“My pastor threatened me!”

Does Hebrews 6 warn about loss of salvation? My pastor threatened me if I didn’t tithe. He said I might lose my salvation! Did Judas go to Hell?

Are there levels in heaven? Mansions? Rewards? Crowns?

What is your take on the IRS clarification about pastors being able to endorse candidates? What is the remedy for depression? And what about suicide? Are there levels of heaven? Mansions? Rewards? Crowns? Did Judas Iscariot really have any choice in the matter of betraying Jesus?

My mom died by suicide. Is she still in heaven?

My mom died by suicide, and I wonder what happened to her. Help! Why does Jude mention that the archangel Michael disputed with Satan over the body of Moses? Does “store up treasures in heaven” have to do with tithing?

“My son says I need a real church and a real Bible!”

Someone in our community just died of suicide. What can I be ready to say or share when people ask me about his death? My son tells me I need to go to a real church, my baptism doesn’t count, and I’m not reading the true Bible. Help me! My husband passed away five years […]

“I wanted to die. Then I found God’s grace!”

Do we see the “gospel” in the Old Testament? If so, to what degree? And what makes the message better today? Your messages on God’s grace saved my life when I was ready to die! What can I do about finding local fellowship? How can I teach my young children about God‘s love and affirm […]

Is Jesus convincing God to forgive you?

Why do so many people watch sports but not go to church? Is Jesus pleading with the Father to get Him to forgive us? How do you overcome sexual lust? Can you ask for forgiveness right before suicide? Or is it an unpardonable sin?

“I struggle with so much doubt!”

I struggle with doubt and accusation, and I just don’t know why. Can you help me? Are we born sinners? Or is that not really biblical? My father reached a point of despair where he took his own life. Where is he now?

“Does it keep you up at night?”

Does it keep you up at night that some people believe the opposite: that we can lose our salvation? My son committed suicide, and I wonder if he is with the Lord. What are your thoughts? Sometimes I doubt my salvation. Is that a sign I’m not truly saved? My daughter has decided the Orthodox […]

“I feel like a hypocrite when I read the Bible or pray!”*

Why is it so hard for me to believe my “sins of omission” are forgiven? I feel guilty (like a hypocrite) when I read the Bible or pray, because of my choices lately. What can I do? How do 2 Corinthians 5 and Romans 14 fit together and show us what will happen at the […]

“I feel like a hypocrite when I read the Bible or pray!”

Why is it so hard for me to believe my “sins of omission” are forgiven? I feel guilty (like a hypocrite) when I read the Bible or pray, because of my choices lately. What can I do? How do 2 Corinthians 5 and Romans 14 fit together and show us what will happen at the […]

“Justified by works”? What!? (James 2:21,24,25)

Why does John 14 say we will do greater things than Jesus? What exactly do you believe about James 2? My son died by suicide, and I wonder where he is now. Is he still waiting to be with Jesus? Does Mark 16 mean that water baptism is required for salvation?

Is suicide an unforgivable sin?

Do we go immediately to Heaven after we die? My brother committed suicide, and I wonder if he could have a second chance with God? Is suicide an unforgivable sin? How did Catholicism perpetuate this idea? What do you think of the Freemasons movement?

Do you need more faith?

Why do we have to wait a thousand years for God to continue with His plan? Does the Bible support the concept of the Trinity? Why did the Israelites have to look at a bronze serpent to be healed? Should we be concerned with having more faith? What about a Christian who wants to end […]

Can I really do ALL things through Christ?

What is Paul’s thorn in the flesh? Why did King Saul prophesy? Am I free to gather with other Christians in a home on any day rather than Sunday church? If a believer dies by suicide, are they still saved? Did angels have relations with humans to produce offspring? Is once-saved-always-saved true? What does “I […]

04.15.2022 – The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley

What is the message of the cross? How do believers give an account to God? Does suicide send a believer to Hell? Does Christ live in me, “as me”? Do believers go to be with God immediately after death or must they wait?

03.24.2022 – The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley

Is suicide an unforgivable sin? Should I warn other people about my abusive ex-husband? How should we view Paul’s opposition to Peter described in Galatians 2? If you’re saved and forgiven but keep on sinning, then what happens to you?

Grace in Tragedy

Many of us have friends or family members who faced such despair in their lives that they decided to commit suicide.   Chris called in to our radio program with a deep concern about the issue of suicide and whether or not it is an unforgivable sin.  In this short video clip, I discuss suicide […]