Brooklyn's Dad Talks About the Bible

We briefly review Vice President Vance's prayer in the aftermath of the horrible tragedy at Annunciation Catholic Church and School. As someone who attended and RC elementary school for 8 years, I can try, as best I can, to enter into the pain felt by that tight-knit community. But that does not exempt the VP from scrutiny over his words to the nation in light of God's message to mankind.

We briefly look at even more "real" Catholics telling me nobody needs to listen to the pope.

Finally, we examine other scriptures ripped from their contexts and revisit the basics of Bible interpretation and the essential of Right Division (2 Tim 2:15).

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Another oft-quoted verse by Christians is Micah 6:8 ("what does the Lord require of you, but to act justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God..."). But what about the verses around it? Why aren't churches claiming those? Well, for the same reason they ignore a lot of verses around a lot of popular "claimed" verses.

On our journey, we look for positive things from the Hebrew scriptures that we CAN take comfort in. All scripture is profitable and we learn about the character of God in many places, even if we can't directly claim what is contained therein.

We look at Psalm 113, Micah 6, and then wander over into this age and look at some things in the Book of Philippians.

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We finish our trip through the topic of Marriage and Divorce in scripture. We do a bit of review and then move through Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 7. We discuss God's practical solution for the problem of lust and the natural desires of the flesh.

God wants to provide both security and affection in a bond meant to last a lifetime. Paul also has to deal with the influx of grafted in Gentiles who may have entered the faith with an unbelieving spouse. What can we learn from this unique situation?

In Israel and in the Law, no such provision is discussed. In hie mercy and grace, the Lord understands we are fallen creatures and he provides various instructions to help us walk as closely to his will as possible.

We will revisit the woman at the well in John 4 and the woman taken in an act of adultery in John 8 and observe how the Lord deals with these woman and how that differs from both how the Law and Paul approach the issue.

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We continues our path through the sometimes complex issue of Marriage and Divorce in a Christian context. W start, as we always should, with the original design, them progress through God's dealings with a mixed church in the Acts as they anticipated terrible days ahead.

We compare a few of Paul's instructions during the Acts age against his Post Acts instructions. We get a little into the marriages themselves and Paul's warnings about giving Satan a foothold in our homes.

Paul addresses, in a very practical way, God's remedy for the sinful tendencies of the flesh. Marriage is offered as a remedy for lust, and the coming together as one as a remedy for rampant fornication, adultery, and other perversions of the original design.

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This is an enormous topic that is very simple in some ways and very complex in other ways. It started off simply in the Garden: one man, one woman, one flesh, without end. Sin and death was introduced into the world by our father, Adam, and God had to start dealing with men and women and our frailties.

We will look at marriage under the Law and how God had to make exceptions to his design for a fallen world and a fallen people. As he made his covenant with Israel and gave her the Law for the land, our Lord included concessions to the weakness of mankind. The Lord Jesus had to deal with this issue in his ministry to both Israel and to Gentiles.

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Just a quick cleanser on issues we have to constantly revisit as they continue to appear everywhere on popular social media platforms. 

1. Pope Leo's Christless Word
2. What are "the Gates of Hell"?
3. What is "the Lord's Day"?
4. Absent from the Body Verse Misquotes
5. Who is Weeping and/or Gnashing in Matthew?

Also serves as an invitation to look for podcasts with a deeper look at each of these issues. What the Popes, catechisms, and Councils taught, teach, and change as well as covering common and ubiquitous misuses of popular concepts and verses in scripture.



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We talk about hoe the clergy/laity distinction/separation has kept so many from studying to show themselves approved unto Go alone (2 Tim 2:15). This has plagued believers and the outward church (Christendom) almost since its inception.

We also explore consistency. We recently talked about how some Christians pick and choose verses and passages from the Law and Prophets that fit their agenda, beliefs, denomination, or lifestyle with no regard to context or the principles of a right division of the Word of Truth. An this plagues every corner of Christendom (left, right, center, sacramentalist, Evangelical, Calvinist, Arminian, etc.).

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We revisit 2 Chronicles 7:14 and look to a commentary to try and find the justification for applying that promise to any nation in any age anywhere. Well, we found one that looked at a couple of verses in 2 Chronicles 6. But it's a stretch! And as is our manner, we take any reasoning and try to apply it consistently across our interpretation, and the commentary falls flat.

And we barely touch the surface. If we were to try and take 2 Chronicles 6 regarding nations coming to Israel to worship and interpret that to mean that every nation can claim promises to Israel in chapter 7, we will find ourselves on shifting sand and we've essentially made Israel's place in God's plan meaningless.

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On an internet news site, in the comments section, and atheist posted three scriptures (two from the "Old Testament" and one from the gospel of John) and asked why Christians aren't obeying or claiming them. Several Christians tried to answer, but the hole just seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. I stayed out of the fray.

I knew if I tried to help by pointing to the practice of right division of the Word of truth (2 Tim 2:15) in such a limited format, I'd be buying myself a two-pronged attack. Dispensationalism is anathema at almost all seminaries these days, but the only answer to the charge.

The problem is not just that atheists and agnostics and people of other religions could be confused by the vast numbers of scripture commands and promises that we do not practice or see today, a greater problem is causing doubt and fear in young believers that the Bible is a fraud.

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David Hocking has a decades old ministry (Hope for Today). And while I would never say that David hasn't been faithful to the gospel, I believe he carelessly handles the promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14 by trying to apply it to the United States.

"if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

We also look again at the word "forever" in scripture. In a later episode, I will go to Hocking's commentary on the verse and discuss his reasoning and apply the principles of right division and context.

Season 5 brings us a new opening song and new clips.

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