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Topic: Covenants (Contracts)

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2024-05-01 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].
2024-03-19 Grounds for Divorce: Is the fact that you don't get along grounds for divorce? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15].
2024-03-06 The Land of Israel & the Everlasting Covenant: About the land of Israel, could you comment particularly on the "everlasting covenant" in Isaiah 24? [Isaiah 24:5, Isaiah 24:3-6, Isaiah 24:10-12, Leviticus 18:28, Numbers 35:34, Genesis 9:6, Isaiah 27:12].
2024-02-29 Covenants, Wills, & Death of the Writers: How should we think of the covenants and the reference to the deaths of those who made the covenant? [Hebrews 9:15-17, Galatians 3:16].
2024-01-22 Israel's Covenant Relationship, the Chosen People: How would you explain the relationship and overlap between Israel's covenant relationship and salvation? [Hebrews 6, Hebrews 3].
2023-12-19 Atheist Caller: Bible or Church first?: Which came first, the Bible or the church? [Hebrews 11].
Atheist Caller: Defining the Bible: How would you define the Bible or the scriptures?
Atheist Caller: Intertestamental Period: Doesn't it seem questionable to have nearly 400 years of things happening (between the writing of the Old & New Testaments) before the Bible is finalized? And what about the wars between the opposing sides?
2023-11-08 Unconditional Biblical Promises: Are there any unconditional Covenants or promises in scripture? [Genesis 9:11, 2 Peter 3:10, Jeremiah 18:8].
Promise Against a Future Flood: Isn't the promise to Noah that God would not ever flood the earth again to destroy it unconditional?
Faith Required of Nations: If faith is the condition required of man, is it also applicable to whole nations? [Hebrews 11].
2023-10-20 Marriage Licenses: How do we know if someone is married, if no certificate is necessary?
Certificates of Divorce If the Bible says that a man had to give his wife a "Certificate of Divorce" then would it not follow that they must've had "Certificates of Marriage" then also? [Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Matthew 5:31-35].
2023-10-19 The Lord's Army: Who is the commander of the Lord's Army? [Joshua 5:13-15].
Circumcision: Why did God choose something so unusual as "circumcision" to identify His people? [Genesis 17:11, Jeremiah 4:4].
2023-08-30 Israel Will Return to God: A Jewish Christian friend says he thinks Steve is confused about the promises God made to Israel- that they are not just to the remnant, but to all the Jewish people. [Exodus 19:5-6, Romans 9:6, Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Romans 9-11, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 11:28-30, Romans 11:7, Zechariah 12:10].
Abrahamic & Mosaic (Sinaitic) Covenants: Are you confused about the Abrahamic and Mosaic (Sinaitic) covenantal promises and their relevance to Modern Israel? Rec article at Matthew713.com: "Two Christian Views, Concerning Israel & the Jews." [Deuteronomy 28:63, Hebrews 8:13, Romans 9:27, Genesis 18:17, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Deuteronomy 28:45-46, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:29, John 8:37-39, Galatians 3:7, Romans 9:6].
2023-08-30 Israel Will Return to God: A Jewish Christian friend says he thinks Steve is confused about the promises God made to Israel- that they are not just to the remnant, but to all the Jewish people. [Exodus 19:5-6, Romans 9:6, Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Romans 9-11, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 11:28-30, Romans 11:7, Zechariah 12:10].
Abrahamic & Mosaic (Sinaitic) Covenants: Are you confused about the Abrahamic and Mosaic (Sinaitic) covenantal promises and their relevance to Modern Israel? Rec article at Matthew713.com: "Two Christian Views, Concerning Israel & the Jews." [Deuteronomy 28:63, Hebrews 8:13, Romans 9:27, Genesis 18:17, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Deuteronomy 28:45-46, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:29, John 8:37-39, Galatians 3:7, Romans 9:6].
2023-08-15 Unequally Yoked & Love: If I did not marry for love but for health reasons, how does that affect being unequally yoked with an unbeliever? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15].
2023-08-08 Marriage Ceremony Officiants: Can any Christian perform an appropriate marriage ceremony?
Metaphors in the Book of John: Could you clarify to whom you were referring, Jesus or John, when you said they were speaking in metaphors in the Book of John?
2023-07-31 Abrahamic Covenant (Circumcision): What was the purpose of requiring circumcision in Abraham's family before Issac? [Romans 9:2].
2023-06-30 Marriage Licenses & Vows: Do Christians have to get a marriage license and obey the law of the land? [Matthew 19].
2023-06-27 Two Covenants & "Adamic Covenant": Regarding the two covenants, was the first one with Adam and called the "Adamic Covenant?"
2023-06-21 Divorce & the Unforgivable Sin: Is divorce the unforgivable sin? Are people who get a divorce, eternally damned? What is the state of the Christian who gets a divorce? Rec: Topical article; "Divorce and Remarriage." [Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:9, Matthew 12:31-32, Matthew 16:24-26].
2023-05-10 Calvinist: Election, Self-Selection: How is it that Calvinist's seem to self-select to be of the "elect?"
God Remembering His Covenant: Does God remember His covenant forever? [Psalm 105:8, Deuteronomy 28].
2023-05-03 Divorce & Reconcilation: Can the offending party or the one at fault in a divorce ever get married again? [Matthew 19].
Getting Married When Drunk: Is a marriage that takes place while the two are drunk, is the covenant still binding?
2023-04-25 Spiritual Adultery: Does "spiritual adultery" occur when a married couple separate emotionally-no longer engaging one another? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15].
2023-03-02 Marriage License & Ceremony: Do we have to be married by a preacher or a judge, or can we just say our vows to each other before family and friends?
2023-01-24 Cohabitating Unmarried Couple in Church: If our pastor is slow to approach an unmarried couple living together, should I approach them, or go to the pastor and try to persuade him to confront them?
2023-01-06 Appllications Today of the Covenants & the Law: What is the obligation for Christians today toward the covenants and "The Law"? [1 Corinthians 9:20-21, John 9:28, Romans 7:1-4, Luke 16:16, Matthew 5:23, Romans 14:14, Matthew 15:11, Romans 15:1, Isaiah 40:11].
2022-12-30 Marriage-a Good Thing: Why is traditional marriage a good thing and worth defending? And why is it under attack? [Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 5:2, Matthew 19:4, Malachi 2:16, Ephesians 5:25, Hebrews 8:2, Matthew 19:9].
2022-12-28 Unmarried Couples & Fornication: If a couple is living together for many years included in the list of those living in fornication and therefore not included in the kingdom? [1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-20, Matthew 15, Mark 7].
2022-12-13 Jesus Discussing Moses: In John 5, was Jesus just generally talking about Moses' writings, as in Genesis 3? [John 5:46, Genesis 3:15].
The New Covenant: How would you describe "The New Covenant?" [Hebrew 8:13, Romans 7:1-14, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 8:6].
New Covenant: Under the "New Covenant", are we now able to know God and go to Him directly, rather than through priests?
2022-12-06 Disagreement; "2 Sticks" & "Dry Bones" Prophecy & Eschatology: Are you are stretching to reach your view of some of these prophetic scriptures having been fulfilled? [Ezekiel 37-39, Isaiah 11:11, John 8:32, Ezra 9:8, Hebrews 13:20, Ephesians 2:11-15, Ezekiel 37:24, Ezekiel 37:11, Matthew 23:39, 2 Corinthians 3:15, Luke 24:45].
2022-11-15 Pre-Trib Treatment of the Jews: Why do Pre-Tribbers think that the Jews will be treated differently during the tribulation? [Exodus 19:5-6, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 3:16, Genesis 17:4].
Unconditional Covenants to the Jews: Were there unconditional covenants with the Jews? [2 Samuel 7:12, John 10:16].
All Will See His Return: What do you say to someone who says that "every eye will see Him" is after the tribulation? [I Thessalonians 4:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8, Revelation 1:7].
2022-11-11 The Jewish People: How does God feel about the Jewish people and how does God feel about them? [Galatians 3:28, 2 Peter 3:9, I Corinthians 16:22].
2022-09-06 "Israel" is the Church: What is a proof text for the "Israel" being the church? [Galatians 6:16, Romans 11:6, Romans 9-11].
Bride or Wife: Can you give Biblical support for the "wife" and "bride" being the same? [Revelation 19:7, Romans 7:2-3].
Two Covenants: Did not Abraham have a different covenants than the Jews later had? Recommends topical lecture, "What are We to Make of Israel?"]Exodus 19:5-8, Hebrews 8:13].
2022-07-27 Land Covenant with Israel: Where do I go to see the clearest presentation of God's land convenant with Israel? [Deuteronomy 28:1-46, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 15:18-21, Joshua 21:43, Leviticus 26].
The Promised Land: With Israel be restored all the land that they were promised in the future? [Romans 4:13, Galatians 3:16, Psalms 2:8, Matthew 5:5, Galatians 3:29, Luke 21:24].
Global Warming & the Bible: What does the Bible say about global warming and is it related to the verses that talk about the earth being destroyed by fire? [2 Peter 3:10-12, Revelation 20:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:8].
2022-07-19 "Covenant of Many" in Daniel: What is the "covenant of many" in Daniel 9? [Daniel 9:27].
2022-07-11 The Law vs Grace: Is it of possible to be under both "grace" and "the law?" [Galatians 5:4-6, I Corinthians 9:21, Hebrews 8:13, John 15:13].
2022-06-24 Covenants in the Bible: Could you talk about all the covenants of the Bible (Abrahamic, Davidic, New, etc.) and how they overlap, etc.? Recommended topical lecture: "What are we to Make of Israel?" [Galatians 3, Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 28:63, Matthew 21:43, 2 Samuel 7, Acts 2, Acts 8].
2022-04-12 Marriage Vows: If a couple has taken marriage vows with each other, but have not been licensed by the state, would you allow them in your church?
2022-04-08 Church Membership, Co-habitating Unmarried Couple & Baptism: What do we do about a committed couple, living together, but not married, who want to be baptized and become church members? Do we get them baptized first? [I Corinthians 6:9].
2022-01-04 Israel Signing a Treaty & the Antichrist: What kind of treaty will Israel sign, as prophesied in Revelation 6? [Revelation 6, Daniel 9:26-27].
2021-12-31 Bonds of Marriage: What is this verse saying about the bonds of marriage, and its relevance to us? [Romans 7:4, John 15:1-6].
2021-12-07 Pronouncing the "J": Where do you find your lecture where you talk about the letter, "J" and its pronunciation?
Marriage Requirements: What are the requirements for marriage? [Malachi 2:15, Matthew 19:5-6].
2021-11-01 Early Church & Church Membership: What do you think of the numbers mentioned in scripture about how many were converting being evidence that they had a formal membership in the early church? [Acts 2, I Corinthians 3:4].
2021-09-15 Two Joined by God: How do you know if it is the Lord is joining two people together? [I Corinthians 6:16, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6, I Corinthians 7:39].
2021-08-17 "Shacking-Up" for Older People: Are we older people still held accountable for our non-marriage relationships (like shacking-up)?
2021-07-21 Marriage Vows Taken Privately Before God: Are we married if we took vows privately together, even if we did not have a formal ceremony?
2021-07-16 Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Is not marriage permanent? Does God expect two believers to reconcile? Isn't it an assumption to assume that one can remarry? [Matthew 19:9, I Corinthians 7:10-12, Mark 10:9].
2021-07-02 The Wives of the Polygamist Who Converts: Should a polygamist who is saved after they already have several wives, have to give up all but the first of the wives? [Malachi 2:16, I Timothy 3:2, Genesis 2:24].
2021-05-19 Ephraim & Manasseh-Fathers of Many Nations: Has the promise that Ephraim & Manasseh will father many nations been fulfilled, or was it conditional? [Genesis 48, Ezekiel 37, Ephesians 2].
Abrahamic Covenant: Is the Abrahamic Covenant conditional, or is there evidence that it has been fulfilled? [Galatians 3, Psalm 2:8, Romans 4:13, Jeremiah 18:7-10].
Anglo-Israelism: Does scripture teach "Anglo-Israelism" (British-Israelims)?
2021-05-12 Marriage Licenses: Is is acceptable to not get a government marriage license, but just have a church ordain it?
2021-05-10 Dual Covanent: Could you talk about "Dual Covenant", taught by John Hagee? [Hebrews 8:13].
Saved Before Abraham: How could people be saved before Abraham? [Genesis 15:6, Romans 4, Galatians 3, James 2].
2021-01-22 Zechariah & Breaking the Covenant: Could you comment on the breaking of the covenant in Zechariah? [Zechariah 11].
2021-01-21 Marriage Legalities & Requirements: What are the guidelines for couples who function as husband and wife? Do need to have the legal documents, etc.?
Offended by Lack of Agreement on Scripture: Why are people offended if you don't agree with their interpretation of scripture?
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