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December 01, 2015


   Dispensationalism & Temples: Dispensationalists believe a 3rd temple will be built again before Christ comes back, but do they think that will be the same one that will be in the millennium?
Ezekiel's Temple: Is the temple that is talked about in Ezekiel 43-48 referring to the church?

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   Jephthah & his vow: How come Jephthah didn't get any rebuke or God being upset for saying he would sacrifice his daughter (or the first thing that came out of the door of the tent)? [Judges 11:30-31]

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   Prosperity & Adversity: A caller calls to ask what a specific verse means, but it turns out he doesn't know where it is, & Steve Gregg couldn't find it since the caller thought it was Ecclesiastes 6, so he calls later in the show & clarifies it. [Ecclesiastes 7:14]

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   Ancient Nations against Israel & Gog & Magog: Is it possible that ancient nations that are mentioned are talking about modern nations? Is it possible that Gog & Magog were not real entities but a personification of this evil world that Satan is going to be loosened in out of his prison? [Revelation 20:7]

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   Sin unto Death: What is this "sin unto death" that John is talking about? [1 John 5:16]

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   Creationism & the Eye's complexity: Caller wanted to comment about the complications of the eye.
"The power of sin is the law": What does the phrase, "the power of sin is the law" mean? [1 Corinthians 15:56]

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   Prosperity & Adversity: A previous caller from the same show calls to clarify the actual verse he was asking about, which was [Ecclesiastes 7:14].

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   David Bednar - Mormonism: Are you familiar with David Bednar?
Mortal & Resurrection bodies: What is the difference between the glorified body, the celestial body & the terrestrial body? [1 Corinthians 15:40-50]

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December 02, 2015


   Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: What if a wife divorces her husband who HASN'T committed adultery? [Matthew 5:32]

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   Mosaic Law: I think we should keep the law of Moses. What do you think?

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   Theomatics: What do you think of the principle/theory of Theomatics?
Peace & be not Troubled: What is John 14:27 talking about? [John 14:27]

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   Modern Nation of Israel: Should I support Israel & leave what they are doing, right or wrong, in God's hand?
Modern Israel: Is Israel there because God worked it out?
Israel Coming back to God: How are we supposed to know when Israel is supposed to be brought together?

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   Luck: What do you think about the "force" of luck?

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December 03, 2015


   1st & 2nd Resurrection: What exactly is this verse about the 2nd resurrection? What was the FIRST resurrection? [Revelation 20:5]
"Souls under the Altar": Is it possible the "souls under the altar" is coming to fruition in Revelation 20:5 & the second resurrection?
Calculating the number of the Beast: So the number of the beast was to be calculated during the time the book of Revelation was written?

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   Scroll & the 7 Seals: Isn't the Scroll & the 7 Seals more talking about the redemptive plan of salvation more than a judgment? [Revelation 5-7]

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   God being a Spirit: Though God the Father is a spirit, does He have some type of spiritual body? [John 4:23-24, Matthew 18:10, Revelation 5:7]

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   Praying: How do you pray for the same person over & over every day w/ out saying the same words every time because there's not many words to choose from, & being concerned, for example, about Jesus' admonition of "vain repetitions"? [Matthew 6:7-13, Luke 11:1-4, Luke 18:1-5]

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   Appointed once to die: It says in the Bible that it appointed for us to die ONCE, so what about all these people who were resurrected? They weren't really dead? [Hebrews 9:27-28]
Experiences from being dead: Did the people who were resurrected such as Lazarus talk about going to heaven (or hell) like people do nowadays?
Near Death Experiences: Do you think people really have had experiences of being in heaven when they come back from a near death or death experience? [Hebrews 9:27-28]

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   Near Death Experiences: Caller wanted to opine on previous call about NDE's also.

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   Jesus ruling from the Throne of David: Is this passage of Scripture in 1 Timothy 6 talking about Jesus more than the Father? [1 Timothy 6:14-16]

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   Dispensationalism & the Secret Rapture: So if the pre-tribulation rapture is true, & if there's an exact 7 years from then, then people would know when Jesus was coming because He said no one knows the day & hour, so how can the secret rapture be true? [Mark 13:32]

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December 04, 2015


   Judgement: White throne judgment, & all these other judgments that Jesus talks about, you say they are all one & the same, but Dispensationalists like to distinguish the White Throne Judgment as separate, because we are supposedly not judged by our works. [1 Peter 1:17, Romans 2:5-11]

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   This day you will be w/ Me in Paradise: What place was Jesus talking about when He told the thief that he would be with Him in Paradise, Heaven? [Luke 23:43]

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   Contradiction in the Bible: In Acts 15 it said that even Gentiles couldn't eat meat sacrificed to idols, but the in Corinthians it says it's nothing to be worry about. Why is that? [Acts 15:20-21, 1 Corinthians 10:27-30]

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   The Course in Miracles: What do you think about, "the Course in Miracles"?
Two Witnesses: Who are the 2 Witnesses of Revelation 11?
Woman of Revelation 11 & 12: Who is the pregnant woman of the last part of Revelation 11 & chapter 12?

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   Fasting: How do you fast in private w/ when some people will obviously know? [Matthew 6:16]

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   The Apostle Paul: Is it true Paul tried to preach in his own prowess at first, just trying to be intellectual, his own knowledge, but wasn't spirit-filled, & came out of Athens sort've deflated, but that in 1 Corinthians 2, he completely changed his approach to how he preached, to preach Jesus & Him crucified only? Is this true? [Acts 17, 1 Corinthians 2:2]
Paul after his conversion: Was Paul in seclusion from preaching after his conversion in Damascus for several years? [Galatians 1:15-24, 2:1]

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   Rabbi, Teacher & Lord: Did the disciples call Jesus "Rabbi" verses "Lord"? When did "Rabbi" or "Teacher" change to "Lord"?

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   Baptism: You said that Baptism wasn't a REQUIREMENT for baptism, but I have some Scripture verses that contradict that: [1 Peter 3:21, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, John 3:5]

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December 07, 2015


   Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: Would I be wrong in offering my own name as a swear word instead of taking the Lord's name in vain like it says not to do in the 3rd Commandment? [Exodus 20:7]

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   Chosen by God: Why should I ask for my husband to be saved if it's not necessarily God's will for him to be saved?

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   Being led Holy Spirit....or not: Caller thought he was being led by the Holy Spirit but in after-thought doesn't think so, & thinks the things he told his dad caused him father to kill the caller's sister & himself.

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   Sermon on the Mount: Was the Sermon on the Mount pre-New Covenant, or does it not come play until the other side of glory (or millennium)? But it's not for us today, is that true? [Matthew 5]

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   Age of the Earth: What is the Age of the Earth? Is it young Earth (6,000 yrs old) or an old earth (millions years old)?

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December 08, 2015


   Children going to heaven: Do children who die before the age of accountability go to heaven or hell?

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   Norman Willis - Nazarene Israel (Hebrew Roots): Have you ever heard of Norman Willis, who believes in the Hebrews Roots Movement?

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   Two Resurrections - Spiritual Resurrection: So you think there's no coherence to the 2 resurrections in Revelation 20? Why did it take 400 years to put the book of Revelation in the canon of Scripture? [Revelation 20]

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   Hebrews Roots & Christians: Just because someone calls themselves a Christian does not mean they are a Christian.
Christmas & Easter: How come you never say celebrating Christmas & Easter is a false religion? [Jeremiah 10:1-5]

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   Satan's Fall from Heaven: Why did Satan & the fallen angels fall from heaven?

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December 09, 2015


   The Gospel of Mark: Have you ever heard the theory that Peter just dictated to Mark what to write, & do you think there's any credibility to that?

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   encouragement about guilt over a murder-suicide: I just wanted to call & encourage the man who had a guilty conscience about a murder-suicide his father committed.
Celebrating Christmas: comments about a previous caller about not celebrating Christmas.

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   Forgiving Oneself: Is it biblical to forgive yourself?

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   Anti-Paul Movement: There seems to be this anti-Paul Pharisee Movement going around saying that we can't believe Paul. What do you think about it?

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   Forgiveness: Should you forgive someone who hasn't repented or asked for forgiveness?

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   Tithing: Isn't it true that even in the Old Covenant they were actually giving more than 10%?

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December 10, 2015


   Election: what is the honest & right view of "election" (chosen)? [Ephesians 1:4]
Jehovah's Witnesses: You had a wonderful lecture on Mormonism, but do you have any lectures on JW's & do you know of false prophecies they specifically made?

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   Paul being removed from the Bible: People actually believe that Paul needs to be removed from the Bible?
The Christmas Story: Do you have any good verses in the OT that illuminate the birth of Christ? [Luke 1 & 2, Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7:14, 9:6, Micah 5:2]

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   Sitting on the right hand of God: Is this literal or symbolic/anthropomorphic of something else, Christ sitting on right hand of God? [1 Peter 3:22, Acts 5:31, Acts 2:33, Hebrews 1:13, Luke 22:69, Hebrews 10:12, 1 Timothy 2:1-15]
Right hand of God: What is the significance of being on the "right hand of God"?

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   Election - Potter power over the Clay: What about the verse that talks about the Potter having power over the clay? [Romans 9:21-23]

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   Law of Double-fulfillment: You as a partial preterist think that most prophecies have been fulfilled, but what about double-fulfillment prophecies?
Satan being bound, Jesus plundering his house: Isn't Satan doing the same thing to the church what Jesus is supposed to be doing to Satan, plundering it, destroying it, creating havoc?

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December 14, 2015


   Dispensationalism - David's throne: Can't Jesus be on the throne of David & be in the throne of God? Are these all anthropomisms? [Revelation 3:21, Revelation 3 & 4]

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   The Anti-Christ: Is it true that the Reformers thought the papacy was the anti-Christ? [Daniel 7, 2 Thessalonians 2, Revelation 13]

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   Age of the Earth & Dinosaurs: How can we harmonize the view of the young earth position & the fact that dinosaurs lived?

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   9 to 5 Job affecting musical gift: I'm wondering what I should do about having a door close on me of being able to expound on my musical gift, & having to get a steady job instead. Should I just go back on tour because the goal was to serve my home community?

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   Pray w/ out ceasing, Rejoicing: It seems to be a little difficult doing all these "dictates" of Christianity 24/7. How are you supposed to function to be able to do these, pray w/ out ceasing, always be rejoicing & so on? [1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Philippians 4:6]

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December 15, 2015


   Withdrawing, Disorder & Traditions: What does it mean to withdraw? what does it mean to behave disorderly? What traditions? [2 Thessalonians 3:6-7]

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   Broken Cross: What do you think of the pope wearing the new form of a broken crucifix? What about wearing a cross upside down? & now they are incorporating the 6 day creation week w/ evolution.

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   JWs, the New Jerusalem & 144,000: I was just wondering if you thought I gave the right rebuttal to some Jehovah's Witnesses about the New Jerusalem [Revelation 21, Revelation 14, Revelation 7]

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   Calvinism - "Neither can they be" (total depravity): How can you refute what Calvinists say that if we are not regenerated you can respond to the gospel? [Romans 8:5-7]

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   Covenants: Do you think that part of pleasing the Lord of walking in obedience is an expression or an oath that you'd abide by the new covenant?

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   Rapture (& Resurrection): Is there any Scripture support for the Rapture? [John 6:39, 40, 44, 54, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 1 Thessalonians 4:14-16]

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December 16, 2015


   David Segal - David Beaudry: A few comments about the passing of a musician by the name of David Segal/Beaudry.
Powers & Principalities & Healthy living: Do we have to obey the government about man-dated vaccines?

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   Marriage, separation, divorce situation: Concerned about not putting my wife's need ahead of mine even though she wants to separate for me.

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   Rap music: What are your thoughts about listening to rap music laced w/ a lot of swear words even though it has an excellent message?

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   Fair warning before death: Will God give us fair warning before we die or before He comes back?

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   Grace in the OT: Was there just as much Grace in the Old Testament as there is in the New Testament? [Romans 4, Psalm 32, John 1]

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   Melchizedek & Tithing: Who is Melchizedek & are we required to tithe?
Women keeping silent in the church: What did Paul mean by keeping silence in the churches? [1 Corinthians 14:34]

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December 17, 2015


   King David & Bathsheba: Did King David actually rape Bathsheba? Do you suppose she knew what she was doing bathing in front of the palace, trying to seduce him?
Paul's struggle in Romans 7: Was Paul's struggle in Romans 7 pre or post conversion? What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? [Romans 7, Ephesians 6]

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   The name of Jehovah: Why the name Jehovah? Where did it from?

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   Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage Situation: If a man marries a 2nd wife, but wants to go back to his 1st wife, can he? [Deuteronomy 24]

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   King David & Bathsheba: followup comments to a previous call about King David & Bathsheba.

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   Bethel Church in Redding, CA: Do you have any insights on Bethel Church?

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   Rap Music: Followup to the Rap music question of the previous day that there are good rap artists out there.

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   Being Tortured in Hell: Where do we get that idea that demons torture people in Hell?
The Unforgiving Servant Parable: What about the parable about the unforgiving servant sort've being tortured? [Matthew 18:21-35]

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December 18, 2015


   The Quran/Koran: Who wrote the Quran?
the Koran's teachings & ISIL's behaviour: How does the Quran teachings affect the radicalness of ISIL?
Beheading of Christians: What about the beheading of Christians?

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   Moses & Mount Sinai "Lest they break through", God told Moses to go warn the people below less they break through. Breakthrough to where? the mountain to see God? [Exodus 19:21]

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   Lucifer & the 1/3 of the Angels falling: Did Satan's Fall happen before Adam & Eve were created? [Revelation 12:4, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28]

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   KJV only Advocates: KJV advocates say that if people read the King James Version of the Bible, & struggles to understand it, it means they are not saved because "My sheep hear my voice" & understand it.
Most loved verse of the Bible misunderstood: God only loves those who love Him, & we shouldn't preach the gospel of love to unbelievers. [John 3:16]

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   Witnessing to Unbelievers: If you were going out door-knocking to preach the gospel, how would you do it? [Matthew 28:19-20]

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   "Their" verses "her" in Translations of the Bible: Why do the modern translations of the Bible change the word "her", talking about Mary, to "their"? [Luke 2:22, Leviticus 12:1-8]

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December 21, 2015


   Calculation problems w/ Noah's Ark: It just seems like an impossibility all the logistics involving all the animals in Noah's ark. How would it be possible? All the food, all the clean up. [Genesis 6]

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   The Labyrinth: What is the spiritual significance of walking a labyrinth? Can it make you closer to God?

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   Martin Luther: What do you think about Martin Luther, especially still be called a heretic in the Catholic church.

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   Mental Illness & Demon-possession: People who are diagnosed w/ Mental Illness, could they actually be demon-possessed? Even Christian counselors seem to ignore the idea.

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   Stories in the Bible being Mythology: Going through the Book of Genesis, it just sometimes seem like it's mythology happening.

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   Living longer before the Flood: Why did people before the Flood live so much longer? Do you think they are literal years?
The Labyrinth: Comments about the Question she heard about the Labyrinth.

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   The Word being Jesus: What does it mean that Jesus was "The Word" before He came down here to earth? [John 1]

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December 22, 2015


   The Shepherd of Hermas: How much credence do you think we should give "The Shepherd of Hermas"?

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   Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage Situation: I've called before re: this situation, but i'm wondering the coldness i'm having w/ my wife for the last 6 months.

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   The Word becoming Flesh: Michael the Buddhist wants to know about "Logos", the Word, Jesus, becoming Flesh. [John 1]

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   Rap Music: Caller doesn't like Rap Music at all, that there's nothing good about it whatsoever! That it's demons. That rap Christian music is an oxymoron.

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   Demon-possession - Mental Illness: Caller is amazed about how Steve's answer to a question about mental illness or demon-possession completely described him.

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   Jesus, the Temptation & the Devil: Was the Devil lying to Jesus when he was trying to tempt Jesus?
Progressive Revelation: Do you believe in Progressive Revelation?

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   Serpent-Seed Doctrine: Serpent-Seed doctrine, what are your insights about it?

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   Bible contradicting itself: Does the Bible Contradict itself?
For example, 70 persons: [Deuteronomy 10:22, Acts 7:14]

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December 23, 2015


   Flat Earth: Is the Earth flat? Can the roundness of the earth be demonstrated by the Bible?

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   "Sing old childless woman": In Isaiah 54:1, what does it mean, "old childless woman"? [Isaiah 54:1, Galatians 4:21-27]

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   Bema seat judgment: When is the timing of the "Bema Seat" judgment, & is it the general judgment? Are there 2 different judgments? [1 Corinthians 3:1-0-15, 2 Corinthians 5:10]

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   "Glory Chanted by the mouth of Babes & Infants": I am stumped by the mouth of babes chanting glory. [Psalm 8:2]
"You are gods, sons of the Most High": Who is God speaking to when He said, "you are gods, sons of the Most High"? [Psalm 82]

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   Flat Earth: Followup about Christians who believe in the flat earth, & the earth is the center of the universe & KJV only believers.

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   Rap Music: Not all Rap Music is bad, according to the caller.
"...Make Man in OUR Image": Who is the "our" when God said, "Let us make man in our image"? [Genesis 1:26-27]

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December 28, 2015


   Soul - Spirit: Is the soul or spirit a separate entity from our body? [2 Corinthians 4, 2 Corinthians 5, Philippians 1:21-23, 2 Corinthians 12, Luke 24:39]
Being Superstitious: What if people just say that people were superstitious back then? Is there any extra biblical or experiential evidence that we have soul/spirit?

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   General Questions about the Narrow Path Ministry: Questions about how to donate, is it okay to pay his tithe to his ministry, & how thankful he is for Steve's ministry.

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   Animals sinning: Animals don't sin, do they?

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   Jews building a Tabernacle: How come the Jews, since they don't believe in Jesus, can't just build a tabernacle so they can start the sacrificial system again?

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   Reading the Bible: What is the best way to read the Bible?

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   Thorn in the flesh: What is the "thorn in the flesh" that Paul had? Was it possibly guilt or emotional baggage? [2 Corinthians 12:6-8]

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December 29, 2015


   Thorn in the flesh (followup): What is the "thorn in the flesh" that Paul had? Was it possibly guilt or emotional baggage? [2 Corinthians 12:6-8, Numbers 33:55]

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   Christ's Birth & being a Nazarene: I was doing some research on Christ's birth, & there's Scripture that points out fulfillment of OT Scripture such as the Virgin birth, being called out of Egypt, but it also talks about Him being called a Nazarene, but there's no OT prophet predicting Him being a Nazarene. [Matthew 1:22-23, 2:15]

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   Husband's faith: Wife is concerned about her husband's lack of faith, he being told that God is like a horse & can come believe anything about God that he wants. But someone said that a wife can't instruct or talk about Bible things w/ her husband, so she's afraid of talking to him. [1 Peter 3:1]

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   Righteousness: "I will have mercy & not sacrifice". What does this mean? [Matthew 9:13 & 12:7, Hosea 6:6]

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   Elephant analogy: These "blind" people can move around to different parts of the elephant & if the elephant had a voice, he could speak, but God HAS spoken!

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   Origins of the Baptist Church: The Baptist denomination existed before there were any Protestants, is that true?

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   Destroying the works of Satan: If Jesus defeated Satan at the cross, why does Satan still seem so powerful? [1 John 3:8]

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December 30, 2015


   Prayer Request: Bad things are happening in India, & requesting prayer that Christians will be able to continue to share the gospel.

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   Struggling w/ ones faith & examining it: People tend to struggle w/ their faith this time of year. 2 Corinthians 13:3-5

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   Intertestamental Period (silent years) between the OT & NT: Can you please explain the "silent years" between the OT & NT?

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   The Ark of the Covenant: Is the Ark that is mentioned in Revelation 11 the same Ark of the Covenant? Do you believe the Ark of the Covenant is still in existence? [Revelation 11:19]
24 Elders: Who do you think the 24 Elders are? [Revelation 11:16]

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   Circumcision: Is there any value to Circumcision or does it please God outside of the Old Covenant? [Galatians 5:2]

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   Residence of Mary, Joseph & Jesus after His Birth: How long did Joseph & Mary live in Bethlehem after Jesus' birth?

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   State of the Dead: What is the truth about whether we immediately go to the presence of the Lord after we die, or being in the Eternal State in the New Jerusalem?
Awareness after Death: Can the dead hear or see what's happening here on earth?

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   Cremation: Do you think there's a problem being cremated?

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December 31, 2015


   Reconciling Scripture [Matthew 6:33, 1 Corinthians 4:11]: How do we reconcile Jesus saying He'll provide everything we need, but then Paul saying we might go hungry & be beaten & so on? [Matthew 6:33, 1 Corinthians 4:11]
Reconciling Scripture - Meat Sacrificed to Idols: In Revelation it seems to be a big deal about eating meat sacrificed to idols, but not a very big deal to Paul. How do you reconcile those 2 things? [Revelation 2:14, 1 Corinthians 8:9-13, Revelaion 17:1, Revelation 1:20].

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