Show #503 – The Wrath of God

Show #503 – The Wrath of God Description In this episode, we have several discussions, one that looks at places where the Scriptures talk about what happened when Yeshua died on the cross and if the Father’s wrath was poured out on the Son, then we turn to a discussion about the difference between Acts […]

Show #502 – Atonement

Show #502 – Atonement Description In this episode, we start by looking at a common theological position within Christianity that believes a person was justified through the sacrificial system before Christ came. According to this position, a person was justified by the blood of the sacrifices, something that had to be done continually, but Christ […]

Show 501- Keeping the Law is the Doctrine of Demons

Show #501 – Keeping the Law is the Doctrine of Demons Description In this episode, we discuss the claim by many that keeping the Torah as a believer in Yeshua places a person in the synagogue of Satan and following the doctrine of Demons. This claim has become a standard go to by many within […]

Show #500 – Calling it “Common”

Show #500 – Calling it “Common” Description In this episode, we look at the Greek word “Koinas” and how its used in the New Testament. This word has several different meanings and is often times translated “common” but this word can mean some other things as well. Koinas is used by Jewish groups to mean […]

Show #499 – Evolution of God?

Show #499 – Evolution of God? Description In this episode, we look at a question that has popped up for many about the idea that the God of the Bible is part of Ancient Near Eastern religious evolution. This theology was pushed significantly by Dr. Michael Heiser before he died in books like “Unseen Realms” […]

Show #498 – Is the Law of God Special?

Show #498 – Is the Law of God Special? Description In this episode we, we begin by looking at a comment on X that suggests John 10:29-30, where Yeshua is in the temple during Hanukkah, is not referring to the “Hanukkah” we celebrate and remember today, but is talking about the dedication of the temple […]

Messiah Matters #497 – Old Testament New Covenant Members

Show #497 – Old Testament New Covenant Members Description Today we look at the question of how a person before the coming of Christ was saved. Were they saved in the same way as people after Christ? If so, does this mean that people like Abraham, Moses, and David were actually new covenant believers? We […]

Show #496 – Are Jews Still God’s Chosen People?

Show #496 – Are Jews Still God’s Chosen People? Description Today we discuss a hotly debated topic about the physical descendants of Jacob. Do Jews still God’s chosen people, or have they been replaced by the Church after rejected Yeshua as the Messiah? We look at Romans 11 which clearly says that there is a […]

Show #495 – Is Transubstantiation Biblical?

Show #495 – Is Transubstantiation Biblical? Description In this episode, we look at 1 Corinthians 11 and John 6 to better understand where the traditional celebration of the Lord’s Supper by the Christian Church and the hotly debated doctrine of transubstantiation come from. We push agains the mainstream Christian view that Communion was instituted by […]

Show #494 – The State of Evangelicalism

Show #494 – The State of Evangelicalism Description In this episode, we discuss our recent trip to San Diego to attend the annual conferences of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. We discuss various papers we saw, some of our disappointments as well as some of the great parts of this […]

Show #493 – Kingdom of God

Show #493 – Kingdom of God Description In this episode, we discuss what exactly the Kingdom of God is, also, a conversation about what Hebrews is talking about when it discusses the priesthood and why the two priesthoods are compared to each other. Short discussions are also had about binding the commands of God on […]

Show #492 – Where to Go?

Show #492 – Where to Go? Description In this episode, we discuss being in community with other believers that disagree with pronomian theology. Should pronomian believers be in Messianic synagogues, Hebrew Roots congregations, or mainstream Churches? If we decide to attend mainstream churches how do we avoid conflict and how should we view the place […]