Episodes
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Romans 9:29-10:4 - The Stone
As a result of the re-gathering and reuniting of the remnants from Israel and Judah, the Gentiles would then be brought into God’s salvation. They weren’t seeking covenant membership. But they “attained” it. Israel pursued righteousness, and covenant membership, but they never arrived at it....
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Romans 9:23-29 - A Remnant
God's promise was never meant to be realized in the nation as a whole. God's promises were always limited, they were to the true, spiritual Israel—the children of promise. But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; Romans 9:6. To...
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Romans 9:14-22- The Will of God
The Apostle Paul is defending God's covenant faithfulness. Many questions were to arise and arguments to be had that he anticipated. Paul doesn't launch into a great legal debate here, he simply quotes the Scripture. The Jews would have trouble arguing with their own Scripture. YouTube:...
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Romans 9:6-13 - True Israel and Election
This whole problem of whether God is being faithful to His covenant with Israel in the work of Christ is what Paul is now dealing with in Romans 9-11. Israel's lack of faith on the part of some does not mean, then, that God's promises that were entrusted to them have failed. Paul is going to…
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Romans 8:33-9:5 - God's Got You
Paul says the ultimate proof that God will not be swayed in His support for us is seen in His willingness to put Christ on the cross for our sake. Now, the seven things Paul lists are an inventory of what the Lord experienced on the way to the cross. He endured all these things for our sake.…
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Romans 8:28-32 - The Order of Salvation
Verses 29-30 are often called the "Golden Chain of Salvation," or the "Ordo Salutis" which is Latin for "the order of salvation," which deals with the logical sequence of steps or stages involved in the salvation of a believer, and, more importantly, it has to do with who made the first move in…
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Romans 8:18-30 - Creation and Glory
There is a traditional view and other views for this section of text. The arguments in the commentaries boil down to whether this text deals with rational or irrational creation. We will start by looking at what would be seen as the non-traditional way of interpretation within the context of many...
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Romans 8:5-17 - The Flesh/Spirit Contrast
In this text, the contrast is the Old and New Covenants. When Paul "according to the flesh," he is talking about those who are members of the body of Adam/Moses, which is the body of sin and those who are members of the body of Christ. YouTube:...
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Romans 7:21-8:4 - Under The Law, In To Christ
For Paul, "sin dwelling in me" and "evil lies close at hand" are the consequence of Adam's offspring. It is relational. We were born outside the covenant with God, which man was created to enjoy, and into a covenant of sin and death. The consequence of Adam's disobedience was universal, as all…
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Romans 7:5-20 - Not The Christian Life
We first revisit verses 5 and 6 to further understand the meaning of "in the flesh" and then Paul will exonerate The Law as being identical to sin. The next point for us to understand today is just what or who is Paul speaking about for the rest of this section. Some believe Paul is describing…
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Romans 6:15-7:6: Dead To Law
Paul refuses to accept the conclusion that Christ promotes sin and lays down this principle in verse 16, and that is that we become the slaves of whatever we choose to obey. Just as Israel was freed from slavery so believers have been freed in the second Exodus from sin. YouTube:...
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Romans 6:1-14 - From Old To New
By understanding chapter 5 we can understand chapter 6. Many of us have a hard time comprehending chapters 6, 7, and 8 of Romans. I'm sure there is good reason, many of us read many texts in application to ourselves. We are good at isolating texts out of their original context and surrounding...
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Romans 5:6-21 - Assurance = Hope Pt 2
In Romans 4 Paul showed us how Abraham was justified by faith apart from works. Justification is not a matter of Law, it is not a matter of works, it is not a matter of human effort. So in 5:1-11, Paul deals with assurance. If you have trusted Jesus Christ you will have assurance. And this...
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Romans 4:18-5:1-5 - Assurance = Hope Pt 1
We have seen how Abraham stands as ultimate proof for the manner of salvation. He is our example of how a person can be led to faith in a promise from God. Now, Paul will analyze Abraham’s faith. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6iFjfgzzajleMLL2F99Rg/playlists Help Support:...
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Romans 4:9-17 - Faith vs Circumcision
Paul moves to explore another point from his Chapter 3 summary: this salvation plan is for all humanity, there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile, and it deals with a single question, Who are the children of Abraham? The circumcised or the uncircumcised? YouTube:...
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Romans 3:27-4:8 - Justified
Paul will now draw a conclusion. How can anyone boast if justification is a gift of God’s grace? Moving into Chapter 4, Paul will use Old Testament proofs starting with Abraham and then David. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6iFjfgzzajleMLL2F99Rg/playlists Help Support:...
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Romans 3:21-26 - The Faithfulness of God
This section runs from 3:21 through 4:25 and it shows God’s faithfulness to the covenant. But Israel has been unfaithful. Does this mean that God's covenant plan has failed? The covenant faithfulness of God is revealed through one who will do and be what Israel should have done and been. God will...
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Romans 3:1-20 - Universal Guilt
Paul goes deeper into his treatment of Judaism moving into chapter 3. Paul will ask and answer 5 questions. He asks what he knows the audience will ask and then answers one at a time all while refuting the lie. He will then return back to the first rhetorical question about whether or not Jews…
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Romans 2:4-29 - The Moralist and Jewish Guilt
Paul continues his discussion on the moralist and then turns to Judaism. God's judgment is announced because their works fall short of God's perfect standard. The moralist plays the judge because of the sliding scale they have created. And because God shows no partiality His judgment will come…
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Romans1:18-2:3 - Pagans and Moralists
This is a very well-known section of Romans. Paul will speak of self-evidence. Although what is knowable of God is enough to convict a man for ignoring Him, it isn't enough to be saved. Yet, it leaves us without excuse and it also suppresses the truth of God evident in Creation by perpetuating…
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Romans Intro and 1:1-17
Romans is often referred to as one of the most remarkable letters in the Bible and one of the most Theological ones. The Apostle Paul wrote this book while on his third missionary journey. By that time the church in Rome was famous throughout the Roman Empire for its faith. The opening address…
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James 5 - Patient Endurance
James finishes his letter first with a warning to the unbelieving Jews and the soon to come judgment that would occur in AD 70. The remaining part is further encouragement to the believer to grow in patience in response to injustice and recalls the prophets, Job, and Elijah for our example and...
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James 4 - A Humble Character
Chapter 4 of James starts with questions about fighting in the body and the causes. James is quick to point out that the source is the flesh and desires for worldly pleasures. Like much of the letter we will find that seeking God and His wisdom is a must for a life of submission and obedience. It...
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Easter 2022 - The Great Reconciliation
We look at 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 this Easter to be reminded of what it means for us living today to be in Christ. The Apostle Paul summarizes the work of Christ on the cross and what it means for those of us who have believed. Paul calls us all ambassadors for Christ and gives a rallying cry to…
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James 3 - Teachers, Speech, and Spiritual Maturity
James chapter 3 is focused on speech and its relationship to spiritual maturity. James just finished with a reminder that our life goal must be to declare our faith publicly by doing the works that faith produces. Works are anything that displays our faith, whether an action or a word or even a...
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James 2:14-26 - Faith Without Works
James now discusses the relationship between faith and that of works by establishing a principle that true faith will be accompanied by a change and action. James clarifies for us the kind of faith that saves. We are saved by grace through faith, not by works; but saving faith will have works…
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James 2:1-13 - A Living Faith
Chapter 2 of James describes two additional difficulties of the Christian life opening with an examination of responses to people from varying social backgrounds. James is setting out to guard us against selective obedience. YouTube:...
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James 1:19-27 - Into Action
What we are going to see are action and reaction. Hear and do. We have all heard the sayings think before you speak, listen more, speak less, be slow to anger. We hear these things and we say them and for good reason. I just don't know how often we actually practice it. YouTube:...
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James 1:9-18- The Poor, The Rich and Temptation
James has been focused on how a Christian should address trials and that they are a way to expose our degree of spiritual maturity. But at this point in the letter, James needs to make an important distinction between these external tests and inward tests or temptations that are not the result of...
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James 1:1-8 -Trials and Faith
We ask some questions when starting a new book of the bible. Questions such as, who is the author, who was the original audience, what was and is the purpose of the letter or the theme or message. Once answered we are faced with the first summarized theme in verses 2 through 4, Christian's…
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3 John - Good Example/Bad Example
This letter shares some similarities with 1 John and 2 John, though it stands apart in many ways as well. It focuses on three commendations for a man named Gaius for his obedience, hospitality, and self-sacrifice. John then contrasts this man with another, Diotrephes, exposing six offenses....
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2 John - Walking In Truth And In Love
John raises similar themes using similar phrasing so this is going to be fresh to us as we go through it. He also had similar concerns about false teachers. And in all three of his letters, he consistently emphasizes the need to walk in the knowledge of what we have been given in Christ. Help...
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1 John 5:9-21 - Guarded By The True God
The readers’ assurance had been shaken by these denials and claims, so John writes to bolster their assurance by counteracting the false teaching of the false teachers. They had been shaken by antichrists who denied important elements of the message the readers had embraced at the beginning. In v...
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1 John 4:17-5:8 - The Testimony of God
Finishing up chapter 4 we can summarize it all with verse 21 that states, "whoever loves God must also love his brother." John draws from Christ's very words to the disciples. We love one another because God has loved us. John then hits us with a statement about Soteriology, which brings forth…
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1 John 4:7-16 - God’s Love
In verse 7 John commands us to love one another which is an encouragement to them to allow God's love to flow through them. Biblical love is divine love. We must remember that it is not a feeling but rather an action that comes about when we grow in our relationship with God. That is, it is not...
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The Posture of Christmas
Tis the season. Jesus is the reason for the season. Keep Christ in Christmas. And get into the spirit of Christmas. Christmas is a time of worship and praise as we celebrate the birth of our Savior. And worship is an attitude which is posture. It’s the most selfless thing we do. So this Christ we...
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1 John4:1-6 - Test The Spirits
Making our way into chapter 4 of 1 John we come across a familiar topic. You do not have to be in church very long before you hear phrases like "test the spirits", "spirit of truth" and "spirit of error." Every believer should have enough of a grasp of biblical doctrine to be able to discern...
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1 John 3:11-24 - Abiding and Confidence
This section covers a lot of what John has brought up throughout the epistle. The beginning, abiding, and walking in the light are things we can draw a conclusion from that describe the Christian who loves their fellow brother and/or sister. YouTube:...
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1 John 3:4-10
in 1 John 3, John is writing with two distinct and radically different groups of people in mind. The first one is the “children of God” and the second one is the “world" or "children of the devil." The debate surrounding this section mainly focuses on the usage of the word sin and what exactly…
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1 John 3:1-3 - Transformation
Moving into chapter 3 we focus our attention on verse 2. There's a lot packed into one verse concerning the coming/appearing of Christ and the transformation to take place when one is resurrected. So, If Christ’s appearance and coming were in AD 70, why do we not have glorified bodies How, then,...
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1 John 2:26-26 - Children of God pt 2 - Abide
Last week we saw antichrists were denying that Jesus is the Christ (verse 22). But the promise of eternal life is only made to those who believe that Jesus is the Christ. One of John's primary purposes in writing 1 John is to protect his faithful followers from the false Christological teaching…
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1 John 2:18-25 - Children of God
Having established what and when the "last hour" was using scripture and a Biblical definition of antichrist we move forward with John's letter. We will get more info concerning the identity of these false teachers. John will also combat some of their claims with truths that are already obtained…
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1 John 2:18 - The Last Hour and Antichrist
Most Christians today would say that we are living in the last days; we are in the last hour. This is a commonly held view. But we have to ask questions like when are the last days or end times and when is the last hour? The last hour is the end of the last days or end times. So, when did the…
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1 John 2:12-17 - Love and The World
John personally addresses individual members of the family of God who are at different stages of growth in their fellowship. The phrases being used, fathers, young men, and children, can be taken literally as in different ages and stages of life. However, we can also take them as referring to the...
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1 John 2:1-11 - Love and Confidence
A purpose of John in writing this letter is: "that you may not sin." The purpose of the book is fellowship, and sin breaks fellowship. So he is writing that they may not sin and remain in fellowship with God. We then deal with Biblical Propitiation and in what way did John mean when he wrote "the...
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1 John 1:5-10 - God‘s Nature and Human Sin
John is going to teach a lot of theology instructing Believers on how to have fellowship with Jesus and the Father. Going on the basis of God's characteristic of being light and how the Christian experience is to be lived (or walked out), John will list three "if we" statements in a rhetorical…
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1 John 1:1-4 - Intro
Most theological errors go astray on the person and/or work of Christ because these subjects are essential to the Christian faith. False teachers in the first century claimed that the way to salvation was through secret enlightenment or new revelation. They also believed that they had a special...
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Hebrews 13:17-25 - Conclusion
The final exhortations, prayer, and instruction from Hebrews. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6iFjfgzzajleMLL2F99Rg/playlists Help Support: https://paypal.me/thekingdomproject Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomprojectpodcast Email: [email protected]
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Hebrews 13:1-16 - Christian Living
As we come to chapter 13 and its many exhortations, we must remember that these exhortations are based upon the 12 chapters of doctrine that precede them. As members of God's family, we are to love one another, cherish the institution of marriage, live without covetous behavior, and look to the...
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Acts 1:9-11: Does It Demand A Physical Coming?
Preterism says Jesus returned in His generation. But, no visible “coming” occurred in that timeframe. So, many believers conclude that this prophetic model is incorrect based on this section of the text. The Biblical writers use the phrase “in like manner” (Gk. hon tropon) in a way that refutes…
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