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Topic: Gifts of the Spirit

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2024-05-02 Speaking in Tongues: Could you talk about speaking in tongues? Rec: Topical lecture series "Charisma and Character" lecture on "Tongues." [1 Corinthians 13].
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]
2024-04-25 The Gift of Tongues: What can you say about the gift of tongues? [1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 14].
2024-04-11 Five-Fold Ministry: Do you believe in the "Five-Fold Ministry?" [Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Ephesians 2:20].
Prophets Today: Are there prophets today? [Hebrews 1:1-3, 1 Corinthians 14:29-30, Acts 11:28, Acts 15:32, Acts 21:9].
2024-04-09 Women in Ministry: What do you say to a young woman who wants to go into the ministry, in light of so many pastors saying women should not do so. [1 Corinthians 14:1, Titus 2:4-8].
2024-04-05 Speaking in Tongues Today: Does Joel 2 refer to speaking in tongues today? [Joel 2:22, Joel 2:28, Acts 2:1-4, 1 Corinthians 1:7].
2024-04-02 Speaking in Tongues & Interpretation: Am I correct in thinking that the interpreters of tongues are different than the one speaking in tongues? [1 Corinthians 14:13].
2024-03-29 Gift of "Discernment of the Spirits": What about my niece who says she has the "gift of discernment of the spirits?" [1 Corinthians 12, 1 John 4:1].
2024-02-28 Evidence of "Filling of the Holy Spirit" (without Tongues): What would be evidence of one being "filled with the Holy Spirit" if they do not speak in tongues? Power ... or what? [2 Corinthians 3:18].
2024-02-09 Former Hindu; Regarding Evangelism: A former Hindu Christian shares his appreciation of Steve's ministry and asks, how should a believer focus on "The Great Commission," the Gospel, and evangelism? [Romans 10:14-15, Ezekiel 33:9, Matthew 1:21, John 9:25, 1 Peter 3:15].
2024-01-24 Receiving vs Giving in Ephesians: Do you know why a verse in Ephesians (which seems to be quoting a Psalm) changes the wording, from "receiving" to "giving?" [Ephesians 4:8, Psalm 68:18]
God "Giving Prophets & Teachers, Etc.": What is meant by God "giving apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers?" [Ephesians 4:11, 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12].
2024-01-11 Absence of the Gift of Speaking in Tongues: Should anyone who is filled with the Spirit be able to speak in tongues? Rec: topical lecture series "Charisma & Character" or book "They Speak with Other Tongues" by John Sherrill. [1 Corinthians 14, Jude 1:20].
2023-11-30 Verifying Genuine Gift of Tongues How do I know if the tongues I experience is genuine? [1 Corinthians 14]
2023-11-14 Cessationism (Ceasing of the Gifts): Does the Bible say that the gifts will cease (Cessationism)? [1 Corinthians 1:7, Romans 12:5-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 1 Corinthians 7:7].
Believers Will Speak in Tongues: If the gifts have ceased, doesn't that conflict with the fact that all believers will speak in tongues? [Mark 16:17]
2023-11-14 Cessationism (Ceasing of the Gifts): Does the Bible say that the gifts will cease (Cessationism)? [1 Corinthians 1:7, Romans 12:5-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 1 Corinthians 7:7].
Believers Will Speak in Tongues: If the gifts have ceased, doesn't that conflict with the fact that all believers will speak in tongues? [Mark 16:17]
2023-10-06 The Gift of the Holy Spirit: The gift of the Holy Spirit can be rejected or accepted.
Narcissism & the Enemy: Was my narcissist ex the enemy, or was Satan really using him, making him the enemy? [Matthew 5:43-45].
2023-09-19 Kingdom or Church Authority: Would you describe how "kingdom" or "church" authority should manifest in this age in the church? [1 Corinthians 12:17-21].
2023-09-15 "Novo" Organization & "Divine Counsel": What do you think about an organization that is drawing its doctrine from rather unestablished & presumptuous material like the "divine counsel"("Unseen Realm" by Michael Heiser, Bible Project). [Genesis 6, Deuteronomy 32:6, Psalm 82].
Power from the Spiritual Realm: What do we need to know from scripture about how to pray effectively and powerfully? Do we need to claim authority to make our prayers work (as with healing, and authority over demons)?
2023-09-12 American Proselytizing: Where did American evangelicals get the idea that we should proselytize, which is so ineffective and unappealing? [Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15-16, Acts 2:42, Acts 4:32-33]
2023-08-29 "Given" or "Received" Gifts: Regarding "given", or "received" gifts, is Psalms 69:18 more accurate than Paul's quote in Ephesians 4? [Ephesians 4:8, Psalm 68:18].
2023-08-21 Soul Prosperity=Health Prosperity: Where is the verse that says that if your soul prospers, then your health will prosper? [3 John 1:2, 3 John 1:14, 1 Corinthians 7:7-8].
NAR (New Apostolic Reformation) & Five-Fold Ministry: Would you give your opinion of the Five-Fold Ministries and the NAR (New Apostolic Reformation). [1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Romans 12:6-7, 1 Peter 4:10-11, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Acts 2:41-42, Ephesians 4:11].
2023-08-15 Gift of Prophecy: Caller disagrees with Steve about his view of the modern-day gift of prophecy [Acts 2:17, 1 Corinthians 14, Ephesians 4:11, Joel 2:28].
2023-08-15 John MacArthur: Regarding your differences with John MacArthur and his beliefs, could you be more specific about the points of disagreement? Rec topical lecture series: "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation" and "Charisma & Character." [1 Corinthians 1:7].
Steve Gregg's Tribulation Position: Are you pre or post-trib in your view? Rec topical lecture series; 'When Shall These Things Be?" "What Are We to Make of Israel?"
2023-08-11 Speaking inTongues (Various Uses): Do you believe in speaking in tongues? [1 Corinthians 14:13]. Rec: topical lectures on "Charisma & Character."
2023-08-07 A.I. (Artificial Intelligence): What do you think about the rapidly expanding use of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)?
"Anointing" of the Holy Spirit: Could you talk about "anointing" in scripture and the "anointing" of the Holy Spirit? [I John 2:24, 1 John 2:27, John 14, Romans 12].
2023-08-07 "Jesus Revolution" Movie & "Jesus Revolution": Could you elaborate Chuck Smith's objection with the direction Lonnie Frisbee went with a more charismatic group (Vineyard)?
2023-08-03 Pentecostal vs Christian Churches: What is the difference between "Pentecostal" and "Christian" Churches?
2023-07-10 Warnings About Not Evangelizing Others: Could you talk about the warnings and directives about not evangelizing people? [Ezekiel 3:18, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 1 Peter 3:15, Ephesians 4:11, Matthew 28:19].
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].
2023-05-01 Leading of the Holy Spirit: How do you tell when it is your own mind (Bible-informed mind) and the leading of the Holy Spirit? [Acts 11:27-28, Acts 21:10-13].
2023-04-24 Gifts of the Spirit: Could you talk about the views of the Gifts of the Spirit called "Cessationism" and "Continuationism?" [1 Corinthians 12:3-11, Romans 12:4-8, 1 Corinthians 1:7, Ephesians 4:13, Acts 8:9-10, Matthew 7:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21, 1 Corinthians 14:29, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3].
2023-04-07 Spiritual Gifts Mentioned in Isaiah: Could you survey the gifts mentioned in the book of Isaiah? [Isaiah 11:1-2, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 7:7].
2023-04-03 Speaking in Tongues: Why do some churches require "Speaking in Tongues" to evidence the filling of the Holy Spirit? [Acts 2:38, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:4, Acts 10:46].
2023-03-21 Gift of "Teaching": Is "teaching" a stand alone gift, or must it be linked only to being a pastor? A friend of mine questions your gift of "teaching" and says that would only be the case if you are part of a "five-fold" ministry? [Ephesians 4:11-14, Hebrews 5:12, 1 Corinthians 12:28f, 1 Peter 3:15, Romans 12:].
2023-03-21 Speaking in Tongues: Is there as many as four different kinds of tongues, including demonic? Have you seen anyone you think is legitimately doing so? [Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 14:22-23,1 Corinthians 14:13, 1 Corinthians 14:2-4, 1 Corinthians 14:15-17].
2023-03-09 Speaking in Tongues: Is "speaking in tongues" is an outdated gift and it is no longer valid today? [1 Corinthians 1:7, 1 Corinthians 12-14, 1 Corinthians 14:13, 1 Corinthians 14:39, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 10:47, Acts 11:15].
2023-03-01 Gift of Tongues: Is "speaking in tongues" the same as "praying in tongues" and do all Christians have this ability? [1 Corinthians 14:14, 1 Corinthians 14:16-17, 1 Corinthians 14:5].
2023-02-02 The Gifts: What is your understanding of the passage about gifts in Ephesians 4? [Ephesians 4:11-13, Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12].
Maturing Body of Christ: Is the "Body of Christ" mature? [1 Corinthians 3:1-4, Ephesians 4:13].
2023-01-23 Jesus' Miracles as Object Lessons: Would you review the parallel between Jesus' miracles and the related object lessions? [Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 1:5-6, Isaiah 3:7, Matthew 9:6, Luke 5:25, John 2:7-11, John 15:1-5, John 8:12, John 9:39-41, John 6:11, John 6:48, John 11:25].
Given a "Measure of Faith:" What is meant by "each is given a measure of faith" as I don't want to take it in a Calvinistic way. So, is it about the giving of gifts? [Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 12:3-8].
2023-01-18 Evangelizing in the New Testament: Did Paul and the disciples ever tell converts that they should go out and evangelize? [Ephesians 4:11, John 11:51, Romans 12:5-8, 1 Peter 3:1, Acts 2:41-43, Acts 4:33].
2022-12-20 Amillennial vs Dispensational: Is Amillennialism, by definition, not Dispensational?
Theologian, Spiros Zodhiates What do you know of the work of Spiros Zodhiates?
Charismatic vs Cessationist (Filling of the Holy Spirit): Can you clarify the definition of "Charismatics" and if it involves a "second work of grace?" Recommended topical lectures; "Charisma and Character." [Acts 8-9, Acts 19, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:4, John 20:22, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 5:18].
2022-12-13 "The Loaves" of Bread: Do you have any insight into "the loaves" of bread? [Mark 6:52].
Anointed People with Special Gifts: Since you have been around some really anointed people, like Lonnie Frisbee, do you think that one can cultivate this kind of anointing and efficacy of the gift?
2022-11-08 Genuine "Tongues Speaking": How do you determine when "tongues speaking" is genuine? [I Corinthians 12:2, I Corinthians 14:2-5, I Corinthians 14:15-17, Deuteronomy 13:1-3, Deuteronomy 18:22].
2022-10-24 Speaking Gifts: Do you think that all the gifts are "speaking gifts" in some way? [Acts 6, I Corinthians 12].
Greek vs Hebrew Jews: What was the difference between the "Helenistic" (Greek) Jews and the Hebrew (Palestinian) Jews?
2022-10-21 Evangelism-Our Responsibility for Future Converts: Do you think that we, as believers, have a direct impact on the number of people that will be ulimately be saved? [Ezekiel 33:17, Romans 12:8, Matthew 28:16-20].
2022-10-06 Interpretation of Tongues: Regarding the guidance given for speaking in tongues in church, how does one know if there is an gifted interpreter present? [I Corinthians 14:13, I Corinthians 14:27-28]
2022-09-29 Gifts for Ministry & Equipping of the Saints: Iin Ephesians 4, is Paul saying that people and their spiritual gifts all fit in one of these categories? [Ephesians 4:11-13, Romans 12, I Corinthians 12, I Peter 4:10-11].
2022-09-14 Evangelism's Urgency-Hell is Pending Is it practical to speak the gospel to everyone we meet-especially when they may end up in hell if we do not? Recommends Steve's book; "Hell-Three Christian Views" or the topical lectures; "Three Views of Hell." [Matthew 11:29, Isaiah 50:4].
2022-09-06 Gifts of the Spirit & Tongues: How is the gift of "tongues" beneficial for us today, in contrast to at the day of Pentecost? [I Corinthians 14, 4, I Corinthians 14:15, Jude 1:20, I Corinthians 14:22, I Corinthians 14:5].
2022-09-01 Speaking in Tongues: Doesn't it seem like some try to make everyone in the Body of Christ have the same gift of tongues, ultimately demeaning the other gifts that others have?
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