East White Oak Bible Church Podcast

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Greatest Commandment" Questions include: • How are we to understand the place that this commandment has relative to all other statutes, rules, and commandments? • “God is one” is this contrary to our understanding of Trinity? • What is the proper place of emotion and affection in loving God? • Are people are made up of three parts? • Does Jesus...

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Have You Ever Heard of a God Like This?" Questions include: • How do we reconcile the way God does things in the OT with the way Jesus did ministry? • At what point is it disrespectful to keep asking God questions? • Is obedience for a long and prosperous life still obedience? • Is God keeping his promise to obedient Christians who die young?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Remember the Past." Questions include: • Is God’s love conditional or unconditional?  • In what ways do people “take from” God’s word? • How can we know which of God’s rules are for all people and all time not just Israel? • What is it to “fear the Lord”? • How can parents and grandparents teach children so that they learn to “fear the Lord”?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "On the Verge of Something Good." Questions include: • How can we be sure that we are not living in the Matrix? • How influential should the Bible be in our nation’s geopolitics? • Is the modern state of Israel within the biblical boundaries established by God as the Promised Land? • Is God a genocidal maniac? • What is the Christian position on whe...

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The False Wisdom of Private Interpretation." Questions include: • Can East White Oak trace its origin to the apostles? • How can we be certain about anything that we think that we know about the Bible? • What is the role of the Holy Spirit in interpreting scripture? • Are all new interpretations of scripture wrong? • How do you interpret the Song o...

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Misuse of the Bible to Advance World Religion." Questions include: • Is God always responsible for natural disasters? • How would you define Eastern Mysticism? • How should a Christian practice being still? • Is it right for a Christian to desire a direct personal spiritual experience with God?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Bible and Sports.” Questions include: • What scripture would you include with your autograph? • Do Christians have a stewardship responsibility to make the most of their athletic ability?  • What would you recommend to those who regularly miss Sunday worship because of work? • What should you do if you can’t stop betting on sports?   

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Finding Ancient Israel in the Modern State of Israel?” Questions include: • Is Paul’s metaphor of an olive tree in Romans 11 talking about the church? • Are there “branches” of the tree saved people? • Do Jews have to believe in Jesus to be saved? • Aren’t saved Jews enfolded into the church? • Can you define dispensationalism? • Were any church fa...

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “Don't Build your Doctrine on an Obscure Text” Questions include: • Would alien life somehow jeopardize Christianity? • What makes a Bible text obscure? • Is Acts 15:29 an obscure text on which doctrine should be built? • Does Matthew 16 teach that Peter was the first Pope?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “Does the Bible Tell Us What to Eat?” Questions include: • Isn’t food simply fuel? • Should a Christian’s diet be distinct from his non-Christian friends? • Is there a biblical principle about wastefulness? • Are there types of “sinful” eating? • Should you avoid eating meat if it would offend a vegetarian brother in Christ? • What should Christians...