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January 03, 2020


   Mountain Splits & Jesus on Mount of Olives: Is the passage about the Mount of Olives splitting about AD 70, or about the future, when Jesus returns? [Zechariah 14:2-8, Ezekiel 8-11, 11:23]

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   Marriage & Divorce: If my wife divorced me without grounds many years ago, and I remarried, should I go back to her? [I Corinthians 7:15].

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   Worshipping False Gods: Are you worshipping a false God if you celebrate holidays that originated from pagan cultures? [Jeremiah 2:10].

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   Jesus' Omniscience & Return: Does Jesus not even know when He is returning? [Matthew 24:36, Luke 2:51, John 1:14].

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   Immortality: Is there a difference between immortality or non-mortality?

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   Timeline of Bible and Historical Events: Can you help me with the timeline of historical events like Stonehenge, the great pyramids, etc., and how it all fit together?

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   The Last Supper & Passover: Was the "Last Supper" a Passover meal?

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   Tower of Babel: Would you comment on the events surrounding the building of the Tower of Babel? [Genesis 9:1, Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10-11].

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   Hyperbole: Is the word for "all" in Luke 2, hyperbole, or does it really mean "all"? [Luke 2].
Isaiah 59 - God or Enemy: In Isaiah 59, is "He" referring to God or the enemy? [Isaiah 59:19].

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January 06, 2020


   Translation Variance; God or Satan-in Isaiah: Why such a monumental translation variation of Isaiah 59-one implies it is referring to God, one to Satan? [Isaiah 59:19]

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   King James Only: Caller comments that he is KJV only and why. [Revelation].
AD 70 or Second Coming: Caller thinks Steve is wrong about interpreting Zechariah 14 as AD 70, as I think it is clearly about the second coming of Christ. [Zechariah 14].

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   Jesus' Preincarnate State: What was the preincarnate state of Christ? [John 1:14, Philippians 2, Psalm 40, Luke 1:34-35, I John 5:8].

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   Looking at Old Testament Prophecy: How should we be looking at Old Testament prophecies and their link to New Testament? [John 2, Psalm 2, Psalm 40:6-8, Psalm 110, Psalm 59:9, Isaiah 7, Isaiah 8, Luke 24:45, 2 Corinthians 3:15-18].

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   Date of Writing of I John: Do you think that I John was written before or after AD 70? [I John 2:18].

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January 07, 2020


   Regeneration Before Faith: Do the following verses prove that regeneration precedes faith? [John 1:12-13, Philippians 1:29, I John 5:1, Ephesians 2, Colossians 2, John 3, Luke 15:11-32, Hebrews 4, James 1:17].
Greek Philosophy in Christianity: Is it wrong to mix our faith with elements of other religious philosophies? [Exodus 12, Colossians 2:8].

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   John's Water Baptism: What is the difference between John's baptism and religious Jewish washing rites? [Mark 1:4, Luke 16:16].

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   Animals & Pets in Heaven: Caller shares her encouraging story of her pet.

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   Early Church Variations & Denominational Splits: Would you clarify the denominational splits in the early church and how it has affected our contemporary Christian faith today?

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   Helping the Homeless: How should I handle my frustration with the homeless that simply seem to be using our church without respect for us? [Galatians 6:10].
Internet Dating: Is it acceptable to look for a wife on the internet through a dating site?

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   Logos in John: Caller comments on John 1:1 and the meaning of the word, "logos", used there.

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January 08, 2020


   Emulating Jesus: Should we not live more like what is demonstrated by Jesus and Paul in the Bible, such as, avoid eating shellfish, etc.? [I Corinthians 11:1f, I Peter 2, I Peter 4:19].

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   Blessing Israel: Is it true today, that who will bless Israel, will be blessed, and those who curse, will be cursed? [Genesis 27:29, 12:1-3, Galatians 3:29, Matthew 12:48, 25:40, John 8:39].

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   Elders & Living Creatures: Who are the elders and living creatures in Revelation? [Revelation 4 & 5].
Liars in Revelation: Who are the liars, saying they are Jews, or apostles, in Revelation in chapters 2 & 3? [Revelation 2:2,9, 3:9, John 8:44, Acts, Romans 2:28-29].

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   Second Coming & A.D.70: If Jude was written after A.D.70, would it prove that the second coming came in A.D.70? [John 21:21f].

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   Counseling: Caller comments very positively on Steve's series on "Biblical Counsel for Change."
Pharmaceuticals: Do you see a danger in using "pharmacia" or pharmaceuticals, particularly for mental conditions? [I Corinthians 6:9-11].

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   Proselytes: Why was Peter unaware of the acceptance of proselytes when dealing with Cornelius?
Salvation Coming to the Gentiles: Why did Paul say, that salvation came to the gentiles, because the Jews rejected Him? [Romans 11:30].

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   Greek & Hebrew Interlinear Bibles: What is the best Greek & Hebrew Interlinear Bible to get? [Jay P Green, Hendrickson Publishers, Apostolic Bible Polyglot, Vanderpool, Apostolic Press].

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   Slavery: Did God endorse slavery, particularly of non-Jews? [Leviticus 25:44-46].

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January 09, 2020


   No Sacrifice for Sin: Were the Jews being warned not to continue in sin and rely on the sacrificial system in Hebrews 10? [Hebrews 10:18, 26, 6:4].
Impossible to Renew to Repentance: Does Hebrews 6:4-6 actually mean that you can go too far, and be unable to return to Christ? [Hebrews 5:12f, 6:4-6, James 5:19, Luke 1:37].

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   Isaac Blessing Jacob: Did Isaac exhibit supernatural power when he bestowed a blessing on Jacob? [Genesis 25:19-36, Genesis 49].

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   1000 in Scripture: What does 1000 mean in scripture? [Revelation 17, 2:10, Psalm 50:10, 90:4].

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   Born of Water & Spirit: What is meant by being "born of water" in John 3? [John 3:5-6].

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   No Longer Any Hope: When is it that someone becomes so hard that God will no longer allow someone to repent?

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   Tree of Life: Is the Tree of Life in Revelation the future source of eternal life? [Genesis, Revelation 22:1-2].

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   Unsaved Children: Our children are not following the Lord, even though they were raised in the faith, where did we go wrong? [Isaiah 1:2].

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   Thank You Steve Gregg: Caller thanks Steve from Maui.

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   The Beast & the Wounded Head: Who is the head that is wounded and healed? [Revelation 13:3, 17:9-10].

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   Creation of Male & Female: In Genesis 1, did God create just the animals as male & female, but did not make people male & female until Genesis 2? [Genesis 1:26-27, I Timothy 2].

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January 10, 2020


   Moses, Plague & Livestock: In the story of Moses, how can all the livestock be killed, and yet later more are killed in each of the next two plagues?
Reliability of the Bible: If language is not always precise in Biblical scripture (as in hyperbole), can we still trust it to be reliable?

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   All Things Together for Good: How do trust that "all things work together for good" when so much goes wrong when we are not in obedience? [Romans 8:28].

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   Forced to Take Drugs: When scripture indicates "blessed are they that mourn", but a court orders drugs, but one prefers to not take them, so they can mourn? [Matthew 5:4].

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   Book of Enoch: Is the book of Enoch historically true?

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   Mistake or Bad Choice: Would you comment on the confusion between really bad choices and the softened description calling it a mistake?

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   Book of Enoch: Why do you think that the book of Enoch is not authentic when it appears that Jude thought it was?

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   Afterlife, Resurrection, Heaven or Hell (Old Testament): Does the Old Testament ever mention heaven, hell, the afterlife, or resurrection? [Isaiah 14:9, 26:19, Daniel 12:2].

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   Tongues & Other Gifts: Do not all these signs described in scripture still happen to believers, such as tongues? [Mark 16:17, Matthew 7:11].

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   Deathbed Evangelism: What would you say to bring one to Christ who is in their last moments of life?

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January 13, 2020


   Praying Before Meals: When was the tradition of praying before meals begin? [Luke 24:30, Acts 27:35].

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   Info for a Pre-believer: What literature would you recommend for a pre-believer? [Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Basic Christianity by John R.W. Stott].

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   Jesus Equal to God Proof: What are the best verses for proving the deity of Jesus to a Muslim? [Genesis 18, John 14, 16:12-13, Revelation 1:8, 11, 17-18, Colossians 1:15, John 8:58, Philippians 2:5-11].

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   Assurance of Salvation: How can anyone be assured of their own salvation in light of what Jesus said in Matthew 7? [Matthew 7:21-23, 12:50, I John 4:1, Acts 19, Deuteronomy 13, 2 Thessalonians 2, Luke 6:46, Exodus 34:6-7, Psalm 103:10, John 8].

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   Apostles View of Hell: Regrading the three views of hell, do you think the first century apostles knew which view of hell was correct?
Land of Israel: Do you think that the land and government of Israel are primarily the custodian of coming end times events?

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   Confession of Sin: Do you think that you need to confess your sin to another person instead of just to God? [I John 1:7, 9, Matthew 5:23].

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   Yeshua Rather than Jesus: What do you think of the practice of using the pronunciation of "Jesus" as "Yeshua"?

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January 14, 2020


   Pilate's Wife: Why do you suppose that the Holy Spirit revealed to Matthew, the background of Pilate's wife's dream? [Matthew 27:19, Luke 13].

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   Self-Defense & Non-Resistance: What is your perspective regarding self-defense and total non-resistance?

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   Trinity: Does this passage in Hebrews present a problem to doctrine of the trinity? [Hebrews 5:7-9, I Timothy 3:16].

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   Synoptic Gospels: What are the "synoptic gospels" and why are they grouped that way?

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   Conspiracy Theories: Is there a global conspiracy and what should we do about it? [2 Corinthians 10:5-7].

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   Evil Spirit to Saul From God: What is the bad spirit of God in Samuel when He brought it to torment Saul? [I Samuel 16:23, I Kings 22, Luke 4:1].

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   Benefits for Obeying Commands of Moses: Is Moses saying he or God will give them rain & other benefits for following the commands God has given? [Deuteronomy 11:13-14] (NOTE: Steve's internet drops out, so he is not able to answer it. It is answered on the next day's show.)

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   Steve's Internet is reestablished: Internet is back up, Steve wants the previous caller to call back so he can answer his question.

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   The Last Trump: What does Steve think about the timing of the last trump? [1 Corinthians 15:52] (NOTE: Steve's internet drops off. It is answered on the next day's show.)

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January 15, 2020


   God or Moses Speaking in Deuteronomy: Is God or Moses speaking in this verse in Deuteronomy? [Deuteronomy 11:13-14].

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   Pre-Tribulation Rapture: Does this verse in I Corinthians 15 disprove the pre-trib rapture? [I Cor 15:51f, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Revelation 8, 9, 11].

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   Last Days in Daniel: Daniel, is the "time of the end", the last days of the temple, or at the end of the world? [Daniel 12:1-2,4, Luke 2].

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   Old Testament Teaching: How profitable and applicable is it for us today to read the Old Testament?

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   Train up a Child: Would you comment on the verse in Proverbs and its application to properly training children and the indication that they will not depart from the Lord? [Proverbs 22:6].

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   Fasting: Is it biblical to fast? [Matthew 6:16, 9:14, Acts 13:2, 2 Corinthians, Daniel 10].

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   Lot is Cast: Would you comment on Proverbs 16 and the control God has over the lot being cast? [Proverbs 16:33, 21:1, Revelation 17, Psalm 115:3, 135:6, Daniel 4, Hosea 8:4].

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   Demonization of Christians: What do you think about the possibility that Christians can be possessed (or oppressed) by demons?

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   Marriage & Sex in Heaven: Will we be married and have sex in heaven? [Matthew 22:30].

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   Why the Serpent in the Garden: If God is all knowing and all loving, why would he put the serpent in the garden, knowing that Adam & Eve would fail?

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January 16, 2020


   Laying on of Hands for Holy Spirit: Is it required to have had the laying on of hands, in order to receive the Holy Spirit? [Acts 2, 8, 9:17, 10, Hebrews 6:2]

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   Daniel: Is the Daniel in Ezekiel, the same Daniel in the book of Daniel? [Ezekiel 14:20].

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   Suicide & Salvation: While trying to find comfort having lost family members to suicide, I see that Saul committed suicide so he could be with the Lord? So is it possible that they can be with the Lord?

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   First Sin & Evil: What was the first sin? Did God create evil?

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   The Day of the Lord: Would you discuss "the Day of the Lord"? [Acts 2, Joel 2, 2 Peter 3].

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   Ananias: Is the Ananias that was killed in Acts 5, the same one that ministered to Paul in Acts 9?

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   Book of Mark: Is the book of Mark, actually recollections of Peter, or was it really written by John Mark?
"Q" (Quelle) Source: What do you think of the hypothetical "Q" source?
Early Church-Pre-Millennial: Why do you think that many of the early church fathers were pre-millennial?

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   What We Believe: Why does God not mention in Jeremiah 31, all the things we, as Christians, traditionally believe? [Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 34, 37, Hebrews 8, 10, 13].

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January 17, 2020


   Circumcision: Is circumcision only to be seen as a sign that set apart God's people from the rest? [Hebrews 9, Psalm 24:4, James].

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   Fasting & Mourning Rituals: What do the verses about fasting for the bridegroom, the patches on the clothing, and the new wine in old wine skins really refer to? [Matthew 9:14-17, Mark 2:18-22, 2 Corinthians 3:17].

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   After a Christian Dies: What happens after a Christian believer dies? What happens in the interim and what happens while in heaven? [Psalm 115:16, I Thessalonians 4:13, 2 Corinthians 5:8, I Corinthians 13:9-12].

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   Jesus Genealogy: Why does the genealogy end with Joseph in Matthew 1? [Matthew 1:16, Luke 3:23-38].

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   Filling of the Holy Spirit: How does the filling of the Holy Spirit work, and what happens to ones own individual personality? [Romans 8:16, I Corinthians 12, I John 3:2].

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   Christian Charities: Are you familiar with the organization called "Persecuted Church"? What is the one you mentioned with "Martyrs"? (Voice of the Martyrs).
Women & Circumcision: How to women fit into the circumcision symbolism?
Thoughts into Obedience: How do you bring your thoughts into obedience to Christ? [2 Corinthians 10:5].

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   Tribulation: Would you clarify the timing of the tribulation, the rapture,and the return of Christ? [John 6:40].

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   Circumcision for Christians: Is there a significance to circumcision being on the 8th day for Christians today?

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January 20, 2020


   God's Absolute Foreknowledge: Does God have absolute foreknowledge, particularly in light of these scriptures? [Jeremiah 19:5, 32:35, Genesis 6:6, 22:12, I Samuel 15:11, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Deuteronomy 31:29, Exodus 32, James 1:13, Genesis 18:11].

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   Taking Thoughts Captive in Spiritual Warfare: Why do you say that Paul meant to take other people's thoughts captive, rather than one's own in this passage about spiritual warfare? [2 Corinthians 10:3-5, 2:14, Romans 7:22].

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   Gospel John's Cosmic Tone about Jesus' Deity: Why is there such a difference in the cosmic way John presents his gospel and God's deity when contrasted to the other synoptic gospel? [John 10, Ezekiel 34, 37, John 15:1, 8:58, 14:11, 16:12-13]

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   God's Foreknowledge of Those That Apostatize: If God knows everything, then how would He deal with knowing that someone would depart from Him in the future? [Luke 6].

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   Born Again: What does one do to be born again? [John 3:3, 9, 14, Colossians 2:13-14, Luke 15:24].
Worship in Spirit & Truth: What does it mean to worship in spirit and truth? [John 4:6-30].

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January 21, 2020


   Church Membership & Submission to Leaders: What do you think about church membership and submitting to the church leaders? [Hebrews 13:17].

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   Tearing down strongholds: Can we tear down strongholds in other Christian's lives? [2 Corinthians 10:3-5].

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   Law of Liberty & James, brother of Jesus: What is the "law of liberty" in James 2? Is this writer, James, the brother of Jesus, who did not believe? When did he write the book? [James 2, Acts, John 12:48, 13:34, I Corinthians 13].

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   Abuse, Abandonment, Divorce: Is abuse and abandonment legitimate reasons for divorce?

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   Women's Punishment in Genesis: I am wondering why the women's punishment for sinning in Genesis, seem so much worse than what man has to suffer? [Genesis 3:16-17].

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   Fulfillment of the Law & Commandments: Did Jesus fulfill all of the law-all 613 commandments? Do Christians still have to keep any of them?

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January 22, 2020


   God's Sovereignty & Time: Does God really know the future? Can He choose not to know certain things? [Genesis 22:12].

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   Binding of Satan: What does one do with the verses about Satan still being active in the world today, if he was bound at the cross? [Revelation 5:6, Revelation 20:3-9, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Colossians 2:15, Hebrews 2:14, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, I Peter 5:8, Mark 3:27, Matthew 12:29, I John 5:19].
End Times Timeline for Amillennialists: Would you outline the timeline of end times from the amillennial view?

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   Adam & Eve Created Good or Bad: If God created Adam and Eve good and righteous, in the image of God, how could they have possibly sinned?

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   Saved in Christ: Is there a distinction between being saved as a Jew versus a gentile? [Revelation 19:7-9, Psalm 2:8, I John 5:12, Romans 22:8-9].

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   Reigning in the New Earth: Are we going to reign in the millennium with Christ in the new earth? [Revelation 20, I Thessalonians 4:14].

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   Jesus Fulfilling the Law & New Covenant: Could you help me understand the passage about Jesus fulfilling the law and not one jot or tittle changing? [Matthew 5:17-18, Galatians 4].

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January 23, 2020


   Seed of Woman: Does the verse about the "seed of a woman" in Genesis 3, support the idea of the virgin birth? [Genesis 3:15].
Hebrew Text: Would biblical texts today, in Hebrew, be the same as those that are 500 years old?

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   Language of Jesus: Is it significant that the language that Jesus spoke is being lost? Any relavance to the Old Testament scripture about a returning pure language? [Luke 6:45].

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   No Marriage License: What do you think about someone who doesn't want to get a marriage licence, they just want to consider themselves married spiritually?

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   Sabbath vs Sunday: When and why did we start worshipping on Sunday, rather than on the Sabbath? [Acts 2].

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   Punishment to the 3 & 4th Generations: Can you break down what God says about visiting iniquities on the children of the 3 and 4th generations? [Exodus 20, 34:6].

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   Three Views of Hell: Would you reveal what you lean toward regarding in the three views of hell? [Deuteronomy 29:29].

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   New Earth: Does the new earth go on forever? How does that work relative to marriage? [Matthew 22:30, Ephesians 5, Matthew 7:21].

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   Marriage & Divorce: Could you speak to a previous marriage & divorce before one converts to Christ? [I Corinthians 7:12-13].

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   Out of Hell into Heaven: What about the possibility of those in hell, being reformed to ultimately enter heaven at some point?

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January 24, 2020


   Eternal Life and the Resurrection of the Saints in the Old Testament: Is there not reference to eternal life in the Old Testament? Did not the fathers of the faith know about eternal life and the resurrection? [Daniel 12:2, John 5:29, Psalm 49:15, 30:3, 86:13, 116:8, Job 19:26].

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   Judge Not: Are not people always going to judge? Are Christians never supposed to judge? [John 7:24, I Corinthians 2:14, 14:29, Matthew 7:1, 16-17].

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   Christian Abortion Supporter: Would you consider those who support abortion still your Christians?

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   AD70 and Dating of Revelation: Could not the date of the writing of the book of Revelation be after AD70 and how would that change eschatology? [Matthew 24].
The 70 Weeks of Daniel: Could you not measure the years back from AD70 and fix the date of the beginning of the 70 weeks to that point? [Daniel 9:26-27].

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   Few are Chosen: Could you clarify what is meant by "many are called, few are chosen?" [Matthew 13, 20:16, 22:14].
Earth's Age: Would you discuss the age of the earth ?

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   Paul's Disobedience in the Law: Why did Paul seem to enforce and demonstrate living according to the law when we have been released from the law? [Galatians, Acts 18:18, I Corinthians 9:20].

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January 27, 2020


   Three Views of Hell: There seems to be very solid scriptures that support the idea of eternal torment in hell, so how can there legitimately be other views of hell? [Daniel 12:2, Matthew 25:46, 12:46, Isaiah 66:24, Mark 9:43]

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   Condemning Spirit of Calvinist Theologian: Should I just stop listening when I am actually hurt by the condemning spirit of some theologians, in particular some Calvinists? [Proverbs 6:19].

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   Defending Others Against Abortion: How should I step when seeing someone committing a crime, like abortions?

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   Breath of Life & Abortion: Since the bible refers to "the breath of life", is this justification for aborting babies because they are not really alive until they take their first breath?

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   Jews-Saved Because They are His Chosen People: Do Jews have a special position as His chosen people, that will save them no matter whether they accept Christ or not? [Romans 2:6, 28-29, Revelation 2:9].

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   Job's Wealth & Sinfulness: Was Job actually doing something wrong because of all the wealth he had accumulated? [Job 1:8].

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   Eternal Nature of Man in Hell: Doesn't the eternal nature of man come into considering various views of hell? [Revelation 1, 20, I Corinthians 15:51, Psalm 16, I Timothy 6:15-16].

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   According to the Flesh: Could you help me understand this passage of Scripture, especially the phrase, "no one according to the flesh"? [2 Corinthians 15:16, Romans 1:3].

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January 28, 2020


   Promises for the Church Today: Are there any other promises made to the New Testament church, beyond He will "never leave or forsake" us? [2 Peter 1:4, Hebrew 8:6, 13:5, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 36, Matthew 6:33, Romans 8:28].
Called a Nazarene: Where is it said in the prophets "He will be called a Nazarene" as described in Matthew 2? [Matthew 2:22, Micah 5:2, Hosea 11:1]

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   Time and Seeing the Future: If God created the universe, isn't it obvious that He would be able to see the future without difficulty?

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   Ye are Gods: Is Jesus mocking the Jews with his response by quoting, "Ye are gods" in John? [John 10:24, 34].

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   Apostasy & Christian Entertainment: Have you ever seen the "Apostasy Report"? What do you think about pastors and theologians that seem to align themselves to some of the popular Christian entertainers that don't really seem to be exemplary believers:

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   Religious Group Called "Nones": What does it mean that when people are associated with the group called "None"?

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   Not Peace, but a Sword: When Jesus said He came "not to bring peace, but a sword", what was He talking about? [Matthew 10:34, Luke 12:51].

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   Jesus Converting through Visions: Why doesn't Jesus come in a vision to everyone in the same dramatic and convincing way that He comes to some? [Matthew 23:37, Luke 7:30, I Timothy 2:4, Ezekiel 33:11].

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   Creation: Has water always existed, since the Bible doesn't say that God created it? [Genesis 1].
Married in Heaven: Do you think that it is possible that married couples will be one person in heaven? [Matthew 22:30].

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January 29, 2020


   Jonah Died in the Whale: Did Jonah die in the belly of the whale? [Jonah 2, Matthew 12:40].

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   Child Baptism & Confession of Former Sins: Does my baptism at 12, still count, even though I have not really lived the Christian life until recently? And do I need to recount all my sins to be forgiven? [Acts 19:1-7, 2:38, 3:19, Mark 1:15].

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   No Millennium, No Blessings: If there is no millennium, then why are we told to pursue the blessings of God during that time? [Revelation 20:6, 14, John 5:24, 28-29, Acts 24:15, Matthew 25:31, Ephesians 2, Colossians 2].

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   Filling of the Holy Spirit: How does the filling of the Holy Spirit apply to all Christians? [John 20, Acts 2:1-13, 8-10].

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   Suicide & Unplugging the Machines: Is it suicide to unplug yourself from machines? And if so, would one be condemned to hell?

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   Teaching Others About God: What does it mean when scripture says that in the new covenant we will not need to teach others about the Lord [Jeremiah 31:34, I John 2:27, 16:13].
God's Finger & Arms: What does it mean when it says, "the finger of God", or "He stretched out His arms"? [Psalm 132:12].

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   Sex & Laciviousness: What does "laciviousness" mean? Gal 5:19-21

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   Rod of Iron: What does the "rod of iron" mean in scripture? Psalm 2:8-9, Revelation 9:15, 2:27].

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   Failure to Thrive: Would "failure to thrive" but suicide or sinful?

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January 30, 2020


   Hell is Eternal Torment: Caller challenges Steve's view that there are other possible Biblically supported views of hell beyond eternal torment. [Matthew 25:46, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Isaiah 66:24, Mark 9].

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   Oneness vs Trinitarian: Why are you not "Oneness" instead of trinitarian in your theology?

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   Trichotomy vs Dichotomy: Are we made a trichotomy when we are saved when are born again and the spirit enters us?
New Jerusalem, Bride of Christ & Mother of Us All: When Paul says the "new Jerusalem" above is the "mother of us all", is he referring to it as the "bride of Christ"? [Galatians 4:26, Hebrews 12:1]

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   Prophesy in Isaiah: What do you make of the prophesy in Isaiah 17 [Isaiah 17:1].

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   New Jerusalem Bible: What is the New Jerusalem Bible? Why are there added books in it? Is it acceptable to use that version?

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   God Will Preserve Israel: Is it possible that Israel will stand regardless of the description the seed of Abraham as the true Israel? [Galatians 3, Leviticus 26:43, Jeremiah 31:35-37, Genesis 27:29, Romans 11:1, I Peter 2:9-10].

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   Self-Contempt and Resisting Worldly Pleasure: Do you believe that Christians today should resist all worldly pleasure and employ self-contempt as Thomas A. Kempis suggests in the book "Imitation of Christ"? [Romans 12:10, Philippians 2:3, I Timothy 1:15, Job 42].

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   Hosea Prophesy: Has the prophesy in Hosea 3 already happened? [Hosea 3:5, Romans 9:6].

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January 31, 2020


   Study Bibles: What would be recommend as the best study Bible? And which ones should I avoid?
Approaching Church About Improving: What is the best way to inform your church leadership about your concern for heightening their ministry and help me grow?

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   Gambling: Is gambling a sin?

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   Christian Universalism (Hell): Considering the various views of hell, what is your view of "Christian Universalism"?

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   Full-Preterism: Do you disagree with the Full-Preterist view? How do you refute some of their claims about the end of the age, and the judgment on Jerusalem? [Matthew 24, 24:3].

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   Before the Foundation of the World: Could you comment on the verse in Revelation about "slaying of the lamb, from the foundation of the world"? [Revelation 13:8]

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   Biblical Movies: Do you think Biblical movies like those of Cecil B. DeMille, and posting of The Ten Commandments, is actually a good influence?

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   None Has Seen God: If the Bible says that no man has seen the Father, then are the appearances in the Bible? [John 1:18, 6:46].

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   Sanctification = More Human: What do you think about an author who claims that the birth of Jesus was the end of the world, and sanctification is us becoming more human?
Shroud of Turin: What do you think about the "Shroud of Turin"?

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   Christians Standing for Truth in Politics: Caller just encourages listeners to take a stand for truth and considers recent political events may be evidence that we can prevail.

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