Go to The Narrow Path Ministry Topic: Virgin (ity) or Bridesmaid |
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2023-11-08 |
The Apostles Scripture: What version of the scriptures would Paul and the apostles have used? "Virgin" in the Septuagint: If the word "virgin" in Hebrew means "young woman" does the fact that the apostles used the Greek Septuagint (where the word is "parthenos," which means "virgin") tend to nullify the argument of liberal scholars that Mary may not have been a virgin? [Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 7:14]. |
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2023-10-23 |
King Ahasuerus' Morality: How did King Ahasuerus record of trying out all the virgins not condemned in the Bible? [Matthew 19:5-6]. |
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2023-07-12 |
Tony Evans: I was surprised to see Tony Evan's name on a list of false teachers. What do you think? The "Virgin" in the CSB BibleTranslation : In the CSB (Christian Standard Bible), the translation seems to have a variation on 1 Corinthians 7 that is surprising about the "virgin" being the betrothed, rather than the daughter." Can you comment? [1 Corinthians 7:36-38]. |
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2023-02-27 |
The Virgin Birth: Why do we take the "virgin birth" literally, since there are numerous stories and myths making similar claims? [Isaiah 7:14]. |
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2023-01-30 |
Fornication-Prior to Marriage: Are there grounds for divorce if someone fornicated before marriage and didn't confess it until afterward? Re-Baptism: What about someone who was baptized, but wants to be baptized again? |
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2023-01-16 |
Jephthah's daughter Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter or just keep her as a virgin? [Judges 11:30-40]. "Sons of God" in Genesis 6: Do you think that that "sons of God" in Genesis 6 are angelic beings or the sons of Seth? And who were the Nephilim? [Genesis 6:2]. |
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2022-12-23 |
Jephthah & His Daughter: The story of Jephthah and his daugther has several different interpretations regarding what the sacrifice really was. Would you share your insight? (Judges 11:30-36). |
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2022-12-21 |
Jewish Listener's New Book: Jewish listener shares information about his new book that is supportive of the Christian faith, but it is from the Jewish view. He also comments on the reason there was a need for the virgin birth. He refers to his book and radio show "The Bible Live." |
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2022-11-14 |
Virgin Birth Contested: Why do some people deny the virgin birth, when scripture clearly prophesies it? [Isaiah 7:11-14, Isaiah 45:11]. |
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2022-11-14 |
Marian Doctrine: How do you help someone overcome the influence of the "Marian Doctrine"? [Matthew 12:46-50]. |
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2022-08-08 |
Old Testament Law Regarding Rape: Could you talk about the Old Testament law regarding the penalities for rape? [Deuteronomy 22:23-27]. |
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2022-05-02 |
Parable of the Ten Virgins (Bridesmaids): Because the parable of The Ten Virgins (Bridesmaids) doesn't really make sense, so was it just about the punchline, and not intended to be true? [Matthew 25:1-13]. |
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2022-01-28 |
The Perpetual Virgin Mary: Was Mary's other children actually step brothers of Jesus, and likely Joseph's sons, not Mary's? [I Corinthians 7:34, Hebrews 13:4]. |
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2021-12-09 |
Born of a Virgin: Does the doctrine that sin enters through men, rather than women, and that is why Jesus needed to be born of a virgin, make sense? [Luke 1]. |
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2021-09-29 |
Parable of the Wedding Feast: Would you comment on meaning of the parable of the wedding feast, and the inappropriate garments? [Matthew 22:11, Matthew 16:24]. Parable of the Bridesmaids (Ten Virgins): Could you explain the parable of the bridesmaids (ten virgins) and the meaning of the lamp oil? [Matthew 25]. Parable of the Bridesmaids: Do you think that the lamp in this parable is the same as the lamp (churches) in Revelation? [Matthew 25, Revelation 1:4-18]. |
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2021-08-25 |
Jesus' Virgin Birth: If someone denies that Jesus was "virgin born"? |
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2021-01-27 |
Remarriage to Former Spouse: Is it possible to remarry my wife, even though, she has been married to someone else in the interim? [Deuteronomy 24:1-4]. Disbelief in the Virgin Birth: Can someone who doesn't believe in the virgin birth, still be a Christian? |
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2021-01-08 |
The Parable of the Unwise Virgins (Bridesmaids): Could you clarify the meaning of the parable of the unwise virgins (bridesmaids)? [Matthew 25:1-13, I Thessalonians 4:17, Acts 28:15]. |
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2020-12-29 |
Welsh Revival Love Song: Are you familiar with the love song, "Here is Love, Vast as an Ocean", of the Welsh Revival? Jewish View of the Virgin Birth: Did the Jewish people understand and believe the virgin birth? [Matthew 1]. Herod's Slaughter of the Innocents: Why did Herod seek to kill the infants? |
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2020-12-22 |
Virgin Birth Isn't the virgin birth in Isaiah? [Isaiah 7:14]. |
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2020-12-22 |
The Virgin Birth's Relevance to the Gospel: If the virgin birth was not part of the text, what harm would be done to the gospel? |
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2020-11-17 |
The Virgin Birth: How important is the "virgin birth"? [Luke 1:34-35]. |
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2020-09-24 |
Isaiah's Son: What ever happened to the son born to Isaiah? [Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8, Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 37:22, Revelation 12]. |
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2020-08-17 |
Old Testament Law About Virginity: Could you clarify the circumstances surrounding the law about women's punishment if accused of not being a virgin? [Deuteronomy 22:13-21]. Evidence for Crimes in Old Testament Law: What do you think of God using such unreliable evidence when there is such serious consequence in the Old Testament Law? [Deuteronomy 24:1-4]. Harshness Against Women in the Old Testament: Is it because of cultural differences when I balk at the harshness against women in the Old Testament, and yet there were still some women remarkably revered? |
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2020-08-11 |
Calvary Chapel, 1970s: Caller reminisces with Steve about their mutual time at Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa in the 1970s. Parable of the Ten Virgins: Could you comment on the parable of the ten virgins? [Matthew 25:1-13]. |
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2019-06-28 |
Mary's Purity (Virginity): Does the word understood for indicating that Mary was a virgin, necessarily mean "virgin" in other passages? [Hebrews 13:4, Matthew 1:25, 2 Samuel 6:23]. |
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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]. |
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2019-05-31 |
Virgin Birth: Why does the book of Mark not mention the virgin birth? [John 1:14]. Many Came Out of Their Graves: In Matthew, it is mentioned that many came out of the graves, is this possibly an interpolation (adding of text)? [Matthew 27:52-53]. |
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2019-05-28 |
The Amplified Bible: Why don't you like the Amplified Version of the Bible? Translation of the Word, "Virgin": Why is the word for "virgin", sometimes translated as, "young woman"? [Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23]. |
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2019-03-27 |
Walking in the Spirit: What does it mean to "walk in the Spirit"? Ten Virgins Parable: What does the parable of the 10 virgins mean? And the oil? |
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2019-02-07 |
Father or Husband: Is this talking about a girl's father or future husband? [1 Corinthians 7:34-39] |
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2019-01-30 |
Virgin Birth a Myth: Jews say the virgin birth prophecy was invented by Christians, that the famous verse we use in Isaiah that predicts the coming of a Messiah is spoken of in the past tense, not the future. [Isaiah 9:6] |
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2019-01-01 |
Israel Keeping Virgins: Why did God allow the Israelites to keep virgins when they were not supposed to intermix with the heathens? [Numbers 31].
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2018-12-13 |
Virgin Birth: Double fulfillments, one in the Old Testament & one in the New Testament. [Isaiah 7 & 8] |
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2018-06-27 |
10 Virgins Parable Parable of 10 bridesmaids, what does it mean? Jesus told them to go away, that He never knew them, how do I know I'm not one of them?[Matthew 25:1-13, Luke 13] |
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2018-03-28 |
Bride Claiming to be a Virgin but not: What if you Bride to be claims to be a Virgin, you get married & it turns out she isn't? Marriage & Divorce: What if a wife is divorced for just causes? Is the person still marrying her committing adultery because she was already married even though it was for right causes? |
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2018-01-25 |
Nicene Creed: Caller is concerned about the Veneration of Mary & the phrasing of the incarnation of Jesus through the Virgin Mary & the Holy Spirit. |
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2017-12-20 |
10 Virgins Parable: Parable of the bridesmaids & oil in lamps, we don't have a license to sin after we are saved like some seem to think. [Matthew 25] |
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2017-10-05 |
10 Virgins Parable: Why were there 10 virgins waiting for the bridegroom? [Matthew 25:1-13] |
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2017-08-17 |
The Assumption of Mary: the Assumption of Mary, wondering if you knew how far that went back, & other catholic traditions |
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2016-07-07 |
Casting out of Demons by the Spirit: How are False Christians/Prophets able to make demons depart from Jesus, because didn't He also say that "a house divided against itself cannot stand"? [Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 12:25] The 10 Bridesmaids: Caller is wondering that since the bridesmaids are virgins & are supposedly betrothed to the bridegroom, does that mean that they were all Christians? [Matthew 25:1-13] |
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2016-01-06 |
The Parable of the 10 Virgins: Is the Parable of the Virgins talking about 70 AD or Jesus' second return? [Matthew 25:1-13] |
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2016-01-05 |
The Aramaic Bible: Are you familiar with the Aramaic Bible in English? "And the Bride": In the parable of the 10 bridesmaids, they (the Aramaic Bible) add the phrase, "and the bride", meeting the bridegroom AND the Bride! [Matthew 25:1] Different Resurrections: What about the different resurrections? The first fruits coming back with Christ, so some of "the bride" is coming with the groom? What about different rewards? Even Paul wasn't sure he'd be resurrected with the righteous. [1 Corinthians 15, Philippians 3:11] |
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2015-10-28 |
Jesus & Horus: Are you familiar with the supposed similarities between Jesus & the Egyptian god Horus, such as the Virgin Birth? |
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2015-09-21 |
The 10 Virgins Parable: Since the Virgins all "rose" at the same time, isn't that proof that they were all believers? [1 Thessalonians 4:16, Matthew 25:1-13] |
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2015-08-06 |
Parables of Jesus: Are the Parables that Jesus shares a result of true, real stories? Parable of the 10 Virgins: Can Steve please explain the 10 Virgins Parable & how do we determine if we are the 5 foolish ones or the 5 wise ones? |
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2015-05-21 |
10 Virgins Parable: What does the Oil represent & just a breakdown of the Parable of the 10 Virgins. [Matthew 25:1-13] |
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2015-02-03 |
Virgin Birth: The Virgin Birth story seems to be similar to other stories of leaders who were heroic, doesn't it? |
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2013-10-15 |
The 10 Virgins & 1000 Millennial Reign: Caller heard that Witness Lee & Watchman Nee had a twist to the 10 Virgins parable, where they say that all 10 Virgins were Christians, but the 5 who ran out of oil had to go through the 1000 year reign & do all the good works they failed to do. All Scripture God-breathed: When Paul was saying the Bible was God breathed, he was obviously only talking about the Old Testament, right? [2 Tidmothy 3:14-16, 2 Peter 1:19] 2 & 3 Gathered together & Church Discipline: When Jesus was talking about the gathering of 2 0r 3 people, He was only talking about church discipline then, right? |
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2013-09-05 |
Atheists Slamming the Bible because of Rape Stories in it: Caller egages a lot with atheists, & they try to debunk the Bible with all all kinds of things that happened in the Bible, & the lastest one was about rape. Can Steve talk about that? [Deuteronomy 22:28, Exodus 22:16-17] |
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2013-08-28 |
The Bride of Christ: Who is the Bride of Christ? There seems to be some confusion because some parts of Scripture say one thing, & then another part says something else. Can Steve help him out? [Revelation 19:7, Ephesians 5:22-33, Revelation 21:9] The Parable of 10 Virgins: Some people think that "the Bride of Christ" & "the church" are distinctively different, that the Bride is consecrated to Him, ready to go, whereas you have your "wordly" Christians. Is there any truth to that? [Revelation 19:7 |
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2013-07-05 |
Hell-Universal Reconciliation: Does the view of "Universal Reconciliation" mean that one is virtually saved by one works, or by how they pay for their sins? Parable of the 10 Virgins & Hell: Does the "Parable of the 10 Virgins" disprove "Universal Reconciliation?" [Matthew 25]. Sheep & the Goats & Hell: Does the parable of the "Sheep & Goats" disprove "Universal Reconciliation"? [Matthew 25:31-46]. |
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2013-05-29 |
Virgin Given in Marriage: Is 1 Corinthians 7 referring to a father or a betrothed regarding the giving a women in marriage? [1 Corinthians 7:36-38]. Headcoverings: Where do you stand on "headcoverings" for woman? Recommended article; "Should a Woman be Veiled: [1 Corinthians 11:10]. |
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2013-01-07 |
King Ahaz's Sign: How was the Virgin Birth of Jesus a sign to King Ahaz since he never got to see it? [Isaiah 7:10-14, Isaiah 8] |