It is critical to recognize that the Sermon on the Mount does not contain the offer of eternal life, because if we get confused on this fact, we will think that one gains eternal life by fulfilling the conditions and requirements Jesus talks about in this Sermon. I interview Kent Young about the Sermon on the Mount. He provides a paradigm for understanding the Sermon on the Mount, and we discuss several key texts.

To view the manuscript and shownotes for this study, visit: https://redeeminggod.com/sermon-on-the-mount-kent-young/

Here is a truth that will help you unpack many tricky and often-misunderstood Bible passages: Though all believers have eternal life, not all believers are disciples, and not all disciples are believers. Once you understand the difference between believing in Jesus for eternal life and becoming a disciple of Jesus during this life, many tricky Bible texts will make a lot more sense.

To view the manuscript and shownotes for this study, visit: https://redeeminggod.com/believers-vs-disciples/

The second death is part of the lake of fire in Revelation 20:6, 14 and Revelation 21:8. But is it a fiery torture chamber that never ends? No.

Just as eternal life is a life lived in eternity where we live life to its full potential, so eternal death, or the second death is a life lived in eternity where people achieve none of their potential. It is a life of everlasting death. Of no escape from the consequences of selfish human decisions.

To view the transcript and leave a comment, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/second-death-revelation/

When John writes in 1 John 3:14 that we know we have passed from death to life because we love our brethren, he is not talking about how we know we have eternal life, but how we know we are in fellowship with God and one another.

To view the transcript and shownotes for this study, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/death-to-life-1-john-3-14/

Frank Viola, author of Insurgence, and Jeremy Myers discuss the Gospel of the Kingdom, and what it really means to seek the Kingdom of God in our lives here and now. They also look at Luke 17:20-21 and Matthew 11:12 and what these passages teach about the kingdom of God.

To view the shownotes, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/frank-viola-insurgence/

When James writes about dead faith in James 2:14-26, many people think he is referring to faith that does not exist. But this is not the message of James. What is dead faith? It is useless faith. It is faith that does exist, but is not accomplishing what God wants or desires for it.

To view the manuscript or leave a comment, visit: https://redeeminggod.com/dead-faith-james-2-14-26/

Is Paul teaching in Ephesians 2:1 that unbelievers cannot even believe in Jesus for eternal life unless God first regenerates them? Must God give unbelievers new life (regeneration) before they believe and so that they can believe? No. This is not what it means to be dead in trespasses and sins.

In Ephesians 2:1, Paul introduces the problem of human sin, which is characterized by death, and then shows the solution in Ephesians 2:4-22.

To leave a comment or view the transcript, visit: https://redeeminggod.com/ephesians_2_1/

Most Christians are doing more harm than good with how they attempt to share Jesus with others.

Many of the modern evangelistic efforts of Christians only do harm to the cause of Christ and the message of the gospel.

If you want to see what I mean, I explain it all in parable form through my new book, Adventures in Fishing for Men.

This podcast episode contains the first three chapters of the book. Enjoy!

To learn more about the book, visit:

https://redeeminggod.com/adventures-in-fishing-for-men/

In Romans 5:12, Paul writes that through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned. Almost everybody thinks that Paul is referring to the event in Genesis 3 when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. But is this what Paul has in mind? It doesn't seem so ...

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https://redeeminggod.com/death-romans-5-12/

What is the crown of life, and how is it earned? Is the crown of life the same thing as eternal life? This study answers these questions, and also looks at James 1:12 and Revelation 2:10, the two passages that discuss the crown of life.

To leave a comment or view the transcript, go here: https://redeeminggod.com/what-is-the-crown-of-life/