Episode 35: Study Bibles for Saints (Joshua Sears)

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🗓️ 1 July 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Scriptures are a revelatory tool. Although using it may be intuitive to some, like any tool some expert instruction is often helpful to unlock its full capacity. While many Christians know what a “Study Bible” is to aid them in understanding, fewer Latter-day Saints know about or utilize one. In this episode, professor Joshua Sears introduces the concept, addresses common reservations, and shares insightful reasons why a study Bible can be a great asset to our scripture study.

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0:00.0	Hi there, Why Religion Friends, Professor Anthony Sweat here from BYU Religious Education.
0:05.2	Welcome to another great episode of The Why Religion Podcast, where we share and bring
0:10.5	you in a podcast format, recent research publications from BYU Religious Professors to
0:15.8	enlighten and inform your faith.
0:17.8	I'm going to start today's episode by having a passage of Scripture read to you from the
0:23.2	New Testament.
0:24.7	This is the Apostle Paul in the book of Romans chapter 4, verses 3 through 10.
0:31.0	For with Seth the Scripture, Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
0:37.4	Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
0:42.7	But to him that worketh not, but believeeth on him that justify the ungodly, his faith
0:47.9	is counted for righteousness.
0:50.6	And as David also describedeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God impudeth righteousness
0:55.6	without works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered.
1:02.8	Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
1:06.8	Comeeth this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also, for
1:12.5	we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
1:16.6	How was it then reckoned?
1:18.8	Well, I don't know how it was reckoned exactly, but I do reckon that those verses can be a bit complicated.
1:25.9	I need to read them very carefully to understand and grasp Paul's message.
1:30.4	I need to know to whom Paul is writing in Romans and why.
1:34.4	I need to know what is happening in Rome and with the church in Rome.
1:37.9	I need to understand about David and Abraham, circumcision, Jewish history, justification, grace, faith, and works.
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