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| "Babylon the Great" & America: Some say that “Babylon the Great†is representative of America. What do you think about that? Martin Luther Wanted to Delete the Book of James: Did Martin Luther want to take the book of James out of the Bible because it did not support the “gospel of grace� [Romans 6:1, Galatians 5:6, Genesis 15:6] |
| More of the History of AD 70: What would you recommend and what to you have on your website that would help me to learn more about the history of 70AD?
AD 70: Would it not be more difficult to properly understand the Bible without knowing some of the history surrounding the events? |
| God Changes His Mind: Did God change his mind when scripture says that people had become so corrupt mankind would have to be destroyed, but then He found favor in Noah, giving us another chance? [Genesis 6:6, Numbers 23:19, 2 Chronicles 16:9, 2 Timothy 2:19]. |
| History of AD 70: Listener recommends Christian historian, Dr. Paul Maier's book, “In the Fullness of Timeâ€, in relation to church history and the Jewish War of AD 70. Recommended additional book, “Josephus-the Essential Worksâ€: |
| The Good Seed: Was the good seed in the “Parable of the Sower" that fell on the good ground, the only one that was ultimately saved ? [Matthew 13]. Repentance for Salvation: Is repentance of sin necessary for salvation? [Romans 10:9-10]. |
| Sunday Worship Instead of Sabbath: Why do we arbitrarily worship on Sunday instead of Saturday, as we were instructed? [Ezekiel 20:12, Exodus 31:13, I Corinthians 16:1, Exodus 20, Colossians 2:16-17, Romans 14:5, Matthew 12]. Sabbath Worship for Christians: Didn’t Jesus and the disciples teach on the Sabbath, setting a standard for us to worship on the Sabbath instead of Sunday? Sabbath Keeping for Christians: Didn’t Constantine and the Roman government influence the adoption of Sunday? Recommended topical lectures: Individual Topics; "Sabbath Keeping" & "Authority of Scripture"; "Christians & The Law." |
| Praise for Steve Gregg's Ministry: Caller very enthusiastically shares his gratitude for Steve's ministry on The Narrow Path radio program and website: More God-fearing Christians in the Past: Were people more God-fearing throughout the 1800s than they are now? |
| David Mistaken in His Prayer: Why did David pray, "Against you, and you only, have I sinned" when it was clear that he had wronged many others? [Psalm 54:4, Psalm 22:1]. Steve Gregg's Band from the 1970s: Is there any surviving material from your band in the 1970s (New Wine). |
| Remarriage in God's Sight: How does God look at our marriage if both of us were married before and neither of our former spouses have passed away? Recommends topical article on marriage at the website. |
| God's Abuse & Manipulation: How can I respond to my daughter who claims that God is manipulative and abusive as in the example of Abraham being told to kill Isaac? (Even though it seems to end at the break, Steve continues to coomment after break regarding this call.) |
| Inheriting the Kingdom of God: Can someone be saved and not inherit "The Kingdom of God"? [Colossians 1:13]. Salvation vs Inheriting the Kingdom: Is there a difference between being saved and inheriting the kingdom? [Hebrews 6:1, Colossians 1:28, Philippians 3:14-15]. |
| When Your Life Doesn't Reflect Christ's Standards: Should one leave a church that promotes the idea that your life doesn't have to reflect God's standards? |
| Abraham & Isaac: Did not Abraham believe he would see his son again because of his great faith, and does not that story of he and Isaac help us understand God's gift of His Son? [Hebrews 11:19]. |
| Israel Signing a Treaty & the Antichrist: What kind of treaty will Israel sign, as prophesied in Revelation 6? [Revelation 6, Daniel 9:26-27]. |
| Rules for Israel's Kings: Why would God give Israel detailed instructions about Kings if He didn't want them to have a human king? [Deuteronomy 17:14, I Samuel 8, Hosea 13:11]. |
| Sins Removed, but Account Required of All we Have Done-Contradiction: How does one reconcile when the Bible says our sins will be removed as far as the east is from the west, and yet we are also told we will give account for all we have done. [Psalm 103:12, Jeremiah 31:34, Matthew 12:36, Luke 6:45, I Corinthians 11:30] |
| The 24 Elders in Revelation: Who are the 24 elders in Revelation? The 24 Elders as the Church: What do you think about the idea that the original texts disagree with the interpretation of the word "us", rather than "them" or "men". [Revelation 5:9-10]. |
| Adam, Eve, Giants, Nephilim: Do you think that Adam & Eve could've lived with dinosaurs, and perhaps giant people (Nephilim), from whence came Goliath? [Genesis 6, Job 4-41]. |
| Pray to God or Jesus: Should I pray to God or to Jesus? [Ephesians 3:14, Matthew 6:9-13, John 16:23-26, John 14:6, Revelation 22:20, Acts 7:59]. Dinosaurs Died in Flood: Didn't all the dinosaurs die in the flood? |
| God Picks Winners in War: Does God dictate the winners and losers of wars generally? [Daniel 2:21, i Kings 22:34-39]. Forest Devours Many: When Samuel says that the forest devours more than war, is there something supernatural being referred to? [2 Samuel 18:8]. |
| Contradiction About When Jesus Went to Heaven: Can you help me reconcile two seemingly contradictory statements about when the thief would meet Jesus in paradise and when he told Mary He had not yet ascended into heaven? [Luke 23:43, John 20:17, 2 Corinthians 12:4, John 20:17], |
| 70 Weeks: Why do you not hold to the Dispensational view of the 70 weeks? |
| Timeline; "Man of Sin" & the Rapture: When does the "Man of Sin" appear in relation to the timeline of the rapture? [I Thessalonians 4, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, John 6:39-54, Ephesians 4:13, Ephesians 2, I Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16]. |
| Jewish Mythology, Leviathan, Behemoth & Dinosaurs: Caller thinks that the creatures (Leviathan, Behemoth & Ziz) in Job are connected to Jewish Mythology instead of dinosaurs? |
| 1000-Year Reign: Could you explain the 1000-year reign (Millennium) and the New Earth? [Revelation 20:7-9, 2 Thessalonians 1:9]. |
| Book of Enoch: Could you talk about Enoch and the "Book of Enoch" ("First Enoch")? [Hebrews 11:5, Genesis 5:21-24, Jude 1:14-15, 2 Peter 2:4]. |
| Jesus Pre-incarnate State (Christophany, Theophany) Do you know anything about how Jesus looked in His pre-incarnate state (Christophany)? |
| Cain's Descendant's Self-Defense Killing: Would comment on the passage about descendants of Cain's and Lamech's killing of a man in self-defense? [Genesis 4:23f]. Ezekiel's Temple & New Jerusalem: Is the New Jerusalem a real physical place or is it symbolic? [Ezekiel 40-48, Ezekiel 43:11]. |
| Herod & the "Man of Sin": Was Herod's death possibly relative to the "man sitting in the temple"? [Luke 12:18-22, Acts 12, Acts 17]. |
| God Impregnating Mary: Did God impregnate Mary, or did he just plant the complete fetus in her womb? |
| Blessings in Christ: What are our primary spiritual blessings in Christ to which Paul refers? [Ephesians 1]. "In Christ" & the "Body of Christ": Is being "in Christ" a mystical thing, or is it more of a metaphor? [Romans 8:9, Ephesians 1]. |
| Satan Released: If the devil is released from the pit, could unbelief be what he has perpetrated? [Revelation]. Revelation Written by a Mad Man: Could the book of Revelation be the ravings of a mad man? |
| Parable of the Wedding Feast: who is the man in the "Parable of the Wedding Feast", who is not wearing the proper clothes? [Matthew 22:11, Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21]. Levirate Marriage: When a man was to raise up the upspring for his dead brother, how could that actually work? [Matthew 22:24]. |
| More Serious Temptation: Doesn't it seem like there are some temptations that are common, but there are others really more serious and one is in spiritual danger? [Galatians 6:1, I Thessalonians 3:5, Luke 22:31]. |
| God as Our "Dwelling Place": What does it mean to "make God your dwelling place"? [Psalm 91]. |
| Human an "it": Was the first reference to a human, "it"? [Genesis 1:26]. |
| Divining Rod (Dowsing, Water-Witching): What should I do to discourage someone from using a "Divining Rod"? |
| Date of the Crucifixion: When do you think that the crucifixion took place? [Luke 3:1, John 2:20, Acts 2:20]. Length of Jesus' Ministry: Could Jesus' ministry be 4-5 years? |
| Symbolism of the book of Revelation: Is all of the book of Revelation symbolic, or just some of it? [Revelation]. "Jezebel Spirit": Is it correct to say that a woman has a "Jezebel spirit"? [Revelation 2:20]. Steve Gregg's Church Attendance: Are you part of a church group that meets regularly? |
| Masturbation: Would regular masturbation send someone to hell? [I Thessalonians 4:4]. |
| Bible Reliability: How do we know the construction of the Bible is to be trusted and was not manipulated for social or political agendas? |
| Jesus' Teaching of the Law: Were the words of Jesus about the teaching of the law only applicable to His 3.5 years of His ministry? [Matthew 5:18-19, Matthew 11:12]. Jesus Teaching the Ten Commandments: Did Jesus teach the Ten Commandments? [Mark 7:15, Matthew 15:11]. |
| 70 Weeks of Daniel: Who is the "he" in Daniel 9, and what does it mean to "confirm the covenant"? [Daniel 9:24-27, Luke 21:20, Matthew 24:16]. |
| Abortion is Murder: Could you list 2-3 verses that prove that abortion is nothing more than murder? [Genesis 9:4-7]. |
| Teaching Pastors & Elders: If there are plenty of elders in the church, is it acceptable to hire a younger man to be the teaching pastor, since he is technically not an elder? [I Timothy 4:12]. |
| Infallibility of the Bible: If the words of scripture in the Bible are true, but not infallible, is the Bible not in danger of becoming untrue? Preservation of His Word: Do you believe that God has preserved His Word? [I Corinthians 7:25, I Corinthians 7:40, Galatians 2:11]. |
| Salvation & the Body of Christ: At the point of salvation, when one has repented and submitted, is that person now part of the body of Christ? The Lord's Prayer: Where does the prayer come from that says, "Thy will, no my will, be done"? More in Line with God's Will: Does our will become more conformed to God's will? |
| God's Promise of Prosperity to the Faithful: How does one approach the topic of Christians not necessarily being blessed with prosperity? Recommended topical lectures on "The Word of Faith". [Ephesians 1:3, I Timothy 6:8-10, Luke 22:42, I John 2:15-17]. |
| Sludge on Farmland: Do you think that sludge should be put on farmland? |
| Every Knee Shall Bow: What is meant by all those "under the earth" in the verse about "every knee shall bow"? [Philippians 2:10-11, Isaiah 45:23, Matthew 28:18]. |
| Messiah Called the New David: Is the verse in Isaiah about the shoot from Jesse referring to the new David (or Messiah)? [Isaiah 11:1, Hosea 3:5, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 37:24]. |
| The Title; Lucifer (Morningstar): Isn't it strange that the name Lucifer is actually used for Jesus? [2 Peter 1:18, Isaiah 14:2]. |
| Open Theism & Other Views of God's Omniscience: Do you hold to the classical view of the omniscience of God because of scriptural evidence, or because of the classical tradition? |
| Elders & Deacons: Do all churches need to have elders and deacons? [Acts 20:28, I Peter 5:1-4]. |
| Lilith: Is Lilith (Adam's wife before Eve) real, or just legend? [Genesis 1-2, Isaiah 34:14]. "Book of Enoch": Is the "Book of Enoch" real? |
| Who Created God?: Who created God? |
| Evidence Against the Existence for God: What evidence would make you change your mind about God? Call from an atheist? |
| Proof of God from an Atheist View: Atheist Caller in dialogue about the proof of God. Atheist Doubting the Gospel Books: Atheist presents the collection of the canon (books for the Bible) being questionable. [Mark 16:8]. |
| Behemoth, Leviathan & Dinosaurs: Wasn't Behemoth and Leviathan actually not dinosaurs, but mythological? |
| Shorter Version of the Book of Mark: Didn't Jesus predict His resurrection earlier in the book of Mark, regardless of the missing later chapters in some manuscripts? Bible Manuscripts: Isn't it possible for writers of Bible manuscripts to make spelling errors, etc. Infallibility of the Bible & the Quran: Isn't some of the arguments for the Quran (Koran) by Islam, very similar to the arguments for the Christian Bible's infallibility? |
| Fear of Death for the Believer: How might the Christian church today, remove the fear of death? [Hebrews 2:14-15, Job 2:4, Matthew 16:25, Luke 9:24]. |
| Simon, the Cyrene: Do you think that the Roman soldiers compelled Simon the Cyrene to carry Jesus' cross, or do you think that he did it out of compassion? Seventh Day Adventism: Is Seventh Day Adventism a cult? |
| Peter's Crucifixion: Was Peter actually crucified upside-down? [John 21:9]. |
| God Face-to-Face: Has anyone ever seen God face-to-face? [Genesis 18:1. Genesis 17:3, Genesis 32:30]. The Disciples on the New Earth: What do you think will be the role of the disciples after the resurrection on the new earth? |
| New Year's Resolutions: Does the Bible indicate that we need to make New Year's resolution? (Call starts right in the middle of a sentence.) |
| Saved by Works, Faith, or Grace?: It seems like there are a number of different ways to be saved, by works, by faith, and by grace. Can you clarify how we are saved? [Ezekiel 14:14-20, Acts 2:38, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 5:6, James 2:14-26, Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21]. |
| God's America: Has God given up on America? |
| Paul's Writing: Is Paul really writing his books, or is there another writer (scribe/ emanuensus/ amanuensus) helping to write more eloquently? Jesus Rule Over Universe: Did Jesus have authority over only the earth and sky, or the whole universe? [Colossians 1, Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:20-23]. |
| Free Will Choice: Do we choose God or does He choose us? [Acts 2]. |
| Eternal Security or Once Saved, Always Saved: What do you think about the doctrine of Eternal Security, and the idea that you can sin without danger? Recommends last lecture in the series called "Content of the Gospel". [John 15:1-6, Mark 4:17, Matthew 13:21, Luke 15:24, I John 5:11-12, Revelation 2:10]. |
| Denying Any Free Will: Is there a denomination that strictly denies any free will? |
| Take it By Violence: Could you talk about the passage indicating that the kingdom is suffering violence and taking it by violence? [Matthew 11:12, Luke 16:16]. |
| Steve Gregg's Books on the Kingdom of God: Steve talks about the two books called, "Empire of the Risen Son", Vol 1 & Vol 2. |
| Expanse of the Firmament: What do you think about the suggestion that the "expanse of the firmament" being related to the dome some claim existed? [Genesis 1]. |
| Unable to Return to God & "Sacrifice for Sin": Are you saying that one can fall away from God, and then cannot repent and return to Him? [Hebrews 10:26, Jeremiah 31, I John 2:1, I John 1:9, James 2:26, John 6:37]. |
| God's Plan: What is God up to? What is His overall plan? [Genesis 1:26, Luke 19:10, Matthew 18:11]. Purpose of "The Law": What is the point of "The Law"? [Galatians 3:24-26]. |
| Dispensationalist Ezekiel's Temple Arguments: How do Dispensationalist explain away the various temple rituals that are no longer valid? [Ezekiel 40-48, Ezekiel 43:10-11]. |
| Genesis-Literal, Historical, or Symbolic: Would you trust someone who starts out saying that one doesn't need to take Genesis or historically? [Genesis 1]. Is God Blessed?: Is God blessed in Himself? [Genesis 6:6]. |
| Jesus' Existence: What is your argument for the historical existence of the man, Jesus? |
| Defining One's Spiritual Gifts: Do you think that one does not have to take a test to find one's spiritual gift, but instead will know the gift(s) as they naturally serve as they are walking in the spirit? Teaching Other's About Their Gift: How should one respond to those who want to teach others how to use and display their gifts? |
| Mental Illness in Family Member: How do I look at a diagnosis of my ex-wife's mental illness (Bipolar) in light of scripture, particularly relative to my daughter? Topical lecture recommended; "Biblical Counsel for a Change". Thanks to Steve & The Narrow Path Ministry: Caller thanks Steve for causing him to reexamine what he has been taught, which has made him grow in his faith. [Proverbs 18:17]. All Prophecy Fulfilled: Do you think that all prophecies have been, or where, fulfilled by 70A.D.? [Daniel 2:35]. |
| Second Coming-Last Earthly Event: Is Jesus' return the last event on earth? [John 14, I Thessalonians 4:14-17, John 6]. Premillennialism & Millennium Reign: Where would one find support for the view that there will be a future kingdom on the earth just after Jesus returns? [Revelation 20, Colossians 1:13, Luke 17:21, Matthew 12:28]. |
| Applying Prophecy from Isaiah to Feminism & Poor Leadership Today: Can someone apply this Isaiah prophecy to us, in America, today, with possible application to feminism & poor leadership? [Isaiah 3:12. Isaiah 3:4]. The "Catching up" in the Rapture: What do you think of someone who interprets the rapture as more relative to the transfiguration? [I Thessalonians 4:17, I Corinthians 15, 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, Matthew 25:1, Acts 28:15]. |
| Believing Without Seeing: Why is it so important for us to "believe without seeing"? [John 20:29, I John 5:9]. |
| Calvinism: Were you ever been a Calvinist? [Romans 9]. "Once Saved, Always Saved" (Eternal Security): It took me a while to drop Calvinism, particularly, "Once saved, always saved (eternal security). |
| Christians That Never Go to Heaven: Will some Christians never go to heaven, because of the rapture? |
| Non-Christian Counselors: Since we are told not to listen to the counsel of the ungodly, should I be continue to go to the counselor I see who indicated that they are not Christian? [Psalm 1:1]. |
| Fire-breathing Dragon: Caller makes a humorous clip about the fire-breathing dragon from Job that an atheist was talking about in a recent show. Producing Miraculous Signs Today: Are we supposed to be producing miraculous signs, in addition to fruit (such as raising the dead)? [Mark 16:9-20, Romans 12, I Corinthians 12:29, Matthew 10, Luke 10, I John 3:22]. |
| Author Michael Heizer: What do you know about Michael Heizer? The book I have has some really odd material in it. |
| Faith in Evolution: Don't you think that it takes more faith to believe in evolution than God, especially without any real evidence? |
| "Word of Faith" Wealthy Preachers: Could you comment on some of these wealthy "Word of Faith" preachers and if you think they will be found in sin and will be judged? [Philippians 4:12, I Timothy 6:9]. |
| Dead Church: What do you think about a dead church? Should I leave my church or stay there and pray for it? [Revelation 3:1, Zechariah 2:4]. |
| Birth Control for the Christian: How should a believer look at birth control? |
| Preaching The Kingdom of God or Heaven & Hell: What is the difference between preaching the "Kingdom of God" and "heaven & hell? [Romans 10:9]. |
| Calvinism & Serving God: How does a Calvinist encourage others to serve God, when there is not real assurance that one is saved? |
| Preacher's Expecting Financial Gain: Is Paul saying that if you are a full-time preacher, you should get your financial support from doing so? [I Corinthians 9:14-18]. Naaman, the Syrian (the Leper): Is the man who was trampled in 2 Kings, Naaman the Syrian (the Leper)? [2 Kings 5:17]. |
| Woman at the Well: Have you ever looked at the story of the woman at the well, being reflective of Jeremiah 31 and the fulfillment of the New Covenant? [Jeremiah 31:31-34]. |
| God Creates People to Go to Hell: Why would God create people if He knew that they would go to hell? [Ezekiel 18:23, Luke 7:30, Luke 13:34, Isaiah 66:4, 2 Peter 3:9]. Rebirth or "Born of God": Would you exegete John 1 about rebirth? [John 1:12-13, Matthew 10:34-36]. |
| Jesus Praying with His Disciples: Why do we never see Jesus praying with his disciples? [John 21:25]. |
| Fire-breathing Dragons: Do you know about the Bombardier beetle and how that might relate to the fire-breathing dragons? |
| Intermediate State: What do we know about the intermediate state? [I Thessalonians 4:14, Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 12:21]. |
| Loving Your Enemies (Politics): How do I stand up for righteousness when some of the things that Democrats stand for, like abortion, are so heinous, and then I am to love my enemies? [Ezekiel 33:11, I Corinthians 7:21, Matthew 5:44]. |
| Amillennialism Among the Church Fathers: How could the early church fathers have missed the idea that Revelation is really describing AD 70, rather than the Second Coming in end times? |
| Alpha & Omega (First & Last): Could you help me to understand Jesus' reference to the first and the last (Alpha & Omega)? [Revelation 22:13, Revelation 1:8]. |
| Jesus No Praying with His Disciples: Do you think that the reason Jesus didn't pray with the disciples, was because they couldn't get any closer to God than being with Him. |
| Not Losing Rewards: Could you expound on the verse about giving the least of these and one would not lose their reward? [Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:31f, Galatians 6:10, Matthew 25:40-45]. |
| Seventh Day Adventist-Required Sabbath Keeping: Why do Seventh Day Adventist say you aren't going to be saved if you don't worship on the Sabbath? |
| Praying to a Statue of Mary: Is it idolatry to pray to a statue of Mary? Confession to a Catholic Priest: What do you think of the Catholic requirement to confess one's sin to a priest? [James 5:16, Matthew 6:9-13]. |
| Immoral Culture & Voting: Should I spend my time trying convince others of the evil developing in our culture, particularly relative to voting? |
| Old Covenant Israel: Do you agree that the Old Covenant Israel had those in it that were not saved? [Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:11]. |
| Priesthood No Longer: Is this passage in Hebrews saying there is no longer a need for the priesthood? [Hebrews 10:9-25, Hebrews 2, Hebrews 4]. |
| Christian Extremism: Letter from listener shares concern with the overlooked symbolism in scripture and extreme Christian fundamentalism. [Hebrews 11:17-19, James 2:21-22]. |
| We Have a Better Altar: Could you help me understand the implication of Hebrews 13:10 about we have a better altar? [Hebrews 13:10, Hebrews 8:13]. Altars in Churches: Is having an altar in our churches biblical? |
| David's Imprecatory Prayers Do you think that David's imprecatory prayers were not the will of God? {2 Timothy 4:14-16, Matthew 21:13, Revelation 6, John 2]. |
| Amillennial View of the Coming of the Kingdom: How would the Amillennialist see the application of the Lord's Prayer, "Your Kingdom Come"...? {Matthew 6:10]. Amillennialist View of Entering the Kingdom: How does an Amillennialist view this passage about "entering", rather than "inheriting", the Kingdom of Heaven? [Matthew 7:21-27, John 6:66]. |
| He is Our Life: Can you explain what you mean when you say, "His is our life" and what that looks like? [Colossians 3:4, 2 Peter 1:4, Galatians 3:28]. |
| What About Those That Don't Know: What about those that didn't have an adequate introduction to the gospel or Christ? [John 1:9, John 3:19]. |
| Holy Spirit Coming: Wasn't the Holy Spirit not to come till Jesus was crucified, how did it come in the form of a dove?? [Luke 3:22, John 7:39, Isaiah 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-21, Acts 1:2, Matthew 12:28]. |
| Sacrifice of Isaac: Don't you think that Abraham knew that God would not let him kill his son, Isaac? [Hebrews 11:17-18]. |
| Elijah & John the Baptist: Did the spirit of Elijah go into John the Baptist? [Matthew 11:14, Genesis 22:5]. |
| Getting More Grace: Can one get more grace and what is the difference for the believer vs non-believer? [Matthew 5:45, James 1:17, Psalms 103:10, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Revelation 2:21, Romans 2:21, I Corinthians 15:10, I Corinthians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Peter 1:2, I Peter 5:10]. |
| Abraham & Isaac: Comment about the Abraham and Isaac story. What Teachers One Should Listen to: Where is the instruction to not listen to some teachers, but more to the quieter ones? [3 John 1:9-12]. Remitting & Retaining (Forgiving) Sin: How do you understand the verse about "remitting and retaining" sin and how the Catholics came to having a priest to forgive sin? Is this similar to "binding and loosing"? [John 20:22-23, Luke 24:46-47, Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:18]. |
| Canaan Cursed by Noah: Why was Canaan cursed because of Noah's drunkenness and Ham's response to it? [Genesis 9:20-27]. |
| Satan Not Ominpresent: Because Satan isn't omnipresent, he would have to get permission from God to go to a particular country or person to do evil, right? |
| Paying the Tithe: Was paying a tithe under the ceremonial or moral law? Tithing Not for the Church Today: Where and when did we start wrongly teaching about the tithe for the church today? |
| Salvation in Romans: Are these verses talking about salvation or blessings? [Romans 9:14-21]. |
| The Sun Stood Still: When God caused the son to stand still in Joshua, how do you explain the impossible nature of that event? [Joshua 10:13]. |
| Capernaum as Jesus' Home Town: Could you clarify Jesus' hometown with reference to Capernaum? [Mark 2:1]. Man Lowered Through Roof at Capernaum: What about the faith of those men who lowered the infirmed man down into the presence of Jesus? [Mark 2:4]. |
| Mormon's & the Cross: What do you know about the Mormon's not embracing the cross of Christ? [Galatians 6:14, I Corinthians 2:2]. |
| Daniel's Prophesy Still to Come: Is there still some of the prophecy in Daniel yet to come, or has it already been fulfilled in the past? [Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:11-12, Daniel 9]. |
| Defining the "Kingdom of God": Is it possible that the "Kingdom of God" (Kingdom of Heaven) is really referring to the whole universe, rather than just the church (body of Christ)? [Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:21, Romans 14:17, Luke 19:11-27]. |
| Jesus' Coming Only One More Time: Regarding the pre-trib rapture-is not Jesus saying that He is only coming one more time, not two more times, in John 14? [John 14:1, John 14:23, John 14:16-18, Acts 1:11, Hebrews 9:27, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54]. |
| Prosperity Gospel (or Health & Wealth Doctrine): Are those that embrace the "Prosperity Gospel" actually false teachers? Recommended topical lecture "Word of Faith." |
| Backsliding: What does "backsliding" mean? [Galatians 5:16, I John 5:12, Hebrews 3:12, 2 Corinthians 13:5]. |
| Singing, Praying, or Worshipping Loudly: Our pastor encourages us all to be very loud in our worshipping and prayer, but I am rather quiet by nature. Am I wrong not to want to participate loudly? |
| Christians Who Do Bad Things: Can we really separate our actions from who we really are? Can Christians be evil? [Jeremiah 24:8-10, Luke 18:19, Mark 10:18, James 3:2, 1 John 3:6-7]. |
| Total Depravity: Some teachers teach some truth and some error, and I challenge their credibility, such as the doctrine "Total Depravity", like John McArthur's view. Is that view true? [Psalms 14:2, Romans 3:11, Genesis 6:5, Jeremiah 13:23, Isaiah 64:6, I Thessalonians 5:21-23]. |
| 3-Point Calvinism: Didn't you say that one can't be a 3-point Calvinist? Can you explain that? |
| Jesus Went to Hell (Apostles' Creed): According to the Apostle's Creed, it says that Jesus went to hell. Why would God do that? [Acts 2:27, Psalms 16:10, Ephesians 4:9, Psalms 139:15, I Peter 3:20-21, I Peter 1:11]. |
| The Rapture & Second Coming on the Last Day: Could you clarify your view that the rapture and the Second Coming of Jesus is to happen all at one time on the Last Day? [2 Thessalonians 1:8]. |
| Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): What do you think when John MacArthur says the doctrine of eternal security is firmly taught in John 10. [John 10:26-29, John 10:10, Isaiah 53:6, Luke 15, Romans 11:22, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23]. Eternal Life Canceled: So once God gives you eternal life, can He, or does He, take it back? [John 10:28, I John 5:11] |
| Jesus as the "Bread of Life": Was Jesus addressing the eternal life of those in the desert in John 6 when He was talking about the "Bread of Life"? [John 6, John 3:36]. |
| Baptism in Water or of the Holy Spirit: When "baptism" is mentioned in the book of Acts, is it talking about water baptism or the baptism of the Holy Spirit? [Acts 25:18, Acts 19:1-5, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:38, Matthew 3:11, Acts 8:36, Acts 2:4, Acts 1:8, Acts 10:47]. |
| Creation of the Earth (Gap Theory): Do you think there was a large gap in time in the creation story (Gap Theory)? [Genesis 1:1-2, Isaiah 45:18-19, Jeremiah 4:23, Exodus 20:11]. |
| Being Born Again, Not One's Free Will Choice: Regarding being "Born Again", is scripture saying that we have nothing to do with it? Caller recommends two books-one by Steve Lawson, and "You Must be Born Again" by John MacArthur. [John 1:12-13]. |
| Non-Trinitarian: Why didn't Jesus explain that He was only one of the trinity in Mark 12? [Mark 12:29, Matthew 28:19, Jeremiah 9:23-24, Deuteronomy 6:4, Deuteronomy 29:29, Acts 1:7, Matthew 11:25]. |
| Crucified Before the Foundation of the World: How could Christ be crucified before the foundation of the earth? [Revelation 13:8]. |
| The Perpetual Virgin Mary: Was Mary's other children actually step brothers of Jesus, and likely Joseph's sons, not Mary's? [I Corinthians 7:34, Hebrews 13:4]. |
| Promise to Israel: What is the promise referred to in Ephesians 3? [Ephesians 3:6, Galatians 3:7-9, Galatians 3:14, John 8:37-39, John 8:44, 2 Peter 1:4]. |
| Contradiction in Creation of Man: Is there a contradiction in Genesis when it says that male and female were created, but then later, He creates Eve? [Genesis 1-2]. Enough Room in New Jerusalem?: Are all the believers going to live in the New Jerusalem, as there doesn't look like there is enough room for them? [Revelation 21-22, Hebrews 12:23, Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:9]. |
| Jesus' Second Coming Already Happened: What verses do you appeal to that support your idea that Jesus will come back again in the future? [Revelation 21, Revelation 22, Psalm 2:8, Psalm 115:16, Revelation 5:10, Genesis 1:26-28, Matthew 5:5]. |
| Penal Substitution: Do you believe in "Penal Substitution" (a view of atonement)? [Romans 3:24]. |
| Immediately After Death: Do you go right to heaven when you die? What about those that go to hell? [John 5:28-29]. Spirits Remaining After Death: Is it possible that one's spirit could remain in a house after they die? |
| Mentally Ill to Heaven: Would my beloved's mental illness impair her going to heaven? |
| Jesus' Suffering on the Cross: What do you think of my pastor's view that the reason Jesus had to suffer so much on the cross was to simply show how terrible sin is? [Matthew 26:39, Luke 22:42]. |
| Heaven or Sleep After Death?: Do we go to heaven when we die, or do we just sleep? [2 Corinthians 5:8, I Corinthians 15:51, I Thessalonians 4:14, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Philippians 1:23, John 11:11-14, Mark 5:39]. Resurrection of the Dead: Regarding those that rise to meet the Lord, are they not dead? [2 Corinthians 12:2]. |
| Forgiven of All Sin, but Still Facing Judgment: Why would we need to be judged on Judgment Day, if all of our sins are forgiven? [2 Corinthians 5:10, Matthew 10:23]. |
| Forgiveness for Abortion: Because I funded two abortions in the past, I struggle with guilt. Will I be held accountable for my choice? [I John 1:9-11, Acts 13:39] |
| Most Accurate Bible Translation: What is the most accurate Bible translation? |
| Believing: What does the word "believing" mean, relative to our faith, particularly in light of doubts that enter because of my respect for science. |