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Exegetical Insights

Our new video series dealing with various Biblical topics. We must allow the Scriptures to dictate what we believe not what we believe dictate what the Scriptures say. This is the goal of "Exegetical Insights." For current episodes, scroll to the bottom of this page.

The Kingdom of God
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 36 mins | added 9/21/2006
Episode One of our video series. What is the hope of the Christian? Floating on a cloud in the sky by and by? A surreal existence as a spirit? Living in Paradise? A look at this important topic from the Scriptures.

Jesus: "my God"
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 16 mins | added 9/21/2006
Episode Two. From the mouth of Jesus we learn he has a God. Could Jesus have one he calls "my God" and yet he himself also be God? An overview of the "my God" statements of Jesus with the purpose of learning more about who he really is.

Jesus was begotten
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 25 mins | added 9/22/2006
Episode Three. John 3:16 is probably the most famous verse in the Bible. From John 3:16 and many other places, we learn that Jesus is the "only begotten son of God." This important but overlooked word gives wonderful insight to the identity and origin of Jesus. Can someone who has a beginning have no beginning at the same time?

Jesus is "god" - John 20:28
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 42 mins | added 9/22/2006
Episode Four. What does it mean for Jesus to be called "my lord and my god" by Thomas? Was Jesus in fact God Himself? What does the word "god" mean to us today? A survey of the words "elohim" and "theos" from a Biblical perspective.

"By him all things were created" - Colossians 1:16
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 24 mins | added 9/22/2006
Episode Five. The Hebrew Scriptures testify consistently that Yahweh created the heavens and the earth, by Himself. What does it mean for Paul to write late that Jesus was involved with some sort of creative process? Does this mean Jesus is in fact God? Does this mean that Jesus literally pre-existed? A survey and exegesis of Colossians 1:16.

"In the form of God" - Philippians 2:6
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 17 mins | added 10/19/2006
Episode Six. To be "in the form" of God has led many to believe that Jesus is God Himself. Is this true? What is Paul trying to tell the reader in Philippians 2 when he identifies Jesus as being "in the form of God?" Continuing the Exegetical Insights tradition, this episode endeavors to unpack the meaning of this section from the passage itself.

Conditional Immortality (Part I) - What happens when you die?
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 20 mins | added 12/04/2006
Episode Seven. What happens when a person dies? Does man have an immortal soul? Where do we get our understanding about what happens after death - the Bible or philosophy? A survey of this important topic looking at many verses on the subject. Also, what do our creed and confessions sound like - the Bible or Plato?

"Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand"
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 26 mins | added 01/02/2007
Episode Eight. The call of the prophets, Messiah, and his apostles included a challenge to repent in light of the information of the Kingdom's eminent arrival. Repentance in light of the Kingdom of God is a critical element of Biblical evangelism. Do you include the call for repentance in your preaching? Consider these Biblical points on these matters.

Conditional Immortality (Part II)- "Absent from the body?"
Exegetical Insights | Streaming Video | 23 mins | added 01/15/2007
Episode Nine. Second part of our conditional immortality series. What does Paul mean when he writes II Corinthains 5:8? This verse is used often by many to describe what happens to someone when they die. Is this what Paul is saying? Is this what Paul believed? The body, heaven, and resurrection all discussed. A focused study on II Corinthians 5:8 and other similiar verses with a focus on bodily resurrection.