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| 2022-10-14 |
"Chain of Redemption" in the Old & New Testaments:
Does the phrase, "those who He foreknew", refer to the faithful remnant in Israel at the time of Christ's resurrection, therefore not applicable to the church today, regarding justification and glorification? [Romans 8:28-30, Romans 11:2, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18, Romans 9:4, Romans 5:20, Hebrews 11, John 17:6-12, Ephesians 2:6]. |
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| 2022-10-14 |
"Impossible to Be Renewed":
Could you talk about the Hebrews 6 passage (falling away and impossible to be renewed to repentance)? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Matthew 19:26, Mark 10:27, James 5:19]. |
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| 2022-10-04 |
Caller Question's Steve's Ministry:
Caller shares her concern about Steve being condemning of a caller suggesting his response was unloving and not Christ-like. [James 3:1, I Peter 4:11, I John 4:1-6]. |
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| 2022-10-03 |
Voting & Politics for Christians:
Caller suggests that the Bible doesn't support that we vote and should avoid politics altogether. [I Samuel 8:4-6, 2 Chronicles 32, Revelation 12:7-9, I Timothy 5:22, James 2:16, Luke 4:6, Revelation 11:15]. |
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| 2022-09-30 |
Tithing vs Giving:
Shouldn't we still give to the local church we are attending, even if we do not believe we are under an obligation to tithe? [I John 3:17, James 2:16, Galatians 6:6, I Corinthians 9:14, Acts 4:37, Acts 2:44-46]. |
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| 2022-09-29 |
Repetition in Prayers:
What about the effectiveness of repetitive prayers? [Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 6:7, James 5:16, Luke 18:1-8]. |
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| 2022-09-28 |
Voting Responsibility & Church Involvement:
What do you think of the voting responsibility of Christians and a church helping with voting registration? (James 1:17, Luke 12:48, James 4:17]. |
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| 2022-09-22 |
Impossible to Return to God:
Is the verse about it being impossible for those that have fallen away to be restored...mean it cannot happen or they would not be successful? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Galatians 6:1, Hebrews 5:12, James 5:20, 2 Peter 2:20]. |
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| 2022-09-14 |
Positive Confessions:
Would you comment on "agreeing" with God about His view of you, rather than focusing on the negative (like saying you are overweight, instead of seeing yourself as God does)? Recommended topical lecture; "Word of Faith." [I John 1:9, James 2:5, Romans 4:17-18, 2 Timothy 4:20]. |
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| 2022-09-12 |
Losing One's Salvation:
Could you comment on the believer's ability (or inability) to lose one's salvation? [Hebrews 10:26, Romans 8:31, John 6:37, James 3:2, I John 2:1, Romans 7:17, Romans 7:20, Jeremiah 31:33-34, Hebrews 10:26]. Sin & Repent Cycle: What about those who seem to fall away and into sin and then frequently swing back and forth? [I Timothy 4:1]. |
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| 2022-08-29 |
No Hope Once Apostatized:
Some, like John MacArthur, say that once you apostatize you cannot return to God, what do you say? Recommends verse-by-verse lectures on Hebrews 6 (at the website). [Hebrews 6:4-6,James 5:20]. |
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| 2022-08-22 |
Improving My Prayers:
How can I improve my praying and become more confident and trusting? [James 1:6, Psalm 115:2-4, John 8:44, Revelation 12:9, Matthew 7:11, I Peter 5:7, I John 5:14]. |
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| 2022-08-18 |
Catholic-Assurance of Salvation?:
As a baptized Catholic, how can I make sure that that I am "born again" and will go to heaven? [James 1:20]. |
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| 2022-08-04 |
"Deny Yourself":
What does it mean to "deny yourself and take up your cross?" [Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24-26, I Timothy 6:17, James 1:17]. Death & God's Will: Does God make the decision when we will die? [Pslam 34:7, Luke 21:18]. |
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| 2022-08-03 |
Being Faithful vs Works:
How does one having to be faithful in serving God not the same as "salvation by works"? [Ephesians 2:9-10, Titus 2:14, Galatians 5:6, James 2:20, Acts 17:30]. Alexandrian Text & Corruption: How does one know that the Alexandrian text has not been corrupted? |
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| 2022-07-28 |
Falling to Sin and Assurance of Salvation:
Can you help me sort the assurance of salvation one may have even if they continually fall to sin? [I John 3:10, James 3:2]. Baptism-When Still in Sin: Should someone be baptized even if they are still falling repeatedly into sin? Becoming Perfected: How does one become less repetitively sinful toward more perfection and sinlessness? [Romans 8:16]. |
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| 2022-07-15 |
Judaism: Works-based:
Has following God ever been a "works-based" religion, as in the Old Testament when Jews were required to follow the Law or not go to heaven? [Hebrews 10:19-20, Hebrews 11, Genesis 15:6, Psalm 32:1, Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, Romans 4:8]. Old vs New Covenants: If both the Old Testament Jews and the New Testament believers were saved by faith, why then is there a "New Covenant?" What is new about it? [2 Corinthians 3]. |
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| 2022-07-12 |
Assurance of Salvation (Proof by Good Works):
It seems like scripture indicates that if we do not do good works (care for the poor and visit those in prison), our salvation is at risk. Can you comment? Recommended topical lecture; "How Can I Know that I am Really Saved?" [Matthew 25:31-40, I Peter 1:17, James 3:22, James 2:20] |
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| 2022-07-11 |
God's Sovereignty:
Isn't Romans 9 (about the potter & clay, Jacob & Esau) just saying that He has the right to do what he wants to do? [Romans 9, Galatians 5:6, James 2, Hebrews 11]. |
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| 2022-07-08 |
Why Pray?:
Do our prayers really change things if the outcome is already in God's hands? Recommended book; "The Kneeling Christian". [James 4:2-3, James 5:16, Luke 11:9, Matthew 7:7, James 1:6 , Matthew 6:10, I John 5:14, Genesis 1:26-28, Daniel 10:10-14]. |
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| 2022-07-06 |
Book of Revelation-Date of Writing:
What are your reasons for believing that it is possible that the book of Revelation is likely to have been written before some of the other New Testament books? [Revelation 19, 2 Peter 3:13, Isaiah 65:17, Revelation 20-21, James 1:12, Revelation 2:10, James 1:18, Revelation 14:4]. |
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| 2022-07-06 |
Abusing Alcohol:
Could you explain the passage about those that sin (fornicators, drunkards, etc.) will not inherit the Kingdom of God? [I Cor 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, James 3:2, Galatians 5:16]. |
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| 2022-06-28 |
Alone with the Opposite Sex:
Is there ever any time that it is appropriate to be alone with the opposite sex (as in an emergency)? [John 4, Romans 16]. Recovery Programs: What do you think about putting the homeless into recovery programs? [I Corinthians 6:9, I John 3:17, James 2:15-16]. |
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| 2022-06-28 |
Alone with the Opposite Sex:
Is there ever any time that it is appropriate to be alone with the opposite sex (as in an emergency)? [John 4, Romans 16]. Recovery Programs: What do you think about putting the homeless into recovery programs? [I Corinthians 6:9, I John 3:17, James 2:15-16]. |
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| 2022-06-22 |
Atheist-Religion Has Not Contributed to Society:
Atheist Caller: Suggests "Why I am Not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell to support his view. Atheist-Christianity Based on Works: Atheist; Is not Christianity base on works, not on faith? {James 1:27]. Atheist-Christianity is Like All Religions: Atheist; Is it not true that doing good works is just like all other religions in the world? [Matthew 7:12]. |
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| 2022-06-21 |
Maturing and Stumbling as a Christian:
Would you help me sort the stages in behaviors from new believers to more mature Christians? [James 3:2]. |
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| 2022-06-16 |
Lost Faith-No Return:
If someone departs from the faith, can they return, or is that now impossible? [Hebrews 6:6, James 5:19-20, Matthew 19:23-26]. |
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| 2022-06-15 |
Chronology of Events Upon Death:
What is the chain of events upon death for both believers and unbelievers? [Luke 16:19, Ecclesiates 9:10, Psalm 146:4, James 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5:8]. |
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| 2022-06-14 |
Apostles & Church Leadership:
What is the appropriate role for leadership and descision making in the church? Is the apostle in the church the final descision maker? Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required"-"Who Will Lead Us?" [Ephesians 4:11-12, I Thessalonians 1:1, I Thessalonians 26:, John 13:20, Acts 14:23, Acts 20:28, James 5:14, I Peter 5:1, I Corithians 12:29, 2 Corinthains 8:23]. |
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| 2022-06-09 |
Fallen Angels:
What would make a third of the angels listen to other stupid angels and rebel against God? [Genesis 6, James 1:14, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Daniel 12:3-4]. |
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| 2022-06-02 |
Jesus as God:
At any time in the past, was or is Jesus actually God, or known as God? [Genesis 1:26, Romans 10:9, John 10:30, James 1:13, Luke 11:20, John 14, I Timothy 3:16]. |
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| 2022-05-31 |
Stricter Judgment of Teachers & Crown in Heaven:
Could you talk about the rewards of crowns and the stricter judgment of teachers? [James 3:1, Daniel 12:3, Matthew 28:19-20]. |
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| 2022-05-25 |
Fallen Away & Impossible to Repent:
How would one apply this verse about those that "cannot be brought back to repentence"? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Matthew 19:26, Luke 1827, James 5:19, Luke 15:11]. |
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| 2022-05-23 |
Why Pray?:
Because prayer has never really worked for me, but praise and worship has, what is the basic difference and why do it? [Luke 18:1, James 4:23, I Thessalonians 5:16-18, Matthew 6:8]. |
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| 2022-05-18 |
Jesus Could Sin:
Do you think that Jesus, "being tempted as we are", indicates that He could have sinned had He chosen to do so? [Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 2:7-9, James 1:13, Hebrews 12:4]. |
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| 2022-05-13 |
The Narrow Path Website:
Caller talks about "The Narrow Path" & the "Matthew713" websites. Repeating the Same Sins & Salvation: Is there a chance that people who keep falling into the same sins (say once a month), are not really saved? [Galatians 5:17, James 3:2, John 8:31-32, Mtathew 7:21-26, I John 3:9]. |
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| 2022-05-12 |
Doing the Will of the Father:
What should I study to help me understand obedience to God, rather than ignorantly following an institution? And how to help others not fall to that? [Genesis 20:3, Luke 12:47f, James 3:1, I Timothy 1:13]. |
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| 2022-04-28 |
Non-instrumental Church of Christ:
Could you talk about the beliefs of the "Non-instrumental" Church of Christ? [Genesis 4:21, James 5:13, Colossians 3:16, Ephesian 5:19]. |
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| 2022-04-26 |
Church Success:
What determines the success of the church? Faith Saves: What is meant when James says it is "faith that saves us"? [James 2:12-26, Matthew 1:21, John 8:31-32,Titus 2:14, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:10, Colossians 1:28]. Salvation by Works: How does Romans 4:5 fit into being saved by faith and not earning one's salvation by works? [Romans 4:5]. |
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| 2022-04-06 |
When Jesus Fulfilled the Law:
When exactly did Jesus fulfill the Law? [Luke 4:16, James 1:25, James 2:8, Jeremiah 31, Exodus 24:8, Matthew 26:28, Luke 17:21, Mark 4:28]. |
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| 2022-03-29 |
"Pouring Out the Spirit" & the "Last Days":
Is the verse about the "pouring out of the spirit" in the last days rferring to end times or 70 A.D.? [Acts 2:17, Joel 2:2, Joel 2:28-32, I Corinthians 10:11, I John 2:18, I Peter 1:20, Hebrews 1:1, James 5:3, Malachi 4:5-6] |
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| 2022-03-28 |
God's Requirement to Forgive:
Is God required to grant repentance if we willfully sin ? [Matthew 12:31, I John 1:9, James 3:2]. |
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| 2022-03-16 |
God's Blessing and Intercession for Unbelievers:
Does God both bless and intercede for unbelievers, or just believers? [Matthew 5:45, Hebrews 4:15, James 1:17, Romans 2:4]. |
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| 2022-03-15 |
Silas Was a Prophet:
Where does it say in scripture that Silas was a prophet? [Acts 15:32]. Christians Demon Possessed: Can a Christian who has the Holy Spirit also be demon possessed? [I Peter 5, Ephesians 6:10f, I John 4:4, James 4:7]. |
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| 2022-03-09 |
God's Sovereignty & Importance of Prayer:
Why is prayer so important if we are to rest in our faith, believe in His sovereignty, and He is going to work everything out His way anyway? [James 4:2-3]. |
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| 2022-03-03 |
Heaven Now, Rapture & Resurrection Later:
If we go to heaven when we die, how is it that we will be raised later, as in I Thessalonians? [John 5, 2 Cor 5, James 2:26, I Thessalonians 4:16-17], The Lost in Hell Now: Are those that are not right with the Lord that have died in hell already? [Luke 16, Revelation 20]. |
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| 2022-02-23 |
Sin in Word, Thought & Deed Every Day:
How do you talk about those that routinely sin and backslide (often excusing it) regarding obedience and salvation? [Galatians 5:16, Titus 2:1-5, James 3:2, I John 2, Romans 6:1, John 15:5]. |
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| 2022-02-16 |
King James Only:
What do you think of Peter Ruckman (King James Only)? Pauline Doctrine: What is Pauline doctrine? Recommends chart, "Jesus & Paul", found at Matthew713.com. [Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, Ephesians 2:8-9]. |
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| 2022-02-11 |
Tresgressing the Law:
I don't think you would say Christians need to obey the ten commandments, so what is the law that we must obey that is being referred to in Romans 4? [Romans 4:13, Romans 13:8-13, Galatians 5:14, I Corinthians 9:19-21, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 6:2, James 2:8]. |
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| 2022-01-26 |
Christians Who Do Bad Things:
Can we really separate our actions from who we really are? Can Christians be evil? [Jeremiah 24:8-10, Luke 18:19, Mark 10:18, James 3:2, 1 John 3:6-7]. |