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Join Dr. Nathan Smith and Pastor Mike Crump as they discuss the Bible, theology, and current events with a desire to exalt Christ and equip the church. New episodes drop every Tuesday morning.
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Ep. 103: Revisiting the prophecies of Daniel
Now that the election is complete and the next administration is returning in 2025, we thought it may be helpful to remind ourselves of God's sovereignty over the nations. Last year Pastors Mike and Nathan had a conversation about the prophecies of Daniel and how God's revelation about future nations bring us great comfort and hope.
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Ep. 102: Should we seek happiness?
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In this episode of Focused on Christ, Pastors Mike and Nathan explore eight humanistic errors that have subtly infiltrated the church, impacting faith and community. Continuing a conversation from the previous episode, they examine the concept of individual autonomy, highlighting its potential to lead to moral decay and a life devoid of true spiritual guidance. They also addresses the flawed id...
Ep. 101: How has humanism impacted the church?
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In this episode of Focused on Christ, Mike Crump and Pastor Nathan Smith delve into how Christians should approach content from questionable or theologically problematic sources. They emphasize the importance of #discernment and personal #conviction when consuming #christian media, urging believers to evaluate content based on its alignment with Scripture. The conversation also identifies four ...
Ep. 99: Does the doctrine of hell matter?
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Ep. 99: Does the doctrine of hell matter?
Ep. 98: Can a Christian be possessed by a demon?
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Ep. 98: Can a Christian be possessed by a demon?
Ep. 96: How do I discover my spiritual gifts?
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Ep. 96: How do I discover my spiritual gifts?
Ep. 94: Is Church Membership in the Bible?
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Ep. 94: Is Church Membership in the Bible?
Our Prayer is part of God's Providence
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Our Prayer is part of God's Providence
Ep. 90: What is the Purpose of Communion?
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Ep. 90: What is the Purpose of Communion?
Ep. 89: Conspiracies and Head Coverings
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Ep. 89: Conspiracies and Head Coverings
Ep. 86: What does healthy fellowship look like?
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Ep. 86: What does healthy fellowship look like?
Ep. 85: Why did Jesus have to suffer (revisited)
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Ep. 85: Why did Jesus have to suffer (revisited)
Special Episode: Trump's assassination attempt and the Bible
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Special Episode: Trump's assassination attempt and the Bible
Ep. 83: When does temptation become sin?
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Ep. 83: When does temptation become sin?
Ep. 82: Why should I devote myself to broken people?
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Ep. 82: Why should I devote myself to broken people?
Ep. 81: How does the Bible impact our lives?
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Ep. 81: How does the Bible impact our lives?
Ep. 79: Is Christian Nationalism biblical?
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Ep. 79: Is Christian Nationalism biblical?
Ep. 78: What is the purpose of baptism?
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Ep. 78: What is the purpose of baptism?
Ep. 77: Is church for believers or unbelievers?
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Ep. 77: Is church for believers or unbelievers?
So grateful that you're talking about prophesy! Over 25% of the Bible is related to past and future prophesy.
Can't argue with the logic, but always remember to test ALL things
Jesus is a prophet
Fantasy
Research- Jesus of Nazareth if you wish to ask
YHWH in human form was never an earthy king, he appoints kings. The enemies today are looking for the King of Judah that is prophecy.
I have always believed that the "RIGHT" to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, is not biblical.
What verse is that at the start?
Isaiah 64:6
Thank you JESUS
I feel validated finally! I have been saying this for years and people laugh or call me crazy bc in their mind hes underground in some cave trapped! Nope not until Jesus puts him there!
😂😂😂😂
If you read enough of scripture, you will notice this man is correct.
Government
Satan lives under the vatican
Why would you think the scripture is to be taken literally or seriouslly in the first place? That is a very dangerous thoughtprocess to have, for you could demonise normal people wich can end up in things like the Ruby Franke, Hodi Hildebrandt and other "visions of glory" court cases alike. Don't believe anything withouth evidence ever
Movies in Joliet for heaven in the middle of the people that go to heaven and like Hades nursery in Elysian Fields kind of thing and the people that are going to hell are in like a had
I give up. The Vatican?
Thank you both for such an insightful talk. It was very insightful. You both brought out good points. Thanks again. Blessings, Walt Sommers
Thanks for listening!
Lucifer's tomb is beneath the altar in the Vatican. This isn't a theory. The Vatican and its people worship Lucifer (most unaware of who they pray to). Look it up
In mythology Hades does not reflect hell it is simply the afterlife, whether your actions in life are deemed good or bad in death your soul will cross the river stix and end up in hades, though there some rare exceptions such as any who may have angered a deity or be on the receiving end of their wrath or peoples whose deeds were so heinous their soul in the afterlife is to heavy to cross and instead sinks into the river, but other than that all sould make it to hades and it is generally described in a way more consistent with modern day understanding of limbo it is neither hell nor heaven it is simply the world of the dead.
Excellent commentary. Lucifer (Satan) deceived one third of the angels to follow him. Satan prsents himself as an angel of liight and deceives billions. That is why we need to study the Holy Scriptures so that we can see Jesus and His truth!
Well maybe he got reincarnated and is reformed now...
The location is apparently Cerpa
The DNC and Satan actually share the same headquarters today.
Hell is not what this so called Christian says it is look it up it even describes it . . . Hell is a grave or were a body is laid to rest. The hell fire people have come to onow was a pit set on fire and kept burning by adding sulfur to burn unclaimed dead bodies so it was a pit of hell fire or a fire grave. When they say you will suffer forever or till the end of time is not the same as for eternity. Lets say you get shot and your in pain for idk 3 hrs then die that 3 hrs was you suffering till the end of time because your time ended right so biblically you would of suffer for eternity. See how the coded crap is wrote, there is a reason it coded and not straight forward it what it says just like there is a reason Christianity and the bible didnt exist for 300 years after the time claimed jesus existed and died. Educate yourself the bible claims humans only existed for the last 6000 years but we know thats a lie. . . .pay better attention
it’s all subjective and up to interpretation. anyone that says otherwise is crazy. read about ancient history in the middle east and how christianity came to be. god may be real, but he doesn’t reside in a book written by man.
What a ridiculous concept, satan is only imaginary as is god, grow up.
No one knows that for sure... What we do know is the struggle between good and evil is as old as time itself.
You could be right but what if you’re wrong then what, I’d rather serve my life serving an imaginary God than eternity in hell because I thought I was the smartest person in the room.
@Redeemedtobetaken I agree. The thing is though, when I look at the vastness and complexity of the universe I'm reminded I believe not out of fear, but out of wonder and humility. Think about the big bang theory, what came BEFORE that? Why? There must be some kind of power or reasoning as to why everything is here. Why we are here? And if we weren't here, why would there be trillions of stars and planets for no reason other than to simply exist? Yannow?
@Redeemedtobetaken I truly believe that weather we realize it or not there is some sort of cosmic plan. It can't all be for nothing or just coincidence.
@@SaltedRabbit I understand you, but without Faith you can’t believe in what you can’t see you can’t believe that there’s an invisible creator who created everything, people who have a deep connection with God, God himself reveals himself to them, majority of people don’t understand what I’m saying because they don’t have any type of connection then feel entitled to have an opinion about something they no nothing about. You can’t force someone to believe what you believe even if you know it’s true. You’re right what are the chances you an I are alive here and now, and what is our purpose?
Amen! Jesus used the sword against the devil!
Papa musk
We need a real debate on this instead of a keeping these conversations in an eco chamber. I noticed many strawman arguments that would be pushed back on.
On which side? I could read this comment either way.
Sounds like bullshit
As we grow deeper in focus on Christ, we worry less about being good enough because our focus is about hearing what He's done for us. It releases in us a confidence that we can then respond with great love.
Your life must match your words. Let your light so shine to lead men to Christ.
I think it was more than woe is me
First of all if you are involved in a western church you are not walking g in obedience. None of the churches operate the way the Lord declared and we are for seen to have anything to do with these phonies
The Holy Spirit in Hebrew is the Ruach Ha Kodesh ( The Breath Of Separation ) ❤
So when the culture is committing serious evils should the church just focus on their holy living? Or are we called to go out and make disciples and teach them to observe everything we have been commanded.
Both. We are to live holy lives while making disciples by way of preaching the Gospel among the nations. 👍
That being unconditional love.
Yes, I agree. God is my salvation…
Thank you, Pastor and Mike. I found your talk very interesting. I'm finding prayer so needed in my life. I do pray a lot during my days. I pray as I enter the mission each field each day, sometimes at home or as I go out on errands. I witnes through special cards I give out and general conversations. I am always looking forward to appointments with others. Thanks again I enjoy your times together. Walt Sommers, prayers, and blessings
100 percent Bible Torah leads back to Jesus
I pray 🙏 for the fruit 🍇 🍌 🍉 of the spirit to harvest in me through Christ Jesus so I may be more like Him amen 🙏
My big prayer is to be loved. Here on earth. Tired of being told God should be enough. He didn't make man to be alone. Been begging for my Adam 48yrs. I will keep asking until the deep desire to be wife subsides. God is my provider, but my big prayer is not stupid cash.
I just pray my fruit doesnt ripen & die on the vine. I pray im able to pull words eloquently together, when i need to share his word&love. If my communication skills werent so combative and ready to convert, that i dont harden hearts and ears, So that when i am able or the next Christian is able they are still open/willing to receive the gift of eternity.
Everything in this land will perish.❤✝️
Whenever I've read this chapter, I've never understood the linkage people give it to the devil. It seems clear to me that it's about Babylon
If we follow those who subscribe to the doctrine of women wearing veils, then it can be argued that the most often cited verse is 1st Corinth. 11:5, which states: “But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.” According to many of those who believe women ought to wear veils this verse supposedly implies that a woman’s uncovered head is a woman who does not wear a veil. Such a woman is either dishonoring God, their own physical head or her husband for failing to wear it which implies that they are in disobedience. Some have gone so far as to say it is a sin. Another assumption is that the woman being referred to already has long hair and since they conclude that the covering is a veil then it must be referring to an “additional” covering otherwise it would clash with verse 15 stating that God gave women long hair for a covering. Another conclusion is that women ought to be covered ONLY when praying and prophesying and for men to be uncovered, which would make it seem as though it were something that can be placed on or taken off like a veil. You’ve probably noticed by now it takes several assumptions to reach the conclusion that women ought to wear a foreign object on their heads, despite the lack of evidence. * Does the Bible really give a clear command that women should wear a veil? The first thing that everyone must understand when talking about this topic is that it DOES NOT use the word “veil” or “cloth” or any other physical headwear, as far as the KJV is concerned. It surely mentions that the woman’s head should be covered, and no one disputes this, but it does not say that it should be covered with a veil, a shawl, a bonnet, a cap, or any other specific headwear. Some will use the phrase “head covering” to claim that the passage refers to it when this phrase is not found in the verses within 1st Corinthians 11:1-16. One can find them separately but not together to mean a synthetic covering. Therefore, it would be disingenuous to say that it does. The passage includes the words, cover, covered, uncovered, and covering, but that does not mean we can translate this to mean specifically a veil, a shawl, a bonnet, a cap, or anything else similar. In fact, it would seem more like an adverb rather than a noun. Nevertheless, the word “cover” is unfortunately interpreted by head covering promoters to mean a veil above all other types of headwear, even if there is no evidence to prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt. To do so would mean that one is trying to read more into the verse than what is stated and is not truly seeking an exegesis of the Scriptures. Some have claimed that they are referring to a physical synthetic head covering because the Scriptures seem to indicate that there are two exclusive conditions to wear one and that is when a woman is either praying and/or prophesying. But does this interpretation stand up to logic? If we were to believe that under certain conditions a woman ought to wear a physical head covering, then it stands to reason that under OTHER conditions a woman should be able NOT to wear one. For example, if you are going to argue that a woman ought to wear a veil because the Bible claims there are two conditions, then it is logical to presume that any other condition would ALLOW them to be without one, like speaking in tongues, interpreting tongues, healing the sick, casting out devils, etc. Now if a head covering promoter should claim that there are MORE conditions, then they admit that there aren’t really “two” conditions thereby nullifying the two-condition argument. The reasoning behind why the “two-condition” argument is important for veil promoters is because if these words were actual conditions, then it would seem as though the covering were something that can be placed on or taken off. So even though it does not literally or EXPLICITLY say anything about putting on or taking off a veil. Veil promotors form this belief based on what they believe to be IMPLIED and not by a direct statement. Many people like to believe this because they ASSUME that praying and prophesying are two conditions instead of seeing them as mere examples. * Praying and prophesying were meant to be viewed as examples, not conditions… Now I can understand how someone can mistakenly conclude praying and prophesying as conditions in verse 5, on the surface, but once you read the rest of the verses in context one cannot reach that conclusion. If they were meant to be conditions, then why would Paul say in verse 7… “For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.” If the reason for men not to cover their heads in this verse is because he is the “image and glory of God,” then why assume Paul was saying that there were only TWO conditions in verse 4? Wouldn’t 7 override any supposed conditions? Shouldn’t that make you question that perhaps Paul was just giving a couple of examples? But let’s continue. Verses 8 and 9 give us another understanding that Paul must have been referring to praying and prophesying as examples because he adds the order of creation into the mix. “For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man. Neither was the man CREATED for the woman; but the woman for the man.” If Paul states that the creation order has something to do with the reason as to why women ought to cover (in long hair) and men to be uncovered (aka have short hair) then we can conclude that this doctrine must be bound in NATURE. That is to say that it must have taken place since the creation of Adam and Eve and BEFORE the manufacturing of veils or hats, and BEFORE the creation of churches, which is another reason why hair easily fits the mold. This is confirmed when reading verses 13 and 14 when Paul asks you to make an observational judgment that if it is comely (aka pleasant looking/attractive) for a woman to pray uncovered (in short hair) and that even NATURE teaches us that a man with long hair is shameful. The answer of which should obviously be no. Why would Paul ask you to think that something as unnatural as a woman without a hat would look unattractive and then say something as natural as long hair would look off on a man? Paul was saying that not being covered in long hair while praying looks especially uncomely and in the same breath he continues and says men with long hair also looks naturally wrong. * So Is the Covering Long Hair or a Veil? ….. If we examine all the verses from verses 4 to 15 without bias, we should at least agree that at certain points the verses are referring to physical heads and hair. Now some have tried to argue that the covering is somehow Jesus or men (some erroneously add husband here as well). The reason is that they are intermingling the word head in verse 3 that refers to authority with the other word “head” that is being used to refer to the literal head of the human body. One can easily dismiss their interpretation because it wouldn’t make sense if we were to replace the word covering, covered or uncovered with Jesus, man or husband and that the context includes the idea of hair and the shaving and cutting thereof. So, do the words “covered,” “cover,” “uncovered” and “covering” refer to long and/or short hair or some kind of foreign head covering? Some will even say all the above, but if we carefully examine verse 15 we would be getting a clearer picture of what was being referred to in the earlier verses when it mentions these words. “But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her FOR a covering." KJV So if the covering is long hair, then the words “covered” or “cover” (which are synonymous with “covering”) should be understood as long hair as well. If that’s true, then to be “uncovered” would mean “short hair.” If so, then we can get a better picture of verse 4 when it says that it is shameful or dishonorable for a man to pray or prophesy with his head “covered.” Note the similarity of verse 4 to verse 14 that’s because they are both referring to being covered in LONG hair. Therefore there are no two coverings just one which Paul refers to as being covered which he means to be covered in long hair.
Yahweh is a fictitious demon. Next!
"Laws must rest on the Necessary Foundation of Morality."...Aristotle..."Woe to those who make Unjust Decrees/Laws." God...If Christians and Churches are NOT Seeking to Lead in Government and Form the Moral Tenor of Our Laws then the Vacuum that Exists will be filled by people who have an Anti Christian World View...And we will be Ruled by Tyrants...Both of these men are like the Ten Spies who led the Israelites into SIN...
Amén!
How does one submit a question for discussion. I have been hearing that Dr. MacArthur teaches a "Lordship Salvation" gospel. I was wondering if this can be addressed? What is Lordship Salvation...
Thanks for asking. There is a form on our website where people can submit questions but I will take your comment and add it to our mailbag.