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2024-04-05 Divisions Among Believers: Why do Christians disagree and divide over so many things? [2 Timothy 2:19, 1 Corinthians 3:1-4].
Satan (Devil): Why do people talk about the devil so much? Should we not be talking about God?
2024-03-22 Objecting to Calvinism: How can Calvinism's position that God chooses some for hell be understood to bring Him glory? [Psalm 2:4, 2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11].
2024-03-05 The Greek Words for "Love": How do I know which Greek word (agape, eros, phileo, storge) is being used when reading the Bible? [Romans 12:10, Romans 1:31].
2024-03-04 Loving God and His Church: What do you think of this statement about people loving the church as much as they love God? [1 John 4:21-25, 1 John 5:1].
2024-01-23 Husbands & Wives (Submission, Love & Respect): Can you respect someone if you don't love them? If a spouse is abusive or demeaning, should the wife still be submissive?
2023-12-15 Hate Mother & Father, Wife, Children: Could you explain the verse in Luke about "hating mother and father?" [Luke 14:26, Matthew 10:37, Genesis 29:31-35, Matthew 6:24-26].
2023-11-13 Italicized Words in Bibles: Why are there italicized words in Bibles?
Unspotted From the World: What does it mean to keep yourself "unspotted from the world?" [James 1:26-27].
2023-11-08 Moral & Goodness Distinctions Could you talk about the distinction between being "good" in contrast to operating within a code of "morality" or within your rights? [James 4:17, 1 John 3:17].
Goodness vs. Sinlessness: Could you be technically "sinless," but not be good? Not ever really mistreating someone, but not really good in your heart?
2023-10-18 Squirrel Story: Caller tells a quick story about an unusual story about a squirrel.
Don't Love the Unsaved: I don't feel any love for the unsaved. Shouldn't I? [Matthew 5:43-45, Luke 6:31, Ephesians 5:29-32, Matthew 7:12].
2023-10-03 Applying the "Forgiveness" Teachings of Jesus: What do you think about the necessity of applying New Covenant teachings about forgiveness in light of Jesus' teaching under the Old Testament? [1 John 4:20-21, Matthew 12:8, Matthew 15:11-20, Matthew 9:10-11, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 21:31-32, Luke 7:34].
2023-09-29 Righteous Hatred: Could you elaborate on "righteous hatred?" [Psalm 139:22].
2023-09-29 Definition of "Love": Could you define what "love" looks like for the believer? [1 John 5:1, 1 John 3:10, John 3:16, Hebrews 12:5-6].
2023-07-20 "Be Perfect": Are we being told that we should be in pursuit of perfection during our lifetimes? [Matthew 5:44-48, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Matthew 5:45, Luke 6:32-36, Matthew 5:43-44, Luke 6:28-30].
2023-07-13 Temperance (Self-Control): Could you expound on the fruit of the Spirit "temperance?"
Love & God in 1 Corinthians 13: Can you put "God" in place of the word "Love" in 1 Corinthians 13?
2023-06-30 Trespasses & Bearing Anothers Burdens: Are the trespasses mentioned here the same as the burdens in Galatians 6:1-2? [Galatians 6:1-2, Mark 12:30-31, Matthew 25:36-40]
Accidental Trespass vs Intentional Sin: would there be any difference between an accidental trespass and an intentional sin in how you might try to restore someone? [Galatians 6:1-2].
A.W. Tozer & Mystic Fredrick William Faber: In Tozer's book, "The Pursuit of God", he seems to be endorsing a mystic by the name of Fredrick Faber. What do know about him?
2023-06-27 "Unconditional Love" & "Amazing Grace": Were the theological concepts of "unconditional love" and "amazing grace" developed outside the Bible? [Luke 6:28-30, Matthew 5:43-45, John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:19, Ezekiel 33:11].
2023-05-25 "That Which is Perfect Comes": Why does Paul stick in the comment about "that which is perfect comes, now seeing darkly in a mirror, and being fully known" in the middle of the Love chapter? [1 Corinthians 13:9-12].
Strange Lips &Tongues: Could you comment on 1 Corinthians 14, and the use of tongues ....[1 Corinthians 14:21, Isaiah 28:11-12, 1 Corinthians 14:2-5, 1 Corinthians 14:28].
2023-05-24 Why Worry if Sins are Already Paid?: Why do I still feel like I need to avoid every little sin, if my sins are already paid? [Matthew 26:41].
2023-05-16 "The Sin" & "the Sinner": Are "sins" separate from "the sinner" as in the phrase "Love the sinner, hate the sin." [Romans 5:8].
God Loves & Hates: Can God love and hate at the same time? [John 15:13].
2023-05-12 The Command to Love: Why would we be commanded to love, if there is no law against love? [Galatians 5:22-24]
2023-05-01 Loving God with No Free Will in Heaven: If we have no free will in heaven, then is it really love, since we have no real choice about it? [Galatians 5:17].
2023-03-17 Emotions & the Holy Spirit: Do not our own emotions mingle with the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our hearts? [Ecclesiastes 7:6, John 16:33, 1 Peter 1:8, Matthew 7:12].
2023-03-02 Loving Your Enemies: Regarding Loving neighbors and praying for our enemies, but I am not sure who is my neighbor and how to pray for my enemy? [Luke 10:29, Luke 10:30-37, Proverbs 25:21, Exodus 23:4, Matthew 6:14-15, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 6:31, Matthew 7:12].
2023-02-10 "Law of Christ" or "Law on Hearts": What is the "Law of Christ" that is written on our hearts once we are believers? [Galatians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 9:21, James 2:8, Philippians 2:13, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Galatians 5:17].
2023-02-08 Assurance of Relationship with Jesus: I don't have the same kind of emotional or intense relationship with Jesus as some do. Is there something wrong with me?
2023-01-23 Greater Love: Is this literally the degree of love we are to have in John 15? [John 15:13, 1 John 3:16, Philippians 2:3].
2023-01-19 God's Relationship with Himself: Does God love Himself because He understands Himself?
2023-01-03 Love One Another: Did Jesus Christ commands us to love one another and why would it be such an important commandment? [Ephesians 5:1, 1 John 4:8, Galatians 5:22, Romans 5:5, Romans 13:8-10].
2022-12-23 "Jacob I Have Loved":: Can you clarify the meaning of the phrase "Jacob I have loved, Esau I have hated?" [Romans 9:13, Malachi 1:3].
2022-12-12 Loving God Unconditionally: Since God loves us unconditionally, isn't it right for us to also love Him unconditionally? [James 1:17, John 14:15, Matthew 5:45].
2022-12-05 Faith or Sound Doctrine: Is it more important for a church to have more faith or sound doctrine? [Luke 12:23, John 13:35, Revelation 2:4].
2022-11-16 Homosexuality: What do you think of gay people?
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].
2022-10-31 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].
2022-10-12 Loving Others: Someone said to look at everyone you are helping as if they are Jesus. This has helped me.
"The Secret:" Isn't there some overlap between the Bible and the book, "The Secret" (by Rhonda Byren) and there remains some validity to it? [Romans 10:17].
2022-10-07 "The Golden Rule": Are verses 13 & 14 actually part of the passage reflecting "The Golden Rule?" [Matthew 7:12-14, Philippians 2:4, Romans 12:10, Romans 13:10, Galatians 5:14, Ephesians 5:2].
2022-10-04 Encouragement to Steve & Importance of Truth: Caller encourages Steve's ministry, and his statements about condemnation. "Truth without love is harsh, but love without truth is weak."
2022-07-12 Amplified Bible: Is the Amplified Bible more accurate?
Husbands & Wives: Why is the order as it is when it says that men need to love their wives and the women must respect their husbands, and he doesn't also say the same in reverse? [Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:33, Titus 2:4, I Peter 3:7].
2022-07-11 The Law vs Grace: Is it of possible to be under both "grace" and "the law?" [Galatians 5:4-6, I Corinthians 9:21, Hebrews 8:13, John 15:13].
2022-06-06 Defining "Christian Love": What is the Christian definition of love, in light of the killing kind of God He was? What is your definition of love? [Genesis 6:11, John 15:13].
2022-06-06 "Emotional Love" vs "Choosing to Love": Could you clarify the difference between "emotional love" and "choosing to love"? [Matthew 7:12, Matthew 5:44].
Emotions & Politics: Don't you think that people have voted according to their emotions, rather than according to doing the right thing?
2022-05-26 Fruit of the Spirit-Love: How does one cultivate the fruit of the Spirit-Love? Does it eventually happen? [Psalm 1:2-3, Romans 5:8].
2022-05-06 Satan Bound, but Yet a Roaring Lion: When Jesus said He bound the "strongman", is it contradictory to other verses, like he is like a "roaring lion" and later, Satan will be sealed up? [Matthew 12:29, I Peter 5:8, Revelation 20:3, Matthew 28:18].
Loving Your Enemies: How do I love my enemies when they are doing such heinous things, like killing innocent babies? [Psalm 139].
2022-04-26 Justice & Mercy: Is it really that simple-to love, love? [Micah 6:8].
2022-04-14 Loving God and Others: What do you think about my take on loving God, self, and others? [Ephesians 5:29, Mark 12:30-31, Matthew 7:12, Philippians 2:3].
2022-04-07 Unconditional Love: I disagree with you that "unconditional love" is in the Bible? [John 3:16]
God's Love is Conditional: I disagree with you that that God's love is conditional, not unconditional. [John 15:9-10, Romans 5:10, Matthew 5:44, I John 4:8, I John 4:16, 2 Peter 3:9].
God Hates: Doesn't scripture indicate that God hates? [Hosea 9:15].
2022-04-07 Unconditional Love: I disagree with you that "unconditional love" is in the Bible? [John 3:16]
God's Love is Conditional: I disagree with you that that God's love is conditional, not unconditional. [John 15:9-10, Romans 5:10, Matthew 5:44, I John 4:8, I John 4:16, 2 Peter 3:9].
God Hates: Doesn't scripture indicate that God hates? [Hosea 9:15].
2022-04-07 Unconditional Love: I disagree with you that "unconditional love" is in the Bible? [John 3:16]
God's Love is Conditional: I disagree with you that that God's love is conditional, not unconditional. [John 15:9-10, Romans 5:10, Matthew 5:44, I John 4:8, I John 4:16, 2 Peter 3:9].
God Hates: Doesn't scripture indicate that God hates? [Hosea 9:15].
2022-04-07 God Hates the Wicked in Psalms: If God doesn't hate, how then should we see the Psalm that says that God hates the wicked? [Psalm 5:4-6, Psalm 5:9-10, Proverbs 6:16-19].
We Must Hate our Mother & Father: Does the verse about hating your mother and father, just mean we must love them less, instead of really hate? [Luke 14:26, Matthew 10:37].
Soldiers Arresting Jesus: Do you think that the soldiers didn't actually fall back supernaturally, but where kneeling to worship Jesus? [John 18:6].
2022-04-06 One or Two Demon Possessed Men?: Can you explain why the other gospels don't say that there were two demon possessed men, but only mention one. [Matthew 8:28-34 ].
Unconditional Love: Can you explain "unconditional love" and what that specifically means? [Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 23:13-14, Luke 19:44, Matthew 23:37].
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