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| Trinity & Contradictory Scripture: How can we reconcile scripture that seems to contradictory to the trinitarian doctrine, particularly, the Father and the Son are not the same, and yet they are? [2 Corinthians 3:17, John 10:30, John 1:1]. |
| God's Punishment on Onan: Why would God be more strict on Onan than the law required when he refused to provide a child with his dead brother's wife? [Genesis 38:8-10, Deuteronomy 25]. Judah Receiving the Birthright: Did Judah receive the birthright because the three older brothers disqualified themselves? |
| Jesus Want Us to be Slaves: Do not these verses indicate that Jesus was supportive of slavery, and therefore could be applied to us being slaves or servants? [Luke 17:10]. |
| Chronicles of the Kings of Israel: What do you know about what happened to the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? [I Chronicles 29:29, I Corinthians 5:9]. |
| The Sabbath or Sunday for Worship: Why is it acceptable for us to worship on Sunday instead of on the Sabbath? [Genesis 2:1-3, Hebrews 8:7-13]. Seventh Day Adventism & the Book of Revelation: Why do Seventh Day Adventists put such emphasis on the book of Revelation? |
| Vaccine Mandates: How should Christians respond to the vaccine mandates? Is there any relevant scripture? [Psalm 118:8]. The Vaccine for COVID: Is it more loving to take the vaccine? |
| "Depart From Me": What is the bottom line regarding the idea that some will be asked to "depart from me"? [Matthew 7:21-23, Jeremiah 32:40] |
| Steve Gregg's Living Expenses: How do you meet your personal living expenses? [Matthew 6:33]. |
| Jacob Wrestling with the Angel: What was the purpose of Jacob wrestling with the angel, and what did God think of that? [Genesis 32:22-32, Hosea 12:3-4]. |
| "Born Again" Defined: What is Jesus' definition of the new birth (or being "born again")? [John 3:14, I Peter 1:23, James 2:19, Romans 10:9]. |
| "My Yoke is Easy": What is meant by "my yoke is easy"? [Matthew 11:28, Matthew 23:4, Galatians 5:22, Romans 5:5, Romans 13:10, Luke 1:37]. |
| Adam & Eve's Knowledge of Death: How did Eve know what death was? Cain & Abel's Resurrection: Will Abel raise with the rest of us at the resurrection? And Cain to condemnation? [John 5:28-29]. Sleep Until the Resurrection: Do we sleep until the resurrection? |
| Adam or Cavemen Came First: Who came first, Adam & Eve, or cavemen? |
| King Saul in heaven?: Do you think that King Saul is in heaven or hell? |
| Southern California Bible Study Fellowship: Caller offers and opportunity for others to join a Bible Study fellowship in Oakland Hills CA, with Steve Gregg lecture homework. Supporting Steve Gregg financially: Caller encourages listeners to give financial gifts to support Steve Gregg personally. |
| Song of Solomon: Could you talk about the purpose of the Song of Songs (or Solomon)? |
| Vaccine & Loving Your Neighbor: Caller shares her view that getting the vaccine is practicing "love your neighbor as yourself." [Mark 12:31]. |
| Called to Ministry: How does one know if they are being called into ministry? Enoch: What happened to Enoch? Sons of God & the Nephilim: What about the "Sons of God" and Nephilim? [Genesis 6]. |
| Good Way to Evangelize: Do you have a good tract that teaches how to evangelize? Addictive Personalities: Do you think there really is such a thing as "addictive personalities"? "Once Saved, Always Saved": What do you think of "Eternal Security" or "Once Saved, Always Saved"? |
| Vaccines & Obeying Government: Regarding the vaccines, is it not correct to obey government officials? [Romans 13, Jeremiah 17:5, Psalm 2:1-2]. |
| Soul Sleep & Purgatory: Upon death, do people remain conscious or do they sleep (in light of the Catholic view of purgatory)? Ref: "Not by Faith Alone by Sungenis [2 Corinthians 5:8, Jude 1:7, Matthew 18:34]. |
| Purgatory: Caller corrects Steve about the reality of purgatory. [I Corinthians 3:11-17]. |
| Taking Vacations: What does God think about someone who would take a vacation? [I Timothy 6:17]. |
| "Sons of God" in Genesis: Caller makes a case for who the "Sons of God" were in Genesis 6? |
| The "First Resurrection": Could you clarify what is meant by the "first resurrection" in Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:5, John 5:24-29]. |
| Paul-Did He Fall Away: Were you saying that Paul fell away from God yesterday? |
| Alternate View of the Creation of Adam & Eve: Caller presents his view on the creation of mankind and Adam & Eve that is unusual. Cain & Abel: Who was Cain afraid of and who did Cain and Abel marry? [Genesis 4:25, Genesis 5, Genesis 3:20, Acts 17:26]. |
| Humans Created Before Adam & Eve: Caller agrees with Steve that there could be no creation of humans before Adam & Eve. [Genesis 1-2]. |
| God Sending the Damaged to Hell: How responsible will God hold someone who has had abuse and now has Alzheimer's? |
| Sealed with the Holy Spirit: How does "Eternal Security" work? Are you sealed instantly, or does it take place over time? Sanctification & Maturation: Will we reach a point in our growth and maturity that we will be eventually be eternally secure-as in sanctification? [2 Peter 3:18, 2 Corinthians 3:18]. |
| Authorship of the Gospels: What do you think of the theory that the writers of the gospels were not the actual authors? |
| Holy Spirit (Old vs New Testaments): Are Old Testament saints regenerated like the New Testaments saints are? Do we have the Holy Spirit the same way? [John 3:5 I John 4:13, I John 3:24, John 7:39, Romans 8:16, Acts 2:17, Joel 2:28]. |
| Hearing God's Voice: How does one hear from God? Recommended Topical Lecture; " Knowing God-Divine Guidance." |
| Praying: Should I pray to all three persons of the Godhead (Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit)? [Philippians 4:6, John 16:26]. |
| Apostasy (Falling Away): If you can fall away, or have the Holy Spirit, doesn't that prove the predestination idea (of Calvinism)? Holy Spirit Departing because of Sin: Do you believe that because of your sin, the Holy Spirit will walk away? [Hebrews 6]. |
| The Narrow Path App for your Phones: Caller shares his enthusiasm for the phone app for The Narrow Path. Forgiveness & Repentance: Could you help me understand what is required to have forgiveness? [Luke 17, Matthew 18, Mark 11:25, 2 Corinthians 5:19]. |
| Authorship of the Gospel of John: Caller starts to defend his view that the Gospel of John was not written by John. Call incomplete. |
| Forgiveness: How does one forgive a Catholic and pastor who doesn't teach people that they are sinners and need salvation? |
| Calvinism-God Doesn't Love Everyone: How does one reconcile verses that seem to indicate that God doesn't love everyone, and yet there are others like John 3:16, that indicate that He does? [Psalm 5:5, John 3:16, Romans 5:8, Proverbs 6:16-19, Ezekiel 33:11, Romans 9:13, 2 Peter 3:9, John 15:13, I John 3:15]. |
| Chronology of the Writing of the Gospels: What order were the gospels written in, and did the later gospel writers get some of their information from the earlier? |
| History of Water Baptism: When did the practice of water baptism begin? Where did John the Baptists get that idea? [John 3:26]. |
| The Word of Faith Movement: What do you think of the "Word of Faith" movement? Recommended Topical Lecture; Word of Faith (set of 4). Ham's Sin (Noah's Son): The Bible doesn't say what Ham's (Noah's son) sin was specifically, but can you speak on that? [Genesis 9:24-25]. |
| God's Omniscience: If God is omniscient, would he not know who would choose Him (Caller thinks he disagrees with Steve). Recommended Topical Lecture; "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." |
| Three Views of Hell: Could you share the three views of hell? Recommended Topical Lecture; "Three views of Hell" |
| Prophetic Word & God Speaking: Are some of the prophetic words we think we hear from God, just our imaginations, or is it really God speaking? [1 Thessalonians 5:20, Acts 16]. Asking God to Prophetically Speak to Us Should we not ask God to prophetically speak to us? [John 5:46]. |
| Christian's Baptizing Each Other: Is it acceptable for one Christian to baptize another and not be in a church? [Acts 8:26-40]. Shepherd & Lamb: How is Jesus both Shepherd and Lamb? [I Peter 2:5]. |
| Sons of God, Fallen Angels, Book of Enoch & the Nephilim: What do you think of the view of the fallen angels having children with women? [Genesis 6]. |
| Changing Family Location & Relationships: How can I balance what my wife and family wants in changing locations & jobs? |
| Returning to Faith: Can someone who leaves the faith, ever come back to faith? [Hebrews 6:4-6, James 5:20, Luke 1:37]. |
| About Lileth: Could you tell me about Lileth? [Isaiah 34:14]. Adding to the Bible in the Future: Do you think there will ever be any upgrading (or adding to) the Bible in the future? |
| Baptism in Unusual Circumstances: Caller shares the story of the baptism of her unconscious mother, and suggests that one could baptize oneself if necessary. |
| Attaching Evil to Inanimate Objects: Can someone attach evil, or curses, to an inanimate object, such as a Bible? [James 4:7]. |
| Bible Providing all Information that is Needed: Caller comments on the need for people to trust the Bible for whatever information they need. [Ephesians 4:4]. Most Read Translation of the Bible: What Bible translation is the most read? |
| Binding & Release of Satan: Regarding the binding of the strongman, when do you think that Satan will be "released for a little while"? [Revelation 20:3-7, Mark 3:27, Matthew 12:29, 2 Thessalonians 1:8]. |
| The Transfiguration: Is the appearance of Moses and Elijah with Jesus in the transfiguration symbolic of the transition from the Old to New Covenants? Transfiguration: How did the witnesses of the transfiguration have credibility? |
| "Saints" or "Priests": Is the word used in this verse for "saints" actually "priests"? [Psalms 16:3, Psalms 50:5]. |
| Test vs Temptation: Does God test us? [Genesis 22:1, James 1:13, Matthew 6:13, Job]. |
| Five Points of Calvinism: Where do you stand on the 5-points of Calvinism? [Psalm 119:71, I Timothy 2:4, Romans 3:10, Psalm 14:5, Psalm 53:1-3, Romans 3:9-19]. Total Depravity: How do you get around "Total Depravity" when you have scripture such as Romans 3:10? Calvinism & Drawing Us: Regarding Calvinism, John 6:44 is troubling. [John 6:44, John 12, Hosea 11]. |
| COVID Testimony: Caller shares his experience in growing through COVID and how it has been good for him. Also how much we can disagree, but still have unity. |
| The Word for God & Jesus: Isn't the Word for God & Jesus the same in every language? So should we not be using the proper name? |
| British Israelism: Have you heard of British Israelism and if so, what do you think of it? |
| Persons Made Irredeemable: Would God allow Satan to make a person be made unable to be redeemed (through some evil devices and altered DNA, etc.)? |
| Saving for Retirement (or the Future): Do you think we should to not save up for retirement? Recommended Lecture "Toward a Radically Counter Culture].[Matthew 6:19-I Corinthians]. |
| Resisting Evil (Governments, etc.): Would you comment on Matthew 5:39 and our resistance to evil (even the government)? [Matthew 5:39, Romans 12, James 4:7]. |
| Visions or Appartitions: Is there anything in the Protestant world that would parallel the Catholic world in the appearances and visions of Mary (Fatima, etc.) Abandoning Mary's Catholic Sacred Position: At what point was the idea that Mary was so honored disappear from Protestantism? |
| Son of Perdition, Man of Lawlessness, or Antichrist: Are with in the last seven years and the appearance of the Son of Perdition? [I John, 2 John, 2 Thessalonians 2, Matthew 24:44]. |
| Inanimate Objects with Demons: Do you actually believe that an inanimate object can have a demon? [Acts 19:19]. |
| The Antichrist: Could Satan and demons be the antichrist? |
| Antichrist as One Specific Man: Doesn't this verse prove that "the Antichrist" is one specific man? [I John 2:18, Revelation 13, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, I Corinthians 3:16, i Corinthians 6:19]. Day of the Lord or Christ: Do you know that the Day of the Lord and the Day of Christ are two different days? [I Corinthians 1:7, 2 Peters 3:10-12, 2 Thessalonians 2:2]. |
| Three Men in Genesis 18: Who are the three men and he who is addressed as Lord? [Genesis 18:22]. Three Men Visit Abraham: Would you comment on the three men who visited Abraham in Genesis 18? [Genesis 18]. |
| Demon Possession: Caller shares story of her experience with demons |
| John Wesley: What do you think of John Wesley's theology? |
| Arminian vs Armenian: Caller confuses Arminian vs Armenian? Where does Arminianism come from? Creation Just Taking it's Course: Did God create the sun and earth, and then just let it go functioning on its own? |
| Donating to The Narrow Path: Caller thanks Steve Gregg and asks about how to donate to the ministry. |
| Wishing They Could Die: Could you talk about the scripture that talks about people wishing they could die, but can't? [Revelation 9:6]. |
| Christian Scientists: What do you think about Christian Scientists and Mary Baker Eddy? The Narrow Path YouTube Channel: What is the YouTube channel for The Narrow Path )Biblegate, Soulsnaxx, Steve Gregg Videos)? |
| Lazy Back-Sliding Christians: Do lazy, back-slidden Christians end up in hell, relative to the parable of the lazy servant? [Luke 12, Matthew 24, Acts 11:26, John 8:31]. Recommended books by Steve Gregg (2 volume set); "Empire of the Risen Son" (Vol 1; "There is Another King". Vol 2: "All the King's Men". |
| True Israel: Is it really important for us to know who Israel actually is, as some claim...rather than knowing who Jesus is? [Galatians 3:28, Matthew 12:48]. |
| Baptism: What do you think about a church who makes a new believer wait a whole year, until they have a planned baptism opportunity? [I Corinthians 10:2, I Peter 3:21, Acts 2:38]. |
| Headcoverings: Is it not inconsistent to say that the headcoverings are simply cultural, in light of the context? [I Corinthians 11:16]. Recommended; topical article; "Headcoverings & Women." |
| One's Purpose in Life: Is the idea of finding one's path or "purpose in life", a bit too self-focused and self-interested as typical in modern pop psychology? [Jeremiah 1:5]. Acting On One's Spiritual Gift: If you know your gift is, should you advertise it or just led God open the doors? |
| Generational Curses? Are you familiar with Curt Landry and his ministry regarding generational curses, and generally what do you think about these curses? |
| Occupation in Eternity (Heaven): What might we be doing in eternity? It seems like a really long time. [Luke 19, Revelation 19, Matthew 25]. |
| Seventh Day Adventists, Cults & Judaizers: Do you think that Seventh Day Adventists are cultists and Judaizers? Investigative Judgment: Is there anything in scripture that supports "Investigative Judgment"? |
| God or Satan Blocking My Calling: How do you determine who is blocking your progress in determining your calling, if not only God can block you, but so can Satan? [I Thessalonians 2:18, Revelation 2:9, Revelation 3:9]. |
| Old Testament Application to Marriage: How do you look at things in the Old Testament regarding marriage? [Genesis 2:24, Ephesians 5]. Unbeliever Departing, Not Under Bondage: How do you view the verse in the New Testament about the unbeliever departing and not being under bondage? [I Corinthians 7:13]. |
| UFO's in the Bible: What do you think about UFOs in the Bible? [Ezekiel 1:4-28]. |
| Dispensationalism: What is a "Dispensationalist"? Steve Gregg's Theological Position: With what theological position do you identify? And why? |
| Hearing from God: How do you know when something is from God? Sometimes I feel like I may be destined to fail, like it is in Calvinism, with no way out. [James 1:17, Colossians 3:22]. |
| Obligation to Obey the Government Authorities: Could you help me think through our obligation to submit to government authority? Are there times when we should even submit to unreasonable authority? [Romans 13:1]. |
| Why God Allows Suffering: How do I help my wife understand why God let's such suffering exist in this world? |
| Adam & Eve as Priests: Were Adam and Eve priests? |
| Steve Gregg's Denomination: With what denomination do you identify and why? [I Corinthians 1:10-12, I Corinthians 3:3-4]. |
| "Shacking-Up" for Older People: Are we older people still held accountable for our non-marriage relationships (like shacking-up)? |
| Vegetarianism: Are we supposed to eat a plant-based diet? [Genesis 1, Genesis 9:2-3] |
| Jews Sabbath and Christian Sunday worship: Why do the Jews have the Sabbath, and Christians worship on Sunday? [Acts 2]. God Not Forgiving Moses: Why couldn't God forgive Moses and let him enter the promised land? |
| Jim & Elisabeth Elliot: Did you ever get a chance to meet Elisabeth Elliot? Recommended Book: "Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot" Old Testament Significance: Since we are not under the law anymore, then what is the significance of the Old Testament to us today? [Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 8:13, I Corinthians 9:9, I Timothy 5:18]. |
| Faith (Call cuts out): Could you talk a little about faith and its relationship to when people think they have heard from God? [Hebrews 11]. |
| Going to See Jesus in the Past: If we could go back in time, would Jesus be able to understand our language, and would he be offended if we wanted to go back to see him? [John 20:29]. |
| Sharing with Jehovah Witnesses: Can you recommend anything to help me learn how to share with Jehovah Witnesses? |
| Caller Needs Prayer: Caller asks for prayer (Robert from Indianapolis). |
| COVID Mask Mandate: Could you help me sort out our church mess over the COVID mask Mandate? [Romans 14:5]. |
| Being Forced to Take the COVID Vaccine: How should we handle being forced to take the COVID vaccine? |
| Memory in Heaven (of Life on Earth): What are we going to remember in Heaven from our earthly experiences? [Revelation 21:4, Isaiah 65:16]. |
| The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved: Caller attempts to make the case that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was someone other than John the Apostle (Caller thinks it's Lazarus.) [John 21:7, John 21:20, Acts 4:13, John 11:5]. |
| The Naked Archaelogist-Simcha Jocobovici: Has Steve ever heard of Simcha Jocobvici, who is known as "the naked archaelogist", who believes in an early date of The Exodus. Where do you stand on the date? Date of the Exodus: When does Steve think the exodus took place? The traditional view or an earlier date? |
| King Saul, the Witch of Endor & the Prophet Samuel: Did Saul really communicate with Samuel when he went to the Witch of Endor? [1 Samuel 28]. |
| Different Ethnic Groups: If everyone came from Adam & Eve, why so many different features of the human race? |
| Satan's Language: What is Satan's language when he is speaking or tempting us? |
| The Word of God (Scriptures) in Jesus' Time: What was considered "the Bible" (the scriptures) before the New Testament was written, during Jesus' ministry & the apostles thereafter? [2 Timothy 3:16, John 8:31, John 13:20]. |
| Apostolic Faith & Pentecostals: What is the difference between the Apostolic Faith & Pentecostalism? |
| Hell & Annihilationism: If people who knew God's Will are beaten with "many stripes" & those who didn't know God's Will receive "few stripes", how can that be possible under the annihilationist's view of hell? [Luke 12:47] |
| God Judging Israel for Saul's Sin: Why did God judge Israel for the sins of Saul (Sins of the Fathers)? Ezekiel on His Side for a Year: Did Ezekiel really lay on his side for a whole year? |
| Bible as a Collection of Books: Caller comments on the Bible being a collection of many books, rather than a single book, which unbelievers need to understand to grasp the amount of evidence there is for the faith. Satan's Awareness of the Accomplishment of the Cross: Was Satan aware of the outcome of what Jesus would do on the cross with His death? [Luke 4, Matthew 4, I Corinthians 2:8, I Peter 1:12]. |
| Struggle with Praying for Other's Requests: Can you help me with how to pray for other's requests, if it is what God may want for them? [Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Matthew 7:7-8, James 4:2-3, I John 5:14]. Satan Bound: How is it that Satan is both bound on earth now, and yet is still busy doing things at the same time? [Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Luke 11:21, Revelation 20:3]. |
| Generational Curses: Could you talk about "Generational Curses"? [Ezekiel 18:20, Exodus 34:7, Jeremiah 25:11-12]. Asking Repeatedly in Prayer: Should you keep asking God to answer your prayer, or should you just ask once and leave it in His hands? [Daniel 10:13, James 4:2, Matthew 7:7-11]. |
| Progressive Christianity: What is "Progressive Christianity" and is it the "falling away"? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-3]. |
| Political Activism vs Revival: How involved in politics do I become in order to change the direction of the country, when I know that the only thing that work is a revival? [Revelation 11:15, Psalm 2:1-3, Luke 12:48]. |
| Moses, Zipporah & Circumcision: What is happening in the story where Moses was going to die before Zipporah circumcised his son? [Exodus 24:24-25]. |
| Problem with Leaving the Church: Do you have any teaching about a pastor who ignores you in public if you have left your church? |
| Choosing Not to Get the Vaccine: What would you say to my son who prefers not to get the vaccine, but his wife wants him to? [I Peter 3:7]. |
| God Appointing the Time of our Death: Does the Bible tell us the exact time we will die? [Matthew 10:29] |
| Being Saved: Do all you have to do is ask Jesus to come into your heart and you will be saved? Will you feel any different? [Romans 8:16, John 6:37-38] |
| Trusting God (COVID): Caller shares his choice to trust God in whether he and his wife would get COVID. |
| About Catholicism: Do you have anything on your website regarding Catholicism? Recommended topical lecture: "Church History" (series), and under the "Individual Topical Lectures; "Communion", Book; "The Gospel According to Rome" by Jim McCarthy. |
| Mushrooms to Enhance Spirituality: What would you say about someone considering taking mushrooms to enhance their spirituality? |
| The Millennium is Literal-or Not: Is not the burden of proof on the one who claims that the millennium is not literal? [Revelation 20, Romans 8:19-23, 2 Peter 3:10-13, Revelation 22:3]. |
| Arguing of the Non-essentials (Debate) & Heresy: Isn't it in the non-essentials that heresy creeps into the church, so should we not continue to argue (debate) about them? [Proverbs 18:13-17]. |
| Cremation: What do you think about cremation? Does the Bible say anything about it? Christianity Alone has Witnesses: Is it true that Christianity is the only faith that actually has witnesses? |
| COVID Vaccine Mandates: Would you advise me about the taking of the vaccine, in light of the government forcing it upon us? |
| Nestorius & Hyposstatic Union (Jesus' Humanity): Could you talk about Nestorius (hypostatic union)? Debate Over Essentials: Caller posits: Protestants can't even agree on what is essential in order to debate, therefore "Sola Scriptura" (scripture alone) is impossible. |
| The Devil's Tricks: Could you give me an idea of the various ways the devil seeks to deceive us? Recommends Topical lecture; "Spiritual Warfare-Resisting Devil's Devices." |
| Wrath of God & Pre-Trib Rapture: Can you help me understand the use of theses verses to talk about the church escaping the pre-trib rapture, instead of about individual escape from the judgment? [I Thessalonians 1:10, I Thessalonians 5:9, Psalm 91:7]. |
| Gap in Church History: Why do you suppose there is such a gap in church historical records from about 70-120 AD or so? |
| Famous, Popular & Controversial Christians: How could some of the more famous, but questionable, popular Christian figures, get to the level they are if it is not from God? [Isaiah 8:20]. |
| Jesus' Virgin Birth: If someone denies that Jesus was "virgin born"? |
| Family Member Felon (Child Pornography): Should I have anything to do with a family member who is not a believer, but was recently convicted of a felony? [I Corinthians 5:9-13, Galatians 5:16, Matthew 9:12]. |
| Lack of Unity in the Church: Caller shares her experience with many different religions, but now is a Pentecostal and encourage unity. |
| Sexual Immorality in Marriage: Why does Jesus use two different Greek words (pornea & moichaÅ) when speaking of marriage in Matthew 5? Why doesn't he use the same two words in Mark and Luke? [I Corinthians 5:1, Jude 7, Matthew 5:32]. |
| The Word "Lost" Relative to Salvation: Is Jesus talking about salvation when he talks about being lost in John 17? [John 17:12, Acts 1, John 2:25]. |
| A Christian Continuing Buddhist Meditation: Do I need to drop my Buddhist meditation practice if I were to pursue Christianity? [Philippians 4:6-7, John 16:33, Psalm 1:3, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Proverbs 4:23]. |
| Day of the Lord: What is "Day of the Lord" referring to in 2 Thessalonians? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-2, I Thessalonians 4:15-18, Matthew 24:27]. Unproductive People Who Claim God Will Provide: How does one respond to someone who justifies their unproductiveness claiming that God will take care of them? [2 Thessalonians 3:10, Colossians 3:17]. |
| Unconditional Love & Salvation's Conditions: When we speak of "unconditional love" are we actually saying that love is unconditional, but salvation is not? Judas' Betrayal: Wouldn't have God made another way for us to be saved, even if Judas had not betrayed Him? [Luke 22:21]. |
| Equal Punishment for all Unsaved: Regarding two unsaved men who lived very different lives, is their punishment going to be the same? Recommended topical lecture; "Three Views of Hell" or book by Steve on Hell. [Revelation 20:15, Luke 12:27-28, Ezekiel 18:19-20, Matthew 10:15]. |
| Jacob Wrestled with the Angel (God): Why did Jacob wrestle with the angel and what is the application to us today? |
| Sproul & Calvinism: How does R.C. Sproul justify his view that those that receive salvation get grace, and those that receive hell get justice? Recommended topical lecture: "God's Sovereignty & Man's Salvation." |
| "Open Theism" vs Omniscience: Could you expound on "Open Theism", in contrast to my view of God's omniscience? |
| 144,000 & the Great Tribulation: Who are those that came out of the "Great Tribulation?" [Revelation 7:9-14, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18, Matthew 24:21]. Leaving Dispensationalism: How do you get people to move from Dispensationalist views to the more biblically correct view of Revelation? [Zechariah 14:4]. |
| The Tree in Eden: Was the tree in the garden a literal tree? [Genesis 1-3]. The Trinity & Marriage: Could you restate your analogy between "The Trinity" and marriage? |
| The Millennium: What do you think "The Millennium" is referring to, if it is not literally 1000 years? [Matthew 12:28, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Revelation 20]. Jewish Feasts Symbolize Christ & His Ministry: Some Christians believe that the holidays in the Old Testament are symbolic of Christ and His ministry. Do you think so? [Leviticus 23]. |
| The Narrow Path Phone App: Would it be possible to put a playback speed option on the phone app? Religious Exemption to Vaccine: Do you think Christians who use their faith as a religious exemption to avoid the vaccine, are abusing that right? |
| 3 Days Between Friday & Sunday Problematic: Could explain the problem with the 3 days not adding up between the crucifixion and the resurrection? [Matthew 12:40]. |
| Genesis Story: Are you familiar with a teaching about the possibility of the man and woman in chapter 2, is not the same as in chapter 1? [Genesis 1-2]. |
| Raptured Church Before the Tribulation: Since scripture indicates that He has not appointed His church unto wrath, so why do you think the church will not be spared the tribulation? [I Corinthians 15, I Thessalonians 4, John 6, John 17:15, Psalm 91:10]. |
| Religious Exemption for Vaccine: Prayers for someone who filed for COVID religious exemption and whose husband suffers from having gotten a debilitating vaccine previously. Mark of the Beast & COVID Vaccine: Do you think that this COVID vaccine could be related to the "Mark of the Beast"? |
| Understanding Matthew 24: Isn't it necessary to read the preceding chapters to understand Matthew 24? [Matthew 24]. |
| Ambassadors for Christ: Is the reference to "Ambassadors for Christ" talking about us, or is it speaking about Paul and his companions? [2 Corinthians 5:20]. |
| Predisposed to Sin: Why did God make us predisposed to sin? Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Children as Tests: Are all the earthquakes and hurricanes, and subsequent lootings, just God testing us? [3 John 1:4]. |
| Good Churches Hard to Find: Caller laments not finding good, New Testament churches today. How does one find one? Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required". |
| Tithing on the Gross or the Net: Do you think it is acceptable to tithe on your net rather than your gross? [2 Corinthians 8:3]. |
| Reliance on Catholic Tradition: How do I refute the Catholic idea that we need to rely on tradition in addition to scripture? |
| Re-Baptism: Is it biblical to get re-baptized for to gain more power of the Holy Spirit? Re-baptism in the Lutheran Church: Should I get re-baptized in the Lutheran church, even if they believe in infant baptism. |
| Angels Masculine: Are angels masculine in the Bible? |
| Tithe, Widow & the Mites: Caller comments on the tithe and the widow and the two mites. [Luke 21:1-4]. |
| Source of Job's Trials: Were the tests that fell on Job come from God, Job, or Satan? [Job 2:3, Job 23:10]. |
| Identifying the False Prophets: If those in other religions are our brothers and sisters, then who are the false prophets in the New Testament? |
| Faith as a Mustard Seed: Regarding "the faith of a mustard seed', is Jesus saying that the faith of the disciples was so small that it wasn't as large as a seed? [Matthew 17:20-21, Revelation 8:8]. |
| Open Theism: Would you talk about "Open Theism"? |
| Catholic Tradition plus the Scripture: Catholic caller disagrees with Steve about the importance of tradition in our Christian faith in addition to scripture. [2 Thessalonians 2:15]. |
| Women Submitting & Greek Language: Could you clarify the meaning of the passage about women submitting themselves, particularly in light of the grammar and the Greek? [Ephesians 5:18-22]. |
| Persecution Resulting in Lawsuits: Since Jesus said it is blessed to be persecuted, is it wrong for a Christian to bring a lawsuit to avoid persecution? |