The Isaiah 43 Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Recently there has been a lot of discussion surrounding aliens and UFOs. It has even reached the attention of the United States Congress with recent committee hearings on the subject matter. So, we must ask what the Bible has to say about UFOs, extraterrestrials, and life on other planets? Today's episode will examine what the Bible says about aliens and how a Christian shoul...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our study of TULIP this week as we break down the I in the acrostic, which stands for Irresistible Grace. Irresistible Grace teaches that God’s chosen, repentant, faithful people will be irresistibly drawn to Him and His ways. God’s chosen people can’t help but be drawn to and trust Him, loving Him while hating Satan and their sins. This often-overlooked doctrine of Re...

Send us Fan Mail In 1993, Haddaway released the famous song "What is Love?" Thirty years later, the world is still asking the same question when all along, the answer could have been found in God's word. This Apologetics week will dive into true, Biblical love and what it means for our lives.  It will not be our typical style for apologetic weeks. Typically, we first look at what th...

Send us Fan Mail In this Bible study week, we continue our study of the Reformed doctrine of TULIP. We have been studying this topic over the last several Bible study weeks and breaking down what each letter in TULIP stands for. Previously we have explored the Total Depravity of mankind, the Unconditional Election of God's elect, and this week we explore the Limited Atonement of Christ. What...

Send us Fan Mail In this half-a-year episode, we discuss the controversy over whether or not we should be King James only. This is a debate that many Christians have had over the years, but is it an issue that we should be drawing a line in the sand over? We will examine this topic briefly in today's episode. While this is a vast subject with many complexities, we aim to keep this as brief an...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this Bible study week as we explore how God's elect people are chosen before the foundation of the world to be the recipients of His undeserved grace, mercy, and forgiveness. He could have chosen all or none, but God in His sovereignty chose some and not others. We will explore how what this means for the believer and if it honestly even matters. (Spoiler alert: it do...

Send us Fan Mail Recently there have been efforts to ban the Bible in public schools.  The most recent significant ban took place in Utah where a school district banned the Bible in elementary and middle schools until eventually reversing their decision due to public backlash. This apologetics week, we examine whether or not the Bible should be banned. All of the talk of banning books and preventi...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome our second special guest onto the show this week! Mr. Shannon joins us to discuss why a Christian should know church history. In our discussion, we lay out various reasons why we, as Christians, should examine church history. In addition, we also mention different authors, early church fathers, and councils that we recommend checking out for yourself if you want to lear...

Send us Fan Mail We have all heard at one point or another the argument that goes like, "Well, Jesus never said anything about..." but in reality, Jesus had a lot to say on the topics that people claim that he didn't. As we continue proving what the Bible truly says on LGBT issues during this month, this week we look the argument: "Jesus never said anything about homosexuality....

Send us Fan Mail Week 19 began our dive into the Reformed Doctrine of T.U.L.I.P., where we laid the groundwork for this multi-week study. This week we will examine the first letter in the T.U.L.I.P. acrostic: T for Total Depravity or Total Inability. This teaches that mankind is sinful, corrupt, and wicked throughout. While examining what theologians have said regarding this topic, we will also hi...

Send us Fan Mail In this Apologetics week, we examine a popular claim made by Pastor Brandan Robertson in 2021 that Jesus telling Lazarus to come out of the tomb was actually a metaphor for LGBTQ people to "come out". Robertson is a progressive Christian with a sizable social media presence. Examining the Biblical events recounting the raising of Lazarus as well as some apologetic rebutt...

Send us Fan Mail For the next six Bible study weeks (including this week), we will explore the Reformed doctrine of T.U.L.I.P. - Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. That is a typical five-point T.U.L.I.P. acrostic, but some, like Dr. James White, have argued that there should be six points. While the early reformers arguab...

Send us Fan Mail As promised for week 18, we examine why the Bible is still relevant 2,000 years later. It is timeless with the truth that is everlasting. This is an Apologetics week so we first examine what Scripture has to say and then what other academics, apologists and theologians have had to say.  There is not one particular Biblical verse that we reference in this episode, rather it is a wi...

Send us Fan Mail We have all been there. Even after God has called us and we know the truth of what God has done for us, we still sin. Some of us fall repeatedly into the same sins over and over again, even after being born again. Does that mean we are not Christians? Does that mean that we are not saved? In the words of the apostle Paul, "By no means!" The reality is that we are fallen...

Send us Fan Mail A popular claim gaining traction within social media is argued that Jesus lifts queer-identifying people as model disciples. Another claim by gender reassignment surgeons is that when Jesus mentions eunuchs, he refers to trans-identifying individuals; therefore, gender identity is in the Bible. If this is all true then it seems odd that, for 2,000 years of church history, the chur...

Send us Fan Mail There are times in our lives when things are out of our control, and we are left waiting on the LORD. We can get impatient and restless, knowing that there is very little that we can do. As the Bible tells us, we can pray to God and bring our troubles to Him. However, what we can not do is try to speed up God's timing or try to do it on our own. God will make a way. He is pre...

Send us Fan Mail A popular claim is gaining traction in the infamous world of TikTok videos, where people fall for misinformation about the Bible. Admittedly, it is easy to do. When you are on social media, you often do not go there to engage in academic debate. You go for entertainment. Unknowingly, we may fall prey to specific claims we do not know much about and have little time to investigate...

Send us Fan Mail The name of Jesus is a powerful name. The Bible tells us that the name of Jesus is a name that can help the sick, save the sinner, preform miracles and grant blessings. Yet, our world - even modern Christians - have become numb to the power of the name of Jesus. This week we explore some aspects about the name of Jesus, some of the power behind the name and a way we can share the...

Send us Fan Mail Returning to the Gospels' reliability, we discuss a verse that has been removed from some significant translations of the Bible. Does this take away from the credibility of the Bible? And what exactly does this verse say? We discuss this and more in this week's Apologetic discussion.  - We look forward to seeing you again next Friday!

Send us Fan Mail Happy Easter morning! In this bonus episode, we look at the very first Easter morning. Reading John 20, we will follow Mary Magdalene as she sees an empty tomb and the risen Christ. We also find our friend Thomas doubting that the Lord actually raised from the dead until Jesus comes and shows him the evidence. But why is any of this important? How do we know that Jesus was actuall...

Send us Fan Mail On this Good Friday, we explore Psalm 22 and one of the last words of Christ up on the cross. We explore how through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit David would pen this Psalm which would ultimately be fulfilled by our Lord. - We look forward to seeing you again real soon!

Send us Fan Mail We will have a special guest on the show on the fifth Friday of each month. We all have something to learn from one another, which is the goal of these special guests. Perhaps you do not agree with everything said, and it is likely that I don't either, but again there may be something valuable to take away from each episode.  This week we have a great personal friend who has...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we will take a listener's request. The listener wanted us to speak about not waiting to believe in Christ before it is too late for any of us.  It is a broad topic, and with so many ways to tackle it, we decided to look at what Jesus said in John 8: 21-30 and how it applies.  - If you have a topic request or comments about the show that you would like...

Send us Fan Mail Throughout the last several Apologetics weeks, we have looked at the problem of evil. Through Isaiah 55: 8, 9 we see that God's ways are higher than ours and that His thoughts are not like ours. Some times we simply do not know why things happen ;but as our friend, Job reminds us "blessed be the name of the Lord." - We look forward to seeing you again next Friday!

Send us Fan Mail Often we do not know how to pray, or we feel like we babble on. Luckily for us, our Lord Jesus has given us some guidelines for how we should pray while also giving us the perfect prayer in the Lord's prayer. In today's episode, we will break down Matthew 6: 5-15. We will see how Jesus tells us to pray and where our hearts should be when praying. The Lord's prayer i...