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TOPIC: Ask Me Anything
GUEST: Jimmy Akin

QUESTIONS COVERED:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:46 - John 14 Jesus says He is the way the truth and the life. How would this affect people who haven't heard the message of Jesus?
00:08:20 - Why do some Catholics justify doing bad things in a civil marriage and later dismiss that former behavior saying it was not an issue because it wasn't a valid marriage?
00:14:54 - Is it necessary to believe in historic Adam and Eve?
00:20:54 - Why does one need to be baptized to merit anything? How do you answer the atheist object of why would God send an unbaptized but otherwise good person to hell?
00:31:53 - Can you help me better understand Matthew 24?
00:45:14 - Why did God allow certain things in the old law like capital punishment?
00:52:35 - How is it not blasphemy to pray to the saints?
00:55:00 - 5-Minute Break
01:01:33 - What do you mean that it is ok to believe Adam and Eve are symbolic?
01:06:05 - What are the restrictions on Fridays? Does that include all animal products or just animal flesh?
01:10:07 - Why did God mandate Hosea to have relations with the prostitutes?
01:14:53 - Can we truly know if we are saved?
01:18:55 - I found a ring with the initials SMOTJ. I discovered it was the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. What is it and is it Catholic?
01:22:15 - How do I respond to the claim that there is no evidence that the Deuterocanon was not included in the original canon of the Old Testament?
01:28:49 - Once you discover the talents that God has given you, how do you use them to the best of your abilities?
01:30:37 - Is polygamy acceptable in an apocalyptic situation?
01:36:57 - Why don’t Catholics baptize by immersion and in the name of Jesus?
01:43:25 - Do you have any speculation as to why the book Esther wasn't found in the dead sea scrolls?
01:46:30 - When did the bread that Jesus had at the last supper turn into his body and blood?