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SwordPlay - S4E15 (ep.105) - After Hours 7 - Special Announcement - Last Swordplay - Music, Books, Movies, Shows - Politics - Fasting - Nick's various platforms - Swordplay purposes - Alex's future plans Live from the Pulpit podcast: https://livefromthepulpit.com/ Life from the Pulpit blog: https://lifefromthepulpit.wordpress.com/ Modesto Evening Newspaper: https://notsecretsecret.wordpress.com/ Life from the Pulpit Substack: https://lifefromthepulpit.substack.com/ view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E14 (ep.104) - After Hours6 Disney Abortion Roe v Wade Same Sex Wedding Books and Shows view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E13 (ep.103) - Ecclesiastes - Why is the book called Ecclesiastes? - Author: Who wrote Ecclesiastes? - Date: When was Ecclesiastes written? - Purpose: Why was Ecclesiastes written? - Structure: How is the material in Ecclesiastes arranged? - Major Themes in Ecclesiastes - Intertextual Studies: How does Ecclesiastes interact with the rest of Scripture? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E12 (ep.102) - Proverbs Introduction - Author - Date - Purpose - Structure - Themes view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E11 (ep.101) - After Hours 5 Aliens Creation v. Evolution DMT Gnostic/Grab Bag Beliefs Jordan Peterson Joe Rogan Doctors v. Admin COVID Timeline Russia-Ukraine Media Coverage PhD view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E10 (ep. 100) - The 100th - Favorite Cold Open - Favorite 1-minute sermon - Favorite “Featured Creature” - Best SwordPlay Exchange - Favorite Chapter or Subject We Researched - Future Goals view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E9b (ep. 99b) - Song of Solomon - pt. 2 - Chapter summaries and questions - Conclusion view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E9a (ep. 99a) - Song of Solomon - pt. 1 - Introduction - Author - Date - ​​Difficulties - Approach - Purpose - Should Song of Songs be in our Bible? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E8 (ep.98) - Questions and Answers - 1 - Introduction - Do you believe we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us and that we received it at baptism? I know some who do not believe that the Holy Spirit dwells in us at all. They say the Holy Spirit is nothing but the word of God, i.e. the Bible. - Some people don't believe in a literal personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit. They say the Holy Spirit was only for those alive during the time the Bible was being written. They also say I'm taking verses about the Holy Spirit out of context. - I'm being ridiculed for preaching the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and excusing those who are in minor errors in their understanding of lighter matters but live their lives right in obedience when it comes to the weightier matters (Matt. 23:23). - Some say we can't directly sing/pray/talk to Jesus because he is not God. Matt. 28, Acts 7, 1 Tim 1:12, Heb 12:2, etc. suggest that we can and should. - If God is spirit and his worshippers worship him in spirit and in truth, then why do we only call Sunday morning assemblies "worship?” Clearly Jesus implied in John 4 that worship will not be the same as it was in the Patriarchal and Mosaic age. God's presence/His dwelling is within us, therefore we worship him in spirit, which is internal, instead of external acts. Why, then, are some congregations so opposed to that idea and say that we only worship Him on Sundays for those 2 or 3 hours? How are we only inherently in a state of worship on Sundays when we can be doing the same things on any other days (except of course the breaking of bread). "Opening worship prayer" and "closing worship prayer”...aren't these ideas foreign to the NT? - For those that sincerely live righteous lives but believe that they were saved when they initially believed and were baptized as a form of obedience, I think it's wrong for someone to claim with absolute certainty that those believers are going to hell. Likewise, those who were baptized for the right reasons and live righteous lives but believe it's okay to use instruments while singing... is it our's to judge them and say they're doomed?! - I believe it's our job to practice and teach truth and not to worry about others who follow Jesus sincerely according to the best of their knowledge (although in misunderstanding/error), cf. Jn. 21:21. - What do you think of the CSB (Christian Standard Bible)? - Can you recommend any books on marriage? - I'm deep in your archives, listening to season 1. In the episode on 2 Peter chapter 1 (ep.5), there was reference to the morning star, which is associated with Jesus. In Isaiah 14:12, though, the same term (morning star) is used in reference to Satan. Can you help me sort out why two beings who could not be more different are given the same title? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E7 (ep.97) - 1 John 5 - When is one born of God? What does it mean to believe? (v.1) - How do we grow in love towards the children of God? (v.2) - How are God's commands not burdensome? Don't we bear one another's burdens? (v.3) - What does it mean to overcome the world? (v.4-5) - Why does John stress the water and blood? (v.6, 8) - Why does John mention three things that testify, adding the Spirit in addition to the water and blood? (v.7-8) - Do new Bible translations erase the Trinity from verse 7? - When did God testify concerning His Son? (v.9) - What does it mean for the believer to have the testimony in himself? (v.10) - What is eternal life? (v.11-12) - What does it mean to believe in the name? (v.13) - How do we know if we are asking according to God's will? (v14-15) - What is the sin leading to death & the sin not leading to death? (v.16-17) - Are we supposed to ask for forgiveness on behalf of our fellow believers? (v.16) - What does it mean the evil one can not touch the one born of God? (v.18) - To what extent is the evil one allowed/able to empower the world? (v.19) - What does it mean that Jesus is the true God and eternal life? (v.20) - Why does the letter end with a random note on idolatry? (v.21) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E6 (ep.96) - 1 John 4 - What do spirits have to do with prophets? (v.1) - Are there a plurality of spirits from God? What are they? (v.1) - How did John's audience test the spirits? How do we test the spirits today? (v.1, 6) - What is the spirit of the antichrist? (v.3) - What does it mean to be “from” God? (v.4, 6) - Who does John refer to by “he who is in the world?” (v.4) - Who are the ones from the world? What does John mean by “the world listens to them?” (v.5) - Which comes first: the Christian's ability to love & know God or being born of God? (v.7) - What does it mean that God is love? (v.8, 16) - What is the love of God? (v.9) - What does “only begotten Son” mean? (v.9) - Why did God first love us? (v.10, 19) - How does God's love show us to love one another? (v.11) - Has no one really ever seen God at any time? Aren't there examples of people seeing God in the Bible? (v.12) - Why does John mention God's abiding Spirit again? (v.13; cf. 3:24) - Why does John emphasize the Son as the Savior? (v.14) - Why would anyone say that Jesus is not the Son of God? (v.15) - What will give us confidence on the day of judgment? (v.17) - What is perfect love? (v.18) - Who or what do we love? (v.19) - Why is loving God dependent on loving your brother? (v.20-21) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E5 (ep.95) - 1 John 3 - Why does being a child of God make the world not know us? (v.1) - What does John mean by “it has not appeared as yet what we will be?” (v.2) - How does our “hope” result in purifying ourselves? (v.3) - What does it mean to “practice” sin or righteousness? (v.4, 7-10) - Why does John need to emphasize that sin is lawlessness? (v.4) - Is John teaching that Christians never sin? (v. 6, 9) - Grammar Hammer: Righteousness (7, 10) - What were false teachers saying to deceive them? (v.7-8) - What does it mean to be of the devil? What are the works of the devil? (v.8) - What is God's seed? (9) - What makes someone a child of the devil? How is Cain of the evil one? (v.10, 12) - Why were Cain's deeds (his offering) considered evil? (v.12) - What world is John referring to and why would they hate us? (v.13) - What does it mean to abide in death? (v.14) - Why does hating your brother make you a murderer? (v.15) - What does it mean to lay down our lives for the brethren? (v.16) - How do we assure our hearts before God? How is God greater than our heart? (v.19-20) - Does God know all things? (20) - How does John relate the condition of our heart to our prayer life? (v.21-22) - What does it mean to believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ? (v.23) - What is the Spirit given to us? Does the Spirit abide in us? (v.24) - Why does having the Spirit confirm that God abides in us? (v.24) - What are all the things that John says “abides” in us? Are each of these distinct or the same? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E4 (ep.94) - 1 John 2 - Why does John call them his “little children?” (v.1) - Is it possible to not sin? (v.1) - Grammar Hammer: Propitiation (2; 4.10) - How is Jesus propitiation “for the sins of the whole world”? (2) - What does it mean to “know” Him (Christ)? (v.3-4) - How do we walk in the same manner that Jesus walked? (v.6) - What exactly is the new and old commandment John refers to? (v.7-8) - What does it mean to love and hate your brother? (v.9-11) - What does John mean when he calls the fathers, young men, and little children? (v.12-14) - Why does John alternate between past and present tense for his writing to them? (v.12-14) - Why do John's purpose statements seem redundant? (v.12-14) - Why does John say not to love the world but also that God loved the world? (v.15-17) - How is the world passing away? (v.17) - What is the last hour? (v.18) - Who is the Antichrist? (18, 22) - How did these (antichrists?) go out from them? (v.19) - What is the anointing? (20, 27) - What does it mean that these Christians know all things/have all knowledge? (v.20) - Why is confession of the Son connected to having the Father? (v.23) - What is John referring to regarding what they heard from the beginning? (v.24) - What does it mean to abide in the Son and the Father? (v.24, 28) - If they need no one to teach them then why do they have teachers? (v.27) - What is John referring to when he says, “when He appears?” (v.28) - What does it mean to be born of Him? (v.29) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E3 (ep.93) - 1 John 1 - What beginning is John referring to? (v.1) - How was eternal life manifested to them? (v.2) - Why does John emphasize what he has seen and heard? (v.1, 3) - Who is the “we” writing? And why does it complete the writer's joy? (v.4) - Grammar Hammer: Fellowship (3, 6, 7) - What does John mean when he says, “God is light”? (5) - What does it mean to “walk in darkness”? (6) - What are the results of walking in darkness? (6b) - What does it mean to “walk in the light”? (7) - What are the results of walking in the light? (7b) - Why would someone say they have no sin? (v.8, 10) - How does John use the term “confess” in his letter? (v.9; 2:23; 4:2; 4:15) - How should we go about confessing our sins today? (v.9) - How does a denial of our sin make Jesus a liar? (v.10) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E2 (ep.92) - 1 John Introduction - Author: Who wrote the epistle of 1 John? - Why wasn't John named in this epistle? - Date: When was the epistle of 1 John written? - Audience: To whom was the epistle of 1 John written? - Occasion: What situation precipitated John's writing? - Purpose: Why was 1 John written? - Main Emphases: What are themes that are emphasized in this epistle? - Audience Q&A: How does Psalm 83:4 play into the whole Palestine-Israel conflict? How do you distinguish Israel as a sovereign state today from the ancient biblical nation of Israel? - Announcement: For all who leave a review in Apple Podcasts you will be entered into a raffle at the end of each month for free SwordPlay swagger! We want you to flex the new logo with some SwordPlay gear, so keep an eye on future announcements regarding the prizes. view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S4E1(ep.91) - Psalm 151 - Where can I read Psalm 151? - Recap: What is the LXX? - Recap: What is the Apocrypha? - Content: What is in Psalm 151? - Author: Who wrote Psalm 151? - Date: When was Psalm 151 written? - Canonicity: Why isn't Psalm 151 in the Bible? Does Psalm 151 belong in the Bible? - Why do you think Jesse put young David out alone to tend the sheep? Wasn't that dangerous? - Why was David concerned of having no witnesses to his worship? - What makes for a good king? - What is the connection between David's anointing and his subsequent slaying of Goliath? - Audience Q&A: In Luke 9:49, how did that random guy have the authority to cast out demons when it was only given to the 12 (Luke 9:1)? How does that apply to us today since many claim to have that same power? - Announcement: For all who leave a review in iTunes/Apple Podcasts you will be entered into a raffle at the end of each month for free SwordPlay swagger! We want you to flex the new logo with some SwordPlay gear, so keep an eye on future announcements regarding the prizes. view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks Search "swordplay" in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us, write a review, and re-post to social media Questions? Text 316-24-sword (79673) Email swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E27 (ep.90) - Theosis Season Three Finale - What is theosis? - Theosis in the Old Testament - Theosis in the Second Temple Era - Theosis in the New Testament - Theosis in the Church Fathers Send us questions so we can kick off season four with a Q&A episode! view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E26 (ep.89) - Malachi 4 - Which day will burn like a furnace? When will this happen? (v.1) - What does it mean to be left without root or branch? (v.1) - Who are the ones who feared Yahweh’s name? (v.2) - What does it mean that the sun will heal them? (v.2) - Who will trample the wicked? How? When? Where? (v.3) - Why mention “Moses My servant” when exhorting them to keep the Law? (v.4) - Where is Horeb? (v.4) - Did Yahweh send Elijah back to earth? When? (v.5) - What is the great and terrible day of Yahweh? (v.5) - What does it mean to have the father’s and children’s hearts restored? (v.6) - Who restored the hearts? Did the restoration prevent the land from being cursed? (v.6) - Final Thoughts - Future Plans for SwordPlay This week’s Featured Creature: Dragon view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E25 (ep.88) - Malachi 3 - Do we have any idea who “My messenger” is/will be? (v.1) - When did the Lord come suddenly to His temple? (v.1) - Who is “messenger of the covenant”? Is he different than “My messenger”? (v.1) - How was the image of a purifier and the restoration of righteous offerings fulfilled? (v.3-4) - When did Judah and Jerusalem become like the days of old? (v.4) - When did the described judgement take place? (v.5) - Why are there only certain types of sins listed? (v.5) - Is God immutable? (v.6) - Why does Yahweh want tithes and offerings? (v.7-9) - What are the windows of heaven? (v.10) - Why is there food in the storehouse of the Temple? (v.10) - Who is the devourer? (v.11) - Did the nations ever see Judah and Jerusalem as blessed? (v.12) - Why did they lose faith in Yahweh? (v.14-15) - What is the book of remembrance? Does Yahweh have other kinds of books? (v.16) - How did Yahweh prepare His possession? Didn’t He already have His own possession? (v.17) - Who will distinguish between the righteous and the wicked? When? (v.18) This week’s Featured Creature: Raphael view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E24 (ep.87) - After Hours 4 - Thank you to our listeners - Church policies during covid - Alternative assembly models - Debating with an atheist - Nick's Debate: https://youtu.be/yI0axs9R6pQ - Alex's Debate: https://youtu.be/uXup6aG6XFg view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E23 (ep. 86) - Malachi 2 - What blessings does Yahweh threaten to curse? (v.2) - Why are the offspring threatened? (v.3) - Did God ever spread refuse on their faces? (v.3) - Where will the priests be taken away to? (v.3) - What is the covenant of Levi? (v.4, 8) - Why does God’s curse help to continue the covenant of Levi? Does Malachi imply the covenant of Levi can come to an end? (v.4) - Why does God speak of Levi in singular form? Is this the individual Levi? (v.5) - What does it mean to stand in awe of Yahweh’s name? (v.5) - What is the job of a priest? (v.6-7) - How did God make the priests despised? (v.9) - In what ways were the priests showing partiality? (v.9) - When did God create them? (v.10) - What does it mean to deal treacherously? (v.10, 11, 14-16) - How did Judah marry the daughter of a foreign god? Why was that wrong? (v.11) - How would they know if Yahweh did not accept their offerings? (v.13) - How have they dealt treacherously with their wives? Why would they do so? (v.14) - What does it mean to have a remnant of the Spirit? (v.15) - What does it mean to have godly offspring? Who was seeking this and how did they find it? (v.16) - What does it mean to “take heed to your spirit?” (v.15-16) - What is the correct translation of v.16? (v.16) - What does it mean for God to hate divorce? What does it mean for a man to hate and divorce his wife? (v.16) - Who are the ones wearying Yahweh? What’s wrong with their words? (v.17) This week’s Featured Creature: The Watchers view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E22 (ep.85) - Guest Jimmy Hinton - Pt. 3 Today we have back on the show special guest Jimmy Hinton to talk about his new book, "The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home and Church For Decades and How I Finally Stopped Him." We last talked to Jimmy three years ago on season 1, episodes 8-9. Join us as we discuss ways to prevent abuse in the Church. Buy Jimmy's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1950948617/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_FW4JJJPFB15P0YEVQE4Q Buy the Church policy book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1945270055/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_DA87QJXBEVBKXB5B5MWR view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E21 (ep.84) - Malachi 1 - Who wrote the book of Malachi? (v.1) - To whom is the book written? (v.1) - When was the book written? - Why was this book written? (Occasion & Purpose) - How should we understand God’s love for Jacob & His hatred for Esau? (v.2-3) - What are the jackals of the wilderness? (v.3) - What does “Lord of Hosts” mean? (v..4) - Where was Edom located? Why won’t Yahweh let them rebuild? (v.4) - Why would Yahweh’s judgement on Edom magnify Him beyond the border of Israel? (v.5) - Do the priests honestly not know their fault? Do they think God did not see? (v.6-7) - Why is a blind animal an evil sacrifice? (v.8) - Which gates does Yahweh want shut? Why? (v.10) - How should verse 11 be translated - in the present tense or in the future tense? Given the translation, how should the verse be understood? - Did the priests really say the table of the Lord is defiled? (v.12) - How would the priests know if the animal was stolen? (v.13) - How is Yahweh’s name feared among the nations? (v.14) - What kind of circumstances lead to such a corrupted priesthood, even so soon after exile? This week’s Featured Creature: The Jackals view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E20 (ep.83) - 1 Peter 5 - Who are the elders? (v.1) - Why does Peter call himself an elder? (v.1) - What gives Peter authority to exhort other elders? (v.1) - Does “among you” refer to congregations or entire cities? (v.1) - Are paid elders guilty of “sordid gain?” (v.2) - How are Christians allotted to the elders? By what process? (v.3) - What is the unfading crown of glory? (v.4) - Who are the “younger/younger men” that Peter addresses? (v.5) - How does God exalt us at the proper time? (v.6) - How do we cast our anxiety on God? (v.7) - Why are we to be sober and alert? (v.8) - Why is the devil called a lion? Why does he want to devour us? (v.8) - When do we resist the devil and when do we flee? (v.9) - How did God call us to His eternal glory? (v.10) - How does God perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish us? (v.10) - What is the true grace of God? (v.12) - Who is Silvanus? (v.12) - Who is the “she” in Babylon? Where is Babylon? (v.13) - What is the kiss of love? (v.14) - Final thoughts on 1 Peter This week’s Featured Creature: Gabriel view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E19 (ep.82) - 1 Peter 4 - Can a Christian really stop sinning? (v.1) - How does suffering in the flesh help one to not sin? (v.1) - Why did the Gentiles go after all of those vices? (v.3) - When will the Gentiles have to give an account for their actions? (v.5) - Who are the living and the dead? (v.5) - Review: Who are the dead to whom the gospel is preached? (v.6) - What does “the end of all things” mean? (v.7) - What does it mean to be sober? (v.7) - How does love cover a multitude of sins? (v.8) - Why would one complain about practicing hospitality? (v.9) - What is the glory of God? (v.11) - Why would Peter describe their suffering as a “fiery” ordeal? (v.12) - Why is their suffering called a “sharing” with Christ? (v.13-14, 16) - What is a “(troublesome) meddler”? (v.15) - How has judgement already begun? Is this before the resurrection? (v.17) - Does the phrase “the righteous are scarcely saved” (ESV)/”it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved” (NASB) mean that Christ is barely able to save us? (v.18) - Is suffering a part of God’s will? If so, how? (v.19) This week’s Featured Creature: Death - Mot/Thanatos view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Please rate us and write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E18 (ep.81) - After Hours 3.1 - Wrongness/Rightness - Orthodoxy - Biden Presidency - Sovereignty/Free will - Tyranny in China - Practical Things To Do - Art, Beauty, and Fiction view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E17 (ep.80) - The Harrowing of Hades - What does the “Harrowing of Hell/Hades” refer to? - What is the difference between Hell and Hades? - What other passages might relate to Christ’s descent? - How do we interpret 1 Pet. 3:18-20? - Is Peter alluding to the book of 1 Enoch? - How does our interpretation fit the overall context of Peter's letter? - What do early Church writers say about Christ descending into Hades? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E16 (ep.79) - 1 Peter 3 - Is the instruction to “wives...husbands” or to “women...men” in a household? (v.1) - Does Peter compare wives to slaves? (v.1) - Is Peter saying a woman should stay with an abusive husband? (v.1) - Are Christian women prohibited from braiding hair or wearing jewelry? (v.3) - What does it mean to have a gentle and quiet spirit? (v.4) - What does it mean for wives to be submissive? (v.1, 5) - How would wives be frightened into doing what is right? (v.6) - Does Abraham and Sara represent the ideal marriage? (v.6) - In what way is a woman weaker? (v.7) - How is the husband's prayers hindered? (v.7) - What does it mean to be kindhearted? (v.8) - What is the blessing that we give and inherit? (v.9) - What does it mean to suffer for the sake of righteousness? (v.14, 17) - What is the parallel between Is. 8 and 1 Pet. 3? (v.14-15) - What does it mean to sanctify Christ as Lord in your heart? (v.15) - What is our hope and how do we defend it? (v.15) - How does baptism correspond to Noah and the Flood? (v.21) - Is baptism essential for salvation? (v.21) - What is the connection between Peter’s teaching on submission and one’s conscience? (v.21) - Why does this mean water baptism as opposed to just “spiritual” baptism? (v.21) - What is significant about being at the right hand of God? (v.22) - How are angels/authorities/powers now subjected to Christ? Were they not always subjected? (v.22) - Why did we skip v.18-20? This week’s Featured Creature: Deber 2020 St. Nicholas Award: former Liberty University president and chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E15 (ep. 78) - 1 Peter 2 v.13-25 - What are the limits of the Christian’s submission/subjection to governing authorities? (v.13-14) - Who was the king when Peter said these things? (v.13) - What did Peter have in mind when he said to honor the king? (v.17) - What does it mean to use your freedom as a covering for evil? (v.16) - Why is loving the brotherhood and fearing God sandwiched between honoring all people and the king? (v.17) - What does “for the sake of conscience towards God” mean for the slave? (v.19) - Why doesn’t the NT condemn slavery outright instead of merely providing moral instruction? (18-20) - Is Peter’s instruction to slaves compatible with critical (race) theory? (18-21) - Who has been called to suffer? Why? (v.21) - Was Jesus really sinless? (v.22) - What does it mean that Jesus bore our sins? (v.24) - Did Jesus bear our sins on a cross or on a tree? (v.24) - What OT text does Peter interact with at the end of ch.2 & how does he apply it? (21-25) This week’s Featured Creature: Lucifer view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E14 (ep.77) - 1 Peter 2 v.1-12 - Clean-up: What text does Peter quote at the end of ch.1 & how does he apply it to his readers? (24-25) - Why did Peter have to tell them to put aside malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander? (v.1) - What does it mean to grow up into salvation? (v.2) - What verse does Peter allude to in verse 3? (v.3) - Who/What is the stone the builders rejected that has become the cornerstone & over which people stumble? (v.4, 6-8) - What verses does Peter quote in verses 6-8 & how does he use them in his argument? (v.6-8) - What does Peter mean when he says that people were “destined” to stumble over “the stone of stumbling”? (v.8b) - How are Christians a chosen race? (v.9) - How are Christians a royal priesthood? (v.9) - How are Christians a holy nation? (v.9) - How are Christians God’s possession? (v.9) - What does it mean to proclaim His excellencies? (v.9) - Who does Peter have in mind when quoting Hosea? (v.10) - What are the dangers of fleshly lusts? (v.11) - What does Peter have in mind for the Christian’s good deeds? What is the day of visitation? How would these gentiles glorify God in that day? (v.12) This week’s Featured Creature: Qeteb view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media text questions to 316-24-sword (79673) send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E13 (ep. 76) - 1 Peter 1 - How should “chosen by the foreknowledge of God the Father” be understood? (v. 2) - What is meant by “the sanctifying work of the spirit?” (v.2) - When and how did God cause them to be born again? (v.3, 23) - What is our inheritance? (v.4) - Why is salvation spoken of as a future prospect? (v.5, 9) - What would determine if their trials were “necessary” or not? (v.6) - What is the Spirit of Christ? (v.11) - Where did the prophets predict the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow? (v.11) - Why do angels “long to look (present tense)” at what has been announced to Peter’s audience? Are there still mysteries left unfulfilled? Are these good or bad angels? (v.11) - Why are they told to prepare their minds for action? (v.13) - What is the revelation of Jesus Christ? (v.13) - What does it mean to be holy? (v.15-16) - Why does God judge us on our works? (v.17) - How did they inherit a futile life from their forefathers? (v.18) - What does it mean Christ was “foreknown” before the foundation of the world? (v.20) - In what regard is our faith and hope in God? (v.21) - What does it mean to have a purified soul? (v.22) - What is the living and enduring word of God? (v.23) This week’s Featured Creature: Michael the Archangel view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E12 (ep. 75) - 1 Peter Introduction - Who wrote 1 Peter? (author)(v.1) - When was 1 Peter written? (Date) - To whom was 1 Peter written? (recipients) (v.1) - What do we know about 1st century Asia Minor? (destination) - From whence came 1 Peter? (provenance) (5.13) - Why was 1 Peter written? (Purpose/Occasion) - What is 1 Peter about? (Main emphases & Theme) - What is the relationship between 1 Peter & 2 Peter? This week’s Featured Creature: Resheph view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E11 (ep. 74) - After Hours 2 - California Wildfires - Vaccines - Theology of Beauty - Life Force - Out-of-body/disassociation - Music - What are you reading? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E10 (ep. 73) - After Hours 1 - Covid 19 - Dreams - Holy Spirit - Spiritual oppression - Occult/St. Germaine - Age fluidity - Dark relics - What are you watching? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E9 (ep. 72) - Missions In Japan - Interview with Paul Herrington discussing his time in Japan as a missionary during the 2011 tsunami Support Missions In Japan - https://taylorsinjapan.com - joelsensei5@gmail.com view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E8 (ep. 71) - Greek Esther - What additions have been made to the book of Esther in the LXX? - How do we know that these are additions to the original story? - What kind of copies do we have for Greek Esther? - What similarities does this vision have to apocalyptic imagery in the Bible? (A:4-10) - Why are the humble people in the vision seen as eating (“devouring”) the honorable? Cannibalism? (A:10) - What is a Bougaion and why is there no mention of Haman being an Amalekite or Agagite? (A:17) - What methods of persuasion/manipulation does this letter use to convince the populace of cooperating with this plan? - What reason does Mordecai give for God to save them? (C:8-10) - Why does Esther put poop in her hair? Was that common? (C:13) - If God had already “determined” (NRSV; or “planned,” LES) what He was going to do (A.11/11.12), His sovereign control recognized by Mordecai & Esther in their prayers, why pray? - What kind of overtones should be seen in Esther’s description of being “resplendent?” (D:2) - Should Esther’s comparison of Artaxerxes to that of an angel be considered blasphemous? Was she lying? Was this righteous deception? (D:13-14) - Who wrote this decree - the king, Esther, Mordecai, all of the above? - Why is Haman referred to as a Macedonian? What is the truth behind Haman’s hidden motivation? (E:10, 14) - Why does it say Haman was crucified instead of hanged or impaled? (E:18) - Why would beasts and birds be included in the threatened wrath? (E:24) - Should Esther F be our hermeneutic for interpreting apocalyptic literature? (F:3-6) - Why were these additions made to Esther? - How do we know which text we should prefer, the Hebrew or Greek Esther? - Which version of the story is better in terms of storytelling? This week’s Featured Creature: Rephaim view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E7 (ep. 70) - Esther 6-10 Chapter 6 Summary and Questions: - Should the king’s insomnia be seen as an act of divine guidance which leads to the reading of the chronicles? (6:1) - Did Haman’s wife & friends not know that Mordecai was a Jew before their declaration of Haman’s inability to succeed against him? (6.13; cf. 5.13) Chapter 7 Summary and Questions: - Was Esther’s hidden Jewish identity key to the Jew’s salvation? (7:3) - Does the king really not remember agreeing to Haman’s plot? (7:5; 3:10-11) Chapter 8 Summary and Questions: - Why is it important to know that Haman was the son of Hammedatha? (8:5; 3:1, 10) - Which people in their right mind would still attack the Jews after this new edict had been decreed? Shouldn’t this eliminate the potential for any conflict? (8:11) - How would people become Jews? That seems stronger than the language of being a proselyte. (8:17) Chapter 9 Summary and Questions: - Why did the Jews not take any plunder after killing their enemies? (9:10, 15, 16) - Why was the author so concerned about the feast of Purim fading from their memory? (9:28) Chapter 10 Summary and Questions: - Do we have the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? (10:2) - Why was it important to note that Mordecai rose to be second in command? (10:3) - Does the Church have authority to prescribe festival days/holy days? (see 9.29, “gave full written authority”) This week’s Featured Creature: Cherub/Cherubim view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E6 (ep. 69) - Esther 1-5 - When was the book of Esther written? Manuscripts? - Why is Esther absent from the Dead Sea Scrolls? - What is Purim? - Why was the book of Esther written? Audience? - What are some historical difficulties in Esther? - Why is Esther canonical? Chapter 1 Summary and Questions: - What time frame does the story of Esther take place? (1:1) - Why Did Queen Vashti refuse to come when the King called? (1:12) - What does it mean to be a wise man who understands the times? (1:13) Chapter 2 Summary and Questions: - How could Mordecai be one of the exiles from Jerusalem? (2:6) - Why is Esther also called Hadassah? (2:7) - Was Mordecai raising Esther as a daughter or a wife? (2:7 LXX) - Did Esther have a choice to be chosen for the harem? (2:8) - What kind of advice did Hegai give to Esther? (2:15) - Why were the two guards angry? (2:21 LXX) Chapter 3 Summary and Questions: - What is an Agagite? (3:1) - Why are lots being cast before Haman? (3:7) Chapter 4 Summary and Questions: - Does Mordecai manipulate Esther? (4:8 LXX) - Has the king’s regard for Esther begun to wane? (4:11) - If Mordecai knows that the Jews will be delivered somehow, then why did he react with wailing? How does he know that Esther would perish if no one knows her race? (4:1, 14) Chapter 5 Summary and Questions: - Why were the gallows built so high? (5:14) This week’s Featured Creature: Seraph/Seraphim view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E5 (ep. 68) - The Apocalypse of Zephaniah - What is the Apocalypse of Zephaniah? - What is an apocalypse? - Why would we want to learn about this book? - When was the Apocalypse of Zephaniah written? - What relation does this work have to other writings? - What is the basic structure of the book? Chapter Summaries and Questions: - What is the fifth heaven? - Why is Zephaniah taken above the city? - Why would Zephaniah be taken to Mt. Seir? - Who is Eremiel? - What is the angelic garment that Zephaniah gets to wear? - How are the souls in torment able to repent if they are in torment? - What does the intercessory prayer accomplish? - What are the Biblical connections in each section? This week’s Featured Creature: Aluqah view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E4 (ep.67) - Zephaniah 3 - Given the seemingly different tone of the last chapter of the book, how do we know that Zephaniah is a unified book? - How did Jerusalem become oppressive and tyrannical? (v.1) - Why would Judah not listen or accept correction from Yahweh? (v.2) - Why are princes, judges, prophets, and priests specifically condemned? (v.3-4) - Can genuine prophets be terrible people? (v.4) - How does Yahweh bring justice to light every morning? (v.5) - What does it mean that the unjust knows no shame? (v.5) - Why is the destruction of the nations now worded in past tense? (v.6-7) - What does it mean that Yahweh will rise up? (v.8) - When did Yahweh gather the nations for judgement? (v.8) - When did all the peoples call upon the name of Yahweh? (v.9) - Who are the scattered ones from Ethiopia? (v.10) - What is Yahweh’s holy mountain and how is it relevant to the passage? (v.11) - Who is the remnant of Israel and did they really do no wrong? (v.12-13) - When did Yahweh take away the judgements against Jerusalem? (v.15) - What time period does “in that day” refer to? (v.8, 11, 16) - What is the importance of God being in their midst? (v.5, 15, 17) - Who are the grieving ones and when does Yahweh gather them together? (v.18) - What time period is “at that time” when Jerusalem would be renowned? (v.19-20) This week’s Featured Creature: Dagon view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E3 (ep. 66) - Zephaniah 2 - Why is Judah called a shameless nation? (v.1) - What does it mean to seek righteousness and humility? (v.3) - How does Yahweh hide someone on the day of wrath? (v.3) - Is there a pattern to the nations listed for punishment? (v.4ff) - Who were the Cherethites and why did they inhabit the seacoast? (v.5) - What does it mean that the word of Yahweh is against them? (v.5) - Did Zephaniah speak to other nations? Why are they included if the audience is Judah? (v.5) - Did the remnant of Judah ever dwell alone or inherit the nations being judged? (v.7, 9) - How did Moab and Ammon taunt and revile Judah? (v.8, 10) - How is Damascus removed “unto the age?” (LXX v.9) - What does it mean that Yahweh will starve all of the gods? (v.11) - Did all of the coastlands eventually bow down to Yahweh? (v.11) - Why are coastlands mentioned when Moab and Ammon are inland? (v.11) - What is the significance of Ethiopia at the time? (v.12) - When will Assyria be destroyed and Nineveh made like the desert? (v.13) - What is the meaning of the specific animals that will dwell in Nineveh? (v.14) - Why would Nineveh say, “I am and there is no one besides me?” (v.15) This week’s Featured Creature: Azazel view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E2 (ep. 65) - Zephaniah 1 - Who is Zephaniah? (v.1) - When did Zephaniah live/write? (Date) - Why does Zephaniah write his book? (Occasion/Purpose) - What are major themes in the book of Zephaniah? (Theme) - To whom does Zephaniah write? (Audience) - Why is Yahweh removing all living creatures? How does that introduce judgement on Judah? (v.2-3) - Who is Baal and his remnant? (v.4) - Who are the hosts of heaven and Milcom? (v.5) - What does it mean to follow, seek, and inquire from Yahweh? (v.6) - What is the Day of Yahweh? (v.7, 8, 10, 14-16, 18) - What is the sacrifice of Yahweh and who are His guests? (v.7) - Why does Yahweh target the king’s sons? Wasn’t Josiah a good king? (v.8) - Why does Yahweh care about their garments? (v.8) - Who filled the house of Yahweh with violence and deceit and how? (v.9) - What do the Canaanites have to do with anything? Weren’t they wiped out centuries earlier? (v.11) - What does it mean for Jerusalem to be searched with lamps? (v.12) - Why would they think that Yahweh would be inactive? (v.12) - How quickly was the Day of Yahweh coming to them? (v.14) - Does Yahweh first bring distress before death? (v.17) - Why is blood compared to dust and flesh to dung? (v.17) - Did Yahweh make an end to all the inhabitants of the earth? (v.18) This week’s Featured Creature: Goat-Demon/Donkey-Centaur view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S3E1 (ep. 64) - The Angel of Yahweh - What are the key texts where one reads about the Angel of Yahweh? - What do these texts say about the Angel of Yahweh? - What are some of the prominent theories of who the Angel of Yahweh is? - Who do you say the Angel of Yahweh is? Why/What are your reasons for your conclusion? - New Testament Update? This week’s Featured Creature: Lilith view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2E27 - Coronavirus and Christ - Encouragement during times of trial view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2E26 (ep. 62) - James 5 - Who are the “rich” that James rebukes? What miseries are upon them? (v.1) - How have their riches rotted? Why would James mention their garments? (v.2) - Does gold and silver really rust or corrode? (v.3) - Was James’ audience really living in the last days? (v.3, 5, 7, 8, 9) - What does the Bible say about storing up treasure? Is it wrong to save money? (v.3) - For what reason would the rich give for not paying the laborers? (v.4) - What does “Lord of Sabaoth” mean? (v.4) - What does “wanton pleasure” mean? (v.5) - Did the rich really condemn and murder the laborers? (v.6) - Why do the righteous not resist the rich withholding their wages? (v.6) - Why would they be complaining against one another? (v.9) - How does Job’s example help them? Didn’t God cause Job’s suffering? (v.11) - Why would they be swearing an oath in this context? (v.12) - How could anyone be cheerful in the midst of suffering? (v.13) - Who are “the sick” to be prayed over by the elders? (14-15) - Who are the Elders? (v.14) - Are these Elders a plurality over a single congregation or the entire local Church? (v.14) - How did these Christians go about confessing their sins to one another? (v.16) - Who would James consider a righteous man? (v.16) - Why would James compare the prayers of Elijah with his audience? (v.17) - Why does the letter end so abruptly? What is the meaning of James’ final statement? (v.19-20) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2E25 (ep. 61) - James 4 - What are they fighting about with each other? (v.1) - What does James mean by “your members?” (v.2) - How would fighting get them what they wanted? (v.2) - Why does James call them murderers and adulteresses? (v.2, 4) - Why is it wrong to spend what we have on things we enjoy? (v.3) - How are they being friends with the world? (v.4) - What Scripture does James quote in verse 5? (v.5) - Who is the devil and what is he doing among James’ audience? (v.7) - How do we draw near to God? (v.8) - Why should they be miserable, mourn, and weep? (v.9) - Which law does James refer to? (v.11) - What would they be saying against each other? (v.11) - How were they judging their neighbor? (v.12) - Is it wrong to make business plans and turn a profit? (v.13) - How will saying “if the Lord wills” make any difference to their plans? (v.15) - Why would making plans be boastful or arrogant? (v.16) - What was the right thing James expected them to do? (v.17) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2E24 (ep. 60) - James 3 - Why are teachers judged with greater strictness? When will this judgement occur? (v1) - What is a “perfect man?” (v.2) - Why does bridling the tongue lead to bridling the body? (v.2) - Explain the examples of horses and ships? (v.3-4) - Why is the tongue a fire? (v.5-6) - What does it mean to have your entire body defiled? (v.6) - What is Hell? (v.6) - Can no one really tame the tongue? Does James contradict his earlier comments? (v.8) - Was James worried about these Christians cursing someone? Who? (v.9-10) - How are we made in the likeness of God? (v.9) - If things ought not to be this way, then why are they? (v.10-12) - Who was supposed to be wise and understanding among them? (v.13) - What truth is being lied against? (v.14) - What makes something earthly, natural, and demonic? (v.15) - What does James mean by “disorder?” (v.16) - Why does James use a set of virtues to describe wisdom? (v.17-18) - How does James expect them to make peace? (v.18) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2E23 (ep. 59) - James 2 - What is “the assembly?” (v.2) - In James’ illustration, is the rich man a visitor or member? (v.2) - What were the evil motives James alludes to? (v.4) - Are distinctions/judgements among Christians always condemned? (v.4) - Who are the poor of this world? (v.5) - When did Jesus promise the Kingdom to those who love Him? (v.5) - Why do the rich drag them into court? (v.6) - How are the rich blaspheming? (v.7) - What is the royal law? (v.8) - Is partiality a sin in the Law of Moses? (v.9) - Why is one guilty of all even if just one law is broken? (v.10) - Why does James compare partiality with two of the ten commandments? (v.11) - Is there a parallel between partiality and murder? (v.11) - What is the law of liberty we are judged by? (v.12) - In what way did James expect them to show mercy? (v.13) - Are these works of the Law and do these works really save people? (v.14) - Were there Christians among James’ audience who really needed food and clothing? (v.15) - What does it mean that God is one? (v.19) - Why does James mention demons? Who are the demons? (v.19) - How can Abraham be justified both by faith at first and later also by works? (v.21-23) - What does it mean to have one’s faith perfected? (v.22) - Why did James choose Abraham and Rahab as two examples of faith? (v.25) - Can works without faith save? (v.26) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2E22 (ep. 58) - James 1 - Who wrote the letter? Which James? (v. 1) - What was the occasion and purpose for the letter? - When was the letter written? - Who received the letter? Who are the 12 tribes? (v.1) - What kinds of trials were they facing? (v.2) - Is the testing of faith by God’s causation? (v.3) - How does God give us wisdom? (v.5) - What exactly would one be doubting? (v.6) - Why does James remind both the rich and the poor Christians? (v.9-10) - What is the crown of life? (v.12) - What’s the difference between testing and tempting? (v.3, 13) - Are spiritual forces involved in our temptations? (v.14-15) - What good gifts would James have in mind? How would they be deceived? (v.16-17) - Why is God called the Father of lights? (v.17) - Is there something else that would have variation and shifting shadow? (v.17) - How were we brought forth by the word of truth? (v.18) - Why are Christians called the first fruits of God’s creatures? (v.18) - What are they supposed to listen to by being “quick to hear?” (v.19) - Weren’t they already saved? (v.21) - What is the implanted word? (v.21-22) - What is the meaning of the mirror metaphor? (v.23-24) - What is the perfect law of liberty? (v.25) - Were there many widows and orphans among the Christians? (v.27) - What does it mean to be unstained by the world? (v.27) view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2E21 (ep. 57) - Baruch - Why do we cover apocryphal books? - Should Baruch be considered Pseudepigrapha? - If Baruch is fiction, does that make Daniel fiction as well? - What other books could Baruch be drawing from? - Date: When was Baruch written? - Who was Baruch? - Who wrote the book of Baruch? - How would Baruch and other exilic writings be helpful to their original Jewish audience? Summary of Contents - How could they offer sacrifice on the altar if the Temple was burned down? (1:10) - How could Belshazzar be mentioned only 5 years after the Temple’s destruction? (1:12) - What is seen as the primary cause of their exile? (1:22) - Did Jerusalem’s siege really involve cannibalism? (2:3) - What does it mean that the spirits of the dead was seized from their guts? (2:17) - What exactly happened to their ancestor’s bones? (2:24-25) - How could they have become old in exile if this was only five years into exile? (3:10) - Who were the famous giants without wisdom? (3:26-28) - When did wisdom appear on earth among humankind? (3:38) - Did Israel sacrifice to demons? (4:7) - What does it mean that God named Jerusalem? (4:30) - Did fire or demons come upon Babylon? (4:35) - How did God’s people return on a kingdom’s throne? (5:6) - How did God make straight the paths for His returning people? (5:7) - When did Yahweh return with His glory to lead His people? (5:9) - Significance for the New Testament - What influence did Baruch have on post NT Christians and Jews? view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

SwordPlay - S2e20 (ep. 56) - Christmas - Was Christmas originally pagan? - Was Sol Invictus a threat to Christianity that needed to be appropriated? - Are any holidays an appropriation of paganism? - Is it ok for Christians to “Christianize” a pagan holiday? - Why would people think Christmas was originally pagan? - When was Christ born? - What significance do cosmic elements have in Christian theology and Christmas? - Does everything about Christmas today have pagan roots? - What are the earliest records of Christians celebrating any feasts or holidays? - What is Epiphany? - Is it right for the Church to create its own holidays or traditions? - Should the Christian keep Old Testament feasts? - What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions in your family (for fun or theological)? - What could be done to make Christmas better for the Christian? - Grinch of the Year view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com