Do you understand the many ways that Christianity has made the world a better place?Some people think of eschatology as this far-off thing dealing only with future events that are primarily spiritual in nature. But scripture does not teach that this is true. Christ came to establish his kingdom and to destroy the works of the devil. After his life,…

Who is the Holy Spirit and what is His work and Ministry in the life of the Believer?De către Cole Shinall

If you pay attention to the news at all, you'll hear a lot of worried cries about how we need to work to "save democracy". But if you know much about American history, you'll know that the US isn't a democracy and has never been one. In fact, if you've really studied history you'll know that pure democracies tend to be short-lived institutions. And…

After declaring what sacrifices needed to be made, God now relates to Moses who is to instruct Aaron how those offerings are to be made. First, Aaron must sacrifice a bull as a sin offering for himself and his family. The writer of Hebrews makes it clear that this is a testimony of the ineffectiveness of the offerings because if they could take awa…

Today, we look at what the scripture has to say about the glory of work.De către Chad Lee

Before Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, he promised to send his Holy Spirit to teach us and guide us. But how does the Holy Spirit accomplish his ministry? How can we know if we are being led by the Holy Spirit? In this episode we want to walk through what scripture teaches about the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit. While theHoly Spirit is God…

Hebrews 11:35-40. After considering the people who were involved in subduing kingdoms, the writer moves on to those who were not as well know. We should expect that there were many men and women who were saved, but did not have great success that changed the history of Israel. They still were important examples of faith, like the women whose sons w…

How do you develop a more powerful and effective prayer life that results in greater intimacy with God and prayers that are actually answered?De către Cole Shinall

Charles Finney was both an avid proponent of revivalism and a relentless enemy of Reformed doctrine in the early American Church. Finney himself was a product of revivalism, professing faith in his late 20s at an emotional revival service. Finney quickly dedicated himself to the ministry, and began studying for his ordination as a Presbyterian mini…

For our seventh sermon on these verses, we will consider both how the prophets that succeeded Samuel did things like conquered kingdoms and worked righteousness, but we will consider them with an emphasis on how we are to do these things. What the prophets did of old through words is what we are to do now through words. These examples of faith and …

In dark and uncertain days Christians can have hope by looking to Christ and the promises of His victorious Kingdom.De către Cole Shinall

If you watched the Republican National Convention this year, you may have noticed that there was a lot of emphasis on religion. Hopefully, you also noticed that none of it was pleasing to God. One of the dangers of living in a formerly Christian culture that is rapidly decaying is that you can begin to think there are no more lines to be crossed, t…

With Samuel, we come to the first example in the list of people who subdued kingdoms that was not first known as a warrior. We really only hear of Samuel lifting a sword after the battle was already complete to fulfill the commandment of God when he "hacked Agag in pieces," but he does subdue a kingdom. He subdues it by crying out to God and callin…

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and the only way to the Father is through faith in Him.De către Cole Shinall

The Bible has a lot to say about food, and from the beginning, we can see how food was related to sin, to sacrifices, and to the worship of God. There were also the food laws of Israel, which are frequently misunderstood. But through all of this, the Bible never teaches that a person's health is tied to the food they eat. And this matters a great d…

As the writer of Hebrews has been working through the judges, we have seen how through their faith that they subdued kingdoms, but it was David who brought peace from the River Euphrates to the River of Egypt, all of the promised land of God. While in reading 1 and 2 Samuel we can see many failures of David, we also see many victories that he has a…

What comfort does faith give when we have troubled hearts in troubled times? Where can we go? Where can we turn in times of stress and anxiety?De către Cole Shinall

If you watched the Republican National Convention this year, you may have noticed that there was a lot of emphasis on religion. Hopefully, you also noticed that none of it was pleasing to God. One of the dangers of living in a formerly Christian culture that is rapidly decaying is that you can begin to think there are no more lines to be crossed, t…

Jephthah, the son of a harlot, gets forced out of his father's house by his legitimate brothers. He provides for himself and those who gathered to him through raiding, so when the part of Israel that is east of the Jordan is threatened Israel goes to him to lead them. Not a great testimony of faith at that point, but when the Ammonites tell them to…

What does it mean to love one another just as Christ has loved us?De către Cole Shinall

In Hebrews 11, the Bible states plainly that faith requires understanding that the visible world is controlled by the invisible:Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things whi…

Hebrews 11:32-34 with a focus on Samson. Samson is a complicated Old Testament man of faith. We know that he believed. He understood from his parents that he was to be a Nazirite. We don't know that he obeyed the other restrictiions, but he at least did not cut his hair. He had a level of faith, but he also went into harlots. He also killed people …

In the betrayal of Christ, we see the glory of Christ's person and work. How Christ is the Long-Promised Messiah, One True God, and Victorious Triumphant King who alone can save us from all our sins.De către Cole Shinall

Suicide has historically been a crime. This is true for many reasons, but one prevalent one is that it is difficult. If not impossible, to argue from the natural world that men own themselves. Everything about the world testifies to man's dependence, his inability to create himself, provide for himself, or to exist without dependence upon others. W…

Hebrews 11:32-34 with a focus on Barak. As Gideon, Barak also had faith that conquered a kingdom. Mostly when people talk about the passage with Deborah and Barak, people want to use it to argue for Deborah being the leader, but she was not. Barak insisted that she go along and he did correctly treat her as a prophetess, but he was the one that the…

De către Cole Shinall

Most people don't know the history of dispensationalism. While many are familiar with the name John Nelson Darby and many more are familiar with C. I. Scofield (or at least with the Scofield Bible), very few know much about their lives, their actions,and their involvement with the creation of the doctrine. But it is a story worth knowing. And while…

Hebrews 11:32-34 with a focus on Gideon. The writer of Hebrews now goes through six other people that are an example of faith, but that he doesn't want to take the time to consider each. We are going to consider each one individually as we continue to study the testimony of faith of the elders. Gideon through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteou…

The washing of the disciples feet reveals the glory of Christ's person and work in laying down His life to cleanse us from all sin.De către Cole Shinall

Most churches in America have at least some form of church membership. But here's the question we want to ask and it's a little bit loaded: Do you take church membership as seriously as you should? The obvious, easy answer is, "No", but it's worth actually thinking about. How well do you understand why church membership exists? What is its purpose?…

As Prophet Christ was sent by God with a sure and true word of salvation for all who believe in Him and to worship Christ as Prophet we must believe in Him and hold fast to all His word.De către Cole Shinall

Why has Jonathan been missing from the recent podcasts?Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCHosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel HudelsonDe către Various Speakers

If you've lived in the US for long, you've probably had members of the Jehovah's Witnesses come to your door at some point. How much do you know about them and what they believe? And what does their continued existence tell us about the world and the church today?Similar to the Mormons in that they are a cult formed in the wake of the Second Great …

After declaring the faith of the Israelites by crossing through the Red Sea, the writer of Hebrews declares their testimony of faith the walls of Jericho falling down by marching around them for seven days. God had clearly been training the Israelites through their forty years in the wilderness so we do not know how many had saving faith. We do kno…

Proverbs 1:1-7De către Chad Lee

If demons believe in God, then what else is required for salvation? What is the difference between normal faith and saving faith? On this episode we discuss this important issue.Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCHosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music…

How gracious is God's grace? In eternity past, out of the good pleasure of His will, God sovereignly chose who He would save and who He would passover and abandon to their sin in judgment. Far from accusing God of injustice, His sovereign grace should lead us to worship.De către Cole Shinall

By faith, Israel passed through the Red Sea, but we know from chapter 3 of Hebrews that they did not have saving faith. When they were told that God would give them victory in the promised land, they did not trust the promises of God, so they would not go in. Earlier, Abraham was used as an example of faith when it was before he was accounted right…

In 2021, John MacArthur preached a message to his church addressing how to think about Christianity's decline in America. It starts out like this: "Hey, we tried. We honestly did. I think you did. I think I did. I mean I took interviews, I responded to questions I think we tried to have an influence on our nation last year." He goes on to talk abou…

What is Spiritual Warfare and how do you know it when you see it? The Bible calls us to be wise to the schemes of the Devil so that we would not be outwitted by Satan who prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. How do Christians stand firm against Satan and fight from the victory already accomplished by Christ.…

A series of exposé articles have just come out about Voice of the Martyrs. This is a group that we've discussed a great deal in the past, we we give our perspective on the recent revelations. We discuss Cole Richards, Jason Peters, ECFA, the dishonor of God, and the right way to clean all this up. Our previous videos on VOMhttps://persecutingtheper…

In the previous passage, we hear about Moses' faith when he went to visit his people, but now the example of his faith is when he forsook Egypt. The initial reading of forsaking Egypt would appear to be when he went to Midian to avoid punishment for the murder. There is a problem with that because here it says that he did not fear the wrath of the …

De către Chad Lee

After hearing the faith of Moses' parents demonstrated by their response to his birth, we now see the first evidence of Moses' faith in the story of his visiting his countrymen. In the next passage, we will consider his fleeing, but here it is about how he associated himself with the people of God even when it caused him to be rejected in the circl…

The cross of Christ was a victorious victory where Christ condemned sin in the flesh and conquered Satan to deliver us from his power and give us eternal life.De către Cole Shinall

When you hear the word "Evolution" it is usually meant as a stand-in for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, specifically the idea that all life on earth arose from natural processes beginning with "some warm little pond with all sort of ammonia and phosphoric salts,—light, heat, electricity present, that a protein compound was chemically formed"…

De către Dan Horn

When you think of the Christian life, do you immediately think of warfare? It's all throughout scripture. So much of the Old Testament was about battles and soldiers, and armies waging war. And in the New Testament, we're told that while the warfare continues, it's a spiritual battle that we are to be fighting. But so often, we want to pretend that…

We will also look at Genesis 50:15-26. Last week's passage focused on the blessing Jacob gave to Joseph's children. We are already beginning to see the fruit of this blessing in Genesis 50:23 with Ephraim's great-grandchildren and Manasseh's grandchildren being present. Joseph's farewell address focuses on the promises of God. Despite the prosperit…

John 12:27-28 and Exodus 34:5-7 Who is God? What does God's Name Yahweh tell us about who He is and His glory?De către Cole Shinall