The fundamental question that these parables ask is this,

is it possible for someone who has fallen away from the fate of baptized child

to be brought to repentance? And the answer is yes, a thousand times yes, it has to be yes.

Or I'm damned. So are you.

Pastor Peter Bender, speaking of the 2023 issues etc., making the case conference.

But if we as earthly parents love our children in spite of the fact that they rebel

and maybe wander from home, how much more does the Father's love for us in Christ Jesus never

cease? That is the birthright that you and I have been given in our baptism.

That is our consolation. You can watch and listen to Pastor Peter Bender's teaching,

making the case for a dying man's consolation and all of the presentations from this year's conference

for a contribution of $300. It's available via on-demand video stream or podcast.

Learn more at issuesetc.org.

Coffee wants to know what it means when the Apostles Creed says that Jesus descended into hell,

so he's in in Boise, Idaho, wants to know what it means when in 2 Samuel 12, God says that he

would have been David more wives in addition to the many he already had. Is this an example of God

saying that polygamy can be allowed? Welcome back to issues etc. It's time to answer your unanswered

Bible questions. Joining us to do so, Pastor Brian Catchalmeier. He is a Lutheran Church

Missouri Senate pastor and author of the book Reading Isaiah with Luther Brian. Welcome.

Hey, it's great to be here, Todd. And Pastor Brian Wolfmiller, Pastor St. Paul and Jesus

Staff Lutheran Churches in Austin, Texas. He posted theology on the YouTube channel Wolfmiller 1

and he's author of several books, including as American Christianity failed. Brian, welcome to you.

Thank you, Todd. First one's for you, Pastor Wolfmiller. Jeremy says, I don't know if this is too vague,

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