Author: PastorJim (Jim McClarty)

Q – Today I’ve been spending time at your Q & A section on the web. Very edifying. Jim – Well, that’s very kind of you. Thank you for saying so. I like that section, too. It’s one of my favorites. It was always our goal to make this website as interactive as possible. And, the exchange...

Q – Hi Jim, I discovered your site on OnePlace and, like so many others, I have enjoyed your teachings. I have not completely read through your Q&A area so if this subject has already been covered, please feel free to refer me to the answer. No lengthy personal response is expected. Jim – If...

Q – I am currently doing a study on the sovereignty of God and have listened to your series on the subject. I am, however, stuck on one verse. Job 9 is a great chapter on God’s sovereignty, but what do you make of vs.23? I looked up the word (Hebrew: la`ag) and it means...

Q – I was talking with a friend who is pursuing a music career. She asked me if she should share the vision she had for doing her music with the producers she was meeting with, or if she should keep quiet. She mentioned the verse in Habakkuk, “Write down the vision on tablets…” Well,...

Q – After reading many of your sermons and listening to quite a few of your tapes, I thank God that He is using people, like yourself, to teach His word. I am truly blessed and humbled through your teaching. Jim – You are much too kind. Thank you for all your encouraging sentiments. But,...

Q – I am always intrigued by the first time something happens; the first words a person says, my first bike, first car, first punch in the nose. In John 2 we have Jesus’ first miracle. Is there a significant reason why this is His first? Jim – Your first punch in the nose? Did...

Q – Whenever I’m discussing salvation and “free will” with someone, they always seem to retreat to John 3:16. They say, “Look right there! It says ‘whosoever’ believes will be saved! That means that anyone who wants to can accept Jesus and be saved!” How do you answer that? Jim – Good question! You’re right,...

[A person I have been corresponding with recently sent this question, along with a reply received from a newsgroup discussion.] Q – Does not being saved mean you are damned to hell? Or does it have a different meaning? Below is what I’m talking about here. Please let me know if this is sound teaching....

Q – Please explain the following from James 5:19-20 – “Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. ” Jim – Since...

Q – I want your take on Baptism. Is it essential for salvation? Is this a two part series or is it truly believing Christ died for my sins enough? I have been baptized, but I want to know how this works. Jim – There are indeed churches that insist on baptism as a condition...