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Topic: Disaster (Calamity, Catastrophe)

Episode Topic Audio

2023-09-28
All Calamity of God: Is not all calamity of God? [Amos 3:3-8].



2023-08-18
Newspaper Manipulation: Do you think that the newspapers are not covering a lot of the fires and other disasters because it looks like "End Times?" [Acts 1:7, Revelation 16:21].



2022-05-12
God Creates Evil: Could you help me understand scripture that indicates that God creates evil? [Isaiah 45:7, John 1:3].



2019-05-29
Suffering: God promises to take care of us, but when bad things happen, it seems as though He doesn't come through. How do we sort that? [Matthew 10:29, Psalm 119, Hebrews 2:10,



2019-05-14
Why God Allows Suffering: Why does God allow harm to come to innocent people, like what happened in 9-11?



2019-02-28
Christian Mythology: Are stories of Jesus regarding crucifixion, resurrection, etc. taken from stories before the Bible (mythology)?
Being a Prepper: Is being a prepper, a survivalist, is that a lack of faith?


2019-01-24
Doomsday Predicted: Doomsday is right around the corner, according to former California governor Jerry Brown, & Abortion is legal in NY up until the day of birth.



2018-10-31
God bringing Evil: God will bring evil on his son? Evil = disaster, calamity [1 kings 21:27-29]



2018-05-22
Divorce: Divorce is it not allowed at all? You are always committing adultery if you remarry someone who is divorced?
Adolph Hitler: Why would God allow an Adolph Hitler to happen?
Worshipping God all day in Eternity: why should we want to sit in heaven all day worshipping God?

2018-05-21
The Ability of Demons: Can the demons block your prayers?



2018-04-23
People's Suffering: Suffering is not God's will.



2018-04-23
Calamity: My girlfriend's 2 year old cousin just drowned & how do we not view this as a punishment instead of a blessing?



2018-02-02
God Allowing Tragedies: Why does God allow certain tragedies to happen? Why do we always have to believe He had a better idea?
Effects of Sin in Eternity: Will there be lasting effects of present sin in eternity?


2018-01-30
Trial & Suffering Sanctioned by God: Did God create evil, trials & suffering in our lives? [Isaiah 45:7]



2017-11-22
Preterism: Can you please define preterism?
Calamity & Catastrophe: What about world wide disasters?


2017-11-17
Holiness of God & Permitting Suffering: Regarding the goodness/holiness of God, why would an all-loving, all-powerful God not step in & prevent horrific human suffering?



2017-11-02
Solar Calamity: On November 4-6, 2017, somebody is predicting about an upcoming solar calamity. What do you think? [Hosea 4:6] (and just for fun, I'll put the website that this caller relies on, Rense.com)



2015-11-13
Evil: Does God actually create evil? I thought God was a God of love & good? [Isaiah 45:7]



2015-09-14
Graven Images & wearing a cross on a necklace: Is wearing a cross on a necklace considered worshipping a "graven image"?
Prepping or Storing Food: Are you a believer in storing/prepping of food, etc. for a time of trouble?


2015-07-30
Lazarus: Wouldn't that have been cruel of Jesus to bring Lazarus out of Paradise to come back to this cold, cruel world?
Suffering: Why does God allow so much suffering in the world? Jesus suffered more than anyone will suffer, the caller told his friend. Was he right in saying what he said & could have Jesus turned off His nerve endings, & would that have unqualified Him from suffering for us?


2015-07-23
Ruin & Destruction & Relents from Sending Calamity: Is God a good God? In one passage it says He'll have no qualms about making ruin & destruction happening but then in other places He relents from causing calamity. Can Steve explain the contradiction? [Deuteronomy 28:63, Jonah 4:2]



2014-10-07
Suffering: Caller feels there was a reason for his suffering.
Paul: God picked Paul to be an ambassador/apostle of Christ for a reason.
Speaking in Tongues: Caller feels Speaking in Tongues is not necessary in this day & age. [1 Corinthians 14]

2014-10-03
Future Economy & Preparing: What do you think about the future of the economy, & if we do think it's going to go into a tailspin, should we as Christians prepare for it?



2014-07-28
Steve's answer to the disagreement: Caller agrees that God is Sovereign, but He does allow calamity happen. [Romans 1]



2014-06-30
Joy of the Lord: Joy of the Lord amidst turmoil.
Meteorology: Can people help support my short program for meteorology so I can make a living? I have to make more than my social security.


2014-05-30
Take My Yoke upon you & Resting in Jesus: What does Jesus mean to take His Yoke & rest in Him? [Matthew 11:29-30]
Suffering: You said something profound once regarding suffering, that there's more of it than we can possibly know, but it's just that some of it gets sensationalized & some ignored.


2014-05-16
Job's Suffering: Caller thinks Job's suffering should take a little longer amount of time than Steve said in a recent answer to a question about Job.
Lusting after a woman: Caller wonders if Steve agrees w/ him that it's the number of times you look at a woman as to whether it becomes lust or not, & did he mention that in a previous call?


2014-05-16
Job & his troubles: How long was the duration of Job's suffering? [Job 1-42]



2014-04-22
Pestilences, Famines & the Law of God: What would the Israelites motivation be for keeping the law if God just sent them bad stuff all the time, such as pestilences & famines, because doesn't the law put you in bondage to sin?
All thing through Christ: It says that we can do ALL things through Christ. Does that mean we can stop sinning? [Philippians 4:13-17, Galatians 5:16]


2014-03-13
Preparing for Disasters - Tribulation: What are your thoughts on preparing for troubled times ahead? [Matthew 6:25-34]



2014-02-20
Hard knocks of Life: Lengthy discussion (half of the show) about the hard knocks of life, & it seems to be happening even when he's seeking righteousness. [Matthew 6:33, Hebrews 11:1]



2014-01-27
Judgments of God: Mass shootings, Tsunamis, & all this other calamity & violence happening, is that a result of getting rid of God?
Noah's Flood & Sodom & Gomorrah: So do you think there won't be major catastrophe like happened in the ancient days like Noah's Flood & Sodom & Gomorrah?
Paul's conflicting instruction towards widows: Why did Paul seem to contradict himself in his instruction to widows, where he advised some to get married again & others not to get married? [1 Timothy 5:11-14]

2013-11-14
Super Typhoon Haiyan/Super Typhoon Yolanda: An Atheist caller is wondering how God would allow something like the typhoon that hit the Philippines & killed over 8,000 people happen?



2013-11-14
Cause of the 10 Lepers: Is there any clue if the 10 Lepers in the Bible that Jesus healed was a result of God striking them down with it in the first place? [Luke 17:11-14]
Lepers going to High Priest: Why did Jesus have them go to the High Priest after He healed them?


2013-10-21
God Providing Everything but So much Suffering: I know it says somewhere in the Bible that God will provide, but why all this suffering & people with lack of stuff? [Philippians 4:19, Matthew 6:33]



2013-10-03
Biblical What are the verses for Biblical grounds for divorce? [Matthew 19:9, Matthew 5:32]
Steve Gregg Refusing to Divorce: Even though you had grounds for divorce, how come you chose not to iniate the divorce?
Joy & Peace in Suffering: How did you maintain having joy & peace in suffering? [Romans 18:8, 2 Corinthians 4:18]

2013-09-30
"Forever" by Paul David Tripp: Caller wanted to recommend a book by Paul David Tripp called, "Forever" that really talks about bad things happening to us & the fact that we only see things from our perspectives, but God sees things from the whole scheme of things.



2013-09-30
Calvinism, Bad Things Happening & Micromanaging: God doesn't micromanage, but what about when God tests us & allows very bad things to happen, isn't that micromanaging?



2013-09-19
Job's Children: Why did God let Job lose his children? Listener thinks that sounds very mean of God.



2013-08-23
God allowing Evil: God allows evil because we are in a very evil world.



2013-06-21
Job's Wife followup: Caller defends Job's wife's actions.



2013-06-21
Pets in Heaven: Will we see our pets in Heaven?
Job's Wife: Job's wife didn't seem to accept the tribulation, suffering & calamity that had suddenly happened.

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