Category: Hope

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

This is the last broadcast as Basic Gospel. We are grateful for the love and support of our listeners and we thank God for each and every one of you. Today’s message is the Great I Am. Our Christian life begins and ends with Jesus. He holds everything together. Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58. Jesus is always going to be the Great I AM in your life. Rejoice in the truth that he will never leave you or forsake you. Open the door of your heart and say “yes” to Jesus Christ.

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection Faith Hope Love

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

He is alive! This is the greatest message ever told. This gospel message is a message of life. We see that through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:17 says “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.” But, thanks be to God, Jesus was raised and in him we have eternal life.

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection Faith Hope Love

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

Bob shares an email from Ben. "I never would have imagined such change would take place in my life ... from deep despair to ever-increasing hope and stability". We all need hope in this world. But you're not gonna find a lot of hope in this world apart from Jesus. "It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! " Galatians 4:18-19

• How do we reconcile the angry and loving God that we find in the Old and New Testament?
• I'd like to know if Jesus would save me if I accept him as savior and not want to give him control and be Lord.
• Can God ask me to do something through my dreams?

Categories: Hope Theology Salvation Christian Living

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 God gives us a promise that He will work all things together for our good. That gives us His perspective on our lives today.

• How do we deal with the guilt of our sins and relax?
• Why should we not make vows?
• What does Paul mean by "I too speak in tongues..."?

Categories: Hope Christian Living Bible

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

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• "Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. ... " 1 Corinthians 15:51-55 We have hope for the future because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• How does one get the joy of Christ into your life?
• Tracy comments about "Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-10
• What does Peter mean by the kingdom in 1 Peter?
• A caller asks about John 1:12 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God". Can a person be saved apart from saying a prayer of salvation?

Categories: Hope Christian Living Bible Salvation

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

The New Covenant is guaranteed to us by a better promise and an oath made by God. We read about this in Hebrews 6:13-20 "For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, 'Surely I will bless you and multiply you.' And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. ..."

• How are the laws written on our hearts in Hebrews 8:10?
• Mark follows up with a question about Titus 3:5 "he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit".
• Hanna argues that we should practice all the Old Covenant laws.
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Categories: Hope New Covenant Righteousness/Justification Old Covenant

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 2:21 Paul came to this understanding after coming to know the reality of Christ in him. He great into this knowledge. And each of us can grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ and life in us. What really matters in Christ himself.

• Kelvin asks about reading books on dream interpretation. Are they part of divination?
• If Jesus chooses us before we choose Him, exactly how does that work? And what good does it do to try to bring others to Christ if He has already chosen that person? I am confused!
• ​Would you please explain the "deeds" Paul is talking about in Titus 1:16? I know disbelief is what condemns us, but he doesn't seem to be referring to that. Thank you!
• Randy shares his testimony of coming out of the new age movement into salvation in Christ.
• 1 John 3:9 "No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God." What does it mean to practice sin?

Categories: Hope Christian Living Testimonies/Thanks Sin

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

I found the most popular Scripture passage downloaded in 2019 on the Bible app and it was Philippians 4:6-7 "do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.". In 2020 it was Isaiah 41:10 "fear not, for I am with you..."

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• John 5:24 says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life."
• A caller asks about Jacob vs. Esau. Was he rejected. Are you Calvinists?
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• Is it appropriate to pray for God's judgment upon those who do wrong?

Categories: Hope Salvation Bible Prayer

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

2020 was a very unsettling year. I think we have seen that the world we live in is nothing but shifting sand. The only true foundation is in Jesus Christ. As we start this new year, ask yourself the question that Jesus asked his disciples..."Who do you say that I am?" I know you will answer that Jesus is the Son of the Living God. Let's live that truth out in 2021; and that whatever comes, entrust yourself to Jesus in all things.

Categories: Christian Living Hope

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

The Bible is filled with promises of hope. Hebrews 10:23 reads: " Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." The hope we have in Jesus Christ is the same hope the early church had as they faced trials and tribulation of all sorts. We can hold tight to the hope of God because of God's faithfulness.

• I understand there are certainly biblical criteria for divorce. But what happens if they don't meet those criteria and remarry?
• I'm told I have to leave my current wife and reconcile with my first one to avoid living in adultery.
• Michael calls to say "thank you".

Categories: Hope Marriage Divorce

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

Hope is the greatest motivator in the human experience. That hope comes from our understand of God. What he's like... how he cares for and loves us. If God is the one who spoke all we know into existence than he knows all about us and knows what we need. "Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable...." Isaiah 40:28-31

• If we're all related through Adam and Even how can we experience romantic love?
• How is it that I do all the things I'm supposed to do - pray, read the Bible, and go to church - but it doesn't feel like God is there?
• How important is it to go to church?
• Jennifer found a copy of Simple Gospel, Simply Grace in a lost and found box. She calls to say it changed her life.

Categories: Hope Bible Faith Christian Living Testimonies/Thanks

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

"To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27 Christ in the person of the Holy Spirit is living in each believer. This is a monumental promise of hope. Hebrews tells us: "he will never leave us or forsake us."

• Why are Christians told to only go to Christian counselors?

Categories: Hope Christian Living Faith Salvation

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

This is a special day - Veteran's Day - we pause to honor those who have served and preserved the freedom we have. It's a privilege to be a U.S. citizen. Unfortunately there are many veterans experience all kinds of problems... homelessness, mental illness, and much higher suicide rates. So many of those problems are spiritual in nature and we want to put resources in vet's hands. Please consider joining us in the outreach. https://basicgospel.net/vet

• "so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 1:7-9 God is the one who keeps us blameless. It's not our effort. You've got fellowship with God right now. You're always connected and there's always hope.
• Is circumcision for today?
• What is the significance of the younger brother always being more obedient and blessed vs. the older living to satisfy their desires?
• Why does the KJV title Hebrews, "The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews" and the NASB, "The Epistle to the Hebrews"

Categories: Hope Christian Living Bible

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

Hope is a powerful motivator in our day-to-day lives. Without hope we dry up. But with hope it breathes life into each one of us. When we recognize the hope of the Gospel it brings true meaning into your life. 1 Peter 5:6-7 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."

• Greg asks about Revelation 2 concerning what Jesus has against the churches. How can Jesus have something against the church if sins are forgiven?
• Aaron is looking for an explanation of 1 John 3:20. "for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything."
• Is it wrong to visit another church when I'm already committed to a church?
• Why in Revelation 2 and 3 does Our Lord hammer incessantly about repenting off ways that are not in line with His Word?

Categories: Hope End Times Bible Christian Living

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

We need a lot of hope in this world today. Many are in desperate situations and need hope. Paul put it this way: "Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end." 2 Corinthians 3:12 The Old Covenant condemned us. The New Covenant brings us hope.

• I know God can heal. But he seems to be arbitrary can capricious. I wonder about the value of praying over someone.
• If sin is clearly unbelief and I choose to believe, what must I regard as "sin" when we are told, for instance, to confess our "sins" one to another?

Categories: Hope Prayer Salvation Sin

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

What does hope mean to you and me? How does the hope of the Gospel lift us up? During this pandemic more than 50% of Americans have experienced depression. There are so many things that affect us at large and in person. "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure." 1 John 3:1-3

• Kat asks "how do you hear the Lord?"
• Kristian was attacked on her views on abortion and wants to know what God's view is.
• ​My wife and I recently began studying dispensationalism and rightly dividing the word. What is your opinion on dispensational teaching?

Categories: Hope Christian Living Apologetics Theology

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

Everybody needs hope. When people call a counselor or seek help it's most often because they've lost hope. The three marks of every believer are faith, hope, and love. A life of hope based in faith and lived out in love. " Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." 1 Peter 1:3

• I've head that God doesn't give you more than your can handle. But when does that ease up?
• A caller says to not underestimate the young people in this fight. Kindness is the new cool.

Categories: Hope Christian Living Spiritual Warfare

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

This month we're going to be taking about hope. We all need a measure of hope to go through the trials and tribulations of this life. And that's where the New Covenant fits in. It's the hope we have in Jesus Christ. "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." Romans 15:13

• Mark challenges us to "make the program better" by teaching "people how to hear the Holy Spirit."
• Please explain the meaning of 2 Corinthians 5:21. "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
• What does it mean to surrender your life to Jesus?
• Don is struggling with his faith. What can he do?

Categories: Hope Holy Spirit Bible Christian Living Faith

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

As believers in Christ we are complete in Christ. So many don't realize that and they continue to search for something new. "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority." Colossians 2:8-10

• What does it mean that we have everything we need for life and godliness? 2 Peter 1:3
• If God knows our future, where does free will fit into that?

Categories: Jesus Christ Hope Salvation

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

When a temple was dedicated in the past, it was filled with the presence of God. On the day of your salvation, you were filled with the same spirit that filled the temple. That means God has showed up in your life. No matter what we go through, He is with us. We have been fused together with Christ, joined together as one. With that as our reality, we can change our thinking and live with great expectation.

Categories: Holy Spirit Hope