SPEAKING IN TONGUES: THE EVIDENCE OF BEING BORN OF THE SPIRIT

Is speaking in tongues just one of many gifts—or is it the biblical evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit?
In this episode, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals (Decatur, AL) presents a clear, Scripture-based case that speaking in tongues is the consistent, visible evidence of being born of the Spirit, just as Jesus described in John 3.

This teaching isn’t based on tradition—it’s grounded in the pattern found throughout the Book of Acts, and in the words of Jesus Himself.

🔹 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• What does it mean to be born of the Spirit?

• Did Jesus or the apostles ever teach a silent, internal Spirit baptism?

• What happened in Acts 2, 8, 10, and 19—and what does it teach us?

• Why speaking in tongues was never described as optional or rare

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
John 3:5–8
Acts 2:1–4
Acts 8:14–17
Acts 10:44–48
Acts 19:1–6
Mark 16:17
Isaiah 28:11

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Is the Book of Acts just a history book—or is it profitable for doctrine?
In this episode, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals (Decatur, AL) challenges the claim that the Book of Acts should not be used to establish doctrine because it’s “only narrative.” This argument is often used to dismiss the clear salvation pattern found in Acts 2:38 and throughout the early church.

But if we disqualify Acts for being narrative, we’d also have to reject most of the Old Testament, the Gospels, and large portions of Paul’s letters that contain narrative elements. That’s not just inconsistent—it’s unbiblical.

Pastor Jones defends the authority of Acts as Spirit-inspired Scripture—as doctrinally sound, theologically rich, and absolutely essential to understanding the New Testament church.

🔹 Key Topics Covered:
✅ What does it mean that all Scripture is inspired and profitable?
✅ Why Acts is more than just history—it's Spirit-led precedent
✅ How Acts shows us the correct application of Jesus’ teachings
✅ What happens when we dismiss entire sections of the Bible for convenience

📖 Scripture References:

2 Timothy 3:16 – All Scripture is profitable for doctrine
Luke 24:45–47 – The Gospel should begin at Jerusalem
Acts 1:8 – Power and witness starting in Jerusalem
Acts 2:1–4 – The outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:38 – Peter’s doctrine on salvation
Acts 10, 19 – Repeated patterns of Spirit baptism and water baptism
Deuteronomy 6:4, Psalm 119, and others – Narrative books that contain doctrine

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Who is the "one mediator" between God and man—just a man, just God, or something else entirely?

In this episode, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals (Decatur, AL) dives deep into 1 Timothy 2:5, where Paul writes, *“There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”*

Many misunderstand this verse and fall into one of three heresies:

❌ Saying Christ is only man and not God

❌ Saying Christ is only God and not man

❌ Claiming "God the Son" was manifested in Jesus' flesh—creating two mediators: a divine one and a human one

Pastor Jones carefully walks through Scripture to show how the Oneness view of Jesus Christ maintains both His full deity and full humanity in perfect unity. Jesus is not a second person in a Trinity—but the one God, manifested in flesh for our redemption.

🔹 Key Topics Covered:

✅ What does “the man Christ Jesus” actually mean?

✅ Why is Jesus the *only* mediator?

✅ How does the Oneness view preserve the biblical understanding of God’s nature?

✅ Why the Trinitarian model creates a second mediator

✅ How denying either Christ’s deity or humanity is heresy

📖 Scripture References:

1 Timothy 2:5 – One mediator: the man Christ Jesus

1 Timothy 3:16 – God was manifest in the flesh

Colossians 2:8–9 – The fullness of deity dwells bodily in Christ

John 1:1 – The Word was God

2 Corinthians 4:6 – The glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ

John 14:6 – No one comes to the Father except through Me

John 14:9 – He who has seen Me has seen the Father

2 Corinthians 5:19 – God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself

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Is the Oneness view of God a misunderstanding—or a return to biblical truth?In this episode, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals (Decatur, AL) responds to a recent video from the YouTube channel *Reasoning Through the Bible* titled *“Trinity Vs. Oneness Doctrine Explained.”* Their respectful approach and effort to understand Oneness theology—especially through David K. Bernard’s book *The Oneness of God*—deserve recognition. However, some significant misunderstandings remain.This is **Part 1** of a two-part reaction and teaching series where Pastor Jones clarifies what Oneness believers *actually* teach, corrects several misconceptions, and lays a foundation for why the Oneness view isn’t just logically consistent—it’s thoroughly biblical.🔹 Key Topics Covered:✅ What is the Oneness view of God?✅ How does it differ from the Trinity?✅ Did the early church teach Oneness or Trinitarianism?✅ Why language like “Father,” “Son,” and “Holy Spirit” doesn’t imply three persons✅ How Bernard’s book is often misunderstood by Trinitarians📖 Scripture References:Deuteronomy 6:4 – The Lord our God is oneJohn 1:1, 14 – The Word was God… and became fleshColossians 2:9 – In Him dwells all the fullness of the GodheadIsaiah 9:6 – The child born is the Mighty GodJohn 14:9 – He who has seen Me has seen the Father🔔 Subscribe to my channel for more biblical teaching:YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayPodcastWithPastorJones](https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayPodcastWithPastorJones)🎧 Listen on the go:Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-podcast-with-pastor-jones/id1656461215](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-podcast-with-pastor-jones/id1656461215)👍 Like this video if you found it helpful!💬 Comment below – What are your thoughts on the Trinity vs. Oneness debate?📺 **Watch the full playlist:**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lvraf6Zhvg\&list=PL6wb6QcxWYgXUQKiiM8ZmQmnFO8\_EZD3c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lvraf6Zhvg&list=PL6wb6QcxWYgXUQKiiM8ZmQmnFO8_EZD3c)🌐 **Visit my website for more teaching resources:**[https://jacobjones.org/](https://jacobjones.org/)\#OnenessPentecostal #TrinityDebate #DavidBernard #TheOnenessOfGod #TheWayPodcast #ApostolicDoctrine #JesusIsGod #BiblicalTheology #UPCIMinisters #ReasoningThroughTheBible #Colossians2v9

Is the Oneness view of God a misunderstanding—or a return to biblical truth?In this episode, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals (Decatur, AL) responds to a recent video from the YouTube channel *Reasoning Through the Bible* titled *“Trinity Vs. Oneness Doctrine Explained.”* Their respectful approach and effort to understand Oneness theology—especially through David K. Bernard’s book *The Oneness of God*—deserve recognition. However, some significant misunderstandings remain.This is **Part 1** of a two-part reaction and teaching series where Pastor Jones clarifies what Oneness believers *actually* teach, corrects several misconceptions, and lays a foundation for why the Oneness view isn’t just logically consistent—it’s thoroughly biblical.🔹 Key Topics Covered:✅ What is the Oneness view of God?✅ How does it differ from the Trinity?✅ Did the early church teach Oneness or Trinitarianism?✅ Why language like “Father,” “Son,” and “Holy Spirit” doesn’t imply three persons✅ How Bernard’s book is often misunderstood by Trinitarians📖 Scripture References:Deuteronomy 6:4 – The Lord our God is oneJohn 1:1, 14 – The Word was God… and became fleshColossians 2:9 – In Him dwells all the fullness of the GodheadIsaiah 9:6 – The child born is the Mighty GodJohn 14:9 – He who has seen Me has seen the Father🔔 Subscribe to my channel for more biblical teaching:YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayPodcastWithPastorJones](https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayPodcastWithPastorJones)🎧 Listen on the go:Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-podcast-with-pastor-jones/id1656461215](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-podcast-with-pastor-jones/id1656461215)👍 Like this video if you found it helpful!💬 Comment below – What are your thoughts on the Trinity vs. Oneness debate?📺 **Watch the full playlist:**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lvraf6Zhvg\&list=PL6wb6QcxWYgXUQKiiM8ZmQmnFO8\_EZD3c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lvraf6Zhvg&list=PL6wb6QcxWYgXUQKiiM8ZmQmnFO8_EZD3c)🌐 **Visit my website for more teaching resources:**[https://jacobjones.org/](https://jacobjones.org/)\#OnenessPentecostal #TrinityDebate #DavidBernard #TheOnenessOfGod #TheWayPodcast #ApostolicDoctrine #JesusIsGod #BiblicalTheology #UPCIMinisters #ReasoningThroughTheBible #Colossians2v9

Is baptism optional or essential?In this episode, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals in Decatur, Alabama, explores a question that many Christians wrestle with: Is baptism necessary for salvation—or just a public declaration of faith?Using Scripture alone, this teaching walks through what Jesus, Peter, and Paul said about baptism and why the urgency in Acts shows how essential it really is. If you've ever been told baptism is just symbolic, this episode will challenge that idea with a clear, biblical case for its role in the salvation process.🔹 Key Topics Covered:✅ What did Jesus teach about being born again?✅ Why did Peter command baptism in Acts 2:38?✅ How did Paul describe the spiritual effects of baptism?✅ Why did early believers treat baptism with urgency?📖 Scripture References:Jesus Said It:John 3:5 – Born of water and SpiritMark 16:16 – Belief and baptismMatthew 28:19 – Command to baptize all nationsPeter Said It:Acts 2:38 – Repent, be baptized in Jesus’ name1 Peter 3:20–21 – Baptism now saves usPaul Said It:Colossians 2:11–12 – Buried with Him in baptismGalatians 3:25–26 – Baptized into ChristTitus 3:5 – Washing of regenerationActs 22:16 – Arise and be baptized, wash away sinsThe Immediacy of It:Acts 8:35 – Philip preaches Jesus, eunuch is baptized immediatelyActs 16:25 – Paul and Silas baptize the jailer the same night🔔 Subscribe to my channel for more biblical teaching:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayPodcastWithPastorJones🎧 Listen on the go: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-podcast-with-pastor-jones/id1656461215👍 Like this video if you found it helpful!💬 Comment below – What have you been taught about John 1:1?📺 Watch the rest of this playlist:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lvraf6Zhvg&list=PL6wb6QcxWYgXUQKiiM8ZmQmnFO8_EZD3cMy Website:https://jacobjones.org/#BaptismInJesusName #ApostolicDoctrine #TheWayPodcast #Acts238 #BornAgain #BibleTruth #Salvation #OnenessPentecostal

In the beginning was the Word...
John 1:1 is one of the most quoted—and most misunderstood—verses in the Bible. In this episode, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals in Decatur, Alabama, takes a deep dive into the original meaning of this verse, clearing up common misconceptions and exposing how Trinitarian interpretations often stray from biblical truth.

Prompted by a viral video from Indiana Bible College that features a musical rendition of John 1:1, 11, 12, and 14, this episode shows how powerful scripture can be when rightly divided—and how misleading it becomes when taken out of its proper context.

🔹 Key Topics Covered:
✅ What does "the Word was with God" really mean?
✅ How does Jewish thought inform our understanding of "the Word"?
✅ What is the correct interpretation of John 1:1–14?
✅ How do Trinitarians misrepresent these verses?

📖 Scripture References:

John 1:1 – The Word was with God, and the Word was God
John 1:11 – He came to His own...
John 1:12 – To them gave He power to become the sons of God
John 1:14 – The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us
Isaiah 63

Isaiah 9:6
1 Timothy 3:16 – God was manifest in the flesh

1 Timothy 2:5

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Many people use the thief on the cross as an argument against baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit. But is that a valid comparison for New Testament salvation? In this video, Pastor Jacob Jones of River City Pentecostals in Decatur, Alabama, breaks down the biblical timeline and shows why the thief’s salvation was unique to the Old Covenant.

Visit https:jacobjones.org today🔹 Key Topics Covered:✅ When does the New Testament actually begin?✅ What does Galatians 4:4 say about Jesus being born under the law?✅ How does Hebrews 9 explain when the New Covenant started?✅ What did Peter preach about salvation in Acts 2:38?📖 Scripture References:Galatians 4:4 – Jesus was born under the lawHebrews 9:15-17 – The New Testament begins at Jesus’ deathJoel 2:28 – The prophecy of the outpouring of the SpiritActs 2:1-4 – The fulfillment of that prophecyActs 2:38-39 – Peter’s command for salvation🔔 Subscribe to my channel for more biblical teaching: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayPodcastWithPastorJones👍 Like this video if you found it helpful!💬 Comment below – What are your thoughts on this teaching?Watch the rest of this playlist on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6wb6QcxWYgXUQKiiM8ZmQmnFO8_EZD3c&si=TOt_j4nOdH0lgcXD#ThiefOnTheCross #BiblicalSalvation #Acts238 #NewTestament #RiverCityPentecostals #PentecostalTeaching #JesusSaves #HolySpirit #Baptism #ChristianDoctrine

This is a long episode, I know, but I wanted to be very thorough. I take the time to show that to be logically consistent, you must interpret the phrase "in the name of" the same way in Acts 2:38 as you do in Matt 28:19.

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https://youtu.be/1uK1qp5t0Qw?si=_XWZ_q8GALNT_D7k

This is the first episode of The Way podcast, and in this episode, we look at what the Bible says about The Way. Who were the people of The Way? Who or what is The Way?

Visit https://jacobjones.org for a free copy of Follow Him. A Bible study about finding The Way.

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