Let the Bible Speak - Kevin Presley

A house is one of the largest investments most families will make in a lifetime. A HOME is a much larger investment with much more at stake. Yet, many homes are crumbling and falling apart. In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak, we look at three areas of every home that need careful inspection.

Three crosses dotted the rugged hillside called Golgotha on the day Jesus was crucified. On one cross, one was dying in sin; on another, a man was dying to sin; and on the third cross, One was dying for sin. In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak: what we learn from all three crosses and can we be saved in the same manner the dying thief was when Jesus promised him an entrance to Paradise.

When the prophet Habakkuk was perplexed about God allowing evil to continue in Judah, God admonished him to trust His plan by saying “…the just shall live by his faith.” Hundreds of years later, Paul applied this statement to the grand theme of redemption. It is quoted three times in the New Testament books of Romans, Galatians, and Hebrews. In each passage, we can find a different emphasis on the words of this famous, inspired statement. In today’s broadcast of Let the Bible Speak, we look at three aspects of this profound truth: “The Just Shall Live By Faith”.

The New Covenant that was established through Jesus Christ is not only better in its very nature but in what it provides. In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak we continue our study of the New and Better Covenant and why it is folly to attempt to live under the Old Agreement.

The bible reveals several covenants God has made with man at various times. Of these, two are particularly far-reaching in their scope. The Old Covenant was established through Moses with the ancient Jews. It was a fleshly covenant. The prophet Jeremiah pointed to a time, however, when God would establish a new covenant with spiritual Israel through Jesus Christ. Instead of being fleshly, it is spiritual. Jews were born into the covenant by essence of their physical birth and subsequent circumcision. God’s people would be born into the second covenant by means of a second birth and they would receive a circumcision of the heart. In part one of a two-part lesson we learn about The New and Better Covenant.

The smallest words can be the most important ones. All scripture is inspired of God and represents the words the Spirit guided the apostles to write to communicate the mind of God to us. This fact makes each word significant. This is especially true in regard to the propositions chosen by the Spirit of God to describe the relationships of men and women to Christ Jesus. Even two letters can make the difference of how our life here is lived and where we will spend eternity. Which ones describe your present relationship to Him? In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak, we learn about some of the Prepositions of Christ.

Real reasons or empty excuses? One of the oldest habits of mankind is to justify decisions and actions that would otherwise meet with disapproval. Jesus knew that His kingdom offer would be met with rejection and illustrated the fact with a story about people who were invited to a great supper. Their cold rejection of the gracious invitation was softened by the excuses they all began to make. The master’s response was a warning to all who make excuses for not doing the will of God even today.

Many have suggested that every Christian is an ambassador of Jesus Christ and represents the Lord before the unbelieving world. The Apostle Paul had something else in mind when he said to the Corinthian church that “ambassadors for Christ” were entrusted with the “ministry of reconciliation.” In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak, we learn the significance of both phrases and how they actually relate to we who were lost in our sins.

The great Apostle Paul was a pillar in the church throughout the Greek world. This ambassador of King Jesus was dispatched to carry the message of the Heavenly Monarch to the Gentile nations. Was the gospel he was entrusted with different from that of Peter and the other apostles who were there when the gospel was first preached to the Jews on the Day of Pentecost? Some allege that Peter was given the gospel of repentance and submission to the Lordship of Christ, whereas Paul was given the gospel of grace and that modern Christians should look to Paul and not Peter for instruction. In this broadcast of Let the Bible Speak we ask did Peter and Paul preach different gospels?