Author: PastorJim (Jim McClarty)

Q – You say that God guides the steps of man, or some wording similar to that. We do still have limited choice, right? God ‘hedges us in’ but we still get to choose to some small degree, correct? Jim – You have choice between limited options. For instance, you can choose which route to...

Q – Hi Pastor Jim! In addition to listening to your messages, I’ve been reading your “blog.” I really enjoyed the e-mail you sent out today. It’s ironic because I was just praying about investments this morning! The e-mail could not have come at a better time! It’s a message that I’ll definitely study over...

Q – I have a question for you. I have been tempted to visit this fairly large (actually huge) Church of God. I bet there at least 1,000 or 2,000 (if not more) members – which I think is too large, people get lost in the crowd. In any event, my problem with the Church...

Q – How would you go about structuring a message titled: answering life’s toughest questions? Jim – I have a brief answer. Woody Allen said in one of his films (they all run together at some point) that humans spend their time creating trouble and dilemmas in their life so that they won’t have to...

Q – Hey, I was wondering (look out) would you know which recording it was, where you taught on Rev 3:20? I’ve searched the Q&A’s but found nothing regarding that subject. As you know, this is a much-abused verse for the “freewill” folks (along with John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:9, and 1 Timothy 2:4). I...

Q – Would you please discuss the parable of the sower a bit? I’ve been thinking about perseverance of the saints. I feel this parable is at least a good place to start in looking for illustrations of how a person can profess to be a believer and then fall away. I am a bit...

Recently, a good friend of mine was preparing to teach on the Old Testament book of Joshua and we began a discussion of the relationship between the Law and Grace. This is a portion of that discussion that I thought might be beneficial to our readers. Jim __________________________________________________ There is a huge difference between God’s...

Q – Hi Pastor Jim. How are you? By the way, great sermon yesterday. It seems as though everyone runs into a brick wall when they start discussing election, doesn’t it? On that subject, I was wondering if you could point me to verses in the Bible (at least 3) which reference the names of...

Q – As a Calvinist, how does prayer work? Jim – Well, you wind it up and then let it go, preferably downhill. It also runs on batteries. Sorry. We’ll come back to this question in a minute. Q – Does God change his mind? Jim – No. I think we can state decisively that...

Q – Could you please explain Matthew 5:17-18 concerning one jot or one tittle and the Law of Moses? Also the new covenant and how they work together in a Christian’s life, now and during the millennium. Jim – Well, that’s a big question! So, I warn you in advance that this may be a...