Verse Breakdown

When Jesus Christ was speaking to the Samaritan woman, he said something very important: "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John 4:24).   What did Jesus Christ mean by that? Why was he reminding the Samaritan woman that God wasn't a human being, but is an invisible, spirit being? Hope do we worship such a being in spirit and in truth? What d...

We can bet you've heard of this verse before, especially if you're an active Christian. But for what purpose do you use this verse? Is it like a repellent to those who want to give us advice? Or is it one of many statements of Jesus that must be interpreted properly, and not taken out of context?  We hope it's the latter, but if it's not, no worries! Listen to this episode to find out the mea...

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me."   Isaiah 6:8 is one of those verses that refer to Jesus Christ, and on lower levels, the saints and even the children of God on this Earth. But why? What's in this brief statement that would summarize the attributes of God's Son, His Son's companions, and the "spiritual sh...

This episode will enumerate attributes of Jesus Christ, which we are to copy if we, as disciples of Jesus, are to be like our master. If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these resources: Our Youtube channel, It Pays to Fear God: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WKONmKoTFwezN0a3kkVNg/ Our Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Gods-Unfolding-...

One statement of Hannah during her thanksgiving to God for receiving a child from prayers was, "He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them."   Who was Hannah referring to? How would poor people be li...

This verse speaks about labourers who work in a harvest; but who are those labourers, and what is the harvest? Are those people labourers who work in the remote country, reaping corn? Or are they people who we might listen to every Sunday, but aren't really doing their job; hence the statement, "the labourers are few"?  Listen to this episode and find out! If you would like more information a...

When Jesus Christ quoted Moses in Deuteronomy 8:2-3 to Satan the Devil - "Man shall not live by bread alone" - what did Jesus Christ mean by that? How is food and water, and the physical needs of this world, not the only thing that we need to survive and thrive?   Listen to this episode and find out! https://youtu.be/tSzlquNRkmQ - Hebrews 4:12 If you would like more information about God, His...

This brief episode will elucidate the phrase "new creature", and why St. Paul said that when we turn to Christ, all our old ways pass away, and everything becomes "new". If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these resources: Our Youtube channel, It Pays to Fear God: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WKONmKoTFwezN0a3kkVNg/ Our Book: h...

Many Christians in this world are finding it hard to cope with the challenges that a follower of Jesus Christ must face. Instead of facing them, they want to look for pastors that make Christianity, and following Jesus, look very simple, fun, and without any kind of harm.   But should we want to be deceived? Should we want pastors to say smooth, friendly things to us? Or do we want to hear wh...

Hello, listeners! Here's an inspiring episode for you! We'll be telling you about 5 verses that can revive our faith in times of trouble. We can even use them to convince our non-Christian friends to join us in worship. We hope you find this episode useful, and if you do, please feel free to check out the links below for more content. If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and...

This Verse Breakdown is going to be explaining John 14:28, but specifically the last phrase: "For my Father is greater than I." A lot of Christians have seen this verse, along with verses like John 4:34, 5:19, 30, 6:38, 12:49-50, but they don't know how those fare up with verses like Revelation 1:8, where Jesus Christ said that he was the "Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end", and even, the...

In Romans 12:1, St. Paul tells us how we are to worship God, so it is important to grasp what this verse is telling us. Hopefully, with our phrase-by-phrase interpretation, you can use this verse to reflect on your relationship with God. If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these resources: Our Youtube channel, It Pays to Fear God: h...

Matthew 11:28 is one of the most famous verses in the New Testament, as it gives Christians this sense of peace and rest.  But what kind of peace was Jesus Christ talking about? How can we have rest when the world is in disarray?  Listen to this brief episode and find out! If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these resource...

You've probably heard of this verse already, but have have you looked at the meaning of each and every line? I mean, it must be significant if it's been translated in over 850 languages.  In this short episode, we will briefly explain each phrase in this verse, so that the meaning of the verse can be seen through many other texts in the Bible, which we use to help expound on John 3:16. If you...

When St. Paul warned us to not "grieve the Holy Spirit", what did he mean by this? Was he describing the Holy Spirit as a physical person who would walk with us, which we can grieve with disobedience? Or was he describing something more spiritual, but something very common in our physical, daily lives?   Listen to this episode and find out! If you would like more information about God, His Ki...

Are you a good person? You'll tell me yes, most likely.   But Jesus, who all Christians believe was a very "good person", refused to be called a "Good Master". It's hard to be better than Jesus, but why didn't he want to be called good? And how can God be the only "good" person?   Listen to this episode and find out! If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son...

Humanity has invented many things - rockets, supercars, social media. But when the Bible says, "but they (humanity) have sought out many inventions" in Ecclesiastes 7:29, are those inventions those devices that humanity has built to ease life? Or are they something more significant that just aren't as noticed in our lives, but still play a vital role in keeping us away from God?   Listen to t...

In this episode, we will explain Isaiah 1:18; what does it mean to reason with God, and how does that purify us? Listen to this episode to find out! If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these resources: Our Youtube channel, It Pays to Fear God: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WKONmKoTFwezN0a3kkVNg/ Our Book: https://www.amazon.ca/...

Many Christians have stumbled on places where the Bible talks about Jesus coming as a thief in the night? Why would Jesus Christ do so? Why will few people know about his coming? Was that what he intended? If so, why?   These important questions will all be answered in this brief Verse Breakdown of Revelation 16:15.   "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth h...

Psalms 34:17 is an uplifting verse, isn't it? With a snap of our fingers, God will instantly come to our aid like a genie, right? But no, this is not what this verse is telling us, and if you stick to the end of this episode, you'll have a much better understanding of this verse than that. If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these r...

Most of us have heard the saying, "Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers". Does this mean that we cannot have friends who don't worship God? Does it mean we can only work for Christians, and talk to Christians, and marry from them?   Listen to this episode and find out! If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these resources:...

Knowing the right thing and not doing it isn't very good, and James 4:17 states that plainly. But in this brief episode, we will see what that means biblically; what things which are very good spiritually, and, when we don't do them, why it's "sin". If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please check out these resources: Our Youtube channel, It Pays to...

Mark 10:23 gives us some important advice about money, but it's easy to misinterpret what it's trying to say. Are rich people unrighteous? Is having money a deterrent to righteousness?   This episode of Verse Breakdown will answer these questions and give you an idea of how God feels about wealth. If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His Son Jesus Christ, please chec...

In the world, being a Christian is a very easy thing. All you have to do is join a church, pay tithes, and to mainstream Christianity, you're doing your duty. And that's what's hundreds of millions of people do all over the world.   But in this episode, we want to go deeper and actually see what being a Christian is all about, and why Jesus Christ said that the road to salvation is narrow. Is...

When St. Paul was professing that he "pressed toward the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ", what did he mean by that? Is he pressing by continuously running around? Or is he talking about it in a spiritual sense, a sense that applies to all Christians today?   Listen to this episode and find out! If you would like more information about God, His Kingdom, and His So...