Institute of Biblical Defense

In line with the previous Q&A with Dr. Fernandes, these videos also confront questions often asked by a skeptical and curious public. The two questions asked here are more “popular” level questions for both new Christians and skeptics:

“How can you know the Holy Spirit is in you?”

“Is There Salvation for Fallen Angels?”

This previous July, Dr. Fernandes sat down for a question and answer session. He was asked a series of common “Bible College” questions. These are questions that almost all Christians at one point or another confront, often without a satisfactory conclusion. We hope these answers help.

The questions answered in this Q&A session include:

• If God is good, why does evil exist?
• If God is three persons, where is the body?
• Is there a difference between belief and faith?
• Calvinism or Arminianism?

Comments are welcome.

“With God all things are possible.”

For some Christians this truism is a mantra, spoken whenever obstacles or trials stand in their way. God will overcome! Seriously, is there really anything God can’t do? It seems like common sense, doesn’t it? God is capable of doing anything.

However, a young YouTube apologist called MigKillerTwo, in his second video on defending Substance Dualism, had something quite interesting to say on the subject. When confronting this question, his answer was both enlightening and honest. Before I get to his answer, however, there are a few scripture verses to consider.

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matt 19:25-26)

Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God. (Luke 1:36-37)

These verses are standard faire for a Christian layman. Imagine my surprise when this verse was brought into the conversation.

Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. (Heb 6:17-18)

Apparently, atleast in one area, something is impossible for God. God cannot lie. From here, ones mind begins to ponder: What else is it impossible for God? Why are they impossible? Does this mean there’s a contradiction in the Bible?

This is where MigKillerTwo stepped in and gave a well reasoned answer. First, he admitted that there are things God cannot do, like: lie, sin or die. However, in his reading of the scripture, that did not present a contradiction. The statement, “nothing is impossible” merely means: God cannot fail to accomplish all that He sets out to do. Nothing is withheld from Him (God is all powerful).

MigKillerTwo didn’t stop there. He also explained why certain things were impossible for God. These fall into two categories:

1) Behavior against His own nature.

• “God is Love” (I John 4:8b)

• “God is just” (II Thess 1:8)

2) Behavior that is impossible by definition (logical contradictions).

• God can’t create a square circle.
• God can’t make something exist and not exist at the same time in the same sense.

So when the classic question comes up: “Can God make a rock so big He can’t lift it?”, you can confidently say: Yes. The physical body of Jesus certainly had limitations on how much it could lift. So yes, it is possible. If they demand you give an answer for God the Father, you can safely ignore the question. It is logically inconsistent. God is Spirit and as such is not subject to the laws of gravity. When God did take on a body, He was Jesus. Therefore your original answer stands. This answer is not logically impossible nor against God’s nature.

As Christians must be clear with ourselves: God will accomplish everything He sets out to do. Nothing that is logically possible is beyond His grasp. However, God will not act against His loving nature (and aren’t we glad He doesn’t).

I hope that explains what I learned from MigKillerTwo’s video and I pray it gives you the same small amount of insight I received.