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Topic: Death Penalty

Episode Topic Audio

2023-01-17
Capital Punishment: Should we look at capital punishment as they did in the Old Covenant? [Jeremiah 31:31-32, Genesis 9:6, Leviticus 24:19-21, Acts 25:11, 2 Corinthains 3:6-8, Romans 13:1-7].



2023-01-05
Is "Faith" Meritorius: Is "faith" meritorius in terms of salvation? [Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11].
Why "death"? If death is not the end of opportunity what is the point of death? [I Timothy 6:16].


2022-11-16
Sin Requires the Death Penalty: Do you think that every little sin requires the death penalty, as in the "wages of sin is death"? [Romans 6:23, Romans 6:16].
Condemnation of Sin: Did Paul think that since they presumed that Jesus was coming back in their lifetimes, that he is suggesting that if people die, then they will not be caught involved in sin and thereby condemned? [I Corinthians 11:32, I Corinthians 5:6].


2022-10-13
Capital Punishment: What do you think about "capital punishment" in light of the New Covenant? [Acts 25:10-11]. (Steve Gregg keeps talking about this all afte the hard break even though he doesn't indicate before the break that he's going to.)



2022-09-02
Views of the Atonement: Do you have any lectures on the different views of the atonement-specifically "Christus Victor" and "Penal Substitution"? [Hebrews 2:14, Colossians 2:15, I Corinthians 5:7, I Peter 1:19, Isaiah 53:6, I Peter 2:21, I Peter 2:24, Exodus 34:6-7].



2022-08-08
Following The Old Testament Law Today Better: Do you think that people misinterpret Jesus' statement about "not casting the first stone" and it facilitates immorality and it would be better if we followed the Old Testament Law? [John 8:7]



2022-06-06
Defining "Christian Love": What is the Christian definition of love, in light of the killing kind of God He was? What is your definition of love? [Genesis 6:11, John 15:13].



2022-04-05
Atheist Caller: Death Penalty Due to Seven Deadly Sins: Atheist: Would you talk about the "seven deadly sins" and the penalty of death due to sin?
Atheist Caller: Righteousness Required for Heaven: Atheist: If we are not as righteous as God, then doesn't the Bible say we cannot inherit the Kingdom of God? No one can be righteous, so doyou know anyone who will be in heaven.


2022-03-01
Death is Penalty for Sin: In light of scripture, when we die, do we not pay for our sin ourselves?



2022-02-04
Tree of Life: Why didn't God let Adam & Eve eat from the "Tree of Life" if He killed the animals to cover their sin? [Genesis 3, I Timothy 6:16].



2021-11-04
The Death Penalty: What should our stance be on the death penalty? [Matthew 25:25, Genesis 9:6].



2021-10-01
Physical or Spiritual Promised Death in the Garden: What did it mean when Adam and Eve were told that they would die if they ate of the tree? Was it a spiritual or physical death? [Genesis 1:7].



2021-09-21
Muslim View of Jesus for the Sacrifice for Sin : How do you respond to the Muslim when they question why God doesn't just forgive without requiring a sacrifice?
Gnostic Gospels: What do you know about the Gnostic Gospels?


2021-08-03
Adam & Eve's Knowledge of Death: How did Eve know what death was?
Cain & Abel's Resurrection: Will Abel raise with the rest of us at the resurrection? And Cain to condemnation? [John 5:28-29].
Sleep Until the Resurrection: Do we sleep until the resurrection?

2021-07-16
Death Sentence of Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel: Could you help me understand the deaths surrounding the sentence on Mephibosheth? [2 Samuel 2:7-8].



2021-06-25
Capital Punishment: What is the Christian perspective about capital punishment? [Jeremiah 31:29, Exodus 34:7, Romans 13:1-7, Genesis 9:6].



2021-06-15
Suicide of an Unsaved Loved One (Addict): What do you say to someone who has lost an unsaved loved one-in this case, an addict's suicide? [Luke 12:47].



2021-05-20
Right to Life-Abortion vs Capital Punishment: If I am against abortion, should I then, logically be against Capital Punishment (Death Penalty)? [Genesis 9:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:10].



2021-02-17
Historic Premillennial View of the Resurrection In light of the Historic Premillennial view of the resurrection, how do you see them "coming back to life again" in Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:4, John 5: 28-29, I Corinthians 15:51-52, I Thessalonians 4:16-17].
Righteous & Unrighteous Resurrected Together: Is there any place in scripture where the righteous and unrighteous are specifically raised together, in contrast to there being two resurrections? [John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15].
Two Deaths & Two Resurrections: What do you think about the fact that there seems to be two deaths and two resurrections in scripture? [Revelation 20:5-6, Revelation 20:15].

2021-02-02
The Law & the Old Covenant: Do you see "The Law" as the same as the "Old Covenant", and what does it mean to be "under" The Law? [Romans 5, Romans 2, Romans 3, Hebrews 8:13, John 8:31, I Corinthians 9:19-21, Luke 6:46].



2021-01-26
Adam & Eve's Death: Could you clear up whether Adam & Eve died spiritually or physically, on the day they ate of the tree? [Ephesians2:1-2, Colossians 2, Genesis 2:17, Romans 5:12].



2020-11-05
Upon Death-Immediate Destination: When you die, do you go straight to heaven or hell, depending on whether you are saved or not? [Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:6].



2020-09-24
Everyone Must Die for Own Sins: Someone who is moving away from Christianity toward Judaism, is struggling with the scripture that indicates that everyone must suffer the consequences of their own sins. [Ezekiel 18:18-20, Hebrews 10:4, Hebrew 10:26, I Timothy 2:6].



2020-09-04
The Death Penalty: What do you think should be the Christian view of the death penalty? [Genesis 9, Romans 12-13]



2020-09-02
Christ Dying for Our Sins, Past, Present, Future: Did Christ's suffering on the cross include feeling the pain of my sins, as He actually felt them at that moment also-sort of outside of time? [Revelation 18:8].
Jesus' Amount of Suffering Due to Enormity of Sins He bore: Did Jesus suffer more on the cross because He was suffering for such an infinite number sins? [Revelation 13:8].


2020-08-26
Remaining in Christ: Do you think this verse indicates that "remaining" in Jesus affirms Pelagius' ideas about free will, grace, and choice? [John 15:5, James 1:17].
Adam & Eve Needing to Eat of the Tree of Life: If Adam & Eve had to eat of the tree regularly, why did they only have to eat of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil once to be forever cursed with death? [I Timothy 6:16, Revelation 22:3].


2020-08-12
Hell in the Center of the Earth: Is it possible that hell or the Lake of Fire may be an actual physical place in the center of the earth?



2020-07-14
Hell and Jesus' Eternal Torment: If Jesus took our punishment for sin, and the punishment is eternal damnation, will Jesus then suffer eternally? [Romans 3:23, Ezekiel 18:20-24].



2020-06-25
Death Angel: Is death an angel, based on Hebrew mythology?
Catholic Church & Their Traditions: Has the Catholic Church changed many things in the faith in order to gain more control?
The Apocrypha: Should one read the Apocrypha?

2020-06-10
The Law Penalty of Stoning After Jesus: Did the stoning penalty stop with the death and resurrection of Jesus for Christians? [Romans 12, Romans 13].



2020-05-28
Non-existance After Death: What goes back to God if you don't exist after you die? [Genesis 2:7, Ecclesiastes 12:7, 2 Corinthians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 12:2-3].



2020-05-06
Penal Substitution, Required Payment, Parable of Unjust Servant: Would you comment on Penal Substitution-the idea of God requiring payment for the forgiving of sins and its relationship to the parable of the unjust servant? Why could He have just not forgiven without requiring payment? [2 Corinthians 5:19, Luke 16:1-13, Titus 1:2, Romans 3:25f].



2020-04-30
Amillennial View of Intermediate State Before the Resurrection: In the amillennial view, do believers live with Christ, while the unbelievers are not conscious until the resurrection, as in soul sleep? [Revelation 20].



2020-04-24
Why Has Thou Forsaken Me: Was Jesus' statement rhetorical when He asked why God had forsaken Him? Did this statement come early in His sufferings? [Psalm 22:1, Matthew 27:46].
Jesus-Right After His Death: What happened to Jesus right after He died on the cross? Did He go to Hades? [1 Peter 3:20, Acts 2:27,31].
The Unbeliever's Separation Upon Death: Does the unbeliever sense the reality of actual separation upon their death, like Jesus did? Was not Jesus actually separated from God at that point?

2020-04-03
Intermediate State of Unbelievers Upon Death: What happens to the condemned immediately after death, before they are thrown into the lake of fire (in the intermediate state)? [Romans 2:6, Luke 16:19-31].



2020-03-26
Hell-Which View: Would you articulate your own stand of the 3 views of hell? Do you believe that hell is eternal?
Importance of Understanding Hell: Isn't our understanding of hell far too important not to know? [2 Thessalonians 1].
Death and Hell: Is there anything in the Greek and Hebrew that better describes what kind of death we suffer, and how permanent it is, that will help us understand the consequence of sin and hell?

2020-03-24
Woman Taken in Adultery: Do you think that Jesus would have agreed that the woman taken in adultery should be stoned, if the Roman government had allowed stoning?
Gossip & Envy-Crimes Worthy of Death: How do you assess the list of crimes like gossip and envy, being identified as worthy of death? [Romans 1:30-32].


2020-03-13
Repentance in Hell: Doesn't the Hebrews 9 verse prove that there is no chance to repent after death? [Hebrew 9:27].
False Teachers Today: Why do Christians not root out and expose false teachers like Rick Warren, the Pope, and Hillsong, among others, more agressively?


2020-03-10
Woman Taken in Adultery: If the Jews had stoned the woman taken in adultery, wouldn't they have violated Roman Law?
Death Penalty: When was it made clear to thee disciples that it was no longer their job to stone people that violated law? [Romans 13].


2020-03-03
Capital Punishment or the Death Penalty: Should I still be in favor of the Death Penalty in light of the New Covenant? [Leviticus 24:17, Romans 13:1-4, John 8:7, Genesis 9:6].



2020-02-20
God's Harsh Punishment in Old Testament: What do you say regarding the harshness of God's punishment on his people in the Old Testament? [2 Chronicles 15:12-13].



2020-02-18
Death Penalty vs Life in Prison: Should I be in favor of the death penalty, or should I accept life in prison sufficient? [Leviticus 4:17, Romans 13:4, 12:19, Genesis 9:6, Exodus 21:24, Acts 25:11].



2020-02-18
Tree of Good & Evil: Why did God not want Adam & Eve to eat of the "Tree of Good & Evil", since knowing good and evil clearly would be beneficial? [Genesis 2:15-17].
Tree of Knowledge Death Penalty: Why would death be the penalty for Adam & Eve Eating of the Tree of Knowledge?


2019-07-25
Communion (Eucharist): Do Catholics think they are actually at the foot of the cross when they are taking communion?
Assyriah's Judgment: Did God direct Assyriah to Israel, to levy judgment on them, and then also punished Assyriah for that? [Isaiah 10:5-16, Habakkuk].
God's Punishment: Is God using capital punishment and other things against us now, using pagan people? [Romans 13, 1 Peter 2:13-17]

2019-07-16
Woman Caught in Adultery: When the woman was going to be stoned, why wasn't the man held accountable also? [John 8:1-11].



2019-04-18
God's Anger & Vengefulness: How does one understand and align the anger of God relative to the gentleness of Jesus? [Genesis 9:6, John 18:36]
Death Penalty-Justice: How can one justify putting to a criminal to death, but not be supportive of abortion, with the 'right to life' reasoning?


2019-03-18
Homosexuality: Were homosexuals stoned by Christians?



2019-03-04
Old Testament Law: According to the Old Testament, should we put rebellious children to death? [Deuteronomy 21:18-21], [Mark 7:9-1].



2018-12-20
Death Penalty: What do you think about the death penalty? (a little bit difficult to hear & a lot of background noise)



2018-11-19
God's Wrath: Why believe in a God who kills people, turning Lot's wife into a pillar of salt & so on?
King James: Did king james leave out gospels that should've been included?


2018-09-27
Stoning for Adultery: If the law said Mary should be stoned, why was Joseph going to quietly put her away, rather than doing what the law indicated he should do?



2018-08-06
God Intervening Nations: Does God still intervene in nations today?
Christians & Capital Punishment: Do you have an opinion on the Death Penalty & what is it?


2018-07-30
Mosaic Law & the Levitical Priesthood: The Levitical Priesthood enforced the Mosaic law, right? Who enforced the Death penalty?



2018-07-20
Death Penalty: What do you think of capital punishment, the Death Penalty?



2017-10-26
Ark of the Covenant: Where is the Ark of the Covenant? Do you think it really exists? Should we even care about it?
The Pope, Capital Punishment & Homosexuality: Even Catholic laymen seem to be getting mad at their pope because he's being anti-capital punishment & embracing Homosexuality & other liberal agendas.


2017-08-02
Capital Punishment (Death Penalty): Are we dishonoring God if we don't support the death penalty? [Matthew 15]



2017-04-04
Capital Punishment: Corporate Punishment going to a gentler, kinder kind of punishment.



2017-02-15
Death Penalty: Capital Punishment follow-up.



2017-02-15
Death Penalty: Is capital punishment mandated or can mercy be implemented?



2017-01-06
John Calvin Executing Heretics: Did John Calvin or martin Luther actually participate in the execution of "heretics" & was it justifiable?
& personal opinion vs essential doctrine


2016-11-07
Capital Punishment: Michael the Buddhist wants to continue talking about capital punishment which he had talked about in 2 previous shows also, pointing out David wasn't killed.



2016-11-02
Capital Punishment: Michael the Buddhist wants to continue talking about capital punishment which he had begun in a previous show.



2016-10-31
Capital Punishment: Is Scripture supposed to be absolutely obeyed even over conscience because caller doesn't believe it [Romans 13]



2016-10-18
Death penalty for Cursing Parents: Why would it be necessary to give the death penalty for cursing your parents? [Leviticus 20:9]



2016-10-13
Death penalty: 17 offenses that require the Death Penalty in the OT, Jesus mentioned ONE of them….does Steve Gregg know which one? (Cursing your parents.) What does he think of the death penalty? [Mark7:15, Genesis 9:6]



2016-09-23
Stoning in the OT: Stoning in OT law compared to ISIS, what's the difference? Isn’t it the same thing?



2016-06-21
Hanging on a Tree: Criminals had to hang on a tree, so what is the significance of it since Jesus had to hang on a tree, being cursed? [Galatians 3:13]



2016-06-15
Number of People God Killed in the Bible: There's an atheist website about how many people God killed in the Bible. Can you shed some light on this propaganda?



2016-06-15
Anathema Maranatha: Being accursed, Anathema Maranath, does that apply to Christians who fall out of love like the churches of Revelation? [1 Corinthians 16:22]
Homosexuals: It says in Romans that homosexuals/sodomites are worthy of death, so should they be lined up & shot like a pastor said once?


2016-05-05
Death Penality related to the New Covenant: Can you talk about death penalty in relation to the new covenant?



2016-03-28
Adulterers Stoned: Was there any sacrifice or peace offering you could give God in the Old Testament on laws that you break that required the death penalty such as adultery? [Leviticus 20:10]



2016-02-10
Stoning Disobedient Children: Michael the Buddhist calling, asking about duet, a rebellious child being stoned to death? That seems too harsh for him. [Deuteronomy 21:18-21]



2015-11-23
Stoning: The Romans would not allow the Jews to carry out the death penalty?
Jesus & the Law of Moses: Were they trying to trap Jesus into saying they needed to keep the law of Moses when they brought the adulterous woman to Him? [John 8:1-11]


2015-02-16
Governing of Man: The Government making up laws that are not biblical, is that okay?



2015-02-11
Capital Punishment: Did Jesus abolish capital punishment since they stopped stoning for a whole score of offenses that you'd get stoned for in the Old Testament?



2014-11-17
Stoned for breaking the Law: How come the people in the Old Testament were stoned to death & didn't have a chance for forgiveness like we do under the New Covenant?



2014-10-30
Old Covenant vs New Covenant: Is it safe to say that God gave the Mosaic law to show us our fallible heart & our sin, to show us that even though His stone in written in stone, that we're flawed & that's why we needed a Savior?
Death Penalty: When did we stop stoning people for breaking the commandments?


2014-07-23
Disobeying God & Severe Punishment: I've been reading in the Book of Numbers that for sins of ignorance no big deal, but if you defiantly disobey & sin, you get in big, big trouble. Can you help me w/ the punishment you receive for doing certain sins? [Numbers 15:32-36]



2014-05-15
Death Penalty & Dishonoring your Parents: Are Jews still supposed to be observing provision of the Death Penalty for being disrespectful to your parents in the Law of Moses? [Exodus 21:17, Leviticus 20:9, Deuteronomy 21:18-21, 27:16, Proverbs 20:20, 30:17, Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10, Hebrews 8:13]
Binding of New Covenant: When did the New Covenant become binding? The day of the Cross or not until the Destruction of the Temple in 70 AD?


2014-02-13
Capital Punishment: What does the Bible say about the death penalty? [Romans 13:1-4]



2013-08-06
Death Penalty for Cursing Your Parents: Did Jesus do away with the Civil Law of the Jews too? Because back then you'd get capital punishment just for cursing your parents. [Matthew 15:4, Leviticus 20:9, Exodus 21:17]



2013-02-08
Eternal Punishment verses Eternal Punishing: Don't Annihilationists have a problem with this passage of Scripture, because whatever you are applying to the term, "aiōnios", when you apply it to the righteous, don't you have to apply it to the wicked? [Matthew 25:46]
Death a Punisment: Is death a punishment or a penalty, consequence of sin, the curse of sin? [Genesis 2, Romans 8:18-22]

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