Loving the Scriptures

What does Paul mean when he says our resurrected body will be a "spiritual body?" This term can tend to confuse people because it appears contradictory. But in this episode, we'll talk about what the term means, why Paul uses this phrase for our resurrected body, and therefore coming to an understanding of the non-contradictory nature of the term and why it should make us excited about our future....

What kind of body will believers posess at the resurrection? In his quest to disabuse the rejection of the resurrection in his day, the apostle Paul answers this question and others in 1 Corinthians 15, which is what we will explore in our continued discussion on the hope of the resurrection.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Ama...

When it comes to the end times, some features of the topic become more pronounced than others, so much to the point that people can end of putting their final hope in the wrong thing. In this episode, as we continue to explore the hope in the resurrection, we take a look a Scripture and talk about how and why the resurrection was the emphasis for first century Christians, contrary to how many Chri...

When a Christian dies, his or her death is not the end of the story. Our future hope in the resurrection is something with which we are to encourage one another. In this episode, we begin to discuss this wonderful hope from 1 Corinthians 15 and meditate on the future that has been promised to us in Christ.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet...

"Life is short" is an expression that people use without realizing that the Bible itself lays forth this truth. But in this episode of the podcast, we not only want to talk about how life is short, but how that should help in giving us a perspective on what we should desire in the limited days we have on this earth. Moses helps us out with this, as we examine his prayer in Psalm 90.   Order a copy...

We all know John 3:16 by heart and quote it often, especially when it comes to sharing the gospel with others. In this episode, we talk about this beloved verse and dig in to its surrounding context in order to better understand God's perfect plan and how this would have been received by the one to whom Jesus was originally speaking at the time.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What...

In the past fee episodes we have been talking about God's intention of making Jews and Gentiles into one people. In this episode we see how that plan unfolded in the book of Acts.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon:  https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   X: https://x.com/ltscripts   Music: http://ww...

What did the election of Israel mean in the Old Testament, and what did it foreshadow for our understaning today? We answer this question in this episode by looking at Deuteronomy 10.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon:  https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   X: https://x.com/ltscripts   Music: http:...

How should we understand the Abrahamic promise in Genesis 12? Does it apply to the nation of Israel, or does the Bible give us a broader understanding that is explained for us in the New Testament? In this episode, we take the time to talk about the first three verses, as well as Galatians 3, in order to come to a complete interpretation.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus T...

In this episode we begin a short series on exploring how we should biblically understand the church and Israel. We start out by gaining the New Testament perspective, drawing from Paul's words in Ephesians 2:11-22, where he explains what God's intention is for both Jews and Gentiles.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon:  htt...

In this episode we explore Psalm 2, where we talk about the rebellion of man in general and government rulers in particular; the rulership of Jesus Christ despite the world's desire to the contrary; and we talk about how rulers in government can be ones who submit to the lordship of Christ through the gospel.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Oli...

In this episode, we explore the threefold question from our Lord to the apostle Peter: "Do you love me?" We'll talk about what is being accomplished in asking these questions, where Peter's heart was in all of this, and what this says about how God shows grace to His followers, even when they have previously messed up.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples...

In the last chapter of the Gospel of John, we see an apostle Peter who may be struggling with doubt in his effectiveness for the Lord and who thus decides to go back to his prior career of fishing. But the Lord has other plans for him. In this episode we begin to talk about how Jesus deals with him to bring him back to the proper path.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taug...

Many skeptics through the years who have doubted the reliability of the Bible have aimed their criticisms at the resurrection narratives in the four New Testament Gospels, saying that they are filled with too many contradictions and inconsistencies. But is this charge valid? In this episode, I take the time to harmonize the resurrection narrative in the four Gospel accounts and explain how the thi...

In this episode, we talk about the purpose of John's Gospel, which John himself lays out in John 20:30-31, and how this stated purpose is connected to what we have just seen regarding Jesus' appearance to Thomas.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon:  https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   X: https://x...

The apostle Thomas is mostly known for his doubt/unbelief in Jesus' resurrection. But while John 20 catalogs Thomas' initial refusal to believe, what do we learn about Christ in His specific appearance and confrontation to Thomas? We will discuss that and more on this episode.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon:  https://a....

In this episode we examine Jesus' resurrection day appearance to His disciples in John 20, doing comparison work with Luke 24, and learn the significance of His resurrection in light of what He would commission His disciples to do.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon:  https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a rev...

In our continued look at John 20 and the resurrection of Christ, we consider the empty tomb from the perspective of Mary Magdalene, and talk about her encounter with the angels, Jesus Himself, and the significance of it all.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon:  https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!  ...

In this episode we begin to look at John 20 and talk about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the empty tomb. Though the empty tomb is a major evidence of the resurrection of Christ, John uniquely provides an additional piece of evidence that drives this truth home even more. Listen to learn what that is.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olive...

In this episode we take a break from our study of the book of John and talk about the benefits of studying eschatology (the study of last things), and particularly the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21). I talk about this subject in connection to my book, Signs of the End: What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse , and take you on a tour of the different sections of the...

It goes without saying that you can't have a resurrection if there is no death. For this reason, when it comes to the resurrection of Christ from the grave, He had to have died. The apostle John saw it as important to establish the actual death of Christ by his own witness testimony, as well as by the sovereign fulfillment of Old Testament Scriptures. This is what we explore in this episode in Joh...

This episode explores John's Gospel narrative of the crucifixion of Christ: who was there, what went down, the emotions of the day, and its overall significance.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a review!   Gospel of John Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...

As Jesus comes closer to the cross, we see Pontius Pilate trying to save Jesus' life. But does this mean that his act was noble and praiseworthy? No! In this episode we talk about the evil things that Pilate did that contributed to Jesus being sentenced to His death, and how, even in the midst of such evil, God's sovereignty was still at play.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Je...

In this episode we continue our discussion of Jesus' appearance before Pilate, as well as the things surrounding Pilate's strategic use of the Passover custom of prisoner release, and the crowd's desire to release the murderer Barabbas.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse Amazon: https://a.co/d/0592Fozu    Please be sure to leave a...

What were some of the things that the Jews accused Jesus of before Pontius Pilate? And what is Pilate's background that provides us with context for what we see from him as the Jews present Jesus to him? In this episode we answer these questions as we lay the foundation for Jesus' dialogue with Jesus as well as what actions are taken thereafter.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What...