Author: PastorJim (Jim McClarty)

Q – Hello! I am teaching a class to children and will be doing a project regarding the last week of Christ. Why is purple associated with Jesus and the Passion Week? We are making little cloth drapes of purple to glue to an empty cross, but suddenly I humbly realize I do not know...

Q – Hey Jim – Do you think if Matthew 7:13 is true that it ties in and explains particular atonement? Jim – Mat. 7:13,14 reads – “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in...

Q – I have heard preachers say that the Church is the “body of Christ.” But, they also say that the Church is the “bride of Christ.” How can we be both? I mean, I can’t be my own mate and myself at the same time. What do you make of it? Jim – What...

Q – On page 80 of your book By Grace Alone,” you say that the elect are forever secure from any temptations of Satan. To me, it seems like such a hard concept to visualize. In this day and age there are so many temptations and evil doings it’s unreal. So, are you basically saying...

Q – It seems people get so sold on the idea of God being love that they can’t accept that God’s justice and holiness are also part of his character. Jim – Exactly. It is a matter of misplaced emphasis. God is indeed love. But, both times that the phrase “God is love” appears in...

Does God, has God, or will God ever blot names out of the Lamb’s book of life? And if He does, what does that do to our concept of eternal security? What Biblical evidence can be produced to decide the question one way or the other? That’s the subject of this Q&A , which expands...

Q – I read what you wrote about communion and I have a question. You said in your answer that communion taken incorrectly can be REALLY BAD. Does that mean we could end up in hell if we take communion incorrectly? Jim – Well, let’s start at the start. Here’s the passage that I was...

Q – Dear Jim, I was wondering when you had the time if you would answer this question as in-depth as you can. I go to you because I believe you take the bible literally. I believe that if you don’t treat it literally, then we will add and take away to the true word...

Q – I never knew that God required blood to be shed in order to relieve himself of his punishment. If God created everything why would he demand blood sacrifices? It seems to be pretty awful and cruel. Since God wanted to see blood, why would Jesus teach about God if He’s so cruel and...

Q – I only want to know how you reconcile ‘our battles are not against flesh and blood’ with ‘when Christ is in you, the evil one touches you not.’ Jim – The passage you are referencing is from Ephesians 6 – “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to...