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2024-04-23 "Heaven" in the Scriptures: Caller disagrees regarding the lack of emphasis on "heaven" in the Bible. Instead, he thinks there is significant emphasis. [Philippians 3:20-21, 2 Corinthians 5:8-10, Exodus 20:12, John 3:16].
2024-04-23 Blood & Flesh Symbolism: Is not the reference to flesh and blood in John 6, a very different context than in the Last Supper? [John 6:53-58, John 6:40, John 6:63].
2024-04-23 The Rapture, The Tribulation & God's Wrath: I am confused about "The Tribulation" and the "rapture" relative to the "Wrath of God?" [Romans 1:18 1, John 3:36, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:4, Revelation 16, 1 Thessalonians 2:15-16, Romans 1:18, John 16:33, Revelation 9:4].
2024-04-22 The Rapture & the Tribulation: Do you think we are just waiting for the rapture? Will the tribulation occur before or afterward? [1 Corinthians 15:51-53, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8].
2024-04-22 Old Testament vs New Testament: Isn't the change from the Old Testament to the New not the shift from "Law" to "Grace," but instead that Jesus took the place of the sacrifice, and salvation has always been under "grace?" [Exodus 34:6-7, John 1:17]
After the Last Day: What happens to the unsaved after the "last day?" [2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, John 12:48].
2024-04-22 Old Testament vs New Testament: Isn't the change from the Old Testament to the New not the shift from "Law" to "Grace," but instead that Jesus took the place of the sacrifice, and salvation has always been under "grace?" [Exodus 34:6-7, John 1:17]
After the Last Day: What happens to the unsaved after the "last day?" [2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, John 12:48].
2024-04-19 The Character of the Samaritan Woman: Was the Samaritan woman of bad character? [John 4:11-14].
2024-04-18 Jesus' Writing in the Dust: Do you think we can know what Jesus wrote in the dust (when the woman was taken in adultery)? [Isaiah 45:7, John 8:8-12, Exodus 21:12, Leviticus 24:7, Acts 25:11].
2024-04-17 Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): How do you address some of the objections and verses, "like no one an snatch us out of His hand," used to support the idea that we cannot fall away (apostatize)? [Isaiah 53:6, John 10:27-30, John 3:36].
Eternal Security & Calvinism: Isn't Calvinism largely responsible for the "eternal security (once saved, always saved)" theology?
Calvinism's & Free Will: If there is no free will, then what is the point? Rec: Got to Matthew713.com for topical Q&A.
2024-04-12 The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: How is the Holy Spirit different in the Old Testament in contrast to now? [Genesis 41:48, John 20:22, Acts 19:2, Numbers 11:29, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:39, Acts 2:4, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13, Romans 8:9, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 1:13].
2024-04-12 David's Grief & Guilt: How does grief apply in Psalm 31? What is David saying? [Isaiah 53:4-6, Psalm 31:9-10, Matthew 8:17, John 9:41].
2024-04-11 God's Allowing Temptation and Testing: Would you talk about why God would allow testing and temptation when He knew Job and Jesus would not fail? How does The Trinity tempting each other fit in here? [James 1:13, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 1:51, John 14:6].
2024-04-10 Keys to the Kingdom & Binding on Earth (Eastern Orthodox Church): Would you talk about the passage "Keys to the Kingdom" and the "binding and loosing on heaven and earth?" Who is being addressed? What is the application? [Matthew 18:15-18, John 20:21, Matthew 21:28, Ephesians 2:20].
2024-04-09 "Elect" vs "Saved": Is the term "elect" used in the same way in the Old and New Testaments? Were some of the unfaithful Pharisees still elect, but not saved? [Isaiah 49:6, Acts 13:47, John 15:16].
2024-04-05 Someone Who is Hostile: What should I do if someone is really hostile to me and now I am avoiding him? I feel as though it is harming my prayer and spiritual life. [Luke 6:20, Matthew 5:44-45, John 15:18-27].
2024-04-05 Serpent Mated with Eve: Have you heard of a doctrine that teaches that Eve mated with Satan (Serpent Seed Doctrine)? [John 8:44, 1 John 3:10-12, Genesis 4:1, Ephesians 5:1, John 5:17, Genesis 4:20-21].
2024-04-03 Thief on the Cross & the Holy Spirit: Was the thief on the cross' repentance and conversion the work of the Holy Spirit? [John 6:44].
2024-04-01 Jesus Cremated: What would have happened if Jesus had been burned at the stake or cremated instead of being put in the tomb?
Not Recognizing Jesus: Why didn't the disciples and the other friends of Jesus immediately recognize Him after His resurrection? [John 20:16, John 21:12, Luke 24:30-31].
2024-04-01 Yahweh as the Devil (Modern Gnosticism): What do you know about this modern belief about Yahweh being Satan and other seemingly gnostic views about Jesus? [John 8:54, Psalm 110:1].
2024-03-28 Drinking Blood, Eating Flesh: Would you comment on the passage where it is said one must drink blood and eat flesh or we won't see the Kingdom of Heaven? Rec: Debates with Catholics at the website. [John 6:53-56, John 6:40, John 6:63, John 4:4].
2024-03-28 Mary Not Allowed to Touch Jesus: Why didn't Jesus allow Mary to touch Him after he resurrected ("Touch me not")? [John 20:17].
The Eclipse & the Second Coming: What do you think about the emphasis on visions and dreams about the coming April 8th eclipse suggesting the return of Christ afterward? [Joel 2:31. Ezekiel 32:7-8].
2024-03-28 Salvation for Whom?: I thought salvation was for us, but you said it is for God. Could you explain? [Luke 15, Luke 19:9-10, John 14:31, Titus 2:14, Ephesians 1:5-6, 1 Corinthians 10:31].
2024-03-27 Forgive or Do Not Receive Forgiveness: What about someone who has been a Christain all their live, but just won't forgive someone? [Matthew 6:14, Matthew 7:21-23, John 6:63-71, John 13:34-35, Matthew 18:34-35, Mark 11:25].
2024-03-26 "In Christ": Could you explain Paul's use of the term "in Christ?" [John 15:5-8, Romans 11:16-24, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Ephesians 1:23].
2024-03-26 Christianity vs Other Religions: What separates Christianity from all other religions? [Romans 8:9].
The Atonement: Why did Jesus have to die? [Isaiah 53:6, 1 Peter 2:24, Revelation 12:10, John 8:34, Romans 8:33, Mark 10:45, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 Corinthians 5:19-21].
2024-03-25 Faith Given by God (Debating a Calvinist): Don't you think that these verses prove that faith is given by God? [John 6:27ff, Revelation 3:18-20].
2024-03-25 Twelve Step Programs (Substance Abuse): Caller and counselor calls to share more about the twelve step program.
Seeing God: There seems to be a contradiction about whether one can see God or not. Can you comment? [John 1:14-18, 1 John 4:9, 1 John 1:1, Exodus 33:20, Exodus 24:10, Isaiah 6:1, Numbers 12:8, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Hebrews 10:20, John 1:18, John 1:14].
2024-03-22 No Specific Dates in Scripture: Why are there no dates for significant events recorded in scripture?
Location of the Sepulcher: Why do we not have a record of which is correct The Garden Tomb or at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was located? [John 4:21, Acts 7:47-50, Luke 3:1, Psalm 24:1].
2024-03-21 Satan-"Prince of the Power of the Air": Is the "Prince of the Power of the Air" Satan, and the spirit mentioned two different beings? [Ephesians 2:1-3].
Paul's Confidence in His Readers of his Letter: Why was Paul so confident in concluding that his readers would be able to identify the "Prince of the Power of the Air" as Satan? [Ephesians 2:1-3, John 14:30, 1 Corinthians 15:29].
2024-03-21 Sealed by the Spirit but Losing One's Salvation: Could you give examples of how someone sealed with the Holy Spirit can still lose their salvation for all eternity? Rec: Topical Lectures: "Content of the Gospels," "Eternal Security." [1 John 5:11-12, John 3:16, John 3:36, John 15:1-6, Romans 11:16-22, 1 Corinthians 9:26-27].
2024-03-19 Reconciling Disparity between Cross-References: How do you reconcile the misquoting of the Old Testament in the New Testament cross-references between Romans and Isaiah? [Romans 11:26-27, Isaiah 59:21, Romans 9-11, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:1-5, John 17:24].
2024-03-19 War in Heaven Chronology: When did the war in heaven take place when Michael the archangel was fighting to cast out Satan? [Revelation 12:7-10, Revelation 12:1-12, John 12:31, Luke 10:17-20].
2024-03-19 Satan Cast Out of Heaven and Earth: Is Satan already cast out of the earth or is he going to be cast out in the future? [John 12:31, Revelation 12:7-10, Revelation 20:10, Romans 8:33].
2024-03-18 Miracles During Jesus' Ministry: How many miracles are recorded from Jesus' 3 years of ministry? Do you have any information about that in your lectures? [John 21:25].
Mary's Records of Jesus' Ministry: Did Mary ever write anything down about Jesus' youth and ministry?
2024-03-14 Born Again, Again: Can a person be born again, again? [1 John 5:11-12, John 15:6, Romans 11:23, 1 John 5:12, Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Mark 10:27, Matthew 19:26, James 5:19-20].
2024-03-13 Parable of the Sower: Do you think that the "Parable of the Sower" is teaching that there are two ways to lose your salvation? [Matthew 13:18-23, John 15:1-4, Luke 8:4-15, Mark 4:4-20].
Understanding Scripture: How do you understand the nuance of just reading the Bible and really understanding, especially when writers like James seem to stretch for the explanation? How do we know when to apply it to then or now? [Acts 15:14-17, Amos 9:11-12].
2024-03-13 Contradiction Regarding the Trinity: How does it work if the Bible says that Jesus and the Father are one, but there are two different wills indicated when Jesus says, "Not my will, but thine?" [John 10:30, Luke 22:42, John 14:9, John 8:17-19]
2024-03-12 The "Bema" Seat: Is the "Bema Seat" a Dispensationalist term? [2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:11-12, Matthew 25:31, John 5:28-29]
2024-03-11 Faith & Regeneration (Defending Calvinism): Caller attempts to defend Calvinistic ideas about regeneration. [2 Thessalonians 3:2, Hebrews 11:6, Ephesians 3:12, Philippians 1:29, Acts 16:30-31, Luke 18:13-14, John 16:8, John 3:14].
2024-03-08 Interlinear Online Bible: Caller shares that there is an online Interlinear Bible available through app stores.
"Taking" Away the Sins of the World: Because "taking" is in the present tense, [John 1:29-32, 1 Peter 2:24, Matthew 1:21].
2024-03-08 James White Debate: Did you see the Leighton Flowers and James White debate last night?
Draw All Men: Would you comment on the word "all" in John 6 and 12 about the "drawing" of "all" men being drawn (in light of Calvinism)? [John 6:44, John 17:6, John 12:32, Matthew 23:37, Isaiah 66:4, Hosea 23:37, John 21:11].
2024-03-06 Satan's Location: Where is Satan now? [Luke 10:18, John 12:31, Revelation 12:10, Revelation 20:1-3. Ephesians 2:2].
2024-03-05 "Oneness" Doctrine (or Modalism): How do the "Oneness" Pentecostals deny the Trinity (Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit as all the same being)? Rec: Topical lectures series "Knowing God" lectures about the "Trinity" and "Jesus' Deity." [John 14:26, John 15:26, Matthew 3:17].
2024-03-05 Covenantal Circumcision (Infant Baptism): Could you explain "covenantal circumcision?" [1 Peter 3:21, Romans 2:28-29, Philippians 3:3, Colossians 2:11-13, Genesis 17:14, John 3:5-6].
2024-03-04 Reformed Theology (Atonement): If Christ died for everyone (not just the elect), did He also intercede for everyone? [Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 9:24, Acts 20:28, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, John 17:9, 1 John 2:1-2, Romans 8:34, Romans 7:25, 1 John 2:1, Luke 23:34-38].
2024-03-04 Views of Atonement: What view of the Atonement do you hold - the "Penal Substitution" or what and why? [1 Timothy 2:6, 1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:6, Mark 10:45, John 1:29, John 10:11, John 15:13].
2024-03-04 The Good Shepherd: Are the "Good Shepherd" references in John 10, referring to Psalm 23 or to the shepherds in Ezekiel 34? [John 10:11, Ezekiel 34:23, Psalm 23, Michah 5:4, Zechariah 11:4-14].
The Vine & the Pruned Branches: Is the idea that the alternate translation about being "lifted-up" is more accurate than the branches being pruned off, gathered, and burned? [John 15:2-6].
2024-03-04 The Good Shepherd: Are the "Good Shepherd" references in John 10, referring to Psalm 23 or to the shepherds in Ezekiel 34? [John 10:11, Ezekiel 34:23, Psalm 23, Michah 5:4, Zechariah 11:4-14].
The Vine & the Pruned Branches: Is the idea that the alternate translation about being "lifted-up" is more accurate than the branches being pruned off, gathered, and burned? [John 15:2-6].
2024-03-01 The Raptured Skip Heaven: Are those who are "caught up" when Jesus comes ever going to go to heaven? [Psalm 115:16].
"Preparing a Place (Mansions) for You": Were not the Old Testament saints not in heaven, since Jesus said He was "preparing a place for you?" [John 14, John 2:16, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Peter 3:15, Ephesians 2:20-22, John 14:23, John 14:2].
2024-03-01 "Israel" (People or Nation) in Ezekiel: Is Ezekiel 37 talking about Israel? Could you clear it all up? [Ezekiel 37:24, Revelation 20:3, Ephesians 2:14, Hebrews 11:16, John 10:16, Hebrews 13:20].
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