Caller:  Ok.  This is what I want to know.  I know we’re not suppose to mention a denomination, so I won’t, but I went to a church where there was a lot of speaking in tongues.  And I believe it wasn’t just random, like people were going blibber-blabber; it was always interpreted.  And now I go to church where they don’t speak in tongues and all; and I…

The Bible and Evolution

By Pastor Doug Batchelor

Contributions by Emily Simmons



An Amazing Fact: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

Imagine, if you will, downtown New York…

Are we still under the law?

Often we hear this argument in an effort to belittle the law of God: "Well, since we are not under the law but under grace, we do not need to keep the Ten Commandments any…

Ten Reasons why the Sabbath is not Jewish

1) Adam and Eve were not Jewish. "God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it" (Genesis 2:3) before sin entered. "Sanctified" means "to be set apart for holy use." The only ones in the Garden of Eden for whom the Sabbath was "set apart" were Adam and…

Caller:  Hi Pastor, my question is Which day is the Seventh day?  The seventh day in America is different from the seventh day in Australia.  If God really rested on the seventh day, then when was it He rested, was it in Australia or in America?  Two:  What is God doing after the seventh day?  When it gets to the seventh day, does He rest?  If He rests,…

Caller:  I have question about in a previous call you talked about grace and law and the Ten Commandments, and I worship on Sundays and wonder why we do that?  If there’s Scripture to back that up as the Commandment says ‘Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy’?

Pastor Doug:  Well, since you asked, I’ll answer you.  I used to go to church on Sunday and I asked the same question one time and I was…

Caller:  Ok my question is this.  I’ve been practicing the Christian Sunday.  And recently, it has been brought to my attention that God never told us to stop honoring the commandment, even though we are saved by grace.  And I’ve heard you speak about the Sabbath.  I read in Ephesians where Paul mentions honoring our mother and the father, so he’s still…