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| Satan and 1/3 of the Angels Who Fell: Is it true that Satan was one of three archangels who fell and took a third of the angels with them? [Jude 1:6, 2 Peters 2:4, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Isaiah 14:12, Isaiah 14:16, Jude 1:9]. |
| Faith vs Works: Am supposed to be doing something to work out my faith? Is there a difference between belief and faith? [Romans 4, Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11, Galatians 5:6]. |
| Slavery in Scripture: Could you clarify if it was permitted in the Old Testament to take slaves as spoils of war? [Numbers 31, Deuteronomy 21:10]. |
| Hierarchy of Covenants (Covenant Theology) & New Covenant: Could you help me understand the hierarchy of covenants? How does one tell if the New Covenant is being discussed in the Old Testament? [Isaiah 59:21, Jeremiah 31:31, 2 Corinthians 3]. |
| The Events Leading to Jesus' Return: What is your idea of how end times events will unfold until our Lord returns? [John 12:48, John 6, 1 Corinthians 1:7, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 20:7-9, 2 Thessalonians 1:8]. |
| Loopholes Justifying Divorce & Remarriage: Caller shares his concern about many trying to find loopholes to justify their divorce and many marriages. |
| Confession Jesus as Lord: Do you think Romans 10:9 is a mandate or a creed? Is it possible to be saved if you are ignorant of some of the directives? [Romans 10:9, 2 Peter 3:9]. |
| "Heaven" Not Frequently Used in the Bible: Caller questions why Steve would say the Bible doesn't say much about heaven. He clarifies. |
| Witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses: Is trying to defend the Deity of Christ the most important issue to address when witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses? |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh & Biblical Flood Accounts: Have you looked at the similarities between the two flood accounts in the Bible and The Gilgamesh Epic and do you think they could be the same flood? |
| Greek Manuscripts of the Bible: What do you know about the various types of manuscripts used for the Bible? |
| The Cup from which Jesus Drank: Am I correct in thinking that the cup that Jesus referred to was not the cup of wrath, but the cup of suffering? [Luke 22:44-42, Psalm 75:8, Revelation 14:10, Matthew 23:32, Colossians 1:24]. Apostle's Drinking from Same Cup: When Jesus said that the disciples would share the cup also, it can't mean that they shared in the atonement, correct? |
| Children in Heaven: Will there be children in the new earth? Will women still be getting pregnant? [Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 11:8]. |
| Survivors of the Flood Besides Noah's Family: Weren't there survivors of the Flood besides the people who were in the ark? |
| Speaking in Tongues: Could you talk about speaking in tongues? Rec: Topical lecture series "Charisma and Character" lecture on "Tongues." [1 Corinthians 13]. |
| Steve's Networth (Financial Report): Regarding Steve Gregg's net worth inquiries, some conflated biographical information appears doing an internet search on Steve's finances. This Steve Gregg is not worth millions, nor has he ever been a pastor in Gainesville, Florida. Steve has made attempts to have the websites correct to no avail. |
| Baptism of a Transexual Person: What would Jesus do in the case of a trans-person being baptized? [1 Corinthians 5, Matthew 5:29-32]. |
| The Believer's Priesthood: What is your understanding of the priesthood of the believer? [Malachi 2:7-9, Leviticus 10:11, Matthew 28:19-20, Hebrews 10:20]. |
| Losing One's Salvation: Does this verse in Hebrews 5, indicate that we cannot lose our salvation? [Hebrews 5:2, Hebrews 4:14]. |
| Jewish Counter-Missionaries regarding "Adonai" ("Master" vs "Lord"): Regarding counter-missionaries, they are saying that "Adonai" simply means "master" therefore Jesus is not "Lord." Can you respond? [Psalm 110:1, Daniel 7:13-14, Hebrews 10:12, Revelation 3:21, Acts 7:55, 2 Corinthians 3:14]. |
| Weak Salvation Messages Today: Why is there such a weak message being preached about salvation, such as neglecting teaching baptism? [Galatians 2:16, Genesis 15:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 28:20, Titus 2:14, James 2:17]. | Saved in Favorites |
| The Unitarian Church: Could you talk about the Unitarian Church and if they don't believe Jesus is God? No Military Service in Early Church: Did the early Christians refuse to join the military? |
| Compatibilism (Foreordained vs Free Will): Is John Calvin's Calvinism synonymous with "Compatibilism?" Inspiration of Scripture & Compatiblism: Isn't the inspiration of scripture an example of "Compatibilism" since the writers had free will in how they wrote the scriptures, but were also inspired? |
| God's Promises to Israel: Wouldn't the blessing & curse given to Abraham, if it applies to Israel today, wouldn't it also apply to the Ismaelites? [Genesis 12:3, Deuteronomy 28:15f]. |
| Jesus' Deity (Jesus as God): Is Jesus the true God? [John 1:14, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 32:24-28]. |
| Worshippers of Pagan Idols to be Slain with a Sword: Where does it say that the worshippers of the pagan God or idols should be slain with a sword? [Ezekiel 8-9, Exodus 32:27]. |
| Practises of the Early Church Fathers & Catholicism : Are some of the traditions taught in the Catholic church today, also taught by some early church fathers? |
| Women Following Jesus: How many women were following Jesus? Were there any women at the Last Supper? [Luke 8:2]. Donations to Jesus' Ministry: Do you think there were (financial) donations to Jesus' ministry? [1 Corinthians 9:11]. |
| Gospel of Peter (Gnostic Gospel): What do you think of the "Gospel of Peter," because It was so disturbingly different from the Bible? |
| Infant Baptism: Caller comments that Constantine was largely responsible for the spread of the custom of infant baptism. |
| Jesus' Tribalism: Why was Jesus so tribalistic? Why didn't He select from all the people in the region, and not just the Jews? [Revelation 7:9-12, Matthew 28:19-20]. |
| Historic Premillennial vs Historicist View:: Could you clarify the Historicist view of Revelation versus Historic Premillennialist view? [Revelation 13:5]. The Two Witnesses: Could the "Two Witnesses" be symbolic of the dying church? [Revelation 12]. |
| Eternal Security Challenged: As support for Eternal Security, how would you respond to the illustration of a caterpillar progressing and developing into a butterfly, hence unable to reverse its direction? Thus, proving one cannot apostatize. [2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 12:2]. |
| Following Jesus & Good Works: Are you saying that "following Jesus" requires good works for salvation? [Acts 11:26, John 8:31, Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 10:9, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 16:24-25, Ephesians 2:8-9]. |
| Ananias & Sapphira: Do you think the judgment on Ananias and Sapphira was because lying to the apostles was like lying to the Holy Spirit? [Acts 5:1-11, Acts 5:51-52]. |
| Mental Illness: Regarding both your comments and MacArthur's about mental illness, do you think that a Christian shouldn't have anxiety and depression? |
| "All Israel Will be Saved": Would you comment on the verse "all Israel will be saved?" [Romans 11:26, Romans 9:6-8, Romans 9:26-27, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:5, Romans 8:29]. |
| Suffering with Great Pain & Losing Faith: I am not a good testimony as I suffer too much unrelenting physical pain. When is God going to do something to heal me? Rec: Topical lecture series "Making Sense of Suffering." [Isaiah 55, Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, 2 Timothy 4:20, Luke 22:42]. |
| Partial Preterism vs Full Preterism: What is the difference between "Partial Preterism" and "Full Preterism?" Rec: Steve's book "Why Not Full Preterism?" [Matthew 24]. Date of Writing of Book of Revelation: If it were proven that the Book of Revelation was written after 70 A.D., would you return to your former eschatological beliefs as a Dispensationalist? |
| Bringing Heaven on Earth: Are you familiar with the "Social Gospel" and "bringing heaven on earth?" [Matthew 6:10, Revelation 21:1-2]. |
| Afterlife in Heaven & Time: What is your take on whether those in heaven see us and are functioning outside of time? [Revelation 22:2]. |
| Daniel Prophecies Fulfilled : Do you think that every prophecy in Daniel 7 has been fulfilled? [Daniel 7, Hebrews 12:28, Daniel 2:34-35]. |
| Hiding Baby Moses, Faith & Noah's Ark: What kind of faith did it take to put Moses in the basket? Could the basket that Moses was saved in also be a type of Christ as was Noah’s Ark? {Exodus 2:3, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 11:23, 1 Peter 3:19-20]
The Brain, Mind & Mental Illness: Concerning your lecture “Biblical Counsel for a Change” what is your knowledge of the difference between the mind and brain relative to mental health? |
| Easting Flesh & Drinking Blood vs. Last Supper: In John 6:54 is Jesus referring to the “Last Supper” when He talks about eating His flesh and drinking His blood? [John 6:54, John 6:40, John 6:63]. Taking Communion Unworthily: What does the communion warning about taking it in an “unworthy manner" mean?” [1 Corinthians 11:27, 1 Corinthians 8:12, 1 Corinthians 10:16]. |
| Revelation from God: Is there a regular “revelation” and a “special” revelation? [Romans 1:20, Psalm 19:1-2]. Morality Prophecy |
| Infant Baptism: What is the validity of “infant baptism?” |
| Antisemitism Awareness Act Bill: What are your thoughts about the bill specifically against “anti-semitism?” Isn’t this a dangerous ruling for believers? |
| Mercy for David & Severity for Ananias & Sapphira: Though I believe God is just, I struggle with the disparity between the story of David getting away with adultery and murder and yet, Ananias and Sapphira are struck down for only lying. Can you comment? |
| Surrendering Custody of One's Child: Would surrendering my child to the Lord possibly include surrendering my child to the other parent (in a custody battle)? |
| Genders in Heaven: Will there be male and female in heaven? |
| Noahide Laws: Are you familiar with the Noahide laws? Are they found in the Bible? |
| Eternal Security (the Vine & Olive Tree): Isn’t the olive tree and the vine’s cooperate identity and the scriptures in 1 John 2 about those that departed not being “of them” indicate that they were not departing from Christ? [John 15, Romans 11, 1 John 2:19, Romans 11:22, Matthew 7:21-23].
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| Baptism Necessary for Salvation: If baptism is required, as you said, then what about those who don’t have a chance to get baptized (death bed, car accidents, etc.)?
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| Isaiah 53- Prophecy Written in Past Tense: Why is Isaiah speaking in the past tense? [Isaiah 53]
Messianic Passages Written in Past Tense: Are there any other messianic passages like Isaiah where the text is also speaking in the past tense? [Isaiah 53, Psalm 2:4, Psalm 110:1] |
| Judas Iscariot: Did Judas participate in the Last Supper in John 13, and did he get his feet washed? [John 13:1]. |
| Deny Self & Take Up Cross: Can you elaborate on the directives in Luke 9, “deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me?” What does this entail? [Luke 9:23-25, Matthew 16:24-25, Ephesians 5:29-32] |
| Those Who Never Hear the Gospel: What happens to those who have never heard of Jesus or the Gospel? [Matthew 16: 27, Matthew 25:31-46, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6, James 4:6, Proverbs 3:34, Luke 18:14, 1 Corinthians 4:5] The Gospel Heard by Everyone - Before the Last Day: Can the “end times” not happen until everyone has heard the gospel? [Matthew 24:14]. |