Reasoning Through the Bible

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job 8 is examined verse by verse as Bildad enters the conversation with Job and speaks even more harshly than Eliphaz. This study explores Bildad’s rigid theology, his appeal to tradition, his cruel assumptions about Job’s children, and his belief that earthly prosperity always proves a person is right with God. The passage exposes the dangers of red...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job 7 is examined verse by verse as Job continues his lament from the depths of suffering, sleeplessness, despair, and emotional exhaustion. This study explores what happens when a person feels purposeless, when life seems like nothing more than pain, and when God appears distant in the middle of tragedy. Job’s words are honest and deeply human, but...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job chapter 6 is examined verse by verse as Job responds to Eliphaz from the depths of grief, pain, and emotional despair. This study highlights Job’s raw honesty, his mistaken belief that God is directly attacking him, and his continued refusal to abandon the Lord even while suffering intensely. The passage also shows how deeply hurtful it can be wh...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job 5 is examined verse by verse through Eliphaz’s first speech to Job. This study shows how some of Eliphaz’s statements about God are true in themselves, yet still become deeply hurtful because they are spoken without sensitivity, discernment, or compassion. The passage highlights how easy it is to give half-truths, false certainty, or misplaced co...

In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 4 , Reasoning Through the Bible introduces Eliphaz, the first of Job’s friends to speak. At first, Eliphaz sounds thoughtful and respectful, but his counsel quickly turns hurtful as he assumes Job’s suffering must be the result of personal sin. This session explores why good deeds do not guarantee an easy life and why painful things can still happen to fai...

In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 3:20–26, Reasoning Through the Bible continues through Job’s lament as he asks one of the deepest questions in all of human suffering: why is life given to someone in such pain? This session explores Job’s longing for death, his repeated “why” questions, and what believers should make of suffering when God seems silent.  This study explains the difference...

In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job chapter 3, Reasoning Through the Bible enters the poetic heart of the book of Job as Job opens his mouth and curses the day of his birth. This session explores one of the Bible’s most honest expressions of human despair and asks how believers should understand suffering, lament, and the feeling that life has become unbearably dark.  This study explains how...

In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 2:1–13, Reasoning Through the Bible continues the story of Job as Satan appears again before the Lord and receives permission to strike Job’s body, though his life is spared. This session explores how suffering intensifies in Job chapter 2 while God remains fully sovereign and in complete control. The study highlights the contrast between chaos on earth an...

In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 1:20–22, Reasoning Through the Bible examines one of the most powerful responses to suffering in all of Scripture. After losing his children, wealth, and livelihood, Job falls to the ground and worships. This session explores what Job’s response teaches about grief, lament, faith, and the character of true worship in the face of great tragedy. This study h...

In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 1:8–19, Reasoning Through the Bible continues examining the conversation between God and Satan and the sudden tragedy that falls on Job. This session explores Satan’s accusation against Job, the meaning of the hedge of protection, and whether believers should fear Satan or trust in the sovereignty of God. The study also addresses the error of the prosperit...

In this verse-by-verse study of Job 1:6–12, Reasoning Through the Bible continues its study through the book of Job by looking behind the curtain into the heavenly scene where Satan appears before the Lord. This passage addresses one of the most important biblical questions about suffering: who is really in control when hardship enters the life of a believer? This session explores the identity of...

In this opening study of the book of Job, Reasoning Through the Bible begins a verse-by-verse examination of Job 1:1–5 and the Bible’s teaching on suffering, God’s sovereignty, and the life of a righteous man who endured intense loss. This session introduces Job as blameless and upright, explores why the book of Job matters for believers today, and considers the difficult question of why bad thing...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 5:10–20 is explored verse by verse. This closing section of James points believers to the example of the Old Testament prophets, the endurance of Job, and the mercy of the Lord. Christians are reminded that those who endure in suffering are counted blessed, and that faithful perseverance remains a central mark of genuine Christian living.   Thi...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 5:3–11 is explored with a focus on judgment, the last days, unjust wealth, and the believer’s call to patience. James warns that hoarded riches, withheld wages, and luxury gained at the expense of others will not be ignored by God. The cries of defrauded laborers reach the ears of the Lord, and Scripture makes clear that there is a coming day o...

Could your pursuit of wealth be silently eroding your spiritual foundation? Today's episode peels back the layers of this complex issue, guided by the profound teachings within the Book of James. Together, we confront the hard truths about the perils of affluence and its potential to lead us astray from what matters most. You'll uncover the wisdom of investing in heavenly treasures over...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 4:8–17 is examined verse by verse, highlighting the call to spiritual purity, humility, repentance, and submission to the will of God. This study explains what it means to cleanse the hands, purify the heart, mourn over sin, humble oneself before the Lord, avoid speaking against fellow believers, and recognize that life is only a vapor. James c...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 4:4–8 is explored verse by verse, revealing why friendship with the world is hostility toward God. This study explains James’s strong warning against spiritual adultery, worldliness, pride, and divided loyalty, while also highlighting God’s greater grace for the humble. The passage calls believers to submit to God, resist the devil, draw near t...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 4:1–6 is examined verse by verse to uncover the real source of quarrels, conflicts, and spiritual battles among believers. This study explains how James traces outward conflict back to inward sinful desires, selfish pleasures, envy, wrong motives, and friendship with the world. The passage also addresses why some prayers go unanswered and why p...

In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 3:13–18 is explored in depth, showing the sharp contrast between earthly wisdom and heavenly wisdom. This Bible study examines how Scripture describes jealousy, selfish ambition, disorder, and confusion as marks of worldly wisdom, while God’s wisdom is revealed as pure, peaceable, gentle, merciful, and full of good fruit. This verse-by-verse st...

What does James 3 teach about the tongue? This episode explains James 3:2–12, the power of words, why the tongue is compared to a fire, and how speech can bless or destroy. In this verse-by-verse study through James 3:2–12, the focus is on one of the most practical and convicting sections in the book of James: the tongue, the power of speech, and the difficulty of controlling what is said. James u...

This episode is a verse-by-verse Bible study of James 2:15 - 3:1, examining the historical context, theological meaning, and faithful application of Paul’s message to the church.  In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, the study continues, focusing on faith and works, practical Christian living, helping the poor and needy, and the stricter judgment of Bible teachers. The passage in James...

What does James 2 really teach about faith and works? Are we justified by faith alone, or do works play a role in salvation? In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, the study continues through James 2:14–26, one of the most discussed doctrinal passages in Scripture. This section addresses the relationship between faith and works, the meaning of dead faith, and how James fits with Paul’s te...

Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Can the resurrection be trusted, and why does it matter today? In this special Reasoning Through the Bible Easter study, some of the most common questions people ask about Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection are answered with clear, biblical teaching. This episode looks at what the Gospels say happened, why the eyewitness accounts can be trusted, and why the re...

This episode is a verse-by-verse Bible study of James 2:8-13, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith. In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, the discussion centers on the movement from legalism to love and what it means to live under the Law of Christ. Drawing from James chapter 2 as the central passage, this study exp...

This episode is a verse-by-verse Bible study of James 2:1-7, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith. Ever questioned the true essence of fairness and how it applies to our faith? Join us as we unpack these first verses of James chapter 2, showcasing its timeless call for justice and impartiality within the Christian walk. We&ap...