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2024-05-10 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].
2024-05-09 Revelation from God: Is there a regular “revelation” and a “special” revelation? [Romans 1:20, Psalm 19:1-2]. Morality Prophecy
2024-05-08 "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].
2024-05-07 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].
2024-05-07 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].
2024-05-01 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].
2024-05-01 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].
2024-04-30 Speaking in Tongues (Filling with the Holy Spirit): Can you help me sort out the idea of being "Filled with the Spirit" and "Speaking in Tongues?" I am feeling a little pressured and am not sure what to make of it all. Ref: "They Speak with Other Tongues" by John Sherrill. Rec: Topical lecture "Charisma & Character." [Luke 11:9-13, Romans 5:5]
2024-04-29 Kingdom Passages in the Old Testament: Can you help me better understand the Old Testament passages that appear to be discussing the End Times? [Ezekiel 36-37, Jeremiah 31-33, 1 Corinthians 15:25-28, Romans 14:17, John 16:33, Hebrews 10:12-13].
Timing of the Rapture: What is the timing and chronology of the rapture and judgment? [Matthew 25:31, 2 Thessalonians 1:8].
2024-04-24 Men's Fellowships in So L.A.: Are you familiar with any good fellowship groups in the South L.A. area?
"Few Are Chosen": In the parable of the wedding feast, what are we to make of the phrase "many are called, but few are chosen?" [Matthew 22:14, Acts 13:46, Romnas 1:16-17].
2024-04-23 Jews & Gentiles: Regarding Jews and Gentiles, is there a correlation between these two verses? [Genesis 48:19, Romans 11:25].
2024-04-23 The Rapture, The Tribulation & God's Wrath: I am confused about "The Tribulation" and the "rapture" relative to the "Wrath of God?" [Romans 1:18 1, John 3:36, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:4, Revelation 16, 1 Thessalonians 2:15-16, Romans 1:18, John 16:33, Revelation 9:4].
2024-04-19 Animals in the Afterlife: Will animals be in the afterlife (heaven or on the new earth)? [Isaiah 11:6-9, Isaiah 65:25, Ephesians 2:14-18, Romans 8, Revelation 21:22].
2024-04-18 Full-Preterism (Don Preston): What is the response from the "full-preterist" regarding "the meek shall inherit the earth?" Rec: "Why Not Full Preterism by Steve Gregg?" [Psalm 37:9-11, Matthew 5:5, Romans 4:13].
2024-04-15 Salvation in the Old Testament: How did salvation work for the crippled man who was lowered through the roof, since Jesus has not yet died? [Matthew 9:6, Genesis 3:15, Romans 3:25]
2024-04-15 Ten Commandments & the Sabbath: Is the "Ten Commandments" still in effect, and do we have to keep the Sabbath? [Hebrews 7:12, Hebrews 8:13].
New Creation: After the judgment, will there be another newly created earth, just like Adam and Eve starting over again? [2 Peter 3:13, Revelation 21:1, Romans 8:19-21, Romans 4:13, Matthew 5:5].
2024-04-12 The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: How is the Holy Spirit different in the Old Testament in contrast to now? [Genesis 41:48, John 20:22, Acts 19:2, Numbers 11:29, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:39, Acts 2:4, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13, Romans 8:9, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 1:13].
2024-04-08 Suffering Deeply: How should I be handling the terrible frustration of my long-term suffering? Rec: Topical Series "What to Make of Suffering."[2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Romans 8:18].
2024-04-04 Scrupulosity (Over-active Scruples): What do you think about those with over-active scruples? [1 Corinthians 8-10, 1 Corinthians 8:9, Romans 14:1-6].
2024-04-03 Contemporary Application of the Ten Commandments: Are the Ten Commandments still applicable to Christians? Why or why not? Would Christians today live more or less under them by default anyway? [Romans 7:1-4, Hebrews 6:13].
2024-04-02 Parable of the Wedding Garment (Guest): Regarding the Parable of the Wedding Garment/ Guest, am I reading too much into the symbolism? [Matthew 22:1-10, Luke 14:16-24].
Pharisees View of the Messiah: Should the pharisees been able to answer the question asked of them about what they thought about the Messiah? [Matthew 22:41-45, 2 Samuel, Romans 1:3, Psalm 110:1]
2024-04-02 Witnesses to the Second Coming: Will only true believers see the Second Coming of Christ? [Zechariah 12:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:8].
Our Purpose (Existentialism): Why are we here? [Genesis 1:26, Matthew 5:5, Romans 4:13].
2024-04-01 Old Testament Saints in Purgatory (Hades): Do you think that the Old Testament saints were held in a purgatory of sorts until Jesus came? [Romans 4, Hebrews 1:2-3, Hebrews 11, Genesis 3:15].
2024-03-27 Can't Lose Salvation & God's Love for those in Hell: If we can't be separated from the love of God, how would some be not loved in hell? [Romans 8:38-39,1 John 4:8, John 4:24, 1 John 4:16, 1 John 1:5-7, Matthew 23:37, Ezekiel 33:11].
2024-03-26 "In Christ": Could you explain Paul's use of the term "in Christ?" [John 15:5-8, Romans 11:16-24, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Ephesians 1:23].
2024-03-26 Christianity vs Other Religions: What separates Christianity from all other religions? [Romans 8:9].
The Atonement: Why did Jesus have to die? [Isaiah 53:6, 1 Peter 2:24, Revelation 12:10, John 8:34, Romans 8:33, Mark 10:45, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 Corinthians 5:19-21].
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 Paul "I died daily": What did Paul actually say, "I died daily" or "I faced death daily?" [1 Corinthians 15:3--31, Luke 15:24, Romans 4:19-24, Hebrews 11:12-14].
2024-03-21 Sealed by the Spirit but Losing One's Salvation: Could you give examples of how someone sealed with the Holy Spirit can still lose their salvation for all eternity? Rec: Topical Lectures: "Content of the Gospels," "Eternal Security." [1 John 5:11-12, John 3:16, John 3:36, John 15:1-6, Romans 11:16-22, 1 Corinthians 9:26-27].
2024-03-21 Sealing of the Holy Spirit: Is the sealing of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians the same as in Revelation? [Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 9:4, Revelation 7:3, Revelation 13:15, Revelation 14:1, Deuteronomy 6:8-9, Romans 6:16-18].
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].
2024-03-20 Our Responsibility to Believe: Is not the creation and the Word (of God) enough to make us responsible to believe? [Romans 1:20-21, Romans 10:17, Romans 1:16]
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].
2024-03-19 Reconciling Disparity between Cross-References: How do you reconcile the misquoting of the Old Testament in the New Testament cross-references between Romans and Isaiah? [Romans 11:26-27, Isaiah 59:21, Romans 9-11, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:1-5, John 17:24].
2024-03-19 Satan Cast Out of Heaven and Earth: Is Satan already cast out of the earth or is he going to be cast out in the future? [John 12:31, Revelation 12:7-10, Revelation 20:10, Romans 8:33].
2024-03-18 God's Hate for Esau: Why did God hate Esau before he ever did anything wrong? [Romans 9:12-13, Malachi 1:2-3, Romans 9:11-12, Genesis 25:22-28].
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].
2024-03-13 Baptism "into" Christ: Can you clarify if there is a difference between being baptized in the name of Jesus and being baptized "into" Christ? [Romans 6:3].
2024-03-12 Free Will: Caller disagrees with Steve about free will positing that God and man cannot both have free will. [1 Peter 1:5, Romans 8:16-19, Matthew 10:33, Ephesians 2:8, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:22, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 8:13].
2024-03-12 Anglo-Israelism: Caller shares her thoughts about the migration of the Israelites to Ireland and so on (Anglo-Iraelites). [Romans 2:5-10].
2024-03-07 "Justifying God": Could you explain the Luke 7 passage about the sinners and tax collectors "justifying God"? [Luke 7:29-30, Romans 3:3-4, Psalm 51:4].
2024-03-06 Unity Among Believers: How would you align this Romans 16 verse about avoiding division with your lecture "Strategy for Unity"? [Romans 16:17, 2 Peter 3:16-17].
2024-03-05 Covenantal Circumcision (Infant Baptism): Could you explain "covenantal circumcision?" [1 Peter 3:21, Romans 2:28-29, Philippians 3:3, Colossians 2:11-13, Genesis 17:14, John 3:5-6].
2024-03-05 The Greek Words for "Love": How do I know which Greek word (agape, eros, phileo, storge) is being used when reading the Bible? [Romans 12:10, Romans 1:31].
2024-03-04 Reformed Theology (Atonement): If Christ died for everyone (not just the elect), did He also intercede for everyone? [Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 9:24, Acts 20:28, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, John 17:9, 1 John 2:1-2, Romans 8:34, Romans 7:25, 1 John 2:1, Luke 23:34-38].
2024-03-04 Capital Punishment in the New Testament: What do think the New Testament teaches about capital punishment? [Revelation 21:8, Hebrews 10:26, Genesis 9:6, Acts 25:11, Romans 13:4-7].
God's Judgment on Individuals: What about when God sends the bears to kill the ones making fun of the prophet Elisha? [2 Kings 2:23-25, Acts 12:23, Acts 5:1-10].
2024-03-01 Authority in Christ on Earth: What is the extent of the authority we have as believers on earth? [Romans 1:4, Romans 8:23, Psalm 2:9-11].
2024-02-29 Regeneration Before or After Believing: Do you believe regeneration is caused by man believing, or by God? Rec: Topical lectures "God's Sovereignty, Man's Salvation." [John 3:15-16, John 20:31, Colossians 2:10, Ephesians 2:8, Romans 10:14-15, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Thessalonians 3:2-4].
2024-02-27 Female Pastors: Would you say "yes" or "no" to female pastors? "Why" or "Why not?" [1 Peter 5:1-4, Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 2:12-15, Acts 18:26-28, Romans 16:1, Matthew 23:9, Matthew 20:25-28].
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