The Bible Line

A listener is working on a school project; his teacher has given an assignment to make an argument for whether the Bible is more reflective of a conservative or liberal viewpoint.
 If faced with physical aggression, is an individual believer called to...

A listener was in discussion with a friend regarding the Colbert-Bush - Sanford election. The listener was trying to explain why he could not in good conscience vote for Colbert-Bush and his friend was accusing him of being a one-issue voter. The...

How can one use their spiritual gift of exhortation?
 What does Pastor Broggi think about the lack of media attention being given to the murder trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell (who committed numerous abortions even supposedly killing babies ex-utero. And...

Kelvin, Lancaster, Nh - We have some Christian friends who will not attend church on Christmas and Easter service. They say it is a pagan holiday and they celebrate the Resurrection each day.... Would u give a little history on Easter and why a...

A caller expresses concern that her church has decided to remove the U.S. flag and the cross from the church to not 'offend' anyone.
 Lee, Beaufort - How can one be baptized into the body before regeneration?
 What does the Bible say about...

Darlene from Beaufort: If a radio station advertises Prophetess (female prophets or pastor I would assume) events would it be wrong to support that station or is that a gray area that doesn’t mean they are compromising their faith statement?
 This...

Christian vote for Mark Sanford?
 A listener's sister is a member of the Church of Christ. The sister tells her that the listener is going to hell because she is not a member of the Church of Christ. The listener is confident of her...

David, Columbia, South Carolina - My brother is a Mormon and has been for over 20 years. After tip-toeing around the issue for many years I finally spoke to him and asked some questions about the majors differences in Christianity and Mormonism. He...

To what is Ephesians 4:8-9 referring?
 When someone appears unrepentant after having sinned, how are we to deal with this?
 Do the principles of the Book of Proverbs apply to everyone or just to Christians?
 DANIEL, guntur, andhra pradesh, india - How...

Raleigh, NC A listener is confused on the demoniac Jesus healed. Why did he not let him follow? Why did Jesus destroy the business of the herders by casting the demons into the swine?
 Los Angeles, CA Pastor I have a friend who says he found an...

A caller asked about the vision the disciples had on the Mount of Transfiguration.
 A listener has a question about whether Adam and Eve went to heaven.
 A listener had a question about the qualifications of pastors in relation to their marital...

Max from Portland, Maine: Is it a common belief among modern US evangelicals that atheists like myself actually know God exists but we are choosing to reject God rather than follow him? I've heard this idea often enough among evangelicals with...

Suzanne, St. Helena Island, SC - I took the 128 questionnaire on how to discern one's spiritual gifts. Besides "service and helps" which makes sense given my personality, the other with the most points was "exhortation". This...

I have been listening to your Eschatology teachings and you mention the second coming of Christ. Wouldn't it technically be the 3rd coming of Christ? 1) Christ came as a baby to earth and did his ministry until about the age of 33. 2) Christ was...

Joel, Durham , NC - I'm interested in your take on the whole Jesus vs Yeshua in the respects of Greek vs Hebrew. Also the whole Passover vs Easter. 
 Does the Joel 2:28/Acts 2:17 reference of old men dreaming dreams and young men having visions...

A caller said that they knew there'd be many people who consider themselves evangelical Christians who were going to vote in favor of a president who is not only pro-abortion but voted for late term abortion (which is a terrible, depraved act)...

A listener would like to know if you have to be saved in a church and if you have to be baptized to be saved? He's read the Bible several times and feels that he is saved....does he have to make a public declaration, attend a church and be...

A listener's brother told him that there was never a flood that covered the whole earth. What scripture can this man point his brother to.
 A listener asks where in the bible three passages can be found: 1 The Jebusite's offering of the...

Would Pastor Broggi consider Calvinism or Reformed Theology a heretical doctrine? (Particularly the idea of limited atonement that says that God's salvation is not for everyone.)
 Guy from Clemson, SC Have you heard of Reasons to believe? They...

believes that the wise virgins speak of Christians that have the Holy Ghost and the foolish virgins are Christians that do not. And he thinks when the rapture takes place, the five foolish will miss the rapture. I know this is wrong and I showed him...

In 1 John - where it says he who is born of God does not sin and he cannot sin and in Romans 7, where Paul talks about doing the things he does not want to do and does not do the things he ought...How do all these passages reconcile?
 A listener...

Should the Churches finances be open to the congregation? Is there any Biblical evidence one way or the other?
 Leslie, Beaufort, South Carolina - If everyone is born with a sin nature (making us all sinners immediately upon birth with or without...

"Whatever is bound on earth is bound in heaven and whatever is loosed on earth is loosed in heaven." What does this verse mean?
 My name is Carol. I come and visit your church whenever we are in town. I have a question about a book that I...

Why did Jesus respond to the Siro-Phoenician woman the way He did that He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel?
 My six year old wants to know what language did Adam and Eve speak?
 John 13 tells us that Satan entered Judas before he betrayed...

If a down and out person who just got out of prison and has an earring and who could be homosexual encounters you at night at a public tourist hangout and asks you for help and says they are seeking God, and then you read a "Would You Like to...