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Topic: Tests or Temptations

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2020-02-18 Tree of Good & Evil: Why did God not want Adam & Eve to eat of the "Tree of Good & Evil", since knowing good and evil clearly would be beneficial? [Genesis 2:15-17].
Tree of Knowledge Death Penalty: Why would death be the penalty for Adam & Eve Eating of the Tree of Knowledge?
2020-02-13 Sin vs Temptation: If you don't actually act out a sin, but you keep entertaining thoughts of that sin, are you sinning? [James 1:15].
2019-12-23 Struggling with Temptation & Obedience: What does one do when they still have desire to do things that one does not wish to do? [Romans 7:15,19]
2019-11-20 Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Would you comment on the confusing line in The Lord's Prayer, that says, "lead us not into temptation"? [Luke 17:1, Matthew 4:1, 6:13].
2019-10-07 Satan & His Temptations: When Jesus said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan", was Peter temporarily possessed? [Zech 3, Job 1-2].
2019-10-02 AA (Alcoholics Anonymous): Caller comment: Twelve Step programs can work with Christianity .
Lead us Not into Temptation: Would you talk a little bit about the line in the Lord's Prayer, "lead us not into temptation"? [Matthew 6:13, Luke 4, ].
2019-08-30 God Protecting Us: Do you think that God protects us when He doesn't want us to be tempted or tested, like the hedge put around Job?
The Lord's Prayer: In the Lord's Prayer, is the "us" talking about myself and the Holy Spirit?
2019-08-09 God Creator of Sin, Evil & Temptation: If God created everything, then did he also create evil, sin and temptation? [James 1, Deuteronomy 13:1-3].
2019-07-17 Satan in the Garden of Eden: Why was Satan allowed to be in the Garden of Eden, if the garden was "very good"? It seems like a set-up to fail. [Genesis 3], 2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 5:10].
2019-07-16 Sinful Nature: Do you believe we inherited anything in the fall, such as a sinful nature, that Jesus did not inherit, particularly in light of the quandary about His ability to be tempted like us? [Genesis 3:5-6, Romans 5:12-18].
2019-07-16 Lust vs Attraction: Is it really adultery if you lust, if neither person is married? [James 1:14-15, I Timothy 5:2].
Jesus Tempted to Lust: Did Jesus actually have the same temptations as we do, such as, lust? [Hebrews 4:15].
2019-04-26 Testing & Jesus' Temptation: What would you say is the ultimate temptation?
2019-04-22 Temptation: What does it mean when scripture says, 'He will save us from the hour of temptation'? Being kept from the wicked one [Revelation 3:10, John 17:15, Luke 17:1} withering seed, quickly fall away [Matthew 13: 20-21, Psalms 140:4].
Homosexuality: What about a pastor who condemns Homosexuals as reprobate? [I Corinthians 6:9-11, Romans 1:28].
2019-04-09 Lead not into Temptation: What does it mean in The Lord's Prayer, when it says, "lead us NOT into temptation"? Understanding the concept of the "limited negative."[Luke 4:1, Matthew 6:13, I Corinthians 10:13]
2019-03-26 Adam & Eve's Banishment: If Jesus said, “its not what goes into a man that defiles a man” [Matthew 15: 11, 17-20], why were Adam & Eve banned from the garden for eating? Considering the test in the garden.[Genesis 2].
2019-03-18 Tribulation & Testing: Are the verses about being kept, or kept from the wicked one, about being protected from trials and testing, as in the Roman world? Is this related to the pre-trib rapture and the tribulation? [John 17:15].
2019-03-08 Temptation: Is it true that God will always deliver people from their temptations [I Corinthians 10:13]?
2019-03-06 New Earth: Will we still have temptations and free will, and be able to disobey, when we are on the new earth? If the angels chose to sin, will we be able to?
2019-02-14 Tempted by Satan or the Flesh: What percentages are we tempted by Satan verses how much we are tempted by our flesh?
2019-01-23 Sinless Perfection or Entire Sanctification: Would you talk about the doctrine of "sinless perfection" (or "entire sanctification), and why is it a heresy? [Galatians 5:17-25, I Corinthians 10:13].
2019-01-15 Satan's Influence: If only God can read our minds, than how does Satan gain access to influence and tempt us?
2018-12-07 Testing: There's a lot of testing on this side of glory, but why are some people tested way more that others?
2018-11-30 Jesus being tempted with sex: Jesus wasn't ever tempted with sex, was He?
2018-11-27 Temptation & Sin: What is the difference between the temptation & sin? when does it change from temptation to sin?
2018-11-26 Jesus' Temptation: What was the divine aspect of Jesus while on earth? temptation vs sin; the temptation of Christ?
2018-11-16 God Testing us: If God knows everything, then why would He need to test us?
2018-10-29 Pornography: I've been struggling with fear & purity because I keep continuing with the temptation of pornography
2018-10-15 Facing Temptation: What does it mean to face temptation? Jesus faced it, but how did He overcome it?
2018-08-28 Satan the Tempter: If Satan is a tester/tempter & a deceiver, how do those two things not contradict one another?
Best Format of Bible, Paper or Electronic: Reading a Physical paper Bible over an electronic device, which is better?
2018-08-17 Lord's Prayer: Is not leading us into temptation talking about being delivered from the temptation of possibly not wanting to forgive people?
2018-08-03 The Impeccability of Jesus: Could Jesus have sinned? [Hebrews 5:7]
Surrendering to God: What does it mean to surrender to God?
Lust: What does the word "lust" mean?
2018-06-20 Jesus' Temptation: Caller thinks Jesus wasn't really tempted like we would be....but just tempted.
2018-06-19 Jesus' Temptation: Why was Jesus able to resist temptation?
Praying to Jesus: Why do we pray to Christ (instead of God the Father)?
Church Named After Christ: Why is His name in the church?
2018-06-14 Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil: Why not know the knowledge of good and evil in the first place so God could've prevented all of this?
Fall & the rest of Creation: Why did all the rest of creation have to fall & be corrupted as a result as Adam & Eve's sin? [Gen 3:17, Romans 6:23]
2018-05-10 Resist not Evil, Resist Satan: Can you please explain to me these contrasting Scriptures about Resisting? [Matthew 5:39, James 4:17, 5:8-9]
2018-04-20 Jesus Being Tempted: Was Jesus really tempted? Can we be tempted w/out sinning?
2018-04-02 Original Sin - Lust of the Flesh: I always thought we got a sinful nature from Adam & Eve, but the Bible talks about being drawn away by our lusts, whether it's food, sex, so were we possibly born with a lust of the Flesh?
2018-03-08 The Devil's Powers: Does satan have powers to control us?
Our Carnal Nature: Are we being tempted of ourselves, our flesh, our carnal nature, just as much as we are being tempted by Satan?
2017-12-27 Satan an Angel: Was Satan an angel? Satan argued with God about Job, Jesus saw him falling out of heaven, so can you just explain about Satan?
2017-11-17 Falling in Eternity: What if I can't go the distance in the next life, in the new heaven & earth, since we are required to be good SO long; for eternity?
2017-11-01 God Leading People into Temptation: Did God cause Jesus to be tempted? James says that God does tempt us, but then in the Lord's Prayer it we are supposed to say, "lead us NOT into temptation", praying to God saying that. How do you reconcile these verses? [James 1:13, Matthew 6:13]
2017-10-30 Satan Oppression or Just Bad Luck: How do we know when it's Satan attacking us or it's just bad luck, & is it important to know the difference between the 2?
2017-10-26 The Temptation of Jesus: How was the devil able to Jesus all the Kingdoms of the world in a "moment of time" during the temptation? [Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13]
Water Baptism or Baptism of Holy Spirit: Is this walking about water baptism or the Holy Spirit? [Romans 6:3-4]
2017-10-03 Temptation of Christ in the Gospels: How come there's no mention of the temptation of Jesus in the gospel of John?
2017-09-27 God Not being able to be Tempted: Why does it say that God can't be tempted, but Jesus was tempted, can you clear up this conflict?
2017-08-31 Context of Scripture & Cherry Picking: What can you say about people saying you are are just saying take the Bible in Context so they can skillfully cherry pick from the Bible, but not really taking it in context? Exegesis over proof-texting.
Once Saved, Always Saved: So you say people can lose their salvation? What about people who go through a rough period of time, & go out & perform willful sin? Are they lost during that period of time?
2017-08-15 Overcoming the Flesh: What's the proper way to overcome the flesh? What is the difference between temptation & sin?
2017-07-13 Jesus' Temptation: God says He tempts no man, but the Jesus had to go through the temptation, so how do these reconcile w/ each other? [James 1:13]
2017-07-11 Satan Being Omnipresent: How can people be pestered by satan at the same time on the earth if he's not omnipresent?
2017-04-25 Being Tempted by the Devil: Is there any evidence in Scripture that the devil can put thoughts into our mind?te
Gospel in a Nutshell: How would you phrase what the gospel is n a nutshell?
Gifts of the Spirit: So even if i don't have the gift of mercy, am i not supposed to still show mercy?
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