Q&A Sunday November 2015 - Audio

Pastor Emmanuel Akognon answers questions submitted by members in the monthly Question and Answer Sunday. Questions from members: 1. The book of Psalms mentions God's "right hand" numerous times. (Psalm 16:11; 17:7; 18:35; 44:3; 45:4; 73:23; 98:1; 118:15; 138:7; 139:10, and many other verses.) Can you please clarify what this means? (I've looked it up in some commentaries, and some say it is Jesus and others say it represents God's strength and power.) What is the correct definition/meaning of God's right hand as noted in Psalms? 2. In Proverbs, the terms wisdom, knowledge and understanding are mentioned many times. In Proverbs 2:6, all three are mentioned, "For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding." Can you please define the differences between these three terms as mentioned throughout Proverbs? 3. Over the years I have always been confused with the statements you make regarding the Word of Knowledge, which I know has often been mixed up with the Gift of Prophecy. You will say, “If someone comes to me with “Thus saith the Lord”, I will know they are lying. But in the next statement you will say, “I’m not saying that people don’t hear God speak, or that God doesn’t speak to them.” It comes across as they just cannot say anything to you, just keep it to yourselves. Aside from the obvious statements that may contradict scripture; a word that has to do with your responsibility as Pastor; or the reliability of the person through whom the “word” may come, how else do you determine if someone is lying? And, what would be the procedure if someone who has this gift believed that God gave them a word for the body? 4. When are children no longer children? How should parents deal with their adult children who still live with them? How should parents deal with their adult children who have no jobs and are not trying to get a job but feel it is their right to stay with their parents for free? 5. Can the Devil and his demons be destroyed? Are there good and evil spirits/angels/ghosts?