The Christian Faith Podcast

Jesus & the Bible: Inclusive and Exclusive • What Is Transformation? (1)

Segment 1: Jesus is both “inclusive” and “exclusive.” That is, He will receive anyone who comes to Him for salvation and give them the gift of eternal life, regardless of who they are, where they are from, or what kind of person they are (John 6:37, 5:24, 3:16). But, He is also “exclusive,” in the sense that He states, over and over again, that He is the only way of salvation. That is, our eternal destiny depends entirely on our relationship with Him; according to Jesus, there is no other way of salvation (John 8:24, 10:7-9, 14:6).Segment 2: We continue to consider the matter of transformation. In this episode, we seek to answer the question of, “What Is Transformaton?” We do this in part by looking at how the Greek word for transformation, metamorphoō, is translated, and mistranslated, in the English versions of the New Testament.Segment 3: A discussion with Brother Joe Pope on these topics.===================Guest: Joe Pope===================In this episode I refer again to Philip Mauro’s book, Life in the Word (1909); I highly recommend it. You can purchase it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Word-Philip-Mauro/dp/0343029871/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12V4I873CDIFL&keywords=mauro+life+in+the+word&qid=1654128522&sprefix=mauro+life+in+the+word%2Caps%2C854&sr=8-1An free online edition is available here: https://archive.org/details/lifeinword00mauruoft/mode/2upFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/

Jesus and the Bible • Transformation by Beholding the Lord in the Word

Segment 1: Jesus is both “inclusive” and “exclusive.” That is, He will receive anyone who comes to Him for salvation and give them the gift of eternal life, regardless of who they are, where they are from, or what kind of person they are (John 6:37, 5:24, 3:16). But, He is also “exclusive,” in the sense that He states, over and over again, that He is the only way of salvation. That is, our eternal destiny depends entirely on our relationship with Him; according to Jesus, there is no other way of salvation (John 8:24, 10:7-9, 14:6).Segment 2: We continue to consider the matter of transformation. In this episode, we seek to answer the question of, “What Is Transformaton?” We do this in part by looking at how the Greek word for transformation, metamorphoō, is translated, and mistranslated, in the English versions of the New Testament.Segment 3: A discussion with Brother Joe Pope on these topics.For additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 4 June 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.=============In this episode I refer again to Philip Mauro’s book, Life in the Word (1909); I highly recommend it. You can purchase it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Word-Philip-Mauro/dp/0343029871/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12V4I873CDIFL&keywords=mauro+life+in+the+word&qid=1654128522&sprefix=mauro+life+in+the+word%2Caps%2C854&sr=8-1An free online edition is available here: https://archive.org/details/lifeinword00mauruoft/mode/2up

Jesus and the Scriptures (2) • The Gap Theory

Segments 1 & 2: The first part of this program reviews, and considers further, what we covered in the previous episode, namely, how did Jesus view the Scripture? And how, during His earthly ministry, did He come to the written word of God, the Jewish Scripture, what we today call the Old Testament?Segment 3: In the final segment of the program I deal with the first of the attacks upon the Scripture that are unique to our time, namely, the “Young Earth Theory.” This view that the Bible teaches us that the earth and the universe are only about 6,000 years old is promoted by sincere, well-meaning Christians, but nonetheless, it has been used to discredit the Bible in the eyes of countless people over the last century. In fact, the Bible does not tell us the age of the earth or the universe, because there is a gap between Gensis 1:1 and 1:2. This is called the “Gap Theory,” and it is the only theory of Creation that is consistent with the rest of the Bible.For additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/This program was first broadcast live on Saturday, May 21, 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.===================In this episode I refer again to Philip Mauro’s book, Life in the Word (1909); I highly recommend it. You can purchase it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Word-Philip-Mauro/dp/0343029871/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12V4I873CDIFL&keywords=mauro+life+in+the+word&qid=1654128522&sprefix=mauro+life+in+the+word%2Caps%2C854&sr=8-1An free online edition is available here: https://archive.org/details/lifeinword00mauruoft/mode/2up

Jesus and the Scriptures (1)

How did Jesus view the Scripture? And how, during His earthly ministry, did He come to the written word of God, the Jewish Scripture, what we today call the Old Testament?These are very important questions for us to consider, because if we desire to be followers of Christ, we should surely follow Him in regards to how He approached God’s word. I was burdened to share on this topic because, as I mention in the program, when I was a young believer, seeing how Jesus related to the Scriptures greatly uplifted my view of God’s word. I hope it will yours as well.This is in keeping with our overall theme, as we begin this program, namely, to uplift the believers’ view of the Scripture and thereby encourage them to be in the word in a more serious and consistent way. We plan to continue with this theme for the next several episodes as well.For additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/This program was first broadcast live on Saturday, May 14, 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.===================Guest: Mark Jordan===================In this episode I refer to Philip Mauro’s book, Life in the Word (1909); I highly recommend it. You can purchase it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Word-Philip-Mauro/dp/0343029871/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12V4I873CDIFL&keywords=mauro+life+in+the+word&qid=1654128522&sprefix=mauro+life+in+the+word%2Caps%2C854&sr=8-1An free online edition is available here: https://archive.org/details/lifeinword00mauruoft/mode/2up