Edgar Andrews’ Onefootinglory Podcast

We can often explain obscure passages in the Old Testament by verses and statements in the New Testament. In other words, we read the Old Testament through the eyes of the New, as we should. But we may not appreciate that it's a two-way road. Not only can we understand difficult and obscure things in the Old Testament by appeal to the New but there are occasions when things taught in the New Testament can be amplified and even clarified by passages in the Old, demonstrating that Old and New Testaments are all the Word of God. Here we illustrate how an Old Testament passage helps us understand the full implications of a New Testament passage, reading Romans 12:1–2 through the eyes of Psalm 1. 

Can we believe everything foretold in the Bible? Yes, because a large proportion of Bible prophecies have already been fulfilled in recorded history. Old Testament prophecies written hundreds of years before Jesus was born were accurately fulfilled in the Person and saving work of Christ. In this episode we see the same pattern of fulfillment in four NT prophecies made before the events foretold (Acts 21; warnings at Tyre, the silence of Philip’s daughters, and byAgabus).It is important to distinguish between "prophecy" that gives us encouragement in the present (like Philip's daughters and which continues today) and prophecy that foretells the future (which is found only in the Bible and ceased once the Scripures were complete, containing all we need to know of God's plans  for the future.

Can we believe everything foretold in the Bible? Yes, because a large proportion of Bible prophecies have already been fulfilled in recorded history. Old Testament prophecies written hundreds of years before Jesus was born were accurately fulfilled in the Person and saving work of Christ. In this episode we see the same pattern of fulfillment in four NT prophecies made before the events foretold (Acts 21; warnings at Tyre, the silence of Philip’s daughters, and byAgabus).It is important to distinguish between "prophecy" that gives us encouragement in the present (like Philip's daughters and which continues today) and prophecy that foretells the future (which is found only in the Bible and ceased once the Scripures were complete, containing all we need to know of God's plans  for the future.
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Christians often feel that they know everything there is to know about Christ, but the Apostle Peter disagrees. He says we must not be static in this matter but "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ"(2 Pet. 3:18). This episode will help us experience this growth by considering the profound union with the triune God and with one another brought about by the incarnation of Christ ... "Emmanuel, God with us".

Christians often feel that they know everything there is to know about Christ, but the Apostle Peter disagrees. He says we must not be static in this matter but "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ"(2 Pet. 3:18). This episode will help us experience this growth by considering the profound union with the triune God and with one another brought about by the incarnation of Christ ... "Emmanuel, God with us".

This episode completes a two-part study of the Parable of the Sower, emphasizing that the Holy Spirit alone brings true spiritual fruit. We briefly review the first two soils—wayside and rocky, showing why each fails to sustain the seed, and here consider the two remaining soils—weed-infested and well prepared ('good'). We use the parable of the great banquet to illustrate how loving such things as possessions, ambition, and even family, in preference to loving God, chokes the gospel seed and produces nominal rather than true Christians. The episode closes with a promise that the gospel sown in receptive hearts yields a guaranteed harvest consistent with God’s sovereign purpose

This episode completes a two-part study of the Parable of the Sower, emphasizing that the Holy Spirit alone brings true spiritual fruit. We briefly review the first two soils—wayside and rocky, showing why each fails to sustain the seed, and here consider the two remaining soils—weed-infested and well prepared ('good'). We use the parable of the great banquet to illustrate how loving such things as possessions, ambition, and even family, in preference to loving God, chokes the gospel seed and produces nominal rather than true Christians. The episode closes with a promise that the gospel sown in receptive hearts yields a guaranteed harvest consistent with God’s sovereign purpose.

The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) Part one. Although thousands of faithful preachers proclaim the gospel, the Holy Spirit is the ultimate sower of the gospel seed. Paul tells the Corinthians "I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase". We also learn why some reject the gospel outright or fall away under trial. Practical takeaways include recognizing spiritual opposition, the need for deep roots through the indwelling Spirit, and the promise of living water that sustains believers through drought. The exposition will conclude in Part two which will consider the thorns and the good soil.