Loving the Scriptures

What do Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac have to do with the slavery/freedom discussion of the gospel? In this episode, we explore how Paul uses these people as an illustration of what our salvation reality is compared to those who want to be slaves to the law.   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  ...

We show certain concerns for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, but how often do those concerns include their sanctification? Paul had this concern for the Galatian believers...and to a significant degree. This episode examines Paul's relational words to his Galatian "children," and how he expresses his desire for their positive progress in sanctification.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs...

In this episode we talk about the wonder of being known by God (relationally) and how freedom in Christ is far superior to slavery to the "elementary principles of the world." Also, we talk about how easy it can be to create our own religious standards by talking about the differing opinions of churches either staying open or closing on Christmas day last year.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of...

At the beginning of Galatians 4, Paul uses the illustration of adoption to highlight the reality of our relationship with God through Christ. We will see how we have been redeemed from under slavery to the elementary principles of the world, and also see how the Roman cultural understanding of adoption speaks wonderfully to the incredible privilege of adoption we now have in Christ.   Order a copy...

We finish our examination of Galatians 3 in this episode by talking about the law's purpose as our guardian until Christ, what that means, and the oneness that believers share in Christ.   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!   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Re...

God is a God who is faithful in keeping His promises. Because of this, we can know that the law can do nothing to cancel or replace God's promise previously made to Abraham. In this episode we examine how Paul uses the concept of God's covenent promise to teach his Galatian audience how superior that promise is compared to any reliance on the law for salvation.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of...

In this episode we talk about what it means for Christ to have become a curse for us, and what that means when it comes to the distinction between law and faith.   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!   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode we take a closer look at Romans 7 and 8, where we are told the difference between the old way of the written code and the new way of the Spirit. This episode is kind of lenghty, so you may want to take it in chunks.   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 this episode, we lay the foundation of our examination of Paul's words in Romans 7 by doing a summary overview of chapters 1-6 of the book. In the course of our discussion, we will talk about the inability of the law to save, and the biblical reality of being released from slavery to sin since we have died to it.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in...

In this episode we talk about the curse that Paul mentions regarding those who rely on works of the law for salvation. What are the demands of obedience to the law that makes works salvation an impossibility, and the curse a guarantee?   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...

The Apostle Paul was not shy to confront Peter when he saw that he was living contrary to what the gospel was all about (Galatians 2). Now in Galatians 3, Paul is not shy to call the Galatian Christians foolish. In this episode we talk about why Paul was justified in doing so, and how he incorporates Abraham in his case for faith over works.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesu...

In this episode we finish looking at Galatians 2. We examine what Paul continues to say in his confrontation with Peter, and we talk about what it means for us to have been crucified with Christ.   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!   Music: http://www.purple-plan...

In the closing section of Galatians 2, we read of Paul's confrontation with Peter over his conduct toward the Gentiles in Antioch. What did Peter do, why was it wrong, and what sort of negative message does it send regarding the gospel? We answer these questions in this episode.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discourse  Amazon: https://...

In this episode, we continue our look at Paul's defense of his apostleship as he describes his meeting with the leaders in the Jerusalem church. What was their reception of him and the message he preached to the Gentiles? And how does this demolish the Judaizer's false statements about Paul and the true gospel?   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the O...

How does Paul defend and argue for his apostolic authority in relation to his encounter with the church leaders and apostles in Jerusalem? And how does that further his case for the gospel that is in Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone? We begin to explore these things as we begin Galatians 2.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olive...

In this episode, we continue our discussion of Paul's defense of his apostolic authority to the Galatian churches, this time focusing on the description of his post-conversion activities. *Note: I read a very important verse on the Holy Spirit in connection to Luke 24:49, but failed to give the reference in the episode. That reference is John 14:26.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : W...

Paul, a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ, begins to defend his apostolic authority to his Galatian audience. He does so by briefly and autobiographically laying out his way of living in both his pre-conversion and post-conversion days. But what does his story have to do with defending his apostleship and the truthfulness of the gospel that he preached? We begin to explore that in this episod...

When Paul starts the book of Galatians, he skips the normal pleasantries we see in other epistles and gets straight to the point, because the issue at hand is such an important one. In tihs episode, we talk about why a false gospel is serious business and the consequences of promoting any message of "salvation" that is not the one true gospel.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Je...

In this episode, we begin to delve into the text of Galatians by examining the first five verses of chapter 1. Even though there are features of these verses that appear to be standard to any introuduction in Paul's epistles, there are concepts that he lays out that sets the stage and paves the way for the truth he will expound on later in the book.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : W...

In this episode we embark on a new journey as we begin to study the book of Galatians! We introduce the book, explaining what the book teaches, Paul's history with the Galatian people, and why Paul was so emotionally energized when writing to these churches.   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    Pl...

Who is the Antichrist? What will be his activity as it relates to the end times? And has our traditional understanding of his person and works been biblical? Using 2 Thessalonians 2 as our main text, we examine what the Bible has to say about this man of lawlessness who makes his appearance at the end of human history.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples...

When it comes to end time discourse, it never fails that Israel takes a central place in the discussion. What role does Israel play in the final chapter of human history? Are the common beliefs about Israel's role and God's dealings with the Jews biblical? We answer these questions in this episode.   Order a copy of my book:  Signs of the End : What Jesus Taught His Disciples in the Olivet Discour...

This is a a special mid week (and shorter) Christmas episode about the greatest gift that we as Christians have ever received: salvation by grace, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. We take a brief look at a couple of passages in Romans highlihting the free gift we have been given in Christ as opposed to the condemnation in Adam that we have been rescued from.   Order a copy of my book:  Sign...

In this episode we look at one of the more well known Christmas passages in the Old Testament (Isaiah 9:6-7) and talk about the wonderful kingship of Christ.   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!   Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

God is sovereign and has absoulte rule over all things. While this can be demonstrated in several areas of Scripture, this episode looks at Daniel 4, where God makes it unquestionably clear that He rules and is in complete control.   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...