

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."
Episodes
Mentioned books

Aug 25, 2025 • 28min
The Three Phases of Life, and Q&A
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/25/25), Hank discusses his book Afterlife: What You Need to Know about Heaven, the Hereafter and Near-Death Experiences, detailing the three phases of life: life in the present, life after life—the separation of the physical and nonphysical aspects of our humanity, and life after life-after-life—the time in the future where our humanity will be reunited with our perfected physical body in the new heaven and new earth.Hank also answers the following questions:Is there biblical support for the closing of the canon of Scripture? Matthew - Turlock, CA (4:33)According to Luke 18:15-17, what is the age of accountability? Sean - Fresno, CA (6:39)Can a Christian join the Masonic Lodge? Dave - Brunswick, GA (15:11)Can you explain the “pure in heart” according to Matthew 5:8? Uriah - Calgary, AB (17:24)Why aren’t there modern-day miraculous healings? Josh - Lexington, KY (22:35) 

Aug 23, 2025 • 28min
Best of BAM: Understanding Our Universe with Paul Gould
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, we present an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank’s guest is philosopher Paul Gould, author of A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It. Hank and Paul discuss why Paul wrote A Good and True Story, if we live our lives according to a story, how evidence for God is everywhere but needs to be rightly interpreted, the non-religious stories that explain our existence: scientism, materialism, atheism, nihilism, and reductionism; the origins of the universe, and if the immensity of the universe should inspire belief in God. 

Aug 22, 2025 • 28min
Q&A: Alcoholism, Just War, and Dinosaurs
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/22/25), Hank answers the following questions:I am a recovering alcoholic. Aren’t drunkards forbidden from entering heaven? Jim - Liberty, MO (0:52)I have had several miscarriages. Will I see my children in heaven? Katie – St. Louis, MO (2:43)Can you explain how no man can see God and live? Marcus - St. Louis, MO (5:41)Can Christians serve in the military? Matt - Oklahoma City, OK (8:04)How could Satan think that he could defeat God? Bruce - Nashville, TN (16:54)Can you explain what’s going on in Jude 1:9, where Michael and Satan are arguing over Moses’ body? Bruce - Nashville, TN (20:03)Are only 144,000 people going to heaven? Monica - St. Louis, MO (20:57)Can you explain how dinosaurs fit in a biblical worldview? Rick - Stafford, KS (23:21) 

Aug 21, 2025 • 28min
Q&A: The First Sinless Man, Resurrection, and a Christian’s Responsibility to Vote
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/21/25), Hank answers the following questions:Mormon missionaries told me that Jesus was not the first sinless man; Adam was. Can you explain the error of Mormon theology in this area? Rob - Vancouver, WA (0:56)What is your perspective on Matthew 27:52-53, where the bodies of saints were raised to life immediately following Christ’s death? Tim - Kansas City, MO (4:58)Should Christians vote in elections? Sephra - Oklahoma City, OK (16:02)How do you approach the passage that says we are not citizens of this world, as it relates to voting? Sephra - Oklahoma City, OK (19:35)Isn’t it true that our primary responsibility is to evangelize and make disciples, not to focus on politics? Sephra - Oklahoma City, OK (20:46)I feel inadequate to counter my friend’s pro-homosexual arguments. How do I defend what is right? Matt - Portland, OR (22:43) 

Aug 20, 2025 • 28min
Q&A: Church of God, Generational Sin, and Mormonism
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/20/25), Hank answers the following questions:Is there a correlation between the Word of Faith movement and the Church of God in Christ? Jonathan - Wichita, KS (1:00)Was Antipas martyred during the reign of Domitian? If so, how does this affect the dating of Revelation? Steven - Grand Rapids, MI (2:25)Do we pay for the sins of our fathers? Jason - St. Clair, MO (7:37)Is it okay to file a restraining order against a family member? Peggy - Oklahoma City, OK (8:39)Do you know anything about Project Blue Beam? Babet - Fresno, CA (15:40)What are your thoughts on The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins? I found this book in my granddaughter’s room. Linda - Seattle, WA (16:58)What do Mormons see as wrong with historic Christianity? Why would they want to convert me? David - Springfield, MO (22:13)Do you have any information on Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer? Rick - Bloomington, IL (25:28) 

Aug 19, 2025 • 28min
Q&A: Historicity of Jesus, Shunning, and According to the Flesh
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/19/25), Hank answers the following questions:I am a Christian, but I have doubts about whether Jesus existed or not. Derek - Indianapolis, IN (1:02)A family member had an affair, and the rest of the family has shunned them. What should I do? Debbie - Hunter Town, IN (2:59)Will we receive a white stone with a new name, as mentioned in Revelation 2:17? Mary - Snohomish, WA (15:11)Can you explain what Paul meant by “according to the flesh” in Romans 1:4? Richard - Phoenix, AZ (20:45) 

Aug 18, 2025 • 28min
Q&A: Signs of the Second Coming, Canopy Theory, and Spiritual Warfare
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/18/25), Hank answers the following questions:Will there be signs before the Second Coming? Ron - Prescott, AZ (0:58)What are your thoughts on Perry Stone? Jeremy - Kansas City, MO (3:44)Did God create the earth with the appearance of age? Josh - Lincoln, NE (6:08)What are your thoughts on the pre-flood canopy theory? Peter - Kansas City, MO (15:14)What is spiritual warfare? Are there evil spirits tempting us? Ben - Kansas City, MO (17:48)Will there be a second chance for salvation during the Millennium? Chester - Peoria, IL (21:29) 

Aug 16, 2025 • 28min
Best of BAM: Voices of the Early Fathers with Marcellino D’Ambrosio
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, we present an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank’s guest is Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, author of When the Church Was Young: Voices of the Early Fathers. Hank and Dr. D’Ambrosio discuss the importance of unity within the body of Christ as an answer to the Lord’s High Priestly Prayer, St. Clement of Rome and his letter to the Corinthians dealing with division in the Church, the martyrdom of Ignatius of Antioch, and understanding the importance of holy tradition. 

Aug 15, 2025 • 28min
Understanding Our Universe with Paul Gould - Part 4
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/15/25), 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. Paul Gould, associate professor of philosophy at Palm Beach Atlantic University and author of A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It. Hank and Paul discuss the evidential problem of evil, the significance of suffering in our lives, how the existence of love points to the existence of God, the relationship between truth and beauty, the chief value of art, and the idea that all religions can be false but they can’t all be true. 

Aug 14, 2025 • 28min
Understanding Our Universe with Paul Gould - Part 3
 On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/14/25), 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. Paul Gould, associate professor of philosophy at Palm Beach Atlantic University and author of A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It. Hank and Paul discuss what best explains morality, the new phenomenon of nice nihilism, enchanted naturalism, counterfeit happiness and the nature of true happiness, the problem of evil and the existence of God, if the logical problem of evil been solved, if free will is essential to what it means to be human, and how God can’t do everything. 


