The Seventh commandment teaches us us “to improve and protect his property and business.” Did Jesus violate the commandment when He allowed demons to go into a herd of swine and the demons drive the swine off a cliff in Matthew 8:28–34; Mark 5:1-20; and Luke 8:26–39? If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Why was Jesus' baptized? What does Jesus' baptism have to do with His command to baptize all nations? What does Jesus' baptism have to do with our baptisms? If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

What did Jesus look like? Does Scripture give any description of Jesus’ physical appearance? Are the insights of anthropologists and historians helpful? If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Sermon on Luke 10.23-37 for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

In Mark 7 and Matthew 15, a Syro-Phonecian woman approaches Jesus for help, but He initially compares her to a little dog. Is Jesus being belligerent? Is He sinning? Or is He teaching her (and us) about the nature of faith? If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

In Daniel 7, the prophet sees the Ancient of Days giving authority to One like the Son of Man. How can Christ receive authority from God the Father if He is God? How is Christ divine if God the Father works through Him, as Christ says in the gospels? If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Many Evangelicals want the Shroud of Turin to be an authentic artifact of Jesus’ burial and resurrection as empirical proof that Jesus lived, died, and rose from the dead. Do relics (and quasi-relics like the Shroud) create faith? If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

When St. Paul writes, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,” did he mean the NT as well as the OT books are sufficient for faith and life? Or is the NT unclear and insufficient, so that we need the church’s magisterium to interpret it for us? Check out these videos on Scripture: Scripture, Tradition, and 2 Thessalonians 2:15 https://youtu.be/Z5cP2hfgF64 The Solas (Solae) of the Reformation https://youtu.be/dKufvBLUeuk Why Does Scripture Use Figures of Speech? https://youtu.be/b7YxBrsU41Y Sola Scriptura https://youtu.be/5XVLNGLPuEY Is Believing Biblical Inerrancy Worshiping the Bible Instead of Jesus? https://youtu.be/20QQjvt80Dk If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Some thing Sola Scriptura means that Scripture is the chief source and norm for doctrine and life, but creeds, confessions, church fathers, and councils supplement Scripture. Others think Sola Scriptura means "Me alone with my Bible making things up." But what does Sola Scriptura actually mean? Check out these videos on Scripture: The Solas (Solae) of the Reformation https://youtu.be/dKufvBLUeuk Scripture, Tradition, and 2 Thessalonians 2:15 https://youtu.be/Z5cP2hfgF64 How to Read the Church Fathers https://youtu.be/Hk5XEQ-cG2M Sola Scriptura https://youtu.be/5XVLNGLPuEY Why Does Scripture Use Figures of Speech? https://youtu.be/b7YxBrsU41Y Is Believing Biblical Inerrancy Worshiping the Bible Instead of Jesus? https://youtu.be/20QQjvt80Dk If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

How do Lutherans view Pentecostals? What do Lutherans think about the signs and wonders so often ascribed to the Holy Spirit? How can Lutherans best appeal to Pentecostals? Check out these videos on Pentecostalism: Water or Spirit Baptism? https://youtu.be/fPcfQDfrrz8 Speaking in Tongues https://youtu.be/wzyyq22cm3k Does the Gospel Promise Bodily Healing? https://youtu.be/dh1lQWDLmo4 What Does It Mean to be "Filled With the Spirit?" https://youtu.be/MVjpgTN74Qw What is "Pleading the Blood of Jesus?" https://youtu.be/pzFaRK7CYjo What's the Difference between the Church and Sects? https://youtu.be/IV3Nwzr-Uzg If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Sermon on John 10:11-16 for Misericordias Domini, the 2nd Sunday after Easter.

Sermon on John 20:19-31 for Quasimodo Geniti, the First Sunday after Easter

When Jesus calls God "My God" in John 20:17, is He denying His divinity? Since He ascends to God, is He not divine? Why does He call God "My Father" and "My God?" If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Sermon on Matthew 22.1-14 for the 20th Sunday after Trinity

Sermon on Galatians 5.16–24 and Luke 17.11–19

How do Lutheran pastors (and the congregations who call them) know the call is valid so that the Pastor truly has the authority Jesus gives the office? Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Roman Catholic apologists find evidence of purgatory in the servants beaten with many stripes and beaten with few. Is Jesus teaching purgatory here, and if not, what is He teaching? Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Why do Jesus' disciples ask about celebrating the Passover on the first day of Unleavened Bread? What's the difference between the festivals and what do they signify for Christians? Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Is it wrong to call God's incarnate son "Jesus?" Should we be calling Him "Yeshua" instead? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Why are the words of Jesus recorded differently between the gospels? Does this mean only one account is accurate and other are variants? How does this square with Biblical Inerrancy? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Jesus came to fulfill the law, yet He seems to neglect the law's prescribe punishment of adultery. Should we look for Jesus' position on Mosaic law from this episode, or something else entirely? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Are Jesus' words, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" a later addition to John's gospel? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Which is the better translation of Matthew 28:19, "make disciples of" or "teach" all nations? Does Jesus task all Christians with this mandate? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Did Jesus absolve His executioners when He said, "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do?" ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

What is the book of 2 Esdras? Has it been hidden from Christians? Does it teach secrets of Jesus' return that someone doesn't want you know!? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

With all that's going on in the world is seems like it, doesn't it? How do we see the signs Jesus foretold occurring today? Which signs do we not see at the moment? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

What is the "Rest" that Jesus (KJV) / Joshua(NKJV) leads believers into in Hebrews 4? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

What do some Christians mean when they "plead the blood of Jesus" over themselves, others, their possessions, or situations? Is this an appropriate way to pray according to the Scriptures? ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl ATP Coffee Mugs: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug

What does it mean that God doesn't elect or reprobate anyone from eternity by absolute decree? Did Jesus teach in parables so that people wouldn't be able to understand and believe the gospel? Check out the ATP Book Series: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl Get your ATP coffee mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug

Is it a sin to belong to a denomination? Do Jesus and Paul condemn denominations in John 17 and 1 Corinthians 1? Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl Get the book "Questions on Baptism" here: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Get your ATP coffee mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug

Seventh Day Adventism teaches that Jesus entered the heavenly sanctuary in 1944 in order to cleanse it. Where does SDA get this teaching? Is it Scriptural? What does it do to Christ's atonement? Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl Get the book "Questions on Baptism" here: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Get your ATP coffee mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug

What is the Sacred Heart of Jesus? Where does this observance come from and how do Lutherans evaluate it? Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl Get the book "Questions on Baptism" here: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Get your ATP coffee mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug

Who was James the Just and what does the Jewish historian have to say about him and Jesus? Search the Archive: https://atp.holycrosskerrville.com/ Support ATP: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl Get the book "Questions on Baptism" here: https://tinyurl.com/7y98e69x Get your ATP coffee mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug

Do Matthew 19:17 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 refute the doctrine that sinners are justified by faith alone apart from works of the law? Get the book "Questions on Baptism" here: https://tinyurl.com/bhp923r8 Get your ATP coffee mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Listen to ATP as a podcast here: https://anchor.fm/ask-the-pastor Support ATP on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/askthepastor Support ATP directly: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Do Jesus' words about the Father drawing men to Him imply that once drawn, men can never fall from faith? Get the book "Questions on Baptism" here: https://tinyurl.com/bhp923r8 Get your ATP coffee mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Listen to ATP as a podcast here: https://anchor.fm/ask-the-pastor Support ATP on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/askthepastor Support ATP directly: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Does Jesus add to the Sixth Commandment by condemning lust in Matthew in Matthew 5:28? How can Christians overcome temptations to lust? Get your ATP mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Support ATP here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

What kind of sacrifice is the Roman Mass (Holy Communion)? What does the priest offer and what is the effect of this sacrifice? Get your ATP mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Support ATP here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Is there theological significance to the soldiers gambling for Christ's clothing and the seamless tunic? Get your ATP mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Support ATP here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, sorrowed over his sin, then hanged himself. Is he saved or damned? Get your ATP mug here: https://teespring.com/ask-the-pastor-mug Support ATP here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

When Jesus says, "I stand at the door and knock" does this mean that we have the ability, free will, or renewed will, to open the door of our heart? Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to ATP. And if you'd like to support ATP, go here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Jesus came to give His life as a ransom for many. But to whom is the ransom paid? How did the Church Fathers answer? How did Luther and other Lutherans? Like, Share, & Subscribe! And if you'd like to support ATP, go here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

In Mark 13:32 Jesus says only the Father knows the Last Day. Does this mean Jesus isn't divine? What does Christ's answer teach us about His incarnation? Give the video a like. Share it on Facebook. Support ATP by going to https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Jesus says God doesn't desire any of these little ones to perish. Does this mean all infants are saved apart from baptism? Remember to like the video, share on social media, and support ATP by making a donation at https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Are their inconsistencies and contradictions in the Bible? Pastor examines the following seeming inconsistencies in this episode: 1. Genesis 1 and 2 2. Matthew and Luke's Genealogies 3. When did Jesus "become" the Son of God? 4. The Gospels' disagreement on Jesus' Last Supper Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to ATP on YoutTube. If you'd like to support the ministry of ATP, donate any amount at https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

What is the relationship between good works and the gospel? What about "submitting to Jesus" and the language of American Evangelicalism? Want to support ATP? Like the video. Subscribe to the Channel. Share the videos on social media. Support ATP at https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Who was Melchizedek? How was priesthood different from the Levitical priesthood? Pastor explores Hebrews 7 and Genesis 14 to see how Melchizedek teaches us about our Lord Jesus Christ. Make sure to subscribe to ATP, share it on social media, and support ATP at: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Is the Roman Catholic Church the original church that Jesus founded? What did He mean when He said "the gates of Hell will not prevail against it?" Does this exclude a reformation? How should the claim of antiquity be evaluated? Make sure to subscribe to ATP, share it on social media, and support ATP at: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Did Jesus see every sin ever committed in the Garden of Gethsemane? This is a popular belief in Romanism but what do the Scriptures say? What caused Jesus' agony in the Garden and how did His agony benefit us? Don't forget to subscribe to ATP, share them on social media, and if you'd like to support ATP, you can do so here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

We hear this a lot today, but is it true? Pastor deals with Matthew 2 and Matthew 25 in this episode of Ask the Pastor. Don't forget to subscribe to ATP (and click the notification bell) so you don't miss an episode of "Ask The Pastor." If you'd like to support the ministry of ATP, you may do so here: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl

Do Christians violate the Sabbath by working on Sundays? How do Jesus' words in Luke 14:1-6 address the issue? How do Christians keep Sabbath in light of Jesus' words and Colossians 2:16-17? Make sure to subscribe to ATP on YouTube, clicking the notification bell so that don't don't miss an episode. Thanks for watching!

Is Jesus speaking of the Lord's Supper in John 6 when He teaches that to have life we must eat His flesh and drink His blood? What is the best way to approach this text and how does it point to faith in Christ? This and more in today's episode of ATP. Send your question to atpholycross@gmail.com and Pastor will answer it as he's able. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!

Jesus tells His Apostles in Matthew's Gospel to baptize "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." Yet in the Book of Acts the Apostles baptize people "in the name of Jesus." Is there a difference and if there is, what does that mean for the scriptures? Send your question to atpholycross@gmail.com and Pastor will answer it as he's able. Don't forget to "like," share, and subscribe.

Does Jesus make Peter the Pope in Matthew 16:18? In this episode Pastor looks at the Greek text of St. Matthew's Gospel and points to a few other passages that deal with the issue of "Petrine Primacy." Thanks for watching! Don't forget to like, share, subscribe, AND help us get the word out about ATP by purchasing a shirt here: http://tinyurl.com/knoy2w9

The One God reveals Himself to be three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. But which person of the Godhead do we pray to? We'll explore this question and see what Jesus teaches us in the Gospels about this very thing. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! If you've got a follow-up question about this episode, of if you've got a question about something else you've always wanted to ask, email pastor at atpholycross@gmail.com. He'll answer you as soon as he's able.

What does the Scripture teach about man's natural powers and will? Is our will "free" so that it can save itself or cooperate with God's grace? Or is our will bound to sin? What does all this have to do with salvation and what does it mean for "giving our hearts to Jesus?" This and more in this episode of ATP. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! Email your question to Pastor at atpholycross@gmail.com!

How does the Mormon Church, or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, stack up against the Scriptures and the historic Christian faith? That's what's on tap in this episode of ATP. Don't forget to like, share, subscribe, and send your questions to atpholycross@gmail.com. If you like ATP and want to help more folks come into contact with it, check out the ATP tshirt at: http://tinyurl.com/zeoahry

Today we look at Luke 12:41-48 to answer the question "Are all Christians the managers of which Jesus speaks? Pastor delves into just what a "manager" or "steward" is in the Ancient Near East, what Jesus means by His parable, how that that applies to people today. Do you have a question you've always wanted to ask but haven't? Email pastor at atpholycross@gmail.com and he'll answer your question with a short video. Thanks for watching and don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!

What does Jesus teach about God's eternal election in the parable of the Wedding Feast (Matthew 22.1-14)? Does Jesus teach that God chose some to reject the gospel invitation? This parable keeps us on track so that we do not seek our election in the hidden counsel of God (which we can't know) but that we seek our election in the call of the gospel and the means of grace. Send your questions to atpholycross@gmail.com and Pastor will answer them as he's able. Thanks for watching. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!

"Why do Paul and John act as if Jesus would return soon? That's what Pastor deals with in today's episode of ATP. Since the apostles believe that Christ's return in imminent, how do they teach Christians to live with that knowledge and use that watchful hope for their own good and the good of others? Watch to find out. If you have a question you'd like to Ask The Pastor, email him at atpholycross@gmail.com and he'll answer as he's able. Share the video if you like it and don't forget to subscribe!

Does believing the Bible is inerrant mean that one worships the Bible instead of Jesus? Today we explore this common misunderstanding about Biblical inerrancy. If you've got questions, email them to pastor at atpholycross@gmail.com and he'll answer them as he's able. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe.

How do we interpret Jesus' words in Matthew 5:30 about the hand or eye that causes you to sin? Do we take it literally and lop off our hands or is Jesus speaking figuratively and if so, how does one tell? If He is speaking literally, then everybody needs to buy voice recognition software before they lose the ability to type ATP's URL into the web browser every week! Got questions? Sure you do. Send 'em to atpholycross@gmail.com and pastor will answer them as time allows. Happy St. Matthias Day to ya'll!

The question of fasting comes up every now and then. Today Pastor tackles the right and wrong reason for fasting and what fasting in the New Testament era looks like, according to Jesus and His apostle, Paul. We're here to answer your questions, so send them our way at atpholycross@gmail.com and we'll answer them as we're able. Comments are welcome below. Keep 'em respectful.

Sermon for Gaudete, the 3rd Sunday in Advent, on 1 Corinthians 4.1-5 and Matthew 11.2-10.

Is it possible that Lazarus was the disciple whom Jesus loved and author of the fourth gospel? The evangelist mentions three times how Jesus loved Lazarus. Is there evidence, in the gospel itself and in history, that John is the author of the gospel that bears his name? If you like ATP, check out the book series. Each volume contains answers to questions Pastor has answered online, often including more material. You can purchase them on Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/53h74v3e Do you like the work Pastor is doing on ATP? Would you like to support "Ask The Pastor?" You can donate here via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/yadhlqfl