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| Eternal Security: Can you lose your salvation after you are saved? |
| Bible Discrepancy of Israel in Egypt: There is seems to be a discrepancy of how long Israel was actually in Egypt. Can you clarify? [Genesis 15:13-16, Exodus 12:40-41, Galatians 3:16-17]
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| Political Idols: If one votes for a candidate because they are pro-life, aren't they becoming idols? |
| Tongues: Is the gift of tongues an unknown, or known language? [1 Corinthians 13:1]
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| The Mighty God: The definite "the": “The mighty Godâ€, why does “the†get added when being quoted by Pastors though it does not appear in the original text? [Isaiah 9:6] (Caller not a Trinitarian.) |
| Bartholomew & Nathanael: Are Bartholomew & Nathanael the same person? [John 1:45-49, Acts 1:13, Luke 6:14, Mark 3:18, Matthew 10:3] |
| Being made in God's Image: What does it mean to be made in God's image? [Genesis 1:26] |
| Coalition to attack Israel: What countries would attack Israel, if not Russia, ISIS, China & North Korea?? |
| 70th week in Daniel: What is the correct view about the 70th week? Are all the weeks
consecutive? [Daniel 9]
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| Key of David: What is the "Key of David" in Revelation 3? [Revelation 3:7, Isaiah 22:22] |
| Mormons (Latter Day Saints): Isn't the Mormon church the true church because they exhibit the Fruit of the Spirit & are the fastest growing church? [Galatians 5:22-23] |
| Exodus from Egypt: Some say there's no evidence that the exodus out of Egypt ever took place.
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| Submitting to the Elders: Are we supposed to submit to our elders?
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| God Shows Grace: To whom is God showing His grace in which Paul describes in Ephesians? [Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 3:10, Ephesians 6:12] |
| Voting: Political discussion ensues Caller is adamant that every Christian needs to vote. |
| Communion: How do you administrate communion-by dipping the bread in the wine or drinking it?
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| Hell-Universalism: Doesn't Matthew 7:13 dispel Universalism? [Matthew 7:13]
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| Angels Cast out of Heaven: What is your view about a 1/3 of the angels being cast out of heaven?
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| Apocrypha: Does the Apocrypha have any bearing on our salvation?
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| Institutional Church: There seems to a lack of unity & love in the traditional, institutional church. |
| Various Eschatologies-Dispensationalism: For someone that holds a different eschatology than some of their friends and finds it causing friction, how should I handle this? |
| "Not Good for Man to be Alone": Is God just being practical about procreation or implying something romantic when He indicates that it is "not good for man to be alone"? [Genesis 2:18] |
| Divine Reading & Contemplative Prayer: What about "Lectio Divina" (Divine Reading), contemplative prayer, and seeking experiences with God and hearing His voice? [Jeremiah 15:16, Psalm 19:10, Job 23:12]. |
| Mega-churches: If I have reservations about our church, but my wife and kids are enjoying it (worship is like going to a concert, using a paraphrased Bible), what do you suggest?
Bethel Church in Redding: About Bethel Church's view of the continuation of the office of apostles and prophets, what teaching can you suggest? Recommended: topical lecture "Charisma and Character." |
| "Created Unto Good Works": Does the phrase "created unto good works" mean God has specific works He wants us to accomplish or just general works you'd do as a Christian? [Ephesians 2:8-10] Church of Rome: Did Peter found the church that is in Rome? |
| Literal Creation Story: Caller doesn't believe a literal account of creation [Genesis 1-6]. |
| New Heavens, New Earth & New Jerusalem: Are we supposed to take the new heavens, earth, and the new Jerusalem literally or symbolically? [Revelation 3:12, Revelation 21:1-4, Romans 8:19-22, 1 Peter 3:13] |
| Ellen G. White: Do you know anything about Ellen G. White?
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| "Just War" Theory: Is there justifiable war or occassion for self-defense, or should there be total non-resistance? |
| Gossip, Slander, Libel: Is there a contradiction about gossip in the Bible, particularly in these verses? [2 Timothy 1:5, 1 Timothy 4:14, 1 Corinthians 4:16]
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| Age of the Earth: Is the earth old or new? |
| Steve Gregg's Retirement: Is Steve ever going to retire? |
| Fasting: Was Daniel fasting to deprive himself of certain pleasures for spiritual discipline or was he concerned about what he was eating? Are we still supposed to fast today? [Daniel 1:8-16, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:15]
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| Old Earth Biologist: Started realizing as I was out doing by job in biology that it wasn't what I had been taught, & converted to Christianity. |
| Noah's Flood, Gap-Theory: J. Vernon McGee’s view of the old earth, talking about a gap-theory. What does this mean? |
| God outside of time: Does God see time different than us?
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| Revivals: What is a revival?
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| Tongues & gift of interpretation: Should the same person who speaks in tongues interpret or not interpret what they said? [1 Corinthians 12] USA in Prophecy: How come the USA is not mentioned in the Bible? |
| Storing food: Is that biblical to store food, & how come so many conflicted messages about it because Jesus could come back really soon? |
| Fasting: Is fasting for the Christian?
The Old & New Covenant: How much of the Old covenant do we incorporate with the New Covenant? |
| Prophets & prophecy: What is prophecy, foretelling vs forth-telling, speaking the words of the Holy Spirit? |
| Ezekiel 40-48 Prophecy & Eastern Gate Blocked Off": Eastern gate, did Jesus going through that gate (on Palm Sunday) fulfill prophecy? Muslims blocked off that gate thinking it was still to be fulfilled [Ezekiel 40-48] |
| Black Hebrew Israelites Are they the true Israel?
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| Everlasting Destruction: What is "Everlasting Destruction"? [2 Thessalonians 1:8-9] |
| Death penalty: 17 offenses that require the Death Penalty in the OT, Jesus mentioned ONE of them….does Steve Gregg know which one? (Cursing your parents.) What does he think of the death penalty? [Mark7:15, Genesis 9:6] |
| Harbor to Crete: Harbor to Crete [Acts 27:12] |
| Simon the Sorcerer & Baptism: So baptism is not enough, it's not determining factor?
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| Second Blessing: Is their a biblical basis for a second-type blessing |
| Nathanael: What was Nathanael doing while he was under the fig tree? Contemplating Jacob's Ladder vision since Jesus referred to it? [John 1:45-51, Genesis 28:12] |
| Second Coming: Do you think Jesus will physically be coming back? [Acts 1:9-11] Secret Rapture: Does he believe in a secret, pre-tribulation rapture? |
| The Mark of the Beast: Caller would like Steve to tell her about the Mark of the Beast [Revelation 13-14] |
| The Will of God: Is everything that happens God's will? Judas Iscariot betraying Jesus, was that His will? Jesus dying, was THAT His will? [1 Peter 4:19] |
| Man inherently bad or good: Is Man inherently good or evil? [Romans 3:10-18, Psalm 14]
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| Dreams: Caller doesn't get any sleep because he's having these weird dreams, & it's been happening for quite sometime |
| Halloween: What are Steve's thoughts about Halloween, & could you turn it into something good? [Deuteronomy 18, Romans 14]
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| First Cause: Everything that has a being has a cause. |
| Willing to help: Willing to help first caller.
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| Cain's Fallen Countenance: Cain was angry that his offering wasn't accepted, Was God attempting to
comfort Cain, where would his countenance have fallen from & why was he told he could rule over sin which was lying at the door? [Genesis 4:4-7]
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| Death penalty for Cursing Parents: Why would it be necessary to give the death penalty for cursing your parents? [Leviticus 20:9] |
| Lord's Prayer: One of the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, so what did He teach them, & how was it different than what it was? [Luke 11:1-4, Matthew 6:5-13] |
| Adultery & Not Honoring Parent: An ex-wife & mother is just heartbroken at the way she's been treated, her ex-husband having committed adultery & her son disrespecting her, & caller wants verses on both subjects. [1 Timothy 5:3-4, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Hebrews 13:4]
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| Never Die: Can Steve explain this passage of Scripture in John about never dying? [John 11:25-26]? |
| Amillennial View of Rapture: How much time between the Rapture when all the dead are raised & when He literally comes back? [John 6:40, 44, 54, 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Thessalonians 4, John 12:48] |
| People Raised with Jesus: How come this isn't mentioned more than just this? It seemms pretty significant that a whole bunch of people would be resurrected? [Matthew 27:52-53] |
| Jesus appearing to the 12: Who are the 12 that Jesus appeared since Judas Iscariot was dead & gone? [1 Corinthians 16:5] |
| Discipleship: Who & when did Jesus appear to the 500 people who were considered His disciples?
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| The Kingdom of God: Jesus was preaching the gospel about the Kingdom, not just about going to heaven. [Exodus 19:5-6. Acts 20:24]. |
| Tattoo Readings: A pastor is letting a member speak up front talking about tattoo readings, isn't that occultic? Reading someone's palm would be better, but even that isn't good! |
| Idealist View of Revelation: Been studying Gregory Beale's book on Revelation regarding the Idealist View & was just wondering why the word "signified" is so important in Revelation. [Revelation 1:1]. |
| Jesus as our Brother: Caller has been being told that not only is Jesus obviously God, but He's our Brother as well. Is that Biblical? [Hebrews 2:11, Romans 8:29]
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| Kingdom of God to Personal Salvation: When did the kingdom of God transform into just being saved & going to heaven, personal salvation, instead of worried about promoting the kingdom of God? |
| Rituals, Types & Shadows: What was going on when it says in Hebrews that Jesus, the High Priest, went into the most Holy Place? [Hebrews 8-9] |
| Virgin Mary just an Incubator: Was the Virgin Mary a sinner, & if so, wouldn't that make Jesus a sinner? God just made an incubator out of Mary then, Jesus just being a zygote? |
| The Elect: Caller has been listening to the debate Steve had w/ James White on Calvinism, but it never addressed the elect. Will he right now? |
| Celebrating Sunday Pagan: I was talking to a friend, & he said he couldn't go hiking on a Saturday with me because it was his Sabbath. Is it wrong to worship on Sunday? |
| Genesis 5, in the Hebrew & Greek Text: The length of days for individuals seems to be longer in one language, which is correct? [Genesis 5] |
| Lectio Divina (form of prayer): What does Steve think of the form of prayer called Lectio Divina?
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| God "hating" people: So God loved Israel more than the pagan countries? And, how does this coincide w/ what Jesus said about not hating our enemies. [Psalm 5, Matthew 5, 1 John] |
| Gehenna, Hell, Weeping & Gnashing of Teeth: Can Steve explain what's being said these verses about hell? [Matthew 10:28, 22:13] |
| An Adulteress Ruling a Nation: Have you ever heard of an adulterous ruling over a nation (referring to Hillary Clinton)? [Jeremiah 31:22, Isaiah 3:12] |
| Calvinism & "all elect": Is there a difference between "all" when used in the Bible? Is it literal or hyperbole?f |
| God healing: If our God can heal, why do Christians then need hospitals or ambulances? Combatting Pornography: Is there a way to combat pornography? How to deal with the guilt? |
| Having a Critical Heart: How do get rid of a critical heart, bitterness? [Hebrews 12:15] |
| Rituals & Types & SHadows: Can Steve please explain these verses? [Colossians 2:22-23] |
| The Gospel of John Authorship: Did Lazarus write the gospel of John? Was he one of the disciples? |
| Rejoicing: What does it mean that they are rejoicing because their names are written in heaven. [Luke 10:20]
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| Waiting, Watching & Praying: Jesus taught us to pray, but caller has been doing a lot of studying on waiting & watching as well & wondering of Steve had any insights on either of these. |
| Josephus' Reliability: Just how accurate is Josephus's commentary on the Old Testament?
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| Cremation: Is there any Biblical prohibition from being cremated? Does Steve have any plans of being cremated? |
| Parents being cruel: Why can parents sometimes be so cruel? |
| Voting: Isn't it important for Christians to vote?
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| Ethnic Israel: Why are so many Christians supportive of Ethnic Israel, the nation that was created in 1948? |
| Eternal Security:e Is it true once you are saved, you are always saved? Doesn't adoption prevent you from being lost? |
| Alcohol: Should Christians use alcohol? |
| Never hearing the Gospel: Caller was ridiculed for saying it's possible for someone who hasn't heard the gospel can be saved. Can they?
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| Jury Duty: Should Christians participate?
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| Esther: Was Esther mentioned in the chronicles/history of Medes & Persians? King David: Is David mentioned anywhere outside the Bible? Evidence of Jesus: What about evidence outside the Bible of Jesus' existence? |
| Private Interpretation of Scripture: If people do privateinterpretation of the Scripture, do you have moral & doctrinal relativism? [2 Peter 1:20] |
| Melchezidek: Would you comment on Jesus being the King & the Priest of order of Melchezidek? [Hebrews 6-8].
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| Struggling with Faith: Does Steve ever struggle with his faith? People being tested differently: People are tested in ways others would never have to be tested & that if they were tested that way, might not be Christians. Like for example, the people in the Holocaust who were sent to the gas chambers just for being Jews. |
| Socialism: "Give Caesar what is Caesar…", How do you respond to people who say we need to give our money to the government? [Matthew 22:21]
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| Ellen G. White: Caller just discovered a book called, "Patriarchs & Prophets" in her dad's library, & trying to remember what you said about her once. |
| Speaking in Tongues: How do you know you are really speaking in tongues, that it's really genuine? |
| Top 10 list of things to be prayed: What is God's 10 list of things the caller should pray for?
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| Preaching to every Creature: Why that word?: Why does it say every ""creature"" in Mark instead of person? [Mark 16:15] Believe & Be Baptized: Why does it say in some places in the Bible just believing is enough & other say you have to be baptized? [Mark 16:16, John 3:16] |
| Calvinism - Arminianism: Faith as a condition for salvation, or is it a result of election & God causing someone to do something. |
| Capital Punishment: Is Scripture supposed to be absolutely obeyed even over conscience because caller doesn't believe it [Romans 13]
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| Re-marriage: A spouse is caught cheating, the other one justly divorces them, how long does the person filing for divorce have to wait?
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| Events in Revelation: Doesn't it say somewhere in Revelation that it was written for the last days? When are all these predicted things supposed to happen? Aren't they supposed to happen shortly, soon? |
| Witch of Endor: Who is the Witch of Endor? [1 Samuel 28].
Pharaoh's Magicians Mimicking Moses: How were the magicians in Egypt able to sapreform the same magic tricks that Moses did for real [Exodus 7:8-13] |