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| Non Calvinist View of "Appointed to Eternal Life": Can you help me understand how this verse about being "appointed to eternal life" would be explained from a non-Calvinist position? [Acts 13:46-48, I Corinthians 16:15, Acts 16:14]. Being Caused to Believe (Calvinism): Does the text suggest God causing people to believe in Acts: [Acts 13:46-48]. |
| Spiritual Interpretation of Genesis: Have you interpreted any other chapters of the Bible in a spiritual way as you did in Genesis 1? [Genesis 1, I John 3, 2 Corinthians 3:18]. Conversion at Baptism: Could you help sort out the idea of conversion at baptism, rather than at a separate time? [Ephesians 1:13]. |
| The Calvinist Position on The Fall: Caller attempts to clarify the Calvinist position on election and free will. [John 6:44]. |
| Only Four People on Earth: If there were only four people on earth then who was Cain afraid of (and who did he marry)? [Genesis 5:3-4, Genesis 4:13-14]. |
| Breaking the Least of the Commandments: Could you help me understand what is the "least of these" in regard to breaking the commandments? [Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 12:28, John 5:46]. Jesus' Law: Is it possible that Jesus meant that we are to fulfill His laws, rather than the law of the prophets? [Matthew 5:17-20]. |
| Words in Red in Revelation: Why are some parts of Revelation in red? [Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:18]. Capitalized Pronouns in Bible: Who decided which pronouns are capitalized in Bibles? |
| God's Guidance: Could you give New Testament examples of God guiding through wisdom and direct revelation? [James, Ephesians 5:17, Jeremiah 18:18, Ezekiel 7:26, Acts 11:27-30, Acts 21:10-11, Acts 16:9-10]. |
| Smoking a Cigarette a Sin: Is smoking a cigarette a sin? Do we need to completely cut things out of our lives that is not glorifying to God?[I Corinthians 6:19, I Corinthians 10:31, I Corinthians 6:12, I Corinthians 10:23]. |
| Gog, Magog & Amillennial View: How does Ezekiel 38 & 39 (Gog & Magog) fit into the Amillennial View? [Ezekiel 38-39]. |
| Answering Fools: Could Jesus answering the Pharisees about where His authority came from, have been Jesus implementing, "answering fools according to their folly?" [Proverbs 26:4-5, Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 12:1-4]. |
| Requirements for Belief? When does disbelief become a sin, and what standards or evidence would require one to believe? [Deuteronomy 19:15, 2 Corinthians 13:1]. Unfair Penalty for Disbelief: Doesn't the penalty of eternal torment in hell unrealistic and unfair simply because one has failed to be convinced of God? |
| How to be Saved: What is the best way to be saved according to scripture? [I John 5:11-12, John 6:66, John 15, John 3:3]. |
| Old Testament Prophecy Quoted in New Testament: Would you shed some light on Old Testament prophecy that is quoted in the New Testament and why it is not exactly in the same context, etc., as in the ones about "the cry in the wilderness" and it being John the Baptist? [Matthew 3:3, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 11:16, Isaiah 19:23, Isaiah 35:8, Isaiah 34, Isaiah 5:7, Isaiah 32:13-15]. |
| "God of all Gods" Contradiction: Is there not a contradiction about God's singularity in these verses in Psalms? [Psalm 136:2, Psalm 95:3, I Corinthians 10:20, I Corinthians 8:4]. Conflict of God & Jesus' Will: Isn't there a conflict when Jesus says, "Not my will, but thine", indicating that God and Jesus did not have the same mind and will? [Luke 22:42]. |
| Aliens from Other Planets: Do you think that there is evidence of aliens having visiting earth, and do they need to be evangelized? |
| One or Two Physical Resurrections: Could you clarify the details and differences between the 1st and 2nd resurrections? [John 5:24-29, Acts 24:15, Revelation 20:5-6, Revelation 20:13, Matthew 12:29, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Ephesians 2:1, Ephesians 2:5, Colossians 2:13]. |
| A Buddhist Explains His Rejection of the Christian God: A Buddhist called explains why he can't accept the Christian God. Why Would God Create the World with Such Suffering: Why did God just leave well enough alone instead of creating a world with terrible suffering? |
| Japheth & Shem in Tents: Could you talk a little about Japheth and Shem and them dwelling in tents? [Genesis 9:27]. |
| Christians Being Bad: What about getting angry and judging Christians when they are way out of line? [I Corinthians 5:12-13, Matthew 18:15-17]. |
| Jesus Preaching to Those in Prison (Hades or Hell): Could you talk about the verses in Peter where Jesus went to preach to those in prison (or Hades) in the days of Noah? [I Peter 3:18-19, I Peter 1:11, 2 Peter 2:5]. |
| God's Forgiveness as Opposed to the State's: If someone had killed someone, and the law didn't know who did it, would that now repentant believer be required to turn himself in? Church Responsibility Regarding Injustice: If a church recognizes and acknowledges injustices (as with racial and economic), what is their responsibility? [Micah 6:8, I Corinthians 5:12]. |
| Vaccine Warning from Modern Day Prophetess: Is there anything to the claims of a modern prophetess who warns that the new vaccine will alter your DNA? |
| Democratic Party Platform: How can people support the Democratic party platform, if they are believers? |
| Church Membership Requirements: Is it normal for churches to require an interview and signed paperwork to become a member of the church? [I Corinthians 1:12, Matthew 5:37]. |
| Ravi Zacharias' Ministry: In light of the recent the exposure of the failures of Ravi Zacharias, was he sincere or was it all false?[I Corinthians 13:2]. |
| Jesus' Temptation: Was Jesus' temptation physical or visionary one? Where would one draw the line determining this? [Matthew 4:1-11]. |
| Worthy to Loosen Jesus' Sandals: Do you think that you would be worthy to loosen Jesus' sandal, or do you think you are better equipped? [John 1:27, Luke 18:13]. |
| Christian Book Recommendation: Are you familiar with the book, "Reimagining the Way You Relate to God" by Skye Jethani? Caller recommends it. |
| DNA Alteration Ramifications: If your DNA can be altered by vaccines, then at what point could we become irredeemable? Did not Jesus die for human, not animals? Soul & Spirits of Humans & Animals: Isn't the spirit what separates us from the animals? [Ecclesiastes 3:21]. |
| God's Hate: Does God hate wicked people and then only loves them once they repent? [John 15:13, Romans 5:8, Romans 9:13, Genesis 29:30-31, Matthew 6:24, Malachi 1:2-3]. |
| Building Altars in the Old Testament: What did they do in scripture to build an altars? |
| Vaccines: Inquiry about medical vaccines - incomplete. |
| Drinking of His Cup: What does Jesus mean when He asks "are you able to drink of this cup" when the mother asked if her sons could sit at his right & left hand? [Matthew 20:20-24]. Sons of Zebedee: [Matthew 20:20-24] |
| Date of Naming the Book of Matthew, Etc.: When did the book of Matthew, and the rest of thee books, get its name? Gospels Not Written in the 1st Person: Isn't it odd that the gospels were not written in the 1st person? Epistles: What is an epistle? |
| Who is Satan: Who is this guy, Satan? [John 8:44, I John 3:8, Proverbs 16:4, Isaiah 14:12, Luke 10:18, Revelation 12:7-10, Ezekiel 14:12, John 12:31, Proverbs 16:4]. |
| The Gap Theory: Is there any evidence of a "gap theory" in scripture? [Genesis 1:1-2, Exodus 20]. Sanctification: Could you clarify if sanctification is progressive, or if it is imputed to you upon salvation? [I Peter1:15-16, I Thessalonians 5:23, Romans 8:1, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 6:6]. |
| The Cup of God's Wrath: Is the cup in John 8, referring to God's wrath? [John 8:11, Jeremiah 25:15-15, Revelation 14:10, Psalm 75:8, Matthew 23:32, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Genesis 15:16]. |
| Command to Read the Bible: Where is the command to read your Bible? [Joshua 1:8, Luke 12:48]. |
| Eternal Boredom & Trials in the Eternal State: Could you address the concern that the millennial or eternal state will be perfect, yet we will have to keep being tried and tested, but in all likelihood will be exhausting or boring? [Revelation 21:4]. |
| Judgment of 70 A.D.: Are John, Peter, Paul, and John the Baptist, all warning the people because the coming judgment of 70 A.D. ? [Matthew 3:7, Matthew 24, Matthew 25:31]. |
| Taoism (Daoism): Could you help me understand how to discuss Taoism (Daoism)? Heaven: Won't heaven be a blast? |
| Application of Old Testament to Christians (Tithing): Could you help me understand how to determine what in the Old Testament applies to us and what doesn't, like tithing? |
| Women Teaching Men: Could you help me with this passage about women teaching men and if it is applicable to us today? [I Timothy 2:9-12, Genesis 2-3, Timothy 3]. Elders & Overseers: Do you make a distinction between "elders" and "overseers"? [Titus 1:5], Acts 20:17-28, I Peter 5:1-2, Matthew 20:27]. |
| Repentance After Death: Did I hear you say that one can repent in heaven after they die? Is there any scripture to support that idea? [James 3:2}. |
| Guilty or Not Guilty Can you help me understand the idea that we are often said to be guilty of sin, and yet we have been justified as believers, therefore not really guilty? |
| Jesus' Name: What exactly was Jesus' name, in what language, and how was it pronounced in His day (Iesous Iesvs Iesum, Iesos)? |
| Demon's Ability to Read: Can a demon read my PIN numbers when I enter them at the bank? |
| Regeneration & Relationship: Would you talk about "regeneration" and "relationship"? [Matthew 19:28-30, Titus 3:4-5]. |
| Restore Israel a Second Time: What did God mean when He said He would restore Israel to their land a second time? [Isaiah 11:11-16] |
| Sorcery in Revelation: Why, in your verse-by-verse lectures, did you not talk about sorcery in Revelation 18? [Revelation 18:23}. |
| Repentance: Could you clarify what is involved in repentance? [John 5:14]. |
| Battle of Armageddon: Could you talk about the "Battle of Armageddon"? [Ezekiel 38] |
| The Name of Jesus: Would you talk about the name of Jesus? |
| Physical or Spiritual Healing: Are we to all be healed physically, or just spiritually? [Galatians 4:14, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Isaiah 53:4, 2 Timothy 4:20]. |
| Great White Throne of Judgment: If we are all absolved of all our sin when we come to Christ, then what is the "Great White Throne of Judgment" for? [I Corinthians 11:31, Luke 19:12]. |
| "The Good Confession" before Pilate: What was "the good confession" Jesus gave before Pilate? [I Timothy 6:13]. |
| Where Do We God Upon Death?: Where do the believers go upon death? [Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:8] |
| Fully Surrendered, but Worldly Responsibilities: Since there is actually so much we have to do , how does still one get to a fully surrendered state, and still take care of responsibilities? |
| Millennial Kingdom: How can one interpret this verse in Isaiah, if it is not referring to the millennium? [Isaiah 65:17-20]. |
| Struggling with Repentance & Being Forgiven: Caller suggests that one read Acts 2:38, if they are struggling with repentance [Acts 2:38]. Lamb's Book of Life: What do you think is written on the back of the "Lamb's Book of Life"? [Revelation 5:1, Revelation 3, Revelation 6, Matthew 23:32], Book of Life: When is the "Book of Life" opened? [Revelation 20:12]. |
| Cults & Religion: What sets Christianity apart from other religions and cults? What is the evidence? Two Disciples Were Martyrs: Aren't there only two disciples that died as martyrs? [2 Peter 2]. |
| The New Jerusalem's Dimensions: What will be happening in the New Jerusalem, in light of the grand dimensions that are described? [Revelation 21:16, Colossians 1:16]. |
| Demons Thrown into the Pigs: Why didn't Jesus just throw the demons directly into the abyss instead of into the pigs? [Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 12;29, Revelation 9, Luke 22:53]. |
| "Sinner's Prayer" Effectiveness: If I prayed this prayer in sincerity, (recites a prayer) can I be assured that I am saved? [Luke 18:13]. |
| When They Wanted to Stone Jesus: What changed with the attitude of the crowds when the people wanted to stone him, but stopped for fear of those that would resist it? [John 6:68, John 10:31]. |
| Samaritans as a Rejected People: Since the Jewish race was never really pure, why were the Samaritans so disrespected because of the lack of their pureness? [John 4]. Communion-Refraining from Participating: Regarding "open" or "closed" communion, If one knows that some are in serious doctrinal error, should they continue to take communion with them? |
| The Timing of the Coming of the Kingdom of God: Could you clarify your understanding of Luke 21 and the timing of the coming of the kingdom referred to there? [Luke 21:30-34]. The Sin That Leads Unto Death: What is the sin that leads "unto death"? [I John 5:16-17]. |
| Tongues as a Prayer Language: Can you support speaking in tongues as a prayer language with scripture? [I Corinthians 14:23, I Corinthians 14:1-5, I Corinthians 14:26-28, Jude 1:20]. Tongues Limited to 2-3: Is the limit of 2-3 that are allowed to speak in tongues meant for us today, or was it meant to be more specific to a particular congregation? [I Corinthians 4:14:27]. |
| Steve Gregg's Lecture Notes: Do you have the notes from various lectures you give, specifically the one on evolution? Rec: Matthew713.com. Steve Gregg Debates: Where does one find your debates, particularly the ones with atheists? Rec: Matthew713.com |
| Sealing and Eternal Security: Could you talk about the "sealing" in regard to "eternal security" and how one could possibly leave Christ? [Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 7:3-4, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:4-6, John 18:9]. |
| Walking in the Spirit: How can I get better at "walking in the Spirit"? [Romans 8:14]. |
| Loss of Freedoms: Do you see a parallel between the loss of freedoms in the Old Testament to the loss in modern times? [Deuteronomy 28]. |
| Judging Doctrine: What is meant by "judging a doctrine by its fruit", particularly in light of Gay-affirming churches? |
| Pre-Trib Rapture: What scriptures support those that believe that there will be a rapture (pre-trib rapture), before the antichrist comes? [I Thessalonians 4:16-18, I Corinthians15:51-52].. No Pre-Trib Rapture: What do you make of other scriptures that seem to indicate that there is no pre-trib rapture? [Mark 13, 2 Thessalonians 2]. |
| Not Doing Enough for God: As a relatively new believer, I am struggling with self-condemnation regarding how much I am doing as a Christian. What do you advise? [John 3:17, I John 3:21]. |
| Signs for the Coming of the Lord: What are the signs for the return of Christ, if we think a large part of Revelation was already fulfilled in 70 A.D. [Matthew 24:34-37, Matthew 24:44, Acts 1:6, I Thessalonians 5:1-3]. |
| The Devil Made Me Do it: Does the Devil make us sin, or are we simply tempted by the Devil to sin? |
| Given a chance to say thank you: Caller thinks Steve needs to give people a chance to say "thank you" after he's done answering a question. |
| Christians Who Commit Suicide: Do Christians who commit suicide, go to heaven? |
| "Seeker Friendly" Churches: Are "seeker friendly" churches unbiblical? Jesus Spoke in Parables: Why did Jesus speak to His crowds in parables, so they would not really understand? [Mark 4:34]. |
| "Taken" and "Caught Up": Could you distinguish the difference between being "taken" and being "caught up" in scripture?
[Matthew 24:37-42, Luke 17:34, Luke 17:27, Psalm 91:7-10, 2 Thessalonians 1-2]. Believers & Unbelievers Side-by-side at the Rapture: Will the believers and unbelievers (those with the "Mark of the Beast"), be side-by-side when Jesus comes? [Daniel 9, Matthew 24:27, Revelation 7:14]. |
| Does Hell Exist?: Is hell an actual place, or a state of mind, and how would you help someone that doesn't believe in hell, change their mind? [Matthew 13:42, 2 Peter 2:4-5, Revelation 20:15, James 3:6, Matthew 16:24, Ephesians 4, Luke 16:22, I Peter 3:20-21]. |
| "Contemplative Prayer": What is your opinion of "Contemplative Prayer" (based on an anonymous book, "The Cloud of Unknowing")? |
| 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]. |
| Ask for Forgiveness-Continually or Once: Could you help me understand some of these verses in I John that seem to allow for the belief that we don't need to continue to ask for forgiveness of sin? [I John 1:7-9, I John 2:2, I John 10, John 3:17-21, James 4:2-3]. End Times View a Salvation Issue: Is one's view of "end times" a secondary issue and not an issue of salvation? |
| Provoking Your Children: What does it mean to "not provoke your children to anger?" [2 Corinthians 3:17, 2 Corinthians 4:15]. Wearing Masks: Should we wear masks based on the commands to "love one's neighbor, as yourself"? [Ephesians 6:4]. |
| Demons Ability: Are demons able to give my social security number to criminals? |
| Cain & Abel Afraid of People: Were there more people than Cain & Abel, since scripture indicates that they were afraid of others? [Genesis 5:4]. Isaac Married His Cousin: Did Isaac marry his cousin? [Genesis 20:12] |
| Annihilation of the Canaanites: Are we to understand the cursing of the Canaanites was the justification of the annihilation? [Genesis 9:25, Genesis 15:16]. |
| Perfect Bible Translations: Are these translations of the Bible perfect; "New Living" and "The Passion"? (Recommendation: New King James, New American Standard, English Standard Version). |
| Bible Translations: Caller cautions against "New International Version" Bible translation, and recommends "The Amplified Bible"? |
| Recommended Bible Translations: What Bible Translation do you recommend?(New King James, New American Standard, English Standard Version].
The Time of One's Death: Will we die at our "appointed time" or is it possible to "die before your time"? |
| Those That "Rule Over" Us: Could you talk about those in authority and how they are to "rule over" us-those in government, institutional church, home church, and how it relates to our own souls? [Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:7, Hebrews 13:24]. |
| We Do Not Sin: How do you interpret when scripture indicates that one does not sin? [I John3:6, I John 1:8, I John 2:1, I John3:10, James 3:2]. |
| Dead in Sin (Calvinism): I don't agree with R.C. Sproul's characterization of how one is saved, and that man is completely dead until the savor saves him, and has nothing to do with it? [Ephesians 2, Colossians 2, John 20:31]. |
| Chosen People Makes God a Racist: Is God a racist because He favor His chosen people? [I Peter 2:9]. |
| Strong Delusions Scare Me: I am experiencing some doubt in my faith, and am afraid God's sending of strong delusions and fear associating with the wrong people, for fear that I will feel the spirit of the wrong kind or be mislead? [Hebrews10:25, 2 Thessalonians 2, I John 4:1-6]. |
| Archeologist, Ron Wyatt: What is your view of the archeologist, Ron Wyatt? Legion and "The Man of the Tombs" Contradiction: What about the contradiction of the various biblical accounts regarding the demon, Legion, and "The Man of the Tombs", where there is one possessed man in one story, in another there are two? [Matthew 5:3-20, Mark 8:28-34, Luke 8:26-39]. |
| The Watchtowers (Jehovah Witnesses): What is your chief complaint about "The Watchtower"? (Jehovah Witnesses)? |
| Family Roles-Wives Submitting, Men Loving: Are the roles played in the family, such as a wife submitting to her husband, and man loving his wife, simply a cultural directive? [Ephesians 5:22-33, Colossians 3:18, I Peter 3:1-6]. |
| Loss of Fellowship and Faith: Can you help me with my failing faith, and apathy about attending church? I have fallen out of fellowship, and wonder if I am in danger of losing my salvation? |
| Family Hierarchy: Do you think that it is better for husband and wives to make mutual decisions, rather than as scripture directs men to be the head of his household? [Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:32]. Christ Submitted to the Church: Is it correct to say that Christ submitted Himself to the church? [John 13:14]. |
| The Jordan River: Could you talk about the significance of events that all happened around the Jordan River? |
| Loved Ones Looking Down from Heaven: Do you think that our dead loved ones are looking down upon us from heaven? |
| Confusing the Advents of Christ by Amillennialists: Why do Amillennialists confuse the first advent with His second advent in Matthew? [Matthew 23:36, Matthew 24:34, Matthew 23:30, Isaiah 19:1, Matthew 24:2-3, Matthew 16:28, Acts 1:7]. |
| Rightly Dividing the Word of God: What do you think about rightly dividing the word of God? [2 Timothy 2:15]. The Mysteries of the Church and the Rapture: Why don't churches talk about the mysteries Paul talks about? [Matthew 6, I Thessalonians 4:14-18, I Corinthians 15:51, Revelation 7:14, I Thessalonians 3:4, Matthew 16:33, John 6:39, John 6:44, John 6:54]. |
| Secret Things: What about the "secret things" only God knows, and the revealed things, are they for everyone? [Deuteronomy 29:29, Acts 1:6, Luke 24:45]. |
| Second Coming Preaching: How important is it to preach the "Second Coming of Christ" to unbelievers? [Matthew 24:36, Matthew 24:46, Matthew 21:5-37]. |
| Binding & Loosing: What is the "binding and loosing" in earth and heaven? [Matthew 18:18, Matthew 16:19]. |
| Order of Events of End Times Views: Could you clarify the order of events for both the Premillennial View and the Amillennial View of Jesus' return and the rapture? [John 6:39, John 6:44, John 6:54. 2 Peter 3:13]. Binding of Satan: What about the binding of Satan for 1000 years and how it fits into the Premillennial and Amillennial views of end times? [Revelation 20:2-3, Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Colossians 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:8] |
| Millennium and New Heavens & New Earth: Would you talk about heaven now, as opposed to heaven in the era of the new earth, and how earthly bodies will still be here in the millennium? [Revelation 20:4]. Premillennialist & Heaven During Millennium: Where do Premillennialist think people will go when they die during their millennial reign? [2 Peter 3:3, Romans 8:22]. |
| Attending a Jehovah Witness Event: Is it wrong to attend a Jehovah Witness event, in an effort to get them to come to our church? |
| Satan Creator of Hell: Did Satan miraculously create hell and then keeps people alive to torture them forever? If not, didn't your God do that evil? [Revelation 20, Revelation 2:11, Matthew 10:28]. Souls and Feeling Pain: Can souls feel pain in hell? |
| Judas-Good or Bad: What about Judas? Some people say that he was still a hero after what he did. |
| "Taken" Where at End Times? Could you help me understand the use of the word, "taken", in scripture? [Matthew 24:40-42, Psalm 91:7-8, Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:24-43, 2 Thessalonians 1:8]. |
| Temptation of Christ: Why would Satan try to tempt Jesus? |
| Jesus in the Tomb: When Jesus was in the tomb, where was His soul? [Psalm 16:10, Acts 2:27, I Peter 3:20, I Peters 1:11, 2 Peter 2:5]. "Do Not Touch Me": What was meant when Jesus said to Mary that she was not to touch Him? [John 20:17]. |
| Which Zechariah?: Which Zechariah is being referred to in Matthew 23? [Matthew 23:35, 2 Chronicles 24:21, Luke 11:49-51]. |
| Showing Love of Christ to One's Wife: How can I make the the love of Christ apparent to my wife in our struggling marriage? [Ephesians 5:25-27]. |
| Copies of Matthew: Caller shares how many copies of Matthews are available. Considering Hell: Caller comments on Hell, and some of his disagreements with Steve on the topic, about parables, everlasting, etc. [Mark 4, Matthew 14, Isaiah 66:24, Luke 10:31, Luke 16:19-31]. |
| Exorcism of the Little Girl: Would you talk a little bit about when the disciples could not render a successful exorcism on a little girl? [Matthew 17:21, Mark 9:29]. |
| The God of the Old Testament contrasted to the God of the New Testament: Could you help me sort out the idea that the God of the Old Testament is not the same God who was the father of Jesus, because I don't think that the Pentateuch (1st five books of the Old Testament) was written by Moses and the Nag Hammadi Texts? Rec: Lecture; Intro to the Old Testament. [John 5:37, John 8:54]. |
| Holy Spirit as Person: Why do we describe the Holy Spirit as a person, when He is a spirit? [John 14:16]. |
| Vaccine from Fetal Cells: What do you think of the vaccine using fetal cells? [Psalms 139:15, Acts 15:29}. |
| Qualifications for Elders: What are the qualifications of an elder? [I Timothy 3, Titus 1, Acts 13, Acts 14, Matthew 23:8, Matthew 20:26, Mark 10:43]. Steve Gregg to Speak at Your Church: What does one do to get you to come to speak to a group? |
| Walking in the Spirit: How does one achieve walking in the Spirit and living a holy life? Recommended Gregg's new books; "Empire of the Risen Son" (Vol 1 & 2) and Lecture series; Charisma & Character [Isaiah 11:2, Colossians 3:15, Luke 12:11, I Peter 4:11]. |
| Jewish Belief in the Afterlife: What do Jews believe about the afterlife, now and in the time of Jesus? [Daniel 12:2]. |
| Nasty Imprecatory Psalms: How do we fit the nastiness of David's imprecatory psalms and the Christian mission? [Psalms 137:8-9, Matthew 5:43-48]. Dashing Babies Against Stones: How can we justify praying as David did to hope for babies to be dashed again stones? [Psalm 137:8-9] 501c3 Church Benefits: Isn't it duplicitous for a 501c3 to not be willing to submit to government dictates and yet benefit from the tax benefits? |
| Healthy Diet Spiritually Beneficial: Have you looked at the correlation between scripture and eating a good diet, specifically not eating meat? [Proverbs 12:10, Genesis 9:3, Matthew 15:11]. |
| The Holy Spirit-Various Experiences: Could you give us a primer on the Holy Spirit "in", "on" and having the Holy Spirit? [Romans 8:9, I John 3-4, Ephesians 1:13, Acts 1:8, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:4, Ephesians 5:18, John 7:39]. |
| Leaven and The Passover Feast: Could you help me with the passage about leaven and if we should be celebrate the Passover Feast? [I Corinthians 5:7-8, Colossians 2:16-17, Galatians 4:10, Galatians 5:4]. |
| Catholic Theology Saves: Do you think if one adheres to Catholic theology all their lives, one can go to heaven when they die? [John 8:32] |
| Demonic Powers Today: Can you help me with the spirits that are causing COVID and political evil right now? |
| Jewish Fall Festivals and the Fulfillment: Could you help me with understanding of the Jewish festivals the application of the coming fulfillment of the fall festival in the future? [Romans 4:3-8, Hebrews 10:4, Galatians 4:10-11, Galatians 5:3, James 4:6, I Peter 5:5-6]. |
| Fishers of Men: What did Jesus mean by making them "fishers of men"? [Matthew 4:19]. |
| Drugs, Uses, Mutant Plants: Could you talk about drugs generally, and specifically, uses, moderation, and could some of the hallucinogenics have been mutant? |
| Steve Gregg's New Books on the Kingdom of God: Caller commends Steve on his new books on the Kingdom of God, book 1 (There is Another King), particularly, Chapter 19. Dominion Theology: Are you gravitating toward "Dominion Theology" (Dominionism)? |
| Israel's Statehood in 1948: What do you think of the Dispensational claim regarding the significance of 1948 and Israel's statehood being part of fulfilled prophecy? |
| 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]. |
| Once Saved, Always Saved: Is the doctrine, "Once Saved, Always Saved" a true doctrine? [2 Peter 2:20-22, Hebrews 2:1-4, Hebrews 3:7-4:10, Hebrew 6:4-6, Hebrew 10:26-31, I Corinthians 9:24-27, Colossians 1:23, John 15:1-6]. |
| Defining the Gospel: Does Paul ever really specifically define what the gospel is? [Romans 1:16, Mark 1:1, I Corinthians 15:3, Psalm 110:1, Matthew 28:20]. |
| Gospels Variation on the Thief at the Cross: Regarding the crucifixion, why are the gospel records different in telling us about one thief who repented? The Number of Days in the Tomb: Would you clarify the various ways to see when Jesus was crucified, His time in the tomb and His Resurrection and how it comes out to 3 days? [I Corinthians 15:4, Matthew 12:40]. |
| Authentic Self: Don't you think that simply being one who is living as their own authentic self, is the best way to live a successful like as a Christian? |
| Making Difficult Commitments and Promises: How do you know what to make a commitment to, so that one won't eventually break it and sin?, as in the temptation of something like pornography? |
| Job & Eliphaz: What did Eliphaz say that was wrong about God, and where did Job say what was right about God? [Job 42:7, Job 2:3]. |
| Elisha & the Children Eaten by Bears: Would you talk about the children who were eaten by the bears because they were making fun of Elisha? [2 Kings 2:23-25]. John Addressing Gnostics or Christians in 1 John: Who was John addressing in the first epistle of John? [1 John 1:9, I John 3:14, I John 2:12-14, I John 2:7]. |
| Disagree that God has the Right to Our Lives: I disagree with your position that because God created us, He can do whatever He wants with us? God Torturing Us: If God can't go against His character, than can He torture us? God's Right to Tell Us What to Do, or Suffer Consequences: Does God have the right to make people do whatever He wants them to do, or make them suffer consequences? |