Timeless Word(r)
The Teaching Ministry of Keith Krell
A man has joy in an apt answer, and how delightful is a timely word!
Proverbs 15:23


Questions and Answers

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Salvation
If Jesus is the only way to heaven, then what will happen to the people in foreign countries who havent heard of Him? How will God judge them?
How could a non-Jew have been saved before Christ's death?
Biblical Tensions
How can I overcome my lack of assurance and struggle over the issue of election?
Did God divide Himself when Jesus came to earth? If not, then how can God forsake Himself on the cross?
Since God (through Jesus) created everything, (Col 1:16, John 1:3); did He create sin (Rom 5:12-13)?
How were people saved in the Old Testament?
Did God create evil? Proverbs 16:4 says, The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil.
In Psalm 103:3, it says, who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. I can see where someone can look at this verse and say, Well, since He does not heal all diseases, then does that mean that He does not forgive all sin? If He does not he
After Judas' death was Matthias or Paul intended to be the twelfth apostle?
Spiritual Disciplines
My spouse has stopped spending time in the Word or prayer. What should I do?
Jesus Christ
Is Jesus omnipresent?
Can you explain the differences in the accounts of Jesus baptism? (See Matt 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32-33)
Do you think Jesus was born out of wedlock since the marriage between Joseph and Mary was not consummated until after Jesus was born?
How could Jesus be "made sin" when He Himself was sinless (2 Corinthians 5:21)?
Assurance
If God forgives our sins, then why will our sins be remembered at the judgment?
How can I overcome my lack of assurance and struggle over the issue of election?
Mark 7:10 says, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER; and HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF HIS FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH. Does this verse threaten a believer's assurance?
Ethics
In Matthew 5:42 Jesus says, Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. Does this literally mean to give to everyone who asks? What about panhandlers?
Will a cloned person be outside of Gods creation? Will he/she have a soul and spirit?
Prayer
How do you interpret Matt 18:19? There are many times that an entire church prays for something in common and their prayers aren't answered.
If God is sovereign and if He loves to answer His children's prayers, is it really necessary to persist in prayer?
Why pray for the lost if God determines who will believe anyway?
Biblical Interpretation
What was the time frame from the book of Deuteronomy to the book of Isaiah?
In John 2:11, why does the NASB use the word believe and the NIV use the word faith? Is there a difference?
When I am studying a passage using laymans Greek (Strongs) I have come to a number of passages, where a plural is used, and if the word was not plural it could mean something different. Strongs makes no distinction if the word is plural or not. Is ther
I was reading Genesis and came across 1:26, which says, "Then God said 'Let us make man in our own image.'" The pronoun "us" throws me.
How should we interpret Jesus words in Matthew 24:34: Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place?
In Hebrews 2:5-8, I dont understand what clues there are that imply these verses are referring to man and not Jesus? How do I know that 2:5 is referring to man because the whole world is subject under Jesus but evidently this is referring to man when i
What is the significance of Galatians 1:20? Why is Paul defending himself on such a seemingly trivial issue?
How does the Bible visualize our forgiveness?
Heaven
Will there be marriage in heaven?
Once I get to heaven will I be grieving that certain family members wont be there?
What is purgatory?
Why does Rev 4:8b say day and night the four living creatures never cease praying God, but there is no night in heaven (Rev 21:25). How can the 24 elders be seated on their thrones (Rev 4:4) and also be falling down before Gods throne (Rev 4:9-11)?
Law
I do not understand why we recognize Sunday as our set-aside day of worship, when the last day of the week, the Sabbath, was clearly designated in Old Testament Scripture.
End Times
Why is it necessary for Christ to return to earth to reign for a 1,000 years?
What happens to those people that enter into the millennium?
Why is the church so unique from Gentiles who will become believers during the tribulation?
If all the unrighteous are wiped out at Christs return to earth who will we be reigning over? Will the Jew/Gentile believers have a different status than the church?
Does Matthew 24:40-41 refer to the rapture or to the judgment that follows the tribulation?
Why is it necessary for God to bring our spirits back to earth to reunite them with our bodies at the time of the rapture and resurrection? Could God not give us new, glorified bodies in heaven?
In 1 John 4:3, how can the Antichrist be already in the world and yet still to come? What about the phrase the spirit of the antichrist?
Church Discipline
How are we as a church to relate to believers in sin?
Election
Did Christ die to make salvation possible or did He die to actually save the elect?
Please define/describe election and predestination. Are they the same or are they different? If different, how are they different?
Romans 9:22 reads, What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? How do you explain this verse?
Apparent Contradictions
How do the two accounts of Sauls death not contradict? (See 1 Sam 31:4-6; 2 Sam 1:5-10)
Are there two creation accounts in Gensis 1-2?
In Matt 4:18-22, Jesus went down by the sea and found Andrew and Peter and said to them Follow me. They then in turn followed Him. In John 1:35-42, Andrew left Jesus to go and find Peter and bring Him to Jesus. So which is it? Did Jesus find Peter or wa
Is physical healing guaranteed in the atonement (Isa 53:3-5)?
Hell
What will hell be like?
Are there degrees of punishment in hell?
Will there literally be a burning fire in hell?
Holy Spirit
What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
In eternity we always hear about God the Father and Jesus, but what about the Holy Spirit? I know of His work regarding people on this earth, but what about in the future? I don't recall ever hearing/reading of the Trinity beyond this earth.
What is the unpardonable sin?
Christian Living
How do you motivate a Christian who says that he is not worthy to share the Gospel?
In 1 Cor 10:1-5, is there is a transition between chapters 8 and 9 being free in Christ and having rights in Him, to 10:6 where Paul begins to warn us to be careful not to do things which are sinful and cause us to fall?
How can I take sermon notes? This question came from an eight-year old girl.
Why is dressing modestly important for today?
My child has started asking why he has to go to church if daddy doesnt. Do you have any answers that I can give him, without saying that his dad is wrong?
I am being considered for a new job but I have to pass a test. If God intends for me to have this job but I fail the test, can I thwart His purposes?
What separates a Christian leader that falls into sin from someone that perseveres?
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