Edgar Andrews' Podcast

In the previous episode of this short series on 1 Corinthians 13, we considered six things that biblical love can never do. We now turn to four things that, according to the Apostle Paul, love always does do, namely, it "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and edures all things" (v.7). Although the statement is brief its content is profound and here we shall only have time to c...

Continuing our short series on Paul's famous chapter on love, we use an imaginary protest-movement to illuminate his teaching in 1 Corinthians 13:4–7, where he lists things that genuine love will never do, pointing out that biblical love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, is not rude, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, but by contrast, rejoices in the truth. We consider each of...

Continuing our short series on Paul's famous chapter on love, we use an imaginary protest-movement to illuminate his teaching in 1 Corinthians 13:4–7, where he lists things that genuine love will never do, pointing out that biblical love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, is not rude, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, but by contrast, rejoices in the truth. We consider each of...

Paul was put on trial many times by Jewish and Roman authorities but his testimony before King Agrippa is the most valuable to us because of its length and detail. Here are some of the "things we can profitably take home" from Acts 25:23 to 26:32. An understanding of 1) the character of the Roman elite which explains much of their behaviour towards Jews and Christians of the first century; 2) the...

Paul was put on trial many times by Jewish and Roman authorities but his testimony before King Agrippa is the most valuable to us because of its length and detail. Here are some of the "things we can profitably take home" from Acts 25:23 to 26:32. An understanding of 1) the character of the Roman elite which explains much of their behaviour towards Jews and Christians of the first century; 2) the...

Paul argues that spiritual gifts are given to build up the local church, but they are useless unless exercised in love. This episode traces the purpose of gifts from Ephesians 4, shows why 1 Corinthians 13 is integral to that discussion, and warns—using Revelation’s letter to Ephesus—of the peril of a successful yet loveless church. It concludes with Paul’s portrait of what true Christian love loo...

Paul argues that spiritual gifts are given to build up the local church, but they are useless unless exercised in love. This episode traces the purpose of gifts from Ephesians 4, shows why 1 Corinthians 13 is integral to that discussion, and warns—using Revelation’s letter to Ephesus—of the peril of a successful yet loveless church. It concludes with Paul’s portrait of what true Christian love loo...

What purpose do spiritual gifts serve? Continuing our studies in 1 Corinthians we find the answer as we read the first three verses of chapter 13 alongside Ephesians 4:8-16. We learn firstly that the purpose of spiritual gifts is to build up the church. We find secondly that this building up is the joint responsibility of every believer in a local church. We are told that the priority is to build...

What purpose do spiritual gifts serve? Continuing our studies in 1 Corinthians we find the answer as we read the first three verses of chapter 13 alongside Ephesians 4:8-16. We learn firstly that the purpose of spiritual gifts is to build up the church. We find secondly that this building up is the joint responsibility of every believer in a local church. We are told that the priority is to build...

In 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1 Paul addresses whether Christians may eat food offered to idols. It draws out three timeless principles beneath the local issue: the cause of Christian liberty (freedom in Christ under the law of Christ), the care of Christian liberty (put others first and avoid causing offense), and the concern of Christian liberty (do everything for God’s glory). The talk emphasizes g...

In 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1 Paul addresses whether Christians may eat food offered to idols. It draws out three timeless principles beneath the local issue: the cause of Christian liberty (freedom in Christ under the law of Christ), the care of Christian liberty (put others first and avoid causing offense), and the concern of Christian liberty (do everything for God’s glory). The talk emphasizes g...

In Acts 9:15 we learn that Paul was God's chosen instrument to bear Christ's name to Kings. Now that prediction is about to be fulfilled as the Apostle heads to Rome in chains, an apparently helpless prisoner of the Romans. Only Paul understood that this was God's way of bringing the gospel to a world leader and his inner circle. To the Romans he is on trial for his life but in reality he is the p...

In Acts 9:15 we learn that Paul was God's chosen instrument to bear Christ's name to Kings. Now that prediction is about to be fulfilled as the Apostle heads to Rome in chains, an apparently helpless prisoner of the Romans. Only Paul understood that this was God's way of bringing the gospel to a world leader and his inner circle. To the Romans he is on trial for his life but in reality he is the p...

Acts 24 recounts Paul’s trial before Governor Felix where Paul, falsely accused, calmly defends his faith and integrity, contrasting his clear conscience with the dead consciences of his false accusers and the guilty procrastinating conscience of Felix. Through the courtroom drama the episode explores themes of truth, justice and conscience, urging us all to confess our sins and daily recover and...

Acts 24 recounts Paul’s trial before Governor Felix where Paul, falsely accused, calmly defends his faith and integrity, contrasting his clear conscience with the dead consciences of his false accusers and the guilty procrastinating conscience of Felix. Through the courtroom drama the episode explores themes of truth, justice and conscience, urging us all to confess our sins and daily recover and...

We may not have Paul's vision but every believer has his experience; The Lord is near in Person by his Spirit and guides our feet by providence. Chris Boraston's message on Acts 23:11-35 demonstrates how the Lord comforts Paul by his presence and confirms his promise to send him to Rome by a series of amazing providences. A conspiracy of over forty Jews threatens to kill him but Paul's nephew is p...

We may not have Paul's vision but every believer has his experience; The Lord is near in Person by his Spirit and guides our feet by providence. Chris Boraston's message on Acts 23:11-35 demonstrates how the Lord comforts Paul by his presence and confirms his promise to send him to Rome by a series of amazing providences. A conspiracy of over forty Jews threatens to kill him but Paul's nephew is p...

This 2026 New Year message on Galatians 5 was not published at the time but grows ever more relevant in the light of recent political and moral events. We review the notable decline in faithfulness to truth evident over the past five years and assert that the only truly faithful person is the biblical God who provides stability in the storms of human affairs. Even those who believe in him through...

This 2026 New Year message on Galatians 5 was not published at the time but grows ever more relevant in the light of recent political and moral events. We review the notable decline in faithfulness to truth evident over the past five years and assert that the only truly faithful person is the biblical God who provides stability in the storms of human affairs. Even those who believe in him through...

We follow the momentous battle between two edicts, Haman's and Mordecai's (Esther chapters 8 and 9). Mordecai's edict sought to cancel Haman's, which legally must be implemented in spiite of Haman's death and would have seen the Jews exterminated. We saw last time that Mordecai had no option but to make his new edict take effect on the same day as Haman's prior edict. A civil war seemed unavoidabl...

We follow the momentous battle between two edicts, Haman's and Mordecai's (Esther chapters 8 and 9). Mordecai's edict sought to cancel Haman's, which legally must be implemented in spiite of Haman's death and would have seen the Jews exterminated. We saw last time that Mordecai had no option but to make his new edict take effect on the same day as Haman's prior edict. A civil war seemed unavoidabl...

Acts 3 records the first detailed description of a miracle after Pentecost, when Peter and John meet a man lame-born at the temple gate and heal him in the name of Jesus. The resulting joy, praise and amazement provide Peter with an opportunity to preach Christ and the resurrection to the multitude, but also marks the beginning of persecution of the infant Christian church. The message goes on to...

Acts 3 records the first detailed description of a miracle after Pentecost, when Peter and John meet a man lame-born at the temple gate and heal him in the name of Jesus. The resulting joy, praise and amazement provide Peter with an opportunity to preach Christ and the resurrection to the multitude, but also marks the beginning of persecution of the infant Christian church. The message goes on to...

In the previous podcast we saw that the "image of God" in man consists of his sharing the "communicable" attributes of God, a capacity unique to human beings. we selected just three of these attributes for deeper study, namely spitituality, mind and spoken language. There was time to deal with only the first of these in that podcast so here we continue to explore two of the remaining attributes Go...

In the previous podcast we saw that the "image of God" in man consists of his sharing the "communicable" attributes of God, a capacity unique to human beings. we selected just three of these attributes for deeper study, namely spitituality, mind and spoken language. There was time to deal with only the first of these in that podcast so here we continue to explore two of the remaining attributes Go...