Chris Bonta

Bible Back Story

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Essentially, I'm a guy who lived 35 years of his life believing that if you were basically a good person, you'd probably go to heaven. It was August of 1992 and my childhood best friend invited us to Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara. After that, we never missed a Sunday service or a mid-week service. This podcast is the product of a lot of people asking me a lot of questions over the years. I’ve had a lot of encouragement that these have been a blessing or been used as a tool to converse with non-believers. I hope this encourages you to dig deeper for the hidden beauty for yourself. Blessings, CB

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Chris Bonta

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Jul 1, 2024

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249. Noach and Similarities in Scripture to the War in Israel 23.10.2023

The Word of Yahuah is our instruction and guidepost.  Many who try to follow God’s word completely and separate it from man’s wisdom, the people who believe they are, and may well be, on the narrow path, are sometimes confused by the events of the world or their own lives because it just does not seem like God should allow these events to happen.  Joins us today as we begin by skimming over the we...

248. B'ray-sheeth' 1:1-6:8 and the War in Israel 18.10.2023

Today the scroll is rolled back to the beginning, and we begin again by looking at B’ray-sheeth 1:1 the creation to 6:8, which brought about the Flood of Naoch.  It seems like a lot of information to pack into one parsha but essentially we will be looking at God's creation and His people up to the time when every man’s heart was evil continually and Yahauh repented that He had even made man an...

247. A Different Spirit 27.06.2022

Join us tonight as we look at Caleb the gentile and what made him have a different kind of spirit.  Do you want Yahuah to say of you that you also had a different spirit than most calling themselves believers? More importantly, do you want to find at the end that you will die in the wilderness because you did not stand up like Caleb and proclaim the truth of Yahuah? Bimidbar (Numbers) 13...

246. The Way It Is 26.06.2022

Tonight we will have a brief look at the way the world is, how we are being targeted, overwhelmed and why. A simplified version of the very complex attack against humanity. And while this may be disturbing to some, it is actually great news because it proves the Bible is 100% correct in its account of the days prior to Y’shua’s return. Telilliym (Psalms) 23:1-6 Bimidbar (Numbers) 7:10-12...

245. Conversations: Shavout 09.06.2022

Join us as we have a look at “the other side” of Shavout.  No, it's not Pentecost. No, it’s not the birth of the Roman Catholic Church. No, it’s not the day when the “holy spirit” fell on all man-kind. No, it does not always fall on the first day of the week (Sunday). It is an ordained Feast unto Yahuah, it is the close of the Pesach, the counting of the Omer, the Crucifixion and Resurrection...

244. Conversations: Bechukatai (In His Statutes) 09.06.2022

Join us as we have a look at the Parshat (Torah Portion) called Bechukotai or “In His Statutes”.  It is a particularly interesting Parshat for me as it was the Portion I was born under.  There is little question in my life I have always been drawn to His Word and Instructions, the commandments, or statutes. As a member of the Body of the House of Yisrah-el’, I ask and cannot answer if ev...

243. Conversations: Did They Crucify The Wrong Man? 27.05.2022

We will have a look at why the high priests had to crucify Y’shau in relation to the feasts and other important instructions given by Yahuah. 1 Corinthians 2:3-9 Matthew 13:10-13 Yesha'yahu (Isaiah) 58:8-11 Matthew 27:15-16 Matthew 27:20-22 Vayiqra (Leviticus) 16:11-15 Vayiqra 16:16-23 John 20:4-7 John 15:17

242. Conversations: Why So Many Denominations? 27.05.2022

One verse read in four different versions appears to say 4 different things, and most of them are not correct. Like the book entitled “Eats Shoots and Leaves”, depending on where you put the commas, it is either about Panda bears or mafia assassin. Hebrew does not use punctuation so you would have to learn from the previous context what the book is about. That in a nutshell is why there are so man...

241. Conversations: Fear God? 26.05.2022

This week we will recap sealed or marked and look at why we should fear God and what that means and does not mean. Mishlei Proverbs 17:15 Mishlei 12:22 Devariym Deuteronomy 29:19 Mishlei 28:9 Acts 5:32 Shemu-el’ Rishon 1 Sam 12:13-14 Philippians 2:12 Mishlei 9:10 Sirach 1:13-14 Tehilliym Psalms 130:3-4 CS Lewis from Lion Witch and Wardrobe Yermiyahu Jerimiah 5:21-25 Devariym 5:29 Matthew 10:28 Dev...

240. Conversations: Marked or Sealed? 26.05.2022

We will have a look at a popular topic today, the Mark of the Beast. We ask the question instead of worrying about taking the mark, would our time not be better spent making sure we are sealed by Yahuah? Once sealed by the Most High, we can never be marked by the Beast. Revelation 10:7-11 Meshlei (Proverbs) 30:4-6 Revelation 7:2-4 Revelation 14:1-5 Shemoth (Exodus) 13:3-9 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 Devar...

239. Conversations: The Crucifixion & Resurrection Timeline 25.04.2022

Join us as we track the timeline of Y’shua as He celebrated His last Pesac before His crucifixion, with verses directly from Scripture to confirm or deny the Friday night to Sunday morning Catholic account. Matthew 12:38-40 Yonah 1:17 Luke 22:7-8 John 18:3 John 18:17-18 John 18:28 John 18:39 John 19:14-16 John 19:31 Shemoth (Exodus) 12:6 John 19:26-28 John 19:41-42 Luke 23:56 Matthew 28:1-6 John 2...

238. Conversations: Passover Prep 11.04.2022

Tonight we will have a look at Rav Shau’al’s (Teacher Paul) lesson to those living at the end of days, learning what we can from the Exodus generation. This of course brings us right to Pesach: Passover. 1 Corinthians 5:7 John 1:29 1 Peter 1:17-21 1 Corinthians 10:1-17 2 Corinthians 6:14-19 B’Ray-sheeth’ (Genesis) 15:4-6 Devariym (Deuteronomy 34:1-4

237. Conversations: This Is No April Fool's Joke 04.04.2022

Tonight is April Fools, but this is no joke, you do not want to be a Khaz’-eer Fissel.  A Yiddish term loosely translated as a pigs foot. What the deal with a pigs foot? Pigs have a cloven hoof and from the outside look clean, it is not until you see what is on the inside that you know you have been fooled. Like so much of the world and even the church today, it is designed to look good and f...

236. Conversations: Holy or Common? 27.03.2022

Tonight we will continue a discussion from Vayiqra (Leviticus) about offerings in the Temple.  Most of us do not see the importance of that information for us living so long past the Temple. We are too often told, and many believe, that YHVH is not capable of tailoring a message or instruction for all people for all time, and that the messages in the TaNaKh were only for the people living in...

235. Conversations: An Offering to Elohiym 21.03.2022

As the world seems headed to destruction, people hearts are cold towards their fellow man, and truth is impossible to find. Many of us are stunned by the callous disregard for anything good and honest. The question must be “how did this happen?”  Tonight, we will have a look at the roots of this catastrophe beginning in the Book of the calling, Vayikra, or Leviticus per the Septuagint. Vayikr...

234. Are We Scared For Yahweh To Speak To Us? 13.03.2022

Tonight, we will have another look at some lessons to glean from the Exodus generation and who it is playing out today. We like to pretend we are more faithful, understand more and are more willing than the stiff-necked people of Moshe’s time. But are we any different? I suggest not so much, which is why Shau’al (Paul) instructed us alive at the end of days to look to that generatio...

233. Conversations: The Church of Laodicea 07.03.2022

Tonight we will have a look at the church the people run, Laodicea and YHVH’s thoughts on an "assembly", (poorly translated as church in the KJV), of people who have taken control of the group, and find YHVH on the outside knocking to get in.  While Laodicea is the last of the 7 assemblies to be mentioned in Revelation chapter 3, this tendency for people to eliminate the need for God is not n...

232. Conversations: Why Does Paul Say To Look To The Exodus Generation? 28.02.2022

Tonight, we will have a look at why Paul instructed those living at the ends of days to look to the Exodus generation some 3,500 years ago as an example of the things to come. We are not to imitate them but to learn from them and do better in the same circumstances. If you were thinking we might be living at the time Y’shau will return, these important instructions from Paul provides som...

231. Conversations: Depart From Me 21.02.2022

Join us as we finish up the look at YHVH’s desire for obedience not sacrifice. We will look at some examples in Scripture of people who wanted to as, Frank Sinatra famously sang, “do it my way” and the inevitable result.     YHVH provided us instructions on how to live our best life and it is his desire for us that we follow these simple instructions, but few of us do, let alone mak...

230. Conversations: Obedience Above Sacrifice 15.02.2022

Join us as we take a look at obedience is better than sacrifice. Too many identifying as Christians have an excuse not to obey Yahuah’s Word. Are they valid, is there a problem? Isn’t it enough to just love God and others?  I’m not under bondage, I’m under grace. If you were standing in front of Y’shau at the judgement seat, how could you say "no thanks?" We obey not to be saved, but bec...

229. Conversations: Generations Part 2 07.02.2022

Join us as we look at part 2 of Tolodot (or generations) and how we fit in to the end of days, when the promise was made, and the instructions given.  Spoiler alert: it was several thousand years before the term “pre-tribulation rapture” was coined. Tehilliym (psalms) 73:17 b Yahusha (Joshua) 24:15 B’ray-sheeth’ 48:2-22 Yermayahu (Jerimiah) 31:9b B’ray-seeth 49:8-12, 22-26 B’ray-sheeth’ 32:7-...

228. Conversations: Generations 31.01.2022

Tonight, we have a look at our generations back to Avraham. We begin by looking at the prophecy of the end of days in Amoc (Amos) 8:11-12 when the House of Yisrah’el is suffering a famine of hearing the word of YHVH. They run to and fro, but cannot find it. I believe an interesting and accurate commentary on the House of Yisrah’el today. Yermayahu (Jeremiah) 31:9 Amoc 8:11-12 Amoc 9:11-15 Devariym...

227. Conversations: The Regathering of Israel 23.01.2022

We have a quick State of the World message, and then talk quickly about some of the things mentioned in Jim Staley’s vision.   Then we will get back on the road with some discussion questions to ask your family and friends about what they might think these verses mean.  More than 4 dozen times we read that Yahuah will regather the House of Yisrah’el when Y’shua comes back for the second...

226. Conversations: Looking at a Prophetic Word 16.01.2022

Join us tonight for an unusual discussion. We listen to a prophetic word from Jim Staley of Passion for Truth and talk about it a bit.

225. Conversations: Who Is The Church? 10.01.2022

Join us as we take a look at just exactly who is the church according to the Scriptures, and why it might be more important than you think.  Revelation 1:1 Acts 2:6 Acts 2:14 Acts 2:22-23 Acts 2:36-39 Acts 2:41-47 Acts 8:3

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