What Does The Bible Say?

Send us Fan Mail Christ's resurrection is unique in the history of mankind and there are many who are skeptical of it and doubt that it ever occurred. There are even those who claim to be Christians who fabricate theories about what they think really happened. The Bible is very clear: faith is so essential that without it one cannot be saved. The Bible records evidence supplied by eyewitnesse...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus faced several trials on the Passover before His crucifixion before Jewish authorities and Roman authorities. These trials were contrary to both Jewish and Roman Law. In this episode Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about these trials by primarily reading the record in sequence as best we can determine. It is evident from the record that the Jewish authorities consp...

Send us Fan Mail It's that time in the USA to vote for our national leaders. Other nations don't necessarily get to choose their leaders in this way. Some don't get to make the choice at all. Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about the selection, choosing and cooperating with government officials. The discussion centers around the specific inspired passages in the Bible tha...

Send us Fan Mail The word meaning "to judge" appears many times in the original language in the New Testament and in a number of contexts. Jesus frequently mentioned things pertaining to judgment at the end of time. He did this because His purpose for coming to earth was to save men from God's condemnation of them because of their sins and God's final judgment of them. Most of...

Send us Fan Mail The Bible records that Christians have been persecuted in many countries in every age since the First Century. They have been verbally abused, defamed, vandalized, with their property being stolen. The teaching and practice of their faith has been outlawed, their children taken, harmed physically, imprisoned and even put to death. What is it about the name "Christian"? A...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Arnie and Fred discuss the word "Church" and the fact that its use is unique to the New Testament. We discuss the word's use and its meaning in the New Testament by noting all of the passages it is used in. We note the misuses of the term which we find throughout conversations and writings today. Take a listen to this 30 minute discussion in which yo...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred discuss the various works of the flesh that are named in the Bible. The discussion kick of by noting the various festivals that are engaged in before what is known as Lent. Noted is the fact that in the days of the New Testament, there were similar festivals in Rome and other cities such as Saturnalia, Lupercalia and other sexually charged pagan fertility festivals....

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred discuss a question a listener posed about the Lord's Prayer. The listener states, "Most churches I am familiar with recite the Lord's Prayer as part of their worship services, but I understand churches of Christ do not. If not, is that because you do not believe in it, or for some other reason?". We discuss the fact that there are two forms of th...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred discuss the two words, "in Christ" that we find throughout the New Testament. We discuss the fact that those two words tell us that in this life God will basically grant us a "do over". We talk about what it means not to be "in Christ" and the fact that there are eternal consequences for that condition. We then note the benefits that be...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss why Jesus was baptized. The discussion begins with John the baptizer who was selected by God to prepare the way for the promised Messiah. In doing so he preached that people needed to repent of their sins. They responded in large numbers to the extent that all those in Judea and Jerusalem obeyed John and he baptized or immersed them in water...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about worship in spirit and in truth. We note that improper worship is common among many people, religions and cultures. We begin with Jesus' discussion with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. We note the experience of Cain and Abel where right and wrong worship is illustrated. Worship by the very first Christ...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about when human life begins, not what the opinions of uninspired men are. The Bible does discuss this subject related specifically to named individuals in the Bible. David discusses his pre-birth development in one of his Psalms. We discuss the proven features of genetic science relating to when human life begins. We discuss six individu...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred discuss a question we received who asked if we are obligated to keep the Law of Moses in the Old Testament. We discuss the fact that Moses Law was not universal. It was never intended for Gentiles and was not delivered to them. We discuss the fact that the Bible says Moses Law is obsolete. We discuss the fact that the Bible says the Old Testament was replaced by the...

Send us Fan Mail In this 30 minute study, Fred and Arnie discuss what the Bible says about Jesus being God. There are a number of religions and people who deny what the Bible says on this subject. There are numerous passages that say that Jesus is God, the Creator and Judge of all mankind. We discuss the passages that quote what Jesus said of Himself being God as well as those that the witnesses s...

Send us Fan Mail This year is about to come to an end. People make resolutions for the coming year. The bible repeatedly reminds us of how swiftly time passes. It also discusses the shortness of life and our lack of knowledge when it will end. Likewise, the Bible discusses the return of the Lord and the fact that we don't know when that will be. We are warned a number of time of the importanc...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred discuss a question received concerning when Jesus was born. The questioner notes that some friends observe Jesus' birth on various dates in January and some in March. He wants to know when exactly was the first Christmas and what doe we know of Jesus' birth. We begin the discussion with the known facts that we find recorded in the Bible. Then we discuss so...

Send us Fan Mail There is one question we were asked about baptism that we need to discuss. The questioner asks whether in the Bible baptism refers to sprinkling, pouring or immersion or any one of the three. The questioner states that this is important because "my parents had me christened as an infant". Arnie and Fred discuss three things related to baptism in the Bible. Who requires i...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue discussing several questions that were asked about baptism. In this episode, we discuss the first question, "What does it mean to be 'in Christ", and "How can someone 'get into Him'". We also answer the following question which was "I am concerned to learn that you refuse the sacrament of baptism for infants and young...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about baptism. We will discuss two questions posed by listeners. We have been asked why we teach one must be baptized in order to be saved when most people believe we are saved by faith and join a church through baptism. The second question posed by a listener is that they note correctly that sin is a spiritual condition,...

Send us Fan Mail Over the years there have been numerous people who have espoused various ways that an individual is saved. The fact is that Jesus offers salvation to every accountable person. However, He places conditions that a person must meet in order to be saved. In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says an individual must do in order to be saved. Since Jesus says in John 12...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred discuss what is commonly known as The Great Commission which is related to Jesus final instructions to His apostles to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations in Matthew 28:18-20. We discuss what a disciple is as well as the meaning of "baptism" which was a part of the teaching they were to accomplish. The contents of Mark 16:15 and 16 are...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue the discussion of when the miraculous gifts in the New Testament ended, We again note that at the end of Mark 16 after the Lord ascended we are told that He worked with them as they preached the word confirming it with signs following. We discuss other passages that indicate the purpose of the miraculous gifts and their duration. We note that now we can kno...

Send us Fan Mail In the last study, Arnie and Fred discussed how God confirmed His word by the miracles, signs and wonders He gave to the apostles to use for that purpose, according to Mark 16:20. In this study, we will discuss what the Bible says about when those miracles ceased. We will see that the Bible tells us when that occurred. We note that Paul names the various miraculous spiritual gifts...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue the discussion on how God confirmed His word. We note that Mark says in Mark 16 verse 20 that after the Lord ascended to heaven, the apostles went everywhere preaching the word and the Lord worked with them confirming the word with signs following. WE note the numerous passages that record the miracles that the apostles performed that confirmed their teachi...

Send us Fan Mail Understanding that the Bible is God's complete word and the fact Jesus says in John 12:48 that we will be judged by His words, we need to know how God confirmed or certified those words as being from Him and reliable. Jesus tells us in Mark 16:20 that the apostles went everywhere preaching the word and the Lord worked with them confirming the word with signs following. Fred a...