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Topic: Accountability (Culpability)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-02-12
Heaven-A Pass for the Incapable (Children or Mentally Ill): Do little children and the mentally challenged get a free pass? [2 Peter 2:3, John 3:16, John 15:13, Matthew 23:37, John 5:39-44, 2 Corinthians 5:6].



2023-09-08
Spiritual Fathering: Could you elaborate on the passage about "spiritual fathering" and the responsibility for those we lead to Christ? [1 Corinthians 4:4-17, Matthew 23:9].



2023-08-16
The Children & the "Kingdom": It seems like the "Kingdom of God" is actually the children when He says "of such is the Kingdom?" Can you explain? [Mark 10:14, Mark 1:15, Matthew 18:3].



2023-08-15
The Death of a Child: If a child dies when they are young, before the age of accountability, do they go to heaven? [John 3:19, Romans 1:18, Mark 10:14, Isaiah 7:16, Romans 7:8-10, Ephesians 2:5].



2023-08-01
Church Membership & Accountability: Would you talk about church membership and accountability? [1 Corinthians 12:13, 2 Corinthians 4:2].



2023-07-19
Loss of a Disabled Child & God's Character: How can we be assured of the salvation of a child with disabilities, who has died, and was not baptized as an adult? [Mark 10:14-16, Romans 1:18, John 3:19, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23].
Vasectomy (Birth Control): Is there anything in scripture about the morality of a vasectomy, as I am troubled by having had one?


2023-05-19
Eastern Orthodox Church & Baptism: Caller shares his experiences in the Eastern Orthodox Church, both good and bad (healing and baptism).
Church Discipline: How should I be dealing with a friend who is drinking and has some other apparent sin in his life? [Galatians 6:1]


2023-04-12
Committed Believers: Caller comments on the need for leaving behind bondages, asking others for help, commitment and fellowship, and leading a committed life following Christ.



2023-03-27
Authority of the Pastor & Accountability: Regarding my pastor suggesting the need to submit to the authority of his role, [2 Corinthians 1:23].



2023-03-20
Accountability Agreements: What do you think about a fellow believer and good friend wanting me to sign something requiring me to become accountable to him? [Hebrews 13:17, 2 Corinthians 1:23, Hebrews 4:13].



2023-01-25
Marriage (Scriptural Direction): Could you help me figure out how to confront difficulties in marriage scripturally? Should we use Galatians 6 and Matthew 18? [Galatians 6, Matthew 18:16-17].
Church Counseling for Marriage: How should the church be helping and counseling us in our marriage, according to scripture, regardless of whether we are official members of the church? [Matthew 18].


2023-01-16
Corporate Sin: Is there such a thing as "corporate sin"? [Romans 5:12, Ezekiel 18:20, Matthew 19:14].



2022-12-14
Forgiveness vs Trust: After someone has paid his legal due for crimes committed within a ministry, is it acceptable for me not allow him to come into my ministry, though I have forgiven him?



2022-12-09
Accountability, Authority & Submission: Is it biblical that I should be submitting to someone in authority for accountability? [Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:10, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Mark 10:42-45, Matthew 20:25, Matthew 23:8-10, 2 Cortinthians 3:17, John 2:5].



2022-11-17
Church Membership: What do you think of claims that church membership is required by scripture? [Matthew 18, Hebrews 13:17, I Corinthians 12:13, Acts 2:41-47, Ephesians 4:25].



2022-07-06
One's Temptations to Sin: Where do most people stand when reflecting upon their sexual behavior and other sin in their past. [Judges 9:13, Psalms 104:15, Proverbs 31:6].



2022-05-19
Church Membership: Could you share your thoughts on church membership and some of the expectations, like tithing, that come with that? [I Corinthians 1:12].



2022-01-05
Sins Removed, but Account Required of All we Have Done-Contradiction: How does one reconcile when the Bible says our sins will be removed as far as the east is from the west, and yet we are also told we will give account for all we have done. [Psalm 103:12, Jeremiah 31:34, Matthew 12:36, Luke 6:45, I Corinthians 11:30]



2021-09-28
The "Mark of the Beast" & the Rapture: Will the "Mark of the Beast" be before or after the rapture, and then will people have a second change to be saved? [I Corinthians 15:52, I Thessalonians 4:17, 2 Peter 3:10-12].
The Mark of the Beast: Will we know that we are taking the Mark of the Beast, or could we accidently take it?


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



2021-08-05
God Sending the Damaged to Hell: How responsible will God hold someone who has had abuse and now has Alzheimer's?



2021-06-10
Rebuke in the Church: Could you give me some scriptural examples of "rebuke", as in rebuking other brothers in the church? [2 Timothy 4:2, 2 Timothy 2:24, Galatians 6:1, Galatians 2, 2 Kings 5].



2021-06-09
Judging Others: Will God test us in order to teach us to not unfairly judge? [Galatians 6:1].
Level of Responsibility for Those that are Disabled in Some Way: To what level of responsibility will God hold those that do not have mental or physical capability to make proper choices?


2021-05-18
Changing My Evil Heart: How do I, who has backslidden and feel that evil is deeply rooted, actually change my heart? Lecture recommended lecture; Spiritual Warfare & both books, "Empire of the Risen Son". [Romans 7, Matthew 26:41].
John Owen's (Puritan): What do you think of the Puritan writer, John Owen's book, "The Mortification of Sin"?


2021-01-29
God Sparing or Annihilating Children: Could you help me understand the difference of when God wiped out all the Canaanites, including children, and yet in other circumstances spared children because of their innocence? [Deuteronomy 1:39, Deuteronomy 2:34].



2021-01-14
Critical Nature-Blessing or Curse: Can you help me sort out the blessing and curse of having a critical nature? [Ephesians 4:15, Revelation 2-3].
Worship Music & Song: What do you think about a lot of the current worship bands, music and songs, coming out now? It seems rather self-centered. [James 1:17].


2020-09-28
Homosexual Addiction: What do you say to someone who has been involved in a homosexual lifestyle and addiction their whole lives due to childhood abuse? Rec Lecture: Cultivating Christian Character [I Peter 2:11].



2020-09-02
If God Knows My Future, How Am I Accountable?: If God knows my future, then how am I accountable for where I end up?



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].


2020-04-17
Adultery & Remarriage: What does the Bible say about getting remarried after a divorce that involved adultery? [I Corinthians 7].
Private Covenant Marriage: What do you think about a covenant marriage, done privately (without witnesses) between two people without any government involvement? [Genesis 24].


2019-02-06
Less Stern Judgment: Did pagans have less accountability than the Israelites because they didn't know as much as Israel? [Acts 14:16, 17:30]



2018-05-07
State has more power than church for Marriage: Caller thinks the State only has the authority to hold couples accountable to their marriage rather than the church.



2018-03-14
Rebuking a Brother: When is the best opportunity to rebuke a brother?



2017-08-01
Twenty Years Old & Upward Accountable: Was I wrong to give this verse to some grieving parents who's teenager had just died? Some said that I was. [Numbers 14:29]



2016-07-20
Elder Quaiications & Accountable to Who?: Qalifications for being elder, who are they accountable to? [1 Timothy 3, 1 Timothy 5:22-25]



2016-04-04
Responsibility for our Dreams: Does God hold us accountable for dreams we have?



2015-11-30
Membership - Church of Christ: Is it okay to jump around from congregation to congregation in the same town even though different churches or should you stick to one?
Elders overseeing others: What about holding people accountable?


2015-08-11
Calendars: When did we start keeping calendars? How far back would we have to go?
Website Forum: Is there a place one can go on the website to ask questions?
Age of Accountability: Can Steve please explain the "Age of Accountability"?

2015-02-20
Witnessing: How would you witness to the average American nowadays?
Responding to the Gospel: Suppose they do accept the Gospel, what is the next step?


2015-01-28
Sanctification & Age of Accountability: How does a person who dies young who gets to go heaven not have to go through the process of sanctification?



2015-01-13
Children going to Heaven: Do children go to Heaven if they die?



2014-07-31
Strange Doctrine & Deception: What can we do to make sure people don't become deceived & accept strange doctrine?



2014-06-04
Becoming a Victorious Christian: How do we become Victorious Christians? Depending on Jesus? Holding each other accountable?



2013-04-18
Our Days are Numbered: Can we changed the number of days we live? [Psalm 139:16].



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



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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