Nehemiah 9:1-23 - God Loves You Immensely
The Israelites gather to confess their sins and seek forgiveness from God. This powerful psalm, attributed to the Levites, is a beautiful expression of God's faithfulness and love for his people, desp...
20 Jul 25min
James 2:14-26 - The Demons Believe and Shudder
True faith is about living out that faith through obedience and good works: James' message is often misunderstood as contradicting Paul's teachings - but here's why that is not the case. Faith witho...
16 Jul 20min
Nehemiah 8:13-18 - The Feast of Booths Fulfilled in Christ
This episode explores the significance of the Feast of Booths, its connection to Jesus, and what it means for Christians today. The people of Jerusalem learn about the Feast of Booths for the first t...
15 Jul 23min
James 2:8-13 - Mercy Triumphs over Judgement
James makes the argument that it is better to be merciful than judgmental: How the OT laws still apply to modern Christians. Should Christians follow the OT laws? Jesus came to "fulfill" the laws and...
14 Jul 23min
Nehemiah 8:1-12 - The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength!
This episode of The Bible Explained podcast delves into the story of Ezra reading the Book of the Law to the people of Jerusalem, and the impact it has on them: The significance of the seventh month ...
13 Jul 23min
James 2:1-9 - Partiality Among Christians
Church must be different than the world: The importance of not showing partiality among Christians. No Christian is above another, regardless of their social status or wealth. James's example of a w...
9 Jul 21min
Nehemiah 7 - Nehemiah's List of Exiled Families
In the West, we often skip over chapters like this because we don't care about family names or random people, but in Nehemiah's day, family name meant everything: God put it on Nehemiah's heart to ga...
8 Jul 29min
James 1:19-27 - Be Doers, Not Just Hearers
This episode delves into James chapter one, focusing on the importance of putting away anger and being swift to hear and slow to speak. The anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God. Th...
7 Jul 24min
