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Topic: Christ (Messiah)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-18
Jewish Blindness to the Messiah: Why don't the Jewish people see the clear evidence in the Bible that Jesus is the Messiah? [2 Corinthians 3:18, Isaiah 53].



2024-03-07
Israel-Still the Chosen People: Is Israel (the Jews) still God's chosen people? [Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 22:18, Galatians 3:16, Zechariah 9:9].



2024-01-26
The "Vain Thing": What is the "vain thing" that the nations are attempting to accomplish in Psalm 2? [Psalm 2:1-6, Acts 4:23-31].



2024-01-10
Ancestral Line Preceding Jesus: Was everyone in the ancestral line preceding the coming of Jesus, faithful and saved? [Hebrews 11].



2023-12-22
"All Will be Blessed Through Him": Is Zacharius referring to Genesis 12, when it is indicated that all will be blessed through Him? [Luke 1:68-73, Genesis 12:1-3].



2023-11-27
Jews Rejecting Jesus: What are the problems for Jews who do not accept Jesus? Why don't they see Jesus as the Messiah? [John 10:16, 2 Corinthians 3:14-18, Luke 24:45, 1 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 8:9-11].
The Resurrection of Jesus for the Jew: Is the resurrection of Jesus a sticking point for the Jew (to become Christians)?


2023-11-03
Jesus in Old Testament: Are these verses talking about Jesus and was He talking about Himself (John 5) in the Old Testament? [John 5:46, Deuteronomy 18:15, Deuteronomy 18:18, Psalm 40:6-8, Luke 24:44, Acts 3:22, Acts 7:37].



2023-09-26
"Christ" Deleted From Translation: What do you think about the word "Christ" being left out of the end of some Bible translations? [Revelation 22:19].



2023-09-26
The Timing of Messiah: Why was Jesus sent when He was ... not earlier or later? [Galatians 3:24-27, Galatians 4:4, Genesis 15:6, Romans 3:25].



2023-03-30
The "Sinner's Prayer": What is an alternative to "The Sinner's Prayer" when leading someone to Christ when there is a limited amount of time. [Luke 18:13].
Evangelizing about Messiah: When evangelizing in scripture, was the main emphasis about getting people to understand that Jesus was the Messiah? Rec: A free tract at website under the "Comic" tab. [Acts 2:36, Acts 17:7].


2022-09-30
The Life of Christ & the New Covenant: Would it not be helpful to begin the New Testament with the Book of Acts since Jesus had not yet died in order to fully initiate the New Covenant? [Mark 1:15, Galatians 4:4].



2022-05-18
What Must I Do to be Saved?: What must I do to be saved? Recommends "Empire of the Risen Son", Vol.1; "There is Another King" & Volume 2;" All the King's Men." [John 5:23, I Corinthians 6:19, Romans 10:9].



2022-04-12
Origin of Jesus' Name: Where did Jesus' surname, "Christ" come from? [Matthew 1:21].



2022-02-17
Jesus is Messiah: How do I best approach someone who doesn't think that Jesus is the Messiah come, but a teacher, even in light of "I am"? [Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6-7, John 13:13, Matthew 16:13-20].



2021-10-05
Not Willing Any Should Perish (Calvinism): Who is being referred to with the word "us" in the scripture about God not being willing that any should perish. [2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11, Matthew 23:37].
"Christ" (Definition of the Title): What does the word "Christ" mean?


2021-07-15
Justification and Forgivenss: What is the difference between justification and forgiveness?
Imputed Righteousness of Christ: What do you think about the "imputed righteousness of Christ"? [Acts 2:38, Genesis 15:6, I John 3:7]


2021-06-16
Lordship Salvation: Would you define "Lordship Salvation"? [Romans 10:9, Matthew 28:18, Matthew 16:24-26, Luke 9:23].



2021-04-05
Crucifixion and the Resurrection Necessary: Does scripture teach that both the crucifixion and the resurrection necessary for our salvation? [Romans 10:9, Titus 2:14].



2020-09-22
if Christ Died to Atone for Sin, How Can There Still be Punishment: If Christ came to die to atone for the sins of all, how can punishment be required (universal atonement vs universal salvation)? [I Corinthians 8:10-11, 2 Peter 2:1].



2020-09-17
Television Production About Jesus: Are you familiar with the television production "From Jesus to Christ-The First Christians"? [Luke 2:11-14].



2020-09-14
Prophecies in Daniel & Revelation: If Revelation was written before 70AD, then what do the prophesies in Daniel 2, 7, and Revelation 13 represent? [Daniel 2, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:12-13, Daniel 7, Revelation 13].
Christ Conquers & Reigns: Doesn't the image of Christ conquering and reigning have a future fulfillment when He reigns physically, since He certainly doesn't reign now? [Colossians 1:13, Philippians 2:8-11, Daniel 7:14, Matthew 13:24-30].
Birds in Trees = Evil?: Doesn't "birds in trees" represent evil in scripture? [Ezekiel 31, Ezekiel 17, Daniel 4, Matthew 13].

2020-08-18
Children & the Age of Accountability: How will God deal with children and is the age of accountability actually numeric? [Luke 12:47, Deuteronomy 1].
The Meaning of "In Christ" : What does it mean to be "in Christ"? [John 15, Matthew 7:21]


2020-08-18
One Person, Jesus, Justifying All: How did could one person's death (Jesus') provide the justice necessary to forgive all mankind of all their sin? [Romans 3, Ephesians 2:15, 2 Corinthians 5, I Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:6, John 15:1-6].
Justification of All Sin by One Man: How can it be "just" to have Jesus bear all sin in His one body ?


2020-06-16
Eschatology: Can you tell me the cornerstone passages about eschatology?
Christology: What about Christology?
Most Referenced Verse: What is the most referenced verse in the Bible? [Matthew 7:1].

2019-02-21
Son of Man: Why does Jesus refer to Himself as the "Son of man"?
Jesus referring to Himself as Christ: Why didn't He call Himself Christ more often than Son of man?


2018-12-03
Faith of Christ or in Christ: In Galatians it says "faith OF Christ" vs "faith IN Christ" [Galatians 2:16]
Not of Works: "It's of Faith & not of Works" discussion. [Ephesians 2:8-9]


2018-11-20
Judged by our Works: If we're all saved when we are in Christ, then why are we judged for our works?



2018-05-25
Types of Christ in the Old Testament: It's true that in the New Testament there are specific examples the inspired writers use of people as examples of types of Christs in the Old Testament, but can we use other examples that weren't brought out by the NT writers?



2018-05-01
New Covenant: Doesn't really say in the New Covenant that Christ is required? My Jewish friend is telling me that Jesus wasn't even mentioned in the New Covenant, so how Could the Messiah be the New Covenant?[Jeremiah 31:31]



2018-04-26
Faith other than in Christ: What about people who say they have a faith, but in something other than Christ?



2018-04-23
Christology - Traditional View & Kenosis View: I've been reading, "Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology" by Gregory A. Boyd, & they were talking about the different view of Christology, the Traditional & the Kenosis View. Which view do you fall under?



2018-04-19
Christ is the End of the Law: I've been studying dispensationalism & non-dispensationalism, & was doing a word study of "end", & was wondering if it meant the same in in 1 Peter what it means in Romans? [Romans 10:4, 1peter 1:9]



2018-02-19
Salvation through Christ: Can you resolve perceived tension between the following biblical statements: salvation is through Christ alone, the only way you can come to Christ is to be drawn [John 6], God is seeking people to worship him in spirit and in truth [John 4]?



2018-01-08
Seventh Day Adventism-SDA: I have a friend who became a sailor & met an SDA who completely changed his view of Christianity & it's making me nuts, him no longer believing we go to Heaven as soon as we die & so on.
Investigative judgment: Have you ever heard of the Investigative Judgment?
David Reagan - Lion & Lamb Ministries & being "in Christ" & the "faith OF Christ": Seventh Day Adventism, according to the caller, isn't just another denomination; there are some scary things about it, he's believes.

2018-01-03
In Christ and Identifying with Christ: Caller believes there is a difference between being "In Christ" and "Identifying with Christ".



2017-10-06
Psalms about Christ: There is a lot of references in Psalms 22 about Christ, & is the possible reason that Jesus yelled out, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" to remind the people that the Bible was speaking of Him? [Psalm 22, Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34]



2017-08-08
Becoming Like Christ: Can these 2 verses be coupled together as far becoming like Christ? [Romans 8:29, Philippians 1:6]



2017-05-19
Jesus Never Declaring He was Christ: Jesus never said He was the Christ, how do I refute that to my friend? I gave him some evidence but he still said He never said it. [John 4:25-26]



2017-03-17
Christ Marrying the Church: The church is married to Christ & when did He marry the church?



2017-01-10
Power in Christ: Our "authority" in Christ, being saved, prayer, word of faith



2016-05-06
Understanding the Holy Spirit: I'm a very new Christian, but it seems like I have been one long enough to understand what the Holy Spirit is, but I don't, so can you explain it to me? [2 Peter 1:4]
Blaspheming the Holy Spirit: What about blaspheming the Holy Spirit?


2016-03-22
"Let US Make Man": Why does God use plural in Genesis when He was about to create man? Was He talking to the angels? To the animals? [Genesis 1:26]



2016-02-26
Tell No Man I'm Christ: Why didn't He want people to know He was Christ? [Matthew 16:20, Matthew 26:41]
Binding & Loosing: What was the Binding & Loosing that Jesus was talking about? [Matthew 16:19]


2016-02-23
Receiving Christ: Is there a proper way to receive Christ?



2015-01-06
Having the Mind of Christ: What does it mean to have the "Mind of Christ"? [1 Corinthians 2:16]



2013-08-02
Billy Graham & Going to Heaven without Jesus: Did Billy Graham really say in a Youtube video that people can be saved without Christ? If he did, what do you think of that idea, that major shift?


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