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Melchizedek
Melchizedek shows up briefly in Genesis 14, but then becomes an important character in the Psalms and later Jewish writing. Why? That is the question we address today with Hebrews' answer.
Melchizedek shows up briefly in Genesis 14, but then becomes an important character in the Psalms and later Jewish writing. Why? That is the question we address today with Hebrews' answer.
Interview with Scott Smith
After his family introduced him to porn at age nine, Scott Smith eventually found his sex addiction sending him to Cell Block 7 of the Jackson State Prison with a life sentence. Intriguingly, this is where God got ahold of him quickly…
After his family introduced him to porn at age nine, Scott Smith eventually found his sex addiction sending him to Cell Block 7 of the Jackson State Prison with a life sentence. Intriguingly, this is where God got ahold of him quickly—so quickly that he was released from his life sentence in two years. Jamin got a chance to talk with Scott today to hear one of the most incredible testimonies he’s ever heard. Check it out for yourself in this week’s Midweek Edition of the 1208PODCAST.
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150,000 Years of Debt
What exactly is forgiveness? A lot of people think it's forgetting or pretending something didn't happen. But that's not accurate. Jamin works off of R.T. Kendall's work to help us see what exactly forgiveness is and isn't.
In today's message we look at Jesus' parable about a man who was released from a great debt, just to go and force one of his own debtors pay him. In this parable, Jesus teaches us to forgive others whatever their debt, as many times as necessary, for God has forgiven us our incredible debt. But what exactly is forgiveness? A lot of people think it's forgetting or pretending something didn't happen. But that's not accurate. Jamin works off of R.T. Kendall's work to help us see what exactly forgiveness is and isn't.
The Return of the Giants
While the Nephilim don't get mentioned again until Numbers 13, the Bible in its entirety show us that there are clans of giants mentioned by other names as early as Genesis 14…
While the Nephilim don't get mentioned again until Numbers 13, the Bible in its entirety show us that there are clans of giants mentioned by other names as early as Genesis 14—just a few chapters after their origin story in Genesis 6. Seeing this requires us to pay close attention to sections of the Bible we always ignored.
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The One
When the people closest to us suddenly vanish, we're often left with anger and a lack of desire to heal the relationship. But Jesus reveals something different in God's personality.
When the people closest to us suddenly vanish, we're often left with anger and a lack of desire to heal the relationship. But Jesus reveals something different in God's personality.
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The Undertones of Lot's Decision
Abraham and Lot decide to separate and a new scenario is written that harkens back to Eden, the flood, and Babel. Check it out in this week's podcast.
Abraham and Lot decide to separate and a new scenario is written that harkens back to Eden, the flood, and Babel. Check it out in this week's podcast.
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Jesus Revealed
The transfiguration is a strange story that has left many confused as they read it. But things start to make a little more sense once we understand "shininess…”
The transfiguration is a strange story that has left many confused as they read it. But things start to make a little more sense once we understand "shininess" from a Scriptural and ancient Jewish understanding. Also, we expect to see that shininess on Jesus once we start recognizing his presence in the Old Testament.
A Trilogy of Half-Lies
A strange story repeats itself three times throughout Genesis—twice in Abraham's life and once in Isaac's…
A strange story repeats itself three times throughout Genesis—twice in Abraham's life and once in Isaac's. In reading it, we can't help but feel like the forefathers missed the mark.
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The Man Who Brought Opponents Together
The Pharisees and Sadducees were not what you would call great friends…
The Pharisees and Sadducees were not what you would call great friends. They were separated on many fronts. But if there was one thing that unified them, it was their desire to put an end to Jesus. And perhaps this has more to speak to our world today than we first realize.
When God "Appears" to Abraham
God has a weird way of just walking up to Abraham and talking with him. But since the Bible says you can't see God and live, what on earth is going on in these stories?
God has a weird way of just walking up to Abraham and talking with him. But since the Bible says you can't see God and live, what on earth is going on in these stories?
Some scholars have proposed an answer that makes sense of these strange passages. But it may take you some time to digest the possibility.
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Miracle Food
Many are quite familiar with the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000—but this isn’t the only time food is created supernaturally in the Bible.
Many are quite familiar with the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000—but this isn’t the only time food is created supernaturally in the Bible.
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Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Ancient World
Given today's technology, pregnancy and childbirth are much more efficient than they once were. As we gaze into the world of the Ancient Near East, we see that miscarriages and infant deaths were commonplace…
Given today's technology, pregnancy and childbirth are much more efficient than they once were. As we gaze into the world of the Ancient Near East, we see that miscarriages and infant deaths were commonplace. We also see the cultural reasons as to why parents wanted children—and lots of them! Learning all of this helps us see the stories in the Bible a little more clearly.
The Exaltation of the Son of Man
Jamin starts at the beginning of the Bible to show the habits of humans behaving like animals and then moves into the gospels to show Jesus showing us what a true human being looks…
Jamin starts at the beginning of the Bible to show the habits of humans behaving like animals and then moves into the gospels to show Jesus showing us what a true human being looks like and how the cross goes on to exalt him to the highest place.
The Rebellion of the Tower of Babel
God wasn't upset that human beings built a tall building. Modern archeology and Hebrew word studies reveal that there's a whole lot more going in the story of the Tower of Babel.
God wasn't upset that human beings built a tall building. Modern archeology and Hebrew word studies reveal that there's a whole lot more going in the story of the Tower of Babel.
Resurrection as the Bible Explains It
What we celebrate every Easter is not just the idea that Jesus died and went to Heaven—that's not what resurrection is…
What we celebrate every Easter is not just the idea that Jesus died and went to Heaven—that's not what resurrection is. Resurrection is the putting on of a new body that's fit for the Kingdom of Heaven which God will one day establish on Earth when Jesus returns. And the Bible has a lot more to say about this important (and often ignored or misunderstood teaching) than we might think.
Seventy
Sometimes geography is known in numbers. There are 50 states. There are 7 continents. For the ancients, geography was seen in the number 70…
Sometimes geography is known in numbers. There are 50 states. There are 7 continents. For the ancients, geography was seen in the number 70, which was the number of the nations that made up the world after the great flood of Noah's time.
Why does this matter? Well, as we continue into the Bible, we find very surprising theological messages being communicated over this number.
Kingdom Scribes
After telling parable after parable, Jesus concludes with a short parabolic-like statement about a new kind of scribe that is informed by the Kingdom of Heaven.
After telling parable after parable, Jesus concludes with a short parabolic-like statement about a new kind of scribe that is informed by the Kingdom of Heaven.
What Happened Between Noah & Ham?
Jamin has only heard one interpretation that makes sense of all the data when it comes to that strange episode of Noah passing out drunk and naked in his tent—and that interpretation is a bit odd.
Jamin has only heard one interpretation that makes sense of all the data when it comes to that strange episode of Noah passing out drunk and naked in his tent—and that interpretation is a bit odd.
Treasure Hunters
Jamin shares two short parables and then illustrates them through the life of a man from history.
Jamin shares two short parables and then illustrates them through the life of a man from history.
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