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Topic: Sabbath (or Sabbath-keeping)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-01-24
Three Days in the Tomb (Passover, Sabbath, Resurrection): Can you help me reconcile the timeline irregularities of the "three days and three nights" in the tomb (considering the Sabbath, the Passover, and the resurrection)?
Sabbath of Jesus' Death: Did Jesus die on a high Sabbath?


2024-01-04
Honoring the Sabbath: How should one honor the Sabbath? [Jeremiah 31:31, John 5:17-18, Hebrews 4:9-11].



2024-01-04
Paul Supports Keeping the Law (Sabbath): In light of Romans 3, is Paul supporting the need to keep The Law, even though he has clearly said we are not under The Law, but under a new covenant? [Romans 3:31, Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:2-9, Matthew 5:17].



2023-10-11
Jewish Festivals: Steve shares his mistake in how long some of the Jewish festivals were.



2023-10-10
Number of Sabbath: Caller comments on the numbered Sabbath Day of the weeks in the Didache.
"Written On Hearts" & Regeneration: Is having "the law written in our hearts" parallel to having the Holy Spirit? [Hebrews 8:10, Titus 3:5, Ezekiel 36:26].


2023-10-10
Sabbath Week: Why does the Greek scripture refer to the one Sabbath (the first day of the week)? [Matthew 28:1, Acts 26].



2023-08-28
Documentary "Days of Noah": Have you seen the documentary "Days of Noah" and if so, what do you think of it?
Seventh-Day Adventists: Could you talk about the beliefs of the denomination Seventh-Day Adventism? [Romans 14:5].


2023-08-10
Working on the Sabbath: Is the Sabbath now Sunday and are we not supposed to do any work on the Sabbath? [Romans 14:5, Hebrews 8:13, Colossians 2:16-17].



2023-06-28
Seventh-Day Adventism: What is the problem with Seventh-Day Adventism? [Romans 14:5, Philippians 2:12].



2023-06-23
Torah Observance: Should I try to dissuade those that practice Torah observance? [Colossians 2:16-17].



2023-06-12
Keeping the Sabbath: Could you talk about why "keeping the Sabbath" is null and void for the Christian? [Hebrews 4].



2023-04-04
Prescriptions in the Old Testament: Are the prescriptions of the Old Testament applicable to us (such as "The Ten Commandments")?



2023-03-31
Sunday vs Saturday for Worship: Why is there a divide among Christians between the Sabbath or Sunday for worship? [Romans 14:5].



2023-03-17
Sabbath Sanctified: Should we be doing anything regarding God resting on the Sabbath because He sanctified it? [Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 4:11, Genesis 2:3, John 19:30, Exodus 20;18, Deuteronomy 5:15, 1 Corinthians 11:24, Jeremiah 16:14-15, Jeremiah 23:7-8].



2023-03-17
Sabbath Keeping: If God commanded us to keep the Sabbath, how can that ever change to accommodate us worshipping on Sunday? [Galatians 5:3, Exodus 16:26, Romans 14:5, Colossians 2:16-17].



2023-03-15
Sabbath, Saturday & Sunday: If the Sabbath is Saturday, is it a day of rest or worship? Should we be worshipping on Saturday or Sunday, the Lord's Day? [Romans 14:5, Galatians 4:10, Romans 12:1].



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].


2022-12-05
Keeping the Sabbath: What do we say to those that require that we keep the Sabbath? [Mark 2:27, Luke 6:5, Matthew 12:1-8, Exodus 31:13, Ezekiel 20:12, Matthew 23:23].



2022-10-27
Seventh Day Adventists: Is Seventh Day Adventitism a cult or a mainstream church?
Antichrist: Do you believe that the antichrist is an individual man or a movement? [2 Thessalonians 2, Revelation 13, I John 2:18-22, I John 4:3, 2 John].


2022-10-18
Sunday and "Sabbaton": Does the word "first day of Sabbaton" in Acts 20, actually refer to Sunday, and doesn't the "Sabbath" actually also refer to a week? [Acts 20:7, Leviticus 23:3 John 19:31].



2022-10-17
Sunday: What does the scripture say about "Sunday?" [I Corinthians 16:2, Acts 20:7].



2022-10-14
Sabbath & Diet: What about the Sabbath and diet concerns for Christians? In contrast to Colossians 2, I was directed to Isaiah by a Seventh Day Adventist? [Colossians 2:16, Isaiah 58:13].



2022-10-12
The Law & the Ten Commandments: Can you explain to whom the Ten Commandments were given? [Hebrews 8:13, Exodus 31:13, Exodus 20:1-17].



2022-10-05
Sunday Worship & the Ten Commandments: When someone indicated that I worship on the wrong day (Sunday), would be shocked how Sunday became our day of worship, and questioned whether I believed the Ten Commandments-I wasn't sure how to respond. [Hebrews 8:13, 2 Corinthians 3:6-7, Romans 14:5, Acts 20:7, Acts 2:46, Romans 9:5]. Topical lecture recommended; "Torah Observance."



2022-09-28
"Torah Observance" After Pentecost: How did Jewish Christians, after Pentecost and before the destruction of the temple think of "Torah Observance"? [Acts 21].
Persecutions of the Early Christians: Why did the Jews persecute the early Christians? [Acts 21, Acts 12, Acts 6:5].
Persecution of the Early Christians in Acts: Is Acts 10 talking about Jewish persecution of the early Christians? [Hebrews 10:32].

2022-09-21
Jesus & the Law: What was the relationship between Jesus and the Mosaic Law? [Galatians 4:4, Matthew 5:24, Matthew 12:8].



2022-08-08
Resurrection Not on Sunday: Caller disagrees with the idea that Jesus rose on Sunday? [I Corinthians 15, Matthew 12:40, Romans 14:5].



2022-07-29
Sunday Law: (Seventh Day Adventist) Seventh Day Adventist caller: Do you know that the constitution could allow there to be a Sunday law?



2022-07-26
Seventh Day Adventist Views: Are some of these views of the Seventh Day Adventist have any validity?



2022-07-22
Sabbath-keeping: Is not the verse about the Sabbath being made for man a good proof text for Sabbath-keeping? [Mark 2:27, Exodus 31:16-17].



2022-07-21
Sabbath Keepers: How does one fellowship with a Christian who thinks you are damned because you don't keep the Sabbath? [Romans 14:5, Proverbs 18:17].



2022-06-09
Christians Obeying the Law of Moses (Torah): Why are there teachers promoting opposite views of a requirement to obey the Mosaic Law? [I Corinthians 9:20-21].



2022-05-19
Jesus Broke the Law of Moses: Is it possible that Jesus did not keep all the laws of Moses, namely, the ceremonial laws?
Breaking the Sabbath: Wasn't breaking the Sabbath punishable by death? [John 5:17-18].


2022-04-28
7th Day Adventistism: Could you give me your take on the book, "The Great Controversay" by Ellen G White (Seventh Day Adventistism)?



2022-04-27
Jesus Keeping the Sabbath: Did Jesus still keep the Sabbath after they tried to kill Him? [Luke 4:16].



2022-04-12
Re-established Law in the Millennial Reign: What is your take on the Law being re-established during the Millennial reign? [Revelation 2:27].
The Ten Commandments: Wasn't it a good thing when "The Ten Commandments" were posted in courts and schools?


2022-03-10
Sabbatarians & Keeping the Law: Do today's Sabbatarians typically keep all the other Sabbath laws?
Steve Gregg's Tongue Speaking: Do you personally speak in tongues, or interpret, and can you control it?


2022-03-01
Seventh Day Adventism: Why are so many Seventh Day Adventists so inarticulate about the gospel and typically focus on the law?



2022-02-14
Keeping the Sabbath: Caller disagrees that Christians are no longer required to keep the Sabbath? [Exodus 31:13-16, Matthew 12:5, Hebrews 8:13, John 8:31, Genesis 9:3, Deuteronomy 14:6-16].



2022-02-07
Seventh Day Adventists: Could you help me understand some of the restrictive doctrines of the Seventh Day Adventist church (Sabbath keeping, soul sleep, etc.)? [Romans 14:5, Mark 7:19, Romans 14:14, I Timothy 4:1-4, Genesis 9:3].



2022-01-20
Seventh Day Adventist-Required Sabbath Keeping: Why do Seventh Day Adventist say you aren't going to be saved if you don't worship on the Sabbath?



2022-01-03
Sunday Worship Instead of Sabbath: Why do we arbitrarily worship on Sunday instead of Saturday, as we were instructed? [Ezekiel 20:12, Exodus 31:13, I Corinthians 16:1, Exodus 20, Colossians 2:16-17, Romans 14:5, Matthew 12].
Sabbath Worship for Christians: Didn’t Jesus and the disciples teach on the Sabbath, setting a standard for us to worship on the Sabbath instead of Sunday?
Sabbath Keeping for Christians: Didn’t Constantine and the Roman government influence the adoption of Sunday? Recommended topical lectures: Individual Topics; "Sabbath Keeping" & "Authority of Scripture"; "Christians & The Law."

2021-12-29
"The Lord's Day" in Revelation: Can we say that "The Lord's Day" is Sunday in Revelation 1? [Revelation 1:10].
Scribal Errors in Scripture: Could you talk about the possible scribal error in Luke 11? Do these errors happen often? [Luke 11:51, Matthew 23:35].


2021-11-29
Working on Sundays: How would you handle criticism from another Christian about my decision to work on Sundays?



2021-09-07
Sabbath Keeping: Caller comments on the Sabbath and that believers are all Israel, therefore one should now keep Sabbath. [Matthew 12].



2021-09-07
Numbers 15, the Sticks, Stoning: Would you explain Numbers 15:32-36? [Numbers 15:32-36].



2021-09-03
Lord of the Sabbath: If Jesus broke the Sabbath because He was "Lord of the Sabbath", why did He bother observing or obeying anything else in the Mosaic Law (Circumcision, feast days)? [John 5:18, Mark 2:27-28, Galatians 4:4-5]



2021-09-01
Christians Obeying the Ten Commandments: What is the most direct way to answer someone who thinks we should obey the ten commandments, and worship on the Sabbath, as Christians? [Hebrews 8:13, I Corinthians 9:19-21, Genesis 2:3, Matthew 5:18, Hebrews 7:2, Matthew 28:20].



2021-08-17
Jews Sabbath and Christian Sunday worship: Why do the Jews have the Sabbath, and Christians worship on Sunday? [Acts 2].
God Not Forgiving Moses: Why couldn't God forgive Moses and let him enter the promised land?


2021-08-02
The Sabbath or Sunday for Worship: Why is it acceptable for us to worship on Sunday instead of on the Sabbath? [Genesis 2:1-3, Hebrews 8:7-13].
Seventh Day Adventism & the Book of Revelation: Why do Seventh Day Adventists put such emphasis on the book of Revelation?


2021-07-19
Keeping Jewish Traditions (Judaizers): The admonitions about practicing Jewish traditions seem to be contrasting between Romans & Galatians, but isn't it more the demand of the gentiles to adhere to Jewish traditions? [Romans 14, Galatians 1:14].



2021-07-05
Jesus Broke the Sabbath: How would you respond to someone that says that if Jesus did not break the Sabbath, because that would mean He was not sinless? [Matthew 12:5-8, John 5:16-18].



2021-05-25
Sabbath Keeping: Why is there such a problem with Sabbath keeping, as would not the Holy Spirit teach you to obey all the commandments? [Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrews 8:13].



2021-05-21
Sabbath Keeping: As a Sabbath Keeper, I applaud your presentation of the alternate view, so can you help me understand your perspective on these verses? [Leviticus 23, Romans 14:5, Colossians 2:16-17, Proverbs 27:17, I Corinthians 9:21, Galatians 6:2, Hebrews 8:13, Matthew 28:20, Matthew 3:17, Galatians 5:4, Matthew 15:11].
Feasts & Sabbath Keeping: Could you comment on this verse on celebrating the feasts and days of unleaven bread in light of Sabbath keeping? [I Corinthians 5:8, Hebrews 13:6, Galatians 5:9].


2021-05-14
Eating Vegetables: What is the connection between eating vegetables and the reference to the time of day? [Romans 14:5-6].
Chapter Headings and One's Conscience: What does the chapter heading have to do with conscience? [Romans 14:5-6].


2021-04-26
Why the Sabbath Was Created: Could you explain the apparent contradiction about why the Sabbath was created in Exodus and Deuteronomy? [Exodus 20:11, Deuteronomy 5:15, Hebrews 4:10].



2021-02-25
Sabbath Day: Which day is the Sabbath Day? [Exodus 31:13, Hebrews 8:13].



2020-12-21
Not Being Confused or Persuaded Wrongly: How do you not get pulled into alternate views of scripture when there are so many opposing and convincing preachers teaching variations within denominations? [Revelation 13].



2020-12-04
The Ten Commandments: Are The Ten Commandments included in the new covenant? Should they be in our legal buildings? [Jeremiah 31:31, Exodus 31:16].



2020-11-23
Partial & Full Preterism & the Historicists View: Is it possible that Doug Batchelor isn't aware of partial-preterism as opposed to full-preterism? What about the Historicist view of Revelation?
Sabbath Keeping: Is it not true that you would keep the Sabbath if you thought it was a requirement of Christians and in that case would it not be legalistic to do so? [2 Timothy 3:2-4].
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2020-11-20
Seventh Day Adventism: What are the pros and cons of Seventh Day Adventism? [John 13:34-35, Hebrew 8:7-13].



2020-10-30
Steve Comments on Sabbath: Steve Gregg comments about people such as the previous caller trying to convert him to keep the Sabbath, & that's he's given his reasons why he doesn't follow the Old Covenant.



2020-10-30
Seventh Day Adventist Calls to Convert Steve: Seventh Day Adventist caller reminds Steve to recall the Old and New Covenants and come to the truth. [Hebrews 8:13].



2020-09-29
Sabbath Keeping and Time Tracking: Do you think it was impossible for the ancients to keep time accurately, therefore suggesting that the Sabbath keeping would be impossible to determine to be on the right day?



2020-09-28
Christians Obligated to Keep the Sabbath-or Not: Could you talk about these verses in regard to saying that one must still keep the Sabbath? [Mark 2:27-28, Luke 4:16, Exodus 31:16, Matthew 12:4, I Samuel 21:6].



2020-09-21
Worship on Saturdays or Sundays?: Are we supposed to worship on Saturdays (The Sabbath) or Sundays? [I Corinthians 10:31, I Thessalonians 5:16-18, Romans 12:1, Acts 2:46].



2020-09-11
Sabbath on Sunday Challenged: How can anyone accept anything other than the Sabbath Day for worship? [Exodus 31:17, Jeremiah 31, Hebrews 8:13].



2020-09-08
Worshipping on the Sabbath: Is it not clear that Jesus went to synagogue on the Sabbath and that is enough for us to do the same? [Luke 4:16, John 5:30, Daniel 7:25].



2020-09-08
Observance of the Sabbath Day & Ten Commandments: Does the fact that observance of the Sabbath Day is listed in The Ten Commandments solidify it as one that we should still observe? [Genesis 2:2, John 5:17, Romans 13:9-10, Colossians 2:16-17]. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Steve Gregg's answer continues after the break.)



2020-09-01
The Lord's Day: Is "The Lord's Day" Saturday or Sunday?
Seventh Day Adventism: So what do you think about the faith of the Seventh Day Adventist church?


2020-08-25
The Ten Commandments: Caller states that The Ten Commandments were in place before Moses' time.



2020-08-24
Sabbath Keeping: Caller comments that we, as Christians, are never told to keep the Sabbath and that the apostles actually commented on what the gentile's obligations were, and keeping the Sabbath is not mentioned. [Acts 15:28-29].



2020-08-24
Keeping the Sabbath or Holy Days: What is your take on the keeping of the Sabbath or Holy Days?



2020-08-24
Old Testament Law Wise to Follow: Do you not think that much of the Old Testament law was wisely written for the good of mankind, therefore is not acceptable for us to follow whichever laws we wish to follow?



2020-08-24
The Ten Commandments for Today: Caller indicates that "The Ten Commandments", is the law of God for today. [John 12:48, Matthew 28:20, 1 Corinthians 9:21, Jeremiah 31, 2 Corinthians 3:3].



2020-08-17
Sabbath, Holy Days & Judaizers: If there an option to keep one day separated as a Sabbath, how does Paul's fear of the Judaizers in Galatians fit in? [Romans 14, Galatians 4:10-11].



2020-08-06
The Names of Adam & Eve: Why did Adam & Eve have such modern names?
Hebrews, Semites, Israelites, and Jews: Is Semintes, Hebrews, Jews and Israelites refer to the same people?
The True Sabbath Day: When is the true Sabbath day? [Hebrews 4:9, Acts 2:46].

2020-07-13
Sabbath Required: Messianic Caller comments on salvation coming from the Jews, and the need to worship on the Sabbath and keep The Mosaic Law (Steve disagrees and recommends his lecture series, "Jewish Roots" at TheNarrowPath.com).



2020-07-13
"Day Off" for Jesus & the Prophets: Did Jesus or the prophets ever take a "day off"?
Jesus at Capernaum: When Jesus was waiting at Capernaum, was it a time for rest and relaxation, or was He waiting for a specific timing?
Prophet (Elijah) Rest and Depression: Was the prophet, Elijah, who struggled with depression, needing "time off"?

2020-07-07
The Ten Commandments Not for Christians Today: Did I misunderstand what you said about Christians today not having to obey the Ten Commandment? [I Corinthians 9:21].
Sabbath Day: Do we not have to set aside a Sabbath day for worship?


2020-07-06
Age of Jesus and Mary: Doesn't the traditional view of the age of 12 for Jesus in the temple and the age of Mary of 13, seem like nonsense to you?
Sabbaths & Festivals: Is it really logical to in Romans and Colossians to assume that the Sabbath referred to is the weekly Sabbath? [Romans 13:1-7, Colossians 2:16 2].


2020-06-29
Sabbath vs Sunday: Why did the Sabbath switch over to Sunday? [Romans 14:5].



2020-06-29
Day of the Lord Symbolism: Do you think that it is possible that the "Day of the Lord" could include the 1000 year millennium? [2 Peter 3:8].
Flexibility in Grounds for Divorce: Since the Sabbath was made for man, is it possible that marriage was also made for man, allowing for more flexibility regarding divorce? ? [I Corinthians 7:15].
Sabbath Day: Is it possible that the Sabbath referred to in Romans and Colossians is not referring to the weekly Sabbath? [Romans 14:5, Colossians 2:16].

2020-04-27
Seventh Day Adventist View of Mark of the Beast: Caller disagrees that Steve's view that the Seventh Day Adventist view that the mark of the beast is in reference to those that choose to worship on Sunday is not biblical. [Daniel 7]
Seventh Day Adventist View of the Sabbath: Caller describes her reasons for believing that we must still keep the Sabbath as believers today.


2020-04-24
Keeping the Sabbath: Caller doesn't agree with Steve regarding keeping the Sabbath. [Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 4 & 5, Matthew 5:18].



2020-04-16
Noah's Ark: Is it conceivable that the animals on Noah's ark were just babies, and not really full grown?
7th Day Adventists: Would you tell me about the 7th Day Adventists and if they are Christians? [Romans 14].


2020-03-26
Coronavirus Pandemic Controls: Would you comment on my struggle with the government controlling the closure of businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic?
Government Control on Sunday Gatherings: Would you comment on the government controlling us by restricting our attending Sunday worship gatherings?


2020-02-13
Saints or Sinners: Should we have the attitude that we are saints or sinners?
Sabbath Rest: Is the rest referred to in Hebrews, why we don't still keep the Sabbath? [Hebrews 4].


2020-02-07
Ten Commandments, Sabbath, Moral Law: Can you help me understand your take on "moral law" when you discuss that we are only bound to keep the moral laws in the Ten Commandments?



2020-01-23
Sabbath vs Sunday: When and why did we start worshipping on Sunday, rather than on the Sabbath? [Acts 2].



2019-11-26
Keeping the Sabbath-on Sunday: Why would the requirement to keep the Sabbath not be continued into Christianity? [Matthew 5:20, 23:23, I Corinthians 14, Romans 14:5].



2019-11-25
Sabbath Nullified: Did Jesus nullify the Sabbath? [John 5:17f].



2019-11-01
The 7th Day (Sabbath): Is the 7th day following the creation sanctified, blessed, and set apart still significant to us today? [Genesis 1, 2:1-3, Exodus 16, 20].



2019-10-15
Sabbath & The New Covenant: Caller states need for Christians to keep the Sabbath. [James 2:8-12].



2019-10-15
Sunday or Sabbath: Comment challenging that Christians kept Sunday as a day of worship and claiming evidence of Christians keeping the Sabbath. [Acts 20:7]



2019-10-11
Sabbath: Is the Sabbath on Saturday or Sunday? [Hebrews 7:12, Jeremiah 31:32]



2019-10-11
Sabbath: Can you point out scripture that indicates that the God removed his blessing from the seventh day? Is Paul a greater authority than God? [I Corinthians 14:5, John 13:20, Mark 2:27-28, John 7:17, Exodus 29, Deuteronomy 5, Matthew 12].



2019-10-08
The Sabbath: What is your take on keeping the Sabbath? [Mark 2:27].



2019-09-13
Sabbath Keeping: Is there a solid case for observing the Sabbath? [Luke 14:33, Romans 8:3-4, 14:5, Matthew 5:18].



2019-08-30
Jesus-New Sabbath: Is Jesus our new Sabbath, and if so, how would you defend that? [Hebrews 4, Matthew 11:29-30].



2019-08-07
Sabbath: What day of the week is actually the sabbath? Do we need to keep the sabbath?



2019-07-22
Sabbath Keeping: Isn't the Bible clear about the Old Covenant and laws like Sabbath keeping are passed away? [2 Corinthians 3:3, Galatians 3:1, Hebrews 4:9-10, 8:13, Colossians 2:16-17, Exodus 31:16, Acts 17].



2019-06-25
Christians Obeying the Mosaic Law: Are Christians expected to obey the Mosaic Law? [Luke 16:16-17, Matthew 5:17-18, Galatians 4-5, Matthew 5:23, Romans 13:8].



2019-05-01
Escaping Jerusalem AD 70: How and when did the Christians get the warning to leave Jerusalem prior to A.D. 70? Pray that it will not be on the Sabbath or in winter? [Eusebius].



2019-04-15
False Teachers: Is Colossians 2 indeed talking about someone like Ellen G. White? {Colossians 2}



2019-04-12
Sabbaths: What is the difference between a "low Sabbath" and a "high Sabbath"?



2019-04-02
The Sabbath & the Law: Though I agree with the abolishment of the law, what about the ten commandments? What about the Sabbath? [Matt 5:17-19]



2019-03-29
Is This Sin: Is it a sin to wear clothes that have Army emblems? Is it a sin if your Bible doesn't say Holy Bible? Are Christians supposed to keep the Sabbath holy? Should Jews still follow the Ten Commandments? Did Jesus keep the Ten Commandments? Should we live like Jesus did? [Exodus 20].



2019-03-15
7th Day Adventists: As a former 7th Day Adventist, I have watched your debate with Doug Batchelor, and your lectures and want to share with my family, but there is so much material, and so much to tackle, where would you suggest I start? Comments about the World-Wide Church of God and its changes and relationship to the Hebrew Roots movements.



2019-03-12
Omniscience: Does God know every outcome, yet still allows for free will?
Sabbath keeping: Is it okay to keep the Sabbath and the festivals, if you want to? [Romans 14:5].


2019-02-19
The Sabbath: The Sabbath becoming Sunday, how come the people in the New Testament didn't call Sunday the Sabbath with a better term?



2019-02-15
Sabbath: Why we don't keep the sabbath on the 7th day of the week & when was it changed?



2019-02-11
King David: Was King David a Jew? Did he observe the Sabbath & the Passover? Did he ever reference Moses in any of his writings?



2019-01-07
The Sabbath: What are your views on the Sabbath?



2018-12-13
Climate Change Encyclical: An Adventist Caller wants to know if Steve has ever read the encyclical from the pope about climate change & that we need to have a day of rest?



2018-09-20
Sabbath Keeping Catholic: Keeping the Sabbath as a Catholic. I don't keep the Sabbath day very well, but what do you think about the importance of that?
Praying to Mary: I pray to Mary as a Catholic. What do you think about that?


2018-09-18
World Wide Church of God: Do you know of a network of a world wide church of God, & they they believe in sabbatarian worship.



2018-09-06
Christianity & Sabbath Keeping: Does following Jesus include keeping the Sabbath? I have some friends who are SDA, & we get into some discussions about it.



2018-07-25
Believing in the Name of Jesus: What does it really mean to believe in the name of Jesus? [John 1:12, Acts 5:40-41]
Ceremonial Law or Moral Law as our Tutor: What was paul talking about in Galatians 3, the ceremonial or moral law or both? [Galatians 3:24-25]


2018-07-02
Bittersweet Announcement: Dan Springmeyer, who orchestrated the Sabbath Debate w/ Doug Batchelor, died the day before.



2018-05-04
Sabbath: You need to read what David H. Stern's New Testament Commentary on Romans 14:5-6, because he seems to explain it pretty well.



2018-05-02
Sabbath: What is Steve's view about the Sabbath?



2018-04-26
The Sabbath: Enjoyed debate you had w/ Doug Batchelor on the Sabbath. I'm non denominational, but I've been going to an SDA church & really enjoying it. Can you help me w/ Genesis 2:2 & Exodus 20:8 ? [Genesis 2:2 & Exodus 20:8]



2018-04-20
Sabbath Debate: I watched the debate you had with Doug Batchelor, & you need to go review it at 1 hour & 22 minutes. It sums up the whole debate.
Aaronic & Melchizedek Priesthood: Is the Aaronic Priesthood parallel today with the Melchizedek Priesthood? Is there duality there?
Joseph Smith & the Melchizedek Priesthood: Wouldn't it have been blasphemous for Joseph Smith to claim that he received the Melchizedek Priesthood from God?

2018-04-17
Sabbath Debate with Doug Batchelor: Where can I find the debate you had with Doug Batchelor?



2018-04-13
Former SDA Enjoyed Sabbath Debate: Former SDA had to relearn all his theology, really liked watching the debate & Steve's followups to it & pointed out that Batchelor never rebutted like Steve did.



2018-04-12
Enjoyed Sabbath Debate with Doug Batchelor: I loved the debate you had with Doug Batchelor, but my best friend converted over to that group, & I tried everything I could to stop him.



2018-04-04
Follow-up to the Sabbath Debate: I heard there was a continuance or a follow-up of the sabbath debate you had w/ Doug Batchelor, do you have a video of it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03yRHli-1Xk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4aKQHq0WoA



2018-04-04
Debate w/ Doug Batchelor: Thank you for doing the debate w/ Doug Batchelor re the Sabbath
Baptism: Baptism needs be done as soon as possible for so many reasons.
Saved in Childbearing: What does this mean that women will be saved in child bearing? [1 Timothy 2:15]

2018-04-04
Sabbath: God blessed the Sabbath in the beginning of creation or in the garden of Eden, didn't He?



2018-04-03
The Beast of Revelation 13 & the Mark of the Beast What do you think the Mark of the Beast is? the beasts of Revelation 13 are referring to Rome & the America & the Mark of the Beast, the caller thinks, is a national Sunday Law



2018-03-29
Lord of the Sabbath: I am Lord EVEN of the Sabbath, what exactly is He saying in this verse? [Mark 2:23-28, Matthew 12]



2018-03-29
10 Commandments being written in Stone: What is the significance of 10 commandments being written in stone?



2018-03-26
Investigative Judgment: When debating Doug Batchelor, ask about the false doctrine of the investigative judgment, because if they were so wrong about that, how can they not be wrong about everything else, including keeping the Sabbath?



2018-03-23
The Investigative Judgment: Why don't you ask doug batchelor about their false investigative judgment doctrine?



2018-03-21
Steve Learning from others: Do you think you can learn from someone else? Are you willing to learn from Doug Batchelor during the debate you are going to have w/ him about the Sabbath?



2018-03-07
Saturday to Sunday: When they Christians stop keeping the Sabbath & start meeting on Sunday?



2018-02-12
Seventh Day Adventists and Sabaath: Caller discussing Seventh Day Adventists and the Sabaath. [1 Timothy 1:9-10, John 5:17]



2018-01-08
Seventh Day Adventism & 10 Commandments: I always thought Seventh Day Adventists were good, Christian people, but now you say we only have to keep 9 of the 10 commandments?



2018-01-08
Pro-Adventist comment: Adventist caller, with his rearing in the church, doesn't feel as though they are lost for keeping the Sabbath, it being a type of a spiritual reality.



2018-01-08
Hebrew Roots Movement What do you say about the Hebrew Roots Movement?



2018-01-02
Sabbath Keeping: Didn't Jesus do away with the law including the keeping of the Sabbath?
Calvinism: Calvinism does not appear to be in the bible.


2017-11-29
3 Days & 3 Nights: What do you think about all these untraditional views of when the crucifixion & resurrection happened on different days?



2017-11-13
Sabbath Obligatory: Are we still supposed to keep the Sabbath? We are no longer bound to the law, but what about the other 9 commandments?



2017-09-26
Keeping the Sabbath: Should we or can we go to church on Sundays?
Head Coverings: What about the covering of heads? [1 Corinthians 11:2-16]


2017-09-21
Sabbath changing to Sunday: Was the Sabbath changed to Sunday?
Honoring the Sabbath: Should we be honoring the Sabbath on Saturday?


2017-09-18
Lord's Day & the Sabbath: What is the difference between the Lord's Day & the Sabbath? Why do some people feel they need to keep the Sabbath? How do you keep it if we do? [Revelation 1:10]



2017-09-13
Not having to Keep the Sabbath: What scriptures do you use to show we don't have to still observe the Sabbath? [Romans 14:5-6, Colossians 2:14-17, Hebrews 4]



2017-09-13
Worshipping on Sunday over Saturday: Why do we worship on Sunday instead of Saturday? (held over break) what happens after we die?



2017-09-01
Blind Man or His Parents Guilty of Sin: Who sinned, the blind man or his parents? [John 9]
Jesus Breaking the Sabbath: Why was Jesus breaking the Sabbath just for healing on the Sabbath?


2017-08-29
Sabbath Observance a form of Idolatry: Is it insubordination to insist on worshipping on the Sabbath?



2017-08-25
Law Written in our Hearts & the Sabbath: I've been studying w/ the Seventh Day Adventists, & they say Sabbath keeping & the 10 commandments are for now, law written in our hearts, but the commandments were changed from the Old to the New, so the ultimate question is, WHICH commandments are still binding?



2017-08-10
Sabbath Changed to Sunday: Was the Sabbath changed from Saturday to Sunday?



2017-07-13
Hebrew Roots Movement: Can you please tell me about the Jewish or Hebrew Roots?



2017-05-23
Water Veith (Adventist Minister): Have you ever heard of Walter Veith, who is an Adventist minister?
Adventists, Sabbath Keeping & other Rituals: Can you discuss Sabbath keeping & the New Covenant & Rituals?


2017-05-22
Hebrew Roots Movement: In order for the Hebrew Roots people to believe what they believe, don't they have to do away with Paul's writings?



2017-05-08
New Covenant Proof-Text Example: When discussing the covenant, explaining we don't need to keep the sabbath, dietary laws, is this a good verse to use? [Zechariah 11:10]



2017-05-03
New Covenant: Who was the new covenant made for, the church or the individual Christian?
Seventh Day Adventists & the Sabbath: Adventists keep the Sabbath, but do they keep it the strict ways the Mosiac Law required it to be kept?


2017-04-24
Sabbath & Sunday: I'd like your thoughts on the Sabbath & other Holy Days. Did the catholic church change the sabbath to Sunday?



2017-04-13
Healing on the Sabbath: john 5:18, where does it say you can't heal people on the Sabbath?



2017-04-10
Seventh Day Adventists: What do you think of Seventh Day Adventists?



2017-03-31
Sabbath, Other Holy Days & Torah Observance: Jesus broke the Sabbath? He was only breaking the "pharisaic" laws, according to the caller & other discussion about the Torah. (Long, long discussion.)



2017-03-31
God's Entering into Rest: God's entering into His rest, & we need to enter into His rest. [Hebrews 4:10]



2017-03-30
A Torah Debate: A debate about torah observance for the last half hour of the show.



2017-03-29
Worshipping & Sacrifice during the Millennium & Keeping of Sabbaths: Worship & sacrifice during the millennium & the keeping Sabbaths & festivals in the future. [Jeremiah 14, Isaiah 66]



2017-03-29
Torah Observance Trend: A trend of people wanting to do Torah observance



2017-03-23
Sabbath Keeping: Is keeping the Sabbath still important & if it is, how do we keep it?



2017-03-10
The Sabbath: Why don't people keep the Sabbath anymore?



2017-02-16
Sabbath & Sunday: I have some friends who maintain that we absolutely need to keep the Saturday Sabbath & when did we start keeping Sunday?



2017-01-18
Debating Seventh Day Adventists about the Sabbath Keeping the law, especially the Sabbath, Adventist say we absolutely have to keep the Sabbath, that it says it in Acts & so on.



2016-12-12
The method of Sharing of Gospel: The caller is concerned about what we share as the gospel, a born again experience, the blood of Jesus, instead of the Kingdom of God.
Sabbath: What happens to the people who don't keep the Sabbath because we they had to work, & do we have to keep one at all?


2016-10-21
Celebrating Sunday Pagan: I was talking to a friend, & he said he couldn't go hiking on a Saturday with me because it was his Sabbath. Is it wrong to worship on Sunday?



2016-10-10
Ellen G. White: Do you know anything about Ellen G. White?



2016-08-29
Colossians 2: Doug Batchelor says this is NOT talking about the 7th day Sabbath? Is this true? [Colossians 2:16]
10 Commandments Written on Stone, not Parchment: Batchelor says that the 10 commandments were written on stone so they are distinguised from the laws written on the parchment.
9 of the 10 Commandments: So do we have 10 commandments or only 9?

2016-08-11
Jesus Equal with God & Broke the Sabbath: Jesus broke the Sabbath & claimed He was equal with God, but is there any ambiguity of what it is saying? [John 5:15-18]



2016-08-10
Mark of the Beast being a Sabbath Issue: Caller thinks that the Mark of the Beast is going to be an issue of worship, whether you worship on Saturay, the Sabbath, or on Sunday or not.



2016-06-30
Sabbath Keeping: I've been talking to some Seventh Day Adventists, & they say Sabbath keeping is important, that we need to keep dietary laws & that the Mark of the Beast is going to be a National Sunday Law, not being able to keep the true Sabbath without difficulty.



2016-04-15
Sabbath & Feast Days & being Messianic: I belong to the Messianic Denomination & believe that we need to still keep the Sabbath & feast days. What do you think about that? [Matthew 5:17-19]



2016-04-07
Michael the Archangel: Is Michael the Archangel Jesus? Caller has been having bible studies with Seventh Day Adventists, mostly regarding the Sabbath.



2016-03-18
Saturday Night or Sunday: When Eutychus fell out of the window after Paul was preaching for such a long time, it says the "first day of the week", but wasn't it actually Saturday night in Jewish reckoning? [Acts 20:9]
Jesus Invisible during the 40 Days: Where was Jesus at after His resurrection for the 40 days when they couldn't actually see Him?


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?


2016-01-27
The Sabbath: Caller wants to rebutt some of the thigns Steve said about the Sabbath: God rested on it, the command was to all people, not just Jews, Jesus replaced ceremonial law only & the reason it's not mentioned in the New Testament is because it was just a given.



2016-01-25
Keeping the Sabbath under the New Covenant: How would you advise an unbeliever on keeping the Sabbath under the new covenant?



2015-11-02
Jesus breaking the Sabbath: I don't care about the Rabbi's version of what work was or not but what actually constituted as work on the Sabbath in the Old Testament? [John 5:18]



2015-10-20
Going to Church on the Sabbath: How come we don't go to church on the Sabbath (Saturday) like the Seventh Day Adventists do? (Romans 14:5-6]



2015-09-28
Messianic Judaism/Hebrew Roots: Can Steve please expound on Messianic Judaism, any good books, etc.?



2015-09-15
Sabbath or Sunday: Are we supposed to worship on Sabbath (Saturday) or Sunday?



2015-08-17
Sabbath & Yeshua: The Sabbath needs to be kept, according to this caller, & Steve told someone that if he didn't believe Yeshua that he'd go to hell, this caller has problems with.



2015-07-27
Sabbath & the New Covenant: Caller reads a couple quotes about the Sabbath & Sunday & the Catholic Church. If Steve agrees w/ the statements he just read, then how come we shouldn't collectively keep Saturday as the Sabbath?



2015-05-06
Jesus Abolishing the Sabbath: Wasn't Jesus just trying to break all the legalism of Pharisees centered around the Sabbath & not the actual Sabbath at all? [Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Romans 14:5-6]



2015-05-01
Sabbath & the 10 Commandments: We have to keep the Commandments of God & have the testimony of Jesus. [Revelation 12:17]



2015-05-01
Sabbath & the 10 Commandments: Caller has a member of a small Bible study group that insists that we have to keep the Sabbath on the Sabbath day. Are we still under the 10 Commandments?



2015-03-24
Day of Rest (Sabbath): Do we still need to have a day of rest, a Sabbath? Are the 10 commandments still for today?



2015-03-05
Sabbath: Since the Sabbath is mentioned in the 10 commandments, doesn't that make it above the ceremonial sabbaths? [Exodus 20:8-11]



2015-03-04
Mark of the Beast & Sunday Keeping: I need some Scripture to refute that anyone who does not keep the Sabbath will be receiving the Mark of the Beast & won't go to Heaven. [Colossians 2:16-17, Romans 14:5-6]



2015-03-02
World Wide Church of God: Steve doesn't consider the World Wide Church of God a cult anymore but mainstream? What were the changes that were made?



2015-02-18
Sabbath under the New Covenant: Is the Sabbath obsolete under the New Covenant?



2015-01-12
Followup to working on Sunday: Don't go to restaurants not because of it being the Sabbath but because it might prevent people from going to church.



2015-01-12
Sunday the Sabbath: A friend of the caller won't go to a restaurant or go shopping on Sunday because she thinks it's the Sabbath & we can't work or make others work. [Romans 14:5-6, Colossians 2:14-17]



2014-11-18
Sabbath: Is Saturday still the Sabbath? How come we don't keep it anymore?



2014-09-18
Sabbath follow-up: Didn't Jesus say to keep His commandments, & doesn't it say to "Remember the Sabbath", so isn't that one of the commandments that we are supposed to keep, keeping the Sabbath?



2014-09-18
Sabbath: Are we supposed to keep the Sabbath Day from Friday Sundown to Saturday Sundown or is Sunday okay, or Wednesday? I don't want to feel guilty for going to church on Sunday. [Hebrews 7:12, 4:12]



2014-09-17
Seventh Day Adventism: Is there anything that SDAs teach in their eschatological scheme that you agree with or see value in?
Think to Change Times & Laws: But what about their belief that the Papacy changed "times & laws" in Daniel, that the Catholic Church changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday? [Daniel 7:25]
Annihilationism & EGW: One of the appealing things about SDA's is their belief about what happens to the wicked. Holding up Ellen G. White to a prophetic status. If she had just been declared a teacher.....

2014-08-05
Sabbatarians: Can you explain what Sabbatarians believe, besides that they keep the Saturday Sabbath?



2014-07-31
Ritual laws - Sabbath: Why in Matthew 12 did Jesus seem to endorse breaking "ritual laws", the shew bread & the Sabbath, but in Numbers, someone got killed for breaking the Sabbath by picking up sticks? [Matthew 12:1-4, Numbers 15:32-36]



2014-07-29
Saturday verses Sabbath: God named the 4th commandment Sabbath, not Saturday, so it doesn't matter what day the Pagans named the days of the week!



2014-07-23
Disobeying God & Severe Punishment: I've been reading in the Book of Numbers that for sins of ignorance no big deal, but if you defiantly disobey & sin, you get in big, big trouble. Can you help me w/ the punishment you receive for doing certain sins? [Numbers 15:32-36]



2014-07-16
Sabbath: Wasn't Jesus oppressed for following the things in Isaiah 58, including the Sabbath? [Isaiah 58]



2014-07-15
High Sabbath: So the High Sabbath is a Feast Day? [Colossians 2:14-18]
"Shadow of things to come": Do you think there are still feasts days to come? [Colossians 2:17]
Did not come to destroy but to fulfill: How do you interpret that Passage of Scripture, that Jesus did not come to destroy but to fulfill the law? [Matthew 5:17-19]

2014-07-14
Spiritual Gifts & love followup: So the gifts will just be perfected in love then, & so it's not the gifts that will disappear, but the immaturity of not having love in them? [1 Corinthians 12-14]
Jesus Broke the Sabbath: So you think Jesus actually broke the Sabbath? [John 5:17, Matthew 5:17-19, Colossians 2:14-18]


2014-07-09
Sabbath Obligation: Caller believes we still need to keep the Sabbath, & goes into a discourse as to why. [Colossians 2:14-18]



2014-07-09
Taking the Lord's name in Vain in the NT: Where does it say not to take the Lord's name in Vain in the New Testament?
Sabbath Commandment in the NT: So you just admitted that the taking the Lord's name in vain commandment is not found in the NT, but that we still have to obey it, but then say the Sabbath commandment isn't found in the NT, but we still have to keep it, just like not taking the Lord's name in vain isn't, but still obey that. [Matthew 24:20]


2014-06-23
1st day of the week breaking bread: It says somewhere in the Bible that the Apostles broke bread on the FIRST day of the week. Where does it say that? [Acts 20:7]
Mosaic Law - 9 of the 10 commandments reiterated: In the New Testament all the 10 commandments except one. Which one was it?


2014-06-23
Sabbath vs Sunday: Why do Christians predominantly go to church on Sunday? Isn't in a man-made tradition?



2014-05-30
Size of God: Was God a Giant?
Worshipping on Sunday: Are SDAs the only ones that get it right regarding worshipping on the Sabbath? [Romans 14:5-6, Colossians 2:14=17, Galatians 4:8-10]


2014-05-28
Jesus Breaking the Sabbath: Caller doesn't think John says that Jesus actually broke the Sabbath, that it was just their (the Pharisees) perspective that He did. [John 5:18, Matthew 12:1-8]
Jesus Healing a blind man on Sabbath: Why did they accuse Him of working on the Sabbath for spitting dirt in the mud & healing a blind man? They were accusing of Him breaking it, too, weren't they? [John 9]


2014-05-21
Legalism: Does the word "Legalism" always denote a negative connotation?
Peter & Dietary laws: My friend thinks we have to keep the dietary laws, the Sabbath, the feast days, that it's not just about love, it's about law-keeping. [Mark 7:19, Matthew 15:16-20, Acts 10-11]


2014-02-26
Commentaries: How come you didn't like a certain commentary a previous caller mentioned?
Sunday Worship: Following what you just said about not being influenced by outside sources other than the BIble itself, where do people get the idea that Sunday Worship is mandated?


2014-01-06
Keeping Holy the Sabbath: Do we need to keep the Sabbath on Sunday? [Colossians 2:8]



2013-12-30
Sabbath Rest & Mark Buchanan & "The Rest of God": Are you familiar with a book called, "The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath" by a Mark Buchanan? (The answer was no, Steve didn't know anything about it.)



2013-11-26
Ceremonial Sabbath & the "Moral" Sabbath: Isn't there a difference between the moral Sabbath of the 10 commandments verses the ceremonial sabbaths, especially since it wasn't by God's own finger? [Colossians 2:14-17, Romans 14:5-6, Galatians 4:8-11]



2013-11-26
The Old & New Covenant: Could Steve explain the progression of the New Covenant from Old Covenant, especially the Sabbath & so on? [Galatians 4, Romans 14, Colossians 2]
Paul Following Rituals Why did Paul participate in the Jewish customs after he knew he was free from that law? [1 Corinthians 9:19-21]


2013-09-10
9 of the 10 of Commandments: Why do we only keep 9 of the 10 commandments, excluding the Sabbath commandment?



2013-09-03
Wiping out Israel: Is there a Scripture that says a 1/3 of Israel will be destroyed? [Zechariah 13:8]
Seventh Day Adventists: Can you talk about Seventh Day Adventists? (Steve gave the wrong year; he said 1914, it was 1844)


2013-08-08
Torah is the Only Way: Someone thinks that the Torah is the ONLY way to go, that we shouldn't observe Christmas, Easter or go to church on Sunday & only go to church on Sabbagth.
X-Rated Movies & Dancing: Is it wrong for Christians to go to X-rated movies or participate in dancing? [Romans 14]


2013-06-10
Special Sabbaths & Jesus' Resurrection: Caller points out about the special Sabbath besides just the regular Sabbath, which might explain the 3 days for Jesus' death & resurrection.



2013-05-29
Keep the Seventh Day Holy: How do I know that the 7th day during the creation week is the same as the Saturday as we have today?
Sabbath Keeping in End Times: If we don't know the right day for the Sabbath Day, then how could God judge us in the end times for not keeping it properly?
Objectivity in Bible Study: How do you sort out some of the traditional doctrines we have been taught in our denomination and figure out which are correct?

2013-05-29
Ten Commandments Application: Do you think that the whole Old Testament is not really for us as believers? [2 Timothy 3:16].
Sabbath Worship is Sunday: Isn't it appropriate to consider that for us today the Sabbath Day refers simply to Sunday, or whatever day you gather to worship with others?


2013-04-26
Sabbath Fulfilled: Can you tell me how you think that Jesus fulfilled the Sabbath? [Hebrews 4:9-10, Psalm 95, Hebrews 10, Colossians 2:16-17].
Ten Commandments: Do we just dispense with the 4th commandment of the ten? Do we not obey the ten commandment at all? [Hebrews 8:13].


2013-04-02
Keeping the Law & Festivals: Though I was raised to keep the laws and festivals, do we need to be keeping the Law (of Moses)? [Matthew 5:18, Hebrews 9:8].
Keeping the Sabbath: Do you think we should still keep the Sabbath? [Romans 14:5].


2013-03-25
Celebrating "Holy Week": What are your thoughts on celebrating the "Holy Week"? [2 Corinthians 3:17].
Easter: Because Easter origins were pagan and based on the moons, doesn't it make it actually not a Christian holiday we should celebrate?


2013-03-07
Keeping the Sabbath: Could you comment on the Seventh Day Adventist position that we are negating obeying "the ten commandments" if we don't keep the Sabbath? [Hebrews 8:13, Romans 14:5].



2013-03-05
The Sabbath vs Sunday: Was the Sabbath switched to Sunday? [Exodus 31:13].



2013-01-25
The Perpetual Sabbath: Don't these verses seem to support the necessity of keeping the Sabbath? Isn't it a perpetual covenant? Doesn't the first verse prove that Jesus still expected them to be keeping the Sabbath? [Matthew 24:20, Matthew 5:18-20, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 31:16]



2013-01-17
Creation verses Evolution: One reason the Bible might not teach that creation was done by evolution is teach there were no such words as "millions" & "billions".
Seventh Day Adventism: What can you tell me about the Seventh Day Adventists? Are they mainstream theology or what? Are they a cult?


2012-01-03
Sunday Worship: How did Christians start celebrating the Sabbath on Sunday? [Romans 14:5, Acts 15].


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