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2024-07-11 Paul Running Out of Parchment: Do you think the practical part of Romans was brief because Paul was running out of parchment?
Principalities and Powers: Do "principalities and powers" in Ephesians 3 refer to angelic or demonic beings? [Ephesians 3:10, Titus 3:1, Ephesians 1:21, 1 Peter 1:12].
2024-07-05 Ten Commandments: Are there any moral laws not covered under the Ten Commandments? [Romans 13:10, 1 Timothy 6:10, Ephesians 5:5, Colossians 3:5, Jeremiah 31:33, Psalm 40:6-8, Romans 14:5-12, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17].
2024-07-03 The "First" Resurrection: What was "the first resurrection" of Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:5-6, John 11:25-26, John 5:24-29, Ephesians 2, Colossians 2, Matthew 25:31].
2024-07-02 Justification by Works: Could you help me understand justification by works, because James 2 seems contradictory to other passages? [James 2:24, Romans 4:1-10, Genesis 15:6, 1 Peter 3:21, Galatians 5:6, 1 John 3:15-20, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14, Ephesians 2:8-10, 1 John 3:9].
2024-07-01 Polygamy in the Old Testament: what does the Bible teach about polygamy? [Malachi 2:15, Ephesians 5:21, Psalm 127:3-5].
"Will Not Taste Death": Did some not ever die in the generation that heard Jesus say "some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom?" [Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1, Luke 9:27, John 14:23].
2024-06-28 The Holy Spirit Departs: Is it possible for the Holy Spirit to leave us? Can we become unborn? [Ephesians 4:30-32, John 15:6].
2024-06-24 Old Testament Scripture Addressed Specifically to Ancient Israel: Would you help me understand how and when to apply (or not apply) the Old Testament scriptures (and promises) to us today? [Jeremiah 29:11, Joshua 1:5, Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 28:1-15, Ephesians 1:3-14, 2 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Peter 2:9-10].
2024-06-19 Christians Demonized Again: If a Christian can be demonized, how can we be confident that upon deliverance, it will not happen again? [Luke 11, Matthew 12, Isaiah 54:17, Luke 10:19, James 4:7, Ephesians 6:12, Ephesians 4:27].
2024-06-17 Sexual Abuse of Adult Daughter & Criminal Prosecution: What are the ramifications of adult Christian children who have had to report their father who has been abusing an adult Downs Syndrome daughter and the various complications (the legal fall-out, responsibility toward mother, and honoring one's parents)? [Ephesians 6:2-3, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, 1 Timothy 5:8, Matthew 18:15-17, Ephesians 6:1].
2024-06-11 Steve Gregg's Education: Did you graduate from high school or go to seminary?
Holy Spirit's Teaching: Would you say that the Holy Spirit has allowed you to teach as you have? Can anyone know as much and have "no need for any man to teach them?" [1 John 2:27].
Kingdom of God (Heaven): Do you think that your ministry brings people to Christ? Caller then (mistakenly) corrects Steve saying that Jesus spoke considerably more of the "Kingdom of Heaven," than of the "Kingdom of God." Do you think that your ministry brings people to Christ? [Ephesians 4:11].
2024-06-05 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Can you reconcile Romans 11:11 with the concept of "once saved, always saved" and further clarify your position? [Romans 11:11, Romans 11:22, Romans 11:16-24, John 15:1-6, Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:8-10].
2024-06-04 Supernatural Union upon Sexual Intercourse: Do you think when one joins himself to a woman (even a prostitute) there is some supernatural union? [Genesis 2:24, 1 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 5:31-33].
2024-06-04 "Born Again" vs "Baptism of the Spirit": Is being "born again" and "baptized with the Holy Spirit" the same event? Caller refers to "The Normal Christian Birth" by David Pawson. [Hebrews 6:1-4, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 5:18, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:4, Acts 8].
2024-05-28 Dividing the Body of Christ: What is the best thing I can do to keep unity wherever I go? How do I guard myself from divisiveness? [Romans 14:21, 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, Ephesians 4:13-14].
2024-05-27 Sealed by the Holy Spirit: How does being "sealed" by the Holy Spirit" relate to "eternal security" (the possibility one can lose their salvation)? [Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 7:4].
2024-05-23 Gift of Tongues & Interpretation: Why would the Holy Spirit ever generate speaking in tongues in church if no gifted interpreter is present? [1 Corinthians 14:28].
"Receive my Spirit": Did the disciples actually receive the Holy Spirit at the moment Jesus said "Receive my Spirit?" [John 7:39, John 20:22, Luke 24:49, Ephesians 5:18, Acts 2:4, Acts 1:8].
2024-05-21 "Deliverance" & "Five-fold" Ministries: What do you think about the "deliverance" and "five-fold" ministries? [Ephesians 4:11]
2024-05-14 Bad Customs Introduced in Kings: What are the customs that were introduced to Judah in 2 Kings 17? [2 Kings 17:19].
"Prince of the Air" & "God of this World": Are these titles "Prince of the Air" & "God of this World" referring to Satan? [Ephesians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 4:4].
2024-05-10 Deny Self & Take Up Cross: Can you elaborate on the directives in Luke 9, “deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me?” What does this entail? [Luke 9:23-25, Matthew 16:24-25, Ephesians 5:29-32]
2024-05-07 Following Jesus & Good Works: Are you saying that "following Jesus" requires good works for salvation? [Acts 11:26, John 8:31, Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 10:9, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 16:24-25, Ephesians 2:8-9].
2024-05-03 Weak Salvation Messages Today: Why is there such a weak message being preached about salvation, such as neglecting teaching baptism? [Galatians 2:16, Genesis 15:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 28:20, Titus 2:14, James 2:17].
2024-04-29 Adam & Eve's Spiritual or Physical Deaths: Would you comment on the Full Preterist view of the physical vs spiritual death of Adam & Eve when they ate of the fruit? [Genesis 2:17, 1 Kings 2:37, Ephesians 2:1-2, Colossian 2:13].
Full Preterism: Don't Full Preterists believe that Jesus didn't have to die physically, but die spiritually?
The Great Trib or Pre-Trib: Wouldn't the Dispensational view require two raptures? [Revelation 3:10, Daniel 9, John 17:15, Luke 2:1, Colossians 1:6].
2024-04-23 Assyria as God's "Handiwork": Why is Assyria described as "God's handiwork" in Isaiah 19? [Isaiah 19:23-25, Isaiah 11:16, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 40:3, Ephesians 2:15-16].
2024-04-22 Doomed, Not Elect: Am I doomed? Is my failure in the Christian faith and all the bad things happening to me because I am not elect? [Ephesians 1:3-4, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Chronicles 7:14-16, Galatians 3:28-29, Luke 6:13, John 15:16, Matthew 19:21-24, Ezekiel 33:11].
2024-04-19 Animals in the Afterlife: Will animals be in the afterlife (heaven or on the new earth)? [Isaiah 11:6-9, Isaiah 65:25, Ephesians 2:14-18, Romans 8, Revelation 21:22].
2024-04-18 "It is a Gift of God": In the familiar verse "by grace you are saved, it is a gift of God" what is "it?" Is it "grace" or the "whole package?" [Ephesians 2:8].
2024-04-15 Mary's Pregnancy: When Mary was impregnated, was Jesus then partly human and part God, or all God? [Luke 1:35].
"Built Upon This Rock" (Peter): What is meant by the church being built on this rock? Is he referring to the revelation (confession) of the Apostle Peter? [Matthew 16:18, Ephesians 2:20, Revelation 21:14, 1 Peter 2:5].
2024-04-12 The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: How is the Holy Spirit different in the Old Testament in contrast to now? [Genesis 41:48, John 20:22, Acts 19:2, Numbers 11:29, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:39, Acts 2:4, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13, Romans 8:9, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 1:13].
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].
2024-04-10 Keys to the Kingdom & Binding on Earth (Eastern Orthodox Church): Would you talk about the passage "Keys to the Kingdom" and the "binding and loosing on heaven and earth?" Who is being addressed? What is the application? [Matthew 18:15-18, John 20:21, Matthew 21:28, Ephesians 2:20].
2024-04-08 Filling of the Spirit of God: I am not sure if I have been filled with the Spirit. Does this need to happen with the help of another? Can you lead me in the filling of the Spirit of God? Is that biblical? How does one make sure? Rec: Topical series "Charisma and Character." [Ephesians 5:18, Acts 4:31, Acts 10:44, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13].
2024-04-05 Serpent Mated with Eve: Have you heard of a doctrine that teaches that Eve mated with Satan (Serpent Seed Doctrine)? [John 8:44, 1 John 3:10-12, Genesis 4:1, Ephesians 5:1, John 5:17, Genesis 4:20-21].
2024-04-03 Ezekiel's Third Temple with Symbolism of Spiritual Progression: Have you ever heard of a theory about the "third temple" being part of a longer and more spiritual progression of the temple? [Ezekiel 40-48, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 2:22, 1 Peter 2:4-5, Hebrews 3:3-4, 1 Timothy 3:15, Ezekiel 43:10-11].
2024-04-02 Transsexuality of One's Child: How does a Christian parent find comfort if their child wants to transition to the opposite sex? [1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Ephesians 6:3, Deuteronomy 12:28].
2024-03-28 Salvation for Whom?: I thought salvation was for us, but you said it is for God. Could you explain? [Luke 15, Luke 19:9-10, John 14:31, Titus 2:14, Ephesians 1:5-6, 1 Corinthians 10:31].
2024-03-26 "In Christ": Could you explain Paul's use of the term "in Christ?" [John 15:5-8, Romans 11:16-24, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Ephesians 1:23].
2024-03-25 "Sign of Son of Man in Heaven": What does "sign of Son of Man in heaven" refer to? [Matthew 24:30, Daniel 7:13, Acts 1:9, Ephesians 1:21-22 , Philippians 2:9-10, Psalm 110:1].
2024-03-21 Satan-"Prince of the Power of the Air": Is the "Prince of the Power of the Air" Satan, and the spirit mentioned two different beings? [Ephesians 2:1-3].
Paul's Confidence in His Readers of his Letter: Why was Paul so confident in concluding that his readers would be able to identify the "Prince of the Power of the Air" as Satan? [Ephesians 2:1-3, John 14:30, 1 Corinthians 15:29].
2024-03-21 Satan-"Prince of the Power of the Air": Is the "Prince of the Power of the Air" Satan, and the spirit mentioned two different beings? [Ephesians 2:1-3].
Paul's Confidence in His Readers of his Letter: Why was Paul so confident in concluding that his readers would be able to identify the "Prince of the Power of the Air" as Satan? [Ephesians 2:1-3, John 14:30, 1 Corinthians 15:29].
2024-03-21 Sealing of the Holy Spirit: Is the sealing of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians the same as in Revelation? [Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 9:4, Revelation 7:3, Revelation 13:15, Revelation 14:1, Deuteronomy 6:8-9, Romans 6:16-18].
2024-03-21 Demons: How do I talk to teens about demons as discussed in the Bible? Rec: Topical lectures, "Spiritual Warfare, Bondage and Deliverance 1-3." [2 Corinthians 2:11, Ephesians 4:27]
2024-03-15 Delusion Sent in End Times & the "Man of Sin (or Lawlessness): In contrast to what I heard about the "Man of Sin" (or Lawlessness) passage being about those falling under delusion in the End Times, how do you interpret it (2 Thessalonians 2:11)? [2 Thessalonians 2:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7, Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:11, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:16, Ephesians 2:15]
2024-03-13 "Office" of Prophet: Do you think some of the Old Testament prophets (like Enoch, Abel, and Daniel, etc.) held the "office" of a Prophet? [Luke 11:50-51, 1 Corinthians 12:29, 1 Corinthians 14:321, 1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:1, Deuteronomy 18:22, 1 John 4:1, Ephesians 2:20-22]
2024-03-12 Free Will: Caller disagrees with Steve about free will positing that God and man cannot both have free will. [1 Peter 1:5, Romans 8:16-19, Matthew 10:33, Ephesians 2:8, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:22, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 8:13].
2024-03-11 Faith & Regeneration (Defending Calvinism): Caller attempts to defend Calvinistic ideas about regeneration. [2 Thessalonians 3:2, Hebrews 11:6, Ephesians 3:12, Philippians 1:29, Acts 16:30-31, Luke 18:13-14, John 16:8, John 3:14].
2024-03-07 Apostles Today & Titles: Are there apostles today? And what about titles? [2 Corinthians 8:23, Ephesians 4:11, Matthew 23:6, 2 Corinthians 11:21].
2024-03-06 Satan's Location: Where is Satan now? [Luke 10:18, John 12:31, Revelation 12:10, Revelation 20:1-3. Ephesians 2:2].
2024-03-05 The Cleansing Blood: Could you talk about the cleansing blood of Jesus from a scientific angle? [Leviticus 17:11, Ephesians 1:7, 1 John 1:7].
2024-03-01 The Raptured Skip Heaven: Are those who are "caught up" when Jesus comes ever going to go to heaven? [Psalm 115:16].
"Preparing a Place (Mansions) for You": Were not the Old Testament saints not in heaven, since Jesus said He was "preparing a place for you?" [John 14, John 2:16, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Peter 3:15, Ephesians 2:20-22, John 14:23, John 14:2].
2024-03-01 "Israel" (People or Nation) in Ezekiel: Is Ezekiel 37 talking about Israel? Could you clear it all up? [Ezekiel 37:24, Revelation 20:3, Ephesians 2:14, Hebrews 11:16, John 10:16, Hebrews 13:20].
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