Ask Pastor John Live—November 2009, Part 3

November 4, 2009 | by John Piper | Topic: Sanctification & Growth

See Part 1 and Part 2.

The questions in this session are

  • How do I boast only in Christ when applying for a job?
  • Do Christians have permission to pray imprecatory prayers?
  • What do you think of Christians taking antidepressants?
  • Have you ever seen a vision or spoken in tongues?
  • Why don't other elders preach at Bethlehem?
  • If a person drinks or smokes, does that mean they're not a Christian?
  • How does an intellectually struggling Christian deal with the seeming concrete differences between the Synoptic Gospels?
  • Do you think our generation relies on extra-biblical literature too much?
  • What happens to infants who die?
  • If your pastor asked you not to talk about the doctrines of grace, what would you do?
  • How important is it for preachers to preach Christ from every text of Scripture?
  • What made it OK for God to kill women and children in the Old Testament?
  • Do you accept "old earth" and evolution?
  • What's the difference between confidence and presumption when it comes to taking risks for God?
  • Can I go into missions without a college degree?

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