You Asked For It 2022 – Week 2
November 12, 2022

1. Are interracial relationships wrong? – Online

Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite.
Numbers 12:1

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?
2 Corinthians 6:14-16

And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
2 Corinthians 6:14-16

2. What happened to the people that rose from the dead when Jesus did and does it tell how long they lived? (Video Question) – Kokomo

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
Matthew 27:50-51

and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
Matthew 27:52-53

Some Possibilities
There Were Only Dead A Few Days And In Their Natural Bodies
They Would Die Again A Natural Death

They Were Dead and Raised In Their Natural Body and In Heaven Now
Awaiting Their New Body

They Were In Their Resurrected Bodies and Went To Heaven When Jesus Did

3. Can you define what it means to fear God? – Kokomo

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7

Believer Vs. Unbeliever

Believer
A Holy Reverence and Awe of God
Unbeliever
A Real Fear of Judgment and Eternal Separation

4. What is the “third Heaven” as referred to in 2 Corinthians 12:2? – Online

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven.
2 Corinthians 12:1-2

And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities.
2 Corinthians 12:3-5

1st Heaven Is What We See With Our Eyes
2nd Heaven Is Where Satan and Demonic Forces Are
3rd Heaven Is Where God’s Throne Resides (Heaven Our Home)

5. Can Satan hear my thoughts? Does he put sinful thoughts in my head or is that my brokenness that does it? – Kokomo

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
Genesis 3:6-7

And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”
Genesis 3:11

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said,
Matthew 4:1-3

“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
Matthew 4:4-6

Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
Matthew 4:7-9

Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
Matthew 4:10-11

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:1-2

6. Being new to our Church, and a switch from what I was brought up in, do you believe in the Trinity or that all 3 (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) are 1? – Kokomo

When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:16-17

The Father Is God
“for us there is one God, the Father…..
1 Corinthians 8:6

The Son Is God
And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
John 20:28

The Holy Spirit is God
You have not lied to men but to God.”
Acts 5:3-4

Genesis 1:26 “Let Us”
Genesis 11:5-7 “Let Us”
Hebrews 1:5-14 (The Father Speaking To The Son)

7. How would I go about studying the Bible? There are many times when you have explained that certain words in the Bible are not as we interpret them. Example: salvation isn’t what we think, but it’s sozo which is more than just going to heaven. How would I go about studying these words without having to take a Greek class? Also, what Bible study books, websites, commentaries, etc. do you recommend that are trustworthy? – Online

Buy Good Bibles
Cross Reference Those Bibles
Use A Concordance
Use A Bible Dictionary
Use The Internet (Commentaries)
Buy And Read Books
Listen, Listen, Listen

8.Knowing what you know now, what would you say to yourself when you first started ministry?  – Peru