The Preaching of the Cross
The Preaching of the Cross is the daily weekday radio ministry of Pastor James W. Knox, featuring in-depth, expository Bible teaching.
Episodes
154 episodes
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 4
Somebody, somewhere, is always claiming the pre-tribulation rapture is a late invention cooked up by Rome, a Jesuit plot designed to distract believers from “real” prophecy. We put that claim under a bright light and ask a basic question: if th...
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 3
Somebody tells you, “The pre-tribulation rapture was invented by Jesuits,” and they say it with total confidence. We decided to slow that claim down and put it on the timeline. If we’re going to talk about Bible prophecy, the Council of Trent, ...
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 2
If you’ve ever heard someone say “Calvinism is purely biblical” or “the pre-trib rapture came from Jesuits,” we put those claims under a bright light and start following the paper trail. I’m Pastor James W. Knox, and this broadcast continues ou...
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 1
Somebody says, “The pre-tribulation rapture was invented by Jesuits,” and suddenly it sounds like you’re supposed to stop asking questions. We do the opposite. We take that accusation seriously enough to test it, laying out what the claim actua...
NIV Part 5: Why It Matters
A Bible can sound more modern and still move you farther away from what the text actually says. We make the case that the fight over Bible translations is not academic nitpicking, because the words you trust shape the doctrine you live, the chu...
NIV Part 4: Under the Microscope
Some Bible debates sound like they’re about preferences, but what happens when the words themselves change and the reader is never clearly told where or why? We take a hard, detailed look at the New International Version and explain why we beli...
NIV Part 3: When Bible Words Disappear
The words on the page shape the God you picture, the gospel you preach, and the courage you bring to temptation. That’s why we take a hard look at the New International Version (NIV) and ask a simple question with enormous consequences: are we ...
NIV Part 2: Textual Errors
If you’ve ever been told a modern Bible version “says the same thing, just easier,” we put that claim under a microscope with a blunt, verse-by-verse critique of the New International Version. We’re not arguing taste, style, or personalities. W...
NIV Part 1: Words Change Doctrine
One word can carry a century of theology, and one “helpful” replacement can quietly move the meaning. Brother James wraps up a five-part series from the Preaching of the Cross Radio Broadcast by arguing that the New International Version does m...
Heroes of the Faith: John Hambleton
A runaway teenager becomes a theater man, then a gold rush drifter, then a near-corpse under a tree while his so-called friends dig a grave. That’s the road John Hambleton walks before the gospel finally moves from something he “believes” to So...
Heroes of the Faith: Henry Moorhouse
A bedridden woman calls to ask for a visit and one small question opens a huge door: what should you call a Christian preacher, and what does that name say about who we are? We talk candidly about why “reverend” belongs to God, why titles can f...
Footprints of the Savior: Part 6
A night of hard work ends with empty nets, and then a voice from the shore asks one painful question: “Have ye any meat?” That moment in John 21 is where we start, because it exposes something timeless about the Christian life. We can believe J...
Footprints of the Savior: Part 5
Fifteen words can carry a whole world of meaning. We follow a simple but unforgettable outline of Jesus’ final hours, tracing a path from “silver” and betrayal to the “stone” at the tomb, stopping at Gethsemane, the trial, the scourging, the cr...
Footprints of the Savior: Part 4
A snowcapped mountain, a shoreline of miracles, and one question that still divides public opinion from personal conviction. We follow Brother James through two unforgettable gospel settings: Mount Hermon near Caesarea Philippi and the Sea of G...
Footprints of the Savior: Part 3
The Mount of Olives isn’t just a hill outside Jerusalem. It’s a place where the life of Jesus comes into sharp focus, where prayer gets real, tears are shed, prophecy is spoken, suffering begins in Gethsemane, and the sky opens at the Ascension...
Footprints of the Savior: Part 2
A wedding runs short on wine, and Jesus chooses that quiet moment in Cana of Galilee to launch His miraculous ministry. That detail isn’t random. We follow the “Footprints of the Savior” into John 2 and slow down long enough to see what the fir...
Footprints of the Savior: Part 1
Bethlehem shows us how small a place can carry a world-changing promise, and Nazareth shows us how God can put His Holy One in the middle of a town everyone looks down on. We open a new series called The Footprints of the Savior and start where...
The Church and the Tribulation IV: Jacob's Trouble
People throw around the words “tribulation” and “end times” like they automatically describe whatever is happening in America right now. We slow that down and ask a sharper question: when the Bible talks about the Great Tribulation, who is God ...
The Church and the Tribulation III: Two Separate Events
If you’ve ever heard someone speak with total confidence about the Great Tribulation but struggle to find the same certainty in the actual text of the Bible, this teaching is for you. We open by calling out a common problem in Christian life: r...
The Church and the Tribulation II: Delivered from the Wrath to Come
The Great Tribulation isn’t just a scary phrase from Revelation. It’s a Bible-defined period tied to the wrath of God, and what you believe about it shapes how you read the rapture, the Second Coming, and the hope Christ gives His church. I’m B...
The Church and the Tribulation I: Rapture Before Wrath
The fastest way to get distracted in Bible prophecy is to stare at “signs” until you stop looking up. Brother James continues part three of a four-part study on the Great Tribulation and the church, making a focused, verse-by-verse argument tha...
Heroes of the Faith: The Scottish Covenanters
If you’ve ever wondered what “salvation is of the Lord” looks like when it’s tested by real power, real fear, and real death, this message goes straight there. We start with the heart of the gospel: people sin and try to cover it, but God moves...
Heroes of the Faith: George Wagner
A man is tied to a stake, a bag of gunpowder hung around his neck, and the flames lit all because he won’t say water can save his soul. That’s the true story of George Wagner, killed in Munich in 1527, and we use it to ask a hard question: what...