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 17, 2024The Four D's of Serving Jesus
Introduction
Luke 9:23
Desire: “if anyone wishes to come after me”
John 6:58-59, 66-69 – Many did not want to follow Jesus because of what He said. He taught controversial things, but would not alter the message for His audience. Any time truth is taught, some will be offended.
Matthew 10:34-37 – Jesus wants to be first in our lives.
Deuteronomy 6:5
Matthew 22:37
Do I wish to follow Jesus?
Denial: “he must deny himself”
James 1:14-15, 26
James 2:21
James 3:2 – We must practice self-denial with our tongues.
James 3:14
James 4:10 – We must deny ourselves and be humble before God.
Duty: “and take up his cross daily”
Mark 8:31-37
This is something we’re doing on a daily basis in service to God.
Am I doing my duty?
Discipleship: “and follow Me”
Luke 18:21-23
Luke 9:57-62 – We must not let excuses get in our way.
John 10:27-28
Am I following Jesus?
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30min
March 13, 2024Apologetics, Part 6: Practice
Introduction
New Book: For This Scientist, Science Did Not Point to Atheism
Intelligibility
The founders of modern science assumed the intelligibility of nature.
“They believed that nature had been designed by the mind of a rational God.”
Contingency
“They believed that God had many choices about how to make an orderly world.”
The fallibility of human reasoning
“early scientists accepted a biblical understanding of the power and limits of the human mind”
The purpose of science
“O Thou who by the light of Nature movest in us the desire for the light of grace, so that by it thou mayest bring us over into the light of glory … be gracious and deign to bring about that these my demonstrations may be conducive to Thy glory and to the salvation of souls, and may in no way obstruct it.” – Johannes Kepler
Our purpose
I Timothy 1:3-7
Can it make a difference?
I Timothy 1:13-17
Tools for the toolbox
Spot the assertions
___ million / billion years ago …
__ evolved from __
Spot the assumptions (i.e., unstated assertions)
Differentiate between conclusions and evidence
Popular science articles tend more toward conclusions
Peer-reviewed journal articles tend more toward evidence
Misrepresentations / strawman
Identify inconsistencies
Common logical fallacies
Appeal to authority (“Science says,” “scientists say,” “evolutionists say”)
Ad hominem (a religious person must be biased, intellectual insult, moral critique)
Judging an idea by its supporters (crusades, “Christianity has resulted in more deaths than …”)
Equivocation – changing meaning of words but reasoning as though you didn’t (“evolution”)
Failure to equivocate (“works” in Romans 3, 4; Galatians 2; and James 2)
Stealing from God
Moral condemnation of the God of the Bible
Order in nature
Supernatural action – breaking the observed laws of nature
Humility
Acknowledge faults and our need for grace
Be okay with ignorance – you don’t have to know everything to believe anything
Leverage your frustration
Something is so wrong you can’t even find a hole in it?
Your internal system telling you to check your assumptions.
Spot the god of the gaps
Recognize the limits of “science”
Practice article
Materialism Matters: The Role of Philosophy in Science
What does God say about Himself?
John 14:6
John 11:25
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42min
March 10, 2024 The Courage to be a Christian Comes from Faith
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41min
March 10, 2024 Life's Most Important Question
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47min
March 10, 2024 "A throne set in heaven"
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34min
March 06, 2024Apologetics, Part 5: Faith, Science, and Scripture
Find the faith / find the assumptions
Give examples of something you think you know about the natural world.
How did you come to that knowledge?
Why do you have confidence in that knowledge?
Does it require faith?
Supernaturalism
Naturalism
Christianity
Atheism
Agnosticism
Creationism
Evolutionism
Young earth
Ancient earth
Are science and religion mutually exclusive?
One scientist’s perspective on science and faith.
Sir Isaac Newton – Principia Mathematica
Relevance of scripture
What does God say about the opposition?
Psalms 14:1-6
Psalms 2:1-4
Psalms 10:4-6, 11-14
Isaiah 29:9-16
Isaiah 45:7-12
How ought we regard God?
With praise – Psalm 148
The natural world praises Him.
The people of the earth, great and small should praise Him.
With fear – Psalm 1:7
It is the beginning of knowledge.
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42min
March 03, 2024Do I Love Like I Should?
Introduction
I John 4:7-21
Love starts with God.
I John 3:1
Romans 8:35-39, 32
Romans 5:6
Titus 3:3-7
II Thessalonians 2:16-17
God loves you!
We should love Him back.
I John 4:19-21
Ephesians 2:4
We can’t love God in the way and to the degree that He loves us, but we must do so with the capacity that we have.
Ephesians 6:24
Luke 17:15 – We must show gratitude!
I John 5:2-3 – We must obey God!
Revelation 2:2
We should love others like He does.
I John 4:11
I John 3:14-18
Ephesians 5:1-2 – Walk in love.
Am I willing to help someone that does not deserve it?
Jonah 4:2
Luke 15:1-32
What is our attitude? Am I imitating divine love?
Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 12:20
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30min
March 03, 2024Bible 101: Translations
Introduction
Psalms 119:105
Translations are a blessing!
Imagine if you were not able to read the Bible in your own language or at all!
Translations are not inspired!
The original words were inspired but the translations were not.
Paul was preaching from a translation of the New Testament in Greek – the Septuagint.
Why are there so many translations?
Because languages change over time.
James 1:2
Because translation is not simple.
Word order changes
Idioms
Numbers 12:9
Examples from Spanish:
¿Como se llama?
How do you call yourself? (word-for-word)
What is your name? (thought-for-thought)
¿Cuantos años tienes?
How many years do you have? (word-for-word)
How old are you? (thought-for-thought)
Strengths of word-for-word translations
Easier to notice recurring words (lexical concourdance)
Romans 7:21-23
Let readers interpret for themselves
Revelation 1:1
I Corinthians 5:5
I Thessalonians 4:3-4
Retain meaningful sayings
Genesis 35:29
Weaknesses or word-for-word translations
Awkward English that may be confusing
I Corinthians 9:16
Mark 1:2 (a dead metaphor)
Strengths of thought-for-thought translations
Natural language that may be more understandable
II Corinthians 6:12
Weakness of thought-for-thought translations
More interpretation allows for less accuracy.
II Timothy 4:6
Practical recommendations
Word-for-word
Thought-for-thought
KJV
CSB
NLT
NASB
NIV
NCV
NKJV
NET
GNT
ASV
NAB
CEV
ESV
NRSV
NIrV
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47min
February 28, 2024Apologetics, Part 4
Radiometric dating
Radiometric dating is often used by scientists to determine the age of rocks and, by extension, the age of the earth.
Video referenced: How Does Radiometric Dating Work?
Geologic Time, from USGS
Relative Time Scale, from USGS
Radiometric Time Scale, from USGS
Age of the Earth, from USGS
Radiometric Dating Does Work!, from NCSE
Uniformitarianism
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43min
February 25, 2024 How the World Knows We Are Christians
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35min

FAQs about ScriptureStream:

How many episodes does ScriptureStream have?

The podcast currently has 3,198 episodes available.