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What You Do with Your Failure Matters to God
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - May 06, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsLike Peter, we can become delusional about our relationship with God, thinking that our love and commitment means we cannot fail Him; but we all fail sometimes. What matters to God is what we do when we have failed. Follow Him, return to His word, take care of His things, and He will make you ...
Complacency and the Departure from the Ways of God
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - May 04, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsDo not take your salvation for granted and get complacent lest you engage in spiritual pride. It takes vigilance to stay by the stuff. In the Old Testament the children of Israel drifted away repeatedly and much of the church in America today has departed from the ways of God, but there is sti...
Election by Grace Is God’s Prerogative
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - May 03, 2024 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsA lesson from the Apostle Paul, as someone who once rejected Christ, shows us that we should not get puffed up in our calling as gentiles. God’s not done with the Jewish people, and we should not make the mistake of thinking we know who He’s going to save. The picture of election by grace show...
Who Hath Believed our Report?
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - May 02, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThe prophet Isaiah foretold of Christ, but he also prophesied that there would be people who would not be able to hear and receive the message. The rejection of Christ by the Jews was part of that prophecy, as well as the grace extended to the gentiles who can hear His word. God chooses who He...
You’re Not Born to Desire God
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - May 01, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsA lot of churches today present the message of “special sinners” or a “special way of salvation” and neither one of those is biblical. None of us are born to desire God, and none of us have “special sins.” We’re all born with a dark heart. We’re all sinners in need of salvation. We cannot sa...
A Remnant Shall be Saved
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 30, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn the book of Romans, Paul looks to the prophet Isaiah’s declaration about the children of Israel and proclaims that a remnant shall be saved, but not all. He addresses Jews that thought their salvation was automatic. They could not accept that Christ was the end of the law and that the gentil...
God Will Have Mercy on Whom He Will
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 29, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWhy do some Jews still reject Christ? God has the right to choose whom He will save, whom He will show mercy, and whom He will reward. He also has the right to choose whom He will not. Don't assume you know which is which. VF-2427 Romans 9:15-26 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissa...
Not All Israel Is of Israel
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 25, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsMany of Abraham’s seed believed they didn’t need salvation because they had the covenants, the promises, and the law. Although they were anticipating a Messiah, they rejected Christ and everything He had to say. Paul makes it clear as to “why” in the book of Romans: not all Israel is of Israel....
The Rejection of Christ
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 24, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsNot all the Jews rejected Christ, but many of the spiritual leaders were against Him because they had no spiritual discernment and they perceived Him as a threat to their position. There were also many people who only followed Jesus for self-serving reasons. The rejection of Christ was foretol...
The Intertestamental History Of the Jewish People
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 23, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsGod has a plan for the future of the land of Israel, when He will reunite the people of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. But we must also understand the history that shaped Judaism from the time of the exile to the fall of Jerusalem. God is not done with the Jewish people. VF-2424 Watch,...
God Has a Perfect Plan
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 22, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThe ugly picture that God paints through the prophecies of Ezekiel helps us to understand just how low the children of Israel, specifically the southern kingdom of Judah, had fallen before they were carried into Babylonian captivity. They also show us God’s perfect plan for the future restorati...
The Crystallization of the New Found Faith
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 19, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThe practices and identity of the Jewish people began to crystallize after their return from exile in Babylon. They began to strictly enforce the law and to separate themselves from the ways of the foreigners who ruled over them. This period also saw the addition of new laws and holidays, whic...
The Emergence of Judaism
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 18, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThe Jewish identity and practices of Judaism did not begin to emerge until after the return from Babylonian captivity. Although the priesthood had maintained certain practices and preserved the Hebrew tongue, most of the population had forgotten these things. During this time there were waves ...
Matrilineal Descent Is Not Biblical
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 17, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsEvery Jew that you encounter today will say that the mother must be Jewish in order for her child to be Jewish, yet there is no scriptural validation for this doctrine. Furthermore, the Biblical genealogies show that God focused on the father, not the mother. So, why is this error of matrilinea...
Investigating the Origins of Judaism
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 16, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThe idea that all the descendants of Abraham are Jewish is wrong. The Bible says Abraham was the father of many nations, not just one. One of the seeds descending from him were a covenant line, but they were not always obedient to God, and they commingled with pagans. The idea that people are...
Were There Jews in Egypt at the Time of the Exodus?
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 15, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsUsing both biblical and extra biblical records we can establish a hard date for the Exodus, and in doing so we can know what the people we have traditionally referred to as “Jews” were practicing, and how they were actually referred to at the time of the Exodus. This will help us clear up any c...
Jewish History: Not as Ancient as You Might Think
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 12, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThe religious history of God’s people and the Promised Land is complicated. Many peoples have occupied the land over the centuries, but God was focused on the line of Shem leading up to Christ. Not all of God’s people were Jewish, nor were they practicing Judaism. God promised to bless all th...
Unfolding the History of Judaism
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 11, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThere is a lot of ignorance in academia regarding the terms “Israelites,” “Hebrews,” and “Jews.” Judaism did not exist until after the return from captivity, and God's people did not always have the same religious practices. Who is who, and who the land of Israel belongs to, is more complicate...
In Meekness, Teach the Truth Rooted in Christ
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 10, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWhat will become of the children of God if the church is not instructing them in the Bible? A minister is supposed to teach and correct the people in meekness. That is not weak or as a pushover, but in full strength and paradoxically gentle. By chastening those who resist and are opposed to t...
The Law Imprisons; Grace Sets You Free
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 09, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThe church needs to make a clear distinction between the law and grace because the law imprisons; grace sets you free. And as Christians we are no longer under the law, but under grace. VF-2414 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Ce...
We are not Saved by Good Works
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 08, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsGod’s word makes it clear that what He wants from us is faith. James is the only writer in the Bible to focus on works. If we walk obediently in the good works that God has prepared, we will then bear fruit for Him. We make it into heaven by faith, nothing else. VF-2413 Ephesians 2:8-10; Jame...
Understanding Communion: Truth vs. Traditions
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 05, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsPartaking communion began as an act of remembrance, recognizing the finished work of Christ at the cross and looking to His future return. There are many traditions in church history that have wrongly interpreted that before you partake you must confess your sins, be confirmed in the faith, or ...
God Does Not Require Celibacy
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 04, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsGod’s not a killjoy. He wants all of His servants to have the unity and joy of a significant other because He instituted marriage. It’s the church, specifically the Roman Catholic church, who has taken text out of context to mandate celibacy. This was NEVER something that God required, and in...
Peter Is NOT the Rock
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 03, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsGreek grammar makes it clear that Jesus did not say He would build the church upon Peter; He said He would build it on Peter’s statement “Thou art the Christ.” The church was never meant to perpetuate the practices of the synagogues or to graft on traditions out of paganism. The dogmas of man ...
God Doesn’t Come from Dogma
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 02, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIf people are not studying the word of God, they can easily be deceived. There are many man-made dogmas in the church, but they have no basis in Scripture. The church needs to teach people what is in God’s book. VF-2409 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa...
Why We are Protestants
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - April 01, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWhat happened to the church following Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension that it drifted so far from its original mission? Concepts that are nowhere to be found in Scripture started to be added-on and introduced as doctrine. Fast forward to today’s church and it’s clear that we need to...
God Does the Sanctifying
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - March 29, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsTeaching on sanctification and holiness to give a clear definition of what it is and what it is not: sanctification is not a human activity. It is an activity of God. We are “under construction” and won’t be complete until we stand before Him. Therefore, we are to take comfort in the fact that...
The Sprinkled Blood
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - March 28, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsThere can be no imitation for holiness. The power of God is the power of salvation. The change that goes on inside of you is God’s transformation. The self cannot change itself. The call of God, beginning with the foreknowledge of God, is implanted in us. The focus of the self will not change w...
The Process of Sanctification
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - March 27, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsSanctification is an ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in us; a process just like salvation. We cannot sanctify ourselves. VF-1729 1Peter 1:1-2 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a...
Peter's Salutation
Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. - March 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsExplaining the Foreknowledge of God. The grammar provides further proof that the "elect" has been moved. Examining the KJV's use of "Sanctification" and what is really being said. VF-1728 1Peter 1:1-2 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Fa...
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