Episodes
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To celebrate the one-hundredth episode of Digging Deeper, Rob is joined by Shane Willard and Tal Sprinrad. Shane is Christian, and Tal is Jewish. Both men are rabbinically trained and offer an incredibly fresh perspective on the Scriptures.
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The Bible doesn’t speak about Hypnotherapy, but many Christians are wary of such practices. Is it okay for a Christian to be hypnotised? Rob also does a deep dive into the sheep and goats parable in Matthew 25.
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John 14:6 is often quoted in isolation to prove that Jesus is the only way to God. But is that interpretation supported by the context?
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It’s easy to take sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and many people do, but the truth is far more nuanced as my guests Mercy Aiken and Tim Costello discuss.
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The world’s 2.4 billion Christians are divided into more than 45,000 denominations and groups. So, a search for a good church can be a complex task. What are some of the things we should consider when selecting a church to join?
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Are Satan and demons real spirit beings, or do they represent evil?
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Some churches emphasise the scriptures while others accentuate the Spirit. But what would happen if both were highlighted? Also, Rob looks at the broader setting of 1 Peter 2:24, a verse often taken out of context by prosperity preachers.
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More answers to your questions about healing. Is it a lack of faith for a Christian to see a doctor? Why isn’t everyone healed? And more.
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There are many questions surrounding the subject of supernatural healing. In this episode, Ps Rob addresses four of them, including whether God really heals people.
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In Deuteronomy and Exodus, the Scriptures state that God will punish children for their parents’ sins. This seems unjust and contradicts the rest of Scripture and what we know of God’s nature. How are we to understand these assertions?
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Ecclesiastes is a book that is very easy to misunderstand if you don’t realise why it was written. It is confusing and appears to contradict some other part of Scripture. So, what’s the answer?
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Some people talk about feelings of trauma from their interactions with the Bible. It may be what is taught or how the Scriptures are communicated. How do people experience trauma from the Bible, and how should we respond?
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In this episode, we explore the topic of superstitions. What are they, where did they originate, and how should Christians respond to them?
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When it comes to Halloween, we often witness Christians express fear or outrage. But is there a better way for Christian people to respond to festivals with which we disagree?
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In this episode, Rob’s guest, Shane Willard, continues the exploration of a healthier understanding of human sexuality. Shane looks at six tensions in Scripture that help us navigate sex.
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Some Bible teaching on sex has done great harm to people. Consider Purity Culture as one example. In this episode, Rob’s guest, Shane Willard, explores a healthier understanding of human sexuality from the Scriptures.
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Professor Richard Dawkins describes the God of the Old Testament as a "bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser", and some Bible stories agree with that assessment. What are we to make of the Bible's genocide stories and the times God commands the obliteration of entire people groups?
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The Bible has much to say about Jesus. But what about ancient documents beyond the Bible? Do they offer proof of the existence of Jesus Christ?
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While ultimately, one cannot either prove or disprove the existence of God, the Scriptures show four ways that we can know that there is a God. Also, what does it mean to “Turn the other cheek?”
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One of the Divine signatures on the Scriptures is numerology, the use of specific numbers for symbolic reasons in Scripture. This episode explores the meaning and application of the more common numbers in the Bible.
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