10 Tips on How to Read the Bible (12-8-24)

Topics: Old Covenant, New Covenant, Jesus, Rightly Dividing, Jews, Gentiles, Law, Grace, Bible Verses, Context, Understanding Covenant-Mixture Interpretations, Scripture, Gospel, Salvation, Faith, Covenant, Teachings, Graceful Living, Application, Old Testament, New Testament, Jesus' Role, Dividing Wall of Hostility, God's Word, Apostles, Epistles, Context of Parables, Law-Based Prayer, Matthew 6, Grace-Based Prayer, John 17, Holiness, Be Holy, Study Fearlessly and with ConfidenceSend Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: Faith Plus Works, James, Faith Without Works Is Dead, James 2:14-26, James Chapters 1-5, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 4:10-11, Hebrews 10, Without Faith It’s Impossible to Please God, Works of the Law, Works Plus Faith, Draw Near to God, Cleanse and Purify Yourself, James 4:8, Strive to Enter Rest, God Rested, Hebrews 4:10-11, After Working Jesus Sat Down, Disobedience of Faith, Old Testament Trade-Off System, Judaism Plus Jesus, Erroneous Grace-Based Narrative of James, Evidence of Faith Through Works, Faith Alone Is Evidence, Hebrews 11:1, Hebrews 11:6, Substance of Things Hoped For, Made Perfect Through Blood of Jesus, Hebrews 10:14, Saved By Grace Through Faith, Ephesians 2:8-10, Surrounded by Great Cloud of Witnesses Send Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: Justification, James, Pastoral Dominance, Acts 15, Acts 21, Abraham and Rahab, Council of Jerusalem, Response of Faith, Judaizers in Antioch, Peter Not Eating With Gentiles, James Disagreeing Gospel is Grace Alone, Error of Pastors in Charge at Church, Church History, Lies or Error, Grace Narratives on James, Twisting Scripture on James, Acts 15:19-29, Galatians 2:16, Romans 4:5, Yoke of Slavery on Gentiles, Works Don’t Justify Anyone, Error of Showing Faith is Genuine, Genesis 15:6, Joshua 2, Justified in Front of Men, James Pressured Paul, Cleanse Your Hands, Purify Yourself, James Still Going to the Temple, Love One Another, Don’t Create Factions Over JamesSend Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: James 1-2, James 2:14-25, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:1-5, Romans 11:6, James’ View of Faith And Works, Paul’s Teaching on Grace And Faith, The Role of Works in Salvation, Abraham’s Faith Versus Works Debate, The Concept of Being Justified by Faith, Contrasting Definitions of the Law, The Law as Liberty Versus Death, James’ Perspective on the Law of Moses, Paul’s Critique of Legalism, Faith Without Works Versus Faith Alone, The Perfect Law of Liberty in James, Ministry of Death in Paul’s Teaching, The Relationship Between Faith and Righteousness, Abraham’s Journey of Faith In Genesis, The Thief on the Cross and Salvation, Contextual Misinterpretations Of James, Gaslighting In Religious Debates, Red Herrings In Theological Discussions, The Role Of Pastors in Church Doctrine, Questioning Traditional Church Hierarchies, Misuse Of The Title “Pastor,” Donations And Power Dynamics In Ministries, Cult-Like Behaviors In Church Leadership, Judging Faith by Works Or Belief, The Spirit Versus the Flesh in Galatians, How Law Observance Influences Sin, Blessings in Christ Versus Blessings by Works, Conviction by the Law Versus Grace, James And Paul On Hearing and Doing, The Historical Context Of James’ Epistle, The Jerusalem Council And Grace, Peter’s Conflict With James, Jesus’ Teachings Versus James’ Epistle, The Bread Of Life in John 6, Works Of The Law Versus Works of Faith, Covenant Mixture Teachings, New Covenant Community Challenges, The Purpose of James in The Bible, Cognitive Dissonance In Doctrine, The Impact Of Legalism On Believers, False Narratives from Church Traditions, Identifying Religious Double-Talk, Freedom In Christ Versus Law Bondage, Faith as a Gift Of God, Judging Others Based On Works, Good Works As A Product Of Faith, Paul’s View Of the Body Of Christ Send Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: James, Faith Without Works, James 1, James 2, James 2:14-24, Most Pastors Won’t Teach Truth About James, James and Paul Did Not Agree, Don’t Take James Out of the Bible, Works of the Law, I Would Agree If I Could Proof-Text, Read James 1 and 2 Together, James Written Before Acts 15, Acts 21 James Rebukes Paul for Not Teaching Law of Moses, Proof-texing John 6:29 Only Way to Say James and Jesus Agreed, 5-Page Letter and Proof-texting, James 1 and 2 Reveals Context of Faith Without Works Is Dead, James Teaches Law Plus Jesus, Lists Multiple Commandments in the Law then Says Faith Without These Deeds Are Dead, Take Care of Widows Orphans and Less Fortunate, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Do Not Murder, Do Not Commit Adultery, James 2:14, James 2:15, James 2:16, James 2:17, James 2:18, James 2:19, James 2:20, James 2:21, James 2:22, James 2:23, James 2:24, Be a Doer of the Word, Logon, Implanted Word Able to Save Your Soul, That Which is Said is the Law, Address to Those Under the Law, To the 12 Tribes, We Will Do Everything in the Law, Exodus 19, If You This You Will Be Blessed, Look into Perfect Law Of Liberty and Do, Blessed in Your Doing, Deuteronomy 8, If you Do This I Will Bless You, Law of Liberty and Royal Law is James Describing Law of Moses, Jews Did not Have a Law of Liberty or Royal Law, Don’t Be a Hearer But a Doer, Be Ye Doers, What Jesus said in John 6 Compared to What James said in James 2, James Says the Opposite, The Work of God is to Believe in the One Whom He Has Sent, The Work of God Is Not the Work of the Law, Jesus Says Nothing About Specific Response of Faith, What Works to Do to Get Food that Doesn’t Spoil, He Just Fed the 5,000, They Wanted More Food, Compares Himself to the Manna Fed to Ancestors, Food From Heaven that Did not Spoil, He is that Bread, Believe in Him and You are Doing the Work Required, James Lists Specific Things to Do and Jesus Doesn’t Do That, If You Read James 1 and 2 Together You’ll See that Faith Without Works Is Dead Is Works of the Law, Double-Talk, Works of Judaism With JesusSend Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: Matthew 16:26, Gain Whole World, Forfeit Your Soul, Forfeit a Gift, Free Will, Hebrews 6, Fall Away, Taste But Not Swallow, Drink in the Rain, Temple Work, Difference in Spirit Soul and Body, Psyche, Mind Free Will and Emotions, Thinker Chooser and Feeler, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, What Would it Profit a Man if He Gains the Whole World and Forfeits His Soul, Context of Matthew 16 begins at Verse 24, Law-Based Teaching, Impossible Standard, Gaining Whole World Financially Proved Jew Was Following Commandments, Trade-Off System, Deuteronomy 8, Can’t Serve Both God and Money, Matthew 6, Easier For Camel to Go Through Eye of Needle, Matthew 19 and Mark 10, Who Can Be Saved, Doing Something Sinful to Earn Money Won’t Forfeit a Christian’s Soul, Forfeiting Soul Doesn’t Compare to Forfeiting a Gift, God’s Gift Not Same as Human Gift, His Gift if Life of Christ, Romans 6, You’ve Received Life, Colossians 2, Christ Who is Your Life, Colossians 3, You Can Only Forfeit the Gift of Life If Christ No Longer Lives, Romand 6 and Hebrews 7 says He lives Forever, Forfeit Being Born From Earthly Parents, John 1 Says You’re His Child, John 3 Says You’ve Been Born Again, If you Denied Being Born From Parents You Still Have Free Will, Hebrews 6 Is About Unbelievers, Directed at Hebrews Doing Temple Work, Never Believed, Taste-Tested, Drinking in the Rain Is Believing God About His Son, They Fell Away Back Toward Animal Blood Sacrifices Rather Than Believe in Sacrifice of Jesus, Dead Works, Walk Away From Salvation Not Possible, 1 John 2:19, They Went From Us Because Never Part of Us Were Unbelievers, Believers Can’t Walk Away From Life of Christ Therefore Can’t Forfeit SoulSend Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: Generational Curse, Curses, Satan Cursed First, Genesis 3, Earth Cursed, Genesis 4, Sin Entered Through Adam, Hamartia, Infects Everything Physical, Romans 5, Curses in Old Testament, Primarily in Deuteronomy, Jews Agreed to Follow All Commandments, Cursed If They Don’t, Generations Cursed Because of Old Covenant, Relatives of Jews, Unless Jewish Curse Did Not Apply, Christ Redeemed Jews From Curse of Law by Becoming a Curse, Galatians 3:13, Christ Born Under the Law to Redeem Those Under the Law, Galatians 4,  System of Blessing and Cursing, Moses Established Old Covenant, Deuteronomy 4, Deuteronomy 8, Deuteronomy 30, Non-Jews Not Under that Curse or Covenant, Ephesians 2:12, If Commandments Broken Blood Must Be Shed, Day of Atonement, 365 Days of Forgiveness, Jews Never Asked, Confessed, nor Repented for Forgiveness, Hebrews 9:22, Jews Not Believing God But Using Him for Health and Wealth, Lost Sheep of Israel, Matthew 14, Canaanite Woman, God Interested in Belief, Can’t Serve God and Money, Matthew 6, Easier for Camel to Go Through Eye of Needle Than for Rich Man to Enter Heaven, Matthew 19 and Mark 10, Who Can Be Saved Then, Christ Went to Cross and Absorbed All Curses in Himself, Both for Jew and Gentile, Galatians 3:28, Every Generational Curse Verses Describing Ancestors of Jews Under the Law, Health Wealth Preachers Use Those Passages, Blessed with Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ, Ephesians 1, Truth About Generational Curses, Curses Cannot Be Passed Down Through Bloodlines, Habits Can be Passed Down but Not Curses, No Need to Pray Prayers to Break Generational Curses, Jesus Cursed Fig Tree Because it Represented the System of the Law, Mark 11 and Matthew 21, If you Rely on Any Part of Law You’re Relying on a Curse, Galatians 3:10, Health and Finances Won’t be Cursed for Sinning, Nobody Can Put Curse On you, Truth About Blessings, Received the Blessing of David, Acts 13, Blessed through the Seed of Abraham, Galatians 3, Blessed Because God No Longer Hold Sins Against You and You’re Forgiven, Romans 4, Blessed Because You’ve Drank in the Rain, Hebrews 6, Inferior Blessed by Superior, Hebrews 7, Blessed Because You Share in the Resurrection, Revelation 20, Blessed Washed and Enter into Heaven Through Gate, Revelation 22 Send Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: Demonic Oppression, Oppression, Oppressed by Demon, Oppression or Possession, Difference in Possessed or Oppressed, Licentious and Legalistic Sin, Christians Oppressed, Paul Oppressed in Acts 16 and 2 Corinthians, Acts 8:7, Many Impure Spirits Came Out, Casting Demons Not Goal of Early Church, Demons Would Just Come Back to Unbelievers, What Causes Demonic Oppression, Anything Opposite of Who You are and the Holy Spirit, Spirit Won’t Leave Your or Let Demons Touch You, Wreak Havoc in Home, Involved in Occult or Affair or Legalistic Church, Obsessed with Scary Entertainment or an Individual, Around You Influence You and Scare You, Slamming Doors, Knocking Things Over, Loud Noises or Shrieks, Not Living Right or Close to God, Every Christian Lives Right but We don’t Always Have Right Choices, We Are Hidden in God, Colossians 3:3, Involved in Things Not of Faith, Walk in Righteousness, What Fellowship Does Light Have With Darkness, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Sick and Poor, Children’s Hospitals Oppressed, Divorced Dad Oppressed, Physical Healing and Financial Independence, Health Wealth Gospel, Boss God Around, It’s Guaranteed, That’s My Confirmation, Secret of Contentment, Philippians 4:12, Paul Said to be Content in All Circumstances, Philippians 4:12-13, God’s Grace is Suffice, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Fallen Planet, Flawed DNA, Uncontrollable Circumstances and Choices of Others, Everyone Healed Still Dies, Everyone Financially Well Off Leaves Penniless, By His Stripes We are Healed from Isaiah is Guaranteed Spiritual Healing, Sleep Paralysis, REM Sleep, God Doesn’t Remove Protection While You Sleep, Why Do I Have Demonic Dreams, Dreams Programmed by Subconscious, Subconscious Programmed by Your Eyes and Ears, What Are you Watching and Listing to on Regular Basis, Where Are You Frequenting, Sexual Stuff, Scary Stuff, Legalistic Stuff, Political Stuff, Video Games, Focused on Certain Person, Dreams Will Reflect That, It’s Not a Demon, So Important to Focus on Whatever Is Pure Right Noble Lovely, Think About Such Things, Rejoice in The Lord Always, Dreams Can Also Come From Diet, Addictions Are Not Demonic Oppression, Demons Can’t Cause Addiction, Addiction Not Demon, Addiction Is Believing Lie About What you Want and Who You Are as Saint, Casting Out Demons of Addictions From Believers, Spirit of Addiction, Deliverance Ministries Make No Big Deal of Jesus, Break Free From Addictions by Reminding Yourself How Forgiven and Righteous You Are, Oppressed During Addiction, Demons Can’t Oppress Parts of You, Confused With Oppression and Possession, Spirit Soul Boy is Blameless, Sealed With the Spirit, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Lie to You About You, Accuser of Brethren, Mental Illness Isn’t Demonic Oppression, Anxiety Depression and Intrusive Thoughts are Chemical Imbalances, Need Treatment Not Deliverance, Colossians 1:13, We Have Been Delivered From Domain of Darkness Into Jesus, Up to 40% of Mental Hospital Patients Think They Are Oppressed or Possessed, Truth About Demonic Oppression, Not Same as Possession, What You Watch Listen to and Constantly Go to Can Cause Oppression, Legalistic or Licentious, Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Saved, Mostly Ignore Demons, Paul Ignored Demons Until Bothered, Remember God Hasn’t Given You a Spirit of Fear, 1 Timothy 1:7, Set Your Mind on Good Things, Remind Yourself That He Who Is In You is GreaterSend Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Topics: Demons, Demonic Possession, Demons in Old Testament, Demons in New Testament, Demons Primarily Mentioned in Gospels, Jesus Destroyed Work of the Devil, 1 John 3:8, Power of Demons Before and After the Cross, Demonic Realm Disarmed at the Cross, Colossians 2:15, Jesus Made Public Spectacle of Them, Demons Not Focus of the Ecclesia After the Cross, How Many Times Do We See Demon Casting or Christian Having a Problem with a Demon, Full Armor of God, Ephesians 6, Christians Have Done This, Armor Is Christ, All Attacks Come From Outside Never From Within, Resist the Devil and He Will Flee, James 4:7, James Ignoring What Christ Accomplished, You Don’t Resist Someone Who’s Been Disarmed, Thorn in Paul’s Side, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Messenger of Satan, Super Apostles, Appearing as Angels of Light, Meant to Torment Him, Grace Was Not Enough, Attacked by People Who Belittle Grace, The Evil One Cannot Even Touch You, 1 John 5:18, Demon-Possessed Girl, Acts 16, Unbelieving Jewish Exorcists, Acts 19, Jesus and Paul I Know, Neither Instance a Believer,  Paul Did Not Hunt Down Demons, Sealed Up With the Spirit, Ephesians 1:13, Cast Out Demons They Will Come Back, Cast Out Means to Make go Away, No Instructions in New Testament to Cast Out Demons from Believers or Even Unbelievers, These Signs Will Follow, They Will Cast out Demons, Mark 16:17, Mark 9-20 Not in Original Text, Demon-Casting Ministries, No Such Ministry in Acts or Epistles, Unbelievers Casting out Demons, House Swept Clean and Will Bring More Demons, Matthew 12, They Make No Big Deal of What Christ Accomplished, Revolving Door of Dependence on Them But No Biblical Foundation, Believer Felt Demon, Emotional Situations with Groups Don’t Indicate Truth, Hypnotic, Concerts, Sensationalism, Jesus Prayed for the Father to Protect you From the Evil One, John 17:15, You’re the Temple of God, 1 Corinthians 3:16 and 6:19, House Divided Will Fall, You are God’s House, Hebrews 3:6Send Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Temptation Then Will Be Approved, Crown Of Life, We’ve Received the Life of Christ, Symbolic Elders Cast Crowns, Only If you Love God, Incorruptible Love in Ephesians 6, Builds Up Sin, Seed of Desires, Hebrews 13 Says Believers Have a Clear conscience and Desire to Live Honorably in Every Way, Don’t Be Hearer But Doer, Paul Said in Romans 2 Doers of Law Will be Judged by Law, Deceive Your Own Heart, Romans 6 Says We’ve Become Obedient From Heart, Keep Yourself Unstained From World, Paul Said We’ve Been Washed, Break One Commandment, Show You My Faith By My Works, You Believe God, You Do Well, Even Demons Believe, Faith Without Works Is Dead, Abraham and Issac, Abraham Believed God Before Isaac Was Even Born and Was Righteous, What About the Works of Hagar and Ismael, Justification in Front of Men, Paul Said He Doesn’t Care Who Judges Him He Doesn’t Even Judge Himself, Teachers Judged Greater By God, Able to Bridal Tongue, Tongue Cause You to be Set on Fire, Cannot Tame Tongue, Tongue is Evil Unruly Full of Poison, Confuses Who You Are With What We Do, Talks About God as If He’s Far Away, You Don’t Have Because You Don’t Ask, Not Getting What You Ask For Because of Your Intentions, If Friends With World You’re Enemy of God, Jesus Said Don’t Take Out of World But to Protect Them, John 17, Paul Said He Became as a Jew and Greek in 1 Corinthians, Good Old-Fashioned Christian Guilt Followed Up by Dab of Grace, God Resists the Proud But Gives Grace to Humble, Double-Talk and Double Standard, Didn’t You Just Say Show me Your Faith I’ll Show you MY Works, Resist the Devil and He Will Flee, Colossians 2 Says He’s Disarmed, 1 John 3 Says Jesus Destroyed His work, 1 John 5 Says Evil One Cannot Even Touch You, Draw Near to God and He’ll Draw Near to You, Cleans Your Hands You Sinners, Purify Your Hearts You Double-Minded, Weep Mourn and Full of Gloom, Speaking Ill of Brother Insults the Law, Who Are You To Judge Another, Don’t Make Plans, Only If God Wills It, Such Boasting Is Evil, Attacks the Rich, Uses Job As who to Be Like, Mentions Being Anointed With Oil, We All Have Anointing From Holy One, 1 John 2:20, Fervent Prayers of Righteous Avails Much, All Payers Are Heard, Jesus Called Sinner in John 9, God Hears All Prayers, Holy Spirit Prays For us, Uses Elijah As Example of Who to Be Like, Transfiguration Says Only Listen to Jesus, Turn Sinner From Error of Their Way, Save Soul From Death, This Will Cover Multitude of Sin, Propitiation Is Better, Jesus Is Propitiation, Nothing About Jesus or New Covenant or Ministry of Spirit Send Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter