Some Christians believe the TV series The Chosen veers too far from the biblical story. Is it leading people astray or closer to Jesus? Dr. J, Perry, and Shawna give their takes on this.

Biblical scholar Dr. Jeremy Grinnell joins the team to answer bible questions. Jeremy earned his PhD in Systematic Theology from Calvin Seminary and taught seminary in West MI for 15 years.

Other great questions in the podcast:

The New Testament seems to suggest that only men can be elders. So Stephanie asks, “How can Bible believing churches justify having women elders?

“And if male and female are equal in Christ, how are we to know our roles in marriage?” Also Sarah shares, “Please explain how Jesus can be God when God refers to Jesus as his Son.”

Chris says, “Please unpack the passage in the Sermon on the Mount about settling matters quickly. What if one party doesn't want to reconcile? And if they don’t want to reconcile, should I keep trying?”

And Lyn shares, “God is love, full of mercy and grace. Yet, the Bible says God gets angry, punishes people, causes people to be ill, and even causes and allows people's hearts to be hard. How do we explain this to unbelievers?”

And “Is God still punishing people and causing people's hearts to be hard? If God is causing hard hearts how can they come to accept Jesus as their Savior?”

We’re glad you asked. 😊

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"The Lord will keep in perfect peace the one who steadfastly trusts in him" (Isa. 26:3). Much easier said than done. How do we get there?

Dan Seaborn, the founder of Winning At Home points the way! And this is something Dan has learned and is learning!

The first step to this kind of peace is to quit trying to prove to God that you love him. How do we get there? By encouraging one another like Dan does for Perry!

Then, much of Dan’s anxiety started as a child when he didn’t know what version of his dad would show up. The angry one or the peaceful one.

Next Perry reflects, “Maybe this hardship in my life right now just needs to stay cause it’s rooting out the pride in my heart and it’s taking me to a deeper trust.”

Last, Dan admits, “I get depressed!” And when he does he transfers his trust from himself to God.

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That’s what a Jewish attorney said to David after reading Jesus’ words from the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” He reasoned that no Messiah would say that.

What this attorney didn’t realize was that Jesus was quoting Psalm 22 which is one of the most compelling prophecies pointing to Jesus as Messiah! We kick of the podcast with this story.

David Brickner of Jews For Jesus joins us with a conversation around his latest book, Does the Jewish Bible Point To Jesus: 12 Key Prophecies That Unfold God’s Plan.

Also we hear the story of David making the case for Christ with the late Larry King of Larry King Live. Also David unpacks the first prophecy of a Messiah from Gen. 3:15.

David shares his story of being raised in a family of Jews for Jesus and why he initially walked away from Him. And we talk about how vital it is to preach the love of God to ourselves.

We hear about the hunger for Jesus that has emerged of out of the horror of October 7th 2023 in Israel. And how the carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” led to a world-wide movement to reach Jews for Jesus.

If you’re encouraged, please share!

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