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| 2013-05-08 |
The Unclean Widow:
What made the widow unclean in Luke 4 paralleled to I Kings 17? [Luke 4:26-38, I Kings 17:7-16, Acts 10:9-16]. Binding Satan (the Strong Man): Can you help me sort our the binding of Satan, the taking of the strong man's house, and Satan being loosed? [Luke 11:21, Mark 3:28, Matthew 12:29, Revelation 20:7, I Peter 5:8]. |
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| 2013-05-06 |
Apathy about the Kingdom:
Is the apathy we see about the advancement of the kingdom relative to the ineffectiveness of the churches? [Matthew 24:14, Acts 17:7, Matthew 6:33]. Distraction with Dispensationalism: Do you think that premillennial Dispensationalism is a distraction to keep people from fully engaging our tasks? |
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| 2013-05-02 |
"Jesus" or "God" Blessings:
Does it make any difference if one says, "Jesus bless you" vs "God bless you." [Acts 7:59, Revelation 22:20]. |
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| 2013-05-01 |
The Bethel Movement & Revival:
What do you think about the Bethel revival/ renewal movement? Do you recommend Randy Clark and Bill Johnson's books? Gift of Tongues or Cessationism: Do you need to have a sign to prove that you are filled with the Holy Spirit, like speaking in tongues? What about the "Strange Fire" conference by John MacArthur and his position against these gifts? [Luke 10:18]. Doctrinal Guide in Acts: Should we take the Book of Acts and make it our doctrinal guide? |
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| 2013-04-30 |
Non-Christian God-fearers:
What about the good people and God-fearers in other faiths? What will happen to them? [John 3:16, John 1:9]. Those Doing Their Best-but Mistaken (Only Christians are Saved): What about those that are doing their best to do well, like the Jews, but get it wrong? Doesn't the Bible say that only Chistians will be saved? [I John 2:2, Acts 26:28]. The Unpardonable Sin: What about the "unpardonable sin?" [Matthew 12:31, Colossians 1:20, I John 2:2]. |
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| 2013-04-26 |
Muslim Beliefs About the Coming Prophet:
Could you clarify the beliefs of Muslims about who was being predicted as the coming prophet was Jesus, not Muhammad? [Deuteronomy 18, John 14, Acts 3, Acts 7]. Muhammad's Failed Prophecies: Do you know of any failed prophecies of Muhammad? Islam & the Comforter: What do you know about the Islam view that the comforter in John 14 is Muhammad? |
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| 2013-04-25 |
Catholic: Call No Man "Father":
Catholic caller; Scripture must not be absolute about not calling any man "Father", since scripture seems to contradict this in numerous places. [Matthew 23:8-9, Romans 4:1, Romans 4:11-12, Romans 9:10, I Corinthians 4:15, Philippians 2:22, I Peter 5:13]. Calling Religious Leaders "Father": Is there anything in the New Testament that indicates that the Pharisees were called "fathers"? [Acts 7:1]. |
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| 2013-04-24 |
Day of Pentecost:
Was the "Day of Pentecost" discussed in the Old Testament? [Acts 2:16-21, Joel 2:24, Isaiah 28:11, I Corinthians 14]. |
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| 2013-04-23 |
Early Believers Worshipping Jesus:
Since people didn't really understand that Jesus was God at first, but worshipped Him, anyway, should not have Jesus corrected their thinking? [Acts 10:25, Revelation 19:9-10, Revelation 22:8]. |
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| 2013-04-18 |
Congregational Rule & Choosing Elders:
Regarding the church servants discussed in Acts 6-they are not really choosing the leaders, so then, should not other leaders choose other leaders and elders, rather than the congregation doing so? [Acts 6:1-15, I Timothy 3]. |
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| 2013-04-16 |
Baptism of the Holy Spirit:
What is your point of view regarding the "baptism of the Holy Spirit"- is it a one-time event and is "speaking in tongues" the evidence? Recommended topical lecture; "Charisma & Character." [Acts 1:5, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4]. |
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| 2013-04-15 |
Imagining Seeing Jesus:
What do you think about a pastor that asks you to imagine things happening seeing and being with Jesus? Recommended book, "The Beautiful Side of Evil" by Johanna Michaelsen. [Matthew 5:27-28, Acts 16:6-10]. |
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| 2013-04-10 |
Early Christian's Worship:
Were early Christians associating with other Jewish people on the Sabbath, thus making them indistinguishable from the Jewish religion by the Romans? [Acts 2:46]. Paul's Nazarite Vow: Why would Paul take a Nazarite vow, since it still required a sacrifice? [Acts 2]. Paul's Vow & Sacrifice: How could Paul offer a sacrifice when the writer of Hebrews states that the sacrifice has as already been made? [Hebrews 10:12]. |
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| 2013-04-10 |
Early Christian's Worship:
Were early Christians associating with other Jewish people on the Sabbath, thus making them indistinguishable from the Jewish religion by the Romans? [Acts 2:46]. Paul's Nazarite Vow: Why would Paul take a Nazarite vow, since it still required a sacrifice? [Acts 2]. Paul's Vow & Sacrifice: How could Paul offer a sacrifice when the writer of Hebrews states that the sacrifice has as already been made? [Hebrews 10:12]. |
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| 2013-04-10 |
Speaking in Tongues & Prayer Language:
Don't you think that there are two types of "speaking in tongues"; 1. a known human language and 2. a heavenly prayer language? [I Corinthians 14, Acts 2]. |
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| 2013-04-10 |
Disciples:
What do you think of the idea that the term "disciple" is not used except for Jewish believers and not used after the book of Acts? [Acts 11]. Book; "The Power of Weakness": Listener has a new book out at KeithGiles.com-"The Power of Weakness"? |
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| 2013-04-08 |
Leaving Dispensationalism & Disappointment in Mistaken Teachers & Preachers:
How do you deal with the disappointment in former pastors and teachers when you realize how mistaken they were when they were teaching you (Dispensationalism & Calvary Chapel? [John 8:31-32]. Church of Christ & Baptism: It seems that every time I attend the Church of Christ they always talk about Acts 2 (baptism). [Acts 2:38]. |
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| 2013-04-02 |
The Holy Spirit vs Our Spirit:
Is the word for "Spirit of God" distinct than the "spirit of man"? [I Corinthians 2:10, Romans 8:16, John 14:16]. Deity of the Holy Spirit: Is the Deity of the Holy Spirit clear in scripture? Is He distinct from God and Jesus? [2 Corinthians 3:17, Romans 8:9, John 14:15-31, Acts 5:3, Isaiah 63:10, Ephesians 4:30]. Holy Spirit & Man's Spirit: When the Holy Spirit comes into one's heart, does He make the person's heart come alive? |
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| 2013-03-29 |
Catholic vs Protestant:
Caller challenges Steve's Protestant view over the Catholic view. Catholic vs Protestant: How is it that Scott Hahn and Tim Staples can find support for the Catholic Church and its doctrines and you cannot? Apostolic Succession: When did "Apostolic Succession" stop? [Acts 1]. |
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| 2013-03-28 |
Noah's Salvation:
If Noah had refused to go into the Ark, would he have been still saved? Can this be paralleled to obedience regarding baptism? Gifts of the Spirit & Cessationism: Is there something to distinguish between the gift (singular) of the Spirit, and the charismatic gifts (plural) through the laying on of hands to impart them, that requires one to manifest the charismatic gifts to indicate being filled with the Spirit? Could the support "cessation" of the charismatic gifts? [Acts 8-9, I Corinthians 12-14, Romans 12, Acts 19, Acts 2, Acts 10]. |
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| 2013-03-28 |
The Apostles' Martyrdom:
What happened to the apostles? [John 21, Acts 12]. |
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| 2013-03-27 |
Baptism-Immersed in Knowledge, not Water:
Is it possible that Matthew is saying that we should baptism (immerse) people in knowledge and the studies of God, Jesus and the Spirit, and not really be talking about water baptism? [Acts 2:38, Ats 19:5, Acts 4:12, Matthew 28:19, Colossians 2:9]. Last Words of Jesus on the Cross: What was the last words of Jesus on the cross, "into your hands I commend my spirit", or "it is finished"? [Luke 23:46, John 19:28-30]. |
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| 2013-03-22 |
Filled with the Holy Spirit:
Could you address what it means to be filled to the full measure of the Holy Spirit? How to you quantify or qualify that? [Acts 2, Acts 4, Ephesians 5:18, Galatians 5:22, Romans 5:5, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 4, Colossians 3]. |
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| 2013-03-20 |
Being Saved Without Knowing Jesus:
Can some ignorant people be saved without knowing about Christ, but still saved on the merits of Christ, as in nthe Old Testament or the heathen who has never heard? [Acts 17:30, John 14:6, John 1:9]. |
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| 2013-03-19 |
Abram's Response to Yahweh:
Why did Abram's and family accept that it was a revelation from Yahweh? [Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Acts 7:2]. |
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| 2013-03-18 |
Children Go to Heaven:
Do all children go to heaven? Is there an "age of accountability"? [Isaiah 7:16, Romans 7:9, Mark 10:14]. Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel: What about those who have never heard the gospel? [Romans 1, Acts 17:30]. Marriage & Age Difference: What is your counsel about a woman 20 years older than the man she is dating and considering marrying? |
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| 2013-03-14 |
"Sons & Daughters Will Prophesy":
What does the word "prophesy" really mean in this passage "your sons and daughters will prophesy? [Acts 2:17, Romans 8:14, John 4:19, Joel 2:28]. Women Preaching: What do you think of women getting up in church and preaching? [Acts 2:17, Joel 2:28]. Women in Authority: If a woman started a group at church, and runs it, is it going against the scripture in I Timothy 2 about women in authority? [I Timothy 2:12, I Corinthians 14:34]. |
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| 2013-03-14 |
"Sons & Daughters Will Prophesy":
What does the word "prophesy" really mean in this passage "your sons and daughters will prophesy? [Acts 2:17, Romans 8:14, John 4:19, Joel 2:28]. Women Preaching: What do you think of women getting up in church and preaching? [Acts 2:17, Joel 2:28]. Women in Authority: If a woman started a group at church, and runs it, is it going against the scripture in I Timothy 2 about women in authority? [I Timothy 2:12, I Corinthians 14:34]. |
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| 2013-03-13 |
Disciples Thoughts About the Second Coming:
Is it possible that the disciples not only thought that 70AD was coming, but it would coincide with Jesus' Second Coming? [2 Thessalonians 2, Matthew 24, Acts 1:11, Matthew 24:3]. "Little Horn" in Daniel: Is the "Little Horn" not really a person so much as a political-religious system or power? [Daniel 7]. |
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| 2013-03-12 |
Prayer in Acts:
Could you talk about the prayer for boldness in Acts where Psalm is quoted? [ Acts 4:25-27, Psalms 2:1]. |
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| 2013-03-05 |
Hell:
Hell must be so terrible, if God would send His own son to keep us from it, yes? Terms for Salvation: Would you exegete these verses about those given to God in John? [John 6:37, John 6:65, John 17:6, John 6:44, Luke 7:30, Acts 7:51, Acts 9:5-6, Matthew 23:37-39]. |
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| 2013-03-05 |
Drawing by God:
Does God's "drawing" happen to everyone, universally, at all times? [John 6, John 12:32, 2 Peter 3:9-11, Acts 14:17, Psalm 8:4-6]. General vs Special Calling: Do you think some people have a special "drawing" or "calling" and others just have a general calling? |
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| 2013-03-01 |
Satan Knows the Authority of Scripture:
Isn't Satan actually affirming the authority of the Bible by his using it when he tempted Christ? [Acts 19:15]. Jesus Being Called, "Master": Could you talk about Jesus allowing the disciples to call Him, "Master"? [Matthew 23:9, Mark 9:35, Mark 10:44]. |
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| 2013-03-01 |
Defining Sin & Doing the Right Thing:
Are not the good works of unbelievers, not actually good, because they are not glorifying God? [Psalm 14:1-3, Psalm 19:1, Acts 2:37, Acts 7:54, Acts 26:14, Acts 17:26]. |
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| 2013-02-21 |
"None that Does Good"-The Human Condition:
How do you handle the scripture; "there is none that does good"? [Romans 3:9, Psalm 14:5, Romans 2:17, Romans 2:1, Romans 1-4]. Gentiles Cannot Seek God without Regeneration: Do you think that the unregenerate (and the gentiles) can seek God in their flesh? [Acts 10, Psalm 14:3, John 6:44]. Calvinism vs Arminianism: Can both Calvinism and Arminianism be merged or both be somewhat correct? |
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| 2013-02-21 |
To Whom Was the "Great Commission" Given?:
Could the directives of the "Great Commission" really have been specifically given to the apostles, rather than to all of us? [Matthew 28, Mark 16, Acts 1:8, I Corinthians 12:16]. |
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| 2013-02-19 |
Women as Elders;
Do you think that when scripture says women will prophesy, that means they can now be elders? [Acts 2:17, Joel 2:28, Ephesians 4:11, I Timothy 2-3]. |
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| 2013-01-30 |
Calling People Fools:
(Phone cuts in & out) What did Jesus mean by calling people fool & being in danger of Hellfire yet people are called fools in the Bible. [Matthew 5:22] Pentecost a Fulfillment of Joel: Caller doesn't think Pentecost was a fulfillment of Joel, but Steve explains that it was. [Acts 2, Joel 2] |
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| 2013-01-17 |
Simon the Sorcerer trying to Buy the Holy Spirit:
What can we learn from Simon the Sorcerer's experience? He was apparently saved at one time, but then was not. |
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| 2013-01-15 |
The Philips:
Philip baptized the eunuch, & then Philip was an evangelist, so are these the same Philip? What about the Philip that was an apostle? [Acts 8, Acts 21:8, Matthew 10:2-4] |
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| 2012-01-17 |
Catholic vs Non-Catholic (Protestant)-Hierarchy-Pope & Priests:
Discussion between Steve and Catholic Tim Staples on the hierarchy in the church (Pope). [Ephesians 4:11, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Luke 10:16-23, 1 John 4:6, John 11:49-50, Matthew 21:41, Acts 1:20, Psalm 109:8, Psalm 69:25, Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 8:6, Matthew 18:18, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6]. |
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| 2012-01-16 |
Catholic Guest: Tim Staples:
Steve introduces Tim Staples, host of the "Catholic Answers" radio program (Catholic.com). Steve and Tim discuss opposing views in the Catholic and Protestant Views. Catholic vs. Non-Catholic (Protestant)-Spiritual Authority: Steve and Catholic Tim Staples discuss the difference in views about the spiritual authority of the church. [2 Thessalonians 2:15, Matthew 18:15-18, Matthew 21:23-27, Isaiah 22:16-22, Acts 15, Matthew 23:2, Matthew 15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Deuteronomy 17:8, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 20:25-29, 2 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 23:10, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 51:1-2, Luke 10:16, Matthew 23:8, Ephesians 4:11, James 3:1, 1 Corinthians 12, Matthew 16:19]. Catholic vs. Non-Catholic (Protestant)-The Stakes: Steve and Catholic Tim Staples discuss; If one doesn't think Catholics are correct but can be saved, then what is at stake? What is the benefit of being Catholic or Protestant? [Hebrews 13:17, Matthew 23:10]. |
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| 2012-01-13 |
Jesus' Foreknowledge:
Why did Jesus ask questions of some, if He already knows everything ahead of time? [Philippians 2:7, Luke 2:49, Acts 1:1, Matthew 12:28, Matthew 24:36, Luke 8:45]. |
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| 2012-01-10 |
Luxuries (Entertainment):
How should we assess the enjoyment of luxuries in our lives? [1 Timothy 6:17, Acts 20:35, Romans 14:4, Matthew 6:19-21]. |
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| 2012-01-09 |
Preacher Telling Me to Give a Financial Amount:
Could you comment on a preacher telling me about two of my prayers and that I need to give a certain amount of money? [Matthew 5:42, Acts 8:20]. |
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| 2012-01-05 |
"Disciples of" Whom?:
Are the disciples mentioned in Acts 19 actually Christians, but had not yet received the Holy Spirit? Is this possible? [Acts 19, John 20:21, Ephesians 1, Ephesians 5]. |
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| 2012-01-03 |
Medical Marijuana (Cannabis):
What do you think abut medical marijuana (cannabis)? [Psalm 31:6-7]. Martial Arts: What do you think about Christians who are involved in the martial arts? [1 Corinthians 10:31]. "Words" from God-from Others: How do you know when someone is actually speaking the "word" from God? [Acts 17:11, 1 Thessalonins 5:21]. |
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| 2012-01-03 |
Sunday Worship:
How did Christians start celebrating the Sabbath on Sunday? [Romans 14:5, Acts 15]. |