Anchored in the Word with Dave

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Why we are not to believe every spirit?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • The danger of doubt. • The importance of guarding our hearts and mind with Scripture. • The importance of testing teaching with the Scripture. • The problem with believing every spirit. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "How long does grief last?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • Jesus and Our Grief. • Four aspects of Christian friendship. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What Does the Bible Say about Questioning God?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • Whether it is a sin to question God or not. • What makes something sinful or not. • What to do when you start questioning God. • The difference between questioning and doubting. • People in the Bible who questioned God. Thanks for listening to this week's epis...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Why is there so much Old Testament violence?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • What the violent incidents in the Bible means. • Whether Jesus addresses Old Testament violence. • Whether God is more angry or violent in the Old Testament than in the New Testament. • The relationship between God's wrath and God's love. Thanks for listening to...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Why do manipulative people misuse the Bible? What You'll Hear on this Episode • Why manipulative people misuse the Scriptures. • Why manipulative people use deception and distortion. • What Christians can do about the misuse of Scripture. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What is a grave image? • The Background of Idolatry. • The Seriousness of Idolatry. • The Christian and the Ten Commandments. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "How can we study Scripture to show ourselves approved?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • The Context of 2 Timothy 2:15. • What 2 Timothy 2:15 means. • Whether 2 Timothy 2:15 means we can earn our way into heaven. • Whether God will disapprove of Christians. • What 2 Timothy 2:15 means for Christians today. Thanks for listening to this week...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Do we know what God was doing before He created the universe?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • The Fellowship of the Trinity. • Planned Redemption and Glorification. • Planning His Kingdom. • The Christian's Destiny Fellowship with the Trinity. • Genesis and a Christian Worldview. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What does it mean that Jesus is the Alpha and Omega?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • The Eternity of God. • The Self-Existence of God. • The Omnipotence of God. • The God Who Speaks. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "How can God make good what was meant for evil?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • Why God Allows Evil and Suffering. • God's Purposes for Evil and Suffering. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "How was there peace on earth at Jesus' birth?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • Gloria to God in the Highest. • The Difference Between this Christmas Carol and Others. • The Benediction of the Angels. • The Peace of God for the Whole Person. • The Glory of God and Biblical Election. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants o...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Do the Narratives of Jesus' Birth Contradict Each Other?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • Details that are Agreed Upon by Matthew and Luke. • Details Unique to Matthew and Luke. • The Central Claim of Contradiction in the Narratives. • All the Differences in the Gospels Can Be Harmonized. • Bible Contradictions and Trusting the Bible. Tha...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What Is the Meaning and Significance of the Manger?" What You'll Hear on this Episode • The Location of Jesus' Birth. • The Story of Jesus is The Story of the Bible. • The Angel, the Shepherds, and Sinners Today. • Why Jesus Came into the World. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Dave's theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Why Is Jesus Christ Unique?" • The Importance of the Uniqueness of Jesus. • The Uniqueness of Jesus in Scripture. • The Heresy at Colossae and Paul's Response to It. • The Centrality of Christ. • The Superiority of Christ. • The Sufficiency of Christ. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "How as Jesus God Incarnate?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Reason for the Incarnation. • The Reason God Put on Flesh. • The Centrality of the Cross. • The doctrine of the Incarnation demonstrates that God offers a solution to man's problem of sin. • Why the Incarnation should lead us to worship. Thanks for listening to this week's e...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What Is the Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?" What you'll hear in this episode • A Time of Grace and a Time of Decision. • Confessing Christ. • The Help of The Spirit. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "How can we know something is God's will?" What you'll hear in this episode • The hidden and revealed will of God. • Decisions and the will of God. • Seven Ways we can know something is God's will. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Does God get angry as we do?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Anger of God and the Character of God. • Two Flaws in Getting Angry at God. • The Help of the Sovereignty of God. • The Problem with Sinful Anger. • The Cross of Christ and Your Anger. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What are some things Christians should know about the Protestant Reformation?" What you'll hear in this episode • What is the Protestant Reformation? • Some Important People in the Protestant Reformation • The Purpose of the Protestant Reformation • The Results of the Reformation • 4 Things Christians Should Know about the Protestant Reforma...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What Does it Mean That the Word of God Is Alive?" What you'll hear in this episode • God's Living Word. • God's Penetrating Word. • God's All-Sufficient Word. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What does it mean to have reverence for God?" What you'll hear in this episode • The unchanging nature of God. • Redemptive history. • Why reverence and awe are vital to the Christian. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Why do Christians sing praise and worship songs?" • When You Sing, You Obey. • When You Sing, You Dig Deep Roots in the Word. • When You Sing, You Build up Others. • When You Sing, You Make War. • When You Sing, You Are Spiritually Strengthened for Trial. • When You Sing, You Walk a God-Designed Pathway to Joy. • When You Sing, You Glorify G...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Are Desires inherently evil?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Purpose of Test and Trials. • The Purpose of Desire. • Desire in Jesus' Ministry. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Is a Necessary Evil Biblical?" What you'll hear in this episode • How Scripture Speaks of Evil. • Three Helps for Facing Evil and Suffering. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Does God forget our sins?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Lord Forgives and Forgets Our Sin. • The Christian and Assurance. • Forgiveness and Assurance. • The Apostles Creed and Forgiveness. • Micah and Forgiveness. • The Righteousness of Christ and the Christian. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theol...