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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].
2024-02-15 "Heart of Flesh" & "Heart of Stone": Are these scriptures referring to the "heart of flesh" or "heart of stone?" [Ezekiel 36:25-26, Romans 10:9-10, Acts 2:37-40, Luke 15:24, Pslam 95:8-9].
2023-10-10 Number of Sabbath: Caller comments on the numbered Sabbath Day of the weeks in the Didache.
"Written On Hearts" & Regeneration: Is having "the law written in our hearts" parallel to having the Holy Spirit? [Hebrews 8:10, Titus 3:5, Ezekiel 36:26].
2023-08-30 Israel Will Return to God: A Jewish Christian friend says he thinks Steve is confused about the promises God made to Israel- that they are not just to the remnant, but to all the Jewish people. [Exodus 19:5-6, Romans 9:6, Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Romans 9-11, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 11:28-30, Romans 11:7, Zechariah 12:10].
Abrahamic & Mosaic (Sinaitic) Covenants: Are you confused about the Abrahamic and Mosaic (Sinaitic) covenantal promises and their relevance to Modern Israel? Rec article at Matthew713.com: "Two Christian Views, Concerning Israel & the Jews." [Deuteronomy 28:63, Hebrews 8:13, Romans 9:27, Genesis 18:17, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Deuteronomy 28:45-46, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:29, John 8:37-39, Galatians 3:7, Romans 9:6].
2023-07-21 Caller Thanks Steve: Caller thanks Steve for the ministry.
"The Law" (Torah) & Law in Hearts: Could you talk about what seems like a contradiction about The Law in Romans 2? [Romans 2:13-14, Romans 2:17, James 1:21-25, Jeremiah 31:32, Romans 8:4, Michah 6:8, Galatians 6:2, James 2:8].
2023-07-06 Roaming Eyes (Lust): If I have a roaming eye and am attracted to women, will I be condemned for that? Rec: Book; "Every Man's Battle." [Job 31:1, Matthew 5:28, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 1 Corinthians 6:20, Matthew 5:29, Hebrews 4:15].
2023-05-31 Discouraged-Not Living Up to the Standard: What kind of encouragement can you give, as I feel that I cannot live up to the standard presented in your books, "Empire of the Risen Son," especially in light of being married to an unbeliever? [Isaiah 50:10, 2 Corinthians 8:12]
2023-05-02 Man's Change of Heart: Can man change his heart? [Psalm 119:11].
Stumbling vs Practising Sin: If we all stumble, but scripture says he who sins is not born of God, how do we explain that? [James 3:2, 1 John 3:9].
2023-04-20 Artificial Intelligence: Would you comment on your Facebook post about the response of an artificial intelligence program when asked to report on a biblical topic? (Steve Gregg-The Narrow Path).
"Law on Stone" vs "Law on Hearts:" Could you talk about the contrast between the Old Covenant and "the Law written on stone," versus New Covenant and "the Law written on hearts?" [Jeremiah 31:31-34. Ezekiel 36:25-27, 2 Corinthians 3, Hebrews 8-10, Luke 22:20].
2023-03-30 Hardened Hearts: Doesn't scripture illustrate to us that we cannot continue in sin without the danger of becoming hardened to the things of God, and therefore are in danger of condemnation? [Hebrews 4:7, Hebrews 12:17, Philippians 3:12, 1 Peter 1:17, Matthew 10:28, 2 Corinthians 5:11, Proverbs 16:6]
2023-02-10 "Law of Christ" or "Law on Hearts": What is the "Law of Christ" that is written on our hearts once we are believers? [Galatians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 9:21, James 2:8, Philippians 2:13, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Galatians 5:17].
2023-01-26 Obeying the Law Today: Does this verse indicate that we do not have to obey the law or code? [Romans 7:6, Ezekiel 36:26, James 1:25, , James 2:8, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 4:7-8].
2022-12-30 God Seeing the Hearts: Do you think that God sees the hearts of some of the mistaken groups & cults, like the Jehovah Witnesses, rather than their erroneous theology?
2022-11-16 "Desperately Wicked" Hearts: Are we to understand "the heart is deceitfully wicked" as applied to us? [Jeremiah 17:9-10].
2022-11-02 Abandoned by God: I feel abandoned by God, and I can't seem to get in a place to get back to Him. What now? Recommends the 2-vol set of Steve's books, "Empire of the Risen Son".
2022-10-21 Salvation: Can people follow Jesus without being part of any particular denomination or religion? [John 3:17, John 1:1-13, John 8:31-32].
2022-09-16 Trusting Oursleves: How do I trust my new heart? [Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel 36:26, Galatians 5:17]
2022-07-28 Law in Our Hearts-Not in the Unbeliever's: Do unbelievers have a conscience, but not the law, in their hearts? [Romans 2:14, Romans 2:26, Romans 8:4, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Jeremiah 31:33, Isaiah 7:16].
Law or Laws on Heart: Is the law (singular) or laws (plural) on our hearts, the Old Testament commands, or the Love of Christ? [Jeremiah 31:31].
2022-07-13 Soul & Spirit: What is the difference between the "soul" & "spirit"? [I Peter 3:4, 2 Corinthians 4:16].
2022-07-08 Broken off the Vine & Reprobate Minds: Can someone be grafted back into the vine, or if once they have been, or if someone has been given over to a reprobate mind, it is no longer possible. [John 15:6, Romans 1:28, Exodus 12, Acts 12]. (A lot of background noise of heavy breathing.)
2022-07-04 Bible Translation-ESV Why does the ESV translate the word "kidneys" instead of "hearts" [Lamentations 3:13].
2022-06-28 Hard Hearts: Regarding having a soft heart, how does one avoid having a hard heart?
2022-06-28 Christian Festival Announcement: Caller shares info about "True Love Christian Festival." (TrueLoveChristian.com).
Fellowship to Keep From a Hard Heart: Caller suggests that to escape a hard heart one should stay in fellowship?
2022-03-09 The Missing Conscience of the Wicked (Hard Hearts): If God has given us all a conscience, where is the conscience of the wicked, such as Russia and Putin? [I Timothy 4:2].
2022-03-04 Warning Against Adultery: Is the warning against adultery about committing adultery in one's heart specifically directed only to men, and does that still apply today? [Matthew 5:28].
Warning Against Lust in the Heart: Is there an overall principle against malevolence in the teaching of looking upon a woman with lust in the Sermon on the Mount? [Matthew 5:28, I John 3:15].
2022-03-04 Warning Against Adultery: Is the warning against adultery about committing adultery in one's heart specifically directed only to men, and does that still apply today? [Matthew 5:28].
Warning Against Lust in the Heart: Is there an overall principle against malevolence in the teaching of looking upon a woman with lust in the Sermon on the Mount? [Matthew 5:28, I John 3:15].
2022-02-25 Why Circumcision?: Could you talk about why circumcision in particular was commanded? [Genesis 17, Genesis 12, Galatians 3:16, Jeremiah 4:4, Philippians 3:3 Romans 2:28-29].
The 8th Day for Circumcision: Is there any significance to the 8th day directive relative to circumcision?
2022-02-08 Free-Will: Can God violate my free-will option? [Proverbs 21:1, Philippians 2:13].
God Hardened Pharaoh's Heart: Since God hardened Pharaoh's heart, do you think he will be in paradise? [Romans 9:18, Exodus 9:12].
Prodigal Son: Do you think that the parable of the Prodigal Son is a real story? [Luke 15].
2022-01-21 What About Those That Don't Know: What about those that didn't have an adequate introduction to the gospel or Christ? [John 1:9, John 3:19].
2021-11-09 God Hardened Pharaoh's Heart: Did God hardened Pharaoh's heart in order to accomplish their salvation? [Exodus 5:21, Exodus 12:12].
2021-10-08 Gift of Giving and Tithing: Can you help me understand how the "gift of giving" relates to the way we tithe or give from the heart? [Matthew 6:21, Matthew 23:23, I Timothy 6:17, I Corinthians 9:11, 2 Corinthians 8:2].
2021-10-07 New Heart & New Spirit: What is a new heart? [Ezekiel 19:3, Ezekiel 36, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Jeremiah 4:3, 2 Corinthians 4:16, I Peter 3:7].
2021-09-02 God Taking Pleasure in Destruction Contradiction: Would you talk about the apparent contradiction in this verse about God talking pleasure in the destruction of the wicked? [Deuteronomy 28:63, Ezekiel 33:11].
God Changes Hearts & Calvinism: Does this verse about God changing hearts support the Calvinist position?[Deuteronomy 30:6, Ezekiel 36:26, Ezekiel 11:19, Jeremiah 32:39-40, Hebrew 8:10].
2021-07-29 Preparing Our Hearts before God: How do we prepare our hearts to seek the Lord? [2 Chronicles 12:14, Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 4:23].
2021-07-27 Biblical "Heart" and the Freudian Subconscious Mind" Is the biblical concept of the "heart" the same as the Freudian view of the subconscious mind?
2021-07-15 Calvinism vs Arminianism: Caller shares an opposing view of Calvinism. [Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, I Peter 5:5, Hebrew 10:29].
2021-06-23 Heart & Mind: How do we differentiate between the heart and the mind? [Proverbs 23:7, I Peter 3:3, Mark 12:30, Matthew 22:37, 2 Corinthians 4:16].
2021-05-18 Changing My Evil Heart: How do I, who has backslidden and feel that evil is deeply rooted, actually change my heart? Lecture recommended lecture; Spiritual Warfare & both books, "Empire of the Risen Son". [Romans 7, Matthew 26:41].
John Owen's (Puritan): What do you think of the Puritan writer, John Owen's book, "The Mortification of Sin"?
2021-05-11 Past Tense Translation in "Giving of New Heart": Why do some of the translations indicate past tense when referring to the "giving of a new heart"? [Ezekiel 36:26].
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".
2021-04-20 A Believer with a Heart of Deceit: Does a born again believer still have a heart of deceit and perversion? [Romans 7:23, Galatians 5:17, I Peter 2:11, 2 Timothy 2:3, Hebrew 3:12].
2021-04-06 Sanctified Hearts: How do we sanctify our hearts? [I Peter 3:15, I Peter 1:15-16].
Brethren as Sinners: Why do so many brethren still identify as sinners? [Galatians 5:17, Romans 7:20-23, Ephesians 2:8-9, James 4:7, I Thessalonians 5:16-18].
2021-03-30 Various Insights or Levels of Interest in God: Is what you wrote in your book about drawing near to God in various degrees a correlarry to the thoughts in Matthew 13 [Matthew 13:12].
2021-03-18 Parable of the Sower: What is the application to us in the "Parable of the Sower"? [Luke 8:4-15, Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Mark 4:34, John 3:3, John 8:31].
2021-02-22 Steve Gregg's New Books: Caller commends Steve's new book; "Empire of the Risen Son" (Vol 1, "There is Another King", and Vol 2, "All the King's Men").
Those That Don't Want to Hear: How does one evangelize those that know about Christ and just don't want to hear about it? Recommended book; "The Kneeling Christian" by the Unknown Christian.
2021-01-12 Seeking God: Does anybody "seek God", and does all the religiousness of most societies reflect that they are in that search? [Romans 3:10-17, Psalm 14:1-3].
2021-01-05 The Gospel Preached: Could you clarify if someone who is presenting the gospel with a good heart, even if they are mistaken about some of their doctrine and their understanding of the gospel, still produce good fruit?
2020-12-07 No Longer Able to be Saved: If someone continually rebels against God or the Holy Spirit, does scripture indicate that one can eventually no longer be saved? [2 Thessalonians 2, Romans 1, Proverbs 29:1].
2020-10-19 God "Gave Them Up" and "Hardened Their Hearts: When scripture says, "God gave them up" is that when God hardened their heart? Could those people still repent? [Romans 1:28].
2020-10-06 Clarification on Salvation for the Muslim: Caller makes some observations about the Muslim (Islam) faith and asks for Steve's clarification about salvation for the those in Islam.
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