Reasoning Through the Bible

Glenn Smith and Steve Allem
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Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible study podcast dedicated to teaching Scripture from chapter one, verse one, with careful attention to historical context, theology, and faithful application.Each episode offers in-depth, expository teaching rooted in the authority of the biblical text and the shared foundations of the historic Christian faith. While taught from an evangelical perspective, this podcast warmly welcomes all Christians seeking deeper engagement with God’s Word.Designed for listeners who desire serious Bible study rather than topical devotionals, Reasoning Through the Bible explores entire books of Scripture in an orderly and thoughtful manner—examining authorship, setting, theological themes, and the meaning of each passage within the whole of Scripture.Whether you are studying the Bible personally, teaching in the Church, or simply longing to grow in understanding and faith, this podcast aims to encourage careful listening to God’s Word through faithful, verse-by-verse exposition.

  1. 20h ago

    How Much Faith Do You Really Need? - Matthew 17:14 - 18:6 (Session 35)

    How much faith does it take to move a mountain? In Matthew 17, Jesus comes down from the Mount of Transfiguration and encounters a desperate father whose son has been suffering terribly. The disciples had previously been given authority to cast out demons, yet this time they cannot help him. Jesus uses their failure to teach about “faith like a mustard seed.” Glenn and Steve examine what that phrase actually means, why moving a mountain should be understood as figurative language, and why Christian faith should never become faith in our own ability to produce a miracle. The power belongs to God. The study also looks at why some Bibles include Matthew 17:21 while others place it in brackets or a footnote, Jesus’ repeated prediction of His death and resurrection, the coin found in the fish’s mouth, and why Jesus willingly paid a tax He did not technically owe. Then the discussion moves into Matthew 18, where the disciples ask who will be greatest in the kingdom. Jesus answers by placing a child before them and teaching about conversion, humility, childlike trust, and the serious responsibility of protecting those who believe in Him. Matthew 17:14–18:6 | The Book of Matthew — Session 35 Questions discussed in this session include:  Is God’s acting in our lives dependent on our faith? What do we do when we have problems we cannot overcome?What does Jesus say we must do to enter the kingdom?What does it mean to have childlike faith? Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    How Much Faith Do You Really Need? - Matthew 17:14 - 18:6 (Session 35)

  2. 1d ago

    What did Jesus Mean by "Some will not Taste Death"? - Matthew 17:1-13 (Session 34)

    What did Jesus mean when He said that some standing with Him would not taste death until they saw the Son of Man coming in His kingdom? Matthew 17 immediately follows that statement with the Transfiguration. Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, where His hidden glory is suddenly unveiled. His face shines like the sun, His garments become white as light, Moses and Elijah appear, and the Father speaks from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son… listen to Him.” Glenn and Steve discuss why the end of Matthew 16 flows naturally into the Transfiguration, what Moses and Elijah represent, why Peter wanted to build three tabernacles, and what the Father’s command tells us about the unique supremacy of Christ. They also examine Jesus’ teaching about Elijah and John the Baptist, why the cross was never “Plan B,” and how the Transfiguration anticipates the future kingdom while reminding believers that Christ can transform us even now. Matthew 16:28–17:13 | The Book of Matthew — Session 34   Questions discussed in this session include: What can we determine by Jesus’ glory?What details are in this passage that tell us this is true history and not a religious myth? Has Elijah already come and restored all things? What does Jesus do when He sees the disciples have great fear?  Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    What did Jesus Mean by "Some will not Taste Death"? - Matthew 17:1-13 (Session 34)

  3. 4d ago

    Who is the Rock Jesus Buids His Church On? - Matthew 16:18-27 (Session 33)

    What did Jesus mean when He said, “Upon this rock I will build My church”? Matthew 16:18–27 contains several of the most debated statements in the Gospel. Jesus speaks about the rock, the church, the gates of Hades, the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and binding and loosing. Glenn and Steve work carefully through the context, the Greek wordplay between Peter and rock, the role Peter later plays in Acts, and the broader biblical picture of Christ as the foundation and cornerstone. The passage also marks a major shift in Matthew. After Peter identifies Jesus as the Christ, Jesus begins explicitly preparing His disciples for His suffering, death, and resurrection. Then He turns the lesson toward discipleship: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me. What does that mean? And how do rewards for works fit with salvation by grace through faith? Matthew 16:18–27 | The Book of Matthew — Session 33 Questions discussed in this session include:  What is the church? Who owns the church?Upon what will Jesus build the church?Can human free will and divine decrees be compatible?   Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    Who is the Rock Jesus Buids His Church On? - Matthew 16:18-27 (Session 33)

  4. 5d ago

    The Question Everyone Must Answer - Matthew 16:1-17 (Session 32)

    Who is Jesus? Matthew 16 brings us to one of the most important questions in the Gospel. The Pharisees and Sadducees demand another sign even though they have already seen abundant evidence of Jesus’ authority. Jesus points them instead to the sign of Jonah—His coming death and resurrection. Glenn and Steve then examine Jesus’ warning about the “leaven” of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Their false teaching came from opposite directions: one side added burdensome rules to Scripture while the other rejected important biblical truths. Jesus warns His disciples not to accept either error simply because it comes from respected religious leaders. The passage then reaches a major turning point when Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answers, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” That same question still confronts every person today. Matthew 16:1–17 | The Book of Matthew — Session 32 Questions discussed in this session include: What was the false teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees? What do modern people say about Jesus' identity?What happens when the religious leaders try to box in Jesus by demanding evidence?Who do you say that Jesus is? Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    The Question Everyone Must Answer - Matthew 16:1-17 (Session 32)

  5. 6d ago

    Why Did Jesus Seem to Reject this Woman? - Matthew 15:21-39 (Session 31)

    Why does Jesus initially seem to turn away a desperate Gentile woman asking Him to heal her daughter? In Matthew 15, Jesus travels toward the region of Tyre and Sidon, where a Canaanite woman repeatedly asks Him for mercy. She calls Him Lord and Son of David, bows before Him, and continues asking even when Jesus initially does not answer. Her remarkable response about receiving even the crumbs from the Master’s table leads Jesus to commend her great faith and heal her daughter immediately. Glenn and Steve discuss what this encounter reveals about Israel, the Gentiles, humility, persistence in prayer, submitting to Jesus as Lord, and continuing to trust Him even when His answer appears to be no. The chapter then closes with Jesus healing multitudes and feeding the 4,000, reminding us once again that Christ sees our needs, has compassion, and can multiply resources that seem completely inadequate. Matthew 15:21–39 | The Book of Matthew — Session 31 Questions discussed in this session include: How should we view ourselves in relation to Jesus?What should we do when God tells us no? What happens when we demand our rights before God? Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    Why Did Jesus Seem to Reject this Woman? - Matthew 15:21-39 (Session 31)

  6. Sep 29

    What Really Makes Someone Unclean? - Matthew 15:1-20 (Session 30)

    What matters more to God—clean hands or a clean heart? In Matthew 15, Pharisees and scribes travel from Jerusalem to confront Jesus because His disciples do not follow the ceremonial handwashing traditions of the elders. But Jesus exposes a far greater problem: their traditions have become so important that they are actually undermining the Word of God. Glenn and Steve examine Jesus’ warning about religious traditions, the command to care for aging parents, hypocrisy that honors God with the lips while the heart remains far away, and why outward religious activity can never substitute for genuine love for God. Jesus then explains that what truly defiles a person does not come from food or unwashed hands. It comes from the heart. The study closes with a warning about spiritually blind leaders and an important question for every believer: are we following Scripture, or simply following religious habits we have never examined? Matthew 15:1–20 | The Book of Matthew — Session 30   Questions discussed in this session include: How important is taking care of our parents and family members?What does Jesus say about the condition of the human heart?What does the Bible teach about foods? Is it possible to be spiritually blind and not know it? Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    What Really Makes Someone Unclean? - Matthew 15:1-20 (Session 30)

  7. Sep 28

    Jesus Fed 5,000 - Then Sent His Disciples into a Storm - Matthew 14:13-36 (Session 29)

    What can Jesus do with five loaves and two fish? And why would He deliberately send His disciples into a storm? Matthew 14:13–36 contains two remarkable demonstrations of Jesus’ authority. First, He feeds thousands from a small amount of food, showing that resources that seem insignificant in our hands can become more than sufficient when placed in His. Then Jesus sends the disciples across the Sea of Galilee. They obey Him—and sail directly into a storm. Glenn and Steve discuss why being in God’s will does not mean every circumstance will be easy, why Jesus sometimes allows His followers to struggle before He intervenes, and what Peter teaches us when he steps out of the boat and actually walks on water. The study also explores why Peter begins to sink, what happens when we shift our attention from Christ to the storm around us, and why his simple prayer—“Lord, save me!”—remains one of the most powerful prayers a believer can pray. Matthew 14:13–36 | The Book of Matthew — Session 29 Questions discussed in this session include:  ·         Can Jesus use our meager resources? ·         When Jesus gives us things, is it sufficient?  ·         What are we capable of doing when we keep our eyes on Jesus? ·         What should we do if we have a mixture of faith and fear? Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    Jesus Fed 5,000 - Then Sent His Disciples into a Storm - Matthew 14:13-36 (Session 29)

  8. Sep 25

    Why John the Baptist Refused to Stay Silent - Matthew 14:1-12 (Session 28)

    John the Baptist faithfully prepared the way for Jesus, but Matthew 14 records an ending we might not expect for someone Jesus called a great prophet. Herod imprisoned John because John openly confronted his relationship with Herodias. Later, a reckless promise made at Herod’s birthday celebration resulted in John being beheaded. Glenn and Steve examine the contrast between John and Herod. Herod had wealth, political authority, luxury, and the ability to silence his critic, yet his conscience would not leave him alone. John had lost his freedom and eventually his life, but he knew he had faithfully completed the work God had given him. The discussion also explores why suffering does not necessarily mean someone is outside God’s will, why killing the messenger does not silence God’s message, how Christians should speak truth with both clarity and compassion, the danger of rash promises, and what Herod teaches us about weak leadership. Matthew 14:1–12 | The Book of Matthew — Session 28  Questions discussed in this session include: ·         Can bad things happen even if we are in God’s will? ·         Should Christians speak about the moral actions of political leaders?  ·         What should we do if we need to give a difficult message to a powerful person in authority? ·         Does morality change over time?    Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    Why John the Baptist Refused to Stay Silent - Matthew 14:1-12 (Session 28)
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Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible study podcast dedicated to teaching Scripture from chapter one, verse one, with careful attention to historical context, theology, and faithful application.Each episode offers in-depth, expository teaching rooted in the authority of the biblical text and the shared foundations of the historic Christian faith. While taught from an evangelical perspective, this podcast warmly welcomes all Christians seeking deeper engagement with God’s Word.Designed for listeners who desire serious Bible study rather than topical devotionals, Reasoning Through the Bible explores entire books of Scripture in an orderly and thoughtful manner—examining authorship, setting, theological themes, and the meaning of each passage within the whole of Scripture.Whether you are studying the Bible personally, teaching in the Church, or simply longing to grow in understanding and faith, this podcast aims to encourage careful listening to God’s Word through faithful, verse-by-verse exposition.

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    Glenn Smith and Steve Allem
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    685
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