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Topic: James (Book)
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2024-04-12 		The Fear & Patience of Job: What is the "patience of Job" and what was the thing that Job most feared? [James 5:11, Matthew 24:13, Job 3:24, Job 2:3].

2024-04-11 		God's Allowing Temptation and Testing: Would you talk about why God would allow testing and temptation when He knew Job and Jesus would not fail? How does The Trinity tempting each other fit in here? [James 1:13, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 1:51, John 14:6].

2024-04-04 		The Damnation of Unconfessed (or Unrepentance) Sin: What happens if we die with an unconfessed sin or two (in light of 1 John 1:90? [1 John 1:9, James 3:2, Mark 9:24].

2024-04-01 		Looking Signs of the Lord's Return: Caller disagrees with Steve about Christians not looking for the signs of the return of Jesus. [Acts 1:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-11, Isaiah 10:11-14, Matthew 24, Isaiah 8:18, James 5:9].
Kingdom of God Coming in Stages. So what are the significant signs and stages of the coming of the Kingdom of God and the Second Coming of Christ? [Matthew 24:32-35, Luke 21:31, Mark 4:26-29, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-11, Matthew 24:42-44].

2024-03-15 		The 144,000 in Revelation: Could you explain who the 144,000 are from both the Dispensational and Partial Preterist views? [Revelation 7:4, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18].
First Fruits: Could you identify who you think the "first fruits" are in Revelation 14? [Revelation 14:4].

2024-03-14 		Defining "Belief": What does it mean to "believe?" [Romans 4:18-22, Genesis 15:6, James 2:19, Galatians 5:6].

2024-03-14 		Born Again, Again: Can a person be born again, again? [1 John 5:11-12, John 15:6, Romans 11:23, 1 John 5:12, Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Mark 10:27, Matthew 19:26, James 5:19-20].

2024-02-20 		Disagreement: Judgment ("Grace" & "Works"): Caller disagrees with Steve about the importance of "works" relative to judgment. [Hebrews 11:3, Matthew 7:21-25, Matthew 25:31-40, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:12-13].

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].

2024-02-06 		Sex, Lust, Jesus, and Adam: Is there a possibility that the sin of lustful sex entered because of the fall, and the natural state without the fall would have been seeing women with more innocence? [Galatians 5:16, Genesis 2:25, Psalm 16:11, James 1:17].

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].

2024-02-01 		Backsliders Not Allowed to Return to Christ: If you backslide, can you come back and repent? [Jeremiah 3:11-25, John 10:27-29, Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 6:1, James 5:19-20, Galatians 6:7].

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

2024-01-11 		Branches Cut Off of the Vine: If you are cut off from the vine at some point, but you come back to the Lord, then what happens, since you are already burned up? [John 15:5, Revelation 20:15, Romans 11:21-23, James 5:20, 2 Peter 2:20, Galatians 6:7-8].

2023-12-22 		Synopsis of Calvinism & Contending with Doctrinal Differences: If my synopsis of the views of both Calvinists' and non-Calvinists' journey to faith, doesn't it then seem that neither side is taking credit for their faith? [John 3:14, Numbers 21:4-9, James 1:17-18, Matthew 5:45, John 16:8].

2023-12-15 		Earth's Shape (Flat Earth): Could you connect James 1:17 ("shadow of turning") to the question of the shape of the earth? [James 1:17, Isaiah 40:33, 1 John 1:5].

2023-11-27 		God's Terrible Decision about the Promised Land: Why did God make such a terrible decision to have the Israelites take over the land when people were still fighting over it? [Leviticus 18:28, Deuteronomy 28:15f, James 4:1-4].

2023-11-15 		Abraham Hearing Voices: Was Abraham mentally ill or royalty if he heard God's voice? [James 2:21-23].

2023-11-14 		Satan Defeated at the Cross: How was Satan defeated at the cross? [1 John 3:8, Romans 8:1-4, Revelation 12:11, Romans 8:33].
The Evil in the World: How do you square all the evil in the world (if Satan was defeated at the cross? [James 4:1-3, 2 Thessalonians 1:8].

2023-11-13 		Italicized Words in Bibles: Why are there italicized words in Bibles?
Unspotted From the World: What does it mean to keep yourself "unspotted from the world?" [James 1:26-27].

2023-11-13 		Contradictions about Salvation & Our Security in Christ: Doesn't John 3:16 contradict Matthew 7:21 about salvation? I am very fearful I may not make it into heaven. [John 3:16, Matthew 7:21, Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, James 2:20, Luke 6:46].

2023-11-08 		Moral & Goodness Distinctions Could you talk about the distinction between being "good" in contrast to operating within a code of "morality" or within your rights? [James 4:17, 1 John 3:17].
Goodness vs. Sinlessness: Could you be technically "sinless," but not be good? Not ever really mistreating someone, but not really good in your heart?


2023-11-01 		Sinners & Forgiveness: Does God forgive all sins, including sexual and murderous sins? [1 Corinthians 6:18, James 1:15, 1 John 5:16-17, 1 John 1:7-9, 1 Corinthians 6:10-12].

2023-10-26 		Different Kinds of Sins: Do you think there is more than one definition of sin? Isn't unbelief the only real sin? [1 John 3:4, James 2:10, 1 John 1:7-9, John 16:9, Ephesians 5:1, Matthew 5:44-48].



2023-10-26 		Christians Can't Sin: What do you think about my proposal that Christians can't sin, because we have already had our sins taken away? [James 2:10, John 1:29:32, James 4:17, Hebrews 10:26-27, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9, Matthew 6:9-13].

2023-10-19 		Taming the Tongue: Isn't it a contradiction when scripture says that one is supposed to control the tongue, but also says that no one can tame the tongue? [James 1:26, James 3:8, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45].

2023-10-18 		"Just War" Theory: How does the Bible line up with "Just War" Theory? Rec: Article "On the Believer’s Use of Forcible Resistance" at the website. [James 4:17].

2023-10-18 		Jesus Could Sin: How could Jesus have been able to sin and still be a worthy sacrifice? [Hebrew 4:14-15, James 1:13, Isaiah 40:30].
Satan Drawing Away the Angels: Doesn't the Bible say that Satan drew away a third of the angels? [2 Peter 2:4, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Daniel 12:3].

2023-10-13 		Old & New Testaments & Good & Bad God: How do I deal with the seemingly two different Gods in the Bible-The wrathful God of the Old versus the Jesus of the New Testament? [Genesis 6:5-22, James 1:19-20, Genesis 14:13-16, Psalm 103:8-11
Understanding the Trinity: How am I to understand "the trinity," and when does it enter the Bible? [Psalm 33:6, Genesis 1:1, John 1:1].

2023-10-05 		Fruit of the Spirit's Development: Does developing the "fruit of the spirit" take a long time, or can they be evident immediately. Reference to "Spirit-led Living In An Upside-down World, by Stephen E. Strange. [Romans 5, James 1, 2 Corinthians 3:18].

2023-09-27 		Who are "My Brothers?": Is Jesus talking about "mankind" or "fellow believers" when He says brothers in Matthew 25? [Matthew 25:40, Mark 3:31, James 2:5-8].

2023-09-25 		Teaching Sound Doctrine vs. Legalism: How does the church teach sound doctrine and avoid legalism? [Titus 1, 1 Timothy 1, Matthew 28:20, James 2:8].

2023-09-13 		Prayer-"If it is Your Will": If we end our prayers with "if it is Your will," are we being fatalistic (showing a lack of faith)? [1 John 5:14, James 4:2].
Why Circumcision?: Why did God institute circumcision, rather than something that both men and women could exhibit as a sign of His covenant (such as piercing)? Is this a slight to women?


2023-09-05 		Trying to Explain the Trinity: Caller shares his thoughts about trying to explain the Trinity. [1 Corinthians 1:10, James 17].

2023-09-05 		God "Testing" or "Tempting": Though you said that God tempts people, James says He does not. Can you clarify? [James 1:13, Genesis 33:1, Luke 4:1, Matthew 6:13]

2023-08-29 		Instrumental vs Non-instrumental Worship Music: What are your thoughts on instrumental music during church worship? [Psalm 150, Psalm 33:3, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16-17, James 5:13-16, 2 Kings 3:15, Revelation 14:2, Genesis 4:21, 2 Corinthians 5:17]

2023-08-28 		Obeying "The Law": How do we know which "Law" we are obligated to keep: the moral law, the Mosaic, the Levitical, or the Law of Christ? [Romans 2:13, Ephesians 5:21, Galatians, James 2:8, Galatians 3:24-27, 1 Corinthians 6:13, Romans 2:17-28, Romans 8:4].

2023-08-28 		"He Emptied Himself": What does it mean "He emptied Himself? "[Philippians 2:6-7, Acts 1:8, Matthew 12:28, James 1:13, Matthew 24:36, John 1:14].

2023-08-22 		Temptation & Testing: Why did Jesus pray, "Lead us not into temptation," if God does not tempt us? [Matthew 6:13, James 1:13, Matthew 4:1].

2023-08-22 		"Works" Required for Salvation: What do you think about a teacher who says, "If you add any requirement for good works for salvation, then you are teaching a false doctrine?" [James 2:26, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 16:24-26, 1 Corinthians 6:20].

2023-08-21 		God Knew Us Each Personally Before the Foundation of the World: Does God know each of us personally before the foundation of the earth? [Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15, Revelation 3:5, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 20:15, Matthew 10:29-31].
God's Partiality: If God chose one person before the foundation of the earth, but did not choose another, doesn't that show God with partiality? [Acts 10:34-35, James 4:6-7].

2023-08-15 		"Works" Defined by Paul and James: Do you think that James is responding to Paul in Ephesians 2 and James 2 when they talk about doing "works"? [Ephesians 2:8-9, James 2:14-26, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:5, Galatians 5:6, Romans 3:8, Romans 6:15].

2023-08-14 		Teaching Children to be Perfect: Why don't we teach our children to be perfect, rather than emphasize grace? [Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21, James 3:2].
Dietary Directives in Leviticus: Why don't we pay more attention to the dietary restrictions in Leviticus? [Deuteronomy 11:18, Matthew 18:6, Leviticus 11, Genesis 9:3-4].

2023-08-14 		Definition of "Sin": Could you talk about the definition of "sin" and its meaning to "miss the mark?" [Romans 3:23-24, 1 John 3:4-6, James 4:17].

2023-08-11 		"Falling Away," "Put to Open Shame" and "Crucified Again": Could you explain what is meant in Hebrews 6, especially about how they were "falling away""open shame" and crucified again? [Hebrews 6:4-6].
Fallen Away & Impossible to Restore: Does this mean that it is impossible to come back to God and be restored? {James 5:20, Matthew 19:23-24, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:13-14].

2023-08-08 		Healing Because of One's Faith: Could you talk about healing because of one's faith, based on the woman with the issue of blood who was healed because of her faith? [Acts 19:11-17, Acts 19:12, Mark 5:34, Mark 6:4-13, James 1:6-8, Romans 10:17, Matthew 26:39, 1 Peter 4:19, 1 Peter 2:23, Mark 26:39].

2023-08-08 		All Good From God: Is all good in me (like my gentle spirit) from God? [James 1:17, Matthew 7:11].

2023-07-25 		Words Have Power: What about when scripture says we can move a mountain and "cast it into the sea?" [James 5:16-17, James 4:15].

2023-07-24 		Last Days (Latter Days) & End Times: Why are the terms "last days" and "end times" both used in Revelation? [1 Peter 1:20-21, Hebrews 1:1, 1 Corinthians 10:11, Hebrews 9:26, 1 John 2:18, James 5:23, Daniel 12:4 ].

2023-07-21 		Caller Thanks Steve: Caller thanks Steve for the ministry.
"The Law" (Torah) & Law in Hearts: Could you talk about what seems like a contradiction about The Law in Romans 2? [Romans 2:13-14, Romans 2:17, James 1:21-25, Jeremiah 31:32, Romans 8:4, Michah 6:8, Galatians 6:2, James 2:8].

2023-07-19 		Encouragement to Someone Struggling: Caller encourages a previous call struggling with alcohol. [Luke 4:13, James 4:7, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Genesis 32:22-32].

2023-06-26 		Being Judgmental: What is an appropriate response to my adult son who criticizes the church because of judgmentalism? [Matthew 7:1-3, Matthew 7:6, John 7:24, James 2:10, 1 Corinthians 5:12-13].

2023-06-22 		Fasting: What makes fasting effective? Caller also requests prayer from listeners. [Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:15, Isaiah 58:6-10, Matthew 17:21, James 5:16, 1 Corinthians 7:5].

2023-06-16 		The Lord's Prayer (Forgiveness): If the Lord's Prayer is a kind of blueprint to pray, should we be asking daily not only for our daily food but for forgiveness, and daily forgive others? [James 3:2, 1 Corinthians 4:4, 1 John 2:1]

2023-06-12 		Sin or Natural Desires: Is James 1 talking about falling to sin, or is he referring to our natural desires? [James 1:6].

2023-06-06 		Guns for Christians: Do you think it is acceptable to have guns as a Christian? [Matthew 5:39, James 4:17].

2023-06-05 		"The Law" (Torah): Could you talk about "The Law" and the Christian (Law of Christ)? [Romans 13:9, 1 Corinthians 9:21, James 2:8, James 13:34, Matthew 22:37-39].

2023-06-02 		144,000 in Revelation: Why is the number specified as 144,000, and the mentioned twelve tribes don't seem to match up correctly? [Revelation 7:1-8, Revelation 14:5, James 1:1, James 1:18, John 1:47].

2023-05-26 		"Being Saved" Contradictions: It seems that sometimes there is contradictory information about being saved (faith and/or works)? [James 2:14-26, Luke 18:9-14].

2023-05-22 		Praying for the Unsaved: How should we be praying for the unsaved, but not force it upon them? [Luke 13:34, Isaiah 5:4, Isaiah 66:4, Acts 26:19, James 4:3, Acts 2:37, Acts 7:54].

2023-05-10 		Cremation: Is there anything wrong with being cremated? [James 2:26, Genesis 3:19, 1 Corinthians 3:17].

2023-05-05 		Anti-faith Statements in Prayer: Would you comment on compromising "anti-faith" statements that often follow a prayer, such as, when one requests healing, and follows with the qualification of "if it is God's will?" [2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:7, James 5:15, John 6:40, 1 John 5:14].

2023-05-03 		Complete Sinlessness After Conversion: What do you say to someone who claims that people cannot sin anymore after a true conversion? [Matthew 18:22, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 2:1-2, 1 John 2:13, James 5:19, Hebrews 10:26, Hebrew 8:12, Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 7:27].

2023-05-02 		Man's Change of Heart: Can man change his heart? [Psalm 119:11].
Stumbling vs Practising Sin: If we all stumble, but scripture says he who sins is not born of God, how do we explain that? [James 3:2, 1 John 3:9].

2023-05-01 		Faith & Religion: How do you tell when your religion is out of balance and becoming unhealthy? [James 1:27, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 9:13].

2023-04-28 		"The Word": Discerning the difference between "The Word' as Jesus and as the written scripture? [1 John 1:1, Revelation 19:13. Psalm 33:6, James 1:21, Hebrews 4:12, John 1:14, Hebrews 1:1-3].

2023-04-17 		Temptation of Christ: Was Jesus tempted by sex? [Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 5:28, James 1:14-16].

2023-04-12 		Samson: How should we view Samson and his faith and how God used him? [Hebrews 11:32, James 2:21].

2023-04-10 		God's Unconditional Love: Our pastor indicated that not only is God's love unconditional, but so is His salvation. Do the following verses apply to being saved from 70 AD or the judgment? [Matthew 24, Mark 13:13, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:2, Matthew 5:43-48,, Luke 15:24, James 4:6-7, Ezekiel 33:11, John 15:13, Proverbs 13:24].

2023-04-06 		Non-instrumental Church of Christ: What do you think about objection to instruments to accompany singing because it wasjust David's preferences? [Amos 6:5, Ephesians 5:19-21, Colossians 3:16, James 5:13, Revelation 14:1-4, Genesis 4:20-22].

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].

2023-03-29 		Sacrifice for Sin for Those That Came Before: What happened to all those that came before Jesus shed His blood, regarding the required shedding of blood for sacrifice? [Hebrews 9:22, Hebrew 10:4].
Forgiven, but Facing the Judgment of Works: If Jesus died for the sins of the whole world, why are we going to have to be held accountable for our deeds? How do we have to answer for our deeds? [John 1:29, Hebrews 10:4, Hebrews 9:22, James 3:2].

2023-03-22 		Attaining the Resurrection: Was Paul intentionally using Jesus' words when he spoke about attaingin the resurrection? [Philippians 3:11, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, Luke 8:13, 1 Corinthians 9:26-27, 1 Peter 6:7, Luke 18:8, 1 Timothy 4:1, Matthew 24:13, Luke 20:35-36, James 2:14-26].
Physical or Spiritual Resurrection: Is Revelation 20 talking about a spiritual or physical resurrection? [Luke 2:34, Revelation 20:5-6].

2023-03-22 		Prophets & Modern Teachers/Preachers: Are the old prophets and modern teachers or preachers equal in their ability to speak for God? [2 Peter 1:21, James 3:1, Ephesians 3:3-4]

2023-03-22 		Justification by Faith or Works: Could you clarify the seeming contradiction between the verses that say we are saved by grace, but justified by works? [Ephesians 2:8-9, James 2:24, James 2:19, Galatians 5:6, 1 John 2:4, 1 John 3:7, Titus 2:14, Luke 6:45-46, Matthew 7:21].

2023-03-20 		Apostasy vs Stumbling: Can you clarify the difference between backsliding and apostasy, falling to sin versus returning to a life of sin? [James 3:2, Proverbs 26:11, Job 23:29-30, 2 Corinthians 12:7].
Only So Many Chances: Does the verses about limited numbers of chances in Job relate to the inability to return to God? [Job 33:30].

2023-03-13 		Relationships Between Nations (Governments): Do the rules about interpersonal relationship relate to the relationships between nations? [Romans 13:1-7, 2 Corinthians 10:4-15, James 4:17, Matthew 5:44, Mark 12:31].
Just War: Does the Bible support just war or pacifism? [2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Ephesians 6:12, Matthew 5:44, Mark 12:31].

2023-03-10 		Grounds for Divorce: If my Christian wife divorced me, am I free to remarry? Rec: Topical Article: "Divorce & Remarriage." [1 Corinthians 7:10-15, Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, James 2:19, Acts 11:26].

2023-02-10 		"Law of Christ" or "Law on Hearts": What is the "Law of Christ" that is written on our hearts once we are believers? [Galatians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 9:21, James 2:8, Philippians 2:13, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Galatians 5:17].

2023-02-08 		Bringing On Revival: Caller suggests two scriptures that help to bring revival. [John 6:44, James 5:16].

2023-02-01 		Satan's Character & Role: Is it possible that Satan is not really only evil but more like a "prosecuting attornery" that God actually created for testing? [Revelation 12:9, Job 1-2, Zechariah 3:1-5, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28].
Avoiding Temptation: What is the point of avoiding temptation and prayer to avoid them, if this is all part of the plan. [Luke 18:7, James 1:15, Luke 11:2-4, Matthew 5:9-13].
Skeptics Doubting the Reliability: How do you answer a skeptic that complains that there is something wrong with the teacher when everyone in Christianity has a differing opinion? [Proverbs 25:2].

2023-01-26 		Obeying the Law Today: Does this verse indicate that we do not have to obey the law or code? [Romans 7:6, Ezekiel 36:26, James 1:25, , James 2:8, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 4:7-8].

2023-01-20 		Book of Jasher: Is it possible that the "Book of Jasher" is inspired?
Confessing to One Another: Is it a requirement for us to confess our sins to one another? [James 5:16, Matthew 5:23].

2023-01-17 		Self-Defense vs Turn the Other Cheek: How does "self-defense" and "turn the other cheek" both fit in scripture? [Matthew 10:34, James 4:17, Micah 6:8, Luke 6:29, Matthew 5:39].
Just War Theory: Does a country have a right to defend itself? Is there "just war"? Recommended topical articles; "Christian's Use of Force".

2023-01-12 		Jesus' Ability to Sin: Could Jesus have sinned? If He could not have, then the temptation doesn't mean as much. [1 Timothy 2:5, James 1:13, John 11:14-18, Hebrews 2:5-18, Philippians 2:7, Hebrews 4:15].

2023-01-10 		"Pray Without Ceasing": Why are we asked to keep praying, "pray without ceasing?" Why not just one good prayer? [Daniel 10:12-14, Matthew 6:9-12, Luke 11:2-4, Luke 18:1].
If We Don't Pray: If we don't pray, are angels not sent to help? [James 4:1-3].
Addresssing Demons: Should we address demons directly when praying?

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)?

2022-12-22 		Power to Call Down Fire: Did James and John actually have the power to call down fire from heaven to consume the Samaritans in Luke? Were they upset and angry? [Luke 9:52-55].

2022-12-22 		Praying & Reading the Bible: Are there guidelines for the right way to pray and read the Bible-and how often you should do so? [James 4:3, Matthew 6:9-13, John 16:23-24, James 1:6, Matthew 17:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Luke 18:1, Romans 1:9, Psalm 1:2-3, Joshua 1:8, Luke 12:48].

2022-12-21 		Impossible to Return to God: Does this passage means that people cannot return to God if they ever fall away? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Matthew 19:24-26, James 5:19, Luke 15:11-32].

2022-12-19 		Torah Observance for Christians: Can you give me some insight in responding to someone who has just become "Torah Observance?" Recommended topical lectures; "Torah Observance." [Galatians 5:4, James 2:10].

2022-12-12 		Loving God Unconditionally: Since God loves us unconditionally, isn't it right for us to also love Him unconditionally? [James 1:17, John 14:15, Matthew 5:45].

2022-11-17 		Music in the Church: Do you think that there is a place for music in church? [Psalm 150, Ephesians 5:19, James 5:13, Colossians 3:16].

2022-11-09 		Returning Jews: What do you make of the returning Jews to their homeland?
"All Israel Will be Saved": Does "all Israel will be saved" refer to believing Jews and believing gentiles together?
144,000: Is the 144,000 literal? [Revelation 14:4, James 1:1, James 1:18].

2022-11-04 		Repetitive Sin & Repentance: So what about me, who has been really slow to grasp the supremacy of Christ, and who has sinned throughout my life-is there any hope for me? [Isaiah 53:6, Isaiah 1:18, I John 1:9, I John 2:2].
Is Forgiveness all Done?: What about Bob George, who teaches that forgiveness is all done, and repentance is no longer necessary? [I John 2:2, I Timothy 6:3, James 2:14-26, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, Matthew 7:21-23].
Hyper-Grace vs Repentance: Isn't there an extraordinary amount of disagreement on the topic of repentance, particulary, grace-once for all vs the need to repent? [Acts 17:11].

2022-10-31 		Faith, Obedience & Love: Does it seems like there is a contradiction between Paul and Jamess in scripture about being able to be obedient? [John 14:15, Romans 8:4-7, I Corinthians 8:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, James 2:19, James 2:8, Galatians 5:6, I Timothy 6:3-4].

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].

2022-10-20 		Saved by Works: Caller warns Steve and accuses that, like cults, he believes that people are saved by works. Steve corrects his thinking. [Matthew 16:27-28, Romans 2:5-10, I Peter 1:17, Revelation 20:13, Galatians 5:6, James 2:19].

2022-10-14 		"Impossible to Be Renewed": Could you talk about the Hebrews 6 passage (falling away and impossible to be renewed to repentance)? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Matthew 19:26, Mark 10:27, James 5:19].

2022-10-14 		"Chain of Redemption" in the Old & New Testaments: Does the phrase, "those who He foreknew", refer to the faithful remnant in Israel at the time of Christ's resurrection, therefore not applicable to the church today, regarding justification and glorification? [Romans 8:28-30, Romans 11:2, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18, Romans 9:4, Romans 5:20, Hebrews 11, John 17:6-12, Ephesians 2:6].

2022-10-04 		Caller Question's Steve's Ministry: Caller shares her concern about Steve being condemning of a caller suggesting his response was unloving and not Christ-like. [James 3:1, I Peter 4:11, I John 4:1-6].



2022-10-03 		Voting & Politics for Christians: Caller suggests that the Bible doesn't support that we vote and should avoid politics altogether. [I Samuel 8:4-6, 2 Chronicles 32, Revelation 12:7-9, I Timothy 5:22, James 2:16, Luke 4:6, Revelation 11:15].

2022-09-30 		Tithing vs Giving: Shouldn't we still give to the local church we are attending, even if we do not believe we are under an obligation to tithe? [I John 3:17, James 2:16, Galatians 6:6, I Corinthians 9:14, Acts 4:37, Acts 2:44-46].

2022-09-29 		Repetition in Prayers: What about the effectiveness of repetitive prayers? [Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 6:7, James 5:16, Luke 18:1-8].

2022-09-28 		Voting Responsibility & Church Involvement: What do you think of the voting responsibility of Christians and a church helping with voting registration? (James 1:17, Luke 12:48, James 4:17].

2022-09-22 		Impossible to Return to God: Is the verse about it being impossible for those that have fallen away to be restored...mean it cannot happen or they would not be successful? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Galatians 6:1, Hebrews 5:12, James 5:20, 2 Peter 2:20].

2022-09-14 		Positive Confessions: Would you comment on "agreeing" with God about His view of you, rather than focusing on the negative (like saying you are overweight, instead of seeing yourself as God does)? Recommended topical lecture; "Word of Faith." [I John 1:9, James 2:5, Romans 4:17-18, 2 Timothy 4:20].

2022-09-12 		Losing One's Salvation: Could you comment on the believer's ability (or inability) to lose one's salvation? [Hebrews 10:26, Romans 8:31, John 6:37, James 3:2, I John 2:1, Romans 7:17, Romans 7:20, Jeremiah 31:33-34, Hebrews 10:26].
Sin & Repent Cycle: What about those who seem to fall away and into sin and then frequently swing back and forth? [I Timothy 4:1].

2022-08-29 		No Hope Once Apostatized: Some, like John MacArthur, say that once you apostatize you cannot return to God, what do you say? Recommends verse-by-verse lectures on Hebrews 6 (at the website). [Hebrews 6:4-6,James 5:20].

2022-08-22 		Improving My Prayers: How can I improve my praying and become more confident and trusting? [James 1:6, Psalm 115:2-4, John 8:44, Revelation 12:9, Matthew 7:11, I Peter 5:7, I John 5:14].

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].

2022-08-04 		"Deny Yourself": What does it mean to "deny yourself and take up your cross?" [Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24-26, I Timothy 6:17, James 1:17].
Death & God's Will: Does God make the decision when we will die? [Pslam 34:7, Luke 21:18].

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?

2022-07-28 		Falling to Sin and Assurance of Salvation: Can you help me sort the assurance of salvation one may have even if they continually fall to sin? [I John 3:10, James 3:2].
Baptism-When Still in Sin: Should someone be baptized even if they are still falling repeatedly into sin?
Becoming Perfected: How does one become less repetitively sinful toward more perfection and sinlessness? [Romans 8:16].

2022-07-15 		Judaism: Works-based: Has following God ever been a "works-based" religion, as in the Old Testament when Jews were required to follow the Law or not go to heaven? [Hebrews 10:19-20, Hebrews 11, Genesis 15:6, Psalm 32:1, Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, Romans 4:8].
Old vs New Covenants: If both the Old Testament Jews and the New Testament believers were saved by faith, why then is there a "New Covenant?" What is new about it? [2 Corinthians 3].

2022-07-12 		Assurance of Salvation (Proof by Good Works): It seems like scripture indicates that if we do not do good works (care for the poor and visit those in prison), our salvation is at risk. Can you comment? Recommended topical lecture; "How Can I Know that I am Really Saved?" [Matthew 25:31-40, I Peter 1:17, James 3:22, James 2:20]

2022-07-11 		God's Sovereignty: Isn't Romans 9 (about the potter & clay, Jacob & Esau) just saying that He has the right to do what he wants to do? [Romans 9, Galatians 5:6, James 2, Hebrews 11].

2022-07-08 		Why Pray?: Do our prayers really change things if the outcome is already in God's hands? Recommended book; "The Kneeling Christian". [James 4:2-3, James 5:16, Luke 11:9, Matthew 7:7, James 1:6 , Matthew 6:10, I John 5:14, Genesis 1:26-28, Daniel 10:10-14].

2022-07-06 		Abusing Alcohol: Could you explain the passage about those that sin (fornicators, drunkards, etc.) will not inherit the Kingdom of God? [I Cor 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, James 3:2, Galatians 5:16].

2022-07-06 		Book of Revelation-Date of Writing: What are your reasons for believing that it is possible that the book of Revelation is likely to have been written before some of the other New Testament books? [Revelation 19, 2 Peter 3:13, Isaiah 65:17, Revelation 20-21, James 1:12, Revelation 2:10, James 1:18, Revelation 14:4].

2022-06-28 		Alone with the Opposite Sex: Is there ever any time that it is appropriate to be alone with the opposite sex (as in an emergency)? [John 4, Romans 16].
Recovery Programs: What do you think about putting the homeless into recovery programs? [I Corinthians 6:9, I John 3:17, James 2:15-16].

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].

2022-06-21 		Maturing and Stumbling as a Christian: Would you help me sort the stages in behaviors from new believers to more mature Christians? [James 3:2].

2022-06-16 		Lost Faith-No Return: If someone departs from the faith, can they return, or is that now impossible? [Hebrews 6:6, James 5:19-20, Matthew 19:23-26].

2022-06-15 		Chronology of Events Upon Death: What is the chain of events upon death for both believers and unbelievers? [Luke 16:19, Ecclesiates 9:10, Psalm 146:4, James 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5:8].

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].

2022-06-09 		Fallen Angels: What would make a third of the angels listen to other stupid angels and rebel against God? [Genesis 6, James 1:14, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Daniel 12:3-4].

2022-06-02 		Jesus as God: At any time in the past, was or is Jesus actually God, or known as God? [Genesis 1:26, Romans 10:9, John 10:30, James 1:13, Luke 11:20, John 14, I Timothy 3:16].

2022-05-31 		Stricter Judgment of Teachers & Crown in Heaven: Could you talk about the rewards of crowns and the stricter judgment of teachers? [James 3:1, Daniel 12:3, Matthew 28:19-20].

2022-05-25 		Fallen Away & Impossible to Repent: How would one apply this verse about those that "cannot be brought back to repentence"? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Matthew 19:26, Luke 1827, James 5:19, Luke 15:11].

2022-05-23 		Why Pray?: Because prayer has never really worked for me, but praise and worship has, what is the basic difference and why do it? [Luke 18:1, James 4:23, I Thessalonians 5:16-18, Matthew 6:8].

2022-05-18 		Jesus Could Sin: Do you think that Jesus, "being tempted as we are", indicates that He could have sinned had He chosen to do so? [Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 2:7-9, James 1:13, Hebrews 12:4].

2022-05-13 		The Narrow Path Website: Caller talks about "The Narrow Path" & the "Matthew713" websites.
Repeating the Same Sins & Salvation: Is there a chance that people who keep falling into the same sins (say once a month), are not really saved? [Galatians 5:17, James 3:2, John 8:31-32, Mtathew 7:21-26, I John 3:9].

2022-05-12 		Doing the Will of the Father: What should I study to help me understand obedience to God, rather than ignorantly following an institution? And how to help others not fall to that? [Genesis 20:3, Luke 12:47f, James 3:1, I Timothy 1:13].

2022-04-28 		Non-instrumental Church of Christ: Could you talk about the beliefs of the "Non-instrumental" Church of Christ? [Genesis 4:21, James 5:13, Colossians 3:16, Ephesian 5:19].

2022-04-26 		Church Success: What determines the success of the church?
Faith Saves: What is meant when James says it is "faith that saves us"? [James 2:12-26, Matthew 1:21, John 8:31-32,Titus 2:14, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:10, Colossians 1:28].
Salvation by Works: How does Romans 4:5 fit into being saved by faith and not earning one's salvation by works? [Romans 4:5].

2022-04-06 		When Jesus Fulfilled the Law: When exactly did Jesus fulfill the Law? [Luke 4:16, James 1:25, James 2:8, Jeremiah 31, Exodus 24:8, Matthew 26:28, Luke 17:21, Mark 4:28].

2022-03-29 		"Pouring Out the Spirit" & the "Last Days": Is the verse about the "pouring out of the spirit" in the last days rferring to end times or 70 A.D.? [Acts 2:17, Joel 2:2, Joel 2:28-32, I Corinthians 10:11, I John 2:18, I Peter 1:20, Hebrews 1:1, James 5:3, Malachi 4:5-6]

2022-03-28 		God's Requirement to Forgive: Is God required to grant repentance if we willfully sin ? [Matthew 12:31, I John 1:9, James 3:2].

2022-03-16 		God's Blessing and Intercession for Unbelievers: Does God both bless and intercede for unbelievers, or just believers? [Matthew 5:45, Hebrews 4:15, James 1:17, Romans 2:4].

2022-03-15 		Silas Was a Prophet: Where does it say in scripture that Silas was a prophet? [Acts 15:32].
Christians Demon Possessed: Can a Christian who has the Holy Spirit also be demon possessed? [I Peter 5, Ephesians 6:10f, I John 4:4, James 4:7].

2022-03-09 		God's Sovereignty & Importance of Prayer: Why is prayer so important if we are to rest in our faith, believe in His sovereignty, and He is going to work everything out His way anyway? [James 4:2-3].

2022-03-03 		Heaven Now, Rapture & Resurrection Later: If we go to heaven when we die, how is it that we will be raised later, as in I Thessalonians? [John 5, 2 Cor 5, James 2:26, I Thessalonians 4:16-17],
The Lost in Hell Now: Are those that are not right with the Lord that have died in hell already? [Luke 16, Revelation 20].

2022-02-23 		Sin in Word, Thought & Deed Every Day: How do you talk about those that routinely sin and backslide (often excusing it) regarding obedience and salvation? [Galatians 5:16, Titus 2:1-5, James 3:2, I John 2, Romans 6:1, John 15:5].

2022-02-16 		King James Only: What do you think of Peter Ruckman (King James Only)?
Pauline Doctrine: What is Pauline doctrine? Recommends chart, "Jesus & Paul", found at Matthew713.com. [Galatians 5:6, James 2:26, Ephesians 2:8-9].

2022-02-11 		Tresgressing the Law: I don't think you would say Christians need to obey the ten commandments, so what is the law that we must obey that is being referred to in Romans 4? [Romans 4:13, Romans 13:8-13, Galatians 5:14, I Corinthians 9:19-21, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 6:2, James 2:8].

2022-01-26 		Christians Who Do Bad Things: Can we really separate our actions from who we really are? Can Christians be evil? [Jeremiah 24:8-10, Luke 18:19, Mark 10:18, James 3:2, 1 John 3:6-7].

2022-01-24 		Getting More Grace: Can one get more grace and what is the difference for the believer vs non-believer? [Matthew 5:45, James 1:17, Psalms 103:10, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Revelation 2:21, Romans 2:21, I Corinthians 15:10, I Corinthians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Peter 1:2, I Peter 5:10].

2022-01-21 		Christian Extremism: Letter from listener shares concern with the overlooked symbolism in scripture and extreme Christian fundamentalism. [Hebrews 11:17-19, James 2:21-22].

2022-01-20 		Praying to a Statue of Mary: Is it idolatry to pray to a statue of Mary?
Confession to a Catholic Priest: What do you think of the Catholic requirement to confess one's sin to a priest? [James 5:16, Matthew 6:9-13].

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].

2022-01-03 		"Babylon the Great" & America: Some say that “Babylon the Great” is representative of America. What do you think about that?
Martin Luther Wanted to Delete the Book of James: Did Martin Luther want to take the book of James out of the Bible because it did not support the “gospel of grace”? [Romans 6:1, Galatians 5:6, Genesis 15:6]

2021-12-28 		Doing the Will of the Father to be Saved: Do you actually have to do the will of God to be saved? [John 3:16, Matthew 7:21, I Peter 3:20, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:13, Matthew 28:18, Matthew 16:24-26, James 2:26, Galatians 5:6].

2021-12-21 		Thoughts as Sin: When do thoughts become sin? [I John 3:15, Matthew 5:27-28, James 1:15, Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 4:9, Luke 4:1-13].

2021-12-20 		Vengeance of the Saints: Was the time of vengeance described in Revelation 6 about when Jesus comes back? [Revelation 6:10, Matthew 23:34, Matthew 23:29].
Do Not Resist Evil Men: How should one explain the scripture to not "resist and evil man"? [Matthew 5:39, James 5:6, Matthew 5:44].

2021-12-20 		Satan Does God's Will: How does God use Satan to do His will, specifically relative to when Satan tempted David to number the people? [Job 1-2, 2 Samuel 24:1, I Chronicles 21:5, I Kings 22:23, I Kings 4:26, 2 Chronicles 9:25, James 1:13].

2021-12-15 		Ignorance of Sin in Non-believers: What are your thoughts on unbelievers who sin without clearly understanding that some things are sin? [James 4:17].
Believers Do Not Sin: What are your thoughts on scripture that says that believers don't sin? [I John 3:6, James 4:17, I John 2:1].

2021-12-15 		God Testing Our Faith: Did God allow me to get sick as a test of my faith? [James 5:11, Psalms 34:7, 1 Corinthians 10:13].



2021-12-15 		A Christian's Fear of Satan: Could you talk about the Christian's fear of being attacked by Satan, and if we are not a threat to him if he is not doing so? [I Peter 5:8, James 4:7, Ephesians 6:10-18, I John 4:4, Luke 10:19, 2 Timothy 2:3-5, John 8:32].

2021-12-08 		The Message Bible: What do you think about "The Message" Bible?
Pastor Completely Controlling the Church: Is the pastor supposed to be in complete control over the church? [Matthew 20:25-26, I Corinthians 11:3, James 5:14, Acts 14:23, Acts 20:28, I Peter 5:1-4, 3 John 1:9, Acts 20:28, Titus 1:5].

2021-11-16 		Salvation by Faith or Works : What of the seeming contradiction between these verses that seem to indicate that one needs only faith and alternately that it must be accompanied by works? [James 2:19, James 2:24, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 2:10, Galatians 5:6].

2021-10-27 		Praying Psalms: Is it acceptable to pray the Psalms? [Acts 4:25-26, Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19, James 5:13].
Paralleling the Psalms to One's Own Life: Can one parallel their own struggles in life and work to those very real and dangerous struggles David was experiencing in the Psalms? [Romans 8:26].

2021-10-27 		Christian Suicide: Can a Christian who commits suicide go to hell, or can they go to heaven? [James 3:2].

2021-10-25 		Renew Again to Repentance: Could you help me sort out if one can return to Christ once they have fallen away? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Matthew 19:23-26, James 5:20].

2021-10-22 		Sickness in Believers: Why would God let people get sick? Is there some purpose or meaning to it? [2 Corinthians 12:9, James 1:2-4, I Peter 1:7, Romans 5:5].

2021-10-20 		"Soul Sleep" - Not in Heaven Immediately: Are we asleep when we die until we are resurrected, not going to heaven immediately (Doug Bachelor)? [I Samuel 28, Revelation 16:14, James 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 12:3, I Thessalonians 4:13-18,I Corinthians 15:51-53].

2021-10-12 		Having the Holy Spirit vs Being Filled with the Spirit: Does the Holy Spirit come into your life the very moment you are saved and live with you forever? [Romans 8:9, Acts 8, John 14:16, John 15:6].
Apostasy and Returning to Christ: If someone only believes for a while, can that person ever come back and receive the Holy Spirit and be saved? [Hebrews 6:4-6, James 5:19-20, 2 Peter 2:20, John 18:15-18, John 21:15-17].

2021-10-08 		Pastors, Teachers, Foundation Builders of the Body of Christ: Who are the pastors and teachers facing a stricter judgment, and is that relative to those who build the foundation in I Corinthians 3? [James 3:1, I Corinthians 3:9-12, Ephesians 4:12, I Peter 2:5].
Reward for Pastors or Teachers: Is there a greater reward for pastors or teachers?

2021-09-16 		God's Will: We need to ask according to God's will in our future. [James 4:13-15, Matthew 26:37]

2021-09-14 		Patience, Perseverance, Perfect: How does patience work to make us perfect? Does this directly relate to the testing of our faith, or the fruit of the spirit? [James 1:2-4, James 3:17-18, Hebrews 12:11, Hebrews 11:1-6, Galatians 5:22-23].

2021-08-27 		144,000 & the Great Tribulation: Who are those that came out of the "Great Tribulation?" [Revelation 7:9-14, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18, Matthew 24:21].
Leaving Dispensationalism: How do you get people to move from Dispensationalist views to the more biblically correct view of Revelation? [Zechariah 14:4].

2021-08-23 		Generational Curses: Could you talk about "Generational Curses"? [Ezekiel 18:20, Exodus 34:7, Jeremiah 25:11-12].
Asking Repeatedly in Prayer: Should you keep asking God to answer your prayer, or should you just ask once and leave it in His hands? [Daniel 10:13, James 4:2, Matthew 7:7-11].

2021-08-23 		Struggle with Praying for Other's Requests: Can you help me with how to pray for other's requests, if it is what God may want for them? [Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Matthew 7:7-8, James 4:2-3, I John 5:14].
Satan Bound: How is it that Satan is both bound on earth now, and yet is still busy doing things at the same time? [Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Luke 11:21, Revelation 20:3].

2021-08-17 		Hearing from God: How do you know when something is from God? Sometimes I feel like I may be destined to fail, like it is in Calvinism, with no way out. [James 1:17, Colossians 3:22].

2021-08-12 		Resisting Evil (Governments, etc.): Would you comment on Matthew 5:39 and our resistance to evil (even the government)? [Matthew 5:39, Romans 12, James 4:7].

2021-08-11 		Test vs Temptation: Does God test us? [Genesis 22:1, James 1:13, Matthew 6:13, Job].

2021-08-10 		Attaching Evil to Inanimate Objects: Can someone attach evil, or curses, to an inanimate object, such as a Bible? [James 4:7].

2021-08-10 		Returning to Faith: Can someone who leaves the faith, ever come back to faith? [Hebrews 6:4-6, James 5:20, Luke 1:37].

2021-08-03 		"Born Again" Defined: What is Jesus' definition of the new birth (or being "born again")? [John 3:14, I Peter 1:23, James 2:19, Romans 10:9].

2021-07-30 		New Covenant Allows us to be Disobedient: Is it true that the New Covenant allows us to sin continually, being disobedient, and still be blessed, because we are under grace. [Galatians, Romans 2, Romans 4, Acts 3, Galatians 3, Psalms 32, Hebrews 11, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14, Ephesians 2:8-10, I Peter 1:17, 2 Corinthians 5:10, James 2:14-26, Galatians 5:6].

2021-07-29 		Having Enough Faith for Healing: It seems like scripture indicates that if we believe, having enough faith, we will be relieved of all our pain and be healed, yet don't we learn most from some of our trials? [Mark 11:24, James 1:2-4, 2 Corinthians 12, I John 5:14, Mark 11:22, Mark 2:17, James 4:3, John 14:13-14].

2021-07-23 		God's Promises for Us: How do you know if and when God's promises are for us? Recommended Topical Lectures; "Word of Faith" & "Making Sense of Suffering". [2 Corinthians 1:20, Hebrews 8:6, Ephesians 1:4-6, James 5:14].

2021-07-20 		Believing and Obedience: Is this verse, John 3:16, is it saying that all you have to do is believe, without having to act in accordance with that belief? [John 3:16, James 2:17, James 2:26].

2021-07-19 		How Many Stations for The Narrow Path: How many stations did you start with and how many do you have now?
Baptism (Filling) of the Holy Spirit: Is the "Baptism (Filling) of the Holy Spirit" important for us to understand today, particularly in light of how much Sproul writes to address it in his book? [John 14, Acts 1:15, Acts 2:4, Ephesians 5:18, John 20, James 4:2-3].

2021-07-15 		Calvinism vs Arminianism: Caller shares an opposing view of Calvinism. [Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, I Peter 5:5, Hebrew 10:29].

2021-07-13 		Doubting My Faith: If I have serious doubts about my faith, should I bother praying? [James 1:6-7].
Bible Reading to Connect to God: Is simply reading the Bible a way to connect to God?
Reading Recommendations for One Losing Faith: What books of C.S. Lewis should I read? Recommended: "Mere Christianity" and others by John Lennox, Has Science Buried God", "Gunning for God."

2021-07-09 		Compliment to Steve Gregg: Caller offers a very kind compliment to Steve regarding his gift. [James 3:17].
Why Were We Created: Why were we created? What was the purpose for which we were made. [2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 2:10].

2021-06-29 		Ignorance Before God: What is a person's stance before God if they have not been taught properly, but are sincere in their faith, as far as they know and understand it. [James 3:1, Luke 12:49, Acts 17:11, John 16:13].

2021-06-22 		Perseverance of the Saints (Eternal Security): I disagree with you in that I can't imagine ever walking away from the Lord, if one is ever really saved? [Revelation 2:10, I Timothy 4:1, 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 6:4].
Apostates Cannot Return to God: Can you return to Jesus if you have fallen away based on Hebrews 6? [Hebrews 6:4, Luke 19:27, Matthew 19:26, James 5:19, Romans 11:22, John 15:6, Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15, I Peter 1:5, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:12].

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].

2021-06-07 		Temptation of Christ: When James says we are tempted by our own desires, then how does that apply to Jesus' temptation? [James 1:13-14, Matthew 4:1-11, Hebrews 4:15].

2021-06-04 		Catholics Saved: Are the Catholics who confess to priests and bow to idols of saints, saved? [John 20:23, James 5:16].

2021-05-27 		Distractions of Social & Political Issues: How much should we be involved in political and social concerns as opposed to staying focused on those inside the church? [I Corinthians 5:12-13, James 1:27, I Peter 2:12, Titus 2:14, Titus 1:15, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14].

2021-04-27 		Christians Having Demons: Can Christians be possessed by demons since the have the Holy Spirit upon Salvation? [2 Corinthians 6:14, I John 4:4, I Peter 5:8, James 4:7, Luke 10:19-20].
Binding Evil Spirits: What do you think about those who practice binding demons? [Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Matthew 18:18].

2021-04-14 		Salvation of Jews Before Jesus: How were Jews saved in the Old Testament and before Jesus? [James 4:6-7, Revelation 13:8, Romans 3:25-26, Romans 10:4].

2021-04-06 		Can a Christian Have a Demon?: Is there a way to tell if you have a demon, even though you are a Christian, rather than just some sort of medical or other disorder? [I John 4:4, Luke 10:19, James 4:7, I Peter 5:8, Ephesians 6:10-18, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5].

2021-04-06 		Sanctified Hearts: How do we sanctify our hearts? [I Peter 3:15, I Peter 1:15-16].
Brethren as Sinners: Why do so many brethren still identify as sinners? [Galatians 5:17, Romans 7:20-23, Ephesians 2:8-9, James 4:7, I Thessalonians 5:16-18].

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].

2021-03-29 		Jewish Fall Festivals and the Fulfillment: Could you help me with understanding of the Jewish festivals the application of the coming fulfillment of the fall festival in the future? [Romans 4:3-8, Hebrews 10:4, Galatians 4:10-11, Galatians 5:3, James 4:6, I Peter 5:5-6].

2021-03-22 		We Do Not Sin: How do you interpret when scripture indicates that one does not sin? [I John3:6, I John 1:8, I John 2:1, I John3:10, James 3:2].

2021-03-18 		Does Hell Exist?: Is hell an actual place, or a state of mind, and how would you help someone that doesn't believe in hell, change their mind? [Matthew 13:42, 2 Peter 2:4-5, Revelation 20:15, James 3:6, Matthew 16:24, Ephesians 4, Luke 16:22, I Peter 3:20-21].

2021-03-11 		Repentance After Death: Did I hear you say that one can repent in heaven after they die? Is there any scripture to support that idea? [James 3:2}.

2021-03-02 		God's Guidance: Could you give New Testament examples of God guiding through wisdom and direct revelation? [James, Ephesians 5:17, Jeremiah 18:18, Ezekiel 7:26, Acts 11:27-30, Acts 21:10-11, Acts 16:9-10].

2021-02-26 		144,000: Where does the 144,000 come into the beliefs of the Amillennial Partial-Preterist view?{Revelation 7, Ezekiel 9, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18].

2021-02-24 		The God of This World-Jesus: Could it be that Jesus was the "God of this world"? [2 Corinthians 4:4, Isaiah 6, Matthew 13, Mark 4, Romans 11, Revelation 20:9, James].

2021-02-23 		Christian Obligations (Law of Moses & Good Works}: What do you think about the idea that we should keep the Law of Moses and the necessity of doing good works? [Romans 4, Galatians 5:6, James 2:8, John 13:34, Titus 1:16, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:1, Titus 3:14, James 2:14-26, I Corinthians 6:9-10].

2021-02-12 		Imputed Righteousness Availing Much in Prayer: Will our prayers be effective and avail much because of God's imputed righteousness? [James 5:16, I John 3:7].

2021-01-14 		Critical Nature-Blessing or Curse: Can you help me sort out the blessing and curse of having a critical nature? [Ephesians 4:15, Revelation 2-3].
Worship Music & Song: What do you think about a lot of the current worship bands, music and songs, coming out now? It seems rather self-centered. [James 1:17].

2021-01-11 		The Narrow Path Phone App: How do I get you in Idaho?
The Millennium: Could you talk about when the millennium comes, or is it now? [Revelation 20].
Government, Patriotism & Current Events: Would you talk about current political events, like mask compliance patriotism, and protests? [Romans 13, I Peter 2:14-14, Philippians 3, Luke 3:19].

2021-01-06 		God's Sovereignty Putting Those in Power in Governments: Since it is God who puts people in power, can you comment on the current controversy with the election? [Hosea 8:4, Daniel 2:21, Revelation 13, John 12:31, Psalm 115:16, Hebrews 13:17, James 3:1, Romans 13].

2021-01-05 		The Tongue on Fire by Gehenna: How is the tongue set on fire by Gehenna? [James 3:6, Matthew 5:22].
Book Recommendations: Caller recommeds Steve's books on "The Kingdom of Go"; Bk 1, "There is Another King" & Bk 2 "All the Kings Men" and "Live Not by Lies", Rod Dreher. [Acts 17:36, Matthew 24:14].

2020-12-31 		Forgiveness Toward Others & From God: Could you clarify if these two verses in Matthew & Ephesians about forgiveness mean the same thing, or are they different in meaning? [Matthew 6:14-15, Ephesians 4:32, James 3:2, I John 1:9, I John 2:2, Matthew 18].

2020-12-16 		Satan's Purpose: If Satan was a created being, and not a fallen angel, then why was he created? [James 1:12-18].

2020-11-23 		Communion: If communion was more of a pot-luck meal in the New Testament, how do we justify what we do today? [I Corinthians].
Law of Liberty: What is the "Law of Liberty" in James that is being discussed? Is this liberty oppressive? [James 1:25, I John 5:3].

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].

2020-11-13 		Pornographic Temptation & Prayer Challenge: I am suffering extra temptation when I am praying against the whole realm of pornography, how should I react against these attacks? [James 5:16, Matthew 18:20, Ephesians 6:12]

2020-11-10 		Marxist Agenda of the Democrats: Now that Biden is in, are we going to be persecuted, which is the Marxist agenda? [James 4:2-3, Proverbs 21:1].

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].

2020-10-23 		Christians being Judged: Is there going to be a judgment with rewards for Christians on Judgment Day? [James 3:1, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Corinthians 3:14-15, 1 Peter 1:17, Ephesians 2:8-9].

2020-10-16 		Statues of Today & Idols: What parallel do you see between statues today being torn down, and idols that God commanded not to erect?
Taking Oaths: Would you talk about the scriptures against taking oaths and the oaths we take today? [Matthew 23:16, Matthew 5:37, James 5:12].

2020-10-06 		The Intro Whistling Music for The Narrow Path: Is the whistling music yours?
Healing Promised to Christians: It appears as though there is a promise about guaranteed healing that doesn't seem to work out as indicated-are we missing something? [James 5:14-15, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Galatians 4:13, I Timothy 5:23, 2 Timothy 4:20, Philippians 2:27].

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?

2020-09-25 		The Kind of Belief That Saves: Could you talk about the opposite meanings of the word, "believes" in John & James, when referring to the demons who believe? [John 3:16, James 2:14, James 7:2, Galatians 5:6, Romans 4, Matthew 7:21, John 8].

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].

2020-09-14 		The 144,000 in Revelation: Who do you think is the 144,000 in the book of Revelation? [Romans 2:28, Revelation 14, James 1:18].

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].

2020-08-31 		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].

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].

2020-08-13 		Child Having Terrible Dreams: What should I do about my 9-year-old daughter who is having repetitive seemingly demonic dreams? [I John 4:4, James 4:7, James 2:19].

2020-07-31 		Anger: Would you talk about "anger" and what the Bible teaches us about it when it is sin? [Ephesians 4:26, James 2:13, I John 4:7-21, Mark 3:5, Ephesians 5:1, Luke 23:34].

2020-07-30 		Heaven & Hell in the Bible: Could you help me sort out all the various references and meanings of the biblical use of the words "heaven" and "hell"? [2 Corinthians 12:2, Revelation 4, 2 Peter 2:4, James 3:6, Isaiah 30:33].

2020-07-28 		Sinlessness Required for the Believer: How do I get Jesus in me, especially since scripture indicates that I won't sin if I am a believer, but I still sin? [I John 1:7-9, 2 Corinthians 13:5, James 3:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18].

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].

2020-06-17 		God Limited by Lack of Faith: Is God's ability and power limited by lack of faith? [Mark 6:5-6, James 4:2-3].

2020-05-12 		Born Again & Sinlessness: I don't seem to understand what it means to be born again, because the Bible says you won't sin. Can you help me know how to accomplish this? [I John 3:9].
Confessing Your Sins to One Another: Every time we sin we are supposed to confess to our brother, so so I have to go do that all that time? [James 5:16].
Christ in Me Should not Allow Sin in Me: If I have Christ in me, how can I still sin? Am I not to overcome the devil? It is really hard! [Galatians 5:17, Philippians 3, I John 1:9, Ephesians 1:7, Matthew 23, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 26:41].

2020-05-05 		Defining the meaning of "Last Days" by Scripture: Can you help me how the scriptures be understood differently than relative to the end times? [Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 35, Isaiah 42, Isaiah 54, Micah 4:1-4, Ezekiel 39, Joel 2:28, Hebrews l:1, I John 2:18, James 5:3, I Peter 1:20, Hebrews 12:22, I Corinthians 10:11].

2020-05-04 		Teaching the Book of James to Children: Is James a good book to start with when teaching children the Bible?

2020-05-01 		Good Fruit From False Teachers & Prophets: If good fruit can't come from a bad tree, then how can good things come from false religions, teachers, and prophets, like Joseph Smith? [Matthew 7:15-18, I John 1:3, Deuteronomy 13:2, 2 Peter 2, James 3:2].

2020-01-21 		Law of Liberty & James, brother of Jesus: What is the "law of liberty" in James 2? Is this writer, James, the brother of Jesus, who did not believe? When did he write the book? [James 2, Acts, John 12:48, 13:34, I Corinthians 13].

2020-01-07 		Regeneration Before Faith: Do the following verses prove that regeneration precedes faith? [John 1:12-13, Philippians 1:29, I John 5:1, Ephesians 2, Colossians 2, John 3, Luke 15:11-32, Hebrews 4, James 1:17].
Greek Philosophy in Christianity: Is it wrong to mix our faith with elements of other religious philosophies? [Exodus 12, Colossians 2:8].

2019-07-18 		Commandments: What is meant in James 2:8-11, about the royal law, and how is it related to breaking all the laws if you break one? [James 2].

2017-12-28 		Sermon on the Mount & James: You say that James gets a lot of his information from the Sermon on the Mount. Do you know what the connections are to James' writings?
The Tongue: What is this about James referring to the tongue as dangerous? [James 3:2-12]

2017-11-15 		Healing: Doesn't this passage of Scripture mean that if elders come & pray for you that you will be healed? [James 5:14-15]

2017-11-01 		God Leading People into Temptation: Did God cause Jesus to be tempted? James says that God does tempt us, but then in the Lord's Prayer it we are supposed to say, "lead us NOT into temptation", praying to God saying that. How do you reconcile these verses? [James 1:13, Matthew 6:13]

2017-09-07 		Law of Liberty & Action over Word: What is the "word" He is talking about? [James 1]

2017-07-18 		Judged by Your Knowledge: Are you judged according to the light you have?
Paul's Gospel Different than James: Paul seems to teach a different gospel than James, where Paul says faith alone, but James says faith & works. [Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 3:19-23, James 2:14–26]

2017-03-07 		Bridling Your Tongue, No Anger & having a Perfect Religion: What is James saying when he's talking about bridling your tongue, not having anger, & having pure religion? Is he coupling all that together? [James 1]
Being Assertive & not Being a Doormat: Is there a place in the Bible where it talks about it's okay to be assertive, not being a Doormat.

2017-01-27 		A Double-Minded Person: A double minded man is unstable in all his ways, can he still be a Christian? [James 1:8]

2016-11-09 		Salvation by Faith or Works: Paul & James seem to be saying conflicting things about faith & works, can Steve reconcile them? [Ephesians 2:8-10]



2016-08-17 		The Holocaust: The Holocaust made it so even Christians couldn't say anything negative about Jews for fear of being accused of being antisemitic, right?
Fear of Being Double-Minded: Caller went from Judaism, to Atheism, to accepting Jesus as his Lord, but sometimes he still has doubts & unbelief. Can Steve please make this passage of Scripture more palatable for him? [James 1:5-8]

2016-08-17 		Law of Liberty & Law of Spirit of Life: Is the law of liberty that is mentioned in James similar what is said in Romans 8 about the law of the Spirit of life? [Romans 8:2, James 1:25] (followup to the previous show, last Q)

2016-08-01 		The Rich Person in James: Who is the rich person? Who is he addressing & how serious is he being? [James 5:1-6]

2016-06-30 		Imprecatory Prayers: What is your thoughts on Imprecatory Prayers, David’s prayers, especially when it says in James NOT to use your tongue to curse people? [Psalms 7, Psalm 109, Galatians 1:8, James 3:1]

2016-03-24 		Paul & James' Gospel of Faith & Works: There seems to be contradiction in the conclusion of what actually saves us, Paul saying in Romans that it's completely by faith, but James says it's both Faith AND Works. So is it POSSIBLE that just like the Church Fathers had a lot of latitude in what they believed, is it possible that the apostles did too? [Romans 4:1-4, Romans 2, Romans 5:6, Romans 5:1, James 2:24]

2016-03-21 		Faith & Works: "Faith without works is dead", so what are some of the kinds of works are we supposed to do in order to be exhibiting that we are Christians? [James 2:14-25, Galatians 5:6]

2016-01-26 		Scott Hawn, Elders & Priests: Have you ever heard of Scott Hawn? He says you have to call on the PRIESTS, not elders, to heal the sick. What do you say to that? [James 5]

2015-08-19 		James Authorship: Who wrote the book of James, & when was it added to the Canon of Scirpture?

2015-07-07 		Praying for the Sick: Jesus never prayed for the sick, but is it okay for US to pray for the sick? Should we command it out like Jesus & the Apostles did? Did Paul ever pray for the sick? [James 5:14-15]
Replacement Theology: Did God divorce Israel? Should the caller stop using the phrase, "Replacement Theology"? [Jeremiah 3:8]

2015-03-26 		Bible interpretation in James: "Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?" James 4:5 What does it mean? [James 4:5]

2015-03-20 		The "word" in James: What was the "word" James was talking about, Jesus' words? [James 1:18-27]

2015-02-25 		Perfect Law of Liberty: What did James mean by the Perfect Law of Liberty back then, & what does it mean for us today? [James 1:25, James 2:8, Galatians 5:1]

2014-08-06 		Jesus' Witness being True....or not: Why in one place in the gospel of John (John 5) did Jesus seem to say His witness is not true, but then in another part of John (John 8), He says His witness is true? [John 5:30-33, John 8:17]
James being written to the 12 Tribes: So how can we prove that the book of James wasn't just written to the Jews & not to the Gentiles as well? [James 1:1]

2014-08-05 		The Book of James: Who wrote the Book of James?
12 tribes: Who are the 12 Tribes that are mentioned in the beginning of the book of James? [James 1:1, 2:1 & 7]


2014-02-25 		Canonicity of Scripture & Peter: Do you believe Peter wrote the 2nd epistle of Peter?
The Nag Hammadi Library - Chenoboskion Manuscripts: Was this just a collection gnostic books or books of the Bible also?
James & Jude & Hebrews: Authorship of James, Jude & Hebrews, & how do we know to accept those books?

2014-02-04 		Prayer of a Righteous Man Availeth Much: Who is considered a "righteous" man when it says in James that the prayer of a righteous man availeth much? [James 5:16], 1 John 3:7]

2013-10-28 		The Precious Fruit of the Earth: What is the Fruit that God is being patient for? [James 5:7, Galatians 4:18, Colossians 1:28]

2013-09-25 		Healing the Sick: This verse in James almost makes it sounds like it's a sure thing that a person will be healed if they are prayed over. What do you say? [James 5:14-15]

2013-07-05 		Persecutions in the Book of James: Do we have any idea what trials or persecutions the Book of James was specifically talking about? [James 1:1]
Eating Unclean Animals: When did Peter's Vision about the sheet involving unclean animals relate to the council about avoiding blood, strangled animals & meats sacrificed to idols? [Acts 15:23-29]
Prophets-Judas & Silas: John the Baptist was the last of the Old Testament prophets, but two new prophets follow; Judas & Silas. Are there more prophets? [Acts 15:22]

2013-07-02 		Mental Adultery: When is a person guilty of adultery? Is in it thought or does it require an action? What is considered stepping over the line? [Matthew 5:28, James 1:12-15]



2013-05-31 		Caller comments on the "Heart": Caller agrees that the concern of Jesus is always the heart.
"Federal Headship": Could you comment on "Federal Headship" and what that really means? [I Colossians 1:13].
The "Two Swords:" Could you comment on the directive to the disciples about the "two swords' in Luke? [Luke 22:35-38, Matthew 26:52, James 5:6, Ephesians 6:17, Revelation 19:15, Isaiah 53:12, Mark 15:28].

2013-05-24 		Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): Can one lose your salvation...or if you do, then were you ever really saved? [Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 3:6, Matthew 7:21-23, John 15:6].
Losing One's Salvation: What causes one to lose their faith? [1 Peter 1:5, Ephesians 2:8, John 17:3, Job 13:15, Romans 5:2, James 3:2, 1 John 2:1].

2013-05-20 		Appointed Elders: Catholic caller disagrees with Steve about the hierarchy of elders and the appointments to offices. [Titus 1:5, John 20:21].
Catholic: "Petra" vs "Petros": Catholic caller shares the meanings of the Greek word for "rock" or "stone" (Petra vs Petros). [Matthew 16:15-18, James 3:1, Titus 1:5].

2013-05-08 		Catholic vs Protestant Interpretation of Scripture and the Hierarchy of the ; Catholic disagrees with the Protestant views and leans toward Catholic interpretations of scripture, particularly to the hierarchy of the church. [Matthew 21:33, John 20:21, Matthew 18, I Timothy 3:15, Matthew 20:25-29, Titus 1:5, James 5:14, John 20:23, Acts 15].

2013-04-10 		Jesus Tempted by Sexual Sin: When was Jesus ever tempted by sexual sin? Was he tempted by the Samaritan woman? [Hebrews 4:15, James 1:14].

2013-03-25 		Lose Your Faith-No Chance to Return: Can one lose their faith, or backslide, and still come back to the faith? [Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 2:9, James 5:20, Luke 1:37, Hebrews 5:13, Matthew 19:25-26, Luke 18:27, Mark 10:25, James 5:19-20].

2013-03-18 		Satan's Attacks & Mental Illness: Since Satan is not omnipresent, isn't it a mistake to claim you are being attacked by him, personally, especially in light of the fact mental illness can often be explained? [James 1:15, Matthew 12:26, I Timothy 4:1].

2013-03-08 		What is the Point of Prayer?: What point would there be to pray if God has already determined what is going to happen?
Praying for Personal Desires (a Baby): Do you really think that praying to have a baby does any good? [Luke 1:13, James 4:2-3].

2013-03-07 		In the Image of God: Do brain damaged, disabled, underdeveloped or poorly functioning chlldren still have in them "the image of God"? [Isaiah 1:3, James 3:9].

2013-02-27 		Sovereignty of God: Do you believe that God is sovereign in all, or that man has some part in his salvation? [Isaiah 46:8, John 3:16, I Timothy 2:4].
God's Sovereignty: In eternity past, in His sovereignty, did God already know who would be saved ? [2 Timothy 3:17].
Salvation Entirely up to God: Our salvation has nothing to do with us, and has only to do with God's sovereignty.[James 4:6-7, I Peter 5:5-6].

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].

2012-01-13 		Defining a "Lie:" What is the definition of a "lie" or a "white lie" and when are they, or "half-truths," acceptable? [John 2:19, James 2:25].

2012-01-10 		Power in Prayer: Can we change God's mind through the power of prayer? [James 4:3, Genesis 4:1-2, Genesis 4:7].
God Changes His Mind: Do you think that Moses' prayer actually changed God's mind? [Exodus 32:14, James 5:16, 1 Kings 17].
Systematic Theologies: What about the dangers of systematic theologies, such as "Dispensationalism" and "Calvinism?"
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