Reasoning Through the Bible
Glenn Smith and Steve Allem
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Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible study podcast dedicated to teaching Scripture from chapter one, verse one, with careful attention to historical context, theology, and faithful application.
Each episode offers in-depth, expository teaching rooted in the authority of the biblical text and the shared foundations of the historic Christian faith. While taught from an evangelical perspective, this podcast warmly welcomes all Christians seeking deeper engagement with God’s Word.
Designed for listeners who desire serious Bible study rather than topical devotionals, Reasoning Through the Bible explores entire books of Scripture in an orderly and thoughtful manner—examining authorship, setting, theological themes, and the meaning of each passage within the whole of Scripture.
Whether you are studying the Bible personally, teaching in the Church, or simply longing to grow in understanding and faith, this podcast aims to encourage careful listening to God’s Word through faithful, verse-by-verse exposition.
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- Why did Pilate Condemn Jesus if He Knew He was Innocent? - Matthew 27:11-31 (Session 59) · 29 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 105Why did Pontius Pilate condemn Jesus if he believed Jesus was innocent? In Matthew 27:11–31, Jesus stands before the Roman governor as the religious leaders accuse Him of…
- Peter Failed. Judas Failed. Why did Only One Come Back? - Matthew 26:69 – 27:10 (Session 58) · 29 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 104What is the difference between remorse and repentance? In Matthew 26:69–27:10, Peter and Judas both fail Jesus in devastating ways. Peter denies Him three times, just as Jesus…
- Why Did Jesus Let Them Arrest Him? - Matthew 26:47-68 (Session 57) · 30 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 103Why did Jesus allow Himself to be arrested when He clearly had the power to stop it? In Matthew 26:47–68, Judas arrives in the Garden of Gethsemane with a large armed crowd and…
- Why Did Jesus Pray "Let This Cup Pass From Me"? - Matthew 26:31-46 (Session 56) · 29 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 102Why did Jesus pray, “Let this cup pass from Me,” if He already knew He had come to die? In Matthew 26:31–46, Jesus tells His disciples that they will all fall away and…
- Why Jesus Changed the Passover Forever - Matthew 26:17-30 (Session 55) · 29 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 101What did Jesus mean when He took the Passover meal and said, “This is My body” and “This is My blood of the covenant”? In Matthew 26:17–30, Jesus shares His final Passover with…
- Mary Gave Everything - Judas Sold Jesus - Matthew 26:1-16 (Session 54) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 100What is Jesus worth to us? Matthew 26 begins the final sequence leading to the Cross. Jesus tells His disciples that He will be handed over and crucified during Passover, even…
- Who are the Sheep and the Goats? - Matthew 25:31-46 Explained (Session 53) · 23 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 98Who are the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25, and what does Jesus mean by “the least of these”? As the Olivet Discourse comes to a close, Jesus describes His return in glory…
- Will Jesus Know You When He Returns? -Matthew 25:1-30 (Session 52) · 31 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 97What does it really mean to be ready for the return of Jesus? In Matthew 25, Jesus continues the Olivet Discourse with two important parables: the ten virgins and the talents…
- Will Everyone See Jesus When He Returns? - Matthew 24:29-51 (Session 51) · 47 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 96What will the return of Jesus actually look like? In Matthew 24:29–51, Jesus describes His return with dramatic language: the sun darkened, the moon withholding its light, the…
- Was Matthew 24 Fulfilled in 70AD? - Matthew 24:15-28 (Session 50) · 28 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 95Was Matthew 24 fulfilled when Rome destroyed Jerusalem in AD 70, or was Jesus describing events that are still future? In Matthew 24:15–28, Jesus identifies a specific sign: the…
- Are Wars and Earthquakes Signs the End is Near? - Matthew 24:1-14 (Session 49) · 33 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 94Are wars, earthquakes, famines, and global turmoil signs that the end is immediately upon us? Matthew 24 begins the Olivet Discourse, one of the most important prophetic sections…
- End Times Views Explained: Which One Fits the Bible Best? - Topical Session · 41 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 93Why do Christians have so many different views of the End Times? Before beginning Matthew 24 and the Olivet Discourse, Glenn and Steve pause the normal verse-by-verse study to…
- Did Jesus Believe that Every Word of Scripture Mattered? - Matthew 22:30-32 (Topical Session) · 18 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 89How much does one word in Scripture matter? In Matthew 22:30–32, Jesus responds to the Sadducees’ denial of resurrection by quoting Exodus 3:6: “I am the God of Abraham and the…
- Why Jesus Called Religious Leaders "Whitewashed Tombs" - Matthew 23:13-39 (Session 48) · 40 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 91Why did Jesus speak so harshly to the religious leaders in Matthew 23? Jesus continues His series of “woes” against the scribes and Pharisees, accusing them of shutting people…
- Why Jesus was so Angry with Religious Leaders - Matthew 23:1-12 (Session 47) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 90What made Jesus so angry with the religious leaders? Matthew 23 begins with some of the strongest words Jesus speaks anywhere in the Gospel. He is standing in the temple complex…
- How Can Jesus be Both David's Son and David's Lord? - Matthew 22:23-46 (Session 46) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 88What happens after death? Will there really be a bodily resurrection? And how can the Messiah be both David’s Son and David’s Lord? In Matthew 22, the Sadducees take their turn…
- Why Would Anyone Refuse the King's Invitation? - Matthew 22:1-22 (Session 45) · 28 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 87Why would anyone refuse an invitation to a feast prepared by a king? Matthew 22 opens with Jesus telling the parable of the wedding feast directly to Israel’s religious leaders…
- Why Jesus Said the Kingdom Would be Taken Away - Matthew 21:18-46 (Session 44) · 42 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 86What did Jesus mean when He said the kingdom of God would be taken away and given to others who would produce its fruit? Matthew 21:18–46 brings Jesus into direct confrontation…
- Why Jesus Drove Them Out of the Temple - Matthew 21:1-22 (Session 43) · 26 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 84Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey instead of a horse, and what caused Him to overturn the tables in the temple? Matthew 21 continues the triumphal entry as Jesus…
- Why Jesus' Triumphal Entry Was Bigger Than Palm Sunday - Matthew 21 (Session 42) · 24 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 83The triumphal entry is much bigger than a crowd waving branches while Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey. Matthew 21 brings together several major movements that stretch…
- Why Jesus said the Greatest Must Become a Servant - Matthew 20:20-34 (Session 41) · 34 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 82What does greatness look like in the kingdom of God? In Matthew 20, the mother of James and John approaches Jesus with a bold request: give her sons the places of highest honor…
- Why Did Jesus Pay the Last Workers the Same? - Matthew 20:1-19 (Session 40) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 81Why would Jesus tell a story in which workers who served all day received the same pay as workers who served for only one hour? Matthew 20 continues Jesus’ teaching that “the…
- Why the Rich Young Ruler Walked Away from Jesus - Matthew 19:13-29 (Session 39) · 36 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 80What was the rich young ruler missing? Matthew 19 introduces a successful young man who approaches Jesus asking what good thing he must do to obtain eternal life. His question…
- What Did Jesus Really Say About Divorce? - Matthew 19:1-12 (Session 38) · 32 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 79What did Jesus really teach about marriage and divorce? In Matthew 19, the Pharisees approach Jesus with another trap: “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason…
- How Many Times Do I Have to Forgive Someone? - Matthew 18:19-35 (Session 37) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 78How many times are Christians expected to forgive someone who keeps hurting them? Matthew 18 continues Jesus’ teaching about church discipline and then turns directly to…
- What Should a Church Do When a Christian Won't Repent? - Matthew 18:7 - 18 (Session 36) · 33 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 77How should Christians respond when another believer is caught in serious sin and refuses to change? Matthew 18 gives some of Jesus’ most practical teaching about life within the…
- How Much Faith Do You Really Need? - Matthew 17:14 - 18:6 (Session 35) · 31 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 76How much faith does it take to move a mountain? In Matthew 17, Jesus comes down from the Mount of Transfiguration and encounters a desperate father whose son has been suffering…
- What did Jesus Mean by "Some will not Taste Death"? - Matthew 17:1-13 (Session 34) · 31 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 75What did Jesus mean when He said that some standing with Him would not taste death until they saw the Son of Man coming in His kingdom? Matthew 17 immediately follows that…
- Who is the Rock Jesus Buids His Church On? - Matthew 16:18-27 (Session 33) · 34 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 74What did Jesus mean when He said, “Upon this rock I will build My church”? Matthew 16:18–27 contains several of the most debated statements in the Gospel. Jesus speaks about the…
- The Question Everyone Must Answer - Matthew 16:1-17 (Session 32) · 26 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 73Who is Jesus? Matthew 16 brings us to one of the most important questions in the Gospel. The Pharisees and Sadducees demand another sign even though they have already seen…
- Why Did Jesus Seem to Reject this Woman? - Matthew 15:21-39 (Session 31) · 26 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 72Why does Jesus initially seem to turn away a desperate Gentile woman asking Him to heal her daughter? In Matthew 15, Jesus travels toward the region of Tyre and Sidon, where a…
- What Really Makes Someone Unclean? - Matthew 15:1-20 (Session 30) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 70What matters more to God—clean hands or a clean heart? In Matthew 15, Pharisees and scribes travel from Jerusalem to confront Jesus because His disciples do not follow the…
- Jesus Fed 5,000 - Then Sent His Disciples into a Storm - Matthew 14:13-36 (Session 29) · 30 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 70What can Jesus do with five loaves and two fish? And why would He deliberately send His disciples into a storm? Matthew 14:13–36 contains two remarkable demonstrations of Jesus’…
- Why John the Baptist Refused to Stay Silent - Matthew 14:1-12 (Session 28) · 24 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 69John the Baptist faithfully prepared the way for Jesus, but Matthew 14 records an ending we might not expect for someone Jesus called a great prophet. Herod imprisoned John…
- Why Jesus said the Kingdom Would Not Look Like They Expected - Matthew 13:31-58 (Session 27) · 23 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 68What was Jesus revealing through the mustard seed, the leaven, the hidden treasure, and the pearl of great value? Matthew 13 continues the kingdom parables as Jesus challenges…
- Why Jesus said Good and Evil will Grow Together - Matthew 13:24-52 (Session 26) · 33 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 67Why does God allow good and evil to continue side by side? In Matthew 13, Jesus tells the parable of the wheat and the weeds and later the parable of the dragnet. Both teach that…
- Why Some People Hear God's Word - And Still Walk Away - Matthew 13:1-23 (Session 25) · 30 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 66Why do some people hear the Word of God and grow, while others seem interested for a time and then walk away? Matthew 13 begins Jesus’ great series of kingdom parables with the…
- The Kingdom of Heaven vs. The Kingdom of God - Are They the Same? - Topical Study · 53 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 42Are the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God the same thing? Matthew uses the phrase “kingdom of heaven” repeatedly, while the other Gospels more commonly speak of the…
- Why Cleaning Up Your Life Isn't Enough - Matthew 12:43-50 (Session 24) · 26 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 65Is simply cleaning up your life enough? Matthew 12 closes with Jesus describing an unclean spirit that leaves a person, only to return later and find the “house” swept, orderly…
- Have You Committed the Unpardonable Sin? - Matthew 12:31-42 (Session 23) · 30 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 63Have you ever worried that you may have committed the unpardonable sin? Matthew 12:31–42 contains one of Jesus’ most debated warnings: “Blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be…
- Why Jesus Said There is No Neutral Ground - Matthew 12:15-30 (Session 22) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 62Matthew 12 reaches a major turning point as the religious leaders move from questioning Jesus to openly rejecting Him. After the Pharisees begin plotting His death, Jesus…
- Why Jesus Broke Their Sabbath Rules - Matthew 12:1-14 (Session 21) · 29 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 61Did Jesus and His disciples break the Sabbath? In Matthew 12:1–14, the Pharisees accuse Jesus’ disciples of doing unlawful work because they plucked grain while walking through a…
- Why Some People Refuse to Believe No Matter the Evidence - Matthew 11:16-30 (Session 20) · 29 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 60Why do some people refuse to believe even when the evidence is right in front of them? In Matthew 11:16–30, Jesus compares His generation to children who are impossible to…
- Did John the Baptist Doubt Jesus? - Matthew 11:1-15 (Session 19) · 29 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 59Did John the Baptist begin to doubt Jesus while sitting in prison? Matthew 11 opens with John sending his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for…
- Why Following Jesus Can Bring Division - Matthew 10:24-42 (Session 18) · 24 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 58What should followers of Jesus expect from the world? In Matthew 10:24–42, Jesus tells His disciples that they should not expect better treatment than He received. If the world…
- Why Jesus said "Go Only to Israel" - Matthew 10:5-23 (Session 17) · 30 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 57Why did Jesus tell the Twelve to go only to Israel when He later commanded them to make disciples of all nations? Matthew 10 contains instructions that apply to more than one…
- Why Jesus Chose These Twelve Men - Matthew 10:1-7 (Session 16) · 24 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 56Matthew 10 introduces the Twelve as Jesus prepares to send them throughout Israel. They were not an impressive religious elite. Among them were fishermen, a tax collector…
- Why Jesus said You Need New Wineskins - Matthew 9:14-38 (Session 15) · 27 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 55Why did Jesus say new wine cannot be put into old wineskins? In Matthew 9:14–38, Jesus continues challenging religious assumptions while demonstrating His authority through a…
- Who Can Forgive Sins? - Matthew 9:1-13 (Session 14) · 23 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 54Who has the authority to forgive sins? In Matthew 9, friends bring a paralyzed man to Jesus expecting physical healing. Instead, Jesus first tells him, “Take courage, son; your…
- What Kind of Man is This? - Matthew 8:14-34 (Session 13) · 31 dk · Sezon 1 Bölüm 53Matthew 8 continues to reveal who Jesus is through a series of attesting miracles. Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law with a touch, casts out demons with a word, and then…
