The determinetruth Podcast

Rob and Vinnie continue their overview of the Gospel and examine Jesus' parable of the shrewd steward and the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16. Then they wrestle with the question of what this looks like in the American Church today.    Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people! ...

Rob and Vinnie continue their overview of the Gospel of Luke by looking at Jesus' message and how it was revolutionary then and what it means for us today. The episode is a bit longer as they wrestle (no not literally) with the issues of love and justice today.  here is the link to my blog "Pro-life means Pro-all-life"    Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share i...

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie address the background of the Gospel of Luke in order to help us understand this Gospel. They address the Roman system of patronage and how that impacted the poor and marginalized in the Roman world and how Jesus enters that world and demands that His followers turn it upside down.    Here is a link to Warren Carter's book The Roman Empire: an Essential Guide Carter...

Rob and Vinnie hosted two Russian Christian ("Daniel" and "Isaiah") as well to two former missionaries in Russia (Phil and Sacha Opperman) to discuss the Church in Russia, the war and its impact, and how we as Christians can support our brothers and sisters in Christ during this time.  Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the...

Rob and Vinnie walk through Matt chapters 10-20 to provide some context for understanding the text. How do we understand Jesus' teachings and Matthew's gospel?  Listen in to find out more.    NB: we apologize that the audio quality is not to our standards. We have fired all those responsible and will see to it that it never happens again! JK. But we do apologize!    Please "follow" this podcast, g...

Rob and Vinnie interview Bruce Fisk, PhD to discuss the Gospel of Matthew and the question of Jesus and the Jews. What does it mean that Jesus is the fulfillment of the OT for the Jewish people and the land of Israel. Were the early Christians antisemitic? Join us for a conversation with former Westmont Profession and senior research fellow for the Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East.  Her...

Rob and Vinnie walk through the Sermon on the Mount discussing what it meant then and how it applies now. What is fasting? Am I sinning because I am anxious? Does God promise me everything as long as I "ask, seek, and knock"?   Tune in to the full episode as we venture to understand Jesus' most famous sermon.    here is the link to Rob's post on Justice in the OT For some good resources to continu...

Rob and Vinnie take a moment to put some reflections on the recent war in Ukraine and to offer some thoughts as to what the Church should be doing in the midst of this war.       

This week Rob and Vinnie attempt to put the Sermon on the Mount in its context in the Gospel of Matthew and how it serves as the new Law (in fulfillment of the Old) for the new people of God.    Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people!    Please share this podcast and let other...

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie continue the discussion on how to understand the Gospel of Matthew. Today they look at Matthew's use of the OT and how He found Jesus in what might appear to be strange places and how Matthew saw Jesus living out the story of Israel.     Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospe...

Rob and Vinnie discuss how to read and understand the Gospel of Matthew. They address Matthew's connections to the Old Testament and what it means that Jesus is "Immanuel"    Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people!    Please share this podcast and let others know about determi...

This is session 6 and the final lesson in a study that Rob lead on understanding the Kingdom of God, the mission of God's people, and Justice. In this study, we look at the issue of Justice in the NT. What is God's mission? In order for the people of God to be faithful, we must understand what God's mission is. Then we must ask: What is Justice? And what is the relationship between Justice and the...

This is session 5 of a study that Rob is leading on understanding the Kingdom of God, the mission of God's people, and Justice. What is God's mission? In order for the people of God to be faithful, we must understand what God's mission is. Then we must ask: What is Justice? And what is the relationship between Justice and the Kingdom of God? And what does it mean for you and me?  Here is the outli...

This is session 4 of a study that Rob is leading on understanding the Kingdom of God, the mission of God's people, and Justice. What is God's mission? In order for the people of God to be faithful, we must understand what God's mission is. Then we must ask: What is Justice? And what is the relationship between Justice and the Kingdom of God? And what does it mean for you and me?  Here is the outli...

This is session 3 of a study that Rob is leading on understanding the Kingdom of God, the mission of God's people, and Justice. What is God's mission? In order for the people of God to be faithful, we must understand what God's mission is. Then we must ask: What is Justice? And what is the relationship between Justice and the Kingdom of God? And what does it mean for you and me?  Here is the outli...

This is session 1 of a study that Rob lead on understanding the Kingdom of God, the mission of God's people, and Justice. What is Justice? And what is the relationship between Justice and the Kingdom of God? And what does it mean for you and me?  Here is the outline that Rob was teaching from Immanuel principle: God’s presence among us (Lev 26:11-13; Gen 17:7-8; Exod 29:45; Jer 24:7; 31:1, 33; 32:...

This is session 1 of a study that Rob lead on understanding the Kingdom of God, the mission of God's people, and Justice. What is Justice? And what is the relationship between Justice and the Kingdom of God? And what does it mean for you and me?  Here is the outline that Rob was teaching from  Exodus 2:11-12, 23-25; 3:7-10 Biblical Concept of Missions/Mission of God The biblical focus is on ______...

Rob and Vinnie interview Jer Swigart the Co-founder of Global Immersion to discuss peacemaking and the evangelical church. How to form activists for peace in accordance with the Gospel and the disconnect that is too found in evangelical churches between peace making and evangelical theology and practice  Here is a link to the Global Immersion website  Rob will be speaking at the E4J zoom conferenc...

Rob and Vinnie interview Dr Jace Broadhurst who takes us on an incredible journey into the ancient world and shows us how understanding the stories that circulated around the world at the time of Mark helps illuminate the Gospel of Mark: e.g., The disciples being "tormented" while rowing across the sea; Jesus' walking on the water is Him trampling the ancient gods as Job 9 speaks about! A fascinat...

Rob and Vinnie look at the structure of the Gospel to show how Mark tells his story and illuminates its meaning. Rob and Vinnie also look at Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark   Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify, and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people!    Please share this podcast and let others know about det...

Vinnie and Rob look even more deeply at the Gospel of Mark and discuss how Mark arranges his stories so that a second story interrupts the first story in order to provide a key insight into how Mark wants his readers to understand the first story. Why does Mark tell of Jesus feeding 5,000 and 4,000? Why tell of a similar miracle?  Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify an...

Join Vinnie and Rob as they provide Part 1 of an Introduction and Overview of the Gospel of Mark.    Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people!    Please share this podcast and let others know about determinetruth.    If you have been blessed by this podcast and would like to see...

in this episode, Vinnie and Rob explore the Gospel stories about the birth of Christ and argue that the story is about the coming of the King!    Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people!    Please share this podcast and let others know about determinetruth.    If you have been...

This is episode 5 of Rob's study on the Kingdom of God. In this study, Rob provides an overview of the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7) and what it means for understanding the Kingdom of God today.  For a deeper dive into the Sermon on the Mount see Rob's presentation on YouTube :  Note Rob refers to Ezek 37 several times: that should have been Ezek 36!  Please "follow" this podcast, give a review o...

Rob continues his study of the Kingdom of God by looking at Romans 8 and its climactic role in the narrative of Romans and its stress on the redemption of all creation. We dovetail into discussions of Predestination and Free Will also.  Please "follow" this podcast, give a review on iTunes or Spotify and share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people! ...