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Topic: Adultery
Episode Topic Audio

2024-04-12 		Pastor's Adultery: Should a pastor who has committed adultery be able to continue in his pastorship?

2024-03-19 		Unrighteous Christian Divorce: How does a Christian who divorced without proper cause and remarried make that right? [1 Corinthians 6:9-10].

2024-02-27 		Married to a Divorced Man: If I married a divorced man, am I an adulterer?

2024-01-25 		Polygamy & Child Brides in the Old Testament: Why did God allow polygamy and child brides? Did the Ten Commandments affect polygamy?



2024-01-24 		Confession of Infidelity: Should my friend tell his wife of his infidelity if it is in the past and from some years before?

2024-01-15 		Complicated Marriage & Both in Infidelity: Can this complicated marriage scenario with both involved in infidelity allow for the believer to be remarried? Rec: Topical Articles, Divorce and Remarriage.



2023-09-13 		"Sola Scriptura": Would you give me an argument to support "sola scripture" ("scripture alone")?
Adultery & Pornography: Is viewing pornography the same as adultery (mental vs. physical)?


2023-07-27 		Fulfilling the Law & Stoning the Prostitute: Could you comment on the hesitation about stoning the prostitute, when that was the directive in the law? [John 8:1ff, John 3:17-21].

2023-07-27 		Divorce Complications & Abstinence in Marriage: Am I living in adultery in my second marriage? Though married, should I be abstaining while I figure this out?



2023-07-05 		Illegitimate Remarriage: If a friend of mine married again, after divorcing without grounds, what are the guidelines for me as a friend?



2023-06-21 		Divorce & the Unforgivable Sin: Is divorce the unforgivable sin? Are people who get a divorce, eternally damned? What is the state of the Christian who gets a divorce? Rec: Topical article; "Divorce and Remarriage." [Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:9, Matthew 12:31-32, Matthew 16:24-26].

2023-06-14 		Notes for Your Lectures: Do you have the notes available for the topical lectures for "When Shall These Things Be?" Rec: Matthew713.com for lecture notes.
Adultery-Grounds for Divorce: Were you saying that a single act of "adultery" is not acceptable grounds for divorce? [Jeremiah 3:8].

2023-05-15 		David's Sins Not Condemned: Why are some sins called sin that are not, and sins in the Old Testament are not condemned, like David's sins and concubines? [Jude 1:7, 1 Corinthians 5:1].

2023-04-25 		Spiritual Adultery: Does "spiritual adultery" occur when a married couple separate emotionally-no longer engaging one another? [1 Corinthians 7:12-15].

2023-04-13 		Abraham's Adultery & Polygamy: Was Abraham a polygamist and an adulterer? [Ephesians 5:22-33, Deuteronomy 17:14-20].
David & Solomon's Adultery: Why wasn't David & Solomon condemned for their polygamy and adultery?


2023-04-04 		Divorce and Remarriage: Is divorce and remarriage an ongoing sin?



2023-03-22 		Living in Adultery: If I married a divorced man, am I living in adultery?



2023-03-20 		Homosexuality: Regarding moral vs ritual law, where does homosexuality fit if it falls under moral law, then how does it violate God's character? [ Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 6:13, Jude 1:7, Matthew 19:4-5].

2023-02-07 		Divorce & Remarriage: How do I make it right if I have married a man that was possibly illegitmately divorced, possibly putting me in an adulterous marriage now? Rec: Topical Articles/ "Divorce & Remarriage."

2023-02-06 		Adultery-Unforgiveable: Were you implying that adultery would be an unforgiveable sin?



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?


2023-01-27 		Webpages with Nude Photos of One's Wife: Is it grounds for divorce if a woman opened a webpage that has nude photos of herself on it as a money-making project?
Bad Friends, Bad Influence: Should a husband require his wife get rid of bad friends who are influencing his wife to do bad behaviors (pornographic images)? [1 Corinthians 15:33].

2023-01-04 		Chronology Confusion in Gospel of John: Could you speak to the chronological confusion in the Gospel of John relative to the baptism of Jesus and the Temptation in the wilderness in contrast to the other gospels? [John 1:19-51, Acts 2].
Woman Taken in Adultery: What is your take on the story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery not being in the earliest manuscripts? [Luke 23, John 7:53-8:11].

2022-12-13 		Remarriage of an Adulterer: Am I disqualified (or discouraged) from ever marrying again, because I am a divorced adulterer? [Matthew 19:8-10, 1 Corinthians 7:8, 1 Corinthians 9:5].
Arranged Marriages: Is there anything in the Bible about arranged marriages?


2022-12-13 		Breaking the Ten Commandments: How did Joseph know not to have sex with Potiphar's wife, if the Ten Commandments had not already been given? [Exodus 20:1-17].
"The Law"-From the Beginning: I disagree with you about the idea that "the law" was not from the beginning, as was also the Sabbath. [Romans 5:13-14, Romans 7:9, Galatians 3:19].

2022-10-11 		Inerrancy & Application in Scipture: Because the Bible is inerrant, doesn't each scripture apply to every one of us, rather than only selectively applicable to some of us?
Adultery: A man says the Bible does not apply in its restriction on adultery, because he is not the one that is married, though the woman with whom he has sex, is married.

2022-08-10 		Christian Divorce & Unbeliever Remarriage: Can you clarify your position on Christian divorce and remarriage to an unbeliever? Recommends topical article. [I Corithians 7:12-15, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6].

2022-07-08 		Abortion, Pregnancy, or Miscarriage in the Book of Numbers: Could you explain Numbers, chapter 5, and if it is about abortion or miscarriage? [Numbers 5]

2022-06-09 		Adulterer Still Saved?: Can a man who knew better, but was unfaithful to his wife of 50 years, can he still be saved? What if she doesn't know about it?



2022-05-16 		"Fornication" in Scripture: Do you think that "Porneia" translated as "fornnication" is a poor translation? [Genesis 3:24, I Corinthians 6:16-17].

2022-03-25 		"Fornication" Grounds for Divorce: If a woman commits fornication, can a husband divorce her? And can he do so if he just wants to commit fornication? [Matthew 5:32].
Paul's Thoughts on Divorce: How does the question of "grounds for divorce" relate to what Paul says about it? [I Corinthians 7:10-15].

2022-03-17 		No Remarriage Allowed: Is it true that one must not remarry until their former spouse dies, even if they had grounds and/or have been divorced? [Matthew 19:9, Matthew 5:32].
AA (Alcoholic Anonymous): Caller comments on the value of Alcoholic Anonymous.

2022-03-11 		Polygamy: What can I say to a woman who thinks that the Lord told her that it is acceptable to have two husbands? [Luke 11:24-26, Romans 7:2-3, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21].

2022-03-04 		Warning Against Adultery: Is the warning against adultery about committing adultery in one's heart specifically directed only to men, and does that still apply today? [Matthew 5:28].
Warning Against Lust in the Heart: Is there an overall principle against malevolence in the teaching of looking upon a woman with lust in the Sermon on the Mount? [Matthew 5:28, I John 3:15].

2022-01-04 		Remarriage in God's Sight: How does God look at our marriage if both of us were married before and neither of our former spouses have passed away? Recommends topical article on marriage at the website.

2021-12-31 		Obligation to Former Wife: What is my obligation to my twice previously married former wife if I divorced her without grounds, before I was a Christian?

2021-12-27 		Legitimate Divorce: Since I am on my third marriage, I am wondering if my previous divorces are legitimate.

2021-12-27 		Catholic Priests Not Able to Marry: Why can't Catholic priests marry? [I Timothy 3, Titus 1].
Divorce & Remarriage: Is it an unforgivable sin to get divorced or remarry? [I Corinthians 7, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21].
Remarriage After a Groundless Divorce: What if there were no legitimate grounds for divorce and someone has already remarried?

2021-11-04 		No Divorce and Remarriage Allowed-Under Any Circumstances: Does God not allow any divorce and remarriage at all, under any circumstances, and are there are any church fathers who thought this? [Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:9, Deuteronomy 42:1-3].

2021-10-22 		Exception Clause-Divorce: What did Jesus mean by the exception clause in scripture when He speaks of divorce? [Matthew 5:32, Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:6-8, Mark 10:9, I Corinthians 6:16, Deuteronomy 24, Jeremiah 3:8-14].

2021-10-07 		Unfaithful Wife: Can you advise me regarding my unfaithful wife who continues to have affairs with numerous men, but continues to seemingly repent and stay? [Matthew 5:30, Galatians 5:19-20, I Corinthians 6:9-10].

2021-09-30 		Condoning Sin vs Giving Grace: What is the difference between forgiving someone on the basis of grace and just condoning sin, as in homosexuality? [Matthew 19].

2021-09-14 		Mary's Age in Pregnancy: How old was Mary when she was impregnated? Muslims often compare their faith to Christianity
Taking Another Man's Wife-Muslim Perspective: Could you elaborate on the ethics in the Old Testament regarding taking another man's wife, relative to Muslim views? [Deuteronomy 21:10-14].

2021-08-25 		Sexual Immorality in Marriage: Why does Jesus use two different Greek words (pornea & moichaō) when speaking of marriage in Matthew 5? Why doesn't he use the same two words in Mark and Luke? [I Corinthians 5:1, Jude 7, Matthew 5:32].

2021-07-16 		Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Is not marriage permanent? Does God expect two believers to reconcile? Isn't it an assumption to assume that one can remarry? [Matthew 19:9, I Corinthians 7:10-12, Mark 10:9].

2021-07-01 		Causing a Woman to Commit Adultery: Regarding divorcing a woman and causing her to commit adultery, what do you think of my take on that scripture? [Matthew 5:32, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6].
Pre-Trib Rapture Cannot be True: Does this prove that the "Pre-Trib Rapture" is untrue, if we could calculate his coming following that event?

2021-06-29 		Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Is the guilty party (the one that caused a divorce) simply out of luck to ever legitimately remarry?

2021-04-19 		Polygamy: Could you talk about scriptural implications regarding polygamy and application for us today? [Matthew 19:8-12, Mark 10:3-12, Ephesians 5].
Spirit-filled Man & Polygamy: Is it possible that a man who says he is spirit-filled participating in polygamy at the direction of God?

2021-02-26 		Does God Love Me Enough: Caller having suffered terrible abuse in marriages, that resulted divorces, asks, Does God love me enough, and I am forgiven? [I John 1:7].
Unforgiving Children and Other Christians: How do you deal with unforgiving Christians, and even your own children?

2021-02-12 		Marriage & Infidelity: At what point does one give up on one's marriage if infidelity is likely taking place, but has not be absolutely proven? [I Corinthians 7:15].

2020-12-04 		Illegitimate Divorce & Remarriage: Should someone who has illegitimately divorced and remarried, but has since repented, should they leave the second spouse, and return to the first? [Deuteronomy 24:4].



2020-11-20 		Church Advising Divorce: Could you talk about a church who advises a woman to divorce her unfaithful husband, even though she does not want to? [I Corinthians 7].

2020-10-22 		Christian in Name only: How do I deal with Christian who seem to only have a form of godliness but still live a life of sin? [1 Corinthians 5]
Judging Others: When I tell them we shouldn't be doing our old life anymore, I get ostracized & told that I shouldn't judge. [1 Peter 4]

2020-09-11 		Masturbation: Would you talk about masturbation and how it compares with adultery and if and how we can control it? [Matthew 23:23]

2020-08-26 		Bound to One's Spouse for Life: Is not marriage binding for life, even if one has grounds for divorce? [I Corinthians 7:12-15, Matthew 5:32].

2020-08-21 		God Divorced: Does it seem that God was divorced in Jeremiah? [Jeremiah 3].
Idolatry and Adultery in the Old Testament: Is idolatry and adultery virtually the same thing in the Old Testament? [Jeremiah 3]


2020-08-20 		Divorced, Remarried, but Possibly Living in Sin: As a minister who is divorced and remarried with a child, I am somewhat concerned that I may be in danger of sin again Christ, could you help me sort this out?

2020-07-20 		Divorce Without Grounds: How do I engage a fellow believer in my church who divorced his wife without grounds and remarried, and has never really seemed to have repented? [Matthew 5:32].

2020-07-14 		Adulterous Marriage: Because a couple I know remarried in some complicated circumstances, I am wondering if it is actually an adulterous marriage? [Matthew 5:32].

2020-06-16 		Premarital Sex and Marriage: Could you talk about premarital sex and is there alternate ways to be married that would be acceptable? [Genesis 2:24, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Mark 7, Galatians 5:19-21, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6, I Corinthians 3:16, I John 4:7-8].

2020-06-04 		Grounds for Divorce: Since Mark and Luke did not mention the exception that will allow for divorce that is mentioned in Matthew, does it follow that there are other unmentioned exceptions? [I Corinthians 7:10-11].

2020-04-28 		Multiple Marriages: Can you help me understand my status before the Lord, since I have been married several times? [I Corinthians 7:15, Matthew 5: 32, 19:9].

2020-04-21 		Obligation to Adulterous Wife: Am I obligated to continue my relationship with my wife, who committed adultery, even if she has repented? I have forgiven her, but find it difficult to continue with her.

2020-04-20 		Divorced & Remarried Pastor: Can a pastor who has divorced and remarried be a pastor? [Matthew 5:32, 19:3-12, I Timothy 3:2]

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].

2020-04-07 		Desertion & Guilt, Remarriage: Could you help me sort through my guilt that may have added to my faithless ex-wife? [Romans 8:1].

2020-03-24 		Woman Taken in Adultery: Do you think that Jesus would have agreed that the woman taken in adultery should be stoned, if the Roman government had allowed stoning?
Gossip & Envy-Crimes Worthy of Death: How do you assess the list of crimes like gossip and envy, being identified as worthy of death? [Romans 1:30-32].

2020-03-12 		Stuck With an Unfaithful Husband: Am I stuck with an unfaithful husband ? [I Corinthians 7:10-15].

2020-03-10 		Woman Taken in Adultery: If the Jews had stoned the woman taken in adultery, wouldn't they have violated Roman Law?
Death Penalty: When was it made clear to thee disciples that it was no longer their job to stone people that violated law? [Romans 13].

2020-02-04 		Dating something B.C.E. & C.E.: What does B.C.E. and C.E. mean?
Woman Taken in Adultery: Would you talk about the story of the woman taken in adultery in John 8 and the question of it being possibly added later? [John 8:1-12, Luke 23].

2019-12-12 		Women at the Well: What do you think about the women at the well and the fact that she was married five times? [John 4].

2019-11-15 		Woman Taken in Adultery: Regarding the story of the woman taken in adultery, some claim that it is not a true story, what do you think about it? [Matthew].

2019-10-21 		Marrying a Divorcee Equals Adultery: Can you clarify thoughts about one marrying a woman who is divorced, then commits adultery? [Matthew 5:32, 19:9, I Corinthians 7:10-15, 39].

2019-08-14 		Grounds For Divorce: Is it adultery, and grounds for divorce, if a man simply lusts in his heart? [Matthew 5:27-28].

2019-07-16 		Woman Caught in Adultery: When the woman was going to be stoned, why wasn't the man held accountable also? [John 8:1-11].

2019-07-16 		Adultery in Heart Is the adultery alluded to in a previous call more about adultery toward God?

2019-07-16 		Lust vs Attraction: Is it really adultery if you lust, if neither person is married? [James 1:14-15, I Timothy 5:2].
Jesus Tempted to Lust: Did Jesus actually have the same temptations as we do, such as, lust? [Hebrews 4:15].

2019-01-29 		Unwed Children: My children not married & all are in sexual relationships w/ their partner. They were raised Christians too. What should I say to them?

2018-12-12 		Marriage, Divorce & Adultery: Ny mother remarried without having a cause for having left her husband, how do I deal w/ this? WHat does Deuteronomy 24 say about this? Should I forgive her?

2018-11-09 		Martin Luther King Jr: Previous caller who called about Martin Luther King.

2018-09-27 		Stoning for Adultery: If the law said Mary should be stoned, why was Joseph going to quietly put her away, rather than doing what the law indicated he should do?

2018-07-26 		It Take Two to be Guilty in Act of Adultery: it takes 2 people to commit adultery, so why do women seem to be held more accountable than men? [John 8:1-11]

2018-06-29 		Marriage Problems: Husband thinks that wife is committing adultery, but she claims she isn't.

2018-06-26 		Adultery: Even people who commit adultery who are already saved won't inherit the kingdom of God like it says in Galatians? [Galatians 5:19-21]

2018-06-21 		Marriage & Divorce: I'm committing adultery if I marry someone else even though my husband is the one opting out of our marriage? [Matthew 5:32]

2018-05-22 		Divorce: Divorce is it not allowed at all? You are always committing adultery if you remarry someone who is divorced?
Adolph Hitler: Why would God allow an Adolph Hitler to happen?
Worshipping God all day in Eternity: why should we want to sit in heaven all day worshipping God?

2018-05-04 		The Woman at the Well: How come Jesus didn't tell the woman at the well to repent? [John 4:17-18]

2018-04-30 		Christians who are pro-choice & who have no problem w/ Infidelity: I'm having a hard time dealing w/ Christians who claim to be Christians but have no problem with being unfaithful to their spouse, or remarrying or who are pro-choice. What should I do?

2018-04-24 		David's Polygamous Relationships: Wasn't David's polygamous relationships actually adultery?

2018-04-20 		Plucking out your Eye: Lusting after a woman, & then having to pluck out your eye, cut off your hand so you stop lusting, so are you supposed to do this literally? [Matthew 5:27-28]



2018-04-19 		Grounds for Divorce: Adultery, Abandonment, Abuse are they all grounds for divorce? A person who does remarry even though they were they cause can stay in that relationship as long as they show true repentance & restoration. What Do you agree? [Matthew 18:15]

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?

2018-03-27 		Marriage & Divorce Situation: Not rightly divorced previously, has remarried & thinks he's in a pickle now. He explains his situation. Wants Steve's input.

2018-03-27 		Divide the Water from the Water: Why does the Bible say that waters were separated from waters? [Genesis 1:6-7]
Destruction of the Flesh: Putting one out of the church & giving them over to satan, that his spirit might be saved, doesn't this sort've defend once saved, always saved? [1 Corinthians 5]

2018-03-02 		Early Manuscripts & the Adulterous Woman: The story about the Adulterous woman is not in the earliest manuscripts. How come? Is it reliable? Does it belong in there? [John 7:53-John 8:12]

2018-03-02 		Mount of Transfiguration: What was the purpose for the mount of Transfiguration?
Separation of Church & State: Is there a separation of church & state conflict issue with having Billy Graham in Rotunda?
Adam's Curse having a lasting effect in Eternity: Caller feels there will always be a lasting effect of Adam's curse because people who were born out of wedlock or incest, they have a free will also, & will be able to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord & Savior even though they should've never been in existence.

2018-02-26 		Exegesis & Eisegesis: Can you explain exegesis and eisegesis?
"Go and Sin No More": When Jesus said, "Go & sin no more", was he telling her to literally never sin again?
The Woman in Revelation: Is the woman in Revelation the church or the mother of Jesus?

2018-02-22 		Mary Magdalene: Was the "case closed" against Mary Magdalene because of no witnesses? [John 8]

2018-02-20 		Remarriage (follow-up): If my wife leaves me, does that mean I am free to remarry?

2018-02-20 		Abortion in Numbers 5: Is the passage in Numbers 5 describing an abortion? [Numbers 5:11-31]
Appointing Someone to a Church Position: Should you appoint qualified people when there is an open position in a church organization?

2018-02-12 		Biblical Grounds for Divorce: How can a Christian who gets divorced without biblical grounds, and then gets remarried, be forgiven and abide in Christ?

2018-02-05 		Fornication: What is fornication?

2018-01-31 		Marriage problems: Caller is wondering about a friend who's marriage is on the rocks who found out his wife is having an affair, & wondering if he should confront her on it or not.

2017-11-20 		Church Discipline involving Adultery: A couple living in fornication, someone being involved w/ someone who is still married. What should the church do? [Matthew 18:15-17]

2017-11-09 		Free to Marry Again: Caller is wondering if she would be free to marry again though she left her husband, especially since he married again.

2017-11-09 		Church Leadership: Church leader performed the ceremony of his daughter who was guilty of an adulterous relationship & got divorced. He remarried her without Biblical grounds.

2017-11-01 		Institutional Church & the Early Churches: Modern institutional churches is in complete contrast to the apostolic or early church of the 1st century. [Hebrews 10:25]
Grounds for Divorce & Remarriage Discussion: God's view of marriage & faithfulness, but you can get a divorce if there's any impurity, like if your spouse is or becomes an alcoholic.

2017-10-31 		Messing Up Life: I lost my first love, faith, went back into a life of sin & wondering what to do & how to deal w/ the ramifications of marriage & divorce & committing adultery.

2017-10-18 		Church Embracing Homosexuals & Lesbians: What are we do to about churches allowing gays & lesbians in with open arms?

2017-10-10 		Covetousness: Why do we as Americans covet so much even as Christians when it says it's just as bad as fornicating? [1 Corinthians 5:11, Colossians 3:5, Ephesians 5:5]

2017-09-15 		Marriage or not: Wondering if a couple should get married or not because of legal issues

2017-08-24 		Meaning of Christianity: What does it mean to be a Christian because I've had inconsistent behavior?

2017-07-26 		Not Needing a Teacher: You don't need a teacher, is this what does that means? [1 John 2:27]
Spiritual Adultery: Have you ever heard of the term "spiritual adultery", where churches get annoyed that you are fellowshipping with another group even though you "belong" to them?

2017-06-23 		Adultery Acceptable: I have a friend who thinks it's okay to have sex w/ married women as long as they are 2 consenting adults.

2017-05-17 		Polygamy & Concubines: Was polygamy & concubines encouraged in the Old Testament?

2017-03-24 		Living Together Before Marriage: What's wrong w/ people living together before they get married? Why do they have to do it publicly? [1 Thessalonians 5:22]

2017-02-17 		No Divorce Ever: Pastor says people can't divorced under ANY circumstance. What do you think? [Matthew 19:9, Matthew 5:32]

2016-10-31 		Re-marriage: A spouse is caught cheating, the other one justly divorces them, how long does the person filing for divorce have to wait?



2016-10-19 		Adultery & Not Honoring Parent: An ex-wife & mother is just heartbroken at the way she's been treated, her ex-husband having committed adultery & her son disrespecting her, & caller wants verses on both subjects. [1 Timothy 5:3-4, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Hebrews 13:4]



2016-08-22 		Father Living in Sin: Caller is oncerned about his daughters being around their grandfather because he's living with his girlfriend, & unbiblically left 2 previous wives, & is still presenting that he is a Christian.

2016-08-16 		Divorced Pastor Starting a New Church: Divorced man started a church after an affair with a woman, but not having much to say about his adultery, but should the caller continue going even though he is sort've living in sin?

2016-07-29 		Infidelity of Father: Father’s infidelity, allowing him to be around his grandchildren, how to treat him in the future?



2016-07-01 		Marriage & Divorce & Remarriage: Another marriage question with a lot of factors.

2016-06-30 		Man still Obligated to First Wife: A guy's been divorced twice but another guy saying he is still married to first wife. Do you have any ideas?
Acceptable Sexual Positions: What are acceptable sexual positions in marriage?

2016-05-03 		Committing Adultery by Default: If a husband divorces his wife except for adultery, he causes her to commit adultery by default, is that true? [Matthew 5:31]



2016-05-02 		Sexual Thought not a Sin: Caller heard a pastor say sexual fantasy is not actually sinful, only the physical act, witha married woman, is that true?
The ESV & NASB Bibles: Is there difference between the ESV & the NASB bible? Which one would you recommend?


2016-04-28 		Guilty of Adultery continuously: So is it true that anytime you remarry someone who was divorced, are your or they committing adultery with that person forever?

2016-04-12 		Infidelity & Getting Back Together: A husband left wife to live with another woman & has a child with her, but he & wife, who never actually divorced, want to get back together again. What does Steve think he should do?

2016-04-06 		Wife Leaving Husband: My wife has left me for another man, & we are still married, but how long should I leave the door open for her?

2016-03-28 		Adulterers Stoned: Was there any sacrifice or peace offering you could give God in the Old Testament on laws that you break that required the death penalty such as adultery? [Leviticus 20:10]

2016-03-16 		Woman Caught in Adultery Story: The woman caught in adultery story, I heard there's a lot of controversy of whether that belongs in the Bible or not, that it was an insertion? What do you say? [John 7:53-8:11]
Seventh Day Adventists: Where do Seventh Day Adventists get their name & why so much emphasis on the Sabbath?

2016-03-14 		Varying Degrees of Sin: Is sin sin? Is all sin the same? Is gluttony as bad as homosexuality? Are tattoos as bad as fornication? Are all things lawful?



2016-03-08 		"Consensual Theology" (Homosexual Acceptance): Have you ever heard of “Consensual Theology”, which is approval of Homosexual monogamy?
Perseverance: Isn't perseverance a work rather than just a faith?

2016-02-16 		Marriage after Divorce for Adultery: Is it okay for a guy to get remarried even though he got divorced because he was guilty of adultery?

2016-02-03 		Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: After reading the Bible about marriage, adultery & divorce, caller is wondering if she's allowed to be remarried. [Matthew 5:38]

2016-01-06 		Biblical Definition of Marriage: What is the biblical definition of marriage?
Engaged Couple being Intimate: What would you say about a couple are living together, having sex & justifying it because they are going to be getting married?

2015-12-17 		Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage Situation: If a man marries a 2nd wife, but wants to go back to his 1st wife, can he? [Deuteronomy 24]

2015-12-17 		King David & Bathsheba: Did King David actually rape Bathsheba? Do you suppose she knew what she was doing bathing in front of the palace, trying to seduce him?
Paul's struggle in Romans 7: Was Paul's struggle in Romans 7 pre or post conversion? What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? [Romans 7, Ephesians 6]

2015-12-02 		Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: What if a wife divorces her husband who HASN'T committed adultery? [Matthew 5:32]

2015-11-23 		Stoning: The Romans would not allow the Jews to carry out the death penalty?
Jesus & the Law of Moses: Were they trying to trap Jesus into saying they needed to keep the law of Moses when they brought the adulterous woman to Him? [John 8:1-11]

2015-11-06 		Sexual Immorality - Homosexuality: What does it mean putting them "out of fellowship"? Does that include family members? [1 Corinthians 5:11-12]

2015-10-30 		Polygamy: Under the Banner of Heaven, by John Krakauer. How did Abraham, David & Solomon & others not see that this was adultery & degrading of women? Why did God permit it?

2015-10-20 		Live-in Fornication: Grandchildren are practicing fornication, & have no qualms about it, but i'm very concerned about it. Do you have any thoughts?

2015-10-06 		Paul cutting his hair & the Nazarite vow: Why did Paul cut his hair? Why did he take the Nazarite vow? [Acts 18:18, 1 Corinthians 9:20-22]
A test for Adultery: Can you expound on the Adultery test in [Numbers 5:11-31]?

2015-08-18 		Marriage, Divorce & Adultery Scenario: Caller wants to talk about situations when you are committing adultery biblically. [Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:8-9]

2015-08-17 		Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: A marriage & divorce marriage scenario:

2015-08-13 		Demonic Signs & Wonders: Are the Lying Signs & Wonders of Satan in every case & where is that in the Bible? [2 Thessalonians 2:9]
Seducing Spirits: What about Seducing Spirits? Whenever the caller thinks of the term "seduction", she thinks of sex, so sexual sins. [1 Timothy 4:1]
Y2K: People thought y2k was the end of the world & it wasn't. All this time wasted worrying about stuff that had nothing to do w/ anything! It's like crying wolf one too many times!

2015-08-07 		Adultery (fornication) & 10 Commandments: Anything outside of marriage is adultery, but caller means to say fornication, but she thinks obeying the 10 commandents would solve the problem.

2015-08-04 		Marriage Advice: Why is it best NOT to get a divorce despite infidelity, the caller would like Steve to explain. [Malachi 2:16]

2015-07-20 		Concerned About Newly Baptized Person: Someone who just became baptized, & really engrossed into the sermons, was just found out that he is going through a divorce but hanging out w/ another woman who comes to church w/ him w/ all her kids, & wondering if it's he's in an adulterous relationship even after he just got baptized.

2015-07-17 		John Calvin: John Calvin persecuted Anabaptists, & while it's true Paul persecuted Christians, he hadn't been a Christian yet. Doesn't believing Christ change you from wanting you to do that?
Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage question: What if the spouse who was NOT guilty wanted to come back to them even after the other person had been married & had kids?

2015-07-16 		Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage: After abusive behavior of my ex-husband and a divorce, I remarried, but am I now committing adultery?

2015-07-15 		Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage Situation: Caller thinks his sister who got divorced wants to now marry the person she left her husband & he is concerned she is committing adultery.

2015-06-26 		Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: He was the person that was put away...twice....by the same women, & want to know if he has to remain unmarried for the rest of his life. [1 Corinthians 7:11]

2015-06-26 		Fornication: Fornication means ANY sexual relationship that is not between a man & a woman that are married, so isn't a fallacy to say that Jesus never spoke about homosexuality, incest, bestiality? [Matthew 15:18-20, Mark 7:20-23]

2015-03-24 		Divorce & Remarriage Concern: Caller is concerned if his 2nd marriage is valid or not.
Canonization of Scripture: "All Scripture is God-breathed", does that include the books of the Apocrypha? [2 Timothy 3:16]

2015-02-05 		Adultery: Caller trying to explain his theory of what adultery is, living with the consequences of, but not as a punishment.

2015-02-04 		Women not qualified for remarriage: Caller's brother is going around telling their mom that she needs to divorce their stepdad or she's committing adultery, & he might be saying the same thing about her.

2015-02-02 		Adulterous Pastor: What should I do if I think a pastor is committing adultery?

2015-01-27 		Divorce: There is the exception clause to get divorced (adultery & fornication). What about unlawful marriages? [Matthew 5:31-32]
Jacob blessing grandchildren: How was Jacob able to leave the birthright blessing/inheritance to Joseph's 2 sons?

2015-01-16 		Marriage & Divorce (Adultery): Caller wants to followup what was discussed in a previous question about husband forgiving & repenting.

2015-01-16 		Marriage & Divorce (Adultery): Are spouses allowed to go back to each other once they divorce each other, both getting remarried & divorced from those marriages? [Deuteronomy 24]

2014-12-12 		Fasting: What's commanded or expected of us in the New Testament when it comes to Fasting? Is there a certain amount of time we should fast? Should we be listening for the prompting of the Holy Spirit? What are we to fast? The new fad is to fast from electronics.....no internet, computers, tv. Is that acceptable?
Mental Lust Grounds for Divorce: Is lust which happens in the heart grounds for divorce or only actual physical adultery, fornication?

2014-12-03 		Adultery & Lust: Is Adultery the same as the same as lust? Was Jesus only talking to married men, & so a single man is off by a technicality because he isn't married & able to commit "lust"? [Matthew 5:28]

2014-11-07 		Adulterers & David: if Adulterers can't make it into heaven, what about David & all his concubines? Wasn't he committing adultery?

2014-10-02 		Replacement Theology (Supersessionism): Is what you were just talking about to the previous caller, would you call that Replacement Theology? What would be the opposite of that then, Dispensationalism? How would John Hagee deal w/ the verse in Hebrews you were just talking about? [Hebrews 8:6-13]
Go & Sin No more: How is it possible to sin no more like Jesus told the woman caught in adultery? [John 5:14, 8:11]
Fire from the Holy Spirit: How can I re-ignite the fire from the Holy Spirit like I used to have?

2014-06-30 		Marriage & Divorce: If you marry, get divorced, get remarried & then repent, how can you be remain in the 2nd marriage if you truly repent & your first spouse is still alive? Wouldn't you be guilty of adultery? [Mark 10:1-12]

2014-05-16 		Job's Suffering: Caller thinks Job's suffering should take a little longer amount of time than Steve said in a recent answer to a question about Job.
Lusting after a woman: Caller wonders if Steve agrees w/ him that it's the number of times you look at a woman as to whether it becomes lust or not, & did he mention that in a previous call?

2013-12-19 		Biblical Standard for School Staff: Should the same standard that is applied to being elders be applied to staff at a private, Christian school?
Principal & Wife Getting a Divorce: What about the Principal of the school & his wife getting a divorce?
Finding Archived Calls after the Broadcast: Is there a way i can listen to my call once the show is over? (At the time, there was no Matthew713.com site, but now there is a very easy way to find a specific call!)

2013-10-23 		Adultery: Is Adultery only a sin because it's a craving for someone else's possession, it's stealing, rather than it just being sex?

2013-07-15 		Mental Adultery: Is mental adultery sin?

2013-07-02 		Mental Adultery: When is a person guilty of adultery? Is in it thought or does it require an action? What is considered stepping over the line? [Matthew 5:28, James 1:12-15]



2013-06-28 		Divorced & Remarried before Christian: If someone was divorced & remarried before they became born again, are they obligated to go back to their previous spouse?

2013-05-08 		Woman Taken in Adultery: Isn't it likely that Jesus wrote the Ten Commandments in the dust on the temple floor when he took the woman in adultery?



2013-05-07 		Adulterous Woman & the Writing in the Dust: [Do you see a parallel between the story of the adulterous woman and what was written in the dust and the referenc in Jeremiah 17? [John 8:7, Jeremiah 17:13].

2013-04-02 		Woman Caught in Adultery: What do you think about the story of the woman caught in adultery? What do you think He wrote in the dust on the floor? [John 8:1-11].

2013-03-22 		Divorcing from a Polygamous Marriage: What does a Christians believer do if they had more than one wife while in another religion, but cannot divorce some of them, because they cannot be found? [I Corinthians 7:12-15].

2013-03-20 		Marriage Forever: If a woman cheats on her husband, is the husband still married to her forever? Recommendation to read Topical Article on Marriage at the website.
Jehovah Witnesses: Would you give an overview of the beliefs of the Jehovah Witnesses?


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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