What Does The Bible Say?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin discussing the trials Jesus was subjected to in the Jews attempts to falsely charge Him of violating Moses Law. We talk about their attempts that resulted in getting false witnesses to perjure themselves. Initially, Jesus was dragged before 2 Jewish High Priests. On each occasion He was beaten at some point during the questioning. He was also...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin by discussing Jesus' transfiguration. We note where this occurred, who was there and what was said. All of the accounts by Matthew, Mark and Luke mention the transfiguration. That being the case, we look at that term and what is meant by it. Peter was among those who were there, and he discussed it in his second letter. We look at that ac...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred begin by noticing the Old Testament prophecy of Jesus' virgin birth. We notice an important word in Mathew's reminder of what Isaiah said about it. We talk about why Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem before Jesus birth. We talk about the shepherds who heard of His birth and how that occurred. We next look at Jesus' baptism, where it occurred, who perf...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of what the Bibe says about responsible Christians, Arnie and Fred begin by finishing the point about self -control. In particular, we discuss the need to control our tongue by avoiding what is said to be sins of the tongue.  Jesus had something to say about the words we use, and we note that. We move on to the subject of humility. We look at what Paul, Peter...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode on responsible Christians, Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of whether we manage our resources carefully in serving the Lord. One's giving on the first day of the week is often a reliable indicator. We need to remember that our resources really belong to the Lord. Next, we look at the fact that each Christian has a responsibility to teach others...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss responsible Christians. We begin by noting what Jesus said in His parable generally referred to as the Parable of the Talents. We look at how His parable includes what we call in the episode, Responsible Christians. We answer the question, How Much Responsibility Do I Have? There is a formula that is expressed in what the Bible says in a num...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred begin this episode by discussing how our example can affect our children in either a good or bad way. We look at Old Testament guidance on this and a New Testament individual who was affected in a good way by the example of others. We talk about the problem when there is no father in the home. We note that Paul discusses the importance of the example that Christians...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss our example that everyone sees as we live our lives. We look at what does the Bible say about this. We begin by noting what Paul said to the Christians in Corinth. Of particular interest, is the fact that they formerly had been worshippers of idols. He has a long discussion with them on the issue of eating meat that was offered to the pagan...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of a father's role by noting that a father is required by God to correct his children. Solomon has a good bit to say about this and we look at several of his Proverbs teaching this. Paul and the Hebrew writer also teach us about this concept. Encouragement of children is also in the mix, and we discuss this. The father's responsib...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about a father's role in life. We talk about the fact that the scriptures sometimes liken God to our earthly fathers.  We look briefly at the instructions God gave to the original pair. We note the result in their children when godly men and women bring them up according to what the Bible says. Fathers are to love th...

Send us Fan Mail In this third and final episode on being unspotted from the world, Arnie and Fred begin by discussing minor concessions. Can we make these and remain faithful to the Lord? We talk about our speech and the kinds of words we might use a little bit of.  Being honest comes up in our discussion. Do we tolerate a little cheating and theft on our part? What about immorality. Do we give a...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode of being unspotted from the world, Arnie and Fred begin by noting that there can be no compromise with the world. We are either different from the world or like the world. We look at several passages that Paul wrote concerning this. If we do compromise with Satan, we note that we will be disloyal to the Lord. There is no middle ground. We next talk about the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred look at the peculiar situation the Christian is in, being in the world but not of the world. We look at some of the differences between the world, Satan's kingdom, and the kingdom the Christian is in. We note that these kingdoms are nor just different but are totally opposite from one another. We talk about them being rival kingdoms with rulers...

Send us Fan Mail In this 7th and final episode on what hinders prayer, Arnie and Fred begin by asking, Am I Reliable? Of course, primarily this question relates to being reliable in my serving the Lord. We look at several passages that point this out. We ask a number of questions that we can use in our self-examination of this subject. We continue by asking, Am I Pure? James discusses pure religio...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred continue their discussion on what hinders prayer. We begin by asking, Am I temperate? Do I practice self-control? We look at 5 passages written by Peter and Paul about the importance of being self-control. A lack of self-control will result in an individual engaging in sinful behavior. Obviously, this will affect one's prayers to God. An honest...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue to discuss what hinders our prayers by asking if we are self-centered. By this we mean are we completely absorbed with ourselves to the exclusion of anything to do with Christ. Paul talked about how Christ strengthened him, and we look at that passage. We note what James had to say about one's faith and discuss how this would affect our prayers. We ask...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue their discussion about what hinders prayers according to what the Bible says. We begin by talking about covetousness. We look at five passages that discuss what covetousness is, why it is a problem and how it affects our prayers. We then pose four questions one might ask oneself in a self-examination relating to this subject.  We next move on to the subject...

Send us Fan Mail In this third episode, Arnie and Fred ask the question, Am I Truthful? Does not being truthful hinder one's prayers?  Paul has a lot to say about this. We look at those passages. We then ask 5 questions that one can use in their self- examination of whether or not one is guilty of this sin. We then ask the question, Am I Vulgar? Jesus discusses this sin as does Paul. Jesus is...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode, Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of what hinders prayers by looking at whether I am peaceful. Jesus noted the problem of murder in the Old Testament. But he went further by saying that being angry with one's brother without a cause was just as bad because one lacked peace. We discuss the fact that this is sinful and one's sins result in th...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of what the Bible says about Jesus' resurrection in this second and last episode. We begin by noting that Jesus foretold of His upcoming resurrection on numerous occasions such as in the Temple, in Galilee, near Caesarea Philippi and at the Last Supper. We discuss each of those occasions at length. The apostles declared Jesus' res...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about the resurrection of Jesus. We begin by noting the incorrect translation of a word relating to Jesus' resurrection. The Bible identifies the specific day Jesus was crucified and the specific day He was resurrected. We discuss those passages. We notice that the Bible specifies the names of some people who saw and...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie begins by noticing that the Bible tells us to examine ourselves. It is up to each individual to do a self-examination to see if one is obeying what God says. No one else can do this examination for them. As we introduce this discussion, we note that the Bible says that our sins separate us from God according to Isaiah. We then talk about the necessity of obeying the gospel i...

Send us Fan Mail In this third and final episode, Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of what the Bible says about how Christians should speak. We find Paul including speech that Christians should not be involved in with fornication and filthiness in at least one passage. We discuss that passage at length. James had a good bit to say about the tongue and the problem we have controlling it. He...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second and final episode that Arnie and Fred discuss how Christians should speak as God's word says. We continue looking at what Solomon said in his Proverbs. He consistently notes the difference between speaking wholesome words and those which are perverse. Solomon connects the words we use with our heart and mind which is where all words come from, whether good...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin a discussion about how Christians should speak according to God's word. Paul tells the Colossians their speech ought to be such that they know how to answer others. Jesus deals with our subject in a long reading and reminds us that we are accountable for what we say and that will be one of the items we will be judged on. We discuss those...