Pastor Jesse Martinez – Questions and Answers

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Question: Hello! First I want to say thank you! Because of your clear gospel message, I came to trust Christ as Savior. I know that I am eternally saved because of what Christ alone did for me! (Death burial and resurrection alone ) Amen! Now unto my question. In 1st Corinthians 3:11-15, Paul speaks of the believer […]

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Question: “What are all of the crowns and what can we do in this life to receive each crown?” Answer: The Five Crowns (Rewards) • 1. An Imperishable Crown – leading a disciplined life (cf. 1 Corinthians 9:25) a. For context, read 1 Corinthians 9:24-27   • 2. A Crown of Rejoicing – evangelism and discipleship

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Question: “What does the Bible say about movies like the chronicles of Narnia that are supposed to glorify God yet fail to mention Jesus Christ’s name. Is C. S. Lewis a pagan or a true Christian?” Answer: The Bible doesn’t speak directly about movies or media that doesn’t mention Jesus name. C.S. Lewis produced a lot

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Question: “If I sin and then I realize with self judgment and confess my sins to the Lord right after I sinned …do I avoid gods chastening In that very moment and restore fellowship?” Answer: Yes, I do believe the restoration of fellowship is immediate based upon 1 John 1:9. However, I do not think that the

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Question: “I’m starting to doubt OSAS because I come across some scriptures like Revelation 3:5 and II Corinthians 6:1 and I was wondering does the bible teach that you can lose your salvation i am going to study it myself I just want to make sure I’m sharing the right thing but I want to know

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Question: “Have you ever seen a demon? What do you think of the Christian’s that say, “oh this specific person has a demon because of x y or z.” Answer: I personally have not seen a demon but the Bible speaks very clearly about their existence (cf. Mark 5:1-20; Acts 19:13-17). The intent of demonic spirits

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Question: “How is it that truly born again Christians can read the Word of God and have a different understanding of some scriptures ? An example would be pre tribulation and post tribulation rapture etc. Is it different levels of maturity or tradition that believers get hung up on? Also, it seems that the Holy Spirit

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Question: “I’ve found this to be a challenging topic, but I understand that when you have the Holy Spirit, you have it forever; regarding the Christian walk would it make sense that the more you yield to the Spirit, the more you feel the Holy Spirit working in your life? And the more you yield to the flesh,

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Question: “Is there any way for me to forget my past sins? I read Hebrews 9:14 that the blood of Christ purges our conscience. I believe the Word of God without question, but why does my past evil behavior keep popping up in my head?” Answer: Sin always brings bondage. I believe the reason we are plagued

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Question: “Please explain in John chapter eight Jesus told the woman taken in adultery to go and sin no more.” Answer: Jesus’ command to the woman caught in adultery was to sin no more. This is important to understand in its proper context. Jesus did not mean that she must stop her sin in order to be saved.

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Question: “I recently heard a gospel given much like the one we Believe but one thing that was said threw up a red flag. In part of the conversation discussed they said it is not anything you do that can save you into eternal life except by believing that Jesus Christ died for your sins, I

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Question: “Blessings. Ok. I understand everything about salvation without works. I even read the book ” I never knew you” excellent book by the way! But what happens after salvation? How should I live then? If is not by good deeds or good works how can I advance my spiritual growing and maturity? Thanks.” Answer:  Thank

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Question: “I hear a lot of Charismatic Christians say they received dreams from the Lord. My question is, does God still give us dreams todau as His children? I once had a dream before my husband and I had the desire to have children. It was only for a few seconds, but in this dream I

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Question: Hello and thank you for taking our bible questions. I’m new to the bible and don’t have much knowledge so I don’t know where this appears in the bible, but my question is about examining yourself to see if you’re in the faith, I think it was Paul who wrote this, and I was

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Question: Good afternoon brother Jesse, thank you for your sound teachings and I surely do enjoy the podcast which you do on the BibleLine channel on YouTube. I was reaching out today because I also have a question and it has to do with God’s holy hatred spoken of in a few Scriptural passages. One

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Question: “Hi Pastor. We know God is not the author of confusion so why is there so much “confusion” in the church today regarding if a woman can be a pastor or not? Very few churches will tackle this topic because let’s face it they are scared (been to many churches over the past 30

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Question: “I believe the true gospel and consider myself a Christian. My question is how do I effectively convert someone to the true gospel of Jesus Christ when they believe a false gospel of faith +works? I believe that in order to be saved we have to trust in Christ alone for our sins. I

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Question: “How do I best approach hanging out with friends who are non-believers?” Answer: This is an important topic because every believer faces this issue. There are some people who take the view that believers should not have any relationship with unbelievers. This view leads to legalism and spiritual high mindedness that is similar to the

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Question: “I was teaching that Jesus was three days and three nights in the heart of the earth after his crucifixion. Didn’t He ascend initially to Heaven to release the captives from Paradise and to pour out His blood on the mercy seat in Heaven? Then He was back on earth showing himself alive for forty

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Question: “Please explain the difference between Pre-Trib, Mid-Tri, Post-Trib and A-mill. And, how the verses the last three use are out of context. Also, how the books mainly written to the Jews, are also meant for us. IE. Matthew.” Answer: Your question is excellent, and I would like to answer it in parts. It is always

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Question: “My question is in regards to Bible verses such as Acts 22:16 and Acts 2:38 that seem to suggest a person has to be water baptized to go to heaven. I believe that a person does not have to be water baptized to go to Heaven bc of incidences such as the thief on the

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Question: “I want to be baptized by the Holy Spirit, how do I really fast, what should I do when fasting.” Answer: Your questions are important, but I need to make sure I understand them properly. It appears you may be conflating baptism of the Holy Spirit with fasting. Baptism of the Holy Spirit happens upon

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Question: “How does God chastise His children when they sin or are in disobedience and could you please give examples?” Answer: Thanks for your question! God disciplines His children the same way a loving father would discipline. The Scriptural support for His discipline is found in Hebrews 12:6-11. Here are some take aways from that passage: God

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Question: “I have a question that I can’t get straight. Who is Jesus talking about in Mark 16:17? It sounds like he is talking about us, believers. The thing is, ive never seen a healing. Ive just heard of them. And some claimed they have been healed for 3 days 🙄. Ive seen people place their hands

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Question: “I’ve heard the phrase “age of accountability” used often in some denominations with James 4:17 as the scripture support. I know there is no specific age mentioned in the bible but is there a point in every person’s life where they reach an understanding of good and bad (sin) and now because of that

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