God's Foreknowledge but Testing us:God tests us, that's true, but God knows what the outcome is going to be. God wants us to pass, but Satan wants us to fail.
God of the Old & New Testament:Can Steve explain a good resource on the contrast between the Old Testament God & the New Tesament God regarding God's wrath? [Romans 11:22]
Sorcery, Drugs & Pharmakeia:Are we supposed to be using mind-altering drugs for healing since it's a form of sorcery according to Revelation? [Revelation 18:23, Revelation 9:21, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:15, Galatians 5:19-21]
"With the Mind" & "With the Flesh":A Pastor said that we need to commit to obey the law of God, but with our carnal nature we are always going to be serving our flesh. Is that true? [Romans 7:24-25, Matthew 26:41]
Paul's Pre-Conversion or Current Spiritual Experience:Is Romans 7 talking about his preconversion experience or his Christian experience? [Romans 7, Romans 8, Galatians 5:16]
Syrian Conflict & Current Events:It seems like every time there's an event in current events like the Syrian Conflict that there's talk of the Secret Rapture. What do you say about that?
Walking in the Spirit:What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? [Galatians 5:16-25] (Steve recommends from his lecture series called, "Cultivating Christian Character" & the specific lecture called, "Walking as Jesus walked.)
Paul's Pre-Conversion or Current Spiritual Experience (rebuttal):A friend of Steve's calls to rebutt what Steve said about Romans 7:14-25 talking about Paul's current Christian experience & says that Paul is talking about his previous life. [Romans 7]
Michael the Buddhist Having a relationship with Jesus, becoming more spiritual, will make the things that happen here, make everything else secondary...michael saying this even though he hasn't converted to Christianity....yet.
"Cultivating Christian Character":Steve recommened Cultivating Christian Character to a previous caller, & this caller gives a plug to that series, that she really likes it.
The Mystery of the Kingdoms:Why didn't Jesus want to make known the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, speaking to them in the parables so they couldn't understand it?
"Above that which is Written":What did Paul mean when he said, "don't believe above that which is written" in 1 Corinthians? [1 Corinthians 4:6, 1 corinthians 1:31, Jeremiah 9:23]
Oral & Written Instruction:Did Paul expect the Corinthians to obey his oral instructions just as much as his written instructions & was it to be passed on to future generations as his tradition?
Judgment of Nations:Is there a possibility Jesus is about to judge all nations, but will give nations who repent a reprieve of the judgment? [Matthew 25:31-32]
Fruit of the Spirit & Filled with the Holy Spirit:How does one know when they are filled the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? What about Christians who have the Holy Spirit, but aren't baptized with it, don't they also have the fruits of the Spirit?
Ministers Being Filled with the Spirit:What about ministers who were raised Christians but might not be filled with the Holy Spirit? (Steve recommends the Lectures, Charisma & Character)
Total Depravity:Caller thinks that "total depravity" is biblical because if you don't then you believe in a Salvation-by-works system, & not a Grace Salvation. [Ephesians 2:8-10] <Steve recommends, God's Soveriegnty & Man's Salvation>
"Christians" Falling Away:Caller doesn't really think we can lose our salvation, that the people in Hebrews 6 were never really true followers of Christ. What does Steve think about that? [Hebrews 6:5, John 17:12]
Youth Pastor with Pornography Addiction:A youth pastor has just confessed to having a pornography addiction. He's taking a leave of absence, but does it disqualify him in the future?