Living Springs Q&a

Q&A #196 Love and suffering, dangerous ideas, loving wife as Christ loved the church, healthy fear of God and a new heaven and new earth are all discussed in this episode. 1. If God is love, why does it seem like he plays favourites throughout the Bible? When he rescued the Israelites from Egypt one of the punishments was the killing of the first born. I know that the pharaoh was disobeying God, but what about the average person among the household and staff? Why did they have to suffer too? 2. Version 2 You often joke that each other is a heretic, but all joking aside what would you say are some of the most dangerous ideas today? 3. Help me resolve a question with my spouse. It is a basic rule of marriage that a spouse warms the other when they’re cold. My husband asked where that rule came from and I suggested it’s from the Bible when it says to love your wife. He said that’s out of context but my rebuttal was that if Jesus would wash his disciples’ feet then he certain wouldn’t shy away from warming the