Pastor Gary Combs responds to questions about this week’s One Year Bible readings. The first question is from Numbers 13:33 concerning the “Nephilim.” The second question concerns how to reconcile the readings from Matthew 28 and John 20 on Mary Magdalene “clinging” to Jesus.
Author: Gary Combs
Ask the Pastor – 02/05/2022
Pastor Gary Combs responds to a question about this week’s One Year Bible readings. He responds to a question about why many of the 1st Century followers of Jesus thought he was a prophet like Elijah or Jeremiah raised from the dead.
Ask the Pastor – 01/22/22
Pastor Gary Combs responds to questions about this week’s One Year Bible readings. He discusses the meaning of the name “Israel,” the dream that Joseph had of his brothers and parents bowing to him and the Matthew reading about what some have called the unforgivable sin.
Ask the Pastor – 1/15/22
This week’s question probably comes from one our our One Year Bible readers concerning the use of names in the book of Genesis. Here’s the question: “In Genesis, why is Jacob/Israel so inconsistently named? When God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, that was that, but not with Jacob/Israel.”
Ask the Pastor – 1/6/22
Pastor Gary answers questions asked about the Chosen TV series and a question about the OYB reading from Revelation 20 concerning the release of Satan at the end of Christ’s Millennial reign on earth.
Ask the Pastor – 12/11/21
Pastor Gary answers questions asked about the Millennial reign and also some questions from his One Year Bible readers about the book of Jude.
Ask the Pastor – 11/12/21
Pastor Gary answers questions about the origin of the Chinese people and whether cremation is OK for Christians.
Ask the Pastor – 10/28/21
Are we seeing transformed lives in our churches today?
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” – Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) In the 12th chapter
Why we need the gospel every day
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.” – 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 (ESV) What does the word “gospel” mean? It means