Help, My Pastor Rejects the Old Testament! LIVE Q&A with David Guzik for 8/1/2024

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Welcome to the weekly live Q&A with Pastor David Guzik, author of the Enduring Word Bible commentary. After our lead question, Pastor David takes questions via the live chat - simply add your questions & our moderators will arrange & deliver them to Pastor David according to theme or subject!

This week, Pastor David's lead question is from Karla E, who aks:
"I heard a pastor say that as long as you believe in the resurrection of Jesus, you're ok – it doesn't matter if you can't accept that He is the same as the angry God of the OT. Isn't this dangerous?"

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This week's questions:
0:00 Greetings & introduction!
2:23 Lead Q
12:14 ​A friend of mine believes that some parts of the old testament were written as they were due to a faulty understanding of God. He claims that they were growing in revelation. Is this true of the OT or of our understanding of it?
16:13 Which group of prophets is Paul referring to when he says that the church was “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets” - NT, OT, or both? thanks
18:28 Should NT Christians follow OT teachings like, “touch not my anointed do my prophets no harm?”
21:19 ​​How can I discern false prophets & real ones? In this day & age, it’s hard to know which prophecies are real & aren’t.
​​24:45 Is the commander of the Army of the Lord in Joshua 5 a Christophany?
28:18 How to read prophecies like Isaiah? Should we look in secular writings for confirmation of these prophecies?
30:00 In your videos on Exodus 28 you highlighted that God says the priests [Aaron & his sons] are to minister unto God. Can you expound a bit on how we as Christians minister and should minister unto God daily?
33:20 ​​How do you think the apostles knew who Jesus was talking with at the transfiguration?
35:50 ​​Matthew 7: 15 says bad prophets only have bad fruits. But I see a lot of questionable prophets who have good fruits (growing churches, increasing wealth,..). Is this in conflict with the Bible?
Or are these not actually good fruits, only in appearance?
38:25 ​​Hello, I am new. Head-covering confuses me. My pastor says society "doesn't get it" so it doesn't matter, but they don't get most of Christianity! Is it sin not to apply something due to society "not getting it"?
42:28 ​​Is studying psychology wrong for a Christian?For example, teaching men to control their emotions through proven psychological techniques. Is this allowed in the bible??
44:35 Can you explain the difference between ‘​​Asking for Gods protection’ vs ‘knowing that he does allow certain things to happen?’
​​47:52 Are Christian believers today considered Israel? There is a disagreement on this topic. Thank you.
49:36 Is "covenant theology" (the idea of being blessed/punished based on obedience/disobedience) biblical? some teach it is despite we're not under the old covenant.
52:02 ​​What does Jesus mean when he says ”not all who call me Lord Lord shall inherit the kingdom of God”? Does that mean that we should doubt our salvation?
55:20 ​​I recently saw a presentation that the Torah was composed much later & couldn’t have been written by Moses. I know this is an old charge, but are u aware of recent scholarship that contradicts this?
56:13 ​​Is Christianity a religion?
57:04 How do you biblically prove that black people are descended from Adam?
58:08 ​​Someone said it is sinful to use musical instruments during worship service in the New testament dispensation
58:56 ​​is baptized with the Holy Spirit as a second experience. John said Jesus will be baptized with holy spirit and fire. What about 1 Cor. 12: 12-14 for we all are baptized with the Holy Spirit in one body?
1:00:25 ​​John 12: 40 says ‘He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn - and I would heal them.’ Why does God blind people? (AND...) ​​In the OT when God says he hardened certain peoples hearts, did that take away their ability to turn to him? Is that because they were never going to?
1:02:42 ​​My sister doesn't believe in original sin. She says that the story of Adam and Eve was a metaphor written by the Jews and there was no fall, that we just have a sin nature. how do I explain to her?
1:03:30 ​​Hey David. I am going to marry my girlfriend and she really loves the ministry that she’s at and I love the place where I’m at. Which ministry should I select? How is this decision made?

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