Andrew Rappaport's Daily Rapp Report
435 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe Rapp Report with Andrew Rappaport is a podcast providing Biblical interpretations and applications. It is a ministry of Striving for Eternity.
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Back to the Grind
January 02, 2020 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 479 Time to get back to work but is work a bad thing? Many do not have a biblical view of work and that could make all the difference as we get back to the grind. Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Pleas...
It is a New Year
January 01, 2020 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 478 A new year is a new opportunity to make changes for God to work more in your life. Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapp-report/id1353...
The Turning of Another Year
December 31, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 477 It is time to turn that calendar to a new year, even a new decade. Christians should use this time to reflect on how God is working in their lives and identify areas that need some work. Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingF...
It is that Time Again
December 30, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 476 Are you getting ready for the new year? Do you have your New Year's resolutions in place? How can you make New Year resolutions that you can keep? Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us...
Utilize Christmas for More than Just Getting Gifts
December 27, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 475 Do not waste the opportunity that Christmas provides to share the true message of Christmas with those that need to hear it. Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itun...
Is Christmas a Once a Year Celebration?
December 26, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 474 For many Christmas is something that is celebrated once a year but should it be? Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapp-report/id135329...
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 473 Merry Christmas to one and all. This is part 3 of 3 Listen to part 1 Listen to part 2 Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapp-report/...
Is Christmas the Celebration of a Pagan Holiday?
December 24, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 472 December 25th was a pagan holiday that was given a Christian meaning. Some claim that celebrating Christmas on December 25th is the worship or celebration of a pagan holiday. This is part 2 of 3 Listen to part 1 Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for ...
Is Celebrating Christmas a Sin?
December 23, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 471 Andrew addresses the issue that some Christians would say it is a sin to celebrate Christmas on December 25th. Enter the Christian Podcast Community contest This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/u...
What Does Inspiration Mean?
December 20, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 470 What Does Inspiration Mean? What does it mean that the Bible is inspired? What does inspiration actually mean when we think in our culture that inspiration generally has the idea that someone has a feeling about something. It's not the same as what we see when it speaks of Scripture. In 2 Timothy 3:16, it speaks about "all Scripture being breathed out by God". This is a compound word in the Greek that is the only time this is used, actually, this may be the only time i...
What Does it Mean that the Bible is Inspired?
December 19, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 469 What Does it Mean that the Bible is Inspired? What does it mean that the Bible is inspired? Inspiration identifies that supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in which he superintended, which means he controlled and directed the reception, it means to the writers and communication, that means to the hears and the writing, of the divine message, such that the product in the original writings is verbally and plenary, that means completely, both inerrant and authoritative, ...
Are There Missing Books of the Bible?
December 18, 2019 16:05 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 468 Are There Missing Books of the Bible? Are there missing books to the Bible? You will often hear this, argued that there are books of the Bible that have been left out. They are missing. Books like the gospel of Thomas, the gospel of Judas or the gospel of Mary. There are all kinds of books that people claim should have been in the Bible and they were left out. Well, the reason they were left out, is not because they are missing. They are left out because they were nev...
How Do You Know the Bible is True and Not Other Books?
December 17, 2019 17:48 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 467 How Do You Know the Bible is True and Not Other Books? How do you know that the Bible is true in other sacred texts from other religions or not books like the Quran with a book of Mormon or Bhagavad-Gita or others? How do we trust the Bible? Well, the way we can tell is that when you look at these other books, take for example the book of Mormon or the Quran, you have usually one author and within the one author, you see inconsistencies. You see things that are errors....
Why Should We Believe the Bible?
December 16, 2019 17:11 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 466 Why Should We Believe the Bible? Why should we believe the Bible? Now there are many who are going to argue that we should not believe the Bible. There are those who try to argue that the Bible is full of errors. It's been corrupted and changed, and we don't really know what the Bible is. We could deal with those on later podcasts. But the question, why should we believe the Bible? Many will say that the reason Christians believe the Bible is because the Bible tells them...
The Abortion Killer
December 13, 2019 16:06 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 465 The Abortion Killer We have been looking at abortion and how it is wrong. We have to ask the question, what is it that is in the womb? Is it a human being or just tissue? Seeing ways we can identify that it is a human being and therefore murder is wrong. But there is something that is the abortion killer. There is something that is used so effectively that it turns people away from abortion more than almost anything else, other than the gospel. The gospel is the greates...
Why Do We Fight Abortion?
December 12, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 464 Why Do We Fight Abortion? The question often comes up, why is it that Christians fight against abortion so much. Now for the culture, they want to believe that this is no big deal. This is just a bunch of tissue that is the woman's right to choose what to do with her own body. However, at the core of this argument is the question of ownership. You see, we fought as Christians against slavery because we said it was wrong to say, this is my property when speaking of a huma...
Simple Arguments Against Abortion
December 11, 2019 17:06 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 463 Simple Arguments Against Abortion Looking at some very simple arguments against abortion. We looked at two in yesterday's podcast, which was the issue of size and environment and easy way to remember this is the acronym, SLED; size, level of development, environment, and degree of dependency. I got this from Stand to Reason, str.org but you can go to other places. I think this actually started with Scott Klusendorf. Now let us look at each of these. Size, does size matt...
What is it in the Womb?
December 10, 2019 13:40 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 462 What is it in the Womb? One of the key things, when we look at the issue of abortion, is to ask the question, what is it? What is it that is within the womb? Is it just a blob of tissue or is it human life? That is the essential thing that has to be answered in the debate on abortion, and yet you will often find is the one thing that most support abortion do not want to answer according to science. Why? Because the science is not on their side. What you have at concepti...
Do Men Have a Say in Abortion?
December 09, 2019 14:43 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 461 Do Men Have a Say in Abortion? One of the common arguments to shut down discussion for men when it comes to the issue of abortion is to say that men have no say in abortion. This is a woman's issue. However, do men have a say in abortion? Well, we would first say as Christians that both males and females had say before they committed the act that created life in the womb, and therefore that is where the choice should have taken place. Once there is life, we do not murde...
What is Special Revelation?
December 06, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 460 What is Special Revelation? What is special or supernatural revelation? Well, on yesterday's podcast we talked about natural revelation being that of nature. We can look at the stars and we can see something about the attributes of God. We can see that He exists. However, it is not enough to tell us why Christ came. It does not tell us the self-revelation of God enough to tell us his saving message for us. We can recognize our sin. We can see that or conscience that we v...
What is General Revelation?
December 05, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 459 What is General Revelation? What is general revelation? General revelation is the revelation of God, of himself in nature, that natural revelation as we look to nature, this is the revelation of God that is clear to all of mankind, whether those who believe or those who do not, this is the revelation that God reveals. Something of his attributes, but not everything, but some things so that we can understand him. This is what we see in Romans chapter one. For his invisibl...
What is the Message of the Bible?
December 04, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 458 What is the Message of the Bible? What is the message of the Bible? The Bible is the best selling book of all time for a very simple reason. It has an eternal message, a message that transcends time, transcends culture. Because it is from our creator. It is a message that regardless of where you are and what time period you may be in, it is always true. Because the Creator who created us knows us well The message of the Bible, in essence, is very simple. First, God is gl...
How is the Bible Laid Out?
December 03, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 457 How is the Bible Laid Out? How is the Bible laid out? Now, there is a distinction between the Christian Bible and the Jewish Bible. The Jewish Bible is going to be laid out more chronologically. But the Christian Bible is what we are going to deal with and let us start with the Old Testament. You have three major divisions. The law, the writings, and the prophets. The law are the first five books known as the Pentateuch, they are historical narrative. Followed by that is...
What is the Bible?
December 02, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 456 What is the Bible? What is the Bible? When we asked this question, many people get into challenges because they want to say that the Bible that we have today was formulated by the Catholic Church in the three hundreds. Well, that is a real problem. Why? Well, for one reason, a really good reason, is Peter recognize the writings of Paul as Scripture. So he knew when Paul wrote what he wrote, that was actual Scripture. We see that in 2 Peter 3:16 when he calls Paul's writi...
Thanksgiving Should Cause us to Reflect on Our Richness in Christ
November 29, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 455 After stuffing your face with Thanksgiving do you consider the many riches that we have in this country? We have much to rejoice. However, do we reflect on the riches that we have in Jesus Christ? This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review...
Thanksgiving is a Lesson for All of Us
November 28, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 454 We have much we can learn from that first Thanksgiving. This country is in desperate need to learn the lesson of Thanksgiving. We all the division we need to learn to thank God and work with others. This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please revi...
Thanksgiving for the Scriptures
November 27, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 453 We can be thankful for God's revelation to people. We could not know about God unless He reveals Himself to us. He does that in two ways, through natural and special revelation. Natural revelation or nature is enough to reveal that God exists and something about His nature but we need special revelation to know about His salvation for people. This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on t...
The Ark of the Covenant Something for Thanksgiving
November 26, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBThe ark of the covenant provide us with an example of the failures of Israel and the provision of God. We can be thankful for God's provision for Israel and for us. This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapp-r...
Can We Really Know What Happens After We Die?
November 25, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 451 Can We Really Know What Happens After We Die? Can we really know what happens after we die? This is often a challenge that we will hear that people will say, we won't know what happens until we die. Now, at its core of this argument, what you have is the case that people are saying that we cannot know something for sure without experiencing it. Does that actually play out in other areas of life? If I run my car off a 1500 foot cliff, do I know what's going to happen? Ye...
Is there a Waiting Period Between Death and Heaven/Hell?
November 22, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 450 Is there a Waiting Period Between Death and Heaven/Hell? What happens after we die? Is there some sort of waiting period between death and whether we go to heaven or hell, the Roman Catholic church would call this purgatory. There are some who think that somehow there's this place where we go where we can work off the rest of our sins and eventually make our way to heaven unless really, really, really bad. However, there is no temporary place. What we see in Hebrews 9:27...
My God Would Never Send Anyone to Hell
November 21, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 449 My God Would Never Send Anyone to Hell Many times we hear the argument, my God would never send anyone to hell. Well, that's actually true because the person who makes that sort of claim doesn't believe in the God of the Bible. Therefore, their God who wouldn't send anyone to hell because he does not exist. So that's true there. God wouldn't send anyone to hell. Because he is a figment of their imagination. The question is not whether your God would send anyone to hell. ...
Discussing Hell
November 20, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 448 Discussing Hell How do you discuss hell with a Christian who does not believe there is such a place? Now, there are those that profess to know Christ and yet they end up agreeing with Jehovah's witnesses and others that hell does not exist. Many believe this because they just do not like the idea of eternal punishment. But whether we like it or not, this is a reality. How do you discuss it with them? Well, I go to Daniel 12:2 which says "in many of those who sleep in the...
How Were OT Saints Saved?
November 19, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 447 How Were OT Saints Saved? The question often comes up, how did Old Testament saints get saved? As if they got saved as somehow different than all people. No, we end up seeing in the book of Hebrews is that the Old Testament saints looked forward to what the Messiah would do. So they would have sacrifices, burnt offerings, things like this, that they would atone for sin. But they always knew, that was just a picture of what was to come. The Old Testament saints looked for...
Why Is Hell Eternal?
November 18, 2019 15:30 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 446 Why Is Hell Eternal? Why is hell eternal? Now, this is something that many people have a hard time understanding because we look at our own justice system and there is a punishment that is usually associated with the crime. So if you steal something, usually you do not have the same sentence as someone who murdered somebody. When we look at God's law, it seems that even one lie carries the punishment of eternal death. People think somehow that seems unfair. Now when we s...
Is Being Religious Enough?
November 15, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0445 Is Being Religious Enough? Many people try to say they do not need God. They are religious. As if being religious is enough. Is being religious enough? Does God, except our religion or religiosity? No, He does not. You see, God sets a perfect standard. We must be absolutely perfect in word in thought, and indeed. None of us can hold to that. That is why the psalmist says, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". Every single one of us falls short of th...
Is Being Religious Engough?
November 15, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0445 Is Being Religious Enough? Many people try to say they do not need God. They are religious. As if being religious is enough. Is being religious enough? Does God, except our religion or religiosity? No, He does not. You see, God sets a perfect standard. We must be absolutely perfect in word in thought, and indeed. None of us can hold to that. That is why the psalmist says, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". Every single one of us falls short of th...
My Sin is in the Past So I am a Good Person
November 14, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0444 My Sin is in the Past So I am a Good Person Have you ever been evangelizing someone and they tell you, well, I used to lie and I used to steal, but I do not do that anymore. That was all in the past and I am a good person and deserve heaven. Well, when it comes to God, there is no limitation on the time for crimes committed against Him. In other words, it does not matter that it was in the past. The fact is we have broken God's law. The moment we break God's law, we wou...
Is Sin God’s Fault?
November 13, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0443 Is Sin God's Fault? Is sin God's fault. Now, some people try to argue that God made me like this, or God made the world like this, and therefore sin is God's fault. After all, isn't he in control of everything? Well, yes, God is in control of everything. However, just because He is sovereign, meaning there is not a single atom in the universe that is outside of His control, it does not mean that God causes everything the way we would think. God allows things to happen. ...
Do I Need to Clean Up My Life Before Becoming a Christian?
November 12, 2019 18:24 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0442 Do I Need to Clean Up My Life Before Becoming a Christian? Sometimes people ask, do I need to clean up my life before becoming a Christian? And what this actually does is show confusion on what it means to be a Christian. We can understand this confusion because every man made religion is going to be a system of morality. Being a system of morality, they are more focused on doing good things and not doing bad things. And that's the thought that Christians should somehow...
Bible Interpretation made Easy seminar
November 11, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBHost a Bible Interpretation made Easy seminar in your area. Andrew provides some details and the importance of this seminar. This podcast is a ministry of Striving for Eternity and all our resources strivingforeternity.org Listen to other podcasts on the Christian Podcast Community: ChristianPodcastCommunity.org Support Striving for Eternity at http://StrivingForEternity.org/donate Please review us on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapp-report/id1353293537 Give us your feed...
I am as Good as Any Christian
November 08, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0440 I am as Good as Any Christian Maybe you have heard the argument that a professing atheist would make that I am as good as any Christian. In New York City, they actually had an ad on bus signs that said, "good without God". The argument that they are making is that they do not need God to be morally good. They could be good without God. However, they are missing the mark. The issue is not can we be morally good without God. The issue actually is where do we get a standar...
Does Everyone Have an Opportunity to Repent?
November 07, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0439 Does Everyone Have an Opportunity to Repent? Does everybody have an opportunity to repent and put their faith in Jesus Christ? You sometimes hear this argument worded as if someone in a tribal Village in Africa does not know who Jesus is and therefore, they do not have an opportunity to believe in Christ. However, what we see in Romans chapter 1 is that everybody knows God. Everybody knows God exists. So they are without excuse. So we have to recognize is yes, everybody...
What is the Conscience?
November 06, 2019 13:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0438 What is the Conscience? What does it mean to have a conscience? What exactly is the conscience? Well, conscience is a compound word with science or with knowledge. The conscience is a gift from God it is that very thing that tells us right from wrong. It is with someone who might refer to as a moral compass. The conscience is that element within the immaterial part of man that states when we do something wrong we get that sense of guilt. Guilt is actually a good thing. ...
What Does it Mean to Have Your Sins Forgiven?
November 05, 2019 13:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0437 What Does it Mean to Have Your Sins Forgiven? What does it mean to have your sins forgiven? Well, we first have to understand what sin is. Sin is when we break God’s law and that is punishable by eternal death. “It is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment” and when we find that we sit at that judgment God will judge us based on His law. If we broke His law that is what sin is. Sin means to miss the mark. So to be forgiving means that we are forgiven of th...
What Does it Mean to be Born Again?
November 04, 2019 13:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0436 What Does it Mean to be Born Again? What does it mean to be born again? Now, this is terminology that a lot of times, Christians do not realize they use but to an unbelieving world that did not grow up in a Christian home. We do not understand this. I grew up in a Jewish home, and the first time I heard that we had to be born again, I did not know what that meant. This comes out of John chapter 3, and this is one of the most known verses in all the Bible is John 3:16, b...
What is the Difference Between Soul and Spirit?
November 01, 2019 12:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0435 What is the Difference Between Soul and Spirit? Have you heard the words; dichotomy and trichotomy? Boy do seminary students loved debating this one. The idea of dichotomy is that man is made up of two elements the immaterial and the material, in other words, the immaterial being the spirit and the material being the body and what they will argue is when you see the word soul or spirit, it refers to that immaterial part. Trichotomous are going to argue, we are made up o...
Are We All Children of God?
October 31, 2019 12:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0434 Are We All Children of God? You hear this often that people will say we are all children of God. Some will try to argue that because we are all children of God, we are all going to heaven. Are we all children of God? Well not according to God we are not. We see in John 1:12-13, it says, “but to all who receive him who believed in his name he gave the right to become children of God. Who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of Go...
What Does Totally Depravity Mean?
October 30, 2019 12:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0433 What Does Totally Depravity Mean? What does total depravity mean? This is something that often triggers some people and gets them not thinking about the proper definitions but false definitions. So we want to be precise in definitions that we give to things. Whether you believe in what is called Calvinism or not, or you do not even know what that refers to. Many people do not understand what it means when we say men are totally depraved. Some people think that it means ...
Adam and Eve Did Not Die After Eating the Fruit
October 29, 2019 12:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0432 Adam and Eve Did Not Die After Eating the Fruit A challenge we often see is that Adam and Eve were supposedly promised to die immediately after eating of the fruit of the knowledge of Good and Evil. We see this in Genesis 2:17. It says ” of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil you shall not eat for in the day you eat of it. You shall surely die”. So, people say well we have evidence that Adam and Eve ate of that fruit and they did not die immediately. However, we ...
What Does it Mean to be Created in the Image of God?
October 28, 2019 12:00 - 938 KBRapp Report Daily 0431 What Does it Mean to be Created in the Image of God? What does it mean to be created in the image of God? Some religions have some confusion with this. If you look at say Mormonism you are going to see that they believe that being made in the image of God means that if you look at man, you see what God looks like. They would say that God was once a man like you and me, flesh and bones and everything and that we are made in His image. [00:00:28] In other words, He was on...