Bible Answer Man Podcast with Hank Hanegraaff

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/22/24), 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 (4:42)Are those saved during the tribulation the guests at the marriage supper of the Lamb? Will this take place after the battle of Armageddon? Lucien - Vallejo, CA (16:00)How do I determine whether the songs at my church are glorifying to God or just worldly entertainment? Beverly - Clarksville, TN (18:14)What are the biblical grounds for divorce and remarriage? Is there anything wrong with enjoying being single? Lori - Oakland, CA (23:39)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/21/24), Hank answers the following questions:Is Ezekiel 13 relevant for us today? Are there still prophets today? Maureen - San Antonio, TX (0:56)How can I help Mormons understand the significance of the cross? What is the best way to witness to them? Tyler - Salt Lake City, UT (6:40)Is it possible to see ghosts? Stacy - La Vergne, TN (8:30)Is the phrase “lovers of self” in 2 Timothy 3:2, referring to masturbation? Reginald - Bedford, OH (15:11)Will calling someone a fool send you to hell according to Matthew 5:22? Leslie - Fair Play, MO (17:04)I am having strange, repetitive dreams. Can you help me interpret them? Are these warnings from God? Tim - San Jose, CA (20:44)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/20/24), Hank answers the following questions:Do the genealogies give us the age of the Earth? Scott - St. Louis, MO (1:12)Since Christ was raised physically, can you help me understand where He is now? Tony - KS (3:59)Did non-Jews living in the times of the Old Testament have a chance for salvation? Zach - Cameron, MO (6:20)What is your view of The Message Bible? Colin - Atlanta, GA (9:23)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 (20:47)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/19/24), Hank shares his thoughts on the many problems inherent in the Neo-Darwinian paradigm. Hank relates his struggle with creationism as a boy and how at the age of 29 he finally embraced a Christian worldview.Hank also answers the following questions:Can you clarify your comments on a letter you read on the air recently concerning God’s chosen people? Jannette - Chicago, IL (4:40)How old is the earth? Natalie - AK (15:39)Will children who die before being old enough to confess and believe in Christ go to hell? Brendon - Kearney, NE (20:57)What’s your view on the doctrine of election? Brendon - Kearney, NE (22:58)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:Jeremiah 7:31 says, “…nor did it come into my mind.” If God knows everything, why does He make statements like this? Sarah - Erie, CO (0:50)When I pray, how do I separate what the Word of Faith teachers call faith and true biblical faith? Can a person command God in prayer? Gloria - BC (5:32)Why did God create us if He knew we would fail? Karen - Kansas City, KS (15:13)Can a Christian be a Democrat? I’m conflicted because Republicans don’t seem to support Christian values like helping the poor. Josie - El Paso, TX (18:32)Can you explain Jesus’ words on the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Wasn’t He pointing to the Psalms? BJ - OK (23:42)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/16/24), Hank discusses how some people misuse the Bible to promote racism, highlighting a letter he received from someone who claims that the Negro—or Hebrew Israelites—are God’s chosen people and uses Scriptures out of context to make their claim.Hank also answers the following questions:What are your thoughts on William Branham? Was he a false prophet? Ken - Springfield, MO (6:56)Should Christians attend the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon? Laura - San Antonio, TX (15:12)Are there any extra-biblical accounts of what Stephen said about the destruction of the Temple in Acts 6? Christopher - Northville, MI (17:32)Did those living in the New Testament times expect Jesus to return in their lifetime? Christopher - Northville, MI (20:25)Was the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16 a true story? Is there a literal hell? Louis - Detroit, MI (23:56)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/15/24), we pick up where we ended on our previous broadcast and present more of an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank is talking with 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 the science of textual criticism and the process of dating ancient manuscripts, textual variants and their frequencies, the etymology of the term autograph, the discipline of textual criticism, how we know that the four Gospels were actually written by Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John; what a gloss is, and addressing the long ending of Mark.

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/14/24), we pick up where we ended on our previous broadcast and present more of an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank is talking with 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 the mistake of taking the Bible for granted, P45—the most ancient collection of all four Gospels, if the late dating of many New Testament biblical scholars is arbitrary or biased, the eyewitness testimony of biblical authors, and viewing the life of Christ using extra-biblical historical accounts.

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/13/24), we pick up where we ended on our previous broadcast and present more of an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank is talking with 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 how Jesus taught his disciples to communicate, the two sides of Bart Ehrman, how long the original manuscripts of the Bible were kept in circulation, the difference between papyrus and parchment and how they were used for biblical manuscripts, and the significance of the early fragments of the New Testament such as P52 (an early fragment from the Gospel of John).

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/12/24), 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.