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In this episode, we discover a whole lot of dots to connect in Hebrews Chapter 3 and many applications for modern believers. The author shows how Jesus is superior to Moses and draws on the Torah to teach on topics like holding fast to our faith. He also brings up the idea of salvation and “once saved, always saved.” Lots of theological goodness here!

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00:00 Intro and recap
02:16 Hebrews 3 Overview 
05:18 Jesus Great Than Moses - Hebrews 3:1-6
25:40 Once Saved, Always Saved?
38:12 Warning Against Unbelief - Hebrews 3:7-19

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Every time we get to the Christmas season, I'm surprised there are still people spreading unsubstantiated claims about the pagan roots of Christmas and how it’s unbiblical. Sadly, people are still falling for this foolishness. This video offers a thorough, fair, and biblical breakdown of the specific claims made by Ron Charles of Truth Unedited, whose channel is sowing seeds of confusion and untruth that are taking root in the body of Christ. Mr. Charles is representative of a large swath of people out there who hold the same or similar beliefs about Christmas. In this video, we take the opportunity to address these issues head-on.

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Should Christians celebrate Christmas? (Live Q&A)

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0:00 Intro
03:00 The Christmas Spirit
06:18 Who is Ron Charles?
10:48 The Teaching
12:21 Warning Against Satanism
16:03 Testing 6 Claims
18:16 Christ Has Pagan Roots
30:57 The Date: December 25th
43:13 Christmas is Not in the Bible
45:46 Are Christmas Trees Pagan?
48:03 What Glorifies God?

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Should Christians celebrate Christmas? Does it have pagan roots? What about Santa? Enjoy our livestream recorded Sunday, Dec. 8th, 2024, for a fun and insightful discussion about Christmas.

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00:00 Intro
00:10 Welcome
02:02 Meet Debra: What we like about Christmas
04:16 Setup and announcements
09:21 Why defend Christmas?
13:02 Is Christmas in the Bible?
20:45 What about modern Christmas?
22:00 What is worship?
24:12 What about December 25th?
34:32 What about Christmas trees?
42:20 Unsanctioned festivals in the Bible
51:13 What about commercialism?
56:05 What about unbelieving family?
58:20 Is Christmas pagan?
01:14:50 Is Matthew's account historical?
01:18:00 Did Jesus celebrate Christmas?
01:20:04 What about Santa?
01:29:00 Wrap it up, Solberg.

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In this episode, we discover there are a whole lot of dots to connect in Hebrews Chapter 3 and so many applications for modern believers. The author shows how Jesus is superior to Moses and draws on the Torah to teach on topics like holding fast to our faith. He also brings up the idea of salvation and “once saved, always saved.” Lots of theological goodness here!

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Prof. Solberg Debates Rabbi Tovia Singer (Video)

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00:00 Intro and recap
02:16 Hebrews 3 Overview 
05:18 Jesus Great Than Moses - Hebrews 3:1-6
25:40 Once Saved, Always Saved?
38:12 Warning Against Unbelief - Hebrews 3:7-19

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We interrupt our ongoing Bible study of Hebrews to bring you this study on Matthew 5:17–20, which begins, “I have not come to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfill them." This the most common proof text used by our “Torah-keeping” (aka Hebrew Roots) friends to bolster their belief that Christians are required to keep the old covenant law. There’s no doubt this passage speaks profoundly about the law and its enduring importance. But one thing it doesn’t say is that followers of Jesus are under that law. Not only because if it taught that, it would contradict many other parts of the NT, but also because that’s not what Jesus is teaching here. We unpack this passage verse by verse and reveal why that's the case. And we go pretty deep, so grab your Bible and some paper for taking notes as you listen!

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Matthew 5:17-20: Four Contexts (Article)
Through Eastern Eyes: 6 Cultural Differences Every Student of the Bible Should Know (Video)

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00:00 Intro
01:12 Context: Matthew's Gospel
13:27 Matthew 5:17-20
17:48 Matthew 5:17
28:30 Matthew 5:18
50:09 Matthew 5:19
54:40 Matthew 5:20
57:49 Wrap it up, Solberg

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In this episode, we finish up chapter 2, closing the author's discussion of how Jesus is greater than the angels. He covers a lot of ground here, including multiple quotes from the Old Testament and the Septuagint, the incarnation of Jesus coming to Earth as a man, and the "world to come" (aka Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, olam haba.)

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6 Cultural Differences Every Student of the Bible Should Know: Kingdom of God through Eastern Eyes* (Video)

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00:00 Intro and recap
02:45 Hebrews 2:5–9
23:59 Hebrews 2:10–18

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In this episode, we learn that if we don’t pay closer attention and "shema" (hear, listen to, obey) the gospel of Jesus, we’re going to drift away from it. And if the old message of the law, delivered by the angels, was so important to God that those who disobeyed it were justly punished, how much more trouble will we be in if we neglect His new and far superior message? The message that was delivered in person by Jesus, attested to by the apostles and the disciples and endorsed by God Himself through miracles and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

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00:00 Open and recap
02:12 Hebrews 2:1–4 
14:27 The Divine Council and the Giving of the Law
31:04 Wrap it up, Professor.

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In the 2nd episode of our apologetics study on the book of Hebrews, we cover Hebrews 1:5–14. This passage cites many Old Testament verses to demonstrate how Jesus is superior to the angels. We not only examine those passages from the Hebrew Bible, but we also discuss Philo, gnosticism, and new-age religion.

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00:00 Intro: Deconstructing our faith
02:38 Review of Hebrews 1:1–4
05:14 Setting the table: Roadmap of the book of Hebrews
07:22 What's the deal with angels? (Philo and Gnosticism)
17:42 Sensus Plenior: A review (Citing from the OT)
20:26 Better than angels: Hebrews 1:4–6
26:44 Sidebar: Firstborn and begotten
33:43 Hebrews 1:6–14
42:50 Wrap it up, Professor

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In this first episode of our apologetics Bible Study on the book of Hebrews, we look at the historical and literary setting of the text and examine the amazing prologue of the book (verses 1–4). In just this opening passage, we learn much about the divinity and superiority of Jesus and how His story began in the Old Testament (Tanakh) and is grounded in the Torah.

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00:00 Intro
04:09 Historical and literary setting
04:58 The author
07:25 The date of the writing
10:04 Genre: letter or sermon?
11:48 Audience and occasion
16:57 Jesus superior to the old order
18:49 How Hebrews interprets the OT
19:52 Sensus plenoir: the fuller sense
26:00 Hebrews 1:1–4 (Prologue)
34:50 Wrap it up, Professor.

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Meet Vocab Malone. He is a Street Apologist and arguably the top Christian apologist in the area of Black Hebrew Israelite theology. Join us for an engaging conversation about this controversial, race-based wing of Torahism.

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00:00 Introduction
01:54 Vocab Maline's background/story
02:30 What is "Street apologetics"?
03:41 Defining and understanding Black Hebrew Israelites (Israelism)
07:17 Relation to British Anglo Israelism
09:14 What is One West (Westism)?
13:24 The Twelve Tribes chart
17:45 What do you Black Hebrew Israelites say about Jews? (Antisemitism)
18:42 What is the appeal of Hebrew Israelism?
28:59 Celebrity endorsements of Black Hebrew Israelism: Kanye, Dave Chapelle, South Park, Kyrie Irving
30:59 Are they trying to be Christ-like?
31:39 The Israel of God group
32:29 Is there any common ground with Scripture or theology?
39:55 The risks and damage of Black Hebrew Israelite theology. Is this a false gospel?
43:54 Are there go-to verses or arguments?
58:30 What sort of work does Vocab Malone do to help?
1:01:30 What is your theory between confrontation versus unity?
1:08:06 Jews, Christians, and antisemitism
1:12:12 The Hebrew Israelite manifesto
1:15:32 Wrap up