East White Oak Bible Church Podcast

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The False Wisdom of Private Interpretation." Questions include: • Can East White Oak trace its origin to the apostles? • How can we be certain about anything that we think that we know about the Bible? • What is the role of the Holy Spirit in interpreting scripture? • Are all new interpretations of scripture wrong? • How do you interpret the Song of Solomon? • What does James 1:5 mean?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Misuse of the Bible to Advance World Religion." Questions include: • Is God always responsible for natural disasters? • How would you define Eastern Mysticism? • How should a Christian practice being still? • Is it right for a Christian to desire a direct personal spiritual experience with God?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "The Bible and Sports.” Questions include: • What scripture would you include with your autograph? • Do Christians have a stewardship responsibility to make the most of their athletic ability?  • What would you recommend to those who regularly miss Sunday worship because of work? • What should you do if you can’t stop betting on sports?   

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Finding Ancient Israel in the Modern State of Israel?” Questions include: • Is Paul’s metaphor of an olive tree in Romans 11 talking about the church? • Are there “branches” of the tree saved people? • Do Jews have to believe in Jesus to be saved? • Aren’t saved Jews enfolded into the church? • Can you define dispensationalism? • Were any church fathers dispensationalists?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “Don't Build your Doctrine on an Obscure Text” Questions include: • Would alien life somehow jeopardize Christianity? • What makes a Bible text obscure? • Is Acts 15:29 an obscure text on which doctrine should be built? • Does Matthew 16 teach that Peter was the first Pope?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “Does the Bible Tell Us What to Eat?” Questions include: • Isn’t food simply fuel? • Should a Christian’s diet be distinct from his non-Christian friends? • Is there a biblical principle about wastefulness? • Are there types of “sinful” eating? • Should you avoid eating meat if it would offend a vegetarian brother in Christ? • What should Christians do about feeding the hungry?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “Finding the United States in the Bible?” Questions include: • Are Christians “God’s people who are called by God’s name” or is that exclusively Israel? • Is the problem with the U.S. the wickedness of unbelievers or the unrepentance of Christians? • Do you believe that it would be improper for a country to establish a religion even if that religion were Christianity?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “The Need to See the Whole Bible.” Questions include: • Shouldn’t our judgement be reserved for those who profess Christ? • When we judge aren’t we stepping into something reserved for “the” judge? • Could what you said embolden “judgy” Christians? • Isn’t the one true gospel a gospel of non-condemnation?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “The Interpretation and Misinterpretation of Numbers in the Bible.” Questions include: Aren’t there number contradictions in the Bible which make it unreliable? What does it mean that the Bible is a supernatural book? When we see a number used over and over again and are we to conclude, “no big deal”  “nothing to see here”? Is 666 a particularly suited number for the antichrist?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message “The History of Interpretation of the Bible and the Problems of Allegorical Interpretation.” Questions Include: • What’s the difference between a doctrinal difference and heresy? • Are commentaries valuable tools for studying the Bible? • Aren’t creeds good in as much as they are biblical? • Is a catechism a good tool? • Are there differences between symbolism, metaphor, and allegory?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "It’s All About Jesus, or Is It?” Questions include: How could any Old Testament text be about Jesus? Do all the books of the Bible fall into the categories - Creation / Fall / Rescue / Restoration? What is the Kingdom of God? Is God really building His kingdom alone? Are Old Testament and New Testament Christians saved the same way?

Pastor Scott answers questions about his message "Reading Yourself In as the Hero: A Wrong Way to Read the Bible." Questions include: • Are generic questions okay to ask when studying the Bible? • Am I like David only when he is having adultery with Bathsheba? • Does the Bible have instruction on handling finances, parenting, and marriage? • Wouldn’t it be better for people to leave the Bible interpretation and application up to the professionals?