The Hope For Life Podcast

Tim Pippus

This is the podcast of Hope For Life Calgary. This platform is for telling our stories, God's story, and teaching resources that will help us mature in Christ.

  1. 10/17/2024

    Smarter Than Tim #11 - Is the Bible a Good Book, is it God's Book, and how do we Know What it Means?

    Today I interview Professor Rikk Watts. You can access his bio from the link below. Here's an outline of the episode: 4:58 - What is the Bible? 9:12 - Why are there so many translations of the Bible?  Which is best? 12:30 - How confident are we that the Bible we have is the Bible that was originally written?  16:10 - Is it God’s book and is it a good book? 25:40 - How do we know what the Bible means? 27:09 - How should an average person read the bible? 30:00 - Can the average person really understand - Rikk talks about practical approaches to greater understanding 33:04 - How do we balance the tension between the need for expertise/hard work to understand Scripture with the fact that everyone can read it and understand it? 35:22 - Two angels or one? What do we do when the Bible seems to contradict itself? 42:42 - The widows mite and how to handle different interpretations of the same text  49:40 - The first verses in Mark and the significance of cross-references.  59:15 - What’s the difference between citations, allusions, and echoes? 1:02:43 - What is proof-texting?  Is Paul proof texting in Galatians chapter 3?   1:07:00 - How do we handle difficult texts?  Is God an abusive Father in Isaiah 9? 1:11:00 - What is the role of the Spirit of God in reading and understanding the Bible? 1:13:00 - Final advice on reading the Bible. Rikk's Bio: https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/research-faculty/rikk-watts

    1h 18m

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