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2021-11-24 Politician's Reprobate: Caller comments on Steve's view that "most politicians have a reprobate mind."
Revelation Not Written by John: What do you think about the premise of the author of "The Story of Christianity, Gonzalez, who seems to think that Revelation was not written by John? [Acts 4:13].
Steve Gregg's View of Hell: Don't you think it is time to come out of the closet and reveal your view on Hell is a Restorationist?
2021-11-22 Entering the Kingdom with Violence (or Force): What does it mean to "enter the kingdom with violence"? [Matthew 11:11-13, Luke 16:16, Acts 9:4].
2021-11-22 Gift of Tongues: What is your view of the "Gift of Tongues"? [I Corinthians 14:2, Jude 1:20, Acts 2].
2021-11-19 Praying to Jesus: What do you think about praying to Jesus? [John 16:23-26, Ephesians 3:14, Acts 7:59, Revelation 22:20, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Acts 1:15-26, Acts 4:24-27].
2021-11-17 The Upper Room & Pentecost: Were they on top of the building with no enclosures for the tongues of fire at Pentecost? [Acts 1:12-14].
2021-11-16 Faith Requires Obedience: The Christian faith requires obedience. [Hebrews 5:9, Acts 5:32].
Pre-Trib Rapture: Caller shares his concern that the Pre-trib rapture is really a dangerous view. [I Thessalonians 3:4].
2021-11-15 3rd Temple to be Built in the Future (End Times): Is there a 3rd temple to be built in the future, but instead of animal sacrifices it will be for praise? [Revelation 11:1-2].
Olivet Discourse & End Times: Did I understand you correctly about Matthew 24 (Olivet Discourse) relative to A.D. 70 and future end times? [Matthew 24:14, Acts 2:5, Colossians 1:23-26, Matthew 28:20].
2021-11-04 Israel's Expectations of the Messiah: Could you talk about the Jewish understanding of the coming messiah and his expected prophetic deliverance from the exile? [Ezekiel 37:1-14, Joel 2:28, Isaiah 32:15, Zechariah 14:8, John 7:37-39, Acts 2:17, Isaiah 10:22, Isaiah 9:6-7].
2021-11-02 Praying in the Name of Jesus: Do we need to actually say, "in the name of Jesus", when praying, or can we just be praying in His spirit? [Acts 3:6, Acts 9:34, Acts 9:40, Luke 7:14, Colossians 3:17, Acts 4:6-10].
2021-11-02 Speaking in Unknown Language (Tongues): Why are there people who speak in tongues, but it is not a familiar and understood language? [Acts 2:8, I Corinthians 14:22, I Corinthians 14:2-4, I Corinthians 14:27, Jude 1:20].
2021-11-01 Overly Focused on Eschatology: Why are so many Christians so overly interested in eschatology? [Luke 19:13, Acts 1:7, I Thessalonians 5:1, Colossians 3:17, I Corinthians 10:31].
Rise of the Antichrist: Why do so many believe that Christians need to be raptured before the antichrist can rise, when so many evil leaders have risen in history? [John 16:33, 2 Thessalonians 16:33]
2021-11-01 "Repentance to Life" : Is there two kinds of repentance-one kind granted from God and from one's own self? [Acts 11:18].
2021-11-01 Early Church & Church Membership: What do you think of the numbers mentioned in scripture about how many were converting being evidence that they had a formal membership in the early church? [Acts 2, I Corinthians 3:4].
2021-10-28 The Mark of the Beast: Could you talk about "The Mark of the Beast", and the prophecy that a sore will break out on the face? [Revelation 16:2].
Focusing on Prophecy & End Times: Is it important that we be looking at these prophecies about end times and "the Mark of the Beast"? [Acts 1:7, Deuteronomy 29:29, Matthew 24:44, Luke 12:40].
End Times Predictions & Prophecy: Do you think that the focus on prophecy about end times can help people come to Christ? Recommended book: "Empire of the Risen Son" two book series.
2021-10-27 Praying Psalms: Is it acceptable to pray the Psalms? [Acts 4:25-26, Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19, James 5:13].
Paralleling the Psalms to One's Own Life: Can one parallel their own struggles in life and work to those very real and dangerous struggles David was experiencing in the Psalms? [Romans 8:26].
2021-10-27 Re-baptized as an Adult: Should I be baptized as an adult believer, even though I was baptized as a baby as a Catholic? [Acts 19:1-7].
2021-10-21 Faith Alone, No More Good Works Required (Hyper-Grace): Do you think that works are not longer required, including baptism, and it is by faith alone? [Acts 9, Acts 19, I Corinthians 15, I Corinthians 1:17].
2021-10-21 The Resurrection & Judgment of the Saved and Unsaved: Are unbelievers resurrected on the last day also? What will this look like, and then what happens? [John 5:28-29, John 6:40, John 12:48, Revelation 20, Acts 24:15].
2021-10-19 Female Pastors (Elders, Bishops): What are your thoughts about female pastors at the pulpit? [Acts 20:17-38, 1 Peter 5, I Timothy 3, Titus 1].
2021-10-13 Identifying The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved (The Beloved Disciple): Are you inconsistent with your position disregarding scripture as the only way to prove one's point, particularly as to who the unnamed disciple is identified (the disciple whom Jesus loved)? [Acts 4:13, Mark 16:14, John 13:23].
2021-10-12 Authority Given to Some: Did you say that there is no authority stated in scripture? [Hebrews 13:7, Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:24, Mark 10:42-43, Matthew 20:25-27, Acts 16:4, Acts 20:29, Titus 1:5-9].
2021-10-12 "Kingdom of God" vs the "Church": Caller thinks that the church and the The Kingdom of God are not the same thing. [Exodus 19:6, Matthew 3:2].
Peter & the Keys of the Kingdom: Is Jesus indicating that Peter is opening the door to the kingdom when he was given the keys? [Matthew 16:18, Acts 10, Colossians 1:13, Exodus 19:5-6, I Peter 2:9].
We Greater Than John the Baptist: Isn't scripture telling us that we actually have a greater position having the Holy Spirit, even than John the Baptist? [Hebrews 10:20, Hebrew 8:6].
2021-10-12 Having the Holy Spirit vs Being Filled with the Spirit: Does the Holy Spirit come into your life the very moment you are saved and live with you forever? [Romans 8:9, Acts 8, John 14:16, John 15:6].
Apostasy and Returning to Christ: If someone only believes for a while, can that person ever come back and receive the Holy Spirit and be saved? [Hebrews 6:4-6, James 5:19-20, 2 Peter 2:20, John 18:15-18, John 21:15-17].
2021-10-04 Second Coming vs. The Rapture (Parousia) of the Lord: Could you clarify your view in contrast to Charles Stanley's view, regarding the Second Coming of the Lord and the timing of the rapture being two separate events? [1 Thessalonians 4:15-16, Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 25:1-13, Revelation 7:14, Matthew 24:21, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54, John 12:48, John 5:28-29, I Corinthians 13:9-12, I Thessalonians 5:21, Acts 17:11].
2021-09-24 Calvinism: Caller suggests that listeners read R.C. Sproul's book, "Chosen by God" and that God makes all the choices. [Ephesians 1].
Temple of God: Caller disagrees with Steve that "Temple of God" is the church? [Matthew 24, Luke 21:20, 2 Thessalonians 2;3-4, Daniel 9:26-27, I Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Acts 17:24, Acts 7:49].
2021-09-21 More Than One View of Revelation Correct: Could not both the "Idealist" and "Preterist" views be correct in Revelation 6 (as in the four horseman)? [Revelation 6].
Ending of Acts Before 70 AD: Is it possible that the writing of Acts was complete and ended before 70 AD? [Malachi 1:11].
2021-09-21 Actual Body of Christ in the Eucharist: Caller argues that his actual body of Christ is in the Eucharist and that the view was held by the church fathers from the earliest dates. [Acts 20:29,l Act 20:26, Mark 10:43, Isaiah 8:20].
2021-09-15 Day of the Lord & Last Day: Is the "Day of the Lord" different than "The Last Day"? [John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54, John 12:48, 2 Peter 3:10, I Corinthians 1:7].
Pre-Wrath and Pre-Trib: Is there a difference between the "Pre-trib" and the "Pre-wrath"? [I Thessalonians 5:9].
Receiving the Holy Spirit: Is there more than one way to receive the Holy Spirit? [Matthew 7:11, Acts 8:17, Acts 9:17, Acts 19:1-7].
2021-09-09 The Giving of the Law by Angels-as in Islam: If the law was given through angels, why doesn't it say anything about it in Exodus? [Deuteronomy 33:2, Galatians 3:19, Acts 7:53, Hebrews 2:2].
2021-08-20 The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved: Caller attempts to make the case that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was someone other than John the Apostle (Caller thinks it's Lazarus.) [John 21:7, John 21:20, Acts 4:13, John 11:5].
2021-08-17 Jews Sabbath and Christian Sunday worship: Why do the Jews have the Sabbath, and Christians worship on Sunday? [Acts 2].
God Not Forgiving Moses: Why couldn't God forgive Moses and let him enter the promised land?
2021-08-13 Lazy Back-Sliding Christians: Do lazy, back-slidden Christians end up in hell, relative to the parable of the lazy servant? [Luke 12, Matthew 24, Acts 11:26, John 8:31]. Recommended books by Steve Gregg (2 volume set); "Empire of the Risen Son" (Vol 1; "There is Another King". Vol 2: "All the King's Men".
2021-08-13 Baptism: What do you think about a church who makes a new believer wait a whole year, until they have a planned baptism opportunity? [I Corinthians 10:2, I Peter 3:21, Acts 2:38].
2021-08-12 Inanimate Objects with Demons: Do you actually believe that an inanimate object can have a demon? [Acts 19:19].
2021-08-10 Prophetic Word & God Speaking: Are some of the prophetic words we think we hear from God, just our imaginations, or is it really God speaking? [1 Thessalonians 5:20, Acts 16].
Asking God to Prophetically Speak to Us Should we not ask God to prophetically speak to us? [John 5:46].
2021-08-10 Christian's Baptizing Each Other: Is it acceptable for one Christian to baptize another and not be in a church? [Acts 8:26-40].
Shepherd & Lamb: How is Jesus both Shepherd and Lamb? [I Peter 2:5].
2021-08-06 Holy Spirit (Old vs New Testaments): Are Old Testament saints regenerated like the New Testaments saints are? Do we have the Holy Spirit the same way? [John 3:5 I John 4:13, I John 3:24, John 7:39, Romans 8:16, Acts 2:17, Joel 2:28].
2021-08-05 Alternate View of the Creation of Adam & Eve: Caller presents his view on the creation of mankind and Adam & Eve that is unusual.
Cain & Abel: Who was Cain afraid of and who did Cain and Abel marry? [Genesis 4:25, Genesis 5, Genesis 3:20, Acts 17:26].
2021-07-29 Taken Away-to Where?: Where are those taken, who are taken in Luke 17? [Luke 17:34, Matthew 24:40, 2 Peter 3:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Psalm 91:7-8, Psalm 37:10-11, Proverbs 2:21-22].
Looking for Signs of End Times: Is it correct to think that we should not be looking for signs, since scripture seems to indicate that there will be no signs of the end? [Matthew 24:34, Acts 1:6, Luke 17:20-21, Colossians 1:13].
2021-07-27 Book of Revelation: Doesn't it seem like the book of Revelation is more of a stressful distraction to many? Can not one be a good Christian without paying it much mind? [Matthew 24:44, Acts 1:7, Luke 19:13].
2021-07-20 Being Baptized into the Body: What is being said about being baptized (immersed) into the body, the Spirit, into Christ and into Moses? [I Corinthians 12:13, I Corinthians 10:2, Acts 1:5, I Peter 3:20-21].
2021-07-19 Judgment Day (Bema Seat, Great White Throne & the Sheep & the Goats): Could you help me sort out the idea if there is two judgments; the Bema Seat and the Great White Throne, and when the sheep and the goats will be separated? [Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, Revelation 20].
2021-07-19 How Many Stations for The Narrow Path: How many stations did you start with and how many do you have now?
Baptism (Filling) of the Holy Spirit: Is the "Baptism (Filling) of the Holy Spirit" important for us to understand today, particularly in light of how much Sproul writes to address it in his book? [John 14, Acts 1:15, Acts 2:4, Ephesians 5:18, John 20, James 4:2-3].
2021-07-15 Justification and Forgivenss: What is the difference between justification and forgiveness?
Imputed Righteousness of Christ: What do you think about the "imputed righteousness of Christ"? [Acts 2:38, Genesis 15:6, I John 3:7]
2021-07-12 Determining if you have the Holy Spirit: How does one know if they have the Holy Spirit, or are "filled with the Holy Spirit"? [Acts 8, Acts 9:17, Acts 19:1-7, Galatians 5:22-23, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13].
2021-07-12 Hyper-Dispensationalism: Could you talk about the "Hyper-Dispensational" movement (Bullingerites, Ultra, Hyper-Grace) and "multiple gospels"? [Galatians 1:8, Revelation 14:6, Titus 2:12, Galatians 5:6, I Timothy 6:3-4, Acts 20:24-25].
2021-07-08 Baptism in the Name of Jesus: Does one need to baptized in the name of Jesus, rather than under other titles, such as, Father, Son & Holy Spirit? [Acts 19:5. I Corinthians 10].
2021-06-30 The Red Heifer: What is your take on the "red heifer"? [Hebrews 9-10, Acts 17:24, Acts 7:48, I John 2:2].
2021-06-29 Ignorance Before God: What is a person's stance before God if they have not been taught properly, but are sincere in their faith, as far as they know and understand it. [James 3:1, Luke 12:49, Acts 17:11, John 16:13].
2021-06-28 "You have Seen the Father": What did Jesus mean when he said that when he was seen, one "has seen the father", and the works "speak of me" [Matthew 12:28, Acts 1;2, Philippians 2:7, John 14:8-10, John 10:25, John 5:19]
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