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In part 3, we explore some deep theological themes and connect some dots between the Hebrew Bible (OT) and the New Testament as the apostle Paul gives a masterclass on biblical theology!

In this series, we’re approaching the book of Galatians with an eye for the theological themes that speak to the relationship between the Christian and the Law of Moses. Do any of the Old Testament laws apply to us? If so, in what way? What about the Ten Commandments? Has that changed under the New Covenant? What is Paul talking about in Galatians 6 when he shows us how to fulfill what he calls the “Law of Christ"?

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and recap
02:29 Galatians 3:1-9
15:54 Galatians 3:10-14
26:05 Let's review

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Let's talk about the personal and practical side of Torahism for followers of Jesus and what I believe is the biggest danger of the Hebrew Roots Movement: missing the heart of the Father. Our source text is Philippians 3 for talking about living out our faith and how Hebrew Roots theology and being a Torah-observant Christian can lead us away from the heart of our heavenly Father.

CHAPTERS
00:00 One of the biggest dangers of Torahism
01:43 Philippians 3:2-11
03:39 Let's break it down - Dogs and evildoers (Judaizers)
05:52 Paul's impeccable credentials
06:51 The apostle Paul's conversion
08:35 Where should our confidence be placed?
13:25 Wrap it up, Solberg

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In part 2, we explore some deep theological themes and connect some dots between the Old Testament (Tanakh) and the New Testament as we work our way through Paul’s public confrontation with Peter in the second half of Galatians 2.

In this series, we’re approaching the book of Galatians with an eye for the theological themes that speak to the relationship between the Christian and the Law of Moses. Do any of the Old Testament laws apply to us? If so, in what way? What about the Ten Commandments? Has that changed under the New Covenant? What is Paul talking about in Galatians 6 when he shows us how to fulfill what he calls the “Law of Christ"?

00:00 Re-cap from part 1
03:37 Galatians 2
07:00 Sidebar: Peter & the Kosher Food Laws
15:26 Meanwhile, back in Galatians
36:34 Wrap it up, Professor

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You asked for a study on the book of Galatians, and here we go!  I’m excited to dig in and work our way through this book verse by verse. Our focus will be a little bit different than you may be used to. We’re approaching this Bible study with an eye for the theological themes that speak to the relationship between the Christian and the Law of Moses. And Galatians has a lot to say on that issue. This book will help us answer questions like:  Do any of the Old Testament laws apply to us? If so, in what way? What about the Ten Commandments? Has that changed under the New Covenant? What is Paul talking about in Galatians 6 when he shows us how to fulfill what he calls the “Law of Christ"?

Here in Part 1, we establish the historical and literary setting of Galatians and work our way through the first chapter and into chapter two.

CHAPTERS
00:22 Intro
02:38 The historical and literary context of Galatians
07:27 Galatians 1:1 through 2:10
30:20 Wrap it up, Professor

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In this episode, we test the teaching of a Hebrew Roots rabbi named Steve Berkson who teaches at Messiannic Torah Obsevrant Israel near Chattanooga, TN. Rabbi Berkson teaches, "It’s not works versus grace, it's works and grace." And he defines "grace" as merited favor, saying, "It's the opposite of what you were taught. How shocking is that? Another thing the church taught you backwards. It's merited favor. That's why works and grace go together. Because it's your works that merit the favor."

We will test his claims against the Bible as he walks us through the idea of grace, works, and faith, and what these things have to do with our salvation.

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CHAPTERS
00:22 Warning about testing teachings, intro to Rabbi Steve Bergson
04:30 The ISR Scriptures translation of the Bible
07:36 Grace is “merited favor”
15:23 Salvation is available.
19:31 Your works get you into the Kingdom of God
20:37 Jesus did His part
22:56 Christianity teaches no personal responsibility
24:58 We need to do our part.
29:14 You were put here to do the work
35:31 A training ground for your works
38:20 It’s not about salvation (But it is)
45:49 You have to earn it.

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Was the word “homosexual” always in the Bible or is that a relatively new addition? In this episode, we use a hermeneutical word study to examine the case made by Ed Oxford that, for most of history, most translations thought that Bible verses about sexual expression were referring to pederasty, not homosexuality.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Ed Oxford's Article:
Prof. Solberg’s LGBTQ Sensitivity Statement
The Moral Theology of the Reformation Project (Article)

CHAPTERS
00:00 Open
03:46 Mr. Oxford’s Case
05:56 Examining the Arguments
13:19 Examining the Text of Scripture
19:00 What is Mr. Oxford’s Point?
26:19 Responding to a Reader

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Does the text "thus he declared all foods clean" appear in the earliest manuscripts? Is there evidence that phrase was tampered with, or perhaps even added by a later scribe?

Following is an excerpt from our 2-part video series called "Clean & Unclean Food," in which we tested the claims of Hebrew Roots teacher Monte Judah. This excerpt features an in-depth investigation of Mark 7:19 and the phrase "Thus, he declared all foods clean." We examine both manuscript and exegetical evidence surrounding this phrase. The original video includes visual examples of manuscripts, You can watch it here.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
06:02 Examining the textual and manuscript evidence
18:04 Examining the theological and exegetical evidence

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In Deuteronomy 13, Moses warns Israel about being led astray by false prophets and he gives them a way to test whether a prophet is true or false. And many people who believe that Christians are required to keep the Old Testament law will point to this passage in Deuteronomy 13 and say that if Jesus taught against the Torah—for example if He taught that all food was now clean—then He would have been a false prophet according to this test. But is that the case? Let’s check it out.

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Why should Christians support Israel? How should followers of Jesus process this war in the Middle East? Who can we believe? What should Christians do? These are questions I’ve been getting since the war started in Israel, so I wanted to take a few minutes and hopefully shed a little light on the things that you’re hearing and reading about.

Links mentioned in this episode
Times of Israel
The Middle East Problem (Prager University)
Jews for Jesus
One for Israel (Message from Israel)

CHAPTERS
00:00 The situation in Israel
02:40 Where to get your news
03:12 How should followers of Jesus respond?
04:59 Free Palestine?
05:25 Echoes of Nazi Germany
06:48 Why should Christians support Israel?
08:16 Three things Christians do: pray, speak up, and donate.

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In our inaugural episode, we look at 6 specific differences between our modern Western culture and the culture in which the Bible was written. Why? Because knowing these differences gives us a heightened awareness of the culture in which our Bible was written, which helps us better understand what the biblical authors wanted to communicate to us. Then, using those 6 differences, we will examine the Kingdom of God (aka The Kingdom of Heaven) as it's taught in the Bible. 

Links mentioned in this episode:
https://walkingthetext.com/
https://www.newlensbiblicalstudies.com/
Where are the prophecies of a messiah rising on the 3rd day? (Video)

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