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Topic: Samuel (1st)
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2024-03-29 		Three Antichrists: Where is the scripture that says there are three antichrists? [1 John 2:18].
Children Lent to Us: Where is it that the Bible says that children are lent to us? [1 Samuel 1:27].

2024-01-23 		"Bless Those that Bless You, Curse Those that Curse you." (Israel): Regarding Israel, what does this mean; "I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you?" [Genesis 12:1-3, Numbers 22:6, Deuteronomy 11:28, 1 Samuel 2:30].

2024-01-10 		God Sent an Evil Spirit: I am confused about the scripture that says "God sent an evil spirit." Can you help? [1 Samuel 16:14, Job 1-2, 1 Kings 22:22-23, 2 Corinthians 12:7].
Guardian Angels: Do you think that God puts spirit guides around us to protect us, but if we don't do good with God's laws, they abandon us? [Psalm 34:7, Psalm 91:11-12,


2024-01-04 		The Occult-Consulting Mediums (Demons): Is it correct to think that someone contacting the dead or consulting a medium is actually communicating with a demon? [1 Samuel 28:12-20, Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 20:27].

2023-12-18 		Contradictions in the Bible: Can you explain the seeming contradictions in scripture about "none holy" and yet we are to be holy, and his "mercy endures forever" and yet apparently it doesn't extend to those that miss the rapture. [1 Peters 1:15-16, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalm 136:1-2].

2023-10-19 		David's Heart: Why was David described as a man after God's own heart? [Psalm 27:4, 1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22].

2023-09-11 		"Evil Spirit" from the Lord: Could you expound on the "evil (distressing) spirit" from the Lord on Saul and David's playing driving it away? [1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Kings 22:21-23, Judges 9:23].

2023-09-08 		Gospel of the Kingdom: In what way is God's rule (or Kingship) different now that Jesus has come as King? [1 Samuel 8:7, Jeremiah 31:33, Isaiah 5:7].
Jesus Doesn't Currently "Appear" to be King on Earth: If Jesus is now already King and ruling, how do you respond to the observation that with so much turmoil, it does not appear to be a society that has Jesus as Lord and King? [John 16:33, Galatians 5:22-23].

2023-08-31 		Samuel Appears from the Dead: Was it really Samuel who was called up from the dead and appeared in the witches' seance? [1 Samuel 28:1-20].
Saul & Sons in Heaven: Does this verse in Samuel say that Saul and his sons will be in heaven with Samuel? [1 Samuel 28:19].


2023-08-01 		Modern-Day Prophets: What do you think about those today claiming to be modern-day prophets? [1 Corinthians 14:1, 1 Corinthians 12:29, Ephesians 4:11, John 11:51, 1 Samuel 18:10].

2023-07-03 		Afterlife: What happens to us when we die? Do we just rest until we are raised? [2 Corinthians 5:8, 1 Samuel 28:15, Hebrews 10:20, Luke 23:43].

2023-06-07 		Raising a Spirit from the Dead: What am I to make of the story of the spirit of Samuel being raised from the dead by the witch? I thought that was not a thing? [1 Samuel 28].

2023-04-20 		Samuel & The Witch of Endor: What do you think of my view of the calling up the spirit of Samuel by the witch of Endor? [1 Samuel 28:11-20].

2023-01-23 		Jacob, Esau & Repentance: On whose part was the impossible "repentance" in the story of Esau in Hebrews 12? [Hebrews 12:17, 1 Samuel 15, Genesis 27:34].

2022-11-21 		Romans-Jewish Guilt Discussed: Could you review the parables you cited that helped illuminate the Jews to their guilt early in Romans? [Romans 1, Romans 2:17ff, Romans 2:13, Matthew 21:28-40, 2 Samuel].
Original Sin & David's Illegitimacy: Could you talk about the scripture that led to the doctrine of "original sin" and how David may have been illegimate? [Romans 5:12, Psalm 51:5, Judges 11:1,I Samuel 16-17, Psalms 27:10].

2022-10-26 		David's Lack of Faith: Is it David's lack of faith that causes him to run to the Philistines in I Samuel 27? [I Samuel 27:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:13].

2022-10-17 		Jesus Not to Repent: Could you break down the scripture about Jesus "not a man that he should lie or repent verse"? [I Samuel 15:29, Numbers 23:19].

2022-10-03 		Voting & Politics for Christians: Caller suggests that the Bible doesn't support that we vote and should avoid politics altogether. [I Samuel 8:4-6, 2 Chronicles 32, Revelation 12:7-9, I Timothy 5:22, James 2:16, Luke 4:6, Revelation 11:15].

2022-09-14 		Ancient Cultures (Edomites & Amalekites): How do you refute the claim that the Edomites (Idoumaeans) or Amalekites somehow correspond to Chrisitians? [I Samuel 15:3, Genesis 25:3, Genesis 36:12].

2022-07-28 		Witch of Endor: How did the Witch of Endor call up the spirit of Samuel? That really was him, wasn't it? Can that still happen today? [I Samuel 28:15, Ephesians 4:8].

2022-05-30 		Complimentarian vs Egalitarianism: Could you comment on the theological views of "Complimentarianism and Egalitarianism", not only in marriage, but in ministry? [Luke 2:50-51, John 13:1-17, Ephesians 5, I Samuel 5:29, Acts 5:29].

2022-03-14 		Wiping Out the Canaanites: How do you harmonize the wiping out of the Canaanites and the idea of loving your enemies? [Proverbs 25:21, 2 Kings 6:22, I Samuel 15, Matthew 5:44].



2022-03-02 		"Vexed" Not Very Christian-like: It doesn't seem like someone should be "vexed" if they have the Holy Spirit in them? [Mark 3:4-5, 2 Peter, 1 Samuel 11].

2022-02-15 		Tree of Life: Why did God prevent Adam & Eve from eating from the "Tree of Life"? [Genesis 3, I Timothy 6:16].
Samuel's Spirit Raised Was the spirit of Samuel that was conjured up by Saul and the witch actually Samuel or was it a demon? [I Samuel 28:11-20].
Angels & Humans Having Children: How could spiritual beings have intercourse with human women and produce children? [Genesis 6:6].

2022-01-05 		Rules for Israel's Kings: Why would God give Israel detailed instructions about Kings if He didn't want them to have a human king? [Deuteronomy 17:14, I Samuel 8, Hosea 13:11].

2021-10-20 		"Soul Sleep" - Not in Heaven Immediately: Are we asleep when we die until we are resurrected, not going to heaven immediately (Doug Bachelor)? [I Samuel 28, Revelation 16:14, James 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 12:3, I Thessalonians 4:13-18,I Corinthians 15:51-53].

2021-08-20 		King Saul, the Witch of Endor & the Prophet Samuel: Did Saul really communicate with Samuel when he went to the Witch of Endor? [1 Samuel 28].

2021-07-30 		Israelites Believed the Afterlife: Caller states that the Israelites always believed in the afterlife by way of the story of Saul calling up Samuel. [1 Samuel 28:3-25, I kings 17:22].

2021-05-26 		Ethics of Compromising Truth to Protect Others: Could you help me with the ethics of compromising truth for good, or in order to preserve someone's choice, as with Rahab, in particular with being forced to take the COVID vaccine? [I Samuel 16, Joshua 2, Matthew 23:23, I Peter 4:8].

2020-11-06 		Christmas: Caller questions the veracity of those worried about the date of Christmas as Christ's birthday. [I Samuel 15:22].

2020-09-28 		Christians Obligated to Keep the Sabbath-or Not: Could you talk about these verses in regard to saying that one must still keep the Sabbath? [Mark 2:27-28, Luke 4:16, Exodus 31:16, Matthew 12:4, I Samuel 21:6].

2020-09-23 		Women Wearing Head Coverings: Should women wear head coverings today? [I Corinthians 11:10, I Samuel 16:7].

2020-09-03 		Requiring the Same Kind of Worship Activity: Will it result in a stricter judgment if we require other's to worship in a way that was not exactly directed by Jesus? [Matthew 7:2, I Samuel 15:23, John 4:24].

2020-08-13 		Music Therapy: Caller suggests music therapy for one who is troubled by negative or demonic spirits. [I Samuel 16:23].

2020-07-21 		Satan Impersonates Dead People: Are these not verses that support the idea that Satan will come back and impersonate dead people? [2 Corinthians 11:14-15, I Samuel 28:13-29].
Soul Sleep: How do we differentiate between the way other religions talk about spirit life, if we, as Christians, believe that we go to heaven to live after death instead of into a soul sleep?

2020-06-24 		Death of Saul: Can you explain the apparent discrepancy on the way Saul died? [1 Samuel 31, 2 Samuel 1]

2020-06-12 		Tabernacle in Old Testament: Where was the tabernacle (Shiloh) and what did the worship look like in the time of the Judges? [I Samuel].

2020-05-07 		God Seems Evil in the Old Testament: Some Old Testament passages make God sound really evil, particularly when he has people massacred or annihilated. How come God just doesn't do it himself?
God Not Good All the Time: Is it legitimate to say that "God is good all the time" in light of all the terrible judgments in the Old Testament? [I Samuel 15].
God Sends Evil Spirit: When the Bible says that God sent an evil spirit, how do you understand that and harmonize that with a good God? [I Kings 22:22, Job 1, I Samuel 16, Judges 6-9, Judges 9:23].

2018-10-23 		Numbering the People: Why did Chronicles include the story of David "numbering the people" and not Samuel?
Chronological Bible: Is there such a thing as chronological Bible or chronological source I can get that puts everything in the OT in Chronological order?

2018-02-08 		Kingdom Taken From Saul and Jewish Leadership: Is there any correlation between 1 Samuel 15 & what Jesus says in Matthew 21:43 about the kingdom being taken away? [1Samuel 15, Matthew 21:43]

2017-05-23 		Obey Better than Sacrifice: "Better to obey than sacrifice", what does this mean? any relevance for today? [1 Samuel 15:22]



2016-10-31 		Witch of Endor: Who is the Witch of Endor? [1 Samuel 28].
Pharaoh's Magicians Mimicking Moses: How were the magicians in Egypt able to sapreform the same magic tricks that Moses did for real [Exodus 7:8-13]

2016-08-10 		Gjving Samuel to the Priests in the Sanctuary: Caller thinks children being given to priests in the Bible seems pretty offensive to her, worried about sexual abuse like has happened in the Catholic Church. [1 Samuel 1, 1 Samuel 2, Matthew 10:37]

2016-04-15 		Baal in 1 & 2 Samuels: Caller has been studying 1 & 2 Samuel & is trying to figure out what or who "Baal" was?

2016-01-04 		God's Wrath on the Amalekites: I have an atheist friend who points this passage out, asking why would God order the killing of the Amalekites? [1 Samuel 15:2-3]

2013-07-25 		Dietrich Bonhoeffer, David & Saul: The other day you had a caller talking about Bonhoeffer, but you never pointed out that David refused to kill Saul even though he was an evil leader. [1 Samuel 24:6]

2013-05-13 		Saul Given a Another Heart: If Saul was given a new heart by God, what made him go astray? [I Samuel 15:17-26]
Holy Spirit in Saul: Is there a parallel between the Holy Spirit coming upon and Saul the gift of the Spirit for us today?
God withdraws the Holy Spirit from Saul: Why is God still answering Saul when the Holy Spirit had left him? [1 Samuel 16:14].

2013-05-02 		Bible Insights: Caller shares her appreciation for Steve and "The Narrow Path" and how much she has learned.
Anger Control: How can I get victory over my anger, as I continue to fail and it hurts my testimony? Recommended; "Refuse to be Offended" under topical lectures. [Ephesians 4:26-27, Mark 3:5, 1 Samuel 11:6, Ephesians 4:31, Jonah 4:4, Psalm 103:8, 2 Timothy 1:7, Galatians 5:22-23].

2013-04-12 		Ghosts (Spirits): Why did Jesus never correct the disciples when they thought they were seeing a ghosts? [Matthew 14:26, Luke 24:37, I Samuel 11:28]

2013-04-11 		David Acting Like a Crazy Man: Wasn't David lying when he pretended to be crazy to deceive? [1 Samuel 21-24].
Evil Spirit From God: Could you talk about the scripture that indicates the evil spirit came from God that troubled King Saul? [I Samuel 18:10,I Kings 22:21-23, Judges 9:23, Job 1:6-12].

2013-03-12 		Witch of Endor & Samuel: Did Samuel actually come upon the Witch of Endor summoning him, or was it an evil spirit? [I Samuel 28].
Cain & Abel's Wives: Where did Cain and Abel get their wives?


2012-01-16 		Catholic Guest: Tim Staples: Steve introduces Tim Staples, host of the "Catholic Answers" radio program (Catholic.com). Steve and Tim discuss opposing views in the Catholic and Protestant Views.
Catholic vs. Non-Catholic (Protestant)-Spiritual Authority: Steve and Catholic Tim Staples discuss the difference in views about the spiritual authority of the church. [2 Thessalonians 2:15, Matthew 18:15-18, Matthew 21:23-27, Isaiah 22:16-22, Acts 15, Matthew 23:2, Matthew 15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Deuteronomy 17:8, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 20:25-29, 2 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 23:10, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 51:1-2, Luke 10:16, Matthew 23:8, Ephesians 4:11, James 3:1, 1 Corinthians 12, Matthew 16:19].
Catholic vs. Non-Catholic (Protestant)-The Stakes: Steve and Catholic Tim Staples discuss; If one doesn't think Catholics are correct but can be saved, then what is at stake? What is the benefit of being Catholic or Protestant? [Hebrews 13:17, Matthew 23:10].
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