Theology Lunch

We all want to get the Good News out, no doubt. But what about giving credit where credit is due? Also what about how easy it is to plagiarize others' sermons? Are we to think about these sermons in terms of being the "intellectual property" of persons or what?

Today we take on some challenging ones, like was Jesus a Pharisee? Sure He debated them and rebuked them, but does that mean He was one of them? And another question, from Jude 1:9, what's the deal with Moses' body that Satan and Michael the Archangel argued over?

Today we delve into the question about which books, commentaries, guides would be helpful when studying the Word of God.

For the most part, we all believe in the sovereignty of God, that He rules and reigns over all things. But how far does His sovereign hand reach? Does that even extend into the realm of our salvation? What does the Bible say about this?

Assuming we have a choice, what should happen to our bodies when we die? Should we opt for cremation or burial? And what about organ donation, is this a good or bad idea?

How then must we worship? Must we always be in a good mood when we worship? What if we don't feel that way? What if we are sad? How are we to think about mourning and grief in connection to worship?

Today we talk about two issues related to the topic, Old & New. The first concerns the covenants and how might a person be saved in each. Secondly, we pivot to the idea of how as pastors have we changed in our convictions and ministries over the years.

Two in one session: What are the names of God, what do they mean, and how are we supposed to use them? But also, during the Exodus whom did the angel of death kill, just the firstborn babies or all the firstborn in the land?

In this double-long episode, three pastors talk about what encourages them in and about ministry.

The rainbow has forever been a sign in the sky for all man to see, but what is it about? Why was it given? What has it come to mean? And what are we to do with it now?

We all know that God made Eve for Adam, but where did Cain, Abel, and Seth get their wives? And doesn't that lead to more difficult questions?

You have perhaps heard of presuppositionalism before, but what exactly is it? And to what is it opposed? Today we explore the subject of apologetics in brief.

Today, we tackle a handful of questions, starting first with what if God hadn't abandoned Christ on the cross, what would that mean? From there we talk about Jesus' life as a carpenter, and then end on the question what killed Goliath, this stone or the sword?

The Lord extends the promise to Abraham and his children/seed, but then one of Abraham's grandsons is Esau, the one whom the Lord hates? How does this not diminish but instead add to the promise of God?

So we know there is a coming judgment for sin, the final Judgment, but what about for believers? Will believers be judged on the final day, and in what sense? If they are saved by grace, how then would a judgment work?

Today we attempt to cover two questions. First, what sort of mark did Cain receive from God and why would he be given it for just three people (i.e. Adam, Eve, and Cain seem to be the only people alive at the time)? Second, what sort of baptism did the believers in Acts 8 receive if the Apostles had to come down from Jerusalem to lay their hands to receive the Holy Spirit?

In 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, the Apostle Paul talks about leading a quiet life. What is he talking about? Why is he encouraging it? How is this to be our great ambition in life?

What is there to be said about an unhappy Christian? Is there such a thing? May there be such a thing?

We were on it today, working through four (or more) questions in rapid succession. We first consider redemption history concerning the tower of Babel as related to Pentecost. Then we jump to images and content of kids' Bibles, followed by a discussion of the age of the earth. Lastly, we end with baptism and how much water should be used! Get ready!

We are right to say that Jesus died upon the cross, but how does God die? Today we look into the challenging field of Christology.

If you knew that the Lord was coming tomorrow at 5 pm, how would your day look different or similar? Also, as we ready Mark 13 concerning the end, it seems to suggest that several events have happened already. How are we supposed to interpret this?

Continuing on with our mini-series on apparent contradictions in the Bible, today we work through three more. In Matthew 7 it both says to judge not (v. 1) but then to judge (vv. 16 & 20), which one is it? Further, does not James' view of salvation seem to contradict Paul's? And Lastly, is not Saturday the correct Sabbath?

We know that the Bible does not contradict itself, but what are we to do with apparent contradictions in the Bible? For example, what are we to do the Lord commanding His people not to kill and then the command to exterminate the Canaanites in the land? How also are we to understand all the always replenishing 1/3 of the livestock that die in the plagues? Haven't they died already? Today we deal w...

Suppose one of our covenant kids grows up and wants to join a church, and that church requires them to be baptized as an adult, how do we handle this? How are we to approach this both theologically and pastorally?

Prompted by our morning sermon series on 1 Samuel 31, we are talking about the difficult and often suppressed subject of suicide. From a pastoral perspective, how are we to begin to work through this?