The Legacy Room

How can you be confident you are interpreting the Bible correctly? That’s the question Abner Chou and Nathan Busenitz address in this episode. Whether you’ve read the Bible for decades, or you just started studying it recently, your approach to studying and learning the Bible should be basically the same. Find out what that approach should be—what those timeless principles of interpretation are—and how you can apply them and make the most of your Bible study.

John MacArthur, chancellor of The Master’s University and Seminary, often says “the meaning of Scripture is Scripture.” That’s a profound statement about what Scripture is and how we benefit from it. On this episode, Abner Chou and Nathan Busenitz talk about how to interpret Scripture—a division of theology called hermeneutics. This conversation can help believers know how to get the meaning of Scripture right so they can experience the power of Scripture fully.

When God designed mankind, his first description of them was "made in his image." How does that aspect of our design give us purpose? How does it affect our view of gender? And how should it change the way we view our sense of worth and value? Get answers as Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz explore an aspect of humanity that's at the core of our identity.

If you misunderstand or misinterpret the opening chapters of the Bible, you are going to get a lot of theology wrong. Fact is, Genesis affects how you read the rest of the Bible, how you understand the character of God, the nature of sin, what it means to be man and woman, the hope of redemption, the role of science, and so much more. In this episode, Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz are going to explain why Genesis matters and how you can make sure you are reading the Bible the right way, starting with chapter 1.

The Bible uses mysterious, shrouded language to describe a sudden taking away of believers. Through history, Christian have referred to this as the rapture. What will this event be like? Why believe it is going to happen? Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz talk about why The Master's Seminary affirms that the rapture is biblical and why this event matters.

When will Jesus Christ return? What will his return be like? And what, if any, role does the church have in the second coming of Christ? Get answers as Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz talk about how The Master's Seminary approaches eschatology. This conversation can help fill you with hope as you see the glorious future that awaits those who follow Christ.

When will Jesus Christ return? What will his return be like? And what, if any, role does the church have in the second coming of Christ? Get answers as Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz talk about how The Master's Seminary approaches eschatology. This conversation can help fill you with hope as you see the glorious future that awaits those who follow Christ.

Since it opened its doors in 1986, The Master's Seminary has always affirmed dispensationalism. What's the meaning of this often-debated term? Why is it so often misunderstood? In this episode, a crash-course in dispensationalism, Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz explain how dispensationalism is biblical and also why it matters for how you read the Bible and apply it each day.

Through the centuries, believers have always claimed the Bible is without error. Where does that confidence come from? Why should you trust the Bible? Is it historically accurate? Have its predictions about the future come true? In this episode, Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz make a compelling case that the Bible is real history, that everything it describes actually happened, and that you can trust every word of it.

Did different men write the Bible or did God write it? Christians often say the Bible is inspired, inerrant, and authoritative. What do those terms mean? In this episode, Dr. Abner Chou and Dr. Nathan Busenitz give clear, confident answers as they help you know what the Bible is, how it came to exist, and who wrote every word.