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| 2024-04-10 |
God's Limits on Our Suffering:
Why am I so often told that God "never gives people more than they can bear," when hospitals and cemeteries are full of those who would disagree? [1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 1:8-9, Psalm 1:3, Psalm 61:2-4, 1 Peter 5:7]. |
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| 2024-02-15 |
Book of Job:
Who authored the Book of Job? What was the purpose of all the suffering of Job? [Psalm 34:7, Job 1:9-11, 2 Corinthians 12:7]. |
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| 2024-01-26 |
Tribulation & Perseverance:
Do you think that those who give up their faith in persecution and tribulation are the "great falling away." [2 Thessalonians 2:3]. |
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| 2024-01-22 |
Converted Muslim Struggling with Sin:
Converted Muslim: How long will I be punished for the way I treated my wife that has now ended in divorce? I continue to sin, but I hate it, and I am suffering. How do I come back to the Lord? Rec: Topical lectures - "Making Sense Out of Suffering." [Job 1:21]. |
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| 2023-12-18 |
Tests & Temptations:
Can you clarify what scripture says about the necessity of tests and temptation, and yet we are to avoid temptation? [Galatians 6:1, Luke 18:1, Romans 13:14, Job 31:1] Hedging One's Bets (about God's Existence): Isn't the familiar saying, "I would rather live my life as if there is a God ..." less than desirable as it is allowing for doubt in one's faith? |
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| 2023-10-02 |
God Created a Liar:
How can God create a being that can lie, if God Himself cannot lie? [John 8:44, Hebrews 6:18]. Hell-Contradiction of God: Is it a contradiction of God's love to create hell to be a place of eternal conscious torment? Rec: topical lectures on Three Views of Hell or Steve's book on Hell. |
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| 2023-09-28 |
Satan's Thievery:
How do we make Satan pay us back for all he has stolen from us? [Proverbs 6:30-31]. Khasarian Jews Have you heard of Khasarian Jews (Khazars)? |
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| 2023-09-18 |
Lucifer-Created Good or Evil?:
Was Lucifer created good or created evil? [Isaiah 7:12, Ezekiel 28:16]. Missing Verses: Why are some verses missing in some translations, such as Matthew 17:21? |
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| 2023-09-14 |
"Wood, Hay & Stubble":
Could you explain this passage about "wood, hay, and stubble?" What is the "fire?" Who is "every man?" [1 Corinthians 3:1-15, Acts 18-19, 1 Peter 2:5, Ephesians 2:21-22]. Trial or Judgment Symbolized by Fire: So, "fire" could symbolize either trials or final judgment? [1 Corinthians 3:1-15, 1 Peter 4:12-19]. |
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| 2023-09-11 |
"Evil Spirit" from the Lord:
Could you expound on the "evil (distressing) spirit" from the Lord on Saul and David's playing driving it away? [1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Kings 22:21-23, Judges 9:23]. |
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| 2023-09-05 |
God "Testing" or "Tempting":
Though you said that God tempts people, James says He does not. Can you clarify? [James 1:13, Genesis 33:1, Luke 4:1, Matthew 6:13] |
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| 2023-09-01 |
Divorced Father Fears for Children:
Why doesn't God answer my prayers for protection for my children, who are under some dangerous influences from my ex-wife? [Matthew 6:32]. |
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| 2023-08-25 |
Near-Death Experiences:
What do you think of near-death experiences? Reference to "Case for Heaven" by Lee Strobel? Christians Suffering Illness: Why do Christians suffer illness like unbelievers do? |
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| 2023-08-22 |
Temptation & Testing:
Why did Jesus pray, "Lead us not into temptation," if God does not tempt us? [Matthew 6:13, James 1:13, Matthew 4:1]. |
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| 2023-06-21 |
Satan's Creation:
Why did God create Satan? [Hebrews 2:10, Romans 8:29]. |
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| 2023-06-05 |
Sinlessness in the New Earth:
Why would I not sin in the New Earth? Will I still have free will? What will keep me from sinning in there? |
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| 2023-04-24 |
Why Test if God is Omniscient?:
If God already knows the outcome, why does He have to test people-like when He tested Abraham? [Genesis 18:20]. |
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| 2023-04-21 |
Satan's Origins:
Could you comment on the verse about "Satan fell like lightning?" [Isaiah 45:7, Luke 10:18, Revelation 12:7-9, Luke 10:18]. |
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| 2023-03-29 |
God Telling People to Marry-Ending Up Misserable:
If two people were sure that God told them to marry each other, is it possible that God would actually tell two people to marry each other, if they end up miserable and divorced? [Job 5:7]. |
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| 2023-03-16 |
Difficulties with Parts of Scripture:
Caller shares concern over the difficult parts of the Old Testament? [Genesis 22, John 6:6]. |
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| 2023-02-23 |
Islam, Koran & Allah:
Is God, the Father, the same as the Muslim's Allah? [Acts 17:23-31, John 10:30]. Life as a Test: It doesn't sit well with me to think this life is a test? Is it? [2 Timothy 2:12]. |
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| 2023-02-01 |
Satan's Character & Role:
Is it possible that Satan is not really only evil but more like a "prosecuting attornery" that God actually created for testing? [Revelation 12:9, Job 1-2, Zechariah 3:1-5, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28]. Avoiding Temptation: What is the point of avoiding temptation and prayer to avoid them, if this is all part of the plan. [Luke 18:7, James 1:15, Luke 11:2-4, Matthew 5:9-13]. Skeptics Doubting the Reliability: How do you answer a skeptic that complains that there is something wrong with the teacher when everyone in Christianity has a differing opinion? [Proverbs 25:2]. |
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| 2023-02-01 |
Satan's Character & Role:
Is it possible that Satan is not really only evil but more like a "prosecuting attornery" that God actually created for testing? [Revelation 12:9, Job 1-2, Zechariah 3:1-5, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28]. Avoiding Temptation: What is the point of avoiding temptation and prayer to avoid them, if this is all part of the plan. [Luke 18:7, James 1:15, Luke 11:2-4, Matthew 5:9-13]. Skeptics Doubting the Reliability: How do you answer a skeptic that complains that there is something wrong with the teacher when everyone in Christianity has a differing opinion? [Proverbs 25:2]. |
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| 2023-01-27 |
Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil:
Isn't it good for people to know the difference between good & evil? Adam & Eve's Free Will: Did Adam & Eve have free will? [Genesis 1:26-27]. |
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| 2022-11-14 |
Discouragment in Prayer vs Hardness of Heart:
If someone is struggling because of the discouragement in their failures in reoccuring sin, therefore finding it hard to pray, is their heart becoming hardened? [Luke 18:1-8, Daniel 10:10-14, Psalm 103:13-14, Hebrews 4:14-16, Revelation 12:12, Matthew 4:11, Luke 4:13, Matthew 26:41]. |
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| 2022-11-02 |
Satan Released at the End of the Millennium:
Why does Satan get released again after the millennium? [Revelation 20:9-11, Colossians 2:15, Hebrews 2:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Matthew 13:48]. |
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| 2022-10-26 |
Chastening or Satan:
How does one know when God is chastening rather than Satan attacking us? |
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| 2022-09-29 |
God Created Satan:
Why did God create Satan and evil? How do we justify that? [John 12:31, Revelation 12:10, Hebrews 2:8]. |
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| 2022-08-12 |
Building the Church & Works Tried by Fire:
Regarding building with wood, hay & stubble, and works tried by fire, are we not all God's fellow workers? [I Corinthians 3:5-15, I Corinthians 4:6]. |
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| 2022-08-03 |
Satan's Origins:
Where did Satan come from? [Isaiah 14:12, Proverbs 16:4, Genesis 1:26-28]. |
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| 2022-07-27 |
Testing Prophets & Teachers:
How do you determine if someone is actually speaking of the Spirit? How do I discern this? [I Corinthians 14:29, Deuteronomy 18:21-22, I John 4:1]. |
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| 2022-07-21 |
Ex-Homosexual & Ex-Transgender; Dealing with the Temptation:
Ex-homosexual & ex-transgender: When I am tempted by the wrong sex, is it demonic? [Matthew 19:12]. Lectures recommended. The "Offspring" of Satan in Genesis: Could you explain what is meant by the "offspring" when the offspring of the serpent was cursed? [Genesis 3:15, Revelation 12:9, John 8:44, I John 3:10]. |
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| 2022-07-04 |
Fleeces before God:
Would you share your personal story of putting fleeces before God about about the girl who you would marry? Demonic Forces at Work: What other forces, other than demonic forces, could have been at work in the experience of all your fleeces set before God? |
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| 2022-06-16 |
Purgatory:
Catholic caller defends the doctrine of purgatory. [I Corinthians 3:15-17, Hebrews 12:11, Hebrews 12:5-9, I Corinthians 1-4]. |
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| 2022-05-20 |
Free Will in the Afterlife:
Do you believe that we will have free will in the afterlife, and if so, what would keep us from sinning? Slavery: Did God allow people to take slaves after they conquered other nations? |
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| 2022-05-18 |
Good & Evil in Eden:
Because there was a Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil, does that mean evil was already in the garden? [Genesis 1:31, Genesis 3:1]. Satan's Origins: Do you lean toward the view that Satan was created by God or He was a fallen angel? |
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| 2022-05-18 |
Good & Evil in Eden:
Because there was a Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil, does that mean evil was already in the garden? [Genesis 1:31, Genesis 3:1]. Satan's Origins: Do you lean toward the view that Satan was created by God or He was a fallen angel? |
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| 2022-05-10 |
Satan Hates Christians:
Does Satan hate Christians? [John 8:44, Job 1-2]. Satan as a Tester: Didn't you say that Satan was created as a tempter? Satan Thrown into the Lake of Fire: If Satan was created to be a tester, then why would God throw Him in the Lake of Fire? Would this be against the character of God? Revelation 20:15]. |
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| 2022-04-15 |
Giving Thanks for Everything:
What are you thoughts and process on "giving thanks for everything"? [I Thessalonians 5:16-18, Job 113:2, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Romans 8:22-23, Romans 5:2]. |
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| 2022-03-09 |
God's Sovereignty & Importance of Prayer:
Why is prayer so important if we are to rest in our faith, believe in His sovereignty, and He is going to work everything out His way anyway? [James 4:2-3]. |
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| 2022-03-04 |
Jesus' Legal Proceedings & Evidence of His Resurrection:
Considering the Jews who remarked that Pilate should not let Jesus go at His trial, how does that parallel to the idea that we must find evidence to substantiate Jesus' resurrection? [John 19:12, I Corinthians 15:6]. |
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| 2022-03-02 |
God Planned for Mankind (Adam) to Sin:
What do you think of the premise that God planned for mankind (Adam) to sin, so He could demonstrate His grace? [2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23]. |
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| 2022-02-15 |
Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil:
Why would God, knowing that Adam & Eve would sin, place the temptation of the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden? |
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| 2022-02-15 |
Life is a Test:
Is it possible that life is basically a continual test to see if we will obey God, or choose to go our own way each and every day? [Psalm 84:11]. |
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| 2022-02-02 |
Old Testament Hebrew Poetic Language:
Did Job's friends and the prophets actually speak in poetic form, or where they just recast in poetry when the story is told? God Uses the Devil: Does God actually use the devil to accomplish His will at times? [Acts 2:23]. |
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| 2022-01-04 |
God's Abuse & Manipulation:
How can I respond to my daughter who claims that God is manipulative and abusive as in the example of Abraham being told to kill Isaac? (Even though it seems to end at the break, Steve continues to coomment after break regarding this call.) |
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| 2021-12-28 |
Government's Role:
Would you agree that the government should not be allowed to become preeminent? [Romans 13:1-4, John 19:11]. Refined as Silver: What is the difference between being refined as silver and being tried by affliction? [Isaiah 48:9-11, I Peter 1:7]. |
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| 2021-12-15 |
God Testing Our Faith:
Did God allow me to get sick as a test of my faith? [James 5:11, Psalms 34:7, 1 Corinthians 10:13]. |
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| 2021-12-15 |
Curses & Hexes:
Is there such a thing as curses or hexes? [Proverbs 26:2]. |
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| 2021-12-03 |
Symbolism of Fire:
What does the "fire" in the scripture about "wood, hay and stubble", represent in I Corinthians 3? [I Corinthians 3:15]. |