What Does the Bible Teach?

"Is Jesus God or Man?” (WSC 21) 03.08.2025 11:54 ↓

Is Jesus God or man, both or neither? The answer to this question has distinguished the Church from heretics from the first four centuries to today.

“What is Sinful in Man?” (WSC 16) 03.08.2025 1:21 ↓

Is each person good or sinful?

Zephaniah. God’s Discipline Today 27.07.2025 42:13 ↓

Taking the first part of Zephaniah’s message about Babylonian exile and applying it to the Church & Christians today.

Nahum, Acts, & Figurative Language 20.07.2025 58:08 ↓

Understanding the figurative language in Scripture as speaking of real, historical events.  Nahum, Acts, and Zephaniah discussed.

Bible Interpretation: The Man & the Book Are Different 16.07.2025 8:17 ↓

One thing that helps us in interpreting books of Scripture is realizing that the book’s writer was not writing when the action of the book was taking place, but later, and often to a new generation.

Election & Free Will, Not in Conflict 16.07.2025 23:01 ↓

It is often thought that there is either election or there is free will. They are both operative in the salvation of every individual who comes to believe in Jesus.

Nahum & Cosmic Language in the Prophets 13.07.2025 57:21 ↓

In Nahum & the other prophets, we see cosmic language to indicate a major transition from one kingdom to another.

Nahum & Apocalyptic Language 06.07.2025 58:33 ↓

Nahum is about the fall of the Assyrian Empire in 612 B.C.  Nahum uses mostly figurative language to describe it.

“Nahum: No Rebuke!” 29.06.2025 43:08 ↓

Nahum writes to encourage God's people of the impending doom not of them, but of their longtime troubler, Assyria.

The Bible, Micah, and Nahum. 15.06.2025 52:27 ↓

The Bible is our sole & adequate guide for faith & life, a Micah summary, and an introduction to Nahum.

“Micah, & Not ‘Mortar Shelling’” 08.06.2025 54:39 ↓

How seeing first Micah’s message to his people helps us understand Jesus.

"Micah & Prophetic Language" 01.06.2025 46:31 ↓

Understanding how the prophets speak & use images.

Micah: What Did He Face? 25.05.2025 51:26 ↓

Looking at the issues in Micah’s day that he addressed.

Isaiah and Jesus 18.05.2025 28:57 ↓

How are we to interpret the Old Testament, in light of Jesus?

“Isaiah & Not ‘Mortar-Shelling’ to Jesus” 11.05.2025 1:01:57 ↓

Examining Isaiah 53 and King Jehoiachin.  Lots of stuff in the Old Testament looks like Jesus, but it speaks of others first.

"Isaiah: Hezekiah & Babylon” 04.05.2025 46:00 ↓

Hezekiah’s alliance with Babylon, and the Future Babylonian Exile

Isaiah & Immanuel 27.04.2025 41:38 ↓

The Immanuel child in Isaiah & Ahaz's day, and what the child signifies for them and for us.

"Isaiah, Immanuel, the Exile, and the Return” 20.04.2025 50:47 ↓

"For unto us a child is born!"  Seeing what Isaiah was talking about (stuff in his day), but that ultimately comes true in Jesus.

Isaiah: Ahaz & Hezekiah 13.04.2025 59:45 ↓

Isaiah speaks to Kings Ahaz & Hezekiah to lead them in right action and save their people.

“Isaiah’s Three Parts” (& Minor Prophets’ Order) 06.04.2025 33:11 ↓

Reviewing the order of the minor prophets, and nailing down the three sections of Isaiah.

Minor Prophets’ Order & Isaiah 30.03.2025 49:20 ↓

Learning the order of the minor prophets, and starting Isaiah!

Timeline of the (Old Testament) Prophets 23.03.2025 46:37 ↓

Much of the subject matter of the Old Testament Prophets surrounds a few events in history. Here are those events.

Hosea (Part 3: Forgiveness Offered) 16.03.2025 21:29 ↓

God reviews His historical relationship with Israel, and Hosea pleads with his contemporaries to look to God for forgiveness and blessing to avoid exile.

Hosea (part 2: Punishment & Restoration) 09.03.2025 41:30 ↓

God announces His judgment against His people, Israel, in 750 B.C., and speaks of the future return of His love for them.

Hosea (part 1) 02.03.2025 58:11 ↓

God and Israel in the 700s B.C. are symbolically shown through Hosea’s marriage to a prostitute.