The Bible Explained with Jenn Kokal

In today's episode: All things are lawful, but not all things are good How to overcome sexual sin Why Christians need to avoid sexual sins God didn't create us to be sexually immoral The symbolism of marriage and our union with God Need more? I don't blame you! Click the links below to see other P40 stuff: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministrie...

Solomon begins building the temple: The temple is rather small for the temples of the time period Solomon doesn't want the temple to be corrupted by anything, even tools Was Solomon following the command of Deut. 27:5 where God says not to use any iron tools on His altars? God tells Solomon that the temple is not what He requires to have a relationship with His people A breakdown and graph of the...

Paul scolds the church for more unhealthy behaviors: The church members were suing each other Should Christians ever sue anyone? Paul argues that the church should have some governing authority Why 1 Corinthians 6 is so controversial Was the Bible changed in 1946 to include the word "homosexuality?" Article on the Bible being changed in 1946: https://www.str.org/w/the-claim-about-homosexuality-in-...

Solomon starts preparing to build a temple for YHWH: The King of Tyre agrees to give Solomon supplies Solomon has a trade agreement with Hiram Is there any Scriptural evidence that God wanted a temple? Why God chose Solomon for the task Solomon's dedication even with small details Click all the links for more cool stuff: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.c...

In today's episode: Paul calls out the Corinthian church How the American church is similar to the Corinthian church How to unify churches What we can do now to fix our church If you want to support the Bible Explained: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https:// www.facebook.com/p40minist...

Solomon was an interesting guy: He was very organized He needed tons of food for his thousands of extended family members He hosted TED Talks He broke every Old Testament Law for kings He was the wisest man on earth because of Yahweh's grace Be sure to click every link for the full P40 experience: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website...

Paul is appalled to hear about the sexual sin being tolerated in the Corinthian church: A church member was either living with or married to his step mom Why American churches are in so much trouble Being loving isn't being tolerant Why hard conversations are necessary and loving The Gospel message is uncomfortable and the church should be too Check out all these links from P40: YouTube - https://...

Solomon hears a very difficult case involving two prostitutes: 2 women share a story and it's one women's word against the other Did God say that Solomon was the wisest person on the planet? Solomon accurately discerns the case in a really unorthodox way All of Israel fear Solomon after this What it means to fear God Hey! Don't go away yet! Also check out these other P40 sites: YouTube - https://w...

Paul makes some controversial statements in 1 Corinthians 4: Paul tells the Corinthian church that they are arrogant All the ways the apostles were persecuted Was Paul disobeying Jesus when he calls himself a "father?" Paul tells the Corinthians to imitate him... Why would Paul say this? Need more? I don't blame you! Click the links below to see other P40 stuff: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/w...

Solomon loves God, but he gets a few things wrong early on: He marries Pharoh's daughter Why it was wrong for Israel to be in alliance with Egypt What were the "high places" that irritated Yahweh so much? Solomon sacrifices on the high places God comes to Solomon in a dream and grants his request for wisdom If you want to support the Bible Explained: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-a...

Today, we discuss many hot button topics: Why we aren't "gods" Paul calls himself a slave of God Paul says not to judge, but then how do you explain other verses where Paul says to judge? 2 types of legalism: Liberal legalism and Conservative legalism Why legalism makes us arrogant Hey! Don't go away yet! Also check out these other P40 sites: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw K...

Solomon shows what type of a leader he is in the early days of his reign: Solomon ignores Joab's pleas for mercy Solomon orders Joab to be killed in the Lord's tent Why didn't David just kill Joab? Why did David make Solomon do it? Solomon targets Shimei Shimei stays out of trouble for several years, but then breaks the king's command There are so many other things P40 does! Check it out: YouTube...

Paul continues lecturing the Corinthian church: The basic rule of the temple that every Christian should understand God will destroy the person who destroys the temple - what this means The wisdom of this world is actually foolishness to God How to truly have wisdom What Paul means when he says "Christ is God's" I know you need more: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - ht...

Adonijah is up to some old tricks: Adonijah tries to manipulate Solomon's mother, and it works Adonijah claims to be in love with one of David's concubines Solomon is offended when Bathsheba asks if Adonijah can marry Abishag Why Adonijah likely wasn't in love with Abishag Why God "allowed" men to have concubines and multiple wives in the OT There are so many other things P40 does! Check it out: Y...

Paul discusses the "Day," aka the Judgment Seat of Christ: There are two types of people, the foundation layer and the builder Christ is the only real foundation People can build on the foundation using good or bad materials Bad materials will be burned in the fire, but good ones will stand Is purgatory real? What is the Judgment Seat of Christ? What is the "fire" we will experience? Hey! Look at...

David dies. But before he does, he has some last words for Solomon: He tells Solomon to be a man He reminds Solomon to always follow YHWH and all of His laws How God was faithful to the kings even though the kings weren't faithful to Him David tells Solomon to enact punishments on Joab and Shimei David "sleeps" with his fathers There are so many other things P40 does! Check it out: YouTube - https...

Paul talks about three different stages of man: The natural man The fleshly man The spiritual man God co-works with us even though He doesn't need to Why we need to idolize God instead of preachers Hey! Don't leave before looking at other P40 stuff: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https...

David needs to act quickly to save Solomon's life: He proposes a plan to quickly crown Solomon before Adonijah can kill him Why mules were reserved for royalty in Israel Adonijah is still feasting when he hears the news of Solomon's coronation Adonijah and all his dinner guests leave the party in shame and fear Adonijah grips the "horns of the altar" and what this means Be sure to click every link...

The world is always searching for truth, but can never seem to find it. But Christians know where to look: The Holy Spirit reveals the Mind of Christ No one knows God's mind (how this makes sense) God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things, but that doesn't make those people extraordinary The real source of Truth Check out all these links from P40: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

As David is on his death bed, more problems arise: David takes another concubine in his old age The ramifications for concubines when the king dies Adonijah tries to usurp the throne, even though David promised Solomon he would be king Nathan and Bathsheba save Solomon's life by convincing David to take action in his last days Click all these links from P40: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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Episode 1015 - God Nearly Destroys Jerusalem God gives David a choice as to which punishment to take for his sin: David asks God to choose the punishment, so God chooses a plague The plague rips through Israel, but God shows mercy and doesn't destroy Jerusalem David sees a destroying angel and prays a humble prayer to God Why offerings are supposed to cost us something The significance of Mount Mo...

Episode 1014 - How Jesus's Crucifixion Defeated Satan Paul explains the difference between holy Spirit wisdom and human wisdom: Human wisdom is far lesser than wisdom from God How to become truly wise Human wisdom will eventually come to nothing God's wisdom is only given to the "mature" God only recently revealed the mysterious wisdom How exactly did Jesus's death actually defeat Satan? Click all...

Episode 1013: God Gives David 3 Choices of How to Punish Israel David sins drastically in 2 Samuel 24: YHWH is angry with Israel again David decides to count his people even though many advised him not to Why does it say that God told David to count the people if this was a sin? Why was it a sin to count the people? David immediately asks for forgiveness after sinning by counting the people God gi...

Episode 1012 - God Uses Foolish People to Humble the Wise In today's episode: The Gospel is foolishness to the people who refuse to believe Why education and wisdom are not always a good thing The Jews were wise in the OT and the Greeks were wise in Philosophy, but they both thought the idea of a crucified Messiah was foolishness God often uses weak and foolish people to humble the wise Click all...