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Send us Fan Mail The final episode of our 3-part Fall Feasts series! (And just in time for the celebration of Sukkot, which begins tonight at sundown.) What is Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths? In this biblical overview, Dr. Solberg examines how Sukkot was commanded in the Torah, why Israel lived in temporary shelters, the meaning of its sacrifices—including the seventy bulls—and the later Jewish traditions surrounding the festival. We also explore how the Feast of Tabernacles points to Jesus, his promise of living water in John 7, its connection to the end times, and whether Christians should celebrate Sukkot today. The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:29 What the Torah Says 16:27 Sukkot Traditions 18:56 Pointing to Christ 27:12 Sukkot & the End Times 31:06 Celebrating the Feast Today What if Christmas felt sacred again? Full of Grace and Truth, the new book from award-winning author R. L. Solberg, invites you to rediscover the biblical story at the heart of the season. Available now in paperback and Kindle, with all proceeds supporting The Biblical Roots Ministries. Get your copy today on Amazon.com.

Send us Fan Mail What is Yom Kippur, the biblical Day of Atonement, and what does it mean for Christians today? In this Bible study, we walk through Leviticus 16 and explore the high priest, the two goats, Azazel, the mercy seat, the tabernacle, and the meaning of atonement. We’ll also examine how these ancient rituals point to Jesus Christ and his once-for-all sacrifice, whether the Day of Atonement has an end-times fulfillment, and whether Christians should observe Yom Kippur today. The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:37 The World of Leviticus 05:01 Sacred Space: Israel's Camp and Tabernacle 13:33 The Yom Kippur Ceremony (Lev 16) 30:35 Pointing to Christ  39:52 The End Times: Yom Kippur in the Eschaton 43:41 Celebrating Yom Kippur Today What if Christmas felt sacred again? Full of Grace and Truth, the new book from award-winning author R. L. Solberg, invites you to rediscover the biblical story at the heart of the season. Available now in paperback and Kindle, with all proceeds supporting The Biblical Roots Ministries. Get your copy today on Amazon.com.

Send us Fan Mail What is the Feast of Trumpets, and what does it mean for Christians today? In this biblical primer, Dr. R. L. Solberg explores Yom Teruah from its origins in Leviticus 23 and Numbers 29 through its later development into Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Discover what the Torah commands, why the day became associated with the shofar, how it is celebrated in Judaism today, and how its themes point Christians to Jesus, the resurrection, and the Second Coming. We’ll also examine claims connecting the Feast of Trumpets with the rapture and consider whether—and how—Christians might commemorate Yom Teruah today. The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:32 Yom Teruah 02:53 What the Torah Actually Says 07:47 How Yom Teruah Became Rosh Hashanah 12:04 Pointing to Christ 15:56 Trumpets & the End Times 20:36 The Rapture 21:27 Fall Feasts Fulfilled in the Future 24:12 How to Celebrate the Feast of Trumpets Today

Send us Fan Mail Did the modern Christian church get ecclesiology wrong? First Fruits of Zion (FFOZ) argues that our modern concept of the church does not accurately reflect the biblical *ekklesia*. Instead, they propose what they call a“proleptic radial ecclesiology”—a Messiah-centered, Jewish-centered model in which priests and Levites, Israel, and the Gentile nations occupy distinct positions within the people of God. Dr. R. L. Solberg examines FFOZ’s proposed ecclesiology and tests it against Scripture. What does the New Testament actually teach about the structure of the church? Did the apostles organize Jewish and Gentile believers according to the pattern given to Israel under the Sinai covenant? What happened to the Old Testament system of proximity to God’s holiness under the New Covenant? And does FFOZ’s model risk rebuilding distinctions between Jews and Gentiles that Christ tore down? We’ll first examine FFOZ’s position on its own terms and make sure we understand it accurately. Then we’ll compare that framework with the ecclesiology established by Jesus and the apostles, including the New Testament teaching on **elders, overseers, deacons, the priesthood of believers, Jew and Gentile, the “one new man,” and our direct access to God through Christ**. This is not an argument that everything taught by First Fruits of Zion is false. Rather, it is an examination of a foundational theological framework that can influence how Christians understand **Israel, the Church, Torah, the New Covenant, and the relationship between Jewish and Gentile believers**. The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:58 What FFOZ Teaches 09:35 Testing FFOZ’s Ecclesiology 10:58 Problem #1 - No Biblical Basis  18:31 Problem #2 - Different from the Apostles 24:16 Problem #3 - Restores the Jew/Gentile Division 33:56 This Matters: The Dangers 38:42 Conclusion

Send us Fan Mail What really happened in Dr. Solberg's debate with David Wilber on Acts 15? More importantly, what can we learn from it? In this follow-up video, Dr. Solberg slows the conversation down to examine the four larger hermeneutical lessons that emerged. Whether you agreed with his position or David's position (or are still undecided), the goal of this video is to help us become better readers of Scripture. This video tackles the question: How should Christians read the Bible? Topics include: Acts 15:21 and the Jerusalem CouncilThe difference between exegesis and eisegesisThe proper role of biblical scholarship and the Church FathersWhy Scripture should interpret ScriptureThe importance of a Christ-centered hermeneuticDoes the New Testament teach that Gentile believers were expected to become Torah observant? Watch the Original Debate  Bible Reading Plan The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!)

Send us Fan Mail Dr. R. L. Solberg and David Wilber debated Acts 15 and one of the most important questions in Christian theology: Did the apostle's decision at the Jerusalem Council require Gentile believers to keep the Law of Moses? Wilber argues in the affirmative, Solberg in the negative.  Both participants present their cases in a semi-formal and civil debate format. The goal isn't to "score points" but to help believers understand Acts 15 by hearing both sides presented fairly. The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) #livestream #debate #apologetics

Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be a disciple of Jesus? In this conversation, Mike Edwards interviews Dr. R. L. Solberg about the biblical definition of discipleship, exploring what it means to follow Christ, deny ourselves, take up our cross daily, and make disciples. Together they discuss key passages such as Matthew 28, Luke 9, and John 15, while examining how Scripture—not tradition or personal opinion—defines the Christian life. #livestream  #christianliving  #discipleship  #jesus  #apologetics  The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!)

Send us Fan Mail Did the Jerusalem Council teach that Gentile Christians must keep the Torah? In this video, Dr. R. L. Solberg examines Acts 15 in context and responds to the interpretation presented by 119 Ministries. We carefully compare their claims with the biblical text and ask a simple but important question: Where does the text actually say that? Together we'll examine three major claims about Acts 15, including whether the Jerusalem Council addressed one issue or two, whether the four prohibitions were intended as a "starter pack" for full Torah observance, and whether Gentile believers were expected to learn the Law of Moses through weekly synagogue attendance. If you're interested in the Hebrew Roots Movement, Torah observance, the Jerusalem Council, or how to interpret Acts 15 faithfully and in its historical context, this study is for you. 119 Ministries' Video: https://119ministries.com/teachings/video-teachings/detail/acts-15-explained-did-the-apostles-reject-the-torah-for-gentiles/ The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:09 Overview of the Jerusalem Council 04:33 Two Separate Issues 13:39 Two Separate Responses  18:21 The Starter Pack Theory 27:59 Learning the Law in Synagogues 38:59 Wrap it up, Solberg. #bookofacts   #hebrewroots  #119Ministries #biblestudy  #apologetics #torahobservant  SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY https://TheBiblicalRoots.org/support (Thank you!) OUR LINKS https://linktr.ee/thebiblicalroots

Send us Fan Mail What if the gospel wasn't about something new, but about restoring something ancient? In this teaching, Dr. R. L. Solberg carefully examines the claims of Divorce & Remarriage Theology by testing them against Scripture.  Does the Bible really teach that God married Israel at Sinai, divorced His bride, died to overcome a legal dilemma, and then remarried Israel? Or has an extra-biblical framework been imposed on the biblical text? Join us as we examine the evidence and ask one simple diagnostic question: Did the biblical authors actually teach this? The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:55 What is Remarriage Theology? 09:29 A Wedding at Sinai 13:05 On Rabbinic Sources (Talmud/Mishnah) 14:31 What is a Ketubah? 17:05 Unfaithful Brides 21:54 The Great Divorce 30:33 The Legal Dilemma 43:01 The Remarriage (Pentecost) 45:18 A Renewed Covenant 50:15 What About the Gentiles? 53:05 The Lost Tribes of Israel 01:05:24 Three Biggest Dangers 01:06:15 Danger 1: Diminishes Sin 01:08:35 Danger 2: It Displaces Christ 01:10:47 Danger 3: Changes the Gospel Key Passages Exodus 19–24 — The Sinai covenant Jeremiah 3:6–22 — Israel's "certificate of divorce" Deuteronomy 24:1–4 — The divorce law Romans 7:1–6 — The marriage analogy Acts 2 — Pentecost Ephesians 2:11–22 — The "one new man" Ephesians 3:6 — The mystery of the Gentiles Ezekiel 37:15–28 — The two sticks (Judah and Israel) Matthew 19:3–9 — Jesus on divorce Isaiah 49:6 — The Servant's mission to Israel and the nations

Send us Fan Mail Critics often claim that Scripture is full of errors, conflicting accounts, and impossible statements. In this video, Dr. R. L. Solberg examines some of the most common alleged contradictions and explains why many of them turn out to be questions of context, language, perspective, chronology, or textual transmission rather than genuine logical contradictions. We explore the Resurrection accounts, Paul and James on faith and works, Old Testament passages that speak of things lasting "forever," apparent contradictions about seeing God, God's unchanging nature, numerical discrepancies, and more. Along the way, we learn an important principle: a true contradiction exists only when something is affirmed and denied in the same sense, at the same time, and in the same respect. Whether you're wrestling with difficult passages yourself or responding to challenges from skeptics, this video will help you think more carefully about what the Bible actually says and how Christians have approached these questions for centuries. The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:06 The Bible as Historical Literature 06:39 Defining a True Contradiction 08:46 Eyewitness Contradictions 16:00 Semantic Contradictions 28:12 Examining Motivations 30:00 Descriptions of God 34:28 Contradictions of Perspective 37:06 Textual Transmission 40:49 Numerical Contradictions 43:48 Wrap it up, Solberg. What if Christmas felt sacred again? Full of Grace and Truth, the new book from award-winning author R. L. Solberg, invites you to rediscover the biblical story at the heart of the season. Available now in paperback and Kindle, with all proceeds supporting The Biblical Roots Ministries. Get your copy today on Amazon.com.

Send us Fan Mail Are Christians required to keep the Law of Moses? Is the seventh-day Sabbath still binding under the New Covenant, or was it fulfilled in Christ? In this conversation, host Mike Colburn sits down with Dr. R. L. Solberg, author of Torahism and founder of The Biblical Roots Ministries, to work through the questions his audience asks him about most: the law, the Sabbath, the New Covenant, and what changed when Jesus said, "It is finished." Dr. Solberg has spent years answering the Hebrew Roots, Torah-keeping, and Messianic movements. Those arguments turn out to be the mirror image of what so many of us inherited in Adventism. If you've ever been told that "sin is the transgression of the law," that the Ten Commandments are what's written on our hearts, or that keeping the Sabbath is a test of loyalty to God, this one is for you. #apologetics  #sda  #theology  #hebrewroots The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) What if Christmas felt sacred again? Full of Grace and Truth, the new book from award-winning author R. L. Solberg, invites you to rediscover the biblical story at the heart of the season. Available now in paperback and Kindle, with all proceeds supporting The Biblical Roots Ministries. Get your copy today on Amazon.com.

Send us Fan Mail A popular claim these days is that God prohibited pork, shellfish, and other animals because they're unhealthy, unclean scavengers, or dangerous for human consumption. But is that actually what the Bible says? In this video, Dr. Solberg examines a viral claim that the dietary laws of Leviticus 11 were given for health reasons and test that idea against Scripture itself. He looks at the biblical meaning of "clean" and "unclean," explores the Hebrew concepts of ritual purity, and examines the reason God explicitly gives for Israel's food laws. Were the dietary restrictions primarily about nutrition? Were they intended for all humanity? Why were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Noah allowed to eat foods that would later be restricted under the Mosaic Covenant? And what does the Torah itself say about the purpose of these commandments? Rather than relying on modern Hebrew Roots and other Torah-observant movement theories, let's go directly to the biblical text and let Scripture speak for itself.  Topics covered: • Leviticus 11 and the prohibition of pork • The Hebrew words ṭāhôr (clean) and ṭāmēʾ (unclean) • Ritual purity versus health regulations • Why Israel's dietary laws were given • Leviticus 20:25–26 and being "set apart" • Genesis 9 and the pre-Sinai diet • Common misconceptions about biblical food laws • Hebrew Roots claims examined in light of Scripture The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!)

Send us Fan Mail In this video, Dr. R. L. Solberg carefully examines Tom Bradford's teaching on the Trinity and compares it to the teaching of Scripture. Bradford argues that the traditional doctrine of the Trinity developed later in church history and does not accurately reflect the biblical picture of God. But is that claim supported by the Bible? We'll examine key passages from both the Old and New Testaments, explore what Christians have historically meant by the doctrine of the Trinity, and test Bradford's claims against the biblical text itself. Along the way, we'll discuss the deity of Christ, the eternal Sonship of Jesus, the incarnation, adoptionism, modalism, and why precise theological language matters. This study is not about attacking people. It's about following the Berean principle of testing every teaching against Scripture. Links Mr. Bradford's Full Teaching Is the Trinity taught in the Bible and why does it matter? (From Dr. Solberg) Is Jesus God? (From Dr. Solberg) The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!) Topics Covered in this Episode Is the Trinity taught in the Bible? Did the early church invent the Trinity? Is Jesus eternally the Son of God? What is adoptionism? Does Tom Bradford's teaching align with Scripture? Biblical evidence for the deity of Christ Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the New Testament Common misunderstandings about Trinitarian theology Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:13 The Early Church & the Trinity 14:09 The Three Person Concept 19:34 The Deity of Christ 45:33 What does the Doctrine of the Trinity teach? Whether you're exploring Christianity, wrestling with questions about the Trinity, or evaluating Bradford's teaching for yourself, I hope this study helps you think carefully and biblically about one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith. Scripture discussed: Genesis 1, Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 9:6, John 1, John 8, Matthew 28:19, Philippians 2, Hebrews 1–2, and more. #Trinity #christiandoctrine #apologetics #heresies #theology SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY https://TheBiblicalRoots.org/support (Thank you!) OUR LINKS https://linktr.ee/thebiblicalroots

Send us Fan Mail In this final chapter of Hebrews, Dr. R. L. Solberg walks verse-by-verse through Hebrews 13, unpacking the book’s closing exhortations about Christian love, hospitality, persecution, contentment, spiritual leadership, and enduring faith in Jesus Christ. This in-depth Bible study explores the famous “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” passage, the meaning of going “outside the camp,” the superiority of Christ over the old covenant system, and the powerful closing benediction centered on the blood of the eternal covenant. This study also examines key themes running throughout the entire Book of Hebrews, including the New Covenant, the finished work of Christ, the priesthood of Jesus, perseverance in faith, and why believers are called to hold fast to the Gospel rather than return to the old covenant shadows fulfilled in Christ. Ideal for Christians studying Hebrews, New Covenant theology, the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, and the sufficiency of Jesus’ sacrifice. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Hebrews 13:1–6 (Let Love Continue) 17:28 Hebrews 13:7–17 (A Final Warning) 50:58 Hebrews 13:20–25 -(Benediction and Final Greetings) #biblestudy #hebrews13 #versebyverse The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!)

Send us Fan Mail Are Christians still under God’s law… or has something changed? A Livestream from Douglas Hamp Ministries In this conversation, Dr. Robert L. Solberg and Dr. Douglas Hamp tackle one of the most debated questions in the Church today: How should Christians relate to the law—without falling into legalism or losing it altogether? Some believe the law has been fulfilled and is no longer applicable. Others argue that God’s instructions still matter and were never meant to be discarded. But what did Jesus actually teach? And how do we understand passages like Romans 10:4 and Matthew 5 in context? This isn’t about winning an argument—it’s about seeking clarity. In this episode, we explore: God's New Covenant The Relationship between Israel and the Church Why sincere Christians come to very different conclusions Our goal is simple: to pursue truth with humility and keep the conversation honest, respectful, and grounded in Scripture. The Biblical Roots Ministries Our website Our YouTube Channel Prof. Solberg's Blog Support our Ministry (Thank you!)