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Topic: Life

Episode Topic Audio

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].



2023-12-21
Longevity in Genesis: What do you think about my considerations of the longevity noted in Genesis?



2023-12-21
Steve Gregg's Income: Do you get any money from the sales of your books? What about when you travel to Australia for ministry? How do you pay for that?
Lifespan & Longevity in Genesis: What about the lifespans described in Genesis? Why did they live so long, and lifespans change so dramatically before and after the flood?
DNA of Jesus: Do you have any thoughts on the DNA of Jesus?

2023-11-30
Years Given to Mankind: Why would God extend man’s life span to 120 years during the period of God’s wrath on mankind? [Genesis 6:3]



2023-05-31
Quickened: Do you know of anyone who has been quickened? [Ephesians 2:1-10, John 5:21].



2023-04-06
Jewish Expectations About the Messiah-on the Road to Emmaus: What were the two on the Road to Emmaus expecting of the Messiah when they indicated that they thought He would redeem Israel? [Luke 24:21, Acts 1:6, 1 Peter 1:18-19, Ephesians 1:7, Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Romans 9:6]
Life Span: Why do you think that the life span of humans drops so significantly after the flood? [Genesis 1:7].


2023-02-23
Islam, Koran & Allah: Is God, the Father, the same as the Muslim's Allah? [Acts 17:23-31, John 10:30].
Life as a Test: It doesn't sit well with me to think this life is a test? Is it? [2 Timothy 2:12].


2022-11-23
Atheist-His Limited Lifetime: How do you not lose the will to go on in this life, when it is just a drop in the bucket in light of your mistaken idea that there is and afterlife in eternity?
Catholicism: Were not many very intelligent people Catholics?


2022-10-27
The Television Show "Chosen": Comment about the producers of the show "Chosen?"
Long Lives Recorded in Genesis: Could you comment on the long lives of people recorded in Genesis? [Pslam 90:10].
Jesus Calls Mary "Woman": Is there something significant about it when Jesus spoke to his mother and called her "woman?" [John 2:4].

2022-08-11
The Way, the Truth, the Life: Could you expand on the meaning and implication of he word "truth" in the phrase "the way, the truth, and the life?" [John 1:1, John 1:9, John 1:4, John 14:6, John 8:12].



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].



2022-04-08
No Afterlife: How do you respond to someone who doesn't believe in the afterlife and therefore have no incentive to live a better life now?



2021-06-14
Light & Good Works for Evangelism: Does my light (life) and good works have a part in the salvation of others? [Titus 2:14, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14, Ephesians 2:8-9].



2021-05-07
Atheist's Defense of Abortion: Atheist caller objects to the Christian's view toward abortion and how it is unfairly characterized?
Ethics of Slavery: Why didn't God make the first commandment; "You shall Not Own Other Human Beings"?


2021-04-30
Steve's Way of Handling a Disagreement Call from an Atheism: Caller commends Steve's way of handling callers who disagree with him, particularly one with an atheist regarding abortion:



2021-04-29
Pro-choice & Restrictive Views of Christian: Pro-choice caller defends the position, criticizing the religious Christian community, particularly for imposing their restrictive views on others.



2021-04-21
Commending of Steve Gregg's Humility and Gentleness: Caller commends Steve's patience with a previous caller, which exhibited the spirit of the Lord. [2 Timothy 2:25].
Human Value & the Miracle of Conception: Caller enthusiastically shares view of the miracle of conception.


2021-01-26
David Wilkerson Prophecy: Have you heard of the David Wilkerson prophecy?
The "Last Adam" as Life Giver: Could you help me understand the second part of I Corinthians 15:45 when it says that the last Adam became a "life-giving spirit"? [I Corinthians 15:45, Romans 8:9, 2 Corinthians 15:16].
Adoption: What are the verses about adoption about? [Romans 8:15-16].

2021-01-05
To Live is Christ: Could you make sense of Paul's statement, "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"? [Philippians 1:21, Colossians 3:4]. (Same caller as 6th caller.)



2020-11-24
Blood Spoken of Frequently in Scripture: Why does the Bible speak so much about blood? [Leviticus 17:1, Hebrews 9:22].
The Baptist Denomination: What are the pros and cons of the Baptist denomination?


2020-11-12
Is an Embryo Alive: Where does it say in the Bible that the embryo is living? [Luke 1:41, Leviticus 17:11].
Baby Dies in Womb, Where Does it Go: If a baby dies in the womb, does it go into another body for another chance to live?


2020-08-12
Soul at the Time of Conception: Do we have a soul at the time of conception?
Baptism Requirement for Salvation: What do you think of those that indicate that just believing is sufficient for salvation, and do not mention baptism? [Acts 8].


2020-07-23
Abortion and the Beginning of Life: When do you think life begins? What do you think about abortion? [Leviticus 17:11].



2020-03-03
Choosing Salvation for our Children: Is this verse saying that the children of Christians will be saved, if we choose life for them? [Deuteronomy 30:19]
Blue Ribbons, Fringe, & Black Israelites: As a particular religious sect suggests, do we still have to wear Blue Ribbons and fringe, since scripture says, "from generation to generation"? [Numbers 15:38].


2019-08-08
Entangled in the Affairs of This Life: What does scripture mean when it says that no one who is in warfare entangles themselves with "the affairs of this life"? [2 Timothy 2:1-4, I Corinthians 10:31].



2019-07-19
Abundant Life: Did you understand what I shared about the three different words for "life" (Zoe, Psuche, bios).



2019-07-17
Greek for "Life": Caller shared some information: The Greek words; zoe, psuche, bios, all are usually translated as "life" (and sometimes soul). Zoe, which means, "divine, uncreated life", is used in John 10:10.



2018-12-27
Soul, Spirit, & the Breath of Life: Can you define the soul, spirit & the breath of life, is there a distinction between the 3?



2018-11-21
Never Die: "He who believes in Me will NEVER DIE", what does "never die" mean because everyone has died? John 11:26
Changed in Twinkling of an Eye: What about 1 cor 15:51, where it say people won't die, but will be changed in a twinkling of an eye? [1 Corinthians 15:51]
Changed in Twinkling of an Eye: What about 1 cor 15:51, where it say people won't die, but will be changed in a twinkling of an eye? [1 Corinthians 15:51]

2018-02-21
Tithing: Is tithing a biblical principle?
Life in Other Parts of the Universe: Is there life in other parts of the universe with which God interacts?


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?


2017-07-06
Meaning of Life: What is the meaning of life?



2017-03-07
Our Days being Numbered: Can you tell me some verses about God knowing how many days exactly we have? [Psalms 139:16]
Aborted Babies: What about babies who are aborted?


2016-12-13
Jesse Duplantis: Does Steve know anything about him, God has power to take human life, but doesn't have the authority to take them.



2016-08-29
Faith is Strong, Will to live Weak: What happens when faith is strong, but will to live is weak?



2016-05-13
Determining Death: Who has the authority to determine when we die? [Matthew 10:29-31]



2016-05-06
Our Days are Numbered Exactly: It says in these 2 verses of the Bible that God control's the number of days that we should live. Do you take these verses literally? [Job 14:5, Psalms 139:16]



2016-03-02
Life More Abundant: According to a verse in John, what does it mean to have life & have it more abundantly? [John 10:10]



2016-02-19
No More Repentance Required: since we are under grace, once we accept Jesus we no longer have to pray for forgiveness? Is that true?
Shedding of Blood: Why was the shedding of blood necessary?


2016-01-07
God's Sovereignty & Our Free Will: God has His sovereignty & He gave us free will, but what about Him allowing people to commit murder, allowing people to commit suicide? A person can shorten their life sooner than God was intending them to die, but they can't live longer than He wants.
God's Sovereignty & Child-bearing: What about a couple wanting children but God not allowing it?


2015-05-26
Lifespan of Humans Before Flood: What is the most satisfactory explanation Steve knows of for people living so long before the Flood but suddenly shorter lives a while after the Flood?



2015-03-03
Women out living men: Women tend to live out men, so how about when the men were living to be 800 or 900 years old?



2014-05-15
Life in Jesus: Was there a time Jesus didn't have life in Himself? [John 5:26]



2013-05-30
God Allowing Suffering: Could you expand on why God allows suffering and allow some bad people to live long lives, while others die so young-especially for skeptic?



2013-05-23
Science & God: Caller shares quotes from Josh McDowell regarding science and God. Recommended book "Reasons Skeptics Should Consider Christianity".



2013-05-03
Number of Years Given to Man (lifespan): Is there a contradiction between scriptures saying we have 70 vs 120 years? [Psalm 90:70, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 10].



2013-05-02
Moses' Age: Can we assume that people were routinely living to the age of 70 in the day of Moses? [Psalm 90:10].
Obession with Age: Could the obession with age go back to the idea that people at one time lived much longer (pre-Moses, prediluvian)?


2013-04-18
What the Point?: Caller comments about the previous calls on the topic of "What is the point?" and suggests that there are rewards for the quality of life we have lived.



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?



2013-03-28
Long Life in Old Testament: Is there anything in scripture that explains when and why the length of life changed so dramatically? [Genesis 5, Genesis 11, Psalm 90:10, Genesis 1:6].



2013-03-07
Intelligent Design-Creating Life: Could it be that the two different words for "create" in scripture may help to give some clarity as to whether anyone but God can create life.



2013-03-07
Magic and Real Snakes?: When Moses was before Pharaoh, and the magicians threw down snakes, were they real snakes? [Exodus 7].
Satan Cannot Create Life; Caller insists that no one but God can create life, therefore the Magicians could not create snakes in Exodus. [Exodus 7].

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