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2021-04-09 Evil Government Authorities: Why should we vote or be politically active, based on what scripture says about government authority? How should we deal with evil government leaders? [Romans 13:1-4, 2 Peter 2:13-14, Acts 5:29, Mark 11:27-28].
2021-03-29 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?
2021-03-29 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?
2021-03-05 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].
2021-03-05 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].
2021-03-05 Democratic Party Platform: How can people support the Democratic party platform, if they are believers?
2021-02-05 Killing of the Midianites Contradictory: What about God saying you should not kill, but yet He directs the killing of the Midianites?
2021-01-25 Government Responsibility: Could you help me understand Romans 13 in light of the new administration's less friendly attitude toward Christians? [Romans 13:1-5, I Peter 2:13-14].
Voting: Is voting a good thing? [Romans 13:8].
2021-01-21 God Directing Annihilation: Can you help me sort some of the conflicting ideas in scripture such as, "thou shall not kill", and "turn the other cheek", but then God has whole groups killed, such as the Canaanites, ? [Genesis 9:3, Acts 25:11, Matthew 5:38-40, Matthew 10:23].
2021-01-19 Bearing Fruit: When scripture indicates that we are to "bear fruit", is it really talking about justice, righteousness and mercy? [Isaiah 5:7, Genesis 1:28, Matthew 7:19, Galatians].
2021-01-15 Not Taking Action as Believers in Current Events: How can God forgive us for neglecting the truth and not taking action against the evil actions in current events-in the political maneuverings and human trafficking, etc.?
Separation of Church & State: Has not the phrase "separation of church and state" been misused?
2021-01-15 Not Taking Action as Believers in Current Events: How can God forgive us for neglecting the truth and not taking action against the evil actions in current events-in the political maneuverings and human trafficking, etc.?
Separation of Church & State: Has not the phrase "separation of church and state" been misused?
2021-01-08 Making Amends: Is Jesus talking about making amends in this life, or the next life? [Luke 12:58-59, Matthew 5:23-24].
2020-12-11 Bearing Fruit for God: Would you talk about John 15, the vine, and bearing fruit for God? [Isaiah 5:7, John 15, Matthew 21].
2020-12-10 Giving Up Our Rights to Speak Against Evil: What do you think about a pastor who says we should be willing to give up our own right to speak against some of the evil things that are happening in our culture? [Luke 3, Micah 6:8, Acts 1:7, Isaiah 42:1-4, Matthew 12:18-21, Luke 19:1-13, Matthew 13:24-30].
2020-11-30 Christian Involvement in Politics & War: Do you think that the Bible encourages or discourages believers to be involved in government, as our founding fathers were?
2020-10-30 Hating our Enemies: Is there any circumstance under which Christians should hate their enemies? [I John 3:15, Matthew 5:43-48, Luke 6:27-36].
2020-10-23 Christians being Judged: Is there going to be a judgment with rewards for Christians on Judgment Day? [James 3:1, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Corinthians 3:14-15, 1 Peter 1:17, Ephesians 2:8-9].
2020-10-08 Work Out You Own Salvation: What does it mean to "work out own salvation with fear and trembling"? [Phil 2:12-13].
The Just Shall Live by Faith: What does it mean to "the just shall live by faith" as it says in Hebrews 10? [Hebrews 10:38, Habbakuk 2:4, Galatians 5, Matthew 23:23].
Working Out your Own Salvation in Fear & Trembling: What does it mean to work our your faith in fear & trembling? [Philippians 2:12-13]
2020-09-28 Overthrow God-Don't Submit: Should we not be more interested in over-throwing God than submitting to Him, since He cannot fairly distribute justice? (Rec Lecture:Three Views of Hell)
2020-08-31 The Church's Obligation with Social Justice: Why do you think that one should not add a word before "justice" and the church should not be involved with what is going on with race in this country? [Mark 12:31, Luke 10:29].
2020-08-25 God's Chief Values: What can I look up to learn about what God wants us to value? [Micah 6:8, Matthew 23:23].
God's Idea of "Justice": Could you talk to me more about God's idea of "justice"?
2020-08-18 One Person, Jesus, Justifying All: How did could one person's death (Jesus') provide the justice necessary to forgive all mankind of all their sin? [Romans 3, Ephesians 2:15, 2 Corinthians 5, I Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:6, John 15:1-6].
Justification of All Sin by One Man: How can it be "just" to have Jesus bear all sin in His one body ?
2020-08-18 The Crusades: Was what happened in "the Crusades" actually justified as self-defense due to Christians being persecuted and killed?
2020-07-31 Bearing Fruit: What do you mean by "bearing fruit" because in the church, it can often mean bigger buildings, etc.? [John 15:8, Isaiah 5, Matthew 21:43].
2020-07-27 Determining When to Leave a Church: How do you determine when you should finally leave a church-particularly if they are getting caught up in political correctness?
2020-07-23 Drama of Current Events: Could you advise how much to focus and engage with politics and how to balance the drama of current events?
2020-07-22 Difficult Current Events & the Christian Response: Do you think that our freedoms are really slipping away? If so, how should Christians react in these unprecedented times? Do we defend ourselves or instead, love exceptionally?
2020-07-15 Be Angry or Don't Be Angry: Could you explain why the scripture says to be angry, but also not be angry? [Matthew 5:22, Ephesians 4:26, Mark 3:5].
2020-07-09 Jehovah Witness Views of Government Involvement: How would you respond to the Jehovah Witness view of not becoming involved in government issues? [Matthew 25:31-36, James 2:16].
Jehovah Witness View that Jesus is Not God: What do you say to a Jehovah Witness to respond to their belief that Jesus is not God? Topical series recommended:Knowing God. [John 1:1].
2020-07-01 Institutional Racism & Social Justice: Regarding institutional racism and social justice, caller recommends a video on YouTube to see alternate views.
2020-06-30 Social Justice & the Christian church: What is "social justice" and how involved should the church be in it? [Matthew 12:17-21, Isaiah 42:1-4, Ezekiel 18:20].
2020-06-18 Black Lives Matter & The Christian Ethic: Considering "Black Lives Matter", does the parable of going after the one lost sheep, relate to the cause? [Luke 15].
2020-06-18 Comment from White Mother of 8 Children Regarding Racism: Comment from a white mother who has 8 black children offers her observation that her kids have been recipients of racial prejudice and we need to be sensitive to the reality of this issue.
2020-06-11 God Loves Unconditionally: Dennis Prager says that God cannot love unconditionally? What do you say to that?
God Who Punishes, but Loves Unconditionally: In light of the idea that God loves unconditionally, but chooses to punish the sinful, doesn't make sense to me. We seem to unnecessarily ascribe human characteristics to Him. Can you clarify?
2020-06-08 Protests: Casting off Restraints & Poorly Recorded History: Could you comment about someone preaching how appropriate the protests are, drawing a relationship between Jesus casting out the money changers, and how warped our history books are? [Proverbs 29:18, Matthew 21:12].
2020-06-05 Christians-Politics & Voting: Is it important for Christians to vote? [I Peter 2:14, Exodus 23:3,6].
2020-06-03 Forgiveness Required: In light of the scripture that requires that we are to be forgiving, what does it look like to forgive in a variety of situations-great to small? [Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 18:15-17, Luke 23:34].
2020-06-03 Old Testament Law & Punishment Application for Today: How does Old Testament law, crime & punishment apply to us today?
2020-06-02 Violence, Rioting & Looting: What should the Christian response be to the violence, riots and looting taking place? [Psalm 42, Isaiah 42].
2020-05-06 Penal Substitution, Required Payment, Parable of Unjust Servant: Would you comment on Penal Substitution-the idea of God requiring payment for the forgiving of sins and its relationship to the parable of the unjust servant? Why could He have just not forgiven without requiring payment? [2 Corinthians 5:19, Luke 16:1-13, Titus 1:2, Romans 3:25f].
2020-04-21 Wake Up America: How do we wake up America to the need to protect the nation as a republic as they should?
2020-03-17 God Directing Murder: Did God ask Abraham to murder his son?
2020-03-03 Capital Punishment or the Death Penalty: Should I still be in favor of the Death Penalty in light of the New Covenant? [Leviticus 24:17, Romans 13:1-4, John 8:7, Genesis 9:6].
2020-02-18 Death Penalty vs Life in Prison: Should I be in favor of the death penalty, or should I accept life in prison sufficient? [Leviticus 4:17, Romans 13:4, 12:19, Genesis 9:6, Exodus 21:24, Acts 25:11].
2020-02-13 Murder vs Kill: In the commands of God, what is the difference between not killing and not committing murder, particularly from the view of a Veteran? [Exodus 20:13, Matthew 5:21].
2020-01-31 Christians Standing for Truth in Politics: Caller just encourages listeners to take a stand for truth and considers recent political events may be evidence that we can prevail.
2019-07-25 Communion (Eucharist): Do Catholics think they are actually at the foot of the cross when they are taking communion?
Assyriah's Judgment: Did God direct Assyriah to Israel, to levy judgment on them, and then also punished Assyriah for that? [Isaiah 10:5-16, Habakkuk].
God's Punishment: Is God using capital punishment and other things against us now, using pagan people? [Romans 13, 1 Peter 2:13-17]
2019-05-31 God's Judgment on Pagan Societies: What is the difference between what terrorists are doing today and the genocide God pronounced against the Canaanites and Amalekites in the Old Testament? [Deuteronomy 20:17, I Samuel 15].
2019-05-23 Wrath of Judgment: Who is going to carry out the wrath of judgment, Jesus or God? [Revelation 6:16-17].
Abuse of Children: What do you think about the CIA, if true, carrying out abuse of children? [Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2].
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