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Judging an Angry Christian: The verse that says, "You will know them by their fruits", when someone SAYS they are a Christian but is very angry & swears, how does one know if they are or not? [Matthew 7:15-20] |
The Rich Person in James: Who is the rich person? Who is he addressing & how serious is he being? [James 5:1-6] |
"Know we no man after the Flesh": When it says, “according to the fleshâ€, is that talking about their flesh or ours? [2 Corinthians 5:15-21] "We are Ambassadors for Christ": And a related question, is Paul saying they as apostles are "ambassadors" or we all as Christians are ambassadors? [2 Corinthians 5:20] "Reconciling the World": What about "reconciling the world"? Is this talking about the people of the world or the whole world itself? [2 Corinthians 5:19] |
Dealing with the Messianic Movement: The Messianic Movement people seem to contiune to hold to thevalue of the Torah, that you have to use God's correct name. Can you comment on how to combat them? [Matthew 5:17-19, Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrew 8:10] |
God Killing Certain Groups in the OT: Why did God choose to kill certain groups of people in the Old Testament? Tattoos a Sin: Do you believe tattoos are a sin? |
The Morning Star: How can the term "morning star" refer to both to Jesus & the Devil? [Revelation 2:28, Revelation 22:16, Isaiah 14:12] |
Laying on Hands to Receive the Holy Spirit: Laying on of hands for the Holy Spirit, why doesn’t the church practice this? [Acts 8:9-24, Hebrews 6:1-3] |
Mandela effect: Caller would like Steve's thoughts on the "Mandela effect" (invented memories). [Isaiah 11:6, which you will hear addressed in later calls about this "phenomenon"] |
Paul & Jesus' Teachings Different: Did Paul & Jesus teach different things? Was Paul not who he said he was?
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Mandela Effect: Caller has chimed in about the "Mandela Effect" as a result of a previous call. [Isaiah 11;6] |
Mandela Effect: Another caller chimes in with similar comment about the Mandela Effect from previous call.
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Easter, a Pagan Institution adopted by Christianity: Caller is wondering how Easter became a Christian thing when it only has pagan origins. [Acts 12:4] |
Original Sin-Sin Nature: Caller wants to know about Calvinism, Marcionite, semi-Pelagian, Augustinian & how it call relates to original sin & the sin nature. |
Atonement-Christus Victor & Penanl Substitution: Caller wanted Steve to please explain the difference between Christus Victor & the Penal Substitution involving the atonement. (He doesn't have much time to answer the question however.) |
JWs twisting a Verse in Psalms & how to refute them: Caller would like help in refuting a verse Jehovah's Witnesses yse to prove the Trinity is not biblical. [Psalm 110:1] |
Goodness of God Leading to Repentance: the goodness of God leads to repentance, how is that better than using the 10 commandments for conviction of sin? [Romans 2:4] |
Praying to God Continuously: Are we supposed to tell Him all about how we feel about our problems? How should I pray? Is the Lord's Prayer just a pattern to use? |
3 Men who Visited Abraham: Who were the 3 men who came to visit Abraham? [Genesis 18] Adam & Eve's Eternal Destination: Were Adam & Eve saved? |
Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Caller would like to know about speaking in tongues, & do we all have the same amount of the Holy Spirit? |
Tribes of Israel: What tribes disappeared & does Steve know which ones were they? Identity of Jewish Children: Is it the father or mother that identifies their children as Jewish? Various Questions about Jews of the Bible: Caller concludes his conversation by asking about Jewish Patriarchs & their children. |
Jesus the Creator: Is Jesus the actual Creator? The Muslims have a problem if you tell them that. [John 1:1, Genesis 1] |
Accused of Being Anti-Semitic Is there a link between this verse in Matthew 24 & this verse 1 Peter 2 regarding the kingdom of God? By believing certain stuff you are then falsely accused of being anti-Semitic. [Matthew 21:43, 1 Peter 2:9] 1 Peter Epistle's Audience: Was 1 Peter written to just the jews or Chrisians in general? Falsely Accused of Racism: Steve Gregg & caller makes some good points of false accusations just because you believe certain stuff, being racist, homophobic & so on. |
Hallowed Be Thy Name: is saying, "Hallowed be Thy name", a form of praise?
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Far Left, Far Right: Caller is concerned about the Christians worrying about being too far Liberal left or too far Conservative right labels & political systems. |
Dispensationalism & Prosperity Doctrine: Are Dispensationalism & the Prosperity doctrine in any way connected to or responsible for the other? |
Animal Sacrifice & Zionism: Messianic Jews, final sacrifice, the time between the 69th & 70th week of Daniel, & caller thinks Zionism is a very dangerous idea: |
Antinatalism (No Procreation): Should parents have children if they can't guarantee that they won't suffer? Children Going to Hell: What if you run the risk of children burning for eternity in hell? God Irresponsible: Does it possibly make God irresponsible by letting children being born who are going to burn in hell for eternity? |
3 Days & 3 Nights: Caller points out that there seems to be conflict in number of days during the death of Jesus...not 3 literal days. "Sin in His Members": Paul’s comment about his sin, sin in his members, is this talking about his pre-Christian life or his current Christian struggle? [Romams 7:23, Galatians 5:16-17] |
Hermeneutics: You have to study the hermeneutics of proper Bible Study, learning to properly interpret & not completely rely on your favorite scholar or Bible teaching alone because a favorite teacher can be wrong, is what this caller believes. |
Present with the Lord: Resurrection of bodies on the last day, spirit’s resurrection? [James 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5, Philippians 1:21-23] |
Land Promises to Abraham: Promises to Abraham about the land, were those promises fulfilled? partial preterism influences/view. [Gemesis 15] |
Power to Become Sons of God: "...to them gave He power to become the sons of God..." is that now or later? [john 1:12]
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Microchip & Mark of the Beast: Caller is concerned about having to get a microchip to be able to buy & sell, & is it the Mark of the Beast? |
Strong Delusion: Can Steve talk about God sending strong delusions, truth & rationality [2 Thessalonians 2:10=11] |
Curse for Trying to Obey the Law: So are people under a curse if they try to obey the law instead of trust in Christ? [Galatians 3:10, Galatians 5:2] Royal Law of Love: What about the "royal law of Love", is that superior or the same as the law of the of the old law? [1 John 3] |
Putting on the Full Armor of God, combating Demonic Activity: Caller is concerned about having the full armor of God, fighting emonic or supernatural influences in her home, feeling very afraid. [Ephesians 6:14-17] (same caller as 2nd of same show.) |
Walking in the Spirit: Can you explain how to walk in the Spirit? |
Prayer, Supplication & Thanksgiving: Are prayer & supplication, witg thanksgiving, so are prayer & supplication 2 different things? [Philippians 4:6] |
God Allowing Evil: If God allows evil, doesn't that make God not God? |
Agape Love: Loving each other with christian brother/agape love [1 John 3:10-12] Love to Believers & Unbelievers: Are we supposed to love unblievers just as much as we are supposed to love the believer? [John 13:34, Galatians 6:10] |
Jesus' Disciples Baptizing: What were the disciples baptizing for since Jesus hadn't died & rose again yet? The same as John the Baptist's baptism about Repentance? [John 4:1-2, Acts 19] |
Purpose of God's Wrath: What is the purpose of God's wrath? Is it to satisfy His righteous requirements or is it just leaving man to his own devices? [Romans 1, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, Ezekiel 33:11] Punishment Despite God Letting People Go: Is there still a judgement & punishment for the people God had already let go with reprobate minds? [Romans 1] Hell, Weeping & Gnashing of Teeth & Annihilationism: Don't annihilationists believe that they are just going to be burned up & no more punishment? |
Steve's Comic Books: Can your comic books be used for Bible study? Little "gods": Can you tell me who the little “g†gods were with no capitalization? |
The Cretians: Greek culture & influences referred to in the Bible, culture vs race, discussion about Titus & the Cretians (Cretans). [Titus 1:12-13] |
No Condemnation by not indulging in the Flesh: Tbere is o condemnation, so does that mean just not indulging in the flesh & living by the Spirit? Some think that just as long as you say you are a Christian, you have a license to sin, & there's no condemnation. What do you think? [Romans 8:1] |
Mark of the Beast being a Sabbath Issue: Caller thinks that the Mark of the Beast is going to be an issue of worship, whether you worship on Saturay, the Sabbath, or on Sunday or not.
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Speaking in Tongues or Love: Speaking in tongues is the only real evidence that you are filled w/ the Holy Spirit, according to the listener's friend. What does Steve think about this? [1 Corinthians 13:1] |
Gjving Samuel to the Priests in the Sanctuary: Caller thinks children being given to priests in the Bible seems pretty offensive to her, worried about sexual abuse like has happened in the Catholic Church. [1 Samuel 1, 1 Samuel 2, Matthew 10:37] |
Tithing to Melchizedek: So does that mean the pastor is greater than the person giving the tithe? [Hebrews 7:4]
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Roles of the 3 Person Godhead: Can Steve please talk about the different roles of the 3 Persons in the Godhead, is it okay to be worshipping the Holy Spirit? |
Keeping the Law: God told us to keep the law, so Jesus never said NOT to keep the law, that He was speaking the Doctrine of His Father, which taught the law, so we have to keep it. |
Home Church: What do you do if you have disagreements? [2 Peter 1:12, 2 Timothy 2:1, |
Adam with Eve during the Fall: Was Adam with Eve when she took the forbidden fruit? |
Source Criticism: Caller would like Steve to talk about "source criticism" for the synoptic gospels & wondering if he believes it's true or not & what evidence do we have? |
Role of the Holy Spirit: What is the role of the Holy Spirit if only the catholic priests can interpret scripture correctly? [1 John 2:27] |
Jesus Equal with God & Broke the Sabbath: Jesus broke the Sabbath & claimed He was equal with God, but is there any ambiguity of what it is saying? [John 5:15-18] |
Home Church: Who's interpreting the Bible in a home church setting, & caller thinks steve is using circular reasoning. He also answers a question a caller asked this caller on the previous show specifically for him, about what is the role of Holy Ghost. (Lengthy Discussion; kept seeming like it was going to end, but then continued.) |
Tithe Being Edible: the exchange involving tithe always seemed to be of something that was edible. Is that true? Convicting the World of Sin: How will He "convict the world of sin"? [John 16:7-11] |
Think not that i came to Destroy: Jesus did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill, but that still doesn't make the law obsolete, does it?, the caller would like to know. [Matthew 5:17-19, Jeremiah 31:31] (A very lengthy debate about still needing to keep the law.) |
Couple Hating each other: How can God possibly expect you to stay together if you don't love each other anymore? |
Marriage a Lifelong committment: A lifelong committment is what marriage is about, & divorces are just like fast-food express, getitng one anytime they want nowadays, Michael the Buddhist want to chime in regarding the first call. |
New Names on Other side of Glory: Will it be our current names or new names when we are on the other side of glory? Name Blotted Out of Book of Life: Is it true everyone's name is in the book of life & is simultaneously blotted out if we don't accept Christ? |
Hell-Universal restoration: Caller believes in the 2nd chance doctrine once they are in hell, & so what is hell & who goes there & how long is it going to last? (Steve's answer cuts out a lot, like not a good internet connection.) |
Widow's Mite & John NacArthur: John MacArthur thinks the interpretation of the Widow's Mite story is wrong....that she should've given all of her money, that Jesus wasn't commending her but admonishing her. [Mark 12:41-44, Luke 21:1-4] John MacArthur's & Reckless Teachers: Caller says that MacArthur thinks there's a lot of reckless Bible teachers out there. (again, audio cuts out a lot.) |
Matt Chandler Have ever heard of Matt Chandler? Would you agree that God is for His own glory & ours life is to glorify Him? |
The (Secret) Rapture: I'm curious about the (secret) Rapture. Are we gone during the Tribulation? I hardly ever hear about it. |
Waiting & Waiting in a very Difficult Marriage: Caller is wondering not sure what he should do in his bad marriage as he's been waiting for a very long time. Should he get a divorce or not? Get officially separated? Not get divorced at all? |
Divorced Pastor Starting a New Church: Divorced man started a church after an affair with a woman, but not having much to say about his adultery, but should the caller continue going even though he is sort've living in sin? |
Jews Rebellion Opening the Door for Gentiles: How did the Jews' rebellion open the door for the salvation of Gentiles to come in? [Romans 11:13-15]
Cancer Prayer Request: Requests prayer for cancer. |
Be as though you have no Wife: Caller is wondering what Paul meant by "...that both they that have wives be as though they had none"? [1 Corinthian 7:29] |
Freemasonry: What can you tell me about Freemasonry? |
Double Fulfillment for Dispensationalists: Dispensationalists rely heavily on double fulfillment. Can Steve comment on that? |
Law of the Spirit of Life: What does the "law of the Spirit of life" mean? Are there any synomyms to that phrase, like law of liberty? [Romans 8:2] |
Law of Liberty & Law of Spirit of Life: Is the law of liberty that is mentioned in James similar what is said in Romans 8 about the law of the Spirit of life? [Romans 8:2, James 1:25] (followup to the previous show, last Q) |
Christian Zionists believing in 2 Covenants: Christian Zionists believe in 2 covenants? Isn't doing the animal sacrifices again a slap in the face of Jesus' sacrifice? |
The Holocaust: The Holocaust made it so even Christians couldn't say anything negative about Jews for fear of being accused of being antisemitic, right? Fear of Being Double-Minded: Caller went from Judaism, to Atheism, to accepting Jesus as his Lord, but sometimes he still has doubts & unbelief. Can Steve please make this passage of Scripture more palatable for him? [James 1:5-8] |
Faith or Works: Salvation, right relationship with God, saved by faith or works? obedience? repentance [Eph 2:8-10, James 2:14-26] Baptism for the Dead: What about Baptism for the Dead like the Mormon church teaches? |
Taking the Bible Literally: Is it best to take the Bible literally? (In a wooden, literal sense.) |
T.V. Evangelists Preaching Against Abortion & Homosexuality: Don't you think if all the T.V. evangelists & all the Mega churches were to preach against abortion & homosexuality that it would revolutionize America, a spiritual revival? |
Abortion is not Love: Doesn't that passage of scripture trump any persons Christianity who has an abortion? [1 John 4:7-8] |
Walking in the Spirit: Caller comments on Walking in the spirit from a previous show. [Romans 8:2] Groanings Which Cannot Be Uttered: What does, "groanings which can not be uttered" mean? [Romans 8:26-27] Jesus Not Praying for the World: Why did Jesus say He was not praying for the world, but yet the most well known verse says that He came to save the whole world? [John 17:9, John 3:16] |
Baptism Regeneration: Is Baptism Regeneration a heresy & what should we do to refute it? |
Christians endorsing Democrat Platform: How can you both be a Christian & a Democrat? Isn't that an oxymoron?
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Quaified Baptizer: Who is qualified to baptize people?
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Jesus Dinstinguised from other Religious Leaders: Why is Jesus different from all the other leaders? |
Being in the Last Days: Is there anywhere in the Bible where it talks about it being the "last days"? Is there any evidence we are in the last days? |
Flat Earth: What is your opinion about the Flat Earth?
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Messianic Movement-Hebrew Roots Caller thinks obeying the Torah for the Christian is important. [Colossians 2:14-17, Acts 10, Acts 11, Mark 7:18-19, 1 Timothy 4:1-5] |
Evidence of Jesus' Imminent Return: Are we in the last days? What are the signs that Jesus could come at any second? (Caller was the 2nd caller who had to call back because Gregg couldn't remember his 2nd question.) |
"This Generation Shall not Pass Away": Baffled by this, this generation shall not pass away until these things be fulfilled. [Matthew 16:28] |
King Solomon: How long did Solomon remain good & is he saved? David Taking the Census: Why was David disobedient in numbering the people, taking the census? [1 Chronicles 21:4, 2 Samuel 24:4] |
Hymenaeus & Alexander Given over to Satan: Hymenaeus & Alexander under church discipline? If they repented, could they get out? [1 Timothy 1:18-20, 1 Corinthians 5:5, Hebrews 10:29] Hymenaeus & Alexander Restored: Could Hymenaeus & Alexander have been restored if they had repented? |
Televangelists Should be Taken off the Air: Caller was offended about Steve’s comment saying that all Christian televangelists were bad & that they should be taken off the air. |
Satan meaning Adversary: Does Satan mean adversary? |
Examing Yourself When Taking Communion: WHat does Paul mean by "examining oneself" when taking communion? Is he talking about secret sin? [1 Corinthians 11;27-30] |
Christian Television: Caller has omplaints about Christian television & the money that is being taken from a gullible public, wasting their money. |
Father Living in Sin: Caller is oncerned about his daughters being around their grandfather because he's living with his girlfriend, & unbiblically left 2 previous wives, & is still presenting that he is a Christian. |
God's Name: Jehovah's Witnesses thinking you have to call God by the name of Jehovah [Exodus 6:3] |
Satan being Bound: Was Satan bound at the cross? Binding the strong man [Revelation 20, Matthew 12:28] |
Sex During Menstruation: Is it okay to have sexual intercourse during menstruation because of the blood unclean like it was in the Old Testament?
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Unjust Steward: What is going on here in this parable? [Luke 16:1-13] |
Founding Pastors: Caller would like to know about "founding pastors". (technical difficulties for 2 mins on Steve's end, but able to finally connect.) |
Elder Qualifications: Did you say you disqualify yourself from being an elder in the church because of your disobedient, unruly offspring? What about when they become adults? Does the father still have to step down then? [1 Timothy 3:2-7] |
Sin is Sin: Caller's dad said that once saved you're always saved, & everybody sins, & it doesn't matter the degree of sin because they he thinks they are all the same. What does Steve think? [1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:19-21, Hebrews 6:9-12] |
Penal Substitution: What is the Penal Substitution theory of the atonement?
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Steve Explains Yesterday's Technical Difficulty: Steve explains that it was Comcast's service was down the day before which was why there was so many technical difficulties. |
Going to Funerals of Groups of Bad Theology: What do you think about attending funerals of a person who was a Catholic or a Jehovah's Witness who don't teach all that good of theology? |
KJV only People: What do you think about people who only believe in the "KJV only"? |
Left the Adventist Faith: I've recently left the Adventist faith, wondering where to fellowship, & my husband still attends the SDA churchc, so should I just continue fellowshipping with them? |
Kingdom of Priests: The Israelites would be a kingdom of priests, how could the average run of the mill Israelite be a priest? [Exodus 19:5-6] Paul Disobeying Spirit-Filled People: Paul was told not to go to Jerusalem, did he disobey God since he was going against the spirit-filled men? [Acts 21:4] |
John the Baptist "that Prophet": When they asked John the Baptist if he was "that prophet" (not Elijah), who were they referring to? [John 1:19-23, Deuteronomy 34:10, Acts 3:19, Acts 7:37] |
William Branham & the Message Church: Have you heard of a William Branham & the Message Church?
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Inner Healing: Can you talk about inner healing? |
Phone issues for the Narrow Path: day before yesterday it was comcast, & yesterday it was verizon….no phones! Steve had to read e-mail questions |
Christian Living Glorifying God: How come people are not glorifying God today? Why are people not coming to Christ now? Persecution now? Christians not drawing other to Christ? [Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:11, Ephesians 5:8] Christian Persecution: Caller thinks he's never been persecuted for his faith, but is it coming? |
Kingdom of God: Kingdom of God, heaven? what changes between now and the future? What phases? When was it instituted? [Matthew 26:26-29, 1 Corinthians 15:25-28] |
Steve Gregg's Study Habits: What are Steve’s study habits and other aspects of his life?
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Anointing with Oil: What is the significance of anointing with oil? [James 5] |
Antinomianism: Can you speak on Antinomianism? |
Country of Israel no man-made Event: Mike Brown thinks it's impossible of a human explanation for the modern state of Israel today. Have the prophecies been fulfilled? |
Colossians 2: Doug Batchelor says this is NOT talking about the 7th day Sabbath? Is this true? [Colossians 2:16] 10 Commandments Written on Stone, not Parchment: Batchelor says that the 10 commandments were written on stone so they are distinguised from the laws written on the parchment. 9 of the 10 Commandments: So do we have 10 commandments or only 9? |
Medical Issue: Caller shares medical diagnosis and asks for prayer. |
Trinity-Elohim: Trinity, Elohim, Mormon belief in multiple gods |
Faith is Strong, Will to live Weak: What happens when faith is strong, but will to live is weak?
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Crossing Oneself: Where did crossing yourself originate, & is it only Catholics that do it?
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Definition of Sin: Can Steve pleased efine sin? [1 John 3:4] |
Baptized for the Forgiveness of Sins: What does it mean, "Be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins"? Do we need to be baptized? [Acts 2:37-38] |
The Passion: Why is it called “the Passion� |
Names in the Bible: What is in a name in the Bible? |
End Times talk Dominating: End times seem to be dominating in the churches today? |
Palestines: Where did the Palestinians come from & when did they get their land?
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Disciples Being One as Jesus & the Father are one: Being one w/ each other, what did Jesus mean by that? What should church be like? |
The Grass Whithering In Isaiah: Can you talk about how the grass withers & the flowers fading is Isaiah? [Isaiah 40:1-6] |
Holy Spirit & Satan Preventing Trips of Paul: How did Paul know when it was the Holy Spirit & then satan were stopping Paul from making trips? [Acts 16, 1 Thessalonians 2] |
Once Saved Always Saved: So once you are a Christian you are always saved? Free from Sin: Can a Christian really live free from sin? One too many Sins: How many sins can one commit before they lose their salvation? Discipleship? |
Discipleship Cirriculum: Does Steve recommend a course on Discipleship? |
Lost meaning Dead: Lost vs found, dead vs alive, Prodigal son. [Matthew 15:24, Luke 15:11-32] |