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2013-05-24 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Can one lose your salvation...or if you do, then were you ever really saved? [Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 3:6, Matthew 7:21-23, John 15:6].
Losing One's Salvation: What causes one to lose their faith? [1 Peter 1:5, Ephesians 2:8, John 17:3, Job 13:15, Romans 5:2, James 3:2, 1 John 2:1].
2013-05-22 Communion (or Eucharist) Memorial: What is the real presence of Jesus in the ritual communion memorial? [Matthew 18:20, John 6:54-56].
Cannibalism: Do you think the verse in John 6 helps clarify a position on cannibalism? [John 6:54-56, Acts 10:9-16].
2013-05-21 Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit: Comment on the meaning of the "Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit." [Matthew 12:22-37].
2013-05-21 Pastor's Salary: How do you figure out the pastor's salary? [Matthew 10:8, Galatians 6:6, I Timothy 5:17].
2013-05-20 Appointed Elders: Catholic caller disagrees with Steve about the hierarchy of elders and the appointments to offices. [Titus 1:5, John 20:21].
Catholic: "Petra" vs "Petros": Catholic caller shares the meanings of the Greek word for "rock" or "stone" (Petra vs Petros). [Matthew 16:15-18, James 3:1, Titus 1:5].
2013-05-20 "Count the Cost" & "Total Surrender": Why would someone want to "count the cost" when they are in "total surrender?" Why does one's personal testimony often neglect the trials of surrender and spiritual warfare? [Luke 14:28-31].
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit: Why is blasphemy (speaking) against the Holy Spirit an unforgivable sin? [Matthew 12:31].
2013-05-16 Samson: Was Samson saved? In light of his last prayer, it seems not, and yet he is considered a hero of the faith? [Judges 16:28, Hebrews 11:32, Matthew 7:23].
2013-05-15 Early Church Authority & Hierarchy: Do you understand that, in contrast to the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, we really should not have any hierarchy or authority, except in scripture and the Holy Spirit? [I Timothy 3:1, Titus 1:5, Acts 20, Acts 1:20, I Timothy 2:12, Matthew 20:25, 2 Timothy 2:2].
2013-05-15 Gifts of the Spirit-Tongues: Though I am going to an Assembly of God church, I am not sure that the gift of "tongues" is legitimate today, because I have not seen it in a convincing way? [Matthew 7:15-20].
Snake-handling: What about the scripture about "snake-handling"? [Mark 16:17-18].
2013-05-14 Elder Under Church Discipline: Can you help me sort out the situation our church is in regarding an elder that has been put under church discipline for divisiveness? [Titus 3:10, Matthew 18:15-17, Proverbs 13:10].
2013-05-14 "Fig Tree Nation": Could you explain "fig tree nation"? [Matthew 23:32, Mark 13:28, Luke 21:29-30, Jeremiah 24].
2013-05-14 God "Grants" Access: Could you explain the term "grant" in “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been 'granted' him from the Father.”? [John 6:65, Matthew 13:11, John 3:27, John 6:44-45, John 8:31-32, I Peter 5:5-6].
2013-05-10 The Kingdom Has Come: When Jesus said, "the kingdom is here," how did the apostles and other listerners understand it? [Exodus 19:5-6, Colossians 1:13, Luke 17:21, Luke 11:20, Matthew 12:28, Acts 17:7].
2013-05-09 Socialism: Disagreeing caller comments on the value of Socialism.[Mark 10:25, Matthew 19:24, I Timothy 6:8].
2013-05-08 Catholic vs Protestant Interpretation of Scripture and the Hierarchy of the ; Catholic disagrees with the Protestant views and leans toward Catholic interpretations of scripture, particularly to the hierarchy of the church. [Matthew 21:33, John 20:21, Matthew 18, I Timothy 3:15, Matthew 20:25-29, Titus 1:5, James 5:14, John 20:23, Acts 15].
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].
2013-05-08 Elijah & John the Baptist: Is there a contradiction in Matthew 11 and John1 when it talks about whether John the Baptist is Elijah? [John 1:21, Luke 1:17, Matthew 21:22, I Corinthians 2:14, Malachi 5:5-6].
2013-05-08 Helping a Socialist: What are your thoughts on someone who I have been financially helping, who I just learned is very socialistic? I now don't want to help anymore. How I should handle it? Recommended: Topical lecture, "Toward a Radical Christian Counter-culture."[1 Timothy 5:3, Matthew 25:22, Matthew 20:12, 2 Corinthians 8:15, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Exodus 16:18].
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?
2013-05-06 Keys to the Kingdom: Could you comment on the "keys to the kingdom"? [Matthew 16:17-19, Matthew 18:18].
Greek Words for "Rock": Are there two words in the Greek for "rock"- one for a larger rock, and one for smaller ones? [I Peter 2].
2013-05-02 Early Church Structure: You stated that the "Plymouth Brethren" denomination was a good example of early church structure-what about the important purposes of the priests as in my Catholic Church? [Matthew 21:33, John 21-22, 1 Corinthians 10:21, Romans 15:15, Romans 12:1, 1 Peter 2:5, Hebrews 13:15, Jeremiah 31:34, 1 John 2:27].
2013-05-01 Angry God: If God is not an angry God, why do we need an advocate? [2 Peter 3:9, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Romans 3:23-25, Isaiah 53:6, Matthew 18:12, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 5:21].
2013-05-01 Steve's Comic Book: Where can I find your comic books? (There are two available on-line at the website).
Parables; "Mustard Seed" & "Leaven in Dough" Symbolism: Could you talk about the parables of the mustard seed, and the leaven in the dough? [Matthew 13:31-35, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Matthew 13:3-23, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:12, Ezekiel 31:6, Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 17:23].
2013-05-01 Justice: Caller shares a Steve Gregg quote on justice: "God cannot ignore justice without becoming an unjust God."
Jesus Not Always SO Sweet: Comment; The church is mistaken about how sweet Jesus always is and the following verses show this. [Matthew 7:23, Revelation 2:22-23, Revelation 2:5, Revelation 3:16, John 14:9].
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].
2013-04-30 Praying Wrong: Could you clarify what you said about Christians praying in the wrong way? [Ephesians 3:14, John 16:23, John 14:6, Matthew 6:9-13].
2013-04-30 Church in the Last Days: Do we need to be in church in the last days? [Hebrews 10:25, Matthew 18:20, I John 5:1].
Offering Sacrifices to God Now: How do we offer sacrifices to God today? [ I Peter 2:5, Hebrews 13:15, Philippians 4:12-23, Romans 12:1].
2013-04-29 "Eternal Fire" or "Annihilation" of Hell: I was listening to a Seventh Day Adventist program about hell and wonder if you could talk about the various views of Hell? [Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:47-48, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 25:46, Revelion 14:11, Revelation 20:10, Revelation 20:14, I Corinthians 15:26].
2013-04-29 The Pain in Hell & Wrath of God: Does the imagery describing hell apply not only mentally, but also physically? And isn't God a wrathful God? [Matthew 13].
2013-04-26 70 A.D. & Second Coming in Luke 21: Could you help me sort out how we know which parts to apply to the "Second Coming" vs "A.D.70" (Destruction of Jerusalem & the temple)? [Luke 21:5-7, Luke 21:20, Luke 21:25, Mark 13, Matthew 24:2-5, Zechariah 14, Isaiah 19:1, 2 Peter 3, I Corinthians 15, I Thessalonians 4].
2013-04-25 Calling No Man "Father": Comment about previous caller and discussion about no calling brothers, "Father".
Forgiving Others: Do we need to forgive those that are not repentent? What if they do not repent? [Matthew 18:15-22, Luke 17:4, Mark 11:25, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15, I Corinthians 5:5].
2013-04-25 Discipline of a Parent: How would one bring church discipline against a parent according to Matthew 18? [Matthew 18].
Jesus as God: Is Jesus God? If so, what is the connection between Him and God? Was He praying to Himself? [Genesis 1:1].
2013-04-24 Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit: What can be done for someone who thinks they are hopeless because he has blasphemed the Holy Spirit? [Matthew 12:31].
2013-04-22 Church History, Order & Structure: What would you expect from an ideal church structure? [I Timothy 3:1, TItus 1, Matthew 20:26, Mark 10:43, Mtthew 23:8-9, I Thessalonians 5:12, I Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 1:24].
2013-04-17 Christians Subject to the Law: What do you think about Christians having to be subject to the law (of Moses)? Do we still have to obey the commandments? [Romans 8:6-7, Romans 7:12, Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:16, Matthew 22:37-40, Matthew 28:20, John 8:31, I Corinthians 9:20-22, Hebrews 8:13, Hebrews 8:6].
2013-04-17 "Salt" & Avoiding "Gehenna" (Hell): Could you comment on the last verses in Mark about "salt" and avoiding "Gehenna"? [Mark 9:49-50, Matthew 5:13, Leviticus 2:13, I Peter 1:7, Job 23:10].
2013-04-16 The Remorseful at the Crucifixion: Who were those at the cross that "beat their breasts" following Jesus' death on the cross? [Luke 23:47-48, Matthew 27:54, Mark 15:39].
Separation of Church & State: I agree with you about the "separation of church & state" because our citizenship is in heaven. What do you think?
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].
2013-04-15 Poem: May I read a short poem; "Trouble in the Amen Corner" by Thomas Harbaugh?
Hope & Knowledge of God's Will: What does it mean "to lay up hope" and "knowledge of His will" in Colossians 1? [Colossians 1:5, Colossians 1:9].
Reconciling contradiction-Forgiveness vs Repayment: How do you reconcile scripture that says our sins are forgiven and others that say that we will be held accountable for what we have done? [Colossians 3:25, Colossians 1:14, Matthew 5, I Corinthians 7:17-24, Ephesians 6:5-9].
2013-04-12 Christian Lawsuits: Should Christians be involved in lawsuits? [I Corinthians 6:1-20, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:40, Romans 12:19-21, Luke 12:13-21].
2013-04-12 Jesus for All Eternity: Didn't Jesus say that He would never leave us and He will be with us until the end of time? [Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 24:3, Matthew 13:40, Matthew 13:48].
2013-04-12 Ghosts (Spirits): Why did Jesus never correct the disciples when they thought they were seeing a ghosts? [Matthew 14:26, Luke 24:37, I Samuel 11:28]
2013-04-11 Nephilim (Giants): Could you talk about the Nephilim and if they were after the great flood and if they, as well as alien sightings, are just distractions? How does this all relate to "End Times" prophecy? [Genesis 6:4, Matthew 24:37-39, Numbers 13:33, Luke 17:26].
2013-04-02 Keeping the Law & Festivals: Though I was raised to keep the laws and festivals, do we need to be keeping the Law (of Moses)? [Matthew 5:18, Hebrews 9:8].
Keeping the Sabbath: Do you think we should still keep the Sabbath? [Romans 14:5].
2013-04-02 Gay Marriage: Do you think it is the Christian's responsibiltiy to address "gay marriage"? [I Corinthians 5:12].
Polygamy: Is there anything in scripture that restricts Polygamy? [Matthew 19:4-6, Ephesians 5:21].
2013-03-29 Titles for Those in Leadership: What is your take on using titles for the leadership in the church? [Matthew 23:8-10, Romans 4:1, 1 Corinthians 4:15].
Church History: Caller recommends Steve lecture on Church History (30 lectures).
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].
2013-03-27 The Great Comission-(Baptizing) Immersing People in the Gospel: Can it be that it is saying that we should be immersing (baptizing) people in who God is as we go on our way? [Matthew 28:16-20].
2013-03-27 Baptizing (Immersing): Caller thinks that the idea that it could be more accurate that we immerse others in God's power and authority, rather than thinking of it as in baptism with water. [Matthew 28:16-20].
2013-03-26 "Revelation of Jesus Christ": Could you talk about "the revelation of Jesus Christ", as in the revealing of Christ, rather than as in the second coming? [I Peter 1:13, I Corinthians 1:7, Matthew 16:17, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 8:5, 2 Peter 1:2-4].
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