by Luke Taylor
Welcome to the Cross References podcast on the Book of Ezekiel. In this study, you learn how every small piece of the Bible tells one big story- and most importantly, how they all connect to the cross and Christ. Whether you’re a newbie Christian or a veteran Bible reader, my goal is that God’s Word will make more sense to you after every episode. Host: Luke Taylor
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July 1, 2024
<p>I have heard all my life about declaring God’s promises. The idea was that certain things in scripture became true in reality as long as you declared them to be so. </p><p>Sounds a little bit magical. But is it biblical?</p><p>We’re going to talk about that today. We’ll also wrap up Ezekiel 33, and for the first time in 30 chapters, Ezekiel is going to be allowed to speak freely. You may have forgotten, but Ezekiel’s mouth was shut for a large chunk of his time in ministry. God supernaturally prevented him from speaking.</p><p>We’ll talk about that. And nobody wants to be unpopular, but if you listen to the end today, you’ll also learn about the dangers that come with being too popular. </p><p>So are God’s promises something you just have to declare? Are they activated by faith? Or are there conditions that have to be met for God’s promises to be fulfilled? </p><p>You’ll find out today on the Cross References podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Introduction</p><p>3:30 - v21-22, No Longer Mute</p><p>7:00 - v23-29, Standing on the Promises of God?</p><p>18:30 - v30-33, The Dangers of Popularity</p><p>25:15 - Mailbag</p><p>26:35 - He Opened Not His Mouth</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to get in touch with me, send an email to [email protected]</p>
June 19, 2024
<p>Entire books have been written about the thorny theological issue I want to talk about today.</p><p>James chapter 2. At face value, James 2 seems hard to reconcile with the rest of the New Testament. </p><p>That’s because the rest of the New Testament pretty clearly teaches this doctrine of salvation by grace through faith not of works. That’s a direct quote, actually.</p><p><strong>Ephesians 2:8-9 says<br></strong><br></p><p><strong>For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. <br></strong><br></p><p><strong>Romans 4:2-3<br></strong><br></p><p><strong>For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”<br></strong><br></p><p><strong>Galatians 2:16<br></strong><br></p><p><strong>yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ,<br></strong><br></p><p>So it’s like, every page of the New Testament makes this clear: salvation is only by grace through faith. There is nothing you can do to earn your salvation. Works play no part in it.</p><p>And then James comes along and says this in his second chapter,</p><p><strong>Verse 14<br></strong><br></p><p><strong>What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? <br></strong><br></p><p>Wait a second here. Let me read that again. (Re-read it)</p><p>Is James going against Paul? I can’t emphasize enough how much this seems to be saying the exact opposite of so many other verses in the Bible. </p><p>Is James contradicting Paul? Is James contradicting the Bible? Is James contradicting God Himself? </p><p>I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible. </p><p>Turn to James 2, and let’s get weird.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Introduction</p><p>3:00 - James 2</p><p>6:15 - The Context of James</p><p>11:30 - Going Back to the Greek</p><p>17:00 - Next Time</p><p>20:00 - Closing Thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to get in touch with me, send an email to [email protected]</p><p>Hosted by Luke Taylor</p>
June 10, 2024
<p>So we’re in this chapter called Ezekiel’s Greatest Hits. That’s my name for it. Ezekiel 33 recaps some of Ezekiel’s earlier lessons; in fact, some of my favorite lessons from earlier in the book. And today we’ll be looking at verses 10 through 20, which recap my favorite chapter of Ezekiel: chapter 18. </p><p>This is the chapter on personal responsibility. It was one of my most popular podcast episodes before, and it’s still getting a lot of play even today. If you heard the lesson on Ezekiel 18 before, don’t tune out, because even though this is recapping something we’ve already studied, I’m going to expand on it today. </p><p>A lot of people question how Ezekiel 18 fits in with the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith, not of works. We’re going to talk about dispensationalism. We’re going to talk about Calvinism and God’s sovereignty. And if you listen until the end, we’re even going to talk about the difference in worldly sorrow and true repentance that Paul discusses in the New Testament.</p><p>So you’re gonna get a lot of good theology if you stick around today on the Cross References podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Introduction</p><p>2:30 - Javascript Bible</p><p>5:20 - v10-12, The Limits of Calvinism</p><p>13:35 - v12-13, The Limits of Dispensationlism</p><p>20:30 - Faith and Works</p><p>30:50 - Next Time</p><p>34:10 - v17-20, Worldly Sorrow vs Godly Sorrow (II Corinthians 7)</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to get in touch with me, send an email to [email protected]</p>
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