ScriptureStream

By Mark Watson

Just the gospel, plainly spoken. ScriptureStream compiles lessons presented at the Benchley church of Christ, located just north of Bryan, TX. Visit ScriptureStream.com for full notes on each lesson a... more

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March 31, 2024The Legacy of Jesus
His words
John 1:1, 14, 18
Luke 9:35 – Listen to Him!
John 12:48-50; 14:23-26 – The apostles would share Jesus’ words with help from the Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 18:15-19 – Jesus was prophesied!
Acts 3:22-26; 5:18-21 – All the prophets were looking forward to Jesus.
We should never try to separate Jesus from His words.
Our society needs the words of Jesus!
His death
Luke 23:33-38, 44-49
Jesus allowed this to happen.
Crucifixion was a terrible, painful, and shameful method of execution.
Hebrews 12:2
Matthew 26:28
His resurrection
Luke 24:1-7
Leviticus 23:16
I Corinthians 16:1-2
Acts 20:7 – We remember Jesus’ death every first day of the week.
I Corinthians 11:26; 15:14, 17
Romans 6:3-12 – Jesus literally died. We must die to sin and rise to walk in newness of life.
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32min
March 31, 2024Bible 101: Attitudes
Introduction
Matthew 5:31; 19:3-9 – Henry VIII started the Anglican Church because of marriage, divorce, and remarriage!
Isaiah 53:5 – Modern-day Jews try to ignore this passage because they don’t believe Jesus is the Messiah.
I should know that the Bible is understandable.
John 20:30-31
Ephesians 3:4-6
Luke 10:25-28 – The Old Covenant law was readable and understandable.
II Peter 1:12-15; 3:1 – Peter was preserving this for them!
I should be willing to admit, “I don’t know” instead of developing pride.
Hebrews 5:11-14
Mark 12:18-27
Job 23:1-7
Deuteronomy 29:29
John 21:22-23
Acts 2:9-11
Let us focus on what we do know rather than what is not revealed.
I should try to overcome my bias instead of pretending I don’t have any.
John 11:47-48
I Peter 2:2
Luke 15:11-32 – Parable of the prodigal son.
Mark Allen Powell – The Forgotten Famine
I should put the work in to actually read and study the Bible.
Acts 17:11
II Peter 3:16
I should apply everything that is relevant to me.
Ezekiel 33:30-33 – It does us no good if we don’t apply what we study!
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41min
March 31, 2024What are your thoughts on being baptized a second time?
Introduction
First of all, if you have been baptized, and then committed some sin, that by itself does not mean you need to be baptized again.
Acts 8:12-23
I John 1:9
Back when you were baptized …
… did you understand that you were personally guilty of sin?
Acts 2:38
I Peter 3:21
Acts 9:5-6, 9; 22:16; 2:23, 36-38
People in the Bible felt relief and joy after baptism
Acts 2:46; 8:39; 9:19; 16:34
… did you know the good news?
Matthew 28:18-20
Acts 2:40-41; 8:12, 35
Romans 6:3
… were you truly convinced?
Mark 16:15-16 – Belief is a prerequisite of baptism.
Acts 2, 8; 17:2-4, 11-12; 18:8
Hebrews 11:6
Romans 10:8-10 – The true believer is able to confess Jesus as Lord.
John 12:42-43
… did you start a new life?
Acts 2:38-42
Ezekiel 18:30-32
Jonah 3:4-10; Matthew 12:41
Acts 26:20; 8:13, 18
Romans 6:4
The Bible itself does NOT give any of these reasons to be baptized:
To make my family or friends happy.
Because it seems like a grown-up thing to do.
I want to start taking the Lord’s Supper.
Someone told me, “It’s about time,” even though I wasn’t ready.
Someone else got baptized and I didn’t want to feel left out.
To join a denomination.
To accomplish something other than obeying God’s plan to put on Christ and receive forgiveness of sins.
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32min
March 27, 2024Apologetics, Part 8: Age of the Earth
Introduction
Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell
God reveals Himself in two ways:
The book of scripture
The book of nature
Psalms 19:1-4, 7, 8; II Timothy 3:14-17; II Peter 1:16-21; Romans 1:18-20
If those two do not agree, something is wrong with our understanding!
Patristic (early church fathers’) interpretations
Epoch day view
1 creation day = 1000 years
Taken from II Peter 3:8
Allegorical / figurative day view
“How could creation take place in time, seeing time was born along with things that exist?” – Clement of Alexandria
24-hour view
1 creation day = 1 literal 24-hour day
Modern interpretations (late 1700s+)
Concordist
Old earth
Gap view
Popularized by the Scofield Reference Bible. God creates the world, Satan destroys it, then God recreates it.
Day-age view
Days of creation are long but finite periods of time.
Intermittent day view
Each “day” of creation is a 24-hour period followed by an extended, finite period of time.
Days of divine fiat view
The six days of creation are the days that God commanded things to come into existence. Then God caused the different parts of creation to come into an existence over an extended period of time.
Young earth
24-hour view
Creation days were literal 24-hour days.
Mature creation view
24-hour literal days, but created to look fully mature.
Non-concordist
Framework view
Seven days is a figurative framework around what really happened.
Analogical days view
Seven days are God’s work days. The length is not specified and are not important.
Functional cosmic temple view
Creation is talking about the functions God created – not the material things.
Historical creationism view
Genesis 1:1 refers to the creation of the universe and all that is in it. Genesis 1:2-2:4 describes God’s work of preparing a land that would eventually be promised to Abraham and his descendants.
Days of revelation view
The Genesis 1 account is a series of statements telling man what God had done in ages past to create the universe and earth. The six days of creation are the time God took to tell man about how He created the universe, not the time it took for it to actually happen.
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41min
March 24, 2024Encouraging Bible Preaching and Teaching
Introduction
Acts 8:4
I Timothy 1:3; Titus 1:4, 12-13
Preach the word.
II Timothy 4:1-5
To preach the word, you must preach from the word!
II Timothy 2:15
II Timothy 3:13-17 – This is what we want! The scripture that will prepare us.
Titus 2:1 – Teach sound doctrine.
Fight error.
I Timothy 1:3-7
Acts 20:26-32 – You need God’s word to fight off error.
I Timothy 4:5-8 – We must stay away from far-fetched theories.
I Timothy 6:3-5
II Timothy 2:14-18
Titus 3:9-11 – You will need to take a stand against error!
Titus 1:13
Speak with authority.
Titus 3:1
I Timothy 5:20
I Timothy 6:18
II Timothy 1:7
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32min
March 24, 2024Bible 101: Word Studies
Introduction
Acts 2:38
“baptize”: immerse, submerge for a religious purpose
Matthew 5:3
“blessed”: divine favor
Use a Greek dictionary to find out the original meaning of a word.
Ephesians 5:27
“church”
Bible study tools can show you were a Greek or Hebrew word is used in the Old Testament.
How to look up a Greek word
Galatians 5:20 – What does “jealousy” mean?
We can use a Greek interlinear to find the exact word that was used.
In 1890, Dr. Strong setup a numbering system for all Greek and Hebrew words in the Bible. Most Bible study tools today are keyed to these numbers.
In the 1970s, Zondervan updated this system with new numbers for words found in additional manuscripts that had been found since Dr. Strong created his system. This system uses numbers starting with “GK” and is also used in Bible study tools. However, Strong’s numbers are still more widely used.
Be careful – you are not a Greek expert!
In this case, the same Greek word can mean either zeal or jealousy.
There is more to the meaning of a word than just the definition. Context matters!
All words have a semantic range (more than one meaning).
WARNING: Don’t randomly plug in definitions for a word.
Be hesitant to think you know more than the translators!
Refuting bad arguments
Acts 2:38 – “for” the forgiveness of sins.
The Greek word is eis, which means “forward” or “into.”
Compare Matthew 26:28. The same word is used here.
The people needed forgiveness of their sins. They had not been forgiven yet.
Practical advice
Compare English translations.
From time to time, look up a Greek word.
Find other places the same Greek word is used.
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41min
March 24, 2024Exodus
Introduction
Exodus 12:2 – Their calendar started with the Exodus. This event formed the national identify of Israel.
The exodus
Exodus 3:7-10 – God heard their cries and was acting on His promises.
The ten plagues (Exodus 3:19):
Plague
Scripture
Blood
Exodus 7:14-25
Frogs
Exodus 8:1-15
Gnats
Exodus 8:16-19
Flies
Exodus 8:20-32
Livestock
Exodus 9:1-7
Boils
Exodus 9:8-12
Hail
Exodus 9:13-35
Locusts
Exodus 10:1-20
Darkness
Exodus 10:21-29
Firstborn
Exodus 11:1-12:32
God designed the plagues to specifically show that the many false gods of Egypt were powerless against Him.
Exodus 7:5; 8:19
God continually reminded the Israelites of what He did
Exodus 12:12
Joshua 24:5
Judges 6:8
I Samuel 10:18
II Samuel 7:6
II Chronicles 7:19-22
Acts 13:16-17, 23, 26, 29
Hebrews 10:28-31 – Let us appreciate what God has done for us!
The law
Exodus 19:4-6
The 10 Commandments (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5)
The covenant included many additional laws – over 600 in al.
God entered into a covenant with the people. This covenant was good for the people. The laws God set forth were not arbitrary.
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 – They were to learn and obey these laws.
Deuteronomy 6:18-25 – These laws were good for them.
Jeremiah 11:1-8 – Israel broke the covenant with God.
Any time people stray from God’s law, bad things will happen!
Jeremiah 31:31
Romans 6:20
The leader
Timeline of Moses’ life:
First 40 years:
Raised as an Egyptian
Exodus 2:11; Acts 7:23
Second 40 years:
Shepherd in Midian
Exodus 2:15; 7:7; Acts 7:29-30
Third 40 years:
Leaders of Israel
Deuteronomy 34:7
We can grow into greatness!
Exodus 3
Exodus 2:11-15
The reluctance of Moses (Exodus 3:11-4:17)
Exodus 5:22-23
Exodus 11:3
Exodus 12:1, 32
Exodus 14:13-14 – This is a Moses with faith!
Hebrews 11:24-29
The way to grow into greatness is to live by faith.
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37min
March 20, 2024Apologetics, Part 7: Age of the Earth
Apparent age
God created things in a mature, functional state.
Apparent Age
Romans 1:18-25
Difficulties with radiometric dating techniques
More Conflicting Evidence from Evolutionary Dating Techniques
New Findings Show Flags in Old-Earth Dating Methods
Radioactive decay rates are not as constant as once thought. Solar weather seems to change the decay rate.
How do we know the decay rates we have computed are accurate?
Soft tissues in dinosaur fossils
Dinosaur Soft Tissue is Here to Stay
Soft tissue has been found in dinosaur fossils, which should not be possible if the fossils are millions of years old.
Limitations in archaeology
Dating in Archaeology: Challenges to Biblical Credibility
Obligatory mutualism
Many plants and animals have symbiotic relationships such that they cannot survive without the other.
This means that they must be created very close together or neither would survive. This causes problems for the idea of creation happening over millions of years.
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41min
March 17, 2024Surpassing the Scribes and Pharisees
ntroduction
Matthew 5:20
Acts 26:5
Jesus is not saying, “do more of what they are doing.” He is saying, “do things differently than them.”
We need to be on a different track than what the Pharisees were on.
Love the lost.
Luke 18:9
Luke 7:36-37 – Simon viewed the woman with contempt.
Love the truth.
Matthew 12:1-8
Matthew 12:9 – They were not for truth – they were simply against Jesus.
Matthew 16:1
Matthew 19:3; 22:15, 35, 41 – Their attitude was wrong!
We must do something different than this and love truth.
Luke 16:14-15
John 11:48
Develop humility.
Luke 14:7-11
John 4:1-3 – Jesus left, possibly to avoid conflict with the Pharisees.
John 7:31
Am I humble enough to learn from whoever might be able to teach me?
John 9:34
Be willing to change my mind.
Luke 6:10
John 9:16, 24; 10:20 – They didn’t know what they thought they knew!
Christians should be open-minded and learn.
My willingness to change my mind must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees.
Study God’s word instead of blindly keeping tradition.
Mark 7:1-9
John 9:22
John 12:42
John 3:1-2; 7:50-52 – Nicodemus was willing to be open-minded.
We need to be honest and realize we might need to change.
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30min
March 17, 2024Bible 101: God's Laws Through the Ages
Introduction
The context of stop signs.
Genesis 3
11 Things the Bible Bans, But You Do Anyway
God’s laws through the ages
Genesis 1: Laws for patriarchs
Genesis 3:3; 6:14; 12
Genesis 18:19 – This was intended for Abraham and his family.
Exodus 20: Law of Moses for Israel (Old Covenant)
Exodus 19:3-6
Exodus 20:3-17
Deuteronomy 5:3 – This covenant was between God and Israel.
This law was limited in applicability and in duration (Jeremiah 31:31).
Prophets: Laws for Gentiles
Isaiah 13:1; 14:29; 15:1; 18:1; 19:1; 21:11, 13 – Messages for various particular nations.
Period of transition: Jesus lived under the Old Covenant, taught the New Covenant
Matthew 5:17-18
Matthew 4:23
Acts 2: Law of CHRIST for ALL (New Covenant)
Hebrews 1:1
Acts 2:36, 39
Acts 10
Acts 10:34 – New Covenant opened up to all Gentiles. All nations are now under the same law.
John 12:48
Romans 1:16
Study each passage in its context to determine its relevance.
Generally the New Testament is for us, the Old Testament is not.
But even that is an oversimplification.
Not everything in the Old Testament is irrelevant.
Not everything in the New Testament is an instruction for us.
Examples
Are we commanded to be vegetarians?
Genesis 1:29
Genesis 9:3
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47min

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