Brooklyn's Dad Talks About the Bible

We've arrived at the end. These podcasts will remain available at YouTube, but we will no longer be hosting them with podcast services starting in just a few weeks. If there one thing we have sought to stress in these studies, it is that each of us is responsible for, and will answer for, only one theology: our own. Do not surrender that responsibility to a system, a denomination, a man, or a cate...

One of the problems which plagues modern Christianity is its insistence on filtering every verse in scripture through the pagan lens of "heaven/hell." If we do not "rightly divide the word of truth" and "compare the things that differ" we miss much of what scripture is teaching us. Today, we look at differences in Matthew's scope and John's scope in regard to God's Plan for the Ages..

Debate is dead. We continue our discussion on the politics of the day. Vandalism, violence, intimidation is commonplace. If you put certain signs in your yard, wear certain hats, or even present an open display of patriotism... you will become a target for abuse and retaliation. And some of the worst perpetrators are self-proclaimed Christians. Educators attacking students. Universities assaulting...

Fake outrage is the rule of the day in the political arena. Very few people have core principles. Many will sell their principles as long as their team wins. Underneath it all are hidden agendas. People will deceive themselves into thinking their motives are pure. They want to see themselves as absolute purity. And to accomplish this, one must cast his political rivals as absolute evil.

Is Israel really Israel? Michael comes down hard on the side "maybe!" Well, I'm fairly comfortable saying that even if modern-day Israel is not a direct fulfillment of scripture, it's surely a precursor. God will fulfill his Word to Israel. He'll buy all the land to get his treasure, and he'll rescue his pearl of unimaginable value out of the raging gentile sea. Meanwhile, we need to stop pretendi...

We take another small detour in our look at the Kingdom parables. If we do not see Israel's calling, Israel's promises through Abraham and David, we will never rightly divide the parables of the Kingdom. We examine our own lives as servants. Are we faithful to the calling to which we have been called (Eph 4) or are we trying to claim the calling of another age? If you don't draw these lines clearl...

We pause to examine two items in recent news. The current president of the Southern (oh, the horror!) Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear, decides to place the integrity of scripture and the Lord himself below his need to virtue signal. Meanwhile The Blaze has no idea what Rosary Beads are for. And, finally, in its eagerness to be loved via self-flagellating, Princeton confesses to egregiously violati...

We note, again, how things like "weeping and gnashing of teeth" and other judgments found in the parables and the gospel accounts are for believers. We must recognize the different callings, different hopes, different blessings, and different expectations for the different families of God. If we fail to do this, we will not correctly handle the Word of Truth. For some, the failure to see the diffe...

We have to divide the hope of Israel's realization of the promises to Abraham and David and the hope of blessings in the far above the heavens. Paul was still preaching the earthly Kingdom and the hope of Israel in the Acts Age, just as the Lord had done in his earthly ministry. "What the blessings of the Land of promise will be to Israel, and what the blessings of New Jerusalem will be to the Ove...

The Bible from 30,000 feet. We pull the lens back on the entirety of scripture and universe in which it should be understood. The Bible is supernatural book. That doesn't only mean that is has miracles, but that is part of a multidimensional universe. We must see things from the prospective of humans on this earth, but we must also recognize a spiritual world which is very much in touch with our w...

On today's podcast (number 40!) we give even more context to the Lord's earthly ministry and the parables of the kingdom. On the way, I share yet another unpleasant internet exchange.

This time we set the context for the parables of the kingdom (again!), It is vitally important that when it comes to the parables that we do not impose our age or our ideas on them.

We're back in the red letters! And, as always, we will look at the context of the parables of the Kingdom and listen to what Lord says about why he spoke in parables. It ain't what most people think. The context is the gospel of the kingdom, which has no mention of the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord. The context is Israel alone and the promises made to the patriarchs. Jump on in!

Today we are forced, once again, to wade into the waters of "how not to decide if something is true or not." This time we look at the "Guilty By Association" argument. We are back to the topic of music and the idiotic comparison of a contemporary Christian music and secular rock. I'll see your weak and unbiblical argument and raise you a Mormon Tabernacle Choir Sings Your Favorite Hymns CD.

We are all over the place today. I comment on an interaction I had on social media about baptism. Imagine, the God of all Creation came to earth, suffered, died, was buried, and rose again from the grave of his own power... but that won't do unless you're dunked? Finally, we look at the 1040 forms of Christian artists. Honestly, I don't know how most Christian musicians support a family. Just curi...

We take a quick BIG PICTURE look at a few topics. We briefly revisit Andy Stanley's quote expressing his disdain for scripture, then we move on to Michael Heiser and the Gates of Hell, and finally, we critique an answer to a caller on K-Wave's (WKVE) "Pastor's Perspective" program. Once again, the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats gets mangled. Context, people. Please. For me?

We briefly look at Dr. Michael Heiser's point in regard to the word "Elohim" from hi sbook and series on the Unseen Realm. We discuss some of the problems with denominations. And finally, I look at a doctrine that I don't hold to, but I'd be cool if they're right! We're all fallible!

On today's podcast, we visit the red letter Christians and examine some of the red letters (the words of the Lord Jesus Christ). We read directly from their web site as to their approach and then we apply it to the red letters. I wonder how they feel about the red letters which state that marriage has always been one man and one woman since the beginning? Wait, did Jesus believe in Adam and Eve?

We pause to discuss the individuality of faith. Our faith and our understanding of scripture need continual growth. Hey, I've been wrong about stuff, but that's OK. We're very informal here at BDTAE, but the bottom line is encouraging Christians to make your faith your own. Don't just adopt a "system" or a denomination or a guru. I might get snarky sometimes, but I'm harmless! I'm just a guy, who...

We make a few corrections and explanations from recent podcasts and then look at the biblical pattern of stepping into blessings. The gift of resurrection life is free (it is, after all, a gift!) and obtained by faith. Similarly, the special hope of the blessings in the far above the heavens where Christ sits must be entered into by faith as well.

In today's offering, we look the Bible from on high. We traverse from Adam to the New Earth and look a little more closely at the different hopes in different ages and the different gospels which correspond to those hopes. Alone the way, we briefly visit the malefactor on the cross and his hope.

We unpack the Old and New Covenants a little bit by looking at Exodus 19 and Hebrews 8. It's not yet here, folks. Grace is not a Covenant. There is no priesthood of the believer; no man is individually a priest, and grace needs no priests. This truth looks back at the Lord's Supper as well.

On today's podcast we meander through my random thoughts on baseball. Couple of stories from playing the game to my place as a Phillies fan (in the will of the Lord).

I pause on today's podcast to reflect on the blessings of family. After selling the home my family has owned since 1983, I wanted to pause and reflect on just how fortunate and blessed I was to be the youngest member of the Scotto Famiglia (essere di buona famiglia!). We'll be back to kvetching soon.

Still podcasting from the cave after bugging out! Today, we look at nine different commonly used words in Christendom which require us to be a little more careful in our use and application. Baptism, Salvation, Kingdom, Old/New Testament, Hell. Lord's Day, Resurrection, Condemnation, and Justification.