Anchored in the Word with Dave

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "How should we read Revelation?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Content of Revelation. • Some Keys to Reading Revelation Rightly. • Interpretation Revelation Rightly. • Revelation and the End of All History. 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 Principalities and Powers in the Bible?" What you'll hear in this episode • Principalities and Powers in Scripture. • What We Can Learn from Matthew 4:1-11. 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 the War in Heaven in Rev. 12?" What you'll hear in this episode • Overview of Revelation 12 and Who the Characters Are. • The Dragon and his identity. • Describing the War in Heaven. 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, "Should We Always Be Watchful for Jesus' Return?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Return of Jesus a Great Motivation for God's People. • The Importance of the Imminent Return of the Lord Jesus. • True Assurance in Christ. • Two Groups of Christians. • Paul and the Return of the Lord Jesus. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Does God hate me when I sin?" What you'll hear in this episode • The nature of sin. • The righteousness 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, "What does it mean that "my thoughts are not your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:8)?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Context of Isaiah 55:8 • The Meaning of Isaiah 55:8 • How are God's thoughts and ways different. • What Isaiah 55:8 teaches us about God's character. • Some signs that we are in danger of thinking ourselves higher than God. • Stu...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Who were the Philistines?" What you'll hear in this episode • The History and Origins of the Philistines. • The Philistines in the Bible. • Whether the Philistines were Evil or not. • The Worship of the Philistines. • How the Lord Used the Philistines to Further His Plan. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theol...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "Why Is the Gate of Salvation Narrow?" What you'll hear in this episode • Choice in Biblical Thought. • The Narrow Gate, the Hard Road. • Several reasons to take the narrow road. 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 can it be hard to understand Scripture?" What you'll hear in this episode • Why the Bible is Hard to Understand. • The Need for Biblical Hermeneutics. • The Hard Teaching of Scripture and Biblical Interpretation. • Why the Hard Sayings Matter. • Four Helpful Ways to Interpret the Hard Sayings of the Bible. Thanks for listening to this we...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks Dave, "What is the main difference between biblical literacy and biblical illiteracy?" What you'll hear in this episode • The statistics regarding biblical illiteracy. • Defining biblical illiteracy and biblical literacy. • The purpose of expository preaching. • The ministry of the Holy in the life of the Christian and the Church. • The three thing...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "What Does it Mean to Be a God-Fearing Christian?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Importance of a Right Understanding of God. • The Purpose of the Fear of God. • Two Types of Biblical Fear. • Fearing the Lord and Growing in Grace. • Christians and the Fear of God. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "What is sovereign grace?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Meaning of Sovereign Grace. • The Grace of God and Humanity. • An Example of the Grace of God. • The Sovereign Grace of God in the Life of the People of God. • Jesus and the Sovereign Grace of God. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "What Does It Mean That the "First Shall Be Last?" (Matt. 20:16) What you'll hear in this episode • Matthew 20:16 and the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. • The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard and What it teaches about the Kingdom of Heaven. • The justice of God and the issue of fairness. • The grace of God and our service rendere...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "What does it mean that Jesus took our place?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Sins of the World Were Placed on Jesus. • The Death of Jesus Was Judicial. • The Death of Jesus and Spiritual Separation from God. • The Importance of Penal Substitutionary Atonement Today. • The Death of Jesus is a Matter of Worship for Christians. Thanks for...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "How Did Jesus View Wealth and Poverty?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Way Jesus Viewed Poverty • The Way Jesus Viewed Power and Wealth • Caring for the Poor in Jesus' Ministry • How Money Can Be a Stumbling Block • Covetousness and the Ten Commandments • Covetousness and Contentment • Thankfulness and contentment. Thanks for listening...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Is the Doctrine of Preservation Biblical?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Scribes and the Accuracy of Scripture. • How God Has Preserved His Word. • The Word of God and Mankind. • The Historical Importance of the Preservation of Scripture. • Thankfulness to the Lord for Preserving His Word. Thanks for listening to this week's episode o...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Is It True 'Every Perfect Gift Is from Above?" What you'll hear in this episode • True Faith in Christ and the Purpose of Trials. • The Goodness of God and the Gifts of God. • The Remedy for Tests. • The Means from God. • The Result, for God. • Encouragement in the Middle of Trials. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Gr...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "What is the Day of the Lord?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Day of the Lord in Scripture. • The Ministry of Malachi and Trusting the Lord. • The Prophets, the Day of Visitation, and Jesus. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Is Jesus coming back soon?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Meaning of Soon and the Return of Christ. • The Return of the Lord Jesus is Imminent. • The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus. • Why the Second Coming means there are two eternal destinies one with Him and one without Him. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants o...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Does the Holy Spirit Speak Through the Bible?" What you'll hear in this episode • Holy Spirit Speaks Through the Bible. • Scripture: The Holy Spirit's Primary Means. • The Holy Spirit and the Christian. • The Holy Spirit is Active in the World. • Growth in Grace and the Holy Spirit. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Gr...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Do we strive for God's justice or our own?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Doctrine of Sin and the Justice of God. • The Image of God and Justice. • The Justice of God in Revelation. • Partiality and the Justice of God. • The Justice of God and the Person and Work of Jesus. • The justice and mercy of God. Thanks for listening to this w...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Why is the Scripture sufficient for every Christian?" What you'll hear in this episode • The purpose of the sufficiency of Scripture. • How the sufficiency of Scripture is under attack today. • The character of God and the sufficiency of Scripture. • The Importance of the Sufficiency of Scripture. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Why do some people not turn to God until later in life?" What you'll hear in this episode • The Parable of the Vineyard and the Age of People. • The Outward and Inward Call of the Holy Spirit. • Responding to the Inward Call of the Spirit. • The Call of Salvation and the Return of Christ. • The Meaning of 2 Peter 3:9. Thanks for listening to t...

On today's episode, a listener writes in and asks me, "Do I have to believe the Bible is inerrant to be saved?" What you'll hear in this episode • Inerrancy Is a Test for Orthodoxy but Not for Salvation. • The Bible's Teaching about Inerrancy. • Everything in Scripture Has a Purpose. • Inerrancy, the Christian, and Grace. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology se...