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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Cain lost the purpose of his existence. Can this be true of the believer? Will losing out at the bema remain with us in any sense throughout eternity?

David Gooding 3/7/25 David Gooding 3/7/25

Cain lost the purpose of his existence. Can this be true of the believer? Will losing out at the bema remain with us in any sense throughout eternity?

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In Genesis 3:16, it says that he [her husband] shall rule over Eve. Was there a difference here in ruling over Eve as opposed to what God originally intended?

David Gooding 11/13/24 David Gooding 11/13/24

In Genesis 3:16, it says that he [her husband] shall rule over Eve. Was there a difference here in ruling over Eve as opposed to what God originally intended?

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You said you cannot prove love by the exercise of power. Is Hebrews 12:6 not an example of God exercising his power to prove his love?

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

You said you cannot prove love by the exercise of power. Is Hebrews 12:6 not an example of God exercising his power to prove his love?

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Did the tree of life have any supernatural qualities?

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

Did the tree of life have any supernatural qualities?

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Should Scripture be used to establish our scientific beliefs, or should our scientific beliefs influence our interpretation of Scripture?

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

Should Scripture be used to establish our scientific beliefs, or should our scientific beliefs influence our interpretation of Scripture?

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If we had access to all the information within the cosmos, would this prove that there is a creator?

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

If we had access to all the information within the cosmos, would this prove that there is a creator?

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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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In 1 Samuel 10:25 it says, ‘Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the lord’. What did he write?

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

In 1 Samuel 10:25 it says, ‘Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the lord’. What did he write?

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Do our natural passions/desires cease immediately at conversion?

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

Do our natural passions/desires cease immediately at conversion?

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How do we understand 1) matters relating to time and the stages of the creation as given us in Genesis 1; 2) the succession of days; and 3) how do we correlate those days with the geological ages?

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

How do we understand 1) matters relating to time and the stages of the creation as given us in Genesis 1; 2) the succession of days; and 3) how do we correlate those days with the geological ages?

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Can you comment on how God had said that he would harden Pharaoh’s heart, prior to Moses meeting Pharaoh (Exodus 7:1–5)?

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

Can you comment on how God had said that he would harden Pharaoh’s heart, prior to Moses meeting Pharaoh (Exodus 7:1–5)?

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From Matthew 12:41, can we say that, although the evidence that has been given to mankind is not altogether even, everyone has sufficient evidence so Christ can judge those who do not know God?

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

From Matthew 12:41, can we say that, although the evidence that has been given to mankind is not altogether even, everyone has sufficient evidence so Christ can judge those who do not know God?

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