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Topic: Covenants (Contracts)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-19
Grounds for Divorce: Is the fact that you don't get along grounds for divorce? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15].



2024-03-06
The Land of Israel & the Everlasting Covenant: About the land of Israel, could you comment particularly on the "everlasting covenant" in Isaiah 24? [Isaiah 24:5, Isaiah 24:3-6, Isaiah 24:10-12, Leviticus 18:28, Numbers 35:34, Genesis 9:6, Isaiah 27:12].



2024-02-29
Covenants, Wills, & Death of the Writers: How should we think of the covenants and the reference to the deaths of those who made the covenant? [Hebrews 9:15-17, Galatians 3:16].



2024-01-22
Israel's Covenant Relationship, the Chosen People: How would you explain the relationship and overlap between Israel's covenant relationship and salvation? [Hebrews 6, Hebrews 3].



2023-12-19
Atheist Caller: Bible or Church first?: Which came first, the Bible or the church? [Hebrews 11].
Atheist Caller: Defining the Bible: How would you define the Bible or the scriptures?
Atheist Caller: Intertestamental Period: Doesn't it seem questionable to have nearly 400 years of things happening (between the writing of the Old & New Testaments) before the Bible is finalized? And what about the wars between the opposing sides?

2023-11-08
Unconditional Biblical Promises: Are there any unconditional Covenants or promises in scripture? [Genesis 9:11, 2 Peter 3:10, Jeremiah 18:8].
Promise Against a Future Flood: Isn't the promise to Noah that God would not ever flood the earth again to destroy it unconditional?
Faith Required of Nations: If faith is the condition required of man, is it also applicable to whole nations? [Hebrews 11].

2023-10-20
Marriage Licenses: How do we know if someone is married, if no certificate is necessary?
Certificates of Divorce If the Bible says that a man had to give his wife a "Certificate of Divorce" then would it not follow that they must've had "Certificates of Marriage" then also? [Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Matthew 5:31-35].


2023-10-19
The Lord's Army: Who is the commander of the Lord's Army? [Joshua 5:13-15].
Circumcision: Why did God choose something so unusual as "circumcision" to identify His people? [Genesis 17:11, Jeremiah 4:4].


2023-08-30
Israel Will Return to God: A Jewish Christian friend says he thinks Steve is confused about the promises God made to Israel- that they are not just to the remnant, but to all the Jewish people. [Exodus 19:5-6, Romans 9:6, Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Romans 9-11, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 11:28-30, Romans 11:7, Zechariah 12:10].
Abrahamic & Mosaic (Sinaitic) Covenants: Are you confused about the Abrahamic and Mosaic (Sinaitic) covenantal promises and their relevance to Modern Israel? Rec article at Matthew713.com: "Two Christian Views, Concerning Israel & the Jews." [Deuteronomy 28:63, Hebrews 8:13, Romans 9:27, Genesis 18:17, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Deuteronomy 28:45-46, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:29, John 8:37-39, Galatians 3:7, Romans 9:6].


2023-08-15
Unequally Yoked & Love: If I did not marry for love but for health reasons, how does that affect being unequally yoked with an unbeliever? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15].



2023-08-08
Marriage Ceremony Officiants: Can any Christian perform an appropriate marriage ceremony?
Metaphors in the Book of John: Could you clarify to whom you were referring, Jesus or John, when you said they were speaking in metaphors in the Book of John?


2023-07-31
Abrahamic Covenant (Circumcision): What was the purpose of requiring circumcision in Abraham's family before Issac? [Romans 9:2].



2023-06-30
Marriage Licenses & Vows: Do Christians have to get a marriage license and obey the law of the land? [Matthew 19].



2023-06-27
Two Covenants & "Adamic Covenant": Regarding the two covenants, was the first one with Adam and called the "Adamic Covenant?"



2023-06-21
Divorce & the Unforgivable Sin: Is divorce the unforgivable sin? Are people who get a divorce, eternally damned? What is the state of the Christian who gets a divorce? Rec: Topical article; "Divorce and Remarriage." [Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:9, Matthew 12:31-32, Matthew 16:24-26].



2023-05-10
Calvinist: Election, Self-Selection: How is it that Calvinist's seem to self-select to be of the "elect?"
God Remembering His Covenant: Does God remember His covenant forever? [Psalm 105:8, Deuteronomy 28].


2023-05-03
Divorce & Reconcilation: Can the offending party or the one at fault in a divorce ever get married again? [Matthew 19].
Getting Married When Drunk: Is a marriage that takes place while the two are drunk, is the covenant still binding?


2023-04-25
Spiritual Adultery: Does "spiritual adultery" occur when a married couple separate emotionally-no longer engaging one another? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15].



2023-03-02
Marriage License & Ceremony: Do we have to be married by a preacher or a judge, or can we just say our vows to each other before family and friends?



2023-01-24
Cohabitating Unmarried Couple in Church: If our pastor is slow to approach an unmarried couple living together, should I approach them, or go to the pastor and try to persuade him to confront them?



2023-01-06
Appllications Today of the Covenants & the Law: What is the obligation for Christians today toward the covenants and "The Law"? [1 Corinthians 9:20-21, John 9:28, Romans 7:1-4, Luke 16:16, Matthew 5:23, Romans 14:14, Matthew 15:11, Romans 15:1, Isaiah 40:11].



2022-12-30
Marriage-a Good Thing: Why is traditional marriage a good thing and worth defending? And why is it under attack? [Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 5:2, Matthew 19:4, Malachi 2:16, Ephesians 5:25, Hebrews 8:2, Matthew 19:9].



2022-12-28
Unmarried Couples & Fornication: If a couple is living together for many years included in the list of those living in fornication and therefore not included in the kingdom? [1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-20, Matthew 15, Mark 7].



2022-12-13
Jesus Discussing Moses: In John 5, was Jesus just generally talking about Moses' writings, as in Genesis 3? [John 5:46, Genesis 3:15].
The New Covenant: How would you describe "The New Covenant?" [Hebrew 8:13, Romans 7:1-14, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 8:6].
New Covenant: Under the "New Covenant", are we now able to know God and go to Him directly, rather than through priests?

2022-12-06
Disagreement; "2 Sticks" & "Dry Bones" Prophecy & Eschatology: Are you are stretching to reach your view of some of these prophetic scriptures having been fulfilled? [Ezekiel 37-39, Isaiah 11:11, John 8:32, Ezra 9:8, Hebrews 13:20, Ephesians 2:11-15, Ezekiel 37:24, Ezekiel 37:11, Matthew 23:39, 2 Corinthians 3:15, Luke 24:45].



2022-11-15
Pre-Trib Treatment of the Jews: Why do Pre-Tribbers think that the Jews will be treated differently during the tribulation? [Exodus 19:5-6, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 3:16, Genesis 17:4].
Unconditional Covenants to the Jews: Were there unconditional covenants with the Jews? [2 Samuel 7:12, John 10:16].
All Will See His Return: What do you say to someone who says that "every eye will see Him" is after the tribulation? [I Thessalonians 4:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8, Revelation 1:7].

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].



2022-09-06
"Israel" is the Church: What is a proof text for the "Israel" being the church? [Galatians 6:16, Romans 11:6, Romans 9-11].
Bride or Wife: Can you give Biblical support for the "wife" and "bride" being the same? [Revelation 19:7, Romans 7:2-3].
Two Covenants: Did not Abraham have a different covenants than the Jews later had? Recommends topical lecture, "What are We to Make of Israel?"]Exodus 19:5-8, Hebrews 8:13].

2022-07-27
Land Covenant with Israel: Where do I go to see the clearest presentation of God's land convenant with Israel? [Deuteronomy 28:1-46, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 15:18-21, Joshua 21:43, Leviticus 26].
The Promised Land: With Israel be restored all the land that they were promised in the future? [Romans 4:13, Galatians 3:16, Psalms 2:8, Matthew 5:5, Galatians 3:29, Luke 21:24].
Global Warming & the Bible: What does the Bible say about global warming and is it related to the verses that talk about the earth being destroyed by fire? [2 Peter 3:10-12, Revelation 20:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:8].

2022-07-19
"Covenant of Many" in Daniel: What is the "covenant of many" in Daniel 9? [Daniel 9:27].



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].



2022-06-24
Covenants in the Bible: Could you talk about all the covenants of the Bible (Abrahamic, Davidic, New, etc.) and how they overlap, etc.? Recommended topical lecture: "What are we to Make of Israel?" [Galatians 3, Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 28:63, Matthew 21:43, 2 Samuel 7, Acts 2, Acts 8].



2022-04-12
Marriage Vows: If a couple has taken marriage vows with each other, but have not been licensed by the state, would you allow them in your church?



2022-04-08
Church Membership, Co-habitating Unmarried Couple & Baptism: What do we do about a committed couple, living together, but not married, who want to be baptized and become church members? Do we get them baptized first? [I Corinthians 6:9].



2022-01-04
Israel Signing a Treaty & the Antichrist: What kind of treaty will Israel sign, as prophesied in Revelation 6? [Revelation 6, Daniel 9:26-27].



2021-12-31
Bonds of Marriage: What is this verse saying about the bonds of marriage, and its relevance to us? [Romans 7:4, John 15:1-6].



2021-12-07
Pronouncing the "J": Where do you find your lecture where you talk about the letter, "J" and its pronunciation?
Marriage Requirements: What are the requirements for marriage? [Malachi 2:15, Matthew 19:5-6].


2021-11-01
Early Church & Church Membership: What do you think of the numbers mentioned in scripture about how many were converting being evidence that they had a formal membership in the early church? [Acts 2, I Corinthians 3:4].



2021-09-15
Two Joined by God: How do you know if it is the Lord is joining two people together? [I Corinthians 6:16, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6, I Corinthians 7:39].



2021-08-17
"Shacking-Up" for Older People: Are we older people still held accountable for our non-marriage relationships (like shacking-up)?



2021-07-21
Marriage Vows Taken Privately Before God: Are we married if we took vows privately together, even if we did not have a formal ceremony?



2021-07-16
Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Is not marriage permanent? Does God expect two believers to reconcile? Isn't it an assumption to assume that one can remarry? [Matthew 19:9, I Corinthians 7:10-12, Mark 10:9].



2021-07-02
The Wives of the Polygamist Who Converts: Should a polygamist who is saved after they already have several wives, have to give up all but the first of the wives? [Malachi 2:16, I Timothy 3:2, Genesis 2:24].



2021-05-19
Ephraim & Manasseh-Fathers of Many Nations: Has the promise that Ephraim & Manasseh will father many nations been fulfilled, or was it conditional? [Genesis 48, Ezekiel 37, Ephesians 2].
Abrahamic Covenant: Is the Abrahamic Covenant conditional, or is there evidence that it has been fulfilled? [Galatians 3, Psalm 2:8, Romans 4:13, Jeremiah 18:7-10].
Anglo-Israelism: Does scripture teach "Anglo-Israelism" (British-Israelims)?

2021-05-12
Marriage Licenses: Is is acceptable to not get a government marriage license, but just have a church ordain it?



2021-05-10
Dual Covanent: Could you talk about "Dual Covenant", taught by John Hagee? [Hebrews 8:13].
Saved Before Abraham: How could people be saved before Abraham? [Genesis 15:6, Romans 4, Galatians 3, James 2].


2021-01-22
Zechariah & Breaking the Covenant: Could you comment on the breaking of the covenant in Zechariah? [Zechariah 11].



2021-01-21
Marriage Legalities & Requirements: What are the guidelines for couples who function as husband and wife? Do need to have the legal documents, etc.?
Offended by Lack of Agreement on Scripture: Why are people offended if you don't agree with their interpretation of scripture?


2020-12-07
Antichrist or Messiah & Confirming the Covenant in Daniel: What does it mean to confirm the covenant in Daniel, and to whom is it referring? [Daniel 9:27, Daniel 24-27, Galatians 3:16, Acts 3:24-27, Romans 1:16].



2020-12-04
The Ten Commandments: Are The Ten Commandments included in the new covenant? Should they be in our legal buildings? [Jeremiah 31:31, Exodus 31:16].



2020-11-30
Dead to Law, Married to Another: What is mean in Romans "dead to the law, married to another"? [Romans 7:1-4].



2020-09-18
Abomination of Desolation & The Prince Who is to Come: Could you help me understand "The Prince Who is to Come" & the "The Anointed One", and the covenant in Daniel? [Daniel 9:26-27, Luke 21:20, Matthew 24:15, Mark 13, Luke 21, Matthew 24:3].



2020-08-26
Bound to One's Spouse for Life: Is not marriage binding for life, even if one has grounds for divorce? [I Corinthians 7:12-15, Matthew 5:32].



2020-06-17
Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Could you clarify your position about remarriage on a previous call about when divorce is acceptable and marriage allowed?
Thinking About Divorce Before Marriage: If someone is concerned about being afraid of being taken financially in another divorce, should they not be not even considering divorce?
Churches Contracting Marriages, Rather than Government: Do you know of any churches that do binding contracts for marriages thereby circumventing government interference? Comment on Covenant Marriages.

2020-05-14
Dispensationalism & Dual Covenants: Do Dispensationalists believe that Jews will be saved outside of Christ? [Hebrews 8:13, Zechariah 12:10].].
Full-Preterism: Who could I read that would present the case for Full Preterism? [Revelation 11].


2020-04-29
Against the Future Establishment of Israel & Davidic King: What is the best argument against the future establishment of the land of Israel and Davidic King? [Acts 2:36, Acts 13, Mark 11:10, Luke 17:40, Exodus 19:5-6, Deuteronomy 26 & 28:45-46, Leviticus 18:28].



2020-03-23
Jews the Only Worshippers of God: Why were the Jews the only ones to have a relationship with God? [Hebrews 11].



2020-03-03
Give us Caesar: Did the Jews break the Old Covenant when they wanted Pilate to give them Caesar as their king? [John 19:15, Matthew 21:37].



2019-12-13
Covenant of Salt: What is the covenant of salt referred to in Chronicles? [2 Chronicles 13:4-5].



2019-11-05
Federal Headship-Children Automatically in Covenent: What do you know about federal headship and how it suggests that children are brought into the covenant upon birth?



2019-10-23
Ten Commandments & New Covenant: I am convinced that because we have been grafted into the olive tree, that the ten commandments are very important for Christians to obey. [Romans 11].



2019-10-08
Keeping Jewish Feasts: Should we be keeping the Jewish feasts, because of the biblical notation that the covenants God made were everlasting covenants? [Genesis 17:7f, Leviticus 23, Galatians 4:10-11].



2019-07-18
Ephraim: Why is Ephraim mentioned in Jeremiah when it was destroyed a century prior? [Jeremiah 31:6].
Levites: Why are the Levites going to continue, if the Covenant with David has been fulfilled in Christ? [Jeremiah 33:20-22, Isaiah 66:20-21, Romans 15:16].
Judah: Did the Babylonians spread out the bones of the Kings of Judah? [Jeremiah 8:1-2]

2019-06-28
The Everlasting Covenant with Israel: How can you say that the covenant to Israel isn't everlasting? Am I not part of the new Israel? [Hebrews 8:13, Deuteronomy 28)



2019-06-05
New Covenant: What did He mean when he said, "I will make a new covenant"? {Jeremiah 31:31-34, I John 2:27, Ezekiel 37].
"Virgin" or "Young Woman": Do the following verses necessitate the translation of "a virgin", rather than just a "young virgin"? [Isaiah 7:14, 8, Matthew 1:23].


2019-03-06
Church Membership: Should we be involved in churches who require membership or signing a church covenant?



2019-02-25
Church Membership: A pastor presented a lecture on why church membership is biblical. Is this true?



2019-02-13
Spirit, Water & Blood: What does this verse mean, calling the Trinity Spirit, Water & Blood? [1 John 5:6-8]
Covenant being Ratified by Death A covenant/testament is not enforced until the testator dies, is that true? [Hebrews 9:16]


2019-02-12
God's Promises Conditional: Did you say every promise of God is conditional?
David & Paul differences: God doesn't deal w/ us according to our sins but then Paul says that He does, can these be harmonized? [Psalms 103:10, Romans 2:14]


2019-02-06
Land of Israel Didn't God promise to give the all the land back to Israel? Is this verse in Joshua hyperbolic? [Joshua 21:43]



2019-02-04
Covenants: What are the parameters of a covenant? What are the different kinds of covenants? A Covenant would only end in the death of one party?



2019-02-01
Marriage: What determines when a couple is married in God's eyes or not?



2019-01-30
Promise of the Father: (followup for earlier in the show) Is the promise made in Genesis referring to the promise in Acts? [Genesis 22:18, Acts 1:4, Galatians 3:14]



2018-11-08
Breaking Covenants: Is the New Testament breakable or unbreakable & what are the penalties if you do?



2018-08-03
Unequally yoked w/ Business Partners: The being unequally yoked is mostly talking about marriage, right, but what about business partners? [2 Corinthians 6:14]



2018-07-27
Marriage and Divorce: Biblical constraints on marriage and divorce [Deuteronomy 24]



2018-07-20
Abrahamic Covenant: Is the abrahamic covenant unconditional? Unconditional & conditional promises from God



2018-07-17
Demonic Pact & Its Ramifications: I made a demonic pact made when a youth, so what are the ramifications, does there need to be a special deliverance? [2 Corinthians 5:17]
Addiction: Struggle with Addiction a lot.


2018-05-22
Divorce: Divorce is it not allowed at all? You are always committing adultery if you remarry someone who is divorced?
Adolph Hitler: Why would God allow an Adolph Hitler to happen?
Worshipping God all day in Eternity: why should we want to sit in heaven all day worshipping God?

2018-02-19
Israel Covenants: Who is the root in verse 16 and does it relate to verse 27? [Romans 11:16,27]



2018-01-02
Sabbath Keeping: Didn't Jesus do away with the law including the keeping of the Sabbath?
Calvinism: Calvinism does not appear to be in the bible.


2018-01-01
Laws/Commands from Jesus: What laws has Jesus given us in the New Testament? Are the old laws done away with?



2017-12-29
The Kingdom of God: The Kingdom of God taken from the Jews & given to a nation that will bear fruit with it? [Matthew 21:43] (audio chops in & out.)



2017-12-18
Mosaic Covenant: Will you defend your claim that the mosaic covenant is conditional?



2017-12-18
Replacement Theology & Dispensationalism: All Israel shall be saved, the Olive Tree, what was Israel chosen for? [Romans 11:25-26]



2017-09-20
Lectures on Covenants: Do you have any lectures dealing w/ the covenants?
Different Kinds of Covenants: What can you tell me about the different kind of covenants right here & now?
Mosaic Law: People say that the Mosaic law reveal the character of God.

2017-09-13
The Covenants made with Abraham: Who were the covenants for, Israel or all believers?



2017-09-08
2 Covenants, one for Jews & one for Gentiles: 2 covenants, one for the Jews & one for Christians, do you agree? (Steve Gregg continues a few comments from this call after break.)



2017-08-28
Noahic Rainbow Covenant: Is the covenant regarding the rainbow still in effect? [Genesis 9:11] (devastating hurricane had just happened)



2017-08-25
Law Written in our Hearts & the Sabbath: I've been studying w/ the Seventh Day Adventists, & they say Sabbath keeping & the 10 commandments are for now, law written in our hearts, but the commandments were changed from the Old to the New, so the ultimate question is, WHICH commandments are still binding?



2017-08-04
Types & Shadows: Can you talk about any type of "type & shadow", foreshadow & so forth?



2017-07-20
God taking Delight: Someone thinks God takes delight in bad things happening to people & didn't know how to respond. [Deuteronomy 28:30 & 63]



2017-07-05
Never Leaving or Forsaking: I believe we can lose our salvation, not once saved always saved, but what about His promise to never leave or forsake us? [Hebrews 13:5, Joshua 1:5]



2017-06-23
Marriage Symbolic: Is marriage is symbolic of the church to Christ? How can you convey that to a non-believer? [Ephesians 5:31, Genesis 2:24]?



2017-06-06
Testament & Covenant: Are "testament" & "covenant" interchangeable? [Natthew 26:28, Luke 22:8, 1 Corinthians 11, Hebrews 8]



2017-05-23
Water Veith (Adventist Minister): Have you ever heard of Walter Veith, who is an Adventist minister?
Adventists, Sabbath Keeping & other Rituals: Can you discuss Sabbath keeping & the New Covenant & Rituals?


2017-01-20
Immutability: the immutability of God, does He change His everlasting promises? (steve shares an interesting story about a gift he didn't get)



2017-01-13
Old & New Covenant: When did the old covenant stop & the new covenant start?



2016-10-12
Fasting: Is fasting for the Christian?
The Old & New Covenant: How much of the Old covenant do we incorporate with the New Covenant?


2016-09-07
Aaron Budjen & Living God Ministries: Caller wonders if Steve is familiar with "Living God Ministries" with an Aaron Budjen?
Budjen & the Mosaic Law: Budjen talking about the 2 covenants, the Mosiac Law. It was there to prove it couldn't be kept perfectly. What does Steve think about that?


2016-08-17
Christian Zionists believing in 2 Covenants: Christian Zionists believe in 2 covenants? Isn't doing the animal sacrifices again a slap in the face of Jesus' sacrifice?



2016-06-01
Eternal Security: once saved always saved is not really true, you can turn away from Jesus, but is the covenant you made with God broken every time you sin?



2016-03-08
New Covenant Law: Is there such thing as "new covenant" law?
Ezekiel's Temple: Has Ezekiel's Temple yet come to be?


2016-02-12
The Promised Land: What is the promised land & did the Israelites ever obtain it all?
Covenant with Abraham Involving the Land: Was Israel given the land forever?


2016-02-09
Abrahamic Covenant & the Land of Israel: Since there types & anti-types couldn't the land of Israel could still be fulfilled physically, even if it was already fulfilled spiritually under the Abrahamic Covenant?



2016-01-27
The Law of Moses & the Law of Christ: Is the Law of Christ just a continuation of the Mosaic law?



2015-12-15
Covenants: Do you think that part of pleasing the Lord of walking in obedience is an expression or an oath that you'd abide by the new covenant?



2015-11-13
Covenant: God is love, so how can a prenuptial agreement be considered an expression of the involving both covenants? [1 John 4:8, 16, John 3:16]
Abrahamic covenant: What if Abraham had been disobedient in his own covenant w/ God, what would've happened then?


2015-10-05
Covenant Theology - Covenants: Does the New Covenant cover all the other covenants that ever existed in the Old Testament?



2015-09-10
Premillennialism vs Amillennialism: Can you please educate me on the difference between Premillennialism & Amillennialism?
Davidic Covenant How does Israel's rejection of Jesus affect the Davidic Covenant, whether you're a Premillennialist or an Amillennialist? [2 Samuel 7:12]


2015-08-20
Covenants of the OT & NT: Can Steve please explain the differences between the Covenants of the Old Testament & the New Testament, so that a child can understand it? Why do we have to have a covenant today?



2015-07-30
The Mosaic Law & Jesus: Did Jesus follow the Mosaic Law to the letter? [Galatians 4:4]
One Jot or Tittle: Not one jot or one tittle would change, Jesus said, that He only fulfilled the law. What does Steve say? [Matthew 5:17-19]


2015-07-21
Making a Covenant to God: If signing membership w/ a church requires making a covenant to God (or the church), is this biblical?



2015-07-07
Covenants: Covenants CAN'T be broken. God didn't give Israel their land because of what they did but because of the fact that they were His name's sake, this caller thinks.



2015-05-15
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob: What is the 7-fold Blessing to Abraham & where can you find it? The Promise of Abraham's Seed was promised to him the number of the Stars & the Sand of the sea, to Isaac only the Stars & to Jacob only the Sand, was there a significance to omitting both to Jacob & Isaac? [Genesis 12:1-3]



2015-05-08
Promises to the Jews fulfilled: Did you say that all the Promises of God to the Jews have been fulfilled? What about the 7 year period right before He comes back?



2015-04-14
430 years in Galatians 3:15-18: When does Steve think that 430 year period started & ended?



2014-12-10
Covenant: What is the significance of the Blood in the Old & New Covenants?
Jesus' Imminent Return: Is Jesus' return imminent? [2 Thessalonians 2]


2014-10-30
Old Covenant becoming Obsolete: If the Old Covenant is obsolete, how could the curses still be binding for the Jew?



2014-10-17
Obeying & Breaking the Commandments: You typically won't go to jail if you don't break the law, & same goes w/ keeping the commandments, we need to keep them for our longevity, for one thing!
Marriage: What constitutes a real marriage in God's eyes?


2014-10-02
Replacement Theology (Supersessionism): Is what you were just talking about to the previous caller, would you call that Replacement Theology? What would be the opposite of that then, Dispensationalism? How would John Hagee deal w/ the verse in Hebrews you were just talking about? [Hebrews 8:6-13]
Go & Sin No more: How is it possible to sin no more like Jesus told the woman caught in adultery? [John 5:14, 8:11]
Fire from the Holy Spirit: How can I re-ignite the fire from the Holy Spirit like I used to have?

2014-10-02
Messianic Jews: What is Steve's interpretation of a certain passage of Scripture, the Gentiles being in the flesh? [Ephesians 2:11-19]



2014-09-11
Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage: Isn't Divorce breaking a contract you made with God, & isn't that a sin?



2014-07-24
Swearing by anything: Listener was surprised to learn that it says it's evil to swear by anything. [Matthew 5:36]



2014-03-05
Cessation of the Gifts: Is the office of Apostle still for today, or did that actually cease w/ the original apostles in the 1st century?
Israel & Peace Agreement: The start of the 7 year tribulation starts at the signing of the peace-agreement & the antichrist will be revealed. What say you? [Daniel 9:26]


2014-02-24
Ancient Israel & Gentiles: Jesus would've still had to come die on the cross even if the Jews had obeyed the Old Covenant to the letter, is that true, & how would the gospel been affected towards the Gentiles had the Jews not rejected Jesus? Would it still have gone out to them as well?



2013-12-13
New Covernant after the New Covenant: Can you explain this passage of Scripture about the New Covenant, some thinking that there's going to be even yet ANOTHER one after the New Testamaent Covenant? [Jeremiah 31:31-34]
Knowing the Lord Without Being Taught: What about knowing the Lord without being taught, is that still future yet? [Jeremiah 31:34]


2013-12-11
Two Covenant (Dual Covenant) Theology: Isn't John Hagee a big believer in the Two Covenant Theology? How does it differ from reality & how do you refute it? [Hebrews 8:13], Galatians 3:26-29]



2013-12-06
"Everlasting Covenant" in Isaiah: In this passage in Isaiah, God refers to the "Everlasting Covenant." It doesn't appear to be either the Old or the New, as it appears to be worldwide, so to what is this referring? Could it be at the end of the world? Is the city referred to, Babylon? [Isaiah 24:1-6, Luke 1].
Satan a Fallen Angel: Caller comments on his belief that Satan was Lucifer, who was originally an angel. [Job 1, Revelation 12]


2013-11-26
The Old & New Covenant: Could Steve explain the progression of the New Covenant from Old Covenant, especially the Sabbath & so on? [Galatians 4, Romans 14, Colossians 2]
Paul Following Rituals Why did Paul participate in the Jewish customs after he knew he was free from that law? [1 Corinthians 9:19-21]


2013-10-21
Gadarenes/Gergesenes: Who were the Gergesenes? A mixture of Jews & Gentiles? [Matthew 8:28]
Fasting & Mourning: Does Fasting mean Mourning?
"Tear is made worse": What did Jesus mean by not putting a new piece of garment patch on an old garment? or putting wine in old wineskins? [Matthew 9:16]

2013-09-06
Promises of God, Conditional & Unconditional: The Bible teacher that the caller was listening to said that there were conditional & unconditional promises, & cited one verse in Matthew that was unconditional, but caller disagrees. [Matthew 11:28-30]



2013-08-14
The New & Old Covenant: If Scripture in the New Testament doesn't agree with the Old Covenant, it's not applicable a guy on a radio station said. Is that true? [hebrews 8:13]



2013-05-14
Unlicensed Church Weddings Could you provide some insight to something many of us are very uncomfortable with-our pastor is performing church weddings without state licenses?



2013-05-03
Abrahamic Covenant Ritual: What was being communicated in the ritual of the Abrahamic covenant, when they passed through the two cut animal parts? [Hebrews 6:13-20, Genesis 15:9-13, Isaiah 62:1].
God Swears by or to Himself: Is God swearing to Himself in Hebrews when the ritual is described? [Hebrews 6:13-20].
Difference between the Old & New Covenants: What is the difference between the Old & New Covenants, because both are conditional and require obedience and faith? Was there no salvation in the old covenant? If there was, how would the Hebrews get salvation? Recommends lecture on Hebrews 11. [Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11:6].

2013-05-02
Abraham's Covenant: Was Abraham's covenant conditional? [Genesis 22:18, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 26:3-5, Hebrews 11:8].



2013-04-12
Marriage Licenses & Divorce: Discussion of marriage licenses and government involvment in covenants and marriages.



2013-04-12
Government Involvement in Marriage: In contrast to what you said about the state being the last place for Christians to look to, isn't the first role of government for good is to uphold and enforce marriage? [I Peter 2:14].
Government Upholding Lawsuits: Regarding Lawsuits, doesn't the government officials usually do the right thing in lawsuits and divorces?
Christians Are to Blame: Isn't it actually the fault of Christians when the government goes awry?

2013-04-09
Legal Marriage: Does one need to be legally married or just committed to each other?



2013-03-12
Symbolism of Split Animal in Old Testament: Can you explain why the verses about Abraham splitting the animal in Genesis represents Christ's sacrifice? [I Corinthians 15:3, Genesis 15, Isaiah 53].



2013-03-07
Leviticus: Salt of the Covenant What is the "salt of the covenant" in Leviticus? [Mark 9:49-50, Leviticus 2:13].



2013-02-28
Israel Replaced: Could you clarify your position on Israel being replaced? [Deuteronomy 32:21].
Disagreement-Church Replacing Israel (Replacement Theology): Caller makes points in disagreement with Steve about Israel being replaced by the church (Replacement Theology). Recommended topicl lecture; "What are we to Make of Israel?" [Jeremiah 33:19-26, Deuteronomy 7:6-9, Genesis 12:1-5, Luke 24:45, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:28, John 8:39-44, Romans 9:3, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Deuteronomy 28:1, Deuteronomy 28:45-46, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 8:13].


2013-02-06
Holy Spirit & the New Covenant: Did people's heart get changed in the Old Testament?
Bearing Arms in Self-Preservation: Did you say we are not allowed to defend ourselves in self-defense with guns?


2013-01-25
The Perpetual Sabbath: Don't these verses seem to support the necessity of keeping the Sabbath? Isn't it a perpetual covenant? Doesn't the first verse prove that Jesus still expected them to be keeping the Sabbath? [Matthew 24:20, Matthew 5:18-20, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 31:16]



2013-01-11
Visiting the Iniquities to the 3rd & 4th Generations: what does it mean that He will visit the iniquities to the 3rd & 4th generations? [Exodus 34:6, Deuteronomy 7]
Keeping His Covenant for 1000 years: God said He would keep the covenant for 1000 years. [Deuteronomy 7:9]
God Loving Israel: He chose the Jews because He wanted to make them a witness to the rest of the world? (Steve never has a chance to answer this question.....he gets cutoff for the rest of the show & an old archive is played.)
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