East White Oak Bible Church Podcast

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Rules of War and Protection of the Environment." Questions include: Are Christians exempt from standing for Jesus if we are afraid? • Is God pro-slavery? • Should people ever be someone else’s property? • How do we respond to the charge that the God of the Bible is genocidal? • Islamists kill infidels. What’s different about Israel’s conquest of the Promised Land? • Are you a pacifist?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "How to Tell a True Prophet." Questions include: What is a prophet? • Are there prophets today? • Did God inspire the words of prophets that same way that He inspired the writers of scripture? • False prophets should be killed or ignored, which is it? • How can you tell if a prophet isn’t telling the truth? • How should I respond when someone in my small group says, “The Lord told me to tell you…”

Pastor Scott answers questions about two recent messages: "The Heart Needed to Live in a Testing Ground of Faith" and “Staying True to God Despite Persuasion Otherwise.”

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Necessity of Humility and Courage" Questions include: • Could God have chosen a nation other than Israel? • How much of the Old Testament is for Israel alone and how much is for us? • Are we guilty of bringing “abominable things” into our homes? • Are we working at cross purposes with God by supporting Israel? • Should counseling always be affirming?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Greatest Commandment" Questions include: • How are we to understand the place that this commandment has relative to all other statutes, rules, and commandments? • “God is one” is this contrary to our understanding of Trinity? • What is the proper place of emotion and affection in loving God? • Are people are made up of three parts? • Does Jesus misquote Deut. 6 in Mark 12? 

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Have You Ever Heard of a God Like This?" Questions include: • How do we reconcile the way God does things in the OT with the way Jesus did ministry? • At what point is it disrespectful to keep asking God questions? • Is obedience for a long and prosperous life still obedience? • Is God keeping his promise to obedient Christians who die young?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Remember the Past." Questions include: • Is God’s love conditional or unconditional?  • In what ways do people “take from” God’s word? • How can we know which of God’s rules are for all people and all time not just Israel? • What is it to “fear the Lord”? • How can parents and grandparents teach children so that they learn to “fear the Lord”?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "On the Verge of Something Good." Questions include: • How can we be sure that we are not living in the Matrix? • How influential should the Bible be in our nation’s geopolitics? • Is the modern state of Israel within the biblical boundaries established by God as the Promised Land? • Is God a genocidal maniac? • What is the Christian position on whether illegal immigrants should receive the benefits of citizenship?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The False Wisdom of Private Interpretation." Questions include: • Can East White Oak trace its origin to the apostles? • How can we be certain about anything that we think that we know about the Bible? • What is the role of the Holy Spirit in interpreting scripture? • Are all new interpretations of scripture wrong? • How do you interpret the Song of Solomon? • What does James 1:5 mean?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Misuse of the Bible to Advance World Religion." Questions include: • Is God always responsible for natural disasters? • How would you define Eastern Mysticism? • How should a Christian practice being still? • Is it right for a Christian to desire a direct personal spiritual experience with God?