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Topic: Steward (ship)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-01-19
The "Mystery": What is the "mystery" in Ephesians 1? Is it the same mystery of Christ dwelling in us? [Ephesians 1:9-10, Ephesians 3:4]
"All Things in Christ" (Pre-millennialism): Could you explain why the dispensations in Ephesians 1:10 presents a dilemma for pre-millennialists? [Ephesians 1:10].
Eve's Mistake: Regarding Eve not necessarily adding to scripture by adding the words "do not touch" the fruit - if it happened before the fall, would that alter your opinion? [Genesis 3:3].

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].



2023-09-26
Church Today and the Tabernacle & Temple Tithe: Could you discuss the parallels between the customs of the church today and the obligations (tithes) that took place in the Tabernacle, Temple, and synagogue previously? [1 Peter 2:5].



2023-09-13
Tithing in the New Covenant: Is not tithing "stealing from God?" Rec: article, "Is Tithing for Christians?"



2023-08-17
Parable of the Unjust Steward: Could you explain the difficult parable of the unjust steward? [Luke 16:1-13].



2023-06-26
Boycotting Businesses: Should Christians boycott businesses that are promoting non-Christian values, partly because we should be trying to support Christian business and be careful with our stewardship?



2023-04-28
Regrets about Gift of Money: How would God look at my regret about giving someone a large amount of money that seemed like he would be in danger?



2023-04-18
Parable of the Talents: Is it an appropriate parallel to the "Parable of the Talents" to consider it relative to evangelism and the directive to speak and work to bring people to Christ? [Matthew 25:14-30].



2023-04-14
"Parable of the Unfaithful Servant": Could you talk about the "Parable of the Unfaithful Servant" and its relationship to other parables and passages? [Luke 12:42-48].



2023-04-07
Books for Atheists Caller recommends books for Atheists that come from a Scientific approach.
Eating Better-Diet: Caller shares his views on the typical diet and notes that Seventh Day Adventists do better at their choice of food. [I Corinthians 10:31].


2023-02-22
"Forsake All You Have": What does it look like to "forsake all you have to be my disciple?" [Matthew 13:44, Luke 14:33, Acts 4:32, 1 Corinthians 6:20].



2023-01-31
Finances (Charitable Giving): How do we know how much to send to whom (beyond our tithe)? Rec: Shepherd's Heart, Int'l (Cleveland TN), Christian Response Int'l.



2023-01-03
Tithing for the Christian: What are my obligations for tithing? Recommended; article on "Tithing'. [Galatians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 9:14, Malachi 3:8-12].



2022-10-19
Revelation & the Sequence of Events & Chronology: Does Revelation 4 and following, take place in a cyclical way or in a linear sequence? [Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Revelation 4-20].
"Dispensation" in Ephesians: Is the word "dispensation" in Ephesians being use the same way that Dispensationalists use it? [Ephesians 3:2].
"Book of Life": Does God have our names in the "Book of Life" before the foundation of the world? What does this mean? [Revelation 3:5, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 20:12-15].

2022-09-12
Selling All One's Possessions: Why did the Christians sell all their land and give it to the disciples? [Acts 4:34-35, Luke 14:33, Acts 6, Acts 5:4].



2022-06-08
Unjust Steward: Could you explain what is meant in the parable of the "Unjust Steward" when the passage concludes? [Luke 16:8-10].



2022-05-25
Honor to Steve: Caller just honors Steve. [Proverbs 3:27, Romans 13:7].
Tithing: Do we have an obligation to tithe? Recommendation Article "Tithing for Christians". [Matthew 23:23, Luke 14:34, Luke 21:1-4].


2022-05-20
"Occupy 'Till I Come": What does it mean to "Occupy 'till I come." [Luke 19:13, Colossians 3:17, Matthew 6:33].



2022-04-01
Repentance: What does it really mean to "repent"? [Mark 1:15, Luke 13:3-5].
Worldliness & Entertainment: Does "not loving the world" allow for enjoying various entertainments, like sports? [I John 2:15-17, I Timothy 6:17].


2022-04-01
More Required of Those that Have More: What does it mean in scripture; "unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required"? [Luke 12:48].



2022-03-25
Care of One's Body and General Health: Does this verse in I Corinthians 6 apply to the general care of your body? [I Corinthians 6:19, Ephesians 2:10].



2022-03-09
Churches Should be More Political: What is your opinion of Charlie Kirk and his view that the church should become more political? [Colossians 3:17].



2022-02-03
Tithing: What is your position on tithing? [I Corinthians 6:20, Luke 14:33, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 24:51, Luke 12:46].



2022-01-18
"Word of Faith" Wealthy Preachers: Could you comment on some of these wealthy "Word of Faith" preachers and if you think they will be found in sin and will be judged? [Philippians 4:12, I Timothy 6:9].



2021-11-16
Tithing: Do I need to tithe, and where is it in scripture? [Matthew 23:23, Luke 14:33, Galatians 6:6].



2021-09-16
Whistling on The Narrow Path: Where does the whistling song come from on your show? The full song is posted at TheNarrowPath.com under the tab called resources.
Steve Gregg vs John MacArthur: Caller comments that he no longer listens to John MacArthur and only listens to Steve. Steve Doesn't recommend listening to only one teacher.
Tithing for Christians: Could you go over the biblical view of tithing for Christians? [Luke 14:33].

2021-01-25
Government Responsibility: Could you help me understand Romans 13 in light of the new administration's less friendly attitude toward Christians? [Romans 13:1-5, I Peter 2:13-14].
Voting: Is voting a good thing? [Romans 13:8].


2020-12-18
Laying Up Treasure on Earth: Could you speak on the apparent contradiction between not laying up treasure on earth, and the preparation for the obligation to take care of one's family? [Matthew 6:19-21].



2020-12-09
Tithing Under the New Covenant: Is tithing 10% of your money or of everything (our time, treasure and talent), and are we still supposed to be giving a tithe? [Matthew 23:23, Luke 14:33, I Corinthians 6:20, Matthew 25:14-30].



2020-08-18
War - Christian Who Die are Ready: Caller comments on the call about "The Crusades", noting that Muslims are not ready to meet God, but Christians are.
Giving to Christian Ministries: Isn't giving to Christian ministries a requirement for the believer, and could neglect there be why we suffer at times? [Luke 12:48].


2020-06-22
Telephone Lines at The Narrow Path: How many lines do you have coming in?
Wisdom About Giving to Charities: I am bothered by how much I am giving out of my social security check. Can you give me words of wisdom in this regard?


2020-06-04
Word of Faith and Wealthy Ministers: What is wrong with the Word of Faith (Name it and Claim it, Health & Wealth) ministers making a lot of money, like Benny Hinn, and Kenneth Copeland, etc.? [Luke 12:48, I Timothy 6, Acts 3:6].



2020-05-12
Parable of the Unjust Steward: What are we being taught in the parable of the unjust steward, and his manipulating the funds of his employer after getting fired? [Luke 16].
Women Not Above Men: What does the Bible mean when it talks about women not being above a man? [I Timothy 2].


2020-04-24
Comment About Junk Mail: Comment in appreciation of the lack of junk mail The Narrow Path sends compared to what other ministries send.
New Creations in the Jewish Proselytes & Church Today: Are you familiar with the history of the proselytes in the Jewish faith being called "new creations" and does this relate to the New Covenant Church new creation? [Romans 8:18-22, 2 Corinthians 10:17, 5: 17, Hebrew 9:11, Isaiah 65:17].


2020-03-10
Smoking Cigarettes: Do you believe that smoking cigarettes is a sin? [Romans 6:14, I Corinthians 6:19-20].
Obesity or Gluttony: What about the sin of obesity or gluttony? [Philippians 3:18-20, I Corinthians 10:30-31].


2020-02-05
Giving & Stewardship: Could you talk about the gift of giving, and how the early church dealt with their finances, giving, and communal living and care for one another? [Acts 2:44, 4:34, 5:4, 11, 2 Corinthians 8:15, Exodus 16:18].
Financial Management-Descriptive or Prescriptive: Do you think that some of the financial references in scripture is more descriptive, rather than prescriptive, particularly because of special depressed circumstance? [Acts 11].


2019-09-17
Tithing-Christian Requirement?: Are Christians today required today to give a tithe to the local church? [Acts 4:32, Matthew 23:23].



2019-06-07
Financial Stewardship: Retiring, Saving, Living by Faith, Giving, What to do financially?



2019-06-06
Giving Your Extra Funds: After you pay your bills, how do you save and disburse your extra money? [Matthew 6:19f, Matthew 10: 17-27].



2019-04-22
Usury: What about usury in the Bible? Investing wisely? Parable of the talents [Luke 6:35, Matthew 25:14f]



2019-03-25
Stewardship: Have you ever heard of the book "Practicing the King's Economy"?



2019-02-12
Parable of the talents: Isn't it good to save money for retirement?



2018-07-17
Parable of the Talents: In the Parable of the talents what is the severity of the master about? [Matthew 25:14-30]



2018-03-29
Stewardship: If everything of ours is God's including our money, what if we want to buy a new car, or something else extravagant that we don't really need?



2017-11-07
Ten Talents Parable: What does the parable of the talents mean? [Matthew 25:14-30]



2017-10-25
Gift of Giving: Gift of giving & other spiritual gifts. [Romans 12:3-8]



2017-08-09
Getting Different Rewards in Eternity: Do people get different rewards in Eternity or not? and if that is the case, i have a second question....
Workers In The Vineyard: Workers came in at different times & getting the same wage, what is the meaning? [Matthew 20:1-16]
Dangers of Deathbed Conversions: Steve also explains the dangers of waiting until a "Deathbed experience" happens.

2017-07-21
Wealthy People: You were talking about wealthy atheists giving money the other day, & Warren Buffet, "There are many ways to get to heaven, but this is a good way" after he gave a whole bunch of money. How would you rebut that?



2017-07-20
Giving Sacrificially: Even though atheist gives billions, it's a drop in the bucket to them. They need to give sacrificially in order for it to count. [Mark 12:41-44]



2017-01-23
Stewardship: A discussion about Stewardship, money & wealth for the believer.



2017-01-23
501c3's & Churches endorsing Politicians: Pastors not wanting to endorse candidates because of the 501c3 forbids it.
Obama doing a whole bunch of bad stuff on last few days of employment: Does what Obama did in the last few days of his reign parallel to what the unjust steward did in the parable? [Luke 16:1-13]


2017-01-19
Tithing to your Local Church: Tithing & giving (Editor's Note: continued dialoguing with caller after break, didn't announce it like he usually does.)



2016-09-13
Tithing & Giving: A church has this idea that each member has to give at least $7 because it represents completeness, but being pressured to give. Is that right?
Lectures/Articles on Tithing: Do you have anything on your website about tithing & giving?


2016-09-06
Allocation of Medical Eesources: So what do you think about spending more in the last month than your entire life in medical expense to stay alive? Is there something better i should spend my money on?



2016-08-23
Unjust Steward: What is going on here in this parable? [Luke 16:1-13]



2016-04-11
Christians supporting secular Entertainers: Should we be supporting non-Christian or anti-Christian performers & entertainers, idolizing them?



2016-03-11
Cruising Ministries: Caller disagree with Steve about cruise ministries, suggesting it's too worldly, too luxurious for the Christian for the Christian to be participating in.



2016-03-08
Cruise Ship Ministries: Is a cruise ship ministry a legitimate ministry or not? Spending a lot of money to go on a extravagant vacation? What about helping the poor instead of spending it on yourself?



2015-07-21
Anti-Christ: An antichrist WILL COME. What did John mean by this? [1 John 2:18]
Coming to Christ late in Life: Caller is suffering from things, consequences of things he did in his life, as a result of doing things he wouldn't have done if he had been a believer earlier, & wants to be know to relate to people who haven't messed up their lives like he has.


2015-06-26
Seek ye First the Kingdom of God: It says in the Bible to seek ye first the Kingdom of God & HIS righteousness & all these things will be added unto you. Hod do you do that? [Matthew 6:33]
Head of the Household: Caller just got married & wants to know how to be a good husband, the head of the household like the Bible says, & wants Steve's advice of how to do that.


2015-04-08
Dominion over the Beasts: Misinterpretation of the word "dominion". Should it be "stewardship" over the beasts?



2015-03-04
Bankruptcy: Does Steve have any thoughts on the Biblical perspective of Bankruptcy?



2014-10-06
Robbing God: Jesus asked if we were going to rob God w/ our tithes & offerings? [Malachi 3:8, Mark 12:38-44]



2014-06-05
Gambling a form of Stealing: Is Gambling a form of stealing?



2014-04-09
Parable of the Unjust Steward: Can you explain this Parable about the Unjust Steward, but especially explain verse 8? What is the point of the parable? [Luke 16:1-8]



2014-04-03
Discipleship & Obedience: We need to become a Disciple of Christ when we become Christians, is that not right, but some just want to make sure they stay out of hell, but shouldn't we be craving to learn about Jesus as much as can, & do anything He asks? Isn't a major part of Discipleship making more disciples of Christ? Why such a minority of people wanting to do that?
Extravagancy: What if we are living way more luxurious than we should, instead of giving to missions? [Romans 14:4]


2013-12-03
Tithing: The reason you are not receiving God's blessing is because you are not tithing, you hear all the time. Can you talk about that?



2013-10-25
Missing Bible Texts: Is there a real good Bible that the missing verses from some manuscripts?
Tithing: Aren't we supposed to give at least a portion of our money to our local church?
Bible for Kids: Do you a recommendation of a good Bible that a kid could understand?

2013-10-14
Origins of Tithing in NT: Do you have any idea who started the idea of giving 10% in the New Testament? The Catholic church?
Salvation & Tithing: Is Salvation based on Tithing?
Currency for Tithing in OT: Are there any examples of people using money or currency for tithing in the Old Testament?

2013-09-19
Open Theism: Caller is reading a book about Open Theism & wondering what Steve thinks of it.
Tithing: Are we supposed to still pay tithe? [1 Corinthians 6:2]


2013-08-20
Stewardship of Money: Is it wrong to for a Christians who are wealthy to maintain a luxury lifestyle when they know of a whole bunch of people are very poor?



2013-07-11
Rewards: What rewards are we going to receive in the final judgment?



2013-06-25
Parable of the Talents: Can you please explain the Parable of the Talents? [Matthew 25:14-30]



2013-06-18
Supporting Local Church without Tithe: How are you supposed support your local church if you are not supposed to tithe?



2013-05-20
Tithing Penalty Tax: Does God take away the "tithing" penalty tax?



2013-05-20
Unjust Steward: Could you comment on the parable of the "Unjust Steward" and the reference to "everlasting habitations"? [Luke 16:1-13].



2013-04-23
Greater or Lesser-Punishment or Rewards: How can there be different levels of rewards and punishments if we are saved or condemned by one condition?



2013-04-18
Our Days are Numbered: Can we changed the number of days we live? [Psalm 139:16].



2013-03-20
Debt Forbidden for Christians: Is debt forbidden for Christians? [Romans 13:7-8, Proverbs 19:17, I Corinthians 10:23, I Timothy 6:8, Matthew 6:24, Proverbs 22:7].
Saving Money for Christians: Is it sinful to save money for Christians?


2013-03-12
Wrong to Save Money: If we are not to "lay up treasures" on earth, then is it wrong to save money? [Matthew 6:19, Proverbs 6:8, Proverbs 30:25].



2013-01-10
The Parable of the Steward: Can you explain the parable about the Steward who was about to be fired? What was the purpose of it? [Luke 16:1-12]



2013-01-04
Renunciation: What do you think about Renunciation (giving up one's material possessions)? [Luke 14:33]


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