Cause Before Symptom

A Biblical Investigation of Genesis 3

This may be one of the most controversial questions ever asked about the opening chapters of the Bible: Did Eve have sex with the serpent? For centuries, most Christians have dismissed the idea outright, while others have built entire doctrines around it. Some point to the shame of nakedness, the pain of childbirth, the language of "knowing," or the birth of Cain as evidence that something far ...

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Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength. But how do we actually do that? How do we make ourselves love God more when the desire is there, but the flesh keeps getting in the way?

Fifteen years ago, I was praying and telling God how much I loved Him. My business was doing well. My family was doing well. I was sober, and life seemed g...

Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength. But how do we actually do that? How do we make ourselves love God more when the desire is there, but the flesh keeps getting in the way?

Fifteen years ago, I was praying and telling God how much I loved Him. My business was doing well. My family was doing well. I was sober, and life seemed good. The...

Christians are told to seek truth, defend the faith, recognize deception, study Scripture, and stand firm in what they believe. All of those things matter. But somewhere along the way, something can go terribly wrong. Being right can become more important than being merciful. Correcting someone can become more important than helping them. Winning an argument can become more important than loving the person standing in front of us.

Genesis contains one of the most troubling statements in the entire Bible: God looked at humanity and regretted that He had made us. But how can an all-knowing God regret something He already knew would happen? Did God make a mistake when He created humanity, or have we misunderstood what this passage is actually telling us?

In this episode of Cause Before Symptom, I investigate Genesis 6 from the Hebrew text, the Ethiopian biblic...

When God commands His people to "be holy," what does He actually mean? Most Christians immediately think holiness means being morally perfect or living without sin. But is that how the Bible defines holiness? This episode begins with one of the most familiar commands in Scripture and uncovers a forgotten meaning that stretches from Genesis to Revelation.

Through a careful investigation of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, the Taber...

For generations, Christians have been told to "put on the full armor of God." Many picture an invisible Roman soldier's uniform that they mentally put on each morning before facing the day. Others believe it is a special prayer or ritual that provides spiritual protection. But is that what the Apostle Paul actually meant? Or have we missed the deeper story hidden behind one of the Bible's most well-known passages?

In this investig...

For generations, Christians have quoted the words, "Be still and know that I am the Lord," as a source of comfort during difficult times. But what did God actually mean when He spoke those words? Was He simply telling us to calm down, or was He inviting us to discover something far deeper? In this investigation, we step beyond familiar interpretations and examine Psalm 46:10 through the lenses of Scripture, neuroscience, physiology...

What if we've been asking the wrong question about sin? Instead of asking, "What is a sin?" perhaps we should be asking, "Why does sin always lead to death?" For generations, many Christians have learned to recognize sins like lying, stealing, adultery, and murder, yet few have been taught why a loving God warns so strongly against them. Is God simply giving humanity a list of rules to obey, or are His commandments revealing someth...

The book of Epistle to the Philippians is one of the warmest and most personal letters written by the Apostle Paul. Unlike many of his epistles, Philippians was not written primarily to correct false doctrine or resolve major divisions within a church. Instead, it is a letter of gratitude, encouragement, and unwavering confidence in Christ. What makes the letter extraordinary is that it was written while Paul was imprisoned. From a...

Why do we worry so much? Is worry simply part of being human, or have we misunderstood what is happening inside both our minds and our bodies? In a world filled with breaking news, endless notifications, financial uncertainty, and constant distractions, many people live as though danger is always just around the corner. But is that how God intended us to live?

In this episode of Cause Before Symptom, I investigate the difference b...

Why does God hate divorce? It is one of the most searched questions in Christianity, yet many answers focus on a single verse without exploring the larger story of Scripture. In this episode of Cause Before Symptom, I examine what the Bible actually says about God's heart for marriage, covenant, and the people whose lives are forever changed when a marriage comes to an end. Rather than approaching the subject through condemnation o...

Prayer is one of the most common practices in Christianity, yet it is also one of the least examined. Nearly every believer prays, but many quietly wonder if they are doing it correctly. Should prayer be spoken out loud or silently in the heart? Does God care if we stand, kneel, or lift our hands? Is there a proper way to approach Him, or has prayer become buried beneath centuries of tradition and ritual? Most importantly, what did...

For years, I believed the greatest questions in Christianity were about prophecy, the end times, and knowing what would happen tomorrow. I spent countless hours studying timelines, hidden mysteries, and the signs of the age. Then one simple question changed everything: Can you prove tomorrow exists? If not, why do we spend so much of our lives chasing it? That realization led me away from asking, "What happens next?" and toward a m...

For nearly fifty years, near-death experiences have fascinated physicians, scientists, theologians, and millions of ordinary people. Stories of brilliant light, out-of-body experiences, life reviews, heavenly landscapes, and encounters with Jesus have inspired books, documentaries, and debates around the world. But beneath the headlines lies a much more important question: what do the thousands of documented cases actually reveal w...

What if the world before Noah's Flood was not simply wetter than ours, but fundamentally different from the ground up? Most discussions about the Flood focus on the Ark, the rain, or the animals, but very few stop to ask an even more important question: what was the sky like before the Flood? Could Earth's atmosphere have been different enough to influence everything from human longevity and giant forests to weather patterns, clima...

Have you ever looked at a petrified forest and wondered how a living tree could become solid stone? Or noticed that some of the richest gold deposits on Earth are found alongside quartz and asked whether those two mysteries could somehow be connected? In this episode, I investigate one of the most unusual questions I have ever explored: could the great forests that existed before Noah's Flood have played a role in the formation of ...

For years, I thought I understood the debate over "once saved, always saved." Like many Christians, I had heard the arguments from both sides and assumed the answer depended on which denomination you followed. Then something unexpected happened. I found myself listening to two very different Bible teachers. When I listened to David Wilkerson, I walked away examining my own heart. His messages challenged me to ask whether I had trul...

Over the past several months, social media has been flooded with Christians claiming that God has shown them the same warning: a catastrophic tsunami striking the West Coast of the United States. Some describe vivid dreams. Others share visions. Still others say they received a direct word from the Lord. The sheer number of these messages has caused many believers to ask an important question: Should Christians take these warnings ...