Catholic Answers LIVECatholic Answers LIVE

Catholic Answers Live, hosted by Cy Kellett, is a daily, two-hour radio program dedicated to Catholic apologetics and evangelization. According to listener surveys, it is a runaway favorite on Catholic stations across America. 

As a call-in program, Catholic Answers Live connects listeners to prominent leaders in the Church today—including scholars, nuns, priests, bishops, and cardinals—and touches on every aspect of our lives as Christians. You'll hear discussions on just about everything relating to the Church: doctrinal controversies, family concerns,  social issues, evangelization, ethics…you name it! 

Catholic Answers Live airs every Monday through Friday from 6-8 PM Eastern (3-4 PM Pacific) on over 360 AM and FM stations in the United States, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 130, and through the Internet at catholic.com. If you can't listen live, you can subscribe to our podcast or download individual shows from our MP3 archive. 

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Jimmy Answers helps callers with their Bible questions.
Questions Covered:

07:13 – In today’s Bible reading, it seems like Jesus left Zebedee behind. Why didn’t he take him along with his sons? 
14:14 – Where in the Bible does it talk about predestination? Do we believe in that?  
21:00 – When did Adam and Eve live? 
22:16 – What is meant in Galatians 4:9 in the NRSV by “elemental spirits”? 
28:49 – I am a Hindu. Why would Jesus die for your sins? Doesn’t that just make people feel like they can keep sinning? 
34:55 – If souls have been good in serving God throughout their lives, will they still have to go to purgatory? 
36:52 – Ezekiel 34:12-13 and 15-17 has a completely different translation in my Spanish and English Bibles. In English, it says “destroy” and in Spanish “take care of”. Why? 
43:45 – Was a one world order predicted in Revelation 13? 
49:30 – How are we meant to understand the use of the word “lord” in the Bible? 

Resources Mentioned:

Predestination in the Bible by Jimmy
20 Answers End Times
JAMW #84 Private Revelation; #93; #94

Jimmy Answers helps callers with their Bible questions.
Questions Covered:

04:10 – What are the best Bible verses to defend becoming Catholic? 
10:53 – What is subsistence? 
14:00 – In Revelation, there is mention of the numbers 666 as the sign of the beast. It is also in 1 Kings, referencing the number of talents that Solomon received each year. Is there any special meaning in this? 
21:41 – The writers of James and Hebrews seem to have different beliefs about faith and works. Do they disagree on how salvation is obtained? 
28:50 – Is there scriptural evidence for there being different degrees of enjoyment of the beatific vision? 
34:14 – How does the Catholic Church go about deciding which books are inspired by God? 
36:33 – Towards the end of the book of Daniel, it suddenly begins portraying him as a younger man. Why? Also, there are wars with “the prince of Persia”. Are these actual wars? 
45:08 – When Moses and Elijah appear when Jesus is transfigured on the mountain, I have been told that it is necromancy. How can I respond to this accusation? 
50:05 – Was Jesus dead for 3 days and 3 nights?  
51:51 – In Genesis we know that human nature changed with the fall of man, did Lucifer change as well? When God made Lucifer a serpent, was he changing him? 

Resources Mentioned:

Why Be Catholic by Jimmy Akin
The Bible is a Catholic Book
JAMW – #112 On God and the Gods/ #87 The Nephilim

Jesus tells us that there is a certain sin that will not be forgiven. Because Jesus is God, we can be sure he is not misleading us. But what is the sin against the Holy Spirit, and how can we avoid it? Father Hugh Barbour explains.

Are you scared of committing the sin against the Holy Spirit? We’ll help you out with Father Hugh next..
Cy Kellett:
What if there was something that you could do that could not be forgiven, that would guarantee your damnation? I’d want to know exactly what that was, and probably you would want to know exactly what that was as well so that you could avo…

Cy Kellett and senior apologist, Jimmy Akin, discuss a variety of questions submitted via email and social media. If you have a question you’d like to submit for the next internet open forum, please email it to [email protected].  
Want more from Jimmy Akin? 

The Bible Is A Catholic Book 

Teaching with Authority 
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist 
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church 

Cy Kellett and senior apologist, Jimmy Akin, discuss a variety of questions submitted via email and social media. If you have a question you’d like to submit for the next internet open forum, please email it to [email protected].
Want more from Jimmy Akin? 

The Bible Is A Catholic Book 

Teaching with Authority 
A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist 
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church 

 

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