Theology Lunch

Or perhaps the question is: How well should you know your Bible? Today, we explore the need for Christians to know their Bible. How does one do that better? Any tips or hints? What about the fear that we will be judged by our knowledge of Bible in the future? Let's take a listen...

Today we tackle two unrelated questions. First, what is the funniest passage of Scripture in the Bible? And what do we do with comedy in the Bible. But then, second, if a believer was to die during the period when Jesus was on earth, would Jesus also be in heaven to greet them?

What do we mean by the catholic church? Are we speaking of the Roman Catholic Church? And while we are at it, what do they believe concerning the sacraments, such as the Lord's Supper and Baptism? If I was baptized as a Roman Catholic should I consider being properly baptized?

Today we look at a very challenging question that presents itself to each one of us as we visit other churches while we are out of town: Should I take communion there? What about if you are visiting a Roman Catholic church or another church in which the truth is clearly not taught?

Does the Bible give us a set pattern for dating? Suppose you or one of your kids are in a relationship, how are you supposed to think through that Biblically? What are some principles and categories of thought that will help us?

Given that we the Reformed do not believe we can lose our salvation, how do we begin to explain passages such as Hebrews 6:1-8? Or how about Hebrews 10:26-31 and 2 Peter 2:20-22? These passages seem to suggest the opposite?

So what's the deal with hewing/hacking King Agag to pieces? And then the annihilation of women and children? Isn't this a bit gruesome and bloodthirsty? Samuel comes out covered in blood at the end of the chapter and God not only approved of this, but commanded it--how can this be? How do we reconcile this account with the teaching of Jesus in the New Testament to pray for and love your enemies?

Did God really regret making Saul king? And does that mean that God made mistake, and now needs to change His mind about Saul being King? What is going on in this text? Today we explore the subject commonly called the impassibility of God, i.e. does God have emotions and do those emotions alter His actions?

If this phrase sounds familiar, it should because it is our 5th vow of membership in the PCA! But what does it mean and what are we saying by "studying" it? Let's break this phrase down and explore it's applications.

We all believe in and heartily support the worship of the Lord on Sunday morning, but what about on Sunday evening? Are we to gather again on Sunday evening to worship again? Are we required to do so? If we are not required, how are we to best think about why we would have Sunday evening worship?

So we have been talking a lot about King Saul in our Sunday morning sermon series, and to be honest the press hasn't been in a good. He's done a lot of questionable and even wrong things. Is he a believer? Surely, believers make mistakes, but he seems to go beyond the pale...

Is it biblical for God's people to tithe (10%) to other good and noble causes beyond the church? What if the church has a special need or project, should we designate our 10% to that work? Do we even need to tithe in the New Testament Era?

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." We pretty much all know those words but what does righteousness mean? We all have a concept of righteousness, but we struggle to define it. What may we say it is and how do we define it? Is it relative or absolute?

We desire for our services of worship to God to be saturated with Scripture. We read the Scripture, preach the Scripture, sing the Scripture, pray the Scripture, even see the Scripture in the Sacraments. But why then do we add non-Scriptural portions to our service, like creeds and confessions? Would it not just be better to reserve those non-Scriptural portions for non-service moments, like Sunda...

Ananias and Sapphira are dealt with swiftly and definitely, but why? Did they commit the unforgivable sin? If not, what else is going on that we need to appreciate in this text? And by the way, what is the unforgivable sin?

How do we discern the difference between the storms and trials God sends us to punish us as opposed to sanctifying us? How do we know we aren't pulling a "Jonah" vs. when God is just allowing us to suffer like Job and Joseph?

Wouldn't it be great if we were sanctified immediately, like justification? Or would it not? What would we be missing out on? Or better, may we know from what God has revealed concerning why sanctification is a process that endures for the rest of our life?

How are we to think of nearness with God? Does God nearness to us depend upon us? How might we be nearer to God? How do we cultivate greater nearness?

What is limited atonement and why did God choose to limit His atonement?

We know of the commandment not to kill and we also know there are instances of killing in the Old Testament, but what does the New Testament add that clarifies this debate? What changes? What about self-defense? Should we become padifists?

In this episode, we hear about Pastor Pete's most recent travels to Honduras as well as take on the subjects of missions and church planting.

Must a Christian listen to Christian music? Must a Christian artist only make Christian music? What are the considerations and consequences?

We toss the phrase, "Jesus loves you" around a lot. But what does it truly mean to be loved by Jesus and how might we know for certain that He loves us?

From where did the notion of sacrificial substitution come? Was it a pagan practice incorporated into the Jewish religion? And why has it for the most part come to an end with Christ?

Our God is invisible and has commanded that we not make images of Him (2nd CDMT), but does this apply to God the Son, Jesus, who came into the flesh and was man? Also, what should we do with modern day movies and shows that depict Jesus?