are contradicting or not agreeing with each other I know I’m missing something here.
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