Are the words of the Bible more significant than the words of any other book? Join us today to learn about God's authority and how He exercises His authority through the Bible. RELATED EPISODES From the Mouth of God: Inspiration and AuthorityThird Culture and the Loss of Biblical Authority ARTICLES FOR FURTHER STUDY The Authority of ScriptureInspiration, Authority, and the ChristianThird Culture and the Loss of Biblical Authority Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Minis...

The Bible is God's word to us. Listen now to hear how God spoke to the biblical authors, and how He still speaks today.RELATED EPISODESFrom the Mouth of God: DefinitionsFrom the Mouth of God: Inspiration TheoriesFrom the Mouth of God: Biblical SupportFrom the Mouth of God: Inspiration and AuthorityARTICLES FOR FURTHER STUDYThe Inspiration of Scripture - Part 1The Inspiration of Scripture - Part 2The Inspiration of Scripture - Part 3Support the showA production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministr...

How do we know what writings should be included in our Bibles? Join us to learn the questions we need to ask to recognize which writings were spoken by God. RELATED EPISODES Approaching CanonPrinciples of Canon - Part 1Principles of Canon - Part 2Old Testament CanonNew Testament CanonIs the Apocrypha Scripture?Close of the Canon ARTICLES FOR FURTHER STUDY The Canon of Scripture (3 Part Series) Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword ...

Scripture is essential to all true faith. Listen today to hear how God reveals Himself through creation and through the Bible, and why it matters. ARTICLES FOR FURTHER STUDY The Necessity of Divine Revelation (7 Part Series) Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website. For more theological content, visit theologicaltouchpoints.com.

Why does justification by faith alone matter? Because if we discard or downplay it, we are of necessity also discarding and downplaying grace. If our works are necessary to complete our salvation, then God’s grace isn’t sufficient to save. If our gospel is to be God-glorifying, it must be God-centered. And if it is to be God-centered, it must be grace-based. That is, it must be about what God has done to save sinners, not about what sinners have done to make themselves worthy of God. Sup...

Jesus does not require anything of us poor wretched sinners except that we come to Him in faith. His love is offered freely to all who are willing to receive it. This grace compels us to obey. As Isaac Watts expressed, “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.” This kind of love demands that we give everything—my soul, my life, my all. If we come to Christ with hearts brimming with love for Him, then we are ready and eager to hear these words in John 14:15, "If you love m...

What is the relationship between faith and works? The apostle Paul taught that we are saved by grace through faith apart from works. If we are justified by faith alone, why does James say that Abraham was “justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?” Did James disagree with Paul's gospel?Support the showA production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries.To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website. For more theological content,...

Scripture speaks consistently of salvation coming to those who believe, those who have faith. That much is clear, but the bigger question is, “What is faith?” This episode answers that very question.Support the showA production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries.To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website. For more theological content, visit theologicaltouchpoints.com.

The work of Christ by which He accomplished our justification is the linchpin of the gospel. Until our sin problem is dealt with—that sinful nature which we exercise in rebellion against God—the rest of the blessing of the gospel remain aloof. It is Christ’s atoning work on our behalf which provides not only justification but all of redemption. Support the showA production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries.To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Tr...

To appreciate justification we must first realize who we are and where we are headed apart from Christ. Without God’s grace, we are: justly condemned to eternal judgment, under divine wrath, alienated from God, in bondage to sin and Satan, and captive to our hearts which prefer the darkness of sin to the light of Christ.Support the showA production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries.To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website. For more theolo...