Bible, Bros & Brew

When you ask God for wisdom, James chapter 1, verses 5 through 8 says you must ask in faith without doubting. God gives wisdom generously to everyone who asks, without finding fault. Doubt makes a person "double-minded"...

Wisdom isn't just information — Scripture says it's clarity. In James 1:5, we're told that if you lack wisdom, you simply ask God, who gives generously to everyone without finding fault. In the original Greek, the word...

Trials make you stronger because, according to James 1:2–4, testing your faith produces steadfastness — and letting that steadfastness finish its work makes you spiritually mature and complete. Scripture frames trials...

A pastor is abusing his authority if he leads through control instead of humility — demanding attention, hiding finances, avoiding accountability, or letting money shape what he will and won't preach. Scripture calls...

A church leader is abusing spiritual authority when they lead through fear, control, or manipulation instead of humility and service, per 1 Peter chapter 5. Godly authority shepherds "among you, not underneath you" — it...

Biblical spiritual authority is delegated power — authority God gives His people to act, guided by faith in His revealed word, for the purpose of building others up, not tearing them down. In Matthew chapter 28, verses...

A good pastor leads the way Jesus described in Mark chapter 9 and Mark chapter 10: as a servant, not a celebrity. First Peter chapter 5 says a true shepherd leads willingly, never for personal gain, and by example...

The Bible speaks directly to celebrity preachers and celebrity Christians in Matthew chapter 23, verses 1 through 12, where Jesus warns religious leaders against seeking honor, control, and public praise, and in 3 John...

The Bible teaches that you identify a false teacher by their fruit — their character and conduct — not their charisma or credentials. Scripture in Acts chapter 20, First Timothy chapter 4, Second Timothy chapter 3, and...

You become difficult to deceive by false teachers not by hunting down every false prophet, but by growing so rooted in Scripture that error stands out on its own. David McIntyre and Phillip Rich lay out practical steps...

You can identify a false teacher by testing what they say against Scripture and watching their fruit over time. Matthew 7:15–20 says false prophets come in sheep's clothing but are known by their fruit. Second Peter...

Going to church means attending a building or event, while being the church means living out your identity as a believer — the body of Christ and the temple of God — every day, in every relationship. Scripture (1...

<p>A clergy woman claimed that if Jesus were preaching the Sermon on the Mount today, he might also say "blessed are those who end pregnancies." David McIntyre, Phillip Rich, and Jon Dzyuba push back — not with...

<p>Christian artists who build faith-based platforms are held to a higher standard — and Scripture backs that up. This episode of Bible, Bros & Brew digs into why, drawing on Romans 14, First Corinthians 10, Colossians...

<p>When Christian artists publicly deconstruct their faith or reverse the values their music once proclaimed, listeners are left asking a real question: were they ever telling the truth? In this episode of Bible, Bros &...