Big Truths: Recent Episodes
David Attebury
Inner impressions and the still, small voice of God--what does the Bible say about how the Holy Spirit leads us?
Fleeces, guidance, and Gideon--Oh my! In this episode, we explore the sovereignty of God and how that makes us restful decision-makers.
How do I find God's will for my life? This is a question that has been on the mind of nearly every Christian. Which college should I go to? Who should I marry? Should I take this job offer--is it God's will? In this episode, we begin by examining the three ways that God's will is spoken of by Christians and see how the Keswick/Blackaby/"traditional" view has led us astray.
A translation and reading of Girolamo (Jerome) Zanchi's speech, "On the Opening of Schools in the Church, and Especially on the Giving of Attention to the Study of Sacred Literature. A Speech, Delivered at the Neustadt School, Newly Instituted by the Illustrious Prince John Casimir, on May 20, 1578." Read at https://www.bigtruths.net/articles/zanchi-on-the-opening-of-schools-1578
What does it mean when the Bible teaches that Jesus was the Son of God? In this episode, we examine Hebrews chapter one and will be equipped with four tools to understand the Eternal Son who assumed a human nature.
In the Apostles' Creed, what does it mean that we believe in eternal life? In the episode, we explore the vital doctrine of life in the Son of God.
What does it mean to be male and female? How does the fall into sin affect our ability to respond to God's grace? In this episode, we consider what it means to be human by looking at the BFM, Augustine, and gender roles.
In this episode, we examine the three-fold structure of 1 John: God is light, God is righteous, and God is love.
What are the differences between amillennialism and premillennialism? And what even is a millennium, and does it have anything to do with Star Wars? In this episode, we explore the different views of the end times.
What do we do with the strange sections in the book of Jude: Moses' body and Enoch's prophecy? In this episode, we learn how identifying the structure of a book of the Bible will help us grasp the book's message.
Why don't you eat pancakes during the church service if God said, "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God"? In this episode, we explore the reasons why we do what we do on a Sunday morning.
Also, does the Bible say anything about dimming our lights during worship? In this episode, we explore how to determine what is right and wrong to do in a worship service.
What does baptism and slavery have to do with one another? In this episode, we explore why Paul grounds our freedom from slavery in the union of Christ, as seen in baptism.
What does it mean to be a friend, and how did God make peace between us? In this episode, we examine how in Jesus we have fellowship with God.
Does the ark of the covenant have anything to do with Indiana Jones? In this episode, we explore the theological significance of the mercy seat to the death of Jesus.
What are the two parts of the gospel? In this episode, we explore that not only did Jesus die for our sins but He also gave us His perfect righteousness.
What would cause God to offer His only Son? In this episode, we explore the love of God, which was the reason for the atonement of Christ on the cross.
What did Jesus accomplish at the cross? In this episode, we explore the nature and the extent of the atonement.
In this episode, we explore how God established the principle of substitutionary atonement.
Jesus died for our sins. But where in the Bible do we see this? In this episode, we will explore how all the different theories and motifs of the atonement need to be organized by the unifying principle of Penal Substitutionary Atonement.
In this episode, we explore five false theories of the atonement that have been offered throughout church history.
Remember when Andy Stanley once said we should kill the term shepherd? In this episode, we explore what we can learn from Ignatius about the three barnyard duties of the shepherd of God's flock.
How exactly does calling work? If someone announces that God called them to do something, do we take their word for it? In this episode, we explore the role the church should play in helping prepare and send missionaries.
In this episode, we explore what we should be looking for in a potential missionary and how they can best prepare to go to the field.
Is missions what everyone does? Is the Great Commission only what a few people do? In this episode, we explore how we can rightly think and be involved in missions.
Can I just get a one-way plane ticket and go do missions? Do I really need the local church to help me? In this episode, we explore what the Bible has to say about the role the local church plays in the work of missions.
If the church is to glorify God, then how do we do that? In this episode, we explore how the gospel relates to everything else in the church, including missions.
Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Ephesians.
What is the mission of the church? And is the mission of the church the same thing that a missionary does? How are those related? In this episode, we explore the mission of God and how that informs our mission as Christians.
Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Smyrneans.
Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Philadelphians
Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Romans.
Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Trallians.
Why is the Bible so preoccupied with stepping on snakes? In this episode, we explore how Jesus is the seed born of the woman to crush the serpent’s head.
Why was Jesus born? In this episode, we explore the good news that Jesus was born to remove all the effects of the curse.
In this episode, we explore what the Bible has to say about silence, solitude, and fasting, as well as practical steps for engaging in these practices.
Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Magnesians.
Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Ephesians.
What exactly is my job as a church member? In this episode, we explore what Jesus expects each church member to do.
What does the word “church” even mean, and how does it help us to understand the job description Jesus gave to every believer? In this episode, we examine the special word Jesus chose for His new covenant people.
Is church membership even in the Bible? In this episode, we examine the biblical data about what disciples of Christ ought to do once they become disciples.
How do we get from the text to sermon? In this episode, we explore how to ‘round the bases’ and arrive at a rightful application from the ancient text.
What has God’s Word said about itself, and how will this help us to reject underhanded ways of handling the Bible? In this episode, we explore three more truths about the doctrine of Scripture.
What do we need to know about God’s Word that will help us to better appreciate and handle it? In this episode, we explore three truths about the doctrine of Scripture.
What do we do if we realize our church is not actually much of a church? In this episode, we discuss the recovery of the community of truth.
In this episode, we explore how to pray the Scriptures like Jesus did, as well as examine a practice called journaling.
How does God create a church? In this episode, we walk through the important contributions that one particular Baptist pastor gave us nearly 400 years ago.
In this episode, we explore how meditation and memorization of the Bible will bless our lives.
What exactly makes a church a church? In this episode, we examine what key theologians in church history have written about the true nature of a church.
In this episode, we explore what a commitment to living on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God might look like.
What is the difference between a coffee club and a church? In this episode, we explore the difficulties in determining the true nature of a church.
What are the spiritual disciplines? Why do we need to do them? Are these optional for Christians? In the episode, we'll explore what Paul meant when he told Timothy to “discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness” (1 Timothy 4:7).
How can our funerals point others to the truth that this world is not our home, and we await a kingdom that cannot be shaken? In this episode, we examine how can our funerals be used to testify all throughout of our hope in the gospel.
How did the people of God bury their own dead? In this episode, we think broadly and theologically about the doctrine of humanity and what it means to have a body, and what it means when that body dies.
What are the passage of the Bible that talk about cremation? In this episode, we explore three passages as well as examine the Bible’s conceptual world of fire and judgment.
How should Christians think about cremation? In this episode, we explore the history of cremation and how the Christian church has responded to it through the centuries.
How can we be earnest in our evangelism? In this episode, we explore how Spurgeon was a soul winner, and how we can be one, too.
In what way can the Puritans help us in our evangelism? In this episode, we explore how the Puritans differed greatly from us in the modern practice of evangelism.
What was the prayer of Spurgeon's mother that terrified him and made him weep? In this episode, we will explore the trouble that Spurgeon’s soul endured as he grappled with his sin.
In what ways have we gone astray in our sermons? In this episode, we will examine the book that shaped Spurgeon’s view of preaching to the lost, and how it should change us, too.
Why is death the "last enemy?" In this episode, we will explore why Jesus hates death, has made death His enemy, and why He will finally destroy it.
When will healing come? In this episode, we will explore what full healing looks like in the resurrection. Big Truths is a weekly podcast where we grow in Christian doctrine by looking through the door of church history. Learn more at bigtruths.net
How can we have hope in trouble? In the episide, we learn how Paul was anchored by future hope while in his present trouble. Big Truths is a weekly podcast where we grow in Christian doctrine by looking through the door of church history. Learn more at bigtruths.net
How does regeneration give us hope for the resurrection? In this episode, we learn about how the resurrection of the dead has already begun when we were made new creations. Big Truths is a weekly podcast where we grow in Christian doctrine by looking through the door of church history. Learn more at bigtruths.net
Why was the resurrection of Christ called the first fruits of the dead? In this episode, we learn about how Christ is the new Adam, come to lead us into a new way of life. Big Truths is a weekly podcast where we grow in Christian doctrine by looking through the door of church history. Learn more at bigtruths.net
Why did Martha believe that her brother would be raised from the dead? In this episode, we learn how Jesus fulfills all the Old Testament passages about the resurrection of the dead. Big Truths is a weekly podcast where we grow in Christian doctrine by looking through the door of church history. Learn more at bigtruths.net
The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead is a topic that not many Christians understand. We will begin by looking at Ezekiel 37. Big Truths is a weekly podcast where we grow in Christian doctrine by looking through the door of church history. Learn more at bigtruths.net