Best of BAM: The Amazing Fine-Tuning of the Universe, and Q&A

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank remarks on the amazing fine-tuning of the universe. One of the most astonishing discoveries of the 20th century was that the universe was fine-tuned to support intelligent life. From the force of gravity to the balance of matter and antimatter, the universe is poised on a razor’s edge. If gravity were slightly stronger or weaker the universe would not be able to support intelligent life. The fine-tuning of the universe cannot reasonably be attributed to chance because of the infinitesimally small range of values involved. Chance is infinitely more likely to produce a life-prohibiting universe than a life-sustaining one. The only plausible source of fine-tuning is an external, transcendent, incalculably powerful, and intelligent personal Mind whom we call God. Hank also answers the following questions: When the Lord appeared in the Old Testament, what does that mean and what did that look like? My fifteen-year-old son is being asked to read a book that has profanity and anti-Christian themes. Is there any biblical justification for allowing this? I am confused about the rapture; is this going to be a seven-year period where the church is taken out of the world? How can I answer a friend who says marriage began with pagans?