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| Same-Sex Marriage:: What's the difference between Muslim or Hindu unbiblical marriages and homosexual marriages? |
| Apologetics: Would you recommend some entry-level resources on apologetics-where to get started, besides the Bible itself. |
| Steve's Books: Caller announces how inexpensively Christianbook.com is selling Steve's Books. Hell: Steve talks about Hell. |
| Demon-Possession: How do people get Demon-Possessed in the first place? |
| Judas & Hell: Because Jesus said Judas would've been better if he had never been born, doesn't that make a good case for Eternal Torment in Hell? |
| God the Father (Trinity): Are the places where it talks about God, is it always referring to God the Father, or, is it sometimes one of the other 2, Jesus or the Holy Spirit or all 3? |
| Same-sex Marriage & Baptism: Why are you tolerant of same-sex marriage being called a marriage when you are not tolerant of baptisms that are NOT done by Immersion? |
| Church Membership: What's the argument that pastors come up w/ why church membership is biblical? |
| "The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven": The book & movie turned out to be a fraud. Don't stories like this hurt the credibility of Christianity? We've never heard of Lazarus's experiences while he was dead & other people who were dead for awhile in the Bible. |
| Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Both were guilty of adulterous affairs, & wants Steve's take. |
| Alcohol & Drugs: Can a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohols, & even do petty theft to support their habit, can they still be considered Christians? Richard Dawkins: Can Steve explain some of what is wrong w/ Richard Dawkins reasoning? |
| Dispensationalism & the Budding of the Fig Tree: Why does Dispensationalism use the Fig Tree as the Budding of the Nation of Israel in 1948? [Matthew 24:32-35] |
| Church Discipline: Is there a difference between what Jesus & Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 5, about expelling a person, as opposed to "have nothing to do with them"? [Matthew 18:17, 1 Corinthians 5:13, Romans 16:17, 2 Thessalonians 3:14, Titus 3:11] |
| Symbolism-A Day=1,000 Years: What do you think of the idea that 6 days represents 6,000 years and the millennium introducing rest? KJV-Only Advocate: The caller is a KJV-Only Advocate but thinks you also have to pick the right year. Most say the 1611 is, but he contends the 1769 is the BEST year & translation. |
| Genuine Christians vs Feigned Christianity: How can we determine who are genuine Christians or people who have a feigned Christianity? Especially churches believing correct Doctrine. |
| Aliens & Angels: Are Aliens that we hear about possibly Angels? Or, are Angels Aliens? |
| Prayer: (Editor's Note: Some how part of the question is missing on this audio, so I'm not exactly sure what he's asking about prayer.) The Lord's Prayer? |
| Land of the Giants: Bashan, Nephilim, are all these Giant people descendants of Adam? [Deuteronomy 3:13] Gaza & Burning their children for Sacrifices: It says in the Bible that God didn't Israel conquer all the Canaanites, leaving Gaza alone, for example, & yet they did evil like burn their children for sacrifices? Alien Shows on TV: We shouldn't trust shows on TV like the History Channel, that quote the Bible, because they often get it wrong. |
| Praying for the Sick: Jesus never prayed for the sick, but is it okay for US to pray for the sick? Should we command it out like Jesus & the Apostles did? Did Paul ever pray for the sick? [James 5:14-15] Replacement Theology: Did God divorce Israel? Should the caller stop using the phrase, "Replacement Theology"? [Jeremiah 3:8] |
| Zechariah & Berechiah: "Son of Barachias" There seems to be some confusion about Zechariah & Berechiah here & can Steve help him out? [Matthew 23:35] |
| Reprobate Minds: IF a person reaches the state of a Reprobate Mind, they just have a don't-care attitude, is that right? [Romans 1:28, Hebrews 6:4-6, 10:26-27] |
| Covenants: Covenants CAN'T be broken. God didn't give Israel their land because of what they did but because of the fact that they were His name's sake, this caller thinks. |
| The Law: We're not under the law, true, but we're also not supposed to be breakers of the law, is that not right? [Romans 3:19] Feast of Booths/Tabernacles: So what about the Feast of Booths/Tabernacles in [Zechariah 14]? Were those fulfilled, or not fulfilled until after He comes back? |
| Celebrating Homosexuality: Standing up against the curriculum of College, protesting by not answering controversial questions on an exam. |
| Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Caller would Like Steve Gregg to weigh in on this ruling again about Same-Sex Marriage, & wants to ask a question to get him going on it: There's sort've a problem because even some of the Christian denominations are accepting it, so there's a lot of confusion by other Christians, but it's all about, "What did Jesus say about it?" |
| Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Is this in prophecy, all this bad stuff happening, the priests abusing children, same sex marriage happening? |
| Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Shouldn't leaders of the Christian church take a firm stand against this ruling? |
| Wise as Serpents: Is there a reason Jesus would use being "Wise as a SERPENT", isn't it kind of odd? [Matthew 10:16] |
| Angels Having Bodies: Do Angels have physical bodies or are they completely spiritual? |
| Lost Tribes of Israel: What does Steve know about the Lost Tribes of Israel? Will they find them in the very last days? |
| The Sheep & Goats: People making it to the Kingdom just by default, helping other Christians of human beings in general even though not Christians themselves? [Mathew 25] |
| Forgiveness: Do we play a role in how we are forgiven by the Lord? In order for God to forgive us, we have to forgive everyone? |
| Slavery: Isn't God against Slavery? How can we repent for this deed of our past? Blacks being sent to jail falsely or improportionately. |
| The Meeting House - Bruxy Cavey - Anabaptist: Does Steve know anything about the Meeting House or Bruxy Cavey? Jim Cymbala -Brooklyn Tabernacle Fresh Fire: Does Steve know anything about Jim Cymbala & his ministry? |
| Canon of the NT: When was the Canon of the New Testament put together? What about the Old Testament? |
| Forgiving: Going to hell for not being able to forgive someone, caller is concerned about it. |
| Forgiveness: Just because you forgive someone doesn't mean you have to be their best friend afterwards. The Crippled Beggar at the Temple: How many times did Jesus, if at all, pass this crippled man? Jesus knew he was going to be healed eventually but just not by Him. That gives comfort to the caller. [Acts 3:1-10] |
| The Falling Away: Frank Schaeffer discouraging Christians from their faith, homosexuality happening, apostasy in the seminaries, all kinds of weird stuff happening. [2 Thessalonians 2:3] |
| New Covenant: Some people think the New covenant has not even been established yet. Could Steve please explain why they would think that? |
| Word, Logos, Rhema: Caller gives a little bit of his insight & gives a little interesting Bible study about Hebrews 4:12, but thinks that after Hebrews 4:1-11 take a dynamic shift in verse 12. [Hebrews 4:1-12, Mathew 10:34, Chronicles 28:9, Romans 8:27] |
| Foundations: How do we get a Foundation that resists against the storms of life? [1 Corinthians 3:11] Renewing our Minds: What does it mean to renew our minds? [Romans 12:1-2] |
| Chronology on the books of John: When was the Gospel of John written, his Epistles & the Book of Revelation? |
| New Apostolic Reformation: What does Steve think of the New Apostolic Reformation? |
| Catholicism: Are Romans Catholics Christians? |
| Resurrection - Marriage will cease: Caller doesn't understand no marriages after Resurrection? [Luke 20:28-38], especially 34. |
| Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD: Is there a verse in the verse in the Bible that talks about all the Christians being spared from the 70 AD Siege? The Jerusalem War, is that the same thing? (Jewish War) [Matthew 12:14, Luke 21:21] |
| Moral but Not Christian People: What is going to happen to people who are relatively good people but never accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord & Savoiur? |
| Suicide: If a person who commits suicide, could they be in Heaven? |
| Manuscripts of the Bible: Were the Manuscripts just one long continuous words, w/ no breaks, commas, capitalization? Bob Dutko: Steve Gregg was in an interview w/ Bob Dutko, does he have an audio file of that? |
| Most Perfect Mate: We won't be married in Heaven, but we'll have the Most Perfect Mate, according to the caller by the Holy Spirit. |
| The Trinity in relation to the Mormon/LDS church: The caller wants Steve to extrapolate the Trinity when it comes to the Mormon/LDS church. [Matthew 3:16] |
| KJV Only Movement: Modern Translations are from a corrupt manuscript, has Steve heard anything about this? |
| Populate the Earth w/ People: Caller is concerned that is saying that Adam & Eve were not the first people on the earth because He created more people than just Adam & Eve. [Genesis 1:27] |
| U.S. Constitution: Caller wants to discuss a few comments Steve had made about the Constitution a week before. There was a concentrated effort to get Christianity in the documnet. How are we Christians supposed to deal w/ the Constitution because it's the supreme authority of the land? |
| Public Persona & Private Persona: Caller thinks his ex-wife acts like a genuine Christian in public, but when they are behind closed doors, anything but, & wants to talk about, "by their fruits you shall know them". |
| House of Israel & House of Judah: Is this verse (Jeremiah) talking about the House of Israel coming back after coming out of Babylon, reconciling w/ Judah? Is there any evidence this happened? [Jeremiah 50:4, Hosea 1, Ezekiel 37] |
| Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage Situation: Caller thinks his sister who got divorced wants to now marry the person she left her husband & he is concerned she is committing adultery. |
| Tithing: Isn't the Church like the temple of the Old Testament, so what's wrong w/ Tithing? |
| Religion vs Being Spiritual: We need to leave the Church religion & just have a relationship w/ Jesus, & if you were to believe the correct Gospel Message, you wouldn't be in any institutional church. What does Steve think of that idea? |
| Mormonism (Mormon Caller): Caller wanted to correct Steve that he was wrong that Mormons don't believe Jesus Christ was God, that he must be confused w/ JWs, who are the ones who actually don't. |
| NIV Translation issues: Caller heard Steve say that there were 2 verses that causes him to not use the NIV on a Biblical basis. Is that true? |
| Christians Unloving Toward Unbelievers: Is it true that we shouldn't love anybody who is not a Christian? [Galatians 6:10] |
| Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage: After abusive behavior of my ex-husband and a divorce, I remarried, but am I now committing adultery? |
| Azazel: Who or what is Azazel in verse 8 of Leviticus 16? [Leviticus 16:6-8] |
| "Who do you say that I Am?": Why did Jesus so say not to tell anyone about Him or His works? What were the disciples preaching since Jesus hadn't been resurrected yet? [Mark 8:27-30, Matthew 11:1] |
| Christmas & Easter: What does Steve think about Christians adopting Christmas & Easter as Christian holidays since they have Pagan roots? |
| Divorce for Financial Benefit: Is it reasonable and acceptable to divorce because it's more expedient financially! Two Witnesses: Have the 2 Witnesses already happened or not? [Revelation 11] Hell-Eternal Torment: Is it not against God's character to burn people forever & ever? |
| Steve Gregg's Lectures on Israel & the Debate with Michael Brown: In response to claims of Michael Brown, why would Israel come back together in 1948? |
| John Calvin: John Calvin persecuted Anabaptists, & while it's true Paul persecuted Christians, he hadn't been a Christian yet. Doesn't believing Christ change you from wanting you to do that? Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage question: What if the spouse who was NOT guilty wanted to come back to them even after the other person had been married & had kids? |
| "Rees Howells Intercessor": Has Steve ever read the book, "Rees HowellsIntercessor" by Norman Grubb? George Müller: What about George Müller? |
| The Christian Church - Disciples of Christ: Does Steve know anything about "The Christian Church", especially their views re: Baptism? |
| Marriage & Divorce Discussion: Caller submits that the reason most marriages fail is because they should've never gotten married in the first place. God Uses People: God uses people whether Christian or non-Christians, God is complete control. |
| Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: After a divorce happens, even if the person is not guilty, should NOT try to get remarried to the former spouse, especially if they've been re-married & have kids, this caller thinks, according to [Deuteronomy 24:1-4]. |
| Head Coverings: Why does Paul go into such detail about Head Coverings, but then shortly after that says, "We have no such custom"? [1 Corinthians 11:16] |
| Concerned About Newly Baptized Person: Someone who just became baptized, & really engrossed into the sermons, was just found out that he is going through a divorce but hanging out w/ another woman who comes to church w/ him w/ all her kids, & wondering if it's he's in an adulterous relationship even after he just got baptized. |
| Connecting w/ New Believer: Caller is concerned about why it would take 9 months for caller right before her to connect w/ this person he's concerned about, waiting until he was baptized? |
| Marriage: Fiancé got his fiancée pregnant, so got married at a court, but is wondering if they should get married in a traditional wedding at a church in front of a whole bunch of people. |
| Head Coverings: Could Head Coverings just be a euphemism for the husband, & prophesying would be like doing it w/ out your husband? What does Steve think of that idea? |
| Faith (Grace) & Works: There's a disagreement among the elders of the church, but one says that it's our faith that saves us, but it's our works that justifies our faith, but the second elder says that when it says, "Can such a faith save him?", that it's not talking about Salvation but our Physical life or something, what does Steve think about that? Zane Hodges, Absolutely Free, Lordship salvation, the second elder handed to him to read. [James 2:14] |
| Outer Darkness: What is the "Outer Darkness" referred to after Jesus get done talking about Talents & the Wedding Feast Parables as opposed to Hell? [Matthew 25] |
| Making a Covenant to God: If signing membership w/ a church requires making a covenant to God (or the church), is this biblical? |
| Whistle Blowing at Work: What obligation does an employee has to tell on somebody who is hurting the company? |
| Every Idle Word Spoken: We'll have to give an account for every idle word, Jesus says, but then it also say in the bible that God won't remember our sins as east is from the west. [Matthew 12:36, Psalm 103:12, 1 Corinthians 3:12] |
| Evolution: IF the government has no bone to pick in the issue, why is Evolution crammed down students throat every single semester from grade school through college? One semester should be enough! |
| Reconciliation after Unfaithfulness (Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage): Caller wants to reconcile w/ his ex-wife & he was the one at fault, but she absolutely refuses, so the he wants to know if he can move on w/ his life, & remarry. |
| Anti-Christ: An antichrist WILL COME. What did John mean by this? [1 John 2:18] Coming to Christ late in Life: Caller is suffering from things, consequences of things he did in his life, as a result of doing things he wouldn't have done if he had been a believer earlier, & wants to be know to relate to people who haven't messed up their lives like he has. |
| Lectures for Unbelievers: Would Steve consider doing some lectures directly aimed at unbelievers? |
| Date of Revelation: When was the Book of Revelation written? Amillennialism/Partial Preterism: Everything is fulfilled for the last 2,000 years except for Jesus actually coming. Is that the way it really is? |
| NIV & KJV: Should I get rid of her NIV, & just read the KJV of the Bible? Denominations: What Denominational Church do you think I should attend & ones that I should stay away from? |
| A Paraphrased Bible: Caller heard that Steve doesn't like Paraphrased Bibles, but she explains why she loves them, especially when it comes to idioms. |
| ALL have sinned: Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus was free of sin or sin free? [Romans 3:23, Hebrews 4:15] |
| Baptizing for the Dead: What does it mean being baptized on the behalf of the dead? [1 Corinthians 15:29] |
| Illuminati: What are Steve's thoughts on the Illuminati? |
| Ruin & Destruction & Relents from Sending Calamity: Is God a good God? In one passage it says He'll have no qualms about making ruin & destruction happening but then in other places He relents from causing calamity. Can Steve explain the contradiction? [Deuteronomy 28:63, Jonah 4:2] |
| Elijah, Enoch & Mary being Translated: Was it Ezekiel that was translated into heaven? Is there any Biblical basis for saying that MARY ascended to heaven without Death like Elijah & Enoch? |
| Believing Everything Has Been Fulfilled: Caller thinks that believing most everything has been fulfilled except for the actual coming of Jesus is vitally important because it lets us focus on preparing for His coming by consecrating ourselves to Him & in His Word. Hosea & Gomer: Did Gomer truly repent? Was she sanctified because of Hosea? Did she become worldly in the end & come back to God? {Hosea 1 & 3] |
| Last 2 verses of the OT: What do the last 2 verses mean about sending Elijah the prophet in the Day of the Lord? [Malachi 4:5-6] |
| Prophecy fulfilled: Caller wants to know what he was hearing at the tail end of a conversation about the end times being all fulfilled. |
| Amplified Bible: Caller is wondering what Steve thinks about the Amplified Bible? |
| Steve & the Holy Spirit: Does Steve think of himself as in the Holy Spirit? How are we born-again? Trinity: Does Steve understand the Trinity? The Father loves the Son, & the Son loves the Father, so the Love IS the Holy Spirit. Virgin Mary & her Son Jesus Christ: Does Steve understand Mary & her Son Jesus? Who is the closest to Jesus that is our mother? Who was the most obedient, who was there every step of the way but His mother? He was brought in by her because she was the most faithful. She is full of grace! |
| Spiritual Warfare/Christians Authority: Who is the real enemy? Is Satan considered a proper name? If that's not his name, what authority do we have to rebuke him as a Christian? |
| Sword in a Metaphorical sense or Literal: Was Jesus speaking metaphorically or Literally when He told them to get swords because Peter had a sword when they came to arrest him & when he went to use it was rebuked by Jesus. [Luke 22:35-38] |
| Bible Interpretation in Isaiah: What are Steve's thoughts on a certain passage of Isaiah, especially verse 3? [Isaiah 43:3-5] |
| Giants in the Bible: Were there any Giants in the New Testament? What are they about? [Genesis 6] |
| Dispensationalism: How many variations are there of Dispensationalism? |
| Different Kind of Jews: Can Steve please explain the differing kind of Jews? (Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reformed Judaism, Zionist Jews) |
| Lordship of Christ: Did Steve say that faith without works is dead? Aren't we completely saved by grace? What does it mean to do "good works"? |
| Sabbath & the New Covenant: Caller reads a couple quotes about the Sabbath & Sunday & the Catholic Church. If Steve agrees w/ the statements he just read, then how come we shouldn't collectively keep Saturday as the Sabbath? |
| Jehovah's Witness: 144,000 & only their anointed can take Communion? Can Steve please explain the 144,000? |
| "Lead us not into Temptation": Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted, so is this saying that God leads US to the Devil as well? [Matthew 4:1] |
| Church leadership (Elder/Pastor): Definition of Elder, is that an actual Pastor or a layman of the Congregation? |
| Having or Not Having Swords: Contradictions about the usage of the Sword which Jesus instructed. Where's He going w/ this? [Luke 22:35-38] (It was also asked as the first Q on July 24, 2015) |
| Garden of Eden 2: End of Time being like the Garden of Eden, is there a verse that says that? [Revelation 21 & 22] Being Born-Again: The Bible doesn't really say anything about accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord. So how does a person become a member of the Kingdom of God, a Christian? Kingdom of God: When was the Kingdom of God established? At time of John the Baptist or at Pentecost? |
| Garden of Eden 2: End of Time being like the Garden of Eden, is there a verse that says that? [Revelation 21 & 22] Being Born-Again: The Bible doesn't really say anything about accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord. So how does a person become a member of the Kingdom of God, a Christian? Kingdom of God: When was the Kingdom of God established? At time of John the Baptist or at Pentecost? |
| Jesus as the Bread of Life: Doesn't Jesus make it seem like we wouldn't die if we ate His bread? [John 6:43-51] |
| Dating of Revelation: Where does Steve get his information that makes him think the Book of Revelation was written before 70 AD? |
| Land Promised to Abraham NOT Fulfilled: Caller has a Millennian friend who says the Land Has never been given to Israel yet. What does Steve think about that? [Genesis 15:18, 1 Kings 4:21, Joshua 21:43]. |
| Homosexual Temptation: A friend of the listener struggles w/ same-sex attraction. Can he still be a Christian despite this? |
| Listening to the Holy Spirit: How come Steve doesn't listen to the Holy Spirit as to when to end a conversation w/ a caller? Referring to the Holy Sprit: How come he doesn't refer to Him when people call w/ their problems, or what Bible to use, or what church to go to? |
| Earth/Land Confusion: Not sure what he's asking. [Genesis 32:30] |
| Deny Yourself & Pick Up Your Cross: "Deny Yourself, pick up your Cross, & follow Me", what did Jesus mean by that? [Matthew 16:24-25] |
| "Jacob Have I loved, but Esau have I Hated": If God can hate Esau, why can't we hate people? [Malachi 1:2-3, Romans 9:13] Solomon: Why is Solomon in the Bible since he had so many concubines? |
| Holy Spirit: Can Steve please explain Romans 8:1-4? Walking in the Spirit, that'd be different than walking according to the requirements of the law, so what did Paul mean by the righteousness of the law? |
| Good & Evil People: Does God make some people Evil? [Romans 9:21-23] |
| Being Wronged: If person does something against a person that is wrong, is the person that is wronged obligated to point this out to the person or should they should just pray for them? [Matthew 5:23-24, Luke 17:3, Matthew 18] |
| Not Listening to the Holy Spirit (Rebuttal): Caller wanted to comment how Steve Gregg IS led by the Holy Spirit as he answers questions. |
| Holy Spirit: Take things w/ a Grain of Salt what people say to you when they say they are being led by the Holy Spirit. |
| "Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?": Is the reason Jesus cried, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" to direct listeners to Psalm 22? |
| Playing it Safe as Missionaries: Should some people who are about to go on a missionary trip to a closed Muslim country play it safe or go boldly as some of the apostles seemed to do? [Matthew 10:16] |
| Elihu & Job:
Does Steve have any idea who Elihu was, & he didn't seem to have anything different to say than Job's friends, so how did HE get a pass? |
| Soul Sleep: Do we go to Heaven or stay here when we die? He's having trouble finding any place in the Bible that we go there. [Philippians 1:21-23] Heaven or Planet Earth On Side of Glory: Misphrased his Question: Do you go to heaven or live on the earth in eternity? |
| Lazarus: Wouldn't that have been cruel of Jesus to bring Lazarus out of Paradise to come back to this cold, cruel world? Suffering: Why does God allow so much suffering in the world? Jesus suffered more than anyone will suffer, the caller told his friend. Was he right in saying what he said & could have Jesus turned off His nerve endings, & would that have unqualified Him from suffering for us? |
| The Mosaic Law & Jesus: Did Jesus follow the Mosaic Law to the letter? [Galatians 4:4] One Jot or Tittle: Not one jot or one tittle would change, Jesus said, that He only fulfilled the law. What does Steve say? [Matthew 5:17-19] |
| The Miracle of the Cross: The Miracle of the Cross was that He was humble enough to come & die for us. Dying on the Cross: If Jesus hadn't voluntarily died on the Cross, would He have lived forever? [John 10:17-18] |
| Creating a New Earth & Corrupted after the Tribulation: If Christ comes back, & it's all messed up, what's the point in coming here? & if He revises it, why a New Earth? (questions are a little convoluted) |
| God Hates People: God hates SIN, so why can't He also hate people? [Malachi 1:2-3, Romans 9:13] |