Answers to Your Questions!

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Exodus 24:9-18? Did Moses see actually God in human form? Read More

Dr. Couch, I notice that you have a DD degree. What is that? Read More

Dr. Couch, you often speak of “Games Christians play!” Give some examples. Read More

Dr. Couch, why are some people so drawn to Covenant Theology when, as you correctly point out, it is not textual and biblical? And, how did it come about? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is happening with our Christian Universities? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Old Testament is full of the fact that the Abrahamic Covenant is a forever contract to be extended to the Jewish people in the future. How can the Covenant guys deny this and change the dynamics on that promise? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between gossip and simply sharing information? I am confused on this question. Read More

Dr. Couch, I really appreciate your historical snapshots of history, and especially how you tie them in to something current, prophetic, and biblical. I enjoyed your insights into Albert Einstein. Do you have any more? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just purchased Dr. Lewis S. Chafer’s eight volume Systematic Theology. What do you think of it? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you for your great ministry and help. Could you please discuss the meaning and purpose of prayer when dealing with the predestination and sovereignty of God. Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the relationship of the church with the kingdom of God? And is the kingdom of God synonymous with the kingdom of heaven? Is the church the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven? Read More

Dr. Couch, I appreciate so many things you have said about Dr. C. I Scofield. You have revived an interest in the man but also have fired up the flames of us younger men who want to be solid Bible teachers of the Word by sharing facts about him. Would you repeat some of the things Dr. Lewis S. Chafer said of Scofield? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Reformed and Covenant Theology teachers often say God is through with the Jews, and that the church has replaced Israel forever. How can they do that? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just read that a bunch of Southern Baptist pastors are very confused about the issue of speaking in tongues, and the subject of having a “private prayer language.” Have you heard about this? Read More

Dr. Couch, I appreciate your language work. It seems as if this is a dying art, to be able to firmly exegete the Bible from the Hebrew and Greek. What’s happening in seminaries? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you so much for your ministry. Your answers to Hank so far have been right on. He is not trained as an exegete but is at best a self-taught philosopher. I am surprised you have not had more response to your exegesis of Romans 9-11. Thank you for your commitment to the Scriptures. I am sending a donation to help Scofield Ministries. Read More

Dr. Couch, which is better, the Old Scofield Reference Bible or the Revised Scofield Reference Bible? Is there any difference? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of Wayne Grudem’s book Evangelical Feminism published by Multnomah? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the social gospel, the idea that the Church should primarily be concerned with the problems of poverty and injustice? Some blame capitalism for the oppression of the poor and say that socialism is more concerned for the disadvantaged. Read More

Dr. Couch, will there be a judgment against liberals, allegorists, amillennialists, and preterists, who deny or disdain Zion, the Jewish people, and Israel? Read More

Dr. Couch, who are the kings of the east in Revelation 16:12 who invade the Middle East in the second half of the tribulation? Read More

Dr. Couch, would you explain Sensus Plenior (fuller sense) and Reference Plenior (referencing more than one incident)? And how are these literary devices used in the NT referencing of the OT? Read More

Dr. Couch, what counsel would you give today about credit card debt that is so prevalent in our society? Read More

Dr. Couch, to help me gain a more clear understanding of biblical interpretation, what are the rules which guide the interpreter? Are those rules systematic? Read More

Dr. Couch, are you familiar with the four Jewish ways that the New Testament interprets the Old Testament? I just finished reading your excellent book An Introduction to Classical Evangelical Hermeneutics, and I was wondering why these principles were not included. Will they be included in a revised version? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between the Greek words thelema, thelo, and thelesis? Are the differences simply that some are nouns and others verbs, or is there more to it? Read More

Dr. Couch, which is more difficult and why—OT exegesis or NT exegesis? Read More

Dr. Couch, I read in Proverbs 22:16 that you will come to poverty if you give a gift to a wealthy person. I have a brother who is wealthy and I intend to give him a birthday gift soon, but here is the larger question. Is a passage like this symbolic or does it have another meaning? As a layman must I ask a "scholar" what it means? How do I get the meaning and how do I know someone else’s interpretation is right? Or, do I simply depend on the Holy Spirit? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is “The Lord’s Day” in Revelation 1:10. John said he “was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day.” Is this Sunday? Read More

Dr. Couch, in Revelation 7:3 and in 9:4 it is mentioned that the servants of the Lord are sealed with a seal on their foreheads. My question, if the 144,000 Jewish witnesses are sealed, what about those who hear and believe their message? Are they sealed also? What’s your answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between a Christian fundamentalist and an evangelical? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the "theology" of C. S. Lewis? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was skeptical. Read More

Dr. Couch, what is your view of Freemasonry? Read More

Dr. Couch, what will be the legacy of Dr. Jerry Falwell? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in churches? I have never seen so much back-biting, lying, legalism, and hate. It seems to be getting worse. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, should Evangelicals join hands with Roman Catholics and Mormons, etc., in combating such problems as abortion and homosexuality in our culture? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the Amish? Read More

Dr. Couch, Revelation 1:6 says God "made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father." Is this not saying that the church is the promised kingdom found in the OT? Read More

Dr. Couch, I saw on your website you believe in the doctrine of election, which is typically a Reformed view. Most of the Reformed and Covenant teachers, of what I can read, are amillennialists, but you do not hold to amillennialism. How do you combine [or answer] this issue, that is, being a millennial dispensationalist and holding to divine election? I am confused! Read More

Dr. Couch, do you hold to the “dual covenant” idea promoted by John Hagee, where he states that Israel is now hardened by God and we do not need to witness to the Jewish people? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have heard recently in the secular media that Christ was married. Where do they get such ideas? Read More

Dr. Couch, you seem so certain about judgment falling on certain cities as San Francisco and New Orleans. What about hurricane Rita striking the Texas coast? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does the term "servant leadership" mean when used to describe the role of a pastor-teacher in a local church? Read More

Dr. Couch, I'm involved with a parachurch ministry that takes the gospel and the Bible into elementary public schools. The organization goes on and states that it is not replacing the church, and that the church is the pillar and ground of the truth (1 Timothy 3:15). My question is, is it true that only a church has the biblical authority for an evangelistic ministry? And, what about such parachurch ministries turning the children who become saved over to spiritually corrupt liberal churches? Read More

Dr. Couch, there seems to be a lot of confusion on the qualifications for a pastor and deacon. There seems to be a lot of tradition involved in interpreting some of these issues. Do you have any suggestion? Read More

Dr. Couch, when there is a financial need for a brother in the church, should finances be given from the church funds, are with what the congregation gives by a special appeal? Or, is it appropriate to give funds from both sources? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have a lot of questions about the issue of the qualifications of both the elder and the deacon. Can you shed light? Read More

Dr. Couch, most Bible teachers say that the church began at Pentecost, but in Ephesians 5:25 Paul writes "Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it." Loved is in the past tense. If the church did not start until after Christ ascended, it seems that this must be talking about something else. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Landmark Baptist churches believe there is no universal church; they believe in local assemblies only. Also, they say the church began directly with John the Baptist. How do they defend these positions? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you ever hear of the book Selling Jesus by Douglas Webster? What do you think of it? Read More

Dr. Couch, I agree that the pastor should be one among equals with the church elders, but would you explain the reasons that an elder and pastor are not different offices? Read More

Dr. Couch, how do you take 1 Corinthians 11 where Paul speaks about “examining yourself” and the issue of eating and drinking judgment on oneself? Read More

Dr. Couch, did Adolf Hitler have plans to take the Holy Land during World War II? I know you are somewhat of an expert on that period of history. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the influence of Hal Lindsay’s best seller of the 1970s, The Late Great Planet Earth? Read More

Dr. Couch, who or what are the creatures in Revelation 5:13? Are they angels, fallen angels, the unregenerate, or the saved? And, is the scene post-rapture? Read More

Dr. Couch, how were people saved pre-Abraham? He was saved by faith (Gen. 15:6) but nothing is said about those who came before. Read More

Dr. Couch, is there any theological reason for the rejection of Limited Atonement among traditional dispensationalists? Read More

Dr. Couch, do the Scriptures teach that there can be "carnal" Christians? And, is it possible to be "carnally saved"? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the issue of "the Analogy of Faith" all about? Read More

Dr. Couch, I saw where you said you leaned toward regeneration coming before faith. I find this issue confusing especially from some of the blogs that are out there. I am thinking of James White and Ergun Caner. How does this coincide with unlimited atonement? Read More

Dr. Couch, in dispensationalism it is taught that there is a "difference" between Israel and the church, but I don’t hear much about regeneration in the Old Testament. Can you help? Read More

Dr. Couch, could you tell me how people were saved in the OT? Were they saved by the blood of Christ? Read More

Dr. Couch, I heard a pastor on the radio say: "You cannot get saved and not have your life changed. You cannot get saved and not do good works." Read More

Dr. Couch, I am having trouble reconciling the transfiguration in the Gospels. Matthew and Mark both state that “after six days” while Luke simply says “about eight days after …” What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, does the Bible condemn polygamy? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand John Piper has gone mystical. Have you heard about this? Read More

Dr. Couch, does regeneration come before saving faith, after, or is it simultaneous? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just read a review of your wonderful and helpful Handbook of Revelation (Kregel) in which the reviewer blasts premillennialism and pretribulationalism. He says such works are influenced by the Left Behind series, and by Hal Lindsey. Why is there such hatred against the premillennialism of the early church? Read More

Dr. Couch, is 1 John 2:28 a rapture passage? I have some who deny that it is. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, I'm confused. I believe you advocate a "heavenly destiny" for the church. However, both the church and Israel will be on earth during the millennial reign. Also, you advocate seven years in heaven followed by the same 1000 years of earthly reign. Why do you consider your position a "heavenly destiny" when the church will spend 993 more years on earth after such a short stay in heaven? Wouldn't that identify the church's destiny as "earthly"? Read More

Dr. Couch, someone has said that we should not use the expression “the Palestinian Covenant” today, that it implies something the Bible is not saying about the Land of Israel. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, could you tell me how people were saved in the OT? Were they saved by the blood of Christ? Read More