Kootenai Church: Adult Sunday School - Question and Answer

In this Q&A session, Jim Osman addresses the tension between God’s justice and mercy, reconciling how God delights in executing justice (Ezekiel 18:30-32, 33:11) yet takes no pleasure in the wicked’s death, using a personal analogy of disciplining his granddaughter to illustrate that God rejoices in righteousness, not suffering. He explores divine sovereignty and human responsibility, affirming God’s desire for repenta...

Pastor Jim Osman interviews Joel Baker, a candidate for a lead biblical counseling role at Kootenai Church. 

Questions and Answers

1. Salvation Testimony: How did you come to know the Lord? What are the details of that, and tell us that story?
2. Southern California Transition: What was your dad doing in Southern California?
3. Theological and Spiritual Influences: Who were your early theological and spiritual influences?
4. Theologica...

Questions and Answers

1. Did the prophecy concerning Damascus in Isaiah 17 happen in Sennacherib's time or is there something yet future?
2. Question about Zipporah being upset with Moses about circumcision and casting bloody foreskins at his feet (Exodus 4:25)
3. Over 30 years of ministry, where has Pastor Jim's mind been changed?
4. What about languages/tribes that have been lost before hearing the gospel - how will they be represen...

Some of the questions include: 

1. Revisiting and clarification of women’s role in the church and explanation of egalitarianism?
2. Is what we see in Genesis Chapter 2, prescriptive or descriptive, as God communicated to Adam first, then created Eve, so every teaching without exception must be by men? (Genesis 2:15-18)
3. Does Titus 2:3-5 mean women can teach women, but ONLY about “women’s stuff?”
4. Are women restricted to only teach...

Some of the questions include: 

1. If man is totally depraved, why is he capable of performing selfless “good” acts?
2. Can you explain what 1 Timothy 2:14-15 means regarding Adam not being deceived?
3. Depending on how 1 Cor 14:34-36 is interpreted would we conclude that women are NOT TO SPEAK in church? Does all their instruction come from their husband? What if the husband is not a believer?
4. What is the purpose of the book of Re...

Some of the questions include: 

1. Is there going to be birth and death in the new earth based on Isaiah 65:17-25?
2. What Podcasts do you listen to? 
   1. STRAsk – Greg Koukl https://www.str.org/podcasts
   2. Alpha and Omega Ministries by James White https://www.aomin.org/aoblog/webcast/
   3. American Conservative University – Avoid Sunday stuff from Mormons https://player.fm/series/american-conservative-university-podcast
   4. Art of Manliness ...

Some of the questions include:

1. What does “Without Wax” mean on your email signature line?
2. What are the core/essential doctrines that Christians must agree on?
3. Why did David lament Saul’s death in 2 Samuel, then write Psalms calling for the judgement of his enemies? 
   1. Imprecatory Psalms/Prayers
4. Was it wrong for David to have 2 wives?
5. What’s distinctive about Reformed Theology vs Arminian Theology? 
   1. What is hyper-Ca...

Some of the questions include: 

• What exactly is gluttony and is it a sin?
• Recently has something caused you to change your doctrinal position? Ephesians 1:7 NASB
• Have you wrestled through all the scripture that is on the scope of the atonement debate? 1 John 2:2 | John 3:17
• How do we explain election to unbelievers?
• Is categorizing sins as large or small biblical, or are all sins equal?
•  Book Recommendation:  Respectable Sin...

Some of the questions include: 

1. Ezekiel 18:20 lays out that children will not be punished for the sins of their fathers, yet in Esther 9:10, they hung the 10 sons of Haman with their father on the gallows?
2. What happens to babies when they die, do they go to heaven or hell? 
   1. https://thecripplegate.com/theologians-on-infant-salvation/
   2. https://thecripplegate.com/what-happens-to-infants-who-die-the-ot-answers/
   3. https://thecr...

Some of the questions include: 

1. Do you believe in the Calvinist or Arminian soteriological position?
2. Do you believe there are individuals born who are not God’s chosen people?
3. Why would God choose some and not others?
4. In relation to John 3:16 would you address the scope of the atonement?
5. 2 Peter 3:9 who is the “all” that this passage addresses?
6. Is God wringing His hands in Heaven waiting to see if they’ll repent?
7. Define Dispe...

Some of the questions include: 

• What does Paul mean in 1 Timothy 4:10 that Jesus is the “Savior of all men?”
• What is Covenant Theology?
• How do Covenant Theologians handle Romans 9-11?
• How should we understand the concept of a “Messianic Jew?”
• Are the promises of an earthly kingdom conditional?
• 1 Chronicles 29:29 mentions the “Chronicles of Nathan” and the “Chronicles of Gad.” Do we have these books?
• Can you explain the parado...

Some of the questions include: 

• Who is John referring to when he speaks of “Jews” in the Gospel of John? 
• How should we apply Romans 14? 
• Are some things sinful for some people and not for others? 
• How do we deal with/confront someone who we think is sinning? 
• How can we know if it is sin or just a conscience issue? 
• How can we confront a brother if we have sinned in our own lives? 
• What about paying taxes to a wicked governm...

Some of the questions include: 

• What about demon possession?
• Should we perform exorcisms today? 
• How do we prove that it is not God’s will to heal everyone?
• What about the recent senseless killings; could it be due to demonic possession? 
• What is the practice of anointing with oil described in James 5?
• What was the purpose of signs and wonders? 
• Who performed signs and wonders in the New Testament? 
• What is the difference betw...