In this episode, we'll be talking about the clarity or perspicuity of Scripture. The topic came up when I was talking about tattoos and how they are part of the ceremonials law, which are no longer binding because their substance is Christ and how they're the same as the food, drink, and clothing laws. 

But it was brought up that many Christians have a varying interpretation of the texts, but I was adamant about the perspicuity of Scripture. So, we'll see why this doctrine is important.

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Today we are going to be talking about baptism, in particular, we are going to look at the difference between the baptism of John and that of Jesus. We are gonna see how water baptism is the lesser of the greater baptism by the Holy Spirit by fire. 

I hope by the end of this episode you will have a new understanding of the spiritual significance of baptism and how water baptism is an illustration of the inward baptism by the Holy Spirit. We must look within ourselves to make sure that we are in Christ and remember that our life will be tried by fire and only that which is good fruit to God and done by faith will remain.

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This episode, we'll be talking about bridling and taming the tongue.

We're gonna be looking at James 3:1–3 to see what James has to say about our tongue.

I'm going to be focusing on one of the three analogies James uses in regards to the tongue: one about a horse found in verse 3.

By the end of this episode, you'll be able to see why our tongue is one of the most dangerous aspects to our Christian life (if we're not careful).

Today's podcast is a sermon on Matthew 3:4–10 where John the Baptist begins to baptize in the Jordan River. I'll be talking about 4 topics:

1. How our outward appearance must reflect our inner self, 

2. Good trees can't make bad fruit, 

3. God's wrath is poured out on the hypocrites, 

4. You must repent to be forgiven, 

5. Our sins must be washed away

This episode, we'll be talking about the fall of man and the mind.

We're going to look at the fall of man and talk about how it has affected our reasoning and intellect.

We're going to be answering three questions:

1. How did God originally make us?

When God created Adam and Eve, what kind of knowledge did we have?

2. How has sin affected our mind?

What effect did the fall of man have on our intellect and reasoning power?

These are called the noetic effects of sin.

3. How are we restored to true knowledge?

How can we be reset to our original setting as God created us?

John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, he cried out a call to repent and announced the arrival of God's kingdom. Today we're gonna talk about 3 things: Following the path of Jesus, the rule and Lordship of Jesus, and how we should follow John's example in his preaching of the truth and pointing to Jesus.

In today's episode, I talk about what it means to be reformed. I also go over two of the most influential reformers Martin Luther and John Calvin, as well as go over some of our most important beliefs as Reformed Christians.

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Today's episode is on why Christian ethics are so important, find out how Christian ethics are related to our understanding of God as revealed in Scripture.

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Today's episode is on the attributes of God. We will begin by looking at how we categorize the properties of God into incommunicable and communicable. Then, I'll explain four of God's attributes: His independence, immutability, infinity, and unity. 

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In today's episode of Bible Thumping with Roland Saenz, you'll learn how to deal with false allegations of corruption in Scripture. I go over some of the most common misunderstandings with regards to both how we got the bible and what modern translations actually are.

You'll also find out how we actually got the bible via a trustworthy manuscript tradition. Lastly, I'll explain why we can trust the Scriptures as Christians because God has preserved His Word to accomplish His purposes.

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