Perspective Bible Talk

If God is a loving God, why is there evil in the world? First things first, what is love? If we are going to ask this question, we should first understand what love is. Of course, when dealing with the Bible, Jesus didn't speak English so we need to see how love is used in the original text.New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

If God is a loving God, why is there evil in the world? Knowing what love is, is one thing, but what drives love? How come God can be all love and let evil exist? We will need to look deeper into what love is at its core and then take a trip back to the garden of Eden to see what this love is really all about.New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

If God is a loving God, why is there evil in the world? Knowing what love is one thing, but what drives love? How come God can be all love and let evil exist? We will need to look deeper into what love is at its core and then take a trip back to the garden of Eden to see what this love is really all about.New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Who am I? Where did I come from? What is my purpose? What happens when I die? How do I tell right from wrong? We start to explore some questions about the truth to see why this issue is so important.New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

What do we know about the truth? Are there multiple types of truths? Is there only one absolute truth? Are there good and bad two each view? Can you only use one and not the other?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

We have a fundamental problem... man doesn't know everything. We are limited in what we know as humans by many factors. So how can we possibly try to make any claim about truth?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

English didn't exist during the time of the Old Testament. Many copies have been made over the years. How do we know that the copies we have now, are accurate to what was originally penned thousands of years ago?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Jesus didn't speak English. There are many copies of the letters of Paul and copies of the Gospels. But how do we know they are accurate to the originals? How do they compare to other ancient texts?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Why are there so many different Bible translations? If we have the "original text" why do we need different versions of God's word? Why should we care about this?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

So if the Bible wasn't written in English and we have some translations. Why should we care about the original Hebrew and Greek? Does knowing about the original text changing anything?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Are some things in the Bible only mentioned once? Was Abraham fully faithful when God called him? How can we trust Jesus' claim about being the Messiah? Is a woman's testimony equal to a man's? Cain had a family after he killed Abel?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

What happens when you fact-check the Bible with itself? Can you find more than one place that directly talks about a topic? Does the Bible contradict itself?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Should you read the Bible literally or figuratively? Many passages seem to be strongly worded as essential ideas that are meant to be literal. Reading it literally, we can correct some theological issues if we look into the whole Bible.New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Did David really kill Goliath? No one saw the creation, so how can we trust Genesis? Was there a war before Adam? Was there earth before our earth?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Should you read the Bible literally or figuratively? It turns out the Bible says that there are parts that aren't written as figurative language, not just literal. Figurative language in the Bible can also have literal, physical, or concrete meanings. Some of the writing in the Bible can even give rise to things that were not directly stated but implied.New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Can the figurative language in the Bible give a meaning that was not directly stated? Can we really use the Bible to draw personal connections to our lives? If so, is personal application always theologically correct?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

How many different meanings can a single passage of the Bible have? How many applications can someone draw from a single bit of text? When looking at a symbolic text, can it give both personal applications along with some prophetic applications?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Are there multiple parts to truth? How can we accurately describe truth? What happens when we break the truth down into parts?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Why can multiple people claim they know "the truth" about a Bible verse? What happens when you take multiple people's explanations on a verse?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes

Does creation prove God's existence? Why make the universe when evil exists? Why are games fun? What does it mean to have freedom?New Episodes Monday, 7:00 am Eastern TimeBe sure to visit https://perspectivebibletalk.com for episode notes and to submit topics for further episodes