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Topic: Obey (Obedience)
Episode Topic Audio

2024-04-19 		The Emphasis on Eternal Life or Heaven: Why do you say that even if there were no heaven, you would still serve God? Isn't the Bible full of references to the future life? [1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17].

2024-04-03 		Ask, Seek, Knock & Come, Take, Learn: Should we apply the ongoing nature implied by the tense of the Greek verb found in "asking, seeking, knock" to a later reference on the directive to keep on "coming, taking, learning?" [Matthew 7:7, Matthew 11:28].

2024-03-26 		Baptism & Salvation: Is baptism required to be saved?
Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Is the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" required? [Romans 4:1-4, Galatians 3:6-9, Titus 2:14, Luke 6:48-49].

2024-03-21 		Evidence of a True Believer: What verses would best support that one really is a true believer? [Matthew 7:21-22, Luke 6:46, John 8:30-31, Matthew 28:18-20, Romans 10:9, John 13:34-35].

2024-02-26 		Jesus' Baptism: What was the purpose of the baptism of Jesus? [1 Peter 3:20-21, 1 Corinthians 10:1-5].

2024-01-30 		Falling Short of Full Obedience: Could you comment on Luke 17:10 and its application to being fully obedient? [Luke 17:10].
Dispensationalism: Doesn't Dispensationalism teach that when the Jews rejected Jesus when He attempted to set up the Kingdom, He went to plan B and then had to die?
Debating Dispensationalism: Why don't Dispensationalists, like John MacArthur or David Hocking, debate alternate views with people like you?

2024-01-29 		Falling Short of Obedience: Does falling short of obedience negate my salvation? [Psalm 103:14, James 3:2].

2024-01-03 		Evangelizing a Jewish Skeptic: Any advice about evangelizing a Jewish friend who is open to learning about Christianity, but he heard about the water in the flood being over 20 feet above all the mountains, thus he is very skeptical? Rec: "The Genesis Flood" by John C. Whitcomb and Henry M. Morris
Turning Your Life Over to Christ: What does it look like when one "turns their life over to Christ?" Rec: Book by Steve Gregg. "Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 2."

2023-12-21 		God Kills Prophet: Caller comments on the story of God killing the prophet for not listening (referring to the previous call). [Deuteronomy 13:3].
Witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses: What would you emphasize when witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses?


2023-11-14 		Sexlessness for the Unmarried: Is there some compensation for those who will never be married because they are barred from sexual fulfillment? [Job 5:7, John 16:33]

2023-11-13 		Italicized Words in Bibles: Why are there italicized words in Bibles?
Unspotted From the World: What does it mean to keep yourself "unspotted from the world?" [James 1:26-27].

2023-11-13 		Contradictions about Salvation & Our Security in Christ: Doesn't John 3:16 contradict Matthew 7:21 about salvation? I am very fearful I may not make it into heaven. [John 3:16, Matthew 7:21, Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, James 2:20, Luke 6:46].

2023-11-09 		Correcting Others: How does one know when it is appropriate to step in and correct another? [Luke 6:31, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 7:3-5, Galatians 6:1].

2023-11-01 		Disobedient Hebrews: Did the Hebrews (Jews) neglect almost everything that God had commanded throughout their history?
Music in the 1970s: Did you ever jam with Phil Keaggy in the 1970s?


2023-10-25 		Andrew Farley (The Grace Message): Are you familiar with Andrew Farley (Texas radio host) and his views about grace? He seems more accepting of weakness than you are. [Psalm 1:3, Matthew 26:41].

2023-10-16 		Defining "Saved" & "Works" & Following Jesus: What does it mean to be "saved" versus just getting a ticket to heaven? Once you believe the gospel does transforation just come in time? How do works fit in? [1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Philippians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5, Titus 2:14].
"Feeling" One's Salvation: What if my feeling after conversion is fading? Rec: Topical lecture series, "How Can I Know That I am Really Saved?' [Romans 8:16, 2 Corinthians 13:5].

2023-09-25 		Teaching Sound Doctrine vs. Legalism: How does the church teach sound doctrine and avoid legalism? [Titus 1, 1 Timothy 1, Matthew 28:20, James 2:8].

2023-09-14 		Good Works No Longer Required: Caller postulates that we no longer have to do good works. [1 John 2:4, Titus 1:16, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 2:14, Romans 2:17-24, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Matthew 7:21-26, Romans 2:8].

2023-08-28 		Obeying "The Law": How do we know which "Law" we are obligated to keep: the moral law, the Mosaic, the Levitical, or the Law of Christ? [Romans 2:13, Ephesians 5:21, Galatians, James 2:8, Galatians 3:24-27, 1 Corinthians 6:13, Romans 2:17-28, Romans 8:4].

2023-08-24 		Infant Dedication, But No Baptism: Do you need to be baptized to get to heaven? [Matthew 7:21-23].

2023-08-18 		A "Christian" Living in Sin: What scriptures can I share with my 30-year-old son, who says he is a Christian, but he lives in sin? [Hebrews 10:14, Matthew 7:21, Romans 6:15ff, 1 John 2:3-4].

2023-07-17 		Leaving Behind Sin: Is it correct to think, as Spurgeon seems to be saying, that when we are converted, we have to give up our life of sin? But don't we all sin from time to time? [Luke 14:33, 1 Corinthians 6:20].

2023-07-17 		Parable of the Two Sons: Which of the two sons did the will of the Father? [Matthew 21:28-31].

2023-07-17 		Endless Genealogies: What does "endless genealogies" mean? [1 Timothy 1:4].
Baptism & Regeneration: Why don't evangelicals see baptism as part of regeneration?
"Sound of Freedom" Movie (Criticism) What do you think about the criticism of the movie, "Sound of Freedom?"

2023-07-11 		Lordship Salvation: What is "Lordship Salvation?" [Romans 10:9, Acts 16:30-31, Ephesians 2:8-9].

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].

2023-06-22 		Qualities of a Good Church: Could you further explain the qualities of a good church? How do you assess doctrine over love, and vice versa? [Matthew 28:20, 1 Timothy 1:9-10, Titus 1:1ff].

2023-06-21 		Grace, Works & Obedience: How does "works" and "obedience" relate to "grace?" How would this apply to the thief on the cross? [Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 2:11-12, Luke 18:10-14, 1 Timothy 6:3-4, Matthew 7:21-23].

2023-06-09 		Good & Bad Christians: What is the difference between a good Christian and a bad Christian? [Luke 12:47-49, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrews 8:10].

2023-06-09 		Old Testament Forgiveness: How were people forgiven for their sins in the Old Testament (relative to the shedding of blood and sacrifices)? [Luke 11:50-51, Matthew 16:24, John 8:31, Matthew 28:20].
Born Again: How do you go about being born again?
How Perfect Do I Have to Be?: I want to make sure I know where I am going. How perfect do I have to be? [1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:5-7].

2023-05-31 		Discouraged-Not Living Up to the Standard: What kind of encouragement can you give, as I feel that I cannot live up to the standard presented in your books, "Empire of the Risen Son," especially in light of being married to an unbeliever? [Isaiah 50:10, 2 Corinthians 8:12]

2023-05-26 		"Being Saved" Contradictions: It seems that sometimes there is contradictory information about being saved (faith and/or works)? [James 2:14-26, Luke 18:9-14].

2023-05-24 		Why Worry if Sins are Already Paid?: Why do I still feel like I need to avoid every little sin, if my sins are already paid? [Matthew 26:41].

2023-05-17 		Grace vs Obedience: What do you think about Tozer's quote about too much emphasis on "grace?" [Hebrews 12:14, Acts 5:29, 1 John 3:7-10, Titus 2:11-12, Matthew 18:23-35].

2023-05-01 		Holding Back from God: Can I hold reservations or a plan B, if I am skeptical that God will be there for me and meet my need, and still be found acceptable to God? [Philippians 3:14-15].

2023-04-24 		"Believer's Baptism": What is "Believer's Baptism?"
Ignorance of the the Necessity of Baptism: Since baptism is a requirement for salvation, what happens if someone doesn't know about the mandate to be baptized? [Acts 10:44-48, John 8:31-32].

2023-04-20 		Changes in One's Life After Salvation: If someone has not progressed or changed in their Christian life, then are they not really a Christian?

2023-04-19 		Baptism is Required: Why have evangelical churches strayed from the example in scripture about the necessity of baptism?



2023-04-14 		Calvinism & Arminianism: Do you think the main two divisions in Christianity is between the Calvinists and the Arminians?
"Every Thought Brought into Captivity": Could you riff on the last lin in 2 Corinthians 5, regarding "bringin every thought into Captivity?" [2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Romans 12:2, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28, 2 Corinthians 10:1, Matthew 28:20, 1 Corinthians 6:9]

2023-04-13 		Righteousness Before God: If I have a righteous status in Jesus, but I deviate from righteousness, then am I still righteous before God?
Declared Righteous: If we are "declared righeous" as in a court of law, am I not then free to go? How can I be assured of my salvation and not work at it all the time? Rec: Topical lecture; "How Can I know that I am really Saved?"
Abiding in Christ: What does it mean to "abide" in Christ?

2023-04-12 		Baptism-In Jesus Name: Does the name in which one is baptised matter? Is saying "in the name of Jesus" more powerful? [1 Corinthians 10:2].
Door to Door Evangelism: What do you think of door-to-door evangelism and "The Roman's Road" methof of evangelism? [Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9].

2023-04-11 		Baptism Required: What about the requirement of baptism following one's salvation? Should baptism be done upon salvation? [Acts 2:38, 1 Corinthians 10:2, 1 Peter 3:20].

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].

2023-03-30 		"Sheep and the Goats" Parable: Is the parable about the "Sheep and the Goats" not really about salvation or eternal life? [John 17:3, Matthew 25:31-33, Matthew 28:20, Acts 11:26, Galatians 6:7-8, James 2:26].

2023-03-30 		Hardened Hearts: Doesn't scripture illustrate to us that we cannot continue in sin without the danger of becoming hardened to the things of God, and therefore are in danger of condemnation? [Hebrews 4:7, Hebrews 12:17, Philippians 3:12, 1 Peter 1:17, Matthew 10:28, 2 Corinthians 5:11, Proverbs 16:6]

2023-03-29 		Accepting Jesus into One's Heart, Repeatedly: How do you address someone who keeps trying to accept Jesus into their heart? [Matthew 16:24, Romans 10:9, Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 8:10].

2023-03-29 		Sacrifice for Sin for Those That Came Before: What happened to all those that came before Jesus shed His blood, regarding the required shedding of blood for sacrifice? [Hebrews 9:22, Hebrew 10:4].
Forgiven, but Facing the Judgment of Works: If Jesus died for the sins of the whole world, why are we going to have to be held accountable for our deeds? How do we have to answer for our deeds? [John 1:29, Hebrews 10:4, Hebrews 9:22, James 3:2].

2023-03-16 		Difficulties with Parts of Scripture: Caller shares concern over the difficult parts of the Old Testament? [Genesis 22, John 6:6].

2023-03-14 		Salvation vs Judgment on Works: Would you explain the importance of doing good works because of the judgment, but not to gain salvation? [Philippians 2:12-13].

2023-03-02 		Being Holy: When we are told to be holy, does that just mean that we should be obedience? [1Peter 1:15, Colossians 3:17].

2023-02-21 		Saved by Faith Alone: As a new believer seeking truth, it seems like we are saved by "faith alone" or is works part of it also? [Ephesians 2:8, Galatians 5:21, Romans 10:9].

2023-01-31 		Moses & Zipporah: Could you clarify what is going on with Moses and Zipporah and when God "sought to kill him?" [Exodus 4:23-26].

2023-01-24 		Unmarried Church Couple Living Together: Caller shares an option regarding insurance options for the unmarried couple cohabitating-if that was one of the reasons for their choice not to marry.
Safe Place for Endangered Ones: Caller shares that the church ought to be offering safe places to those that need them in order to stay married when there is danger or violence.

2023-01-20 		God's Specific Plan: Is there such a thing as a specific plan of God for the life of each individual believer? [Isaiah 49:1-2, Galatians 1:15, Romans 8:14].
Center of God's Will: When people say they want to be in the "center of God's will," what is meant? [Romans 12:1].

2023-01-11 		Christian Living & Assurance of Salvation: If believer does not live the Christian life like praying and meditating on The Word, could they be one referred to in Matthew 7 that may not really be saved? [Matthew 7:21-23].

2023-01-11 		Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Can you explain why you think that we are not "eternally secure", as I disagree with you based on Ephesians about being sealed by the Holy Spirit. [Ephesians 1:13, 1 Timothy 4:1, John 15:6, Romans 11:22, Colossians 1:21-23, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:4, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2].
Living Like the Devil: Should we not help those who "live like the devil" all week, but do know God, learn to live better? [1John 2:4, Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Acts 17:11].

2023-01-04 		Keeping the Commandments: A pastor said that God won't give us any commandments we can't keep, but didn't Paul teach us that we can't keep the commandments without Jesus? [Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:16].

2022-12-29 		Faith-Living the Christian Life: Where do you live your faith-between being a theologian and living with a child-like faith? [2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:13].

2022-12-09 		Accountability, Authority & Submission: Is it biblical that I should be submitting to someone in authority for accountability? [Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:10, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Mark 10:42-45, Matthew 20:25, Matthew 23:8-10, 2 Cortinthians 3:17, John 2:5].

2022-11-22 		New Believer-What Now?: New believer shares his whole-hearted experience, then asks, "What now?" Recommended; Free audio books; "Empire of the Risen Son."

2022-11-14 		Holiness: What are your thoughts on "holiness" or "holy" living? [2 Corinthians 7:1, I Peter 1:15-16, I Corinthians 6:20].

2022-11-08 		Righteousness & "Means of Grace": How do we engage in "righteous" acts and apply the "means of grace'? [I John 3:7, John 1:14-16, Luke 4:22, Ephesians 4:29, I Corinthians 15:10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2, 2 Corinthians 12:9].

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].

2022-10-31 		Faith, Obedience & Love: Does it seems like there is a contradiction between Paul and Jamess in scripture about being able to be obedient? [John 14:15, Romans 8:4-7, I Corinthians 8:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, James 2:19, James 2:8, Galatians 5:6, I Timothy 6:3-4].

2022-10-19 		Sin After Salvation: Will I still be responsible for my sins after I have been saved? [I John 1:9, Luke 15:11-32].
Genders & LGBTQ Marriages: What do you say about all the accepted genders today and homosexual marriages? [Matthew 19:5-6, John 8:31].

2022-10-07 		Serving and Good Works: What are the "good works" being referred to in scripture? Is it serving as deacons and such? [Ephesians 2:10, Titus 2:14].

2022-10-06 		Living in Obedience: Why do we keep talking in ways that seem like we are trying to get out of obediently serving the living God? [Deuteronomy 30:19, Luke 6:46, I Corinthians 6:20].

2022-10-06 		"Losing" One's Salvation: Can I make an opposing case about "eternal security" and that those that "fall away" were never really saved and get your response? [I John 2:19, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:30, Jude 1:24, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 10:9, Romans 5:1, Acts 16:31, I Corinthians 6:20, I Thessalonians 4:3, 2 Timothy 2:11-13].

2022-09-27 		"Lord Lord-I Never Knew You": Who are the people being referred to in the scripture that says they cry out to "Lord, Lord" and He says, "I never knew you?" [Matthew 7:21, Luke 6:46, I Corinthians 13].

2022-09-06 		Seven Commands of Jesus: Have you heard of the "Seven Commands of Jesus" and the necessity of obedience?
The Gospel: Would the "Seven Commands of Jesus" be the gospel?
Steve Gregg Teaching Certain Doctrines: Caller comments that he appreciates the way Steve doesn't teach specific doctrines . Steve corrects and clarifies his position about denominational doctrines, etc. [TItus 2:1, I Timothy 1:9].

2022-08-26 		Paul Taught Different Gospels & Obedience to the Commandments in Matthew: How would your address someone suggesting that Matthew and Paul preach different Gospels and why we are not obeying all the commandments in Matthew to be saved? [Acts 20:24-25, I Timothy 6:3, Acts 28:30-31, John 8:31, Romans 10:9, Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 6:41, Matthew 7:21].

2022-08-12 		Keith Green: Was Keith Green as intense as he appeared?
Take Up Your Cross & Deny Yourself: Could you expand on the verse "take up your cross & deny yourself?" [Luke 9:23]. [Editor's Note: After the break, Steve corrects

2022-08-09 		Divorce Indicative of Apostasy: I disagree with how you describe the ramifications of divorce and the connection between sin, disobedience, and apostasy. Are you misleading others in misrepresenting saving grace of God? [Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 6:16, Titus 1:16, Eccelesiastes 5:5, Romans 5:8, John 8:31, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6, Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24].

2022-08-03 		Being Faithful vs Works: How does one having to be faithful in serving God not the same as "salvation by works"? [Ephesians 2:9-10, Titus 2:14, Galatians 5:6, James 2:20, Acts 17:30].
Alexandrian Text & Corruption: How does one know that the Alexandrian text has not been corrupted?

2022-07-29 		Satan Bound or Not: If we are living in the millennium, then is Satan bound today? [Revelation 20:1-2, Revelation 20:7].
Saved by Baptism: Is there any other way to be saved, other than baptism?
Saved by Baptism: What about the verses that say you are saved by Baptism? Does one have to have water avialable when evangelizing? [Acts 8:36].

2022-07-28 		Justification, Sanctification & Salvation: What do you think about the difference between justification and sanctification? Is it wrong to say you are saved, if you are only justified? [Hebrews 11:6].
Salvation as a Process: Is it not legalism to say that one must be living a life in obedience as they become more sanctified to be truly saved?

2022-06-24 		Angels: Are angels created "by God" or born "of God"? [2 Peter 2, Jude 1:4].
Sinless Living: Is "whoever is born of God does not sin" actually to be understood as it seems? [I John 3:9].

2022-06-23 		"Antinomian" or "Legalist"?: Could you clarify your position on "antinomianism" and "legalism"? [Ephesians 2:8-10, Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel 36:26, 2 Peter 1:4, Titus 3:5, Titus 2:14].

2022-06-20 		Thanks to Steve Gregg: Caller expressed gratitude to Steve for his dedication regarding teaching people to live in total dedication to Christ.
Through the Narrow Path: How does one know that they will enter through "the narrow gate"? Recommended book; Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 2. [Matthew 7:13, I John 5:13].
Memorial for Suicide: Praying for one who committed suicide.

2022-06-15 		Atheist-Following Jesus & Hearing His Disciples: Atheist-Why are not the teaching of Jesus alone enough for us to follow Him, instead of all the writings of the disciples? [I Corinthians 7].
Atheist-Sermon on the Mount: Atheist-Would not the Sermon on the Mount alone be enough to follow Christ?
Atheist -God's Word: Atheist-Are you saying that the words of God are not sufficient?

2022-06-13 		Sin at the Creation: Were people sinful at creation? Do we sin because of Adam's sin?
My Sinfulness & My Obligation: How much am I responsible for my sin, and how muchis grace? What are my obligations? [John 3:19, Titus 2:14, Matthew 22:37, Luke 10:27, Deuteronomy 6:4-7].
Our Own Sinfulness vs Paying for the Sins of Ancestors: Why do we have to pay for our ancestor's sin? [Matthew 16:24-26].

2022-06-08 		Atheist; Appalling Christian Behavior: Atheist; What do you think is the responsibility of real Christians to speak about about appalling behaviors of those that call themselves Christians? [John 8:31, I Corinthians 6:20].

2022-06-01 		Kingdom of God: How do we get Christians to start talking more about the "Kingdom of God"? Recommendation; Empire of the Risen Son (Vol 1 & Vol 2). Free audiobooks at the website, and the topical lectures.
Strong Delusion of Dispensationalism: Do you think that Dispensationalism could be the strong delusion? [2 Thessalonians 2:11].

2022-05-31 		Baptism & Entering the Body of Christ: Isn't baptism actually when we enter the body of Christ, therefore required for salvation? [I Corinthians 12:13, Acts 2:38, Galatians 5:6].

2022-05-27 		Homosexuality: Do you think that some people can be born with same-sex attraction?
Homosexuality: If people are born with same-sex attraction, doesn't that excuse them, since they have no hope of marriage?


2022-05-25 		John MacArthur is a False Teacher: Is not John MacArther a false teacher because of what he teaches about justification from regeneration? [Philippians 1:18].

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].

2022-05-12 		Doing the Will of the Father: What should I study to help me understand obedience to God, rather than ignorantly following an institution? And how to help others not fall to that? [Genesis 20:3, Luke 12:47f, James 3:1, I Timothy 1:13].

2022-05-11 		Doing the Will of the Father: When we are directed to do "the will of the Father", what is that? Is it one thing, or several? [Matthew 7:21-23].

2022-05-10 		Psalms Direct Obedience: Are these verses about wanting to live a holy and hiding the word in one's heart, prescriptive, or only descriptive? [Psalm 119:9-11].
Memorizing Scripture: Should we not be memorizing scripture to help us ovecome disobedience and sin? [John 8:31, Psalm 119:9-11].

2022-05-05 		Contradiction-Believing vs Obeying: Is it a possible contradiction between simply needing to confess, and yet scripture says you have to do His work. [Romans 10:9, Matthew 7:21-23, Luke 6:46, I John 3:21].

2022-05-02 		"I Never Knew You": Are those to whom it is said, "Depart from me, I never knew you", people that are insincere, like the pharisees, or those that undo what good & miraculous things they did before by later disobedience? [Matthew 7:21-23, Titus 1:16, 2 Peter 2:16, I Corinthians 13:1-13].

2022-04-26 		Church Success: What determines the success of the church?
Faith Saves: What is meant when James says it is "faith that saves us"? [James 2:12-26, Matthew 1:21, John 8:31-32,Titus 2:14, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:10, Colossians 1:28].
Salvation by Works: How does Romans 4:5 fit into being saved by faith and not earning one's salvation by works? [Romans 4:5].

2022-04-07 		Submitting to Authority: Caller shares thoughts about the difference between obeying and submitting to government. [I Peter 2:13, Romans 13:1-2].

2022-03-28 		The Immature Church Delays Christ's Return: Are we somewhat responsible for the delayed return of Christ because of our sin and immaturity in the church? [2 Peter 3:12].

2022-03-28 		Socializing with Disobedience Christians: What is the biblical perspective on continuing to socialize with disobedient or unbelieving friends? [I Corinthians 5:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:14, I Corinthians 6:9-10].



2022-03-23 		How Does One Get Saved?: Could you go over the process by which one is saved, in contrast to just saying the "Sinner's Prayer"?



2022-03-16 		Evangelism's Alternate to the "Sinner's Prayer": What do you suggest, rather than using the "Sinner's Prayer" as an alternate when evangelizing? [Romans 10:9, Ephesians 1:13, Matthew 7:21].

2022-03-11 		Jesus-More Than Messiah: Do you think that Jesus was more than the Messiah? [Mark 14:61].
Preaching Against Sin: Should we be preaching against sin today? [I Corinthians 5:12].
Evangelizing Others: Do you think that formulaic methods or "one size fits all" approaches to evangelism are effective?

2022-02-28 		"All Imprisoned in Disobedience": What does it mean "imprisoned all in disobedience so to have mercy"? [Romans 11:32, Romans 9:14, Romans 3:23, Romans 9:6-7, Romans 9:21, Matthew 3:9, Romans 8, Romans 2:28, Galatians 3:7, Romans 2:28, Jeremiah 18:1-19:3, Isaiah 64:8 ].

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].

2022-02-23 		Unprofitable Servant Parable: Why do you favor the passage about the servant? [Luke 17:7-10].
Things to be Done in Secret: What are the 3 things we are to do in secret? [Matthew 6:1-18].

2022-02-22 		"Unprofitable Servant" Parables: Would you comment on the passage about the "unprofitable servant" in Luke? [Luke 17:7-11, I Corinthians 6:20].

2022-02-21 		Divorce Sends One to Hell: Is everyone who is divorced going to hell? [I Corinthians 6:9, Matthew 16:24-26, Matthew 18:5, Luke 17:2, Matthew 7:21-23].

2022-02-15 		Life is a Test: Is it possible that life is basically a continual test to see if we will obey God, or choose to go our own way each and every day? [Psalm 84:11].

2022-02-15 		Obedience to God's Commands: What are God's commands we are to obey now? [Romans 3:31, I John 3:4, Matthew 19, Hebrews 1:1, Hebrews 8:13].

2022-02-14 		The Holy Spirit in Our Lives: What is the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives? Recommended lecture; "Charisma & Character". [Colossians 3:14, Philippians 1:21, Romans 8:14].
Leading of the Holy Spirit: How does one determine when it is your own thoughts versus the Holy Spirit leading you? [Acts 16].

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].


2022-02-01 		Repentance Not Required for Salvation: Does one have to repent from your sins to get into heaven? [Acts 16:30, Romans 10:9, Luke 6:46, I Peter 1:14].
Getting to Heaven: How does one get a ticket to heaven?

2022-01-26 		Christians Who Do Bad Things: Can we really separate our actions from who we really are? Can Christians be evil? [Jeremiah 24:8-10, Luke 18:19, Mark 10:18, James 3:2, 1 John 3:6-7].

2022-01-26 		Backsliding: What does "backsliding" mean? [Galatians 5:16, I John 5:12, Hebrews 3:12, 2 Corinthians 13:5].

2022-01-14 		Unable to Return to God & "Sacrifice for Sin": Are you saying that one can fall away from God, and then cannot repent and return to Him? [Hebrews 10:26, Jeremiah 31, I John 2:1, I John 1:9, James 2:26, John 6:37].

2022-01-13 		Saved by Works, Faith, or Grace?: It seems like there are a number of different ways to be saved, by works, by faith, and by grace. Can you clarify how we are saved? [Ezekiel 14:14-20, Acts 2:38, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 5:6, James 2:14-26, Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21].

2022-01-10 		Salvation & the Body of Christ: At the point of salvation, when one has repented and submitted, is that person now part of the body of Christ?
The Lord's Prayer: Where does the prayer come from that says, "Thy will, no my will, be done"?
More in Line with God's Will: Does our will become more conformed to God's will?

2022-01-04 		Inheriting the Kingdom of God: Can someone be saved and not inherit "The Kingdom of God"? [Colossians 1:13].
Salvation vs Inheriting the Kingdom: Is there a difference between being saved and inheriting the kingdom? [Hebrews 6:1, Colossians 1:28, Philippians 3:14-15].

2021-12-28 		Doing the Will of the Father to be Saved: Do you actually have to do the will of God to be saved? [John 3:16, Matthew 7:21, I Peter 3:20, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:13, Matthew 28:18, Matthew 16:24-26, James 2:26, Galatians 5:6].

2021-11-23 		Paul, a False Prophet: Is there any merit to the claim that Paul was a false prophet? [Luke 18:13].

2021-11-18 		Misunderstood About Christianity: What is the most misunderstood thing about the Christian faith today, particularly in contrast to joining a religious group that practices Christian traditions?

2021-11-16 		Faith Requires Obedience: The Christian faith requires obedience. [Hebrews 5:9, Acts 5:32].
Pre-Trib Rapture: Caller shares his concern that the Pre-trib rapture is really a dangerous view. [I Thessalonians 3:4].

2021-11-01 		Sinners Prayer, but No Evidence of Salvation: What do you say to someone who has said the prayer for repentance and salvation, but I don't see any evidence of having been "born again"? [Matthew 16:24-26, I Corinthians 6:19-20].

2021-10-28 		Works VS Obedience: What is the difference between "works" (particularly as in a less desirable way) and "obedience"? [Romans 11:6, Romans 4, Ephesians 2:8-10, Philippians 6:46, Luke 6:46, Jeremiah 31:33].

2021-10-15 		Judgment by Works: How do we take equity and judgment though we are saved by mercy and grace? [Matthew 5:19, I Peter 1:17].

2021-10-15 		Salvation without Repentance: Could you explain what is meant by "the gift of God is without repentance"? [Romans 11:29, John 3:5].
King James Bible Version Only: What do you think about a church who thinks that the King James Bible is the only acceptable Bible to use? Recommended book; "The King James Only Debate" by James White


2021-10-13 		Why Not Abandon Faith and Pursue One's Own Happiness: How should a young person respond to contemporay culture's encouragement to abandon one's faith and pursue happiness?
Pursuing God Over Earthly Pleasure: How does one convince others that pursuing God is more fulfilling than earthly pleasures? [Luke 9:23, Psalm 16].
Challenges for the Young Today: What do you think this younger generation is facing that is greater than ever before?

2021-10-12 		Having the Holy Spirit vs Being Filled with the Spirit: Does the Holy Spirit come into your life the very moment you are saved and live with you forever? [Romans 8:9, Acts 8, John 14:16, John 15:6].
Apostasy and Returning to Christ: If someone only believes for a while, can that person ever come back and receive the Holy Spirit and be saved? [Hebrews 6:4-6, James 5:19-20, 2 Peter 2:20, John 18:15-18, John 21:15-17].

2021-10-12 		The Role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus: What was the role of the Holy Spirit have in Jesus' life? [Matthew 3:16, Philippians 2:7, Matthew 12:28].
The Holy Spirit Enables Us: Is the reason the Holy Spirit comes upon us, is it to enable us to live the Christian life in obedience? [Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 8:2-4].

2021-09-29 		Why are We Called All Sinners?: Why are all of us labeled as sinners, and yet many of us really choose to do the right thing? [Romans 7:15-25, I John 1:8-10, I John 2:1].
The Sin of Not Helping Others: If we see the needs of our neighbors, and refuse to help them, is that sin? [I John 3:17, Galatians 6:2].

2021-09-24 		Afraid of Hell & May Not be Saved: Caller shares that he is afraid that he may not be saved, and thinks he only tries to be a believer because of the fear of hell. Is there anything in the Bible that can help assure me? [I John 4:18].
Loving God More: How do you cultivate more love for God? [I John 4:19, I John 2:15, I John 4:8, Luke 10:27].

2021-09-22 		Catholic Believer with Wrong Doctrines: If someone is a sincere believer who loves Jesus, but is Catholic and has a lot of doctrines wrong, how much grace will God give? [Ephesians 1:7].
Getting One's Sins Forgiven: What is the process for getting one's sins forgiven?

2021-09-13 		Am I Really Saved: How can I know that I am really saved? (Recommends reading I John and topical lecture; "How Can I Know I am Really Saved"). [I John 1, John 13:35].

2021-08-26 		Day of the Lord: What is "Day of the Lord" referring to in 2 Thessalonians? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-2, I Thessalonians 4:15-18, Matthew 24:27].
Unproductive People Who Claim God Will Provide: How does one respond to someone who justifies their unproductiveness claiming that God will take care of them? [2 Thessalonians 3:10, Colossians 3:17].

2021-08-03 		"Depart From Me": What is the bottom line regarding the idea that some will be asked to "depart from me"? [Matthew 7:21-23, Jeremiah 32:40]

2021-07-30 		New Covenant Allows us to be Disobedient: Is it true that the New Covenant allows us to sin continually, being disobedient, and still be blessed, because we are under grace. [Galatians, Romans 2, Romans 4, Acts 3, Galatians 3, Psalms 32, Hebrews 11, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14, Ephesians 2:8-10, I Peter 1:17, 2 Corinthians 5:10, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6].

2021-07-21 		Submission & COVID Vaccine: If my sister doesn't want to get the COVID vaccine, but her husband wants her to, should she do so out of submission?

2021-07-20 		Believing and Obedience: Is this verse, John 3:16, is it saying that all you have to do is believe, without having to act in accordance with that belief? [John 3:16, James 2:17, James 2:26].

2021-07-15 		Justification and Forgivenss: What is the difference between justification and forgiveness?
Imputed Righteousness of Christ: What do you think about the "imputed righteousness of Christ"? [Acts 2:38, Genesis 15:6, I John 3:7]

2021-07-08 		Doing Good Works with the Right Motivation: How can you be sure that the good works you do are truly for the love of Jesus and not for selfish reasons?
"Who are My Mother and Brother"? What are the ramifications of the verse when Christ says, "Who are my mother and brother?" [Luke 8:19-21, Mark 3:31-35, Matthew 12:46-50, Ephesians 2:14].

2021-07-06 		Good Works-Pleasing God instead of Men: Could you talk about our obligation to do good works? [James 2:18].

2021-07-05 		Spirit's Departure Upon Falling to Sin & Resoration: Did the spirit leave you when you were not putting away your previous sin? Can you return to Him? [John 15:6].

2021-06-16 		Gay Pride Month: Why does God allow Gay Pride month?
LGBTW Marriages: Why are people caught up in the LGBTQ movement and so many are marrying each other?
God Helping Homosexuals: Why doesn't God help gay people better so they can please Him? [Romans 12:2, Matthew 11:29-30, Matthew 7:13-14, Psalm 14:1, Proverbs 9:10, John 8:31-34].

2021-06-15 		Context for Romans 8:28 (All Things Work for Good): Could you put Romans 8:28 (all things work together for good) in context for me? [Romans 8:28-30].

2021-06-10 		Failing God Again: Could you help me understand why those of us who have faith, understand repentance, and who truly want to please God, continue to fail Him? Recommended Lecture: "Cultivating Christian Character". [Galatians 5:17-25, Romans 12:2, Psalm 1:2, Philippians 2:13].



2021-06-09 		Living the Christian Life: Is it possible to live the Christian life? [Romans 8:5].
The Problem of Evil: Can you recommend your teaching that deals with the problem of evil? Lecture recommended: "Making Sense of Suffering".
Going Through Storms in Life: What of the saying, "If you are not going through a storm, you are either going into one or coming out of one"?

2021-06-09 		Ruling One's Home as a Home: Regarding the qualifications for elders, what is meant by "ruling one's home", and when should a pastor (or elder) step down if his home is out of control in some measure? [I Timothy 3:4].
"Right in Their Own Eyes": Regarding the concept of being, "right in one's own eyes", I always thought it was a bad thing, are you saying it is a good thing? [Judges 17:6].

2021-06-07 		Salvation & One's World View: How does one sort out the problem of those who say they believe in Christ and yet follow value systems that seem to embrace ideas that are contrary to Christ's teachings? [Matthew 7:2, Galatians 1:8-9, Romans 12:2, John 15:7, John 8:36, Matthew 7:21-23, I Corinthians 6:20].
Finding Sin Acceptable in Others: If someone dismisses behaviors in another's sinful lifestyle and indicates them as acceptable (as in living as a gay), it is synonymous with preaching a different gospel?


2021-05-28 		Baptism Required for Salvation: Does this verse affirm that one must be baptized to be saved? [I Peter 3:21, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19, I Corinthians 15:1-2].

2021-05-20 		Jesus' Hard Sayings in Contrast to the Law: What do you think when it is said that the hard sayings of Jesus are primarily to show us how impossible it is to do well under the law? [Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 7:24, I Timothy 6:3, Titus 2:11].

2021-05-13 		Living with Those Dramatically Opposed to Christ: Caller looks for counsel regarding living with a spouse that reacts dramatically again the name of Christ.

2021-05-05 		Free Will and Self-control: Could you clarify if there is a sharp distinction between self-control and one's free will?

2021-04-30 		Two Sons & Ten Spies Application: Could you comment on the parallel between the Bible stories of the two sons in the New Testament and the ten spies,in the Old Testament and how that applies to Jews and us? [Matthew 21, Numbers 13].

2021-04-08 		Repentance and Salvation: Does one repent before or after you are saved?
Smoking: What do you say about a preacher who said that if you smoke you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven? [I Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17].

2021-04-01 		How to be Saved: What does one do to be saved? [I John 5:11-12, Romans 10:9].
Understanding God & Jesus: How do I understand the various labels for Jesus, God, and in the Trinity (Messiah, Son of God, etc.) and who should I be praying to, or addressing? [Matthew 11:29-30, Ephesians 3:14, John 14:6].

2021-04-01 		Letting God Make Your Decisions: When you say in your series on discipleship that one should let God make your decisions, how do you mean that? How does one do that?
Employer's Mask Wearing Requirement: I am considering serving a complaint to my employer regarding the requiring of the masks, and my mom thinks as believers we should not cause conflict. What do you think about this?


2021-03-22 		Those That "Rule Over" Us: Could you talk about those in authority and how they are to "rule over" us-those in government, institutional church, home church, and how it relates to our own souls? [Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:7, Hebrews 13:24].

2021-03-18 		"Contemplative Prayer": What is your opinion of "Contemplative Prayer" (based on an anonymous book, "The Cloud of Unknowing")?

2021-03-17 		Not Doing Enough for God: As a relatively new believer, I am struggling with self-condemnation regarding how much I am doing as a Christian. What do you advise? [John 3:17, I John 3:21].

2021-03-12 		Repentance: Could you clarify what is involved in repentance? [John 5:14].

2021-03-01 		Breaking the Least of the Commandments: Could you help me understand what is the "least of these" in regard to breaking the commandments? [Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 12:28, John 5:46].
Jesus' Law: Is it possible that Jesus meant that we are to fulfill His laws, rather than the law of the prophets? [Matthew 5:17-20].

2021-02-24 		Saved by Grace or Law of Moses: Can you respond to the claim that we are not saved by grace, but by being under the Law of Moses, and also, that neither Jesus nor Paul ever taught "saved by grace"? [Hebrews 11, Romans 4:5-6].

2021-02-23 		Christian Obligations (Law of Moses & Good Works}: What do you think about the idea that we should keep the Law of Moses and the necessity of doing good works? [Romans 4, Galatians 5:6, James 2:8, John 13:34, Titus 1:16, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14, James 2:14-26, I Corinthians 6:9-10].

2021-02-09 		Alcohol & Addiction (Twelve Steps Programs): Do you think that drunkeness is an addiction, as they say in 12-step programs, or it that an inappropriate term? [Galatians 5, I Corinthians 6:9-11].

2021-01-29 		Feelings of Emotions in One's Faith: I struggle with keeping the sense of total commitment and feel an ebb and flow in my faith. Is this common? [I John 5:3].

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].

2020-12-30 		Evangelizing My Co-workers: How do I go about evangelizing my co-workers?

2020-12-18 		The Good News from Jesus: What did Jesus tell people about His sacrifice, and what the good news was?

2020-11-18 		Why Have Children?: Why would anyone want to have children if they may possibly suffer for a lifetime or go to hell? [Psalm 127:4-5, Genesis 1:22].

2020-11-09 		Christian Who is a Drug Addict: If a true Christian gets caught up in drugs, will they die in their sins and not go to heaven? [Galatians 2, Galatians 5:16, James 3:2, Psalm 1:3, I John 4:4].

2020-11-09 		Grace & Obedience for Salvation: You drew a comparison and difference between "inheriting" and "entering" the kingdom in scripture, can you speak to this relative to "free grace" (Hyper-grace)? [Luke 18:18, Matthew 19:29, Romans 10:9, Isaiah 28:13, Matthew 15:8, Luke 23:42].

2020-11-05 		Second Work of the Holy Spirit for Salvation: Do you believe that there is a second work of the Holy Spirit in regard to one's salvation? [Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 5:18, Acts 2:4, Jude 1:21, I John 5:21].

2020-10-22 		I Never Knew You: How do you interpret it when Jesus said, "I never knew you."? [Matthew 7:21-22].

2020-10-21 		Sanctification: Regarding sanctification, is it a one time event, or a process? Does God do the sanctifying? [I Peter 1:14-15, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Peter 3:18, Philippians 2:13, I Thessalonians 5:16].

2020-10-21 		The Point of Salvation: When is someone saved? What level of belief and obedience is required?

2020-10-02 		Suffering Guilt, Temptation, and Failure to Follow Christ in Reality: Could you help me understand the concept of "dying to myself & Christ living in me" when I don't really do or obey as I should. [Galatians 2:20].

2020-09-30 		Homosexuality, Addiction, Abuse: Caller is attempting to come out of a lifestyle of homosexuality and addiction, having suffered abuse is looking for counsel.[Ephesians 6:12, I Peter 5:8-9, Matthew 16:24-26].
Lying Lips in Isaiah: Can you help me understand the application about "being of unclean lips" in Isaiah? [Isaiah 6:5].

2020-09-21 		Prophetic Passage about God Requiring Obedience in Zechariah: Could you talk about the prophetic prophesy in Zechariah about God's command to walk in obedience? [Zechariah 3:7].

2020-09-17 		Obedience, Legalism, & Grace: How can we judge and assess the differences between obedience, legalism and grace? [2 John 9, 2 Corinthians 3:17, John 1:14-16, 2 Peters 1:4, Titus 2:11-12, Matthew 7:24-27, I John 2:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Acts 5:32, I John 2:4, Hebrews 5:9].

2020-09-16 		God Should Not Repent: What does it mean that God is not a man that He should repent? [Number 23:19].
Dead to Sin: What does it mean that we should be "dead to sin"? [Romans 6:11, Romans 5:16-21 ].

2020-09-09 		Cigarettes and Jesus: Am I wrong to be smoking a cigarette while I am holding up a sign for Jesus? Am I denying the power of Christ in my life? [2 Timothy 3:5].

2020-09-02 		Salvation, Powers and Principalities: Could you comment on salvation and the powers and principalities, and the relationship between them? [Titus 3:1, Hebrews 1:14, Ephesians 6].

2020-09-01 		Live-in Boyfriend: Could you advise us about a Christian girl who lives with her boyfriend, even though they live in separate bedroom? [Matthew 5:30].

2020-08-27 		Cutting Off a Hand but Easy Yoke: Could you help me harmonize Jesus' easy yoke, and light burden, yet He talks about cutting off one's hand or losing an eye if one fails? [Matthew 5:29-30, Matthew 18:9, Matthew 11:28-30].

2020-08-21 		Forgiven for All, Then Why Judgment: If we are forgiven of all our sins, past, present, and future, then why would we have to stand before the Great White Throne of Judgment? [I John 1:7-9, Romans 6:15].
The Lord's Prayer Once a Week for Forgiveness: If you say The Lord's Prayer once a week, it that enough cover the sins you have committed during the week? [1 John 1:7].

2020-08-17 		Disrespect for Fathers: Could you talk about the ramifications of children disrespecting their father? [Genesis 9:21].

2020-08-14 		Noah and His Sons Behavior: Could you talk about the story of Noah and his sons and how sons must honor their parents?

2020-08-06 		Losing One's Passion For the Lord: I haven't been as passionate about the Lord, lately, can you help? [Psalm 1:3].

2020-07-30 		Giving to the Unbelieving Poor: If you are generous to poor unbelievers, does it count meritoriously to God? [Matthew 25:40, Galatians 6:6, Galatians 6:10].

2020-07-29 		Depression or Mental Disorders: How does one respond to someone claiming a mental disorder or depression, when it may well be a spiritual issue, rather than a medical condition?
How to become a Christian: What does one become a Christian?
Identifying Sin in One's Life: How does one identify a crippling sin in one's life? [I John 1:7].

2020-07-27 		Encouraging Those With Failing Faith & Marriages: Could you recommend some verses to encourage those withdrawing from the faith while their marriages are failing?

2020-07-10 		Struggle to Live Righteously: Can you help me understand the struggle in our spiritual lives - on one hand we are not to live in sin, and yet we keep falling to it. It is scary to consider the consequences! [Romans 7:14-25, Philippians 1:6, Matthew 26:41, Galatians 5:17, James 3:2].

2020-07-10 		Sinners Will or Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God: Did you mean that no one can inherit the Kingdom of God if they fall into sin? [I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21].

2020-07-10 		Point of No Return: Is there a condition noted in the Bible that describes "a point of no return"? [Romans 1:28, Matthew 7:6].

2020-07-08 		Why Did God Create the Evil Realm: If God is so good and all-powerful, why would He create a evil realm, its consequences, and competition for righteousness?



2020-06-12 		Worry: Can you help me learn not to worry? [Matthew 6, Proverbs 30:25, Proverbs 6:6-11, Proverbs 21:20, Hebrews 13:5].

2020-06-11 		Return to Earth: In the book "The Last Hour" by Amir Tsarfati, the author says we will return to earth, could you talk about that? [Genesis 3, Revelation 5:10, 2 Timothy 2, Psalm 2:8].

2020-06-10 		Gluttony: Would you talk about gluttony, so I can determine if I have an issue with it? [Philippians 3:19].

2020-06-02 		The Importance of Baptism: Can you describe the importance of baptism? [I Corinthians 1:13].

2020-05-26 		Judgment at the Bema Seat: Regarding the Bema Seat and giving account of our sins, will we be judged on our works and not on our repented and forgiven sins? [I Corinthians 11:31, I John 1:9].
Living a Lazy Christian Life: Do you think that if we simply live an undisciplined or lazy Christian life, not necessarily living in flagrant sin, it will also be counted against us at the judgment? [Revelation 3:15, Matthew 13:37-38].

2020-05-22 		What is "His Will": What is doing "His will", as stated in Matthew? [Matthew 7:21, Matthew 5-7, Matthew 6:46].

2020-05-06 		Take up Your Cross: How do we know what our cross is? Does the cross we are to take up, stay the same each day, or does it change each day? [Luke 9:23].
Hearing the Holy Spirit & His Direction: Do you have any suggestion as to how know or recognize the leading of the spirit of God? [Romans 8, Psalm 23, Colossians 3:15, John 10:27].

2020-05-04 		Cherubim in Ezekiel Compared to Revelation: The Cherubim in Ezekiel that have four faces seems to reflect Jesus as Messiah and the four gospels - is that intentional? [Ezekiel 10, Revelation 4].

2020-05-01 		Better Evangelism: Would not more people come to Christ, if they would exhibit His love more effectively and consistently in their routine lives?

2020-04-20 		Good Works: Would you discuss what good works are in the Bible? [Ephesians 2:10, Titus 1:16, 2:14, 3:1, 14, James 2:14-26, Matthew 7:22].

2020-04-20 		In the Love of God: What does it mean in the book of Jude to "keep yourselves in the love of God"? [Jude 1:21, 2 Peter 3:9, Luke 15:11-32].

2020-04-15 		Sinner's Prayer, Repentance & Obedience: Do you think that someone who says "the sinner's prayer" but doesn't really repent or change his behavior and dishonest business practices is really saved? [Luke 19:8, Matthew 1:21].

2020-04-01 		Test & Temptation in the Lord's Prayer: Is the word used in the Lord's Prayer for "temptation" the same as "test"? [Matthew 6:9-13].
Lord's Prayer -Thy Kingdom Come: What does it mean in the Lord's Prayer, "thy kingdom come"? [Matthew 6:9-13, 12:28, 16:24-26, Exodus 19:6, Daniel 2:44, Mark 1:15, Luke 17:21, 9:23, Colossians 1:13].

2020-04-01 		Baptism Requirements: Would you comment on a church that requires re-baptism in their own church with their stipulations on how to do so? [Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19-31, I Peter 3:20].

2020-03-18 		Who is Left Behind: In Matthew when speaking about those left behind, who do you think the ones left behind are? Are they being left behind for judgment? [Matthew 24:40].
Beating Sin's Temptation: When we are face tempting sin, how do we beat the temptation to continue to be right with God? [James 1].

2020-03-10 		Not Really Saved (I Never Knew You): How could people prophesy and do miracles in Jesus name and yet they might not have really been saved? [Matthew 7:22, I Corinthians 13].

2020-03-10 		Sin that Keeps Reoccurring: How does one deal with reoccurring sin that seemingly can't be beat? How does God forgive in this situation? [Matthew 1:21, I Peter 2, Psalm 119:11].
Tribulation & Rapture: Could you clarify more about the various positions on the tribulation and rapture? [I thessalonians 4:16-17].

2020-01-17 		Christian Charities: Are you familiar with the organization called "Persecuted Church"? What is the one you mentioned with "Martyrs"? (Voice of the Martyrs).
Women & Circumcision: How to women fit into the circumcision symbolism?
Thoughts into Obedience: How do you bring your thoughts into obedience to Christ? [2 Corinthians 10:5].

2020-01-13 		Assurance of Salvation: How can anyone be assured of their own salvation in light of what Jesus said in Matthew 7? [Matthew 7:21-23, 12:50, I John 4:1, Acts 19, Deuteronomy 13, 2 Thessalonians 2, Luke 6:46, Exodus 34:6-7, Psalm 103:10, John 8].

2020-01-10 		Mistake or Bad Choice: Would you comment on the confusion between really bad choices and the softened description calling it a mistake?

2020-01-10 		All Things Together for Good: How do trust that "all things work together for good" when so much goes wrong when we are not in obedience? [Romans 8:28].

2019-12-05 		Servants: What are the qualities of a good servant?
Obedience: What does it mean to be partially obedient? [Luke 17:7-10].

2019-11-12 		Obedience: If you feel led to talk to someone, and you don't do it, is this disobedience? [Acts 17:30].

2019-11-07 		The High Places; What were the high places and why could Israel not simply obey God by taking them down as He directed? [2 Kings].

2019-10-23 		Repentance & the Distractions: Why is it so hard to come back to the Lord, and battle all the distractions that seem to try to keep you away? [Ezekiel 33:11, 2 Peter 3:9].

2019-10-16 		Legalism vs Self-discipline: Can you clarify the difference between "legalism" and discipline in the faith? [Philippians 2:12].

2019-08-30 		Before the Holy Spirit: What was the nature of the spiritual lives in the Old Testament, before they had the Holy Spirit? How did people have the strength to remain faithful? [Luke 1, 2 Peter 2, Galatians 5].

2019-08-23 		Do We Owe God: Do we owe anything to God? [I Corinthians 6:19-20, 2 Corinthains 5:14-15, Romans 13:8].
What is Judged at the Judgment: What is to be judged at the judgment - if our names are in the Book of Life or our works, or what? [Matthew 16:28, 28:20, Revelation 20:12-13, I Peters 1:17, John 5:45-47, 12:48, 8:31].

2019-08-07 		Obeying the Law: Which laws do we, as Christians, need to continue to follow, and how do we know which ones do not apply? [Romans 7:2-6].

2019-08-07 		Indwelling Holy Spirit Evidence: I am noticing some behaviors in my life that seem to be not as attentive to living a holy life - as I should be - so is that a sign that the Holy Spirit is not in me?

2019-06-20 		Forgiveness & Repentance: The Lord's prayer indicates that we need to ask God to forgive our trespasses, but He indicates that we must repent or we will perish, so how can we stop sinning completely? Can you help me understand what repentance is? [Galatians 5:16-17].

2019-06-19 		Filled with the Spirit: Doesn't the filling of the Holy Spirit need to be a daily and ongoing event? [Ephesians 5:18].
Sinning Daily: Some say we sin every day - is that correct? [ James 3:2-11, Galatians 5:16].

2019-06-17 		Continuing in Sin: How do we sort out the difference between living a life of sin, and a believer still falling to sin?

2019-06-03 		Authentic Salvation: Are the people described in these scriptures authentic Christians? [Matthew 7:21-23, John 11:49-50, II Thessalonians 2].

2019-03-25 		Salvation: What do we have to do to show God that we have enough faith to be saved? What is the evidence?

2019-03-22 		Saved by Grace or Works: Are we saved by grace or by works? (caller thinks Steve believes that one must work for their salvation) [Titus 2:11-12, Titus, Galatians 5:6].

2019-03-12 		Commitment to Christ: Should we understand that praying the sinner’s prayer is like taking an oath of committing oneself for a future endeavor, like the military?



2019-03-07 		Repentance-After Death: Is there a possibility of repentance after death? What scriptural references would support this idea? [I Tim 2:4].
Christians sin: What do you say to those Christians who insist that we, as Christians, sin every day? How does one define sin? [I Corinthians 10:13]

2019-03-01 		Church discipline (disfellowship): If one calls themselves a Christian, but doesn't seem to be trying very hard to overcome their sin, should Christian friends stop being around them? [I Corinthians 5].

2019-03-01 		Old Testament-Holy Spirit: How could God expect people to obey Him in the Old Testament if they did not have the Holy Spirit and were not regenerated?

2019-02-06 		Repentance for Salvation: Isn't it a false doctrine to teach that we have to repent from our sins in order to be saved?
Paul & Modern Translations: What's that verse about all Scripture being inspired? Is Paul talking about the New Testament? New Translations of the Bible? [2 Timothy 3:16]

2019-01-23 		Sinless Perfection or Entire Sanctification: Would you talk about the doctrine of "sinless perfection" (or "entire sanctification), and why is it a heresy? [Galatians 5:17-25, I Corinthians 10:13].

2019-01-22 		Free Will: What can you tell me about "free-will" and God's plan for us? [Deuteronomy, Joshua, Matthew 23:37, 2 Peter 3, Ezekiel 33:11, Isaiah 1:3, Jeremiah 8:7, Galatians 5:17-25].

2019-01-21 		God Wants to Kill Moses: Why does God want to kill Moses? [Exodus 4:24].
"The Blessing" in the Old Testament: Why was "the blessing" so important in the Old Testament?

2019-01-01 		Hearers & Doers: Do you agree that we often know a lot of scripture, but we sometimes forget how to live up to them? [James 1:22-25, Romans 2:13].

2018-12-21 		God Trusting People: Does God trust people?

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

2018-09-12 		David taking a Census: Why was God upset w/ David for taking the census? What am I missing? [2 Samuel 24:1]

2018-08-23 		Apostle's Creed & Jesus descending into Hell: According to the Apostle's Creed Jesus descend into hell, is this true?
Obeying the Civil Government: We are supposed to submit to the government, but what if it is a bad government like the North Korean government? [Romans 13, 1 Peter 2]

2018-08-15 		Doing God's Will: Can you give me some Scriptures that help us know what to do to live out the will of God? [1 Thessalonians 4:1]

2018-08-14 		Obeying Civil Authority: If government is ordained by God and is supposed to be obeyed, how do we submit to it if it goes against God? [Romans 13]

2018-07-23 		Righteous by Obedience or by Faith: Are we made righteous by obedience or by in faith in Christ? [John 5:29, Romans 3:10]

2018-06-22 		Will of God: What is doing the will of God?

2018-05-25 		King Asa: It says Asa was pleasing to the Lord all the days of his life, but he did a few things in his life where he wasn't pleasing to the Lord. [2 Chronicles 16:12]

2018-05-08 		Sinner's Prayer & Baptism: A woman pastor said that it's a good idea to be baptized, but not necessary, but it's necessary to say the Sinner's prayer. What do you think? [Matthew 7:24-25]

2017-11-09 		Lordship Salvation: What is Lordship salvation? [Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 10:9]
License to Sin: What about a person who said the sinner's prayer in their youth, yet have lived a sinful life & think they are still saved?

2017-11-07 		Abraham going for the Promise Land: Did Abraham leave for the promise land like it seems to say in Genesis 12? [Genesis 11, Genesis 12, Acts 7:2-5]
Promises made to Abraham: Were the promises made to Abraham conditional or unconditional? [Jeremiah 18:7-10]

2017-10-03 		Johann Blumhardt: Can you please talk about what you were saying about Johann Blumhardt?
Credit for Good Works: Do we get credit for doing good works w/ God?

2017-09-21 		Sanctuary Cities: What does the Bible say about obeying the laws of the land, what is the government role?

2017-09-06 		Obedience to God is Mandatory: Caller was just chiming in to say that, "Obedience better than sacrifice" from a previous call. [1 Samuel 15:22]

2017-09-01 		Eternal Security: Once saved always saved pretty much diminishes the whole point of following Jesus, being a Christian. You can just say a Sinner's Prayer & remain in sin because of supposed grace.
Demons or Extra-Terrestrial: Caller thought he was a Christian, but wants to know if he's being afflicted from demons or aliens.

2017-08-21 		Being Saved: What does it mean to be saved?
Requirements for Salvation: What is required to be saved?
Belonging to God: What does the Bible say about those who belong to God?

2017-07-20 		God taking Delight: Someone thinks God takes delight in bad things happening to people & didn't know how to respond. [Deuteronomy 28:30 & 63]

2017-05-23 		Obey Better than Sacrifice: "Better to obey than sacrifice", what does this mean? any relevance for today? [1 Samuel 15:22]



2017-05-18 		Baptism Essential: Is being baptized an essential part of salvation? [Acts 2:38]

2017-03-09 		Righteousness & Obedience: What is righteousness, right standing before God? [Matthew 3:15, 1 john 3:7]

2017-02-07 		God's Love: Is God's love unconditional? [John 3:16]

2017-01-18 		Obedience to the law: Following the laws of God as Christians, & it's true we are going to be judged by Christ, but by what criteria?

2016-12-09 		Baptism: Is it necessary to get baptized to be a Christian?



2016-12-07 		Glorifying God: How do you glorify God? How do you bear fruit? [John 15:8]



2016-11-28 		King Saul: Why did God give Israel Saul as the first king?
Regret in Heaven: Even though a person might be saved, is it true they won't be happy if they fail to really obey God while down here on earth?

2016-11-15 		Water Baptism: Do you absolutely have to be baptized to be saved? [Acts 2:38, 1 Peter 3:20, Mark 16:16]



2016-08-25 		Kingdom of Priests: The Israelites would be a kingdom of priests, how could the average run of the mill Israelite be a priest? [Exodus 19:5-6]
Paul Disobeying Spirit-Filled People: Paul was told not to go to Jerusalem, did he disobey God since he was going against the spirit-filled men? [Acts 21:4]

2016-08-24 		Sin is Sin: Caller's dad said that once saved you're always saved, & everybody sins, & it doesn't matter the degree of sin because they he thinks they are all the same. What does Steve think? [1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:19-21, Hebrews 6:9-12]

2016-08-22 		Father Living in Sin: Caller is oncerned about his daughters being around their grandfather because he's living with his girlfriend, & unbiblically left 2 previous wives, & is still presenting that he is a Christian.

2016-08-17 		Faith or Works: Salvation, right relationship with God, saved by faith or works? obedience? repentance [Eph 2:8-10, James 2:14-26]
Baptism for the Dead: What about Baptism for the Dead like the Mormon church teaches?

2016-08-03 		Goodness of God Leading to Repentance: the goodness of God leads to repentance, how is that better than using the 10 commandments for conviction of sin? [Romans 2:4]

2016-07-27 		Dishonoring Father Changing to Mother's Maiden Name: What does it mean to honor your parents, & what do you think about me changing my name to mother's maiden name? [Ephesians 6:1-4]

2016-07-08 		Taking Up Your Cross: What does "take up your cross", mean? [Luke 9:23]

2016-06-23 		Baptism Necessary for Salvation: Is baptism necessary for salvation?



2016-06-10 		Sanctification: What can you tell me about sanctification? Do you know of a good book I can read that talks about it.



2016-06-03 		Bible Written by God or Man: was the bible written by God or only by people who had a relationship w/ God? Pastor cites different creation accounts?
All or Parts of Bible Inspired: How we know if all of the Bible is inspired or only parts?
Mosaic Law Harshness: Do we have to believe in the harness of mosaic law, all the capital punishment & so on? did they end when Jesus died on the cross then because we don't do those things anymore.

2016-05-24 		Christians being in Troubled Times: What should we be doing in these perilous times? Should we be fleeing or stand? Death End Times Last Days Persecution Suffering Tribulation

2016-04-15 		Baptism Mandate: Do you have to be baptized in order to become a Christian & can you only do it once?

2016-03-21 		Christian but Gay: Can you still be a gay Christian & go to heaven?

2016-03-09 		High Standard of Sermon on the Mount: Is Jesus actually saying we can do everything He said in the Sermon on the Mount? Or is He simply showing the disparity between His holiness & our sinfulness and inability? [Matthew 5-7, John 8:31, Matthew 28:20]

2016-03-07 		Baptism Mandatory: Is getting baptized required?



2016-01-13 		Requirements of the Law: What are the requirements of the law in Romans 8? [Romans 8]
Walking in the Spirit: What does it mean to "walk in the Spirit"? [Romans 8]

2016-01-07 		Taking Up Your Cross Daily: What exactly does Jesus mean to take up your cross & follow Him daily? Does that mean living a holy life? Is it talking about day-to-day activities & life, such as who you are going to marry? [Luke 9:23]
Addictive Behavior or Living Sin: We don't have to torture ourselves, our body, in order to get out of a life of sin, do we?

2015-12-16 		David Segal - David Beaudry: A few comments about the passing of a musician by the name of David Segal/Beaudry.
Powers & Principalities & Healthy living: Do we have to obey the government about man-dated vaccines?

2015-06-25 		Discipleship: People always say they are will to DIE for Jesus, but they need to LIVE for Jesus more than anything else!

2015-06-25 		Obeying God: How do we obey God?

2015-05-21 		Obedience Necessary for Salvation: is Obedience necessary for Salvation, or does the make Salvation a reward for Good Works?

2015-03-20 		Government & Church Sovereignty: Does the church have to obey the government?

2015-02-27 		Divorce: Caller just accepted Jesus & has been learning about what Jesus said about divorce & wants makes to sure he's doing right.

2015-02-10 		Baptism: Is it necessary to be baptized in order to go to heaven?

2015-02-10 		Pastor Father & Son Relationship: Caller feels very alone, that he can't even talk to his father who is a pastor, & trying to figure out why.

2015-02-09 		Grace over the Law: Are we still supposed to be absolutely obedient to Christ even though we are under grace, which Martin Luther believed we were under.
God being Unisex: So He made Adam unisex until God separated Eve out of him, & both were equal, until the curse, then man took headship, until the resurrection of Jesus?

2015-01-22 		Obeying Righteousness: Looking for verses in the Bible about doing what God wants you to do, & not deviating from it, aside from the general ones of following the wicked.

2014-11-11 		Reward for Obedience: Should we expect a reward for Obedience?
Partaking of Divine Nature: What does it mean to be a partaker of the Divine Nature? [2 Peter 1:4]

2014-08-15 		Keeping the Law: Is it possible to keep the Law? Why was Christ crucified if it is? If it isn't why did God demand the impossible? Is there a distinction between the law & "if you do well" like He said to Cain? [Genesis 4:7, Luke 1, Philippians 2]

2014-06-25 		Obedience means obedience: I was listening to some people who said that the only sin we can commit is to ask for forgiveness for sins, that we don't really need to "obey". What would you say to something like that? [Hebrews 2:9, Galatians 5:6]

2014-06-05 		Expiation and Propitiation: Was Jesus' death more of a "Propitiation" (appeasing the wrath of God) or was it more of an "Expiation" (removing the guilt from our record)?
Wrath of God: Does God ever get angry at us?
No condemnation: But as long as we are in Christ Jesus, even though we do sin, just like when a child disobeys a parent, God doesn't condemn us, does He? [Romans 8:1]

2014-04-24 		Joy to the World & Lordship: If Jesus isn't already King, how can we tell people to obey Him right now then?

2014-04-10 		Obedience: Obedience seems pretty childish, according to Michael the Buddhist.

2014-01-29 		Obedience, Surrender, Submit: Do you have to obey our church leaders just because they are church leaders? [Hebrews 13:17]

2014-01-02 		Testimony of Visions & Obedience: A testimony about visions from God, but not obeying them/Him.

2013-10-24 		Rewards Set for Eternity: Not to seem selfish, but how can I know I'm doing the most I possibly can to get the highest possible rewards or highest level in eternity, because once you are there, you are at the level for eternity!

2013-10-07 		Never Water Baptized: I haven't been water baptized yet, & I heard that it's not necessary for salvation, but i should still do it?
Origins of Satan: What do we know about the origins of Satan?

2013-10-07 		Not Hanging Out with Christians in Sin: When do we draw the line & quit associating with Christians living in sin? When do we perform church discipline? [1 corinthians 5]

2013-09-26 		Works & Grace: On the grace & works issue, i was watching a documentary that said you don't need to "strive" for salvation, & someone thinking they can do something to please God is wrong, & there are verses that say we are automatically justified, but didn't Jesus tell us to strive? [Luke 13:24]
Legalism: What exactly is legalism?

2013-08-05 		"Deny Yourself & Take up Your Cross Daily": What did Jesus mean when He said, "Deny yourself & take up your cross daily"? Is Christ warning that this will affect our salvation? [Luke 9:23-24]

2013-07-19 		Doing the Will of God: What is the will of God besides accepting Jesus as our Lord & Saviour? [Matthew 7:21-23]
Being Saved: What exactly does "being saved" mean?

2013-07-02 		The Rechabites' Obedience: What is going on with the Rechabites' refusal to drink wine in Jeremiah 35? [Jeremiah 35:6]

2013-04-17 		Atonement for Sin (Old Testament): Do you have lectures on the Atonement for Sin? Are all the sins for the nation forgiven on that day-the Day of Atonement? [Leviticus 16, Hebrews 6-11].
Salvation in the Old Testament: How did people receive forgiveness and salvation in the Old Testament? [Philippians 3:6, Hebrews 10:4, Revelation 13:8, Hebrews 9:8].
Old Testament Salvation: What happened to the righteous people in the Old Testament, since Jesus had not yet come? Did they have to wait for Jesus to come because they had original sin?

2013-04-09 		Limited Government Authority: What do you think of my paraphrase of the scriptures about submitting to government authority? [I Peter 2:13-17, Romans 13].
Judgment Seat of Christ: What is the "judgment seat of Christ"? [Revelation 20:11-15, 2 Corinthians 5:9-11, Matthew 25:31-46].

2013-03-28 		Saying "God Bless You": I have noticed that you say, "God bless you" to everyone at the end of the show.
What is Really Important - to Steve Gregg: What question would you like to hear asked? What is important to ask about?


2013-03-05 		Distortion of Grace Scripture: Was there something specific being distorted in 2 Peter, and also applied to today's distortions? [2 Peter 3:15, Romans 6:15, Titus 2:11-12, Jude 1:4].
"Other" Scriptures: What are the "other" scriptures being referred to in 2 Peter 3? [2 Peter 3}.

2013-02-27 		Feeling a Relationship with God: If I am sincere to want to be close to Jesus, and yet I am not sure how close I am. Can you help?
Relationship with the Trinity: Am I in a relationship with the Holy Spirit and Jesus if I am committed to God? [Romans 10:29, Romans 8:9, Galatians 5:22].

2013-02-21 		To Whom Was the "Great Commission" Given?: Could the directives of the "Great Commission" really have been specifically given to the apostles, rather than to all of us? [Matthew 28, Mark 16, Acts 1:8, I Corinthians 12:16].

2013-02-20 		Obedience Regarding Forgiveness; Caller shares more about forgiveness and obedience to God. Recommended book; "Choosing Forgiveness" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss

2013-02-20 		Unforgiveness for Unfaithfulness: I struggle with unforgiveness toward my unfaithful husband, but don't want to go to hell. Can you help? [Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 7:12, Ephesians 4:30].
Unforgiveness Sends Us to Hell: Should I take the Bible literally when it says I will go to hell if I don't forgive? What will happen to my unfaithful husband? [Matthew 19:6].
Some Sins Worse Than Others: Doesn't the Bible say that all sins are the same, rather than some sins worse that others?

2013-02-11 		David & Jesus Regarding Enemies: Why did David curse or say bad things about his enemies, but Jesus said to forgive & love your enemies?
Blessings for doing Good, Cursing for doing Bad: How come in the Old Testament is says evil will happen if you sin, & good if you obey, or blessings & cursings for doing good or bad? [Job, Deuteronomy 28]
Legalizing Abominations: Does a nation that legalizing abominations be in trouble & receive the judgment of God?

2013-02-08 		Delighting in God's Commandments: Caller has never considered the idea of "delighting" in God's Commandments until now. [Psalms 112]

2013-02-07 		Glorifying God: What does it mean to give glory to God?

2013-02-04 		Women Having Authority over Men: Did you say that the restriction of women having authority over men only applies to the churches of Corinth or as still true for the church today? [1 Timothy 2:12, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35]
Picking & Choosing Verses in the Bible: Caller thinks it dangerous to pick and choose verses from the Bible. Discussion about customs and application of scripture.

2013-01-22 		Steve's Itinerary: When are you going to be in San Cruz again?
Enjoying a Read-in-a-Year Bible: Really enjoying a Bible that I can read in a year, & have a lot of questions in the margins but can't find them.
Knowing God's Voice: How do we know God's Voice because I am in a bad marriage of a husband who is a sheep in wolves clothing. How do you know you are living in God's obedience?

2013-01-21 		Doubting Thomas & Spiritual Realities: Doubting Thomas believed after he had evidence, but we have to believe by faith, & we get to see the whole picture now of Salvation unlike the people of the Old Testament.
Knowing God's Will even through Adversity: How are we supposed to know if it God's will or not to do something when we might be encountering roadblock after roadblock & not clear open doors?
Obedience: We need to obey what we the Holy Spirit is telling us to do is the key thing.

2012-01-13 		"What Have I to Do with Thee?" What does this phrase mean "What have I to do with you?" [Luke 8:28, John 2:4, Matthew 8:29].
Jesus' Faith: Is there anywhere in scripture that says that "Jesus had faith?" [Galatians 2:16].

2012-01-09 		Loving a Married Woman: I have fallen in love with a married women.Though we are not seeing each other, how do I deal with this emotionally? [Matthew 5:27-28, Matthew 18:24-26].
If She Later Divorces: If the married woman I love, later divorces, may I then pursue the relationship?
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