The Berean Post Podcast

God did not intend for casual sex and fatherless homes, common in North American culture. Absent fathers, in my opinion, have led a significant contributor to the decline of our society, along with the rejection of traditional gender norms. Besides our fallen nature, the breakdown of the family unit due to fatherless homes largely contributes to our cultural destruction. This is worsened by abando...

When my wife and I decided to homeschool our kids, we were met with opposition from other Christians who thought we should enroll them in public schools. One argument we often heard was that our children could be a witness for Jesus in public schools. Ironically, these same Christians who didn't evangelize in their workplaces expected our kids to evangelize in school. However, the Bible doesn't ex...

When a man leaves his wife, claiming he no longer loves her, it is clear evidence that he never truly loved her, at least not according to the real love defined by Paul in 1 Corinthians 13. The love that God commands husbands to have for their wives would never allow for aggravating, insulting, humiliating, shaming, or beating them. There would be nothing that a wife could do, including infidelity...

Although some preachers or teachers misuse passages like this to justify mistreating their wives and children, they overlook the qualifier in this text. Notice how Paul instructs women on how to submit to their husbands. The phrase "as is fitting in the Lord" implies that submission should be appropriate and consistent with the Lord's teachings. This means that submission should not be blind or la...

For many years, I held a deep fascination with healing evangelists. I would eagerly devour any book I could find on the great healing evangelists of the past, such as Smith Wigglesworth, Jack Cole, Amy Semple McPherson, AA Allen, Catherine Coleman, and many others. However, with the advent of YouTube, my fascination with healing evangelists and their services was taken to new heights. I was elated...

Paul urges the Colossians to understand Christ's teachings rather than simply memorizing scripture deeply. The expense of books and widespread illiteracy in biblical times suggest that Paul was not referring to memorization, as it would not have been practical for most people. Instead, Paul likely encouraged the Colossians to internalize and apply Christ's teachings in their daily lives, allowing...

One simple phrase that brings peace to me almost immediately is a phrase I have learned from my wife "Not my circus, not my monkeys" This means we avoid involving ourselves in other people's chaotic situations. There are always individuals whose lives and relationships are in disarray. These are not those stumbling upon hard times. These are people who live in constant chaos. They may seem to seek...

As we reflect on Colossians 3:12-25, we are reminded that our faith is rooted in God's immense love and willingness to forgive us. However, this love and forgiveness are not meant to be received passively but to be extended to others. As Christians, we are called to embody love in action by showing kindness, patience, humility, and forgiveness to those around us. We must remember that true moral p...

One of the commitments I made when I began to do this series of blogs was simply to the best of my understanding explain passages from the Bible in a way that those who may not be familiar with the Bible might appreciate. I also committed that I would not push my interpretation of the text where good and reputable Christian theologians may dispute the interpretation. Where different views on a pas...

Today, we will be examining this text from a broad perspective. Upon perusing the text for practical applications, it becomes apparent that Paul has issued three imperatives. An imperative is a sentence that provides direction or commands action. Living a life that is pleasing to God is a challenge that many Christians face. We often find ourselves caught up in the things of this world and forget...

Eschatology, a word commonly used today, simply means studying the last things or the end times. It refers to the final and eternal state of all things or events leading up to it. While this text may not be among your top 10 favourite passages on end-time events, it contains interesting points that are not immediately obvious but are significant for eschatology. In Paul's mind, this passage speaks...

As Christians, we often talk about being raised with Christ and united with Him through His death and resurrection. However, another phrase that appears in the New Testament is equally significant: "where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God." This phrase, mentioned several times in the New Testament, holds deep theological meaning and has its roots in the Old Testament. In Colossians 3:1, P...

It's remarkable how nearly everything we encounter in the Bible about a believer's new life is directly related to the symbolic act of baptism. In particular, Paul uses the phrase "you have died," which we previously discussed as symbolized by entering the waters of baptism. However, the most significant aspect of water baptism is revealed when we come up out of the water. This act represents the...

The gospel’s transformative power is further emphasized in Romans 6:4-5, where Paul describes being united with Christ in his death and resurrection. This union transforms our lives as we walk in the newness of life. It is not merely a religious life but a new type of life that we have been given. When we encounter Christ, we know that something has happened. John says that when love for people, a...

Honestly, I regret not paying more attention to my English classes during my school and college days. Due to my lack of prioritizing education back then, I now find myself having to catch up on proper English grammar and word usage after many years. I like to read and listen to audiobooks, and my interest in reading and appreciating the English language and words has grown over the years. Admitted...

I have frequently expressed two ideas: one can place the Bible on one end of a table and all other religious texts on the opposite. Though my opinion may be biased, it is the truth and that it can be objectively proven. The second idea I have shared is that Christianity stands apart from all other religions and philosophies worldwide, and I will explain why. The appeal of religion to our fallen hu...

One thing that drastically transformed my understanding of the Bible was realizing that Jesus Christ is the central focus of the entire Bible. This can be seen even in the statement made to the first woman in the garden about her seed crushing the serpent's head. This proposition sets the stage for the whole story of the Bible, where God created man and man broke with God, leading to the need for...

Let no one judge you in food, drink, festival, new moon, or sabbaths. Despite the passage of time, the issue of the Sabbath and new moons still divides the church. Some groups insist on following Jewish laws and traditions. Still today, there are small groups and individuals that, while holding to the belief that Jesus is the Messiah and initiator of the new covenant, still hold tenaciously to ten...

“So let no one judge you in food or drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the bo...

Popular culture has a strong fascination with occult and spiritual entities such as angels and demons. I became aware of this a few years ago when I heard that some children in a nearby elementary school were claiming to have pet demons that would perform tasks for them.

The Bible's Take on the Antichrist: Separating Fact from FictionI recently watched a video where a man claimed to have spent several years investigating the identity of the Antichrist. It probably won't come as a surprise, but his conclusion was that Prince Charles is the Antichrist. Of course, people attempting to identify the Antichrist is not a new phenomenon, as there have been several candida...

This verse highlights that our natural inclination to resist laws is not limited to traffic signals or other man-made regulations. It is a deeper issue that is tied to our sin nature. Our disobedience and rebellion against God's law separate us from Him, but that separation is removed through Christ. He has paid the penalty for our sins and set us free from the law’s condemnation. This doesn't mea...

In Colossians 2:11-14, the apostle Paul teaches that baptism represents the spiritual truth of being transformed into new beings in Christ. He emphasizes that without this revelation received by faith, we are merely religious and wet. This transformation into new beings in Christ is made possible by the resurrection of Jesus, which is the core belief of the Christian faith.

Baptism is an essential sacrament in the Christian faith, symbolizing a believer's connection with Jesus Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. It represents a spiritual reality where believers are set free from their sins and empowered to live according to God's will through the Holy Spirit. The Gospel message of Christianity challenges human pride by emphasizing our complete reliance on God's...

In this context, Paul is using the metaphor of circumcision to illustrate the spiritual reality of the believers' union with Christ. Paul says that through faith in Christ, believers have put off the old nature, the "body of the flesh," and have been made new. This new identity is marked by the removal of the "foreskin" of the heart, a metaphorical expression for the cutting away of sin and the se...