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| Tithing for the Christian: What are my obligations for tithing? Recommended; article on "Tithing'. [Galatians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 9:14, Malachi 3:8-12]. |
| Calvinism-a Heresy: Why do we not find Calvinism an unacceptable heresy? [Romans 1:16]. |
| Atheist Caller; The Pope's Eternal Destiny: Is Pope Benedict XVI in Heaven or Hell? What determines that someone will go to hell? [1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 13:9, James 3:1] Atheist Caller Challenges Steve: Atheist caller challenges Steve as to why he won't announce who he thinks will go to hell (like the Pope)? |
| Love One Another: Did Jesus Christ commands us to love one another and why would it be such an important commandment? [Ephesians 5:1, 1 John 4:8, Galatians 5:22, Romans 5:5, Romans 13:8-10]. |
| Transgender Pronouns & Taking Husband's Last Name: How do you look at the pronoun question and how it may relate to not taking a husband's last name? Husband's Last Name: How do I address my grand-daughter if she won't take her husband's last name? Should I call her by her husband's name or her maiden name as she prefers? [Genesis 5:2]. |
| Great White Throne Judgment: Are there two different jugments-"Great White Throne Judgment" and the "Bema Seat" held at different times? [John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, Revelation 20:5-6, Revelation 20:13, John 5:24, Ephesians 2:2, Colossians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, 2 Timothy 4:1]. |
| Christian Counseling Required: Can you speak to the necessity of understanding Lordship in Christian counseling for Christian marriages? [2 Timothy 2:3]. |
| Chronology Confusion in Gospel of John: Could you speak to the chronological confusion in the Gospel of John relative to the baptism of Jesus and the Temptation in the wilderness in contrast to the other gospels? [John 1:19-51, Acts 2]. Woman Taken in Adultery: What is your take on the story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery not being in the earliest manuscripts? [Luke 23, John 7:53-8:11]. |
| Keeping the Commandments: A pastor said that God won't give us any commandments we can't keep, but didn't Paul teach us that we can't keep the commandments without Jesus? [Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:16]. |
| Dispensationalism: Can you give me a brief overview of "Dispensational" theology and how it relates to the Old & New Testaments? [Exodus 19:5, Galatians 3:28, Romans 11:26, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:5]. |
| The Narrow Path: Why is your show called "The Narrow Path"? Calvinists Follow Christ: Caller comments that there are many Calvinists definitely follow Christ. |
| The Narrow Path: Why is your show called "The Narrow Path"? Calvinists Follow Christ: Caller comments that there are many Calvinists definitely follow Christ. |
| Calvinism Should Not be Allowed in Christianity: Why is Calvinistic (Gnostic) theology accepted in Christianity, when other mistaken views, like Jehovah Witnesses, are not? |
| God's Worked Formed in Us: What do you think about my thoughts on the verse about His continuing to help us be conformed to His image. [Philippians 1:5-6]. Christ's Afflictions Lacking: In Colossians, what is lacking in Christ's afflictions? [Colossians 1:24, Acts 1:1, Isaiah 63:9, Matthew 25:40]. |
| Job's Affliction: How long of a period was it from when Job was first afflicted until the end of the chapter? |
| Serpent Seed: Is the "seed of the serpent" someone who does Satan's will? [Genesis 3:15, I John 3:12, John 8:44, John 8:39]. |
| Old Testament Dysfunction: Were the dysfunctional people in the Old Testament blessed because they were in the lineage of Jesus? [Psalm 17:15, Hebrews 11} |
| Is "Faith" Meritorius: Is "faith" meritorius in terms of salvation? [Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11]. Why "death"? If death is not the end of opportunity what is the point of death? [I Timothy 6:16]. |
| Numerology: What do you think of numerology? |
| Disciple-of Jesus or Paul?: Is it inconsistent to call some of the disciples "disciple of Paul" when the disciples were always disciples of Jesus? [Matthew 23:8, 1 Corinthians 11:3]. |
| Appllications Today of the Covenants & the Law: What is the obligation for Christians today toward the covenants and "The Law"? [1 Corinthians 9:20-21, John 9:28, Romans 7:1-4, Luke 16:16, Matthew 5:23, Romans 14:14, Matthew 15:11, Romans 15:1, Isaiah 40:11]. |
| Seated in Heavenly Places: What is the significance of us being "seated with Him in heavenly places"? [Ephesians 2:6, Romans 8:30, Romans 9:30, Ephesians 2:11-22]. |
| Science, History & Creation: Regarding Science & History relative to creation, it is possible that God created past and present at the same time? [Genesis 1]. |
| Science-Lucy: Comment about early mankind and the debunking "Lucy." Lucifer (the Title): Could you comment on the title of "Lucifer" (Morning star) and that fact that it should not be used for a name? Recommends topical lectures series; "Spiritual Warfare"-"Origins of Satan." [2 Peter 1:19, Isaiah 14:4, Ezekiel 28:12, Isaiah 14:16]. |
| The Original Sin: Would not the original sin be Satan rebelling against God in heaven, and not the sin of Adam & Eve? |
| Dimensions of New Jerusalem: How do you understand the dimensions mentioned about the New Jerusalem (Holy City) in Revelation? Literal or symbolic? [Revelation 21, Galatians 4:26, Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 21:11, Revelation 21:23]. |
| The Gospel Heard by All Before the End: Will eveyone have a chance to hear the gospel before the end comes? [Matthew 24:14, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 1:6, Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Peter 3:9]. "Every Eye Will See Him": Does the verse in Revelation about "every eye shall see Him" about the end of the world? [Revelation 1:7, Zechariah 12:10]. |
| Flat Earther: "Flat Earther" shares his view and why he believes it. |
| Jesus' Younger Years: Do we know anything about Jesus' younger years (from 12-30s)-often called 'the lost years"? [Luke 2:51-52, Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3]. |
| "Spiritual Formation" Movement: What do you think of the "Spiritual Formation" movement? It may be a little too self-focused and disregard the Holy Spirit too much. [2 Corinthians 3:18]. |
| Flat Earthers: Steve is corrected about saying that "Flat Earthers" think that one can't fly over the North Pole. Flat Earther: It wouldn't make sense that Jesus was taken up on a high mountain to see the cities of the whole world because that couldn't happen if the earth was a globe. [Matthew 4:8}. |
| Deliverance for "Born Again" Believers: What do you think about deliverance for a "born again" believer? [1 Corinthians 6:19]. |
| Murdered Baby in Heaven: Is my baby grandson, whose mother just murdered him, in heaven right now? [Isaiah 7:16]. |
| Steve's Bible Studies: How do I find out when Steve has his Bible studies? TheNarrowPath.com/ announcements. Achan's Sin: Can you comment on the sin of Achan and the severity of his sin, in contrast to the possibility of repentance? Also, that his family was also killed? [Joshua 7]. |
| Animals in the Rapture: When the rapture comes, will the animals stay here or will they come with us? Animal Souls: Do animals have souls (nephesh)? Animals Talking: Could animals talk when they were first created-before the fall? |
| "Pray Without Ceasing": Why are we asked to keep praying, "pray without ceasing?" Why not just one good prayer? [Daniel 10:12-14, Matthew 6:9-12, Luke 11:2-4, Luke 18:1]. If We Don't Pray: If we don't pray, are angels not sent to help? [James 4:1-3]. Addresssing Demons: Should we address demons directly when praying? |
| The Correct Doctrine: How does one know what the correct doctrine really is? Though I trust your views, there are other famous pastors who have alternate opinions? [1 Thessalonians 5:21, 2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 17:11]. Knowing Good or False Teachers: Do you think the Holy Spirit will alert us to bad teachers? |
| "Carry a Sword": Would you give me your take on Jesus telling the disciples to first to "not take a sword", then later to "take one" with them? [Luke 22:35-38, Matthew 26:52, Ephesians 6:17, Revelation 19:15, Isaiah 53:12, Mark 15:28. |
| Job's Knowledge: How did Job know to sacrifice, especially for others and before The Law? [Job 1, Luke 11:4, 1 Petre 2:5, Romans 12:1, Hebrews 13:15, Philippians 4:18]. |
| The Illuminati: Do you think that there is a secret organization like "The Illuminati" or is it simply fear-mongering? [Isaiah 8:11, 1 Peter 2:8]. |
| Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Can you explain why you think that we are not "eternally secure", as I disagree with you based on Ephesians about being sealed by the Holy Spirit. [Ephesians 1:13, 1 Timothy 4:1, John 15:6, Romans 11:22, Colossians 1:21-23, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:4, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2]. Living Like the Devil: Should we not help those who "live like the devil" all week, but do know God, learn to live better? [1John 2:4, Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Acts 17:11]. |
| Passing Away of the Law: What do you think of my take on the verse about the passing away of the law? [Matthew 5:18]. |
| Christian Living & Assurance of Salvation: If believer does not live the Christian life like praying and meditating on The Word, could they be one referred to in Matthew 7 that may not really be saved? [Matthew 7:21-23]. |
| The Decaying Culture & the Example in the Church: Is not the solution to the decay of the world the blameless lives of believers and their example and outreach? What do we do? |
| Necessary Steps for Salvation: What do I need to do to be saved? Should I be praying and reading the Bible? Recommended: going through the Bible using the website. |
| Jesus' Ability to Sin: Could Jesus have sinned? If He could not have, then the temptation doesn't mean as much. [1 Timothy 2:5, James 1:13, John 11:14-18, Hebrews 2:5-18, Philippians 2:7, Hebrews 4:15]. |
| Apparitions & Visions of Mary: Has anything good come from apparitions and visions of Mary? [2 Thessalonians 2:9] |
| Word of Faith Ministers: Why do you think some of the ministers are wrong that have been recently mentioned on the air? (Word of Faith; Copeland, Hinn, Osteen). Recommended: "Word of Faith" topical lecture series. |
| Good Mormons & Salvation: Do you think that when a Mormon does good works with a sincere heart, God will take it into consideration? [Matthew 25:31-46, Romans 2:5-10, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12, Galatians 5:6, John 14:8, Acts 10:13-15, Galatians 6:1]. |
| Good Bible Schools: Would you be able to refer a good Bible college where they teach like you do-presenting all the reasoned points? Recommended: "Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary", Evansville IN. |
| Psychological Counseling: Regarding counseling-is all the psychological help we need found in the Bible? Recommended: Topical lecture series; "Biblical Counsel for a Change" |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons): Mormons seem to love Jesus, but have a "works-heavy" view. What do you think about their faith and possible salvation? Latter Day Saints (Mormons): Because there is a claim in the Book of Mormon that it is another testament or new covenant, how does that fit in with our New Testament? [Ezekiel 37]. |
| Men's Hair Length: Could you comment on what the Bible says about the length of a Man's hair? recommended; topical article; "Headcoverings and Women." [Numbers 6, Acts 18:18, 1 Corinthians 11:3-16]. |
| Achan's Severe Punishment: Caller posits disageement with Steve over his response to a caller's question about Achan and his family being so dramatically punished. [Joshua 6-7, Ezekiel 18:20]. |
| Locust in Revelation Had Long Hair: Is there a relationship to the long hair on the locust in Revelation to men wearing long hair in our culture? [Revelation 9:8]. Jehovah Witnesses: Why do the Jehovah Witnesses translate John 1:1 as Jesus was "a" God, rather than as we do-as He was God? [John 1:1, Deuteronomy 32:39]. |
| Women as Pastors: If a man is not stepping up to lead a church, is it acceptable if a woman does? Is it acceptable to attend that church? Recommended: Topical series; "Some Assembly Required." [1 Timothy 3:1ff, Titus 1:5ff]. |
| Self Defense: Could you clarify your position on "self-defense"? [Exodus 22:2, Matthew 5:38-40]. |
| Inappropriate Remarks from a Pastor: Are inappropriate and immature remarks from a pastor good reason to think he is not qualified to pastor? |
| Nathan's Story of the Lamb & King David: How do we know that the story Nathan tells about the lamb is about David & Bathsheba? Could he have been talking about Michal and Phaltiel instead? [2 Samuel 12:1-25]. |
| Hank Hanegraaff: Are you familiar with Hank Hanegraaff, the "Bible Answer Man"? Appointing & Electing Leaders: Could you clarify the context of appointing leaders as compared to now, including elections. [1 Peter 2:14, Hosea 8:4]]. |
| Molinism & Thomism: Are you familiar with Molinism and Thomism? Free Will: Doesn't it seem like it has to be either sovereign free-will or we are just pawns? [Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:9, 1 Corinthians 4:5]. |
| Jephthah's daughter Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter or just keep her as a virgin? [Judges 11:30-40]. "Sons of God" in Genesis 6: Do you think that that "sons of God" in Genesis 6 are angelic beings or the sons of Seth? And who were the Nephilim? [Genesis 6:2]. |
| Corporate Sin: Is there such a thing as "corporate sin"? [Romans 5:12, Ezekiel 18:20, Matthew 19:14]. |
| Capital Punishment: Should we look at capital punishment as they did in the Old Covenant? [Jeremiah 31:31-32, Genesis 9:6, Leviticus 24:19-21, Acts 25:11, 2 Corinthains 3:6-8, Romans 13:1-7]. |
| Self-Defense vs Turn the Other Cheek: How does "self-defense" and "turn the other cheek" both fit in scripture? [Matthew 10:34, James 4:17, Micah 6:8, Luke 6:29, Matthew 5:39]. Just War Theory: Does a country have a right to defend itself? Is there "just war"? Recommended topical articles; "Christian's Use of Force". |
| Demons Driven into the Swine: In the story of the demons driven into the swine and they indicated that it not be their time, is there a time for them? [Matthew 8:28-34, Luke 8:26-37, Mark 5:12, 1 John 4:4]. |
| Future for Jews or "Israel": Caller disagrees with Steve about the future of "Israel" in God's plan, believing that Jews (Israel) has a different or special role in the future. [Galatians 3:28, Isaiah 2:1-4, Zechariah 8:23, Jeremiah 49:6, Romans 11:15, Hebrews 12:22, Ephesians 2:11-22]. |
| Catholicism: Caller comments that Catholicism is based on Estruscan culture. |
| Salvation of Evil Ones: What are the chances of Adam and Judas being saved by grace? Or maybe Hitler? or Jeffrey Dahmer? [Hebrews 9:27]. |
| Ark of the Covenant: What happened to the "Ark of the Covenant"? [Jeremiah 3:16]. Steve Gregg's Changing Views: Are some of the recordings of yours still available that reflect some of your views that have changed and now you no longer hold? |
| Adam Saved: Why do you think that Adam may have been saved? Pre-Adamic Civilization: Do you think there is a possibility of a Pre-Adamic civilzation? |
| Adam's Salvation: What are the reasons you have for thinking that Adam may have been saved? [Genesis 3]. Adam's Salvation: How could Adam have been saved if he no longer had access to the "Tree of Life" and he was already eternally condemned? "Wisdom" Literature in the Bible: When will you have the next lecture in the "Wisdom" literature? |
| Evangelizing in the New Testament: Did Paul and the disciples ever tell converts that they should go out and evangelize? [Ephesians 4:11, John 11:51, Romans 12:5-8, 1 Peter 3:1, Acts 2:41-43, Acts 4:33]. |
| Origin of Demons: Are there two options for the origin of demons-fallen angels or a Pre-Adamic race? |
| Pre-Trib Rapture: How does one respond to someone who thinks there is a secret return of Christ in the rapture before the final Second Coming (a 2-phase return of Jesus)? [John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54]. |
| Dispensationalism: Is Dispensationalim a distinctive part of Futurism? Israel Returning to Their Land: When did the focus on "Israel" and their return to their land begin? Was it with Dispensationalism and Darby? Nation of Israel-1948: Darby didn't predict Israel becoming a nation in 1948, did he? |
| Hasidic Jews: I asked you previously why the Hasidic Jews wear black, and they said it was to separate themselves from the rest of the world. Saying "God Bless You:" What do you think about the danger of saying "God bless you" to those i other faiths that are spreading falsehoods? [2 John 1:10]. |
| Ministries Selling Books: What do you think about ministries that put ephasis on selling books? |
| "The Jesus Revolution" (movie): Steve talks about the new movie coming out soon called "The Jesus Revolution" and recommends it positively. |
| "Poured Out" Imagery What do you think my vision of a drink being spilled and poured out? |
| Is Baptism Necessary?: Is baptism still necessary? Should one be baptized in the name of the "Father, Son & Holy Spirit" or "Jesus" only? [Acts 2:38, Acts 8, Acts 19, Colossians 2:9, 1 Corinthians 10:2]. |
| Church Discipline & Repentance: Could you explain the passage about the man living with his father's wife and the possibility of his later repentance? [1 Corinthians 5:5-13, Matthew 18,1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9]. |
| Churches in Revelation: If the seven churches in the early chapters of Revelation were actual real historical churches, why were only those seven churches specifically addressed? [Revelation 2-3]. |
| Celebration of Christmas: If Christians celebrate Christmas in light of its pagan roots, is it a slap in the face of God? [Jeremiah 10:1-5]. |
| God's Relationship with Himself: Does God love Himself because He understands Himself? |
| Discipling Children: Is spanking acceptable for discipling children? Our counselor says natural consequences are more effective. [Proverbs 22:15, Hebrews 12:6-7, Proverbs 23:13-14, Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 23:24]. |
| God's Specific Plan: Is there such a thing as a specific plan of God for the life of each individual believer? [Isaiah 49:1-2, Galatians 1:15, Romans 8:14]. Center of God's Will: When people say they want to be in the "center of God's will," what is meant? [Romans 12:1]. |
| "Dispensationalism" vs "Covenant Theology:" Could you talk about "Dispensationalism" vs "Covenant Theology" to help me know which way to lean? |
| Book of Jasher: Is it possible that the "Book of Jasher" is inspired? Confessing to One Another: Is it a requirement for us to confess our sins to one another? [James 5:16, Matthew 5:23]. |
| Ark of the Covenant: Is the Ten Commandments still in the Ark and did Jesus put His blood on that Ark? [Revelation 11:19, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Jeremiah 3:16, Hebrews 9:21-28]. |
| Generational Curses: What does the Bible say about "generational curses?" [Exodus 20:5, 2 Samuel 12]. |
| Jesus-a Pharisee: When Jesus stated that He was a Pharisee, was he saying that He subscribed to their beliefs? [Acts 23:6]. |
| Son's New Friend is Gay: How should we handle learning that a new friend of our son's just shared that he is gay? |
| Jacob, Esau & Repentance: On whose part was the impossible "repentance" in the story of Esau in Hebrews 12? [Hebrews 12:17, 1 Samuel 15, Genesis 27:34]. |
| Losing One's Salvation: Does the "sealing" of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians mean that one cannot leave Christ or lose their salvation? [Ephesians 4:30, 1 John 4:13, Luke 15:24, 1 Peter 2:5, John 15:7]. Day of Redemption: Is the "Day of Redemption" referring to the corporate body at the resurrection? [Romans 8:23]. |
| Difficulty with Forgiveness: Could you advise me on how to forgive a really terrible and violent family member, as I seem to no longer be able to do it? [Matthew 6:15, Mark 11:25, Luke 17:3]. |
| Jesus' Miracles as Object Lessons: Would you review the parallel between Jesus' miracles and the related object lessions? [Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 1:5-6, Isaiah 3:7, Matthew 9:6, Luke 5:25, John 2:7-11, John 15:1-5, John 8:12, John 9:39-41, John 6:11, John 6:48, John 11:25]. Given a "Measure of Faith:" What is meant by "each is given a measure of faith" as I don't want to take it in a Calvinistic way. So, is it about the giving of gifts? [Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 12:3-8]. |
| Steve's Book, "Empire of the Risen Son:" My pastor found fault in the preface of your book, where you talk about John MacArthur and his view of us as servants and Jesus as Lord. Did you misattribute a John MacArthur quote? John the Baptist and Elijah-Not Paralleled: Someone disagrees that John the Baptist and Elijah are not paralleled because John did not succeed in turning the country around? [Malachi 4:5-6, Matthew 11:13-14, Matthew 17:11-13]. |
| "Whom I Love, I Chasten:" Caller corrects Steve's confusing two verses about "Whom I love, I chasen." [Revelation 3:19, Hebrews 12:6, Proverbs 3:11-12]. |
| Greater Love: Is this literally the degree of love we are to have in John 15? [John 15:13, 1 John 3:16, Philippians 2:3]. |
| Women Pastors: What do you think about women as pastors? Rec: topical lectures; "Some Assembly Required;" "Roles of Women." [Acts 20:28, 1 Peter 5:1-4, 1Timothy 2:12-15, 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:6]. |
| Marriage Obligation-Before & After One Becomes a Believer: If a divorced person become a Christian are they still obligated to go back to their spouse (if they were not a believer at the time of the divorcee)? Rec:Topical artices; "Divorce & Remarriage": |
| Old Law & New Testament Fasting: Is there a difference between the requirements of the Old Law regarding fasting and expectations of fasting in the New Testament? [Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:15, 2 Samuel 12:13-25, Mark 2:19]. New Wine in Old Skins: Would you explain the significance of the new wine in the old skins, and how it might align with the Old and New Law? [Matthew 9:16-17, Mark 2:22]. |
| Cohabitating Unmarried Couple in Church: If our pastor is slow to approach an unmarried couple living together, should I approach them, or go to the pastor and try to persuade him to confront them? |
| Rebuking Evil Spirits: What should we understand about rebuking unclean or evil spirits, both in ourselves and in others? [Jude 1:9, Daniel 10:10-14, Matthew 16:23]. Bible Reading for the Young: What would you recommend for young people for Bible reading? Rec: Topical lecture series; "Culivating Christian Character"/ "Cultivating the Word of God." |
| Ark of the Covenant-in Heaven: Could you address the spiritual "Ark of the Covenant" seen in heaven? |
| Corporate Judgment on a Nation: What do you think about "corporate judgment" on a nation and that one man's choice would fall on the people? [Genesis 18:32, Proverbs 21:1, 2 Samuel 24:4, 1 Chronicles 21:4]. |
| Unmarried Church Couple Living Together: Caller shares an option regarding insurance options for the unmarried couple cohabitating-if that was one of the reasons for their choice not to marry. Safe Place for Endangered Ones: Caller shares that the church ought to be offering safe places to those that need them in order to stay married when there is danger or violence. |
| Demons Helping to Build Solomon's Temple: Is it factual that demons were used to build Solomon's temple? |
| No Idols or Images of God: Does scripture say that the reason Moses could not see God was because the people would've made idols of Him? [Deuteronomy 4:15-18]. Student Loans Paid-off: Would you take student loan forgiveness, or any reimbursement? |
| Marriage (Scriptural Direction): Could you help me figure out how to confront difficulties in marriage scripturally? Should we use Galatians 6 and Matthew 18? [Galatians 6, Matthew 18:16-17]. Church Counseling for Marriage: How should the church be helping and counseling us in our marriage, according to scripture, regardless of whether we are official members of the church? [Matthew 18]. |
| Fear of Death: Would you explain this verse about the fear of death? [Hebrews 2:14-15, Matthew 16:24-26]. Bondage of Egypt: Do you think the Hebrews 2:15 has any correlation to the Israelites when they desired to go back into bondage in Egypt? [Hebrews 2:15]. |
| Corporate Confession: Is "corporation confession" a valid scriptural idea? [Daniel 9, Matthew 6:9-13]. |
| Preaching to the Dead: Could you explain this 1 Peter verse about preaching to the dead? [1 Peter 4:6, Galatians 3:8, 1 Peter 3:20-21]. |
| Family Order & Husband's Headship & Responsibility: Caller shares the idea that the husband is the head of the household. [Galatians 6:1]. |
| Obeying the Law Today: Does this verse indicate that we do not have to obey the law or code? [Romans 7:6, Ezekiel 36:26, James 1:25, , James 2:8, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 4:7-8]. |
| Longevity in Genesis: Were the long lifespans in Genesis, unusual and particuarly for certain exceptional men? Shut Minds: Are some people so focused on science that they have shut their minds to anything of the Holy Spirit? |
| Salvation without the "Kingdom of God": Can someone be "saved" without entering the "Kingdom of God?" [2 Peter 4:1, Luke 19:10, Luke 19:17, Genesis 15:6, 2 Peter 3:9]. Kingdom of God: Is there a distinction between being "saved" for eternity and being in the Kingdom of God, here and how? |
| Shriners & Masons: What do you know about the Shriners and the Masons? [Colossians 3:17, Matthew 5:16, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18]. |
| Job & His Critics: Was the agressive and accusatory statements of both Job's wife and his friends intentional or done in ignorance? [Job 2:8-9, Job 34:37]. |
| "Jesus"-The Name: Why would the name "Jesus" be changed from its original form "Jeshua" (Joshua, Y'shua, Yeshua) if it is so important as these verses indicate? [Luke 1:21, Philippians 2:9-10, Acts 4:12]. |
| BFS (Bible Study Fellowship): What do you think of "Bible Study Fellowship"? Prayer: Do you pray outloud or silently? |
| Obeying the Commandments: Is serving God in the Spirit, rather than the letter, referring to same commandments as The Law? Is it applicable to us? [Romans 7:6. Matthew 7:12, Matthew 22:35-40, Mark 12:31]. Law or Punishments Removed: Where the commandments taken away, or just the punishments? [Luke 12:13]. |
| Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil: Isn't it good for people to know the difference between good & evil? Adam & Eve's Free Will: Did Adam & Eve have free will? [Genesis 1:26-27]. |
| Husband Who Has Apostatized: How should I and my church proceed when my husband has left the Christian church and returned to the Bahai (Sufi) Faith-including teaching his faith to the children? [1 Peter 3]. |
| Calvinism vs Non-Calvinism: Can you give me your take on the difference between the non-Calvinist evangelical teachers (Billy Graham, Greg Laurie) and the Calvinist preachers (John MacArthur) and the freedom for all to come to Christ? Theist Evolution: Am I being too critical if I am concerned about our new Calvinist pastor who believes in "Theist Evolution?" Can you be a Christian if you believe that? |
| Chosen or Predestination: Could the foundation of the world be well into Genesis 1? [Genesis 1:2]. Mormon Prophets: Caller comments that scripture predicted prophets which validated them and there were no predictions for Mormon prophets. |
| Webpages with Nude Photos of One's Wife: Is it grounds for divorce if a woman opened a webpage that has nude photos of herself on it as a money-making project? Bad Friends, Bad Influence: Should a husband require his wife get rid of bad friends who are influencing his wife to do bad behaviors (pornographic images)? [1 Corinthians 15:33]. |
| God's Forgiveness & Forgiving Others: Is forgiving others a condition for receiving God's forgiveness? How does that work? [Matthew 6:15, Mark 11:25, Matthew 18]. |
| Jesus' Sinful Nature: Do you think that Jesus had a "sinful nature?" [Romans 3:23, Romans 7:23, Romans 6:20]. Assumptions Beyond the Bible: Why would people assume stuff that isn't in the Bible? |
| Enoch & the Church Removed in the Rapture: Could you talk about the common Dispensational view that the church will be removed in the rapture before the great tribulation, specifically in relation to the type of Enoch being caught up and the two witnesses? [1 Peter 3:20, 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Corinthians 15, Jude 1:14-15]. |
| Physical Healing in the Atonement: Is there physical healing in the atonement? Is it faith that heals us? Rec:Topical lecture; "Word of Faith"series-"Is Healing in the Atonement?" and "Healing on Demand." [Isaiah 53:4-6, Isaiah 1:6, 1 Peter 2:24-25, Matthew 8:17]. |
| Fornication-Prior to Marriage: Are there grounds for divorce if someone fornicated before marriage and didn't confess it until afterward? Re-Baptism: What about someone who was baptized, but wants to be baptized again? |
| Fornication-Prior to Marriage: Are there grounds for divorce if someone fornicated before marriage and didn't confess it until afterward? Re-Baptism: What about someone who was baptized, but wants to be baptized again? |
| Nebuchadnezzar: Do you think that Nebuchadnezzar was converted to faith and was saved? [Daniel 2-3]. |
| Generational Sin or Curse: Could you help me understand the scriputures that seemed to contradict one another about generational curse (sins)? |
| Overcoming General Revulsion at Any Religion: How does one let go of the revulsion at all religion once you have had bad experiences in a Christian group? [1 Thessalonians 5:21]. |
| Hell; Three Views: Is it possible that there could be a combination of the possible views (for the correct view of hell)? [John 3:16, Revelation 21:8, Romans 6:23]. Hell in the Old vs New Testaments: Is it possible that the "Annihilation" view was true in the Old Testament, and the "Universal Reconciliation" view is true in the New Testament? Hell: Do you think that the case is stronger for either of the alternate views of hell, over the traditional "eternal torment" view? |
| Cloth Prayed Over: What do you think about the church giving my daughter a piece of cloth that was prayed over? [Acts 19:11-12]. |
| Finances (Charitable Giving): How do we know how much to send to whom (beyond our tithe)? Rec: Shepherd's Heart, Int'l (Cleveland TN), Christian Response Int'l. |
| Moses & Zipporah: Could you clarify what is going on with Moses and Zipporah and when God "sought to kill him?" [Exodus 4:23-26]. |
| Helping in Homeless Encampments: I have been convicted lately about feeling I ought to witness to the homeless, but also that I ought not stop there. What do I do to actually help? |
| Working on the New Earth: What will we be doing on the "new earth?" Will there be money? |