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| 2024-02-05 |
Unwavering Faith & In Jesus' Name:
Would you comment on the passage about the faith that can move mountains? [Mark 11:25, Matthew 7:7-11, John 14-16]. |
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| 2024-01-24 |
Charitable Giving & Discretion:
Can you help me harmonize scriptures that indicate we should help the needy, when some seem to be taking advantage? [Galatians 6:10, Luke 6:30-33, 2 Thessalonians 3:10-13, Matthew 5:40-42, 1 John 3:17-18]. Giving to Charities: What do you think about giving to charities generally, specifically in light of the book, "Toxic Charity, How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help" by Robert D. Lupton ?" |
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| 2024-01-12 |
Boundaries for Those Asking for Help:
Does the Bible direct us about setting up boundaries for those asking for help, especially when they put themselves in the position they are in? [Luke 6:30-33]. |
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| 2023-12-29 |
Church Discipline & Kicking People Out of Church:
Regarding church discipline, when the scriptures say to "treat them as a tax collector" it doesn't mean to hate them, right? [Matthew 18:17, Romans 16:17-18, 1 Corinthians 5;1-5, Titus 3:10-11, 2 Thessalonians 3:10]. Kicking Addicts Out of Church: If someone keeps falling to the same sin that they just can't beat (addiction), should they be kicked out of church? [Galatians 5:16, 1 Peter 2:11, Matthew 5:29]. |
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| 2023-12-22 |
Hell (Lazarus & the Rich Man):
Could you expand on the idea that "Lazarus and the Rich Man" may be a parable rather than a depiction of an actual event? [Luke 16:19-31] Hell (Eternal Torment): Would you expound on the scripture saying those who take the mark will be tormented forever? [Revelation 14:6-11, Revelation 9:17, Isaiah 34:9-10, Revelation 19:3, Genesis 19:28]. Rec: "Three Views of Hell" by Steve Gregg or topical lectures. |
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| 2023-09-05 |
Inappropriate Spiritualism:
Inquiry into what is appropriate vs. inappropriate spiritualization in scripture? [Ezekiel 36:34-38, Exodus 12:38, Exodus 19:5-6, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Acts 4:4, Romans 7:1-14, Psalm 50:16]. |
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| 2023-07-25 |
Words Have Power:
What about when scripture says we can move a mountain and "cast it into the sea?" [James 5:16-17, James 4:15]. |
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| 2023-05-18 |
Praying in Public Rather Than a Closet:
How can you respond to evangelists praying in public, rather than in a closet as Jesus said? [Matthew 6:6, John 17]. |
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| 2023-04-21 |
Kingdom Passages & Prophetic Fulfillments:
When Peter referred to the "restoration of all things, spoken of by all the prophets" how does this apply to the church age? [Acts 3:19-21, Matthew 13:31-32, Luke 21:20. Isaiah 2:2, Hebrews 12:23, 2 Peter 3:7-13, 1 Corinthians 15:25]. Postmillennialism, Gospel & Watch for His Return: Doesn't Postmillennialism diminish the importance of the coming of the Lord and compromise the message of the gospel? [Revelation 14, Matthew 24:46, 2 Peter 3:12, Revelation 16:15, Matthew 26:40-45]. |
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| 2023-03-10 |
Literally Cutting Off Your Hand:
Does the Bible literally mean to cut-off your hand our gouge out your eyes if they cause your to sin? [Luke 6:30, Matthew 5:29-30, Mark 9:43-48, Mark 7:21, Matthew 15:19]. |
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| 2023-01-09 |
The Gospel Heard by All Before the End:
Will eveyone have a chance to hear the gospel before the end comes? [Matthew 24:14, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 1:6, Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Peter 3:9]. "Every Eye Will See Him": Does the verse in Revelation about "every eye shall see Him" about the end of the world? [Revelation 1:7, Zechariah 12:10]. |
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| 2022-11-15 |
God Seekers-Yes or No?:
Did you say that there are people who seek God? If so, what about Romans 3 that says there is none that seek God? [Acts 17:27, Romans 3:11, Psalm 14:1-5, Acts 10:1-4, Romans 3:9, Romans 3:19]. |
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| 2022-10-07 |
Elijah's Ministry:
Caller recommends that Michael, the Buddhist, study the story of Elijah, and the raising of the widow's son. [I Kings 17:17-24]. Giving Up Your Salvation for Another: What do you think about the idea of giving up one's own salvation for others to be saved? [Romans 9:3]. |
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| 2022-07-14 |
Mount of Olives to Split:
Could you elaborate on the comment you made about the splitting of the Mount of Olives? [Zechariah 14:4, Acts 1:11, Ezekiel 9-11, Ezekiel 11:23, Zechariah 4:7]. The First Flood (Not Noah's): Could you talk about the "First Flood" (not Noah's flood)? [Genesis 1:1-2, Isaiah 45:18, Jeremiah 4:23-26, Exodus 20:11]. (Steve doesn't get to the second quesetion until after the break.) |
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| 2022-07-11 |
Books of I John:
Caller shares more about the books of I John. Futurist vs Partial-Preterist: Don't you think that one can over-spiritualize the way the images are understood in the Olivet Discourse? [Matthew 24, Luke 21, Luke 17, Mark 13,Hebrews 8:6]. "Never Before and Never Again" Hyperbole or Not?: Discussion of the use of hyperbole in scripture, particurlary "never before and never again", when it does happen again. [Matthew 24:21, Ezekiel 5:9, Exodus 10:14, Joel 2:25-26]. |
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| 2022-07-04 |
Laying a Fleece:
Caller shares her story of "laying a fleece." Hyperbole in Scripture: How does one know when something is hyperbole in scripture? [Genesis 22:17]. |
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| 2022-03-30 |
Too Little Faith & the Mustard Seed:
Could you comment on the contradiction of only needing a little faith (like the mustard seed) and yet other times, some are reported to have too little faith? [Matthew 17:19-22, Matthew 14:22-33]. |
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| 2022-03-29 |
Satan Can't Touch Us:
How is it that that Satan can't touch us, when we
experience evil? [I John 5:18-21, 2 Corinthians 12:7-11, John 14:30, John 16:33]. |
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| 2022-02-25 |
Conceived or Dying "In Sin":
Is there any connection between when David said, "I was conceived in sin" and the fact that we all die in sin? [Psalm 51:5, Romans 5:12, Psalm 58:3, Psalm 27:10]. God Using Evil Nations to Judge: Does God use evil nations to judge disobedient nations? [Habakkuk 1-2]. |
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| 2022-02-18 |
Righteousness in Man:
Could you explain the apparent contradiction of the righteousness in man, and yet there is none righteous? [Romans 5:7-8, Romans 3:10, Psalm 14:1, Psalm 1:5, Romans 2:13, Romans 3:1, Romans 3:19]. |
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| 2022-02-10 |
Gog, Magog and Rosh (Russia):
How does Gog, Magog and Rosh fit in with our culture and Russian today? [Ezekiel 38-39, Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:11, Revelation 20:9]. Gog & Magog: Could scripture about Gog and Magog be hyperbole? [Revelation 11, Ezekiel 38-39]. |
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| 2022-02-10 |
Gog, Magog and Rosh (Russia):
How does Gog, Magog and Rosh fit in with our culture and Russian today? [Ezekiel 38-39, Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:11, Revelation 20:9]. Gog & Magog: Could scripture about Gog and Magog be hyperbole? [Revelation 11, Ezekiel 38-39]. |
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| 2022-02-09 |
All that Jesus Did Could Not be Contained:
Would you elaborate on when John wrote that the world couldn't contain all that Jesus said and did? [John 21:25]. Jehovah-Jireh: Would you elaborate on Jehovah-Jireh? [Genesis 22:8-14]. |
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| 2022-01-04 |
David Mistaken in His Prayer:
Why did David pray, "Against you, and you only, have I sinned" when it was clear that he had wronged many others? [Psalm 54:4, Psalm 22:1]. Steve Gregg's Band from the 1970s: Is there any surviving material from your band in the 1970s (New Wine). |
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| 2021-11-29 |
Corporate Fasting:
Is corporate fasting biblical, or is it to be done privately? [Matthew 6:16, Acts]. |
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| 2021-10-22 |
Non-Calvinist & Calvinist Commonalities:
Could you talk about the tension between truths in both the Non-Calvinist and Calvinist views? Recommended topical lecture; "God's Sovereignty & Man's Salvation." [Psalm 14]. |
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| 2021-10-11 |
Contradiction in Revelation-Grass Burned Up:
Could you help me resolved the contradiction in Revelation 8-9, when the grass is burned up, and yet there is more grass later? [Revelation 8:7, Revelation 9:4, Exodus 9:6, Exodus 9:20-25]. |
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| 2021-06-03 |
Literal Events in the Bible Stories:
Am I supposed to take the stories of Samson catching 300 foxes and killing 1000 men, literally, as with the descriptions of the events of the plagues, etc.? [Judges 15:4-15, Exodus 7:22]. |
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| 2020-05-07 |
Hell Must be Eternal:
How is hell possibly not eternal, particularly in light of reference to "tormented day and night, forever"? [Revelation 20:10, Revelation 14:11, Revelation 15, Matthew 25:41 & 46]. |
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| 2020-05-01 |
Everlasting Meaning Forever-or Not:
If the term "everlasting" is the same word used in the verse about everlasting life and everlasting punishment, how can the meaning be different in one case, and not the other? [Matthew 25:46]. The Meaning of Everlasting: Does it not detract from the meaning of our insight into eternity to have the meaning questioned? [Matthew 25:46, Ezekiel 18:4, Ecclesiastes 12:7]. |
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| 2020-02-19 |
Christians Eating Meat:
How do Christians get around eating meat and its fat in light of the word "perpetual" in this verse? [Leviticus 3:17, 12:3, 2 Chronicles 7:16, Psalms 110:4, Hebrew 7:17, Acts 15]. |
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| 2020-01-10 |
Moses, Plague & Livestock:
In the story of Moses, how can all the livestock be killed, and yet later more are killed in each of the next two plagues? Reliability of the Bible: If language is not always precise in Biblical scripture (as in hyperbole), can we still trust it to be reliable? |
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| 2020-01-03 |
Hyperbole:
Is the word for "all" in Luke 2, hyperbole, or does it really mean "all"? [Luke 2]. Isaiah 59 - God or Enemy: In Isaiah 59, is "He" referring to God or the enemy? [Isaiah 59:19]. |
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| 2019-08-01 |
Foundation of the World:
Would you clear up the various perceptions about the Greek word order in scriptures, such as, "the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world". [Timothy , Revelation 13:8, 17:8, Hebrews 4:3 Ephesians 1:4, John 17:24, Luke 11:50]. Being Elect: Can you clarify the way you see Ephesians 1:4, as a more corporate group, as opposed to the way Calvinists see it. [Ephesians 1:4, Isaiah 42:1, Matthew, Romans 8:30, I John 5:11 ]. Book of Life: Would you help me understand to what "The Book of Life" refers? [Revelation 3:5, 13:8]. |
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| 2019-02-22 |
Turning the Other Cheek:
What does "turn the other cheek" mean, & how are these verses to be taken regarding being struck on the cheek? [Matthew 5:39, Acts 23:3, John 18:23] |
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| 2018-07-09 |
Narrow Path's Show Introduction Music:
I was always like your introductory music too. Jesus Leaving it up to the Priests of the Catholic Church: So did Jesus really leave the Catholic church to tell us what to do? [Matthew 23:2-3] |
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| 2018-06-29 |
Jesus coming back:
Do you believe that Jesus could come back at any second? [Colossians 1:6, Colossians 1:23, Matthew 24:14] |
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| 2018-04-20 |
Plucking out your Eye:
Lusting after a woman, & then having to pluck out your eye, cut off your hand so you stop lusting, so are you supposed to do this literally? [Matthew 5:27-28] |
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| 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? |
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| 2017-07-24 |
Sermon on the Mount & Hyperbole Remarks:
Is that hyperbole, plucking out your eye, cutting off your hand? [Matthew 5:29, Matthew 18:9, Mark 9:47] |
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| 2016-12-21 |
Plucking out your eye:
Was Jesus talking hyperbole here? [Mark 9:47]
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| 2016-06-07 |
Hyperbole & Literal Interpretation:
How are we supposed to learn Hyperbole verses literal interpretation of the Bible, when to apply it, & should we learn Koine Greek. (I don't really understand the question.) |
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| 2016-03-18 |
Staying in Current State:
What does this mean, that some would be just & unjust, some would be filthy & some righteous, some holy & some unholy? [Revelation 22:11] One Will be Taken, One Left: What does it mean "one will be taken, one will be left" mean? [Matthew 24:40-48, Luke 17:31-37] |
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| 2016-02-23 |
Biblical Inerrancy:
Caller doesn't believe in Biblical inerrancy & wondering if Steve can comment on it. [1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Titus 1:12] |
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| 2016-01-04 |
Plucking out the Eye:
So we shouldn't really do what that verse says, pluck out our eye? [Mark 9:47] |
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| 2015-10-22 |
All Land to Israel:
God gave Israel ALL the land, but people have been telling me that this is just hyperbole, didn't mean ALL the actual land. What do you think? [Joshua 21:43] |
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| 2015-10-19 |
The Remnant:
Only a Remnant will be saved, not an ethnic group, including Israel. Allah: Caller comments on the name "Allah", that it applied to God. For a long time Allah was a name for God, Theos, but now it is used as the Arabic name for God. But the English word for God is pagan, which means, "pouring out libations". Taking up your Cross daily: Trying to explain the analogy of plucking out your eye & cutting off your arm, taking up your cross daily just means the spiritual issues are the most important to do, to follow the narrow path daily. But doesn't "entering into life" mean entering into it now? [Matthew 16:24, 18:8-9] |
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| 2015-09-08 |
Works as a Result of Faith, Enduring to the End:
Our good works are a result of our strong faith, is that right? What does "Enduring to the End" mean? [Matthew 24:12-13, Matthew 10:22 22] Taking the Bible literally or figuratively, Idioms: Does Steve take the Bible more literally or figuratively? |
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| 2015-07-22 |
A Paraphrased Bible:
Caller heard that Steve doesn't like Paraphrased Bibles, but she explains why she loves them, especially when it comes to idioms. |
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| 2014-11-04 |
Calvinism:
A date rape Drug? Being Gay: A James Cook likes being Gay & is proud of it, boasts about it. |
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