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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].
2021-04-13 Church Membership: Could you clarify what you think about what the Bible teaches about church membership? [Romans 16, I Corinthians 1:12, Matthew 20:26, Mark 10:43].
2021-04-09 Attending a Calvinist Church: Could you give me your thoughts on attending a Calvinist church, as they seem to really be off the mark in their theology? Recommended Lecture; "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation".
2021-04-05 Various Views in the Jerusalem church: What are the different views of those in the Jerusalem church?
Senior Pastors in the Jerusalem Church: How did the hierarchy of the Jerusalem church compare to those that would be considered senior pastors in churches today? [Galatians 2:12, Acts 15, Matthew 23:8].
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?
2021-03-26 Qualifications for Elders: What are the qualifications of an elder? [I Timothy 3, Titus 1, Acts 13, Acts 14, Matthew 23:8, Matthew 20:26, Mark 10:43].
Steve Gregg to Speak at Your Church: What does one do to get you to come to speak to a group?
2021-03-23 Loss of Fellowship and Faith: Can you help me with my failing faith, and apathy about attending church? I have fallen out of fellowship, and wonder if I am in danger of losing my salvation?
2021-03-18 "Seeker Friendly" Churches: Are "seeker friendly" churches unbiblical?
Jesus Spoke in Parables: Why did Jesus speak to His crowds in parables, so they would not really understand? [Mark 4:34].
2021-02-19 Provoking Our Children: What does it mean to not provoke our children to wrath? [Ephesians 6:4].
Family Not Attending Church Together: What should one do if one's spouse or children do not want to attend church with you?
2021-02-11 Liturgy & Traditions for Worship: Should our worship include some of the liturgy of the Catholic church or Old Testament Jewish traditions? How do we determine what to include?
2021-01-28 Group Forming; "Live Not by Lies": Forming a group around the ideas presented in the book; Live Not by Lies", by Rod Dreher
Book about Home Church: What do you think of "Reimagining Church" by Frank Viola?
2021-01-25 Group for Shared Values: Announcement about a community group in the Vancouver, Washington area (go on Craig's Lies/ Groups) sharing about the book, "Live Not by Lies", by Rod Dreher
2021-01-20 Home Church Fellowship & Community: I am not sure how to think about going back to the more traditional church, as this time of community meetings seems better. Before we tolerated sinfulness in the church, but now we interact more. Can you help? [Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 18:17, I Corinthians 5:12-13].
2021-01-20 State Over the Savior: What do you think about a global church who worships the state over the Savior?
Amillennial & Post-Millennial: Could you clarify the different reasons for adhering to Amillennialism and Post-Millennialism, and who are the best advocates for both? [2 Thessalonians 1, Revelation 20].
2021-01-14 Critical Nature-Blessing or Curse: Can you help me sort out the blessing and curse of having a critical nature? [Ephesians 4:15, Revelation 2-3].
Worship Music & Song: What do you think about a lot of the current worship bands, music and songs, coming out now? It seems rather self-centered. [James 1:17].
2021-01-13 Disillusioned with the Church: Can you help me in my struggle with being disillusioned with the organized church and religious people? Do you think that this is why we may be facing persecution? [Matthew 20:26].
2021-01-12 Shutting Down a Church-Forsaking the Assembly: Is it wrong to shut down a church and forsake the assembling together of the saints? [Hebrews 10:25].
2020-12-29 Failure of the Contemporary Church: Caller comments on the failure of the contemporary church and loss of Bible literacy.
2020-12-14 Vaccine: What do you think about taking the vaccine, as I am afraid I might not be able to work if I don't take it?
Genesis Bible School: Are you familiar with Genesis Bible School out of Santa Rosa, California?
Government Interference with Church Gathering: What do you think about the government not allowing us to gather so that we can love on each other?
2020-12-11 Healthy Church: Have you heard of the Philadelphia Church in Seattle? What is your idea of a healthy church?
2020-12-02 Requirements for Spiritual Leaders (Pastors, Ministers, Preachers) in Churches: Is there any requirements for spiritual leaders, if they have been divorced or formerly fallen to sin, but repented? [I Timothy 3, Titus 1].
2020-11-25 Request for Prayer for Sudi: Request for prayers for Sudi, who was just discovered to have a mass that is likely to be cancer.
The Right Church and Denomination: How can one be sure they are in the right denomination, if experiences in the wrong one were somewhat convincing.
2020-11-25 Qualifications for Apostles: What are the qualifications for an apostle? Should I be at a church that calls some there apostles? [2 Corinthians 8:23, John 13:20, Ephesians 4:11, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Matthew 23:10].
2020-11-24 Blood Spoken of Frequently in Scripture: Why does the Bible speak so much about blood? [Leviticus 17:1, Hebrews 9:22].
The Baptist Denomination: What are the pros and cons of the Baptist denomination?
2020-11-23 Tithing vs Giving: Could you talk to me about the difference between tithing and giving?
2020-11-17 Church in the Gospels: If you say that the word "church" was only found two times in the gospels, how did we come up with our liturgy and how did they conduct church in the early church [Matthew 16, Matthew 18, Acts 2:42-49, I Corinthians 14, I Corinthians 11, I Timothy 3, Titus 1, 2 Corinthians 3:17].
2020-10-30 Fellowship: Will God allow me some time to get connected to other believers in fellowship? [Hebrews 10:25]
2020-10-26 Baptism Without a Church Fellowship: If someone does not have a home church, but has become a believer via radio ministry, where does one get baptized?
2020-09-22 Church-Hospital for the Sick?: Should the church should be seen as a safe place, or hospital for the sick, rather than a place where church discipline would be conducted? [Matthew 18:15-17]
2020-09-21 Disatisfaction with My Church's Worship Music: Can you advise about my disatisfaction with the worship music at my church?
2020-09-21 Worship on Saturdays or Sundays?: Are we supposed to worship on Saturdays (The Sabbath) or Sundays? [I Corinthians 10:31, I Thessalonians 5:16-18, Romans 12:1, Acts 2:46].
2020-09-15 Coronavirus Restrictions in Church Meetings: What do you think about believers adhering to government Coronavirus mandates in social distancing & masks in church meetings?
2020-09-11 Leaving Dispensationalism & Finding Fellowship: Can you offer some direction for fellowship for those of us who were only presented with Dispensationalism, and have since moved away from it?
Church at Home with Steve Gregg: Is my wife and I listening to your lectures at home the same as "church"?
2020-09-11 Leaving Dispensationalism & Finding Fellowship: Can you offer some direction for fellowship for those of us who were only presented with Dispensationalism, and have since moved away from it?
Church at Home with Steve Gregg: Is my wife and I listening to your lectures at home the same as "church"?
2020-08-25 Where to Attend Church: Where do you recommend one attends church, specifically after a megachurch has absorbed ours?
2020-08-11 Christians Hating: How bad is it now, as we Christians seem to hate each other within the church, much less outside the church? [I John 3:15].
2020-07-30 Giving to the Unbelieving Poor: If you are generous to poor unbelievers, does it count meritoriously to God? [Matthew 25:40, Galatians 6:6, Galatians 6:10].
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?
2020-07-24 Reformed Church of America: Who is the Reformed Church of America?
2020-07-13 Power No Longer Manifested in the Church: Is not the church not manifesting the power of God today as it should be? [Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4, I Corinthians 4:20].
Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Is the power lacking in the church today because many may not have experienced the "Baptism of the Spirit"? [Acts 10, Acts 19].
Believers Not Experiencing the Power of the Holy Spirit: What do you say to a believer who has not experienced the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives?[Hebrews 8:10, Ezekiel 36:25, Ezekiel 11:19, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 5:18].
2020-07-07 Koinonia, Church Fellowship: Could you comment on how important "Koinonia" is for the body of Christ?
Closer Proximity for Fellowship: Should our modern churches be more focused on getting families that are in close proximity into fellowship together?
2020-07-07 Koinonia, Church Fellowship: Could you comment on how important "Koinonia" is for the body of Christ?
Closer Proximity for Fellowship: Should our modern churches be more focused on getting families that are in close proximity into fellowship together?
2020-06-11 Finding a Church to Baptize One: Would you advise me as to how to find a church in which to get baptized?
2020-06-03 Old Testament Law & Punishment Application for Today: How does Old Testament law, crime & punishment apply to us today?
2020-05-29 Birds Evil in the Bible: Could you comment on the birds in the trees being evil, and the idea of larger churches leading to allowing birds to nest in them? [Matthew 13:32, Luke 13:19, Revelation 22:16, Daniel 4:12, 21, Ezekiel 17, Ezekiel 31, I Corinthians 5:6-7].
2020-05-15 Leftist Church & Politics: What does one do about a church that seems to be involved in leftist politics?
2020-03-27 How Many Are Truly Saved Today: What kind of percentage of people today do you think are truly committed, or true disciples of Christ? [Matthew 7:22].
2019-12-31 Prophets in Today's Church: Would God use a prophet in the church today, to direct personal things like who to marry, whether to move, etc.? [I Corinthians 14:3-4, Acts 21, Deuteronomy 13].
2019-12-26 The True Church Today: Which church existing today is actually the true church that Jesus started with His disciples?
2019-12-13 Modern Church Gone Lukewarm: What has happened to the lukewarm modern church, in light of the robust early church? [I Corinthians 6, Galatians 5:19-21, Matthew 7:22].
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