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James 1:1-8 Andrew and Edwin kick of James's letter by digging into the blessings that come from trials and tribulations. We are to count it all joy. It is easier to do that when we think not so much about the trials but about where they grow us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us...

Hebrews 13:18-21 Andrew and Edwin examine the Hebrew author's closing prayer as a model for modern prayer among brothers and sisters. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. W...

Hebrews 13:17-25 Andrew and Edwin survey the three statements made about the New Covenant relationship we are to have with our leaders or as the NKJV says, "those who rule over us." Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook co...

Hebrews 13:7-16 Payton Roth joins Edwin again to discuss going outside the camp to suffer reproach with Jesus. Having grown up under the New Covenant, there may be some aspects of this word picture we miss. Edwin and Payton dig into the Torah to discover the pictures of shame and reproach of going outside the camp, but also of atonement. They round the discussion out by discussing the two cities o...

Hebrews 13:4-6 Payton Roth joins  Edwin for today's conversation on marriage and money under the new covenant. Though the laws of the Old Covenant are no longer part of our agreement, that doesn't mean all bets are off. God still has rules of morals and conduct. Sexual immorality is still immorality and covetousness is still out of bounds. Our Hebrew author tackles these two great tempta...

Hebrews 13:1-3 Andrew and Edwin give some insight to some nuances in the language of  Hebrews 13:1-3 to help us understand the importance and nature of brotherly love under the New Covenant. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook com...

Hebrews 12:18-29 Jesus's blood speaks better than the blood of Abel. Abel, being dead, yet speaks. God used to speak to the fathers in various ways, but is now speaking to us through His Son. All of this together leads our author to say we must not refuse the one who is speaking. Andrew and Edwin expound how the point is we must not turn away from Jesus, but hang on to Him until and through t...

Hebrews 12:18-29 Our author has set the stage for an amazing revelation about Christ's church. It is the heavenly reality of which geographical Jerusalem and geological Zion were the earthly copies. We have come to the heavenly city, the true city when we have come to Christ's church and Christ's covenant. We are there now even as we await the ultimate realization of this heavenly c...

Hebrews 12:3-17 Andrew and Edwin uncover a shocking truth about persecution. The reason God allows it is in order to discipline, train, and grow us. Will we accept His methods? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community and joi...

Hebrews 12:1-3 It's a first! Andrew and Edwin have a bit of a disagreement. But what an amicable way to disagree. Edwin suggests  Hebrews 11 urges us to look to Jesus because our author pick and chose the characters to highlight and the bits of the story to remember because they foreshadow Jesus. Andrew thinks it is just examples of faith. In the end, they decide they may be making a distinct...

Hebrews 12:1-2 Payton and Edwin consider the race we are running. They recognize there is a difference between laying aside the sins and weights and actually running the race. They also recognize a difference between the sins and the weights we need to set aside. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you hav...

Hebrews 11:29-40 We all know faith is the victory. However, Andrew and Edwin, looking at the end of Hebrews 11 begin to wonder how victorious it is. Some of those faithful had some pretty awful lives and met some pretty awful deaths. Through this discussion we discover the victory of faith is not what we often think. It is not leading healthy, wealthy, meaningful, and fulfilling lives. It is looki...

Hebrews 11:23-28 Andrew rejoins Edwin on the podcast to discuss Moses's choice between Egypt and...well...what was his other choice. Whatever it was, he saw it as more valuable and greater riches than what he could find in Egypt as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. Our hosts consider Moses is looking beyond this world for our reward and so should we. Read the written devo that goes along wi...

Hebrews 11:8-16 Payton Roth rejoins Edwin on the podcast today to discuss the unseen realm in which Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Sarah had faith allowing them to not only live by faith but to die in faith.  Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join th...

Hebrews 10:39-11:7 Without faith it is impossible to please God. Andrew and Edwin investigate what faith we need to have to please God. There are two issues at stake in this context. 1) Believe God is. 2) Believe God is a reward of those who seek Him. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us...

Hebrews 10:39-11:3 Andrew and Edwin discuss the definition of faith cautioning us to avoid mistaken interpretations in our haste to defend the faith. Further, they examine how this is the definition of faith in general not of the Christians faith in specific, recognizing how this impacts our discussion with naturalists and materialists about their faith and our regarding the origins of the univers...

Hebrews 10:35-37 We have two options. We will either shrink back to destruction or pursue faith unto life. Andrew and Edwin discuss the options with the encouragement to pursue faith. Don't shrink back. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join...

Hebrews 10:32-34 The early Christians were willing to let the world plunder their possessions in persecution because they were looking forward to a better possession. Andrew and Edwin discuss some of the practicalities of this and look at our own perspectives on our stuff. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questio...

Hebrews 10:11-27 Andrew rejoins the podcast to discuss with Edwin the two times our author explains there is no more sacrifice for sin. The first explains nothing we do in surrender to this covenant is a sacrifice trying to pay for our sins. The second explains if we do not surrender to this covenant and its sacrifice, nothing else is coming to save us. Read the written devo that goes along with t...

Hebrews 10:5-10 Edwin welcomes Payton Roth onto Text Talk. Payton is working with the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue as a preaching intern. He is developing and honing his skills to preach the gospel and teach the Word. In this discussion, Payton and Edwin see the example of Jesus in doing God's will and encourage us to come to do God's Will. They also find insight on how God&a...

Hebrews 10:1-4 Andrew and Edwin  discuss the main difference between the sacrifices of the first covenant and the sacrifice of the new covenant. The sacrifices of the first covenant effectively provided a reminder of sin. The sacrifice of the new covenant effectively provides forgiveness. In fact, it is this new covenant sacrifice that provided forgiveness when folks offered sacrifice under that f...

Hebrews 9:27-28 Just as we only die once, Jesus only died once. Just as we will face judgment, Jesus will appear again in judgment. However, His purpose in judgment is to save those who are waiting for Him. Are you waiting for Him to appear again? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at T...

Hebrews 9:27-28 It is appointed for people to die once and after that comes judgment. Andrew and Edwin discuss the error of reincarnation and karma based on the nature of death in the New Covenant's teaching. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.  ...

Hebrews 9:11-28 Andrew and Edwin springboard off of the discussion of Jesus's death to discuss our memorial of Christ's death. They give special emphasis to the memorial nature of it, demonstrating that the Roman Catholic idea of the reoffering of Jesus in the mass is a mistaken notion. We are to remember Jesus, not reoffer Jesus in the Lord's Supper. Read the written devo that goes...

Hebrews 9:6-14 Jesus's sacrifice is better because it was once for all. Andrew and Edwin dig ask the question "Once for all what?" Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking...