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Topic: Works (Good or Bad)

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2016-04-08 "Lord, Save Us From Your Followers": Caller disagrees with the documentary, "Lord Save Us From Your Followers". A long discussion ensues.
2016-03-24 Paul & James' Gospel of Faith & Works: There seems to be contradiction in the conclusion of what actually saves us, Paul saying in Romans that it's completely by faith, but James says it's both Faith AND Works. So is it POSSIBLE that just like the Church Fathers had a lot of latitude in what they believed, is it possible that the apostles did too? [Romans 4:1-4, Romans 2, Romans 5:6, Romans 5:1, James 2:24]
2016-03-21 Faith & Works: "Faith without works is dead", so what are some of the kinds of works are we supposed to do in order to be exhibiting that we are Christians? [James 2:14-25, Galatians 5:6]
2016-03-08 "Consensual Theology" (Homosexual Acceptance): Have you ever heard of “Consensual Theology”, which is approval of Homosexual monogamy?
Perseverance: Isn't perseverance a work rather than just a faith?
2016-02-26 Perfection: What does Jesus mean to be "perfect"? [Matthew 5:38]
People Chastised for Good Works: Why are the people who say, "Lord, Lord" being chastised for doing good works? [Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21-22]
2016-02-16 Good Works but without Christ: Some people in the church seem to think you can go to Heaven by just doing good works, living in Obedience & don't necessarily have to have a relationship with Christ.
2016-02-05 Joining Freemasonry: Is joining the freemasonry a good idea or bad idea as a Christian?
2015-12-04 Judgement: White throne judgment, & all these other judgments that Jesus talks about, you say they are all one & the same, but Dispensationalists like to distinguish the White Throne Judgment as separate, because we are supposedly not judged by our works. [1 Peter 1:17, Romans 2:5-11]
2015-11-02 Jesus breaking the Sabbath: I don't care about the Rabbi's version of what work was or not but what actually constituted as work on the Sabbath in the Old Testament? [John 5:18]
2015-09-08 Works as a Result of Faith, Enduring to the End: Our good works are a result of our strong faith, is that right? What does "Enduring to the End" mean? [Matthew 24:12-13, Matthew 10:22 22]
Taking the Bible literally or figuratively, Idioms: Does Steve take the Bible more literally or figuratively?
2015-09-01 Missions Work: Is modern-day Mission Work Biblical? It seems a little bit different than what happened in the 1st century church.
2015-08-27 Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me: God was just looking away for a minute sort've like when your own child might be seriously injured, you just sort've want to look away even though you love the child very much. [Matthew 27:46]
Faith & Works (Saved By): God's work & our work, but we are saved by God's work, but maintain our salvation by our works, caller thinks. [Philippians 2:12]
2015-08-19 Judgment of Believers: Do we have to give an account of for everything we've ever said or done? [Matthew 12:36]
2015-07-27 Lordship of Christ: Did Steve say that faith without works is dead? Aren't we completely saved by grace? What does it mean to do "good works"?
2015-07-20 Faith (Grace) & Works: There's a disagreement among the elders of the church, but one says that it's our faith that saves us, but it's our works that justifies our faith, but the second elder says that when it says, "Can such a faith save him?", that it's not talking about Salvation but our Physical life or something, what does Steve think about that? Zane Hodges, Absolutely Free, Lordship salvation, the second elder handed to him to read. [James 2:14]
2015-07-16 Christians Unloving Toward Unbelievers: Is it true that we shouldn't love anybody who is not a Christian? [Galatians 6:10]
2015-07-14 Public Persona & Private Persona: Caller thinks his ex-wife acts like a genuine Christian in public, but when they are behind closed doors, anything but, & wants to talk about, "by their fruits you shall know them".
2015-06-02 Salvation (by Works): There's a required preconditional work, like saved by faith, but you have to have Fear of the Lord for instance.
2015-05-28 "Called" & "Elect": Does "Called" & "Elect" mean you are not really saved until you do all the works in the Sermon on the Mount? [2 Peter 1:10]
ISIS & Islam in Prophecy: Where does ISIS & Islam fall into Prophecy, if anywhere?
2015-05-21 Obedience Necessary for Salvation: is Obedience necessary for Salvation, or does the make Salvation a reward for Good Works?
2015-05-11 Salvation Being Conditional: If Salvation is Conditional, how do escape the suggestion that you have made salvation a matter of works?
2015-05-04 Mountains, literal or figurative: Is this a literal mountain or figurative, the mountains of your life, obstacles, where it says we can move mountains? [mark 11:23-24}
2015-04-20 Adam & Eve's Children & Incest: How did Adam & Eve's children not have been in incestuous relationship when they got married, having children?
"You Do to the Least of These": Was Jesus talking to believers when He said, "When you've helped the least of my brethren, you have helped Me"? [Matthew 25:40]
2015-04-08 Joseph Prince - Grace Message: Caller wondering about the Radical Grace Message that Joseph Prince teaches, Grace, Faith & Works.
Losing One's Salvation: Caller would like Steve to talk about the possibility of losing one's salvation."
2015-02-10 Calvinism & Capitalism: Did Calvinism encourage a work ethnic to make sure they were part of "The Elect"? Could this be what prompted Capitalism in this country?
2015-02-04 Holiness Movement - Perfection: Perfected by love so much that there'll be NO desire to sin at all EVER even on this side of glory; "Entire Sanctification".
Good Trees Bearing Bad Fruit: So then even if we are good trees, occasionally we'll producing bad fruit, right?
2015-02-02 Grace & Works: At what point do you think grace is overridden by failing to do a specific work, if at all?
2015-01-15 Denying the Lord: Can we Deny the Lord by our lack of works? Will He say He never knew us if He at one time DID know us? [Titus 1:16, Matthew 7:23]
2015-01-15 "Greater Works": What greater works was Jesus talking about that we would do? [John 14:12]
2014-12-02 Once Saved, Always Saved: Once Saved, Always Saved just isn't right!
Faith & Works: We aren't saved by works, but it isn't all just faith either!
Judaism: Should I do any Jewish practices as a Christian since I was born/raised a Jew?
2014-11-24 Saved by Faith & Not Works: We are saved by faith, but not works, but I've always struggled w/ that because then a person thinks they can live a life of sin, & just have faith. What do you say? [James 2:14-15]
Death-bed Conversion: So if we repent right before we die, no matter if it's a deathbed confession or not, we are saved. What about someone like Adolph Hitler?
2014-10-29 Seventh Day Adventists: Seventh Day Adventists believe that we are saved by grace & not by good works, unlike what you seemed to say the other day.
2014-07-30 Justification by Faith: Did Jesus teach Justification by Faith alone also, or did He teach other things as well?
2014-05-07 God won't send good people to hell: My son asked me, "If this guy on the radio is right, then why do we need to send missionaries, if good people are going to heaven anyway, because people who reject it, they are going to go to hell, but if they don't hear it, then they are okay". What do you think about that? [Hosea 4:6, James 4:17]
Healing is reality of Future Heaven: So if we pray for healing & God heals or doesn't heal us, all we are really doing is participating in the reality that will happen when we get to Heaven since we will all be healed then. What do you think of that idea?
2014-04-07 Paul: Did Paul corrupt the gospel Jesus taught?
Jesus & Paul differing on Original Sin: Did Jesus teach that we were almost divine, that we were basically good? But Paul taught that we were very evil? [Mark 7:20, Romans 3:10-18, Romans 5:12-21]
Greater Works: What about the passage of Scripture that says Jesus' Apostles would be able to do GREATER works that Him? [john 14:12]
2014-01-15 Workers of Lawlessness: How can workers of lawlessness perform miracles when they weren't followers of Christ? [Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Thessalonians 2:9]
2013-12-18 Faith & Works Inseparable: Catholic caller is glad to hear Steve say that faith & works are inseparable. Even the thief on the cross was able to perform some good works while he was dying on the cross with Jesus. [James 2:14-26, Romans 2:6]
Original Sin: What can you tell me about original sin? Isn't that why infants need baptisms? [Romans 5:12-21]
2013-11-08 No Works in the Night: What did Jesus mean by He wouldn't be able to work in the night? [John 9:4]
2013-10-15 Parable of the Talents: Are the servants in the Parable of the Talents Christians?
2013-10-14 Origins of Tithing in NT: Do you have any idea who started the idea of giving 10% in the New Testament? The Catholic church?
Salvation & Tithing: Is Salvation based on Tithing?
Currency for Tithing in OT: Are there any examples of people using money or currency for tithing in the Old Testament?
2013-10-04 Grace, Entering God's Rest & Striving: A caller wants to talk further about entering God's rest & having Grace & striving. [He also gets bumped off the phone.]
2013-09-26 Works & Grace: On the grace & works issue, i was watching a documentary that said you don't need to "strive" for salvation, & someone thinking they can do something to please God is wrong, & there are verses that say we are automatically justified, but didn't Jesus tell us to strive? [Luke 13:24]
Legalism: What exactly is legalism?
2013-09-11 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]
2013-08-02 Sins Preceding a Person: What does this passage in scripture mean about someone's sins proceding them & some will be found out later, & someone's good works are known & some are not? [1 Timothy 5:24-25]
2013-07-05 Hell-Universal Reconciliation: Does the view of "Universal Reconciliation" mean that one is virtually saved by one works, or by how they pay for their sins?
Parable of the 10 Virgins & Hell: Does the "Parable of the 10 Virgins" disprove "Universal Reconciliation?" [Matthew 25].
Sheep & the Goats & Hell: Does the parable of the "Sheep & Goats" disprove "Universal Reconciliation"? [Matthew 25:31-46].
2013-06-12 Unsaved People Rewarded for Good Works: Are people who aren't saved but who do good works rewarded at all? (Caller wonders in light of annihilationism.) [Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:31-46]
2013-06-12 Unsaved Rewarded: Is it possible that the unsaved people who do good works will be rewarded in this life?
"Soul Sleep" & Meeting Jesus when He Returns: What if "Soul Sleep" was possible, and you are just made conscious when you are resurrected?
2013-05-23 Wood, Hay, Stubble & the Rewards: Could you explain the verses about wood, hay and stubble and the rewards? [1 Corinthians 3:15, 1 Corinthians 3:9, 1 Peter 2:5].
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].
2013-02-11 David & Jesus Regarding Enemies: Why did David curse or say bad things about his enemies, but Jesus said to forgive & love your enemies?
Blessings for doing Good, Cursing for doing Bad: How come in the Old Testament is says evil will happen if you sin, & good if you obey, or blessings & cursings for doing good or bad? [Job, Deuteronomy 28]
Legalizing Abominations: Does a nation that legalizing abominations be in trouble & receive the judgment of God?
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