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Topic: Denominations

Episode Topic Audio

2024-04-15
Speaking in Tongues & Interpretation: Shouldn't groups have interpreters for speaking in tongues in church? [1 Corinthians 14:28].



2024-03-28
Eastern Orthodoxy: What would you consider reasons not to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy? [Matthew 23:8].



2024-03-27
Ordinations in Churches: What do you think about ordinations and laying on of hands in churches? [1 Timothy 5:22]



2024-02-08
"Disposed to" & Election: Caller comments about the context of Acts 13, and its relationship to "disposed to election."
Finding Fellowship: How do we, as homeschoolers, find fellowship and how flexible should we be on denominational differences like Dispensationalism and Calvinism?


2024-02-05
Steve Gregg Getting Listeners Excommunicated: Caller comments that it was funny that Steve indicated that listening to his show can cause people to get kicked out of church.
Jonathan Cahn & False Prophets: My church is hosting Rabbi Jonathan Cahn (author of "The Harbinger"), but isn't it a problem to have a false prophet speak?


2024-01-08
Nazarenes (Church of the Nazarene): Could you talk about the "Nazarenes?" What religion are they? Are they a cult? [Acts 24:5].



2024-01-04
Jehovah's Witnesses: Could you tell me more about the Jehovah's Witnesses? [2 Corinthians 3:17].



2023-12-14
Catholic Christians: Are all Catholics lost?



2023-12-01
"Church of Christ": Is the "Church of Christ" a cult?



2023-11-08
The Pietist View: Could you talk about "The Pietist View" and what where they may have gone beyond scripture?



2023-11-03
The Salvation Army (Denomination): Do you think that The Salvation Army's soft view of the necessity of baptism is a serious problem? [Matthew 28:19-20].



2023-10-27
Denominations: From where and when did denominations come? [2 Corinthians 3:17].



2023-09-18
Denominations & Various Doctrines: Do you know of a denomination that does not push Dispensationalism, Calvinism, or Eternal Conscious Torment?



2023-09-07
Seventh-Day Adventists: Will Seventh-Day Adventists go to heaven?



2023-09-07
"Confirmation Bias": Atheist caller: How do you eliminate your "confirmation bias" when you view and study scripture?
Doctrinal Differences: Atheist: How do you justify all the different doctrinal differents in the many Christian denominations?
Determining Importance How do you determine what is more or less important? [Micah 6:8].

2023-08-28
Documentary "Days of Noah": Have you seen the documentary "Days of Noah" and if so, what do you think of it?
Seventh-Day Adventists: Could you talk about the beliefs of the denomination Seventh-Day Adventism? [Romans 14:5].


2023-08-03
Pentecostal vs Christian Churches: What is the difference between "Pentecostal" and "Christian" Churches?



2023-07-21
Greek Orthodoxy: Could you help me assess what seems to be better answers coming from Greek Orthodoxy? [Matthew 23:5-6, 2 Timothy 2:1-7].



2023-07-13
Pentecostalism: Is the whole church Pentecostal?



2023-06-28
"Do Not Add or Subtract" from This Book: Is the scripture about not adding or subtracting from this book referring to the whole Bible or just the Book of Revelation?
Christian Converting to Jehovah Witness: What do you think of a Baptist that has converted to Jehovah Witness?


2023-06-23
Denominations, Free Will & Christianity: Caller shares concern over the labels of denominations and terms for theology and doctrinal differences. [Genesis 4: Deuteronomy 30:197].



2023-06-08
Dispensational Denominations: Can you explain Dispensationalism and the denominations that hold it?



2023-05-22
Church of Christ Baptism: Is baptism in the Church of Christ acceptable?
Sexless Marriage: Is a totally sexless marriage grounds for divorce? [Matthew 18:15-17].


2023-05-19
Eastern Orthodox Church I am thinking of being baptized into the Eastern Orthodox Church ... would you give me your perspective. [Ephesians 2:20, Matthew 23:8, Ephesians 1:23, 1 Peter 2:5 2 Timothy 2:2].



2023-05-10
Catholics Not Saved: Why does Calvary Chapel teach that Catholics are not saved?



2023-04-06
Non-instrumental Church of Christ: What do you think about objection to instruments to accompany singing because it wasjust David's preferences? [Amos 6:5, Ephesians 5:19-21, Colossians 3:16, James 5:13, Revelation 14:1-4, Genesis 4:20-22].



2023-03-06
Unity Among the Churches: Have you seen local churches get together for activities for the sake of unity? Doesn't it seeme like we should be doing more of that in this anti-Christian climate?



2023-02-28
Manhattan Declaration: What do you think about the "Manhattan Declaration?" [2 Corinthians 6:14-18, Colossians 3:17].



2023-02-16
Bethel Baptist Church: What do you think of "Bethel Baptist Church?"



2023-01-31
Overcoming General Revulsion at Any Religion: How does one let go of the revulsion at all religion once you have had bad experiences in a Christian group? [1 Thessalonians 5:21].



2023-01-13
Latter Day Saints (Mormons): Mormons seem to love Jesus, but have a "works-heavy" view. What do you think about their faith and possible salvation?
Latter Day Saints (Mormons): Because there is a claim in the Book of Mormon that it is another testament or new covenant, how does that fit in with our New Testament? [Ezekiel 37].


2022-10-26
United Church of Christ: What do you think of the United Church of Christ, and their preference to substitute the word "Creator" for "Father"? [Galatians 4:6].



2022-10-21
Salvation: Can people follow Jesus without being part of any particular denomination or religion? [John 3:17, John 1:1-13, John 8:31-32].



2022-10-03
Salvation for All: How many people in the Christian religion are really saved? [Romans 4:21, Romans 14:14-18, Romans 14:4].



2022-09-06
Seven Commands of Jesus: Have you heard of the "Seven Commands of Jesus" and the necessity of obedience?
The Gospel: Would the "Seven Commands of Jesus" be the gospel?
Steve Gregg Teaching Certain Doctrines: Caller comments that he appreciates the way Steve doesn't teach specific doctrines . Steve corrects and clarifies his position about denominational doctrines, etc. [TItus 2:1, I Timothy 1:9].

2022-07-22
Exclusive Group Heaven-bound: Is there any basis for the "apostolics" to claim that no one but them will make it to heaven? [I Corinthians 13:9].



2022-07-11
Puritan: Do you consider yourself a "Puritan"?



2022-06-16
Church of Christ: Is the "Church of Christ" a cult?



2022-06-06
Catholic Authority: Does Catholicism have more authority over other denominations? [Acts 17:11].
Denominational Choice: Does it matter what denomination one belongs to live a life in obedience to Jesus Christ? [Matthew 15:1-20, Acts 17:10, John 8:31, I Corinthians 5:13].
Catholic Saints Mistaken: Could literature of Catholic saints actually be wrong?

2022-05-10
"Separation of Church and State": What does "separation of church and state" actually mean?
Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science): What do you know about Mary Baker Eddy?


2022-04-28
7th Day Adventistism: Could you give me your take on the book, "The Great Controversay" by Ellen G White (Seventh Day Adventistism)?



2022-04-28
Non-instrumental Church of Christ: Could you talk about the beliefs of the "Non-instrumental" Church of Christ? [Genesis 4:21, James 5:13, Colossians 3:16, Ephesian 5:19].



2022-04-27
"No Name Church": What do you know about the "No Name Church" or the "2 x 2s" (The Truth, The Way?



2022-04-25
Finding Truth Among Denominations: Since there is much conflict between denominations, how do we find the real truth?



2022-03-18
Eschatology & Politics in Judges (Daniel, Isaiah): Atheist asks-Is there any eschatological or current political application to the Old Testament story of Ehud? [Judges 3].
Determining Biblical History from Parables & Allegories: From an atheist-How does one determine the difference between actual Biblical history, allegory, fables, parables, etc.?
Atheist Questions Authenticity of Scripture: Atheist challenges that various religious groups differ dramatically in their opinions of the meanings in scripture, asserts that the Bible is false, and challenges how one determines the correct interpretation of scripture.

2022-03-18
Catholics Saved or Lost?: Are some Catholics saved? [Acts 2:21, Romans 10:13, 2 Timothy 2:15, John 8:31-32].



2022-03-03
Chloe and Church Contentions in Corinith: Who was Chloe and what was the contention about-leadership or baptism? [I Corinthians 1:11-13, I Corinthians 7:1, I Corinthians 10:2].



2022-03-01
Seventh Day Adventism: Why are so many Seventh Day Adventists so inarticulate about the gospel and typically focus on the law?



2022-02-08
Benefits to Institutional Churches Today: Isn't their a lot of benefits from the larger institutional churches today? [Romans 14:3-5].
The Persecuted Church: Does persecution cure the problem of disunity?
Infighting in the Church: What do we tend to fight over within the church? [Ephesians 4:3-6].

2022-02-07
Seventh Day Adventists: Could you help me understand some of the restrictive doctrines of the Seventh Day Adventist church (Sabbath keeping, soul sleep, etc.)? [Romans 14:5, Mark 7:19, Romans 14:14, I Timothy 4:1-4, Genesis 9:3].



2022-01-13
Denying Any Free Will: Is there a denomination that strictly denies any free will?



2022-01-12
Simon, the Cyrene: Do you think that the Roman soldiers compelled Simon the Cyrene to carry Jesus' cross, or do you think that he did it out of compassion?
Seventh Day Adventism: Is Seventh Day Adventism a cult?


2021-12-20
Lutheranism, Rather Than Calvinism: Would you consider a third option, rather than just the two options of Calvinism or Non-Calvinism, and consider Lutheranism?



2021-12-07
Christian Scientists: What you think about the Christian Scientists?



2021-11-01
Identifying with a Denominations: Why do we have to have to identify with one particular denomination among so many?



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].



2021-10-05
Catholicism: What is the best argument against Catholicism? (Ref: Debate with Jimmy Aiken). [I Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 20:25, Luke 22:25].



2021-09-10
Catholic vs Protestant: Caller posits that because Jesus started the Catholic Church and Martin Luther started the other churches, Protestants are wrong.



2021-08-25
Lack of Unity in the Church: Caller shares her experience with many different religions, but now is a Pentecostal and encourage unity.



2021-08-20
Apostolic Faith & Pentecostals: What is the difference between the Apostolic Faith & Pentecostalism?



2021-08-17
Steve Gregg's Denomination: With what denomination do you identify and why? [I Corinthians 1:10-12, I Corinthians 3:3-4].



2021-08-13
Christian Scientists: What do you think about Christian Scientists and Mary Baker Eddy?
The Narrow Path YouTube Channel: What is the YouTube channel for The Narrow Path )Biblegate, Soulsnaxx, Steve Gregg Videos)?


2021-08-13
John Wesley: What do you think of John Wesley's theology?



2021-07-22
Los Angeles Church of Christ (Boston Church of Christ): Do you have any insight into the Los Angeles Church of Christ (affiliated with Boston)?



2021-06-18
The Biblical City of Bethel (Luz) Would you clarify when the city of Bethel (Luz) was named? [Genesis].
Mary Baker Eddy & Christian Science: What are your thoughts about Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science)?


2021-04-30
Proving Who Has it Right Among Religious Groups: How does one sort out those various religious sects that use some of the same scriptures to prove opposite points and both find and prove the truth? [Luke 11:28, Luke 9:35, Matthew 17:5, John 21:22].



2021-04-21
"The Local Church" & "Recovery Bible": Could you comment on "The Local Church"(Witness Lee, Watchman Nee) and their Bible called "The Recovery Bible".
Paul Persecuting the Church or Christ: Could you clarify the relationship with how the verse about the church being persecuted by Paul relates to the church or the "Body of Christ" ? [Acts 9:4].


2021-04-14
Church Membership: Could you elaborate on your view of when a church won't accept certain people with particular views into their membership? [Acts 10:15, Romans 14:5, I Corinthians 3:1, Proverbs 27:17, Romans 16:17, Romans 15:7].



2021-04-05
The Salvation Army: Could you talk about The Salvation Army as a church?



2021-03-05
Church Membership Requirements: Is it normal for churches to require an interview and signed paperwork to become a member of the church? [I Corinthians 1:12, Matthew 5:37].



2021-02-25
Calvinism: Isn't it counterintuitive to be a Calvinist and also be an evangelist?



2021-02-08
Seventh Day Adventists-Great Disappointment: Isn't it hypocritical of you to criticize the Seventh Day Adventists making a mistake about Jesus' return in 1844, since you also have made mistakes in the past about Dispensationalism?



2021-02-01
Anabaptists & Persecution: Did Anabaptist ever persecute other Christians? Where would you find them in church fellowships today (Mennonites, Amish, Hutterites, Münsterites)?



2020-12-21
Not Being Confused or Persuaded Wrongly: How do you not get pulled into alternate views of scripture when there are so many opposing and convincing preachers teaching variations within denominations? [Revelation 13].



2020-12-18
Christadelphians: Is the Christadelphian group a cult?
The Conviction of the Holy Spirit: What do you recommend regarding taking care to not squelch the prompting and conviction of the Holy Spirit [I Corinthians 11:30-32]. (The answer is given after the break as Steve was muted.)


2020-12-15
Praying with Those that Disagree: Is it wrong for a Christian to pray with those of Eastern Orthodoxy, who don't think they should pray with you?
The Trinity Option: Are there scriptures that substantiate that belief in the trinity is not necessary to follow Jesus and be saved? [Luke 10:20, John 5:24, John 14:9, John 16:3, I John 2:22, Romans 10:9].


2020-12-03
Seventh Day Adventism: Caller discusses the difficulty of leaving the Seventh Day Adventist Church.



2020-11-25
Which Catechism: Do you adhere to any one catechism? If so, which one, and if not, what is wrong with them?



2020-11-25
Request for Prayer for Sudi: Request for prayers for Sudi, who was just discovered to have a mass that is likely to be cancer.
The Right Church and Denomination: How can one be sure they are in the right denomination, if experiences in the wrong one were somewhat convincing.


2020-11-24
Blood Spoken of Frequently in Scripture: Why does the Bible speak so much about blood? [Leviticus 17:1, Hebrews 9:22].
The Baptist Denomination: What are the pros and cons of the Baptist denomination?


2020-11-20
Seventh Day Adventism: What are the pros and cons of Seventh Day Adventism? [John 13:34-35, Hebrew 8:7-13].



2020-10-30
Christians Unloving to One Another: How do I handle my grief over Christians being unloving to one another and demonizing each other's denominational views? [Luke 14:26, Matthew 16:24-25].



2020-10-29
Jesus is God: If someone believes that Jesus is the son of God, but fails to see that He was God, are they lost?



2020-09-21
Is 7th Day Adventism Correct in their Doctrine: Because I am seeking the true church, and am being drawn to the 7th Day Adventists, can you clarify why you don't think they are a good denomination with solid doctrine?



2020-09-01
The Lord's Day: Is "The Lord's Day" Saturday or Sunday?
Seventh Day Adventism: So what do you think about the faith of the Seventh Day Adventist church?


2020-09-01
Rebroadcasts of Narrow Path Radio Program: Does the Narrow Path Ministry have to pay for additional air-time when radio stations rebroadcasts it during other parts of the day, when it's not live?
Causes to Break-off Fellowship or Church Discipline: You have said that many things are not enough to break fellowship over, so what things ARE worthy of breaking fellowship over?


2020-08-10
Calvary Chapel's View of End Times: Could you clarify what differences you have with Calvary Chapel and why they would consider some of your views as heretical?
Angels Could Fall Again: If angels have fallen in the past, what prevents them from falling again? [2 Peter 2:4, Jude 6].


2020-07-29
Christian Science & Word of Faith: Could you clarify the differences between Christian Science and the Word of Faith? [2 Corinthians 4:17, Psalm 119:71].



2020-07-28
Westminister Confession: Is the Westminister Confession related to the Calvinists in England?
End Times author, Salem Kirban: Have you heard of Salem Kirban and his writings about end times?
Opposite of Calvinism: What is the opposite of Calvinism?

2020-07-24
Reformed Church of America: Who is the Reformed Church of America?



2020-07-17
So Many Religions and Denominations: Why are there so many religions and denominations, and how do I know which is correct? [Daniel 2:44, Mark 1:15, Romans 10:9, Matthew 25:34].



2020-07-17
Various Biblical Views Causing Confusion: How do I become less confused about all the various and conflicting views among different denominations on biblical topics?



2020-06-02
Former Catholic Questions "What is Essential": From a Former Catholic, who is now attending a non-denominational church; "I get confused about the meaning of being "Born again" among other things. What should I be more focused on to grow in my faith?"
The Pentecostal Denomination & The Trinity: Does it matter what church I go to? The pastor of the Pentecostal church is nice, but his view of The Trinity doctrine is different.


2020-05-06
Steve Gregg & His Leaving Baptist Denomination: What caused you to switch from being a Baptist? And what denomination did you shift to afterward?
Path of Maturing in the Lord: As you grow and mature in your walk with God and knowledge of the Bible, does the path naturally take you to different denominations and fellowships? [Matthew 11:29-30].
Fig Tree Illustration & Meaning in Scripture: What does the story mean about the fig tree that is cursed to never produce fruit again? [Luke 13, Mark 11:12-14].

2020-04-17
Defining One's Faith: What do you tell people about your faith, without aligning to a particular group, movement, or theology?
Calvinism: Comment on Calvinism and how their theology maligns the character of God.


2020-04-16
Noah's Ark: Is it conceivable that the animals on Noah's ark were just babies, and not really full grown?
7th Day Adventists: Would you tell me about the 7th Day Adventists and if they are Christians? [Romans 14].


2020-04-13
Hank Hanegraaff & Eastern Orthodoxy: Do you know why Hank Hanegraaff switched to Eastern Orthodoxy?



2020-04-09
Church of Christ Origins: Could you clarify the origins of the Church of Christ? [Romans 16:16, Hebrews 12:23].
Church of Christ & The Way: Do you think that the Christian assemblies in 33A.D. would have been called "The Way", rather than the Church of Christ as the denomination contends?


2020-04-07
70th Week in Daniel: When does the last half of the 70th week in Daniel end? [Daniel 9:27]
The Local Church: Are you familiar with "The Local Church"? What was your overall impression of them?
Peter Popoff: What do you think about Peter Popoff?

2020-04-01
Baptism Requirements: Would you comment on a church that requires re-baptism in their own church with their stipulations on how to do so? [Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19-31, I Peter 3:20].



2020-03-26
Church after the Book of Acts: What happened to the church after the book of Acts? [Matthew 20:26].



2020-03-13
Unity School Church: What do you think about the Unity School?



2020-03-02
Darbyism, Dispensationalism in Denominations: Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches do not support Darbyism, correct? What do the Mormons think of Darby's view?



2020-02-25
Anabaptist & Waldensians: Could you clarify the positions and relationship of the Anabaptists, and the Waldensians-particularly about baptism?
Dietary Restrictions: Why were dietary restrictions ever imposed in the laws levied on Israel? [Acts 10:15, Leviticus 11].


2020-02-19
Oldest Religions/ Cult: Caller comments on World Mission Outreach and other religions and cults that do not hold essential beliefs or doctrines.



2020-02-11
Doctrinal Differences & Contrary Opinions: Why do we believers all have such different beliefs and convictions? How do we know we have the right opinion?



2020-01-07
Early Church Variations & Denominational Splits: Would you clarify the denominational splits in the early church and how it has affected our contemporary Christian faith today?



2019-11-25
Shift from Evangelical Churches to Liturgical Churches: Would you talk a little bit about many Christians moving into more formal & liturgical denominations, like Eastern Orthodoxy & Catholicism?



2019-09-12
Contrasting Views of Christian Unity: Could you give me some insight about the variance in the way the Reformed denominations (Calvinist) think of unity, as contrasted to the way non-Calvinists do? [I Corinthians 3:1-4, Matthew 11:29-30].



2019-07-29
Conflicts Among Denominational Views: How does one find a church, when there are such dramatic conflicts in denominational views, and that you are considered an outsider if you don't believe in all the same views as that particular church? [I Corinthians 9:19-23].



2019-07-26
Church of the First Born: Do you know anything about The Church of the First Born & what their doctrines are?



2019-06-20
Christian Scientists: What is "Christian Science"?



2019-06-07
Seventh Day Adventists/SDAs: Caller says a friend invited him to the SDA church, so does Steve know anything about them?



2019-05-20
Christianity's Beginnings: When did Christianity begin?
Denominations: What are denominations? Are we not the one body of Christ?


2019-05-01
Denominations: Why so many denominations? What happened to create so many?



2019-04-30
Denominations: Are there way too many denominations? [I Corinthians 3].



2019-04-30
Denominations: How do we justify all the denominations within the church, when there is only one church? [I Corinthians 3].



2019-04-10
Church Autonomy (church government): Is it unscriptural for a church to remain autonomous? Should churches be accountable to an authority? How does apostolic authority fit in? [Romans 14:5]
Denominations: Why are there so many? Is it a result our inability to unify in Christ?


2019-04-03
Knowing the True Church: Since believers are scattered throughout many denominations, how do we know who the true church and true believers are? What does the true church look like?
Baptism: How do we know if someone is really repentant and ready for baptism? Who has the authority to baptize?


2019-01-11
Reformed Church Would you talk about finding a good church? I am especially looking at the Reformed Church.



2018-12-26
No Denominations: If there was no division into denominations today, what do you suppose the church would look like?



2018-12-13
Any Church: Can I go to any denomination for church?
Anti-Christ, Man of Sin: Where will the anti-Christ come from, the man of sin?


2018-09-14
Denominations: What do you think of denominations, shouldn't we have unity & one church [2 Peter 2:18]



2018-08-28
Only Their Denomination: Why do some denominations think they are the only ones going to be saved (Catholics, for example)?



2018-08-24
Supernatural Beings: (Steve said this kid could call back in the same show; he took advantage of it.) How much influence does supernatural beings have on the natural world?
Free Will: Why didn't God plan the world to be like what heaven will be since they won't be able to sin there? Why did He allow sin?
Beliefs & Denominations: Are there some denominations that won't go to heaven? Or one denomination that will?

2018-08-21
Incognito Churches: Are modern churches changing their denominational names in order to conceal?



2018-08-10
The Brethren: What do you know about the Brethren movement?



2018-07-11
Religiously Abused People: How do we help people who were hurt by "religion"?



2018-04-26
Dinosaurs: Were do the Dinosaurs fit into the Creation timeline?
Belief in Christ (John 3:16): Isn't it true that it doesn't really matter what religion/denomination we are, just as long as we start at John 3:16, we really that?


2018-04-26
Church of Christ & Presbyterian: What is the difference between the Church of Christ & Presbyterianism?



2018-04-13
Sinner's Prayer: What is your opinion about the Sinner's Prayer?
Methodist Church: What's your opinion about the Methodist church?


2018-04-05
Denominations: Is the splitting of so many churches a good thing or a bad thing? Does it weaken or strengthen the church? Do you we need to unify again?



2018-04-02
Church Fathers & Becoming gods: What is your thought on what a Mormon told me, saying that even the Church Fathers said that we can become as gods like the Mormons believe, "as God is man can become, as man is God once was"? (THIS CALL IS CARRIED ON PAST THE BREAK EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE STEVE ENDED IT IN THE FIRST HALF.)
Baptists What are the main differences between Baptists & Presbyterians?


2018-01-15
Young's Literal Translation: I like the Young's Literal Translation.
Plymouth Brethren: Do you know anything about the "Plymouth Brethren"?


2017-10-11
Christadelphians: Do you know anything about the Christadelphians who ask why do we need to support Israel?



2017-09-08
Splits in the Lutheran Church & Homosexuality: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod & Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, all these splits, homosexuals



2017-07-28
Denominations: Are denominations just possibly being an immaturity of people who choose to be divided in certain things. Is there examples of that happening the early church?



2017-03-21
Future Coming together of the Church: What is the future of the church as far as coming together? emergent church



2017-03-20
Denominations & Lack of Faith: Who is accountable for the lack of faith & having all these different 44,000 denominations?



2016-11-16
Nazarene Church: Caller wondering if Steve has an opinion about the Nazarene Church. Are they Dispensational?



2016-11-11
Proud of Denomination or Race: Boasting about being a certain denomination or a race, doesn't that go against the Spirit of being Christ?



2016-09-12
Kingdom of God is at Hand: At what point did or does the Kingdom of God come into existence? Because it says in places that it's near & in other places it says it's in our midst & yet in other places it says it's still to come. [Luke 17:21, Matthew 12:28, Matthew 23:36, Matthew 24:34]
Denominationalism: Can carnally-natured people be true Christians? The very beginning of denominationalim seems to start right then. [1 Corinthians 3:1-4, Romans12:1-2]


2016-08-12
Home Church: Who's interpreting the Bible in a home church setting, & caller thinks steve is using circular reasoning. He also answers a question a caller asked this caller on the previous show specifically for him, about what is the role of Holy Ghost. (Lengthy Discussion; kept seeming like it was going to end, but then continued.)



2016-08-11
Role of the Holy Spirit: What is the role of the Holy Spirit if only the catholic priests can interpret scripture correctly? [1 John 2:27]



2016-07-22
Sincerity is What Matters: Ssome say it doesn't matter if you are Mormon, Jehovah's Witness, Muslim, or anything, as long as you are sincere. What say you?



2016-05-11
Disciples of Christ: Caller wanted Steve's opinion about a church that was associated with the Disciples of Christ church.



2016-04-12
44,000 Denominations: How did so many denominations come to be?



2015-12-29
Origins of the Baptist Church: The Baptist denomination existed before there were any Protestants, is that true?



2015-09-08
Church of God & praying to Mother God: Caller was invited to the Church of God, & was told that they needed to pray to the Mother God because Jerusalem is the mother of us all & it faces the east.



2015-09-04
General Assembly: Does Steve know anything about the General Assembly church? Is it a cult? [Hebrews 12:13]



2015-07-22
NIV & KJV: Should I get rid of her NIV, & just read the KJV of the Bible?
Denominations: What Denominational Church do you think I should attend & ones that I should stay away from?


2015-07-17
The Christian Church - Disciples of Christ: Does Steve know anything about "The Christian Church", especially their views re: Baptism?



2015-05-28
The Church of Firstborn: Has Steve ever heard of the church called, "The Church of the Firstborn"?
Paul's War Against the Flesh: Is Romans 7 referring to Paul's struggle with sin before or after his conversion? [Romans 7:14-18]


2015-03-20
Christian Science: Are the Christian Scientists just like any other denomination? Is there any place in the Bible we can exploit for healing?



2014-11-26
Unitarians & the Nazarene Church: What do Unitarians believe? What about the Nazarene Church?



2014-09-25
"Perfectly Joined together": Why so many denominations? Why can't we all be united? [1 Corinthians 1:10-14]



2014-09-03
Catholic Church as opposed to real Cults: The Catholic church or Catholic Christians are not that different than other Christians. They aren't cultic like say Mormons, JWs, Christian Scientists.



2014-08-28
Denominations: Is there a denomination that aligns itself the most w/ what you believe?
Which Church: What church do you go to then every Sunday?


2014-07-31
Strange Doctrine & Deception: What can we do to make sure people don't become deceived & accept strange doctrine?



2014-07-24
Evangelical Covenant church: Do you know anything about the Evangelical Covenant church?
Doctrinal Differences: How do learn to be edified from a teacher who you disagree with doctrinally?


2014-07-21
Apostolic Church & the Trinity: So what does the Apostolic Church believe about the Trinity, & how would you share the Trinity w/ them? [1 John 5:7]



2014-07-16
Baptism & The Church of Christ: Isn't it wrong to believe that someone isn't born again until they are baptized, that it's a matter of faith before they are baptized, but getting baptized is just a public announcement that you are a follower of Christ?



2014-07-03
Finding a good Church [Steve lost internet connection right as she was invited to start speaking] Caller just wanted to comment about finding a good church. She feels the Lord's recovery founded by witness lee and watchman nee is that perfect church. [that was very wise of her to just continue talking!] [& then he lost connection again at the end of the conversation.]



2014-07-03
Finding a Church & the Music played in them: How do you go about finding a good church at an older age, or, what if the church you used to go to has radically changed since you last attended there in your youth?
Evangelical & Charismatic: Are Evangelicalism & Charismatic in harmony w/ each other?
Wesleyan Church: What can you tell me about the Wesleyan Church?

2014-06-26
Ananias & Sapphira: Regarding hell "scaring people into Salvation", isn't that sort've what happened during the incident of Ananias & Sapphira & throwing fear into the church? [Acts 5:1-11]
United Reformed Church: Do you do you know anything about the United Reformed Church?
R C Sprouls & the Reformed Church: I was wondering what the United Reformed Church was being "reformed" from?

2014-04-14
The Heart: The heart is something we are supposed to guard, but it's also said to be the most deceitful thing.
Denominations: There are so many denominations but i'd like to know what I align myself with the most, & what are the main differences between the denominations?


2013-12-30
Pastors being Limited to Think CLearly: It's unfortunate there's a limit sometimes on what a pastor can believe or teach within the belief system of their denomination.
Predestination: Was R.C. Sproul saying that we actually DO have a choice on whether we go to hell or not? Trying to make Calvinism & Arminianism harmonize.
Loved ones burning in Hell: John MacArthur & R. C. Sproul seem inconsistent about that they say about buring in eternity in hell.

2013-12-17
Coarse Jesting: Can you talk about what coarse jesting is? [Ephesians 5:3-4]
Churches that are Aposatizing: So in follow up to a previous caller, what are we supposed to do about churches that are embracing sin? [Revelation 3:16]


2013-12-02
Best Bible Version: What is the best Bible version or translation?
Catholic Doctrines; Infallibility of the Pope & Praying to Mary: What to you think about the Catholic Church's doctrines of the "infallibiltiy of the pope" and praying to Mary?
Best Church to attend: What is the best denomination or church in which to find fellowship?

2013-10-30
John MacArthur's "Strange Fire": Dennis the Millennialist talks more about the conference John MacArthur's just had called, "Strange Fire", & talkd about the idea about being able to fellowship with different theological understandings.
Not Everything that happns to us is God's Will: A speaker at his meeting said, "God is not in control of everything that happens to us, & not everything that happns is not God's will", & there was a big gasp.


2013-10-28
Following the One True Christ: All denominations & cults claim to believe in Jesus, but won't eventually God call them out of the quagmire they are in, to unadulterated truth? [Hebrews 11:6]



2013-09-26
Slain from the Foundation of the World: NASB says seems to apply the phrase, "slain from the foundation of the world" in a completely different location, changing the meaning. Is that true? [Revelation 13:8]
Quakers: Do you know anything about the Quakers? Do they really not have a pulpit, so anyone can go up & speak instead of just having it for a sole Pastor?
Calvinism & Arminianism: How are Calvinism & Arminianism different? You believe in Arminianism?

2013-09-24
Original Sin: Why do preachers believe in Original Sin & preach it? [Romans 5:12-21]
Jesus Sinless: Jesus wouldn't have been able to escape Original Sin if that doctrine was true, isn't that right?
Church of Christ: What do you think about the "Church of Christ" denomination?

2013-09-10
Mormons being Christians: Are Mormons Christians?



2013-08-27
Michael the Buddhist answering the Question: Michael answers the question about whether Buddhism has division &/or unity like you might find the Christian faith.
Suffering for Eternity: How can there be any real peace for the people in Heaven who know their loved ones or friends are being tortured in hell for eternity?
Purgatory: What does the purgatory doctrine say again?

2013-08-27
Ark of the Covenant: Many groups claim to have the Ark of the Covenant, but the caller doesn't thinks that's nonsense because if they did, Israel would have a vested interest in it because they want to build the temple again.
Question for Michael the Buddhist: The caller has a question for Michael the Buddhist, wondering if there's division or unity in Buddhism like you find in Christianity.


2013-08-23
God Failed: Caller thinks God has failed her.



2013-08-21
Churches not Teaching the Kingdom of God: Why don't churches teach about the Kingdom of God? [Acts 28:31, Matthew 24:14]
Denominations: Why so many denominations?


2013-08-09
The Church of Jesus Christ & Denominations: What do you think of the "Church of Jesus Christ"? I heard that you don't like denominations? Catholic church doesn't baptize people. Some don't believe in the Trinity.



2013-07-01
Unity of Beliefs: Why is there so little unity on difficult biblical scriptures and doctrines? Doesn't it cause people to be skeptical of Christianity. [Daniel 9:27]



2013-06-21
Denominations: Because scripture indicates "Be of one mind", we shouldn't have different denominations. [Luke 9:61]



2013-06-11
Steve's Denomination: Does Steve belong to a certain denomination?
King James Version only: Caller promotes the King James Version of the Bible, expressing that you can't have the rebirth experience without the KJV bible.
Hell-Steve's View: What is Steve's current view of Hell?

2013-05-29
Keep the Seventh Day Holy: How do I know that the 7th day during the creation week is the same as the Saturday as we have today?
Sabbath Keeping in End Times: If we don't know the right day for the Sabbath Day, then how could God judge us in the end times for not keeping it properly?
Objectivity in Bible Study: How do you sort out some of the traditional doctrines we have been taught in our denomination and figure out which are correct?

2013-04-08
Leaving Dispensationalism & Disappointment in Mistaken Teachers & Preachers: How do you deal with the disappointment in former pastors and teachers when you realize how mistaken they were when they were teaching you (Dispensationalism & Calvary Chapel? [John 8:31-32].
Church of Christ & Baptism: It seems that every time I attend the Church of Christ they always talk about Acts 2 (baptism). [Acts 2:38].


2013-03-29
Catholic vs Protestant: Caller challenges Steve's Protestant view over the Catholic view.
Catholic vs Protestant: How is it that Scott Hahn and Tim Staples can find support for the Catholic Church and its doctrines and you cannot?
Apostolic Succession: When did "Apostolic Succession" stop? [Acts 1].

2013-03-21
Eastern Orthodox Church: Could you talk about the Eastern Orthodox Church?



2013-03-21
The "Emergent Church": What is the "Emergent Church"? Is it negative or positive?
Muslim Idiom Translation: What do you think about the Muslim idiom translation, where biological words are changed to be less offensive to that group?


2013-03-11
Why Doesn't Jesus Know: If Jesus has all power, then why doesn't He know when He is coming back? [Matthew 28:18].
Confusion & Different Opinions: If God is not the "author of confusion" why are there so many confused people and different opinions? [I Corinthians 14:3, Proverbs 25:2].


2013-01-17
Baptist Church: Is it okay to go to the Baptist church?
Fasting to Overcome Addictions: Is it okay to fast to overcome sin & addictions?


2012-01-05
Other Denominations & the Church of Christ: What about attending various churches rather than one specific denomination?
Hearing the Holy Spirit: Aren't we able to hear from the Holy Spirit today, and He gives discernment?
Music in Church: Someone in the "Church of Christ" thinks instrumental music in church is wrong. What do you think?
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