

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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Jul 14, 2023 • 28min
Old Testament Bride Price, and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/14/23), Hank discusses the objection that many have with the Old Testament’s instructions on bride price. Hank shows how the process and details surrounding this practice actually upheld the honor of marriage to an even higher standard than we have today.Hank also answers the following questions:Is Melchizedek a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ or a type of Christ? (6:29)Can you explain why you disagree with partial preterism? (9:30)Will we retain our five senses in heaven? (15:09)Would you consider Joel Osteen a modern-day version of Norman Vincent Peale? (18:04)Is it acceptable for a pastor to be divorced? (20:33)Do you think the Old Testament law regarding the Sabbath has been done away with? (23:13)

Jul 13, 2023 • 28min
Q&A: The Curse of the Law, Creationism, and Demons Taking Physical Form
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/13/23), Hank answers the following questions:What is the most concise way that I can explain the curse of the law spoken of in Galatians 3:13? (0:47)Do you think the Bible is clear about where babies and mentally handicapped people go after death? (5:00)Can you provide me with some scientific information to help me defend creationism? (7:02)If angels took on physical form in the Bible, why can’t demons do the same? (15:13)Will those who teach heresy end up in hell? (19:13)

Jul 12, 2023 • 28min
Q&A: The Flood, Mediums, and Loving Ourselves
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/12/23), Hank answers the following questions:Does the sign of the rainbow point to a global flood? Since God promised not to flood the earth again, how would this be comforting if the flood was localized? (01:22)Why don’t Jews recognize Jesus as the Messiah? (04:18)What are your thoughts on Theresa Caputo; the Long Island Medium? Where does she get her information from? (15:10)Is Genesis 4:26 mistranslated? Chuck Missler teaches that this should say that people began to profane the name of the Lord instead of calling upon the name of the Lord. (20:00)Doesn’t the command to love our neighbor as ourselves contradict the idea of self-denial? (23:36)

Jul 11, 2023 • 28min
Q&A: The Ten Commandments, Memorization, and the 144,000
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/11/23), Hank answers the following questions:Can you comment on Joseph Prince’s view of the Ten Commandments? He says we don’t need to follow them anymore.Do you have any resources on how to memorize Scripture?Who are the 144,000 in the Book of Revelation? Is this a literal number, or is it figurative?

Jul 10, 2023 • 28min
Q&A: Cain’s Offering, The Harbinger, and the Literacy of the Apostles
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/10/23), Hank answers the following questions:Does Isaiah 65:19-21 refer to the millennial kingdom? If not, what is this passage referring to?Why did God reject Cain’s offering but accepted Abel’s?What is your opinion of Jonathan Cahn and his book The Harbinger?Does the Bible forbid marrying a divorcee?Were the Apostles and biblical writers literate?

Jul 8, 2023 • 28min
Best of BAM: A Christian Response to Woke Ideology with Noelle Mering
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, we present an episode of the Hank Unplugged podcast. Hank’s guest is Noelle Mering, author of Awake Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology. Hank and Noelle discuss the definition of woke, the role of language in woke ideology, Nadia Bolz-Weber and the dangerous future of woke Christianity, the origins of woke ideology, critiquing Critical Theory, and the primary dogmas of wokeism.

Jul 7, 2023 • 28min
Q&A: Marijuana, Garden of Eden, and Calling out False Teaching
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/07/23), Hank answers the following questions:If marijuana becomes legal in a particular state and you use it, how does this affect your relationship with God?Can we have whatever we ask according to God’s will, in light of John 15:7-8?Can you help me understand the context of Proverbs 8:22-32?Was there something unique about the Garden of Eden which hindered sin from entering it because Satan had already fallen?Have you ever confronted Joel Osteen about his teachings? Isn’t this the biblical thing to do?

Jul 6, 2023 • 28min
Q&A: Giving, Revelation, and Fasting
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/06/23), Hank answers the following questions:Is it okay to give to the homeless and other ministries rather than tithing to the church?What do you think of pastors who invite church members into their home in order to get to know them and ascertain their spiritual growth?When was the Book of Revelation written? Was it written in 95 A.D.?Should I be listening to Creflo Dollar?What is the biblical significance of fasting, and how should I apply it to my life?

Jul 5, 2023 • 28min
Q&A: Jonah, Satan’s Fall, and the Prosperity Gospel
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/05/23), Hank answers the following questions:Is the book of Jonah a myth or a real historical narrative? Do you think Jesus used the story of Jonah as a parable as He did with other parables?Can you explain the concept of soul sleep?How could Satan, who was once an angel in the presence of God, fall into sin?I sometimes listen to Joyce Meyer and she has some good things to say. What is your opinion of her teaching?

Jul 4, 2023 • 28min
Independence Day 2023 with Francis Beckwith
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/04/23), Hank notes that as Americans celebrate Independence Day today, it is important to remind ourselves of the fundamental purpose of the United States as set forth in the preamble to the Constitution: “to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”. To discuss what is essential to know about our particular Government, Hank introduces a special presentation of his conversation with Professor Francis Beckwith, author of Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft.


