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Topic: Flesh

Episode Topic Audio

2024-02-27
God's Humor: In response to a previous call about God's sense of humor, caller suggests the platypus as a funny animal, and the white-washed tombs as being evidence that God/ Jesus had a sense of humor.
"Born of Water & Spirit": Could John 3:5 be talking about being "washed" in the water of the word? [John 3:5-6, Ephesians 5:26].


2024-02-15
"Heart of Flesh" & "Heart of Stone": Are these scriptures referring to the "heart of flesh" or "heart of stone?" [Ezekiel 36:25-26, Romans 10:9-10, Acts 2:37-40, Luke 15:24, Pslam 95:8-9].



2024-01-25
Sinlessness (Entire Sanctification): Can you clear up the question if we can become sinless? [John 8:11, Romans 8:3-4, 1 John 2:1, 1 Corinthians 10:12-13].



2023-10-09
Eucharist-Literal Body & Blood: Could you clarify the Catholic view of the literal body and blood of Jesus in the Eucharist? [John 6:53-58, John 6:40, John 6:54, John 6:63, John 2:19, John 4:15-16, Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:22-24, 1 Corinthians 11:23-25, Isaiah 30:20-21, John 11:11, John 4:32, John 3:4].



2023-09-29
"Acts" or "Works" of the Flesh: Why is the word used "acts" or "works" in the flesh, whereas when speaking of the spirit, the word used is "fruit?" [Galatians 5:19-26, Ephesians 2:8-10].



2023-09-01
The Body of the Risen Jesus: When Jesus rose from the dead, was His body physical or a spiritual body? [Luke 24:39, Leviticus 17:11, Philippians 3:21].



2023-08-04
Demon-possessed Christian: Since light and dark cannot co-exist, is it possible for a Christian (who has the Holy Spirit), to also be demon-possessed? Rec: Topical lecture series; "Spiritual Warfare," lectures on "Demons." [2 Corinthians 6:14, Galatians 5:17].



2023-07-05
Struggle & Living in Obedience: Is the struggle one experiences living the Christian life typical until the resurrection, and naturally brings the question, "Why did you make me like this?" [Romans 7-9, Romans 9:20-21, Romans 9:4, Galatians 5:16].



2023-06-15
"Things of the World" (spiritual vs material): Regarding the "things of the world," is there a correlation between 1 John 2 and 1 Corinthians 7? [1 John 2:15-17, 1 Corinthians 7:31-34, 2 Timothy 4:10].
Compromised by Unbelieving Spouse: What if the Christian spouse is caused to compromise in life by the unchristian spouse?


2023-06-05
Sinlessness in the New Earth: Why would I not sin in the New Earth? Will I still have free will? What will keep me from sinning in there?



2023-05-24
Bible Translation Evaluation (Pet Peeves): What are some of your "pet peeves" when assessing Bible translations?[Romans 6:6, Colossians 3:9-10, Ephesians 2:15, Ephesians 4:22-24].



2023-05-01
Loving God with No Free Will in Heaven: If we have no free will in heaven, then is it really love, since we have no real choice about it? [Galatians 5:17].



2023-04-13
Jesus Revolution-Greg Laurie & Chuck Smith: Caller encourages listeners to see the movie, even though he doesn't care for the teaching of Chuck Smith and Gregg Laurie.
Struggle Between Flesh & Spirit: When Paul looked to the Old Testament for instruction about the struggle between the flesh and spirit, should we then use the New Testament in the same way? [Romans 7-8, Galatians 5:17, Romans 8:4f].


2023-04-05
Desire to Obey vs Success in Obedience: Is God more concerned about my attitude and desire to obey than my actual successfulness in obedience? [Matthew 21:28-32, Matthew 26:41].



2023-03-28
Forgiveness Not Owed to Repentant Sinners: Does Joel 2 suggest that God may not forgive repentent sinners? [Joel 2:13-14, Jeremiah 11:14].
"Carnal" or "Carnality" in Scripture: Is "carnal" a word used in scripture? [Romans 7:14, Romans 8:5-6, 1 Corinthians 3:1-3].


2023-03-14
False Teachers in 1 John: Are the false teachers in 1 John denying that Jesus came in the flesh? Could you explain the context? [1 John 4:3].



2023-03-06
Two Natures: Do we have two natures? [Romans 7:5, 2 Peter 1:4, Romans 8:2].



2022-12-15
The Real Blood & Flesh of Jesus at Communion: What is the right way to think about the body and blood of Jesus at the Last Supper? is it literal or symbolic? Are we in danger if we don't do it correctly, or believe about it a certain way? [1 Corinthians 11:25-26, Luke 22:18-20, John 13:1-15, Mark 14:22-25].



2022-11-18
Total Depravity: How should we be looking at verses that sound like "total depravity", as with "in flesh there dwells no good thing" and our works are "filthy rags"? [Isaiah 64:6, Romans 7:18-19, Philippians 3:6, Romans 7:23, Philemon 1:6].



2022-11-04
The Last Supper (Communion or Eurcharist): Was Jesus talking about the "Lord's Supper in John 6? [John 6:53-56, John 5:24, John 6:40, John 4:14, John 7:37-39, I Corinthians11:17-34, John 11:11-14, John 4:32, John 2:19-20, John 3:4, John 6:63].



2022-11-01
Free From Sin: After we become believers, are we free from sin or are we just hopelessly bound to sin? [Romans 6:16-18, I Corinthians 6:20, Galatians 5:16, I Peter 1:18-19, Romans 8:12, Romans 8:4, Romans 13:14, 2 Corinthians 10:3, Matthew 1:21, I John 2:1, Romans 6:1].



2022-10-18
Atheist-Christians Living in Sin: Atheist: Why would Christians continue to sin, if they want to live a good and Godly life? Instead they blame the devil in them. Is that acceptable? [Galatians 5:17].



2022-10-11
Eucharist's Symbolims: Does this verse prove that the Eurcharist is symbolic, rather than symbolic? [John 6:57, John 4:10, 2 Samuel 23:15, I Chronicles 11:17, I Kings 22:27].
The King James Version: Is not the King James Version a special translation above all others in preserving God's word?


2022-09-20
Carnal Christian: What is the difference between a carnal Christian and not being a Christian at all? [Romans 8:6, I Corinthians 3:1, Galatians 5:17, Romans 7:14].
Lukewarm: Does God really find "lukewarm" people worse than those that don't believe at all? [Revelation 3:16, Joshua 24:15].


2022-03-31
Satan's Access to Our Minds: How much access does Satan have to our minds?
Speaking to Satan:: Should we address Satan directly? [Revelation 12:11].
Flesh Vs Satan Tempting Us: How do we know when it is the Devil vs our own flesh tempting us? [Matthew 12:26, Acts 17:30].

2022-03-25
Free Will & Evil Actions: Where is people's "free will" if there has been evil done to them? [Galatians 5:17].



2022-03-17
Scripture Taken Out of Context: Do you think you took scripture out of context when referring to Romans 7 and it application to living the Christian life? [Revelation 3:20, Romans 7, Romans 8:1-4, Galatians 5:16-17, Romans 8:23, Romans 7:23-25, Romans 7:14, Romans 7:17, Romans 7:20].



2022-03-15
Adoption & Redemption, Now & Later Regarding adoption and redemption, both now and future, can this be attributed to the "already/ not yet" concept? [Romans 8:11, Romans 8:15, Romans 8:23, Hebrews 6:5, Philippians 3:21 ].
Power Over Sin in Our Current Unredeemed Bodies: Can on have power over sin in this unredeemed body? [Romans 8:1-4, Romans 7:14-25].
Our Bodies Inherently Evil: Are our bodies inherently evil and not able to be used for God? [Psalm 103:14, Matthew 26:41].

2022-03-14
Objection to Long Hair (on Men): How long is long hair on men? [I Corinthians 11:14, Deuteronomy 22:5, Acts 18:18].
Who is Jesus?: Who was Jesus? [I Timothy 3:16, John 14:8-10].


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].



2022-02-08
Weakness in Obedience: What was Paul referring to in Romans 7 when he says he does the very things he wishes not to do? [Romans 7:15-25, Romans 8:2-4, Galatians 5:16-17].
Armor of God: What exactly is the "armor of God"? Recommended topical lectures; "Spiritual Warfare". [Ephesians 6:10-18].


2022-02-03
Paul's Thorn in the Flesh: Do you know what Paul's "thorn in then flesh" was? [2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Galatians 4:13-15].



2021-12-17
Simon of Cyrene: Why do you think it was significant for us to know that Simon of Cyrene was the one who carried the cross. [Romans 16:13, Mark 15:21].
Believe that Jesus is God or You Are Antichrist: What do you think of John MacArthur's position that you have to believe that Jesus is God or you are antichrist? [I John 2:22, I John 4:3].


2021-11-29
Last Supper-Bread & Wine: Don't you think that the context of the last supper discussion of taking His body is about taking Him in faith? [John 6:54, John 6:40, Acts 10:14, John 7:39, John 6:35].



2021-11-08
Trust & Acknowledge God: Could you help me understand Proverbs 3:5-6? [Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 131:1-3].
Homosexuality: If I think the Bible indicates that homosexuality is wrong, am I leaning on my own understanding?
Homosexuality: Is it acceptable to read an article about homosexuality from my pastor, who affirms the lifestyle, if I am attracted to both sexes? [Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5, Ephesians 5:22-32, I Corinthians 5:12].

2021-09-24
Eating Flesh (Eucharist)-Test to Thin the Crowd: Was Jesus intentionally testing the crowd and making it difficult to grasp the concept of the eucharist by focusing on "eating flesh"? [John 6:63-68, Matthew 19:21, Luke 14:25, 2 Timothy 2, Titus 2:14, I Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 13:5].



2021-05-14
God Manifested Himself and Became Flesh: Where is the verse about God being made flesh and how He was made Manifest? Recommended lecture; Knowing God. [John 1:14, I Timothy 3:15, John 14:9, John 10:30]. (This is a continuation from the previous call....had to add it as another call.)



2021-05-13
Sinlessness in Heaven-Why Not Sin Free Here: If sin doesn't exist in heaven, how will God bring us to a state of sinlessness? If this could be achieved, why didn't He do that to begin with? [Romans 7:24-25, Galatians 5:17].



2021-04-20
A Believer with a Heart of Deceit: Does a born again believer still have a heart of deceit and perversion? [Romans 7:23, Galatians 5:17, I Peter 2:11, 2 Timothy 2:3, Hebrew 3:12].



2021-04-06
Sanctified Hearts: How do we sanctify our hearts? [I Peter 3:15, I Peter 1:15-16].
Brethren as Sinners: Why do so many brethren still identify as sinners? [Galatians 5:17, Romans 7:20-23, Ephesians 2:8-9, James 4:7, I Thessalonians 5:16-18].


2021-02-19
Distinguishing "Hearing" from God: How does one differentiate between thoughts being from God (hearing from God), or just one's own ideas because of our new heart? [Galatians 5:17-23, I Corinthians 1:30, I Corinthians 2:16].



2021-01-26
Water Baptism Required: Is water baptism required for entering the "Kingdom of God", and if it is, then why do so many evangelists not require it? [John 3:5, Acts 2:38, Acts 9:10-21, I Peter 3:20-21 ].
Born of Water & Spirit: What does it mean to be, "born of water and of the spirit"? [John 3:5-6].


2020-12-23
Loving Oneself: Could you talk about the biblical idea of loving oneself? [Ephesians 5:29, John 15:13].



2020-12-16
Enormity of God's Forgiveness & Universal Reconciliation: Caller comments on the enormity of some people's ability to forgive, thus, it supports the idea of God's love and Universal Reconciliation.
From the Devil or the Flesh: How does one tell what is actually of the devil, rather than one's own selfishness or flesh? [John 8:44, I Peter 5:8].


2020-11-19
Jesus Not God (Questioning the Trinity & Oneness Doctrines): What about those that don't think Jesus is actually God, so they are neither Oneness or Trinitarian? Lecture recommended; Knowing God. [I Timothy 3:16, John 1:1, I John 2:22, I John 4:3, John 14:9, John 1:14, Philippians 2:6, Acts 17:28, John 14:9, ohs 14:28].



2020-11-03
Modalism & United Pentecostals: Regarding Modalism, could you help me sort out the United Pentecostal view that Jesus was the flesh of God? [I John 2:22].



2020-09-15
Was Jesus "Fully" God & "Fully" Man?: Is there scripture that indicates that Jesus was "fully" God? [I Timothy 3:15, John 1:14, Philippians 2:6, John 14:28, Matthew 10:29].



2020-07-15
Satan Taking Up Residency in Christian Lives: Could you tell me what the Bible says about Satan taking up residency in the minds and lives of Christians? [Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 4:1-11, Matthew 16:23, Genesis 3:6].



2020-05-12
Born Again & Sinlessness: I don't seem to understand what it means to be born again, because the Bible says you won't sin. Can you help me know how to accomplish this? [I John 3:9].
Confessing Your Sins to One Another: Every time we sin we are supposed to confess to our brother, so so I have to go do that all that time? [James 5:16].
Christ in Me Should not Allow Sin in Me: If I have Christ in me, how can I still sin? Am I not to overcome the devil? It is really hard! [Galatians 5:17, Philippians 3, I John 1:9, Ephesians 1:7, Matthew 23, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 26:41].

2020-03-09
No Longer a Slave to Sin & Walking in the Spirit: If we have the capability of not being a "slave to sin" does that mean that we have the power, by grace, to not sin? What if we stumble?[Romans 6:6, 7:14, 24-25, 8:1, 4, Galatians 5:16, Luke 15:11-32, James 3:2].



2020-02-05
Loving Food: Is loving food a "sinful desire of the flesh"? [I Peter 2:11].



2020-01-27
According to the Flesh: Could you help me understand this passage of Scripture, especially the phrase, "no one according to the flesh"? [2 Corinthians 15:16, Romans 1:3].



2019-09-16
Carnal Christian-Guilt & Regret: How would you assess dating a woman who indicates that she has been a Christian for a long time, but says she has been living a carnal life? [I John 1:7,9, Romans 5:1-11].



2019-07-16
Sinful Nature: Do you believe we inherited anything in the fall, such as a sinful nature, that Jesus did not inherit, particularly in light of the quandary about His ability to be tempted like us? [Genesis 3:5-6, Romans 5:12-18].



2019-06-20
Living in the spirit or in the Flesh: What does it mean to "be in the spirit" vs "living in the flesh"? [Romans 8:9].



2019-05-01
Heart of Flesh: Can you expound this passage about stony hearts being made flesh? Does "make you walk in my ways" suggest that He will take away our freewill? [Ezekiel 36:24-37, 37]



2019-04-02
According to the Flesh: What does "according to the flesh, He will raise up Christ" mean? [Acts 2:30]



2019-03-06
Battle Flesh & Spirit: Clarify sin and the battle between flesh and spirit [Romans 6:23, Galatians 5:16-17].



2019-02-18
Works of the Flesh: List of carnal things that will keep you from inheriting the kingdom of God. Does this include Christians who do some of those things? [Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10]



2019-02-14
Tempted by Satan or the Flesh: What percentages are we tempted by Satan verses how much we are tempted by our flesh?



2018-11-27
Struggling with Sin: Wanting to not fall into sin but sometimes sinning, why don't we want to do only righteousness? [Romans 7:14, Galatians 5:17]



2018-10-17
Christian Lifestyle: Attempting to live an obedient life but the pull of the world so overpowering.



2018-07-27
Peter & the White Sheet: I always thought the vision of the White Sheet that Peter had demonstrated that we are no longer under any dietary laws, there is no clean or unclean animals anymore. But after re-examining Acts 10, i'm wondering if that's really true. [Acts 10]



2018-07-17
Demonic Pact & Its Ramifications: I made a demonic pact made when a youth, so what are the ramifications, does there need to be a special deliverance? [2 Corinthians 5:17]
Addiction: Struggle with Addiction a lot.


2018-04-02
Original Sin - Lust of the Flesh: I always thought we got a sinful nature from Adam & Eve, but the Bible talks about being drawn away by our lusts, whether it's food, sex, so were we possibly born with a lust of the Flesh?



2018-03-27
Divide the Water from the Water: Why does the Bible say that waters were separated from waters? [Genesis 1:6-7]
Destruction of the Flesh: Putting one out of the church & giving them over to satan, that his spirit might be saved, doesn't this sort've defend once saved, always saved? [1 Corinthians 5]


2018-03-26
The Heart: It says in Jeremiah that "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?", so do Christians have a deceitful & wicked heart, & what's the difference between the heart & the flesh, if there is a difference?



2018-01-16
Meat Sacrificed to Idols: I would like you to expound on these 2 particular verses in 1 Corinthians 8 regarding making your brother weak involving meat sacrificed to idols. [1 Corinthians 8:11-12]



2017-09-18
Jesus coming in the Flesh: Are people in denominations such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Muslims, Mormons/LDS as anti-Christ since they claim Jesus didn't come in the flesh?



2017-08-15
Overcoming the Flesh: What's the proper way to overcome the flesh? What is the difference between temptation & sin?



2017-07-19
Fornication, Idol Worship, Strangled Animals & Blood: In Acts it talks about fornication, idol worship, no strangled animals & abstaining from blood, & I can understand not doing 2 of them but what about no blood & no strangled animals? What does that have to do with the Gentiles? [Acts 15]
The Millennium: What are the differing views about the Millennium? What are yours? I understand you are an Amillenialist?


2016-11-08
Hebrews Roots Debate: Caller comments on the debate Steve had just had over the weekend with a Hebrew Roots person, thinking that he did an outstadning job.
Weakness of the Flesh: What is the "weakness of the flesh"? [Romans 6:19] Baptism: Baptism is a picture of how we should be living? [Romans 6:3-6]"
Baptism: Baptism is a picture of how we should be living? [Romans 6:3-6]

2016-09-12
Besetting Sins: Why is it hard to break some sins more than others, or why some people can't seem to overcome certain besetting sins? [Galatians 5:19-26, Romans 7:14]



2016-09-08
Two Kinds of Salvation: Caller heard a speaker say there are two variations of salvation, one for getting out of hell & the other for your sins.
Carnal Christians: Some use 1 Corinthians 3:15 to prove that carnal sinners will be in Heaven. What does Steve think?


2016-08-10
No Condemnation by not indulging in the Flesh: Tbere is o condemnation, so does that mean just not indulging in the flesh & living by the Spirit? Some think that just as long as you say you are a Christian, you have a license to sin, & there's no condemnation. What do you think? [Romans 8:1]



2016-08-01
"Know we no man after the Flesh": When it says, “according to the flesh”, is that talking about their flesh or ours? [2 Corinthians 5:15-21]
"We are Ambassadors for Christ": And a related question, is Paul saying they as apostles are "ambassadors" or we all as Christians are ambassadors? [2 Corinthians 5:20]
"Reconciling the World": What about "reconciling the world"? Is this talking about the people of the world or the whole world itself? [2 Corinthians 5:19]

2016-01-04
Kill & Eat-God Changed His Mind?: What caused God to change what He said in Leviticus? [Acts 10:9-28, Acts 11]



2015-12-17
King David & Bathsheba: Did King David actually rape Bathsheba? Do you suppose she knew what she was doing bathing in front of the palace, trying to seduce him?
Paul's struggle in Romans 7: Was Paul's struggle in Romans 7 pre or post conversion? What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? [Romans 7, Ephesians 6]


2015-11-06
Eternal Security & Habitual Sin: Am I still saved if I continual fall in the same habitual sin?



2015-10-12
Ekklesia - Calling out of or Congregation: Abraham was called out of his country, Israel being called out of Egypt, we are supposed to be as the new spiritual Israel called out of the world.
Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil: Is there another place in the Bible that references the Tree of the knowledge of good & evil? [Genesis 2:17, 3:1-24]


2015-10-02
Desires of the Flesh: The usage of the word "flesh" seems to be a little contradictory in the way it's used in certain parts of the Bible, such as in Galatians it says the flesh & the Spirit are opposed to each other, in Ezekiel it says God will give us a fleshly heart, & in Ephesians it says we aren't even at war w/ our flesh. Can you explain these apparent contradictions? [Galatians 5:17, Ezekiel 26:36, Ephesians 6:12, Romans 7]
KJV-Only People: Can you please talk about the KJV-only people, that only the KJV should be used, that if you are not reading the KJV you aren't really reading the Bible at all?


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]


2015-05-01
The Spiritual vs the Physical: What is the difference between the Spirit & the Physical?



2014-12-24
Carnal Warfare & Spiritual Warfare: In Romans 7 Paul seems to say there's warfare between the Carnal Nature & the Spiritual Nature, but in Ephesians he says we aren't war with our flesh. [Romans 7, Ephesians 6:1-12, 2 Cortinthians 10 :3]



2014-11-19
Incarnation: If the Logos had not been conceived in Mary, would Jesus had just been a Man, being able to function like you & me? [1 Timothy 2:5, John 1:1-3, 1 Peter 3:18]



2014-08-12
Beast in Revelation 13: Is it possible that the Beast in Revelation 13 is our own evil flesh? [Revelation 13]
Getting Married w/ out a Piece of Paper: It says in the Bible that "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh", so does that mean they don't need a minister or marriage license? [Matthew 19:5]


2014-07-14
God Creating Humans: Why did God make the human race? What is the point of making us?
God & Man: Why did God create us on a less level than Him, a lesser tier?
Flawed Humans: Why did God make us flawed? [Psalms 139:14]

2014-05-13
Essentials of Christianity: I called the other day & asked what the Essentials of Christianity, How come you didn't say one of them was that Jesus was God?
Fellowshipping & Jesus the Son of God: How do you fellowship w/ people who don't think that Jesus is the Son of God? or what if people don't think He came down here in the flesh?


2014-03-27
Jehovah's Witness & Heaven: Is heaven up in the sky or does it become the new earth?
Kingdom of God: The Flesh & Blood will not inherit the Kingdom of God. [1 Corinthians 15, Colossians 1:13,
Being like Angels in heaven: So what does it mean we are going to be like angels in heaven? No longer married?

2014-02-17
Understanding Romans 7: Can you please help understand Romans 7? Is Paul talking about himself, after his conversion? [Romans 6-8, Galatians 5:16]



2013-05-22
Communion (or Eucharist) Memorial: What is the real presence of Jesus in the ritual communion memorial? [Matthew 18:20, John 6:54-56].
Cannibalism: Do you think the verse in John 6 helps clarify a position on cannibalism? [John 6:54-56, Acts 10:9-16].


2013-05-09
Sin or Sinlessness: Could you comment on sin vs sinlessness in scripture, and these two verses that seem somewhat contradictory? [1 John 3:7-9, 1 John 1:8, Galatians 5:17, I John 2:1].
Loving Your Enemies: Is my pastor taking it too far if he implies that we should love a murdering terrorist, and perhaps because we didn't befriend him, we may have motivated him?


2013-03-29
Christians Still Sin: Can Christians still be evil after they are converted? [Galatians 5:17].
How to Study the Bible: Is there any recommendations for better Bible Study (Inductive Bible Study)?

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