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2022-09-14 Ancient Cultures (Edomites & Amalekites): How do you refute the claim that the Edomites (Idoumaeans) or Amalekites somehow correspond to Chrisitians? [I Samuel 15:3, Genesis 25:3, Genesis 36:12].
2022-09-13 The Anunnaki (Ancient gods): What do you think about the claims about ancient Mesopotamian gods called "The Anunnaki?" [Genesis 2:24].
2022-08-05 Authority on a Woman's Head: Could you talk about the angels (authority) on my head? [I Corinthians 11:10, I Corinthians 11:3-16, Genesis 6].
Women's Hair & Head Coverings: Is a women's hair also a covering? [I Corinthians 11:10, I Corinthians 11:16, Acts 18:18].
2022-08-02 Atheist: Dinosaurs: Atheist: Isn't it a simpler answer to think that ancient people found dinosaur bones, instead of assuming the dinosaurs lived among them? [Job 40-41].
Atheist: Mythological Leviathan & Behemoth: Atheist: Would it not be more likely mythological that the ancient people created the stories of Behemoth and Leviathan? [Job 40-41].
2022-06-29 Head Coverings: Could you shed some light on "head coverings?" [I Corinthians 11:3-16, Acts 18:18, Deuteronomy 22:5]. Recommended topical article; "Head Coverings."
2022-05-26 "God" vs "gods": Didn't the ancient Greeks and Romans believe in their gods as much as Christians believe in theirs?
2022-05-16 God Enlightening Pagan Cultures: Do you think that God's has endowed unbelieving, other religious cultures with wisdom, morality, and guidelines? [Mark 12:30-31, Leviticus 19:17-18].
2022-04-13 Atheists Requiring Unparalleled Evidence: Would you elaborate on your thoughts regarding the unreasonable degree of evidence atheists require to believe as sufficient evidence?
2022-01-07 Parable of the Wedding Feast: who is the man in the "Parable of the Wedding Feast", who is not wearing the proper clothes? [Matthew 22:11, Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21].
Levirate Marriage: When a man was to raise up the upspring for his dead brother, how could that actually work? [Matthew 22:24].
2021-11-29 Head Coverings & Women Not Speaking: Are the scriptures talking about head coverings and women not speaking, relative to when they are in or outside the church? [I Corinthians 11:5, I Corinthians 11:14, I Corinthians 11:16, Acts 18:18, Numbers 6:18, I Corinthians 14:28].
Women in Ministry: Should Women be in ministry? [Acts 18:26, Romans 16:3].
2021-09-02 Gilgamesh Epic Causing Doubt: What is your response to my becoming a "Doubting Thomas" because of ancient books and mythology, like "Gilgamesh Epic" existing before the Bible and some of the common traits?[Luke 3:1].
2021-06-01 Ancients Not Being Able to Count Higher than 1000. Caller indicates the ridiculous statement that in ancient days people could not count higher than 1000.
2021-04-20 Ancient Pagan Cultural Influences: Are you familiar with the Behistun, the Gilgamesh Epic, and Sumarian Tablets and how they may be informing us to the source of certain ideas, events, and cultures?
2017-10-16 Women in Ministry I would like to know the reasons why a woman is not allowed to be a pastor or elder. Do you know the reasons? [1 Timothy 2:11-15]
Church Traditions & Customs & Head Coverings: What can you tell me about church traditions & customs, especially involving head coverings for women? [1 Corinthians 11:2-16]
Communion & Agape Feasts: The Early Church had real agape feasts for communion instead of just a token bread & wine like nowadays.
2017-01-18 Understanding the Bible by culture of the day: Middle eastern culture a little bit different than the modern era or life in America. Can you talk about it?
2016-12-20 Steve having Long Hair:: Caller's son has a problem with Steve Gregg as a Bible Teacher because he has long hair, & also can Steve explain what the verse is saying? [1 Corinthians 11:14-16]
2016-09-14 Witness Lee & Watchman Lee & Cultic leaders, groups: Do you have any info about Witness Lee & Watchman Nee?
Recovery Bible: Do you know anything about the Recovery Bible?
Fool & Raca (worthless): Why does Jesus seem more upset about calling someone "fool" over "Raca"? [Matthew 5:22]
2016-08-10 The Cretians: Greek culture & influences referred to in the Bible, culture vs race, discussion about Titus & the Cretians (Cretans). [Titus 1:12-13]
2016-07-22 Light before the Sun during Creation: What was the light before the Sun was made, & what about the vegetation on the 3rd day? and the earth is flat, caller believes.
2016-07-13 Lot Giving over His Daughters: Caller thinks it's abhorrent about Lot’s bad behavior of giving his daughters to be used by strangers. [Genesis 19:8]
2016-05-03 Black Descendants & black Hebrew Israelites: is there any place in the Bible it talks about the descendants of blacks? Are they descendants of true Israel, black Hebrew Israelites?
2016-04-26 Men having Long Hair: Long hair on men. [1 Corinthians 11:14]
2016-04-25 Long Hair: What is wrong with having long hair? [1 Corinthians 11:14]
Consuming Alcohol: Is it okay to drink beer/alcohol/wine?
2013-11-27 Women Silent in the Church: What does Paul mean about women being silent in the church? [1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 14]
Paul's Culture: Could it just have been that way, women keeping silent, because of the culture Paul was in?
Heading Coverings: Why did women have to cover their heads because of angels? [1 Corinthians 11:10]
2013-09-05 Atheists Slamming the Bible because of Rape Stories in it: Caller egages a lot with atheists, & they try to debunk the Bible with all all kinds of things that happened in the Bible, & the lastest one was about rape. Can Steve talk about that? [Deuteronomy 22:28, Exodus 22:16-17]
2013-08-12 Head Coverings: Can you please explain Head Coverings? [1 Corinthians 11:2-16]
Women Being Silent: What about when Paul told women to be silent in church? [1 Corinthians 14:34]
2013-06-14 Lot Offering His Daughters: Why did Lot offer his daughters to the mob outside? [Genesis 19:6-11]
2013-04-29 Jesus' Birth (The Nativity): Regarding a previous call today, there is a good book about the nativity- "Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels" or "The Manger and the Inn: A Middle Eastern view of the Birth Story of Jesus" by Kenneth Bailey.
2013-04-10 Early Christian's Worship: Were early Christians associating with other Jewish people on the Sabbath, thus making them indistinguishable from the Jewish religion by the Romans? [Acts 2:46].
Paul's Nazarite Vow: Why would Paul take a Nazarite vow, since it still required a sacrifice? [Acts 2].
Paul's Vow & Sacrifice: How could Paul offer a sacrifice when the writer of Hebrews states that the sacrifice has as already been made? [Hebrews 10:12].
2013-04-02 Origin of the Romans: Where did the Romans come from?
2013-04-01 Women at the Tomb: Could it not be that the women at the tomb were to shake things up at bit, because women were so disrespected in that culture?
Women in Childbearing Will be Saved: What does it mean that "women will be saved in childbearing"? [I Timothy 2:16, I Timothy 4:16].
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