What Does The Bible Say?

Send us Fan Mail Fred and Arnie continue their discussion of what the Bible says about the Lord's Supper by noting the examples of New Testament disciples observing it. We begin in Acts chapter 2 on Pentecost, showing that Pentecost actually occurred on the first day of the week. We explain why that is so and note the passages that refer to the observance of the Lord's Supper. Acts chapt...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin a discussion about the Lord's Supper. We begin by noting that Jesus instituted it at His Last Supper among His apostles during Passover right before His betrayal by  Judas and arrest.  We note that there are three accounts  of it in the biographical books, in Matthew, Mark and Luke. We look at the accounts by asking five questions: Who, W...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode of Marriage , Divorce and Remarriage, Arnie and Fred continue discuss what the Bible says about this important subject.  We note again, that in the first century, the brethren in the church at Corinth had evidently asked Paul a number of questions relating to this subject. One of them dealt with the case of an unbeliever divorcing a believer. Paul deals with...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about marriage, divorce and remarriage.  The Bible records that from the beginning, God intended marriage to be a lifelong relationship between one man and one woman. But the record shows that human sin often disrupts marriage; and divorce and remarriage were about as common in ancient times as they are today. We note tha...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue the third and final discussion of what the Bible says about becoming a new creature. We note that those who were saved by obeying the gospel developed an intense spiritual hunger to acquire more knowledge of their new life in Christ. They learned from what John wrote in Revelation  of heaven as a place where there is continual spiritual activity and that is...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we continue our discussion of what the Bible says about becoming a new creature or a new creation, as some translations say. We begin by talking about the Christians at Colossae and Paul's description of the new lifestyle that they were to begin when they became Christians. They were to seek those things above and put to death or put off the behaviors that we...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss becoming a new creature as described by the Bible. The New Testament identifies those who obey the gospel as children of God who receive a new life and are described as a new creature. There is a specific assurance given concerning this. There is also a new manner of life that should accompany the new disciple's salvation. We note the n...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred talk of the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah that the apostles note in the New Testament.  Peter made reference to what David had said about Jesus in two of his Psalms which Peter declared that it certified Jesus to be Christ, the Messiah.  Later on Peter accused the Chief Priests and Elders of being those who rejected the head cornerstone...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Arnie and Fred discuss Jesus' crucifixion and burial which were prophesied in several prophecies in the Old Testament. These prophecies are stated and written down hundreds of years before the event s took place. The fact that Jesus was crucified between convicted criminals is one of those prophecies made by Isaiah. David in one of his Psalms said that none of...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred talk about Jesus's betrayal by Judas Iscariot and the trial that followed. We notice that Judas collaborated with the chief priests which had been prophesied by David in one of his Psalms and was fulfilled in Gethsemane. We talk about the 30 pieces of silver that Judas received, the prophesy concerning it and the significance of the amount. We...

Send us Fan Mail In this third and final episode about Messianic Prophecies, Arnie and Fred begin the discussion by noting that the religious authorities in Jerusalem were plotting to kill Jesus for at least a year. We note the prophecy and what Jesus said about it.  We continue by looking at Moses' prophecy about the Messiah and God's Prophet. Isaiah prophesied about a "corner ston...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode that Arnie and Fred discuss What The Bible Says About Messianic Prophecies.  We begin with the location of Jesus' birth, what the prophet Micah says about it and Luke and Matthew's notice of what he wrote.  Next we note that Daniel's prophesy concerning Jesus' birth was specific even to the number of years after a historical event. We...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin a discussion of some of the Messianic Prophecies that are found in the Bible.  We talk about the purposes of these prophecies and the fact that they were stated from Genesis to Malachi and written down by the various prophets who lived in different localities hundreds and thousands of years before the Messiah was born.  There were a number of...

Send us Fan Mail Unity is a Bible subject, in particular in the New Testament that we will discuss in this episode.  Jesus prayed for unity among His disciples. Yet there is almost universal disagreement about nearly every religious subject and no unity. Paul condemned division among Christians. There are thousands of sects today just in America alone many claiming to be a part of the "Christ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of what the Bible says about the church being the kingdom.  we noted at the end of last weeks episode that the church was promised.  Next we looked at the fact that the church was established on Pentecost in about AD33 at which time Jesus was declared to be both Lord and Christ, We also note that obedient believers were add...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss the statement that, "The Church Is  The Kingdom" and the fact that the Bible agrees with that statement. We note that Jesus spoke of His church and kingdom in the same context when He discussed that subject with Peter and the rest of the apostles.  We point out the original meaning of the Koine Greek word translated "church&qu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred talk about resurrection. It is a subject many times at funerals when we talk about seeing our loved ones again. Solomon tells us that our spirit returns to God when our bodies die. We note numerous passages that refer to the resurrection of our bodies.  Paul in particular has a whole chapter in First Corinthians discussing that very subject.  We tal...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says one must do to be saved.  We start out by talking about why the question is even asked in the Bible about being saved. Saved from what?  We move to the answers that are not given in the Bible, primarily because many people are told to do many things the Bible does not say. We spend most of our time looking at some of the...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode about the Judgment, Arnie and Fred begin by discussing the fact that the Bible is the standard the Lord will use to judge all people. We talk about some of the ways various people teach that others will be judged and the fact that many seem to be in no hurry to prepare for their judgment. Additionally we note that the time of the Lord's return to judge...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss the Judgment as described in the Bible. Arnie begins by referring to what Paul had to say to Felix the Roman Governor of Judea about the coming judgment of God. We then note that there will be a judgment that is said to be the last day and it is appointed and assured. The Bible says that every accountable soul will be at the  judgment and we...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss the literal and figurative  language found in the Bible. Paul mentions having used a figure of speech in the Corinthian letter.  This discussion is important because some Bible students think everything the Scriptures say is literal.  Others think the entire Bible is figurative and everything symbolizes something else.  Neither view is corre...

Send us Fan Mail This is the third episode that Arnie and Fred discuss  what that Bible says about human traditions, doctrines and creeds. We note that these contain false doctrine that the  Bible calls heresy, that is propagated by heretics and results in division. The inspired Bible writers told us to reject such traditions that are not found in the Bible. We are to speak where the Bible speaks...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of Human Traditions, Doctrines and Creeds in this second episode of that subject. We note that the apostles were inspired to teach what the Hoy Spirit supplied them in the words they preached and wrote down. Those words were certified and confirmed by the miracles that the Holy Spirit provided in the miraculous gifts the apostles had been g...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about human traditions, doctrines and creeds. We talk about the three main creeds, their influence upon the denominational churches and the result of the same which is primarily to replace the actual gospel teaching from the Bible. Creeds address only the interests of the uninspired councils that produce them.  We note th...

Send us Fan Mail In this fourth and final discussion of this subject, Arnie and Fred continue to note some of the various theories offered by sceptics to explain the missing body of Jesus. We talk about the stolen body theory and the imposter theory. We review a number of the prophecies concerning Jesus' resurrection, promises related to it and the quotations of those prophecies and promises...