That You May Know Him

If Jesus was sinless, what does Hebrews 5:8 mean when it says he “learned obedience through what he suffered”? In this episode of That You May Know Him, Blake answers a listener’s question by looking at how Hebrews presents Jesus as our great high priest, tempted as we are and yet without sin. From Gethsemane to the cross, we see what it meant for Jesus to obey the Father when obedience cost him e...

📖 About This Episode: What books should a new Christian read to build a strong foundation in the faith? In this Bible Q&A, Blake shares his top five recommendations for understanding Scripture, growing in devotion to Christ, and learning from the church’s history. We also explore why Hebrews 5:8 says Jesus “learned obedience through what he suffered” and how a prophecy can be fulfilled in Chr...

What does it mean to walk by the Spirit? And why do Christians experience a struggle between the flesh and the Spirit? In this episode of That You May Know Him, Blake continues his verse-by-verse study of Galatians with a look at Galatians 5:16–26. Paul contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit and calls believers to keep in step with the Spirit. But what does that look like in...

Did the New Testament writers take Old Testament passages out of context? Matthew connects Isaiah’s prophecy of a virgin conceiving with the birth of Jesus, while Hebrews applies Jeremiah’s promise of a new covenant to the people of Christ. How do these interpretations relate to what those passages originally meant? In this Bible Q&A clip, Blake explores how the inspired New Testament writers...

📖 About This Episode: Are we saved through faith in Jesus Christ—or through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ? In Galatians 2:20, a small difference in translation opens up a much larger question about how we understand Paul. In this Bible Q&A clip, Blake explores the debate behind “faith in Christ” and “faith of Christ,” explains the competing interpretations in plain language, and considers...

📖 About This Episode: What happened to the twelve tribes of Israel? Did the ten northern tribes really disappear—or is their story more complicated than the familiar phrase “the ten lost tribes” suggests? In Luke’s Gospel, Anna is identified as a woman from the tribe of Asher. Yet centuries after the Assyrian conquest, she is worshiping at the temple in Jerusalem when Mary and Joseph bring the in...

📖 About This Episode: Did Isaiah actually write the entire book bearing his name? And how could he name Cyrus—the Persian king who would help deliver God’s people—roughly 150 years before it happened? In this Bible Q&A, we examine why many scholars argue for multiple authors of Isaiah and why I find the traditional view of Isaiah’s authorship more persuasive. We consider the book’s historical...

📖 About This Episode: Christ has set us free. So why does Paul warn the Galatians that they could be “severed from Christ” and “fallen away from grace”? In this verse-by-verse teaching through Galatians 5:1–15, we examine Paul’s warning against seeking to be right with God through the law—and what it means to stand firm in the freedom Christ has given us. We’ll also see why Christian freedom lead...

📖 About This Episode: Does the New Testament leave Israel’s story unfinished? In this video, we examine the strongest biblical argument for Israel’s future through three important passages connected by one word: until. What did Jesus mean when he said Jerusalem would not see him again until it welcomed him? What are “the times of the Gentiles”? And who is the “all Israel” that Paul says will be s...

📖 About This Episode: What happened to Moses before he fled Egypt for Midian? Exodus tells us surprisingly little about his years in Pharaoh’s household. But the first-century Jewish historian Josephus tells a much fuller story. In this video, we examine Josephus’s account of Moses’s childhood in the Egyptian court, his campaign against the Ethiopians, the siege of Saba, and his marriage to Tharb...

📖 About This Episode: In Galatians 4:17–31, Paul makes one of the most shocking and controversial arguments in all his letters: he associates Mount Sinai and the present Jerusalem with Hagar—the slave woman—and declares that Christians are children of the free woman. Why does Paul use Sarah and Hagar as an allegory? Is he rejecting the Old Testament? How can he connect Torah observance with slave...

📖 About This Episode: Did Jesus actually descend into hell between His death and resurrection—and if so, what did He do there? In this live Bible Q&A, we’ll examine the New Testament passages behind the phrase “He descended into hell,” clarify the important distinction between hell and Hades, and explore what the earliest Christians believed happened between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We’...

📖 About This Episode: What does “antichrist” actually mean in the Bible? The word appears only five times—all in 1 and 2 John—and John’s usage may be very different from what many Christians assume. In this video, we examine every biblical occurrence of “antichrist,” its historical context, the meaning of “many antichrists” and the “spirit of antichrist,” and its possible relationship to Daniel’s...

📖 About This Episode: In Galatians 4:1–16, Paul warns the Galatians not to return to slavery under the “weak and worthless elementary principles of the world.” What does Paul mean by observing “days, months, seasons, and years,” and how does this relate to the Torah, Christian freedom, and our adoption as sons through Christ? Join us as we explore Paul’s message to the Galatians and what it means...

📖 About This Episode: What is the Apocrypha, and why do Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians disagree about these ancient books? In this video, we explore the books of the Apocrypha (Deuterocanon), the early church debate surrounding their inclusion in the Canon, and why the Reformers decided to leave them out. All to understand why these writings remain controversial—and whether Christi...

📖 About This Episode: Join us for this month's Bible Q&A as we dive into some challenging and timely questions: Is there a biblical case for purgatory? What is the Apocrypha? Is anxiety a sin? And does Daniel 12 have anything to do with the war involving Iran? We'll examine each question carefully, letting Scripture—not speculation—guide the conversation. That You May Know Him, Epis...

📖 About This Episode: What actually happened at the Council of Nicaea? Did the bishops invent the doctrine of Christ's divinity, choose the books of the Bible, or simply defend what Christians had already believed? In this documentary, we examine the historical evidence behind the Nicene Creed, Arius, Constantine, Athanasius, and the theology of "homoousios" to separate history fro...

📖 About This Episode: Why did God seek to kill Moses in Exodus 4:24-26? This mysterious passage has puzzled Bible readers for centuries. In this verse-by-verse lesson on Exodus 4, we examine the historical context, the role of Zipporah, the significance of circumcision, and what the "bridegroom of blood" declaration actually means. Whether you've struggled to understand Exodus 4 or...

📖 About This Episode Why did God give Israel the Law if salvation has always been by faith? In this livestream Bible study, we carefully examine Galatians 3:15–29 to discover Paul's answer to one of Scripture's most important questions: What was the purpose of the Law of Moses? Join us as we explore God's covenant with Abraham, the relationship between the Law and the promise, the...

📖 About This Episode Did Jesus predict His return within the lifetime of His first disciples? In this episode of Bible Q&A, we take a careful look at Matthew 24:30–34, the meaning of the "coming of the Son of Man," and whether Jesus was describing the judgment of Jerusalem in AD 70, His future return, or something else entirely. We also answer several other important questions, incl...

In Galatians 3:1–14, Paul asks one of the most shocking questions in the New Testament: “Who has bewitched you?” In this Bible study, we’ll examine why Paul warned the Galatians about returning to works of the Law, what it means to be true sons of Abraham, and how Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law. We’ll also explore justification by faith, the promise of the Spirit, and how the blessin...

What if the version of the Old Testament most commonly quoted by the New Testament writers is one that most Christians have never read? In this study, we explore the Septuagint (LXX)—the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that was widely used throughout the world of Jesus, the Apostles, and the early Church. You'll discover how the Septuagint came to be, why it became so influ...

In Galatians 2:11–21, Paul publicly confronts Peter for withdrawing from table fellowship with Gentile believers and acting out of step with the truth of the gospel. This episode explores why Peter’s actions implied that Gentiles had to “live like Jews,” even if he never said those words directly. We’ll unpack Paul’s argument about justification by faith, union with Christ, and why adding law-keep...

I answer listener-submitted Bible questions live on the first Wednesday of every month. On today's livestream, the first question I will answer is:  Is full preterism a heresy? That You May Know Him, Episode 301. 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹: https://www.youtube.com/@thatyoumayknowhim?sub_confirmation=1 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵: shop.thatyoumayknowhim.com  𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗲...

Paul publicly rebuked Peter to his face in one of the most shocking confrontations in the New Testament — but what really happened at Antioch? In this livestream, we examine Galatians 2:11–14, the dispute between Peter and Paul, the role of Barnabas, the Jerusalem Council, and the growing Jew-Gentile controversy in the early church. Did Peter compromise the gospel, or have Christians misunderstood...