Confessing Christ
John 2:23-25 – Secret Believers – Zane Hodges and Bob Wilkin Discussion – MP3 / YouTube
Zane Hodges and Bob Wilkin discuss the passage where “many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.” (John 2:23-25, NKJV). Questions of whether these are true believers and why Jesus did not commit Himself to them, are dealt with. Other passages discussed include: John 3:1, 20-21, John 7:47, 50-52, and John 12:42-43.
Romans – Living Free from Wrath (Overview and Questions & Answers) (2002) – MP3 / YouTube
Zane gives an overview of the book of Romans with a focus on Romans 10:9-10 regarding confession for salvation and answers questions from Victor Street Bible Chapel members.
Program:
0:00:00 Overview of Romans
24:55 Questions & Answers on Romans
41:30 Romans 10:9-10
51:50 More Questions & Answers on Romans
Questions:
24:57 What is God’s wrath? Is God’s wrath, hell? What does it mean to be delivered from wrath?
28:49 Does Romans 1:18-32 refer to unbelievers? How are we delivered from the wrath of God?
31:30 Is emptiness also part of God’s wrath?
31:58 Is the depravity that we see in our country a form of divine judgment? Is there a social or political solution for human depravity?
33:55 Does Romans 1:18 refer to unsaved people, and how can they be delivered from God’s wrath? Where was the book of Romans written?
38:39 Don’t some new believers change their behavior radically upon conversion?
52:30 Explain Romans 3:20, “Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified…” compared with Romans 2:13, “for not the hearers of the law just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified”.
1:01:19 Explain Romans 5:1.
1:03:41 Explain Romans 5:13. Where there is no law, there is no transgression, in what sense is that true?
1:05:30 In Romans 1:11, what is the spiritual gift that Paul is imparting?
1:07:28 Does Romans 7:9 refers to Paul’s days of innocence of the law and then later in Romans 7 does it refer to when Paul became aware of the law?
1:11:10 Is Romans 8:12-13 speaking of the same experience as Romans 7?
1:17:33 What baptism is referred to in Romans 6:3?
1:19:00 Does Romans 8:29-30 teach that God elects/selects those to be saved?
Romans 10:9-10 – How to Approach Problem Passages in the New Testament – MP3 / YouTube
Professor Hodges explains his methodology for understanding problem passages in the New Testament, by demonstrating his method on Romans 10:9-10. Other passages: The Epistle of Romans.