Since 2001

Bible Perspective is a radio programme presented by David de Bruyn, and produced and broadcast by Radio Pulpit. The programme has been on the air since November 2001, and is broadcast at Sunday 7:30 a.m., and repeated at the following times: Sunday 19:30, Monday 1:00 a.m., Saturday 1:00a.m. and 13:00.

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Latest sermons

The Bible’s Paternity Test (1) – True Faith

July 27, 2025

The Bible has a something like a DNA test. The Bible’s DNA test is really…

The Beatitudes – Part 4

July 20, 2025

The final beatitudes describe believers as peacemakers and persecuted. Those who call God Father should…

The Beatitudes – Part 3

July 17, 2025

The first beatitudes focus more on a person’s sense of neediness: poor in spirit, mourning,…

The Beatitudes—Part 2

July 6, 2025

In our look at the beatitudes we’ve seen that these statements are paradoxes. They take…

The Beatitudes—Part 1

June 29, 2025

The greatest sermon ever preached opens with nine statements of blessing. Blessed are the poor…

Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 5

June 22, 2025

If all we knew was God’s greatness, we might fear and reverence Him, but it…

Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 4

June 15, 2025

If ever we are to have children who go on to love God wholeheartedly, it…

Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 3—Routines and Rituals

June 8, 2025

God knows that we are not only shaped from the inside out, with teaching and…

Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 2—Internalising and Exemplifying the Word

June 1, 2025

Shaping the heart of those who live in our homes is not just one thing,…

Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 1

May 25, 2025

Many, many Christian homes are practically secular. They don’t deny God. They go to church…

The Good Life

May 18, 2025

Psalm 16 is one of many places in the Bible where the Lord pulls upon…

Epilogue: Restoring Peter

May 11, 2025

Here is inspired Scripture to encourage the most discouraged believer. If Peter can be restored,…

Believe

May 4, 2025

About 35 years ago, a controversy broke out. The controversy was around what it means…

Believe In Order to See

April 27, 2025

What is faith really based upon? Is seeing believing? What do you look to, to…

The Evidence of the Folded Grave-Clothes

April 20, 2025

The Gospel of John has one of the eyewitness accounts of the Resurrection. And it…

What Causes Faith?

April 13, 2025

What produces real faith in the heart? Mary sees a number of things on this…

Buried Commitments

April 6, 2025

The tomb of Jesus is surely one of the most wonderful things, precisely because it…

John at the Cross

March 30, 2025

Of all the apostles, John is the only one who can say that he was…

Injustice Upon the Just One

March 20, 2025

One of the greatest paradoxes of all is this: God will bring justice to the…

God on Trial

March 16, 2025

One of the most glorious examples of the beauty and perfection of Christ is to…

The Apostles’ Creed—The Trinity

March 9, 2025

“My faith has found a resting place, not in device nor creed.” So goes the…

Barabbas and the Two Thieves

March 2, 2025

On what we think was Friday April 3, 33 A.D., there were three men sentenced…

The Presence of God: Evading or Embracing

February 23, 2025

It was C. S. Lewis who said, “We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade…

The Full-Time Christian

February 16, 2025

“A full-time Christian. Some might say that’s a redundancy. You’re either a Christian, or you…

A Prayer For Ultimate Bliss

February 9, 2025

If you could get something for the person you love the most, what would that…

What Jesus Wants for Disciples

February 2, 2025

God included Jesus’ prayer to both encourage us, and to teach us about our mission…

The Real Lord’s Prayer

January 26, 2025

What would it be like to listen to God pray? What would we hear? If…

Indestructible Joy

January 19, 2025

When you watch advertisements, the actors and models are almost always smiling, to show you…

Comprehending the Comforter

January 12, 2025

There is massive confusion over the Holy Spirit. Many things are attributed to Him that…

Renewal

January 5, 2025

The beginning of a new year often comes with discouragements over defeats and setbacks of…

The Misunderstood Third Person

December 29, 2024

The Christianity that is growing and dominant in Africa is essentially a Christianity that profoundly…

The Christmas Quest

December 22, 2024

Christmas, if we define it biblically, is actually a mission, a quest, an errand. It…

Expecting the Rejecting

December 15, 2024

Some Christians are really not ready for the world’s hatred. They believe they can still…

Christlike Friendship

December 8, 2024

Even though people now have hordes of people they chat with online, tonnes of followers,…

True Christian Spirituality

December 1, 2024

Jesus has one word to describe Christian spirituality. This is really heart of John 15:1-11,…

The Father-Farmer and Fruit

November 24, 2024

Failure to understand what God is doing often leads to disillusionment, and even despair. Christians…

The Greatest Picture of the Christian Life

November 17, 2024

Jesus, the Master-Teacher gave us the greatest picture of the Christian life in John 15:1-11.…

True Christian Peace

November 10, 2024

What is true peace? Is it freedom from worrying and disturbing circumstances? Or is it…

Experiencing God’s Presence

November 3, 2024

Many Christians have little to no experience of God. He is mostly a principle, or…

The Secrets of Ministry

October 27, 2024

The Christian church should contain no unemployed people. There is far too much work, and…

The Face of God

October 20, 2024

Many people prefer a faceless, impersonal God. Others would like to know God as a…

The Comfort of His Coming

October 13, 2024

Many today trust that UFOs come from other worlds, have messages for us, and will…

A New Commandment

October 6, 2024

“What is the thing in the Christian life we are most likely to dismiss, and…

Biblical Living—Part 18—Aging Graciously

September 29, 2024

Few believers enter old age prepared for what a season of loss it will be.…

Biblical Living—Part 17—Decision-Making

September 22, 2024

Christians must make decisions every day: big, small, momentous, or inconsequential. How should Christians make…

Biblical Living—Part 16—Unexplained Symptoms Part 2

September 15, 2024

Many people live with chronic pain or fatigue that seems beyond the powers of modern…

Biblical Living—Part 15—Unexplained Symptoms (1)

August 18, 2024

How should Christians respond to mysterious physical conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Fibromyalgia?…

Biblical Living—Part 14—Eating Disorders (2)

August 11, 2024

Are eating disorders diseases with only a medical cure? Or are there responses that Christians…

Biblical Living—Part 13—Eating Disorders (1)

August 4, 2024

Does the Bible deal with what are now called ‘eating disorders’? Is there hope and…

Biblical Living—Part 12—Depression (3)

July 28, 2024

Depression can be a stubborn darkness. However, with twelve biblical strategies, Christians can respond to…

Biblical Living—Part 11—Depression (2)

July 21, 2024

How should Christians tackle depression? Nine questions help us gather vital information, before beginning to…

Biblical Living—Part 10—Depression (1)

July 14, 2024

Depression can be a stubborn darkness. Does the Bible record people who were depressed? What…

Biblical Living—Part 9—Self-Esteem and Self-Love

July 7, 2024

Are we supposed to love ourselves? We are told continually that a lack of self-esteem…

Biblical Living—Part 8—Dealing With the Past (3)

June 30, 2024

Guilt can haunt a person. Sins in the past have a way of dogging our…

Biblical Living—Part 7—Dealing With the Past (2)

June 23, 2024

What should we do when we have suffered in the past, and are now filled…

Biblical Living—Part 6—Dealing With the Past (1)

June 16, 2024

The past can either be motivation to do right in the present, or something that…

Biblical Living—Part 5—Pressure

June 9, 2024

Stress, pressure and high-demand living are part of modern life. Many live with physical and…

Biblical Living—Part 4—Worry (2)

June 2, 2024

Can we replace worry with something better? The Bible shows us four replacements for worry…

Biblical Living—Part 3—Worry (1)

May 26, 2024

Worry plagues so many hearts. What does the Bible say about worry? Why do we…

Biblical Living—Part 2—Anger

May 19, 2024

Anger is one of those sins everyone does, but few see as a problem. Yet…

Biblical Living—Part 1—Forgiveness

May 12, 2024

Forgiveness can be a real puzzle. How do we sort out who is wrong, who…

A Masterclass in the Christian Life

May 5, 2024

A masterclass is a class given by an expert. What if there were a masterclass…

Judas—How to Condemn Yourself

April 28, 2024

Judas is a study in how to condemn yourself. He was so close to the…

The Servant King

April 21, 2024

The surprising message of the Gospel is that God must serve us before we can…

Christian at the Movies

April 14, 2024

How should Christians approach TV and film? Too often, Christians resort to a narrow kind…

The Last Invitation

April 7, 2024

The Bible sometimes has summary verses, or summary sections, where it compresses and distills truth…

The Two Gardens

March 31, 2024

The fate of humanity was settled in two gardens. In one garden, a man chose…

The Theme of Thorns

March 24, 2024

What did the crown of thorns mean? Though some anonymous Roman soldiers thought they were…

Humble Glory

March 17, 2024

Glory is either obtained selfishly through pride, or sacrificially, through humility. In a fallen world,…

The King’s Presentation

March 10, 2024

Jesus rode into Jerusalem as a prophesied, predicted and yet paradoxical king. If we are…

Extravagant Adoration or Extraordinary Disdain

March 3, 2024

The anointing of Jesus’ feet by Mary and the negative reaction by Judas illustrates two…

Unbelievable Unbelief

February 25, 2024

Have you ever wondered why some people, with all the evidence in front of them…

Lord of Life and Death

February 18, 2024

Whoever can conquer death is surely the greatest Man to ever live. To remove the…

The Father and the Son Are One

February 11, 2024

What do God’s people believe about Jesus? Jesus taught that His sheep believe what he…

Relationship or Religion

February 4, 2024

Religion is not the same as relationship. Religion taxes us, often leaves us lonely, and…

Spiritual Sight

January 28, 2024

Many who are blind can actually see, and many who see are really blind. This…

Who’s Your Father?

January 21, 2024

Most people today would claim to be God’s children, or somehow part of God’s universal…

Light and Freedom

January 14, 2024

It’s difficult, discouraging and dangerous to have little or no physical sight. But it is…

Go And Sin No More

January 7, 2024

A huge part of life is people fleeing from guilt. The way people deal with…

The Flight From Truth

December 31, 2023

Why did God not make Himself so obvious that no one could flee from the…

Christmas and the Problem of Evil

December 24, 2023

Christmas is not meant to be a time of escapism from evil. It is not…

Devotion and Discernment

December 17, 2023

Many people think they can find the truth purely through fact-collecting. But Jesus teaches that…

Real Life From Real Food

December 10, 2023

It is too easy to live a carnal, earth-centred life with no concern for eternity.…

Abundant Provision and Protection

December 3, 2023

Should Christians fret and fear over financial provision, and personal safety? Jesus did two miracles…

Evidence and Unbelief

November 26, 2023

Many think that belief in God and the gospel depends on reasons and evidence. Jesus,…

The Equality of Father and Son

November 19, 2023

Does the Trinity really matter? Or is it a complicated, theoretical teaching with no practical…

The Working Word

November 12, 2023

Many people spend their lives in passivity, waiting for life to happen to them. The…

True Worship

November 5, 2023

What is true revival? It is not the hysterical or glandular religion favoured by many…

Trusting the Words of the Word

October 30, 2023

The worship wars rage around us. What is true worship? Fortunately Jesus taught us with…

Apologetics—Other Religions and the Unreached

October 22, 2023

Can Christianity claim to be the only true religion? In a world of pluralism and…

Apologetics—The Problem of Evil (2)

October 15, 2023

When people object to the Christian faith, they often raise the objection of why God…

Apologetics—The Problem of Evil (1)

October 8, 2023

When defending the Christian faith, Christians are often asked, “How could a good God allow…

Apologetics—Resurrection of Jesus

October 1, 2023

Christianity rises and falls on one historical event: the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. If this…

Apologetics—Canonicity

September 24, 2023

Why should we accept the 66 books of the Bible as being the only inspired…

Apologetics—The Reliability of the Scriptures

September 17, 2023

Why should Christians stake their lives on the Bible? Are the Christian Scripture reliable? We…

Apologetics—God’s Existence

September 10, 2023

Should we try to prove God’s existence? Or should we assume God’s existence and see…

Apologetics—Dismantling Unbelief

September 3, 2023

Should Christians be the ones on the back-foot when it comes to explaining our faith?…

Apologetics—What An Unbeliever Needs

August 27, 2023

Some people think that those rejecting God need proofs and evidences to persuade them. On…

Apologetics—How Do People Know What They Know?

August 20, 2023

Since apologetics is defending the Christian faith, giving proofs for the faith, and going on…

Apologetics—What is It?

August 13, 2023

How do we know Christianity is true? How do we answer objections to the faith?…

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Topics

Apologetics

Equip yourself to understand and defend the Christian faith, addressing common objections and exploring the intellectual coherence of belief in Christ. Discover tools for reasoned discussions about Christianity’s foundations.

Beatitudes

Explore Jesus’ nine statements of blessing from the Sermon on the Mount. Discover the core of true happiness and godly character, finding transformative principles for a life aligned with God’s design.

Bible

Understand the authority, interpretation, and transformative power of God’s Word. Explore the Bible’s central role in the Christian faith, guiding your study and application for spiritual growth.

Book Study

Dive into in-depth examinations of specific Bible books or the lives of biblical figures. Extract timeless lessons, theological insights, and practical applications for your Christian walk today.

Books

Find publications authored by the contributors of Bible Perspective. Access their written works, offering further resources for theological understanding and Christian discipleship.

Christian Living

Explore foundational principles and practical guidance for daily Christian life. Discover a wide range of topics aimed at fostering spiritual growth, maturity, and consistent obedience in your walk with God.

Christmas

Delve into the profound theological significance and historical events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ. Examine the biblical narrative and its implications for understanding God’s redemptive plan.

Church

Explore the nature, purpose, and function of the local church. Understand its biblical structure, leadership, communal life, and its essential role in spiritual formation and mission.

Discernment

Cultivate the Spirit-enabled ability to distinguish between truth and error, good and evil, and God’s will from human wisdom. Grow a keen understanding of Scripture and reliance on divine guidance for navigating life’s complexities.

Discipleship

Explore the process of following Jesus Christ, growing in Christlikeness, and actively participating in guiding new believers. Find resources for spiritual formation and equipping you to live out your faith.

Easter

Explore the profound theological significance and historical events surrounding Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. Examine the central truths of the Gospel and their implications for your Christian faith and life.

Ethics

Explore how Christian principles apply to various aspects of life and culture. Address topics like technology, government, work, and social issues, finding biblical frameworks for moral decision-making.

Evangelism

Focus on the mandate, message, and methods of sharing the Gospel with the world. Understand the church’s role in global missions and equip yourself to effectively communicate the good news of Christ.

Faith

Discover faith as a confident trust in God’s Word and His faithfulness. Explore how this conviction in unseen realities enables you to persevere through challenges and live in reliance on God’s promises.

Family

Find biblical principles for raising children, fostering godly relationships, and building Christ-centered homes. Get guidance for nurturing spiritual growth and healthy dynamics within your family.

Fear of God

Distinguish between the reverent awe of the Lord that leads to wisdom and the crippling fear of man that hinders obedience. Explore the biblical concept of fearing God as a foundation for true godliness.

Journal Articles

Access academic articles written by the contributors of Bible Perspective. Find scholarly resources for in-depth theological study and engagement with various Christian topics.

Joy

Explore biblical joy as a deep, abiding contentment rooted in God’s character and promises. See how this joy flourishes even amidst trials, sustained by the Holy Spirit and a confident hope in Christ.

Parenting

Find biblical principles for raising children, fostering godly family relationships, and building Christ-centered homes. Get practical guidance for nurturing spiritual development and character in the next generation.

Prayer

Examine biblical teaching on prayer, gaining insights into its purpose, practice, and transformative power in your life. Find guidance for cultivating a consistent and effective prayer life.

Resources

Find a comprehensive collection of supplementary materials, including articles, books, and audio content. These tools are designed for deeper study and application of biblical principles.

Sin

Understand the nature of sin, its pervasive effects, and how Christians can confess and overcome temptation. Explore the biblical perspective on humanity’s fallen state and the path to spiritual freedom.

Suffering

Gain biblical perspectives on navigating life’s difficulties, including pain, adversity, and personal struggles. Find guidance on how to respond with faith and hope, discovering purpose and growth amidst hardship.

Worship

Explore the essence, forms, and proper practice of true worship, both individually and corporately. Find guidance for honoring God in spirit and truth, aligning your heart and actions with His worth.