Loving the Scriptures

In this episode, we continue our look at Paul's defense of his apostleship as he describes his meeting with the leaders in the Jerusalem church. What was their reception of him and the message he preached to the Gentiles? And how does this demolish the Judaizer's false statements about Paul and the true gospel?   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the O...

How does Paul defend and argue for his apostolic authority in relation to his encounter with the church leaders and apostles in Jerusalem? And how does that further his case for the gospel that is in Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone? We begin to explore these things as we begin Galatians 2.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olive...

In this episode, we continue our discussion of Paul's defense of his apostolic authority to the Galatian churches, this time focusing on the description of his post-conversion activities. *Note: I read a very important verse on the Holy Spirit in connection to Luke 24:49, but failed to give the reference in the episode. That reference is John 14:26.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : W...

Paul, a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ, begins to defend his apostolic authority to his Galatian audience. He does so by briefly and autobiographically laying out his way of living in both his pre-conversion and post-conversion days. But what does his story have to do with defending his apostleship and the truthfulness of the gospel that he preached? We begin to explore that in this episod...

When Paul starts the book of Galatians, he skips the normal pleasantries we see in other epistles and gets straight to the point, because the issue at hand is such an important one. In tihs episode, we talk about why a false gospel is serious business and the consequences of promoting any message of "salvation" that is not the one true gospel.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Je...

In this episode, we begin to delve into the text of Galatians by examining the first five verses of chapter 1. Even though there are features of these verses that appear to be standard to any introuduction in Paul's epistles, there are concepts that he lays out that sets the stage and paves the way for the truth he will expound on later in the book.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : W...

In this episode we embark on a new journey as we begin to study the book of Galatians! We introduce the book, explaining what the book teaches, Paul's history with the Galatian people, and why Paul was so emotionally energized when writing to these churches.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Pl...

Who is the Antichrist? What will be his activity as it relates to the end times? And has our traditional understanding of his person and works been biblical? Using 2 Thessalonians 2 as our main text, we examine what the Bible has to say about this man of lawlessness who makes his appearance at the end of human history.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples...

When it comes to end time discourse, it never fails that Israel takes a central place in the discussion. What role does Israel play in the final chapter of human history? Are the common beliefs about Israel's role and God's dealings with the Jews biblical? We answer these questions in this episode.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discour...

This is a a special mid week (and shorter) Christmas episode about the greatest gift that we as Christians have ever received: salvation by grace, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. We take a brief look at a couple of passages in Romans highlihting the free gift we have been given in Christ as opposed to the condemnation in Adam that we have been rescued from.   Order a copy of my book:  Sign...

In this episode we look at one of the more well known Christmas passages in the Old Testament (Isaiah 9:6-7) and talk about the wonderful kingship of Christ.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

God is sovereign and has absoulte rule over all things. While this can be demonstrated in several areas of Scripture, this episode looks at Daniel 4, where God makes it unquestionably clear that He rules and is in complete control.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a rev...

Our Lord is in the business of saving souls, and His will is that we be participants in His pursuit of them. The question is, do we see this as important as He does, or do we have other concerns? In Matthew 9:35-38 we learn about Jesus's urgency regarding the harvest, fueled by His compassion. We examine this text and talk about the priority of the harvest.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the...

In this episode, we explore Luke 13:1-9 and talk about the importance of proclaiming repentance, and the urgency of it.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Reunited Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Comm...

In this episode, we finish our analysis on the tribulation by taking a look at Daniel 9:24-27. We will explore the biblical foundation for understanding this passage, as well as the context, which will bring up questions as to whether the traditional understanding of this passage is accurate. I will also suggest what the passage may actually be communicating.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of t...

How should we understand the tribulation? How well do the beliefs that people hold about it line up with Scripture? We talk about this in this episode.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

We know all too well that forgiveness is biblical. But are there ways in which Christians get forgiveness wrong? In this episode we talk about a couple of ways that Christians understand forgiveness that may not be according to Scripture, and why forgiveness is so important and necessary.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon...

Anger has a way of leading into sin, both obvious and not so obvious. So what does the Bible say about how we should handle our anger toward others? What are the dangers of harboring anger without dealing with it? And what should be the biblical behavior and mindset of both the angry person and the person to whom anger is aimed? We discuss these issues on this episode.   Order a copy of my book: ...

In this episode we continue our examination of the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Does this passage confirm the idea commonly held about the rapture happening "in the twinkling of an eye?" And what are we to understand about the "last trumpet" (1 Cor. 15) compared to 1 Thessalonians 4 and other passages?   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Oli...

In this episode, we begin to explore what the Bible says about the rapture of the church. What are some misunderstandings that some Christians have about what the Bible teaches on this issue? And what is Paul trying to communicate to the believers in Thessalonica in 1 Thessalonians 4?   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: ht...

The topic of the second coming of Christ has been hotly debated for many years, and many times it has devolved into bitter arguing and division. But why is it like this with a topic that should be more unifying than divisive? We talk about this in this episode, as well as lay out why it is foolish to divide over the second coming.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught Hi...

Have you ever wondered why Christianity is not made up of a large majority or the rich, noble, and influential, but is made up of the opposite? In this episode we explain why this is by exploring the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, and considering the glorious truth about our salvation.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  ...

To the world, the gospel message can seem foolish. And from a first century cultural context, we see that Christians preached a message that seemed almost impossible for people to accept. In this episode we see why Paul, given the human barriers, was intent on sticking to preaching Christ and Him crucified.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olive...

In this episode we come to the end of the road in our study of the book of Revelation. What should be the response of the Christian given everything that has been presented in this book?   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Re...

In this episode we talk about the comfort of the assurance that Jesus Christ is coming back, the blessedness of believers in what is in store for them in the future, and other things, as we continue through the closing words of the book of Revelation.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be...