

Bible Answer Man Podcast with Hank Hanegraaff
The Christian Research Institute
Welcome to the podcast of the Bible Answer Man broadcast with bestselling author and CRI President Hank Hanegraaff! On the Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers your questions with well-reasoned answers to equip you in the essentials of the historic Christian faith and strengthen your walk with the Lord. When it comes to the essentials of Christianity, there must be unity: "In essentials, unity; nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, charity."
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Dec 4, 2024 • 28min
The Two Gardens, and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/04/24), Hank shares on the Tree of Life, the two Gardens, and Golgotha.Hank also answers the following questions:How can I start reading the Bible without getting confused? Jeremy - Fresno, CA (4:08)What is your take on the rapture? Juan - Modesto, CA (8:44)There are many interpretations of Scripture, so how do you rightly divide the word of truth as instructed in 2 Timothy 2:15? Herman - Merced, CA (15:13)What is your view on speaking in tongues? Angel - Nashville, TN (19:11)

Dec 3, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Origin of Races, Secret Coming of Christ, and Age of the Universe
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/03/24), Hank answers the following questions:How did the origin of different races come to be? Did the separation of races come after Noah or the Tower of Babel? Stephen - Independence, MO (1:00)What is your understanding of the redshift of starlight? John - Kansas City, MO (2:35)You don’t believe in a secret coming of Christ. What about the “thief in the night”? Donna - St. Louis, MO (8:30)If death entered the world through the fall of Man, how does the death of dinosaurs and other animals fit with this? Darryl - Rock Hill, SC (15:11)God created Adam and Eve as mature humans. Can we not take that idea and apply it to the universe? Darryl - Rock Hill, SC (19:47)

Dec 2, 2024 • 28min
Panspermia, and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/02/24), Hank shares on whether panspermia is a legitimate account of the origins of life.Hank also answers the following questions: Will our role as parents be the same in heaven or will that change? Victor - Midland, TX (3:05)I have trouble with the passage in 1 Samuel 28 where Saul visits the medium at Endor. Was that Samuel’s spirit or a demon? Ken - Kansas City, KS (5:31)How to respond to the disciples mistaking Jesus for a ghost? Is this proof for the existence of ghosts? Ken - Kansas City, KS (9:02)What happens to Christians who continue sinning and repenting? Amy - St. Louis, MO (16:00)Jesus casted out the demons into the pigs in Matthew 8:28-32. Why did Jesus allow this to happen? Juan - Fresno, CA (19:12)What is the significance of the folded face cloth lying by itself in John 20:7? Travis - Omaha, NE (21:35)

Nov 30, 2024 • 28min
Best of BAM Q&A: Selfish Motives in Prayer, Disaster Planning, and Divorce
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:How should I interpret Ezekiel 40-48? Which temple is he talking about? Jason - Columbia, SC (0:44)When we petition God in prayer, how do we know our motives are not selfish? Charles - Springfield, MO (8:51)Should we prepare for financial disasters? David - Coffeyville, KS (15:11)Our church is moving to the megachurch route, and my wife and I are concerned. What advice can you give us? Steve - St. Louis, MO (17:23)I was in an abusive marriage. Was I wrong to get divorced? Kris - West Memphis, TN (21:57)

Nov 29, 2024 • 28min
Radiometric Dating, and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/29/24), Hank shares on radiometric dating and the age of the Earth.Hank also answers the following questions:What do you think of Kent Hovind and his views on creation and the age of the Earth? Joe - Oklahoma City, OK (3:19)Did angels and human women marry, propagate, and produce the giants in Genesis 6? Patsy - AR (6:35)Should Christians save for retirement and have life insurance policies, or is this not trusting the Lord? Melinda - IL (8:55)Are the days of creation longer than 24 hours in Genesis 1:11? Archie - Decatur, IL (15:12)

Nov 28, 2024 • 28min
Thanksgiving 2024
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/28/24), Hank encourages all who are listening in to enjoy their time on Thanksgiving Day with family and friends to the extent that they can. Thanksgiving is a day that Hank looks forward to every year. Yet Thanksgiving is not just a day; it is a daily manner of life. It is a key that opens the gate of Christ and allows Christians to enter and gain access to all His wonderful provisions and even more profoundly into all the splendor of His Being. “Open for me the gates of the righteous,” wrote the Psalmist, “and I will enter and give thanks to the Lord. I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.” In the Wisdom of Solomon, we read that “the hope of an unthankful man will melt like the wintry frost and flow away like useless water.” Thus, we are exhorted to arise each morning and thank our heavenly Father for the abundance of His mercies, for the blessing of the Lord will melt like ice—evaporate like worthless water—at the appearance of the first rays of sunshine.

Nov 27, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: The Crusades, Pornography, and Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/27/24), Hank answers the following questions:Do you consider any of the Crusades a just war? Jerry - Kirksville, MO (0:58)What do you think draws people to the Mormon Church? I decided to join their Church, did I make the right choice? Terry - Norfolk, NE (2:41)I‘ve struggled with pornography since I was 14. What can I do to be the man that God has called me to be? Danny - Memphis, TN (6:56)How do you know if you haven’t blasphemed the Holy Spirit? Laura - Apple Valley, CA (21:10)

Nov 26, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Gender Dysphoria, Real Love, and the Prosperity Gospel
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/26/24), Hank answers the following questions:How can God make someone a hermaphrodite, but can’t make a man in a woman’s body or vice-versa? Mark - Forest City, AZ (0:55)What did Jesus mean in Luke 9:57-62? Is verse 62 a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah? Chad - Salem, VA (5:04)Is the Sabbath of no consequence today? Why do we go to Church on Sunday rather than Saturday? Dwayne - Kansas City, MO (7:34)If God is love, how would an unbeliever experience love? It’s not real love, right? Chad - Salem, VA (15:10)Is it okay for Christians to drink alcohol? Cheryl - Hermitage, TN (19:15)How do you explain Luke 6:38 in light of the prosperity gospel? Gerome - Fresno, CA (22:31)

Nov 25, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Souls After Death, Theistic Evolution, and Taking Scripture Literally
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/25/24), Hank discusses what it means to say, “God is in my life,” “Jesus is in my heart,” or “the Holy Spirit is in me.”Hank also answers the following questions:Can you clarify your view of souls after death in relation to the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16? Paul - Fulton, MO (3:31)My son-in-law is a physics professor who believes God used evolution to create the world. How should I respond to this? Joyce - Spokane, WA (7:55)What is the significance of God numbering the hairs on our head? Joyce - Spokane, WA (10:01)Can you expound on Revelation 6:13 and the stars falling from heaven? Lee - Lee’s Summit, MO (15:11)

Nov 23, 2024 • 28min
Best of BAM: The Two Witnesses, and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank brings up the two witnesses in Revelation, who are often misidentified on Christian airwaves. To rightly identify the two witnesses, one must have the background music of the Old Testament coursing through their mind.Hank also answers the following questions:Is the Antichrist a figurative or literal being? Dana - Kearney, NE (4:09)My friends are attending a charismatic church because of the music and worship. What is the most important aspect of a church service? Derek - Kansas City, MO (7:55)If God doesn’t hold the sons responsible for the sins of their fathers according to Ezekiel 18, why did David’s child die for his sin with Bathsheba? Josh - Bakersfield, CA (15:11)How should Christians interact with government? Andy - Lincoln, NE (20:41)