Go to The Narrow Path Ministry Topic: Backslide(r) |
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2024-03-07 |
Steve Gregg's Bible Familiarity: How many times have you read the Bible? How familiar are you with it? Doomed? Impossible to Repent? : Am I doomed, with no chance of repentance, in light of Hebrews 6, because I have lived a backslidden life? [Hebrews 6:4-8, Matthew 19:26, 2 Peter 3:9]. Mark of the Beast: If you don't take the "Mark of the Beast" then aren't you automatically saved? |
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2024-02-05 |
Caught in the Act (of Sin): If someone is caught in the act of sin (stealing, idolatry, etc.) when Jesus comes back, will they lose their salvation? [James 3:2, Matthew 18:21-22]. |
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2024-02-01 |
Backsliders Not Allowed to Return to Christ: If you backslide, can you come back and repent? [Jeremiah 3:11-25, John 10:27-29, Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 6:1, James 5:19-20, Galatians 6:7]. |
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2023-08-18 |
A "Christian" Living in Sin: What scriptures can I share with my 30-year-old son, who says he is a Christian, but he lives in sin? [Hebrews 10:14, Matthew 7:21, Romans 6:15ff, 1 John 2:3-4]. |
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2023-07-14 |
Doubting the Faith: How do we know that our faith is not just a cleverly devised fable? Rec: Topical lectures; "Authority of Scripture." |
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2023-06-02 |
Rebaptism: If someone falls away, but repents and returns to Christ, do they need to be baptized again? |
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2023-03-20 |
Apostasy vs Stumbling: Can you clarify the difference between backsliding and apostasy, falling to sin versus returning to a life of sin? [James 3:2, Proverbs 26:11, Job 23:29-30, 2 Corinthians 12:7]. Only So Many Chances: Does the verses about limited numbers of chances in Job relate to the inability to return to God? [Job 33:30]. |
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2023-03-17 |
Backsliding, Losing Ground-Salvation: How does one assess where they are in the process of being saved? How do you know when you are far enough along? |
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2023-03-07 |
Impossible to Restore the Backslider to Faith: How do you interpret the verse says that it is impossible to restore someone who has fallen away back to the faith? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:12-14 ]. |
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2023-01-30 |
Physical Healing in the Atonement: Is there physical healing in the atonement? Is it faith that heals us? Rec:Topical lecture; "Word of Faith"series-"Is Healing in the Atonement?" and "Healing on Demand." [Isaiah 53:4-6, Isaiah 1:6, 1 Peter 2:24-25, Matthew 8:17]. |
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2022-12-21 |
Impossible to Return to God: Does this passage means that people cannot return to God if they ever fall away? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Matthew 19:24-26, James 5:19, Luke 15:11-32]. |
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2022-12-12 |
Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Coming from a Catholic background, I wasn't really allowed to know Jesus, as I later did, but I think I was eternally secure, even though I wasn't filled with the Spirit until later. [2 Corinthians 12:5, 1 Timonthy 4:1}. |
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2022-12-12 |
Word's not Spoken by Jesus: Do you think that Jesus spoke the words in John 3:16-21? Eternal Security: Once saved, how is it possible that I could ever not be my parent's son, even if I backslide? Isn't scripture really warning those that are not really saved? [John 15:6, Romans 11:22, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Hebrews 3:1]. |
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2022-11-02 |
Abandoned by God: I feel abandoned by God, and I can't seem to get in a place to get back to Him. What now? Recommends the 2-vol set of Steve's books, "Empire of the Risen Son". |
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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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2022-06-16 |
Baptism & Backslider: Is my baptism still good if I didn't walk with the Lord a good part of my life? |
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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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2022-05-25 |
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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2022-02-23 |
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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2022-01-26 |
Backsliding: What does "backsliding" mean? [Galatians 5:16, I John 5:12, Hebrews 3:12, 2 Corinthians 13:5]. |
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2021-10-25 |
Renew Again to Repentance: Could you help me sort out if one can return to Christ once they have fallen away? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Matthew 19:23-26, James 5:20]. |
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2021-10-20 |
Healed by His Stripes: Could you clarify the meaning of being "healed by His stripes"? [Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 1:5, I Peter 2:24-25, 2 Corinthians 12:9]. |
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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]. |
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2021-09-02 |
"Gifts & Calling of God without Repentance": Would you talk about "the gifts and calling of God are without repentance" in Romans 11? Could your calling still remain on your life, no matter what? [Romans 9-11, Romans 11:29, Romans 9:6]. |
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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". |
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2021-08-06 |
Apostasy (Falling Away): If you can fall away, or have the Holy Spirit, doesn't that prove the predestination idea (of Calvinism)? Holy Spirit Departing because of Sin: Do you believe that because of your sin, the Holy Spirit will walk away? [Hebrews 6]. |
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2021-06-22 |
Great Men of God who Fall: Could you share your insights in regard to how seemingly great men of God can fall to sin, such as Ravi Zacharias? |
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2021-05-27 |
Evangelical Deconstruction: If you are familiar with DC Talk's, Kevin Max, what do you think of his and other's ex-evangelical deconstruction? [Galatians 1:10]. Michael, the Buddhist: How is Michael, the Buddhist doing? |
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2021-05-18 |
Changing My Evil Heart: How do I, who has backslidden and feel that evil is deeply rooted, actually change my heart? Lecture recommended lecture; Spiritual Warfare & both books, "Empire of the Risen Son". [Romans 7, Matthew 26:41]. John Owen's (Puritan): What do you think of the Puritan writer, John Owen's book, "The Mortification of Sin"? |
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2021-04-28 |
Unclean Spirit & Backsliding: Is the unclean spirit in Luke about backsliding? [Luke 11, Matthew 12]. |
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2021-03-30 |
Once Saved, Always Saved: Is the doctrine, "Once Saved, Always Saved" a true doctrine? [2 Peter 2:20-22, Hebrews 2:1-4, Hebrews 3:7-4:10, Hebrew 6:4-6, Hebrew 10:26-31, I Corinthians 9:24-27, Colossians 1:23, John 15:1-6]. |
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2021-03-16 |
Sealing and Eternal Security: Could you talk about the "sealing" in regard to "eternal security" and how one could possibly leave Christ? [Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 7:3-4, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:4-6, John 18:9]. |
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2021-01-27 |
Deism: Do you think it is more reasonable to consider a Deist view since God doesn't doesn't seem to micromanage things and free will seems more prevalent? [Proverbs 21:1, Hosea 8:4]. Need for Rebaptism: If I wandered away from the Lord at one point in my life, becoming a prodigal, but returned to Him, do I need to be rebaptized? God's Voice (God Speaking): How do you know when it is God speaking vs just having one's own thoughts? [Acts 16:6-7]. |
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2020-12-29 |
Bargaining with God: What are your thoughts on bargaining with God? [1 John 5:3]. |
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2020-09-15 |
Who is Being Addressed in Hebrews-No More Sacrifice for Sin?: Just who is being addressed in Hebrews 10:25-26 regarding "no more sacrifice for sin? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 10:18]. |
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2020-05-07 |
Seared Conscience: When scripture speaks of people who are seared, are they believers? [I Timothy 4:2]. Quenching and Grieving the Holy Spirit: Would you talk about the meaning of quenching and grieving the spirit?[Ephesians 4:30, I Thessalonians 5:19, Isaiah 63:10] |
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2018-12-28 |
Guilt & Remorse: A friend thinks he ruined his life by the choices he had made & now has remorse & guilt but doesn't know what to do about it. |
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2018-07-11 |
Losing Faith: Even if you do walk away from God, you could still being pursued by God/ |
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2018-03-23 |
Backslidden: How would I know if I was backslidden or not? |
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2017-12-20 |
10 Virgins Parable: Parable of the bridesmaids & oil in lamps, we don't have a license to sin after we are saved like some seem to think. [Matthew 25] |
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2017-12-19 |
Falling Away: Departing from Christ, Falling Away & Judaism, what do these Scripture mean about Falling away & going to Judaism? means in scripture? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 6:4-6] Not Laying Again the Foundation: What does it mean, "not laying again the foundation of repentance"? |
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2017-10-27 |
Not being able to come back to Christ according to Hebrews: Can't come back to Christ. [Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 10:26] |
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2017-10-26 |
No Repentance after Falling Away: Can someone lose their salvation because of sin? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 6:4-6] |
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2017-10-16 |
Renewing to Repentance: Is it impossible to come back to repentance after falling away? [Hebrews 6:4-6] |
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2017-09-14 |
Sinning Willfully: I've sinned willfully after I've been saved. Am I lost? [Hebrews 10:26-27] |
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2017-08-16 |
Falling Away & No Repentance: I'm having trouble with these passages of Scripture. Can you explain them to me? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 6:4-6] |
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2017-07-06 |
Apostasy, Falling Away: Is Hebrews 6:4-6 talking about people who were already Christians? [Hebrews 6:4-6] |
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2017-05-30 |
Falling Away: Can someone return to Christ if they indeed have "fallen away"? |
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2017-01-26 |
Christian Conversion: Could a person who appears not to be a Christian because of swearing & backsliding, etc., still be a Christian? |
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2017-01-10 |
Squandering your Life: What if you've squandered most of your life from serving God? [Luke 15:11-32] |
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2016-07-12 |
Confessing Sin & No More Sacrifice for Sin: Caller thinks that 2 verses seem to be in conflict with each other involving sin, being able to confess our sins & having no more sacrifice for sins. [1 John 1:9, Hebrews 10:26] |
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2016-03-09 |
Baptized into one Body What does it mean to baptized into one body by the Spirit? [1 Corinthians 12:13] Joining a Local Church Community: Do we have to join a local church in order to be a true Christian?? No More Sacrifice for Sin: What does it mean in Hebrews no more sacrifice for willful sin once we have received Christ? [Hebrews 10:26] |
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2015-06-12 |
Falling Away: Can you Fall Away? Are [Hebrews 10:25, 6:4-6] referring to the caller? |
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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]. |
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2013-04-09 |
The Promise of "Healing" their Land: What does this scripture mean when says He will "heal your land"? [2 Chronicles 7:14, Isaiah 1, Proverbs 14:34]. |
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2013-03-29 |
Fallen Away-Impossible to Return: Could this passage in Hebrews 6, be saying that once one grasps Christ and comes to faith, they can no longer sin in the same way, because their thinking has changed permanently? [Hebrews 6:4-6]. |
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2013-03-25 |
Lose Your Faith-No Chance to Return: Can one lose their faith, or backslide, and still come back to the faith? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 2:9, James 5:20, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:13, Matthew 19:25-26, Luke 18:27, Mark 10:25, James 5:19-20]. |
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2013-03-05 |
Abraham, Hagar & Ishmael: Why was Abraham counted as faithful when he took Hagar and had Ishmael? [Genesis 15, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 18]. Solomon's Backsliding: Why is it never mentioned that Solomon might have gone to hell, because he was so disobedience? [Ecclesiates 12]. |
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2013-02-22 |
Getting Through the "Dry Spells" in Our Faith: How do I manage my dry spells and work though my conviction, especially with all the distractions? [Joshua 1:8, I Peter 2:2]. God Knows Our Hearts: God knows our hearts and intentions, right? [Psalm 119]. |
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2013-02-06 |
Falling Away: Can you Fall Away & not be able to come back &/or is it also talking about feigned Christianity, who never really believed, but witnessed the Holy Spirit at work? [Hebrews 10:26-31] (unfortunately, the show end's halfway through answering this question.) |