Do You Have Questions?

The first recorded question in Scripture was whispered by Satan, “Yea, hath God said?” It was he who knew truth and willingly rejected it, that first inserted uncertainty and chaos into God’s perfect creation. As sin came, the questions grew. Light disobeyed became darkness – a constant reminder that when man rejects truth He can only believe lies and plunge deeper into ignorance.

God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33). He is truth and only His truth can cut through the complications and complexities of the world in which we now live. We all have questions…the question is: where will we go to find answers?

The Bible does not speak to every subject, but it does address every topic of eternal significance to God and man. And it gives unchanging principles by which we can discern what is right and what is wrong each day. As we open the Bible we open the mind of God and as we search the Scriptures we come to understand God’s way for us.

Ask Your Father.

All children have questions. (Parents can testify that the first and most frequent is simply, “WHY?”) As our children grew up it was important to me that they believed they could come to me with any question and find a listening ear, an understanding heart, and a truthful answer. This does not mean that I always knew what to say to every question, but we learned to use the Word of God together to discover answers.

This has always been God’s way. In Deuteronomy, He instructed the children of Israel, “…ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee” (Deuteronomy 32:7). When God’s children come to the Bible this is exactly what we are doing, asking the Heavenly Father for His perfect answer.

A New Enjoying the Journey Series

We receive questions from faithful ETJ listeners on a regular basis. Shortly we will launch a new series designed to both answer some of these questions and help sincere believers learn how to find further answers from Scripture. Our initial study begins next Monday and continues for two weeks. It is our hope to take a few days each year to address some of these issues.

• Plan to join us for the inaugural episodes of Current Questions & Bible Answers next week and encourage others to listen with you. Listen at ETJ.Bible or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or Spotify to get notified each morning.
• You may also submit questions for future studies at qu*******@****************ey.org.

We accept by faith that there will be some things we do not completely comprehend until we cross out of this world and into the next. Everything will be clear in eternity. Until then, we come to the Word, claiming the promise: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” (James 1:5).