The Biblically Correct Podcast

Christians say that Jesus is God. But isn't this understanding just a misinterpretation or twisting of Scripture? Or maybe it's an invention of the New Testament authors, not embraced by Yeshua Himself. Isn't the idea of a man being God in total conflict with the Hebrew Scriptures? Not so fast! In this episode, Kevin considers at the biblical legitimacy of Yeshua's deity, and whether or not the Hebrew Scriptures—the "Old Testament"—teaches that the Messiah is also God. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep76

What is the role of the Ruach HaQodesh in our lives? How do we yield to and move in Him? What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? In this final part of a 3-part series, Kevin surveys the Scriptures to illustrate how the Spirit of God can and desires to impact our daily lives both indirectly and inwardly. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep75

What does the Holy Spirit do? How do we connect with Him? What are the means and methods by which He interacts with us, empowering us to live our new life in Messiah? In this second part of a 3-part series, Kevin explores the Scriptures to discover more about the ways that God's Spirit comes into contact with our own, and how the Ruach accomplishes His work in us to move and activate us spiritually. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep74

The Holy Spirit is our invisible partner in living out the word of God in the service of the Master Yeshua. He is not some unknowable, mysterious force to be feared or ignored, nor is He a mystical spigot that we can switch on for our spiritual indulgence. To correctly understand and walk in the Spirit, we need biblical balance. In this first part of a 3-part series, Kevin reintroduces us to the Holy Spirit, not according to doctrinal faith traditions or subjective personal experience, but according to the written revelation of Scriptures. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep73

Well-known inspirational Bible quotes often bring us comfort, encouragement, motivation, reassurance and strength. Yet we tend to gravitate toward such verses not just because they're emotionally uplifting, but because they're contextually sanitized, non-confrontational, and undemanding of us. Such a shallow use of the Bible robs us of the endless abundance of inspiration found all over the Scriptures, including in the most unexpected, less delicate, more in-your-face and provocative of places. So with that in mind, here are four inspirational Bible verses that no one in their right mind has ever labeled “inspirational.” WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep72

No matter how this year's presidential election turns out, there will still be grave concern for the future of our country. Many of us still believe that elections can save our country—can save us—and set things right. But according to the word of God, even while we participate in the electoral process, it is a fool's errand to look for salvation from any man. In this episode, Kevin reminds us where our hope for every election truly lies, and encourages us with an unexpected and unusual message of hope. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep71

The knowledge and reality of Yeshua's sacrifice fills and touches us in our inmost being, producing thoughts and feelings of appreciation, gratitude, thankfulness, passion, and profound, overflowing joy. This is the Jesus that most believers know and are more than happy to follow. But while all this is true, the problem is that far too many believers have also mistaken that unheavy burden and easy yoke for a walk with a gentle Jesus that is free of personal cost and responsibility. In today's episode, Kevin introduces the full, complete and demanding Yeshua of the Bible that most believers don't want to follow. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep70

The mystery of Yeshua's divine dynamics as both fully God and fully man defies language and thought. Yet rather than be content to live with Scripture's unresolved tension of it, Christian theology has rationalized extrabiblical explanations—one of which is the concept of preincarnation. In this episode, Kevin searches the Old Testament for preincarnate, human-form appearances of Jesus, and considers the effect such an idea has on the true nature and person of Yeshua. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep69

The Trinity is arguably the singular foundational doctrine of historical Christianity. The teaching of a triune godhead—of one God in three persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—is at the center of the Christian creeds, and is universally accepted across denominational lines. But is it true that the God of Israel—whom Moses says is “One”—is, actually, also three? In this episode, Kevin looks at the Scriptures to see if they do indeed teach that God is a Trinity, and considers whether holding to Christian Trinitarian doctrine is truly necessary for biblical faith. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep68

They say “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” and nowhere is this more true than when it comes to using Bible study tools. While a seminary degree is hardly necessary to qualify someone to handle the Scriptures, one still needs to understand Bible tool basics in order to properly use them. In today's episode, Kevin demonstrates three major mistakes that people make with Bible tools, specifically with Hebrew and Greek lexicons. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep67

Why is traditional, Rabbinic Judaism so deeply embedded in the culture and expression of the typical Messianic Jewish synagogue service and community? Why have Messianics adopted Judaism in this way? Does it actually make us better disciples of Messiah? In what way does Judaism really support and reinforce the Jewishness of a Messianic Jew? In this episode, Kevin explains the vast difference between being Jewish and being "Judaismish," and expresses concern about the danger that relying on non-Messianic Judaism creates for the faithful keeping of Scripture. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep66

Yeshua gave us one main job: to make disciples. So why do so many Christians and Messiah-believers today look and act just like the world? Why don't they more closely resemble Yeshua? Why hasn't the generational passing down of doctrines and traditions been enough? In this episode, Kevin explains why the Body of Messiah has failed to make true disciples of Yeshua, and reveals what we need to start doing right now to fulfill and restore the great commission of discipleship. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep65

A brief word from Kevin about the YouTube channel, the podcast, and other ministry efforts at Perfect Word.

It might come as a surprise, but most Jewish people actually know very little about the Bible. Today's Jewish people have grown increasingly secular and humanistic, with no standard frame of reference where it comes to spiritual or religious topics. But despite the vast differences in beliefs among Jews, one thing you can almost always count on is that Jewish people are highly unlikely to know is the truth about the most important Jew who ever lived: Yeshua. In this episode, Kevin discusses five biblical facts that most every Jewish doesn't know—but needs to—in order to learn the truth about the true, Jewish Messiah. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep64

Could God be pruning the Body of Messiah? Would the Father ever separate believers from the vine of Yeshua? If so, why? Is the shrinking Body of Messiah evidence that God is at work? In this episode, Kevin digs into Yeshua's words about pruning and bearing fruit, and then offers an encouragement to today's struggling and shrinking Body of believers. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep63

God hates divorce, and the Bible has nothing even close to good to say about it. So why is no-fault divorce rampant in the Body of Messiah today? Why do believers allow their marriages to be torn apart by it? In this episode, Kevin lays out and explains what the Scriptures actually say about divorce and remarriage, then offers some biblically-based advice for believers who have been divorced, have been involved in remarriage, or are right now contemplating either one. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep62

Many Messianic believers, rather than call the Messiah "Jesus," call Him by His Hebrew name "Yeshua." But some Messianics instead call Him something different, such as "Yahshua" or "Yahushua," incorporating the Sacred Name of God, יהוה. Why do they pronounce it like this, and can we know definitively which way is correct? In this episode, Kevin digs into the Hebrew to show us the correct pronunciation of the Messiah's name. Which is it? "Yeshua" or "YAHSHUA"? WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep61

The pronunciation of the Sacred Name of God—the Tetragrammaton, "Yahweh"—has been obscured in the Hebrew text of the Bible. Yet some say that not only can the Name be restored, it must be, because pronouncing it is necessary for salvation. In this episode, Kevin discusses this view of the Sacred Name and analyzes the Hebrew to determine if the correct pronunciation of יהוה has truly been lost. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep60

The Bible often plainly communicates how God expects us to think and act. But what if the Scriptures don't speak directly to a specific thing we're dealing with, or if they appear to be silent about a particular topic altogether? In this episode, Kevin demonstrates how to discern and apply biblical patterns and unwritten principles that God has implicitly encoded into the living word of Scripture. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep59

If you thought biblical belief in the Body of Messiah today was slowly declining, you'd be mistaken—it's nearly extinct, and it's happening fast. In this episode, Kevin looks at recent research that exposes the almost non-existent biblical worldview in America, and then offers a way forward for the faithful few who remain. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep58

The "church" of God—Yeshua's "Called-Forth"—was never meant to be based on form or structure, but on us: the people. In the Scriptures, we've been given a biblical pattern that reveals how we are supposed to work and function together as the Body of Messiah, and it looks nothing like "church" (or "Messianic synagogue") as usual. In this episode, Kevin wraps up his 7-part series about biblical "church" with a candid word of exhortation, and a vivid sketch of what our gatherings and communities could look like... if we actually followed the Scriptures. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep57

Communion is one of the main sacramental rites of Christianity, holding a deeply personal, spiritual significance for millions of believers worldwide for generations. But is the ordinance of communion (or the eucharist) actually in the Bible? Did Jesus really institute a communion ceremony during His last supper? In this episode, Kevin challenges the traditions of Christianity's communion, then explains what the biblical “Lord's supper” actually is, according to the Scriptures. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep56

Ask most believers about the purpose of church, and they'll say it's for praise, worship and the teaching of God's word. But what if the Scriptures say no such thing? What if our ideas for why the church even exists has been completely and hopelessly wrong? In this episode, Kevin reveals the true, biblical purpose of "church"—what the Bible depicts for our believer's gatherings, for our believing communities, and for all of us collectively as Yeshua's united Body. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep55

One of the most important books of the New Testament is, sadly, also one of the most overlooked: the book of James. Hidden all the way near the back in most Bible versions, James doesn't tend to be a favorite. Maybe people just don't find him inspirational enough. Maybe they don't make it that far in their Bible reading. But when we overlook James, we undercut one of the most fundamental aspects of our faith. In this episode, Kevin champions the foundational nature of the book of Ya'aqov (James), and makes a case for how its fundamental teachings can transform your faith. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep54

Most active Christians and Messianics make it a priority to attend at least one Saturday or Sunday worship service. But should that weekly meeting really be our goal? Does participating in a once-a-week worship service truly reflect the Bible's example for when we should gather ourselves together? In this episode, Kevin looks at what the Scriptures say regarding when and how often believers are supposed to meet, then considers how this should reshape the way we think about the reason and frequency for gathering as the Body of Messiah. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep53

When most people think of "church," they envision a building, an assembly hall, or some other kind of physical structure. But what if what that church building not only isn't "church," but isn't actually prescribed anywhere in the Bible? What if the biblical concept of church is far more simple and natural than that? In this episode, Kevin compares the idea of church buildings to where the biblical Body of Messiah actually met together, and then explores how the places where today's believers gather can better reflect the values and patterns of Scripture. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep52

In the previous episode, Kevin extensively examined the Scriptures to determine if Christians or Messianic Gentiles become part of Israel through Yeshua. In this follow-up teaching, Kevin covers additional material and answers objections based on related topics, including the "Israel of God" and "not all who are of Israel are Israel." WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep51

Christians and Messianic Gentiles are, by faith, sons of God, sons of Abraham, heirs of the promise, grafted-in and much more—but does that make them part of Israel? Are they "spiritual Israel?" Do they expand or enlarge Israel? Are Gentile believers now Israel? In this episode, Kevin extensively examines the one new man of Ephesians 2, the olive tree of Romans 11 and other relevant passages to biblically clarify the Gentile believer's connection to Israel, and to encourage them in who they truly and fully are in Messiah. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep50

The true "church" is not the buildings, but the people. And yet, the living organism of Yeshua's Body that is described in the Bible—of which we as believers are its members—has been replaced over time by complex organization and institutional structure. In this episode, Kevin takes us on a Scriptural survey that reveals the true functioning of the Body of Messiah, and exhorts us all to get back to the simple, organic, biblical structure of "church." WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep49

What determines whether someone is Jewish? Is it strictly ethnic lineage, or is there something else? Is someone a Jew only if they have Jewish parents or grandparents? What if you have distant Jewish heritage? Can you gain or lose your identity as a Jew through conversion? Are Christians spiritual Jews? In this episode, Kevin addresses the confusion and wide range of questions about who the Bible considers to be a Jew, and the eternal importance of that answer. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep48

Almost every believer in Yeshua (Jesus) knows that we are "the church"—the Body of Messiah. Yet in practice, barely any of us see ourselves this way outside the context of worship services and congregational buildings. In this episode, Kevin makes the biblical description of our identity as "the church" clearer and more prominent in our minds—so that we'll never see "church" the same way ever again. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep47

What does the Bible say about a pre-tribuation rapture, and what effect does the rapture have on the timing of the salvation of Israel? In this episode, Kevin explores the biblical teachings about the rapture, the great tribulation, the Day of the Lord, and where Messianic Jews fit in a biblical understanding of the sequence of end-time events and the return of Yeshua (Jesus). WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep46

In most people's minds, “church” is a physical place, and "going to church" means traveling to that special congregational building, at a special time, in order to attend and participate in worship services. But is this really what the Scriptures say is the true nature of “church”? What if the way we typically think of "church" is actually completely wrong? In this introductory episode, Kevin begins to challenge the traditional meaning and understanding of what the Bible really says about "church." WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep45

When believers in Yeshua first come in to a Messianic or Hebraic understanding of the faith, it can be an exciting and spiritually invigorating time. But as you begin to navigate this new, unfamiliar territory, it can also be confusing. Is this a Jewish faith? Is it Christian? Is it somewhere in the middle? And despite having moved on from one brand of religion, you end up just exchanging it for another one, mistaking it for a “true faith” in God. In this episode, Kevin addresses this blind spot that many believers have whenever they begin traveling a new spiritual path, and suggests a way to successfully reach God without religion. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep44

In today's divided, biblically confused Body of Messiah, it's hard to know who truly shares the faith of the Scriptures. What, then, are the minimum beliefs that should allow basic fellowship with other believers, and identify each of us as having an essential, biblical faith? In this episode, Kevin explores the 6 non-negotiables that form the foundation of Scriptural relationships. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep43

It has been an issue in modern Messianic Jewish congregations basically since the beginning: many Gentile congregants have felt like second-class citizens in part because they've heard the often-repeated refrain, "to the Jew first." In this episode, Kevin looks at the Scriptures to determine if this possible doctrine of favoritism has any basis in Scripture, and, if so, whether it is compatible with the Bible's call for unity between Jews and Gentiles. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep42

For a full week every year, beginning at Passover, God commands Israel to eat only food made without leaven (matzah) as a reminder of how God brought freedom to Israel and rescued them from their slavery in Egypt forever. In this episode, Kevin helps you to inwardly prepare yourself for the Passover season with a powerful insight into the matzah that will reveal and convict your heart of your true reality in Yeshua. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep41

As Messianic Jews, what should our attitude be toward Jewish tradition? According to some, Paul tells us that we should keep the traditions of Judaism, just as long as they don't contradict or violate Scripture. But is such an assertion really true? In this episode, Kevin closely examines the teachings of Paul and Yeshua for a Scriptural view of tradition. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep40

Each one of us believes that we know what's true—what's right and good. But without a sole, objective standard to guide and enlighten us, then what's really true will be nearly impossible to find—namely, the absolute truth of the word of God. In this final part of a 3-part series, Kevin exhorts all true followers of Yeshua to admit the Bible's sufficiency and supremacy, and to dedicate every breath of your being to bearing the standard of Scripture. Are you willing to join the cause? WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep39

When we seek out and listen to other voices of influence to provide us guidance about how to live our lives as believers in Yeshua, were saying that God's own words aren't enough—that every Scripture that was breathed onto the page by God Himself is insufficient. In this second part of a 3-part series, Kevin reveals the hostile influences which you may be allowing to work in your life that are keeping you from effectively bearing the standard of Scripture. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep38

What happens when we fail to fix our eyes on the standard of God's word? What makes the Bible such a supreme and perfect standard? What does it mean to bear the standard of Scripture? In this first part of a 3-part series based on Kevin's must-read book, Kevin explains what Yeshua taught us about bearing the standard of Scripture, and how it affects our ability to believe in and walk out the reality of our salvation. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep37

Praise God! We're celebrating 20 years of ministry! Join Kevin as he commemorates this major milestone, while also reflecting on the important work and message of Perfect Word. Plus, you don't want to miss his special SURPRISE GUESTS! Come join us! WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep36

A heartfelt thank you message from Kevin. Plus, watch the video version on YouTube for this year's best podcast bloopers and outtakes! WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/bloopers2022

Many Jewish and Gentile Messianics are drawn to Chanukah in large part because of how they see Chanukah fulfilled in Yeshua. But what if injecting Jesus into a Jewish holiday isn't the point? What if the real point of Chanukah isn't about miracles, latkes and lights, but something far more powerful and fundamental to our faith? In this episode, Kevin explains how knowing the real story of Chanukah will effect not just how you celebrate it, but how you walk with Yeshua in your everyday life. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep35

Kevin gives his top ten principles for sound Bible interpretation in this crash course on how to correctly understand the Bible. He reviews each principle, describes the situation in which that principle should be applied, and then explains why that principle is necessary for the right understanding of Scripture. An excellent resource for anyone who wants to know the truth of the Bible. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep34

The Bible clearly teaches, "Believe in the Master Yeshua, and you will be saved." But what if the Bible also says that being a believer doesn't just mean believing? That despite that belief, you might not actually be saved and receive eternal life? In this episode, Kevin scripturally exhorts us not toward a works-based faith, but toward a belief that moves us to be more than just a "believer." This is a message that every believer needs to take to heart. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep33

The Messianic Literal Translation of the New Covenant Scriptures (MJLT NCS) is not just an important Messianic Bible translation that restores its Jewishness. It's also an objectively excellent, reliable version that uniquely presents and preserves the word of God. In this episode, Kevin picks his five favorite features of the MJLT and explains how they each contribute to making it such a solid Bible version, setting it apart from all other versions of the Bible. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep32

Unbiblical ideas can be found everywhere—even in sermons, Bible studies with your friends, or discussing the Scriptures online. In this episode, Kevin gives you five simple strategies to help you stand up for the truth of God's word, and to answer unbiblical beliefs you might hear from your fellow believers. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep31

Why is there so much disagreement among denominations and believers about what the Bible says? Because even some of the most well-known teachers and established doctrines rely upon inconsistent, faulty methods of Bible interpretation. In this episode, Kevin looks at some of the absolute worst ways to interpret the Bible that guarantee a wrong answer every time. Learn how to recognize and avoid these bad interpretation methods. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep30

Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year, the Feast of Trumpets. It's the second-biggest holiday in Judaism, kicking off the high holy day season. Yet sadly, the beautiful and profound traditions of Rosh Hashanah are not found in the Bible. In today's episode, Kevin takes a Scriptural look at this important day to explain what Judaism gets wrong, the true meaning of the appointed time, and how the traditions have influenced the theology of Messianic believers. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep29

Both Jews and Christians agree: a Jew who believes in Jesus (Yeshua) is now a Christian. So what reason could there possibly be for a Jewish follower of Yeshua *not* to want to be called a “Christian?” Is he just being disingenuous? Maybe he's denying his faith. In this episode, Kevin explains both from the Scriptures and his personal experience, how Jews can legitimately believe in and give their lives to Yeshua, yet also retain their biblically Jewish identity—and why the whole world depends on it. WATCH ON YOUTUBE • https://bcpodca.st/y/ep28