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| Jesus being born today: Listener isn't sure if she'd believe in Christianity if Jesus was born in this day & age. Immaculate Conception, Son of God, a Savior, Atonement, Resurrection, it all sounds crazy to her, & if she wouldn't believe that it happened today if it did, why would she believe it happened 2,000 years ago either? |
| The New Jerusalem: Why is the New Jerusalem described w/ such detail? What does it all mean? [Revelation 21:1-27, Ezekiel 40-48, Hebrews 8:5] |
| Nephilim, Angels, Sons of God, Daughters of Men: What's all this stuff about the Nephilim & angels having sex with women? [Genesis 6:1-4] |
| Unpardonable Sin: Why is the Holy Spirit singled out when it comes to the unpardonable sin? Why isn't God the Father or Jesus also included about speaking against? [Matthew 12:32] |
| Oneness Pentecostals: So if you don't believe in the correct Trinity like the Oneness Pentecostal people don't, you aren't a Christian? |
| Nephilim, Angels, Sons of God, Daughters of Men: If the Nephilim were wiped out after the Flood, how did they show up again in Numbers, after the Flood? [Genesis 6:1-4, Numbers 14] |
| Sacrificial system reinstated in the Millennium: I've heard that the Bible says that the animal sacrificial system will be reinstated during Jesus' 1000 year reign, sort've to remind us of the sacrifice Christ made on the cross. [Zechariah 14, Ezekiel 40-48, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:18-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-25, Psalm 40, Hebrews 10] |
| Dispensationalism (last call): Dispensationalism seems to go against Scripture so much. Isn't there a danger to doing that? Tithing: Is there ANYWHERE in the NT that says we MUST tithe? [Matthew 23:23] Steve's Ministry: Your ministry, especially your website, is very informative, has a vast amount of knowledge on it. |
| 1000 reign - Millennium: Why is Satan released? What is his agenda during this time? Does the War of Armageddon happen during this time? |
| God Punishing or Disciplining: Is God Punishing or Disciplining sinners? [Hebrews 12, Ephesians 6:1-4, Proverbs 22:6, 13:24] |
| Last Days: Aren't all the Christians killed & then the Mark of the Beast comes into play? [Revelation 13] |
| Believing in Jesus if born today: Caller rehashing the call that happened the day before about if Jesus was born today, coming up w/ a theory of what the caller meant. |
| Nebuchadnezzar's Statue in Daniel 2: What was the significance of the Statue in Daniel 2? What are the 4 Kingdoms? Are any of them still for the future? [Daniel 2] |
| Rope tied around a High Priest: Where do we get the idea that a rope had to be tied around a High Priest's ankle when he entered the Most Holy Place in the Temple in case he had sin in his life & was struck dead? Is it anywhere in the Bible? Curtain being torn in 2: Could it be that the tradition started between the time when the curtain of the Temple between the Holy Place & the Most Holy Place was rent in twain after Jesus' death & the temple being destroyed in 70 AD? |
| Becoming a Victorious Christian: How do we become Victorious Christians? Depending on Jesus? Holding each other accountable? |
| Prayer: Is Prayer more for our benefit, our faith, for our therapy, than it is to get God to actually move on something for us? |
| Kingdom of God expanding: How does the Kingdom of God, working like a Mustard Seed, getting bigger & bigger, coincide with the idea of one of only a Narrow Path & only a few people finding it? [Matthew 7:12-14] |
| Prayer: Even praying for simple things is beneficial, asking God to help you with small matters. [James 4:2] |
| Imperfection of God's plan: Have you ever heard that God has an imperfect plan if He changes His plan as a result of people's prayers? |
| Gambling a form of Stealing: Is Gambling a form of stealing? |
| Ark of the Covenant: Do we know where the Ark of the Covenant is? Did we know where it was when Jesus was here? |
| Giants of the Bible: Would you describe yourself as grasshopper if you were only 2 or 3 feet shorter than these "giants"? So doesn't that mean they were probably much taller, such as 36 feet? |
| Original Sin: So it's not only the sin nature that is transcended from Adam & Eve's sin to us, but the guilt also being transcended down as well, Calvinists believe. What is their need or want to believe that? [Romans 5:12-21] Conditional Immortality - Annihilationism: Conditional Immortality or annihilationism seems to be related. Doesn't the death penalty cancel out the sin debt? [Romans 6:7] |
| Giants & Grasshoppers: People do use those type of expressions, hyperbole, of Grasshoppers, even if someone is only a foot shorter, so you were right in what you told a recent caller about giants. |
| Expiation and Propitiation: Was Jesus' death more of a "Propitiation" (appeasing the wrath of God) or was it more of an "Expiation" (removing the guilt from our record)? Wrath of God: Does God ever get angry at us? No condemnation: But as long as we are in Christ Jesus, even though we do sin, just like when a child disobeys a parent, God doesn't condemn us, does He? [Romans 8:1] |
| Textus Receptus over the Alexandrian Text: Why do you prefer the Textus Receptus over the Alexandrian Text, if you do? Learning about Christ - Christianity: Where would you recommend that a newly converted Christian or an unbeliever start reading the Bible to learn about God in the best way? |
| Homosexuality: Is there any way homosexuals can make it to Heaven? Can they get in under the sheep being kind to brethren by having compassion on them by feeding them, housing them? [Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Peter 4:8], 1 Corinthians 6:9] |
| Feminism in Men: There are some people in our church that have come out of the Homosexual lifestyle who still seem to have feminism issues. What should we do about it? Church Leadership & Church Discipline: How can I get the church leadership to recognize the importance of Church Discipline (Calvary Chapel setting)? |
| Roosters Crowing during Jesus' times: Were there really Roosters crowing during the time of Peter's betrayal of Jesus? |
| Jesus dying for Original Sins: Caller heard that Jesus only died for original sin, but our on going sins we have to ask forgiveness for at least once a year or they carry over. |
| The Restrainer:: Who is the Restrainer of the Man of Sin from arising & really showing his evilness? [2 Thessalonians 2] |
| Cock Crowing: Caller calls regarding a previous call about Roosters crowing to remind Steve that there was chickens even in Jesus' day because He mentions about hens protecting her young. [Matthew 23:37] |
| Title of Theme Song: What is the title of your Theme Song for your show? |
| Man of Lawlessness: Is the Man of Lawlessness one single man? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-7] Anti-Christs already here: Isn't there Scripture that says the anti-Christ is already here? [1 John 4:1-3] |
| Studying "Logos" & other words: What is the best source to go to do deep word studies? |
| Trinity: Do we need to understand the Trinity or does it matter? Immaculate Conception - Original Sin: So you think everyone is Immaculate Conceived (like Mary was) from Adam's original sin? |
| Apologetics: Should Apologetics be taught in Church? Presence of Jesus: What does Jesus mean that He'll be in the presence of us? [Matthew 18:20] |
| 144,000 & Jesus' 1st Coming: What is Zechariah 12-14 talking about? [Zechariah 12-14] |
| Millennium: Are we in the Millennium right now, the "Millennium of Righteousness", or not? If so, how come there's so much evil in the millennium? How are we ruling & reigning w/ Him right now? What about the binding & loosing of Satan? [Revelation 20-21] (a very, very long answer.) |
| 1 & 2 Timothy: A friend of my friend started saying that he didn't think 1 & 2 Timothy was actually written by Paul, & even if it was, there are some problems that w/ what Paul wrote. Can you help me out? |
| Sabbath vs Sunday: Why do Christians predominantly go to church on Sunday? Isn't in a man-made tradition? |
| Forgetting former things: Where in the Bible does it say that we'll be absolutely happy in heaven & won't remember the things of the past, especially negative things? [Revelation 21:3-4, Isaiah 65:17] |
| 1st day of the week breaking bread: It says somewhere in the Bible that the Apostles broke bread on the FIRST day of the week. Where does it say that? [Acts 20:7] Mosaic Law - 9 of the 10 commandments reiterated: In the New Testament all the 10 commandments except one. Which one was it? |
| Hell: How come you didn't tell the lady you were just talking to that you don't believe we are burning in torment forever & forever? |
| Dating: What do you do instead of Dating since you are against dating? |
| Relatives in Hell: How can you possibly be happy at ALL if you have ANY remembrance of someone you know burning in hell for eternity? |
| Angry & Bitter Woman: Wants to know what to do about a relative who is Bitter & Angry, who, even though she is married for the 3rd time, thinks you shouldn't get married again once you're divorced. Cutting off Ties: Should she cut off ties from friendship w/ her, even though she's a relative? |
| Stephen Hawking: What's God's purpose in allowing people like Stephen Hawking to propagate their propaganda? [Revelation 12:9] |
| Let Us make man in Our image: What is the "us" when God said, "Let us make man in our image"? [Genesis 1:26] |
| Millennium being the Church Age: If the Millennium is right now, during this Church Age, w/ Satan being bound up, how do all the major wars, holocaust, fit into the scheme of things? [Revelation 20:1-8 Matthew 12:27-29 Mark 3:22-30 Luke 11:21-22] |
| Miracles: Caller just wanted to express that she believed in healing & that we are in a dark world, but that, "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." [1 John 4:4] |
| The Disciple whom Jesus loved: Where is John quoting from when he said, "...seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, 'Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?'" [John 21:20, 13:23-26] |
| Giving Jesus Honor: I've been telling JWs that we aren't supposed to give too little honor to Jesus, but they are going around door-to-door saying we shouldn't give too much honor to Him. Do you think that's a good argument? [John 5:23] |
| The Catholic & KJV Bible: What is the difference between the Catholic & KJV Bible? |
| Snail Mail question: question and answer gets interrupted by internet. |
| Babylon being the Vatican: What do you think about Babylon being the Vatican, "Come out of her, My people"? [Revelation 18:4-5] |
| God Sovereign & Unchanging: How can God be claimed to be Sovereign & Unchanging when you see major differences from the Old Testament to the New Testament? Discipling Children: What is the Biblical way to disciplining your children? [Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13-14, Proverbs 22:6] |
| Obedience means obedience: I was listening to some people who said that the only sin we can commit is to ask for forgiveness for sins, that we don't really need to "obey". What would you say to something like that? [Hebrews 2:9, Galatians 5:6] |
| 3 Views of Hell Book Comment: Caller really enjoyed & wanted to put accolades on Steve Gregg's book called, "All You Want to Know about Hell: Three Christian Views of God's Final Solution to the Problem of Sin". |
| Suicide: What is your take on suicide? Is it unforgivable? |
| Breaking one point of the law, guilty of all: What if we fail to love? is that a greater sin? [James 2:10] |
| New Great Commission School: What's going w/ your Great Commission School? Haven't heard much about it lately. |
| Dangerous Views of Hell: Aren't the alternative views of hell that you teach doing a little bit of a disservice, saying that you will just be annihilated or that you have a possibility of repenting in hell? |
| Hell: Caller comments his version of why it has to be eternal hell fire, because of the Light of God radiating. Forgiving Others: We aren't supposed to forgive people who don't forgive others, isn't that right? [Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 18:23-35] |
| Ananias & Sapphira: Regarding hell "scaring people into Salvation", isn't that sort've what happened during the incident of Ananias & Sapphira & throwing fear into the church? [Acts 5:1-11] United Reformed Church: Do you do you know anything about the United Reformed Church? R C Sprouls & the Reformed Church: I was wondering what the United Reformed Church was being "reformed" from? |
| Studying Early Church: Studying Early Church History is so beneficial. Forgiveness: Supervisor has a shady character. How do you deal w/ somebody who is very questionable? |
| Hell & Forgiveness: If God commands us to forgive forever, doesn't it stand to reason that God would do the same thing....even though someone just happens to die? |
| Logos Coming on Jesus when Born: Would Jesus still have been able to function as a Man if the Logos hadn't come upon Him when He was born? |
| Parable of the Wheat & Tares: Is the Parable of the Wheat & Tares talking about End of the World or the end of the Old Jewish Covenant? Who are the Wheat & Tares? [Matthew 13:24-52] |
| Christian Martyrdom: What is the best book on Christian Martyrdom? Steve Gregg Debates: Have you ever debated Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses or Muslims? |
| Blessings & Woes: Can you please tell me about the Blessings & Woes in Luke because I seem to align myself w/ the woes but not really the blessings? [Luke 6:20-26] |
| Books of Acts complete: Was there supposed to be some more things after the last official of verse where Paul was preaching about the Kingdom of God? [Acts 28:31] The Sonnini Manuscript - Acts 29: Have you heard of the Sonnini Manuscript that include an Acts 29? Is it a valid chapter? |
| Apostles & Prophets: What do you think about the Spiritual Gifts of Apostles & Prophets for this day & age? [1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 2 Corinthians 8, Romans 12:3-8] Foundation of Apostles & Prophets: Some think the cessation of Spiritual Gifts has happened, has stopped, because of a verse in Ephesians. What do you say? [Ephesians 2:20] |
| Six literal Days: Isn't time Relative? So the 6 days of Creation doesn't have to be 24 literal days, does it? [Genesis 1-2] |
| Being Redeemed from the Depths of Hell: Can you expound on the people who will never be redeemed because of the clutches of evil they found themselves in? |
| Jesus' Second Coming: Nowhere does it say that Jesus would be coming w/ the saints but the angels only. [Acts 1:9-11, Matthew 25:31, 1 Thessalonians 4] |
| Marriage & Divorce: If you marry, get divorced, get remarried & then repent, how can you be remain in the 2nd marriage if you truly repent & your first spouse is still alive? Wouldn't you be guilty of adultery? [Mark 10:1-12] |
| Joy of the Lord: Joy of the Lord amidst turmoil. Meteorology: Can people help support my short program for meteorology so I can make a living? I have to make more than my social security. |
| Glitch of the air: There seemed to be a glitch on the radio program over the air when you were answering my question about hell. |
| Messianic Prophecy: Is this a Messianic prophecy about Jesus being born in Bethlehem? [Micah 5:2] |