Best Prof R L Solberg Podcasts (2025)

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Earning Our Salvation: Is it "Works + Grace"? 46:53

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Send us a text In this episode, we test the teaching of a Hebrew Roots rabbi named Steve Berkson who teaches at Messianic Torah Observant Israel near Chattanooga, TN. Rabbi Berkson teaches, "It’s not works versus grace, it's works and grace." And he defines "grace" as merited favor, saying, "It's the opposite of what you were taught. How shocking i…

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Exposing a False Teaching: Truthunedited’s “Christianity Test” 42:34

9d ago42:34

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Send us a text In this episode, we take a serious look at the popular YouTube channel @Truthunedited and its controversial “Testing Christianity” series by Ron Charles. With over 100 million views, his teachings are spreading confusion about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We examine his five-question "test" of Christianity and compare it directly to t…

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Scripture Through Middle Eastern Eyes 35:16

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Send us a text Let's look at 6 specific differences between our modern Western culture and the culture in which the Bible was written. Why? Because knowing these differences gives us a heightened awareness of the culture in which our Bible was written, which helps us better understand what the biblical authors wanted to communicate to us. Then, usi…

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Law, Identity, Grace: A Conversation with FLAME 1:09:18

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Send us a text In this episode, we’re joined by Christian thinker, artist, and apologist FLAME, who spent nearly two decades in the Reformed Baptist tradition before embracing a deeper understanding of grace. Together, we explore how the biblical teaching on law, identity, and grace shapes not just theology, but how we engage culture, alternate bel…

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The Shadow vs. the Substance: Hebrews 10:1–18 (Part 14) 50:42

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Send us a text Why don’t Christians offer animal sacrifices anymore? What makes Jesus’ sacrifice so unique—and final? What did it accomplish? In this episode, we dive into the first half of Hebrews 10, where the author brings his powerful argument to a climax: Jesus is the true form that the entire old covenant system only foreshadowed. If you've e…

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Passover, the Last Supper, and Easter: Seeing the Hidden Connections 32:35

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Send us a text Why do Christians celebrate Easter instead of Passover—especially when Jesus was crucified during Passover week? In this video, we unpack the powerful connections between Passover, the Last Supper, and the resurrection of Jesus. Discover seven ways the ancient feast of Passover foreshadowed the redemptive work of Christ and how the L…

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The Power of the Blood of Christ: Hebrews 9:11-28 (Part 13) 50:52

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Send us a text Why did Jesus have to die? How does His blood redeem us from our sins? We look at how redemption is made possible through Christ's powerful and perfect blood in this episode of our Hebrews Bible study. Even if you haven’t heard the previous episodes in this series, you’ll get a lot out of this discussion! Links mentioned in this epis…

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Examining Easter: Separating Myth from History 42:02

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Send us a text There are a ton of questions out there about Easter and whether Christians should celebrate it. And here’s the thing. While there are a lot of internet myths and conspiracy theories about Easter’s pagan and historical origins (which we address in this episode), there are also some legitimate concerns we need to look at. And we don’t …

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Is Jesus God? 30:46

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Send us a text Some modern believers question the deity of Christ. They challenge—and some even flat out deny—that Jesus is God. Yet, the belief that Jesus is divine goes all the way back to the earliest years of the Christian faith, and it comes straight out of the mouth of Jesus Himself , and the biblical text. So that particular doctrine of the …

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God’s Holy, Limited Tabernacle Hebrews 9:1-10 (Part 12) 33:17

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Send us a text Hebrews 9 is the only place in the entire New Testament that discusses the significance of the Old Testament tabernacle and what it means for believers today. The author shifts his focus to Jesus as our high priest in a superior sanctuary. We get into a lot of detail about the significance and beauty of the Old Covenant Tabernacle, w…

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The New Has Come, The Old Is Gone: Hebrews 8 (Part 11) 1:00:17

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Send us a text Hebrews Chapter 8 contains the deepest discussion in all of the NT about the new covenant, and the longest OT quote (from Jeremiah 31:31-34). And this is also where the author of Hebrews makes a pivotal turn in the argument he is developing. One of the reasons Hebrew 8 is so significant is because it’s the only place in the entire Ne…

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Jesus Our New High Priest: Hebrews 7 (Part 10) 58:38

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Send us a text This chapter contains what is really the dominant theme of the entire book of Hebrews. The author reveals the superiority of Jesus over the old covenant Levitical priesthood and draws out the significant implications that follow. There are many deep connections and comparisons in this chapter between Jesus and the old covenant law an…

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A Response to Rabbi Singer, Wesley Huff, & Joe Rogan 1:14:57

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Send us a text Rabbi Tovia Singer recently put out a video where he tried to refute some of the claims made by Wesley Huff on the Joe Rogan podcast. In this episode, we get deep into it and test and dismantle the 6 big arguments that Rabbi Singer made. He challenged: 1. The authorship of the Gospels 2. What day was Jesus crucified 3. How long Jesus…

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The Certainty of God’s Promise: Hebrews 6:9–20 (Part 9) 37:55

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Send us a text In part 9, we look at a more positive and encouraging passage. We’re in the big middle section where the author is teaching the superiority of Christ over the entire Mosaic system of worship given under the Old Covenant law with its priesthood, temple, rituals, and sacrifices. He’s encouraging his readers to hold fast to their faith …

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Straight Outta Seventh Day Adventism (SDA) 1:41:32

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Send us a text Myles Christian was raised Seventh Day Adventist but came to discover how unbiblical their teachings are. After a period of rebellion and personal struggle, he left the religion. Myles is now a mainstream Christian who runs an outreach ministry to SDAs called Answering Adventism. In this episode, he shares his journey out of SDA, off…

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A Warning Against Apostasy: Hebrews 5:11–6:8 (Part 8) 48:01

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Send us a text In this episode, we examine what has, historically speaking, been one of the most challenging passages in the New Testament for believers and for the Church as a whole. So we’re going to get into some deep water today and try to do it some justice. (Or at least give us some things to think about.) This passage is going to bring us di…

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Jesus Our High Priest: Hebrews 4:14–5:10 (Part 7) 48:22

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Send us a text In part 7, the author begins to look at the high priesthood of the Messiah, Jesus, and show how He is a better high priest than any that came before Him. (In fact, he will use the priesthood of Jesus over the coming chapters to show His superiority over the entire Old Covenant system of rituals and worship that the priests were in ch…

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Testing False Teachers: Is "Christian" Really in the Bible? 59:58

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Send us a text In his video series "Testing Christianity," Mr. Ron Charles of @Truthunedited makes a number of claims about Christianity and the word "Christian." He says Christianity is against the Bible, that the apostle Peter never wrote the word "Christian" in 1 Peter 4:16, and that Christianity is a corrupted, pagan-influenced "religion of tar…

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A Sabbath Rest Remains: Hebrews 4:1–13 (Part 6) 56:04

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Send us a text In this episode, we discover a whole lot of dots to connect in Hebrews Chapter 3 and many applications for modern believers. The author shows how Jesus is superior to Moses and draws on the Torah to teach on topics like holding fast to our faith. He also brings up the idea of salvation and “once saved, always saved.” Lots of theologi…

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Once Saved Always Saved? Hebrews 3:1–19 (Part 5) 52:31

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Send us a text In this episode, we discover a whole lot of dots to connect in Hebrews Chapter 3 and many applications for modern believers. The author shows how Jesus is superior to Moses and draws on the Torah to teach on topics like holding fast to our faith. He also brings up the idea of salvation and “once saved, always saved.” Lots of theologi…

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Testing Claims Against Christmas 50:29

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Send us a text Every time we get to the Christmas season, I'm surprised there are still people spreading unsubstantiated claims about the pagan roots of Christmas and how it’s unbiblical. Sadly, people are still falling for this foolishness. This video offers a thorough, fair, and biblical breakdown of the specific claims made by Ron Charles of Tru…

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Should Christians celebrate Christmas? (Live Q&A) 1:32:32

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Send us a text Should Christians celebrate Christmas? Does it have pagan roots? What about Santa? Enjoy our livestream recorded Sunday, Dec. 8th, 2024, for a fun and insightful discussion about Christmas. Defending the Biblical Roots of Christianity Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:0…

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Once Saved Always Saved? Hebrews 3:1–19 (Part 5) 52:30

6M ago52:30

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Send us a text In this episode, we discover there are a whole lot of dots to connect in Hebrews Chapter 3 and so many applications for modern believers. The author shows how Jesus is superior to Moses and draws on the Torah to teach on topics like holding fast to our faith. He also brings up the idea of salvation and “once saved, always saved.” Lot…

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The Law Fulfilled: A Study of Matthew 5:17-20 59:57

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Send us a text We interrupt our ongoing Bible study of Hebrews to bring you this study on Matthew 5:17–20, which begins, “I have not come to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfill them." This the most common proof text used by our “Torah-keeping” (aka Hebrew Roots) friends to bolster their belief that Christians are required to keep the ol…

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The Founder of Salvation: Hebrews 2:5–18 (Part 4) 42:10

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Send us a text In this episode, we finish up chapter 2, closing the author's discussion of how Jesus is greater than the angels. He covers a lot of ground here, including multiple quotes from the Old Testament and the Septuagint, the incarnation of Jesus coming to Earth as a man, and the "world to come" (aka Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, olam …

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Shema, Lest We Drift Away: Hebrews 2:1–4 (Part 3) 31:34

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Send us a text In this episode, we learn that if we don’t pay closer attention and "shema" (hear, listen to, obey) the gospel of Jesus, we’re going to drift away from it. And if the old message of the law, delivered by the angels, was so important to God that those who disobeyed it were justly punished, how much more trouble will we be in if we neg…

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What's the Deal with Angels? Hebrews 1:5–14 (Part 2) 43:27

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Send us a text In the 2nd episode of our apologetics study on the book of Hebrews, we cover Hebrews 1:5–14. This passage cites many Old Testament verses to demonstrate how Jesus is superior to the angels. We not only examine those passages from the Hebrew Bible, but we also discuss Philo, gnosticism, and new-age religion. Defending the Biblical Roo…

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The Supremacy of God's Son: Hebrews 1:1–4 (Part 1) 35:12

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Send us a text In this first episode of our apologetics Bible Study on the book of Hebrews, we look at the historical and literary setting of the text and examine the amazing prologue of the book (verses 1–4). In just this opening passage, we learn much about the divinity and superiority of Jesus and how His story began in the Old Testament (Tanakh…

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Black Hebrew Israelites with Vocab Malone 1:18:05

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Send us a text Meet Vocab Malone. He is a Street Apologist and arguably the top Christian apologist in the area of Black Hebrew Israelite theology. Join us for an engaging conversation about this controversial, race-based wing of Torahism. Vocab's Links YouTube Channel Instagram Blog Defending the Biblical Roots of Christianity Our website Our YouT…

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Confronting Modern Torah Movements - A Chat with Andrew Schumacher 1:08:38

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Send us a text Apologist and Christian thinker Andrew Schumacher recently joined me for a wide-ranging conversation. Of course, we discussed the recent controversies over the question "Are animal sacrifices, still required to atone for sin?" But also how to approach our Torah-keeping friends: Is there a path to unity? What makes something a false g…

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Sin Sacrifice: A Response to Caleb Hegg 50:08

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Send us a text Prof. Solberg recently published an academic paper in response to Caleb Hegg (link below) and in this pre-recorded video, he'll work through that paper and explain his response to Caleb’s various arguments. This is the next installment in a lively, ongoing conversation regarding the big question we posed on this channel: “Are animal …

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A Chat with Rabbi Eduardo Arroyo: Judaism, Hebrew Roots & Identity 1:12:51

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Send us a text Meet Messianic Rabbi Rabbi Eduardo Arroyo. He's a teacher, rabbi, apologist, and follower of Jesus. In our conversation, Rabbi Eduardo shares some great insight into the role of the Old Testament in the lives of Christ-followers. We also talk about the impact of Torahism (Torah-observant Christianity) on the body of Christ, what His …

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Sin Sacrifices & Hebrew Roots: A Rebuttal 1:04:44

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Send us a text It's become a big question among Torah-keepers: Are animal sacrifices still required to atone for sin? That is the big question that has kicked up a bit of dust with our Hebrew Roots (aka Torahism, Torah-keeping) friends. In this episode, we move this important conversation forward by looking at a rebuttal video put out by a Hebrew R…

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A Chat with Dr. David Harris - A Jewish Believer in Jesus 1:03:07

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Send us a text Meet Dr. David Harris, an independent Hebrew scholar raised in a Jewish household who became a theologian, author, and Jewish follower of Yeshua (Jesus). He’s also a former pastor at a Messianic Jewish Synagogue in New Mexico and has had personal experience with Torahism (Hebrew Roots, Torah-keepers) and the unique issues they bring …

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Acts 15 & the Law: An Apologetic Bible Study 56:20

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Send us a text Acts 15:1–29 records the Jerusalem Council (50 AD) which is where Paul, Peter, Barnabas, James, and other elders gathered in Jerusalem to discuss the pressing question: Are Gentile believers required to be circumcised and keep the old covenant law? In this episode we walk through this passage verse by verse and discover a whole lot a…

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Apologetics & Evangelism: A Chat with Andy Bannister 1:03:27

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Send us a text Meet Dr. Andy Bannister, a deep-thinking and often humorous author, speaker, and apologist from the UK. He joins us to talk about apologetics, evangelism, and his new book: "How to Talk about Jesus without Looking like an Idiot: A Panic-Free Guide to Having Natural Conversations about Your Faith." Andy is the Director of Solas CPC, a…

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Torah Psalms: Praising God's Law under the New Covenant 43:52

9M ago43:52

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Send us a text How should Christians navigate the Torah Psalms (and other OT passages) that praise God’s law, while at the same time acknowledging NT passages like Galatians 5:18 which says, “If you are led by the spirit you are not under the law”? IN this video, we look at that question by examining the Torah Psalms and trying to understand how we…

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Under the Law of God? Or the Law of Moses? 46:24

9M ago46:24

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Send us a text There's a passage in 1 Corinthians that offers profound insight into the relationship between Christians and the law. In fact, it addresses three big questions many Christians struggle with today. First, what is our relationship to the OT law? Are Christians required to keep the law of Moses? What about the Ten Commandments? What doe…

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Q&A: Torah in the Last Days, the Lost Tribes of Israel, Did Paul invent Christianity? 35:36

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Send us a text In this Q&A episode, Professor Solberg tackles three of your questions: How should we understand the OT prophecies about keeping Torah in the last days? Understanding the 10 lost tribes of Israel (and whether some of us have descended from those tribes) Was Paul the founder of Christianity? And there's a bonus question at the end! De…

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Does the Law Pre-date Sinai? Testing 12 Claims 44:15

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Send us a text In this episode we look at another "shotgun argument" from a Torah-keeper. This time it’s a cut-and-paste list of 12 OT verses intended to show that the old covenant law pre-dates Sinai. The thesis we put to the test is this: “The giving of the law at Sinai is the complete revelation of the old covenant law which was introduced at va…

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A Jew for Jesus - An Interview with Dan Sered 1:03:03

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Send us a text Meet Dan Sered. He was born in Israel to a secular Jewish family, eventually came to faith in Yeshua (Jesus) as his Lord and Savior, and is now COO at the international ministry Jews For Jesus. In this interview, Dan shares his amazing testimony, his unique insight on Torahism (aka Hebrew Roots Movement, Torah-keepers), and some grea…

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Addressing 17 Hebrew Roots Questions 37:51

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Send us a text A few years back, a Hebrew Roots documentary was released called "The Way," in which they interview all sorts of Torah-keepers and really make a case for why people should be keeping the Torah feasts, avoiding Christmas and Easter, eating biblically clean (kosher), keeping the seventh day Shabbat, and so on. (And for the record, I se…

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The End of the OT Sacrifices: Testing 119 Ministries 39:31

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Send us a text One thing I like and respect about 119 Ministries is that they encourage everyone to test their teachings. I think that’s commendable. And that’s exactly what we’re going do. In this video, we test their video called “Animal Sacrifices in Light of the Messiah.” Because if animal sacrifices are still how we atone for sin (as Torah-kee…

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A Case for Sabbath-Keeping (Pt. 2): A New Covenant Sabbath 42:29

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Send us a text Our biblical case for Sabbath-keeping and what it looks like under the New Covenant, Part 2. In this episode, we examine the Sabbath in the NT, starting with everything that Jesus taught and commanded about it in the gospels. From there we expand our study to the rest of the NT and talk about what a Sabbath rest looks like for a foll…

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A Case for Sabbath-Keeping (Pt. 1): Shabbat in the Torah 46:00

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Send us a text We’ve discussed a number of times whether or not Christians are required to keep the Sabbath. And I have shown a several reasons from Scripture why I believe the answer is no, we’re not required to keep the Sabbath as it was given under the Old Covenant. And this can be a pretty polarizing issue. Especially for our “Torah-keeping” an…

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Jesus in the Torah with Chad Bird 1:04:52

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Send us a text Chad Bird is an author, speaker and a scholar-in-residence at 1517.org with a unique way of looking at Scripture that is equally intellectual and inspirational. He's also a specialist in Old Testament and Hebrew studies. Join us for a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation about finding Jesus in the Torah. Links mentioned in this …

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Passover, Easter & the Lord's Supper 17:26

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Send us a text Let’s step into the sandals of a first-century Jewish disciple of Jesus and try to experience Passover from that perspective. What does the Last Supper have to tell us about Easter? The setting is dusty, ancient Jerusalem, buzzing with Pesach activity. Earlier in the week, Jesus entered the city to triumphant shouts of “Hosanna to th…

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The Bible: What is the best Translation? Should we read it literally? 24:46

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Send us a text What’s the best translation of the Bible? KJV? NIV? ESV? CSB? NASB? I’ve actually given a lot of thought to this question and in this episode, I share the differences between translations and a suggestion for choosing a translation to read. We'll also take a brief look at the history of how we got our English Bible. Also, what does i…

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Mormonism Exposed - An Interview with Robby Lashua 1:05:42

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Send us a text Meet Robby Lashua. He grew up around Mormonism his whole life and has a heart to bring the Gospel of Jesus to our Mormon friends. In this interview, Robby shares the basics of Mormonism; what they believe, where they came from, who was Joseph Smith, and how Christians can witness to Mormons. Robby's witnessing techniques (article) St…

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Torah Shadows of Christ (Part 2) 18:49

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Send us a text In a previous episode (link below) we took a close look at Colossians 2:16–17, and saw how Paul teaches that the food laws, feasts (festivals), and Sabbath laws commanded under the old covenant, are not required under the New Covenant. In this companion video, we address three additional objections from our “Torah keeping” friends on…

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