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| Generational Curse or Not: There seems to be quite a contradiction when it says in the book of Numbers that children will suffer for 3 or 4 generations, but then there's a verse that says the children are not responsible for the sins of their father. Can you help me out? [Number 14:18-19, Ezekiel 18:20, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7] Generational Curses: Does the Bible ever talk about generational curses? [Exodus 20:5-6, Deuteronomy 23:8] Canaan Cursed because of Ham: Why did Canaan get cursed when it was Ham was the one that sinned? [Genesis 9:24-25] |
| Textus Receptus & the KJV Bible: Caller was finding some minor contradictions of different versions of the BIble & was wondering where the textus receptus came from, & he had a friend that said the KJV was the only correct Bible Translation. |
| Helping a Transitioning Jehovah's Witness: Caller was reminding Steve to give a transitioning Jehovah's Witness his contact information so could lead him to a church that has similar teachings to what Steve Gregg believed. |
| Generational Curses: Caller wanted to say that generational curses were really becoming a thing, that people had to repent for ancestors' past sins, & she hates it. False Prophets: Caller is concerned about False Prophets becoming rampant in the church. |
| Codex Vaticanus (Alexandrian Text): Caller wanted to chime in & talk about the older manuscripts of the Bible called Codex Vaticanus. |
| Book Announcement: Steve Gregg makes an announcement about his books that were just coming out at the time. |
| "The Word" Was God: Can you please interpret John 1:1? Is it "a" god or the God? [John 1:1] |
| God Choosing us before the Foundation of the World: Caller was wondering what it meant that God chose us before the foundation of the world? [Ephesians 1:4] Predestined to be Adopted by God: So you don't think God just chose come people to be saved before the ofundation of the world? Esau & Jacob: Can you explain how God chose Jacob over Esau? [Romans 9:11, Genesis 25] |
| 3 Views of Hell: Steve Gregg makes the announcement that his book, "3 Views of Hell" came out that day of the show. |
| 144,000 Can you explain what is going on with the 144,000 in Revelation 14? [Revelation 14:1-5] Dating of the Book of Revelation: What is the date of book Revelation? When was it written? |
| Protestants Switching to Catholics: Isn't it sad that so many Protestants are switching over to Catholicism? Believing in the Mary, Mother Of Jesus: Caller's friend thinks that there's a major significance to the mother of Jesus, Mary. When they start to believe that kind of thing? |
| Moral Argument for the Existence of God: Can you please talk about the objective morals argument for God? |
| Salvation after Committing Suicide: Is it possible that people who commit suicide will be in heaven if they were Christians? Catholics & Suicide: Don't Catholics think that committing suicide is the unpardonable sin? |
| Self-Dialogue or Talking to God: How do we know that we are actually commincating with God or just having self-dialogue with ourselves since we rarely hear from Him? [1 Thessalonians 5:1, Romans 12:12] |
| Ryrie Study Bible: What do you think about the Ryrie Study Bible? Lordship Salvation: Steve points out that the one main thing he disagrees with Ryrie on is that he doesn't believe in "Lordship Salvation" & talks a little bit about that. |
| Islam, Judaism, Christianity & Homosexuality: How come Christians accept Homosexuals in leadership positions, but you'll never find that in Judaism or Islam? |
| God Hating Divorce: Why does God hate divorce? |
| Falling Short & Feeling Condemned: It's hard sometimes to not feel condemned after falling short. Jesus Wept At Lazarus' Tomb: Why did Jesus weep at the tomb of Lazarus? [John 11:35] Teaser to the Book on 3 Views of Hell: Can you please give a teaser on your book about Hell that you just released? |
| Steve's Testimony: Caller is interested in knowing where he can hear Steve's testimony. (you can now find Steve's testimony on YouTube) God Speaking to Steve: How does God speak to Steve on a daily basis? |
| Partial Preterism, Preterism; Full Preterism, Hyper-Preterism: Caller thinks the terms for Preteristism should be changed, calling Partial Preterism just plain Preterism, & Full Preterism, Hyper-Preterism. Making Christianity Attractive: How can we make Christianity more attractive to people? |
| Partial Preterism Falling like a Stack of Cards: How would Partial Preterism be affected if it was proven that the Book of Revelation was written after 70 AD, such as 95 AD, which is the date most people believe? |
| Inner Peace & Fulfillment: Michael the Buddhist wanted to talk about having inner peace & fulfillment & a discussion ensues about the contrasts between Buddhism & Christianity. |
| Job's Suffering verses Peace: We need to tell Michael the Buddhist about suffering, not peace. Or what about the things the people in Hebrews 11 suffered instead about obtaining peace at the moment? [Job, Hebrews 11] |
| David being Conceived in Sin: Was David conceived out of wedlock? Or was he just talking about the sin nature? [Psalms 51:5] |
| Peace without Understanding: We can only get real peace from Jesus, the caller wants to point out. [Philippians 4:7] |
| Israelites being in Slavery: Why would God let the Israelites be in slavery for 400 years? Jesus Coming Imminently: Does Steve think Jesus is coming very, very soon? |
| Annihilation of the Wicked in Hell: What does Steve think about the idea of "Conditional Immortality" (Annihilationism), about hell where the wicked are just burned up & not tortured forever & ever as the traditional view says? |
| Throwing Away the Strange Gods: Is this talking about gods that the Israelites actually had in their possession or is it talking about conquering strange gods in the future? [Joshua 24:23] |
| No Works in the Night: What did Jesus mean by He wouldn't be able to work in the night? [John 9:4] |
| Not All God's Children: Caller was wondering if we are ALL God's children or not even if we are not believers? Does God love everyone, even non-believers? [John 8, 1 John , John 3:16] God Loving Everybody: But does God love everybody, even sinners? [John 3:16] |
| Cearsar's Messiah: Have you ever heard of "Caesar's Messiah"? |
| Church Fathers: Who are we calling the "Church Fathers"? |
| Billy Graham & Steve Gregg: Caller is interested to know if Steve has ever been associated with Billy Graham, did he ever attend one of his crusades, & does he agree with his teachings & the way he evangelized? |
| No Acts to Become Righteous: Do people become righteous without acting? [Romans 5:12-21] (Caller's audio is VERY poor.) |
| Women in Leadership: What do you think about women in leadership positions in the church? Women Silent in the Church: What does Paul mean that women should remain silent in the church? [1 Corinthians 14:34-35] |
| 12 Step, AA Programs: Would Steve recommend 12 Step, double AA programs? |
| Supporting 12 Steps Programs: Caller is thinks 12 step, AA Recovery meetings are a very good thing. The Baha'i Faith: Caller thinks all the faiths in the world are the same, including the Baha'i Faith. Doesn't Steve agree? |
| Catholic Church & The Protestant Church Agreeing: Not all religions agree with each other, the previous caller said, unlike what the previous caller was saying. |
| Having a Kind Heart: Michael the Buddhist thinks that having a good heart is the important thing. Dharma: Steve turned the tables around & asked Michael if the Dharma was a person who could respond back to him. |
| Born Again in the Spirit: Caller wanted to point out that it's really possible to be truly born again (sort've commenting to a previous call to michael the Buddhist). |
| Putting People Above Someone Else: We shouldn't put each other above another person. (can't understand the call.) |
| Eliajah Coming Before Jesus' Second Coming: I was reading a commentary by Zalbert Barnes who says that Elijah is going to come yet again Great & Terrible day of the Secoming of Christ even though he was John the Baptist during Jesus' first Advent. What do you think? [Malachi 4:1-6] |
| Future showing of the Spirit of Elijah: In light of previous call, the caller still maintains there will be a future Eliajah the Prophet, besides the John the Baptist, & want to know what Steve thinks of a passage in Matthew. [Matthew 17:11-13] "You Shall See Me No More": Caller is wondering how Steve interpret's the last 3 verses of Matthew when Jesus weeps for Jerusalem in the light of his Partial Preterist paradigm? [Matthew 23:37-39] |
| "No other Sign shall be Given You": What signs were people still looking for since Jesus had already done so many signs & wonders when He said they won't see any more signs? [Matthew 16:4] |
| John the Baptist Elijah or Not: Jesus said that John the Baptist was the spirit of Elijah that has come, but John the Baptist says he was not Elijah. Why the contradiction? [John 1:19-28, Matthew 17:11-13] God or Satan Incited David to Number the People: Did God or Satan incite David to number the people? [2 Samuel 24:1, 2 Chronicles 21:17] |
| God Creating Good & Evil: Can you talk about God creating both good & evil? [Isaiah 45:7] Teaching from the KJV: Is teaching out of the King James Version of the Bible okay? |
| Paul's Labor in Vain: In 1 Corinthians Paul was saying his work wouldn't be in vain, but in Galations he was worried that his labor might be in vain. Why? [1 Corinthians 15:58, Galatians 4:11] |
| Understanding the Woman in Revelation: Can you tell me who the woman in Revelation 6 is referrring to? When does Jesus get taken up to the throne in this Vision? You don't think we are still fighting with priniciplaties & powers? [Revelation 12:1-6, Ephesian 6:12] |
| 3 Views of Hell & God's Character in Question: Caller wants to know which view of hell might be right in light of God's character. People going to Hell: Who's going to hell? |
| Planting a Money Seed for More Money: What about these prosperity preachers asking people to send a seed of $1,000 or $200 to get blessed even more? |
| Believers Concerned About Sin: Why do Christians worry about sin after they are saved? Aren't we redeemed by the blood? [1 John 1:8] (audio of caller is poor.) |
| Saved by Grace: Caller is trying to clarify what the previous caller by being concerned about sin all the time. |
| The 3 Views of Hell: No matter what the view of hell is, there is only one correct view, right? Steve Debating about Hell: Would Steve ever consider debating somebody about the views of hell? |
| Healing in the Atonement: Is Healing promised in the Atonement because everyone was healed in the Bible? |
| Trinity Always Existed: Has the Trinity always existed even before the Bible? Jesus' Form before His Incarnation: What type of form was Jesus in before His incarnation? [John 1:1-5] |
| Cause of the 10 Lepers: Is there any clue if the 10 Lepers in the Bible that Jesus healed was a result of God striking them down with it in the first place? [Luke 17:11-14] Lepers going to High Priest: Why did Jesus have them go to the High Priest after He healed them? |
| Jesus the Only Way: Michael the Buddhist has a hard time grasping that Jesus in the only way to the truth. |
| Suicide being Selfish: Caller thinks Steve saying committing suicide is selfish is wrong. |
| Super Typhoon Haiyan/Super Typhoon Yolanda: An Atheist caller is wondering how God would allow something like the typhoon that hit the Philippines & killed over 8,000 people happen? |
| Lutheran & Catholic Church: Calls asks is there a difference between the Bible that the Lutherans use or the Catholic Church uses? |
| God's attitude Towards the Repentant & Unrepentant: What is God's attitude to a person who is not saved, & what is His attitude to a saved person? |
| Everyone a Missionary: Should everyone go out on the Mission Field? If not, who should? |
| The 7 Sacraments Getting Started: How did the churches in Europe start virtually the same way, such as the 7 Sacraments? Apostolic Succession: Do we have any idea if there was any apostolic succession or where it ends? |
| Experiences from God Even Though not A True Follower: How do we know we are having experiences from God when there are so many people think they do but are so wrong, like the Mormon & the burning in their bosom, or the Hindu? God only manifesting Himself to Some: Why does God only choose to talk to some? Doubting God: Caller admits he's doubting the Word of God & shares experiences he might be experiencing. |
| Relying on Feelings to Follow God: I think it was great that my call came after the previous one because it's sort've about the same thing, that you can't rely on your feelings to follow God. I was reading about a pastor who committed suicide & think that even though I disagree with most of "Strange Fire" by John MacArthur, that the spiritual gifts are not for today's church, that he made a few good points in his book. |
| Finding God in Biology You can truly find God even in Biology class, proving a Creator created it. |
| Charismatic Movement: Is John MacArthur right that the Gifts of the Spirit have ceased? |
| God's Foreknowledge & Sovereignty & Molinism: Can you tell me anything about Molinism, especially as it relates to Arminianism? |
| Little Horn: What can you tell me about the little horn in Daniel 7, & when that power started? [Daniel 7:8, Revelation 13] Day-for-a-Year Principle in Prophecy (Historicism): What about the Historicist's position of a day-for-a-year principle in Prophecy? |
| Satan a Fallen Angel: When trying to tell my brother about something you said about Satan not being a Fallen Angel, he told me about Revelation 12, but when I looked at that, it seems to be still be something happened in the future. What do you say? [Revelation 12:4] Satan being a Fallen Angel Origins: When did the idea that Satan being a Fallen Angel start? |
| Elijah Being Taken Away: Why did God take Elijah the way He did? |
| "Strange Fire" Book by John MacArthur: Would Steve be interested in a book called, "Strange Fire" by John MacArthur that's talking about speaking in tongues & other things that MacArthur criticizes about Spiritual Gifts? |
| Jesus called Immanuel: How come God is never called, Immanuel? [Isiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23] |
| Young Soldier Dying not Knowing the Lord: What's going to happen to a young soldier who died out in the battlefield but wasn't a believer? |
| The Old & New Covenant: Could Steve explain the progression of the New Covenant from Old Covenant, especially the Sabbath & so on? [Galatians 4, Romans 14, Colossians 2] Paul Following Rituals Why did Paul participate in the Jewish customs after he knew he was free from that law? [1 Corinthians 9:19-21] |
| Explaining Buddhism: Michael the Buddhist calls & tries to explain the differences between Buddhism & Christianity. (A long discussion ensues.) |
| Ceremonial Sabbath & the "Moral" Sabbath: Isn't there a difference between the moral Sabbath of the 10 commandments verses the ceremonial sabbaths, especially since it wasn't by God's own finger? [Colossians 2:14-17, Romans 14:5-6, Galatians 4:8-11] |
| Requesting Prayer & Wants Counsel: A lady is concerned about some bad activity. |
| God's Timing of Mary's Pregnancy: Why did God choose to have Mary pregnant during her betrothal to her husband Joseph? [Luke 1, Luke 2] |
| NIV Translation: Can Steve please explain why he doesn't like a "dynamic equivelant" translation of the Bible such as the NIV? People Discerning that you are Christian: Have you ever had people just walk up to you not knowing for sure you are a Christian & ask if you are a Christian? |
| Women Silent in the Church: What does Paul mean about women being silent in the church? [1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 14] Paul's Culture: Could it just have been that way, women keeping silent, because of the culture Paul was in? Heading Coverings: Why did women have to cover their heads because of angels? [1 Corinthians 11:10] |
| Every Thought in Captivity: Can you talk about 2 Corinthians 10 because I heard you saying something about it the other day? You said something about it different than I was expecting. [2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Romans 12:1-2] |
| Steve Reads an Appreciation E-mail: Steve decides to read an appreciation letter/e-mail he had just received. [Philippians 1:3-5] |
| Circumcision of the Heart: Can Steve talk about the "circumcion of the heart"? [Romans 2:25-29] |