Episode 19

Nov 9, 2023 • Adam Bernal, Jessica Heilman

Welcome eveyone to the Ask Adam episode of November! Here, Pastor Adam & Jessica take on questions that relate to our monthly theme! Please submit any questions you may have about anything biblical, historical, or spiritual!

Questions:

1.Why are American universities tolerating anti-Semitic protests? (From PA)

2. Why does my husband act like he never does wrong and that he is the only child of God - that his sins aren’t as bad as everyone else? (From the box)

3. Why do bad things happen to us? It rains, but I feel like it’s always pouring in my life? (From the box)

Goodness v Kindness - even though the fruits of the spirit are individual, many have overlapping properties (at least as translated from Greek into English) due you believe our English translation has failed us with the modern understanding of the “fruits of the spirit”...

4. I’ve been struggling to word this question properly or briefly so I apologize in advance for how long it is.

My family and I were discussing the term GOOD in the Bible. They were saying no one in this world is good. But in my life, and in my work especially, I’ve seen good people, especially compared to the bad people I have to deal with regularly. I do acknowledge we have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God, however, I still believe there are good people and bad people in the world. Not good enough to earn your way into heaven, but good nonetheless. We are saved through faith not works. When Jesus was called good teacher, He said no one is good but God. I feel like this may be a translation issue. We contribute the term good here to what Jesus was saying but I feel the word “perfect” may be more accurate. God requires perfection to enter heaven, a sinless life, which no one has done expect Jesus, which is why we need Him to get to heaven. Am I wrong in my assessment that there are good people and bad people? Is this a situation where we attribute one English word, good, to multiple words they may have used in ancient times, kind of like we do with the word “love”? - Ryan Welch (email)