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| Denominations: Why so many denominations? What happened to create so many? |
| Holy Spirit: How do you know when you are listening to and obeying the Holy Spirit? |
| Wages of Sin=Death: If death is owed us as a penalty for sin, then why did Enoch and Elijah, who were also sinners, apparently not die? |
| Demons: Where have all the demons gone? How would I recognize a demon possession today? Power as the Disciples: Why do we not operate with the same kind of power as did the disciples in the 1st century? |
| Paul-Imitate Me: How do you harmonize Paul telling others to imitate him, and is rebuking the Corinthians because they were seeking the luxury living, but Paul is telling them that they need to care for their families? [I Corinthians 4, I Timothy 5:8]. |
| National Day of Prayer: What do you think about the National Day of Prayer? Should we not be praying every day? Shouldn't more churches be more involved? |
| Heart of Flesh: Can you expound this passage about stony hearts being made flesh? Does "make you walk in my ways" suggest that He will take away our freewill? [Ezekiel 36:24-37, 37] |
| Escaping Jerusalem AD 70: How and when did the Christians get the warning to leave Jerusalem prior to A.D. 70? Pray that it will not be on the Sabbath or in winter? [Eusebius]. |
| King James Only: How do we minister to people who believe that the KJV is the only translation that is acceptable? |
| Baptism: What is the best age for baptism? Should one be baptized, if they have been slack in their following of Christ? |
| Salvation: Since I think that you said that just belief in Jesus, is insufficient for salvation, do you believe that confessing belief in Jesus enough? |
| Moses' Genealogy: Why isn't there more information about Moses' family line? [Chronicles]. |
| Current Culture Discouragement: As a Millennial, I am rather burdened for others in my generation, and even struggle with relating to my peers. What should we do about the environment we are living in and how do we affect this generation for my children's future? |
| Cult-like Churches How do you think about churches that have cult-like tendencies? What are the signs of cult-like behaviors? [I Corinthians 11]. |
| Miracles & Faith: What about the signs and miracles of the past as compared to today? |
| Moses Authorship: How did Moses know what happened in the Garden of Eden, and other events, when he wrote about the events in Genesis? Life Span in Old Testament: Why did Noah and other Old Testament characters have such a long life-span as compared to us today? [Psalm 90]. |
| Ark of the Covenant: Why did God choose the particular things He did to be placed in the Ark of the Covenant [Ten Commandments, Gold pot of manna, budding rod]? Where is the Ark today? |
| The Apostles: What is the difference when scripture talks about "The Twelve" and "all the apostles" Was Mathias chosen before the ascension? [I Corinthians 15]. Condolences to Non-believers: If a house of worship is of another faith, should we reach out with condolences? [Galatians 6:10]. |
| Sheep & Goats Parable: Regarding the parable of the sheep and the goats-were the goats Christians? [Matthew 25:44, Matthew 7]. Eternal Security: Can someone lose their salvation? |
| Seeing God: Will we see God - ever? [Revelation 1:7, 22:4, I John 3:2, Psalm 11:7]. Israel's Relevance: Why should we be concerned about the state of Israel? Are the Jews still God's chosen people? [Romans 2:5-10] |
| Elijah: Did Elijah gain his forgiveness and not have to die because of his faithful obedience? Why was Elijah exempted from having to die? |
| Foreknowledge & Freewill: If God knows everything we will do, how is that freewill? Open theism discussed. Two Witnesses (Revelation): Did Jesus know everything? Can we know absolutely who the two witnesses were in Revelation? |
| Jesus's Tomb: What was the nature of the wrappings that were put around Jesus while he was in the tomb? Could Jesus have passed through the stone, rather than requiring it to be rolled away? |
| Transubstantiation: Regarding transubstantiation, do they not have scriptural support in John 6? [John 6:40, 54, 63, John 2, 4, 7]. |
| Forsaken Jesus: The forsaking of Jesus while he was on the cross, could it simply be about having the departing of the Holy Spirit from that earthly body? [Psalm 22, Isaiah 53:6, I Peter 2:3-3, 2 Corinthians 2]. |
| Cult-like churches: Do you know anything about Victory Outreach? |
| How to Start to Reading the Bible: Would you suggest where you think one should start if they have no background in the Bible or scripture at all? |
| Homosexuality: How do we show love and acceptance of homosexuals, without compromising Christian values? [Matthew 11:16-19]. |
| Book Recommendations: Would your recommend some books that are good for study? ["The Pursuit of God" (A.W. Tozer), "Imitation of Christ" (Thomas a Kempis), "Pilgrim's Progress" by (John Bunyan), "Mere Christianity" (C.S. Lewis), "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life" (Hannah Whithall Smith)]. |
| Bored Reading the Bible: Am I wrong to be bored by parts of the Bible? |
| Promise from God: How do you know when the promise is to us? Rather than to a particular person, instead? [Joshua 1, Psalm 118]. |
| Sinlessness: Do you know Jesse Peterson? He says that people cannot sin once they have been born again. [I John 3:8, I john 2:, I John 1:7, Galatians 5:17,] |
| Demons Returning: What situation would be that an evil spirit leave someone, and be able to come back? [Luke 11:24a, Matthew 12:43f]. |
| End Times: What are your views of the end times? [I Thessalonians 4, Revelation, Acts 1:7]. |
| Essentials of Salvation: What are the essentials of salvation? |
| Millennium: What is the millennium? Satan Released: What does it mean when it says that Satan will be released for a little while [Revelation 20]. |
| Freedom from Law in New Covenant: Do we have complete freedom in the New Covenant, because now we are without any law? [Romans 7, Matthew 5:27-28]. |
| Age of Accountability: At what age is a child considered accountable? [Isaiah 7:16, Mark 10:14, Romans 7:7-9, Luke 12:47-48]. |
| What verse did you think of: Firearms: What verse were you thinking of when you told the story of someone who said they had a verse for you? [Joshua 1:9]. What about Christians and firearms, and self-defense? |
| Restitution: If Jesus paid it all on our behalf, do we still have to make restitution? [Luke 19, Matthew 5:25-26]. |
| Salvation: What is required to be saved? [Acts 11:26, Acts 2:38]. |
| Marriage & Divorce: How long is one bound to their spouse? What allows for a divorce? [Matthew 5:32, 19:9, I Corinthians 7:15]. |
| New Jerusalem: Can you explain the sin going on outside the gate in [Revelation 22:15]? [Hebrews 10:22, Revelation 21:9-11, Isaiah 60, Psalm 100, Revelation 20:15]. |
| Dead Sea Scrolls: What can you tell me about the Dead Sea Scrolls? |
| Why God Allows Suffering: Why does God allow harm to come to innocent people, like what happened in 9-11? |
| Raising Up a Child, Not Departing: The promise, "Raise up a child in the way they should go, and they will not depart from it," doesn't seem to be true, so how can this be resolved? [Proverbs 22:6] Prophets today: So is everyone who claims to be a prophet, really a prophet? [I Corinthians 12, 14]. |
| 144,000: Why was Dan eliminated from list of the tribes and the 144,000? [Revelation 7] [First City & First People: Where did the first city come from? Where did the other people come from? [Genesis 4:16, 5:4]. |
| The Firmament: The earth doesn't have a firmament, right? |
| Personal Prophecy: Is there such a thing as personal prophecy? [Acts 13, I Corinthians 1:7]. |
| Intermediate State After Death: Is there an intermediate state between when we die and when we are resurrected in new bodies? If so, where will we be? [Luke 16:19-31, Revelation 6:10, Philippians 1:20f, 2 Corinthians 5:4f]. |
| The Three Wise Men (Magi): From where did the wise men (magi) come? Were they pagans? What made them wise men? [Daniel 2, 9]. |
| Moses & Pharaoh: Was Moses lying to Pharaoh about his intention to return? Why didn't he just tell Pharaoh that he wasn't coming back? What about Moses's oratory skills? |
| Personal comment to Steve: Caller just offers his condolences for Steve's loss of his wife, nearly 40 years ago. |
| Christian Foundations in Hebrews 6: Are the foundations listed in Hebrews 6, distinctly Christian? If so, then what about the use of the Jewish word used for baptisms (ceremonial washings), instead of the one used for baptism in other scriptures? [Hebrews 6:1-2, 5:11-14, John 3:25f]. |
| Jonah & Nineveh: Did Jonah set up a Jewish system of worship in Nineveh? How long did Nineveh's better behavior last before they were destroyed? [Jonah 3:8]. |
| Reincarnation - Man Born Blind: Is the story of the man that was born blind, evidence for reincarnation? [John 9]. |
| Visit from an Evil Spirit: Why would God allow an evil spirit to visit me in my home? What would be the purpose? |
| Original Sin & Depravity: Are we all sinners because of Adam's sin, or do we just die because of our own sin? [Romans 5:12, Psa 51:5]. |
| The Wrath to Come: What is "the wrath to come?" [1 Thessalonians 1:10]. |
| Disciplining Children Biblically: What does the Bible teach about disciplining children? [Proverbs 22:15, I Kings 1:6, Ecclesiastes 8:11]. |
| Esau's Birthright & Salvation: Did Esau lose his salvation because he sold his birthright? [Hebrews 12:16, Deuteronomy 21]. |
| Mary's traditional attributes: Where did all the Catholic traditional beliefs about Mary begin (being the mother of God, perpetual virginity, etc.)? [Matthew 1:25, Hebrews 13:4]. |
| Gospel during the Millennium: Will the gospel be preached in the millennium (the 1000 year reign)? [I Cor 15:51-55, 38]. Who Comes Back with Jesus: Who is being resurrected when He comes back with the saints and the angels? Will We Have Bodies in Heaven: Will we have glorified bodies in heaven? [I Corinthians 15:20, I Thessalonians 4:16-17, Matthew 27:52-53]. |
| Adam & Eve in Heaven or Hell: Did Adam and Eve go to heaven or hell? Three Dispensations: Are there three dispensations (Pagan, Mosaic, Christian) in God's timeline? [Hebrews 11]. 16, 6, 2, 2336 |
| People Created Before Adam & Eve: Is it possible that there are unfallen men and women that were created before Adam and Eve? [Genesis 1, 2:5-7, 3:20]. |
| Dramatic Signs (Taking up Serpents): What about the verse about dramatic signs, like taking up serpents, in Mark 16:18? [Mark 16:9-20, Acts 28:3-4]. |
| Demon Possession: Can a Christian be demon possessed, or if they are possessed, would they go to heaven? [Blumhardts Battle]. |
| Ten Commandments: Does Exodus 34 indicate another whole set of commandments? [Exodus 34::27f, Exodus 21-23]. |
| Book Recommendations: Would you recommend some contemporary books for a Sunday school class to read through together? |
| Book Recommendations: Another's book recommendations: The Cloud of the Unknowing (anonymous), writings of Teresa of Avila Contemplative Prayer: What do you think about contemplative prayer? |
| Belshazzar: Where do ministers get the idea that Belshazzar wet himself in Daniel 5? [Daniel 5:6]. |
| Gift of Singleness (Being Single): Do you think there really is a gift of "singleness"? How do you determine if that is what you are destined for? [I Corinthians 7:7f, Matthew 19:10]. |
| Demon Possession: How could a Christian have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them, and also have a demon, too? [Galatians 5:17, Matthew 8:28-34, 9:32]. |
| Land of Israel: Does the New Covenant cancel the Old Covenant and the promise of the land of Israel? Who is Abraham's seed? [Galatians 3:16, Psalm 2:8, Deuteronomy 28:15, Leviticus 18:28]. |
| Martha's Awareness of Resurrection: What scripture would have informed Martha about the idea of resurrection in John 11:24? [Daniel 12:2, Isaiah 26, John 6, John 11:24]. |
| The Curse: Was the whole creation, or just the creatures, cursed? [Romans 8: 19-22, 2 Corinthians 5:17]. |
| Council of the Gods: Are angels God's human judges? Do you know much about Michael Heiser and his writings about this? What does it mean, "you will die like men, perish like princes"? [Psalm 82:1,7] |
| Praying to Mary: What do you say when you speak to a Catholic about praying to Mary? [Matthew 6:9, Luke 11:2]. |
| Dinosaurs: What about dinosaurs, Leviathan, and Behemoth? [Job 40:15-24, 41:1-34]. |
| Salvation & Filling of the Holy Spirit: What is the distinction between receiving the Holy Spirit upon salvation and being filled with the Holy Spirit? [Ephesians 5:18, Acts 2:4-5, Acts 1:5, Acts 19:6, Acts 8:17]. |
| Rastafarian: What do you know about Rastafarianism? Solomon's children: Did Solomon have children with the Queen of Sheba? Was she Ethiopian? 20, 5, 1, 1703 |
| Amazing Grace Lyrics: What does it mean when the song lyric says, "how sweet the sound"? Shouldn't the sweetness be Jesus, not a sound? |
| Seminary: Do you have to go to seminary? |
| Charismaticas: Are the signs of the charimastics often fake? |
| Christianity's Beginnings: When did Christianity begin? Denominations: What are denominations? Are we not the one body of Christ? |
| Holy Kiss: Should we be greeting one another with a holy kiss? How does on determine what is a cultural and local admonition, rather than a command to obey? [I Corinthians 11:14-16, 2 Corinthians 13:12]. |
| God, the Word: Why did the translators elect the grammar to render, "The Word was God", rather than "God was the Word?" [John 1:1]. |
| Don't Cling to Me: What did Jesus mean when he said to Mary, "Don't cling to Me"? [John 20:17]. |
| Tree of Life: Where is the Tree of Life? Is it on earth? Genesis 3:22-24, Revelation 22:2-3]. |
| Wearing a hat to worship: Is it sinful to worship while wearing a hat? |
| Demon Possession of Christians: Why do you think Christians can be possessed? Possession vs. Oppression? [2 Corinthians 12:7]. Partial-Preterism: What is Partial-Preterism? [Revelation 20:9-end]. |
| Springs of the Sea: Are we to take literally the verse in Job about the "springs in the sea"? Is there a hermeneutic principle when determining when to ascribe literal vs symbolic meanings to scripture ? [Job 38:16, 2 Peter 3:10, Genesis 14:10]. |
| Mary's Genealogy: What do I tell a Jewish friend about Jesus' direct bloodline to David? [Luke 3:23f]. |
| Disagreeing: If you disagree w/ Steve Gregg, don't be fearful of calling & stating your disagreement! |
| Take Up Your Cross: What is the context for “take up your cross� What would the listeners be thinking it meant? [Matthew 16:24-26, 10:38]. |
| Wood, Hay & Stubble: What is meant by the passage about "wood, hay, stubble"? Does it support the Catholic view of purgatory? [I Corinthian 3:5, 12, I Corinthians 1-4, I Peter 2:5]. |
| Nicolaetins: Who were the Nicoleatins? [Revelation 2:6, 15]. |
| Confession: If we confess, do we suffer less consequences (heavenly or earthly)? [I John 1:9]. |
| The Law: Would someone have to go to court in The Law? [Romans 10:4]. Assurance of Salvation: How can one know if they are a true believer? Repentance: What about repentance? |
| New Living Translation: What do you think about the New Living Translation (NLT)? |
| Suicide: What should you say to someone who is contemplating suicide? What can you say to help them find purpose for living? |
| Wrath of Judgment: Who is going to carry out the wrath of judgment, Jesus or God? [Revelation 6:16-17]. Abuse of Children: What do you think about the CIA, if true, carrying out abuse of children? [Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2]. |
| Praying to Mary: Comments from a Catholic about why he feels that it is Biblical to ask Mary or other saints to pray on the behalf of others [Luke 15:4-7, I Corinthians 12:20-27]. |
| Gog & Magog: Has the battle described in Ezekiel, Gog & Magog, taken place already, or is it in the future? [Ezekiel 38-39]. |
| Philip's transport: What do you think about the story of Philip being transported to another location in the story of he and the Ethiopian eunuch? [Acts 8:26]. |
| Jesus is God: How do you convince others that Jesus is God? {Revelation 3:20, Hebrews 1:8} |
| Absent from the Body: What does the verse mean when it says, "absent from the body, present from the Lord"? [2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23]. None Ascended: What does it mean that 'no man has ascended up to heaven'? [John 3:13]. 23, 7, 2, 2938 |
| Tempting God: Is it acceptable to tempt God or ask God to do a Gideon & fleece type thing, asking Him to give a sign, a miracle? |
| Wood, Hay, Stubble What if we have a pastor who has a church service that is designed to entertain? {1 Corinthians 3:15} |
| Wearing a Hat: What's so bad about wearing a hat? |
| People resurrected during Jesus' Resurrection: What actually happened in this passage of Scripture? Why were they resurrected? What happened to them? [Matthew 27:51-53] |
| The Bible being Authorative: Caller wants a resource on proof that the Bible is authoritative (Call gets dropped unfortunately) |
| Jephthah sacrificing his daughter: Jephthah said he'd give God the first thing that came out of the tent & had to sacrifice his daughter {Judges 11:31-39} Rebuilding a 3rd Temple: Man of Sin being revealed, claiming he is God, won't he need a temple? [2 Thessalonians 2:4] Secret Rapture: If all the Christians are raptured, who will be here to witness to the wicked? {Luke 17:31-37} 24, 6, 2, 1775 |
| Transubstantiation (bread of life): Eating the literal body & blood of Jesus, but if that's the case, shouldn't they have started gnawing on Him then? |
| Finding truth & not traditions: How do you genuinely find the truth? [John 14:6] Repenting over & over again: Do we have to continue ask God to forgive us once we are forgiven? |
| Esteeming Other Above Ourselves: When the Bible says, "esteem others better than ourselves", how are we to do that when we see criminals, etc. all around us? [Philippians 2:3, Romans 12:10, John 13:1-17 ]. |
| Good Works Done Privately: How do you balance doing good works in the name of Christ, and still keep them secret? [Matthew 6: 1; Matthew 5:16, Isaiah 65:5, I Peter 4:3-4]. |
| Psalm 2:1 ("Heathens Rage"): What does this verse mean, "why do the heathen rage, and the peoples plot in vain?" [Psalms 2:1-2]? [Acts 4:24f]. |
| Judgment & Rewards: Would you help me understand the judgment, the assignments, and the rewards to follow? How much of a motivation should the rewards play in our efforts to serve the Lord? [II Corinthians 5:10f, Romans 2:6, Luke 19, Matthew 25]. |
| The United States in Prophecy: The caller wants to share why he thinks, in contrast to Steve's view, the United States is in Bible prophecy. [Revelation 13:11-18]. |
| The Amplified Bible: Why don't you like the Amplified Version of the Bible? Translation of the Word, "Virgin": Why is the word for "virgin", sometimes translated as, "young woman"? [Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23]. |
| Baptism Precipitating Testing: Why does Satan get upset, and goes after us, when we are baptized? Why would Jesus be tempted by the devil, right after He was baptized? Is it not really important to be baptized? |
| Television Portrayals of Bible Characters: Portrayals of Biblical characters on networks (the History Channel, etc.) seem so poorly done, should we avoid them? And what about some of the things they say, seem to contradict the Bible? |
| The Kingdom of God: What is the Kingdom of God? {Matthew 21:43, Acts 1:6, Daniel 2:35} |
| United States in Prophecy of the Bible: What do you think about the bear in the book of Daniel [Daniel 7]? And the Lion? |
| Kingdom of God: Don't you think that after the gentiles are saved, all attention will go back to the Jewish people? [Romans 11]. Saul in Heaven: Do you think that Saul is in heaven, because of what Samuel said about Saul being with him? [I Samuel 10]. Hell Preferred Over Heaven: Do you think that people separated from God in hell, will prefer hell, over being with God? [Luke 16:19f]. |
| Tithing: Does this scripture support the idea of a tithing? [I Corinthians 9:14]? |
| Satan Cursed by God: When God cursed Satan, did Satan understand the ramifications? And did Satan then response with the tactic of false religions, and errors in Catholicism, to deceive people? [Genesis 3, I Corinthians 2:8]. |
| Hell & Purgatory: What is the Catholic idea of purgatory? What are the three different views of hell you write about in your book? Where do you get your book? |
| Suffering: God promises to take care of us, but when bad things happen, it seems as though He doesn't come through. How do we sort that? [Matthew 10:29, Psalm 119, Hebrews 2:10, |
| Baptism in Name of Jesus: Should we be baptized in the name of Jesus only, or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? [I Corinthians 1]. |
| Cult-Unification Church: Is the Unification Church a cult (Sun Myung Moon)? |
| Ascension into Heaven: Why do people always talk about ascending into heaven, when the Bible seems to indicate that no one has? [John 3, Acts 2:34, 2 Corinthians 5:8]. Hank Hanegraaff: What happened to Hank Hanegraaff? |
| Tithe: Shouldn't we continue in the tithing discussed in scripture? If we don't tithe, then how does the church expenses get covered? [Matthew 5]. |
| Laying on of Hands: Is it required to have the "laying on of hands" to receive the gifts of the Spirit? And who is it that should be doing it? [Acts 6:6, I Timothy 4:14]. |
| I Never Knew You: Who was Jesus talking to when he said, "I never knew you"? [Matthew 7:21-23, Luke 6:46-49]. |
| Nation of Israel: Do you believe that there are still plans for the nation of Israel? Flying Scrolls: What do you think about the flying scrolls in Zechariah [Zechariah 5:1-5]. |
| Torah Observance: Why do people stay in Torah observance, when it seems so fruitless? |
| Old Testament Sacrifices: Any particular symbolism relative to the sex and type of animals used for the sacrificial offerings? [2 Corinthians 6:14, Acts 10:28, Deuteronomy 22:10, I Peter 1:19, Romans 12:1]. |
| Birds in scripture: Birds in the Bible sometimes implies they are evil, but will they be in heaven? [Matthew 10:29, Matthew 13:31-32, Daniel 4:12, Ezekiel 31:6, 17:1, Mark 4:15, Luke 8:11-12]. |
| Fear of the Lord: Are we watering down the word of God by suggesting that "the fear of the Lord" only refers to his majesty? [2 Corinthians 5:11-12, Psalm 119:63]. |
| Bible Guidelines for Eating: What does the Bible teach us about what we should or shouldn't eat? [Matthew 15:20, Mark 7:2, Romans 14:14, Genesis 9:3, I Timothy 4:4-5, I Corinthians 10:31]. |
| Helping Catholics: How do we help Catholics come out of their traditions and misconceptions and bring them to true faith? |
| Polygamy: What does the Bible have to say about polygamy? [Ephesian 5:29-33]. |
| Jonathan Edwards: What do you think about Jonathan Edwards? Was he really America's greatest theologian? |
| The Two Witnesses: Who were the two witnesses in the book of Revelation? What about the different views of Revelation? [Proverbs 18:17]. |
| Virgin Birth: Why does the book of Mark not mention the virgin birth? [John 1:14]. Many Came Out of Their Graves: In Matthew, it is mentioned that many came out of the graves, is this possibly an interpolation (adding of text)? [Matthew 27:52-53]. |
| Preterist View of the Olivet Discourse: The Olivet Discourse is coming up in my Bible study soon, and I would like to introduce a more preterist view of the passage. What would be a good, gentle, and brief way of doing that? [Matthew 24:34, 15, Mark 13:14, Luke 21:20]. |
| Hell (Steve's book): Just want to thank you (Steve Gregg) for the book you wrote about the scriptural views of hell (All You Want to Know about Hell, 3 Christian Views of God's Final Solution to the Problem of Sin). Old Testament Saints Not in Heaven: Did the Old Testament saints not go to heaven? [Hebrews 9]. |
| God's Judgment on Pagan Societies: What is the difference between what terrorists are doing today and the genocide God pronounced against the Canaanites and Amalekites in the Old Testament? [Deuteronomy 20:17, I Samuel 15]. |
| Be Perfect [Matthew 5:48]: How would interpret the last verse in Matthew 5 about being perfect as God the Father? [Matthew 5:48, Luke 6]. |