The Berean Call Podcast

You titled it “God’s Chosen People,” and we mentioned last week that, you know, some people aren’t happy with that. They don’t think that God has favorites. They will quote the scripture, “God is no respecter of persons.” So what about that?

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”Now Dave, let’s talk about being the offspring of God because a lot of people say, Hey, we are all children of God.

Dear TA and Dave:I understand and share your disdain for paraphrased versions of the Bible, but I do not believe that the Amplified Bible is a paraphrased version.I presently use the large print Amplified Bible that states on the front cover that it captures the full meaning behind the original Greek and Hebrew.

We’re concluding our discussions of Dave Hunt’s book, When Will Jesus Come? subtitled: Compelling Evidence For The Soon Return Of Christ.

Dave, I want to quote from the prophet Zechariah: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and Jerusalem. And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces.”

This is our Understanding the Scriptures segment, we are in the Book of Acts and we are going to pick up---actually we are going to begin Acts Chapter 27, and start with Verse 1: “And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius a centurion of Augustus’ band. And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself."

But before I do, just before our last segment ended last week, you were mentioning that Jews who accept Jesus as their Messiah, prior to His second coming, become part of the Bride of Christ. Now, are you saying that Jews then have to become Christians?

Well, Tom, as you know, many people use this Scripture to say that every tribe and tongue and so forth, every person on this earth must hear the gospel before the Rapture can occur, and that is obviously, not the case. Because the Rapture could occur at any moment—

Dave, as we discussed last week, God reveals Himself in the Scriptures as the God of prophecy, and that Israel is His witness to that fact. And, as we pointed out, unlike those who claim to have prophetic ministries...