An Israelite marrying a Moabite:I was just reading in the Deuteronomy that if a Jew married an Moabite that they could not enter the temple & were unclean for 10 generations. So how did David get away w/ being able to enter the temple since it hadn't been 10 generations yet....or Solomon for that matter? [Deuteronomy 23:3]
Church of God & praying to Mother God:Caller was invited to the Church of God, & was told that they needed to pray to the Mother God because Jerusalem is the mother of us all & it faces the east.
"Short Time":So if Jesus ascended to heaven 2,000 years ago, the devil/dragon has been doing his thing for that long, & THAT'S not a short time, is it? [Revelation 12:12]
Little Horn & Times & Times & Half of Times:Again, how can it be a short time if Satan has been doing his work since Jesus ascended to Heaven? [Daniel 7:8, 8:9, 12:7]
Voting:Would voting for 3rd party candidate who agrees w/ most of my beliefs, even though it'd be a throw-away vote, should I still vote my conscience & vote for them?
Works as a Result of Faith, Enduring to the End:Our good works are a result of our strong faith, is that right? What does "Enduring to the End" mean? [Matthew 24:12-13, Matthew 10:22 22]
Revelation 20 & Partial Preterism:Caller agrees w/ Partial Preterism, but has a hard time understanding [Revelation 20] & Satan being loosed for a 1000 years. Can Steve help?
Adam & Eve & Sons of God:Is it possible Adam & Eve had children before the Fall, before they had Cain, & that's what it meant by the Sons of God had sex w/ women? [Genesis 6:4]
Adam's & Eve Fall & Altering of the Human Spirit:Adam & Eve's decision to eat the forbidden fruit alter the Human Spirit forever, is that right? [Genesis 3:1-7]
Light before Sun & Moon:There was light for the earth for 3 days before God made the Sun, so if He would've taken the sun away again after the 3rd day, would there still be light, what there was before God made the sun? [Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18]
Steve makes an interjectory announcement about getting together w/ like-minded people:Steve's offers his effort/availability to try to get people of like-minded who are in the same area in touch w/ each other so they can fellowship with each other.
Spirit & Truth:We have to worship God in Spirit & in Truth, so what does that mean? Was He changing how it was done right then because how could they do that up to that point since there were no regenerated Christians yet? [John 14:23-24]
Eternal Security:Some people believe in conditional security & some believe in once saved, always saved. What does Steve believe & what scripture evidence does he use?
Satan a Fallen Angel or the Tempter:If Satan was created at the Tempter, we'd have to attribute evil to God because Satan would have no culpability? Why would God judge Satan? You couldn't really say Satan was evil then.
Men & Women Equality:There's a lot of talk of Men & Women having equality, but Paul says Man was made for the glory of God, & that women were made for the glory of man, What does Steve think about that? [1 Corinthians 11:7, Genesis 1:26-27; 2]
Long-Term Missionary Work vs Short-Term Missions:Caller wants to make a distinction between short terms Missions & long-term Missionary Work. He wants to recommend 2 good books on the subject: "Giving Wisely- Killing with Kindness or Empowering Lasting Transformation?" by Jonathan Martin, & "When Helping Hurts" by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert.
God Killing Innocent People:Caller has some friends who went from Christian to Atheist & want to know why did God kill innocent life when Israel came out of Egypt to take over the land of Canaan if He doesn't want people to go to hell?
Dispensationalism vs Partial Preterism:Why is there such a newfound interest in partial preterism nowadays? Couldn't there be a balance of Dispensationalism & Partial Preterism, a middle ground?
Playing Cards:What is your view about playing cards? (that's the original Q, but Steve talks about Alcohol & Gambling more than the actual playing of cards.)
Forgiving & Loving Your Brothers & Sisters:It's sort've hard to go to church if they are having a hard time forgiving & loving a particular member of the church.
Marriage & Salvation:Caller is concerned about his Marriage, & also wonders if he has had such a true conversion experience since he's having so much trouble w/ his marriage.
New Home Church:Look for a New Home Church & wondering about Calvary Chapel, but there seems to be some lack of Church Discipline, &, there's a Moses Model church hierarchy there, where ONE person is in charge, & can't be held accountable by anyone else.
The Nephilim & Sons of God:What are the views about the Nephilim & the Sons of God? Caller knows that the weirder view is that the Angels came down & mated w/ women, [Genesis 6]
The Bible Study Fellowship:Caller thinks the best church to go to when people ask about where is the best church to go to is, The Bible Study Fellowship.
Hell:Only temporary torment for the view of conditional immortality & so what are the verses that support this, that the punishment will be proportionate? Gnashing & Weeping of teeth seem to be supporting the traditional view. [Luke 12:47-48, Matthew 11:22]
Buddhist Attending a Bible Study:Buddhist attending a Bible study in a Calvary Chapel has no plan on changing his beliefs, so should he continue going?
Old Testament Prophets:Steve believes that all the OT prophets wrote in a prophetic/symbolic/poetic language, but which ones wrote in the LEAST amount of poetic language?