Go to The Narrow Path Ministry Topic: Conviction |
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2024-04-03 |
Thief on the Cross & the Holy Spirit: Was the thief on the cross' repentance and conversion the work of the Holy Spirit? [John 6:44]. |
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2023-08-07 |
Working Out Our Own Salvation: Could you help me understand what seems like a contradiction between "working out your own salvation" and "justified by faith" or the "gift" of salvation? [Philippians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Titus 2:13-14, 2 Peter 1:4]. Smoking Cigarettes (and Other Bad Habits): Is a believer who still smokes cigarettes working out their salvation? |
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2023-05-29 |
Words from the Lord: Someone told me they received a Word from the Lord; He wants me to be private (stay off social media, etc.) and that God wants His return for His investment. |
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2023-05-22 |
Praying for the Unsaved: How should we be praying for the unsaved, but not force it upon them? [Luke 13:34, Isaiah 5:4, Isaiah 66:4, Acts 26:19, James 4:3, Acts 2:37, Acts 7:54]. |
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2023-03-20 |
Reading Scripture and Distractions: How do I do better at not being distracted and stay focused on scripture, etc.? |
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2022-11-11 |
Evangelizing in Dark Environments: It is clearly sin, or a matter of personal conviction, if I am ministering in dark environments with hopes of evangelizing some listening to our band? [I Corinthians 8-10, Luke 5:31, Mark 2:17]. Witnessing in a Bar: Are you stumbling others and damaging your witness if you are performing in a bar or club because others might think it is then acceptable to go to bars? |
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2022-09-28 |
Conviction of Sin: Does the Holy Spirit convict people of their sin? Is there a scripture that says so? [John 16:8, John 16:13]. |
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2022-06-28 |
Hard Hearts: Regarding having a soft heart, how does one avoid having a hard heart? |
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2022-03-11 |
Jesus-More Than Messiah: Do you think that Jesus was more than the Messiah? [Mark 14:61]. Preaching Against Sin: Should we be preaching against sin today? [I Corinthians 5:12]. Evangelizing Others: Do you think that formulaic methods or "one size fits all" approaches to evangelism are effective? |
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2022-01-07 |
Masturbation: Would regular masturbation send someone to hell? [I Thessalonians 4:4]. |
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2021-12-07 |
Whose Initiative is it-God or Us?: Do you believe that the first step in conversion and regeneration is our initiative toward faith, or it it God working in us first? [Ephesians 2:1, Acts 2:37-39, Acts 7:54]. Dead in Trespasses and Sin: When scripture says "we were dead in trespasses and sins," do you think we are not really unable to do anything? Recommended topical lecture; "God's Sovereignty & Man's Salvation." [Ephesians 2:1, Romans 9, Psalm 10:17, Proverbs 16:1]. |
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2021-11-02 |
Salvation Before Jesus & the Holy Spirit: Before Jesus and the Holy Spirit came, would not the saved would be a very small percentage, because of the lack of light and conviction? [John 3:17, Psalm 19:1, Luke 12:47, John 19]. |
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2021-10-27 |
COVID Vaccine & Ethics: Should we refuse to take the COVID vaccine simply to stand with others who are resisting on ethical reasons? |
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2021-09-10 |
Not Totally Convinced About Christ: If one doesn't feel absolute conviction about the truth of Christianity, what should they do? [Matthew 7:7-8, Jeremiah 29:13]. |
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2021-09-10 |
Halloween: I am torn about my conviction to not celebrate Halloween, even though our church has a big event for it. What do you think? [Romans 14:5]. |
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2021-08-19 |
Being Forced to Take the COVID Vaccine: How should we handle being forced to take the COVID vaccine? |
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2021-06-11 |
Religious Exemption for COVID Vaccine: Is there biblical support for not taking the COVID vaccine? |
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2021-03-15 |
Fully Surrendered, but Worldly Responsibilities: Since there is actually so much we have to do , how does still one get to a fully surrendered state, and still take care of responsibilities? |
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2020-12-18 |
Christadelphians: Is the Christadelphian group a cult? The Conviction of the Holy Spirit: What do you recommend regarding taking care to not squelch the prompting and conviction of the Holy Spirit [I Corinthians 11:30-32]. (The answer is given after the break as Steve was muted.) |
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2020-09-30 |
Verse to Convict Others to Help the Needy: I can't seem to get help for my needs from my Christians friends, can you give me a scripture to convict them? [Matthew 6:33]. |
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2020-08-18 |
Not Under the Law, Yet Must Confess our Sins: Because I struggle with worrying about my sins, and getting God's forgivenss, could you help me sort the duality in scripture of not being "under the law" and yet we are to "confess our sins"? [1 John 1:9, Romans 6:14, I Corinthians 9:20-21, I John 3:4, Matthew 6:9-13, I John 3:4, Galatians 5:16]. |
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2020-07-24 |
The Holy Spirit vs The Conscience: Could you help me understand the differences between the Holy Spirit and the conscience? [I Timothy 4:2]. |
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2020-06-10 |
Claiming Lower Price on Car: Do you think it would be wrong to claim a sales price lower in a private sale of a car in order to pay less taxes to the state? |
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2020-05-12 |
Born Again & Sinlessness: I don't seem to understand what it means to be born again, because the Bible says you won't sin. Can you help me know how to accomplish this? [I John 3:9]. Confessing Your Sins to One Another: Every time we sin we are supposed to confess to our brother, so so I have to go do that all that time? [James 5:16]. Christ in Me Should not Allow Sin in Me: If I have Christ in me, how can I still sin? Am I not to overcome the devil? It is really hard! [Galatians 5:17, Philippians 3, I John 1:9, Ephesians 1:7, Matthew 23, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 26:41]. |
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2020-05-11 |
Weaker Brothers in What Way? When Paul talks about eating various foods, etc., and the weaker brothers, what does he mean? [Romans 14, I Corinthians 8]. |
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2020-03-12 |
Cut-off From God: Is God always be willing to welcome you back or is there a point that He will cut you off? [2 Thessalonians 2:11, Romans 1:18, Luke 23:42, Genesis 6:7, Isaiah 55:6]. |
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2020-02-26 |
A True Disciple of Christ: After listening to your lecture, "Toward a Radically Christian Counterculture", I am feeling convicted about whether I am a real Christian-a true disciple of Christ-and am wondering that if my previous walk has been weak and compromised, where does that leave me? [Titus 2:10]. |
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2020-02-05 |
Condemnation of the Heart: Should my heart be condemning me? Is there a difference between being convicted and being condemned [I John 2:1, 1:9, 3:20f, Hebrew 9:13-14]. |
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2019-09-30 |
Calvinist View of Holy Spirit & Conviction of Sin: What do you think about when Calvinists use this passage to support the idea that after one is saved, the Holy Spirit no longer needs to convict one of sin, and that it only is speaking of non-believers? [John 16:8-10, I John 1:9]. |
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2019-07-24 |
Holy Spirit Convicting of Righteousness: I don't understand this passage about the Holy Spirit and how He will convict the world of righteousness and judgment? [John 16:8-11, Acts 24:25]. |
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2019-06-25 |
Keeping One's Zeal: Do you have advice for someone who wants to never lose their zeal and commitment for the Lord. |
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2018-12-14 |
Dreams & Vision: Falling back to sin in my DREAMS only, is there anything the Bible possibly has to say about that? Relative's Death: My mom recently died. Where is she right now, & what is she doing? Is she possibly sleeping? [1 Corinthians 15:51-52, Philippians 1:21-23] |
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2018-07-19 |
Calling a church to Repentance: Preaching against sinners in church, accusing people in the church about their sin, is that right to do? |
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2018-07-05 |
More Sinful the Closer to Christ: It sort've seems the closer i'm getting to Jesus, the more sinful i see myself. |
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2018-06-21 |
Compromising on Truth: How do you know what or how to disagree on secondary issues? (cont. after break) |
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2018-04-25 |
Holy Spirit: Does the Holy Spirit convict us individually or as a world? Hyper-Grace: So you haven't quite joined the "hyper-grace" bandwagon yet? |
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2018-02-07 |
Calvinism Effectual Call: "Effectual Call"/"Inward Call" doctrine of Calvinism [Acts 2:39] |
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2016-08-12 |
Tithe Being Edible: the exchange involving tithe always seemed to be of something that was edible. Is that true? Convicting the World of Sin: How will He "convict the world of sin"? [John 16:7-11] |
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2016-08-03 |
Goodness of God Leading to Repentance: the goodness of God leads to repentance, how is that better than using the 10 commandments for conviction of sin? [Romans 2:4] |
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2015-02-18 |
People Worshipping Themselves: It almost seems like people have made idols/images of themselves when they lose sight of God. [Acts 17:29, Romans 1:21-23] Holy Spirit-Interpreting Scripture: Holy Spirit is somewhat subjective, but God Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God, but some don't show evidence. [Romans 8:16] |
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2013-09-04 |
God "Granting" Repentance: Can only God grant repentance? Prevenient Grace: Can you talk about "prevenient grace"? Willing your self into Heaven: Can someone "will" their way into heaven, to become saved? |
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2013-05-20 |
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit: Caller comments on previous call about the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. |
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2013-04-30 |
Non-Christian God-fearers: What about the good people and God-fearers in other faiths? What will happen to them? [John 3:16, John 1:9]. Those Doing Their Best-but Mistaken (Only Christians are Saved): What about those that are doing their best to do well, like the Jews, but get it wrong? Doesn't the Bible say that only Chistians will be saved? [I John 2:2, Acts 26:28]. The Unpardonable Sin: What about the "unpardonable sin?" [Matthew 12:31, Colossians 1:20, I John 2:2]. |
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2013-03-05 |
Drawing by God: Does God's "drawing" happen to everyone, universally, at all times? [John 6, John 12:32, 2 Peter 3:9-11, Acts 14:17, Psalm 8:4-6]. General vs Special Calling: Do you think some people have a special "drawing" or "calling" and others just have a general calling? |