David Gooding Answers

This is an online archive of David Gooding’s answers to Bible-related questions that he received over many years of correspondence and in Q&A sessions. They are available to read online, or download as PDFs. This project is ongoing, so new resources will be added periodically.

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Can you expand on John 1, regarding the concept of the Word creating?

David Gooding 6/5/24 David Gooding 6/5/24

Can you expand on John 1, regarding the concept of the Word creating?

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Can you comment on John 9:35 and whether the original manuscripts read ‘Son of God’ or ‘Son of Man’?

David Gooding 12/19/23 David Gooding 12/19/23

Can you comment on John 9:35 and whether the original manuscripts read ‘Son of God’ or ‘Son of Man’?

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You once suggested that there is a connection between Genesis 5:1ff and John 11—in what way?

David Gooding 1/27/23 David Gooding 1/27/23

You once suggested that there is a connection between Genesis 5:1ff and John 11—in what way?

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How do the miracles, the signs, in John’s Gospel help us to believe? And how does comparing them with one another help in the actual preaching of the word of God?

David Gooding 9/8/22 David Gooding 9/8/22

How do the miracles, the signs, in John’s Gospel help us to believe? And how does comparing them with one another help in the actual preaching of the word of God?

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In John 2:4, was Jesus abrupt to his mother?

David Gooding 7/11/22 David Gooding 7/11/22

In John 2:4, was Jesus abrupt to his mother?

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Could ‘It is finished’ refer to something other than the atonement?

David Gooding 7/11/22 David Gooding 7/11/22

Could ‘It is finished’ refer to something other than the atonement?

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In John 5:25, is Christ referring to those physically or spiritually dead?

David Gooding 6/6/22 David Gooding 6/6/22

In John 5:25, is Christ referring to those physically or spiritually dead?

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Can you explain John 20:23 and Matthew 16:19 in relation to the question of the disciples’ authority?

David Gooding 5/23/22 David Gooding 5/23/22

Can you explain John 20:23 and Matthew 16:19 in relation to the question of the disciples’ authority?

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How can a sinful man make his will accept Christ when, after the fall, he cannot understand spiritual things and does not seek after God?

David Gooding 5/9/22 David Gooding 5/9/22

How can a sinful man make his will accept Christ when, after the fall, he cannot understand spiritual things and does not seek after God?

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What do you mean when you talk about the ‘structure’ of John’s Gospel?

David Gooding 1/31/22 David Gooding 1/31/22

What do you mean when you talk about the ‘structure’ of John’s Gospel?

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What is included in the phrase ‘all that would happen’ in John 18:4?

David Gooding 1/31/22 David Gooding 1/31/22

What is included in the phrase ‘all that would happen’ in John 18:4?

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You once described Lazarus and Dorcas being brought back to life as ‘resuscitation’—do you mean that they were merely unconscious?

David Gooding 1/25/22 David Gooding 1/25/22

You once described Lazarus and Dorcas being brought back to life as ‘resuscitation’—do you mean that they were merely unconscious?

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What do we know about Nathanael (see John 1:45–51)?

David Gooding 1/20/22 David Gooding 1/20/22

What do we know about Nathanael (see John 1:45–51)?

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What do we know about Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (see John 19:38–42)?

David Gooding 1/20/22 David Gooding 1/20/22

What do we know about Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (see John 19:38–42)?

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In John’s Gospel, there is a big emphasis on the Lord Jesus being ‘sent’—‘that you would believe that he has sent me’, etc. Could you elaborate on that?

David Gooding 1/18/22 David Gooding 1/18/22

In John’s Gospel, there is a big emphasis on the Lord Jesus being ‘sent’—‘that you would believe that he has sent me’, etc. Could you elaborate on that?

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Could you explain how we may understand John 12:37–41?

David Gooding 12/15/21 David Gooding 12/15/21

Could you explain how we may understand John 12:37–41?

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What does the Lord mean when he says, ‘All who came before me are thieves and robbers’ (John 10:8)? Does this refer to those who previously claimed to be shepherds in Israel?

David Gooding 11/18/21 David Gooding 11/18/21

What does the Lord mean when he says, ‘All who came before me are thieves and robbers’ (John 10:8)? Does this refer to those who previously claimed to be shepherds in Israel?

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When Acts 2:36 says ‘God has made him both Lord and Christ’, does that mean he was not always Lord?

David Gooding 11/9/21 David Gooding 11/9/21

When Acts 2:36 says ‘God has made him both Lord and Christ’, does that mean he was not always Lord?

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Was the story of the adulteress originally a part of John’s Gospel?

David Gooding 7/13/21 David Gooding 7/13/21

Was the story of the adulteress originally a part of John’s Gospel?

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Is the number of fish mentioned in John 21:11 symbolic?

David Gooding 7/13/21 David Gooding 7/13/21

Is the number of fish mentioned in John 21:11 symbolic?

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