#11930 AMA: Symbolic Adam and Eve, Baptism Practices, and Using God-Given Talents - Jimmy Akin

Questions Covered:

• 01:48 – What do you mean that it is ok to believe Adam and Eve are symbolic?
• 06:20 – What are the restrictions on Fridays? Does that include all animal products or just animal flesh?
• 10:22 – Why did God mandate Hosea to have relations with the prostitutes?
• 15:08 – Can we truly know if we are saved?
• 19:10 – 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?
• 22:30 – 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?
• 29:04 – Once you discover the talents that God has given you, how do you use them to the best of your abilities?
• 30:52 – Is polygamy acceptable in an apocalyptic situation?
• 37:12 – Why don’t Catholics baptize by immersion and in the name of Jesus?
• 43:40 – Do you have any speculation as to why the book Esther wasn’t found in the dead sea scrolls?
• 46:45 – When did the bread that Jesus had at the last supper turn into his body and blood?
• 50:17 – What are your thoughts on Dr Scott Hahn’s theory and book on the Fourth Cup?
• 52:36 – Is the Church’s definition of death, the separation of body and soul? Would Elijah resurrect a child in 1 Kings 17:17-24 back up this definition?