Church Persecution:Could you share some thoughts about the persecution of the church today, and if the early church relied on the government to assist them? [Mark 12:30-31].
Jehovah's Witnesses' View of Jesus:Jehovah Witnesses use Hebrews 1 & 2, to claim that Jesus is Satan's brother and He is not deity. Can you give me a response? [Hebrew 1:8-10, Psalms 45:6, John 20:17, Psalm 102:25-27, Luke 11:20].
Steve Gregg's New Book:Could you talk about your upcoming book and tell us what it is about? (Subject; The Kingdom of God entitled, "Empire of the Risen Son").
By His Stripes We Are Healed:You indicate in your lectures that the verse in Isaiah about "by stripes we are healed" was really about the spiritually sick Israel, yet in Matthew, it is a physical healing. Can you reconcile that for me? [Matthew 8:17, Isaiah 53:4, I Peter 2:24, Matthew 12:28, Romans 5:1, Luke 11:20].
Jesus' Ability to Do Miracles After the the Spirit Fell Upon Him:Was Jesus able to do miracles before the Holy Spirit fell upon Him? [John 2, I Corinthians 12:7, Romans 12, I Peter 4:10-11, I Peter 4:10-11, Ephesians 4:11-13].
"My God, My God, Why Hath Thou Forsaken Me"?:What was meant when Jesus hung on the cross and cried out, "My God, my God, why hath thou forsaken me?" Did He not know and expect what was happening to Him? [Matthew 27:46, Psalm 22:1].
Born Again:Is it not odd that the major Christian doctrine of "being born-again" is only mentioned in one gospels? [John 3:3, I Peter 1:2-4, I John, Titus 3:5].
Church Programs & Routines:Why do you think that church programs are so programmed and routine, such as, standing up and sitting down, etc.? [Genesis 24:64].
Difficult Current Events & the Christian Response: Do you think that our freedoms are really slipping away? If so, how should Christians react in these unprecedented times? Do we defend ourselves or instead, love exceptionally?
Restrictions and Compliance:Would you talk about the current restrictions and our compliance to things that we think are actually harmful (mask wearing)? [Romans 13:1-7].
Vaccine, Chip, Mark of the Beast:What do you think about the proposed vaccine, the chip in it, and its relationship to the "mark of the beast"? [Revelation 13, Matthew 18:6, Luke 17:2].
Submitting to Government & Law:What is the Christian's obligation to be submissive to government law, and how far that goes-particularly relative to the verse about buying a sword? Topical article suggested; The Christian and Forcible Resistance. [Luke 22:36, Acts, Matthew 5:39].
Advice for Marriage and Raising Children:Since you have some unique and extensive experience in marriage and raising children, what can you advise me? Recommendation at website under topical lectures; "How to Love your Wife as Christ Loved the Church" [Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 15:1, Ephesians 5:25]
Satan Impersonates Dead People:Are these not verses that support the idea that Satan will come back and impersonate dead people? [2 Corinthians 11:14-15, I Samuel 28:13-29].
Soul Sleep:How do we differentiate between the way other religions talk about spirit life, if we, as Christians, believe that we go to heaven to live after death instead of into a soul sleep?
The Narrow Path DVDs or CDs:Caller tells a bit of his testimony, then asks if there are CDs or DVDs available, since he has so little technology available to him.
Science Seen as Sorcery to Ancient Pagans:Do you think that scientific information introduced to ancient pagan societies would've been seen as sorcery, so that is why Genesis is told as it is? [Genesis 1, Genesis 5, Matthew 19:4].
Ecclesiastes-Source, Intention, Application:Would you shed light on the source and intention of the book of Ecclesiastes and how one would make application? [Ecclesiastes 9:5, I Kings 11:1-13, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14].
Abomination of Desolation:When Jesus said, "When you see the abomination of desolation", what verse do you think He was referring to in the Old Testament? [Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14, Luke 21:20, Daniel 9:27, Daniel 12:11-12].
Divorce Without Grounds:How do I engage a fellow believer in my church who divorced his wife without grounds and remarried, and has never really seemed to have repented? [Matthew 5:32].
Evangelizing by Heaven & Hell:What other way should I evangelize, rather than indicate that they will avoid hell and get heaven? I don't think that preaching just that Jesus is King is enough? [Acts 2:36, Acts 17:7].
Classical Education:What do you think of a classical education, including taking Latin - especially with the inclusion of Greek and Roman pagan literature?
Binding, Losing, Forgiving, Remitting, Retaining Sins:Could you help me understand the phrases about "forgiving, remitting and retaining sins", and "binding and losing" things on earth? [Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:18, John 20:23].
Various Biblical Views Causing Confusion:How do I become less confused about all the various and conflicting views among different denominations on biblical topics?
Dispensationalism's Influences on Our Culture Today:How much influence do you think that Dispensationalism has had on the development of various technologies and idea about one-world government, etc.?
Love of Money, Root of Evil:Which translation of this verse about the love of money and the root of all evil do you prefer? [I Timothy 6:10, Ephesians 5:5].
"Sheep" in John and Matthew:Could you explain the difference in the use of the word "sheep" in each of the two different gospels? [Matthew 25:31, John 10, Hebrews 2, Matthew 10:42].
Death & Soul Sleep:How do you justify your view that people go to heaven upon death if scripture is inspired, and clearly doesn't teach that? [Acts 2:29, Ecclesiastes 9:5, 2 Timothy 3:16, I Kings 11].
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