Go to The Narrow Path Ministry Topic: Emotions (Feelings) |
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2024-03-11 |
Fear & Faith-Practically Trusting God: Practically, how do we show faith amid fear and anxiety? [Luke 8:25, Matthew 6:33]. |
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2024-02-27 |
Jesus' Sense of Humor: Do you think that Jesus would have a sense of humor? Is it acceptable to use sarcasm and humor as believers? [Ephesians 5:4, Luke 13:34, Matthew 7:5, Matthew 19:24, Proverbs 17:22]. |
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2024-02-26 |
Atheist's Death: Why do we never hear atheists ever call out to the "big bang" to save them? Proving Atheism: Isn't it true that atheists can never prove the absence of God, but believers, if correct, can prove it forever (Pascals' Wager)? |
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2024-02-09 |
Feeling the Presence of the Holy Spirit: Is it normal to always feel Jesus living inside of me and the presence of the Holy Spirit in me? [Romans 8:9]. |
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2024-01-26 |
Knowing You Have Forgiven Someone: How can one know they have forgiven someone if you still harbor some feelings of resentment? [Psalm 42:11]. |
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2024-01-12 |
The Lord's Prayer - Forgiving Trespasses: Is the part about the trespasses conditional? [Matthew 6:9-14, Matthew 18:21-35, Mark 11:25-26] Salvation Conditioned on Forgiveness: Is our salvation conditioned on us being able to do the right thing, as in forgiveness? Forgiveness vs Trust: Can we forgive someone, but not ever want to be around them ever again? |
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2023-12-28 |
Misotheists (God Haters): Can a misotheist (God-hater) go to heaven? Saying Hateful Words Against God: If someone loses a child and out of grief says they hate God and then they die the next day, would they be lost? |
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2023-12-28 |
Overly Emotional & Focused on Evangelism: What should I do about my overly emotional focus on evangelism and having no interest in general entertainment, my wife, outside activities, and such? [1 Corinthians 7:34]. Church Fellowship (Buena Park CA): What do you think of the Church "The Way Fellowship" in Buena Park, California? Is it a good church? |
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2023-12-21 |
Difficulties with Calvinism: Wouldn't God's grief disprove Calvinism ... as would taking away of our free will would make us not made "in the image of God" unless He doesn't have free will? [Genesis 6:5-6, 1 Timothy 6:16, Genesis 1:26-27]. |
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2023-11-06 |
"Blessed" or "Happy": Can you give me a better definition of the word "blessing" instead of "happy?" Happy doesn't seem accurate. |
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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]. |
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2023-10-16 |
Defining "Saved" & "Works" & Following Jesus: What does it mean to be "saved" versus just getting a ticket to heaven? Once you believe the gospel does transforation just come in time? How do works fit in? [1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Philippians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5, Titus 2:14]. "Feeling" One's Salvation: What if my feeling after conversion is fading? Rec: Topical lecture series, "How Can I Know That I am Really Saved?' [Romans 8:16, 2 Corinthians 13:5]. |
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2023-09-28 |
Reincarnation: What do you think about reports of previous lives from Lee Strobel's book "Case for Heaven?" |
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2023-05-31 |
Discouraged-Not Living Up to the Standard: What kind of encouragement can you give, as I feel that I cannot live up to the standard presented in your books, "Empire of the Risen Son," especially in light of being married to an unbeliever? [Isaiah 50:10, 2 Corinthians 8:12] |
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2023-04-10 |
Medicines, Vitamins and Doctors: What do you think about going to doctors and using medicines and vitamins, etc.? [Luke 5:31-32, Mark 2:17]. Getting Back to Scripture: How do I get back to the peace and joy of being in and memorizing scripture? [John 14:27, John 16:33]. |
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2023-03-31 |
Feeling Close to Jesus: Why do we have emotional ups and downs in feeling close or far from Jesus? [Isaiah 50:10]. |
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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]. |
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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]. |
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2023-02-08 |
Forgiving Hurtful Behavior: If I am still feeling hurt after I felt dismissed by my pastor. Does this mean I have not forgiven him? Rec:topical lecture/ individual lectures/ "Refuse to be Offended." [1 Corinthians 13:7, Psalm 27:10]. |
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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? |
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2023-01-27 |
God's Forgiveness & Forgiving Others: Is forgiving others a condition for receiving God's forgiveness? How does that work? [Matthew 6:15, Mark 11:25, Matthew 18]. |
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2023-01-23 |
Difficulty with Forgiveness: Could you advise me on how to forgive a really terrible and violent family member, as I seem to no longer be able to do it? [Matthew 6:15, Mark 11:25, Luke 17:3]. |
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2022-11-10 |
Fear: Who gives us the state of fear? [2 Timothy 1:7]. |
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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? |
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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]. |
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2022-05-09 |
Jesus' Temptations: Do you think that Jesus ever struggled with mental or emotional things, like depression? |
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2022-03-07 |
Living by Will Rather Than Emotions: Are we to live out our Christian lives by our will, rather than our emotions? DoulousPartners.org: Caller recommends a charitable organization. |
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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]. |
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2022-02-18 |
Why Am I Here?: How would you suggest approaching an adult child who is questioning "Why am I here?" and "What is the purpose of Life?" Facts Over Feelings: Does there not seem to be many are looking for feelings rather than truth to substantiate their idea of faith. |
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2022-01-04 |
David Mistaken in His Prayer: Why did David pray, "Against you, and you only, have I sinned" when it was clear that he had wronged many others? [Psalm 54:4, Psalm 22:1]. Steve Gregg's Band from the 1970s: Is there any surviving material from your band in the 1970s (New Wine). |
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2021-11-10 |
Acknowledge the Lord in all Ways: What does it mean to "acknowledge the Lord in all your ways"? Does it mean to acknowledge Him to others? [Proverbs 3:5-6]. Overcoming Anger & Impatience: How does one overcome anger and impatience? [Galatians 5:17, 2 Corinthians 3:18]. |
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2021-10-28 |
"Why Has Thou Forsaken Me"?: Would you talk about when Christ said, "My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me", and why He would have quoted that psalm? [Psalm 22:1, Psalm 22:12]. Jesus Forsaken by God: Do you think that God and Jesus were actually separated at the time Jesus cried, "Why has though forsaken me?" |
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2021-09-10 |
Not Totally Convinced About Christ: If one doesn't feel absolute conviction about the truth of Christianity, what should they do? [Matthew 7:7-8, Jeremiah 29:13]. |
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2021-09-01 |
Jesus' Human Characteristics: What do you think about Jesus' humanity-His qualities and emotions? [Philippians 2:7]. |
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2021-08-30 |
Re-Baptism: Is it biblical to get re-baptized for to gain more power of the Holy Spirit? Re-baptism in the Lutheran Church: Should I get re-baptized in the Lutheran church, even if they believe in infant baptism. |
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2021-08-24 |
Being Saved: Do all you have to do is ask Jesus to come into your heart and you will be saved? Will you feel any different? [Romans 8:16, John 6:37-38] |
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2021-06-14 |
God's Love=Mercy, Justice, Faithfulness: Could you direct me to your lecture where you talk about God's love being of mercy, justice, and faithfulness? Recommended Lecture: "Sermon on the Mount". [Matthew 23:23, Matthew 7:12, John 15:13, Mark 12:30-31]. |
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2021-05-12 |
Humans Created to be Unable to Sin Could God have created us unable to sin, and yet still given free-will? |
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2021-01-29 |
Feelings of Emotions in One's Faith: I struggle with keeping the sense of total commitment and feel an ebb and flow in my faith. Is this common? [I John 5:3]. |
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2020-12-15 |
God's Emotion: Is God emotional and is He capable of lashing out? [Exodus 33:3]. Pharisees Wanting to be Baptized by John: Why would Pharisees want to get baptized by John the Baptist? Jesus Supporting His Mother, Mary: Was Jesus supporting his mother, Mary? And why him instead of his brothers? [Luke 8]. |
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2020-11-18 |
Plato's Four Temperments: Do you place much weight in the different types of temperaments that Plato described? [2 Corinthians 12:1-14, Psalm 2:8, Revelation 5:10, Matthew 5:5, 2 Corinthians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Genesis 1:1, I Corinthians 10:3, Psalm 115:16]. |
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2020-11-13 |
Compassion: Caller comments on compassion. Regurgitation of Prayers: I often feel my prayers are so repetitive, that it is almost a mindless regurgitation, how do I remedy that? [Lamentations 3:22-23, Matthew 6:11]. |
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2020-11-13 |
Caller Comment About Compassion: Caller comments on another caller who had been compassionate. |
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2020-11-11 |
Damaged by Religion: What advice would you give people who are so damaged by religion that they can't seem to consider it? |
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2020-10-29 |
Feelings vs Facts: What scripture should I refer to in order to balance the idea that feelings are not as reliable as facts? [Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:25, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12]. |
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2020-10-16 |
Other Religions in Contrast to Christianity: Are there other religions that have the joy, the psalms, the benevolence, that the Christian faith has? [Romans 5:3]. |
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2020-10-02 |
Evidence that Christianity is Not True: Is it not evidence that Christianity is not true since there are those that wish to feel something from the Holy Spirit and they don't? [James 1:7 Matthew 8:26]. Losing Faith: How can one continue to believe in something that they don't see evidence of? The Resurrection isn't a Historical Fact, it's a Supernatural claim: Caller says that the resurrection isn't a historical fact, and doesn't it require more evidence to claim the supernatural? |
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2020-09-03 |
Controlling One's Temper: Could you give me advise on how to control my temper better? When Anger is Not Sin: If I used my anger in a positive way, then is it no longer sinful? [Isaiah 53:7, Ephesians 4:26-30]. |
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2020-08-26 |
Secular Friends: What do you think about having secular friends? Feeling the Holy Spirit: Is it possible to be filled with the Holy Spirit and not feel anything? [Romans 8:16]. |
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2020-07-31 |
Anger: Would you talk about "anger" and what the Bible teaches us about it when it is sin? [Ephesians 4:26, James 2:13, I John 4:7-21, Mark 3:5, Ephesians 5:1, Luke 23:34]. |
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2020-07-01 |
Damage from My Pastor Father-Losing Faith: How do I handle the brokenness of my pastor father who has also damaged my faith? |
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2020-05-04 |
Verses of Comfort for Those with PTSD: Could you share some verses of comfort that might help with PTSD? Would Jeremiah 29:11 be helpful? [Jeremiah 29:11, Joshua 1:7, Hebrews 12, Psalm 34, Psalm 37, Psalm 103:1-15]. |
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2020-04-01 |
Saved Without the Holy Spirit: Is it possible to be saved without the Holy Spirit? [Romans 8:9, I John 4:2, Ephesians 5:18 ]. Laying on of Hands: Is it necessary to have hands laid on you in order to have the Holy Spirit? Acts 8, 10, I John 4:2, Ephesians 5:18]. No Feeling of the Holy Spirit's Presence: Sometimes I have strong feelings that I suspect is evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit, other times, not so much, am I doing something wrong? |
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2020-03-27 |
Angry with God: When a believer is disappointed or angry with God, Is it always sinful, or does God actually welcome our feelings? [Job 13:15]. Psalms, Prayer & the Human Heart: Do you think that God put the Psalms in scripture to just give an example of the human heart? |
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2020-02-26 |
Soul vs Spirit: What is the difference between your soul and your spirit? [I Corinthians 14, Romans 8]. |
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2019-11-05 |
God Laughing: Is there anything in the Bible that says that God actually laughs? [Zephaniah 3:17]. |
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2019-10-01 |
Emotions-Stoics & Stoicism: What do you think about the parallels between Christianity and Stoicism, particularly relative to the necessity to control our emotions? |
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2018-09-20 |
Agape Love: Isn't it unrealistic to love everyone? Benevolent, Charity. |
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2018-06-27 |
Blaspheming the Holy Spirit: How can one know that they have blasphemed the Holy Spirit? The New Church Experience: When I join I new church, how can I distinguish between having a spiritual or emotional experience? Do you have any lectures on it? |
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2018-04-18 |
Being Guilty: Feeling guilty for not helping the homeless, & so it got me thinking, doesn't Satan have a counterfeit for everything good from God? |
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2017-12-01 |
Earthly Father & Heavenly Father: New believer had a bad relationship w/ father, trying to resolve her gut feelings about her father in contrast to the Heavenly Father. |
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2017-11-07 |
Negative Emotions in Heaven: When we get to heaven how are we not going to be jealous or have major regrets of people getting rewards we could've gotten? |
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2017-09-15 |
The 6th Sense: Do you think we have a 6th sense? Did we lose it at the Fall of Adam? |
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2016-10-07 |
"Not Good for Man to be Alone": Is God just being practical about procreation or implying something romantic when He indicates that it is "not good for man to be alone"? [Genesis 2:18] |
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2016-08-15 |
Marriage a Lifelong committment: A lifelong committment is what marriage is about, & divorces are just like fast-food express, getitng one anytime they want nowadays, Michael the Buddhist want to chime in regarding the first call. |
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2016-06-22 |
Christians Losing Their Zeal: Sometimes Christians think that Christians are so heavenly they are no earthly good! Also, why do Christians lose their first zeal? |
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2016-06-13 |
3 Part Beings: We are a tri-part being, body, soul & spirit, the only thing that gets born again is the spirit [1 Thessalonians 5:23] |
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2015-07-10 |
Forgiving: Going to hell for not being able to forgive someone, caller is concerned about it. |
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2014-07-18 |
Lack of Emotion/Love: Listener is not sure if it's a result of a brain defect or personal trauma, but he has no emotion for people, no love for people. [1 Corinthians 13] |
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2014-02-10 |
Dealing with Evolutionists (followup): People are often very lonely & divulge their story, even if they are evolutionists or atheists, that being the last thing on their mind, they just want a listening ear, & you then have the perfect opportunity to talk to them about your faith, because ultimately it's all God's doing anyway. [1 Peter 3:15] Dealing with Dry Spells: How do you deal with "dry spells" that you encounter in your Christian walk, not feeling close to God sometimes? [Isaiah 50:10-11] |
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2013-11-15 |
Relying on Feelings to Follow God: I think it was great that my call came after the previous one because it's sort've about the same thing, that you can't rely on your feelings to follow God. I was reading about a pastor who committed suicide & think that even though I disagree with most of "Strange Fire" by John MacArthur, that the spiritual gifts are not for today's church, that he made a few good points in his book. |
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2013-11-15 |
Experiences from God Even Though not A True Follower: How do we know we are having experiences from God when there are so many people think they do but are so wrong, like the Mormon & the burning in their bosom, or the Hindu? God only manifesting Himself to Some: Why does God only choose to talk to some? Doubting God: Caller admits he's doubting the Word of God & shares experiences he might be experiencing. |
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2013-10-11 |
Changing Your Heart: What comes first, a changed heart or changed behaviour? Addictions: What is the equivalent word to "addiction" in the Bible since that word is not in there? |
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2013-09-02 |
Heart, Mind & Soul: If a person has to have a heart tranplant, does the personality come with the other heart too? |
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2013-08-30 |
Filled with the Holy Spirit: Caller's sister thinks she can just really physically feel the Holy Spirit all around her. |
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2013-08-07 |
Different Backgrounds When Converted: People have different experiences, different temperaments when they come to faith, so it will be a different experience for everyone. |
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2013-07-29 |
Connecting with God: How do you "connect" with God? |
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2013-06-13 |
Salvation-Clarification of Conscience: Buddhist caller; Isn't Salvation just the clarification of the Conscience? State of Mind is Heaven or Hell: Buddhist caller suggests that Heaven or Hell might be the state of mind you are in. |
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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]. |
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2013-04-22 |
Despising One's Father: I think I really despise my father and I no longer want to, what do you suggest I do to unload this terrible burden? [Exodus 20:12]. |
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2013-02-27 |
Feeling a Relationship with God: If I am sincere to want to be close to Jesus, and yet I am not sure how close I am. Can you help? Relationship with the Trinity: Am I in a relationship with the Holy Spirit and Jesus if I am committed to God? [Romans 10:29, Romans 8:9, Galatians 5:22]. |
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2013-02-20 |
Unforgiveness for Unfaithfulness: I struggle with unforgiveness toward my unfaithful husband, but don't want to go to hell. Can you help? [Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 7:12, Ephesians 4:30]. Unforgiveness Sends Us to Hell: Should I take the Bible literally when it says I will go to hell if I don't forgive? What will happen to my unfaithful husband? [Matthew 19:6]. Some Sins Worse Than Others: Doesn't the Bible say that all sins are the same, rather than some sins worse that others? |
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2012-01-09 |
Loving a Married Woman: I have fallen in love with a married women.Though we are not seeing each other, how do I deal with this emotionally? [Matthew 5:27-28, Matthew 18:24-26]. If She Later Divorces: If the married woman I love, later divorces, may I then pursue the relationship? |
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2012-01-06 |
A Bipolar Minister: Can a spirit-filled minister be "bipolar?" [1 Corinthians 2:16]. |