Nestor, a university student surrounded by atheism and Darwinian evolution, asks for the best arguments for the existence of God. Pastor Scott Thom walks through the cosmological argument, the moral argument and the argument from design, showing why even the simplest living cell could never assemble itself by chance. Sandy's atheist friend calls her faith a myth, so Pastor Scott explains why the Gospels cannot be a myth, then answers her question about how "absent from the body, present with the Lord" fits with the dead in Christ rising at His return. Marguerite asks whether a believer can be sanctified and sinless from the moment of salvation, and whether one sin sends a Christian to hell, opening up the difference between justification and lifelong sanctification. And Katrina writes in to ask what Scriptures to show the Mormon missionaries who came to her door, leading Pastor Scott through Hebrews 1 and why every conversation with a cult has to start with who Jesus really is.

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When a friend says your faith is a myth, or missionaries show up at your door, do you know what to say? Most believers love the Lord but were never shown how to open the Scriptures and give a clear, reasoned answer, and with work, family and cost, Bible school can feel out of reach. CCF Bible College (CCFcollege.com) closes that gap with self paced, affordable training you can start any time, including Shepherd School, a two year program built for anyone pursuing pastoral and full time ministry roles. Pastor Scott will personally walk you through the next step if you qualify. Text COLLEGE to 505-375-6560 to learn more.

You can also catch Pastor Scott's other two podcasts, "Leadership From The Cross" and "Navigating Life from the Cross," available on any podcast app.

Picking up Diane's question from last week, Pastor Scott Thom shows why Jesus stands apart from every other religious founder: He forgave sins, gave life, accepted worship, claimed to be the way of salvation, and then proved it by rising from the dead before more than five hundred witnesses. Naomi calls in after going through a "spiritual cleansing" and asks whether demons can still get a foothold on a believer who keeps battling anger and lust. Pastor Scott explains the limits of the enemy's power over a Christian, why the idea of generational curses misreads Exodus 20, and the practical steps the Bible gives for overcoming a habitual sin. He then answers whether we have to confess every single sin to stay forgiven. Anne, who has been studying the Book of Daniel, asks whether the rising tension around Israel signals that the end times are near. And a listener named Darlene asks the hard question of whether a believer who takes their own life goes to hell.

Cross Fellowship is a Bible teaching church home in Albuquerque. Learn more and plan a visit at CrossFellowship.org.

Have you ever had someone bring you a question like Naomi's or Anne's and realized you didn't know where to start? Most believers want to help, but nobody ever trained them to open the Scriptures and answer with confidence, and between work, family and cost, Bible school feels out of reach. CCF Bible College (CCFcollege.com) removes those barriers: self paced, affordable training you can start any time, including Shepherd School, a two year program built for anyone pursuing pastoral and full time ministry roles. Pastor Scott will personally walk you through the next step if you qualify. Text COLLEGE to 505-375-6560 to learn more.

You can also catch Pastor Scott's other two podcasts, "Leadership From The Cross" and "Navigating Life from the Cross," available on any podcast app.

A listener named Diane asks the question so many people wrestle with: how did we end up with so many religions in the world, and how do you know which one, if any, is actually right? Pastor Scott Thom walks through why truth isn't just a personal preference, why contradictory religions can't all be true at once, and how logic alone narrows the field down to a personal, eternal Creator, before making the case for the Bible's own unique reliability among world religious texts. Three callers bring their own Bible questions: Bill asks why King Solomon reacted so strongly to a request tied to one of his father's concubines in 1 Kings 2, Carol wants to know who Melchizedek really was in Hebrews 7, and Tom asks whether the mysterious "angel of the Lord" who keeps appearing throughout the Old Testament is actually Jesus Christ Himself before His birth in Bethlehem.

Cross Fellowship is a Bible teaching church home in Albuquerque. Learn more and plan a visit at CrossFellowship.org.

Ever wonder if you're actually equipped to answer the hard questions people bring you, the ones like Diane's friend asked her after just one visit to church? Most believers freeze up in that moment, not because they don't have faith, but because no one ever walked them through how to think it through. CCF Bible College (CCFcollege.com) exists to close that gap: self-paced, affordable training you can start anytime, including Shepherd School, a two-year program for anyone pursuing pastoral and full-time ministry roles. Pastor Scott will personally walk you through the next step if you qualify. Text COLLEGE to 505-375-6560 to learn more.

You can also catch Pastor Scott's other two podcasts, "Leadership From The Cross" and "Navigating Life from the Cross," available on any podcast app.