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Topic: Grace
Episode Topic Audio

2024-04-22 		Old Testament vs New Testament: Isn't the change from the Old Testament to the New not the shift from "Law" to "Grace," but instead that Jesus took the place of the sacrifice, and salvation has always been under "grace?" [Exodus 34:6-7, John 1:17]
After the Last Day: What happens to the unsaved after the "last day?" [2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, John 12:48].

2024-04-18 		"It is a Gift of God": In the familiar verse "by grace you are saved, it is a gift of God" what is "it?" Is it "grace" or the "whole package?" [Ephesians 2:8].

2024-04-04 		Falling from Grace (Eternal Security): Can you ever "fall from grace" if you were once saved? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:3-4].

2024-03-29 		"Grace is Sufficient for You": Do you think that Paul hear God's voice audibly when He said "My grace is sufficient for you." [2 Corinthians 12:9].
Prayer-How Long and Often?: How long and often should we continue to pray for something if it appears unanswered? [Luke 18:1ff, Matthew 7:7-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:17].

2024-03-28 		New Covenant or Progressive Theology: I don't think you are Covenant Theology, but are you more of a New Covenant or Progressive Covenantal Theologian?
Covenant of Grace: Do you think that it is fair to say there is one covenant of grace throughout history that goes through different administrations?


2024-01-23 		Repentance & Grace: Can you expand on the marvelous work of repentance and grace?



2024-01-15 		Grace: It seems like "grace" is so much more than "unmerited favor." Would you expand on this? [Romans 4:4, 1 Corinthians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 10:29]

2023-12-22 		Synopsis of Calvinism & Contending with Doctrinal Differences: If my synopsis of the views of both Calvinists' and non-Calvinists' journey to faith, doesn't it then seem that neither side is taking credit for their faith? [John 3:14, Numbers 21:4-9, James 1:17-18, Matthew 5:45, John 16:8].

2023-10-25 		Andrew Farley (The Grace Message): Are you familiar with Andrew Farley (Texas radio host) and his views about grace? He seems more accepting of weakness than you are. [Psalm 1:3, Matthew 26:41].

2023-10-16 		Defining "Saved" & "Works" & Following Jesus: What does it mean to be "saved" versus just getting a ticket to heaven? Once you believe the gospel does transforation just come in time? How do works fit in? [1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Philippians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5, Titus 2:14].
"Feeling" One's Salvation: What if my feeling after conversion is fading? Rec: Topical lecture series, "How Can I Know That I am Really Saved?' [Romans 8:16, 2 Corinthians 13:5].

2023-09-14 		Good Works No Longer Required: Caller postulates that we no longer have to do good works. [1 John 2:4, Titus 1:16, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 2:14, Romans 2:17-24, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Matthew 7:21-26, Romans 2:8].

2023-08-14 		Teaching Children to be Perfect: Why don't we teach our children to be perfect, rather than emphasize grace? [Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21, James 3:2].
Dietary Directives in Leviticus: Why don't we pay more attention to the dietary restrictions in Leviticus? [Deuteronomy 11:18, Matthew 18:6, Leviticus 11, Genesis 9:3-4].

2023-06-27 		"Unconditional Love" & "Amazing Grace": Were the theological concepts of "unconditional love" and "amazing grace" developed outside the Bible? [Luke 6:28-30, Matthew 5:43-45, John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:19, Ezekiel 33:11].

2023-06-21 		Grace, Works & Obedience: How does "works" and "obedience" relate to "grace?" How would this apply to the thief on the cross? [Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 2:11-12, Luke 18:10-14, 1 Timothy 6:3-4, Matthew 7:21-23].

2023-05-17 		Grace vs Obedience: What do you think about Tozer's quote about too much emphasis on "grace?" [Hebrews 12:14, Acts 5:29, 1 John 3:7-10, Titus 2:11-12, Matthew 18:23-35].

2023-04-11 		Saved by Grace-Kept by Works: Are we saved by grace, and kept saved by works? {Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 2:14, 2 Peter 1:4, Galatians 5:17, 2 Corinthians 3:18].
Grace: What is "grace?" [John 1:14-16, 1 Peter 4:11, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Corinthians 3:10, Hebrews 4:16].

2023-04-10 		God's Unconditional Love: Our pastor indicated that not only is God's love unconditional, but so is His salvation. Do the following verses apply to being saved from 70 AD or the judgment? [Matthew 24, Mark 13:13, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2, Matthew 5:43-48,, Luke 15:24, James 4:6-7, Ezekiel 33:11, John 15:13, Proverbs 13:24].

2023-03-22 		Justification by Faith or Works: Could you clarify the seeming contradiction between the verses that say we are saved by grace, but justified by works? [Ephesians 2:8-9, James 2:24, James 2:19, Galatians 5:6, 1 John 2:4, 1 John 3:7, Titus 2:14, Luke 6:45-46, Matthew 7:21].

2022-12-20 		Grace Is grace free? [Romans 4:4].
Faith & Grace: Do we supply the faith, and God supplies the grace? [Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:8-9].

2022-12-12 		Calvinism or "Doctrines of Grace": You often say that if Calvinism (Doctrines of Grace) is true then God would be an ogre. If you learn more as you study, and you begin to accept the "Doctrines of Grace", would you be open to them?



2022-11-08 		Righteousness & "Means of Grace": How do we engage in "righteous" acts and apply the "means of grace'? [I John 3:7, John 1:14-16, Luke 4:22, Ephesians 4:29, I Corinthians 15:10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2, 2 Corinthians 12:9].

2022-10-05 		Disagreeing Caller-No Need to Continue to Ask for Forgiveness: Do we need to continue to ask for forgiveness-since we have already been forgiven? [Hebrews 9:17, Hebrews 17, Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 10:29, I John 1:7, Colossians 3:13, Mark 11, Matthew 18:21-35, I John 1:8-9, I John 2:12-14].

2022-08-26 		Paul Taught Different Gospels & Obedience to the Commandments in Matthew: How would your address someone suggesting that Matthew and Paul preach different Gospels and why we are not obeying all the commandments in Matthew to be saved? [Acts 20:24-25, I Timothy 6:3, Acts 28:30-31, John 8:31, Romans 10:9, Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 6:41, Matthew 7:21].

2022-08-09 		Divorce Indicative of Apostasy: I disagree with how you describe the ramifications of divorce and the connection between sin, disobedience, and apostasy. Are you misleading others in misrepresenting saving grace of God? [Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 6:16, Titus 1:16, Eccelesiastes 5:5, Romans 5:8, John 8:31, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6, Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24].

2022-07-11 		The Law vs Grace: Is it of possible to be under both "grace" and "the law?" [Galatians 5:4-6, I Corinthians 9:21, Hebrews 8:13, John 15:13].

2022-06-23 		"Antinomian" or "Legalist"?: Could you clarify your position on "antinomianism" and "legalism"? [Ephesians 2:8-10, Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel 36:26, 2 Peter 1:4, Titus 3:5, Titus 2:14].

2022-06-13 		Sin at the Creation: Were people sinful at creation? Do we sin because of Adam's sin?
My Sinfulness & My Obligation: How much am I responsible for my sin, and how muchis grace? What are my obligations? [John 3:19, Titus 2:14, Matthew 22:37, Luke 10:27, Deuteronomy 6:4-7].
Our Own Sinfulness vs Paying for the Sins of Ancestors: Why do we have to pay for our ancestor's sin? [Matthew 16:24-26].

2022-05-16 		Fornicators "Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God": Is I Corinthians addressed to believers or unbelievers when he refers to the fornicators not inheriting the Kingdom of God? [I Corinthians 6:9-10, I Corinthians 5:11].
Addiction & Grace: What about believers who have an addiction and how does grace come into this? [Galatians 5:16, Romans 6:15, Titus 2:11, Matthew 1:21].

2022-04-11 		Two Different Gospels: Where can I get your chart showing the similarities between Jesus' and Paul's teachings, because someone I know thinks they were teaching two different gospels? Chart found at Matthew713.com
Grace in the New Testament: Do you think that when too much attention is put on the Old Testament Law it undermines the grace revealed in the New Testament? [Galatians 4:10-11, Matthew 5:18, Acts 21:20].

2022-03-24 		"Eternal Security" and "Inheriting the Kingdom": Regarding "Eternal Security" ("Once Saved, Always Saved") and "inheriting the Kingdom", can you explain your view in light of the type of the Hebrews entering the Promised Land? [I John 5:11-12, John 15:6, Luke 19:10, I Corinthians 3:9, I Corinthians 3:11-15].

2022-03-16 		God's Blessing and Intercession for Unbelievers: Does God both bless and intercede for unbelievers, or just believers? [Matthew 5:45, Hebrews 4:15, James 1:17, Romans 2:4].

2022-03-11 		Unworthy to be Saved: What do you say to someone who thinks they are so unworthy that they do not deserve to be saved? [Galatians 2:21, I Corinthians 1:26-27].

2022-03-02 		God Planned for Mankind (Adam) to Sin: What do you think of the premise that God planned for mankind (Adam) to sin, so He could demonstrate His grace? [2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23].

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].

2022-02-16 		King James Only: What do you think of Peter Ruckman (King James Only)?
Pauline Doctrine: What is Pauline doctrine? Recommends chart, "Jesus & Paul", found at Matthew713.com. [Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, Ephesians 2:8-9].

2022-01-24 		Getting More Grace: Can one get more grace and what is the difference for the believer vs non-believer? [Matthew 5:45, James 1:17, Psalms 103:10, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Revelation 2:21, Romans 2:21, I Corinthians 15:10, I Corinthians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Peter 1:2, I Peter 5:10].

2022-01-13 		Saved by Works, Faith, or Grace?: It seems like there are a number of different ways to be saved, by works, by faith, and by grace. Can you clarify how we are saved? [Ezekiel 14:14-20, Acts 2:38, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 5:6, James 2:14-26, Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21].

2021-12-23 		Feeling Overwhelmed: Could you encourage me as I am feeling overwhelmed and am struggling, even after I put on the whole armor of God? [2 Timothy 2:3, Ephesians 6:10, Isaiah 40:31].
Grace & Power: How do we actually get the grace and power of the Holy Spirit? [Ephesians 2:8, Romans 5:2, I Corinthians 15:10, I Corinthians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Hebrews 4:16].

2021-10-28 		Works VS Obedience: What is the difference between "works" (particularly as in a less desirable way) and "obedience"? [Romans 11:6, Romans 4, Ephesians 2:8-10, Philippians 6:46, Luke 6:46, Jeremiah 31:33].

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].

2021-09-30 		Condoning Sin vs Giving Grace: What is the difference between forgiving someone on the basis of grace and just condoning sin, as in homosexuality? [Matthew 19].

2021-07-30 		New Covenant Allows us to be Disobedient: Is it true that the New Covenant allows us to sin continually, being disobedient, and still be blessed, because we are under grace. [Galatians, Romans 2, Romans 4, Acts 3, Galatians 3, Psalms 32, Hebrews 11, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14, Ephesians 2:8-10, I Peter 1:17, 2 Corinthians 5:10, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6].

2021-07-15 		Calvinism vs Arminianism: Caller shares an opposing view of Calvinism. [Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, I Peter 5:5, Hebrew 10:29].

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 		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].

2021-06-18 		Steve Gregg's Bible Study Tools: What tools do you use for your Bible study? Recommended; In addition to the Bible-Interlinear Old (Hebrew) and New (Greek) Testaments, Strong's Concordance, Bible Dictionaries, Bible Commentaries by F.F. Bruce or Tyndale.
Jerusalem Council & the Law of Moses: Could you clarify what was happening at the Jerusalem Council, and if keeping the Law of Moses is still required? [Acts 15].

2021-06-18 		Dying to Sin, Continuing to Sin, so Grace Abounds: How do I interpret this Romans verse about dying to sin, and continuing to sin, so grace abounds, and to whom is he speaking? [Romans 6:2, Romans 6:3-4, Romans 5:20-21].

2021-05-20 		Jesus' Hard Sayings in Contrast to the Law: What do you think when it is said that the hard sayings of Jesus are primarily to show us how impossible it is to do well under the law? [Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 7:24, I Timothy 6:3, Titus 2:11].

2021-05-18 		Hyper-Dispensationalism (Mid-Acts): Could you talk about "Hyper-Dispensationalism" (also called "Mid-Acts")? Is anything at the website on this? [Acts 14:22, Acts 20:24-25, Acts 28:30-31, Colossians 1:13, Galatians 1:8-9, Mark 10:45, Matthew 20:28, Luke 18:13].

2021-02-24 		Saved by Grace or Law of Moses: Can you respond to the claim that we are not saved by grace, but by being under the Law of Moses, and also, that neither Jesus nor Paul ever taught "saved by grace"? [Hebrews 11, Romans 4:5-6].

2021-02-22 		Saved by Grace: Are we sinners saved by grace? [Ephesians 2:8-9].
Sinners in Heaven: Will sinners get to heaven? [I Corinthians 6:9-11].
Christians Heavenbound: Will all Christians go to heaven?

2020-11-23 		God's Salvation Reaching Further Than Expected: Is God's salvation going to be extended far beyond what we may have been thinking because of genuine ignorance? Do we need to be evangelizing if everyone is made in the image of God? [John 1:9, John 3:20-21].

2020-11-09 		Christian Who is a Drug Addict: If a true Christian gets caught up in drugs, will they die in their sins and not go to heaven? [Galatians 2, Galatians 5:16, James 3:2, Psalm 1:3, I John 4:4].

2020-11-09 		Grace & Obedience for Salvation: You drew a comparison and difference between "inheriting" and "entering" the kingdom in scripture, can you speak to this relative to "free grace" (Hyper-grace)? [Luke 18:18, Matthew 19:29, Romans 10:9, Isaiah 28:13, Matthew 15:8, Luke 23:42].

2020-11-04 		Conversion's Elation Expected to Last: As a former Mormon, as I moved away from religion, I have found in my new trust in Christ, a notable difference to the better. Should I expect this high to continue indefinitely? [I Peter 5:8-10].

2020-10-02 		Suffering Guilt, Temptation, and Failure to Follow Christ in Reality: Could you help me understand the concept of "dying to myself & Christ living in me" when I don't really do or obey as I should. [Galatians 2:20].

2020-09-17 		Obedience, Legalism, & Grace: How can we judge and assess the differences between obedience, legalism and grace? [2 John 9, 2 Corinthians 3:17, John 1:14-16, 2 Peters 1:4, Titus 2:11-12, Matthew 7:24-27, I John 2:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Acts 5:32, I John 2:4, Hebrews 5:9].

2020-08-26 		Levitical Laws to Demonstrate Our Need for Grace: Do you think that laws in Leviticus was just an example of a goal, to show us our inefficiency, and need for grace?



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].

2020-08-04 		Paul's Infirmity (Thorn in Flesh): How does Paul's infirmity relate to the admonition "my grace is sufficient" and "strength is made perfect weakness"? [2 Corinthians 12:9].
Paul Speaking to Jesus: Is Paul speaking directly to Jesus in 2 Corinthians? [2 Corinthians 12:9].

2020-07-10 		Sinners Will or Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God: Did you mean that no one can inherit the Kingdom of God if they fall into sin? [I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21].

2020-06-19 		Hyper-Grace: Would you describe Hyper-Grace? [Romans 10:9, Titus 1:16, John 1:12].
Calminian: What is a Calminian?
Steve Gregg - an Arminian Are you, Steve Gregg, an Arminian? And would you define Arminianism:

2020-06-16 		Kingdom of Grace vs God: What is the difference between the "Kingdom of Grace" and the "Kingdom of God", and where do some get The Kingdom of Grace? [Acts 20:24-25, Acts 28:31, Revelation 14, Revelation 1].
Steve Gregg/ The Narrow Path Material in Spanish: Is anything available from your website in Spanish?

2020-06-05 		Grace Alone (Eternal Security): A caller (Bullingerite), claims that almost everyone in ministry is teaching a perverted gospel and that we are saved by grace alone. [I Corinthians 15:3, Galatians 1:7-8].



2020-05-28 		The Holy Spirit & Mary, Mother of Jesus: when the Holy Spirit came upon Mary, did she then have the Holy Spirit as we do? [Acts 1, Acts 2:17, Psalm 51:11, John 7:39].
The Holy Spirit in The Old Testament: Can you clarify the Spirit coming upon people in the Old Testament and if He would then stay with them?
Hail Mary, Full of Grace: What does it mean to say, "Hail Mary, full of grace?" Does it mean she was born sinless?

2019-12-23 		Grace: Caller wanted to give some thoughts on Grace.
Ruth a typological of Revelation 12: Have you ever considered Ruth, Naomi, her husband & their children as a typology of Revelation 12? [Revelation 12]

2019-11-20 		Rich Man Saved by Grace: Does the story of the rich man seeking eternal life illustrate that it is actually by grace that we are saved? [Matthew 19:20f].

2019-11-08 		Grace or Works: Are we kept in Christ by grace or by works? [I Peter 1:5, Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:8-9, Hebrews 3:12, 4:16, 2 Corinthians 12:9].

2019-10-01 		The Law & Grace: What is difference between the way The Law worked in the Old Testament, and the way Grace works from the New Testament now?

2019-09-17 		Faith, Salvation, Grace: If faith, grace, and salvation are gifts, that doesn't support the Calvinist position, right? [Ephesians 2:8].

2019-07-05 		Church replacing Israel: If the church was to replace Israel, why is it not mentioned in the Old Testament (old vs new covenants? [Jeremiah 11:16, Galatians 3: 14-16].
Old Testament Saved by Works: In the Old Testament, were the faithful saved by works rather than grace? [Hebrews 11, Micah 6:6-8, Psalm 51:17, Psalm 40:6-8].

2019-06-06 		Do Christians Need to Ask for Forgiveness: Does this verse actually apply to non-Christians, particularly since this seems to be written to unbelievers? Do we need to continue to ask for forgiveness of sins, once we have been saved? [I John 1:8, 9, 2:1, 18, Matthew 6:9-13].

2019-03-22 		Saved by Grace or Works: Are we saved by grace or by works? (caller thinks Steve believes that one must work for their salvation) [Titus 2:11-12, Titus, Galatians 5:6].

2019-03-21 		Dispensationalism: What do dispensationalists believe about the seven dispensations, and how does that affect their other beliefs? And the gospel of grace? [Acts 20:24].

2019-03-07 		Repentance-After Death: Is there a possibility of repentance after death? What scriptural references would support this idea? [I Tim 2:4].
Christians sin: What do you say to those Christians who insist that we, as Christians, sin every day? How does one define sin? [I Corinthians 10:13]

2019-03-06 		Once Saved, Always Saved: Is it dangerous to stay in a church that believes the extremes of either position; one cannot lose their salvation vs one can never lose their salvation?

2019-02-27 		Salvation: Some people argue that if you have to do more than accept Jesus Christ as your Lord & Saviour, you're working for your salvation

2018-11-16 		"He Cannot Sin": Practicing sin or continuing to sin without the fight against it, His seed being in us so we can't sin. [1 John 3:9, 1 John 2:1, Romans 6]

2018-10-16 		2 Gospels: Gospel of the Kingdom vs the Gospel of Grace, is it supposed to be 2 different gospels? What is YOUR view w/ amillennialism?

2018-09-06 		We are all Under Grace: Consequences of sin, yes, but we are under grace, but sin not irrelevant, but we shouldn't fall under legalism.

2018-08-01 		Hyper-Grace & Repenting: Hyper-grace people are going to have a rude awakening if we don't take account of our sins as we go along, repenting for them. What do you think?

2018-07-24 		Prevenient Grace & Irresistible Grace: Can you please tell me the difference between "Prevenient Grace" & "Irresistible grace"?

2018-06-12 		Faith & Grace: Are we saved by grace or faith? Is faith a gift God gives us or do we have to find it? [Ephesians 2:8-10]

2018-04-25 		Holy Spirit: Does the Holy Spirit convict us individually or as a world?
Hyper-Grace: So you haven't quite joined the "hyper-grace" bandwagon yet?

2018-04-24 		God drawing Everyone: Do you think God draws every man to His Son? [John 6:44]

2018-04-11 		Works and Grace: DO all Catholics believe we can earn our Salvation through our works & Sacraments?
Tradition: Paul said we should keep the traditions. Does that mean like the Catholics do? They always emphasize Protestants are wrong about "Sola Scriptura", that Scripture & Tradition are equally important. [2 Thessalonians 2:15]

2018-02-21 		Grace: Has God Always Operated Under Grace?
Pluck Out Your Eye: What does Jesus mean when He says pluck out the eye?

2018-02-02 		Dispensationalism & Gospel of Grace: Caller believes anti-dispensational theology causes people to try to earn their salvation. Steve discusses the Gospel of grace. [Acts 20:4]

2018-01-22 		Abortion: Can people who've had abortions, & another person who enabled it to happen, can they still be saved?
Sex Offenders: Can sex offenders be saved?
Death: What happens after we die?

2017-12-20 		Fellowshipping: Is not going to church affecting my salvation? [Hebrews 10:25]

2017-11-21 		Living in Sin: Confronting people who are living in sin.
Performing a Wedding you have Doubts about: What about performing weddings if you have some hesitancy about the union?

2017-11-09 		Lordship Salvation: What is Lordship salvation? [Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 10:9]
License to Sin: What about a person who said the sinner's prayer in their youth, yet have lived a sinful life & think they are still saved?

2017-10-06 		Free Will in Romans: Discussion about free will in the Book of Romans.

2017-10-06 		Grace & Works: A nominal Christian thinks he's saved because he's under grace & not works. What would you say about that? [Ephesians 2:8-9, James 2:14-19, Galatians 6:7-10]
Varying Rewards in Eternity: Will there be different rewards for amount of work done?

2017-10-05 		Definition of Righteousness: What do you thinks about this definition of Righteousness, That someone does & says the right thing in every situation, is that correct?

2017-09-28 		Lordship Salvation & Free Grace: What is the difference between Lordship Salvation & Free Grace?

2017-09-01 		Eternal Security: Once saved always saved pretty much diminishes the whole point of following Jesus, being a Christian. You can just say a Sinner's Prayer & remain in sin because of supposed grace.
Demons or Extra-Terrestrial: Caller thought he was a Christian, but wants to know if he's being afflicted from demons or aliens.

2017-08-18 		Calvinism & Predestination: Calvinist believe that only some people are predestined to be saved, to be Christians, no matter what they do or don't do, is that right? Do you believe that?

2017-07-24 		License to Sin By Grace: So a minister thinks that because of grace one can you live any way they want & still be a Christian, is this true?

2017-07-14 		None of Them are Lost: I'm teaching on once saved always saved, so what do you say about this verse? [John 17:12]

2017-07-06 		Law Before Christ, Grace After: It seemed before Jesus died people were required to keep the law, but after He rose again we were under grace, is that true?

2017-06-23 		2 Ways of Salvation: Only one way of salvation, but some say 2 different ways, saved by grace according to Paul or the kingdom of God. [Acts 15:11]

2017-06-01 		Taking Communion in an Unworthy Manner: A lot of churches say NOT to take Communion unworthily, but if we all did that, none of us would be fit to take it. [1 Corinthians 11:27-28]
Hyper Grace & Confession: Yes, i believe in "hyper-grace", we don't need to be continually confessing our sins, that once we do it, we are good! [1 John 1:9]

2017-06-01 		Golden Chain of Redemption: I would like to talk about Calvinism & Predestination & the golden chain of redemption & Grace. [Romans 8:29-30]

2016-12-30 		Under Grace of Mercy: Are we under Grace of Mercy, & Jesus didn't call us Christians.



2016-12-16 		Letter of the Law vs Spirit of law: Sometimes the "spirit" of the law seems stricter than the "letter", & I thought we were under grace. [2 Corinthians 3:6]

2016-10-05 		God Shows Grace: To whom is God showing His grace in which Paul describes in Ephesians? [Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 3:10, Ephesians 6:12]

2016-09-15 		Anti-Nomianism What is Anti-nomianism? Can Steve please explain it?

2016-06-02 		Cutoff Analogy: Caller makes a humorous analogy about the word "cutoff" that was talked about in the previous show.
Grace-Favor or a Power: What is grace? Is it unmerited favour or is it a power we are given?


2016-05-11 		Mercy & Grace: What is difference between mercy, compassion & grace?

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?

2016-02-11 		Grace Movement What do you think about the "hyper-grace" movement that says we only need to repent once & we are good to go? [1 John 1:9]

2015-12-16 		Grace in the OT: Was there just as much Grace in the Old Testament as there is in the New Testament? [Romans 4, Psalm 32, John 1]

2015-10-23 		Grace & Law: Can we live under Grace without defining the aspects of the law?

2015-08-17 		Leaving a Church Over Homosexuality Issues: (Update:) A member of a church where he had been at for a very long time he had to leave because they didn't want to converse w/ him about their new stance on homosexuality, the leadership just wanting to go w/ the tide, w/ political correctness, instead of doing what the Bible says.
Sinner Saved By Grace: Is that the right terminology to use, that we are sinners saved by Grace?

2015-08-14 		Arminianism vs Calvinism: Steve is not a Calvinist, but he also doesn't call himself an Arminianist but just a non-Calvinist. Is that true?
Total Depravity: A discussion about Total Depravity, Prevenient Grace [John 6:44]

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]

2015-05-11 		Christians who are in Sin: How do we deal in a Christ-like matter those who claim Christianity but who are living in sin? [Galatians 6:1, Matthew 18:15-20]

2015-04-10 		By Grace Through Faith: Caller thought she knew what "Grace Through Faith" meant, but discovered she might not, & wants to run it by Steve to see if she's right. [Ephesians 2:8-9]

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."

2015-02-02 		Grace & Works: At what point do you think grace is overridden by failing to do a specific work, if at all?

2015-01-29 		Gospel of the Kingdom vs Grace: Is the gospel of the Kingdom of God the same as the gospel of Grace?
Kingdom of God & the Millennium: Is the Kingdom of God & the Millennium Related?

2015-01-06 		Grace/Legalism: There seems to be a lot of legalism in our churches nowadays.

2014-12-02 		Antinomianism & Arminianism: Are Antinomianism & Arminianism complete opposites? (Calvinism & Arminianism & Antinomianism & legalism are what he meant.)
Jesus' Authority: Was Jesus' position of Authority different after His resurrection than it was before it?

2014-11-18 		Eternal Life: What is God's basis for showing grace to someone to bring them to eternal life? Everyone who is weak, humble, meek & needy, does God automatically give them that grace & saves them? (the same caller that was on for a half hour from the day before.) [Luke 8:4-21]

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.

2014-10-08 		Forfeiting Grace: This seems like a profound verse, but doesn't seem to be out of place where it's put in Jonah's prayer? [Jonah 2;8]
Nineveh Repenting: Why did the Ninevites turn so quickly to repentance as a result of what Jonah said? Was there a previous event that warmed them up to it?

2014-09-02 		Hyper-Grace, the Gospel & the Kingdom of God: What is the gospel as we are in the Kingdom of God? [[Matthew 5, 1 Corinthians 15:1-3, Romans 10:9, Acts 20:23-25]

2014-08-15 		God's number of times of Forgiving: How many times does God forgive you?

2014-04-15 		Hell - Annihilationism: Doesn't Annihilationism take away the need for a Savior? Doesn't it take away the whole grace idea if they just get to be snuffed out?

2014-01-10 		The Message (Paraphrase) Bible: What do you think of the Message Bible? What versions do you think ARE the best?
Extreme Grace (Hyper Grace): What do you think about being saved no matter what you do, as long as you are "saved"? [Matthew 28:18-20]

2013-11-13 		Saved by Grace: Caller is trying to clarify what the previous caller by being concerned about sin all the time.

2013-11-13 		Believers Concerned About Sin: Why do Christians worry about sin after they are saved? Aren't we redeemed by the blood? [1 John 1:8] (audio of caller is poor.)

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?

2013-09-23 		"Go & Sin No More": Can we really go & "sin" no more?

2013-09-12 		Grace upon Grace: What does "grace upon grace" mean in the Gospel of John? [John 1:14-16, Ephesians 4:29]

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]



2013-09-04 		God "Granting" Repentance: Can only God grant repentance?
Prevenient Grace: Can you talk about "prevenient grace"?
Willing your self into Heaven: Can someone "will" their way into heaven, to become saved?

2013-06-17 		Grow in Grace: What does it mean to "grow in grace"? [2 Peter 3:18]
More Grace Given: Does God give more grace when needed? [Hebrews 4:16]

2013-06-14 		The Mormon Church: Are we supposed to consider the Mormon church as the enemy?
Reaction to "Grace": Could someone's reaction to grace have something to do with the way they were raised?

2013-05-03 		Buddhist Caller; Something Greater: Isn't it natural to want to trust in something greater than ourselves, especially when we are aging and facing decay and death, which is what we often call God? [1 John 2:1-2, Ecclesiastes 7:2].

2013-04-09 		Greeting to Grace: Personal greeting to Grace who turned 92 (family member).



2013-03-29 		"Means of Grace" (Sacraments): Is there a church hierarchy that established the administeration of the "means of grace" (sacraments)
Sacraments, Grace & Faith: Would they differentiate between the adminstration of the sacraments, means of grace, and being saved by faith? [2 Corinthians 12:8-10, Ephesians 2:8-9].
Conspiracies About the Resurrection: Are not the conspiracies surrounding the attempt to discredit the resurrection suggest a mindset that goes against reason and evidence?

2013-03-05 		Distortion of Grace Scripture: Was there something specific being distorted in 2 Peter, and also applied to today's distortions? [2 Peter 3:15, Romans 6:15, Titus 2:11-12, Jude 1:4].
"Other" Scriptures: What are the "other" scriptures being referred to in 2 Peter 3? [2 Peter 3}.

2013-02-08 		Obeying the 10 Commandments, Pride & Reading OT: What do we take from the Old Testament to the New Testament? The 10 Commandments? [Romans 6]
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