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Topic: Following Jesus (Christ)
Episode Topic Audio

2024-04-17 		Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): How do you address some of the objections and verses, "like no one an snatch us out of His hand," used to support the idea that we cannot fall away (apostatize)? [Isaiah 53:6, John 10:27-30, John 3:36].
Eternal Security & Calvinism: Isn't Calvinism largely responsible for the "eternal security (once saved, always saved)" theology?
Calvinism's & Free Will: If there is no free will, then what is the point? Rec: Got to Matthew713.com for topical Q&A.

2024-03-13 		Parable of the Sower: Do you think that the "Parable of the Sower" is teaching that there are two ways to lose your salvation? [Matthew 13:18-23, John 15:1-4, Luke 8:4-15, Mark 4:4-20].
Understanding Scripture: How do you understand the nuance of just reading the Bible and really understanding, especially when writers like James seem to stretch for the explanation? How do we know when to apply it to then or now? [Acts 15:14-17, Amos 9:11-12].

2024-02-22 		Born Again: What exactly does the phrase "you must be born again" mean? [John 3:3-5, Acts 2:38-41, 2 Peter 1:4, Romans 10:9-11].

2024-02-19 		Scary Passage about the Lord's Judgment & Rejection: Who are those people to whom He says to get away from Him because He never knew them? , [Matthew 7:21-23, James 3:2, Luke 6:46, Luke 9:49].

2024-02-13 		Serving More: Since I know all that the heavenly Father has done for me, what else can I do, besides share and glorify Him? [Colossians 3:17, 1 Corinthians 10:31].

2024-02-05 		Caught in the Act (of Sin): If someone is caught in the act of sin (stealing, idolatry, etc.) when Jesus comes back, will they lose their salvation? [James 3:2, Matthew 18:21-22].

2024-01-29 		Falling Short of Obedience: Does falling short of obedience negate my salvation? [Psalm 103:14, James 3:2].

2024-01-15 		Infant Baptism: Caller shares his view on infant baptism. What do you think about my view? [Ephesians 6:4]
Baptism for Naive Believers: If someone is pretty ignorant of the things of God, but want to follow Him and be baptized, should we baptize them right away and expect that they will continue to be disciples and mature in time?


2024-01-09 		Preaching Fear & Worry: Many preach fear and worry about things we cannot fix. This has derailed me from my faith. What can you advise? [Psalm 1:3].

2024-01-03 		Evangelizing a Jewish Skeptic: Any advice about evangelizing a Jewish friend who is open to learning about Christianity, but he heard about the water in the flood being over 20 feet above all the mountains, thus he is very skeptical? Rec: "The Genesis Flood" by John C. Whitcomb and Henry M. Morris
Turning Your Life Over to Christ: What does it look like when one "turns their life over to Christ?" Rec: Book by Steve Gregg. "Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 2."

2023-12-19 		Getting Started as a New Believer: As a new believer, where do I start? How do I find the right church? Rec: TheNarrowPath.com.

2023-11-09 		Correcting Others: How does one know when it is appropriate to step in and correct another? [Luke 6:31, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 7:3-5, Galatians 6:1].

2023-11-01 		Eschatology's Importance: There seem to be a lot of differences among Christians about eschatology, but why is it important? [Proverbs 25:2].
Contention & Divisions about Eschatology: Isn't eschatology an unnecessary argument and a despicable wedge between believers?


2023-10-27 		Qualifications for Salvation: Does scripture disqualify either person from Jesus (if one believes it is just belief in Jesus, or if one thinks we also have to do good works)?



2023-10-20 		Can the Lord Reject Someone: If someone asks Jesus into their heart, can He still reject them? rec: Topical lecture "How Can I Know I am Really Saved?" or read "Empire of the Risen Son." [John 6:37-40, Isaiah 29:13, Matthew 15:8, Matthew 7:22-24].

2023-10-16 		Defining "Saved" & "Works" & Following Jesus: What does it mean to be "saved" versus just getting a ticket to heaven? Once you believe the gospel does transforation just come in time? How do works fit in? [1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Philippians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5, Titus 2:14].
"Feeling" One's Salvation: What if my feeling after conversion is fading? Rec: Topical lecture series, "How Can I Know That I am Really Saved?' [Romans 8:16, 2 Corinthians 13:5].

2023-10-04 		Defining Christianity: Caller: If Christianity is all about the conspiracies and such that seem to be promoted these days, I am not sure I want it anymore. [1 Corinthians 5:12].

2023-10-04 		Boring Christianity: Why do you suppose people seem to get bored with Jesus and the faith, adding more to it? [Revelation 2:10, 1 Peter 2:11].

2023-09-18 		Catholics Not Really Christian: How can Catholics be Christians? [Acts 11:26, John 8:31].

2023-09-12 		American Christianity: Do you think God is disappointed with American Christianity, and if so how do we fix it? How do we counteract the far-left "woke" philosophy? [Acts 11:26].

2023-09-07 		"Confirmation Bias": Atheist caller: How do you eliminate your "confirmation bias" when you view and study scripture?
Doctrinal Differences: Atheist: How do you justify all the different doctrinal differents in the many Christian denominations?
Determining Importance How do you determine what is more or less important? [Micah 6:8].

2023-08-25 		Atheist Caller: Why Jesus? Why Christianity?: An atheist caller asks: Why Jesus? Why Christianity? What is the methodology that you use to support or verify your faith as true?
Witnesses to Christ & His Life: Why do you think the New Testament writers and His disciples are reliable witnesses?


2023-08-24 		Infant Dedication, But No Baptism: Do you need to be baptized to get to heaven? [Matthew 7:21-23].

2023-07-17 		Needing Assurance of Salvation: Some were assured of their salvation, but He says He never knew them. Can you help me with my struggle for assurance? Rec: Topical lecture; "How Can I Know That I am Really Saved?" [Matthew 7:21-23].

2023-07-14 		Once Saved, Always Saved (Eternal Security): Could you help me sort out the whole "Once Saved, Always Saved" vs "need for repentance" debacle? [John 15:6-7].



2023-07-13 		Might Not Be Christian Anymore: Caller wonders if he is still a Christian because he no longer feels obsessed. [Galatians 1, Philippians 3:1-6, Philippians 3:8].

2023-07-06 		Sealing of the Holy Spirit: If we knowingly deceive or refuse to forgive, will it alter the sealing of the Holy Spirit? [Ephesians 1:13-14, Matthew 6:14, Mark 9:42, 1 Corinthians 13, John 13:35, John 15:12-13, John 8:31-32].

2023-06-28 		"Putting the Past Behind" & "High-calling": What "past" is suggested that we put behind us? And what is the "high-calling" of Christ? [Philippians 3:10-14, Philippians 3:4-10].

2023-06-26 		Christians Follow the Apostles or the Spirit: If one says they are a Christian, are they following The Apostles or the Spirit?



2023-06-09 		Good & Bad Christians: What is the difference between a good Christian and a bad Christian? [Luke 12:47-49, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrews 8:10].

2023-06-09 		Old Testament Forgiveness: How were people forgiven for their sins in the Old Testament (relative to the shedding of blood and sacrifices)? [Luke 11:50-51, Matthew 16:24, John 8:31, Matthew 28:20].
Born Again: How do you go about being born again?
How Perfect Do I Have to Be?: I want to make sure I know where I am going. How perfect do I have to be? [1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:5-7].

2023-06-08 		Disagreement of Doctrines (Essentials of the Faith): How important is it for my wife and I to have the same doctrines, in particular, Calvinism's "limited atonement?"
Apostle's Creed & New Earth: Do you believe in the Apostle's Creed and the fact that we are coming back to the earth?


2023-05-31 		Discouraged-Not Living Up to the Standard: What kind of encouragement can you give, as I feel that I cannot live up to the standard presented in your books, "Empire of the Risen Son," especially in light of being married to an unbeliever? [Isaiah 50:10, 2 Corinthians 8:12]

2023-05-17 		Grace vs Obedience: What do you think about Tozer's quote about too much emphasis on "grace?" [Hebrews 12:14, Acts 5:29, 1 John 3:7-10, Titus 2:11-12, Matthew 18:23-35].

2023-05-15 		Teachings of Jesus: What do you do with all these teachings of Jesus? [John 8:31].

2023-05-11 		Imitation of Christ: What do you think about the verse where scripture directs us to follow Christ (quite literally) as His servants? [John 12:26].

2023-05-10 		Catholics Not Saved: Why does Calvary Chapel teach that Catholics are not saved?



2023-05-01 		Holding Back from God: Can I hold reservations or a plan B, if I am skeptical that God will be there for me and meet my need, and still be found acceptable to God? [Philippians 3:14-15].

2023-04-28 		Being Born Again: Does it take a while to be born again? [Romans 8:16].

2023-04-12 		Committed Believers: Caller comments on the need for leaving behind bondages, asking others for help, commitment and fellowship, and leading a committed life following Christ.

2023-04-07 		Ten Commandments: Do the Ten Commandments teach us how to live the Christian life?
Walking Out on a Pastor: I once wallked out on a pastor who didn't think that Jesus was God. Was I wrong?
Ten Commandments: So the Ten Commandments doen't really teach us how to live the Christian life, but point us to Christ, right?

2023-03-31 		Cost of Discipleship & Lack of Commitment: Why do Christians today lack the drive to become true disciples and more like Christ? [1 John 2:6, Luke 14:26-33, Luke12:33, Matthew 19:22-24, Matthew 27-29, 1 Corinthians 6:20, Acts 2:44-45, Acts 4:32-35, John 6:66, John 6:27].

2023-03-30 		"Sheep and the Goats" Parable: Is the parable about the "Sheep and the Goats" not really about salvation or eternal life? [John 17:3, Matthew 25:31-33, Matthew 28:20, Acts 11:26, Galatians 6:7-8, James 2:26].

2023-03-30 		The "Sinner's Prayer": What is an alternative to "The Sinner's Prayer" when leading someone to Christ when there is a limited amount of time. [Luke 18:13].
Evangelizing about Messiah: When evangelizing in scripture, was the main emphasis about getting people to understand that Jesus was the Messiah? Rec: A free tract at website under the "Comic" tab. [Acts 2:36, Acts 17:7].

2023-03-29 		Accepting Jesus into One's Heart, Repeatedly: How do you address someone who keeps trying to accept Jesus into their heart? [Matthew 16:24, Romans 10:9, Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 8:10].

2023-01-26 		Salvation without the "Kingdom of God": Can someone be "saved" without entering the "Kingdom of God?" [2 Peter 4:1, Luke 19:10, Luke 19:17, Genesis 15:6, 2 Peter 3:9].
Kingdom of God: Is there a distinction between being "saved" for eternity and being in the Kingdom of God, here and how?

2023-01-20 		God's Specific Plan: Is there such a thing as a specific plan of God for the life of each individual believer? [Isaiah 49:1-2, Galatians 1:15, Romans 8:14].
Center of God's Will: When people say they want to be in the "center of God's will," what is meant? [Romans 12:1].

2023-01-11 		Necessary Steps for Salvation: What do I need to do to be saved? Should I be praying and reading the Bible? Recommended: going through the Bible using the website.



2023-01-11 		The Decaying Culture & the Example in the Church: Is not the solution to the decay of the world the blameless lives of believers and their example and outreach? What do we do?

2023-01-11 		Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Can you explain why you think that we are not "eternally secure", as I disagree with you based on Ephesians about being sealed by the Holy Spirit. [Ephesians 1:13, 1 Timothy 4:1, John 15:6, Romans 11:22, Colossians 1:21-23, Hebrews 3:12, Galatians 5:4, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2].
Living Like the Devil: Should we not help those who "live like the devil" all week, but do know God, learn to live better? [1John 2:4, Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Acts 17:11].

2023-01-03 		Atheist Caller; The Pope's Eternal Destiny: Is Pope Benedict XVI in Heaven or Hell? What determines that someone will go to hell? [1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 13:9, James 3:1]
Atheist Caller Challenges Steve: Atheist caller challenges Steve as to why he won't announce who he thinks will go to hell (like the Pope)?

2022-12-23 		Sinner's Prayer: In contrast to saying "the sinner's prayer", what would you suggest would be the proper guidance when leading someone to Christ?



2022-12-09 		Accountability, Authority & Submission: Is it biblical that I should be submitting to someone in authority for accountability? [Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:10, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Mark 10:42-45, Matthew 20:25, Matthew 23:8-10, 2 Cortinthians 3:17, John 2:5].

2022-11-22 		New Believer-What Now?: New believer shares his whole-hearted experience, then asks, "What now?" Recommended; Free audio books; "Empire of the Risen Son."

2022-11-18 		Condemned for Our Sin: If someone goes to hell, then it is because of their sin, not because they have not received forgiveness, right?

2022-11-08 		Cults & Cultic Churches: Is there something I should be doing about all the cults, and cultic leadership found in so many churches? [Acts 20:30].

2022-11-07 		Salvation: What must I do to be saved? Recommendation; "Empire of the Risen Son"-Vol 1&2.

2022-11-04 		Seeking Forgiveness & Hope: How do we reconcile the verse "if we walk in the spirit we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh", when I have lived a life falling to the same sin? I am not sure I am even saved! Recommended; chapter on "Walking in the Spirit" in the "Empire of the Risen Son." [Hebrews 12:14-16, Galatians 5:16, I Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 5:17].

2022-11-02 		Abandoned by God: I feel abandoned by God, and I can't seem to get in a place to get back to Him. What now? Recommends the 2-vol set of Steve's books, "Empire of the Risen Son".

2022-10-21 		Salvation by Works vs Faith: Are you not condemned if you are justifying yourself by your works, rather than relying entirely on faith in Christ? [Galatians 3:10, Galatians 4:5, Romans 10:9, James 2:19, Galatians 5:6, James 2:14-26, Acts 10:15].

2022-10-21 		Salvation: Can people follow Jesus without being part of any particular denomination or religion? [John 3:17, John 1:1-13, John 8:31-32].

2022-10-19 		Sin After Salvation: Will I still be responsible for my sins after I have been saved? [I John 1:9, Luke 15:11-32].
Genders & LGBTQ Marriages: What do you say about all the accepted genders today and homosexual marriages? [Matthew 19:5-6, John 8:31].

2022-10-06 		"Born Again": Were you minimizing being "born again" in an earlier call? [John 3:3].

2022-10-06 		Defining "Christianity" and "Born Again": Caller disagrees that "following Jesus" is what defines Christianity rather than being "born again." Once one is "born again", they cannot be "unborn." [Acts 11:26, Matthew 7:21, Luke 14:33, Matthew 7:21, John 8:31].
Apostasy after Rebirth: How could one become "unborn" after being "born again?" [Hebrews 3:12, John 15:6, Romans 11:22, I John 5:11-12, John 15].

2022-10-04 		Deny Yourself-Take Up Your Cross: Does the verse " deny yourself. Take up your cross and follow me" mean that it is required for salvation? [Matthew 16:24, Luke 9:23, Luke 6:40].

2022-09-29 		Believing in Jesus: Why would true faith be more than just believing propositions about God?

2022-08-18 		Catholic-Assurance of Salvation?: As a baptized Catholic, how can I make sure that that I am "born again" and will go to heaven? [James 1:20].

2022-08-18 		"The Great Commission" & Politics: What do you think about Andy Stanley's view that Christians involvement in politics interfers in the "great commission"? (A whole lot of crackling noise going on in the caller's line.)

2022-08-12 		Keith Green: Was Keith Green as intense as he appeared?
Take Up Your Cross & Deny Yourself: Could you expand on the verse "take up your cross & deny yourself?" [Luke 9:23]. [Editor's Note: After the break, Steve corrects

2022-08-11 		Following Jesus: What are we to do now ... and to follow Jesus? [Matthew 19, Mark 10, Luke 18].
Losing One's Salvation: Does one lose their salvation if they break the commandments?

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].

2022-08-09 		Divorce Indicative of Apostasy: I disagree with how you describe the ramifications of divorce and the connection between sin, disobedience, and apostasy. Are you misleading others in misrepresenting saving grace of God? [Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 6:16, Titus 1:16, Eccelesiastes 5:5, Romans 5:8, John 8:31, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6, Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24].

2022-08-05 		Divorce: What do you say about my Christian wife divorcing me against my wishes? [Matthew 7:22].
Divorce & Bound for Hell: Are we both bound for hell, if my wife is divorcing me?

2022-08-03 		Being Faithful vs Works: How does one having to be faithful in serving God not the same as "salvation by works"? [Ephesians 2:9-10, Titus 2:14, Galatians 5:6, James 2:20, Acts 17:30].
Alexandrian Text & Corruption: How does one know that the Alexandrian text has not been corrupted?

2022-07-29 		Satan Bound or Not: If we are living in the millennium, then is Satan bound today? [Revelation 20:1-2, Revelation 20:7].
Saved by Baptism: Is there any other way to be saved, other than baptism?
Saved by Baptism: What about the verses that say you are saved by Baptism? Does one have to have water avialable when evangelizing? [Acts 8:36].

2022-07-28 		Justification, Sanctification & Salvation: What do you think about the difference between justification and sanctification? Is it wrong to say you are saved, if you are only justified? [Hebrews 11:6].
Salvation as a Process: Is it not legalism to say that one must be living a life in obedience as they become more sanctified to be truly saved?

2022-07-28 		Defining the Gospel: Could you define what the "gospel" is? (carries over the half-hour break). Steve's book, "Empire of the Risen Son"-vol 1 & 2.

2022-07-26 		Saved as a Child-Still Saved? Is someone was saved if they asked Christ into their hearts when they were young, but they never exhibited any evidence of such throughout their lives? Recommends book: Steve Gregg's book on Hell. [Matthew 16:24, Luke 9:23, Romans 10:9].

2022-07-22 		"Believer" vs "Disciple": Is there a difference to being a "believer" and a "disciple" (or follower of Christ)? [Acts 11:26, John 8:31].

2022-06-22 		Atheist-Religion Has Not Contributed to Society: Atheist Caller: Suggests "Why I am Not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell to support his view.
Atheist-Christianity Based on Works: Atheist; Is not Christianity base on works, not on faith? {James 1:27].
Atheist-Christianity is Like All Religions: Atheist; Is it not true that doing good works is just like all other religions in the world? [Matthew 7:12].

2022-06-20 		Thanks to Steve Gregg: Caller expressed gratitude to Steve for his dedication regarding teaching people to live in total dedication to Christ.
Through the Narrow Path: How does one know that they will enter through "the narrow gate"? Recommended book; Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 2. [Matthew 7:13, I John 5:13].
Memorial for Suicide: Praying for one who committed suicide.

2022-06-15 		Atheist-Following Jesus & Hearing His Disciples: Atheist-Why are not the teaching of Jesus alone enough for us to follow Him, instead of all the writings of the disciples? [I Corinthians 7].
Atheist-Sermon on the Mount: Atheist-Would not the Sermon on the Mount alone be enough to follow Christ?
Atheist -God's Word: Atheist-Are you saying that the words of God are not sufficient?

2022-06-13 		Sin at the Creation: Were people sinful at creation? Do we sin because of Adam's sin?
My Sinfulness & My Obligation: How much am I responsible for my sin, and how muchis grace? What are my obligations? [John 3:19, Titus 2:14, Matthew 22:37, Luke 10:27, Deuteronomy 6:4-7].
Our Own Sinfulness vs Paying for the Sins of Ancestors: Why do we have to pay for our ancestor's sin? [Matthew 16:24-26].

2022-06-10 		Asking for a Pay Raise: Is asking for a pay raise something that Christians should be doing? [Luke 3:14, Hebrews 13:5, Philippians 4:11-13, I Timothy 6:6-11].
Following Jesus: How could people follow Jesus for 3 days, when I have trouble for such a short time, especially with no food? [Mark 8:2].

2022-06-01 		Kingdom of God: How do we get Christians to start talking more about the "Kingdom of God"? Recommendation; Empire of the Risen Son (Vol 1 & Vol 2). Free audiobooks at the website, and the topical lectures.
Strong Delusion of Dispensationalism: Do you think that Dispensationalism could be the strong delusion? [2 Thessalonians 2:11].

2022-05-25 		John MacArthur is a False Teacher: Is not John MacArther a false teacher because of what he teaches about justification from regeneration? [Philippians 1:18].

2022-05-18 		What Must I Do to be Saved?: What must I do to be saved? Recommends "Empire of the Risen Son", Vol.1; "There is Another King" & Volume 2;" All the King's Men." [John 5:23, I Corinthians 6:19, Romans 10:9].



2022-05-13 		Must You Be "Born Again"?: Do you agree with R.C. Sproul that in order to be a Christian, you must be "born again?" [Acts 11:26].

2022-05-11 		Doing the Will of the Father: When we are directed to do "the will of the Father", what is that? Is it one thing, or several? [Matthew 7:21-23].

2022-05-06 		"My Sheep Hear My Voice": When the Bible says, "My sheep hear my voice", is this literal? I have trouble with some people saying God spoke to them? Recommends book; "Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 2, All the King's Men", chapter on "Divine Guidance'.[John 10:27-30, Acts 16:10].

2022-04-26 		Dating-Unequally Yoked: How do I get out of a relationship where I have found that the man I have been dating is not really a Christian, though he had said he was, without leaving a bad taste in his mouth about Christians? (Signifcant part of the call continues after the break).

2022-04-04 		Being "Bold" and Being "Meek": How do we manage two different things Jesus taught about being both "bold", but also "meek"? [Matthew 11:29, Acts 4:23-31].
Leaving Mormonism (LDS): How do I deal with the moral conflict in not submitting to the authority (lack of humility) when leaving the Mormon church?
Mormonism vs. Following Jesus: Former Mormon encourages: Please let Mormons know what it looks like to follow Jesus, instead of Mormonism, because they so often abandon God altogether and become atheists? Show them the alternative.

2022-04-04 		"The Sinner's Prayer" & Billy Graham: Do you believe in salvation through the "Sinner's Prayer", as Billy Graham preach?
"The Sinner's Prayer" & the Filling of the Holy Spirit: Does the Holy Spirit enter a believer's life upon saying "The Sinner's Prayer" or does that take place later? [Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:4-6, Acts 1:5-8, Acts 19:6, Acts 9:17].

2022-03-24 		Falling Away and Free Will: Can we fall away in spite of Jesus' intercession, and does it remove our free will? [John 10:27-29, Hebrews 7:25, I Timothy 4:1, 2 Timothy 4:10, Matthew 13:21, Mark 4:17, John 3:36, I Peter 5:8, I Peter 2:11, Ephesians 6:12-13].

2022-03-23 		How Does One Get Saved?: Could you go over the process by which one is saved, in contrast to just saying the "Sinner's Prayer"?



2022-03-18 		Catholics Saved or Lost?: Are some Catholics saved? [Acts 2:21, Romans 10:13, 2 Timothy 2:15, John 8:31-32].

2022-03-16 		Evangelism's Alternate to the "Sinner's Prayer": What do you suggest, rather than using the "Sinner's Prayer" as an alternate when evangelizing? [Romans 10:9, Ephesians 1:13, Matthew 7:21].

2022-03-11 		Salvation Experience: If I had a salvation experience in the past, is my salvation legitimate? [I Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 13:5].

2022-03-10 		Pray & Get to Heaven: Is saying a prayer enough to get someone to heaven? [I John 1:9].

2022-03-03 		Post Millennial View & Future Israel: Could you help me sort out the value of these books about ; "Paradise Restored" by David Chilton, and the book "Future Israel" by Barry Horner? [I John 2:22].
Millennium & Israel: What does one do about the opposing views with excellent people and on either side of the Millennial and Israel controversy? [Matthew 28:20, I Corinthians 13:9].

2022-03-02 		Giving of the "Morning Star": Could you explain what the "giving of the Morning Star" in Revelation 2 might mean? [Revelation 2, Revelation 22:16, 2 Peter 1:19, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 8:18, Proverbs 4:18].

2022-02-21 		Divorce Sends One to Hell: Is everyone who is divorced going to hell? [I Corinthians 6:9, Matthew 16:24-26, Matthew 18:5, Luke 17:2, Matthew 7:21-23].

2022-02-21 		Twelve-Step Programs: Do you think that the "Twelve-step" program is biblical? [John 8:31-32, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Matthew 16:24-26].
Knowing Every Doctrinal Position before Salvation: Why do some think you have to know every little doctrinal position correctly to be saved? [I Corinthians 13:9, John 8:31, Matthew 11:29, Hebrews 11:6].

2022-02-14 		The Holy Spirit in Our Lives: What is the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives? Recommended lecture; "Charisma & Character". [Colossians 3:14, Philippians 1:21, Romans 8:14].
Leading of the Holy Spirit: How does one determine when it is your own thoughts versus the Holy Spirit leading you? [Acts 16].

2022-02-11 		Believers Facing the Judgment: What happens when we face the judgment if we are believers who have repented? [2 Corinthians 5:9-10, I Peter 1:17, Matthew 25, Matthew 16:24-27, I John 1:9, I Corinthians 11:31-32].

2022-02-07 		The Sinner's Prayer: Are people saved by saying a prayer (the sinner's prayer)? [Luke 18:13, Luke 23:42, I John 1:9].

2022-01-27 		Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): What do you think when John MacArthur says the doctrine of eternal security is firmly taught in John 10. [John 10:26-29, John 10:10, Isaiah 53:6, Luke 15, Romans 11:22, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23].
Eternal Life Canceled: So once God gives you eternal life, can He, or does He, take it back? [John 10:28, I John 5:11]

2022-01-13 		Saved by Works, Faith, or Grace?: It seems like there are a number of different ways to be saved, by works, by faith, and by grace. Can you clarify how we are saved? [Ezekiel 14:14-20, Acts 2:38, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 5:6, James 2:14-26, Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21].

2022-01-10 		Salvation & the Body of Christ: At the point of salvation, when one has repented and submitted, is that person now part of the body of Christ?
The Lord's Prayer: Where does the prayer come from that says, "Thy will, no my will, be done"?
More in Line with God's Will: Does our will become more conformed to God's will?

2022-01-07 		God as Our "Dwelling Place": What does it mean to "make God your dwelling place"? [Psalm 91].

2022-01-04 		When Your Life Doesn't Reflect Christ's Standards: Should one leave a church that promotes the idea that your life doesn't have to reflect God's standards?



2022-01-03 		The Good Seed: Was the good seed in the “Parable of the Sower" that fell on the good ground, the only one that was ultimately saved ? [Matthew 13].
Repentance for Salvation: Is repentance of sin necessary for salvation? [Romans 10:9-10].


2021-12-30 		Losing Hope to Live Righteously as a Christian: Though raised in the faith, what do you do if you keep screwing up and it feels as though there is not much hope? Recommends lectures, such as "How Can I know I am Really a Christian?" and "Authority of Scripture." [2 Peter 2:20, Ezekiel 36:26, Matthew 7:23, Luke 18:13, Romans 10:9].
Danger of Falling Away: Who is being addressed in 2 Peter, when the warning is issued about the danger of becoming "again entangled" in the world and how they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning? [2 Peter 2:20].

2021-12-09 		Burden is Easy, but Count the Cost: Why did Christ say, "My burden is easy, my yoke is light", but also we must count the cost? [Matthew 11:30, Luke 14:28, Galatians 2, Philippians 4:13].
Millennium & Wars on Each Side: Could you talk about the suggestion that there are two wars, like book ends, on either side of the millennium? [Revelation 19-20].

2021-11-19 		Faith Within Each Person: Does every person have a measure of faith built into them? [Romans 12:3].

2021-11-18 		Pursuit of Buddhism & Self Awareness: Buddhist caller shares his conviction to measure things according to his heart and to assess by self.

2021-11-18 		Misunderstood About Christianity: What is the most misunderstood thing about the Christian faith today, particularly in contrast to joining a religious group that practices Christian traditions?

2021-11-17 		Steve's Website Caller Promotes.
The Church & "Bride of Christ": Who is the "Bride of Christ", and how do we enhance and identify with that role and the church?


2021-11-12 		Jewish Buddhist: Jewish Buddhist caller shares his testimony acknowledging a strong sense of the presence of Christ in a church Bible study.



2021-11-09 		Harm Caused by Christianity: How do you justify the harm that is caused by Christianity? [Acts 11:26, Matthew 10:16, John 8:31].
Slavery in Scripture: Didn't Paul teach that people should be good slaves? [I Corinthians 7:21, I Corinthians 13:4-8, Romans 13:10].

2021-11-01 		Identifying with a Denominations: Why do we have to have to identify with one particular denomination among so many?



2021-11-01 		Sinners Prayer, but No Evidence of Salvation: What do you say to someone who has said the prayer for repentance and salvation, but I don't see any evidence of having been "born again"? [Matthew 16:24-26, I Corinthians 6:19-20].

2021-10-28 		Jesus' People: Who are "His people" in Matthew 1:21? [Matthew 1:21, Matthew 12:46-50]
Are Muslims the Antichrist: Are Muslims the antichrist? [I John 2:22].


2021-10-27 		Losing One's Salvation: Can a Christian lose their salvation, and if so, how and why? [John 6:66, Galatians 5:4-6, I John 5:12, John 15:6, Hebrews 3:12].

2021-10-13 		Why Not Abandon Faith and Pursue One's Own Happiness: How should a young person respond to contemporay culture's encouragement to abandon one's faith and pursue happiness?
Pursuing God Over Earthly Pleasure: How does one convince others that pursuing God is more fulfilling than earthly pleasures? [Luke 9:23, Psalm 16].
Challenges for the Young Today: What do you think this younger generation is facing that is greater than ever before?

2021-10-12 		The Role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus: What was the role of the Holy Spirit have in Jesus' life? [Matthew 3:16, Philippians 2:7, Matthew 12:28].
The Holy Spirit Enables Us: Is the reason the Holy Spirit comes upon us, is it to enable us to live the Christian life in obedience? [Galatians 5:16, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 8:2-4].

2021-10-11 		What Must Be Done to be Saved: What must I do to be saved? Is it forever? [John 15:16, John 6:37].

2021-09-27 		Requirements to be Right with God: What was Jesus requiring for people to be right with God? [Matthew 22:40, 2 Corinthians 5:18, Psalms 51:16, Micah 6:8].

2021-09-24 		Afraid of Hell & May Not be Saved: Caller shares that he is afraid that he may not be saved, and thinks he only tries to be a believer because of the fear of hell. Is there anything in the Bible that can help assure me? [I John 4:18].
Loving God More: How do you cultivate more love for God? [I John 4:19, I John 2:15, I John 4:8, Luke 10:27].

2021-09-10 		Not Totally Convinced About Christ: If one doesn't feel absolute conviction about the truth of Christianity, what should they do? [Matthew 7:7-8, Jeremiah 29:13].

2021-08-25 		Lack of Unity in the Church: Caller shares her experience with many different religions, but now is a Pentecostal and encourage unity.

2021-08-24 		Being Saved: Do all you have to do is ask Jesus to come into your heart and you will be saved? Will you feel any different? [Romans 8:16, John 6:37-38]

2021-08-06 		Apostasy (Falling Away): If you can fall away, or have the Holy Spirit, doesn't that prove the predestination idea (of Calvinism)?
Holy Spirit Departing because of Sin: Do you believe that because of your sin, the Holy Spirit will walk away? [Hebrews 6].

2021-08-03 		"Depart From Me": What is the bottom line regarding the idea that some will be asked to "depart from me"? [Matthew 7:21-23, Jeremiah 32:40]

2021-07-21 		Pregnancy & the Vaccine: Caller shares her insight into pregnant woman taking the COVID vaccine.
Leaving Jesus: Have you heard much about the Catholic church and many evangelicals leaving their devotion to Jesus? [Galatians 1:10].
What Must I Do to be Saved: What must one do to be saved? [Matthew 1:21, Romans 10:9, Luke 17:10, I Corinthians 10, I Peter 3, John 8:31].

2021-07-21 		Testimony from Former Trans-gender: Steve shares a listener's personal testimony.

2021-06-16 		Gay Pride Month: Why does God allow Gay Pride month?
LGBTW Marriages: Why are people caught up in the LGBTQ movement and so many are marrying each other?
God Helping Homosexuals: Why doesn't God help gay people better so they can please Him? [Romans 12:2, Matthew 11:29-30, Matthew 7:13-14, Psalm 14:1, Proverbs 9:10, John 8:31-34].

2021-06-16 		Lordship Salvation: Would you define "Lordship Salvation"? [Romans 10:9, Matthew 28:18, Matthew 16:24-26, Luke 9:23].

2021-06-11 		Married to an Unbeliever: How do I live a Christian life being married to an unbeliever, and remain faithful to Christ? Recommended lecture: Topical/Individual Lectures/ "How to Love your Wife Like Christ Loved the Church." [I Corinthians 7:12-15, John 13:13].

2021-06-11 		Commitment to Live the Christian Life: Is it by resolve that one learns to live the Christian life without the law (The Torah)?

2021-06-10 		Failing God Again: Could you help me understand why those of us who have faith, understand repentance, and who truly want to please God, continue to fail Him? Recommended Lecture: "Cultivating Christian Character". [Galatians 5:17-25, Romans 12:2, Psalm 1:2, Philippians 2:13].



2021-06-09 		"Once Saved, Always Saved" or "Eternal Security": If once saved, are we always saved, or can one fall into sin and eventually apostatize? [I Timothy 4:1, James 3:2].

2021-06-08 		Helpless Dependence: Could you help me to understand what you mean by "helpless dependence" in your book, "The Kingdom of God"? [I John 2:6, Psalm 127:1, Galatians 3:3].
Pre-Trib Rapture Evidence: How would you answer David Jeremiah when he indicates that because the church is not mentioned after Revelation 3, it is indicative of a pre-tribulation rapture? [Revelation 13:7, Revelation 19:6]

2021-06-07 		Salvation & One's World View: How does one sort out the problem of those who say they believe in Christ and yet follow value systems that seem to embrace ideas that are contrary to Christ's teachings? [Matthew 7:2, Galatians 1:8-9, Romans 12:2, John 15:7, John 8:36, Matthew 7:21-23, I Corinthians 6:20].
Finding Sin Acceptable in Others: If someone dismisses behaviors in another's sinful lifestyle and indicates them as acceptable (as in living as a gay), it is synonymous with preaching a different gospel?


2021-06-04 		Prayer for Things and for Others: Is it wrong to feel uncomfortable when people ask me to pray for their wants, needs, and desires, as I typically just thank Him and ask to do well, and would this hesitancy indicate I might not be saved? [Philippians 4:6, I Peter 5:7, John 5:30].

2021-05-13 		Living with Those Dramatically Opposed to Christ: Caller looks for counsel regarding living with a spouse that reacts dramatically again the name of Christ.

2021-04-30 		Proving Who Has it Right Among Religious Groups: How does one sort out those various religious sects that use some of the same scriptures to prove opposite points and both find and prove the truth? [Luke 11:28, Luke 9:35, Matthew 17:5, John 21:22].

2021-04-23 		Salvation-Requires the Heart, Not Just the Head: Would you comment on the saying that "you can believe with your head, but not your heart?" [Matthew 28:18].
Legalism Lecture: What lecture at your website would give more information about legalism? Recommended topical lecture, "Toward a Radical Christian Counterculture".

2021-04-15 		Hypnosis & Psychotherapy: Caller weighs in on his experience with chasing other things other than God, including hypnosis. Recommended Lecture: "Biblical Counsel for a Change".

2021-04-14 		Abortion, Repentance & Eternal Security: If I had two abortions in my past, and even today, I think I would do the same thing, so does that indicate that I can lose my salvation? [Luke 8].

2021-04-08 		Repentance and Salvation: Does one repent before or after you are saved?
Smoking: What do you say about a preacher who said that if you smoke you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven? [I Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17].

2021-04-07 		Jesus Would Not Lose Any: What is the non-Calvinist view of the verse about Him not losing any of His own, and what is meant by that? [John 6:39, John 17:12, John 17:6, 2 Peter 3:9, I Thessalonians 4:3].

2021-04-05 		Eternal Security: Once saved, am I eternally secure, or am always saved, if once saved? Caller compares through his analogy of following Christ to remaining tied to one's anchor in a storm when boating. [I John 5:11, I Timothy 4:1].

2021-04-01 		How to be Saved: What does one do to be saved? [I John 5:11-12, Romans 10:9].
Understanding God & Jesus: How do I understand the various labels for Jesus, God, and in the Trinity (Messiah, Son of God, etc.) and who should I be praying to, or addressing? [Matthew 11:29-30, Ephesians 3:14, John 14:6].

2021-04-01 		Letting God Make Your Decisions: When you say in your series on discipleship that one should let God make your decisions, how do you mean that? How does one do that?
Employer's Mask Wearing Requirement: I am considering serving a complaint to my employer regarding the requiring of the masks, and my mom thinks as believers we should not cause conflict. What do you think about this?


2021-03-30 		Once Saved, Always Saved: Is the doctrine, "Once Saved, Always Saved" a true doctrine? [2 Peter 2:20-22, Hebrews 2:1-4, Hebrews 3:7-4:10, Hebrew 6:4-6, Hebrew 10:26-31, I Corinthians 9:24-27, Colossians 1:23, John 15:1-6].

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].

2021-03-18 		"Seeker Friendly" Churches: Are "seeker friendly" churches unbiblical?
Jesus Spoke in Parables: Why did Jesus speak to His crowds in parables, so they would not really understand? [Mark 4:34].

2021-03-17 		Not Doing Enough for God: As a relatively new believer, I am struggling with self-condemnation regarding how much I am doing as a Christian. What do you advise? [John 3:17, I John 3:21].

2021-03-17 		Judging Doctrine: What is meant by "judging a doctrine by its fruit", particularly in light of Gay-affirming churches?

2021-03-15 		"Sinner's Prayer" Effectiveness: If I prayed this prayer in sincerity, (recites a prayer) can I be assured that I am saved? [Luke 18:13].

2021-03-15 		Fully Surrendered, but Worldly Responsibilities: Since there is actually so much we have to do , how does still one get to a fully surrendered state, and still take care of responsibilities?



2021-03-02 		How to be Saved: What is the best way to be saved according to scripture? [I John 5:11-12, John 6:66, John 15, John 3:3].

2021-02-19 		Truly Saved: What do you say to someone who thinks it enough to say you have been baptized or confirmed in a Christian church? [John 10:27-28, Luke 14:27, Acts 11:26].
Hate Your Enemies: Was Jesus referring to Old Testament scripture when he said you have been taught to hate your enemies? [Matthew 5:33, Leviticus 19:18, Luke 10:25-43].

2021-01-29 		Feelings of Emotions in One's Faith: I struggle with keeping the sense of total commitment and feel an ebb and flow in my faith. Is this common? [I John 5:3].

2021-01-27 		Remarriage to Former Spouse: Is it possible to remarry my wife, even though, she has been married to someone else in the interim? [Deuteronomy 24:1-4].
Disbelief in the Virgin Birth: Can someone who doesn't believe in the virgin birth, still be a Christian?

2021-01-26 		Water Baptism Required: Is water baptism required for entering the "Kingdom of God", and if it is, then why do so many evangelists not require it? [John 3:5, Acts 2:38, Acts 9:10-21, I Peter 3:20-21 ].
Born of Water & Spirit: What does it mean to be, "born of water and of the spirit"? [John 3:5-6].

2021-01-18 		Once Saved, Always Saved (Eternal Security): If someone was once a believer, but does gets caught up in sin and does terrible things, can he be regenerated again, or does he lose his salvation? [John 15, I John 5:11-12, Romans 11:22, I Corinthians 9:27].

2021-01-12 		Seeking God: Does anybody "seek God", and does all the religiousness of most societies reflect that they are in that search? [Romans 3:10-17, Psalm 14:1-3].

2021-01-04 		Pronunciation of the Name, Jesus: Some say that the accurate pronunciation of Jesus' name is important.
Prayer for Salvation: How does one have to do it, to be saved? Some say it isn't by a prayer, but by abiding in Christ.


2020-12-18 		The Kingdom of God: What is the Kingdom of God (or Heaven)? [Mark 4:30, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 11:17].

2020-11-20 		Eternal Security or Once Saved, Always Saved: What is your take on Romans 8 in regard to our ability to walk away from our own salvation? [Romans 8:18-39, Jude 21, I Timothy 4:1-5, I John 2:19].
Carnality & Following Jesus: Do you think that there are more teachers promoting the idea that one can't be a carnal Christian, but must take up their cross and follow Him? [Luke 9:23, I Corinthians 3:1].

2020-11-17 		Rich Young Ruler: Why did Jesus tell the rich man that he had to sell everything when earlier all He required of others was repentance? [Luke 4, Matthew 19:21, Mark 10, Luke 18].

2020-11-16 		Struggling with Sin: Since I am struggling with sin, I am wondering how God feels about our failures? [I John 2:1, I John 1:9, James 3:2, Matthew 26:41].

2020-11-12 		Am I Really Saved: Since I still believe some eastern traditions, like reincarnation, and hell not being what some claim, etc., am I really saved? [John 5:28].

2020-11-11 		Damaged by Religion: What advice would you give people who are so damaged by religion that they can't seem to consider it?

2020-11-09 		Christian Who is a Drug Addict: If a true Christian gets caught up in drugs, will they die in their sins and not go to heaven? [Galatians 2, Galatians 5:16, James 3:2, Psalm 1:3, I John 4:4].

2020-11-04 		Conversion's Elation Expected to Last: As a former Mormon, as I moved away from religion, I have found in my new trust in Christ, a notable difference to the better. Should I expect this high to continue indefinitely? [I Peter 5:8-10].

2020-10-27 		Seeking "The Kingdom of God": Is seeking "the Kingdom of God" the most important thing we are to do? [Matthew 6:33, Matthew 24:14].
Seeking Success in a Career: If we are disciples of Christ, should we be seeking financial success in our career? [I Corinthians 12, Romans 12, Acts 3:6, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 19:23, Ephesians 4:28, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, 1 Thessalonians 4: 11, I Timothy 6:17, I Timothy 6:9, I Corinthians 12:31].

2020-10-26 		Belief in Jesus: If someone believes that Jesus is the Son of God, is he saved?

2020-10-22 		I Never Knew You: How do you interpret it when Jesus said, "I never knew you."? [Matthew 7:21-22].

2020-10-21 		The Point of Salvation: When is someone saved? What level of belief and obedience is required?

2020-10-20 		Gift of Evangelism & The Great Commission: What would you say to those who suggest they do not have the gift of evangelism, especially in light of the "Great Commission"? [Ephesians 4:11, Matthew 28:16-20, I Corinthians 12, Romans 12, I Peter 3:15, Matthew 10:33, John 13:35, I Peter 4:10-11].

2020-10-20 		The Movie, "The Passion of the Christ": Did you see the movie, "The Passion of the Christ" and if so, what did you think about it and its accuracy?
How to Grow in One's Faith: What is your recommendation to a believer to help them grow in their faith? (Lecture series; Cultivating Christian Character). [Psalm 1:2].

2020-10-19 		Fornicators in the Church: If fornicators will not enter the kingdom of God, what about the fornicators at local churches? [I Corinthians 6:9].
Defining the True Church: Are you defining the true church as those that actually follow Christ, and do not continue to live in sin? [Matthew 18:15-17, I Corinthians 5:9].

2020-10-06 		Clarification on Salvation for the Muslim: Caller makes some observations about the Muslim (Islam) faith and asks for Steve's clarification about salvation for the those in Islam.

2020-10-02 		Suffering Guilt, Temptation, and Failure to Follow Christ in Reality: Could you help me understand the concept of "dying to myself & Christ living in me" when I don't really do or obey as I should. [Galatians 2:20].

2020-10-01 		Palestine & Israel Conflict: What do you say to Palestinians who hate Israel because they took their land?
Other Religions Who Have Jesus in Their Faith: What is God gonna do about the religions and cults who have Jesus in their religions, but ignorantly don't have the same theology as we do? [Matthew 11:28-30, Matthew 16:17, 2 Peter 3:18].

2020-09-23 		Will God Answer the Prayers of an Unsaved Sinner?: As someone that is not certain they are saved, and continues to sin, will God still answer my prayers? [I John 3:10, John 10:27].
A 65% Believer: What if I am only 65% a believer, and am not sure that Jesus did not actually rise from the dead?
Christianity Hard to Get into: Is this Christianity not a tough school to get into? The criteria is rigorous.

2020-09-22 		Missions Work or Traditional Work Life: Could you advise on my thoughts about leaving YWAM (missions work) and returning to a more traditional work lifestyle?

2020-09-22 		Over or Under-Confidence in One's Salvation: Some people seem almost pretentious in their salvation, and yet I don't feel that way, can you comment? [Matthew 7:13, Luke 13:24, I Peter 14:18, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 16:24-26, James 3:1].
Lord, Lord, but He Never Knew Them: How could the people do works in his name, but end up not really saved? [Matthew 7:21, I Corinthians 13, I John 3:14].

2020-09-17 		Obedience, Legalism, & Grace: How can we judge and assess the differences between obedience, legalism and grace? [2 John 9, 2 Corinthians 3:17, John 1:14-16, 2 Peters 1:4, Titus 2:11-12, Matthew 7:24-27, I John 2:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Acts 5:32, I John 2:4, Hebrews 5:9].

2020-09-04 		Getting on the Narrow Path: Contemplating on the verse about "the narrow path", I am concerned that myself and some of my friends are not really on it. Can you help direct me? [Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 26:41, James 3:2, Matthew 16:24, I John, Revelation 7:9, John 13:35].

2020-09-02 		Salvation, Powers and Principalities: Could you comment on salvation and the powers and principalities, and the relationship between them? [Titus 3:1, Hebrews 1:14, Ephesians 6].

2020-09-02 		The Beast and an Unbeliever's Doubts: A non-believer comments on his view of the possible meaning of the beast being the internet . He also comments how the predictions of Jesus' return damaged his view. [Revelation 13].

2020-08-31 		Confession of Sins & a Pure Heart: Could you talk about our confession of sins in order to keep a pure heart? [James 5:16, I John 1:9].
Pure Heart for Communion: What about having a pure heart in order to take communion, because we sin so often? [I Corinthians 10:31, I John 2:1].
Masturbation: What about masturbation? [I Thessalonians 4:3, I John 2:16, John 15:13, Matthew 26:41, Psalm 103:1-14].

2020-08-21 		Forgiven for All, Then Why Judgment: If we are forgiven of all our sins, past, present, and future, then why would we have to stand before the Great White Throne of Judgment? [I John 1:7-9, Romans 6:15].
The Lord's Prayer Once a Week for Forgiveness: If you say The Lord's Prayer once a week, it that enough cover the sins you have committed during the week? [1 John 1:7].

2020-08-18 		Children & the Age of Accountability: How will God deal with children and is the age of accountability actually numeric? [Luke 12:47, Deuteronomy 1].
The Meaning of "In Christ" : What does it mean to be "in Christ"? [John 15, Matthew 7:21]

2020-08-18 		Not Under the Law, Yet Must Confess our Sins: Because I struggle with worrying about my sins, and getting God's forgivenss, could you help me sort the duality in scripture of not being "under the law" and yet we are to "confess our sins"? [1 John 1:9, Romans 6:14, I Corinthians 9:20-21, I John 3:4, Matthew 6:9-13, I John 3:4, Galatians 5:16].

2020-08-12 		Many Are Called, Few Chosen: Does "many are called, but few are chosen" mean that God knows who is going to be saved from the beginning? [Matthew 22:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:14].

2020-08-06 		Losing One's Passion For the Lord: I haven't been as passionate about the Lord, lately, can you help? [Psalm 1:3].

2020-07-31 		Bearing Fruit: What do you mean by "bearing fruit" because in the church, it can often mean bigger buildings, etc.? [John 15:8, Isaiah 5, Matthew 21:43].

2020-07-29 		Depression or Mental Disorders: How does one respond to someone claiming a mental disorder or depression, when it may well be a spiritual issue, rather than a medical condition?
How to become a Christian: What does one become a Christian?
Identifying Sin in One's Life: How does one identify a crippling sin in one's life? [I John 1:7].

2020-07-17 		So Many Religions and Denominations: Why are there so many religions and denominations, and how do I know which is correct? [Daniel 2:44, Mark 1:15, Romans 10:9, Matthew 25:34].

2020-07-17 		Various Biblical Views Causing Confusion: How do I become less confused about all the various and conflicting views among different denominations on biblical topics?

2020-07-13 		Power No Longer Manifested in the Church: Is not the church not manifesting the power of God today as it should be? [Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4, I Corinthians 4:20].
Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Is the power lacking in the church today because many may not have experienced the "Baptism of the Spirit"? [Acts 10, Acts 19].
Believers Not Experiencing the Power of the Holy Spirit: What do you say to a believer who has not experienced the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives?[Hebrews 8:10, Ezekiel 36:25, Ezekiel 11:19, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 5:18].

2020-07-10 		Struggle to Live Righteously: Can you help me understand the struggle in our spiritual lives - on one hand we are not to live in sin, and yet we keep falling to it. It is scary to consider the consequences! [Romans 7:14-25, Philippians 1:6, Matthew 26:41, Galatians 5:17, James 3:2].

2020-07-10 		Sinners Will or Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God: Did you mean that no one can inherit the Kingdom of God if they fall into sin? [I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21].

2020-07-10 		Point of No Return: Is there a condition noted in the Bible that describes "a point of no return"? [Romans 1:28, Matthew 7:6].

2020-06-03 		The Sinner's Prayer: Why are you against saying the sinner's prayer and asking Jesus into one's heart, as I was saved by doing so?

2020-06-02 		The Importance of Baptism: Can you describe the importance of baptism? [I Corinthians 1:13].

2020-06-02 		Former Catholic Questions "What is Essential": From a Former Catholic, who is now attending a non-denominational church; "I get confused about the meaning of being "Born again" among other things. What should I be more focused on to grow in my faith?"
The Pentecostal Denomination & The Trinity: Does it matter what church I go to? The pastor of the Pentecostal church is nice, but his view of The Trinity doctrine is different.

2020-05-13 		Trinity Doctrine Defines Christianity: I thought that believing in the Trinitarian doctrine is what made someone a Christian? [Acts 11:26, John 14:8, John 16:12-13, Matthew 8:27, Mark 4:41, 2 Peter 3:18].

2020-05-13 		Who Do You Worship: Who do you pray to, and who do you worship? [Ephesians 3:14, Matthew 6:9-13].
God's Name-Jehovah: Is it important that we know that God's name is Jehovah?


2020-05-06 		Take up Your Cross: How do we know what our cross is? Does the cross we are to take up, stay the same each day, or does it change each day? [Luke 9:23].
Hearing the Holy Spirit & His Direction: Do you have any suggestion as to how know or recognize the leading of the spirit of God? [Romans 8, Psalm 23, Colossians 3:15, John 10:27].

2020-05-01 		Better Evangelism: Would not more people come to Christ, if they would exhibit His love more effectively and consistently in their routine lives?

2020-04-21 		Wake Up America: How do we wake up America to the need to protect the nation as a republic as they should?

2020-04-20 		Good Works: Would you discuss what good works are in the Bible? [Ephesians 2:10, Titus 1:16, 2:14, 3:1, 14, James 2:14-26, Matthew 7:22].

2020-04-17 		Defining One's Faith: What do you tell people about your faith, without aligning to a particular group, movement, or theology?
Calvinism: Comment on Calvinism and how their theology maligns the character of God.

2020-04-15 		Sinner's Prayer, Repentance & Obedience: Do you think that someone who says "the sinner's prayer" but doesn't really repent or change his behavior and dishonest business practices is really saved? [Luke 19:8, Matthew 1:21].

2020-04-03 		Kingdom of God: What would be the impact within the church of recognizing that the "Kingdom of God" has come and is present now on earth? [2 Corinthians 11, Galatians 1:8, Matthew 16:24-26].

2020-04-02 		Take Up Your Cross: Does take up your cross mean, take up your sins? [Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24].
One-World Religion: Do you think that we will prime for a one-world religion? [Revelation 7].
Tribulation & Sinners Repenting: Do you think that if we are in the tribulation, sinners will still be able to repent?

2020-03-17 		Denying Christ: Didn't Peter deny Christ, but was still allowed to follow Christ? If we try to save someone by denying Christ, like our child, God would know we didn't mean it, right? [Matthew 10:33, John 21].

2020-01-08 		Emulating Jesus: Should we not live more like what is demonstrated by Jesus and Paul in the Bible, such as, avoid eating shellfish, etc.? [I Corinthians 11:1f, I Peter 2, I Peter 4:19].

2019-06-25 		Keeping One's Zeal: Do you have advice for someone who wants to never lose their zeal and commitment for the Lord.



2019-06-03 		Authentic Salvation: Are the people described in these scriptures authentic Christians? [Matthew 7:21-23, John 11:49-50, II Thessalonians 2].

2019-03-12 		The Narrow Path Why is it a "narrow path"? Why is it taking so long for people to find Christ? Is it because the path is so narrow? [Matthew 7:13].

2018-10-15 		Receiving 100 Times: Receiving 100 times for following Christ, leaving your family, what did Jesus mean by that? [Mark 10:28-31]

2018-07-05 		More Sinful the Closer to Christ: It sort've seems the closer i'm getting to Jesus, the more sinful i see myself.

2018-07-03 		Any Good Books about Living Through us: Can Steve please recommend some good books for inspiring growth in the Lord, living through Jesus. (A.W. Tozer)

2018-05-25 		King Asa: It says Asa was pleasing to the Lord all the days of his life, but he did a few things in his life where he wasn't pleasing to the Lord. [2 Chronicles 16:12]

2018-04-24 		God drawing Everyone: Do you think God draws every man to His Son? [John 6:44]

2018-02-19 		Salvation through Christ: Can you resolve perceived tension between the following biblical statements: salvation is through Christ alone, the only way you can come to Christ is to be drawn [John 6], God is seeking people to worship him in spirit and in truth [John 4]?



2017-11-30 		Making it to Heaven: New believer wondering how one becomes a committed disciple, how do you make it "up there" (to heaven)?

2017-09-25 		Denying Jesus Is God: Is denying that Jesus is God the spirit of anti-Christ?
Losing one's Salvation: Can one lost their salvation denying Jesus is God?

2017-08-24 		Following the Light: Continuing a conversation the caller previous had about being saved according the light you have (follow, 8/33, 3rd q).

2017-08-22 		Nicodemus' Salvation: Can we say if Nicodemus was saved or not?
Not Accepting Jesus: What if people don't accept the Man Jesus, but live by the Light they have, isn't that good enoug?

2017-08-21 		Rejected by Family for Christianity: I'm trying to handle being rejected by own family because I'm a believer. Trying to figure out how to deal with it.

2017-08-04 		Disagreement or Unity Among Brethren: Can there be disagreement among believers & still be saved? What is the purpose of life, is it just to escape hell?
Purpose of Life: What is the purpose of life? Is it just to escape hell?

2017-07-31 		153 Fish Significance: Was there any significance to the number "153", the number fish that were caught? [John 21:11]

2017-05-09 		Seeing a Different Jesus in the Paradigm of Adventism: Seventh Day Adventists preach a different Christ. (follow-up)

2017-05-09 		A False Christ: Would disproving Catholicism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, & Adventists have a false Christ endanger your salvation? (The person called several times seeming to have a vendetta against SDAs.)

2016-07-25 		Sincere Believers in wrong Faith: Sincere believers in the wrong faith will be viewed by God how?



2016-04-14 		10 Commandments as an Evangelistic Tool: Nicaean council, ray comfort, said we need to use the law/10 commandments to evangelize
My Yoke is Easy & Burden Light: What made the Law of Moses so hard when Jesus said to come to Him because His yoke was easy & His burden light?


2016-04-04 		Followers of Christ Considered Disciples: As followers of Christ are we considered Jesus' disciples too?
Everything Jesus instructed to His Disciples: Are we supposed to do EVERYTHING Jesus told His disciples?
Spiritual Gifts like the Disciples: Are we supposed to be able to have spiritual gifts like the disciples out, such as healing, or only the spiritual gifts Jesus gives us?

2016-04-04 		Transfer of Wealth: Caller has been learning about something called, "End times transfer of wealth". Has Steve ever heard of it? [Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 28:8]
Learning about Christ from Deuteronomy: I was talking to a Calvinist the other day & he said a bizarre statement that, "everything I learned about following Christ, I learned in Deuteronomy", Can this be true?

2016-03-21 		Christian but Gay: Can you still be a gay Christian & go to heaven?

2016-03-17 		People following the Lamb (144,000): Who are the people who follow the Lamb or just who are the 144,000? [Revelation 14:4]



2016-03-07 		Baptism Mandatory: Is getting baptized required?



2016-02-23 		Receiving Christ: Is there a proper way to receive Christ?

2013-12-13 		Intimate Relationship with Jesus: What does the Bible say about having an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, having complete unity with Him?

2013-12-09 		Love of Christ: Caller wanted to comment about a previous call & the love of Christ. [2 Corinthians 5:14]
The Amplified Bible: What does STeve think of "The Amplified BIble"?

2013-12-09 		Learning to Love Jesus: Caller really wants to know what it means to love Jesus, & it makes her question her faith because she isn't sure if she does love Jesus.
"The Cloud of Unknowing": Has Steve ever read "The Cloud of Unknowing" that really teaches a person to love Jesus?


2013-12-04 		Christians being Demon Possessed: Is it possible for Christians to be demon-possessed?



2013-11-14 		Jesus the Only Way: Michael the Buddhist has a hard time grasping that Jesus in the only way to the truth.

2013-10-28 		Following the One True Christ: All denominations & cults claim to believe in Jesus, but won't eventually God call them out of the quagmire they are in, to unadulterated truth? [Hebrews 11:6]

2013-09-16 		Michael the Buddhist Having a relationship with Jesus, becoming more spiritual, will make the things that happen here, make everything else secondary...michael saying this even though he hasn't converted to Christianity....yet.

2013-09-11 		"Above that which is Written": What did Paul mean when he said, "don't believe above that which is written" in 1 Corinthians? [1 Corinthians 4:6, 1 corinthians 1:31, Jeremiah 9:23]
Oral & Written Instruction: Did Paul expect the Corinthians to obey his oral instructions just as much as his written instructions & was it to be passed on to future generations as his tradition?

2013-08-13 		Nominal Christians: What is a "nominal" Christian?

2013-08-05 		"Deny Yourself & Take up Your Cross Daily": What did Jesus mean when He said, "Deny yourself & take up your cross daily"? Is Christ warning that this will affect our salvation? [Luke 9:23-24]

2013-08-02 		Billy Graham & Going to Heaven without Jesus: Did Billy Graham really say in a Youtube video that people can be saved without Christ? If he did, what do you think of that idea, that major shift?

2013-07-19 		Doing the Will of God: What is the will of God besides accepting Jesus as our Lord & Saviour? [Matthew 7:21-23]
Being Saved: What exactly does "being saved" mean?

2013-06-05 		Practical Application of the "Kingdom of God": How do we practically apply the "Kingdom of God"?

2013-05-15 		Various "Causes" & Exaggeration: Caller shares his concerns about Christians greatly exaggerating and how we get so sidetracked. How do we find balance, get involved, and not get distracted? [I John 2:22].

2013-04-08 		Leaving Dispensationalism & Disappointment in Mistaken Teachers & Preachers: How do you deal with the disappointment in former pastors and teachers when you realize how mistaken they were when they were teaching you (Dispensationalism & Calvary Chapel? [John 8:31-32].
Church of Christ & Baptism: It seems that every time I attend the Church of Christ they always talk about Acts 2 (baptism). [Acts 2:38].

2013-03-28 		Saying "God Bless You": I have noticed that you say, "God bless you" to everyone at the end of the show.
What is Really Important - to Steve Gregg: What question would you like to hear asked? What is important to ask about?


2013-03-20 		Being Saved Without Knowing Jesus: Can some ignorant people be saved without knowing about Christ, but still saved on the merits of Christ, as in nthe Old Testament or the heathen who has never heard? [Acts 17:30, John 14:6, John 1:9].

2013-02-22 		Getting Through the "Dry Spells" in Our Faith: How do I manage my dry spells and work though my conviction, especially with all the distractions? [Joshua 1:8, I Peter 2:2].
God Knows Our Hearts: God knows our hearts and intentions, right? [Psalm 119].

2013-02-20 		Unforgiveness for Unfaithfulness: I struggle with unforgiveness toward my unfaithful husband, but don't want to go to hell. Can you help? [Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 7:12, Ephesians 4:30].
Unforgiveness Sends Us to Hell: Should I take the Bible literally when it says I will go to hell if I don't forgive? What will happen to my unfaithful husband? [Matthew 19:6].
Some Sins Worse Than Others: Doesn't the Bible say that all sins are the same, rather than some sins worse that others?

2013-02-04 		Walking Alone with God: Is walking with God meant to be a solo experience? Can you recommend some scripture to assist me in my walk? [1 Corinthians 7, 1 Peter 3:1-6]. Recommends; Bible Study Fellowship

2012-01-16 		Catholic Guest: Tim Staples: Steve introduces Tim Staples, host of the "Catholic Answers" radio program (Catholic.com). Steve and Tim discuss opposing views in the Catholic and Protestant Views.
Catholic vs. Non-Catholic (Protestant)-Spiritual Authority: Steve and Catholic Tim Staples discuss the difference in views about the spiritual authority of the church. [2 Thessalonians 2:15, Matthew 18:15-18, Matthew 21:23-27, Isaiah 22:16-22, Acts 15, Matthew 23:2, Matthew 15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Deuteronomy 17:8, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 20:25-29, 2 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 23:10, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 51:1-2, Luke 10:16, Matthew 23:8, Ephesians 4:11, James 3:1, 1 Corinthians 12, Matthew 16:19].
Catholic vs. Non-Catholic (Protestant)-The Stakes: Steve and Catholic Tim Staples discuss; If one doesn't think Catholics are correct but can be saved, then what is at stake? What is the benefit of being Catholic or Protestant? [Hebrews 13:17, Matthew 23:10].
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