Randall Johnson

Can I Build a Railway in Heaven?

Eschatology Heaven
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Can I build a railway station in heaven? Answer: You know that heaven will come to earth in the end (Revelation 20,21). Will there be a need for railways? Will you be able, if so, to build one

Are we still obligated to keep the Law?

Question: A friend of mine says that he thinks Jesus says we should still uphold the Law, even though we aren’t justified by it. I believe the verses my friend cites are Matthew 5:17-20. Is this what

Should I be a Calvinist or an Arminian?

Question: My friend says that at our church we are not Calvinists. I say we are, we just don’t believe all the points of Calvinism. Could you please describe the degrees of Calvinism and the denominations

Can a believer change his core beliefs?

Question: The other night I had a conversation with some people that dwelled around true belief and insincere intentions. One party was of the opinion that a person’s core beliefs, whatever those are,

Should I do Schoolwork on Sunday?

Question: The commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy has more of a legal sound to it than the other commandments. Since Jesus abolished the law (in the sense that we don’t have to make x number of

Is there Scriptural support for accountability groups?

Question: I just started an accountability group, and I was wondering if you could tell me where to look in the bible for information on proper accountability. Answer: It’s pretty hard to find a place

Are we supposed to forgive the devil?

Forgiveness Satan Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: My 7-year-old asked me a question that I don’t know how to answer, ” Mom, the bible teaches us to forgive right, and we are supposed to forgive those who do bad things to us right? Are we

What does it mean to see who you are in Christ?

Question: I’ve always heard the phrase “You should see yourself for who you are in Christ”. I don’t really have a good grasp on this phrase. I think if I had a better understanding of who I am

Can an anointed chair give someone revelations from God?

Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: I have looked up anointing in the bible, but I don’t understand. What does it mean to be anointed? Can something be anointed, like a house or a chair? A friend thinks an antique chair in

Is baptism essential for receiving the Holy Spirit?

Church Faith Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: I have a question about baptism. Peter said, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

Are Christians required to tithe?

Question: I have a question about giving 10% of the salary I have earned to the church. My friend tells me that this was done in the Old Testament, but in the New Testament it is not required. We need

Do I have to go to church more than once on Sunday?

Question: I believe that Sunday is the day of the Lord and because of that we have services on this day to worship Him, but I don’t believe it is required to go to all the services offered at church,

How do we know which Old Testament laws to obey?

Law Obedience Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Somewhere in the Pentateuch God gave a certain set of laws for Moses to tell the Israelites. This list covered many subjects from incest to breeding animals. This got me thinking: I know that

Were Gentiles ever supposed to obey the Law?

Law Obedience Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Is it possible that God did not intend for the Gentiles to be “under the law” (Rom 2:14). I only ask because “the law” was given to the Hebrew people and I wonder if it were somehow a

Are there other sources of authority for Christians besides the Bible?

Question: I noticed in a book I’m reading that authority and inspiration for both the OT and the NT are credited to the spoken word as well as to the written word. Knowing that there was a strong Jewish

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