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2021-11-29 Temptation of Jesus Not Continual as is Ours: Is it not true that Jesus was not tempted in every way as I am, as He was not continually tempted to sin, as I am. [Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 12:4].
2021-11-29 Jesus' Temptation to Sin: Do you think that our sin nature is different than the sin that Jesus was tempted by? [I John 2:15-17, Genesis 3:6].
2021-11-12 Sinning All Day Long: What do you think about the claim that we sin all day long, every day? [1 John 2:1, I Corinthians 10:13, Hebrews 4:15, Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:16].
2021-10-13 Why Not Abandon Faith and Pursue One's Own Happiness: How should a young person respond to contemporay culture's encouragement to abandon one's faith and pursue happiness?
Pursuing God Over Earthly Pleasure: How does one convince others that pursuing God is more fulfilling than earthly pleasures? [Luke 9:23, Psalm 16].
Challenges for the Young Today: What do you think this younger generation is facing that is greater than ever before?
2021-09-30 Condoning Sin vs Giving Grace: What is the difference between forgiving someone on the basis of grace and just condoning sin, as in homosexuality? [Matthew 19].
2021-08-30 Source of Job's Trials: Were the tests that fell on Job come from God, Job, or Satan? [Job 2:3, Job 23:10].
2021-08-25 The Devil's Tricks: Could you give me an idea of the various ways the devil seeks to deceive us? Recommends Topical lecture; "Spiritual Warfare-Resisting Devil's Devices."
2021-08-20 Satan's Language: What is Satan's language when he is speaking or tempting us?
2021-08-11 Test vs Temptation: Does God test us? [Genesis 22:1, James 1:13, Matthew 6:13, Job].
2021-07-26 Free-will in Heaven: Will we have free-will in heaven, while in our glorified bodies, and if not, then would we really have free-will-and if so, then what would the choices between? [I Corinthians 13:11-12].
Remembering Sin in the Afterlife: Will we have any memory of what sin we were saved from when we are living in glorified bodies in the afterlife?
2021-06-28 Love of Money: Don't you think that the desire for wealth is exactly how Satan is derailing many? [I Timothy 6:9-10, I John 2:15-17, Matthew 19:24].
2021-06-08 Temptation of Jesus: Can you help me assess what was involved in the temptation of Christ?
2021-06-07 Temptation of Christ: When James says we are tempted by our own desires, then how does that apply to Jesus' temptation? [James 1:13-14, Matthew 4:1-11, Hebrews 4:15].
2021-05-13 Sinlessness in Heaven-Why Not Sin Free Here: If sin doesn't exist in heaven, how will God bring us to a state of sinlessness? If this could be achieved, why didn't He do that to begin with? [Romans 7:24-25, Galatians 5:17].
2021-05-11 Temptation in the Wilderness: Regarding the temptations in the wilderness, are there four, rather than three, because of the difference in the two gospels? [Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13]
Losing One's Own Soul: Are the different words used for soul & life in the text significant when asking what does one gain if they lose their own souls ? [Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36].
2021-04-28 Why Didn't God Create us Better?: Why didn't God create us with stronger desires to do good and more self-control?
2021-04-13 Seven Churches Warning to Us: Do churches today face the same warnings as did the seven churches in Revelation?
Wealth & Riches Cause for Concern: Regarding the church of Laodicea's warning about them being wealthy and comfortable, how do we relate to that? [I Timothy 6:6-11, Matthew 13:1-9, Revelation 3:14-22].
2021-04-12 The Struggle in Temptation for Adam vs Paul: Could you talk more about the choices we make, the choices Adam & Eve made, and the warfare Paul describes in walking the Christian life? [Genesis 3:6, Romans 7:23, I Timothy 6:17].
Adam, Eve & the Holy Spirit: Did Adam & Eve have the Holy Spirit in them? [Galatians 5:17].
2021-04-12 The Struggle in Temptation for Adam vs Paul: Could you talk more about the choices we make, the choices Adam & Eve made, and the warfare Paul describes in walking the Christian life? [Genesis 3:6, Romans 7:23, I Timothy 6:17].
Adam, Eve & the Holy Spirit: Did Adam & Eve have the Holy Spirit in them? [Galatians 5:17].
2021-04-09 God Created a Flawed World: If God is all powerful and wise, why did He create such a flawed creation, and create beings that did not have the self-control to do the right thing? [Deuteronomy 30:11].
God's Foreknowledge: If God has foreknowledge, why would He bother testing us, if He already knows the outcome?
2021-04-06 God Trusted Job: Did God trust Job? [Job 1-2].
2021-03-31 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?
2021-03-25 Temptation of Christ: Why would Satan try to tempt Jesus?
2021-03-17 The Devil Made Me Do it: Does the Devil make us sin, or are we simply tempted by the Devil to sin?
2021-03-08 Jesus' Temptation: Was Jesus' temptation physical or visionary one? Where would one draw the line determining this? [Matthew 4:1-11].
2021-02-24 Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Could you talk about "Lead us not into Temptation"? [James, Luke 4, Matthew 6:13, Luke 22:40].
2021-02-10 Spiritually Disadvantaged in Cities: Do you think that there is more concentrated sin in areas of dense populations, and are the people more spiritually disadvantaged living there?
Homeschooling & Socialization: If you are homeschooling your children, what do you do about socializing them?
2020-12-22 The Name Jeshua or (Yeshua): What do you make of those who think that Jeshua (Yeshua, Jesus) means Zeus?
The Importance of Pronouncing Jesus: Is the idea that God can't hear you, unless you know the proper pronunciation of Jesus (Jeshua) total nonsense?
Sin Not Always Repulsive: Why is it that sometimes I find certain sins repulsive and other times not so? [Proverbs 4:23, I John 1:9]].
2020-12-16 Satan's Purpose: If Satan was a created being, and not a fallen angel, then why was he created? [James 1:12-18].
2020-11-13 Pornographic Temptation & Prayer Challenge: I am suffering extra temptation when I am praying against the whole realm of pornography, how should I react against these attacks? [James 5:16, Matthew 18:20, Ephesians 6:12]
2020-11-04 Conversion's Elation Expected to Last: As a former Mormon, as I moved away from religion, I have found in my new trust in Christ, a notable difference to the better. Should I expect this high to continue indefinitely? [I Peter 5:8-10].
2020-11-03 Jesus Capable of Sin: Could Jesus have sinned if He had chosen to? [Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 26:53].
2020-10-22 Human or God-man Jesus: Was there no human man that was Jesus, but only a God man that became Jesus, as William Lane Craig stated?
Jesus or God Tempted: If Jesus was God how could He have been tempted, if God cannot be tempted? [Matthew 4:1-11, Hebrew 4:15].
2020-10-02 Suffering Guilt, Temptation, and Failure to Follow Christ in Reality: Could you help me understand the concept of "dying to myself & Christ living in me" when I don't really do or obey as I should. [Galatians 2:20].
2020-09-16 God Should Not Repent: What does it mean that God is not a man that He should repent? [Number 23:19].
Dead to Sin: What does it mean that we should be "dead to sin"? [Romans 6:11, Romans 5:16-21 ].
2020-09-03 Controlling One's Temper: Could you give me advise on how to control my temper better?
When Anger is Not Sin: If I used my anger in a positive way, then is it no longer sinful? [Isaiah 53:7, Ephesians 4:26-30].
2020-08-26 Steve Gregg's New Book on the Kingdom: When is your new book coming out and will it deal with Dispensational views?
Jesus Didn't Inherit Mary's : How could Jesus not inherit Mary's sinful human nature, since she was just human? [Genesis 3, Psalm 51:5, Romans 5:12, Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:16].
2020-07-16 Homosexuals Can't Help It: Did you say that you think that some gay people can't necessarily help how they are tempted.
2020-07-15 Satan Taking Up Residency in Christian Lives: Could you tell me what the Bible says about Satan taking up residency in the minds and lives of Christians? [Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 4:1-11, Matthew 16:23, Genesis 3:6].
2020-07-08 Why Did God Create the Evil Realm: If God is so good and all-powerful, why would He create a evil realm, its consequences, and competition for righteousness?
2020-06-25 Job's Awareness of Satan: What did Job know about Satan and the meaning of his suffering? [Job].
Concern About Satan: Should we be concerned about what Satan is planning and doing? [Job].
2020-06-15 Book of Job: Could you help me with the implications of the story of Job? Does God have to give permission to Satan to inflict us? [Job, Psalm 34:7, Psalm 91:11-12, Romans 8:28, I Peter 1:7].
2020-06-10 Christians Devoured by the Devil: Does the verse about the devil being like a lion seeking to devour us, how does this apply to Christians? [I Peter 5:8].
Thoughts from the Devil: Can the devil actually put thoughts into your heads? [Matthew 16:23].
Jesus Seeing the Devil: Did Jesus actually see the devil when he was tempted in the wilderness?
2020-06-01 Origin of Sin: From where do you think sin originated?
2020-05-12 Born Again & Sinlessness: I don't seem to understand what it means to be born again, because the Bible says you won't sin. Can you help me know how to accomplish this? [I John 3:9].
Confessing Your Sins to One Another: Every time we sin we are supposed to confess to our brother, so so I have to go do that all that time? [James 5:16].
Christ in Me Should not Allow Sin in Me: If I have Christ in me, how can I still sin? Am I not to overcome the devil? It is really hard! [Galatians 5:17, Philippians 3, I John 1:9, Ephesians 1:7, Matthew 23, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 26:41].
2020-05-08 God's Intention in Creation: Can you clarify your position that God did not intend for this creation to be corrupted and people to fall? [Genesis].
God Omniscience Questioned in the Creation: If God is omniscient, why then would He go forward with the creation, knowing that it would be corrupted and He would have to wipe everyone out?
Sin in Heaven & No Free Will: Would it not follow that the only way there will be no sin is in heaven, is if our free will is taken from us?
2020-04-02 Book of Job: Would you share your thoughts about the critical comments of Job's friends, including, Elihu, in the book of Job? [Job 42].
A Bet Between God & Satan in Job: Isn't it a bit ridiculous to think the story of Job is really only about a bet between Job and Satan? [Job].
2020-04-01 Test & Temptation in the Lord's Prayer: Is the word used in the Lord's Prayer for "temptation" the same as "test"? [Matthew 6:9-13].
Lord's Prayer -Thy Kingdom Come: What does it mean in the Lord's Prayer, "thy kingdom come"? [Matthew 6:9-13, 12:28, 16:24-26, Exodus 19:6, Daniel 2:44, Mark 1:15, Luke 17:21, 9:23, Colossians 1:13].
2020-03-18 Who is Left Behind: In Matthew when speaking about those left behind, who do you think the ones left behind are? Are they being left behind for judgment? [Matthew 24:40].
Beating Sin's Temptation: When we are face tempting sin, how do we beat the temptation to continue to be right with God? [James 1].
2020-03-18 Lead Us Not Into Temptation: In the Lord's prayer, we are informed that God leads us into temptation. That is not what God should do, right? [Matthew 6:13, 4:1, Luke 4:1].
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