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Topic: Christmas

Episode Topic Audio

2023-12-13
Twelve Tribes: Why are there different tribes named in the Old Testament vs the New Testament? [Revelation 7].
Bethlehem Relatives: Why couldn't Mary and Joseph find relatives to stay with when they went to Bethlehem?


2023-12-07
Celebrating December 25th as Jesus’ Birth: How did December 25th become known as the date of Jesus’ birth?



2023-10-26
Celebration of Jesus' Birth: What do you think about the date of Jesus' birth?



2023-10-02
Holiday Celebrations: Should Christians participate in Holiday celebrations, since they are associated with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, etc.?



2023-06-12
Celebrating Christmas: Do you celebrate Christmas? [Jeremiah 10:1-5].



2023-01-19
Celebration of Christmas: If Christians celebrate Christmas in light of its pagan roots, is it a slap in the face of God? [Jeremiah 10:1-5].



2022-12-22
Christmas Songs: Do you have a top 5 Christmas songs or hymns?



2022-12-19
Celebrating Christmas: Would you talk about Christians celebrating Christmas? [Colossians 2:16-17, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 4:10, Galatians 5:4].
Christians Need Not Become Jewish: At the "Jerusalem Council" [Acts15, 1 Corinthians 9:21, Luke 9:35, Mark 9:7].


2022-12-15
Lying about Santa Claus at Christmas: Doesn't Proverbs suggest that we should not be lying about Santa Claus at Christmas? [Proverbs 6].



2022-12-14
Christmas-Jesus' Birth & the Tree: Was Jesus actually born on Christmas? What what about the Christmas tree? [Luke 3:23, Jeremiah 10:3-4].
The Wise Men & Astrology: What about the "wise men" and their use of the stars, or astrology, to find Jesus? [Micah 5:2].


2022-12-09
Santa Claus: How should Christians talk to their children about Santa Claus?



2022-10-06
Christmas Trees: Is having Christmas trees in our homes going against scripture? [Jeremiah 10:3-4, Isaiah 44:14-20].



2021-12-28
Jesus' Birthday: When do you think that Jesus was actually born?
The Three Wise Men: Who do you think the "wise men" were, and do you think they followed Christ later?


2021-12-21
Christmas-and Other Pagan Holidays: Why do Christians celebrate pagan holidays? [2 Corinthians 3:17, Romans 14:5].



2021-11-10
Christian Calendar: When did the Christian calendar begin (as opposed to Muslim calendar), and what are the ramifications of it being incorrect?



2020-12-30
The Christmas Star: Do you think that the Christmas Star was a supernatural phenomena? [Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1-2].
The Cross of Jesus: Was the cross actually a X rather than the traditional vertical cross?


2020-12-07
Pagan Christmas and Christmas Trees: Is Christmas pagan and scripture referring to Christmas trees in Jeremiah? [Jeremiah 10:1-5, Isaiah 44:15-17, Isaiah 46:6].



2020-11-17
The Virgin Birth: How important is the "virgin birth"? [Luke 1:34-35].



2020-11-13
Bring Jesus to Christmas: Caller brings attention to the need for focus on Jesus instead of Christmas.



2020-11-06
Christmas: Caller questions the veracity of those worried about the date of Christmas as Christ's birthday. [I Samuel 15:22].



2020-01-03
Worshipping False Gods: Are you worshipping a false God if you celebrate holidays that originated from pagan cultures? [Jeremiah 2:10].



2019-12-30
Santa Claus: How do you feel about teaching your children about Santa Claus? Should we completely leave him out of the equation?



2019-12-19
Advent: What is "advent" people refer to at Christmas?



2019-12-12
Christmas: When did the tradition of celebrating with a Christmas tree begin? And doesn't scripture teach that the Antichrist will stop the celebration of Christmas? [Daniel 7:25-28, Revelation 13].



2019-12-04
Christmas Celebration Caller comments on when to celebrate Christmas and suggests that celebrating tends to reflect doubt. [Romans 14:5].



2019-12-04
Celebrating Christmas on the Wrong Date: Why do Christians not celebrate Christ's birthday on the correct day, rather than December 25th?



2019-07-18
Celebrating Christmas, Easter & Halloween: Do you celebrate Christmas & Easter & Halloween?



2019-02-06
Santa Claus: What about parents who don't think it's time to share Christ & the Christmas story but will introduce Santa?



2018-12-26
Christmas: Should Christians celebrate Christmas?



2018-12-21
Christmas: (Weird Statements) How did the first Christmas come into being, & what do you suppose it was like?



2018-12-11
Jesus Prophesied in OT: Prophecies of Jesus being born, which parts were fulfilled? (can't ever really articulate what he wants to ask, says he'll call again)



2018-12-04
Jesus & Santa Claus: When did the church put Jesus & Santa claus together for Christmas?



2018-03-26
Pagan Holidays: God was getting really upset w/ a king for doing this idolatry stuff yet claiming to be following God, so how is that different than us celebrating pagan days such as Christmas & Easter?



2018-02-23
Celebrating Easter and Christmas: Is it true that you feel Easter and Christmas is just another day and not special?



2017-12-22
Appreciating Steve's Show: Jewish caller calls to let Steve know how much he likes the show.
Jesus' Birth: It doesn't matter what day Jesus' actual birthday is.


2017-12-22
Christmas: Christians celebrating Christmas & glorifying Santa instead of Christ.



2017-12-22
Christmas not Actual Jesus' Birthday: Caller challenging the idea that it is NOT Christ's birthday.
Jesus & Mary Magdalene: Did Mary Magdalene & Jesus have a romantic relationship?
Jesus' Social Life: Could Jesus have married & had sex or would that have been too unholy for Him?

2017-12-21
Narrow Path on the Air: How long has Steve been on the air? what is the audience numbers like?
Christmas over Easter: Why do we celebrate Christmas more than Easter?


2017-11-06
Not Celebrating the Holidays: I don't think we should celebrate Holidays because of pagan roots & it comprises the faith, so I don't celebrate them.
The Christmas Tree: Jeremiah seems to be talking about the Christmas tree & idol worship, don't you think? [Jeremiah 10:2-5]


2017-11-01
Celebrating Christmas: Should Christians be celebrating Christmas? [Jeremiah 10:2-5]
Missing Books of the Bible: Are there books not in the Bible that should be?


2017-04-27
Christianity in Addition to Judaism: Christianity just an extension of judiasm basically, Jesus being born on Christmas day & resurrected on easter.
A Rebuilt Temple: There's going to be a 3rd Temple built, right?


2016-12-16
Christmas Story: Purification required, including Mary's Son, Jesus, but He was sinless. [luke 2:22, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21]



2016-12-13
Celebrating Christmas & Easter: We shouldn't just celebrate those 2 days, we should do it all the year long!



2016-11-21
Celebrating Holidays: Why is it that we celebrate Christmas & Easter since Jesus wouldn't?



2015-12-10
Paul being removed from the Bible: People actually believe that Paul needs to be removed from the Bible?
The Christmas Story: Do you have any good verses in the OT that illuminate the birth of Christ? [Luke 1 & 2, Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7:14, 9:6, Micah 5:2]


2015-12-09
encouragement about guilt over a murder-suicide: I just wanted to call & encourage the man who had a guilty conscience about a murder-suicide his father committed.
Celebrating Christmas: comments about a previous caller about not celebrating Christmas.


2015-12-08
Hebrews Roots & Christians: Just because someone calls themselves a Christian does not mean they are a Christian.
Christmas & Easter: How come you never say celebrating Christmas & Easter is a false religion? [Jeremiah 10:1-5]


2015-07-16
Christmas & Easter: What does Steve think about Christians adopting Christmas & Easter as Christian holidays since they have Pagan roots?



2015-05-01
Celebrating Christmas: Are we not supposed to celebrate Christmas? [Jeremiah 10:2-5]
List of Essential Doctrines: Do you have a list of all the Essential Doctrines we must all agree on?


2015-02-20
Let There Be Light & the Sun: What was the Light for 3 days before the Sun was created? [Genesis 1:3-5, 14-19]
Christmas Trees: Is Jeremiah 10 talking about not having a Christmas Tree? [Jeremiah 10:1-5]


2014-12-29
Christmas Tree: The Christmas Tree is an idol!



2014-12-17
Jesus' Appearance in Revelation: What does Steve make of Jesus' appearance in Revelation? [Revelation 1:12-16]
Santa Claus: What about teaching children about a Santa Claus?


2014-12-16
Paganism, Christmas & a lone ranger: A person is going solo during Christmas w/ out his family gathering because he refuses to celebrate anything pagan involving the holiday.



2014-12-16
Pagan Roots for Christmas: Is it wrong for Christians to decorate a Christmas Tree, & share gifts? What about Santa Claus & stockings? Is there any Biblical evidence to suggest these things are wrong because of their pagan roots? [Jeremiah 10:1-5]



2014-12-10
Christmas: Is there any biblical basis for celebrating Christmas? Is there anything wrong w/ celebrating it?



2014-07-29
Christmas & Easter: What do you think about Christianity pagan holidays such as Christmas & Easter? [Jeremiah 10:2-5]
Tetragrammaton - YHWH - Yeshua: Don't you think we have to call God & Jesus by the right name?


2013-12-24
America against Celebrating Christmas: Why did America not celebrate Christmas for awhile, but now we do, even though it has nothing to do with Christianity even though people try to make it into that? [Jeremiah 10]
Criticizing Heathen for doing Heathen things: Is it wrong for a Christian to criticize heathen for doing heathen practices when the Christian practices the some of the same heathen things? [Colossians 2:8]


2013-12-23
Christmas from Pagan Roots: Are we supposed to celebrate Christmas since it's of Pagan origins?



2013-12-12
Celebrating Christmas: Should we celebrate Christmas, all the secular parts of it? [Jeremiah 10:3-4]
Women Covering their Head: Do woman have to cover their heads in order to pray & prophesy in the church?


2013-08-29
Scavenger Hunt Alternative to Easter Egg Hunt: Caller has an idea if people have a real problem with celebrating Easter, doing something called, The Hunt for the Real Easter, where kids can go on a scavenger hunt looking for tools or stuff related to the resurrection story.



2013-08-21
No Nativity Scenes: Caller wants to know why we are so into celebrating Christmas & Easter, but nothing about Jesus, no nativity scenes, etc.



2013-08-15
Yeshua not Jesus: Caller has someone saying we should only call Jesus by His proper name, which is Yeshua.
Celebrating Christmas & Easter: What about celebrating Christmas & Easter?


2013-08-08
Torah is the Only Way: Someone thinks that the Torah is the ONLY way to go, that we shouldn't observe Christmas, Easter or go to church on Sunday & only go to church on Sabbagth.
X-Rated Movies & Dancing: Is it wrong for Christians to go to X-rated movies or participate in dancing? [Romans 14]

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