Possibly helpful article on persuasion

March 18th, 2016

Beth DeVore March 18, 2016· Colorado Springs, CO, United States Thought this was interesting--and possibly helpful. How to change someone’s mind, according to science How to argue with someone so it works WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY ANA CLAIRE SWANSON https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/10/how-to-change-someones-mind-according-to-science/?tid=paid_fb_keywee&kwp_0=106861&kwp_4=549717&kwp_1=291677 . . .

Overdue Questions Policy

March 7th, 2016

GotQuestions.org volunteer writing team, First, I want to thank you for your service. You all are a tremendous blessing to us. The Q&A aspect of the ministry would not exist without you. We truly are grateful for the time you put into answering questions. Second, I wanted to remind you of how the system works. When people submit questions to us, they are promised an answer within 2 to 7 days. We refer to the end of the 7-day period as the “commitment date.” When we assign you a question, the due date is 4 days from the submission date. . . .

Sample Q&A from February 2016

March 1st, 2016

Question: Why was God sorry for creating man in genesis 6:6. It stated that it repented God that He had created man. It makes it seem like God changed His mind but God doesn't change and He doesn't make mistakes. Answered by: Heath Tibbetts, who has been a volunteer with us since August, 2007. Answer:This is a great question, and one that I wrestled with as I began reading the Bible more regularly. We see this stated both here in Genesis 6 and also after the failure of King Saul to Israel. In both situations, God knew what the outcome would . . .

Help with a question on Jesus overturning the tables and Galatians 6:1

February 26th, 2016

Jason Finch February 26 at 11:22am · Chatsworth, CA, United States Any thoughts on this question would be great. When Jesus turned over tables and rebuked the people in His Fathers house for selling sacrifices there, was what He did contrary to this verse in Galatians 6:1? Galatians 6:1... See More Galatians 6:1, English Standard Version (ESV) Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. . . .

Question on Timing of the Rapture

February 20th, 2016

Ed Chait February 19, 2016 Is it possible for the Rapture to occur before the Bible is translated into every tongue? LikeComment Seen by 42 Corpuz Valdemor Avellaneda Ramil and Mary Bennett Reetz like this. Comments Elizabeth DeVore Sure. Many languages are already extinct and became so with no Bible. Like · Reply · 3 · 21 hrs Ed Chait OK, but if faith comes through hearing, and hearing through the Word of God, . . .

Resource for Science Questions

February 11th, 2016

Steve Ray Webb 16 hrs In my opinion, all Christians interested in the interaction between science and the Bible should be aware of the Disovery Institute located in Seattle. It is a Christian think tank dedicated to countering the humanistic values in our society. Among its senior scientists are people like William Dempski and Michael Behe, who have been instrumental in leading the fight against humanistic evolution with their paradigm shifting books introducing the powerful arguments of irreducile complexity. . . .

Help with a Question on Canned Plan Communication

February 7th, 2016

Christopher Dupre 18 hrs I'm googling, but does anyone have insight to 'canned plan communication'? Basic definition from what I found: "Canned plans are mental library of scripts to draw on when creating certain types of messages and that informs an understanding of what others say." "How should Christian`s view the concept of a canned plan, which is a mental library of scripts each of us draws from to create messages based on what work for us? It's something I'm learning in Communication class (you can look . . .

Question on the Jews and having a king

February 4th, 2016

Wendyl Leslie February 3, 2016 Question for the group: "When did the Jews stop having their own king and why?" I don't know how to answer that question. However, I've always thought the Jews were still awaiting the arrival of the Messiah to become their king and ruler. Any thoughts on this question would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much! LikeComment Seen by 40 Ed Chait and Evan Plante like this. Comments Evan Plante (From the hip)... it seems . . .

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