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Arnie and Fred begin this new episode on what does the Bible say by discussing why the Bible was written. We suspect that most people have given little thought to the reasons the Bible was written. They don't seem to realize that it is the total revelation of God's will - that it really is the Word of God. Many it seems regard it as just containing the opinions of religious men - men that they may or may not hold in especially high regard, for one reason or another. Only a few people actually realize or accept the Bible as having been God - breathed as it says. We begin by looking at what Jesus had to say to the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16. We see that some of the purposes the Bible was written are revealed in those passages. The first purpose we see is that the nature of God is revealed there. We talk about the physical creation and the evidence it provides to show the existence of God. We then note that a different method was needed to reveal God's will to man. We look at that method. We begin our next point by noticing that the Bible reveals the purpose of man, why we are here, what God expects of us. We run out of time before we can complete this point. We will begin here in the next episode. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on what we have to say. Have your Bible handy so you can verify that. For your convenience, there is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided. 

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Arnie and Fred begin this last episode about New Testament worship by discussing the reading of scripture that we find was done during that time. Paul wrote to Timothy about this practice. Luke records in Acts about scripture that was written to the church at Antioch which they read during their worship. In looking at these six elements of New Testament worship, we have noted that if there are items added to them or if any of these items are excluded, the worship engaged in would not be "in spirit and in truth as Jesus requires. We move on to discuss the church as the New Testament body of Christians. We look at the word "church" noting is meaning from the original Koine Greek word. We look at a number of passages that this word is used in and point out what each passage is saying. We look at passages that teach us that the Lord's church is called a "spiritual house". We take some time to talk about the difference between this spiritual house and the local churches the various letters in the New Testament were addressed to. We close out this episode by noting that all of Christ's local churches believed and taught the same things and worked and worshipped in the same way. Since the New Testament specifies the kind of worship God requires, we pose the question, "Is it the kind of worship that you offer?" Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. For your convenience, there is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided.

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Arnie and Fred continue their discussion of New Testament Worship and begin with the memorial to Christ known primarily as the Lord's Supper. We note at length what Paul said to the Christians in Corinth concerning the proper way to remember the Lord's death as a part of their worship. We look at the day that was specified and the fact that it was confirmed by a miracle. We move on to note that it was on the same day that a collection was taken up. We discuss again, what Paul said to the Christians at Corinth concerning this important worship activity. It is so important that Paul found it necessary to specify the day, the attitudes as well as the preparation for this activity. We complete this episode with a discussion of the preaching that was done by Paul. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.

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Arnie and Fred continue to discuss New Testament worship according to what the Bible says. We begin by noting what Jesus said according to John on why we must worship correctly. This led us to begin to look at the elements of worship that are mentioned in the New Testament. The New Testament mentions music but specifies singing or Acapella music which is without mechanical instruments. We look at a number of passages that discuss that kind of music which the saints in the first century engaged in during their worship. We look at all of the aspects of this portion of New Testament worship. That is, what to sing, how, to whom it is directed, its purpose, and where it is to be done. We next discuss prayer and some of the passages that mention it. Paul tells the Christians in the church at Corinth two specific things required in their prayers. We talk about them. We begin to note the observance of the Lord's Supper during our worship and run out of time before finishing. We will revisit this memorial to Christ in the next episode. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience. 

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In this new episode, Arnie and Fred look at what the Bible says about the worship we find in the New Testament. We begin by noting a discussion about worship that Jesus had with a Samaritan woman that He met at the Sychar well. Jesus told the woman that there was a time coming that people would not worship in the mountain that she mentioned, nor would they worship in Jerusalem. He told her that The Father seeks true worshippers who would worship Him in spirit and truth as He requires. We talk about four kinds of worship that the New Testament mentions and what they are. We note that these still exist today. The New Testament also mentions a number of objects that are mentioned and why they shouldn't be worshipped. We discuss each of these. We run out of time before getting to the elements of worship mentioned in the New Testament. We'll open the next episode by looking at them. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can listen in on our discussion and verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience. 

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In this final episode on how the Holy Spirit works today, Arnie and Fred begin discussing the source of our understanding of what the Bible says. We look at both Old and New Testament passages to see what some scriptures say about this. We find the New Testament mentioning sanctification in a number of places. We talk about this word, what it means and how this is done. We note that the Holy Spirit even though He is God, He can still be resisted. How this is done is looked at. Some are surprised that the Holy Spirit can be grieved. We talk about how this is possible and what can cause this. In a very short verse, Paul tells the Christians in Thessalonica, "Quench not the Spirit".  Again, we look at a number of passages that show how it is possible that an individual can quench the Spirit. Many are familiar with what Jesus said about blaspheming the Holy Spirit. We note what the Bible says about how this is done. We have a short discussion about what Jesus said about the hour that was coming when all that are in the graves would hear His voice and be resurrected and how what Paul wrote to the Roman Christians is connected to this. We close out this episode talking about what the judgment will be based upon; what standard will be used. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcription of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.

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In this episode, Arnie and Fred continue to discuss how the Holy Spirit works today and begin with the comfort He provides and how He accomplishes this. We talk about the comfort that Paul mentioned related to what was written in the Old Testament and how that was received. The grace of God is a popular subject we hear a lot about. We look at some passages that tell us what this is and where it is found. We talk about how the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit and use an illustration that we have discussed in previous episodes. We find that the word of God is said to live within the believer. We look at several passages that will help us understand how this occurs. We next talk about spirituality and how that is created in us. Jesus discusses water that He gives that will cause one never to be thirsty again. We look at what this means to us. We close out this episode by noting what happens to us when God's word enters us. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.

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In this second episode on how the Holy Spirit works today, Arnie and Fred begin with item eight on our list. We note that the apostles desire that all be filled with spiritual knowledge. Paul discusses this in several passages and mentions how the Holy Spirit accomplishes this. We next talk about the word of God dwelling in the Christian and the Christian being filled with the Spirit. Again, Paul addresses how this is done. We look at a couple of passages in the Old Testament that tell us how God leads us, as well as one passage from Luke about that subject. John tells us that the Holy Spirit bears witness to us, and he then tells us about the record that He uses to do so. We talk about this. We look at what Peter says about the spiritual babe in Christ, how he is born, and how he grows. It is a very enlightening discussion. Paul told the brethren in Thessalonica how the Holy Spirit's work is accomplished within the Christian and we discuss this. There are a couple places that Paul refers to the fruit of the Spirit. We look at the passage where he tells the Colossians how that fruit is produced. John mentions those who were walking in truth. We look at this concept and what that means relating to the Holy Spirit. We complete this episode by talking about the source of our strength. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.

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Arnie and Fred begin this new episode by discussing how the Holy Spirit works today. We note that many will tell you that they understand what the Bible says based on something that the Holy Spirit does to reveal the true meaning to them apart from what the words actually say. Since they believe the Holy Spirit leads them directly, they think they cannot be wrong in their understanding, no matter what someone might show them. They will even deny a plain Bible verse. We discuss where this erroneous belief comes from. We will ultimately look at 31 items that show that the Holy Spirit uses His sword, the word of God, to do His work among men today. We start with how we are spiritually begotten. John records what Jesus says about that, and both James and Paul expand upon it. Jesus tells us how we are born again or from above and Peter explains it to us clearly. Our heart is quickened, and it is done so through the sword of the Spirit, the word of God. We look at five passages that explain that to us. We also discuss our spiritual cleansing and how that occurs. Peter and John talk about our souls being purified. We note what they say about that. Next, we discuss what James and Paul say about how our soul is saved. We close out this episode by looking at how we are justified. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.

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In this episode, Arnie and Fred begin by discussing the parables that Jesus used to clarify and illustrate points in His lessons. We note that these parables appear over 50 times in the New Testament. The first one we look at has to do with repairing an old garment and Jesus relates this to the Old Testament and the New Testament. He then talks about new wine in old bottles, applying this to His teaching. He talks about a master who took a trip and gave responsibility to his servants to take care of his possessions. The need to be watchful servants in order to be ready when the master returns is emphasized. Jesus uses hidden treasure that is found in a field and what the discoverer did to teach a lesson on the value of the kingdom of heaven and what we should do relating to it. Many of the people Jesus taught were fishermen. Using nets to catch fish and the sorting that the fishermen do was used by Jesus to teach a lesson about the kingdom of heaven. The final parable that we discuss was about two debtors, a Pharisee and a woman who was a sinner. We talk about this parable at length. We complete this episode by noting what Jesus said to Nicodemus about being born again. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.