Douglas Jacoby Podcast
727 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsA podcast dedicated to sharing the audio files of Douglas Jacoby's International Teaching Ministry. Our goal is to help people "think about faith." Douglas Jacoby is an international Bible teacher. After serving as a minister on church staff for 20 years, he continues to work as a freelance teacher and consultant. With degrees from Drew, Harvard, and Duke, Douglas is a writer, speaker, podcaster, and biblical tour guide. He has visited over 130 nations. He is the principal of the Athens Institute, and Professor of Theology at the Seminar of the Rockies. Audio, video, and written material from the International Teaching Ministry are available online at an extensive website (10,000 pages), https://www.douglasjacoby.com.
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Christ Through the Ages, 27: 500 Years of Alternative Christs (Reformation onward)
April 27, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. In this final lesson in the sub-series on Christ as understood through the course of the history of the church, we will focus on the period from the Reformation onward. Listen to 500 Years of Alternative Christs (25 minutes). Christ as depicted in theology, practice, and art Theology -- often tends to follow practice (trends) Action Art Iconography -- from aniconic art to depictions of Deity Increasingly powerful imagery ...
Christ Through the Ages, 26: The Later Middle Ages
April 25, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Doctrinal development and changing views of Christ Changes occur slowly, accumulating incrementally. Probably most people never even noticed. But in the 4th century the church rockets into worldliness. Majority authentic disciples -> only the minority (Matthew 7). At odds with the world -> friends with the world (James 4). Apostolic message authoritative -> Roman message reinterprets and adds to the message. The church “ba...
Christ Through the Ages, 25: The Early Middle Ages
April 22, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. The 25th podcast in this series (21 minutes) is entitled Christ in Church History: The Early Middle Ages. We will also discuss some misunderstandings of Christ in the two centuries leading up to the Middle Ages (2nd-4th centuries). Some academic considerations Though we could track the changes in how Christ is understood, and proclaimed, century by century, for the sake of brevity and simplicity we are condensing things. Hi...
Christ Through the Ages, 24: Christ in the Apostolic Age
April 20, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Early sources Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John Acts Letters Apocalypse Found also in early documents like 1 Clement, the letters of Ignatius, etc. Apostolic emphases illustrated in evangelistic speeches: Acts 2:14-36 Jesus was a real person -- he was from Nazareth (v.22). The scriptures (Old Testament) bear witness to Christ (vv.16-21, 25-28, 34-35). His many miracles also testify to him (v.22) These were indisput...
Christ Through the Ages, 23: Revelation–King of Kings
April 18, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Today's lesson is from the Apocalypse. Revelation depicts our Lord in a majestic, awesome way, and serves as a much-needed reminder not to trivialize Christ or to forget his role as both Savior and Judge. "King of Kings" in Scripture Ezra 7:12 -- claim of ancient kings Ezekiel 26:7 -- frightful context Daniel 2:37 -- refers to sovereignty. Note: God is "Lord of kings" in 2:47. 1 Timothy 6:15 -- ultimate sovereignty Revela...
Christ Through the Ages, 22: Jude–Lordship or License?
April 15, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Insights about Christ from the epistle of Jude We are kept by Christ (v.1) Yet there is a threat: godless men have infiltrated the church (v.4). They go beyond the faith that has been delivered to the saints (v.3), otherwise Jude would not have felt compelled to modify his agenda. There are Old Testament and other Jewish precedents for false prophets; moreover, the apostles warned us about these persons (vv.5-16, 17). We ar...
Christ Through the Ages, 21: 1-3 John–Christ and Antichrist
April 13, 2022 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Senses of anti in Greek against in place of (2 Cor 11) Occurrences of "antichrist(s)" in Bible Not in Revelation! Only in the letters of John 1 John 2:18, 4:3 2 John 7 Who were the antichrist? They are people, not a person. They'd left the church. Yet not all who wander are the antichrist! They denied the incarnation. Probably these people had been deceived by a false teaching called Docetism. Polycarp (69-155 AD) w...
Christ Through the Ages, 20: 1-2 Peter–In His Steps
April 11, 2022 06:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Introduction Like all the letters, 1-2 Peter are intended to help us to grow, to continue to live as disciples of Christ to the very end. 2 Peter – growth through knowledge 1 Peter – growth hrough suffering The translations relied on in this lesson are the NIV and that of biblical scholar J. Ramsey Michaels. The theme of suffering in 1 Peter 1 Pet 1: Faith refined in fires of suffering – persecution is starting already, or...
Christ Through the Ages, 19: Hebrews—Not Just Superior, But Supreme
April 08, 2022 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Introductory thoughts The Hebrew writer (c.66-68 AD) urges his readers not to be drawn away from Christ to Judaism. To this end, the writer makes an extended comparison -- the new is better than the old; Christianity is better than Judaism. The Hebrew writer thinks many Christians can't handle meaty teaching; for them, it's all milk (Heb 5:11-14). Which kind of Bible student am I going to be? Which word describes the maturity...
Christ Through the Ages, 18: Philemon–Grace in Action
April 06, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Introduction Grace from start to finish (vv.3, 25). Christ was gracious, and this motivated others to change. (See John 4, John 8, Luke 19...) Paul had clearly learned from his Lord. The situation Onesimus is Philemon's runaway slave. He had become a Christian through Paul's influence, while Paul was in prison. Paul -- in the presence of the other leaders and the entire church -- wishes to persuade Philemon to receive One...
Christ Through the Ages, 17: Pastorals—Gracious Guide
April 04, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Learn about Christ, Our Gracious Guide to Eternal Life (19 minutes) from the 5 "trustworthy sayings" of the Pastoral Epistles. Christ our Gracious Guide to Eternal Life Pastoral epistles Shepherding Leaders advising leaders Good spiritual leadership helps us to experience salvation, to attain eternal life. Christ guides us to Eternal Life His grace We begin to live it now (John 17); we taste it now (Heb 6)… I chose this...
Christ Through the Ages, 16: 1-2 Thessalonians–He’s Coming Back!
April 01, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Introduction Isn't this theme in most of the NT books? Yes; it occurs in the majority of them. 7 consecutive chapters on return of Christ. Issues surrounding the 2 Thessalonian letters are closely related. And seem to be the most urgent issues in each, and certainly in the 2nd letter. Thessalonica Acts 17. But reading this background doesn't add so much to our understanding of the doctrinal concerns of 1-2 Thessalonians. S...
Christ Through the Ages, 15: Philippians–To Live is Christ
March 30, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Introduction Philippians is an extremely christocentric document It is often commented that the theme of Philippians is joy – I count 14 or 15 instances of this word, or the idea—but I’m not so sure. Look at how many times Christ is mentioned (whichever word or phrased is use in referring to Him). This seems to be the true theme. Every chapter exalts Christ. All things through Him, and All needs supplied (4). All things a...
Christ Through the Ages, 14: Ephesians & Colossians–Cosmic Christ
March 28, 2022 06:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Appreciate the fact that Christ is Lord on not just a local or global level, but on a cosmic level! Listen to Ephesians & Colossians: The Cosmic Christ (11 minutes). Scriptures in this lesson: Eph 1:22-23 Eph 3:8-11 Col 1:15-20 Col 2:9-10 Recommended: Steve Kinnard, Jesus Unequaled: An Exposition of Colossians (IPI, 2013). Cosmic Christ manifest in 5 areas: Creator: not just involved as the means or as an assistant, but ...
Christ Through the Ages, 13: 1-2 Corinthians–Humility Amidst Suffering
March 25, 2022 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Lesson 13, 1-2 Corinthians: Christ's Humility Amidst Suffering (13 minutes), explores Jesus' humility and gentleness even in the midst of severe pain and suffering. Background: Paul penned 4 Corinthians letters (1 Corinthians 1:1, 5:9; 2 Corinthians 1:1, 7:8), c.53-55 AD. Clement of Rome wrote to the Corinthians c.95 AD, urging them to remain unified. The younger leaders had risen up against their elders -- redolent of the o...
Christ Through the Ages, 12: Romans & Galatians–Baptized into Death
March 23, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Listen to Romans & Galatians: Baptized into Death (15 minutes). Background Galatians (48 AD): Judaizers teaching that circumcision must precede baptism. Council of Jerusalem (49 AD): The apostles and elders reject this teaching (Acts 15). Romans (55 AD): Paul, in elaborating on the gospel for the benefit of a Christian community he had never visited, inoculates them against the heresy of the Judaizers (the circumcision party...
Christ Through the Ages, 11: James–Jesus, Wisdom from Above
March 21, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Our 11th lesson in the series CHRIST THROUGH THE AGES asks us to read between the lines in James. To what sort of life are we being called? Since as Christ-followers we are all urged to lead a life of Christ likeness, it is fair to regard the intense spiritual qualities enjoined on us in James as an upward call to embrace the life of Christ. Are you ready for a challenge today? Listen to James: Jesus, our Wisdom from Above (10 ...
Christ Through the Ages, 10: John–Heavenly Word, Human Flesh
March 18, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Listen to the 10th podcast in the series (11 minutes), John: The (Heavenly) Word in (Human) Flesh. Emphasized in this podcast: 90% of John’s material is unique, and mainly set in Jerusalem, as opposed to Galilee. Unlike the Synoptics, John is not structured around the Caesarea-Jerusalem trek following Peter’s confession (Mark 8). Emphasizes Jesus’ incarnation: humanity. Antitheses: simple yet effective use of paired opposit...
Christ Through the Ages, 9: Luke–Universal Vision, Center to Margins
March 16, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Listen to the 9th lesson in our series, Luke: A Universal Vision from the Center to the Margins (14 minutes). Introduction: Luke-Acts The good news is to be preached from the centers of power (gospel proclaimed to kings) all the way out to the disenfranchised, minorities, outcasts… Luke was written in the finest Greek, for those at home in Greek culture. Emphasis on Jesus’ concern for the weak and marginalized; love and resp...
Christ Through the Ages, 8: Matthew–Jesus was Jewish
March 14, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Emphases of Matthew Jesus is the Jewish Messiah. Jesus a teacher and lawgiver like Moses. 5 Teaching Tracts – like Torah (Pentateuch) and Psalms. Suggests Jesus' teaching is scripture (follows the O.T. model). Suggests Jesus is a second Moses. Matthew 5:17: He came not to abolish, but to fulfill, Torah. OT fulfillment formulae (11x). Observations chapter by chapter in Matthew 1:1 -- Son of Abraham, Son of David: Jesus i...
Christ Through the Ages, 7: Mark—Lord Caesar or Lord Jesus?
March 11, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Listen to lesson 7 in the series CHRIST THROUGH THE AGES. In this podcast, Mark: Lord Caesar or Lord Jesus?, we will examine a special focus of the earliest of the four gospels, Mark. The lesson is 15 minutes long. Introduction Gospels were composed primarily for believers. Bioi. Ancient biography = bios. The theology lies in the differences, not just the similarities. For more on bios, please see A Quick Overview of the Bi...
Christ Through the Ages, 6: Many Flavors of Messiah
March 09, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. By clicking on the link, you can listen to the 6th lesson in our series, 1st Century Judaism: Many Flavors of Messiah. The podcast is 20 minutes in length. Sectarian groups of the 1st century Pharisee – Torah (written and oral) Sadducees – Temple Essenes – Land (Qumran and library of Dead Sea Scrolls) Zealots – Kingship (Sicarii -- extreme measures) Herodians – Regime (Mark 3:6) Scribes – Text (Shammai & Hillel; Mark 12:3...
Christ Through the Ages, 5: Visible in the Writings
March 07, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Following are the notes for the fifth lesson in our series, Christ—Visible in the O.T. Writings. The podcast (12 minutes) takes aim at the third division of the Hebrew scriptures. O.T. Writings that point to Christ Psalms (e.g. listen to the 18 podcasts at this website recorded in 2013). Proverbs: Jesus as wisdom teacher and Jesus as God's incarnate Wisdom, or Word. 1-2 Chronicles (the closing book in the Hebrew canon), long...
Christ Through the Ages 4: Visible in the Prophets
March 04, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Listen to the 4th lesson in the series, Christ—Visible in the O.T. Prophets(16 minutes). Introduction Christ’s identity is in the background of every OT book Each of the 3 sections – Law, Prophets, Writings – testifies to Jesus Christ In Jewish thought, the prophets begin with Joshua. While we could examine Messianic prophecy in Isaiah 53, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 34, Micah 5, Malachi 3, or many other books, in this lesson I t...
Christ Through the Ages, 3: Visible in the Law
March 02, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Christ—Visible in the Old Testament Law is the 3rd lesson in the series Christ through the Ages (21 minutes). Here are the scriptures referred to in the podcast: John 5:39 (the Jewish scriptures testify to Christ). Luke 24:44-47 (three sections of Hebrew Bible point to the Christ). 1 Peter 1:10-12 (the O.T. is more easily understood backward than forward). Genesis 3, 12, 14, 22, 49, 50 (Eve, Abraham, Melchizedek, Isaac, Jud...
Christ Through the Ages 2: Eternal Plan, Perfect Time
February 28, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. The Eternal Plan, Effected at the Perfect Time (19 minutes) is the second in the series CHRIST THROUGH THE AGES. Scriptures referred to in this lesson: 1 Peter 1:20 (Acts 2:23) Titus 2:12 Ephesians 1:20-21 Hebrews 6:5 1 Corinthians 10:11 Hebrews 9:26 1 Timothy 2:5 (also see Ephesians 1:10) Philippians 2:5-11 (1 Corinthians 15:28; Isaiah 45:23) Next lesson: Christ—Visible in the Old Testament Law.
Christ Through the Ages 1: Fixing Our Eyes on Him
February 25, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. This is the introduction to and first lesson in the series CHRIST THROUGH THE AGES. The series aims to explore what it means that Jesus Christ is Lord of history. We hope that this 40-day series truly makes a difference in your spiritual life. Listen to Lifting our spirits by fixing our eyes on Him (22 minutes). Scriptures referred to in this lesson: Hebrews 3:1 Isaiah 41:4 Isaiah 44:6 Isaiah 48:12-13 Revelation 1:8 Reve...
10 Commandments: Tenth Commandment
February 23, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far: We have already studied 9 of the Old Testament's well-known but little-observed commandments. We have striven to examine each in context and understand its message to us as Christians living under the new testament. It is time to conclude our study - to meditate on a commandment that significantly differs from all the others, which may explain why it appears last. Text The 10th commandment Exodus 20:17: You shall n...
10 Commandments: Tenth Amendment
February 23, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far: We have already studied 9 of the Old Testament's well-known but little-observed commandments. We have striven to examine each in context and understand its message to us as Christians living under the new testament. It is time to conclude our study - to meditate on a commandment that significantly differs from all the others, which may explain why it appears last. Text The 10th commandment Exodus 20:17: You shall n...
10 Commandments: Ninth Commandment
February 21, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far: We have dissected 4 God-directed commandments and 4 others-directed commandments. Today we look at the fourth of a series of 4 short commandments, bedrock principles in all stable societies. Of course we're not trying to recreate human culture at the level of a lowest common denominator. God's people are called to go far beyond the minimum: we are to be holy (Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 7:6). Text The 9th commandment ...
10 Commandments: Ninth Amendments
February 21, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far: We have dissected 4 God-directed commandments and 4 others-directed commandments. Today we look at the fourth of a series of 4 short commandments, bedrock principles in all stable societies. Of course we're not trying to recreate human culture at the level of a lowest common denominator. God's people are called to go far beyond the minimum: we are to be holy (Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 7:6). Text The 9th commandment ...
10 Commandments: Eighth Amendment
February 18, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Thus far: We have analyzed the first seven commandments. The 6th - 9th commandments correspond to the teaching of most religions and cultures. Commandments 1-5 and 10 are peculiar to Judaism. Today we tackle the 8th. Text The 8th commandment Exodus 20:15: You shall not steal. Comments Code of Hammurabi (Babylonian) The majority of crimes pertained to property. Draconian penalties. This code merely mirrored the unjus...
10 Commandments: Eighth Commandment
February 18, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Thus far: We have analyzed the first seven commandments. The 6th - 9th commandments correspond to the teaching of most religions and cultures. Commandments 1-5 and 10 are peculiar to Judaism. Today we tackle the 8th. Text The 8th commandment Exodus 20:15: You shall not steal. Comments Code of Hammurabi (Babylonian) The majority of crimes pertained to property. Draconian penalties. This code merely mirrored the unjus...
10 Commandment: Seventh Commandment
February 16, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far We have studied four commandments related to God and 2 related to our fellow human beings. Here we find ourselves in the middle of the ethical commandments. Sexual ethics is an area considered to be highly personal and "private," yet through most of human history sexual mores were never a matter of personal preference. Of all the commandments, this one may generate the greatest push-back. Western culture seems obsessed...
10 Commandment: Seventh Amendment
February 16, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far We have studied four commandments related to God and 2 related to our fellow human beings. Here we find ourselves in the middle of the ethical commandments. Sexual ethics is an area considered to be highly personal and "private," yet through most of human history sexual mores were never a matter of personal preference. Of all the commandments, this one may generate the greatest push-back. Western culture seems obsessed...
10 Commandment: Sixth Commandment
February 14, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far We have already examined four God-directed commandments, then begun to explore the others-directed commandments. This is the second in that category. In the last podcast I urged you to memorize the commandments, at least being able to paraphrase them in order. What do you think -- is this worthwhile for you? Text The 6th commandment Exodus 20:13: You shall not murder. Comments Flexible order among the 6th - 8th co...
10 Commandment: Sixth Amendment
February 14, 2022 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. So far We have already examined four God-directed commandments, then begun to explore the others-directed commandments. This is the second in that category. In the last podcast I urged you to memorize the commandments, at least being able to paraphrase them in order. What do you think -- is this worthwhile for you? Text The 6th commandment Exodus 20:13: You shall not murder. Comments Flexible order among the 6th - 8th co...
10 Commandments: Fifth Commandment
February 11, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. The Decalogue so far Today we begin the second section of the Decalogue, the man-directed commandments. These six amplify Leviticus 19:18, which Jesus called the second greatest commandment (Matthew 22:37-40). Unlike no. 4, which is not repeated in the N.T., no. 5, like all the others, is explicitly restated in the pages of the N.T. Text The 5th commandment -- learn them by number! Exodus 20:12: Honor your father and your m...
10 Commandments: Fourth Commandment
February 09, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Last time The fourth commandment is the last of the ten amplifying what it means to love the Lord with all our heart (Deuteronomy 6:5). Along with circumcision and keeping kosher, Sabbath observance was a unique marker identifying the Jews as God's holy people. The fourth is the only commandment not to reappear in the New Testament. See The 10 Commandments in the N.T. below. This constitutes an anomaly in scripture. While ...
10 Commandments: Third Commandment
February 07, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Last time The first four commandments amplify the "greatest commandment": to love the Lord our God with all our heart (Deuteronomy 6:5). As we learned, the first commandment is to worship God only, allowing no false god to capture our heart. The second forbids concretely disobeying the first -- creating an idol. The third also follows from God's nature as holy and absolute: reverence for his name. Text Third commandment ...
10 Commandments: Second Commandment
February 04, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Last time The first commandment is to worship God only, allowing no false god to capture our heart. The rest of the Decalogue, and in fact the entire Torah, depend on this spiritual principle. The second commandment, in a sense, concerns concretely disobeying the first -- that is, creating an idol, which naturally competes with God for our attention, energy, loyalty, and worship. Text Second commandment Exodus 20:4-6: Yo...
10 Commandments: First Commandment
February 02, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Introduction and definitions Decalogue: The ten words Torah: Law or Instruction (from the Hebrew yarah, meaning to guide). This may refer to the first five books of the Bible, or the law(s) found in them. Pentateuch: The five rolls. The term refers to the first five books of the O.T., Genesis-Deuteronomy. Two greatest commandments: Love God with all your heart (Deuteronomy 6:5) and Love your neighbor as yourself (Leviticus 1...
SOTM 40-Wow!
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes (Matthew 7:28-29). Power Jesus’ teaching is not only true, but it is powerful….. And compact! As one commentator has pointed out, "The Golden Rule [is] just eleven words; by contrast, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the U.S. government's attempt to oblige ethical ch...
SOTM 39-Sand
January 28, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.27 And the rain fell, and the floods ca...
SOTM 38-Lord, Lord
January 26, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness’” (Matthew 7:21-23). Judgment Day...
SOTM 37-Prophets
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown...
SOTM 36-Narrow
January 21, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.28 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few” (Matthew 7:13-14). Resistance There's considerable resistance to this teaching: Because it’s difficult (today’s devotional) Because there are many who will try to talk us out of it (tomorrow’s offering) ...
SOTM 35-Gold
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12). Comment This sentence sums up much of what Jesus has been teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, i.e. the ethical parts of Matt 5-6. God is good to us, a loving Father. We too should reflect his divine love. This verse is called the Golden Rule. Whereas the Golden rule says Do unto others…, the Silver ru...
SOTM 34-Ask
January 17, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will ...
SOTM 33—Swine
January 14, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBFor additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website. Jesus speaks of pigs and dogs in Matt 7:6. So shall we, in this podcast (11 minutes). “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you” (Matthew 7:6). This text connects with the previous section (7:1-5), although to obey it requires us to engage in one of the acceptable forms of judging allowed by the Bible. Hypocritical judging is forbidden....