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Paul, in Romans 4:23 - 5:17, takes his readers from the assurance of saving faith, which is acquired by trusting in God who promised salvation. First, God promised Abraham and then to all who believe with the faith of Abraham. Abraham believed that if he sacrificed his son as God instructed him, God would raise him from the dead. Hence, salvation is in the promise of God to sacrifice and raise His...

In this episode, Joe Durso will examine the teaching of Paul the Apostle from the 4th chapter of his letter to the Romans. The central teaching is Abraham as a living illustration of salvation by faith alone to Jew and Gentile. Abraham was accounted as righteous before being circumcised. Therefore, he is the father of Jews possessing faith and Gentiles who have the same saving faith. 

In Romans chapter 4, the Apostle Paul explains the significance of justification by faith alone. Men either believe in works of the law to get them to heaven or the grace of God. No man can trust in both at the same time. In this lesson, the speaker examines Paul's teaching and uncovers the undeniable reality of grace or works and not both as a means of salvation. 

The human condition is defined for us by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans. In chapter 1, we understand because of sin, men have lost their ability to reason. In chapter 2, all men are guilty before God because of their conscience. However, sin corrupts the conscience. In chapter 3, Paul examines the condition of fallen humanity.  In this lesson, we seek to understand God's explana...

In chapters 2 and 3 of Romans, Paul explains the difference between an authentic Jew and a phony. There is genuine religion, as in a real Jewish believer and a sincere Christian believer and someone who deceives themself into believing they are authentic when they are not. Paul questions and explains the difference between formalism, which is for outward show, and the heart's inward reality. If a...

In this episode, your host will explain the third reason that men are guilty as sinners before God. First, he explained why people are guilty due to his ability to reason; second, because of his conscience and ability to discern right from wrong. Lastly, everyone is proven guilty who understand The Law of God.  I hope you are blessed by this teaching from God's Holy Word. 

In Paul's letter to the Roman Church of his day, he set forth the Gospel of God for all time. Basic teachings such as God's wrath, God's holiness, the sinfulness of men, justification, sanctification, glorification, and identification with Christ are explained in simple but spiritual terminology.  In the second episode, we explore all men's guilt before God as they have been appropriately end...

The Roman Revelation is a series of sermons geared to understand the letter to the Romans by the Apostle Paul. The primary focus of this letter is to define the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The main thoughts that capture our attention in Romans are God's righteousness, man's sinfulness, and salvation through faith.  As Paul proceeds to unravel the theology of divine salvation, the elements of repe...

The Bible is a book written by God to set forth His purpose to reconcile a world fallen into sin to Himself. In Paul's second letter to the Corinthians and the fifth chapter, Paul declared God's work to reconcile sinners. It then becomes the job of a reconciled sinner to be an ambassador for Jesus Christ.  In John's Gospel and the ninth chapter, we see Jesus reconciling a blind sinner, who th...

In this episode, Matthew Kohlhepp interviews Joe Durso about his book THE JESUS YOU NEED TO KNOW. The focus of their discussion is the chapter entitled, Jesus's Defining Hour, subtitled, The Definition of God's Love. Matthew asks Joe to explain the meaning behind Jesus's defining hour. What does the scripture have to say about in Jesus's words, "The hour has come." There was an hour in all human h...

In this episode, we will ponder the reality of ongoing sin in the life of a believer. It is true that nothing is more devastating or more difficult to deal with than doing some you don’t want to do. The person who is brought into a loving relationship with the living God through the sufferings of His Son does not want to have to battle with a temptation to sin, and thereby displease the God who lo...

When two elders in Israel kept prophesying in the camp Moses was informed of their behavior, and he was asked to stop them. His response was unusual. It was his desire that all Israel would act in such a way. He did not think that he was the only one who could exercise such a gift. Moses understood that one day all Israel would become a nation of priests. The church also has been called to be a ho...

During the sixties, our nation went through a moral revolution. The culture that came before were not perfect, they had flaws in their thinking, but our host for this episode is asking the question, "Is every generation the same?" Furthermore, what is God's perspective? What does the Bible have to say about generational differences? Still, further, does the Bible say that all sin is the same? Our...

During this episode, Joe takes a look at the death of Jesus Christ through the eyes of the prophet Simeon. This ordinary man will have you wondering about the accuracy of his prophecy and the profound teachings concerning Mary and all that would follow in her steps.  The Bible is no ordinary book, and Christianity is not a religion you can take for granted. The world pivots on the life and te...

In this episode, In this episode, your host Joe Durso continues his lesson from last time, DISCOVERING A HOLY MEANS OF SALVATION. The primary point in these two episodes is for the listener to discern the difference between human effort and divine supply.  Nothing is more critical than to place God first, in other words, to give Him the honor and glory He deserves. When the Christian relies u...

 In church history, the manner of living the Christian life "successfully" swings between two extremes; "Let go and let God" or "Do the disciplines." In each method, there is a case to be made for the proposed procedure. However, the correct manner of sorting out the proper approach is to find the appropriate balance between the two.  In this episode, your host Joe Durso will walk you th...

Frank Durso, interviews Joe about chapter four "The Son of Man" from Joe's book THE JESUS YOU NEED TO KNOW. This chapter focuses on the ministry of Jesus Christ as the Son of Man. Jesus's most favorite description of Him as the Son of Man. As the Son of Man, He spoke truth into the lives of people.  We live in a world where truth, honesty, and transparency are not part of reality. The world l...

The Song of Solomon is more than a love song or sonnet, it rises higher than the appropriate morals for a marital relationship. As a book that is part of the greater whole of the Bible, it tells the story of redemption. Like every other part of the Bible, it speaks to the transcendent topic of the fruit of salvation, and the dangers of courting worldliness and sinful desires. Solomon is one of the...

Ehab Hoffman is a personal friend and dear brother in the Lord. Ehab has a very interesting background and you will hear in this episode some of the experiences that led him to a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. Ehab is half Egyptian on his mother's side and half Greek on his father's. I have observed Ehab for a number of years now and he has an authentic and sincere faith in Christ. He longs t...

In this episode, I interview a new and increasing close brother in the Lord, Matthew Kohlhepp. Matthew has been a Christian for about three years, having grown up in a Christian home. Matthew is scheduled to start laboring for the Church of Jesus Christ with the ministry Campus Outreach, DC. He is a dear brother, who loves the Lord, understands the Gospel well, and desires to serve Jesus as a tota...

In this episode, we will consider together the night that Jesus was betrayed and what is referred to as His High Priestly prayer. In this prayer of Jesus, He discloses the glory He shared with God the Father. We will learn the meaning of eternal life and how people receive it. Furthermore, Jesus, as Son of God and ordained Messiah, declared to the Father the distinct way that His people relate to...

A disciple or follower of Jesus Christ can be misunderstood very easily. Many in the world do not think Biblically when they think about what it means to be a Christian. Jesus said broad is the way that leads to destruction and many there be that go in that way. The way that leads to destruction is the way of deception. Many are deceived into believing that to be a Christian is to be a good person...

In this episode, Joe Durso speaks from Ephesians chapter 1 and 4 to the subject of Christian maturity. The necessary elements in the maturing process involve the Holy Spirit of God, His holy Word, and the Church as it supplies gifted leaders and members as they bring their combined gifts to aid in the maturing of all its members. Furthermore, Joe recounts writing of the Apostle Paul as he brought...

In this episode, Greg Treat interviews Joe Durso, the author of THE JESUS YOU NEED TO KNOW. In chapter three of his book, he looks at Jesus as a ruler that can be trusted. This chapter is divided into five parts, which begins with the truth that Jesus possessed the infinite power of God.  Second, Jesus never abused His divine power. Third, Jesus entered puberty with a passion for God the Fath...

In this episode, Greg Treat interviews Joe Durso about the second chapter, Jesus: The Servant God, subtitled, The Servanthood of God's Love, in his book, THE JESUS YOU NEED TO KNOW. Greg begins his interview by asking why Joe started with the servanthood of Christ. Greg further points out that in the chapter on servitude, Joe first refers to the omnipotence of God in Christ. Joe then points to his...