Reading the Bible Responsibly

Reading the Bible Responsibly

By Josh KingcadeReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Reading the Bible Responsibly episodes

  • A Lamp and a Light

    Let’s talk about what scripture says about scripture. One psalmist says that God’s words are a light and a lamp. How so?

    8 min
  • Angry at God's Compassion (Reading Jonah Responsibly Part 4)

    This is the final episode on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. In this episode, we cover Jonah's angry response to God's compassion on the Ninevites, and we examine ways in which we might unfortunately mirror Jonah's mindset.

    10 min
  • The Most Effective Sermon Ever (Reading Jonah Responsibly Part 3)

    This is the third of a four episode series on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. In this episode, we cover Jonah's 8-word sermon and the impressive, almost over-the-top, response from Nineveh. Jonah preaches their impending doom, but the people change God's mind.

    8 min
  • A Fishy Composition (Reading Jonah Responsibly Part 2)
    This is the second of a four episode series on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. In this episode, we cover Jonah's prayer in chapter 2. Jonah claims that that God is the cause of his descent into the sea, but Jonah also is certain of God's deliverance before it even happens.
    10 min
  • Something's Going Down! (Reading Jonah Responsibly Part 1)
    This is the first of a four episode series on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. 
    In this episode, Josh gives some background on Jonah and walks through chapter 1. God tells Jonah to get up, but Jonah goes down, down, down. God calls Jonah to go one way, but he goes almost the direct opposite. Why is Jonah so opposed to going to Nineveh? And how is his disobedience inadvertently an act of evangelism?
    10 min
  • Twice Created, Twice Flooded

    Why are some of the details in the creation stories of Genesis 1-2 different? And what does that imply about their authorship?

    Links referenced in this episode:

    • Breakdown of the two flood sources
    • Wikipedia on the Documentary Hypothesis
      • 9 min
    • Is Russia in the Bible?

      The dramatic and dangerous war in Ukraine is making many wonder if there are predictions in the Bible about this. So are there verses in the Bible that predict a cataclysmic war instigated by Russia, and is it the current one? Does the Bible predict events in general that are happening now? How should we think about Bible prophecy and current events?

      10 min

    About Reading the Bible Responsibly

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    Trying to interpret and apply a book written thousands of years ago in three ancient languages is a pretty complex task! Join host Josh Kingcade for bite-sized deep dives into different verses and…