- Questions, you ready?

This is Jack and Peggy, and they say,

"Pat, when Jesus died forour sins on the cross,

did He spend three days in hell

as a part of the penalty for our sins?

Did He go to hell to take our place,

so we would not have to go there?"

- None of those things were true.

He preached the gospel tothose who were in prison,

who had not heard the gospel, I guess,

throughout the years of, youknow, the history of mankind.

And He went to hell to preach the gospel,

and then He ascended,

and He brought with Him a lot of people.

That's what it was about,it had nothing to do...

When He died on the cross, He did it all.

He didn't have to improveon it whatsoever, all right.

- This is Alexa, who says,"How old are you Mr. Pat?"

- Well, I think I'm about 40, but-

- [Terry] (laughs) Me, too.

- (laughs) But thetruth is I'm 70, 80, 90.

I'll get there in aminute, 90 years old, okay.

- This is Justin, who says,

"I've asked Jesus intomy heart and am saved,

but I'm dealing withdouble-mindedness due to sin.

Could James 1:6-8 keep me from heaven?"

- James 1:68 has to do with asking God

to give him something.

And I'm asking in faith,and James is saying,

"If you don't believe,you're not gonna get anything

from the Lord, you're double-minded,

you're asking, but you don'tbelieve it's gonna be true."

I don't know what you're talking about

in your life being double-minded.

Have you given yourheart to the Lord or not?

Are you fully committed or you're not?

If you're playing games,you're not gonna get to heaven.

If you have been born againand have received Jesus

as your Savior, then you will be.

And James, that verse has to do

with you getting yourprayers answered, all right?

- This is Barbara, who says,

"I just discovered that along-time Christian woman I know

has declared that she'sbecoming a Christian mystic.

This is a new term for me,and I'd like you to tell me

if this is truly Christian or not.

I haven't found anything in scripture

that supports this idea, butwanted to have you address it."

- Well, I'll address it.

You know, the Bible says,

"Did you turn to spiritsthat peep and mutter

and not to the living God?"

We don't listen to mystics.We don't listen to psychics.

We don't listen to voices from the grave

and all the rest of it.

We have a sure word of prophecy.

It's written out in the scriptures.

Believe them, and don'tget involved in that other.