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| Satan and 1/3 of the Angels Who Fell: Is it true that Satan was one of three archangels who fell and took a third of the angels with them? [Jude 1:6, 2 Peters 2:4, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Isaiah 14:12, Isaiah 14:16, Jude 1:9]. |
| Faith vs Works: Am supposed to be doing something to work out my faith? Is there a difference between belief and faith? [Romans 4, Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11, Galatians 5:6]. |
| Slavery in Scripture: Could you clarify if it was permitted in the Old Testament to take slaves as spoils of war? [Numbers 31, Deuteronomy 21:10]. |
| Hierarchy of Covenants (Covenant Theology) & New Covenant: Could you help me understand the hierarchy of covenants? How does one tell if the New Covenant is being discussed in the Old Testament? [Isaiah 59:21, Jeremiah 31:31, 2 Corinthians 3]. |
| The Events Leading to Jesus' Return: What is your idea of how end times events will unfold until our Lord returns? [John 12:48, John 6, 1 Corinthians 1:7, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 20:7-9, 2 Thessalonians 1:8]. |
| Loopholes Justifying Divorce & Remarriage: Caller shares his concern about many trying to find loopholes to justify their divorce and many marriages. |
| Confession Jesus as Lord: Do you think Romans 10:9 is a mandate or a creed? Is it possible to be saved if you are ignorant of some of the directives? [Romans 10:9, 2 Peter 3:9]. |
| "Heaven" Not Frequently Used in the Bible: Caller questions why Steve would say the Bible doesn't say much about heaven. He clarifies. |
| Witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses: Is trying to defend the Deity of Christ the most important issue to address when witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses? |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh & Biblical Flood Accounts: Have you looked at the similarities between the two flood accounts in the Bible and The Gilgamesh Epic and do you think they could be the same flood? |
| Greek Manuscripts of the Bible: What do you know about the various types of manuscripts used for the Bible? |
| The Cup from which Jesus Drank: Am I correct in thinking that the cup that Jesus referred to was not the cup of wrath, but the cup of suffering? [Luke 22:44-42, Psalm 75:8, Revelation 14:10, Matthew 23:32, Colossians 1:24]. Apostle's Drinking from Same Cup: When Jesus said that the disciples would share the cup also, it can't mean that they shared in the atonement, correct? |
| Children in Heaven: Will there be children in the new earth? Will women still be getting pregnant? [Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 11:8]. |
| Survivors of the Flood Besides Noah's Family: Weren't there survivors of the Flood besides the people who were in the ark? |
| Speaking in Tongues: Could you talk about speaking in tongues? Rec: Topical lecture series "Charisma and Character" lecture on "Tongues." [1 Corinthians 13]. |
| Steve's Networth (Financial Report): Regarding Steve Gregg's net worth inquiries, some conflated biographical information appears doing an internet search on Steve's finances. This Steve Gregg is not worth millions, nor has he ever been a pastor in Gainesville, Florida. Steve has made attempts to have the websites correct to no avail. |
| Baptism of a Transexual Person: What would Jesus do in the case of a trans-person being baptized? [1 Corinthians 5, Matthew 5:29-32]. |
| The Believer's Priesthood: What is your understanding of the priesthood of the believer? [Malachi 2:7-9, Leviticus 10:11, Matthew 28:19-20, Hebrews 10:20]. |
| Losing One's Salvation: Does this verse in Hebrews 5, indicate that we cannot lose our salvation? [Hebrews 5:2, Hebrews 4:14]. |
| Jewish Counter-Missionaries regarding "Adonai" ("Master" vs "Lord"): Regarding counter-missionaries, they are saying that "Adonai" simply means "master" therefore Jesus is not "Lord." Can you respond? [Psalm 110:1, Daniel 7:13-14, Hebrews 10:12, Revelation 3:21, Acts 7:55, 2 Corinthians 3:14]. |
| Weak Salvation Messages Today: Why is there such a weak message being preached about salvation, such as neglecting teaching baptism? [Galatians 2:16, Genesis 15:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 28:20, Titus 2:14, James 2:17]. |
| The Unitarian Church: Could you talk about the Unitarian Church and if they don't believe Jesus is God? No Military Service in Early Church: Did the early Christians refuse to join the military? |
| Compatibilism (Foreordained vs Free Will): Is John Calvin's Calvinism synonymous with "Compatibilism?" Inspiration of Scripture & Compatiblism: Isn't the inspiration of scripture an example of "Compatibilism" since the writers had free will in how they wrote the scriptures, but were also inspired? |
| God's Promises to Israel: Wouldn't the blessing & curse given to Abraham, if it applies to Israel today, wouldn't it also apply to the Ismaelites? [Genesis 12:3, Deuteronomy 28:15f]. |
| Jesus' Deity (Jesus as God): Is Jesus the true God? [John 1:14, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 32:24-28]. |
| Worshippers of Pagan Idols to be Slain with a Sword: Where does it say that the worshippers of the pagan God or idols should be slain with a sword? [Ezekiel 8-9, Exodus 32:27]. |
| Practises of the Early Church Fathers & Catholicism : Are some of the traditions taught in the Catholic church today, also taught by some early church fathers? |
| Women Following Jesus: How many women were following Jesus? Were there any women at the Last Supper? [Luke 8:2]. Donations to Jesus' Ministry: Do you think there were (financial) donations to Jesus' ministry? [1 Corinthians 9:11]. |
| Gospel of Peter (Gnostic Gospel): What do you think of the "Gospel of Peter," because It was so disturbingly different from the Bible? |
| Infant Baptism: Caller comments that Constantine was largely responsible for the spread of the custom of infant baptism. |
| Jesus' Tribalism: Why was Jesus so tribalistic? Why didn't He select from all the people in the region, and not just the Jews? [Revelation 7:9-12, Matthew 28:19-20]. |
| Historic Premillennial vs Historicist View:: Could you clarify the Historicist view of Revelation versus Historic Premillennialist view? [Revelation 13:5]. The Two Witnesses: Could the "Two Witnesses" be symbolic of the dying church? [Revelation 12]. |
| Eternal Security Challenged: As support for Eternal Security, how would you respond to the illustration of a caterpillar progressing and developing into a butterfly, hence unable to reverse its direction? Thus, proving one cannot apostatize. [2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 12:2]. |
| Following Jesus & Good Works: Are you saying that "following Jesus" requires good works for salvation? [Acts 11:26, John 8:31, Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 10:9, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 16:24-25, Ephesians 2:8-9]. |
| Ananias & Sapphira: Do you think the judgment on Ananias and Sapphira was because lying to the apostles was like lying to the Holy Spirit? [Acts 5:1-11, Acts 5:51-52]. |
| Mental Illness: Regarding both your comments and MacArthur's about mental illness, do you think that a Christian shouldn't have anxiety and depression? |
| "All Israel Will be Saved": Would you comment on the verse "all Israel will be saved?" [Romans 11:26, Romans 9:6-8, Romans 9:26-27, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:5, Romans 8:29]. |
| Suffering with Great Pain & Losing Faith: I am not a good testimony as I suffer too much unrelenting physical pain. When is God going to do something to heal me? Rec: Topical lecture series "Making Sense of Suffering." [Isaiah 55, Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, 2 Timothy 4:20, Luke 22:42]. |
| Partial Preterism vs Full Preterism: What is the difference between "Partial Preterism" and "Full Preterism?" Rec: Steve's book "Why Not Full Preterism?" [Matthew 24]. Date of Writing of Book of Revelation: If it were proven that the Book of Revelation was written after 70 A.D., would you return to your former eschatological beliefs as a Dispensationalist? |
| Bringing Heaven on Earth: Are you familiar with the "Social Gospel" and "bringing heaven on earth?" [Matthew 6:10, Revelation 21:1-2]. |
| Afterlife in Heaven & Time: What is your take on whether those in heaven see us and are functioning outside of time? [Revelation 22:2]. |
| Daniel Prophecies Fulfilled : Do you think that every prophecy in Daniel 7 has been fulfilled? [Daniel 7, Hebrews 12:28, Daniel 2:34-35]. |
| Hiding Baby Moses, Faith & Noah's Ark: What kind of faith did it take to put Moses in the basket? Could the basket that Moses was saved in also be a type of Christ as was Noah’s Ark? {Exodus 2:3, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 11:23, 1 Peter 3:19-20]
The Brain, Mind & Mental Illness: Concerning your lecture “Biblical Counsel for a Change” what is your knowledge of the difference between the mind and brain relative to mental health? |
| Easting Flesh & Drinking Blood vs. Last Supper: In John 6:54 is Jesus referring to the “Last Supper” when He talks about eating His flesh and drinking His blood? [John 6:54, John 6:40, John 6:63]. Taking Communion Unworthily: What does the communion warning about taking it in an “unworthy manner" mean?” [1 Corinthians 11:27, 1 Corinthians 8:12, 1 Corinthians 10:16]. |
| Revelation from God: Is there a regular “revelation” and a “special” revelation? [Romans 1:20, Psalm 19:1-2]. Morality Prophecy |
| Infant Baptism: What is the validity of “infant baptism?” |
| Antisemitism Awareness Act Bill: What are your thoughts about the bill specifically against “anti-semitism?” Isn’t this a dangerous ruling for believers? |
| Mercy for David & Severity for Ananias & Sapphira: Though I believe God is just, I struggle with the disparity between the story of David getting away with adultery and murder and yet, Ananias and Sapphira are struck down for only lying. Can you comment? |
| Surrendering Custody of One's Child: Would surrendering my child to the Lord possibly include surrendering my child to the other parent (in a custody battle)? |
| Genders in Heaven: Will there be male and female in heaven? |
| Noahide Laws: Are you familiar with the Noahide laws? Are they found in the Bible? |
| Eternal Security (the Vine & Olive Tree): Isn’t the olive tree and the vine’s cooperate identity and the scriptures in 1 John 2 about those that departed not being “of them” indicate that they were not departing from Christ? [John 15, Romans 11, 1 John 2:19, Romans 11:22, Matthew 7:21-23].
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| Baptism Necessary for Salvation: If baptism is required, as you said, then what about those who don’t have a chance to get baptized (death bed, car accidents, etc.)?
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| Isaiah 53- Prophecy Written in Past Tense: Why is Isaiah speaking in the past tense? [Isaiah 53]
Messianic Passages Written in Past Tense: Are there any other messianic passages like Isaiah where the text is also speaking in the past tense? [Isaiah 53, Psalm 2:4, Psalm 110:1] |
| Judas Iscariot: Did Judas participate in the Last Supper in John 13, and did he get his feet washed? [John 13:1]. |
| Deny Self & Take Up Cross: Can you elaborate on the directives in Luke 9, “deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me?” What does this entail? [Luke 9:23-25, Matthew 16:24-25, Ephesians 5:29-32] |
| Those Who Never Hear the Gospel: What happens to those who have never heard of Jesus or the Gospel? [Matthew 16: 27, Matthew 25:31-46, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6, James 4:6, Proverbs 3:34, Luke 18:14, 1 Corinthians 4:5] The Gospel Heard by Everyone - Before the Last Day: Can the “End Times” not happen until everyone has heard the gospel? [Matthew 24:14]. |
| Punishment for Disobedience: Is the statement about severe punishment for not doing what we ought to be doing for Christians, also? [Luke 12:41-49]. Jesus Not Bringing Peace but Division: What do the verses mean about Jesus not bringing peace, but division? [Luke 12:51, Matthew 10:34]. |
| Egalitarianism in the Church: How do you view the changes in church hierarchy (egalitarianism and women as pastors and elders)? [Galatians 3:28, 1 Timothy 2:14, Matthew 20:26-28, Titus 1]. |
| Documentation for Jesus Outside of the Bible: Are there non-biblical historical documents supporting Jesus' existence that would quell the claims that His character arose from Pagan mythology? Rec: Steve Gregg, Zeitgiest on YouTube. |
| Divorce & Infidelity: Regardless of infidelity, shouldn't it also be the Holy Spirit guiding you to divorce? [Romans 8:14]. |
| Struggling Sitting in Church: What do I do if I can't stand sitting in church and can't wait to get out of there, even when the pastor isn't doing anything wrong? |
| Adam & Eve - Perfect: Is it correct to say that Adam & Eve were perfect? |
| Nicodemus & the Rich Young Ruler: Do you think Nicodemus and the Rich Young Ruler were the same person? |
| Applause at Church: What do you think about applause after worship music at church? |
| The Christian View of "Israel": How should Christians view "Israel" today? |
| Eating Flesh & Drinking Blood: Regarding "eating flesh" and "drinking blood," doesn't it seem to have been no clearer to some of the disciples after it was said to be more spiritual in nature, because half of them left? [John 6:66]. |
| Speaking in Tongues: Is "speaking in tongues" always a real language, such as at the events at Pentecost, or can it also be babbling no one understands? [1 Corinthians 14:2, 1 Corinthians 14:22, 1 Corinthians 14:13, Jude 1:20]. |
| "Infirmity" Defined: Can you explain the meaning of "infirmity" in Psalm 77? What was Asaph going through? Is this something one is guilty of? [Psalm 77:10]. |
| "Free Will" vs "Determinism" & Reformed Theology: Could you shed some light on the term "predestination" in contrast to "free will" in Acts 4? [Acts 4:28, Acts 2:23, Revelation 13:8, Luke 22:42, John 6:70]. |
| Pre-Trib Rapture & Dispensationalism: What should I do about friends who are Dispensational who want me to watch various things they agree with? Rec: Youtube, Steve Gregg's Response to Jack Hibbs. [Romans 9-11]. |
| Bad Customs Introduced in Kings: What are the customs that were introduced to Judah in 2 Kings 17? [2 Kings 17:19]. "Prince of the Air" & "God of this World": Are these titles "Prince of the Air" & "God of this World" referring to Satan? [Ephesians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 4:4]. | Saved in Favorites |
| Speaking in Tongues & Order in the Church: Caller suggests that Paul's call for order when speaking in tongues was specific to that chaotic Corinthian church, not necessarily addressing all churches everywhere. [1 Corinthians 14]. |
| Gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Church: Why have I not heard you recommend churches that promote the gifts of the Holy Spirit? Ref: "Empire of the Risen Son" by Steve Gregg. |
| End Times Revival: Would you elaborate on the idea of an "end times revival" has to come before Jesus returns? [Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:17]. Four Horseman: Could you talk about the symbolism of the "Four Horseman" in Revelation and the possible correlation of the Pale Horse to the rise of Islam? |
| 50 Generations Giving Birth: Are there 50 generations of people giving birth that will add up to the 1000 years. Jack Hibbs: Could you tell me about Jack Hibbs? Rec: YouTube, "Replacement Theology? Steve Gregg Responds to Pastor Hibbs." |
| Recall in the Afterlife (New Earth): Are we going to know more on the New Earth or will we not remember anything? [1 Corinthians 13:12, Isaiah 65:17, Jeremiah 3:16, 1 John 3:2, Isaiah 43:18-19]. |
| Atonement Necessary for Sickness: Why would anyone have to atone for being sick (leprosy)? [Leviticus 14:18-20]. |
| Historicist View of Revelation: Caller shares that someone named Dave Robbins teaches the Historicist View. |
| Council for Custody of and Counseling for Child in Divorce: Can you help me sort out the custody and counseling issues surrounding my divorce? |
| Amillennialism, Preterism & Post-Millennialism: Having moved from Dispensationalism toward Amillennialism, I still have some confusion. How does Preterism tie into Postmillennialism? I hope Jesus is coming back again. Rec book: "Why Not Full Preterism" by Steve Gregg. |
| Resurrection of the Dead: When Christ dies and the veil is torn, Matthew 27 says the dead were raised. When do you think this took place? What do Full Preterists think about this passage? [Matthew 27:51-52, 1 Corinthians 15:23]. |
| "Babylon" Symbolism in Revelation: Though you think Jerusalem is being referred to as "Babylon" in Revelation, what would change if it was referring to Rome, instead? [Revelation 18:20, Revelation 11:8, 1 Peter 5:13] |
| Two Judgments (Bema vs Great White Throne): Would you talk about whether there are one or two judgments? Is there one for rewards (Bema) and one for the final judgment (Great White Throne) [2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:11, John 5:28-29, Matthew 25:31, John 12:48]. |
| Steve Gregg's Audio Books: Do you have any more audio books available? Personalizing Scripture for Today: What do you think about a preacher who takes scripture and says it applies to us today, even when it may not? |
| Not Everyone CAN Believe: Doesn't this verse in 2 Peter indicate that some people have not been given the gift of faith and therefore cannot be saved? Rec: Topical lectures series, "God's Sovereignty, Man's Salvation." [2 Peter 1:1, 1 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 5:21-22, Deuteronomy 30:11-14]. |
| Ezekiel's Experiences or Visions: Do you think that Ezekiel's experiences were visions or actual events? [Ezekiel 1, Ezekiel 10, Ezekiel 8]. "Beryl" in Ezekiel: What is "beryl" in Ezekiel? |
| Symbolism of "666"in Scripture: Is it possible the symbolism of "666" is about the future Beast's (666) financial net worth? [Revelation 13:18, 1 Kings 10:14]. |
| Deborah as Judge: Doesn't scripture indicate that God did not raise-up Deborah as a judge? [Judge 5:7]. |
| Amillennial View of the Tribulation: How do non-preterist Amillennialists view the tribulation in Revelation? The True Israel: Was Jesus the true Israel? [Hosea 11:1, John 15, Galatians 3:28]. |
| Symbolism of the Ark to Salvation: Is Noah's Ark a symbol for salvation? [Matthew 24, Job 38, 1 Peter 3:19-21]. |
| Elhanan & Goliath's Death: Did Elhanan kill Goliath, or did he kill Goliath's brother? [2 Samuel 21:19, 1 Chronicles 20:5]. Writer of Romans: Did Tertius write the whole book of Romans or only Chapter 16? |
| Stoicism & Epicurians: Who were the Greek Stoic and Epicurean philosophers? [Acts 17:18, Acts 17:21]. |
| Belief Given as a Gift (Calvinism): Do you believe that all man have the ability to repent and be saved? [Acts 17:16, Acts 11:18, 2 Timothy 2:22, Philippians 1:29, Romans 10:17, Acts 2:37, Acts 7:54]. |
| "This Age" & the "Age to Come": How can the "age to come" be heaven, if people can still sin in that age? If it is not heaven, then what is it? [Acts 12:32]. |
| Limited Knowledge of the Holy Spirit & Jesus: Why doesn't the Holy Spirit know "the day or the hour" if it is one with God? [Philippians 2:7, Luke 2:52]. |
| Public School Teacher's Ethical Dilemma: How should I handle an ethical dilemma as a public school teacher when students bring up spiritual issues (Mormonism, losing faith, etc.)? Rec: Article written by Steve Gregg refuting Mormonism or his topical lectures on Cults, Part 2. |