God's Love from Eternity Past:How should I understand the idea that God loves every individual in eternity past, even before they existed (outside of time)? [Galatians 1:15-17, Jeremiah 1:5].
Confusing Daniel passage (Abomination of Desolation):What does this Daniel 12 passage mean (abomination of desolation)? [Daniel 12:10-12, Daniel 9:26-27, Daniel 11:31].
Parable of the Sower:Do you think that the "Parable of the Sower" is teaching that there are two ways to lose your salvation? [Matthew 13:18-23, John 15:1-4, Luke 8:4-15, Mark 4:4-20].
Understanding Scripture:How do you understand the nuance of just reading the Bible and really understanding, especially when writers like James seem to stretch for the explanation? How do we know when to apply it to then or now? [Acts 15:14-17, Amos 9:11-12].
"Office" of Prophet:Do you think some of the Old Testament prophets (like Enoch, Abel, and Daniel, etc.) held the "office" of a Prophet? [Luke 11:50-51, 1 Corinthians 12:29, 1 Corinthians 14:321, 1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:1, Deuteronomy 18:22, 1 John 4:1, Ephesians 2:20-22]
No More Canaanites Contradiction:Is there any significance to the fact that the Bible says there will be no more Canaanites in the Old Testament, yet Matthew says that Simon was a Canaanite? [Zechariah 14:21, Matthew 10:4].
Contradiction Regarding the Trinity:How does it work if the Bible says that Jesus and the Father are one, but there are two different wills indicated when Jesus says, "Not my will, but thine?" [John 10:30, Luke 22:42, John 14:9, John 8:17-19]
Baptism "into" Christ:Can you clarify if there is a difference between being baptized in the name of Jesus and being baptized "into" Christ? [Romans 6:3].
Free Will:Caller disagrees with Steve about free will positing that God and man cannot both have free will. [1 Peter 1:5, Romans 8:16-19, Matthew 10:33, Ephesians 2:8, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:22, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 8:13].
Giving Up One's Rights:Regarding your recent talk "The Way of Peace" and giving up one's rights, what if I don't want to serve where my church wants me to? [1 Corinthians 9].
Faith "in" or "of" Jesus:What do you think about the different translation of the words "in" and "of" Jesus in Galatians? [Galatians 2:16, Galatians 2:20, Luke 17:5, Mark 9:24].
Locust-Clean or Unclean:Didn't the diet of John the Baptist, which included locusts, contradict the dietary laws he was required to keep? [Leviticus 11:20-23].
Abraham & Isaac (Openness Theology):Does the story of Abraham and Isaac teach about omniscience and that decisions aren't always made in advance (as in Openness Theology)? [Genesis 22:12, Genesis 18:21].
Penciled in Names-the Book of Life:What about the verse in Luke that says our names in the Book of Life are not written in pencil? Is this "Once saved, always saved?" [Luke 10:20, Revelation 3:5, 1 Peter 2:11].
Nebuchadnezzar's Vision in the Furnace:Why didn't the vision of the 4th figure in the furnace with Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego stick with Nebuchadnezzar? Do you think these kinds of experiences and visions still happen?
Draw All Men:Would you comment on the word "all" in John 6 and 12 about the "drawing" of "all" men being drawn (in light of Calvinism)? [John 6:44, John 17:6, John 12:32, Matthew 23:37, Isaiah 66:4, Hosea 23:37, John 21:11].
Baptism Required:How would you approach the subject of baptism being absolutely required for receiving of the Holy Spirit, etc. (as stated by the Church of Christ)? [Acts 2:38, Acts 19:3-5, Matthew 15:27-32, Acts 10:44-46, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19].
Doomed? Impossible to Repent? :Am I doomed, with no chance of repentance, in light of Hebrews 6, because I have lived a backslidden life? [Hebrews 6:4-8, Matthew 19:26, 2 Peter 3:9].
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