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In the series finale, Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Revelation 22, “What is John warning us about at the end of Revelation?” Check out our new sister podcast, Church Grammar. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University, host of the Church Grammar podcast, and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook. The post What Is John Warning Us About at the End of Revelation? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 Samuel, “Did a Witch Bring a Prophet Back from the Dead?” Check out our new sister podcast, Church Grammar. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University, host of the Church Grammar podcast, and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook. The post Did a Witch Bring a Prophet Back from the Dead? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon’s new podcast, Church Grammar, takes some of the principles of Word Matters — explaining tough texts and ideas — and brings them into longer one-on-one conversations. Featuring wide-ranging topics from scholars and Bible teachers, Church Grammar seeks to help us understand some of the most important concepts and ideas in Christian life and theology. Subscribe to Church Grammar on Apple or Android The post Introducing: The Church Grammar Podcast appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin are joined again by Matthew Emerson to answer a question raised in Galatians 4, “Does Paul use allegory?” Check out our new sister podcast, Church Grammar. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University, host of the Church Grammar podcast, and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook. The post Does Paul Use Allegory? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 7, “What are the storms of life?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith is Managing Editor for the Christian Standard Bible and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook. The post What Are the Storms of Life? appeared first on Word Matters.

Patrick Schreiner joins Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Luke 16, “Can we enter the Kingdom of God by force?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith is Managing Editor for the Christian Standard Bible and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook. The post Can We Enter the Kingdom of God by Force? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Psalm 139, “Does the Bible tell us to hate our enemies?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith works with the Christian Standard Bible and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook. The post Does the Bible Tell Us to Hate Our Enemies? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Jude, “Are extrabiblical books authoritative?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith works with the Christian Standard Bible and is the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Check out his blog. The post Are Extrabiblical Books Authoritative? appeared first on Word Matters.

Darian Lockett joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in James 5, “Can we pray without doubting?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith works with the Christian Standard Bible and is the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Check out his blog. The post Can We Pray without Doubting? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Proverbs 29, “What vision keeps us from perishing?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter. Brandon D. Smith works with the Christian Standard Bible and is the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Check out his blog. The post What Vision Keeps Us from Perishing? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 Peter 3, “Does baptism save?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author The post Does Baptism Save? appeared first on Word Matters.

David Allen joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Hebrews 4, “Was Jesus really tempted like we are?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference The post Was Jesus Really Tempted Like We Are? appeared first on Word Matters.

Jonathan Leeman joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Matthew 16, “How did Jesus build his church?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher The post How Did Jesus Build His Church? appeared first on Word Matters.

Tom Schreiner is back with Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Romans 1, “Does the Bible forbid same-sex sexual activity?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible The post Does the Bible Forbid Same-Sex Sexual Activity? appeared first on Word Matters.

In the Season 3 premiere, Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 5, “Why did Jesus say that those who mourn are blessed?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible The post Why Did Jesus Say that Those Who Mourn Are Blessed? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Revelation 7 and 14, “Who are the 144,000?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the The post Who are the 144,000? appeared first on Word Matters.

Tom Schreiner is back with Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Romans 2, “Who are the Gentiles Paul is speaking of?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible The post Who are the Gentiles in Romans 2? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Exodus 1, “Did God bless the Hebrew midwives for deceiving Pharaoh?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H The post Did God Bless the Hebrew midwives for deceiving Pharaoh? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 16, “When did the disciples see the kingdom of God?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H The post When did the disciples see the kingdom of God? appeared first on Word Matters.

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Mark 13, “Was Jesus omniscient?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many The post Was Jesus omniscient? appeared first on Word Matters.