What in the Word?

#49: Rom 1&2: Janet Has Some Juicy Gossip

In this episode, we look at one key part of an argument by Paul about why faith is the only way to live with God. Paul argues that the root of all sin is the attempt to live independently of God. He challenges the notion that sin is an act of moral failure, presenting it instead as a religious problem of a heart turned away from God.
Through this discussion, we uncover the true essence of Paul's message: faith, not good deeds, is the opposite of sin.
 
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#48: I Cor 14: What Are You Babbling On About?

In this episode, we look particularly at 1 Corinthians 14:22. We explore the context of Paul's letter to the Corinthians and its connection to Isaiah 28 to see what he means in this verse and how it's mean to build up love and unity.
 
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#47: Job 40-41: An Ostrich Can Run 70mph

In this episode, we look at Job 40 and 41 and the remarkable courtroom-like encounter between Job and God. Beginning in chapter 38, God challenges Job's understanding of justice and its foundational role in creation.
Through vivid descriptions of natural phenomena and powerful creatures, God illustrates His control and the intricate balance of the world, highlighting the limits of human perception and power,  revealing a God who can be trusted, and overturning all the plans of Satan.
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#46: Job 38: "I'd sooner eat a live chicken than be your lawyer!"

(It's from Matlock)
 

#45: Job 21: I Could Swear That's a White Dog

Today we look at Job 21, where Job challenges the simplistic belief that suffering is solely a consequence of sin. Join us as we examine the flaws in Job's friends' arguments and explore the "white dog argument" that Job uses to dismantle their claims and prepare for the answers that God will eventually reveal.
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#44: Job 17&19: Don't Know Where to Run

Job's cries reveal a man grappling with his suffering and the accusations of his friends, and struggling in the midst of anger and confusion. And then, unexpectedly, he turns to God—the very one he believes is against him.
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#43: Job 15: With Friends Like These...

In this episode, we explore the intense back-and-forth between Job and his friends and note the escalating tensions and misunderstandings.
We zero in on Eliphaz's argument, which echoes his earlier sentiments but with sharper, more cutting rhetoric. Eliphaz accuses Job and makes hurtful comments, and Eliphaz's arguments reveal his fear of a God who operates beyond human control.
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#42: Job 3: How to Sigh and Groan

Chapter 3 presents Job's raw and honest lament as he grapples with the pain and despair following his calamities.
We examine how Job's emotional and physical agony is expressed through imagery and how, despite his anguish, Job refrains from cursing God. Instead, it sets the stage for the way his understanding will be transformed through encounter with God, and his friends' worldview will be turned upside down.
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#41: Esth 9-10 Expecting the Unexpected

In this episode, we explore a little of chapters 9 and 10 of Esther, often considered mere footnotes to the main story; but when the tables turn on Haman's sinister plot, everything for the Jews is reversed, and in the most unexpected way. Join us as we reflect on God's mysterious ways.
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#40: Psa 137: Boney M Missed a Bit

In this episode, we look at Psalm 137, a song of the sorrow and anger of Judah during their Babylonian exile. We'll talk about what the Psalms do, the historical context and poetic structure of this one, and what that means for us.
 
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