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Topic: Church (Early & Fathers)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-01
The Raptured Skip Heaven: Are those who are "caught up" when Jesus comes ever going to go to heaven? [Psalm 115:16].
"Preparing a Place (Mansions) for You": Were not the Old Testament saints not in heaven, since Jesus said He was "preparing a place for you?" [John 14, John 2:16, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Peter 3:15, Ephesians 2:20-22, John 14:23, John 14:2].


2023-12-20
Hell-Eternal Punishment-Disagreement: Doesn't your book presenting three different views of hell, weaken the doctrine of eternal torment and lead people away from the truth? Rec: topical lectures on "Three Views of Hell" or "Three Christian Views of Hell" by Steve Gregg.
Steve Gregg's View of Eschatology-Disagreement: Don't you lean heavily on the church fathers for your eschatology, rather than scripture? Isn't that contradictory?


2023-08-10
Types of the Church (Rapture & 144,000): Do you think there are types of the church in the story of Enoch and Noah (types of the rapture and the spared 144,000)? [Luke 17:26, 1 Peter 3:20]
Methuselah: What about the meaning of "Methuselah" (“When he is dead, it shall be sent”)?
Church Father's View of Types: What did the church fathers think about "types" in scripture? Isn't it just guessing at the meanings? Rec: Topical lectures: "When Shall These Things Be?"

2023-06-22
Aramaic Bible (Peshitta): Why doesn't the western church use the Aramaic Bible (the Peshitta)?
Communal Early Believers: Why do we not have a communal church like they did in the Early Church? [Luke 14, 33, Acts 2:44, Acts 4:32-35, Matthew 19:21].


2023-06-06
Apostle's Creed: Where did the "Apostle's Creed" come from?



2023-05-16
Augustine & Calvinism: Why didn't the entire church become Calvinist if the church father, Augustine, was so influencial?



2023-04-12
"Father" in the Old Testament: Where does the word "Father" with a capital "F" first occur in the Old Testament?



2023-03-14
Augustine: Why is Augustine considered one of the great minds of the faith?



2022-11-01
Church Membership: What do you think of a pastor who says that people have to become members of a church, and that the early church was not really all the Christians in one town? [Ephesians 4:1-4].



2022-10-14
Premillennial Church Fathers: Were the early church father's premilliennial? Did they believe in the pre-trib rapture?



2022-10-13
The Church Fathers: Should we be reading the church fathers? How important are they and how should we view their writings?



2022-07-27
Dipsensational Views in Early Church History: Is there any documentation about typical Dispensational views (millennium, pre-trib rapture, restored Israel), about eschatology held in the early church (before 1800s)?
Kingdom Passages Fulfilled Chart: Where can one find the chart you made showing the new testament writers indicating the Kingdom passages that were fulfilled? Matthew713.com
First Appearance of the "Antichrist" in Church History: Didn't the first appearance of what we think about the "anitchrist" show up about the 1500s with Francisco Ribera?

2022-07-13
Early Church Compared to Modern Church: Could you clarify what you meant by your critique of modern day church and pastors in contrast to the early church?



2022-06-15
Hell: Caller shares a church father who believed in eternal hell.
Purgatory: Catholic caller explains purgatory and indicates it is scriptural.


2022-06-06
Catholic Authority: Does Catholicism have more authority over other denominations? [Acts 17:11].
Denominational Choice: Does it matter what denomination one belongs to live a life in obedience to Jesus Christ? [Matthew 15:1-20, Acts 17:10, John 8:31, I Corinthians 5:13].
Catholic Saints Mistaken: Could literature of Catholic saints actually be wrong?

2022-06-03
Catholic Disagreement-Evidence of the Miracle of the Eucharist, etc.: Caller defends the language of Ignatius (church father), terms such as "bishops" and "priests" and the miracle of the "Eucharist". [Romans 15:16, Philippians 4:18].



2022-05-23
Paul's Ministry: Who did Paul really preach to in his ministry in the synagogues (more evangelism or discipling)?



2022-05-18
Woman in Revelation: Who is the woman in Revelation clothed in the sun, crown of twelves stars, etc.? [Revelation 12:1, Genesis 37, Revelation 12:9-11].



2022-04-11
Trinity: Did you say that the trinity doctrine began about 300 years before Christ?
Trinity-Praying to the Father & Son: Were the early disciples praying to Jesus and the Father, rather than the Trinity?


2022-03-03
Baptism by Elder or Not?: Should there be an elder present, or can anyone baptized another?



2022-02-14
Church Meeting in the Basilica: I have been told that that the basilica is not biblical and should not be practiced. What do you think?



2022-02-10
Eastern Orthodoxy vs Protestantism and Church Fathers: Are Protestants inconsistent to say they only go by the Bible when church tradition is what gave them the canon of scripture?
Trusting the Church Fathers for the Books & the Doctrines: Is it inconsistent to accept the church father's view of authorship of the books, while rejecting the church father's theological interpretations and doctrines such as, transubstantiation, etc.?


2022-02-04
Purpose of the Contemporary Church: Exactly what is the purpose of the modern day church, and why has the church left the early church model and tends not to use the gifts? [Acts 2].



2022-01-20
Amillennialism Among the Church Fathers: How could the early church fathers have missed the idea that Revelation is really describing AD 70, rather than the Second Coming in end times?



2021-12-28
Josephus' Historical Accuracy: Is it possible that some of what Josephus wrote could have been exaggerated to puff up the Romans? How do we know we can trust what he wrote?
Augustine's Value to Christian History: What was good about Augustine? [Romans 5:12].
Isaac Newton's Commentary on Revelation: Why didn't you use Sir Isaac Newton's commentary on Revelation when you did your commentary, "Four Views of Revelation"?

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
Steve Gregg's Book About Hell: Did you write a book about Hell? Recommends the topical lecture about the three view of hell.
Eternal Fire of Hell: Caller indicates that there are at least 15 church fathers that believed in the eternal fire of hell. [Matthew 25:41].


2021-10-13
Claims of the Church Fathers: Did any of the church fathers ever indicate being led by the Holy Spirit or were prophesying?



2021-09-30
Augustine Persecuting Other Believers: Did the church father, Augustine, cause people to be martyred, using the parable of "The Wedding Feast"? [Luke 14:23].
William Tyndale: Was William Tyndale martyred?


2021-09-29
Eastern & Western Doctrine of Christology: Could you help me understand the differences between the eastern and western doctrines of Christology, like Monophysitism and Neophysitism?



2021-09-21
Actual Body of Christ in the Eucharist: Caller argues that his actual body of Christ is in the Eucharist and that the view was held by the church fathers from the earliest dates. [Acts 20:29,l Act 20:26, Mark 10:43, Isaiah 8:20].



2021-09-17
Satan's Origins: Is it possible that the origin of Satan suggesting that he was created to be a tester, rather than a fallen angel, questionable, because God would not be giving him an option to have free will to choose salvation?.
Church Fathers or Prominent Teachers & Satan: Do any other prominent theologians or any church father also believe what you believe about Satan not originally being Lucifer?
Satan Not a Fallen Angel: Don't you think that your book on hell indicates that your view of hell is non-traditional and tends to support the idea that Satan was not a fallen angel?

2021-09-13
Catholic vs Protestant: Could you clarify your view about the origins of the church (Protestant or Catholic)?



2021-08-30
Good Churches Hard to Find: Caller laments not finding good, New Testament churches today. How does one find one? Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required".



2021-08-25
Gap in Church History: Why do you suppose there is such a gap in church historical records from about 70-120 AD or so?



2021-08-25
Nestorius & Hyposstatic Union (Jesus' Humanity): Could you talk about Nestorius (hypostatic union)?
Debate Over Essentials: Caller posits: Protestants can't even agree on what is essential in order to debate, therefore "Sola Scriptura" (scripture alone) is impossible.


2021-08-20
The Word of God (Scriptures) in Jesus' Time: What was considered "the Bible" (the scriptures) before the New Testament was written, during Jesus' ministry & the apostles thereafter? [2 Timothy 3:16, John 8:31, John 13:20].



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?


2021-06-28
The Term, "Early Church Father:" Why do you use the term "early church fathers", when the Bible says not to? [Matthew 23:9].



2021-06-28
Premillennialist Church Father's Beliefs: Did the early Premillennial church fathers believe in the tribulation, the pre-trib rapture, and the antichrist?
Satan's Released & Loosed: Are there any signs to tell us what it will look like when Satan will be released and "loosed for a little while"? [Revelation 20:3-7].


2021-06-18
Universal Reconciliation & View of Hell: Where do I find whether early church fathers believed about hell, particularly,"Universal Reconciliation"? (Editor's Note: Steve Gregg continues talking about this question after the break even though he doesn't indicated that he's going to.)



2021-05-19
Family Curses & Divine Counsel for Prayer: Have you heard of bringing prayer to a "counsel of divine judges" which may be tied to Genesis? He feels he may have a family curse. [Genesis 1:26-28, I Corinthians 6:3].
The Didache: What do you think about "The Didache"?


2021-04-05
Various Views in the Jerusalem church: What are the different views of those in the Jerusalem church?
Senior Pastors in the Jerusalem Church: How did the hierarchy of the Jerusalem church compare to those that would be considered senior pastors in churches today? [Galatians 2:12, Acts 15, Matthew 23:8].


2021-01-25
Apostle John: Could you help me fill in some missing information and gaps in his history of the apostle John?



2020-12-01
The Millennium & Partial-Peterism: Are we in the millennium now? And how does that relate to Partial-Preterism? Recommended lecture by Steve Gregg; When Shall These Things Be?



2020-11-04
Drifting Away of the Church: What factors may have affected the drifting away of one church over the other (as with the Galatians and Thessalonians) in scripture? [Acts 14, Acts 17, I Thessalonians 1:9].
Elders in an Immature Church: Was Paul going against his own advice when he appointed elders in the immature church in Acts 14? [Acts 14:23].


2020-09-25
Apostolic Succession: Would you talk about Catholic "apostolic succession" and the early church fathers? [Acts 12].



2020-09-21
Early Christians Worshipped at the Temple: Can you clarify what you meant when you have said that some of the early Christians still worshipped at the temple? [Acts 21:23-24].



2020-09-11
The Holy Spirit & Oil: Is there a connection between the Holy Spirit and oil, or is there an inappropriate conflation of the two? [Zechariah 4:6, John 7:37-39].
Books on Church History: Do you have any particular recommendations of primary books on church history?


2020-09-11
Mindset of the Early Church about "the Last Days": What was the mindset of the early church regarding the "last days"? [2 Timothy 3:1-9, Joel 2:28, Acts 2:17].



2020-09-08
Andrew of Caesarea: Are you familiar with Andrew (Andreas) of Caesarea's commentary from 1614 and did you figure out what his view of Revelation was? [Revelatioin 13].



2020-08-07
Book on the Antichrist: Caller gives the name of a book by a church father, Hippolytus, on the antichrist (Hippolytus - "On Christ and Antichrist").



2020-07-02
Geneaology of Jesus: Could you help me understand the geneaology of Jesus that seems to be traced through Joseph? [Matthew 1:1-17, Luke 3:23-38].



2020-06-22
Believing in God-Without Doubt: Should we not know that God is real with every fiber of our being, rather than related to the saying, "I would rather live as if there is a God and be wrong ..."?
The Value of the Church Fathers: Why are the church fathers important to us, since we are all fallible?


2020-06-12
Date of Writing of Revelation: Regarding the writing of Revelation, isn't most of the evidence for the early date internal, and the later date external? [Revelation 13:18].



2020-05-29
Hell: Could you talk about the concept of hell, particularly the unacceptable idea of "eternal torment"? [John 3:16].



2020-05-21
Augustine & Calvinism: Did you say that Augustine was the father of Calvinism?
Calvinism Origins & Manichaeism: What is Manichaeism?
Calvinism, Church Fathers, Alternate Views: Did the church fathers that introduced Calvinism have any opposition?

2020-03-26
Church after the Book of Acts: What happened to the church after the book of Acts? [Matthew 20:26].



2020-03-26
Authority to the Popes to the Apostles: Do the popes have the authority of "binding and loosing" that Jesus promised to the apostles? [Matthew 16:19, 18:18, 2 Corinthians 8:23].
Mary & the Saints Perfected in Righteousness: Relative to the Catholic claim that Mary and the saints are prefected in righteousness, are we not already prefected in righteouseness in Christ? [3 John].


2020-02-20
Apostle John's Life: Can you recommend a source that would tell us about what happened to the Apostle John as he lived out his life?



2020-01-16
Book of Mark: Is the book of Mark, actually recollections of Peter, or was it really written by John Mark?
"Q" (Quelle) Source: What do you think of the hypothetical "Q" source?
Early Church-Pre-Millennial: Why do you think that many of the early church fathers were pre-millennial?

2020-01-07
Early Church Variations & Denominational Splits: Would you clarify the denominational splits in the early church and how it has affected our contemporary Christian faith today?



2019-09-04
Church Father's Writing: What church father's materials should I be reading? [Didache, Clement of Rome, Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, Letter to Diognitus, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr].
The Holy Spirit (Having, Filled, Baptism): What is the difference between having the Holy Spirit and being baptized in the Holy Spirit? Are you filled once, or many times? [Acts 1:5, 2:4, 4, 8, 19, Ephesians 5].


2019-08-16
Marriage in Heaven: Do you know if the church fathers, Eusebius or Clement, thought that there would be marriage in heaven, regardless of what Jesus taught? [Matthew 22:30].



2019-03-28
Origen: Did the church father, Origen, have access to the New Testament scriptures? What would you recommend of his books?



2019-03-14
Crucifixion Discrepancies: How do you resolve the apparent discrepancies regarding the time of the crucifixion of Jesus? [Mark 15:25, John 19:14].
Church Fathers: What are good sources for reading the church fathers?
Writing of Revelation date evidence: Is there evidence that Revelation was written after 70 AD?

2019-02-21
Early Manuscripts: Early manuscripts of the Bible comment.
Eusebius: Why don't you quote Eusebius who believes the same as you, as far as eschatology? 21, 6, 2,


2019-01-31
Palestinians: What is your view of the Palestinians in regard to Israel?
Church Fathers: You like to cite the church father a lot, except when it comes to the Eucharist. Why is that?


2019-01-15
Trinity: Were the church fathers destroying manuscripts that might possibly compromise of our idea of the Trinity? [1 John 5:7].



2018-12-19
The 4 Gospels: The origins of the gospels, I heard that they were written anonymously.
Church Fathers: A discussion about the Church Fathers ensues.


2018-10-19
Dispensationalists: Dispensationalists trying to pull scripture to support the millennial sacrificial system
Mllennium: Did you say some church fathers also were premillennial?


2018-09-05
David Baxter: Have you ever debated Ervin Baxter about eschatology?
Church Fathers: Do you have any books you recommend, especially re: the church fathers?


2018-04-02
Church Fathers & Becoming gods: What is your thought on what a Mormon told me, saying that even the Church Fathers said that we can become as gods like the Mormons believe, "as God is man can become, as man is God once was"? (THIS CALL IS CARRIED ON PAST THE BREAK EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE STEVE ENDED IT IN THE FIRST HALF.)
Baptists What are the main differences between Baptists & Presbyterians?


2018-02-27
Curse on Ham's Son Canaan: Irenaeus quotes passage from Genesis where Canaan is cursed and says Ham instead.



2018-01-12
Nicolaitans: Why exactly did Jesus hate the Nicolaitans? Who were they & what were their bad deeds?



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


2017-10-16
Church Father's belief of End Times: What were the Church Father's view of end times & millennium?



2017-09-14
Cremation or Buried in Coffin: Is cremation acceptable or is it better to be buried?
Church Fathers & their Doctrine: Did the Church Fathers influence a lot of their doctrines & traditions in the church?


2017-09-12
Apostolic Traditions Not Found in BIble: Is there anything from the church father's that talks about doctrines that the apostles believed that's not in scripture?



2017-08-29
Institutional Church: Caller would like to weigh in on why Christians are leaving the Institutional churches in droves lately.



2017-08-16
Success in Evangelizing: I would love to evangelize, but it doesn't seem as effective anymore as it was in the earlier centuries.



2017-07-28
Denominations: Are denominations just possibly being an immaturity of people who choose to be divided in certain things. Is there examples of that happening the early church?



2017-07-10
Jesus' Ransom (Atonement) Involving the Atonement, who was Jesus paying the ransom to? I heard the early church thought Satan.



2017-05-18
Building the Church: "upon this rock I will build this church", is this an ongoing thing or something that hasn't been fulfilled yet?
Unity of Faith in the Church: Has Jesus' prayer been answered yet that the church would become unified as one to glorify God?


2017-02-07
Apostolic Doctrine: Apostolic Doctrine related to Calvinisn & Arminianism



2016-09-16
Arguing People into Truth: Can you debate/argue people into the faith? What about loving/fellowshipping with people who are not Christian but other religions?
Church, Ecclesia & English Definition: What is the English definition of "church"? Isn't it in contrast to the Ecclesia derfinition which means "assembly", "a gathering" of people?


2016-07-21
Christian Church Established: When did the church begin> At Pentecost? [Matthew 16, Matthew 18, Acts 2]



2016-07-20
Ignatius' & Calvinism: There's a discussion going on that there was no Calvinism before Augustine & none of the church fathers did, but Calvinists try to say that Ignatius' writings indicated that he did.



2016-06-30
Lord's Supper During Apostolic Times: When they had the Lord's Supper during the early church did they eat the bread first, an entire meal, & then drink the cup, or just how did they do it?



2016-04-28
Women being Silent in the Church: Could you talk a little bit about women being silent in the church & ask your husband at home? [1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 2, 1 Timothy 3]



2016-04-01
The Word "Disciple": Why is the word "disciple" only used in the gospels & the book of Acts & not in the rest of the New Testament?
Son of God Pre-incarnation: Was Jesus the Son before the incarnation? [Romans 8:3, John 1:1-4, Hebrews 1:6]


2016-03-25
Peter the First Pope: Is there any evidence from Bible or the Church Fathers that Peter was the first pope? [Matthew 16:18]



2016-03-16
Overwhelming Presence of the Holy Spirit (about Michael the Buddhist): Caller thinks Michael the Buddhist needs to release his grip on Buddhism & firmly grip Christianity so he can really feel the presence of the Holy Spirit, which he had called & talked about in a previous show.
The Early Church in Jerusalem: In following God’s will & serving Him, what did the church in Jerusalem look like? Were they zealous for the law? Was it an underground church? [Acts 21:18]
Home Church Requirements: Are overseers or pastors required in a home church? Do you have to have apostolic leaders & titles?

2016-03-14
Early Church Beliefs: Did early Christians believe in life after death & did they believe we went to paradise instead of heaven. (Audio of caller is very weak.)
Tips for Teaching: Does Steve have any tips for beginner Teachers who are about to try to lead Bible studies?


2015-11-11
Hell & the Early Church: What was the view of the early church about Hell?
Roman Catholicism: Is the Catholic Church Christian?


2015-10-29
Reformers, Calvinism & the Church Fathers: What was the reason for Reformation to get back to correct doctrine or get the church back from wherever the Catholic Church took it?



2015-10-21
Church History & Church Fathers: Who is the first Church father that you attribute spiritualizing Scripture to, especially eschatology? [Romans 2:28-29, Romans 9 - 11]



2015-10-12
Steve's Mom, A. Wetherell Johnson & Bible Study Fellowship (BSF): So Steve's mom learned under A Wetherell Johnson's teaching in BSF?
Preterism, Church Fathers & John at Patmos: Eusebius says that John the Revelator was exiled at Patmos in 95 AD, so wouldn't that put a damper in the book of Revelation being written before 70 AD? [Revelation 1:9]
Dating of the Book of Revelation: So you use both external & internal evidence, & one of those categories gives more evidence for a late date, but the other one gives more evidence for an early date, is that right?

2015-09-09
Partial Preterism: Is there any documentation that the early church fathers actually believed 70 AD WAS indeed the fulfillment of Revelation since you think it was?



2015-05-13
Church Growth in Dark Ages: How was the church growing in the Dark Ages during the monopoly the Catholic Church had on the Bible, on the Truth? [Matthew 13:31-32]
Materialism: Western Society seems to have lost their way, the husband & the wife both working, undermining the family by being taught by schools & daycares, ignoring Christianity.


2015-04-28
Catholic Church: Caller asks about the Church Fathers, if they said the church was a spiritual institution or not?
Women Pastors: Steve wouldn't attend a church who had a woman pastor, is that true?
Catholic Mass: Has Steve even attended a Catholic Mass? Does it follow the dictates of what Jesus wants?

2015-04-02
The 70th Week: If the "He" is referring to the Messiah, how did He make a covenant with them for one week (7 years)? Did the Church Fathers see a gap between the 69th & 70th week? What is the wing when it says, "on the wing of abominations"? [Daniel 9:27, Romans 15:8]



2015-01-21
Tertullian & Lucifer being a Fallen Angel: Did Tertullian believe & come up with Lucifer Falling from Heaven?
Zeal, even if misguided, is good: Even though caller thinks Rusty, who's been calling in a lot lately regarding the perseverance of the saints, is wrong, but that at least he has enthusiasm for what he believes.


2014-11-11
Augustine & Free Will: Caller contends that Augustine believed in Free Will even though Steve said he didn't.
Origen & Free Will: Origen also believed in Free Will.


2014-10-13
Church Fathers Regard to Revelation: It is the contention of the caller, who is doing a followup from a previous show, that the early church fathers did use & consider the book of Revelation inspired, even though it wasn't in the canon of Scripture.



2014-10-10
Church Father, Calvinism & Partial Preterism: I was listening to one of your lectures, you saying none of the Church Fathers believed in Calvinism, so that's a good argument that it's not correct, but, they didn't believe in Partial Preterism either, but the further we are getting away from it more people are believing it, including yourself. So why should we consider one aspect of what the Church Fathers thought, but not another?
Book of Revelation: Since the book of Revelation wasn't in the canon of Scripture for a long time after all the other books, what did they consider the book as, just a inspirational, informative book, like the book of Maccabees?


2014-10-08
Church Fathers & Restoration of Israel: You had a caller say that some Church Fathers believed in the Restoration of Israel, then another caller called & gave you some citations. Did you ever have a chance to look at them?
One left, One taken: You wrote an article for CRI (Christian Research Institute) once about One left & one taken. I couldn't find the article. Do you know where I could find it?


2014-07-11
Church History - Eusebius: There's a story that Eusebius tells about King Abgarus writing a letter to Jesus about his sick son, wanting Him to come heal him, & Jesus replying that He'd send one of His disciples to heal him. Do you know anything about that?
Sanctification - Protestantism vs Eastern Orthodox: Do you know the difference between the Protestants concept of Sanctification verses the Eastern Orthodox perception?


2014-06-26
Studying Early Church: Studying Early Church History is so beneficial.
Forgiveness: Supervisor has a shady character. How do you deal w/ somebody who is very questionable?


2014-05-02
The Bible & the Church Fathers: How did the Church Fathers view the Bible, & how did we stray from that, if we did?



2014-04-29
Early Church Beliefs: Where is the BEST source I can go to find what the Church Fathers taught?



2014-04-22
Church Fathers & Spiritualizing Scripture: When did the Church Fathers start taking the spiritualizing scripture approach more than taking it literally?



2014-04-02
Future Salvation of Israel: Some of the Church Fathers taught a future salvation for Israel almost like Dispensationalists teach. [Romans 11]
Concerning the Election: What then is your view about Romans 11:28 where Paul seems to make a distinction between ethical Israel & this supposed spiritual Israel that you say Romans 11 is talking about? [Romans 11:28, Galatians 3:28]


2013-11-08
Church Fathers: Who are we calling the "Church Fathers"?



2013-08-19
Christo Pagan Tertullian: Caller was wondering what the term "Christo Pagan" meant because a New Testament Bible she was reading a Bible called, "The Aramaic English New Testament", & they coined that phrase about Tertullian.



2013-05-15
Early Church Authority & Hierarchy: Do you understand that, in contrast to the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, we really should not have any hierarchy or authority, except in scripture and the Holy Spirit? [I Timothy 3:1, Titus 1:5, Acts 20, Acts 1:20, I Timothy 2:12, Matthew 20:25, 2 Timothy 2:2].



2013-05-02
Early Church Structure: You stated that the "Plymouth Brethren" denomination was a good example of early church structure-what about the important purposes of the priests as in my Catholic Church? [Matthew 21:33, John 21-22, 1 Corinthians 10:21, Romans 15:15, Romans 12:1, 1 Peter 2:5, Hebrews 13:15, Jeremiah 31:34, 1 John 2:27].



2013-04-29
Date of Writing of the Book of Revelation: What do you think about my thoughts about the controvesy surrounding the date of writing of the Book of Revelation?



2013-04-23
Early Believers Worshipping Jesus: Since people didn't really understand that Jesus was God at first, but worshipped Him, anyway, should not have Jesus corrected their thinking? [Acts 10:25, Revelation 19:9-10, Revelation 22:8].



2013-04-22
Church History, Order & Structure: What would you expect from an ideal church structure? [I Timothy 3:1, TItus 1, Matthew 20:26, Mark 10:43, Mtthew 23:8-9, I Thessalonians 5:12, I Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 1:24].



2013-04-10
Early Christian's Worship: Were early Christians associating with other Jewish people on the Sabbath, thus making them indistinguishable from the Jewish religion by the Romans? [Acts 2:46].
Paul's Nazarite Vow: Why would Paul take a Nazarite vow, since it still required a sacrifice? [Acts 2].
Paul's Vow & Sacrifice: How could Paul offer a sacrifice when the writer of Hebrews states that the sacrifice has as already been made? [Hebrews 10:12].

2013-03-29
Titles for Those in Leadership: What is your take on using titles for the leadership in the church? [Matthew 23:8-10, Romans 4:1, 1 Corinthians 4:15].
Church History: Caller recommends Steve lecture on Church History (30 lectures).


2013-03-21
Hell-Eternal Torment: Did I hear you correctly when you said that hell is not necessarily forever? [Romans 6:23, Matthew 10:28, 2Thessalonians 1:9, Ephesians 1:9-10, Colossians 1:19-20, Philippians 2:9-10].
Universal Reconcilation: Can people repent after they die?


2013-03-19
Divorce & Remarriage: Is there earlier consensus on the Christian teaching on marriage than about 1500 (Reformation)? why do we see it now so differently? [Matthew 5:32].



2013-02-25
Hell-Catholic View: Could you talk about the Catholic Church determing the church's "Eternal Torment" view of hell? [I Peter 4:12].



2013-02-04
Women Having Authority over a Man: What do you think about women having authority over men? [1 Timothy 2:12]
Women Silent in Church: What does it mean when scripture says women shouldn't talk at church? [1 Corinthians 14:34-35].


2013-01-14
Preterism View: How early did the Preterist View come about? How did it come to be as it is now?


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