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2024-03-18 |
Religious Wars in World History: Is Christianity responsible for most of the wars and killings throughout world history? |
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2024-03-14 |
Timeline for Job's Life: Do we have a timeline for Job in Genesis? [Job 1:4-5, Genesis 36:31]. |
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2024-02-22 |
Slavery: Why isn't slavery more absolutely condemned in the Bible? Could you talk about slavery in the 1st century? |
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2024-01-12 |
Dispensationalism's Seven Dispensations: Is it valid for Dispensationalists to divide up history into seven dispensations? Second Coming in Ephesians: Is Ephesians 1 referring to the Second Coming and the rapture of the church? What does the reference to "times" mean? [Ephesians 1:10]. |
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2024-01-10 |
Atheist-Apostasy: Do you think I am stupid and deserve to go to hell? Atheist-Theological Disagreement: Do you think that theological disagreements are a good enough reason to send someone to hell? Atheist-Hinduism Predates the Flood: Atheist caller claims that he has seen evidence that proves that Hinduism predates the Flood. He also challenges Steve's claim that he has evidence that Jesus and the gospels are true. |
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2024-01-09 |
Hinduism's Timeline: Does the Hindu religion predate creation? Once Saved, Always Saved (Eternal Security): What do you think about the "once saved, always saved?" [John 15:6]. |
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2023-12-20 |
Pharaoh of the Exodus: Who was the pharaoh of the Exodus? Does Scripture indicate that he died in the Red Sea? [Psalm 136:15] |
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2023-12-13 |
Daniel's Timeline & 70 Weeks: Could you help me sort the timeline in Daniel and the 70 weeks? [Daniel 9]. Jesus' Baptism: About when would you date the baptism of Jesus? Calculation of the Day of Crucifixion: Could the day of the crucifixion be Wednesday? |
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2023-11-21 |
God Before His Present State: Could God have ever existed in another form, such as in suspended animation? God's Predetermination of Human History: Did God predetermine how long human history would be? [Acts 17:31, 2 Peter 3:12]. |
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2023-10-24 |
BIble-Truth or Fiction: Is the Bible true or fiction? Where would it be in the library? Is it mostly spiritual? |
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2023-09-29 |
Missing Years of Jesus' Life: Is there anything out there that tries to cover the missing years of Jesus' life? [Luke 2:49]. |
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2023-09-28 |
Satan's Thievery: How do we make Satan pay us back for all he has stolen from us? [Proverbs 6:30-31]. Khasarian Jews Have you heard of Khasarian Jews (Khazars)? |
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2023-09-26 |
19th Century Movements: Could you survey some reasons why the influences of the 19th Century movements took hold, such as Darbyism (Dispensationalism), and so on (Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses)? |
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2023-08-25 |
Dispensationalism: What is Dispensationalism and what do they think about the Book of Revelation? Historical Setting of the Book of Romans: What was the historical setting of the Book of Romans? [Acts 18, Romans 11, Romans 14:5-6, Romans 1-4]. |
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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? |
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2023-07-19 |
Antisemitism of Hitler: How did Hitler become so antisemitic and why didn't the Catholic or Lutheran church do anything about it? Deceiving the "Elect": What does Matthew mean when he says even "the elect" could be deceived? [Matthew 24:24, Ephesians 6:14]. |
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2023-06-20 |
Buddhism vs Christianity Buddhist caller discusses basic differences between the two faiths (Buddhist & Christianity) in the way truth is established (epistemology). Rec: Video; [Hebrews 11:6]. |
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2023-05-30 |
"America" Not in the Bible: Why isn't America mentioned in the Bible? |
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2023-05-29 |
One's Past Doesn't Matter: How would you counsel someone who claims one's past doesn't matter when entering a relationship with them? |
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2023-03-21 |
Atheism, Science & Sir Isaac Newton: Why don't atheists consider the genius scientist, Sir Isaac Newton as he wrote in support of the existence of God? |
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2023-02-16 |
Age of Earth & Science: Could you comment on the development of scientic technologies and the age of the earth? |
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2023-01-06 |
Science, History & Creation: Regarding Science & History relative to creation, it is possible that God created past and present at the same time? [Genesis 1]. |
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2022-12-30 |
Human Sacrifices in the Bible: Could you help me answer questions about human sacrifices in the Old Testament? Recommended topical lectures; "Authority of Scripture." and Steve's books-2 vol set, "Empire of the Risen Son." [Jude 1:4, Romans 15:4]. |
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2022-12-29 |
Economic Sanctions in History: Could you speak to historical examples of sanctions limiting "buying and selling" of the past in relation to the predicted "mark of the beast?" [Revelation 13, Revelation 14:1]. |
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2022-12-29 |
Why Keep the Old Testament?: If the Old Testament is obsolete, then why do we even have it in our Bibles? Is there any denomination that uses only the New Testament? [Exodus 19-20]. New Testament vs Old Testament: Isn't it only the New Testament that is necessary for the Christian today? |
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2022-12-23 |
Old Testament's Purpose: What is the purpose of all the long lists and geneaologies in the Old Testament? |
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2022-12-23 |
Arc of Triumphe (France): Caller clarifies that there is an "Arc de Triomphe" in France. "Book of Yahweh": Do you know anything about the "Book of Yahweh"? |
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2022-12-23 |
Arch of Triumph in Rome:
Do you know about the artifacts that were paraded through the Arch of Triumph (Titus) in Rome? Caller seems to be confusing two historical arches-one in Rome and another in Paris. |
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2022-09-29 |
Paying Taxes to Government: Were early Americans sinning against God when they refused to pay taxes to the government? [Romans 13, I Peter 2:14, Romans 13:4-6]. |
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2022-09-12 |
A Better Resurrection & Future Rewards: What is meant in Hebrews by "they might obtain a better resurrection"- perhaps an implication of varying degrees of rewards in the Resurrection? [Hebrews 11:35, John 5:28-29]. Monarch as Head of Church: Is declaring a monarch as "Head of Church" an afront to Christ, or simply harmless tradition? |
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2022-08-29 |
Why God Forgot the Jewish People: Why did God forget the Jewish People for 400 years? |
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2022-08-18 |
Pentateuch's Origins: Could you talk about the records that Moses used for the writing of the Pentateuch? |
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2022-07-29 |
The Law of the Old Testament: When were "the laws" initiated, were they still being made later, and is the authorship disputed? |
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2022-07-18 |
Literal Genesis Creation & when Life Begins in the Womb: Caller shares his view of the literalness of pre-Abrahamic Genesis and the moment life begins.[Genesis 1-11, Genesis 4, Luke 11:51, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 24:37-39, Leviticus 17:11]. |
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2022-07-08 |
What Kind of Book is the Bible?: Someone said that the Bible just a history book? Isn't it the Word of God? |
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2022-06-20 |
Tragic Evil Stories in the Old Testament: Why was it acceptable to surrender one's daughters (and a concubine) to guest in the Old Testament? [Judges 19:24, Genesis 19:7]. |
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2022-06-09 |
Old Testament Sacrifices: Could you talk about how it is possible to perform as many sacrifices as the Old Testament suggests? Frequency of the Sacrifices: Is there anything in scripture that indicates how often someone had to offer sacrifices? |
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2022-05-31 |
Archeological Discoveries: What do you think of the claims of Ron Wyatt, who reportedly found the Ark of the Covenant and Noah's Ark? [Jeremiah 3:16]. |
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2022-05-26 |
"God" vs "gods": Didn't the ancient Greeks and Romans believe in their gods as much as Christians believe in theirs? |
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2022-04-14 |
Atheist Caller-Grounds for Rejection of the Bible: Atheist responds to the claim that atheists hold the Bible to a higher standard than other historical records. Atheist-The Bible as Myth: Athesist Caller; Why not call the Bible stories as myths? Atheist-Different Conclusions about God: Atheist; Do you think that two intelligent people can look at the same evidence and conclude differently. |
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2022-04-13 |
Atheists Requiring Unparalleled Evidence: Would you elaborate on your thoughts regarding the unreasonable degree of evidence atheists require to believe as sufficient evidence? |
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2022-04-06 |
Atheist: Why Believe the Bible is True?: Why should we believe that the Bible is true? [Isaiah 41:21-23]. Atheist: Why Believe the Bible is God's Word: Atheist: Why should we believe that the Bible is the Word of God? Atheist: Why "love" the Bible?: Atheist: Why should we love the Bible? |
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2022-04-06 |
Records of Converstations in the Bible: How did they record the specific words of Jesus in scripture, like in the conversation of the woman at the well, and Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane? Souls That Preceded the Coming of Jesus: What happened to the souls that preceded the coming of Jesus? [Genesis 15:6, Psalms 32:2, Hebrews 11]. |
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2022-04-05 |
John Remaining Until He Comes: Does the verse about John "remaining until Jesus comes" mean that He would stay around witnessing untilJesus did come back? [John 21:21]. Sun Standing Still & the Miraculous: Caller comments on a report of a recorded long day in Mexico that dates to the day described in Joshua when the sun stood still. |
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2022-03-22 |
Atheist Questions Theological Investigation: From atheist caller: What tools of investigation do you have in theology and what has been the advancements? Atheist Challenge About Biblical Reliability: Atheist caller suggests that Steve is misleading his audience because of the limitation of sources outside of the Bible. |
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2022-03-22 |
Moses' Source for Genesis: How did Moses know what to write in Genesis about the creation and the events in the Garden of Eden? The Kingdom of God: How do I learn about "The Kingdom of God"? Recommended topical lecture, "The Kingdom of God" or download free book, "Empire of the Risen Son, Vol 1", at the website. |
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2022-03-21 |
Joseph of Arimathea: Did Joseph of Arimathea got arrested, was retrieved by Jesus and had him with Him for 40 days? |
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2022-03-18 |
Eschatology & Politics in Judges (Daniel, Isaiah): Atheist asks-Is there any eschatological or current political application to the Old Testament story of Ehud? [Judges 3]. Determining Biblical History from Parables & Allegories: From an atheist-How does one determine the difference between actual Biblical history, allegory, fables, parables, etc.? Atheist Questions Authenticity of Scripture: Atheist challenges that various religious groups differ dramatically in their opinions of the meanings in scripture, asserts that the Bible is false, and challenges how one determines the correct interpretation of scripture. |
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2022-03-04 |
Jesus' Legal Proceedings & Evidence of His Resurrection: Considering the Jews who remarked that Pilate should not let Jesus go at His trial, how does that parallel to the idea that we must find evidence to substantiate Jesus' resurrection? [John 19:12, I Corinthians 15:6]. |
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2022-03-02 |
The Essenes: Why do the gospels not mention the Essenes? |
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2022-02-18 |
Talmud & Synagogue History: Could you talk about the origins and history of the Talmud and the synagogue? [Deuteronomy 24:1]. |
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2022-02-16 |
Early Written Forms of the Pentateuch: Do you think that the Pentateuch was written on stone or animal skins? Documentary Hypothesis: Comments regarding Steve's disabuse of the Documentary Hypothesis in his lecture on the Pentateuch. |
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2022-01-24 |
Paying the Tithe: Was paying a tithe under the ceremonial or moral law? Tithing Not for the Church Today: Where and when did we start wrongly teaching about the tithe for the church today? |
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2022-01-14 |
Jesus' Existence: What is your argument for the historical existence of the man, Jesus? |
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2022-01-03 |
Praise for Steve Gregg's Ministry: Caller very enthusiastically shares his gratitude for Steve's ministry on The Narrow Path radio program and website: More God-fearing Christians in the Past: Were people more God-fearing throughout the 1800s than they are now? |
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2022-01-03 |
History of AD 70: Listener recommends Christian historian, Dr. Paul Maier's book, “In the Fullness of Timeâ€, in relation to church history and the Jewish War of AD 70. Recommended additional book, “Josephus-the Essential Worksâ€: |
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2022-01-03 |
More of the History of AD 70: What would you recommend and what to you have on your website that would help me to learn more about the history of 70AD?
AD 70: Would it not be more difficult to properly understand the Bible without knowing some of the history surrounding the events? |
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2021-12-28 |
Inspiration of Scripture: Can you clarify your position on the "inspiration of scripture"? [2 Timothy 3:16]. Automatic Writing from God: Do you think that the Old Testament was written with automatic writing from God? Moses' Source of Information: Do you think that Moses got his information from God about Genesis, etc.? |
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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"? |
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2021-12-22 |
Last Event in the Bible: What is the last documented historic event recorded in the Bible and why do you think that there has not been more? [2 Timothy, Acts 28, Luke 19:41-44, Luke 21:5-6]. |
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2021-12-20 |
Is Genesis Poor History?: How could there be precious stones when they were far from the garden? Is the evidence that Genesis is not very good history? [Genesis 2:11-12]. |
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2021-12-13 |
Knights Templar: What do you know about the "Knights Templar" and their effect on church history? |
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2021-11-19 |
Contradiction in Jesus' Journey to Egypt: Can you harmonize what seems to be contradictory information that would not allow for their journey to Egypt? [Matthew 2:14, Luke 2:22, John 21:25]. Census in Jesus' Birth Year: Is there any extrabiblical or secular documentation for the census in Jesus birth year? |
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2021-11-01 |
Overly Focused on Eschatology: Why are so many Christians so overly interested in eschatology? [Luke 19:13, Acts 1:7, I Thessalonians 5:1, Colossians 3:17, I Corinthians 10:31]. Rise of the Antichrist: Why do so many believe that Christians need to be raptured before the antichrist can rise, when so many evil leaders have risen in history? [John 16:33, 2 Thessalonians 16:33] |
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2021-10-29 |
History, Authorship & Origins of the Torah: What do you think about the differing opinions of the history, authorship and origins of the Torah? Masoretic Text or Septuagint: Is the Masoretic Text or Septuagint more reliable? |
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2021-10-19 |
Polygamy: What do you think about polygamy in light of the scripture that doesn't seem to condemn it and it seems like it may be something we may be facing in the future? [Isaiah 4:1]. |
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2021-10-14 |
Solomon's Children: Could you explain how the children of Solomon all fit into the timeline? [I Chronicles 3:15, 2 Samuel 12:18, 2 Samuel 12:24, I Kings 2:16]. |
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2021-10-14 |
Rebuilding of the Second Temple: Who rebuilt the 2nd temple, and where in scripture do we find that information? (Editor's Note: Steve failed to turn on the caller's mic & so the caller was speaking before he was on the air, so, had to start the call from when Steve introduced him so listeners would know what obviously happened.) |
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2021-09-28 |
Two-Age Scheme: Could you talk about the "Two-Age" Scheme, and the idea that there are only two ages, now and what is to come? [Mark 4:28]. |
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2021-09-22 |
Fall of the Roman Empire: Caller challenges Steve's view of when the Roman Empire fell. |
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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? |
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2021-08-24 |
Cremation: What do you think about cremation? Does the Bible say anything about it? Christianity Alone has Witnesses: Is it true that Christianity is the only faith that actually has witnesses? |
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2021-08-09 |
History of Water Baptism: When did the practice of water baptism begin? Where did John the Baptists get that idea? [John 3:26]. |
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2021-08-02 |
Chronicles of the Kings of Israel: What do you know about what happened to the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? [I Chronicles 29:29, I Corinthians 5:9]. |
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2021-07-12 |
The Dispensations of the Biblical Timeline: What "dispensations" (or ages) in the biblical timeline would you see-in contrast to the Dispensationalists? |
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2021-06-15 |
Cain & Sargon the Great: Do you know if Cain was Sargon the Great? [Genesis 4]. |
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2021-06-01 |
Ancients Not Being Able to Count Higher than 1000. Caller indicates the ridiculous statement that in ancient days people could not count higher than 1000. |
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2021-05-20 |
Middle Eastern Historical Sites: Is it not a concern that all these historical sites in the Middle East are being destroyed? Abortion Options: Since women are often put in a situation where there are only two bad options for her, why isn't there more emphasis on avoiding pregnancy in the first place? Dispensationalist & the Millennium: Why do Dispensationalists put such emphasis on God needing a 1000 years (Millennium) to accomplish what He needs to? |
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2021-04-26 |
Secular Roman Historical Records of the Resurrection: Who are the secular historians and figures to which we can point in order to support the resurrection records (Tacitus, Suetonius, Josephus)? Steve Gregg's New Books: Would you talk more about your two new books, "Empire of the Risen Son", volume 1 &2? |
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2021-04-22 |
Seeing Ourselves in Bible Story: The video series called "American Gospel" made the statement that people should see themselves in the Bible stories, such as David overcoming a giant? Korah author of Psalm: How is it that the Sons of Korah could have written Psalms, when he was so evil and killed by God? |
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2021-04-20 |
Ancient Pagan Cultural Influences: Are you familiar with the Behistun, the Gilgamesh Epic, and Sumarian Tablets and how they may be informing us to the source of certain ideas, events, and cultures? |
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2021-03-17 |
Loss of Freedoms: Do you see a parallel between the loss of freedoms in the Old Testament to the loss in modern times? [Deuteronomy 28]. |
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2021-03-10 |
Date of Naming the Book of Matthew, Etc.: When did the book of Matthew, and the rest of thee books, get its name? Gospels Not Written in the 1st Person: Isn't it odd that the gospels were not written in the 1st person? Epistles: What is an epistle? |
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2021-02-23 |
Evidence the Bible is True: What is the minimum amount of evidence that we need to prove the truth of the resurrection and bible record? The Talmud: What is the Talmud and when was it written? Ist Century History of Jesus: Are there any first century writings about Jesus? |
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2021-02-10 |
New King (After the Exile and Before Christ) : How did the Jews establish a new king after Ezra and Nehemiah (after the exile and before Christ) and the Babylonian exile? Herod-An Illegitimate King: Why didn't Jesus state that Herod wasn't a legitimate king? |
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2021-01-07 |
Pagan Sources for Christianity (Zeitgeist): What about the claim that Christianity borrowed many of its features from earlier pagan cultures? (Rec Lecture: Zeitgeist, Steve Gregg, YouTube). |
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2020-12-28 |
The Bible as the Word of God: What are some good arguments to convince unbelievers that the Bible is the Word of God? |
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2020-10-02 |
Evidence that Christianity is Not True: Is it not evidence that Christianity is not true since there are those that wish to feel something from the Holy Spirit and they don't? [James 1:7 Matthew 8:26]. Losing Faith: How can one continue to believe in something that they don't see evidence of? The Resurrection isn't a Historical Fact, it's a Supernatural claim: Caller says that the resurrection isn't a historical fact, and doesn't it require more evidence to claim the supernatural? |
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2020-09-23 |
Krishna: Where is Krishna when you need him? Other Religious Deity Resurrections: Were there many deity resurrections in various religions before Christianity? |
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2020-09-22 |
The Writing's of Josephus & Philo: Why were not Josephus and Philo's writings not included in the Bible? Hollywood Bible Movies: Are the movies such as, "The Robe", "Quo Vadis", and "Ben Hur" historically accurate? |
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2020-09-16 |
Unbelievable Stories in the Bible: Why are there so many stories in the Bible that don't seem true, such as, Samson's strength in his hair, 900 yr-old-men, giants, etc.? Why don't we see documented miracles today? [Psalm 90:10, John 12:29]. Proving Christianity is True: With all the religions in the world, how can one be sure and prove that Christianity is true? |
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2020-08-31 |
Why Christianity is the Correct Faith: In light of all the different religions in the world, what makes Christianity the correct and true faith? Are we looking all at the same God? [Deuteronomy 18, John 5, Philippians 4:6, James 4:2-3]. |
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2020-08-26 |
The Pyramids: Is there a legitimate Christian view of how they built the pyramids? |
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2020-06-22 |
Proving Genesis' Story of Adam & Eve: Is there proof of Adam & Eve's existence in the Genesis story? (Authority of Scripture Series recommended) [Matthew 19, Matthew 24, Matthew 23, Ephesians 5]. |
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2020-06-18 |
History Surrounding Esther: Could you clear up some of the violent history surrounding the Jews in Persia in the story of Esther? [Esther]. |
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2020-01-03 |
Timeline of Bible and Historical Events: Can you help me with the timeline of historical events like Stonehenge, the great pyramids, etc., and how it all fit together? |
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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? |
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2016-03-03 |
Outside Sources of the Bible & Jesus: Is there anything outside the Bible that proves the existence of the Bible & Jesus? |
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2015-05-14 |
Understanding Prophecy: Caller is advising Steve that in order to understand prophecy, especially concerning the Beasts. Then they discuss historicism. |
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2013-09-25 |
Resurrection of Jesus: What is the historic evidence....in the Bible...of Jesus' resurrection? Evidence outside the bible: Is there any evidence outside the Bible that Jesus rose from the dead? Christians Being Wrong: Christians are just irresponsible, so make it foolish to believe what they believe. |
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2013-07-02 |
Jesus' Glorified Body: Why didn't Jesus appear in His glorified body after His resurrection as He had appeared glorified during the Transfiguration? Jesus' Post-Resurrection 40 Days: Why were there no records of Jesus' teachings during the 40 days after His resurrection? |
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2013-06-27 |
Roman History-No Mention of Jesus: How come there are no ancient Roman manuscripts mentioning Jesus in their history? |
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2013-06-25 |
Ishmaelites & Midianites: Who are the Ishmaelites and Midianites? [Judges 8:24] 12 Tribes of Ishmaelites: Why were there were 12 tribes of Ishmaelites, in addition to the 12 tribles of Israel? Angels & the Nephilim: Did the story that angels mated with women and made the nephilim come from the book of Jubilee? [Genesis 6] |
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2013-05-31 |
America & George Washington's Warnings: Shares some thoughts about early America, George Washington and his warnings about what happens when we disregard His ways. [John 8:31-32, Matthew 7:23, Proverbs 14:34]. |
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2013-05-09 |
Josephus-Historian: Was Josephus a good historian? Did he write any scripture? |
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2013-04-18 |
Why did God Create all This?: If God knows all and knows how it all plays out in the end, then what is the point of all the suffering? |
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2013-04-08 |
Revolt Against King George: Was it a godly thing to revolt against King George? [Romans 13, I Peter 2:13-15]. Revolting Against Government Authority: Under what conditions would you think we should revolt against government authority? Rebellion & Defending Others: How does one decide when to respond and rebel (the micro and macro) in defense from government and individuals? |
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2013-03-07 |
"Two Sticks" in Ezekiel: In the symbolism of the "two sticks" in Ezekiel 37, what, when, and where are the two nations joined? [Ezekiel 37, Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 3:3-6]. |
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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]. |
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2012-01-05 |
Missing Books (Mentioned in the Bible): Where are the missing historical books referred to in 1-2 Chronicles? |