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2024-04-04 Authority of Scripture & Tradition: Isn't the Protestant emphasis on the authority of scripture still somewhat based upon tradition (as Catholics so value) because of the later development of the canon of scripture?
Book of Hebrews Authencity: How do we know that the book of Hebrews is reliable and authentic? [Hebrews 13:23].
2024-03-25 King of Tyre & Bible Chapter Titles: Who has the power to title the Bible's chapters and why would the title given be ignored? Isn't it irresponsible to apply something that scripture does not say? [Ezekiel 28:12-16, Isaiah 14:12-15, Ezekiel 26-28, Ezekiel 28:1, Ezekiel 28:12, Ezekiel 12:16].
2024-03-07 Easter Bunnies & Eggs: What do bunnies and eggs have to do with Easter? Do you think we bring glory to God when we use them? [1 Corinthians 10:31].
2024-03-06 Men with Long Hair & Cross-dressing: How do you see the verse about men not wearing long hair and men dressing like women? [1 Corinthians 11:14, 1 Corinthians 11:16, Deuteronomy 22:5, Acts 18:18].
2024-02-15 Lent & Ash Wednesday: Should a protestant observe Lent and take the ashes on Ash Wednesday?
2024-01-16 Catholics & Protestant "Sola Scriptura": When Catholics refer to their "other" traditions when they say that Protestants only pay attention to "sola scripture" but Catholics believe in both scripture and other traditions, what are those traditions? [1 Timothy 3:2-5, Mark 7:9].
2023-11-22 Spices Brought to the Tomb: In contrast to Jewish tradition, why would the women take spices to the tomb, when he was already buried in the tomb? [Mark 16:3].
2023-09-26 Church Today and the Tabernacle & Temple Tithe: Could you discuss the parallels between the customs of the church today and the obligations (tithes) that took place in the Tabernacle, Temple, and synagogue previously? [1 Peter 2:5].
2023-09-19 Origin of Satan: Caller disagrees with Steve that the Bible is not clear on the origins of Satan. [Jude 1:6, 2 Peter 2:4].
Satan's Origins-God Can't Create Evil: Since it is impossible for God to create evil, doesn't this require us to believe that Satan must be a fallen angel? [Proverbs 16:4].
2023-09-13 "Sola Scriptura": Would you give me an argument to support "sola scripture" ("scripture alone")?
Adultery & Pornography: Is viewing pornography the same as adultery (mental vs. physical)?
2023-09-11 Cultural Sensitivity: Does Paul's "cultural sensitivity" for religious Jews when he says "to the Jews, I became as a Jew" direct us now? [1 Corinthians 9:19-23].
2023-08-31 Women Speaking & Uncovering Their Heads: What do you think about the women today not covering their heads and speaking in church? [1 Corinthians 11:4-6, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Timothy 2:11-12, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-14, 1 Peter 3:4, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, 1 Timothy 2:8].
2023-08-14 False Doctrines Developed Outside of the Bible: Could you survey significant false doctrines that have developed that are not really in the Bible?
2023-07-21 Greek Orthodoxy: Could you help me assess what seems to be better answers coming from Greek Orthodoxy? [Matthew 23:5-6, 2 Timothy 2:1-7].
2023-04-13 Headcoverings: Could you comment about women wearing headcoverings? Rec: article on the website, "Headcoverings." [1 Corinthians 11:5, Acts 18:18, 1 Corinthians 11:16].
2023-02-22 "Ash Wednesday" & "Lent": Is "Ash Wednesday" biblical? Should I participate? (Call is almost complete before the show cuts-out and a recording begins).
2023-02-15 Symbolism of the Galilean Wedding (Wedding at Cana): How paralleled are the events of the Galilean Wedding, the church as bride, and relative to end times? [2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 11, Matthew 25].
Insight Through Nature: Do you think that one can gain some spiritual insight and parallels from nature and culture?
2023-01-30 Jesus' Sinful Nature: Do you think that Jesus had a "sinful nature?" [Romans 3:23, Romans 7:23, Romans 6:20].
Assumptions Beyond the Bible: Why would people assume stuff that isn't in the Bible?
2023-01-24 Old Law & New Testament Fasting: Is there a difference between the requirements of the Old Law regarding fasting and expectations of fasting in the New Testament? [Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:15, 2 Samuel 12:13-25, Mark 2:19].
New Wine in Old Skins: Would you explain the significance of the new wine in the old skins, and how it might align with the Old and New Law? [Matthew 9:16-17, Mark 2:22].
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."
2022-11-03 Greek Orthodox & Catholics: Did you express that just because some are caught up in some mistaken ritual behaviors, like Greek Orthodox and Catholics, it doesn't mean they cannot be sincere and genuinely saved?
2022-10-31 Marriage of the Lamb & End Times Predictions: What do you think about a movie "Before the Wrath" that represents the rapture as linked to the "Marriage of the Lamb" and ancient wedding custom, and indicates the exact timing of the rapture event? [Revelation 19:7-9, Acts 1:7, Mark 13:32, Matthew 24:36].
2022-10-18 The Word "Priest" in the New Testament: Catholic caller disagrees with Steve about the acceptable use of the word "priest" used in the New Testament for ? [Romans 15:16, Isaiah 8:20].
2022-06-29 Head Coverings: Could you shed some light on "head coverings?" [I Corinthians 11:3-16, Acts 18:18, Deuteronomy 22:5]. Recommended topical article; "Head Coverings."
2022-06-03 Catholic Disagreement-Evidence of the Miracle of the Eucharist, etc.: Caller defends the language of Ignatius (church father), terms such as "bishops" and "priests" and the miracle of the "Eucharist". [Romans 15:16, Philippians 4:18].
2022-06-01 Lord's Supper (Communion): Is the Lord's Supper (Communion) more appropriately Christians sharing a meal together, rather than the current tradition of sharing a cracker and a sip of grape juice? [I Corinthians 11:24, I Corinthians 11:34, Luke 22:19, Mark 14:22-25].
2022-04-25 Finding Truth Among Denominations: Since there is much conflict between denominations, how do we find the real truth?
2022-02-18 Talmud & Synagogue History: Could you talk about the origins and history of the Talmud and the synagogue? [Deuteronomy 24:1].
2022-01-20 Praying to a Statue of Mary: Is it idolatry to pray to a statue of Mary?
Confession to a Catholic Priest: What do you think of the Catholic requirement to confess one's sin to a priest? [James 5:16, Matthew 6:9-13].
2021-11-18 Misunderstood About Christianity: What is the most misunderstood thing about the Christian faith today, particularly in contrast to joining a religious group that practices Christian traditions?
2021-11-12 Steve Gregg's Book About Hell: Did you write a book about Hell? Recommends the topical lecture about the three view of hell.
Eternal Fire of Hell: Caller indicates that there are at least 15 church fathers that believed in the eternal fire of hell. [Matthew 25:41].
2021-10-05 Catholicism: What is the best argument against Catholicism? (Ref: Debate with Jimmy Aiken). [I Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 20:25, Luke 22:25].
2021-09-21 Actual Body of Christ in the Eucharist: Caller argues that his actual body of Christ is in the Eucharist and that the view was held by the church fathers from the earliest dates. [Acts 20:29,l Act 20:26, Mark 10:43, Isaiah 8:20].
2021-08-31 Catholic Tradition plus the Scripture: Catholic caller disagrees with Steve about the importance of tradition in our Christian faith in addition to scripture. [2 Thessalonians 2:15].
2021-08-30 Reliance on Catholic Tradition: How do I refute the Catholic idea that we need to rely on tradition in addition to scripture?
2021-07-19 Keeping Jewish Traditions (Judaizers): The admonitions about practicing Jewish traditions seem to be contrasting between Romans & Galatians, but isn't it more the demand of the gentiles to adhere to Jewish traditions? [Romans 14, Galatians 1:14].
2021-02-26 Catholic Practice of Lent: When did "lent" begin, and what do you think about those that practice it?
2021-02-26 Lent: Caller offers insight into the origins of "Lent".
Caller shares His Miracle: Caller shares his recent miracle.
2021-02-18 A Vision for Children: Caller recommend Steve Gregg lectures; "A Vision for Children" on TheNarrowPath.com.
Abstaining for Lent: How does one share a concern about abstaining from something for 40 days for lent, when we should be doing things right all the time?
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?
2021-02-11 Catholic Traditions & Inconsistencies: Are not Catholics inconsistent when they indicate there are not new revelations since scripture was written, however they have all these oral traditions, such as various beliefs about Mary?
2021-01-26 Water Baptism Required: Is water baptism required for entering the "Kingdom of God", and if it is, then why do so many evangelists not require it? [John 3:5, Acts 2:38, Acts 9:10-21, I Peter 3:20-21 ].
Born of Water & Spirit: What does it mean to be, "born of water and of the spirit"? [John 3:5-6].
2020-11-06 Christmas: Caller questions the veracity of those worried about the date of Christmas as Christ's birthday. [I Samuel 15:22].
2020-10-08 Temple Laws & Talmudism: Is there a resource that would delineate what laws were necessary to obey in the time of Christ?
2020-07-22 Church Programs & Routines: Why do you think that church programs are so programmed and routine, such as, standing up and sitting down, etc.? [Genesis 24:64].
2020-06-25 Death Angel: Is death an angel, based on Hebrew mythology?
Catholic Church & Their Traditions: Has the Catholic Church changed many things in the faith in order to gain more control?
The Apocrypha: Should one read the Apocrypha?
2020-03-25 Why a Sermon on Sunday: Why do we gather once a week to listen to someone give a sermon, when it would be more beneficial to have a conversation? [Acts 2].
2020-02-19 Catholic Traditions: How do Catholics respond to Romans 14, especially regarding not eating meat on Fridays? [Romans 14:1-8].
2020-02-12 Crossing Oneself in Catholicism: Is there a protestant equivalent of crossing oneself when you hear of someone's passing-like there is in Catholic tradition?
2020-02-11 Traditions of the Elders: Could you enlighten me about this verse and if it suggests that Catholic emphasis on tradition might necessarily be reconsidered? [Matthew 15:6].
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