Scripture Uncovered

Lent is a time of preparation, a time of stripping away the clutter, chaos and concerns of our daily lives and of focusing on the essentials. During Lent, we “imitate Christ,” who—after his baptism by John in the Jordan River—entered the wilderness for forty days. For Jesus, his wilderness experience was the first step in a process of defining “self,” a period of defining who he is, where he belongs and what he is meant to do. After his wilderness experience, Jesus spends three years teaching, preaching and healing great crowds of people throughout Galilee, but his end goal—his purpose; his destiny—is Jerusalem and the cross.

As we enter Holy Week on this Palm Sunday, we might imagine ourselves standing at the foot of the cross with Jesus’ mother, Mary; Mary’s sister (or sister-in-law), Salome; Mary Magdalene; and Jesus’ cousin, the beloved disciple, John.

When we are born into this world, we begin the pilgrimage of life; when we step out of this world, we complete the journey, arriving at our destination. Like any pilgrimage, our journey of life is a process of self-discovery, of seeking answers to fundamental questions: “Who am I?” “Where do I belong?”, “What am I supposed to do?”

Like all of us, Jesus — in the fullness of his humanity — faced the same questions we face. When did Jesus truly know who he was, where he belonged in God’s plan, and what his role was to be?

In this week’s podcast, Dr. Creasy explores Jesus’s self-identity and how he came to know himself.

Plus, Dr. C answers listeners' questions:

Many Protestant denominations teach the doctrine of “once saved, always saved.” Is there such a thing as eternal security?

Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is the catalyst for the Jewish leadership in Jerusalem to arrest Jesus and demand his crucifixion. It is a crucial event in John’s gospel. Yet, Lazarus is never even mentioned in Matthew, Mark or Luke. How come?

I was listening to your first Podcast, and I understood you to say that the creation story in Genesis is basically a fairy tale. Am I correct? Please explain further.

On today’s episode, Dr. Creasy addresses from a very personal perspective who Jesus is. Looking closely at the Gospel according to John’s “Prologue”, Dr. C. explores the person of Christ and what it means to be in a relationship with him.

In the second half of the show Dr. Creasy addresses your Scripture questions sent in after last week’s podcast:

How do I ‘light a fire’ under those in the men’s bible study that I lead?

What is the connection between the inscription on Jesus’ cross and the name of God revealed at the burning bush?

How do I reconcile the God of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) who appears to be a vengeful, angry God, with the God of the New Testament, who is a God of love?

In Episode 1, Dr. Creasy looks at the story of the prophet Elisha and the floating axe head (2 Kings 6: 1-7), a charming tale that gets to the heart of the relationship between a teacher and his or her students.

He also answers one of the most often-asked questions:

"Did God really create the world in seven days?!"

In his new podcast, Dr. Bill Creasy engages in a personal, intimate discussion on Scripture. Each week, he looks into key passages and stories in the Bible, allowing his decades of studying and teaching Scripture to bring these stories to life. He also answers listener questions. This is Dr. Creasy as you've never heard him before!