Digging Deeper

This episode investigates the judgement seat of Christ. Do believers in Jesus still face judgement? And, if a person’s sins are forgiven by Jesus what is there left to judge?

How should we understand the New Testament scriptures that have been used to justify anti-Semitism throughout church history? Also, what are we to make of the many, sometimes contradictory, mentions of judging and judgement in the New Testament?

Jesus told his disciples to be “wise as serpents and innocent as doves." What was he teaching them? We also investigate what Jesus meant when he said to his disciples "you will all eat and drink with me in my kingdom, and you will each sit on a throne to judge the Twelve tribes of Israel." Judas was present but was he included in the promise?

The apostle Paul appears to be very definite about women not speaking or teaching in church gatherings. But, in other places he mentions women who preach, pray, and lead. What are we to make of these apparent contradictions? This episode also discusses the identity of the Angel of the Lord, and Rob gives his thoughts on the God and gun culture in the USA.

In this episode, Ps Rob does a deep dive into complementarian theology. What is it and how is it taught and abused within churches? We also look at the submission of women and male headship.

In this episode, Ps Rob talks about prehistorical animals and why they aren’t mentioned in the Bible? Or are they? Also, does God have favourites and what did Isaiah 53 mean to the original audience?

In this episode, Ps Rob chats with his Jewish friend, Tal, about faith and the Bible from a Hebrew perspective.

There are several occasions in the Scriptures where people are supernaturally transported by the Holy Spirit. Are these literal events or are they visions? Also, why was Jesus born when he was? What made that time the perfect time?

In Acts 5, Luke tells the story of Ananias and Sapphira, a couple who conspired to defraud the church of finance. Things didn’t end well for the duo. But what are we to make of this in the light of God’s loving nature?

The Trinity is a difficult concept to grasp and so it’s been one of the most widely- questioned Christian doctrines over the centuries. In this episode, Rob Buckingham explores what the Bible says about God being ONE and also THREE.