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Topic: God's Intervention

Episode Topic Audio

2024-02-20
Genetics: Caller comments on the huge differences between humans and apes in the DNA.
The Supernatural & God's Intervention: How do you think about God's involvement in humanity and the supernatural?


2024-01-29
Supernatural Events: Does God control things like radios and TVs?



2023-11-22
Agnostic Considers God a Serial Killer: Is not God a serial killer for not intervening in this terrible world where people have to die? Should He not be held accountable for all the suffering? [Romans 8:18, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18].



2023-06-16
God's Control Over the World: Did God just let the world go after He created it, or does He manipulate everything because of His sovereignty? [Matthew 7:11, Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, Isaiah 66:3-4, Jeremiah 7:31, Hosea 8:4].



2023-06-07
God's Control Over Life & Death: Does God really have control over life and death? - Whether an accident, a soldier, a baby, a suicide, etc. [Psalm 34:7-8].



2023-05-25
God Not Looking So Good: How do you deal with Moses looking more noble than God in Exodus 32? [Exodus 32:14, Genesis 18:16-33, Jeremiah 18:7-10].



2023-05-11
God's Intervention in Suffering: If we are judged by our works, why doesn't God intervene more often to prevent some of the suffering? [2 Corinthians 12:8-10, 1 Corinthians 11:30].



2023-03-08
Supernatural Abilities: Do the verses about Jesus rebuking the unbelief of the disciples and promises of supernatural intervention and ability to work miracles apply to us? [Mark 16:14f, John 20:29].



2022-04-12
Ukraine Invasion: Do you think that there has been intervention by God in this Ukraine invasion?



2022-04-05
God's Mercy Toward an Unbeliever: What do you think about a friend of mine who has passed away, but was one of the finest men ever-do you think that God will have mercy? [2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23].



2022-03-02
God's Intervention to Prevent Evil: Why did not God prevent such a tragic event in the news?



2022-01-25
The Sun Stood Still: When God caused the son to stand still in Joshua, how do you explain the impossible nature of that event? [Joshua 10:13].



2022-01-13
God's America: Has God given up on America?



2021-08-17
Why God Allows Suffering: How do I help my wife understand why God let's such suffering exist in this world?



2021-08-16
One's Purpose in Life: Is the idea of finding one's path or "purpose in life", a bit too self-focused and self-interested as typical in modern pop psychology? [Jeremiah 1:5].
Acting On One's Spiritual Gift: If you know your gift is, should you advertise it or just led God open the doors?


2021-08-13
Arminian vs Armenian: Caller confuses Arminian vs Armenian? Where does Arminianism come from?
Creation Just Taking it's Course: Did God create the sun and earth, and then just let it go functioning on its own?


2021-04-28
Why Didn't God Create us Better?: Why didn't God create us with stronger desires to do good and more self-control?



2021-03-30
Various Insights or Levels of Interest in God: Is what you wrote in your book about drawing near to God in various degrees a correlarry to the thoughts in Matthew 13 [Matthew 13:12].



2021-02-22
No Free Choice: How can you say that God gives us a choice when the end result is hell? That is no choice.
God Lets Evil Happen: Is it right for God to stand by and let evil happen?


2021-02-10
Can Christians Lose Their Salvation?: Did you say that true Christians can lose their salvation?
Salvation & Sanctification: What role does God have in salvation and sanctification? If we have a part in it, doesn't it take away the glory that is His alone?
God's Sovereignty & Control Over One's Salvation: Could you help me understand God "works all things" relative to one's salvation? [Ephesians 4:1, Philippians 1:6, I John 2:19, John 17:12, I Timothy 4:1, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:12].

2021-02-04
God's Desperation: Is God desperate for a relationship with us?



2021-01-27
Deism: Do you think it is more reasonable to consider a Deist view since God doesn't doesn't seem to micromanage things and free will seems more prevalent? [Proverbs 21:1, Hosea 8:4].
Need for Rebaptism: If I wandered away from the Lord at one point in my life, becoming a prodigal, but returned to Him, do I need to be rebaptized?
God's Voice (God Speaking): How do you know when it is God speaking vs just having one's own thoughts? [Acts 16:6-7].

2021-01-20
God Creating and Then Allowing Evil & Suffering: How could an all knowing, all powerful God, create a world where there is such evil and so much suffering?



2020-10-05
Babies & Avengers in Psalms: Who are the babies and the avengers in this verse? [Psalm 8:2, 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Chronicles 20, Matthew 11:25, Luke 19:40].



2020-09-08
Why Pray: What is the purpose of prayer, if God doesn't change His mind, and things are established already? [2 Kings 20, I John 5:14-15].



2020-08-31
Who is in Charge on Earth?: Who is actually in charge on earth? [Proverbs 21:1, Psalms 34:7, Daniel 2:24, Romans 8:28].
The Earth Getting Worse Till the End: Do you think that the earth is going to get worse progressively before He returns? [Revelation 20:7-8].


2020-07-10
God's Sovereignty: Isn't God completely sovereign? If God wants a child to be born, is there anything we can do to prevent that? [Matthew 10:29, Genesis 50:20, Acts 2:23].



2020-07-06
Preference to Jews: Though God is not a racist, isn't He giving some preference to ethnic Jews in Revelation 12? [Revelation 12].



2020-07-03
Characterizations of Calvinism: Do you agree with the suggestion that the Calvinist view and characterization of God, is like He intervenes to assist someone who is mentally ill and cannot make a decision?



2020-07-03
The Trinity: What list of things to believe would we make regarding the essentials of the faith and the "Trinity"? [I John 4:15].
Inerrancy of the Bible: How should we be view the claim that the Bible is inerrant? [I Corinthians, 2 Timothy 3:16].
Character of God in Conflict with Old Testament: Can you help me with my struggle with some of the Old Testament passages that seem to conflict with the character of God? [Luke 24:25, John 5:46].

2020-06-17
God Limited by Lack of Faith: Is God's ability and power limited by lack of faith? [Mark 6:5-6, James 4:2-3].



2020-05-20
Devastating Events-Though God Promises Good: Can you help me understand how to apply the promise for good from Romans in my devastating circumstances, including my divorce and son's suicide? [Romans 8:28].



2020-05-19
Prayer & Fasting Urgency: Caller encourages listeners to pray with sincerity and fasting (referring to Dr. B.J. Willhite's book, Why Pray, and Steve's lectures)?



2020-04-06
God Allows Rape & Intercourse: Why would God allow rape and child molestation, and could He have not made a different way to make children so that no one could be hurt in that way?



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?


2019-07-16
God's test for Job: Can you explain the conversation and test in the book of Job between God and the devil? [Job 2:3].



2019-06-05
God's Intervention in U.S. Elections: Would God intervene in an American election, especially in light of the direction we have gone with our unhinged abortion policies? [I Corinthians 15:52].



2018-08-06
God Intervening Nations: Does God still intervene in nations today?
Christians & Capital Punishment: Do you have an opinion on the Death Penalty & what is it?


2018-07-02
God Ordaining Ever Step: Does God ordain every step of our life?



2018-03-23
God Preordaining everything & Prayer Changing it: Does God preordain everything? But does Prayer sometimes change it?



2017-08-22
Calvinism & Free Will: Is there free will in Calvinism? Does God



2016-08-05
Antinatalism (No Procreation): Should parents have children if they can't guarantee that they won't suffer?
Children Going to Hell: What if you run the risk of children burning for eternity in hell?
God Irresponsible: Does it possibly make God irresponsible by letting children being born who are going to burn in hell for eternity?

2015-09-22
Balaam's Donkey: Does Steve think God just opened the mouth of the donkey & his OWN thoughts came out, or was it God speaking, sort've using the donkey as a ventriloquist? [Numbers 22:28]
Witch of Endor & Samuel speaking to Saul: Could that be the exact same situation, not really Samuel speaking? [1 Samuel 1:15-28]


2015-09-14
God "trying" to kill Moses: what was happening w/ God trying to "kill" Moses in [Exodus 4:24]?



2015-06-11
Praying to 3 Persons: We see a person as one individual, but even though Jesus is one Person, it almost seems like we are talking to 3 People, does that make sense?



2015-05-19
God Loves Us, but Proof Needed: The caller knows that God loves us, but he needs encouragement because he & his family have been suffering both financially & physically.



2015-04-07
God Intervening: Why doesn't God intervene & stop bad things from happening, especially for Christians who were praying when they were killed?



2014-07-22
Character Test: God tests us, & we need to pass the tests & Fear the Lord. [1 Corinthians 10:13]



2014-06-04
Prayer: Is Prayer more for our benefit, our faith, for our therapy, than it is to get God to actually move on something for us?



2014-01-13
Gift of Prophecy: What is the role of prophecy for today? Someone thinks 2014 & 2015 are going to be turbulent times, martial law & so on. [1 Corinthians 7:7, 1 Peter 4:11, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6, Ephesians 4:11, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 14:1-15]
Trusting God: What it all boils down to is people just don't seem to trust God enough.


2013-09-24
"None Seeking after God" What does it mean that no one is seeking God? [Romans 3:10-11, Psalm 14, Psalm 51]
God Failiing: If not everyone is seeking after God, isn't God failing?
God Chooses People & Thief on Cross Baptized: God Chooses people, the caller thinks. Also, caller thinks the thief on the cross was baptized by public declaration. [1 Corinthians 1:26]

2013-05-03
God Gets Permission to Act in Prayer: Someone said "when we pray, we give God permission to act", but it didn't sit right with me. What do you think? [Psalm 115:16, Genesis 1].



2013-02-25
God's Miraculous Protection of Us: What about those that think God has some obligation to protect them no matter now foolish their actions or choices may be? [Psalm 91, Matthew 4:7, Deuteronomy 6:16, John 9:3].



2013-01-25
A Stiff-necked People: Can you explain these verses in Exodus to me? God wanted to destroy them, but Moses changed God's mind. [Exodus 32:9-14]


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