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| 2024-04-22 |
MacArthur/Calvin Theology:
What should I do if I have just discovered that the church I am attending strongly supports MacArthur and is Calvinist? "Meticulous Providence" & "Predestination" (Calvinism): If the Calvinist theology of "meticulous providence" were true, then why would one bother? Wouldn't there be no point? Isn't the idea of "predestination" dangerous? |
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| 2024-04-18 |
Attending Church:
Do you think that not attending a church is a sin? If so, can you point me to the scripture that suggests this? |
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| 2024-04-17 |
Going to Church:
Can you be a good Christian and not go to church? [Hebrews 10:25]. |
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| 2024-04-16 |
Wine:
Was it wine in the Bible or was it just grape juice? [1 Corinthians 11:20-22]. Belonging to a Church: How important is it to belong to a church? [Hebrews 10:25, Matthew 18:19-20]. |
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| 2024-02-19 |
Trajectory Application of Scripture:
What do you think about the trajectory method and application of Biblical teaching? [Galatians 3:28, Matthew 20:26-28]. |
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| 2024-02-08 |
"Disposed to" & Election:
Caller comments about the context of Acts 13, and its relationship to "disposed to election." Finding Fellowship: How do we, as homeschoolers, find fellowship and how flexible should we be on denominational differences like Dispensationalism and Calvinism? |
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| 2024-01-30 |
Going to Chapel vs Church:
If my daughter goes to chapel every day (at school), is that the same as going to church? What is a church? Rec: Topical lectures series, "Some Assembly Required." [1 Corinthians 11:17, Hebrews 10:25, 1 Corinthians 16:15-18]. |
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| 2024-01-29 |
Submission to Government Authority:
Does Romans 13 (about submitting to government authorities) apply to us? [Romans 13:1-7, Daniel 2:21]. What to do about Dispensationalism: Did I hear you say that Dispensationalism is beginning to wane a little? Because it is getting harder to feel free to voice one's opinion in a Dispensational church, what can, or should, we do? |
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| 2024-01-29 |
Dispensational Theology:
I have been attending a Calvary Chapel for some years, and I hope to teach one day, but as a non-dispensationalist, I can't teach what they do. What should I do? |
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| 2023-12-27 |
Homosexual Unions in Church:
What justification do churches use to support homosexual unions? [Luke 5:30-32, Matthew 15:18-19, Matthew 18:15-18, 1 Corinthians 6:9]. |
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| 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. |
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| 2023-11-29 |
Mega vs Small churches:
Is it better to be in a small church, rather than a mega-church? |
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| 2023-11-16 |
Pastor's Salaries:
What do you think about going to a church where the pastor is paid a salary? [Matthew 10:8, Galatians 1:10]. |
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| 2023-11-14 |
Portland Area Church:
Do you have any recommendations for churches in the Portland area? Doctrines or Qualities of a Good Church: What should we be looking for in a church in order to find a healthy church? [John 13:34-35]. Steve Gregg Debates: How do you determine what to debate, and what does it take to get you to do a debate? |
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| 2023-11-14 |
Portland Area Church:
Do you have any recommendations for churches in the Portland area? Doctrines or Qualities of a Good Church: What should we be looking for in a church in order to find a healthy church? [John 13:34-35]. Steve Gregg Debates: How do you determine what to debate, and what does it take to get you to do a debate? |
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| 2023-10-25 |
Disappointment in Churches:
Having been terribly disappointed in organized churches, how does one find a good church? Rec: Fellowship Groups at Matthew713.com. |
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| 2023-09-26 |
Church Today and the Tabernacle & Temple Tithe:
Could you discuss the parallels between the customs of the church today and the obligations (tithes) that took place in the Tabernacle, Temple, and synagogue previously? [1 Peter 2:5]. |
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| 2023-08-25 |
Calvinism's "Total Depravity":
How do we refute Romans 1 and the claim that minds are depraved when speaking with Calvinists? [Romans 1, Romans 1:17]. Attending a Calvinist Church: Should I join a Calvinist church if they don't seem to hammer their Calvinism? |
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| 2023-08-01 |
Church Membership & Accountability:
Would you talk about church membership and accountability? [1 Corinthians 12:13, 2 Corinthians 4:2]. |
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| 2023-07-07 |
Bible Being Disregarded in Contemporary Churches:
Caller shares his observation that many churches have decided to disregard the Bible. Rec: Books; "The Strange Silence of the Bible in the Church: A Study in Hermeneutics" by James D. Smart and "Battle for the Bible" by Harold Lindsell. |
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| 2023-07-06 |
Attending a Calvinist Church:
What do you think about attending a Calvinist church? |
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| 2023-03-06 |
Unity Among the Churches:
Have you seen local churches get together for activities for the sake of unity? Doesn't it seeme like we should be doing more of that in this anti-Christian climate? |
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| 2023-02-08 |
Church Departures:
How should I approach someone if I want to know why he left our church? |
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| 2023-02-03 |
Finding a Good Church:
What does one do if they are struggling to find a good and uncompromised church for fellowship? [Malachi 3:16]. |
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| 2022-12-15 |
Church Stage & Altar
When did we establish the church traditions with the stage and altar? |
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| 2022-11-04 |
Employee of a Church:
What do you think of becoming an employee of a church? |
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| 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]. |
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| 2022-10-31 |
Doing Good vs Wrong Theology:
How do you sort out whether the good a particular church is doing versus the possibly dangerous theology they may be teaching? [I Corinthians 27-28]. |
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| 2022-10-24 |
Black History Month:
Should institutional churches be celebrating "Black History Month" or is this getting caught up with the "wokism" (woke-ism) of the day? |
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| 2022-10-24 |
"Group Repentance" at Church:
What do you think about our church having a service that represented group repentance with some dramatic gestures, like each dropping a stone for symbolic purposes? [I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21]. |
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| 2022-09-27 |
Home Church:
What qualifies as a "home church?" Is just my wife and I enough for a home church? [Mathew 18:19-20]. |
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| 2022-09-06 |
Joining a Church:
Is it biblical to formally join a church? |
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| 2022-08-24 |
Not Keeping Company With Some:
How does the verse about not keeping company with those that are not living right play out in real life? [2 Thessalonians 3:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15]. Church Discipline & Correction of Fellow Believers: Have you ever seen correction as directed in Matthew 18 ever really work? [Matthew 18:15-20]. Parachurches: Caller comments that many of the traditional churches are the subnormal churches and ministries like The Narrow Path are the real church. |
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| 2022-07-20 |
Sin in the Modern Church (Church Discipline):
Are there any modern churches practising church discipline in response to the rampant sin in our churches today? [I Corinthians 5:11, Matthew 18, 2 Timothy 2:3]. |
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| 2022-07-20 |
Modern Churches Welcoming the Sinners:
Shouldn't our churches be more like physicians welcoming the sick into them, rather than a place of condemnation? |
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| 2022-07-15 |
Progressive vs Conservative Churches:
Could you talk about the "woke" ideology seeping into the modern church? [Matthew 28:20]. |
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| 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? |
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| 2022-07-12 |
Changing Churches:
What kind of loyalty should one exhibit when considering changing churches? |
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| 2022-06-28 |
Others Resurrected When Jesus Did:
Did other people literally resurrect from the dead when Jesus did? [Matthew 27:52-53]. Steve's Reason for Attending Home Church: How did you make the decision to go to a home church instead of a traditional church? |
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| 2022-06-27 |
Any Other "Steve Greggs"?:
Is there anyone else like you out there? Steve Gregg's Church Attendance: Do you go attend a local church? Guns: Should Christians own guns? |
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| 2022-06-14 |
Apostles & Church Leadership:
What is the appropriate role for leadership and descision making in the church? Is the apostle in the church the final descision maker? Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required"-"Who Will Lead Us?" [Ephesians 4:11-12, I Thessalonians 1:1, I Thessalonians 26:, John 13:20, Acts 14:23, Acts 20:28, James 5:14, I Peter 5:1, I Corithians 12:29, 2 Corinthains 8:23]. |
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| 2022-06-02 |
Finding Alternate Fellowship-Other than the Mega-Church:
What does one do if they really find the mega-church experience (entertainment) is leaving one wanting? How do you find fellowship in a good church? Professional Clergy & Institutional Church: Is the structure in the modern church model, with paid clergy, really what it should be? Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required." |
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| 2022-06-02 |
Finding Alternate Fellowship-Other than the Mega-Church:
What does one do if they really find the mega-church experience (entertainment) is leaving one wanting? How do you find fellowship in a good church? Professional Clergy & Institutional Church: Is the structure in the modern church model, with paid clergy, really what it should be? Recommended topical lecture; "Some Assembly Required." |
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| 2022-05-27 |
No Longer Attending a Church Fellowship:
Can a good Christian not attend an organized church? |
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| 2022-05-27 |
Pray to Find a Church Fellowship:
Comment regarding an earlier caller and Steve's suggestion that he pray about finding a church. "Only Begotten" vs "Unique" Son: When considering Jesus as the "only begotten" or "first begotten"-is this referring to our spiritual rebirth (being born again)? [John 3:16, Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:18, Revelation 1:5, Psalm 2:7, Acts 13:33, I Peter 1:3, Hebrews 6:5]. |
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| 2022-05-19 |
Church Membership:
Could you share your thoughts on church membership and some of the expectations, like tithing, that come with that? [I Corinthians 1:12]. |
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| 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]. |
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| 2022-04-27 |
"No Name Church":
What do you know about the "No Name Church" or the "2 x 2s" (The Truth, The Way? |
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| 2022-04-15 |
When to Leave a Church:
What signs might God be giving that it is time to leave a particular church group? |
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| 2022-03-31 |
Modern Leadership Failures:
Where would you put modern Christian leadership relative to bad motives and legalism discussed in Philippians? [Philippians 1:18, Philippians 3:2]. |