

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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Sep 3, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Satan in God’s Presence, Age of the Earth, and the Origin of God
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/03/24), Hank answers the following questions:Why was Satan allowed into God’s presence in Job 1? Elmer - Turlock, CA (0:58)How can I comfort my sister who lost her daughter to suicide? Lisa - Raleigh, NC (2:54)What are the signs of a good house church? Sarah - Kansas City, MO (8:34)Can you explain Supernova 1987A, and why that is proof of an old earth? Travis - NE (15:12)In Genesis, where did the other people besides Adam and Eve come from? Reagan - OK (20:20)Did God have a beginning? Susan - Ocean Springs, MS (21:27)

Sep 2, 2024 • 28min
Labor Day 2024
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/02/24), Hank wishes all of you a happy Labor Day and details the Labor Day holiday that God gave us long before the government did—our Sabbath Day rest. Just as we rest today on Labor Day, the Lord commands us to rest on the Sabbath each week. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do” (Deut. 5:13-14 NIV). So our Labor Day holiday according to God is our Sabbath Day rest, which begs the question: why do Christians rest from their labor on the first day of the week (Sunday), rather than the last day of the week (Saturday)? The answer, says Hank, is encapsulated in just one word—resurrection. Hank also discusses something else that comes to his mind when he thinks about the word labor, and that is what Paul says in 1 Corinthians chapter 3, that each person will be rewarded according to their own labor. In other words, what we do now in this life counts for all eternity. Hank uses the illustration of his invitation to play Cypress Point, which he claims to be the most spectacular golf course on Earth. For months he beat his body into submission while dreaming of the day he would experience walking its fairways. Without his strenuous preparations, he would have still experienced the same breathtaking views, however, all his hard work added immeasurably to his experience. That is what heaven will be like. As phenomenal as Cypress Point is, it pales in comparison to what paradise restored will be. Hank spent one day at a golf haven; he will spend an eternity in God’s heaven. It stands to reason, therefore, that he would put a lot more labor into preparing for an eternity in heaven with God than he did for playing eighteen holes of golf.

Aug 31, 2024 • 28min
Best of BAM Q&A: Hate Speech, Universalism, and Jehovah’s Witnesses
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:How can I convince someone that the Bible’s prohibition of homosexuality isn’t hate speech? Matt - Denver, CO (0:51)Can you address Unitarian Universalists and give me an overview of their teachings? Dwayne - Newton, MA (2:28)What is your view of the rapture? How is it different from the second coming of Christ? Lori - El Dorado, MO (4:43)Why exactly are Jehovah’s Witnesses not Christians? Is it only because they deny the deity of Jesus or are there other reasons? Josephine - Wichita, KS (15:44)What are your thoughts on Orson Pratt’s view of the Trinity? How does the Mormon view differ from Christianity? RC - Kansas City, MO (17:31)What happens to Christians who commit sins such as murder or divorce? Fred - Chattanooga, TN (20:48)

Aug 30, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: The Omnipotence Paradox, God’s Gender, and Evolution
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/30/24), Hank answers the question that many skeptics use against Christianity: can God create a rock so heavy that He cannot move it?Hank also answers the following questions:Is it okay to refer to God as He or She? Sharon - Seattle, WA (3:46)My pastor endorses T.D. Jakes, what are your thoughts on his teachings? Deion - Freemont, CA (6:47)Why are the genealogies in Matthew and Luke different? Josephine - Wichita, KS (15:14)Could God have used a controlled form of evolution to create biological life? Derrick - St. Louis, MO (19:11)What is the difference between sins that are an abomination to God, and those that are not? Robin - St. Louis, MO (22:58)

Aug 29, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Teen Promiscuity, Tithing, and Witnessing to Coworkers
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/29/24), Hank answers the following questions:What can Christian parents do about teen promiscuity? Jo - Kansas City, KS (1:01)What are your thoughts on tithing? What does Scripture say about it? Michael - Tulsa, OK (16:00)When Muslims build mosques in my area, is it a violation of the First Commandment? Steve - Edmonton, AB (20:50)My supervisor doesn’t want me to share the gospel with coworkers. What should I do? Dan - Sioux City, IA (23:48)

Aug 28, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Drug Addiction, Reconciliation, and Jesus Only Baptism
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/28/24), Hank answers the following questions:What happens to children when they die? Do they go to heaven? Paul- Trenton, NJ (0:47)What is the biblical teaching on drug addiction? Doug- Edmonton, AB (3:21)As a father who did not raise my children in the Christian faith, how can I witness to them now? Ray - Fort Worth, TX (5:32)I caught my wife in an affair. What is the biblical teaching on how to reconcile and move on? Chad- Greensboro, NC (15:13)Can you address Jesus only baptism? Dave - Santa Rosa, CA (20:11)Why does it seem that Christians are more likely to object to transsexuals than homosexuals? Stephanie - Lebanon, MO (23:28)

Aug 27, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Making Life Decisions, Mansions in Heaven, and Our Resurrected Bodies
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/27/24), Hank answers the following questions:I am struggling with employment choices and thinking about changing careers. How can I listen to God’s voice in this circumstance? Carolyn - Kansas City, MO (0:55)How can I answer my friend who holds to the gap theory in Genesis? Nick - St. Louis, MO (5:05)Are there actual mansions in heaven that we will be living in? Moses - Chicago, IL (15:13)Can you address the Mormon doctrine of preexistence? Joe - Denver, CO (17:09)Can you explain what you mean when you say our resurrected bodies will be organizationally different? Doug - Daily City, CA (23:24)

Aug 26, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Having a Said Faith, Infallibility of the Bible, and the Temptation of Christ
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/26/24), Hank answers the following questions:Do you need to pray for the salvation of someone who claims to be a Christian but doesn’t pray, read the Bible, or go to church? Steve - Nashville, TN (0:45)My pastor told me he does not believe in the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible, prophecy, or a historical Adam and Eve. How should I handle this? David - San Antonio, TX (6:14)In Matthew chapter 4, was Jesus tempted or just tested by the devil? James - NC (18:30)

Aug 24, 2024 • 28min
Best of BAM: Fragments of Truth: Ancient Documents, New Discoveries with Craig Evans
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, we present an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank’s guest is Dr. Craig Evans, Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Christian University and a featured scholar in the documentary film, Fragments of Truth: Ancient Documents, New Discoveries. Hank and Dr. Evans discuss if we can trust the Bible, how archeology supports the authenticity of biblical narratives, how Misquoting Jesus inspired Dr. Evans to correct Bart Ehrman’s misrepresentations of biblical manuscripts, if the claim by Bart Ehrman that the Bible has been altered is true, and the problem of historical and biblical illiteracy.

Aug 23, 2024 • 28min
Q&A: Christ’s Fulfilment of the Law, Turning the Other Cheek, and Heaven
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/23/24), Hank answers the following questions:In Acts chapter 1, was choosing Mathias to replace Judas a mistake? Carrie - Overland Park, KS (1:01)What did Jesus mean when He said He came to fulfill the law? Jen - Sylvan Lake, AB (2:52)Can you explain when we are to turn the other cheek? Sarah - Kansas City, MO (5:09)What happens when we die? Do we go directly to heaven? Arley - Nebraska City, NE (7:17)Is the Millennium the time you suggested that heaven and earth will converge? Arley - Nebraska City, NE (16:42)Is homosexuality a choice that people make, or is it something they are born with? Keith - Topeka, KS (20:44)Can you explain the first resurrection mentioned in Revelation 20? Brian - Baxter, TN (23:48)


