Entries by Jonesy

When A Loved One Dies

Death is terrible. It’s man’s worst affliction and when we die there are usually loved ones that suffer. There’s nothing more grievous and painful than the death of someone we love. “Speed Slider” When a Loved One Dies – Transcript When a person dies who we’ve shared our life, our time and our love with […]

Does Your Pastor Believe the Bible?

Most people expect to go to church to learn about God and the truth of the Bible. Most of those people automatically accept that the pastor or preacher believes the Bible literally and completely. Perhaps they should question that. “Speed Slider” Does Your Pastor Believe the Bible? – Transcript   A nationwide survey among a […]

Romans 4:1-3 – Abraham Righteous by Faith

In this episode we study Romans 4:1-3 and by the first line we see that verse 1 is carrying on from where we left off last episode at Romans 3:31. The sentence of Romans 4:1 begins with, What shall we say then… Paul’s building on the thought he began in Romans 3:31 where he asks, […]

Our Biggest Problem

What’s the spiritual problem that overrides everything else? The answer is sin. What is sin? It’s a word that’s largely shunned by our culture and we don’t hear it talked about much anywhere. Why? Because it’s religious talk however, it’s what the Bible describes as man’s biggest problem. Let’s try to put it in terms […]

Romans 3:29-31 – Faith and Our Flesh

In this episode we study Romans 3:29-31 but we pick it up from Romans 3:27 As Paul explains the reason why boasting is excluded because a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. We’ll see how the gospel presents God. Is He the exclusive God of the Jews? No, He’s […]

Another Rapture Failure

Let’s talk about the rapture—and why it didn’t happen on Tuesday the 23rd of September 2025, even though some pastor said he was “a million percent sure” it would. This isn’t the first time someone’s predicted it and got it wrong of course. It happens all the time, and every time it fails, people mock […]

Romans 3:27-28 – Faith Without the Law

We’re now in Romans 3:27-28 in our study of Paul’s epistle to the Romans. When asked to point to the gospel in Scripture, many point to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, yet the gospel that relates to the time we live in today, the good news about Christ’s death for our sins, His burial, and […]

Romans 3:25-26 – Faith in Christ’s Blood

We’ve now at Romans 3:25-26 in our study of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Romans 3:21 is where Paul starts to reveal the righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ and we see that verses 21 to 26 is one very long sentence and there’s a lot to be digested in it. In the […]

Romans 3:21-24 – God is Righteous to Save

We’ve now come to the heart of the Letter to the Romans. The Book of Romans is made up of 16 chapters and the first two and a bit chapters, up to the point we’re at now in Romans 3:21, is a sort of introduction, or perhaps better described as setting the scene, by laying […]