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2024-04-22 Resistance & Violence: What is your view on non-resistance, government involvement, and violence? [James 4:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 26:52].
2024-04-12 The Fear & Patience of Job: What is the "patience of Job" and what was the thing that Job most feared? [James 5:11, Matthew 24:13, Job 3:24, Job 2:3].
2024-04-11 God's Allowing Temptation and Testing: Would you talk about why God would allow testing and temptation when He knew Job and Jesus would not fail? How does The Trinity tempting each other fit in here? [James 1:13, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 1:51, John 14:6].
2024-04-04 The Damnation of Unconfessed (or Unrepentance) Sin: What happens if we die with an unconfessed sin or two (in light of 1 John 1:90? [1 John 1:9, James 3:2, Mark 9:24].
2024-04-01 Looking Signs of the Lord's Return: Caller disagrees with Steve about Christians not looking for the signs of the return of Jesus. [Acts 1:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-11, Isaiah 10:11-14, Matthew 24, Isaiah 8:18, James 5:9].
Kingdom of God Coming in Stages. So what are the significant signs and stages of the coming of the Kingdom of God and the Second Coming of Christ? [Matthew 24:32-35, Luke 21:31, Mark 4:26-29, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-11, Matthew 24:42-44].
2024-03-15 The 144,000 in Revelation: Could you explain who the 144,000 are from both the Dispensational and Partial Preterist views? [Revelation 7:4, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18].
First Fruits: Could you identify who you think the "first fruits" are in Revelation 14? [Revelation 14:4].
2024-03-14 Born Again, Again: Can a person be born again, again? [1 John 5:11-12, John 15:6, Romans 11:23, 1 John 5:12, Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Mark 10:27, Matthew 19:26, James 5:19-20].
2024-03-14 Defining "Belief": What does it mean to "believe?" [Romans 4:18-22, Genesis 15:6, James 2:19, Galatians 5:6].
2024-02-20 Disagreement: Judgment ("Grace" & "Works"): Caller disagrees with Steve about the importance of "works" relative to judgment. [Hebrews 11:3, Matthew 7:21-25, Matthew 25:31-40, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12-13].
2024-02-19 Scary Passage about the Lord's Judgment & Rejection: Who are those people to whom He says to get away from Him because He never knew them? , [Matthew 7:21-23, James 3:2, Luke 6:46, Luke 9:49].
2024-02-06 Sex, Lust, Jesus, and Adam: Is there a possibility that the sin of lustful sex entered because of the fall, and the natural state without the fall would have been seeing women with more innocence? [Galatians 5:16, Genesis 2:25, Psalm 16:11, James 1:17].
2024-02-05 Caught in the Act (of Sin): If someone is caught in the act of sin (stealing, idolatry, etc.) when Jesus comes back, will they lose their salvation? [James 3:2, Matthew 18:21-22].
2024-02-01 Backsliders Not Allowed to Return to Christ: If you backslide, can you come back and repent? [Jeremiah 3:11-25, John 10:27-29, Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 6:1, James 5:19-20, Galatians 6:7].
2024-01-29 Falling Short of Obedience: Does falling short of obedience negate my salvation? [Psalm 103:14, James 3:2].
2024-01-11 Branches Cut Off of the Vine: If you are cut off from the vine at some point, but you come back to the Lord, then what happens, since you are already burned up? [John 15:5, Revelation 20:15, Romans 11:21-23, James 5:20, 2 Peter 2:20, Galatians 6:7-8].
2023-12-22 Synopsis of Calvinism & Contending with Doctrinal Differences: If my synopsis of the views of both Calvinists' and non-Calvinists' journey to faith, doesn't it then seem that neither side is taking credit for their faith? [John 3:14, Numbers 21:4-9, James 1:17-18, Matthew 5:45, John 16:8].
2023-12-15 Earth's Shape (Flat Earth): Could you connect James 1:17 ("shadow of turning") to the question of the shape of the earth? [James 1:17, Isaiah 40:33, 1 John 1:5].
2023-11-27 God's Terrible Decision about the Promised Land: Why did God make such a terrible decision to have the Israelites take over the land when people were still fighting over it? [Leviticus 18:28, Deuteronomy 28:15f, James 4:1-4].
2023-11-15 Abraham Hearing Voices: Was Abraham mentally ill or royalty if he heard God's voice? [James 2:21-23].
2023-11-14 Satan Defeated at the Cross: How was Satan defeated at the cross? [1 John 3:8, Romans 8:1-4, Revelation 12:11, Romans 8:33].
The Evil in the World: How do you square all the evil in the world (if Satan was defeated at the cross? [James 4:1-3, 2 Thessalonians 1:8].
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].
2023-11-13 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].
2023-11-08 Moral & Goodness Distinctions Could you talk about the distinction between being "good" in contrast to operating within a code of "morality" or within your rights? [James 4:17, 1 John 3:17].
Goodness vs. Sinlessness: Could you be technically "sinless," but not be good? Not ever really mistreating someone, but not really good in your heart?
2023-11-01 Sinners & Forgiveness: Does God forgive all sins, including sexual and murderous sins? [1 Corinthians 6:18, James 1:15, 1 John 5:16-17, 1 John 1:7-9, 1 Corinthians 6:10-12].
2023-10-26 Christians Can't Sin: What do you think about my proposal that Christians can't sin, because we have already had our sins taken away? [James 2:10, John 1:29:32, James 4:17, Hebrews 10:26-27, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9, Matthew 6:9-13].
2023-10-26 Different Kinds of Sins: Do you think there is more than one definition of sin? Isn't unbelief the only real sin? [1 John 3:4, James 2:10, 1 John 1:7-9, John 16:9, Ephesians 5:1, Matthew 5:44-48].
2023-10-19 Taming the Tongue: Isn't it a contradiction when scripture says that one is supposed to control the tongue, but also says that no one can tame the tongue? [James 1:26, James 3:8, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45].
2023-10-18 Jesus Could Sin: How could Jesus have been able to sin and still be a worthy sacrifice? [Hebrew 4:14-15, James 1:13, Isaiah 40:30].
Satan Drawing Away the Angels: Doesn't the Bible say that Satan drew away a third of the angels? [2 Peter 2:4, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Daniel 12:3].
2023-10-18 "Just War" Theory: How does the Bible line up with "Just War" Theory? Rec: Article "On the Believer’s Use of Forcible Resistance" at the website. [James 4:17].
2023-10-13 Old & New Testaments & Good & Bad God: How do I deal with the seemingly two different Gods in the Bible-The wrathful God of the Old versus the Jesus of the New Testament? [Genesis 6:5-22, James 1:19-20, Genesis 14:13-16, Psalm 103:8-11
Understanding the Trinity: How am I to understand "the trinity," and when does it enter the Bible? [Psalm 33:6, Genesis 1:1, John 1:1].
2023-10-05 Fruit of the Spirit's Development: Does developing the "fruit of the spirit" take a long time, or can they be evident immediately. Reference to "Spirit-led Living In An Upside-down World, by Stephen E. Strange. [Romans 5, James 1, 2 Corinthians 3:18].
2023-09-27 Who are "My Brothers?": Is Jesus talking about "mankind" or "fellow believers" when He says brothers in Matthew 25? [Matthew 25:40, Mark 3:31, James 2:5-8].
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].
2023-09-13 Prayer-"If it is Your Will": If we end our prayers with "if it is Your will," are we being fatalistic (showing a lack of faith)? [1 John 5:14, James 4:2].
Why Circumcision?: Why did God institute circumcision, rather than something that both men and women could exhibit as a sign of His covenant (such as piercing)? Is this a slight to women?
2023-09-05 God "Testing" or "Tempting": Though you said that God tempts people, James says He does not. Can you clarify? [James 1:13, Genesis 33:1, Luke 4:1, Matthew 6:13]
2023-09-05 Trying to Explain the Trinity: Caller shares his thoughts about trying to explain the Trinity. [1 Corinthians 1:10, James 17].
2023-08-29 Instrumental vs Non-instrumental Worship Music: What are your thoughts on instrumental music during church worship? [Psalm 150, Psalm 33:3, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16-17, James 5:13-16, 2 Kings 3:15, Revelation 14:2, Genesis 4:21, 2 Corinthians 5:17]
2023-08-28 "He Emptied Himself": What does it mean "He emptied Himself? "[Philippians 2:6-7, Acts 1:8, Matthew 12:28, James 1:13, Matthew 24:36, John 1:14].
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].
2023-08-22 "Works" Required for Salvation: What do you think about a teacher who says, "If you add any requirement for good works for salvation, then you are teaching a false doctrine?" [James 2:26, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 16:24-26, 1 Corinthians 6:20].
2023-08-22 Temptation & Testing: Why did Jesus pray, "Lead us not into temptation," if God does not tempt us? [Matthew 6:13, James 1:13, Matthew 4:1].
2023-08-21 God Knew Us Each Personally Before the Foundation of the World: Does God know each of us personally before the foundation of the earth? [Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15, Revelation 3:5, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 20:15, Matthew 10:29-31].
God's Partiality: If God chose one person before the foundation of the earth, but did not choose another, doesn't that show God with partiality? [Acts 10:34-35, James 4:6-7].
2023-08-15 "Works" Defined by Paul and James: Do you think that James is responding to Paul in Ephesians 2 and James 2 when they talk about doing "works"? [Ephesians 2:8-9, James 2:14-26, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:5, Galatians 5:6, Romans 3:8, Romans 6:15].
2023-08-14 Definition of "Sin": Could you talk about the definition of "sin" and its meaning to "miss the mark?" [Romans 3:23-24, 1 John 3:4-6, James 4:17].
2023-08-14 Teaching Children to be Perfect: Why don't we teach our children to be perfect, rather than emphasize grace? [Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21, James 3:2].
Dietary Directives in Leviticus: Why don't we pay more attention to the dietary restrictions in Leviticus? [Deuteronomy 11:18, Matthew 18:6, Leviticus 11, Genesis 9:3-4].
2023-08-11 "Falling Away," "Put to Open Shame" and "Crucified Again": Could you explain what is meant in Hebrews 6, especially about how they were "falling away""open shame" and crucified again? [Hebrews 6:4-6].
Fallen Away & Impossible to Restore: Does this mean that it is impossible to come back to God and be restored? {James 5:20, Matthew 19:23-24, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:13-14].
2023-08-08 All Good From God: Is all good in me (like my gentle spirit) from God? [James 1:17, Matthew 7:11].
2023-08-08 Healing Because of One's Faith: Could you talk about healing because of one's faith, based on the woman with the issue of blood who was healed because of her faith? [Acts 19:11-17, Acts 19:12, Mark 5:34, Mark 6:4-13, James 1:6-8, Romans 10:17, Matthew 26:39, 1 Peter 4:19, 1 Peter 2:23, Mark 26:39].
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].
2023-07-24 Last Days (Latter Days) & End Times: Why are the terms "last days" and "end times" both used in Revelation? [1 Peter 1:20-21, Hebrews 1:1, 1 Corinthians 10:11, Hebrews 9:26, 1 John 2:18, James 5:23, Daniel 12:4 ].
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