Ep 137 - Hopefulness

Ep 142 - Selfishness vs Selflessness

We begin a new theme - "Selfishness vs. Selflessness." Selfishness is defined as "being concerned excessively or exclusively for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure or welfare, regardless of others." Selflessness is often equated with altruism: "concern more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own." Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (Love scripture) John 15:13 (Selfless love) Luke 10:25-37 (The Good Samaritan) Selfish people in the Bible: King Saul (1 Samuel) Potiphar's Wife (Genesis 39) Prostitutes and Babies (1 Kings 3) We asked the question: Is greed a form of selfishness or is selfishness a form of greed? What do you think?

Ep 141 - Hotness: Love Stories in the Bible

We finish our July theme of "Hotness in the Bible" with a study of some famous love stories in the Bible. Adam & Eve (Didn't we almost have it all?) Boaz & Ruth (Second time around) Abraham & Sarah (Original Baby Mama Drama) Isaac & Rebekah (Playing favorites) Jacob, Rachel & Leah (Sibling rivalry) Samson & Delilah (Bad girls) Solomon & the Shulamite Woman Mary & Joseph

Ep 140 - It's Better to Marry than to Burn

Our July theme is "Hotness in the Bible" and in this study we are talking about people who burned with lust in the Bible. David & Bathsheba - 2 Samuel 11 & 12 Amnon & Tamar - 2 Samuel 13 Joseph & Potiphar's Wife - Genesis 39 And here are some words of wisdom: 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 Matthew 5:27-28 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Ep 139 - Did Jesus Descend Into Hell

In this Bible Study (7/13/23), we continue our study of "Hotness in the Bible" as we discuss whether or not Jesus descended into hell (Hades) before ascending to the Father. We also read and discussed The Apostles Creed (which you can read here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostles%27_Creed). Scripture references that support the descension: Colossians 2:15 Romans 6:8-10 Ephesians 4:9 Matthew 12:40 Scripture reference that implies Jesus went immediately to heaven: Luke 23:39-43

Ep 138 - Hotness in the Bible

July has begun and with it a new theme: "Hotness in the Bible." In this Bible Study, we discuss the different names for "hell." We also read about Lazarus and the Rich Man. SHEOL (Hebrew) (SHEE-all) In some texts, Sheol is considered to be the home of both the righteous and the wicked, separated into respective compartments; in others, it was considered a place of punishment, meant for the wicked dead alone, and is equated with Gehenna in the Talmud. Sheol had come to have a definite connection with sin and judgment. It meant the humiliation and destruction of the wicked. HADES (Greek) Hades is a place of suffering, of punishment for sin. This conception was growing among the Hebrews long before New Testament times. Hades, according to various Christian denominations, is "the place or state of departed spirits", borrowing the name of Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. It is often associated with the Jewish concept of Sheol. Sheol and Hades Prior to Jesus’ atonement for the sins of man, the souls of all who died went to a place called Sheol (Hebrew).  It is defined as the world of the dead, the underworld, and, in the Old Testament, the word is translated into English as the pit, the grave, and hell.  In the New Testament, the Greek word for this place is Hades, and our English translation is Hell. In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus described the abode of the dead as having two compartments.  One, a place of torment.  The other, a place of comfort called Abraham’s Bosom, which is no longer inhabited. TARTARUS (Greek) In some Greek sources Tartarus is another name for the underworld (serving as a metonym for Hades), while in others it is a completely distinct realm separate from the underworld.  Tartarus is generally understood to be the place where 200 fallen Watchers (angels) are imprisoned. GEHENNA (Greek) (je henna) Gehenna is the Greek term for the Hebrew Gai-Ben-Hinnom meaning Valley of the Son of Himmon. – It is an actual valley outside of old Jerusalem that was a smoldering garbage dump at the time of Jesus.