What Does The Bible Say?

Send us Fan Mail Fred and Arnie begin this second episode about life as a Christian by noting that Jesus becomes our Lord and Master when we obey Him. Jesus discusses this with His apostles when He gave them a lesson on being servants. In Peter's first gospel sermon on Pentecost, he makes reference to this also. When we obey Him, we give ourselves over to the Lord and we seek to please Him. T...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about life as a Christian. We begin by noticing a number of people who claim to be Christians, but their life indicates that they don't really know what it means to be a Christian. This seems to be the case with a lot of people. So, we start by looking at what it means to be a Christian. The Bible teaches that once b...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode about God's Inspired Word, Arnie and Fred continue to discuss the fact that the Bible is the Word of God, and its inspiration demands careful handling. We move to talking about the completeness of God's Word and the fact that this was foretold by the inspired apostles, prophets and teachers. The inspired writers affirmed and recorded the completene...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin a discussion of the inspiration of the Bible. We begin by looking at the word "prophecy" referred to by Peter and noting what that means. There is much disagreement today about whether God's revealed will is really available to us today.  Is it complete? Is it reliable? And is it understandable? We note how important inspiration...

Send us Fan Mail In this fourth and final episode about gambling, Arnie and Fred begin by discussing the principle of faith. We note that the Bible discusses the doubts one may have about something, even if it is allowed, as being sinful, and how it applies to gambling. The principle of civil obedience requires us to obey civil authorities and that's the next point of discussion relating to o...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of what the Bible says about gambling in this third episode. We begin by looking at the principle of greed and how that relates to gambling and covetousness. We also talk about lotteries.  Next, we note our responsibility of providing for our families and how gambling may affect that responsibility. The Bible discusses the principle of frui...

Send us Fan Mail Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of what the Bible says about gambling in this second episode. We begin by finishing talking about the principle of temperance or self-control. Gambling can and does become addictive and we note this problem which affects self-control. The Christian is to be an example of godliness in everything he does, and we look at the passages that teac...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin a discussion of what the Bible says about gambling. We note that the Bible doesn't specifically use the word gambling. Neither does it name all sins specifically. But the Bible clearly sets forth principles that we can use to determine whether or not an activity is right or wrong - righteous or sinful. Gambling is such an activity. We beg...

Send us Fan Mail In this 3rd and final episode on what the Bible says about suffering, Arnie and Fred begin by noting that God understands and sympathizes with our pain and suffering. We talk about Jesus and the physical life that He lived as an average man. We look at a passage that discusses the compassion Jesus has for men since He went through similar experiences. We note what is said about th...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode about suffering, Arnie and Fred begin by noting that God permits saints' suffering to strengthen us. It leads to growth, development and maturity, if one knows what the Bible says about it. We look at passages that teach us that God is aware when saints suffer, and He helps us get through it. We note that when we look at suffering in light of eternity,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss three facts concerning what the Bible says about suffering. We note that suffering comes at any time, place and in ways when we least expect it. We note that we are seldom prepared for it, seek to avoid it and shrink from it. We note the passages that point out that the various afflictions we suffer come from Satan and not God and the fact t...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode about things you'll never regret, Arnie and Fred talk about true reverence toward God, not merely acting reverent, but reverence as a character trait. We begin by noticing what the Bible says about man's purpose in life.  We look at several passages in Proverbs that are helpful in being reverent toward our heavenly Father. We also discuss the revere...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about loving our marriage partner. We begin by noting that God made the man and woman to be life-long partners. The words cleave, cling, united and bond are used to escribe this relationship. The Bible says that both are made in God's image.  We talk about marriage being a 3-dimensional relationship consisting of phy...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about protecting the reputation of others. We note that gossip impacts other people, and many times harms their reputation, and we note that the Bible identifies gossip as a sin. It mentions gossipy women and by extension, men. We look at a portion of Moses' Law that prohibits gossip. There are 23 evil behaviors list...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred talk about apologizing when we are wrong about something. We start out by looking at what Jesus said one must do if one is angry at his brother without a cause and why this is so important. We discuss why it is so important to be willing to admit wrongdoing and correct it. We look at a passage that indicates others can help us in this regard. We als...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred look at what the Bible says about controlling our anger. First of all, Solomon says it is a wise thing to do according to his Proverbs. We discuss ways the Bible tells us that we can do to help control our anger.  Sometimes we may be angry for a good reason, and we look to Jesus to learn this truth.  We also note the role that forgiveness plays in m...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss showing kindness to the aged. It is one of the things that we will never regret doing. We look at Moses' Law in this regard and also what Paul wrote to Timothy on this subject. We note that both the Old and New Testaments require that parents be honored as well as aided, and we discuss those passages. We discuss the care of aged parents...

Send us Fan Mail In this second and final episode on Who Is Jesus, Arnie and Fred begin by noting that John records Jesus stating on several occasions that He is the Messiah or Christ. The first time is at Jacob's well when Jesus is talking with the Samaritan woman. When Jesus was in prayer with the apostles at the Last Supper, He mentioned that He was with the Father before creation. On nume...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about who is Jesus. We look at the references that were made by Jesus and various individuals in four gospel accounts about who He is. We note what John the Baptizer said of Jesus' identity and why he said what he did. We next discuss Nathaniel who made a statement as to Jesus' identity.  There was a blind man w...

Send us Fan Mail In this fourth and final episode of why we have the Bible, Arnie and Fred begin by noting that the Bible teaches us how to become one of the saved. We discuss several passages that tell us that God wants all men to be saved. Related to that, we look at passages that explain to us how a person becomes a Christian. We see that the Bible also is a guide for disciples in living as Chr...

Send us Fan Mail In this third episode, Arnie and Fred continue to discuss the fact that the Bible sets forth man's role in his salvation. God did provide a Savior to redeem man, but we must also do our part as God requires. We cannot be saved from sin by our own efforts.  We must depend upon our faith in Christ which includes being obedient to His commands. We note that it is the Bible that...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode about why we have the Bible, Arnie and Fred complete their discussion of the fact that our Creator has definite expectations for man to meet. We then move on to note that the Bible reveals to us the nature of sin. We needed to be aware and understand God's laws and each person's violations of them. We note several passages that point that out to us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss why we have the Bible. Most people don't seem to believe that the Bible actually comes from God even though it says it does. We begin by looking at some passages that say the Bible is the word of God. We note that when one reads the Bible one sees that it reveals the nature of God by discussing the physical creation and the fact it prov...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode about Hell, Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of whether Hell is a place of punishment. We note several Bible passages that tell us that Hell is in fact reserved for the punishment of evildoers.  Jesus in several passages tells us this is the case. We look at those passages. We talk about how long Hell must be endured. We note that there are a number...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss what the Bible says about Hell. We start out by answering the question, Does Hell Exist?  We look at 2 passages where Jesus discusses Hell. We point out the specific word Jesus uses in referring to Hell in these passages. We move on to passages that tell us what Hell is like. We discuss 8 passages that describe Hell in no uncertain terms. We...