Did People Receive The Holy Spirit In Old Testament Days?

Bob expounds on a verse in John which says the Holy Spirit was not  yet given because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

If Adultery Was Punishable By Death, Why Did Jesus Rescue the Woman So Accused?

Bob discusses the Old Testament capital punishment laws showing how substitution penalties were sometimes permitted.

Does God Predestine People to Hell?

In addition to the question in the title, Bob responds to several people from recordings off Internet with unusual views of Scripture.

Choosing the Hill to Die For

Bob talks about the time Jesus visited Jerusalem more discreetly.

When Following Jesus Gets Difficult

Bob talks about the time when many of Jesus' followers turned away because His message got difficult. Jesus then asked His remaining disciples if they too wanted to leave.

Did Jesus Really Tell Us to Drink His Blood and Eat His Body?

Bob demonstrates from Scripture how Jesus' words intended as allegory have been taken literally by some in their beliefs about communion.

Did Jesus Really Claim to Be God?

Bob refutes the popular talking point that the idea of the Trinity came up years later in church history and is not actually taught in the New Testament.

When God Calms the Storms in Our Lives

Bob begins by talking about the two miraculous incidents on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on water and calmed the storm. He then goes on to talk about other kinds of storms, sometimes involving other people, that come up in our lives.

Did Jesus Violate the Sabbath?

Bob explains how Jesus, in healing on the Sabbath, was not disobeying the actual written law of Moses, but rather, an oral tradition amongst the rabbis of his day. Bob then talks about whether the Biblical Sabbath is applicable for New Testament times.

Tact With Evangelism: The Example of Jesus

Bob expounds upon Jesus' talk with the Samaritan woman in John 4, showing how a knowledge of the history and customs reveals more than meets the eye about the significance of this conversation. Bob then goes on to talk about the example Jesus showed regarding the use of tact during evangelism prese…