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| 2024-04-26 |
I am Going to Take the Mark:
If the antichrist requires the mark, then I am taking it. |
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| 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. |
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| 2024-04-15 |
Eternal Security & the First Resurrection:
Because "the second death has no effect," does that support "eternal security" and Calvinism? [1 Corinthians 15:23, Revelation 20:6]. Souls of the Martyrs in Revelation: How does your view explain the souls that John saw in heaven in Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:4]. |
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| 2024-04-04 |
Falling from Grace (Eternal Security):
Can you ever "fall from grace" if you were once saved? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:3-4]. |
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| 2024-03-29 |
Defining "Stumbling" "Falling Away" & "Sin":
Should we be defining "stumbling" and "falling away" as "sin?" [Mark 14:29-31]. |
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| 2024-03-15 |
Eternal Security:
Caller posits that we cannot lose our salvation because "when someone is your child, they are always their child." [1 Timothy 4:1-7, 1 Peter 5:10]. |
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| 2024-03-15 |
Saved People Apostatsizing in Scripture:
Are there examples in the Bible of some who were saved but then fell away? Would Ananias and Sapphira be an example? [2 Timothy 4:10, 1 Timothy 4:1, John 6:66, 1 John 2:19, Matthew 7:21]. |
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| 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]. |
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| 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]. |
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| 2024-03-12 |
Free Will:
Caller disagrees with Steve about free will positing that God and man cannot both have free will. [1 Peter 1:5, Romans 8:16-19, Matthew 10:33, Ephesians 2:8, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:22, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 8:13]. |
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| 2024-03-07 |
Steve Gregg's Bible Familiarity:
How many times have you read the Bible? How familiar are you with it? Doomed? Impossible to Repent? : Am I doomed, with no chance of repentance, in light of Hebrews 6, because I have lived a backslidden life? [Hebrews 6:4-8, Matthew 19:26, 2 Peter 3:9]. Mark of the Beast: If you don't take the "Mark of the Beast" then aren't you automatically saved? |
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| 2024-03-07 |
Steve Gregg's Bible Familiarity:
How many times have you read the Bible? How familiar are you with it? Doomed? Impossible to Repent? : Am I doomed, with no chance of repentance, in light of Hebrews 6, because I have lived a backslidden life? [Hebrews 6:4-8, Matthew 19:26, 2 Peter 3:9]. Mark of the Beast: If you don't take the "Mark of the Beast" then aren't you automatically saved? |
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| 2024-03-04 |
Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved):
Does this passage support the idea that believers cannot fall away? [Hebrews 6:4-9]. |
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| 2024-02-05 |
Caught in the Act (of Sin):
If someone is caught in the act of sin (stealing, idolatry, etc.) when Jesus comes back, will they lose their salvation? [James 3:2, Matthew 18:21-22]. |
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| 2024-02-01 |
Backsliders Not Allowed to Return to Christ:
If you backslide, can you come back and repent? [Jeremiah 3:11-25, John 10:27-29, Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 6:1, James 5:19-20, Galatians 6:7]. |
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| 2024-01-29 |
Eternal Security Proven by Hebrews 6:
A pastor said that Hebrews 6:4-6 means that someone cannot lose their salvation, or Jesus would have to be crucified again. How do you respond? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 2:9, Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 3:12, Hebrews 3:1-6]. |
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| 2024-01-26 |
Tribulation & Perseverance:
Do you think that those who give up their faith in persecution and tribulation are the "great falling away." [2 Thessalonians 2:3]. |
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| 2024-01-25 |
Disagreement on Apostasy & Eternal Security:
Caller questions and disagrees with Steve's position on eternal security. Rec: Topical lecture series "God's Sovereignty, Man's Salvation." [2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2, John 15, Romans 11:17-22, Colossians 1:23]. |
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| 2024-01-24 |
Losing One's Salvation:
If one apostatizes after he has become a "new creation," then what does he then become? [2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:14, Romans 11:23]. Regeneration: Isn't salvation (being born again) regeneration? [1 Peter 2:2, Colossians 1:22-23]. God's Mercy vs Man's Participation: If keeping one's salvation depends on man's own ability, then doesn't it nullify God's mercy? |
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| 2024-01-24 |
Losing One's Salvation:
If one apostatizes after he has become a "new creation," then what does he then become? [2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:14, Romans 11:23]. Regeneration: Isn't salvation (being born again) regeneration? [1 Peter 2:2, Colossians 1:22-23]. God's Mercy vs Man's Participation: If keeping one's salvation depends on man's own ability, then doesn't it nullify God's mercy? |
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| 2024-01-23 |
Apostasy vs Eternal Security:
Can you lose your salvation? [1 John 5:11-12, John 15:6-7, John 3:2, Hebrews 2:1, Titus 1:16, John 10:27-28]. |
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| 2024-01-11 |
Branches Cut Off of the Vine:
If you are cut off from the vine at some point, but you come back to the Lord, then what happens, since you are already burned up? [John 15:5, Revelation 20:15, Romans 11:21-23, James 5:20, 2 Peter 2:20, Galatians 6:7-8]. |
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| 2024-01-10 |
Atheist-Apostasy:
Do you think I am stupid and deserve to go to hell? Atheist-Theological Disagreement: Do you think that theological disagreements are a good enough reason to send someone to hell? Atheist-Hinduism Predates the Flood: Atheist caller claims that he has seen evidence that proves that Hinduism predates the Flood. He also challenges Steve's claim that he has evidence that Jesus and the gospels are true. |
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| 2023-12-18 |
Once Fallen, Impossible to Return to Christ:
Is it impossible to return to Christ if I have fallen away from Him many times? [Matthew 19:24-26, Hebrews 16:4-7, 1 John 1:9] |
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| 2023-12-08 |
Returning to God:
Will God still take me back if I have been in rebellion for 20 years, having once known the truth? |
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| 2023-11-17 |
Judas' Salvation:
Caller shares some scripture that may shedlight on the question of whether Judas was at one time genuine in his faith before the devil entered him. [Luke 22:3, John 13:27, John 6:70]. God Wanted to Kill Moses: Could you shed some light on the story of God seeking to kill Moses? [Exodus 4:24]. |
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| 2023-11-14 |
Free Will Ceasing:
Is there a verse that says that we will always have "free will?" [Genesis 1:26]. Judas' Salvation: Do you think that Judas was saved before He betrayed Jesus? |
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| 2023-10-20 |
Losing One's Faith:
If someone loses their faith, were they ever really saved? An atheist questioned, "How someone could be persuaded to disbelieve?" [Luke 9:62]. |
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| 2023-10-04 |
Defining Christianity:
Caller: If Christianity is all about the conspiracies and such that seem to be promoted these days, I am not sure I want it anymore. [1 Corinthians 5:12]. |
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| 2023-10-04 |
Atheist Caller: Apostasy:
Atheist caller: Are those who fall away (like me) really wimps or have they just decided that they have other beliefs? Atheist: Intelligent Apostasy: Atheist caller: Can someone make an intelligent decision to leave the faith? |
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| 2023-10-04 |
Atheist Caller: Apostasy:
Atheist caller: Are those who fall away (like me) really wimps or have they just decided that they have other beliefs? Atheist: Intelligent Apostasy: Atheist caller: Can someone make an intelligent decision to leave the faith? |
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| 2023-09-08 |
"Once Saved, Always Saved" (Eternal Security):
Did the concept of "once saved, always saved" come from Dispensationalism or Calvinism? |
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| 2023-08-23 |
"Sin Unto Death" & "Impossible to Restore":
Is sinning a "sin unto death" about apostasy and blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, and similar to the verse about it being "impossible to restore them" to faith? And impossible for whom? It certainly would not be impossible for God. [1 John 5:14-16, Hebrews 6:4-9, Matthew 12:31-32, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9-10]. |
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| 2023-08-11 |
"Falling Away," "Put to Open Shame" and "Crucified Again":
Could you explain what is meant in Hebrews 6, especially about how they were "falling away""open shame" and crucified again? [Hebrews 6:4-6]. Fallen Away & Impossible to Restore: Does this mean that it is impossible to come back to God and be restored? {James 5:20, Matthew 19:23-24, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:13-14]. |
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| 2023-08-11 |
"Falling Away," "Put to Open Shame" and "Crucified Again":
Could you explain what is meant in Hebrews 6, especially about how they were "falling away""open shame" and crucified again? [Hebrews 6:4-6]. Fallen Away & Impossible to Restore: Does this mean that it is impossible to come back to God and be restored? {James 5:20, Matthew 19:23-24, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:13-14]. |
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| 2023-07-26 |
Falling Away:
Would you read 2 Peter 3:17 (a warning about falling away) and explain it to me in light of a Calvinist refuting it? Rec: Topical lectures series: "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." [2 Peter 3:17]. |
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| 2023-07-14 |
Once Saved, Always Saved (Eternal Security):
Could you help me sort out the whole "Once Saved, Always Saved" vs "need for repentance" debacle? [John 15:6-7].
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| 2023-06-02 |
Rebaptism:
If someone falls away, but repents and returns to Christ, do they need to be baptized again? |
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| 2023-05-10 |
Calvinist: Election, Self-Selection:
How is it that Calvinist's seem to self-select to be of the "elect?" God Remembering His Covenant: Does God remember His covenant forever? [Psalm 105:8, Deuteronomy 28]. |
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| 2023-05-02 |
Fear of Losing One's Salvation:
How can I deal with my fear of sinning too much and losing my salvation? [Matthew 18:21-22, John 15:13]. |
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| 2023-04-25 |
Blinded by God:
Why would God throw those that are blinded by Him into hell? |
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| 2023-04-10 |
God's Unconditional Love:
Our pastor indicated that not only is God's love unconditional, but so is His salvation. Do the following verses apply to being saved from 70 AD or the judgment? [Matthew 24, Mark 13:13, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2, Matthew 5:43-48,, Luke 15:24, James 4:6-7, Ezekiel 33:11, John 15:13, Proverbs 13:24]. |
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| 2023-03-30 |
Apostasy: Broken Off Branches & Tares:
Do these verses (Matthew 13 and Paul's testimony) indicate that one can fall away and lose their faith? [Matthew 13:22, 1 Corinthians 9:27]. |
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| 2023-03-20 |
Apostasy vs Stumbling:
Can you clarify the difference between backsliding and apostasy, falling to sin versus returning to a life of sin? [James 3:2, Proverbs 26:11, Job 23:29-30, 2 Corinthians 12:7]. Only So Many Chances: Does the verses about limited numbers of chances in Job relate to the inability to return to God? [Job 33:30]. |
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| 2023-03-20 |
Lutheran Seminary-Steve's Commentary:
Caller shares that the Lutheran Seminary in Minnesota uses Steve's commentary on Revelation. Freedom From Religion Foundation-Dan Barker: Have you ever heard of Dan Barker or the "Freedom from Religion Foundation?" It seems like he left the faith and become an atheist. |
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| 2023-03-17 |
Backsliding, Losing Ground-Salvation:
How does one assess where they are in the process of being saved? How do you know when you are far enough along? |
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| 2023-03-09 |
Sin Covered-Past, Present & Future:
Does Jesus cover ours sins past, present and future? When I was saved, are my future sins already forgiven? [Hebrews 2:9, 1 Timothy 2:6, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9, John 14:17-18, John 14:23, Matthew 6:9-13, Colossians 1:13 ]. |
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| 2023-03-07 |
Doctrine of Sovereign Election (Calvinist):
Buddhist caller objects to the "sovereign election" stance of the Calvinist (Reformed) denominations.[1 Timothy 4:1]. |
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| 2023-03-07 |
Impossible to Restore the Backslider to Faith:
How do you interpret the verse says that it is impossible to restore someone who has fallen away back to the faith? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:12-14 ]. |
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| 2023-02-20 |
Apostasy-Perseverance in Persecution:
How should we read this verse in Hebrews about possible apostasy in persecution? [Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 10:32-35, Hebrews 8:13]. |