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Topic: God's Will (Plan)
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2024-04-11 Not Worshipping (or Blaspheming) the Holy Spirit: Are we not to worship the Holy Spirit, or at least not treat the Holy Spirit the same way as we treat God or Jesus? [Matthew 12:31-32].
Joshua's Duty to Annihilate the Anakim: Was Joshua sinning when he didn't wipe out the Anakim (Philistines), or was that part of God's plan?
2024-03-14 God's Love from Eternity Past: How should I understand the idea that God loves every individual in eternity past, even before they existed (outside of time)? [Galatians 1:15-17, Jeremiah 1:5].
2024-02-21 Miracles & Answered Prayer Today: How does God determine what miracles to perform today and which prayers to answer?
2024-01-23 Repentance & Grace: Can you expand on the marvelous work of repentance and grace?
2024-01-08 The Lord's Prayer (Our Daily Bread): Isn't "the daily bread" in the Lord's Prayer, referring not only to our physical nourishment but also spiritual nourishment? [Matthew 6:9-12, John 6:27, John 4:34, Job 23:12, Jeremiah 15:16, 1 Peter 2:2].
The Lord's Prayer (His Will be Done): What is meant by the phrase in The Lord's Prayer "Your will be done?" [Matthew 6:9-13].
2023-11-20 God's Omnipotence vs Fallen World: Can you help me understand why God would create a humanity that would fall if He is all-powerful and all-knowing? [Genesis 6:6, Isaiah 53:3, Ezekiel 43:11].
2023-11-16 Laid-off & God's Plan: What about God's provision in light of a friend who has been laid-off in his 60s and is under stress about his future? [1 Timothy 6:8-10].
2023-11-02 Redemption Planned Before the Fall: How could redemption have already been planned, if Adam & Eve had not yet fallen? Ref: "Jesus on Every Page" by David Murray. [2 Corinthians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Genesis 1, 2 Corinthians 3:18].
2023-10-13 About Prayer: What is the context of the passage about prayer in 1 John 5? Why is this being addressed here? [1 John 5:14-21, Psalm 84:11, Revelation 2:10].
Dispensationalism's Popularity: Why do you think that so many people embrace John Nelson Darby's Dispensationalism when it arose so late (1830)?
Premillennial View (Eschatology): Is there a simple way to understand the different views surrounding Dispensationalism, the pre-trib rapture, and the millennium?
2023-09-25 Teaching Sound Doctrine vs. Legalism: How does the church teach sound doctrine and avoid legalism? [Titus 1, 1 Timothy 1, Matthew 28:20, James 2:8].
2023-09-14 God's Foreknowledge & Free Will: Does God know everything I am going to do? If so, then how can I have free will?
2023-09-11 Accepting Communism as God's Will: Should we just accept communism if it comes our way?
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].
2023-07-17 Parable of the Two Sons: Which of the two sons did the will of the Father? [Matthew 21:28-31].
2023-06-12 Random Accidents & Deaths: Do you think it is God's will that people die the way they do in random accidents? [Psalm 34:7, Psalm 91:11-12. 1 Corinthians 11:21].
2023-06-07 God's Control Over Life & Death: Does God really have control over life and death? - Whether an accident, a soldier, a baby, a suicide, etc. [Psalm 34:7-8].
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.
2023-05-05 Anti-faith Statements in Prayer: Would you comment on compromising "anti-faith" statements that often follow a prayer, such as, when one requests healing, and follows with the qualification of "if it is God's will?" [2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:7, James 5:15, John 6:40, 1 John 5:14].
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].
2023-01-20 God's Specific Plan: Is there such a thing as a specific plan of God for the life of each individual believer? [Isaiah 49:1-2, Galatians 1:15, Romans 8:14].
Center of God's Will: When people say they want to be in the "center of God's will," what is meant? [Romans 12:1].
2023-01-20 God's Specific Plan: Is there such a thing as a specific plan of God for the life of each individual believer? [Isaiah 49:1-2, Galatians 1:15, Romans 8:14].
Center of God's Will: When people say they want to be in the "center of God's will," what is meant? [Romans 12:1].
2022-12-19 Wisdom in Decision-making: What decisions are the best ones on which to "wait on God" or does God step-in when necessary and intercede if He wishes? [Ephesians 5:17, Proverbs 3:5-6].
Contrary to Counsel: Is it still your own responsibility to make your best judgment regarding a decision regardless of a Christian leader's counsel? [Psalm 1:1].
2022-12-19 Wisdom in Decision-making: What decisions are the best ones on which to "wait on God" or does God step-in when necessary and intercede if He wishes? [Ephesians 5:17, Proverbs 3:5-6].
Contrary to Counsel: Is it still your own responsibility to make your best judgment regarding a decision regardless of a Christian leader's counsel? [Psalm 1:1].
2022-11-18 Finding God's Will: How do I figure out what God's will is when I am faced with two good choices?
2022-08-04 "Deny Yourself": What does it mean to "deny yourself and take up your cross?" [Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24-26, I Timothy 6:17, James 1:17].
Death & God's Will: Does God make the decision when we will die? [Pslam 34:7, Luke 21:18].
2022-07-14 Speaking in Tongues: Do you think that speaking in tongues is still valid today?
Walking in the Spirit: What does it mean to "walk in the Spirit?" Recommends Vol 2 of the book "Empire of the Risen Son:"
Jewish Unbelief God's Doing: Isn't it God's doing that the Jews are unbelievers, not accepting Jesus as Messiah? [Matthew 23:35-36, Romans 11:8, Matthew 13:14-15].
2022-07-07 My Will vs God's Will: How do I find a balance between my own responsibilities, choices, and individual free will and what God's will is for me?
2022-05-12 Doing the Will of the Father: What should I study to help me understand obedience to God, rather than ignorantly following an institution? And how to help others not fall to that? [Genesis 20:3, Luke 12:47f, James 3:1, I Timothy 1:13].
2022-05-11 Doing the Will of the Father: When we are directed to do "the will of the Father", what is that? Is it one thing, or several? [Matthew 7:21-23].
2022-04-27 Corporate Prayer: How do I understand "corporate prayer"? [2 Chronicls 7:14].
Praying for Ourselves (America): Since the prayer in 2 Chronicles is for Israel, can we pray that for us? [2 Chronicles 7:14].
2022-04-12 "All Things Work Together for Good": Would you elaborate on the verse about "all things work together for good" in Romans 8? [Romans 8:28, Ephesians 5:20, I Peter 1:7, Matthew 10:29].
2022-04-05 Imprecatory Prayers-Against Evil Doers: Is there scripture that talks about God's pain when things like war and other evils take place,, and how we should be praying? [Psalm 109:8].
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].
2022-01-10 Salvation & the Body of Christ: At the point of salvation, when one has repented and submitted, is that person now part of the body of Christ?
The Lord's Prayer: Where does the prayer come from that says, "Thy will, no my will, be done"?
More in Line with God's Will: Does our will become more conformed to God's will?
2022-01-10 Salvation & the Body of Christ: At the point of salvation, when one has repented and submitted, is that person now part of the body of Christ?
The Lord's Prayer: Where does the prayer come from that says, "Thy will, no my will, be done"?
More in Line with God's Will: Does our will become more conformed to God's will?
2021-12-28 Doing the Will of the Father to be Saved: Do you actually have to do the will of God to be saved? [John 3:16, Matthew 7:21, I Peter 3:20, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:13, Matthew 28:18, Matthew 16:24-26, James 2:26, Galatians 5:6].
2021-12-21 Does God Ever Condone Sin?: In light of all the different kinds of "wills" God has, does God ever condone sin in His permissive will? [John 8:59, I Thessalonians 4:3, Romans 12:2].
2021-12-20 Satan Does God's Will: How does God use Satan to do His will, specifically relative to when Satan tempted David to number the people? [Job 1-2, 2 Samuel 24:1, I Chronicles 21:5, I Kings 22:23, I Kings 4:26, 2 Chronicles 9:25, James 1:13].
2021-11-09 Our Prayers Affecting God's Actions: If God knew that Hezekiah's son, Manasseh, would be so terrible, why did He grant Him the 15 more years? [2 Kings 20, Psalm 106:15].
2021-10-28 Having Enough Faith to Get What I Want: What is exactly meant by these verses about God providing whatever you have enough faith, such as "mountain cast into the sea", because we know it doesn't happen that way? [Mark 11:22-24, I John 5:14, Matthew 17:19-22].
2021-10-12 Zerubbabel and Sheshbazzar: Is Zerubbabel and Sheshbazzar the same person?
God's Permissive Will: Does God have a "permissive" will, in contrast to his "perfect" will? [I Thessalonians 4:3, Matthew 19:8, Romans 12l:2].
2021-09-16 God's Will: We need to ask according to God's will in our future. [James 4:13-15, Matthew 26:37]
2021-09-16 God's Calling: We are called out of this world, but we are also called to something in this world? What are we called to do? Recommends topical lectures for a new believer, and the Steve’s new books on The Kingdom of God, called “Empire of the Risen Son.”
2021-09-07 Bible or Holy Spirit: Should we follow the Bible or the Holy Spirit? [I Thessalonians 5:21].
2021-08-24 God Appointing the Time of our Death: Does the Bible tell us the exact time we will die? [Matthew 10:29]
2021-08-16 One's Purpose in Life: Is the idea of finding one's path or "purpose in life", a bit too self-focused and self-interested as typical in modern pop psychology? [Jeremiah 1:5].
Acting On One's Spiritual Gift: If you know your gift is, should you advertise it or just led God open the doors?
2021-08-16 God or Satan Blocking My Calling: How do you determine who is blocking your progress in determining your calling, if not only God can block you, but so can Satan? [I Thessalonians 2:18, Revelation 2:9, Revelation 3:9].
2021-08-10 Prophetic Word & God Speaking: Are some of the prophetic words we think we hear from God, just our imaginations, or is it really God speaking? [1 Thessalonians 5:20, Acts 16].
Asking God to Prophetically Speak to Us Should we not ask God to prophetically speak to us? [John 5:46].
2021-08-10 Changing Family Location & Relationships: How can I balance what my wife and family wants in changing locations & jobs?
2021-07-19 Persistent Prayer or Waiting on the Lord: It seems that there are two ways to proceed in prayer; persistent widow or just wait patiently on the Lord? [2 Corinthians 12:8-9].
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