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| 2024-03-19 |
Christians Behaving Badly:
Do you think that sometimes Christians use the "we don't really know their hearts" as a way to excuse their behavior? [Matthew 12:34, Luke 6:45, Mark 7:21, Matthew 7:17-18, Romans 7:23, Matthew 18:17]. |
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| 2023-09-21 |
David's "Perfect Hatred":
What is meant by David's "perfect hatred" toward enemies in the Psalms? [Psalms 139:21-22]. |
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| 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]. |
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| 2023-07-20 |
"Be Perfect":
Are we being told that we should be in pursuit of perfection during our lifetimes? [Matthew 5:44-48, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Matthew 5:45, Luke 6:32-36, Matthew 5:43-44, Luke 6:28-30]. |
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| 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]. |
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| 2023-05-25 |
"That Which is Perfect Comes":
Why does Paul stick in the comment about "that which is perfect comes, now seeing darkly in a mirror, and being fully known" in the middle of the Love chapter? [1 Corinthians 13:9-12]. Strange Lips &Tongues: Could you comment on 1 Corinthians 14, and the use of tongues ....[1 Corinthians 14:21, Isaiah 28:11-12, 1 Corinthians 14:2-5, 1 Corinthians 14:28]. |
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| 2023-05-01 |
Cessationism-Text Proof:
Could you clarify the meaning of “When that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away†relative to "Cessationism?" [1 Corinthians 13:8]. |
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| 2022-08-26 |
That Which "is Perfect Comes" and is "in Part":
Do you think it is possible that "in part" may be referring to is the "Body of Christ"? [1 Corinthians 13:10, I John 3:2]. |
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| 2022-07-28 |
Falling to Sin and Assurance of Salvation:
Can you help me sort the assurance of salvation one may have even if they continually fall to sin? [I John 3:10, James 3:2]. Baptism-When Still in Sin: Should someone be baptized even if they are still falling repeatedly into sin? Becoming Perfected: How does one become less repetitively sinful toward more perfection and sinlessness? [Romans 8:16]. |
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| 2021-09-14 |
Patience, Perseverance, Perfect:
How does patience work to make us perfect? Does this directly relate to the testing of our faith, or the fruit of the spirit? [James 1:2-4, James 3:17-18, Hebrews 12:11, Hebrews 11:1-6, Galatians 5:22-23]. |
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| 2021-05-26 |
Simon (the Pharisee & the Leper):
Is Simon the Pharisee the same as Simon the Leper? [Luke 7:36-49, Matthew 26:6]. Jesus as God, Praying to God: How does one answer the question, "If Jesus is God, then how does God pray to God?" [I Timothy 3:16, Genesis 18:1, Hebrew 7:3, John 14:9, John 10:30, I John 4:2, I Timothy 2:5]. |
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| 2021-05-21 |
Different Levels in Hell:
Are there different levels of punishment in hell? [Luke 12:47]. "Total Depravity": Does "Total Depravity" imply that the unsaved can do no good thing, or is it that they can do good things, but still fall short of the glory of God? [Luke 19:16-25, Matthew 19:16-26, Romans 8:8, Acts 10]. Doing Perfect Things: Can Christians do perfect things? |
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| 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]. |
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| 2020-05-01 |
Elementary Principles of the Faith & Going On to Perfection :
What is meant by the word "perfection" in the discussion in Hebrews 6 (about the priesthood, maturity, and the elementary principles of the faith)? [Hebrews 6:1, Hebrews 5:12-6, Colossians 3:14, 1 Corinthians 3:1-10]. |
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| 2019-07-02 |
Sinlessness:
Do you believe that no one walks in the spirit all the time? Is it possible to be sinless? [I Corinthians 10:13, Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:16]. |
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| 2019-05-31 |
Be Perfect [Matthew 5:48]:
How would interpret the last verse in Matthew 5 about being perfect as God the Father? [Matthew 5:48, Luke 6]. |
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| 2019-05-06 |
Sinlessness:
Do you know Jesse Peterson? He says that people cannot sin once they have been born again. [I John 3:8, I john 2:, I John 1:7, Galatians 5:17,] |
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| 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]. |
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| 2018-11-16 |
Jesus & His Siblings Growing Up:
What kind of challenge did Jesus provide for His siblings since He was so righteous as a kid? |
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| 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] |
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| 2018-03-13 |
Walking in the Light:
Walking in the light & living a sinless life, is he talking to Christians or non-believers? [1 John 1:9] |
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| 2018-03-06 |
Perfect as God:
Jesus wants us to be as perfect as the Father in heaven, is that possible to attain? [Matthew 5:48] |
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| 2018-02-26 |
Exegesis & Eisegesis:
Can you explain exegesis and eisegesis? "Go and Sin No More": When Jesus said, "Go & sin no more", was he telling her to literally never sin again? The Woman in Revelation: Is the woman in Revelation the church or the mother of Jesus? |
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| 2017-11-28 |
Meaning of Repentance:
Repentance, what does it really mean? Do we continue to sin even after we do repent? |
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| 2017-09-07 |
Blotted out of the Book of Life:
Can someone really lose their salvation, be blotted out of the book of life? |
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| 2017-07-05 |
God Bringing Good & Bad:
Does God create good & bad, create terrible things & cause them to happen? [Jeremiah 29:11-12] Knowing God's Ways: We can't know God ways, is that true? |
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| 2017-03-16 |
The Perfect Raptured & the 144,000:
who will be raptured? Only those who are perfect? What about the 144,000? [1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 7, Revelation 14] |
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| 2016-02-26 |
Perfection:
What does Jesus mean to be "perfect"? [Matthew 5:38] People Chastised for Good Works: Why are the people who say, "Lord, Lord" being chastised for doing good works? [Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21-22] |
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| 2016-02-12 |
"Be ye Perfect":
What does Jesus mean by being as perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect? [Matthew 5:48, Luke 6:34-36] God Speaking or the Devil Speaking: How would you discern if it's the devil or God talking to you? |
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| 2015-06-02 |
Jesus Starting His Ministry at 30:
Why did Jesus start His ministry the age of 30? He was perfectly perfect before that, so why THAT age? Why did He maintain a low profile until then by being a Carpenter? [Luke 3:23] |
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| 2015-04-16 |
Adam & Eve Sinning:
If Adam & Eve were "perfect", why did they sin? [Genesis 1:31] |
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| 2015-02-04 |
Holiness Movement - Perfection:
Perfected by love so much that there'll be NO desire to sin at all EVER even on this side of glory; "Entire Sanctification". Good Trees Bearing Bad Fruit: So then even if we are good trees, occasionally we'll producing bad fruit, right? |
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| 2015-01-28 |
Mary's Conception:
Was Jesus any part of Mary? Did God just use Mary's womb as an incubator? Jesus as a Child: Was Jesus aware of who He was when He was a kid (younger than 12)? Becoming Sinless: Can we become sinless? |
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| 2014-10-02 |
Replacement Theology (Supersessionism):
Is what you were just talking about to the previous caller, would you call that Replacement Theology? What would be the opposite of that then, Dispensationalism? How would John Hagee deal w/ the verse in Hebrews you were just talking about? [Hebrews 8:6-13] Go & Sin No more: How is it possible to sin no more like Jesus told the woman caught in adultery? [John 5:14, 8:11] Fire from the Holy Spirit: How can I re-ignite the fire from the Holy Spirit like I used to have? |
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| 2014-07-24 |
Prayers an Abomination:
I heard a preacher recently say that if we have any sin in our heart, God will not answer us. Is that true? [Psalms 66:18, Proverbs 28:9] The Perfect Christian: Some people seem to have a wrong idea of what being a Christian is. It doesn't mean you are PERFECT at all times. Satan tempting: Does Satan try to get us to think we are the only ones going through a sin/temptation & that it's okay to succumb to it? [1 Peter 5:8-9] |
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| 2014-07-16 |
Walk according to this rule:
What is this "rule" that Paul was talking about? Was it talking about being a New Creature in Christ? [Galatians 6:14-16] Perfect in Christ Jesus: What does it mean to be "perfect in Christ"? [Colossians 1:28] |
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| 2014-07-14 |
Perfect Love & Spiritual Gifts:
Doesn't a "perfect love" for your brethren in Christ trump any spiritual gift you might receive, or, is it saying in order to be able to perform a spiritual gift you have to have a perfect love? [1 Corinthians 12-14] |
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| 2014-07-14 |
Spiritual Gifts & love followup:
So the gifts will just be perfected in love then, & so it's not the gifts that will disappear, but the immaturity of not having love in them? [1 Corinthians 12-14] Jesus Broke the Sabbath: So you think Jesus actually broke the Sabbath? [John 5:17, Matthew 5:17-19, Colossians 2:14-18] |
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| 2014-04-22 |
Pestilences, Famines & the Law of God:
What would the Israelites motivation be for keeping the law if God just sent them bad stuff all the time, such as pestilences & famines, because doesn't the law put you in bondage to sin? All thing through Christ: It says that we can do ALL things through Christ. Does that mean we can stop sinning? [Philippians 4:13-17, Galatians 5:16] |
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| 2014-03-14 |
"Better Thing for us":
What does Hebrews 11:40 mean, a better thing for us, & without us they won't be "perfect"? [Hebrews 11:40] Gentiles brought in: Once the all the Gentiles have been brought in that will, the number will be complete? His second coming? |
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| 2013-12-27 |
Maturity of the Saints:
You talk about this verse in 1 Corinthians a lot, & say it's possibly talking about 1 of 2 things, but i wanted to ask you if you thought it was talking about maturity & if you've ever considered this passage in Ephesians? [1 Corinthians 10:13, Ephesians 4:11-13] |
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| 2013-12-26 |
Perfecting of the New Testament:
Caller is reading John MaCArthur's book, "Strange Fire", & has got to the part where he talks about 1 Corinthians & the supposed perfecting of the canon of Scripture. What are Steve's thoughts. [1 Corinthians 13:10] |
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| 2013-08-09 |
Significance to the Number 7:
Is there any significance to the number 7? |
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| 2013-06-13 |
Salvation-Clarification of Conscience:
Buddhist caller; Isn't Salvation just the clarification of the Conscience? State of Mind is Heaven or Hell: Buddhist caller suggests that Heaven or Hell might be the state of mind you are in. |
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| 2013-05-03 |
Bible Text Completed:
The church I am attending seems to think that the scripture "when that which is perfect has come" refers to the New Testament, and that the gifts of the Spirit have ceased. What do you think? [1 Corinthians 13:10-11, 1 Corinthians 1:7]. |
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| 2013-01-28 |
Jesus' Early Life:
Is there something that stopped Jesus from sinning when He was a child? (the impeccability of Jesus Chrsit.) |
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