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Bible Back Story
by Chris Bonta
Essentially, I'm a guy who lived 35 years of his life believing that if you were basically a good person, you'd probably go to heaven. It was August of 1992 and my childhood best friend invited us to Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara. After that, we never missed a Sunday service or a mid-week service. This podcast is the product of a lot of people asking me a lot of questions over the years. I’ve had a lot of encouragement that these have been a blessing or been used as a tool to converse with non-believers. I hope this encourages you to dig deeper for the hidden beauty for yourself. Blessings, CB
Episodes
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276.Yo-el’ Week 2.2024
Join us as we take a look into the book of Yo-el’ (Joel). The first prophet to use the term Yom YHVH or the Day of Yahuah. I believe there are 27 versions of this phrase in the King James version. Kepha (Peter) quotes Yo-el’ in his Shavuot address and we are looking at how that all ties together....
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275.Yo-el’ week 1 .6.22.2024
Today we begin looking at the book of Yo-el’ or Joel (remember there is no “J” in Hebrew). Yo-el’ is the prophet who first mentioned "Yom YHVY” often translated as the "Day of the Lord". He mentions it five times in his little 3 chapter 73 verse book and Kepha (Peter) picks up on it in his…
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274.Shavout.6.16.2024
Join us as we celebrate Shavuot and look at the walk from First Fruits to Shavuot and look at The Tower of Babel in View of Shavuot
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273.Haabakukk week 3.6.15.2024
Join us for the final chapter of the Book of Habakukk, as he finally understands Yahuah is in contgriol of everythng and he only needs to be still and let God. This ends in magnificent praise to our god and serves as a potant reminder the things we see as horrible trials are actually Gods mighty...
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270. Yahudah (Jude) Part 3
Join us as we finish up the book of Yahudah or Jude. In interesting little book that covers a lot of ground and is as important today, maybe more important, than it was for the early Jewish believers. It was interesting that at the same time Kepha or Peter was writing exactly the same words and...
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269. Yahudah (Jude) Part 2
Join us as we take a look at some current hot topics and then continue our study in the Book of Yahudah (Jude).
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268. Yahudah (Jude) Part 1
Join us as we begin a walk through the tiny book of Yahudah or Jude to most. Yahudah was a half-brother to Y’shua and like Ya’akov (James) eventually came to understand that Y’shua was the promised savior of the world. In this book we hear the anguish in his writing as he exhorts the brethren, to...
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266. Signs in the Heavens 4-6-2024
Join us this week as we have a quick look at why we celebrate the Sabbath and the feasts and other important days when we do, and why there should be no confusion about the dates, after a few words about this week’s Torah Portion. Then we will take a look at the upcoming events of April 8th, with...
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265. The wise and the Foolish 3.30.24
Join us as we continue to look as some of the Parables, this time we look at the Wise and Foolish builders and the 10 virgins. We tie this up by looking at the letters to the churches at Laodicea and Philadelphia. It is important to Understand we must be ready now for the return of Y’shua, we…
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264. The Dragnet
Join us as we wind up the extended look at Y’shua’s instructions and parables in Matthew 12 and 13 with the Dragnet, the Pearl of Great price, and the Hidden Treasure in the field. Very encouraging stuff, and not always how you were taught it. We end up with a look at who is taken and who is…
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263. The Parable of the Weeds and Mustard Seed
Join us as we continue looking at the instructions and parables of Matthew 12 and 13. We will have a look at the tares in the good field, and that there are tares in every church and we have allowed the enemy to feel comfortable there, but the time is coming when the angles will reap the tares…
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262. The Sower and the Seed
Join us as we continue with Matthew 12 and 13. We open with a great picture of an iceberg … yes an iceberg. A great lesson in how little we know and understand, only a tiny part of the berg is above water and can be seen or explored, most of it is hidden to all but the most intrepid, and so it is...
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261. Good Tree, Good Fruit
Join us as we have a pretty wide-ranging discussion about the good fruit. In the next few weeks, we will be looking at the many parables and instructions to be found in Matthew 12 and 13. Really these, like most of Y’shua’s instructions to us, all pertain to the same issue, the soil condition of...
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260. Soft Heart
Join us today as I recount my recent quadruple bypass experience and some of the things Yahuah showed me. While these things, many of which I did not talk about due to a time constraint, were 100% worth learning, I know for me the only way I would learn them was to go through this, No one could...
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259. El Shaddi? Part 1
As Yahuah explains to Moshe, Avraham, Yetzok, and Ya’akov, knew him as El Shaddi, but He wanted them to know Him as Yahuah. Apparently, this was a requirement to being set free from the bondage of the world (Egypt). Rav Sha’ul (teacher Paul) reminds us in 1 Corinthians that those living at the…
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258. Pharisees and Man's Law vs Y'shua and The Torah
Today we will begin to examine the parables in chapters 12 and 13 of Matthew. One of the ideas to grab is the religious leaders of that day, and I might suggest this day, seem to mix man’s rules and laws up with the God's instructions and commandments in the Torah. It is important to understand...
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257. The Mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven
Join us as we have a look at the Parables and instructions Y’shua gave as recorded in Matthew chapters 12 and 13. We will begin today with a look at the disciples asking Y’shua why He spoke to the multitudes in parables found in the middle of chapter 13, rather than just speaking plainly to them....
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256. A Child Is Born
Many of us have only recently returned from the church Christmas event staring … our kids. It is always a heartwarming story about the birth of our Savior in rather humble beginnings. Usually with straw, barnyard animals and of course the Star of Bethlehem gracing the stage. It’s all a lot of fun...
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255. Parable Of The Lost Sheep Part 2
Join us as we take a look at Y’shua’s parable of the lost sheep. Who really are these sheep? Is there more to this than simply finding one lost sheep? We find ourselves on an interesting and important road after hearing Y’shua say multiple times He came only for the lost sheep of the House of...
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254. Parable Of The Lost Sheep Part 1
Join us as we take a look at Y’shua’s parable of the lost sheep. Who really are these sheep? Is there more to this than simply finding one lost sheep? We find ourselves on an interesting and important road after hearing Y’shua say multiple times He came only for the lost sheep of the House of...
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253. Old or New?
Join us as we take a look at the meaning of the new wine and old wineskin, and the new patch on old clothes, and what it does not say. This set of Parables begins with the calling of Levi, and the Pharisees accusation of Y’shua for breaking mans law. As usual we will look at this from a slightly...
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252. Chayei Sarah
Join us as we look into “do not despise small things”. Often, we are more interested in the larger more dramatic issues and promises. The big popular church, the famous smooth-talking pastor, the fastest and most expensive automobile, but Scripture reminds us that Yahuah will do great things with...
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251. Vayera
Join us today as we take a quick look at the Torah portion and beyond and then focus on one of the most important chapters in Scripture. B’ray-sheeth or Genesis 24. In this chapter we see how it is we have become the gentile bride of the Jewish Son, Heir to all the Father has. This will challenge...
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250. Parashat Lech Lecha
This week we read about Abram being called out of Ur of the Casdeem and discover the story of his youth as described in the book of Yasher (Jasher) chapters 8 and 9. The account of a young Abram helps to explain why he was so quick to accept anything Yahuah told him and act. We have a look at why...
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249. Noach and Similarities in Scripture to the War in Israel
The Word of Yahuah is our instruction and guidepost. Many who try to follow God’s word completely and separate it from man’s wisdom, the people who believe they are, and may well be, on the narrow path, are sometimes confused by the events of the world or their own lives because it just does not...
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248. B'ray-sheeth' 1:1-6:8 and the War in Israel
Today the scroll is rolled back to the beginning, and we begin again by looking at B’ray-sheeth 1:1 the creation to 6:8, which brought about the Flood of Naoch. It seems like a lot of information to pack into one parsha but essentially we will be looking at God's creation and His people up to the...
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247. A Different Spirit
Join us tonight as we look at Caleb the gentile and what made him have a different kind of spirit. Do you want Yahuah to say of you that you also had a different spirit than most calling themselves believers? More importantly, do you want to find at the end that you will die in the wilderness...
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246. The Way It Is
Tonight we will have a brief look at the way the world is, how we are being targeted, overwhelmed and why. A simplified version of the very complex attack against humanity. And while this may be disturbing to some, it is actually great news because it proves the Bible is 100% correct in its…
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245. Conversations: Shavout
Join us as we have a look at “the other side” of Shavout. No, it's not Pentecost. No, it’s not the birth of the Roman Catholic Church. No, it’s not the day when the “holy spirit” fell on all man-kind. No, it does not always fall on the first day of the week (Sunday). It is an ordained Feast unto...
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244. Conversations: Bechukatai (In His Statutes)
Join us as we have a look at the Parshat (Torah Portion) called Bechukotai or “In His Statutes”. It is a particularly interesting Parshat for me as it was the Portion I was born under. There is little question in my life I have always been drawn to His Word and Instructions, the commandments, or...
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243. Conversations: Did They Crucify The Wrong Man?
We will have a look at why the high priests had to crucify Y’shau in relation to the feasts and other important instructions given by Yahuah. 1 Corinthians 2:3-9 Matthew 13:10-13 Yesha'yahu (Isaiah) 58:8-11 Matthew 27:15-16 Matthew 27:20-22 Vayiqra (Leviticus) 16:11-15 Vayiqra 16:16-23 John…
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242. Conversations: Why So Many Denominations?
One verse read in four different versions appears to say 4 different things, and most of them are not correct. Like the book entitled “Eats Shoots and Leaves”, depending on where you put the commas, it is either about Panda bears or mafia assassin. Hebrew does not use punctuation so you would…
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241. Conversations: Fear God?
This week we will recap sealed or marked and look at why we should fear God and what that means and does not mean. Mishlei Proverbs 17:15 Mishlei 12:22 Devariym Deuteronomy 29:19 Mishlei 28:9 Acts 5:32 Shemu-el’ Rishon 1 Sam 12:13-14 Philippians 2:12 Mishlei 9:10 Sirach 1:13-14 Tehilliym Psalms...
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240. Conversations: Marked or Sealed?
We will have a look at a popular topic today, the Mark of the Beast. We ask the question instead of worrying about taking the mark, would our time not be better spent making sure we are sealed by Yahuah? Once sealed by the Most High, we can never be marked by the Beast. Revelation 10:7-11 Meshlei...
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239. Conversations: The Crucifixion & Resurrection Timeline
Join us as we track the timeline of Y’shua as He celebrated His last Pesac before His crucifixion, with verses directly from Scripture to confirm or deny the Friday night to Sunday morning Catholic account. Matthew 12:38-40 Yonah 1:17 Luke 22:7-8 John 18:3 John 18:17-18 John 18:28 John 18:39 John...
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238. Conversations: Passover Prep
Tonight we will have a look at Rav Shau’al’s (Teacher Paul) lesson to those living at the end of days, learning what we can from the Exodus generation. This of course brings us right to Pesach: Passover. 1 Corinthians 5:7 John 1:29 1 Peter 1:17-21 1 Corinthians 10:1-17 2 Corinthians 6:14-19...
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237. Conversations: This Is No April Fool's Joke
Tonight is April Fools, but this is no joke, you do not want to be a Khaz’-eer Fissel. A Yiddish term loosely translated as a pigs foot. What the deal with a pigs foot? Pigs have a cloven hoof and from the outside look clean, it is not until you see what is on the inside that you know you have…
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236. Conversations: Holy or Common?
Tonight we will continue a discussion from Vayiqra (Leviticus) about offerings in the Temple. Most of us do not see the importance of that information for us living so long past the Temple. We are too often told, and many believe, that YHVH is not capable of tailoring a message or instruction for...
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235. Conversations: An Offering to Elohiym
As the world seems headed to destruction, people hearts are cold towards their fellow man, and truth is impossible to find. Many of us are stunned by the callous disregard for anything good and honest. The question must be “how did this happen?” Tonight, we will have a look at the roots of this...
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234. Are We Scared For Yahweh To Speak To Us?
Tonight, we will have another look at some lessons to glean from the Exodus generation and who it is playing out today. We like to pretend we are more faithful, understand more and are more willing than the stiff-necked people of Moshe’s time. But are we any different? I suggest not so much…
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233. Conversations: The Church of Laodicea
Tonight we will have a look at the church the people run, Laodicea and YHVH’s thoughts on an "assembly", (poorly translated as church in the KJV), of people who have taken control of the group, and find YHVH on the outside knocking to get in. While Laodicea is the last of the 7 assemblies to be...
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232. Conversations: Why Does Paul Say To Look To The Exodus Generation?
Tonight, we will have a look at why Paul instructed those living at the ends of days to look to the Exodus generation some 3,500 years ago as an example of the things to come. We are not to imitate them but to learn from them and do better in the same circumstances. If you were thinking we might…
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231. Conversations: Depart From Me
Join us as we finish up the look at YHVH’s desire for obedience not sacrifice. We will look at some examples in Scripture of people who wanted to as, Frank Sinatra famously sang, “do it my way” and the inevitable result. YHVH provided us instructions on how to live our best life and it is his...
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230. Conversations: Obedience Above Sacrifice
Join us as we take a look at obedience is better than sacrifice. Too many identifying as Christians have an excuse not to obey Yahuah’s Word. Are they valid, is there a problem? Isn’t it enough to just love God and others? I’m not under bondage, I’m under grace. If you were standing in front of...
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229. Conversations: Generations Part 2
Join us as we look at part 2 of Tolodot (or generations) and how we fit in to the end of days, when the promise was made, and the instructions given. Spoiler alert: it was several thousand years before the term “pre-tribulation rapture” was coined. Tehilliym (psalms) 73:17 b Yahusha (Joshua)…
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228. Conversations: Generations
Tonight, we have a look at our generations back to Avraham. We begin by looking at the prophecy of the end of days in Amoc (Amos) 8:11-12 when the House of Yisrah’el is suffering a famine of hearing the word of YHVH. They run to and fro, but cannot find it. I believe an interesting and accurate...
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227. Conversations: The Regathering of Israel
We have a quick State of the World message, and then talk quickly about some of the things mentioned in Jim Staley’s vision. Then we will get back on the road with some discussion questions to ask your family and friends about what they might think these verses mean. More than 4 dozen times we…
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226. Conversations: Looking at a Prophetic Word
Join us tonight for an unusual discussion. We listen to a prophetic word from Jim Staley of Passion for Truth and talk about it a bit.
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225. Conversations: Who Is The Church?
Join us as we take a look at just exactly who is the church according to the Scriptures, and why it might be more important than you think. Revelation 1:1 Acts 2:6 Acts 2:14 Acts 2:22-23 Acts 2:36-39 Acts 2:41-47 Acts 8:3
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Essentially, I'm a guy who lived 35 years of his life believing that if you were basically a good person, you'd probably go to heaven. It was August of 1992 and my childhood best friend invited us to Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara. After that, we never missed a Sunday service or a mid-week service. This podcast is the product of a lot of people asking me a lot of questions over the years. I’ve had a lot of encouragement that these have been a blessing or been used as a tool to converse with non-believers. I hope this encourages you to dig deeper for the hidden beauty for yourself. Blessings, CB
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