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Let's 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 specific differences, we'll examine the Kingdom of God (aka The Kingdom of Heaven) as it's taught in the Bible. I pray you find this teaching helpful and enlightening!

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In this episode, we’re joined by Christian thinker, artist, and apologist FLAME, who spent nearly two decades in the Reformed Baptist tradition before embracing a deeper understanding of grace. Together, we explore how the biblical teaching on law, identity, and grace shapes not just theology, but how we engage culture, alternate belief systems like Hebrew Israelism, and the modern world with the hope of Christ.

Learn more about FLAME at https://extranosacademy.com/.

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Why don’t Christians offer animal sacrifices anymore? What makes Jesus’ sacrifice so unique—and final? What did it accomplish? In this episode, we dive into the first half of Hebrews 10, where the author brings his powerful argument to a climax: Jesus is the true form that the entire old covenant system only foreshadowed. If you've ever wrestled with questions about the law, the temple, or the forgiveness of sins, this study will help connect the dots and deepen your understanding of God's plan of redemption.

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Sin Sacrifice: A Response to Caleb Hegg
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00:00 Introduction and re-cap
03:36 The Law Was Only a Shadow (vv. 1-4)
21:14 A Better Offering: Christ’s Willing Sacrifice (vv.5-7)
34:36 A Body Prepared: The Fulfillment of God's Will (vv. 8–10)
40:35 One Sacrifice to End Them All (vv. 11–18)
49:19 Wrap it up, Professor.

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Why do Christians celebrate Easter instead of Passover—especially when Jesus was crucified during Passover week? In this video, we unpack the powerful connections between Passover, the Last Supper, and the resurrection of Jesus. Discover seven ways the ancient feast of Passover foreshadowed the redemptive work of Christ and how the Last Supper transformed everything.

Grab your Bible and join us for a fresh look at Holy Week through Hebrew eyes.


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00:00 Intro
00:53 Passover prefigures Christ
07:03 The Biblical Timing of Holy Week
14:57 Attending the Last Supper
29:01 What About the Resurrection?

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Why did Jesus have to die? How does His blood redeem us from our sins? We look at how redemption is made possible through Christ's powerful and perfect blood in this episode of our Hebrews Bible study. Even if you haven’t heard the previous episodes in this series, you’ll get a lot out of this discussion!

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00:00 Intro and outline
05:11 True Atonement in a True Tabernacle (Heb. 9:11-14)
22:20 The  New Covenant Begins (Heb. 9:15-22)
33:52 The Final Sacrifice ( Heb. 9:23-28)

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There are a ton of questions out there about Easter and whether Christians should celebrate it. And here’s the thing. While there are a lot of internet myths and conspiracy theories about Easter’s pagan and historical origins (which we address in this episode), there are also some legitimate concerns we need to look at. And we don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. So, let's take a level-headed, biblical look at this holiday. And this video is intended to be a helpful resource so we’re going to cover a lot of ground, from pagan myths to Constantine to whether it’s appropriate for Christians to celebrate Easter today.

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00:00 Introduction
10:19 Defining our terms: What is Easter?
03:12 Easter eggs, bunnies and Christians
06:53 The nature of worship
16:07 What’s the problem with manmade holidays?
19:18 Ishtar vs. Easter
21:52 Pagan Spring Fertility Festivals
29:46 Passover, Constantine, and Nicaea
33:38 How many days in the grave?
38:56 Did Jesus rise on the Sabbath?
41:11 Wrap it up, Professor

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Some modern believers question the deity of Christ. They challenge—and some even flat out deny—that Jesus is God. Yet, the belief that Jesus is divine goes all the way back to the earliest years of the Christian faith, and it comes straight out of the mouth of Jesus Himself , and the biblical text. So that particular doctrine of the Deity of Christ has withstood many challenges and heresies. 
 
In this video, we look at the Scriptural reasons why Christians believe Jesus is divine and why it matters. We look at it from three different perspectives: (1.) Direct statements made by Jesus claiming to be God, (2.) Christ's indirect statements that presuppose His divinity and that would be either nonsensical or sheer evil for someone to say if they weren’t God, and (3. ) we’ll look at a few examples from the Bible where Jesus does things that only God can do. 

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00:00 Introduction
02:59 Why Christ's Divinity Matters
10:15 Jesus' Direct Statements of Divinity
18:38 Jesus' Indirect Statements of Divinity
24:44 Jesus and God-only Things
27:54 Jesus Christ, Born of a Woman
29:54 Wrap it up, Professor

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Hebrews 9 is the only place in the entire New Testament that discusses the significance of the Old Testament tabernacle and what it means for believers today. The author shifts his focus to Jesus as our high priest in a superior sanctuary. We get into a lot of detail about the significance and beauty of the Old Covenant Tabernacle, what it represents, and how it points to Jesus. The writer highlights that Jesus serves in a superior sanctuary of worship where believers can approach God’s throne of grace with confidence.

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Torahism: Are Christians Required to Keep the Law of Moses? (Book)

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00:00 Intro and Re-cap
03:00 The Earthly Tabernacle (Heb. 9:1-5) 
07:34 The Anatomy of the Tabernacle
22:06 The Limitations of the Tabernacle (Heb. 9:1-5)

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Hebrews Chapter 8 contains the deepest discussion in all of the NT about the new covenant, and the longest OT quote (from Jeremiah 31:31-34). And this is also where the author of Hebrews makes a pivotal turn in the argument he is developing. One of the reasons Hebrew 8 is so significant is because it’s the only place in the entire New Testament where we find the language of a “first” and “second” covenant, and an old and a new covenant. 

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00:00 Introduction & Re-cap
04:20 The Text of Hebrews 8:1-13
07:11 Hebrews 8:1-6: High Priest of the True Tent
21:50 Hebrews 8:7-12 The New Has Come
35:30 5 Reasons the New Covenant is New
48:28 God's New Covenant People
52:28 Hebrews 8:13 The Old Has Passed
57:41 The Word "Covenant"

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This chapter contains what is really the dominant theme of the entire book of Hebrews. The author reveals the superiority of Jesus over the old covenant Levitical priesthood and draws out the significant implications that follow. There are many deep connections and comparisons in this chapter between Jesus and the old covenant law and priesthood. This chapter also contains the Bible's most exhaustive explanation of the mysterious OT character Melchizedek. There are only two brief references to him in the entire Hebrew Bible (Genesis 14 and Psalm 110) and the author of Hebrews offers a NT commentary on both of them.

In some ways, everything the author has said so far in chapters 1-6 has been anticipating his discussion of Jesus as our high priest, which he begins in Chapter 7, and continues on until at least Chapter 10. This is a challenging chapter for Torahism (Hebrew Roots, Torah-keepers) which is that fringe group of Christians who, for some reason, think we’re still under the old covenant law. One way they try to get around what this chapter teaches is by saying that Jesus is a high priest in heaven but that doesn’t mean that the laws requiring an earthly Levitical priesthood have come to an end. But the author of Hebrews doesn’t allow that conclusion. He isn’t talking about an addition to the priesthood, he’s talking about a change in the priesthood. A change that’s so significant it necessitates a change in the law as well.

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00:00 Introduction
02:02 The Old Covenant Temple System
14:31 Hebrews 7:1-10 (The Priestly Order of Melchizedek)
35:55 Hebrews 7:11-19 (Jesus Compared to Melchizedek)
48:05 Hebrews 7:20-28 (Jesus Our Great High Priest)