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A Word Matters Reunion with Brandon and Trevin Dec 02, 2022

Hello! If you’re still subscribed to this feed, we have a special episode for you. Brandon and Trevin recently reunited on Brandon’s podcast, Church Grammar, to discuss Trevin’s new book and podcast.

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Check out Trevin’s Reconstructing Faith podcast: www.namb.net/podcast_channel/reconstructing-faith/

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What Is John Warning Us About at the End of Revelation? Jul 29, 2019

In the series finale, Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Revelation 22, “What is John warning us about at the end of Revelation?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University, host of the Church Grammar podcast, and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook.

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Did a Witch Bring a Prophet Back from the Dead? Jul 22, 2019

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 Samuel, “Did a Witch Bring a Prophet Back from the Dead?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University, host of the Church Grammar podcast, and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook.

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Introducing: The Church Grammar Podcast Jul 15, 2019

Brandon’s new podcast, Church Grammar, takes some of the principles of Word Matters — explaining tough texts and ideas — and brings them into longer one-on-one conversations. Featuring wide-ranging topics from scholars and Bible teachers, Church Grammar seeks to help us understand some of the most important concepts and ideas in Christian life and theology.

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Does Paul Use Allegory? Jul 12, 2019

Brandon and Trevin are joined again by Matthew Emerson to answer a question raised in Galatians 4, “Does Paul use allegory?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University, host of the Church Grammar podcast, and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook.

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What Are the Storms of Life? Dec 17, 2018

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 7, “What are the storms of life?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith is Managing Editor for the Christian Standard Bible and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook.

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Can We Enter the Kingdom of God by Force? Dec 03, 2018

Patrick Schreiner joins Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Luke 16, “Can we enter the Kingdom of God by force?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith is Managing Editor for the Christian Standard Bible and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook.

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Does the Bible Tell Us to Hate Our Enemies? Nov 20, 2018

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Psalm 139, “Does the Bible tell us to hate our enemies?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith works with the Christian Standard Bible and the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Follow him on Facebook.

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Are Extrabiblical Books Authoritative? Jul 30, 2018

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Jude, “Are extrabiblical books authoritative?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith works with the Christian Standard Bible and is the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Check out his blog.

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Can We Pray without Doubting? Jul 16, 2018

Darian Lockett joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in James 5, “Can we pray without doubting?”

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Meet the Hosts:

Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many books, including This Is Our Time, Counterfeit Gospels,and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Follow him on Twitter.

Brandon D. Smith works with the Christian Standard Bible and is the author of Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians and They Spoke of Me: How Jesus Unlocks the Old Testament. Check out his blog.

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What Vision Keeps Us from Perishing? Jul 02, 2018

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Proverbs 29, “What vision keeps us from perishing?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and

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Does Baptism Save? Jun 15, 2018

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 Peter 3, “Does baptism save?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author

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Was Jesus Really Tempted Like We Are? May 14, 2018

David Allen joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Hebrews 4, “Was Jesus really tempted like we are?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference

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How Did Jesus Build His Church? Apr 23, 2018

Jonathan Leeman joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Matthew 16, “How did Jesus build his church?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher

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Does the Bible Forbid Same-Sex Sexual Activity? Apr 10, 2018

Tom Schreiner is back with Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Romans 1, “Does the Bible forbid same-sex sexual activity?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible

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Why Did Jesus Say that Those Who Mourn Are Blessed? Apr 05, 2018

In the Season 3 premiere, Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 5, “Why did Jesus say that those who mourn are blessed?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible

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Who are the 144,000? Oct 09, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Revelation 7 and 14, “Who are the 144,000?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the

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Who are the Gentiles in Romans 2? Sep 25, 2017

Tom Schreiner is back with Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Romans 2, “Who are the Gentiles Paul is speaking of?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible

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Did God Bless the Hebrew midwives for deceiving Pharaoh? Sep 04, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Exodus 1, “Did God bless the Hebrew midwives for deceiving Pharaoh?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H

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When did the disciples see the kingdom of God? Aug 21, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 16, “When did the disciples see the kingdom of God?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H

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Was Jesus omniscient? Aug 07, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Mark 13, “Was Jesus omniscient?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the author of many

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What is the abomination of desolation? Jul 24, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 24, “What is the abomination of desolation?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference Publisher at B&H Publishing and the

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Why does Paul instruct us to hand people over to Satan? May 29, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 Corinthians 5, “Why does Paul instruct us to hand people over to Satan?” — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible & Reference

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Did Jesus spend the night in Hell? May 22, 2017

Matthew Emerson joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in 1 Peter 3, “Did Jesus spend the night in Hell?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter —

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Why did Jesus commend a dishonest manager? May 08, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Luke 16, “Why did Jesus commend a dishonest manager?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is

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What does the number 666 mean? May 01, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Revelation 13, “What does the number 666 mean?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible &

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What is Paul’s thorn in the flesh? Apr 24, 2017

George Guthrie is back to help Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 2 Corinthians 12, “What is Paul’s thorn in the flesh?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on

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What does it mean to work out our salvation? Apr 17, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Philippians 2, “What does it mean to work out our salvation with fear and trembling?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter

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Does God promote genocide? Apr 03, 2017

Joshua Butler joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Deuteronomy 7, “Does God promote genocide?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter — Meet the Hosts: Trevin

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Will there be oceans in eternity? Mar 27, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Revelation 21, “Will there be oceans in eternity?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible

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Does Jesus expect his followers to be perfect? Mar 20, 2017

Jonathan Pennington joins Brandon and Trevin answer to question raised in Matthew 5, “Does Jesus expect his followers to be perfect?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter — Meet

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Does God change his mind? Mar 06, 2017

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 Samuel 15, “Does God change his mind?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Bible

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Is God the Father greater than God the Son? Feb 27, 2017

Fred Sanders joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in John 14, “Is God the Father greater than God the Son?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter —

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Did Jesus call a woman a dog? Feb 17, 2017

In the Season 2 premiere of Word Matters, Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 15, “Did Jesus call a woman a dog?” Subscribe on iTunes | Keep up with Word

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Should we heap fiery coals on our opponents’ heads? Oct 17, 2016

In the Season 1 finale, Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Romans 12, “Should we heap fiery coals on opponents’ heads?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet

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Can true Christians lose their salvation? Oct 03, 2016

Tom Schreiner joins Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Hebrews 6, “Can true Christians lose their salvation?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin

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Did Jesus come to bring peace or a sword? Sep 19, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 10 and Luke 12, “Why did Jesus say he came not to bring peace, but a sword?” Keep up with Word Matters

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What is sin that leads to death? Sep 05, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 John 5, “What is the sin that leads to death?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is

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Can Jesus do anything apart from the Father? Aug 22, 2016

Scott Swain joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in John 5, “Can Jesus do anything apart from the Father?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin

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Who were the Nephilim? Aug 08, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Genesis 6, “Who were the Nephilim?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Managing Editor of The

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Why does Jesus say to hate your father and mother? Aug 01, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Luke 14 and Matthew 10, “Why does Jesus say to hate your father and mother?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. —

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Why did Jesus say he only came for Israel? Jul 25, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 15, “Why did Jesus say he only came for Israel?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is

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Do angels walk among us? Jul 18, 2016

George Guthrie joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Hebrews 13:2, “Do angels walk among us?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Managing Editor

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What does it mean for a camel to go through the eye of a needle? Jul 11, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, and Luke 18:25, “What does it mean for a camel to go through the eye of a needle?” Keep

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Who was Paul referring to in Romans 7? Jul 04, 2016

Michael Bird joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Romans 7, “Who was Paul referring to?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Managing

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Was Adam an historical person? Jun 27, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Genesis 1 and Romans 5, “Was Adam an historical person?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is

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Did Jesus empty himself of divinity? Jun 20, 2016

Lynn Cohick joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Philippians 2, “Did Jesus empty himself of divinity?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts:

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Is it possible to do works in Jesus’s name and still be lost? Jun 13, 2016

Scot McKnight returns to help Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Matthew 7, “Is it possible to do works in Jesus’s name and still be lost?” Keep up with

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Is Jesus’s parable of Lazarus and the rich man about Heaven and Hell? Jun 06, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Luke 16, “Is Jesus’s parable of Lazarus and the rich man about Heaven and Hell?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. —

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What does it mean for women to be weaker vessels? May 30, 2016

Jen Wilkin joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in 1 Peter 3, “What does it mean for women to be weaker vessels?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter.

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Did Jesus tell his disciples to carry swords for self-defense? May 23, 2016

Preston Sprinkle joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Luke 22, “Did Jesus tell his disciples to carry swords for self-defense?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter.

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Why were there wild animals with Jesus during his temptation in the wilderness? May 12, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Mark 1, “Why were there wild animals with Jesus during his time of temptation in the wilderness?” Keep up with Word Matters

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Should Christians submit to the government in all instances? May 12, 2016

Russell Moore joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Romans 13, “Should Christians submit to the government in all instances?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. —

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Why does the OT condemn mixed cloths and shellfish? May 08, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Leviticus 11 and 19, “Why does the OT condemn mixed cloths and shellfish?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the

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Is doubt the enemy of faith? May 02, 2016

Barnabas Piper joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Mark 9, “Is doubt the enemy of faith?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the

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Was Jesus created? Apr 20, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in Colossians 1, “Was Jesus created?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is Managing Editor of The

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Did Jesus prohibit oath-taking? Apr 15, 2016

Scot McKnight joins Brandon and Trevin to answer a question raised in Matthew 5, “Does Jesus prohibit oath-taking?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts: Trevin Wax is

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Did early Christians practice baptism for the dead? Apr 15, 2016

Brandon and Trevin answer a question raised in 1 Corinthians 15, “Did early Christians practice baptism for the dead?” Keep up with Word Matters on Twitter. — Meet the Hosts:

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