Category: Back to the Text

Examining a very popular, often misunderstood Psalm.

What did Jesus mean when He told people who were prophesying in His name, driving out devils, and doing miracles, that they were workers of iniquity and He never knew them? That’s the question that Pastor Jim McClarty seeks to answer in this short video.

Is John 3:16 “the gospel in a single verse”? And does it effectively counteract the Reformed notion of God’s sovereignty in salvation? That’s what Jim McClarty discusses in this short video, with a bit of exegesis and word study.

A listener asked why God put the tree in the garden and why Adam and Eve sinned. In this video, Jim McClarty seeks to answer that question by looking at the “big picture.” God had a plan, designed since before the foundation of the world, and the Garden of Eden set the stage for the...

Is it true that God is not willing that any should perish? That’s certainly what we hear from the Arminian pulpits. But, is that a proper reading of what Peter actually wrote? That’s the question Jim McClarty explores in this video.

To whom is the offer made to drink freely from the water of life? Is this an “altar call” verse? Or is it reserved for the elect? That’s the subject of this video from Pastor Jim McClarty.

Along with John 3:16 and 2Peter 3:9, 1Timothy 2:4 is a favorite Arminian proof text. But, did Paul intend to tell Timothy that God’s desire was to save “all men” — each and every man who ever lived? That’s the subject of this video from Pastor Jim McClarty.

Pastor Jim McClarty addresses another popular out-of-context Bible phrase that is often used as a counter-argument to Reformed Theology.

Pastor Jim McClarty talks about the necessity of letting the words of the Bible speak for themselves — especially when God interprets His own actions.

Philippians 4:13 is another one of those highly abused verses. People use it in a way that Paul certainly never intended. So, in this video we look at the context and the little Greek word “pas” to contrast Paul’s conclusion with the modern misuse.