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| Motivation for Good Works: Does the motivation for good works change its value? [1 Corinthians 3:11-15, Matthew 6:1-18, Proverbs 21:27]. Good Works, the Church (Wood, Hay & Stumble): Are the works being discussed in 1 Corinthians 3 speaking of individual good works? [1 Corinthians 1-4:6, 1 Corinthians 3:5-16, 1 Peter 2:5] |
| Backsliders Not Allowed to Return to Christ: If you backslide, can you come back and repent? [Jeremiah 3:11-25, John 10:27-29, Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 6:1, James 5:19-20, Galatians 6:7]. |
| Modesty Standards from the Old Testament: Does this verse in Isaiah about baring one's legs suggest the general standard for modesty today? [Isaiah 47:23, Isaiah 20:4]. Calvinist's Total Depravity: Does Galatians 5:6 prove the Calvinist "Total Depravity" Doctrine (that we cannot choose God because we are dead and without ability to love)? [Galatians 5:6]. |
| The Special Place of the Jewish People Today Before God: What is your best case for, or against, the idea that the Jews still have a special place before God? [Jeremiah 31:35-37, Ephesians 2-3, Exodus 19, Hebrews 8:13, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Romans 9:27, Isaiah 10:22, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Romans 11:1, Jeremiah 31:37, Romans 9:5]. |
| Immorality Today: Caller seemed to be suggesting that the Jewish elite is responsible for much of the immorality in today's culture. [Revelation 3:9, John 8:44]. |
| Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil: What is wrong with acquiring knowledge from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil? |
| Born of Woman: Why is the phrase "born of woman" used here about John the Baptist, since Jesus was also "born of a woman?" [Matthew 11:11, John 1:13]. |
| Satan's Repentance: Do you think the Devil could or would ever be converted? [Revelation 20:10]. God's Concern about Offending: Do you think that God ever is concerned about offending some people? [Matthew 15:12, 2 Peter 3:9, Ephesians 4:15, Galatians 5:11]. |
| Eschatology (Steve Gregg's):: What position of eschatology do you hold? Are you Amillennial? "An" or "The" Antichrist: Isn't it "an" antichrist, rather than "the" antichrist? Since there have been many? [1 John 2:18, 1 John 2:22, 1 John 4:3, 2 John 1:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Revelation 13, Daniel 7, Daniel 8, Daniel 11]. Eucharist (Transubstantiation)-Alcohol or Blood in Wine: When a catholic church member takes the host (bread) but doesn't drink the wine, is it because they are avoiding the alcohol? Do they then not believe it is really supernaturally blood? |
| Debate with Atheist: Are you going to debate with an atheist soon? Science, Creation & Age of Earth: If you are convinced of the science that says the earth is a globe (rather than flat), then why don't you accept the science that says that the earth is old? Why do you reject the Gnostic gospels based on the first line lying about the authorship, if the first lines in Genesis are a lie, but you accept it? Globalist vs Nationalistic Views: Why do Christians seem to support more of a nationalist view rather than globalist? |
| Communion-Literal Blood: Didn't they restrict the drinking of blood? [Acts 11:4-10]. Emulating Jesus by Following Jewish Tradition: How do you respond to someone who says that one must do everything Jesus did, like keeping the Passover? [1 John 2:4, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 2:21]. |
| Samson & Delilah: What was the relationship between Samson & Delilah? Did he really do the feats that are recorded? Did God give Samson grace in the end? [Hebrews 11:36-37]. |
| Book on Science & Creation: Caller mentions a book he thinks is good called, "The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith: Exploring the Ultimate Questions About Life and the Cosmos" by Casey Luskin, Joseph M. Holden, and William A. Dembski." |
| God Divorced Israel: When did God divorce Israel? [Jeremiah 3:14, Deuteronomy 24:1-4]. |
| Satan's Activity in Dreams or Visions: What do you think about a woman claiming that Satan and demons cannot interact in dreams or visions? [Deuteronomy 13:1-3, 1 John 4:1-4]. |
| Unwavering Faith & In Jesus' Name: Would you comment on the passage about the faith that can move mountains? [Mark 11:25, Matthew 7:7-11, John 14-16]. |
| "One New Man" & the Body of Christ: Would you comment on the passage that includes the phrase "one new man" in Ephesians 2? [Ephesians 2:15, Ephesians 2:11-22, Romans 11:16f, Romans 12:4-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-25]. |
| "Two Shall Become One": Does the passage in Genesis that says "the two shall become one" mean that one is incomplete when not married? [Genesis 2:24] |
| Caught in the Act (of Sin): If someone is caught in the act of sin (stealing, idolatry, etc.) when Jesus comes back, will they lose their salvation? [James 3:2, Matthew 18:21-22]. |
| Demon-Possessed Swine: Was it Jesus' intent that the demons that went into the swine would run off the cliff to be destroyed, or was that behavior controlled by the demons? Could the demons go out and into others afterward? [Matthew 8:32, Matthew 10:29-31, Matthew 12:43-45, Acts 1:7]. Christian Author: David Pawson: Are you familiar with the author of the book "The Normal Christian Birth" by David Pawson? |
| Steve Gregg Getting Listeners Excommunicated: Caller comments that it was funny that Steve indicated that listening to his show can cause people to get kicked out of church. Jonathan Cahn & False Prophets: My church is hosting Rabbi Jonathan Cahn (author of "The Harbinger"), but isn't it a problem to have a false prophet speak? |
| Taxes-Writing off Your Contributions: What about the legitimacy of writing off your contributions on your taxes? |
| Alistair Begg & Attending a Gay Wedding:
What do you think about the Alistair Begg fiasco (his advice about attending a gay wedding)? |
| Election by God or Free Will for Salvation: How can you say that specific people were not chosen to be saved by God? [Matthew 28:16, Acts 13:46-48, 1 Corinthians 16:15, Acts 17:11, Acts 2:37, Acts 16:14]. |
| God's Wrath: How is God's wrath revealed? [Romans 1:18-24, 2 Thessaloninas 2:10]. |
| "Lucifer" in Isaiah: Who is Lucifer in Isaiah? [Isaiah 13, Isaiah 14:12]. Satan as a Fallen Angel: What do you think about Satan being a fallen angel? [Revelation 12:9, Jude 1:6, 2 Peter 2:4]. |
| Body Held Together by Joints & Ligaments: Do you know where your insights about the joints and ligaments holding the body together would be found in your lectures? [Ephesians 4:16]. |
| Sex, Lust, Jesus, and Adam: Is there a possibility that the sin of lustful sex entered because of the fall, and the natural state without the fall would have been seeing women with more innocence? [Galatians 5:16, Genesis 2:25, Psalm 16:11, James 1:17]. |
| Unleavened Bread Required for Communion: Is there anything in scripture that would require that we only take communion with unleavened bread (instead of regular bread)? |
| God Wanted to Kill Moses: Why did God want to kill Moses? [Exodus 4]. |
| Job's Friends Rebuke by God: Why did God rebuke Job's friends? [Job 42, Job 1-2, 1 Corinthians 13:1]. |
| Horns of the Altar: What was the significance of the horns of the altar? [1 Kings 1:51, 1 Kings 2:28, Exodus 21:14]. The Resurrection of Christ: By whose power was Jesus raised from the dead? [Galatians 1:1, John 2:19, Romans 8:11, 1 Peter 3:18]. |
| Spices for the Burial of Jesus: Could the spices used for the burial of Jesus been symbolically used because of the priesthood of Jesus, having been named in the Exodus as exclusively for the priests? [John 2:22, Exodus 30:22-28, Exodus 30:34]. |
| Sins Placed Upon Jesus, but People Still Responsible for Them: If all the sins of the whole world were put on Jesus at the crucifixion, why would God put them back on the people to pay for them? [1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:6, Hebrews 10:4]. |
| Why Stand with Israel?: How can Christians stand with Israel when there is so much about Israel that they should not support? [Genesis 12:3, Deuteronomy 28, Leviticus 26, Hosea 1:9]. |
| "Unity" Over "Doctrinal Agreement": What do you think about "unity" over "doctrine"? [Proverbs 6:16-19]. |
| Disagreement with Steve on Dispensationalism: Caller states that he feels that Steve throws Dispensationalism under the bus, doesn't define it correctly, and hurts listener's ability to study the Bible. [2 Peter 3:16]. |
| Eating Animals (Diet, Vegetarianism): Is it acceptable to eat animals (meat)? How aware are they? [Genesis 1:29, Genesis 9:2, Proverbs 12:10]. |
| The Greek Tense, "Diposed to" & Election (Predestination): Caller disagrees with Steve's view of Acts 1 regarding the tense of the Greek word in relationship to being "disposed to" and "ordained" for election (or predestination). [Acts 13:48, 1 Corinthians 16:15, Acts 13:46, 2 Thessalonians 2:13]. |
| "Disposed to" & Election: Caller comments about the context of Acts 13, and its relationship to "disposed to election." Finding Fellowship: How do we, as homeschoolers, find fellowship and how flexible should we be on denominational differences like Dispensationalism and Calvinism? |
| Broken Marriage: What should one do under these circumstance in this broken marriage (abuse, drugs, desertion, etc.)? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15]. |
| David's Sin with Bathsheba: Where is it in scripture that God directly warned David about the consequences of his sin with Bathsheba? |
| Fallen Angels & Aliens What keeps us from believing that the reports and sightings of aliens could be fallen angels? [Daniel 8:7-11, Revelation 12:4]. |
| Curse of Many Languages: Did God put a curse on mankind and that is why there are so many languages on earth? |
| Divorce & Separation: Caller makes a case for the importance of giving a woman a legal divorce, referring to the intent in scripture. [Matthew 5:31]. |
| Jesus' Commandments (Law of Christ): What are the commandments of Jesus referred to in John 14-15? [John 13:34-35, Romans 13:10, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 5:23-24, Mattew 5-7, Matthew 28:20, Mark 12:30-31, Matthew 22:37]. |
| Salavation within Cults (Jehovah's Witness, Mormon, 7th Day Adventist): If you are a Mormon, Jehovah's Witness, or 7th Adventist, can you still be a Christian and be saved? [Galatians 1:6-12, 2 Peter 3:16]. |
| Debate with Atheist: A debate is scheduled between Steve Gregg and an atheist on Feb 24th at 5pm, at "Modern Day Debate" on YouTube. |
| Politics, Government & Voting: Does the Bible lead us to vote a certain way? [Romans 1:28-32]. |
| Attending the Wedding of a Homosexual Couple: About attending a homosexual couple's wedding, why did you allow that a pastor (Alistair Begg) might have a reason for doing so? [1 Corinthians 6:9]. |
| Former Hindu; Regarding Evangelism: A former Hindu Christian shares his appreciation of Steve's ministry and asks, how should a believer focus on "The Great Commission," the Gospel, and evangelism? [Romans 10:14-15, Ezekiel 33:9, Matthew 1:21, John 9:25, 1 Peter 3:15]. |
| Feeling the Presence of the Holy Spirit: Is it normal to always feel Jesus living inside of me and the presence of the Holy Spirit in me? [Romans 8:9]. |
| God Made Adam & Eve-Who Else?: Who is scripture talking about in Genesis 2, when it says that He created Adam & Eve after he had already created male and female in Genesis 1? [Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:3]. |
| Circumcision: Why did Paul have Timothy circumcised? [Acts 16:1-5, Galatians 2:3, Acts 21:21, Galatians 5:2-4]. |
| Slavery: Why doesn't God say more in His commandments about how horrible slavery was? [Exodus 20-23]. |
| A Third of the Angels Who Fell : Since 1/3 of the angels fell, how many are there, and what are those fallen angels doing now on earth? [2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Isaiah 14:13, Obadiah 1:4, Matthew 11:23, Daniel 12:3, 2 Peter 1:3, Ephesians 6:12, Acts 1:7]. |
| Heaven-A Pass for the Incapable (Children or Mentally Ill): Do little children and the mentally challenged get a free pass? [2 Peter 2:3, John 3:16, John 15:13, Matthew 23:37, John 5:39-44, 2 Corinthians 5:6]. |
| Shooting at Joel Osteen's Church: What do you think about Joel Osteen's response to the shootings at his church? |
| Homosexual within the Family: In light of the fact some Christians and churches say homosexual unions are acceptable, what are your thoughts on what the Bible says about it since it has just been introduced to our family? [Matthew 19:5-6, 1 Corinthians 5:1, Jude 1:7, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:27]. |
| The Narrow Path: How is your ministry on "the narrow path" when you agree with 90% of the world's religions about the Trinity? How is that a narrow path? |
| The Blood of Abel: Why is the blood of Abel included with the Pharisees' guilt? [Matthew 13:34-35]. Odd Verse in its Context in Luke: It seems like the verse in Luke 16 about marriage and divorce is out of place. Is it a segue to something that I am missing? [Luke 16:18]. |
| "Light Shines Brighter 'til Dawn": How do you understand the application of the Proverb "the light of dawn that shines brighter and brighter until the full day?" [Proverbs 4:18, 2 Peter 1:19, Isaiah 60:1, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Mark 4:26-33]. |
| Jesus' Teaching with Authority: Would you illuminate the passage about the teaching of Jesus astonishing the listeners and that He taught with authority, unlike the scribes? In contrast, how did the scribes teach? [Matthew 7:28-29, Matthew 5:43, Mark 1:21-22, Mark 11:28]. |
| Jesus Not Created: Just wanted to thank you for correcting me on the fact that Jesus was not created [Genesis 1:26, Micah 5:2]. Curse of Ham by Noah: In the story of Noah's drunkenness, why was Ham cursed? |
| Serving More: Since I know all that the heavenly Father has done for me, what else can I do, besides share and glorify Him? [Colossians 3:17, 1 Corinthians 10:31]. |
| Did Jesus DrInk Wine?: Do you think that Jesus drank actual wine? Some say He did not. [Ephesians 5:18, 1 Corinthians 11:21, Proverbs 23:31-35]. |
| "Destruction" regarding hell: Could you speak to the variation in the Greek word used for destruction, in assessing the various views of hell? [Revelation 17:8-11]. Tormented Day & Night: How would an annihilationist (view of hell) respond to the idea that destruction is the same word used when the beast and false prophet will be tormented forever and ever? [Revelation 20:10]. |
| Jesus Never Returns to Heaven: When you said that after Jesus reigns on the new earth, and that He will never return to heaven, is that stated in the Bible? [Psalm 115:16, Revelation 21:4]. |
| Voting for Trump: Wouldn't it be wrong for a Christian to vote for Trump? [Luke 6:31, Matthew 7:12]. |
| Replenish the Earth: Why does it say "replenish" the earth in Genesis, if there was nothing before? [Genesis 1:28]. The Septuagint: Has the difference between the Greek Septuagint and the Hebrew Bible seemed significant to you? |
| Solomon an Apostate: Did Solomon go bad and become an apostate? [1 Kings 11:5-6, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14]. Man Born Upright: Is "God made man upright" a good verse against the doctrine of original sin? [Ecclesistes 7:29] |
| Paul & Torah Observance: Could you talk about Paul's adherence to the law (Torah observance)? [1 Corinthians 9:20-23, Acts 21:15-25]. |
| Jesus' Prayer in Gethsemane: What was Jesus asking in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane? [Matthew 26:41]. Jesus Didn't Drink Wine: What would you say in rebuttal to a claim that Jesus did not drink wine? [1 Timothy 5:23]. John the Baptist, a Wine-Free Nazarite: Did John the Baptist avoid drinking wine because he was a Nazarite? [Matthew 11:18-19]. |
| Land of Israel: Caller comments that God gave Israel all the land He promised them based on scripture. [Joshua 21:43-45]. Teaching & Preaching Methods: Do you know any other teachers who teach like you, rather than just verse-by-verse (expository) teaching? Elihu, Job's Friend: What do you make of Elihu, Job's friend? |
| "Heart of Flesh" & "Heart of Stone": Are these scriptures referring to the "heart of flesh" or "heart of stone?" [Ezekiel 36:25-26, Romans 10:9-10, Acts 2:37-40, Luke 15:24, Pslam 95:8-9]. |
| "Unprofitable Servant" Parable: Can you help me sort the parable of "The Unprofitable Servant?" Rec: Topical lecture, "Refuse to be Offended." [Luke 17:5-10, 1 Peter 4:19]. |
| Communion (Eucharist): Since Jesus used "leaven" as symbolism for sin, what do you think about my church not using unleavened bread for communion? [1 Corinthians 5:7-8, Matthew 13:33-37]. |
| Unity or Division in Fellowships: What do you think the scriptures mean that emphasize "unity?" [1 Corinthians 1:10-13, Romans 14:5, 1 Corinthians 3:6-8]. Shunning (Disfellowshipping): What do you think about "shunning?" [Matthew 18:15-17, 1 Corinthians 5:12-13]. |
| Lent & Ash Wednesday: Should a protestant observe Lent and take the ashes on Ash Wednesday? |
| Shroud of Turin: Do you have an opinion about the Shroud of Turin? |
| Book of Job: Who authored the Book of Job? What was the purpose of all the suffering of Job? [Psalm 34:7, Job 1:9-11, 2 Corinthians 12:7]. |
| The Problem with Dispensationalism: Do not Dispensationalists tend to interpret scripture by what is not there, and often they don't allow the Bible to interpret itself? [1 Thessalonians 4:16, John 6:39, 40, 44, 54, John 12:48, Isaiah 28:16, 2 Corinthians 3:16-18, 2 Peter 1:20, Luke 24:45] |
| Those That Have Never Heard: Doesn't Isaiah 66 answer the question of what happens to those who never hear the gospel? [Isaiah 66:16-19]. |
| Baptized in the Word: Is it possible that the word baptize in this context could mean "immersion" in the word? [Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15-16, Acts 2:38-41, Acts 10:47, Acts 8:37]. |
| Korean Ministry: Have you heard of this Korean ministry? (Could not make out the name of it). |
| Lazarus' Resurrection & Soul Sleep: At the time of Lazarus' resurrection, what did they understand about the resurrection? Did people sleep until then? [John 11:24]. The Rapture on the Last Day: Is the rapture on the last day also? [1 Thessalonians 4:16]. |
| Satan Cast Out: "The Prince of this World" is Satan, right? If so, then he is cast out, does that mean his power is reduced? [John 12:31, Revelation 12:9-1, Job 1-2, Zechariah 3, Romans 8:34]. Satan Cast Out: When exactly was Satan going to be cast out? Does this just reduce his power and therefore there is more good in the world? [Colossians 2:15, Hebrews 2:14, Luke 10:18, Revelation 20:1-3]. |
| God Saving Our Friends: Is this a promise indicating that if I am praying for my friends, I can be confident that He will save them? [1 John 5:16]. |
| Gift of Tongues: Are there two different types of tongues? [1 Corinthians 14:2-4, 1 Corinthians 14:22, Jude 1:20, 1 Corinthians 14:13-14, 1 Corinthians 14:27]. |
| Dispensationalists: How can you say that the Dispensationalists are mistaken about depending on the Old Testament for beliefs about the future of Israel? [Matthew 24:15, Luke 21:20, Mark 13, Matthew 24:36] |
| Jesus' Omniscience: Could you elaborate on Revelation 1 and how much knowledge Jesus had? [Revelation 1:1, Matthew 24:36, Luke 2:52]. |
| Angel Food (Manna): What was "angel food?" [Psalm 78:25, John 6:32, Genesis 1:9]. |
| Scary Passage about the Lord's Judgment & Rejection: Who are those people to whom He says to get away from Him because He never knew them? , [Matthew 7:21-23, James 3:2, Luke 6:46, Luke 9:49]. |
| Trajectory Application of Scripture: What do you think about the trajectory method and application of Biblical teaching? [Galatians 3:28, Matthew 20:26-28]. |
| Post-Millennialism, Partial Preterism & Calvinism: Could you generally comment on the post-millennial position and why most post-millennialists are also Calvinist or partial preterist? Post-Millennialism: Do you think that Post-Millennialism is plausible? [1 Corinthians 15:25-28]. |
| Evangelism & Spontaneous Conversion: Can the Lord work directly with individuals and spontaneously convert them? [Romans 10:14, Acts 10:5]. |
| Women Saved in Childbearing: Is Paul only talking about Eve being saved through child-bearing? How can women be saved if they don't have children? [1 Timothy 2:13, 1 Corinthians 7:25-26, John 8:31-34, Matthew 1:21]. |
| Sex during Women's Menstrual Cycle: Should we still be obeying the Old Testament laws about abstaining from sex during a women's cycle? [Leviticus 18:26-28]. |
| Disagreement: Judgment ("Grace" & "Works"): Caller disagrees with Steve about the importance of "works" relative to judgment. [Hebrews 11:3, Matthew 7:21-25, Matthew 25:31-40, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12-13]. |
| Who are the "Sons of God": Who are the "Sons of God" in Genesis? [Genesis 6:2, Job 1-2, Genesis 6:3]. |
| Women in Ministry: Are women allowed to be in ministry? [1 Timothy 2:12-15, 1 Timothy 3:1-10, Romans 16:1, Matthew 23:11, Acts 18:24-26, 1 Peter 5:1-5, Acts 20:28]. |
| Resurrected Bodies: Do you think that our resurrected bodies are going to be like our highest peak level of condition here? Adam & Eve's Bodies: Do you think that the bodies of Adam & Eve changed when they sinned? |
| Human Blood Sacrifice: Isn't it a contradiction that a human blood sacrifice was required for salvation when God undeniably hates human sacrifice? [Psalm 50:5, Hosea 6:6, Isaiah 1:12-15, Malachi 1:7-10, Proverbs 21:27, John 15:13-14]. |
| Prophetic Book of Mark: Is the Book of Mark predictive? [Mark 13:3, Mark 13:30, Mark 13:13, Mark 13:7, Luke 21:20, Daniel 9:11-12]. |
| Genetics: Caller comments on the huge differences between humans and apes in the DNA. The Supernatural & God's Intervention: How do you think about God's involvement in humanity and the supernatural? |
| Cremation: Do only pagans cremate? Is it acceptable for Christians to be cremated? Charitable Donations on Taxes: Should we deduct our charitable donations on our taxes, since it is a gift? |
| Manuscript Variations: Could you explain why some sections of scripture, as in Mark 16, are not in some translations? [Mark 16:9-20]. |
| Jesus' Brothers: When did Jesus' brothers become believers? [John 7:5, Acts 1:14, 1 Corinthians 15:7]. Jesus' Transfiguration: Regarding Jesus' transfiguration, does the description as a "vision" indicate it didn't actually happen? [Matthew 17:9, Acts 26:19]. |
| Conversion of Atheists: Have you ever facilitated an atheist's conversion to Christianity? Do you think it is wrong to debate with an atheist? [Matthew 7:6-7]. |
| The Holy Bible (Original Order): What do you think of the Holy Bible in its original order? |
| Apologetics: Books for Atheists: Caller recommends two books for atheists: "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis, and "Cold Case Christianity" by J. Warner Wallace. Also mentioned: "Evidence that Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell, "Who Moved the Stone" by Frank Morrison, Albert Henry Ross, "Case for Faith" by Lee Strobel. |
| Pagan & Heathen: What is the difference between "pagan" and "heathen?" |
| Sign of Jonah: What is the "sign of Jonah?" [Matthew 16:4, Matthew 12:39-40]. |
| Jesus' "knowing": Did Jesus "know their thoughts" by miraculous means, or just by intuition? [Luke 6:8]. |
| Flat Earth: Caller shares that the Hebrew word for "earth" refers to "round" or "sphere" and recommends "The Natural Sciences Know Nothing of Evolution" by A.E. Wilder-Smith, particularly for flat earthers. [Isaiah 40:22]. |
| Those Who Have Never Heard: What about native American Indians who have never heard the gospel? [John 1:9]. |
| Miracles & Answered Prayer Today: How does God determine what miracles to perform today and which prayers to answer? |
| Languages in the New Testament: How do I find out if the book of Mathew was written in Hebrew, rather than Greek, like the rest of the New Testament? |
| Debate with Steve Gregg: What did you think of the debate you did on "Standing for Truth" on YouTube about Israel and Dispensationalism? |
| Born Again: What exactly does the phrase "you must be born again" mean? [John 3:3-5, Acts 2:38-41, 2 Peter 1:4, Romans 10:9-11]. |
| Disagreement-Young vs Old Earth: Caller disagrees with Steve about "young earth" theology and presents his case. [Genesis 1:11, Genesis 2:23]. |
| Specific Times of Day to Pray: What about the "eight prayer watches" and what does scripture say about specific times to pray? [Luke 12:38, Ezekiel 33:6, Matthew 26:40-45]. |
| Satan's Repentance: Can Lucifer repent? And if he could, would hell then vanish? [Revelation 20:10]. |
| Slavery: Why isn't slavery more absolutely condemned in the Bible? Could you talk about slavery in the 1st century? |
| Paranormal Activity: What do you think about these strange and possibly paranormal activities? |
| Book on Preterism: What do you know about the author Jay Rogers and his book on preterism, "The Prophecy of Daniel in Preterist Perspective?" God Glorified by Hell: Is there anything in the Bible that says God gets glory by sending people to hell? |
| Demons, Ghosts & Spirits: How could a spirit have power or control in the physical world? |
| Suicide: What does the Bible say about suicide? |
| Steve Gregg & James White Debate: Would you ever again debate James White on Calvinism? |
| Scripture in contradiction: How does one align Romans 11 and Hebrews 6 concerning the Jew's salvation and the olive tree? [Romans 11:22-23, Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 17:6, Isaiah 42:6, 2 Peter 2:20-21]. |
| Speak in Tongues & Worship in Spirit: Is speaking in tongues required for salvation based on scripture (in John 4)? [John 4:23-24, 1 Corinthians 14:15, Romans 8:9]. |
| Zacchaeus' Salvation & Responsibility:
Is it heresy to teach that Zacchaeus' taking responsibility for his actions is what saved him?
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| Suicide & Repentance: Caller comments on the forgiveness "of all manner of sin" relative to suicide (earlier call). [Matthew 12:31-32] |
| Appreciation for Steve & The Narrow Path Show: Caller shares her appreciation for the show and Steve. The Quran (Koran): Does the Quran (Koran) really say to kill Jews and Christians? |
| Appreciation for Steve & The Narrow Path Broadcast: Caller shares her appreciation for Steve and the Narrow Path radio broadcast. The Narrow Gate Passage Addressing the Jews: Do you think that Jesus was speaking about the Jews in Matthew 7 (as Doug Wilson)? [Matthew 7:13, Revelation 7:9-17]. Post vs Amillennialism: Could you help me understand why you favor Amillennialism, in contrast to Post-Millennialism? [Revelation 20:9]. |
| Jesus' Resurrection: Does the rolling away of the stone prove that God raised Jesus, rather than He raising Himself without God's intervention? |
| Sin Entered through One Man: Could you explain the "doctrine of original sin" in light of Romans 5? Rec: Topical Lectures, "Original Sin & Depravity." [Romans 5:12-19, Romans 3:23, Psalm 51:5, Psalm 27:10]. |
| Interpreting "God-given" Revelation: When did God give Jesus the revelation in Revelation 1? [Revelation 1:1, Matthew 24]. Satan's Binding & Release: Does Satan's binding and release have anything to do with the death of the two witnesses in Revelation 11? [Revelation 11:7-12]. Flaming Fire: Does Jesus raise the unrighteous dead to be destroyed in the fire of judgment? [2 Thessalonians 1:8, Revelation 20:9-13, Matthew 25:31]. |
| Fulfillment of Feasts in Leviticus: If the final three feasts described in Leviticus are to be fulfilled as clearly as the first ones were, what should we look for as indications of fulfillment? [2 Corinthians 5:1]. |
| Atheist's Death: Why do we never hear atheists ever call out to the "big bang" to save them? Proving Atheism: Isn't it true that atheists can never prove the absence of God, but believers, if correct, can prove it forever (Pascals' Wager)? |
| The Millennium: Do you believe that "The Millennium" is now? [Revelation 20]. |
| Jesus' Baptism: What was the purpose of the baptism of Jesus? [1 Peter 3:20-21, 1 Corinthians 10:1-5]. |
| Satan Unable to Repent: Isn't it likely that Satan could not repent, because God didn't come to save him? [Revelation 20:10, Hebrews 2:16]. |
| God Creating the World in Only Seven Days: How could we know what a "day" is to God, to allow Him to create the world in seven days? [Genesis 1]. |
| Destruction of the Temple: When was the temple destroyed, 70 A.D. or 134 A.D.? "The Holy Spirit Told Me So": What do you say to someone who claims that the Holy Spirit told them something (in light of doctrinal disagreement)? Sacrifices in Remembrance in the Future: Will sacrifices in the temple in the future be offered in remembrance, or as a sin offering? Were the sacrifices in the temple always in remembrance? [Ezekiel 40-47, Ezekiel 45:15-20]. |
| Questioning Authorship of BIble Books: If it were proven that an author of one of the books of the Bible was not accurate and not an apostle, how would it affect your faith? |
| Married to a Divorced Man: If I married a divorced man, am I an adulterer? |
| Female Pastors: Would you say "yes" or "no" to female pastors? "Why" or "Why not?" [1 Peter 5:1-4, Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 2:12-15, Acts 18:26-28, Romans 16:1, Matthew 23:9, Matthew 20:25-28]. |
| Jesus' Sense of Humor: Do you think that Jesus would have a sense of humor? Is it acceptable to use sarcasm and humor as believers? [Ephesians 5:4, Luke 13:34, Matthew 7:5, Matthew 19:24, Proverbs 17:22]. |
| God's Humor: In response to a previous call about God's sense of humor, caller suggests the platypus as a funny animal, and the white-washed tombs as being evidence that God/ Jesus had a sense of humor. "Born of Water & Spirit": Could John 3:5 be talking about being "washed" in the water of the word? [John 3:5-6, Ephesians 5:26]. |
| New Heaven & Earth: Would you elaborate on the "New Heaven & Earth?" Are we coming back to earth (after heaven)? [2 Peter 3:13, Hebrews 12:22, Matthew 5:5, Psalm 37, Romans 4:13, Romans 4:13, Psalm 2:8, Genesis 1:26-27, Revelation 5:10, Psalm 115:16, Revelation 21:2-4, Galatians 4:26]. |
| Defining "Dispensationalism": Could you help me understand the term "Dispensationalism?" [Romans 7:1-4, Romans 2:28-29]. |
| Approaching Calvinists: Can you help me understand "divine determinism?" Is God causing the sins, but holding us accountable? God Determining Deception (Calvinism): Is God also determining some to be deceived (Calvinism)? |
| Evidence of "Filling of the Holy Spirit" (without Tongues): What would be evidence of one being "filled with the Holy Spirit" if they do not speak in tongues? Power ... or what? [2 Corinthians 3:18]. |
| Calvinism Comment: Caller indicates that Calvinism depicts an untrustworthy God, that decrees one thing and says another. Calvinism Represents a Different God: Regarding Calvinism, how much of a different understanding of God can one have before one ends up with a different God? |
| Peter's Vision & Preaching to Gentiles: Are we to assume that to "preach to all the nations" means to preach to the Gentiles? Did Peter not understand this at the time of his vision? [Acts 10:9-16]. |
| The Sinlessness of Jesus: How does it work if Jesus was sinless, but was born as a human, who is automatically sinful? Is this why He wanted to be baptized? |
| Jesus' Return: If we are "caught up" (raptured) to be with Jesus, does the Bible say where we are going to be? |
| Jesus' Crucifixion: Did the devil "want" or "not want" Jesus to be crucified? [Matthew 16:23]. "Rulers of the Age": Who are "the rulers of the age" in 1 Corinthians 2? [1 Corinthians 2:8, Matthew 16:23, Ephesians 6:12]. |
| Damage of the Earth at the Fall: Caller shares thoughts about the Fall affecting the physical earth. |
| "Touch Me Not": Why wasn't Mary allowed to touch Jesus after His resurrection? [John 20:17]. |
| Concordances (Pre Computers): How did they put together exhaustive concordances before they had computers? |
| Regeneration Before or After Believing: Do you believe regeneration is caused by man believing, or by God? Rec: Topical lectures "God's Sovereignty, Man's Salvation." [John 3:15-16, John 20:31, Colossians 2:10, Ephesians 2:8, Romans 10:14-15, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Thessalonians 3:2-4]. |
| Covenants, Wills, & Death of the Writers: How should we think of the covenants and the reference to the deaths of those who made the covenant? [Hebrews 9:15-17, Galatians 3:16]. |
| Marijuana (Cannabis): Since God created all the plants and said they were good, is marijuana acceptable to smoke? [Genesis 1:12]. |
| "They" and "Them" "God and Magog": Who is "they" and "them" "Gog" and "Magog" in Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:4, Revelation 20:8, Ezekiel 38-39]. |
| Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses: Do you think that Mormons, Jehovah's, Seventh-Day Adventists, and other cultic groups might still be saved? What We Must Understand: What must we understand to be saved? |
| Building Collapse in Scripture Demonstrates Personal Responsibility & Free Will: Doesn't the story of the building collapsing in scripture suggest that people are responsible for choosing repentance and following Christ, unlike the Calvinist presupposition? [Luke 13:14-15]. |
| Necessity of Speaking in Tongues: If I don't speak in tongues, how can I speak out the things in the "Book of Life" and do what I am supposed to do in this life? |
| John the Baptist & Jesus: Didn't John the Baptist know Jesus all their lives and he would have been known as a righteous man? [John 1:31-33, Matthew 3:14]. John the Baptist & Jesus: Why didn't John the Baptist immediately ask Jesus if He was the Christ? [Matthew 11:3]. John the Baptist's Ministry: Did John the Baptist leave the wilderness and come into town preaching because everyone knew him, including Herod? [Luke 3:19-20]. |