Q – Would you please comment on the idea of “all men” from page 55 of your book By Grace...

Q – I am a Christian from an evangelical church in Indonesia. I am blessed in reading your QA (Question...

Q – While I am completely comfortable with your teaching and the lessons we have been learning from your messages,...

Q – I’m taking an English 102 class right now in college and we are going over “Paradise Lost” right...

Q – Hi pastor Jim. I am (name) from India. I thank God for your site which is helpful to me....

Q – I just read one of your posts and in it you said this – “There has been a...

Q – On Thursday evenings, I teach a Bible study through the book of James. We are in our 17th...

I recently received the following email: Q – Pastor Jim, This is in response to your Question and Answers on...

Q – Greetings! Jim – And, greetings right back atcha. Q – Pastor Jim, it was such a gift to...

Q – Could you sometime in the future, when you get time write up some commentary for your FAQ page...

Because Grace Christian Assembly identifies itself as “A Sovereign Grace Fellowship,” we are often asked whether we are part of...

Q – I am totally enjoying the eschatology series. Jim – I’m glad. I find it to be very engaging...

Jim – Oh, well now see, you’ve gone and done it. You’ve entered into one of my favorite arenas of...

Q – I have a couple questions for you. After having a discussion with a family member, I need some...

Q – I happened on to your website as I searched the web for “sacrifice.” I wondered whether I could...

Q – I’ve been having discussions about Calvinism with a friend and he is very frustrated by the whole idea...

[This Q&A concerns the issue of monergism versus synergism. Those words are used to describe God’s action in the salvation...

Q – I am really curious about this passage from 1 Corinthians 7 – [12] But to the rest speak...

Q – I know that Ephesians 5:22 and other passages say a wife should obey her husband in all things....

Q – I recently visited the church I attended in high school. Well, I walked in and could cut the...

Q – Is there anything in the Bible to indicate that Satan and Co. try to drag us down, despite...

Q – I want your take on Baptism. Is it essential for salvation? Is this a two part series or...

Q – Please explain the following from James 5:19-20 – “Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and...

[A person I have been corresponding with recently sent this question, along with a reply received from a newsgroup discussion.]...

Q – Whenever I’m discussing salvation and “free will” with someone, they always seem to retreat to John 3:16. They...

Q – I am always intrigued by the first time something happens; the first words a person says, my first...

Q – After reading many of your sermons and listening to quite a few of your tapes, I thank God...

Q – I was talking with a friend who is pursuing a music career. She asked me if she should...

Q – I am currently doing a study on the sovereignty of God and have listened to your series on...

Q – Hi Jim, I discovered your site on OnePlace and, like so many others, I have enjoyed your teachings....

Q – Today I’ve been spending time at your Q & A section on the web. Very edifying. Jim – Well, that’s...

Q – Could you please explain Matthew 5:17-18 concerning one jot or one tittle and the Law of Moses? Also...

Q – As a Calvinist, how does prayer work? Jim – Well, you wind it up and then let it...

Q – Hi Pastor Jim. How are you? By the way, great sermon yesterday. It seems as though everyone runs...

Recently, a good friend of mine was preparing to teach on the Old Testament book of Joshua and we began...

Q – Would you please discuss the parable of the sower a bit? I’ve been thinking about perseverance of the...

Q – Hey, I was wondering (look out) would you know which recording it was, where you taught on Rev...

Q – How would you go about structuring a message titled: answering life’s toughest questions? Jim – I have a...

Q – I have a question for you. I have been tempted to visit this fairly large (actually huge) Church...

Q – Hi Pastor Jim! In addition to listening to your messages, I’ve been reading your “blog.” I really enjoyed...

Q – You say that God guides the steps of man, or some wording similar to that. We do still...

Q – I only want to know how you reconcile ‘our battles are not against flesh and blood’ with ‘when...

Q – I never knew that God required blood to be shed in order to relieve himself of his punishment....

Q – Dear Jim, I was wondering when you had the time if you would answer this question as in-depth...

Q – I read what you wrote about communion and I have a question. You said in your answer that...

Does God, has God, or will God ever blot names out of the Lamb’s book of life? And if He...

Q – It seems people get so sold on the idea of God being love that they can’t accept that...

Q – On page 80 of your book By Grace Alone,” you say that the elect are forever secure from...

Q – I have heard preachers say that the Church is the “body of Christ.” But, they also say that...

Q – Hey Jim – Do you think if Matthew 7:13 is true that it ties in and explains particular...

Q – Hello! I am teaching a class to children and will be doing a project regarding the last week...

Q – Assuming the ‘substance of faith’ is true, and assuming that all children are born wicked, are children ever...

Q – Hey Jim, I was reading Matthew and I hit 24:34 and I was having trouble with that verse....

{Note: This conversation is a continuation of a Q&A called “Revealed Doctrine.” You may find it helpful to review that...

Q – Jim, God bless you for your faithful teaching of the Bible. My wife found your explanation of Matt...

This Q and A concerns an article on Women Preaching Q – I just read your answer on women preaching. I...

Q – I have a question. It’s on the Great Commission. Here is the question: why did God give us...

Q – I have been listening to your recent sermons on how there is not such thing as a Christian...

Q – I recently read a message on Acts 2:42 that commented, “Only the activities outlined in Acts 2:42 are...

The assertion I made that started this conversation was that the word “Israel” has not lost its meaning. “Israel” continues,...

Q – What do you think about Christmas? Is it okay to have a Christmas tree? And, what about Santa...

Q – I need your assistance please. I have tried searching and have had no success. I have a co-worker...

Q – I have been studying Matt 24 and I came to a conclusion that is not popular – the...

Q – Dear Pastor Jim, I just returned from a weeklong Biblical Counseling Seminar with NANC in Lafayette, IN. The...

Q – A professor of Aramaic at the Hebrew Union College emailed me trying to disprove Daniel’s book. She claims...

Q –I have a question. For some reason, I can’t explain why, I am having a hard time understanding the...

Q – I have a friend who’s considering coming with me on Sundays in the future. We got to talking...

Q – Dear Pastor Jim, I was very impressed recently after reading a portion of your Hebrews commentary and have...

Q – Recently, I got into a discussion regarding Matthew 12:32. I think I have the essence of Jesus deliberately...

Perhaps the most controversial decision Jim ever made as a pastor is his conviction that the ordinance knows as the...

Q – I was wondering if you could clear something up for me. Jim – It goes with the gig....

Q – Do you have any thoughts on the parable of the “unjust steward”? It came up as part of...

Is it necessary for a New Covenant Christian to observe the seventh day rest in accordance with the Fourth Commandment?...

Regular readers to this Q and A section recognize that I am willing to vigorously defend the faith and doctrines...

Q – I am not clear about the three works of Grace and also about the baptism of the Holy...

Q – Dear Sir, I overheard a conversation you had with Phil Valentine on WTN radio on Monday of this...

Q – I am again browsing the internet and trying to disprove different beliefs. I do not believe in Catholicism;...

To Our Readers: On the Grace Christian Assembly website, and particularly in this Q and A section, I try to...

Recently, I received an email from a fellow who was distressed to hear that I preached Limited Atonement, or Particular...

Q – Hi! I have a question. One of the passages of Scripture I have never understood came up for...

Q – I know it doesn’t say in the Bible but do you know about the Pharisees and how they...

This is the first part of a hopefully ongoing conversation that arose from a recent Q and A regarding the...

Q – In Luke 5:33-39, Jesus offers the wineskins parable when asked about fasting. As hard as I strain to...

Q – The Book of Mormon. Nothing conjures up the idea of HERESY in my mind more readily. But I’m...

Due to the popularity of the GCA website, I receive a large amount of email. I always enjoy hearing from...

Jesus did not die on “Good Friday” – despite the popular tradition. He did spend three days and three nights...

Q – I am having a tough time harmonizing Particular atonement with the following verse: Romans 11:32 – For God...

Q – What is your opinion of someone being a pastor who is divorced? I want to hear your input...

Q – A friend asked me if Paul was always a tentmaker. After training under Gamaliel, did he continue to...

I recently received an email from Singapore that read: Hi Pastor Jim, How are you? I hope all is well...

Q – I was listening to Sovereignty 101 … now I have another question. Why would God create the people...

I was recently listening to an online broadcast where the host was taking questions from callers. The subject of the...

Q – Was John Calvin a Murder? Jim – This is a question that shows up in my email from...

Q – Are you familiar with Ephraim the Syrian? And, if so, what is the controversy surrounding him and the...

Q – At the beginning of the summer, I took a study course on the tabernacle by Beth Moore. When...

Q – Was Namoi a bitter person? I have heard so many preachers/teachers and they all seem to say the...

Q – If those of us who are saved for heaven all get the same reward, regardless of our works...

Q – Are you familiar with William Hendrickson’s interpretive approach to Revelation (perhaps not originating with him) called “progressive parallelism”?...

Q – Does the Greek designate what the “it” is that is being referred to in Ephesians 2:8-9? I know...

Q – I watch Animal Planet all the time and there was a story about chimps that gave me a...

In April of 2001, Jim preached a message containing the central arguments that brought him back to Christianity in the...

Q – I recently had a conversation with a person who said, “I believe that God wants everyone to be...

Q – My question is: would you elaborate on Luke 1:5-46 and Ephesians 1:3-13, as far as the Holy Spirit...

Q – Did you grow up Calvinistic? Jim – No. I was completely unfamiliar with the whole Calvin/Arminian debate prior...

Q – Pastor Jim, Hi! This e-mail has been so long in coming, but I wanted to let you know...

Q – What does the verse “Many are called, but few are chosen” mean? Jim – Ok, admittedly this is...

Q – I recently read through By Grace Alone and I liked it a lot. I grew up in Nashville...

I was recently asked to submit an article to an on-line theological journal that should be available this summer. The...

Q – Regarding last week’s message that I downloaded [“Arguments Against The Perseverance of the Saints” Dated: August 25, 2002]....

Q – I recently started listening to your messages on your website. Now I’m reading your articles. Thank you for...

Q – Here is a question that is constantly swimming around in the churches and theological seminaries. I imagine you...

Q – What would you say to someone who said this: “God’s grace is extended to all men, but not...

Q – Dear Jim Let me introduce myself. I am a Christian from Indonesia. Actually I am the brother in...

Q – Dear Sir, I just finished reading and studying Is The Church Israel. I have been watching the Dallas...

Q – Alright, time to turn to “da man.”. Jim – Well, I’m certainly “a” man, if I’m not “the”...

Q – What can you tell me about the Reconstructionist Movement? Jim – Briefly, the Reconstructionist Movement probably got its...

Although I have occasionally been asked about my thoughts concerning the pre-wrath rapture of the church, I have never written...