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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].
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].
2023-06-26 "The Local Church": What do you think about "The Local Church?"
2023-03-24 The Old Testament Law Contradiction: Could you address the apparent biblical contradiction about the Law being able to "convert the soul" if it is "too great a burden to bear?" [Psalm 119, Psalm 19:7, Romans 7:22, Romans 2:23, Psalm 119:103-105, 1 John 5:3].
2023-03-21 Birthday Celebrations: What do you think about celebrating birthdays? Is it pagan?
2023-01-31 Overcoming General Revulsion at Any Religion: How does one let go of the revulsion at all religion once you have had bad experiences in a Christian group? [1 Thessalonians 5:21].
2022-09-20 Communion Wine & One Shared Cup: Is it unacceptable to subsitute juice in place of wine for communion, and must we share one cup to do it scripturally? [I Corinthians 13, I Corinthians 11].
Baptized in Jesus' Name Only: Must one be baptized in the name of Jesus only? [I Corinthians 10, Acts 2:38, Matthew 28:20, Colossians 2:9].
Legalistic Teachers: Should I stop listening to someone who seems to be mistaken and overly legalistic?
2022-09-20 Communion Wine & One Shared Cup: Is it unacceptable to subsitute juice in place of wine for communion, and must we share one cup to do it scripturally? [I Corinthians 13, I Corinthians 11].
Baptized in Jesus' Name Only: Must one be baptized in the name of Jesus only? [I Corinthians 10, Acts 2:38, Matthew 28:20, Colossians 2:9].
Legalistic Teachers: Should I stop listening to someone who seems to be mistaken and overly legalistic?
2022-08-17 Modesty: Regarding modesty, what parts of the body need to be covered? [Romans 14:13-23, Exodus 28:42].
2022-08-05 Ten Commandments: Do you think that "The Ten Commandments" are commandments of service or legalism?
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?
2022-07-20 Alcohol Restriction & Legalism in Jeremiah: Were the restrictions of the Rechabites in Jeremiah on alcohol and living in tents rather than cities, legalistic ... and were those who obeyed it wrong? [Jeremiah 35:6-7].
2022-06-30 Sex Before Marriage: Even though the Bible doesn't say directly that one can't have sex before marriage, how do you defend the idea that one should not?
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].
2022-06-16 Church of Christ: Is the "Church of Christ" a cult?
2022-04-28 Non-instrumental Church of Christ: Could you talk about the beliefs of the "Non-instrumental" Church of Christ? [Genesis 4:21, James 5:13, Colossians 3:16, Ephesian 5:19].
2022-03-14 Objection to Long Hair (on Men): How long is long hair on men? [I Corinthians 11:14, Deuteronomy 22:5, Acts 18:18].
Who is Jesus?: Who was Jesus? [I Timothy 3:16, John 14:8-10].
2022-03-01 Two Prophecies in Zechariah: Could you explain if there are two different prophecies about the coming of Christ being referred to in Zechariah 9? [Zechariah 9:9].
New Wine in Old Wine Skins: Could you explain the verses about the new wine put in old wine skins? [Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22, 2 Corinthians 3:17].
2021-12-13 Jehovah Witnesses Restrictions: Could you comment on the Jehovah Witness beliefs about not celebrating holidays, having blood transfusions, and flying a American flag? [Romans 14:5, Acts 15:29].
2021-11-02 God Still Loved Job: Did Job think that God still loved him when he was in all the trials? [John 14:23].
Legalistic Tithing: Would you donate to a legalistic church that demands tithing?
2021-08-03 "My Yoke is Easy": What is meant by "my yoke is easy"? [Matthew 11:28, Matthew 23:4, Galatians 5:22, Romans 5:5, Romans 13:10, Luke 1:37].
2021-05-10 Heaven Before Judgment Day: How can we go to heaven before the judgment day, if we need to face the judgment? [John 5:24, 2 Corinthians].
2021-04-23 Salvation-Requires the Heart, Not Just the Head: Would you comment on the saying that "you can believe with your head, but not your heart?" [Matthew 28:18].
Legalism Lecture: What lecture at your website would give more information about legalism? Recommended topical lecture, "Toward a Radical Christian Counterculture".
2021-04-09 Attending a Calvinist Church: Could you give me your thoughts on attending a Calvinist church, as they seem to really be off the mark in their theology? Recommended Lecture; "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation".
2020-11-23 Partial & Full Preterism & the Historicists View: Is it possible that Doug Batchelor isn't aware of partial-preterism as opposed to full-preterism? What about the Historicist view of Revelation?
Sabbath Keeping: Is it not true that you would keep the Sabbath if you thought it was a requirement of Christians and in that case would it not be legalistic to do so? [2 Timothy 3:2-4].
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2020-10-29 Halloween: Could you comment on Ephesians 5:11, particularly in light of Halloween? [Ephesians 5:11, Galatians 4:10].
2020-09-23 Women Wearing Head Coverings: Should women wear head coverings today? [I Corinthians 11:10, I Samuel 16:7].
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].
2020-09-11 Masturbation: Would you talk about masturbation and how it compares with adultery and if and how we can control it? [Matthew 23:23]
2020-09-03 Requiring the Same Kind of Worship Activity: Will it result in a stricter judgment if we require other's to worship in a way that was not exactly directed by Jesus? [Matthew 7:2, I Samuel 15:23, John 4:24].
2020-08-31 Confession of Sins & a Pure Heart: Could you talk about our confession of sins in order to keep a pure heart? [James 5:16, I John 1:9].
Pure Heart for Communion: What about having a pure heart in order to take communion, because we sin so often? [I Corinthians 10:31, I John 2:1].
Masturbation: What about masturbation? [I Thessalonians 4:3, I John 2:16, John 15:13, Matthew 26:41, Psalm 103:1-14].
2020-08-24 Old Testament Law Wise to Follow: Do you not think that much of the Old Testament law was wisely written for the good of mankind, therefore is not acceptable for us to follow whichever laws we wish to follow?
2020-08-21 Christians Drinking Alcohol: What do you think about a believer drinking alcohol?
2020-07-28 Deadly Force in Defense: As a believer, do I have the right to defend myself and my family using deadly force? [Luke 6:29-30, Matthew 5:38-48].
2020-07-14 Adulterous Marriage: Because a couple I know remarried in some complicated circumstances, I am wondering if it is actually an adulterous marriage? [Matthew 5:32].
2020-06-16 Premarital Sex and Marriage: Could you talk about premarital sex and is there alternate ways to be married that would be acceptable? [Genesis 2:24, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Mark 7, Galatians 5:19-21, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6, I Corinthians 3:16, I John 4:7-8].
2020-06-12 Legalism: Would you comment on Galatians 5:1? Isn't it saying that Christians should not be caught up in legalism? [Galatians 5:1].
2020-05-11 Weaker Brothers in What Way? When Paul talks about eating various foods, etc., and the weaker brothers, what does he mean? [Romans 14, I Corinthians 8].
2020-04-09 Christians & Tattoos: Is there anything scriptural that would disallow a Christian from getting tattoos? [Ephesians 5:1, Leviticus 19:28].
2020-02-26 A True Disciple of Christ: After listening to your lecture, "Toward a Radically Christian Counterculture", I am feeling convicted about whether I am a real Christian-a true disciple of Christ-and am wondering that if my previous walk has been weak and compromised, where does that leave me? [Titus 2:10].
2020-02-14 Baptism Again: If one has been baptized as a child, should they be re-baptized? [Acts 19].
Secular Movies: Is it acceptable to watch secular movies with some moral or other value, even though they might have swearing and sex, etc. in them? [Proverbs 25:28, Matthew 5:29].
2020-01-08 Emulating Jesus: Should we not live more like what is demonstrated by Jesus and Paul in the Bible, such as, avoid eating shellfish, etc.? [I Corinthians 11:1f, I Peter 2, I Peter 4:19].
2019-12-16 God's Secret Will & Secret Counsel: Do God have two wills? How can we know God's will and commands if it is all secret?
Masturbation: Are people who utterly condemn the act of masturbation, legalists?
2019-10-16 Legalism vs Self-discipline: Can you clarify the difference between "legalism" and discipline in the faith? [Philippians 2:12].
2019-06-27 Full Preterist Shunned at Church: As a Full Preterist, how does one handle churches who can't tolerate this difference of opinion?
2019-04-04 Prodigal Son: Is the prodigal son symbolic of "Antinomianism", his brother of "legalism", and the father, a higher form of love? [Luke 15:11-32].
2019-02-01 International Church of Christ: Do you know anything about the International Church of Christ?
2019-01-18 Women Required to Wear Dresses: What is your opinion of a church that requires that the women wear dresses all week long? [Deuteronomy 22:5].
2019-01-16 Fasting & Wineskins: I am a little confused about references to fasting and general meaning in the passage about the new and old wineskins [Matthew 9:14-17].
Fasting: Is fasting a legalistic thing?
2018-11-21 Faith & Legalism: Legalism & criticism coming from a Mennonite family
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