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August 01, 2013


   Satan Being Bound, the Resurrection & the Millennium: If your view of Satan being bound right during this "millennium", how do you deal with the resurrection that is in Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:5-6, Acts 24:15, Matthew 5:28-29, John 5:24]
Satan being Loosed: Wouldn't Satan being loosed nullify the Victory of Jesus in the end?

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   New Man God Created: Can Steve please explain a verse in Ephesians abut the "new man"? [Ephesians 4:24]

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   "Millstone Hanged About His Neck": Caller feels condemned about a verse in the Bible about offending a child & wants freedom. [Matthew 18:6]

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   Incest in the Bible a Stumbling Block: Caller has a friend who is an unbeliever & wonders how Christianity deals with the fact that incest had to happen in order for the human race to begin.

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August 02, 2013


   Matthew Rose Guest Hosting with Steve Gregg: Matthew Rose is a guest host on the show today, but he's only added his input on a couple of answers.

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   Sins Preceding a Person: What does this passage in scripture mean about someone's sins proceding them & some will be found out later, & someone's good works are known & some are not? [1 Timothy 5:24-25]

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   Billy Graham & Going to Heaven without Jesus: Did Billy Graham really say in a Youtube video that people can be saved without Christ? If he did, what do you think of that idea, that major shift?

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   R. J. Rushdoony & Christian Reconstructionism: How do yuo reconcile the Old Testament law to the New Testament law? Should we be using the Mosiac Law as the standard? [Matthew 5:17-18]

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   "The Lord is My Shepherd I shall Not Want": Was David going without? [Psalms 23]

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   Retinopathy Diabetes Caller requested prayer for her diabetes, not being able to control the blood pressure & a chance of going blind.
Anointing with Oil: Do you know who I could call to have an anointing for healing?
Better to Have Never Been Born: Where does it say that it is better to have never been born than be enlightened? [Mark 14:21, 2 Peter 2:21]

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   Christians Consuming Alcohol: Is it okay for Christians to drink wine (alcohol)? [Ephesians 5:18, 2 Peter 4:3, 1 Corinthians 11:29]
Women Speaking in the Pulpit: Can a woman preach in a pulpit?
Speaking in Tongues: What are Steve's thoughts about speaking in tongues?

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August 05, 2013


   "Deny Yourself & Take up Your Cross Daily": What did Jesus mean when He said, "Deny yourself & take up your cross daily"? Is Christ warning that this will affect our salvation? [Luke 9:23-24]

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   Finding Fellowship with Deep Seeking People: Caller wants to find fellowship with people that really love Jesus deeply.

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   Mark of the Beast Future: Caller wants to contest that the Book of Revelation is all future, especially the Mark of the Beast.

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   Radio Minister Asking for Money: The caller is disappointed that there's a radio personality asking for money.

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   Bible Difficult to Understand: Why is the Bible so hard to understand?
Traditions & Prejudices: One reason the Bible is so tough to understand is because people have their biases, traditions & prejudices.
Jesus a Reality: How do we know that Jesus really lived because a lot of people don't?

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   Prophecies Fulfilled & the Kingdom of God: Hasn't the Kingdom of God been established & all the prophecies fulfilled?

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   Bore our Griefs & Sorrows: How do you interpret the famous verse in Isaiah about boring our griefs & sorrows, or is it our pain & sicknesses? [Isaiah 53:4]

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August 06, 2013


   A.W. Tozer & Family Relations: Caller heard that A.W. Tozer had trouble being there emotionally for his wife & children from reading a book called, "A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A. W. Tozer". Has Steve heard that?

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   Death Penalty for Cursing Your Parents: Did Jesus do away with the Civil Law of the Jews too? Because back then you'd get capital punishment just for cursing your parents. [Matthew 15:4, Leviticus 20:9, Exodus 21:17]

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   Hebrew Superior to Greek: Why do people think the language of Hebrew is superior to Greek, & if it was, why wasn't the NT written in Hebrew?

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   Church History Books: Does Steve know any good books on Church History?
Teachers Ignoring Truth: What if someone is persuaded that a new view they are learning other than what they believed might be true, but just wants to ignore it & not research it to see if it might really be true because they are afraid of losing their job, should we still consider them a reliable teacher? Is it a sin?

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   Jesus Showing Himself to the Skeptics: Caller misunderstood a previous call about the people Jesus appeared to after His resurrection, & he misunderstood that the caller was saying why didn't He show Himself to His Skeptics/Critics?

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   People Retaining their Language: Discussion about the Hebrew, Greek & Aramaic languages.

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   Pre-tribulation & Amillennial View: Why is the pre-tribulational the view most taught if it's not found in the Bible like most evangelical pastors think it is.

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August 07, 2013


   Jesus being the Son of God: I just wanted to point out that Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus asked Peter who He was, & he said that He was the Son of God. [Matthew 16:13-19]

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   Ark of the Covenant for the Future Temple: Call thinks the 3rd Temple is going to be built again, but what happened to the Ark of the Covenant that has to be put in there?
David Jeremiah's View of Peace Treaty: So Steve doesn't agree with David Jeremiah's line of thinking about a peace treaty with Israel, they will be able to resume the animal sacrifical system & then halfway through the antiChrist is going to turn on them & other things that happen with Dispensationalism? [2 Thessalonians 2]

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   God Changes Lives & Heals: Caller shares a couple stories about healing & says that the only way people can know Jesus is to search for Him, talk to Him.

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   "By His Stripes We are Healed": Sometimes God heals but sometimes He doesn't, but can't we claim promises in the Bible, like, for example, "By His Stripes We are Healed"? [Isaiah 53:5]

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   Different Backgrounds When Converted: People have different experiences, different temperaments when they come to faith, so it will be a different experience for everyone.

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   "Sifted through God's Hands": Is everything that happens to us sifted or done so by God's will?

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   Gospel proclaimed to every Creature: So has the gospel been preached to all the world? Has everyone heard just because of the creation itself? [Colossians 1:23, Colossians 1:6, Romans 1:19-20]

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   Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Can you talk about the Filling of the Holy Spirit?

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August 08, 2013


   Man of Sin: Can Steve please explain the 2 Thessalonians 2 where Dispensationalists get a lot of their ideas about what's going to happen regarding the temple? [2 Thessalonians 2]
Steven's Interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2: What is Steve's opinion about 2 Thessalonians 2 then? [2 Thessalonians 2]

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   144,000: Who are the 144,000? Were they chosen by God? What is their purpose? [Revelation 7, Revelation 14:1-5]

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   Suicide Unforgiveable Sin: Charles Stanely said that suicide wasn't an unpardonable sin, Is that true?

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   Torah is the Only Way: Someone thinks that the Torah is the ONLY way to go, that we shouldn't observe Christmas, Easter or go to church on Sunday & only go to church on Sabbagth.
X-Rated Movies & Dancing: Is it wrong for Christians to go to X-rated movies or participate in dancing? [Romans 14]

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   He Gave His Only Begotten Son: Is John 3:16 enough? Can you be a true Christian just by understanding John 3:16? [John 3:16]

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August 09, 2013


   America Blessing the Nation of Israel: Is America supposed to bless the Nation of Israel according to Scripture? [Genesis 12, Galatians 3:16]

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   Millennial Reign & Lion lying down with the Lamb: When has the Lion (wolf) ever lied down with the Lamb yet? [Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25]
200 Million Tanks: Caller thinks it's going to be 200 million tanks, not horses, & she thinks it will work because you can get 20 people in a tank.

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   Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil: Did the Tree of the knowledge of good & evil represent law (legalism)?

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   Love more Important than End Times: Isn't blessing & telling people about the love of Christ more important than knowing about end times events? Or the difference between Calvinism & Arminianism?

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   A day is as a 1000 Years: So is it possible that the earth or the history of Human race has only been in existence in light of 6,000 years in light of this verse in 2 Peter? [2 Peter 3:8-9]

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   Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord: Why do people use this passage of Scripture as an absolute proof text that we are present with God if we are out of our body? [2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:21-23]

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   Significance to the Number 7: Is there any significance to the number 7?

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   The Church of Jesus Christ & Denominations: What do you think of the "Church of Jesus Christ"? I heard that you don't like denominations? Catholic church doesn't baptize people. Some don't believe in the Trinity.

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August 12, 2013


   Revelation Fascination & not Love for Jesus: It seems that loving Jesus & loving poeple is more important than what's going to happen in the end times, the caller thinks.

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   Women Subordinate to Men: Are Women supposed to be subordinate to Men?

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   Prophet that was Expected: Who was the Prophet that was expected? [John 1:21, John 6:14]

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   Head Coverings: Can you please explain Head Coverings? [1 Corinthians 11:2-16]
Women Being Silent: What about when Paul told women to be silent in church? [1 Corinthians 14:34]

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   God's War on Terror, Islam, Prophecy and the Bible by Walid Shoebat: Caller thinks a book called, "God's War on Terror: Islam, Prophecy and the Bible" by Walid Shobat is an excellent book on the books of Daniel & Revelation & understanding eschatology.

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   God's Love: Can you explain God's Love & how to love others?

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August 13, 2013


   Nominal Christians: What is a "nominal" Christian?

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   Historic Pre-Millennialist: You seem to always talk against Dispensationalist but you never seem to give Prehistoric millennialist a fair shake.

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   My People Perish for Lack of Knowledge: What does it mean, "My people perish for the lack of knowledge"? [Hosea 4:6]

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   God's Judgment Currently: Is God judging nations right now? [John 3]
Letters of Revelation to Asia: Why were the letters in Revelation only sent to Asia?

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   2 Separate Resurrections: Caller is convinced there are 2 resurrections, one at the beginning of millennium & one at the end.

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   Marriage, Separation & Divorce: I'm legally separated, but my divorce has been in limbo for 3 years, not officially divorced, but even though i'm not LEGALLY divorced, am i permitted to start dating again?

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August 14, 2013


   The New & Old Covenant: If Scripture in the New Testament doesn't agree with the Old Covenant, it's not applicable a guy on a radio station said. Is that true? [hebrews 8:13]

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   Filling of the Holy Spirit: Is it biblical to ask for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit after conversion, or is receiving it at that time enough?

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   Jesus Calling by Sarah Young: What does Steve think of the book or devotion called, "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young?

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   Attending a Gay Wedding: Should I attend a gay wedding?

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   Jesus Calling Sarah Young: Caller supports "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young:

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August 15, 2013


   Church Discipline: What is the purpose for Church Discipline? Is it for unity of the church or is it to be attune to God's glory? [Matthe 18:15-17, TItus 3, Romans 16, 2 THessalonians 3, 1 Corinthians 5]
Glorifying God: So is it pretty much not to impugn God's glory?

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   Michael the Buddhist: A buddhist visited a monastery, & the Buddhist reads a story about it, talking about it.

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   Historic Premillennialism & Amillennialism & Resurrection: Dennis the Millennialist calls to discuss the differences between Historic Premillennialism & Amillennialism involving the Resurrection.

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   Yeshua not Jesus: Caller has someone saying we should only call Jesus by His proper name, which is Yeshua.
Celebrating Christmas & Easter: What about celebrating Christmas & Easter?

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   Christian Attorney & Divorce: Should Christian attorneys help in getting people divorced?

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August 16, 2013


   Speaking in Tongues when Holy Spirit Comes on You: Are we supposed to talk in tongues when filled with the Holy Spirit? Is it a language no one knows on earth? [1 Corinthians 14:10]
Holy Spirit before Water Baptism: Do you receive the Holy Spirit the very second you are converted or does it wait until after you are baptized?

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   People Disappearing at Pre-Trib Rapture: What would you say if millions & millions of people do disappear during the Secret Rapture?

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   "The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved": Why did John in the gospel of John refer to himself as, "the Disciple whom Jesus loved"? {John 21:18-25]

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   Human Races: Where did all the races come from since the time of Noah?
People where Cain went: So there were more people where Cain moved to after killing Abel?

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   Personal Experience: Caller shared a personal experience where he went to a party & just started crying, & wanted out of there, & it turned out that virtually everyone there died of AIDS.
Vision & Dreams: Does God give you Visions & Dreams? [Acts 2:17]
The Trinity: How does the Trinity come together in the Bible?

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   Liberty Savard & Binding & Loosing: Caller wanted to talk about the "positive" side of Binding & losing.

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   Generational Curses: Caller wants to talk about breaking generational curses, who thinks it's unbliblical.

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August 19, 2013


   Hebrew Roots: Some people similar to Hebrew Roots Movement [Jeremiah]
Future Animal Sacrificial System: People similar to the Messianic Jews/Hebrew Roots Movement also think that the animal sacrifical system is going to be restored because of what Ezekiel says. [Ezekiel 40-45]

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   Prophecy Fulfilled: Do you think all prophecy has been fulfilled?
Apocalyptic Events in Revelation: Do you think the apocalyptic events in Revelation have been fulfilled? [Revelation]
The Anti-Christ: Who do you think the anti-Christ is?

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   Word of Faith & being gods: A lot of the caller's family is into the Word of Faith movement, & they seem to elevate man & lower God, & he was wondering why Jesus is pointing out the Scripture from the Old Testament about being gods. [Psalm 82:6, Matthew 12:1-7, John 10:31]

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   Christo Pagan Tertullian: Caller was wondering what the term "Christo Pagan" meant because a New Testament Bible she was reading a Bible called, "The Aramaic English New Testament", & they coined that phrase about Tertullian.

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   Public School System: What in the world happened to the Public School system? You could read your Bible in your school, pray in your school, say the pledge of allegiance under God!

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   Christo-Paganism & the Catholic Church: Why did the caller 2 calls before call the Catholic church Christo-Pagan? Catholics believe in Jesus.

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August 20, 2013


   Polyamory: Call thinks polygamy is right around the corner.

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   No Boy-Girl Separate Bathrooms: The no separate sex bathrooms has started in the school, so is it about to spill over to society in general?

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   Attending a Gay Marriage: Should I attend a gay marriage even though I don't approve of it?

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   Stewardship of Money: Is it wrong to for a Christians who are wealthy to maintain a luxury lifestyle when they know of a whole bunch of people are very poor?

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   Animals having Souls: Caller thinks animals might have souls.
Jesus "Coming": The angels told us that Jesus would "come" in the same way He went, so how could He have come back in 70 AD? [Acts 1:11]

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   Wrong Doctrine & Heresy: What is the difference between Heresy & wrong doctrine, & should we treat wrong doctrine as harshly as we would heresy?
"Faith Cometh by Hearing" & Jesus being a Mediator: Where is the verse that talks about, "Faith cometh by hearing"? ANd where does it talk about Jesus being our Mediator? [Romans 10:17, 1 Timothy 2:5]
Praying to Mary: Do Catholics actually pray to the Mary, the mother of Jesus?

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   Polygamy: Why did God allow polygamy in the Old Testament?

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   "Methuselah" - When He Dies It Will Come: Where do people get the idea that "Methuselah" means "when he dies, it will come"?
Jesus the Same Yesterday, Today & Forever: Doesn't this verse in Hebrews Jesus say that Jesus was always the same, even before His incarnation? [Hebrews 13:8]

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   Jesus' "Lost Years": What was Jesus doing between the ages of 12 & 30 years old?

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August 21, 2013


   Non-Christian Counselor: Could a non-Christian counserlor counsel a Christian with Mental Illness?

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   Books of the Bible in the Vatican: Is it possible that there are some books locked up in the Vatican that should've been the Bible?

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   Churches not Teaching the Kingdom of God: Why don't churches teach about the Kingdom of God? [Acts 28:31, Matthew 24:14]
Denominations: Why so many denominations?

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   No Nativity Scenes: Caller wants to know why we are so into celebrating Christmas & Easter, but nothing about Jesus, no nativity scenes, etc.

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   Uniformitarianism: Uniformitarianists or Evolutionaists think that the passage in Scripture in 2 Peter denies creationism or the World wide Flood. What does Steve say? [vo2 peter 3:3-7]
Westboro Baptist Church: What does Steve think about the radical Westboro Baptist Church?

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   Geneva Bible & the KJV Bible: Can you talk about the Geneva Bible? I read in National Geographic that the King James Bible was made to replace it & make it compatible with the Royalty in England.

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   Calvinism & Dispensationalism: Can you talk about Calvinism & Dispensationalism?

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August 22, 2013


   Atheist Debate: Caller refers to a debate Steve had with an atheist the night before.

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   Thomas A Kempis: The other day a caller talked about "the Jesus Calling" devotions where it seems like Jesus was talking, & he reminds Steve about Thomas a Kempis who sort've dis the same thing, yet he seemed credible.
The Exclusivity of the Gospel: So God can't overlook ignorance anymore because people they they have to repent in light of the gospels, am I right? [Acts 4:12, Acts 17:30-31]

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   Baptizing in Jesus' Name: Shouldn't we only be baptizing in Jesus' name? [Acts 2:38, Acts 19:5, Matthew 28:18-20]

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   70 AD Judgment: Are all these passages of Scripture talking about the 70 AD judgment also? [Romans 16:20, 1 Peter 10:13, 1 Peter 4:7]
7 Letters to the 7 Churches: What did the 7 churches in Revelation have to do with 70 AD?

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   United Pentecostal Church: The United Pentecostal church seems to believe in Modalism, where there's only God wearing one hat regarding the Trinity, God the Father in the OT, God the Son in the NT, & now the Holy Spirit.

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   Blood on our Hands: Was this directed to only the people during Ezekiel's time or for every Christian, warning people to repent? Ezekiel 3:19-21]
Render all their Evil Back to Babylon: Why would God pay back to Babylon what they did to Jerusalem when God was using them as a judgment against Israel? Jeremiah 51:24, Isaiah 10]

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   Afterlife: What happens after we die? [1 Thessalonians 4:14, Luke 23:43, Revelation 5:8]

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August 23, 2013


   After Their Kind: What is the difinition of "after they kind"? [Genesis 1:21] (Steve had a very long discussion with an atheist/evolutionist who he was going to have a debate with in a few days from the date of the show.)

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   A Great Cloud of Witnesses: Can the "great cloud of witnesses" in Hebrews 12 actually be witnessing what we are doing on earth right now? [Hebrews 12:1]
Saints Praying in Heaven: Is it possible that the people who are in Heaven are praying for us?

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   After their Kind: Caller comments on the call about the discussion of "after their kind" Steve had with the first caller.
Shared a Testimony: Caller shared his testimony.

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   God Failed: Caller thinks God has failed her.

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   Pain & Suffering: Why does God allow pain & suffering? Caller asks the question & then gives his hypothesis as to why, & wants Steve to confirm if he's right. [Genesis 3:22, Luke 17:1, Luke 16:25]

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   God allowing Evil: God allows evil because we are in a very evil world.

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August 26, 2013


   Harlot Being Jerusalem: Is the Harlot Jerusalem & the "Great City" in Revelation 17 talking about Jerusalem & 7 mountains & the beast seems to be talking about Kings. I'm I right on that? [Revelation 17:1-18]
First Resurrection meaning Born Again: So if the first resurrection in Revelation 20 means being regenerated, coming to life in Christ, what if we Fall Away but come back, does that still count as the "first" resurrection? {Revelation 20, Hebrews 6:4-6]

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   Body, Soul & Spirit: Are the "soul" & the "spirit" the same thing? [Genesis 2:7]

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   Body, Soul & Spirit: Caller thinks soul & spirit are distinguished.

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   Church Leaders (Priests & Ministers): When did the priests & pastors start doing the sacrements?

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   Body, Soul & Spirit: Soul means sort've carnal, close to the body, but the spirit is more spiritual, goes back to God. How do the dichotimists deal with this?

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   Woman going Back to former Husband: In light of what it says in 1 Corinthians does a woman who gets a divorce, can she legally & morally go back to her husband without getting remarried? Does she have to get another marriage license? What if the husband is not a believer & doesn't want to get another one? [1 Corinthians 7:10-11]

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   Institutional Church: So should we leave the "institutional church"?

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August 27, 2013


   Ark of the Covenant: Many groups claim to have the Ark of the Covenant, but the caller doesn't thinks that's nonsense because if they did, Israel would have a vested interest in it because they want to build the temple again.
Question for Michael the Buddhist: The caller has a question for Michael the Buddhist, wondering if there's division or unity in Buddhism like you find in Christianity.

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   Michael the Buddhist answering the Question: Michael answers the question about whether Buddhism has division &/or unity like you might find the Christian faith.
Suffering for Eternity: How can there be any real peace for the people in Heaven who know their loved ones or friends are being tortured in hell for eternity?
Purgatory: What does the purgatory doctrine say again?

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   View About Satan being a Fallen Angel: The caller thinks Steve might be right about Satan being evil originally rather a Fallen Angel. [Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28, Revelation 12]
Traditional View of Hell: Caller still sort've leans towards the traditional view, but maybe not, that maybe there wouldn't be so many atheists/agnostics if there wasn't such a horrible view.
Chuck Smith & Calgary Chapel & the radio: Caller really liked Chuck Smith's teachings on the radio, & it made him more open to other views.

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   Tithing: Is tithing still mandated?
Fornication & Marriage: What are the defintions of Fornication & Marriages?
Incestuous Relationships in the Bible: Can't get married to people too closely related to you.

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   Hell & Not knowing the Heart: Caller wanted to talk about the eternal torment view of Hell, citing the Rich Man & Lazarus parable. [Jeremiah 17:9-10, Luke 16:19-31]

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August 28, 2013


   Americanized Christianity: If America is supposed to be a majority of Christianity, why so much violent crime, divorce & so on?

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   Eerdmans' Handbook to the Bible & the Samaritans: Do Samaritans still perform animal sacrifices on Mount Gerizim?

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   Celebrating the Day of Atonement: A Pentecostal Christian caller wants to know what the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is, what does, "bring my best gift to God for the upcoming year" mean, & where does she take it?

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   God Speaking the World into Existence: What language did God speak the world into existence with?

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   The Bride of Christ: Who is the Bride of Christ? There seems to be some confusion because some parts of Scripture say one thing, & then another part says something else. Can Steve help him out? [Revelation 19:7, Ephesians 5:22-33, Revelation 21:9]
The Parable of 10 Virgins: Some people think that "the Bride of Christ" & "the church" are distinctively different, that the Bride is consecrated to Him, ready to go, whereas you have your "wordly" Christians. Is there any truth to that? [Revelation 19:7

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   Elders, Bishops & Overseers: Are Elders & Bishops the same office in the New Testament? [1 timothy , Acts 20:28, Titus 1:5-7]
Paul a Priest: So was Paul a "priest" because he was sacrificing? [Romans 15:16, Romans 12:1-2]
Bishops: It seems like bishops evolved (as a corruption) to become a singular pastor in the church. Is that true? [1 Timothy 2:5]

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   Institutional Churches: Is a pastor supposed to be in "control" of you? [Hebrews 13:17]

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August 29, 2013


   Abraham's Test with Issac: Why did God have Abraham go through with the test of whether he'd sacrifice his son or not since He already knew what he'd do? [Genesis 22:1-19, Genesis 3:8-9, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 18:20-21]

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   Convicted Child Molestor: Boyfriend of caller's sister is a convicted child molestor & wondering if he should be allowed to attend a party, or should she at least inform the parents there of his past?

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   Aramaic Language & Jesus: What language did Jesus speak to His disciples, & how is it related to the Hebrew language? How come they didn't speak in Greek?
Eli, Eli, Lemasabachthani: What language was "Eli, Eli, lemasabachthani", "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" in?
Septuagint: Why would the New Testament writers reference from the Septuagint if it was written in Greek when they didn't speak in Greek?

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   Scavenger Hunt Alternative to Easter Egg Hunt: Caller has an idea if people have a real problem with celebrating Easter, doing something called, The Hunt for the Real Easter, where kids can go on a scavenger hunt looking for tools or stuff related to the resurrection story.

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   Universal Reconciliation: Can Steve please explain a little more about the 3rd view of hell called, Universal Reconciliation?
God Tormenting People Forever: Caller shared a testimony about his friend having more of a favorable attitude towards God once he found out there was more than one view of hell.

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   Women in Leadership Roles: People who support women in leadership roles like Jack Hayford use this passage of Scripture in Galatians that says there is no Jew nor Greek, neither male nor female, & so on. So what do you say? [Galatians 3:28]

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August 30, 2013


   Tattoos: Is getting tattoos acceptable as Christian? [Leviticus 19:28]

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   Hell-Universal Reconciliation: The problem with the idea of universal reconciliation is that people would just want to escape hell & not be sincere, so how would it be possible?
God's Love for Us: Why does God love us so much? [1 john 4:7-8, Deuteronomy 7:7-8]
Hell-Eternal Torment & Annihilationism: Can you please talk about the other 2 views of hell then other than universal reconciliation? (Traditional view of Eternal torment & annihilationism.)

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   Ancient of Days Sitting on Throne: Can you please talk about the Ancient of Days? [Daniel 7]

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   Universal Reconciliation: Caller has never heard the idea about "Universal Reconciliation", that there's a possibility of a second chance to come to God after death & thinks that a verse in Hebrews disavows such an idea. [Hebrews 9:27]

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   "Strange Fire" & John MacArthur: Does Steve know about the upcoming conference that John MacArthur is about to have called, "Strange Fire", talking about Charimatic groups who think the can Speak in Tongues but of which he disagrees.

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   Filled with the Holy Spirit: Caller's sister thinks she can just really physically feel the Holy Spirit all around her.

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   Legalism Producing Righteousness: Caller said he thought he heard that Steve said legalism is the only way we can receive righteousness & if that were the case it takes out the need for the death of Christ.

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