Category: Q&A

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...

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...