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2022-12-15 The Twelve & the Great Commission: Wasn't Jesus talking to the twelve, rather than us, when he commanded them to go teach everything He commanded? [Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Timothy 6, 1 Corinthians 15, Acts 1:8, Ephesians 4, Matthew 15:24, John 10:16, Romans 10:12, John 14-16, Matthew 19:28].
2022-12-15 The Real Blood & Flesh of Jesus at Communion: What is the right way to think about the body and blood of Jesus at the Last Supper? is it literal or symbolic? Are we in danger if we don't do it correctly, or believe about it a certain way? [1 Corinthians 11:25-26, Luke 22:18-20, John 13:1-15, Mark 14:22-25].
2022-12-13 Remarriage of an Adulterer: Am I disqualified (or discouraged) from ever marrying again, because I am a divorced adulterer? [Matthew 19:8-10, 1 Corinthians 7:8, 1 Corinthians 9:5].
Arranged Marriages: Is there anything in the Bible about arranged marriages?
2022-12-13 Co-habitating Church Attending Couple: Regarding a couple who is co-habitating, do you think that they should be allowed to attend church and participate? [1 Corinthians 5:11].
2022-12-12 "Under the Law": What does it mean to be "under the law"? How does that apply to Christians now? [Romans 7:1-4, 1 Corinthians 9:20-21, Hebrews 8:13].
2022-12-09 Decorum in the Church: Would you expound on the passage about the customs (head coverings, long hair on men) mentioned in 1 Corinthians 11? [1 Corinthians 11:16, 1 Corinthians 11:14, Acts 18:8]. Recommended; Topical Articles-"Head Coverings."
2022-12-09 Accountability, Authority & Submission: Is it biblical that I should be submitting to someone in authority for accountability? [Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:10, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Mark 10:42-45, Matthew 20:25, Matthew 23:8-10, 2 Cortinthians 3:17, John 2:5].
2022-12-08 "Carnal" Christians: Would you clarify the meaning of "Carnal" Christians, and how it relates to salvation and losing one's faith? [I Corinthians 3:1, Romans 8:6-11].
Lost Loved Ones: How much should we be witnessing to or pressuring our loved ones who seems to have strayed from the faith? [Matthew 10:16, 1 John 2:4].
2022-12-07 New Covenant & Diet Restriction: Can you explain Paul's references to dietary laws relative to the new covenant, and it being mentioned along with sexual morality? [Acts 15:19-21, 1 Corinthians 6].
2022-12-07 "Called" to Preach or Pastor: How can one distinguish whether someone has actually been "called" to be a pastor or preacher? [Hebrews 5:4, 1 Corinthians 9:16].
Falling Away: If you are really "born again" can you then ever "fall away" (apostatize)? [Romans 11:22, 2 Peter 2:20-23, Hebrews 3:12, 1 Timothy 4:1].
Studying the Bible: What is your method of studying the Bible? Recommends topical lecture series; Authority of Scripture" or "Cultivating Christian Character", then the lecture; "Cultivating the Word of God."
2022-12-06 The Foundation of the Church: Caller disagrees with Steve's that this passage refers to the foundation of the church rather than for the individual. [1 Corinthians 3:11-15].
Keeping Diet Restrictions-According to the Law: Could you comment the Christian's obligation to keep diet restrictions according to Old Testament Law? [Romans 14:1-5, Galatians 4:10-11, Galatians 5:2, 1 Timothy 4:1-5, Romans 14:14, Mark 7:19, Hebrews 8:6].
2022-12-05 Women in Ministry-Teaching, Prophesying & Uncovered Heads: Could you talk about women teaching & prophesying in church with their heads uncovered? Can it only be to other women when they are uncovered? [1 Timothy 2:12, 1 Timothy 3:1, 1 Corinthians 11:5, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 14:4]. Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required-Roles of Women."
Women in Ministry: Doesn't it seem like there is a broad range of interpretations of what the proper role of ministry for women today? [1 Timothy 2:12, 1 Timothy 3:1, 1 Corinthians 11:5, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 14:4]. Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required-Roles of Women."
2022-12-05 Women in Ministry-Teaching, Prophesying & Uncovered Heads: Could you talk about women teaching & prophesying in church with their heads uncovered? Can it only be to other women when they are uncovered? [1 Timothy 2:12, 1 Timothy 3:1, 1 Corinthians 11:5, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 14:4]. Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required-Roles of Women."
Women in Ministry: Doesn't it seem like there is a broad range of interpretations of what the proper role of ministry for women today? [1 Timothy 2:12, 1 Timothy 3:1, 1 Corinthians 11:5, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 14:4]. Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required-Roles of Women."
2022-12-05 The RIght Person for You to Marry: Do you think it is correct for a pastor to tell you that God has the right one for you? [1 Corinthians 7:39].
2022-11-23 R.C. Sproul's Calvinism: Caller shares Sproul's story of switching to Calvinism and felt he needed to repent and was saved when he did. therefore the caller questions' Steve's view of free will and asks; What do you call yourself?
"The Gospel" for Unbelievers: Why don't you direct those seeking to be assured of their salvation to I Corinthians 15, wherein is the most succint description of the gospel? [I Corinthians 15:3-5, I Corinthians 2:2].
2022-11-22 Food (Meat vs Vegetables): Why did God first give plants (vegetables) for humans to eat, and later introduce animals (meat) into their diets? [I Cor 15:22, Romans 5:12, Genesis 9:3, Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 6:25].
2022-11-21 Univeral Conversion Before the Return of Christ: From where does the idea about the whole world being converted before the return of Christ come? [Habakkuk 2:14, Revelation 20, I Corinthians 15:25-26].
2022-11-17 Divorce: If someone wants out of the marriage, when does one know when to let them go? Recommends article; "Divorce & Remarriage" & "What is Marriage?" at the website. [I Corinthians 7:12-15].
2022-11-17 Church Membership: What do you think of claims that church membership is required by scripture? [Matthew 18, Hebrews 13:17, I Corinthians 12:13, Acts 2:41-47, Ephesians 4:25].
2022-11-17 Mind of Christ: Where does it say that we will have "the mind of Christ" in the new earth? [I Corinthians 2:16, 2 Corinthians 13:18, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23].
2022-11-16 Sin Requires the Death Penalty: Do you think that every little sin requires the death penalty, as in the "wages of sin is death"? [Romans 6:23, Romans 6:16].
Condemnation of Sin: Did Paul think that since they presumed that Jesus was coming back in their lifetimes, that he is suggesting that if people die, then they will not be caught involved in sin and thereby condemned? [I Corinthians 11:32, I Corinthians 5:6].
2022-11-14 Holiness: What are your thoughts on "holiness" or "holy" living? [2 Corinthians 7:1, I Peter 1:15-16, I Corinthians 6:20].
2022-11-14 Commanding Angels: Is there a precedent in the Bible about believers "commanding angels" to take action? [Hebrews 1:14, Galatians 4:1, Luke 1:34, I Corinthians 6:3, Hebrews 2:7].
Church Multiplies Under Persecution: Why does the church grow under severe persecution? It does not make sense.
2022-11-11 The Jewish People: How does God feel about the Jewish people and how does God feel about them? [Galatians 3:28, 2 Peter 3:9, I Corinthians 16:22].
2022-11-10 Jesus as God (Monotheism): Is Jesus excluding Himself when He says that God is the only true God? [John 17:3, I Timothy 3:16, John 7:3, I Corinthians 8:6, Romans 9:5].
2022-11-09 Jesus & David Talking with God: How is it that David is speaking to God in Psalms, but the New Testament indictes it is Jesus talking in Hebrews 10? [Hebrews 10:5-7, Psalm 40:6-8, Luke 24:45, 2 Corinthians 3:15, I Corinthians 2:14, I Corinthians 2:9, Psalm 119:11, Psalm 2:7].
2022-11-08 Genuine "Tongues Speaking": How do you determine when "tongues speaking" is genuine? [I Corinthians 12:2, I Corinthians 14:2-5, I Corinthians 14:15-17, Deuteronomy 13:1-3, Deuteronomy 18:22].
2022-11-08 Righteousness & "Means of Grace": How do we engage in "righteous" acts and apply the "means of grace'? [I John 3:7, John 1:14-16, Luke 4:22, Ephesians 4:29, I Corinthians 15:10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2, 2 Corinthians 12:9].
2022-11-08 Canon of Scripture & Prophecy: Why is the canon of scripture closed if the gift of prophecy is so valued as a gift? [I Corinthians 14:1, I Thessalonians 5:20, I Corinthians 12:28, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 4:11, Acts 21:9, John 13:20, I Corinthians 14:29, Acts 21:11, I Corinthians 14:3].
2022-11-04 Repetitive Sin & Repentance: So what about me, who has been really slow to grasp the supremacy of Christ, and who has sinned throughout my life-is there any hope for me? [Isaiah 53:6, Isaiah 1:18, I John 1:9, I John 2:2].
Is Forgiveness all Done?: What about Bob George, who teaches that forgiveness is all done, and repentance is no longer necessary? [I John 2:2, I Timothy 6:3, James 2:14-26, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, Matthew 7:21-23].
Hyper-Grace vs Repentance: Isn't there an extraordinary amount of disagreement on the topic of repentance, particulary, grace-once for all vs the need to repent? [Acts 17:11].
2022-11-04 The Last Supper (Communion or Eurcharist): Was Jesus talking about the "Lord's Supper in John 6? [John 6:53-56, John 5:24, John 6:40, John 4:14, John 7:37-39, I Corinthians11:17-34, John 11:11-14, John 4:32, John 2:19-20, John 3:4, John 6:63].
2022-11-04 Seeking Forgiveness & Hope: How do we reconcile the verse "if we walk in the spirit we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh", when I have lived a life falling to the same sin? I am not sure I am even saved! Recommended; chapter on "Walking in the Spirit" in the "Empire of the Risen Son." [Hebrews 12:14-16, Galatians 5:16, I Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 5:17].
2022-11-03 Cremation: Is it biblically acceptable to be cremated? [I Corinthians 3:17].
2022-11-01 Free From Sin: After we become believers, are we free from sin or are we just hopelessly bound to sin? [Romans 6:16-18, I Corinthians 6:20, Galatians 5:16, I Peter 1:18-19, Romans 8:12, Romans 8:4, Romans 13:14, 2 Corinthians 10:3, Matthew 1:21, I John 2:1, Romans 6:1].
2022-10-31 Doing Good vs Wrong Theology: How do you sort out whether the good a particular church is doing versus the possibly dangerous theology they may be teaching? [I Corinthians 27-28].
2022-10-31 Faith, Obedience & Love: Does it seems like there is a contradiction between Paul and Jamess in scripture about being able to be obedient? [John 14:15, Romans 8:4-7, I Corinthians 8:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, James 2:19, James 2:8, Galatians 5:6, I Timothy 6:3-4].
2022-10-28 Unity Among Believers & Elders: Could you talk about unity among believers, especially from the elders to the congregations? [Hebrews 13:17, Titus 1:9, Romans 16:17, I Corinthians 11:3, Hebrews 13:7].
2022-10-28 Handing Over the Kingdom to Jesus & God: Could you talk about the scriptures that suggest that the Kingdom is handed over to Christ for management and also handed back to God? Recommendation; "Empire of the Risen Son" (Vol 1& 2) by Steve Gregg. [Matthew 11:27, I Corinthians 15:22-24, Judges 8:22-23, Matthew 28:18, Psalm 110:1].
2022-10-28 "The Mind of Christ": How does the having the "mind of Christ" actually work? [I Corinthians 2:6-16, I Corinthians 3:1-3, Luke 24:35].
2022-10-25 Logic & Reasoning: Are not both logic and reasoning also gifts from God and should be used as much as special gifts God may offer? [Matthew 16:17, John 6:63, I Corinthians 2:15, I Corinthians 2:5, John 14:6].
2022-10-24 Speaking Gifts: Do you think that all the gifts are "speaking gifts" in some way? [Acts 6, I Corinthians 12].
Greek vs Hebrew Jews: What was the difference between the "Helenistic" (Greek) Jews and the Hebrew (Palestinian) Jews?
2022-10-24 "Group Repentance" at Church: What do you think about our church having a service that represented group repentance with some dramatic gestures, like each dropping a stone for symbolic purposes? [I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21].
2022-10-18 Prophets Today: Should we consider any future prophecies as legitimate? Are there prophets today, such as David Wilkerson, or did the gift of prophecy end at Pentecost? [Acts 2:17-18, I Corinthians 12, Ephesians 2:20].
The "Didache": Where can I look up the "Didache"?
2022-10-18 "Leopard Change its Spots"-True Transformation: Can a person really change, or as the verse indicates-a leopard cannot change it spots? Recommendation topical lecture "Biblical Counsel for Change" and "Cultivating Christian Character." [Jeremiah 13:23, Matthew 1:21, John 8:31-32, I Corinthians 6:9-11].
2022-10-17 Drinking Alcohol: Is it a sin to drink beer? [Galatians 5:19, I Corinthians 6:9-10].
2022-10-17 Sunday: What does the scripture say about "Sunday?" [I Corinthians 16:2, Acts 20:7].
2022-10-10 Wood, Hay, Stubble: Don't you think that the passage about "wood, hay & stubble" is not about false teachers, but about individual lives? [I Corinthians 3:12, I Corinthians 3:5-9, I Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 2:19].
Baptism for the Dead: What do you think about the "baptism for the dead?" [I Corinthians 15:29].
2022-10-10 Wood, Hay, Stubble: Don't you think that the passage about "wood, hay & stubble" is not about false teachers, but about individual lives? [I Corinthians 3:12, I Corinthians 3:5-9, I Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 2:19].
Baptism for the Dead: What do you think about the "baptism for the dead?" [I Corinthians 15:29].
2022-10-10 Sealed by the Holy Spirit: What does it mean to be "sealed" by the Holy Spirit? [Epheisans 4:30, Revelation 14:9-14 ].
"Turned Over" to Satan: What does it mean when Paul turned two people "over to Satan so to not learn to blaspheme anymore"?[I Timothy 1:18-20, I Corinthians 5:5].
2022-10-10 Losing One's Salvation: Do you believe there are sins other than "apostasy" that will cause someone to lose their salvation? [Galatians 5:19-21, I Corinthians 6:9-10].
John MacArthur is a False Teacher: Steve you should call out John MacAthur for teaching false doctrine and a different gospel.
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