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Join Dr. Abel Damina for a compelling exploration of the Scriptures that challenges long-held religious traditions and brings the focus back to Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible.Through clear, Christ-centered teaching, "Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion" invites a generation to look beyond inherited assumptions, rediscover the revelation of Christ in Scripture, and encounter Jesus through the message the Bible actually presents.Beyond religion. Beyond tradition. Back to Christ.
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 30: "Shall We Continue in Sin?" — A Misread Verse, Corrected
Does Romans 6 really ask, "should we continue TO sin"? Dr. Abel Damina points out a detail easy to miss: the verse actually reads "continue IN sin" — and he walks through several other frequently misread passages, including Philippians 2:12's "walk out" (not "work for") your salvation, and Hebrews 10's "adversaries," which refers to gospel-rejecters, not believers. In this message from Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion, Dr. Damina models the kind of careful, in-context reading that changes how several familiar verses about sin and security should be understood. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1822/29?v=20251111
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 29: Does Hebrews 6 Really Teach You Can Lose Your Salvation?
Does Hebrews 6 really teach that a believer can lose their salvation? Dr. Abel Damina says no — read in context, the passage is addressed to Jews who had tasted the truth but hadn't yet believed, not to the born-again: "we are persuaded better things of you... though we thus speak." He shows that Hebrews systematically "retires" the prophets, the Law, Moses, and Aaron in favor of Christ, chapter by chapter, which is why he calls it "a book of contrast." In this message from Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion, Dr. Damina walks through Hebrews 6 and 10 verse by verse to show what these of...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 28: Why the Apostles Never Just Told Their Story
Did the apostles preach from personal experience, or from something else entirely? Dr. Abel Damina shows that every sermon recorded in Acts — Peter's at Pentecost, Philip's to the Ethiopian, Paul's at Antioch — quoted directly from Old Testament prophecy: "nobody just preached... the apostles were all quoting from the scriptures." He even points out that Peter told the Jewish crowd to "repent" while telling Gentiles simply to "believe," since only the Jews needed to change their minds about who Jesus was. This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion traces how the gospel was actually delivered in the book of Acts — and what t...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 27: Did an Angel Put Jesus Inside Mary?
Did an angel actually place Jesus inside Mary? Dr. Abel Damina says no — "angels have no power of their own... they hearken unto the voice of his word." He teaches that the angel's announcement to Mary carried no independent power; the power was already contained in Isaiah's centuries-old prophecy, "a virgin shall conceive." "No word of God shall be void of power," Dr. Damina explains — Mary's part was simply to believe: "be it unto me according to thy word." This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion traces the incarnation back to its scriptural roots and shows exactly where its power came...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 26: Is the Church Called to Take Over Society?
Is the church meant to take over politics, entertainment, and government? Dr. Abel Damina says that's not what Jesus meant by "the kingdom of God." "My kingdom is not of this world," he teaches, pointing to Jesus's own words to Pilate — "the kingdom of God cometh not with observation... the kingdom of God is within you." This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion corrects a popular but, Dr. Damina argues, unbiblical picture of what the kingdom actually is: Christ's reign in the heart of the believer, not a social or political movement. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.on...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 25: The Words That Raised Jesus Are Already in Your Mouth
Is your salvation as certain as Jesus's own resurrection? Dr. Abel Damina says yes, because it rests on the same legal ground. "The same word of faith that we preach is the same word of faith that Jesus spoke and rose from the dead," he teaches — so that when a person believes and confesses, they are "born again" the same way Jesus was: raised from spiritual death to spiritual life. This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion connects what happened in the tomb 2,000 years ago directly to what happens the moment anyone truly believes the gospel. To support this ministry fi...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 24: What Was the Old Testament Actually Saying All Along?
What was the Old Testament actually saying, from Genesis to Malachi? Dr. Abel Damina teaches that every prophet, inspired by the Holy Spirit, was speaking one consistent message: "the sufferings of Christ and the glory that will follow." He shows that Jesus Himself grew up studying these Scriptures to discover what had been written about Him, so that in the synagogue at Nazareth He could say, "this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears." In this message from Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion, you'll see the Bible not as a collection of separate stories, but as one message pointing to...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 23: The Resurrection: Where the Real Victory Happened
Did Jesus and Satan ever actually fight for your soul? Dr. Abel Damina says the drama many believers imagine never happened — "Jesus and Satan never met," and in fact "Satan didn't know when Jesus rose" until well after the resurrection. He teaches that Jesus's real triumph over Satan came not at the cross, which was a place of identification, but through the resurrection, when "the gates of hell" — spiritual death — were defeated once and for all. This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion replaces a common mental picture of spiritual warfare with what Dr. Damina says Scripture actually shows. To suppor...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 22: Did Jesus Defeat Satan on the Cross, or Somewhere Else?
Where did Jesus actually defeat Satan? Not where you might think, according to Dr. Abel Damina. "There was no victory on the cross," he teaches — "that was the beginning of the redemptive walk." Walking through Colossians 2, he points out that Christ "triumphed" over "principalities and powers" not at Calvary but at the resurrection: "did he triumph on the cross? No... when he rose." In this message from Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion, you'll see the sequence of the gospel — cross, grave, resurrection — with new clarity, and understand exactly where and how the decisive victory took place. To support this ministry financially, visit...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 21: What Made the Cross an "Open Shame"?
Why did the Jewish leaders insist on crucifixion instead of the lesser penalty of stoning? Dr. Abel Damina explains that under the law, "he that is hanged is accursed of God" — so crucifixion, not stoning, made Jesus "a cause," an accursed and defiled thing to be rejected by both Jew and Gentile. Drawing on Deuteronomy 21, Galatians 3, and 1 Corinthians 1, he shows why the cross was "unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness." In this message from Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion, you'll see the cross the way its first witnesses actually understood it — and why that makes what happ...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation Part 20: How Jesus Defeated Satan Without a Single Confrontation
Are you still waiting for Satan to be defeated? Dr. Abel Damina teaches that it already happened — not through a fight, but through death itself: "through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil." He carefully distinguishes "first Adam," "second Adam," and "last Adam" to show how humanity's fall and Christ's redemption both work corporately, one man's action determining the state of an entire race. This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion connects the doctrine of who you're "in" with the practical reality of Satan's defeat over your life. To support this ministry fi...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation, Part 19: Adam, Christ, and the Race You Belong To
Were you a sinner before you ever committed a sin? Dr. Abel Damina teaches that sin was passed down as a nature, not just learned behavior — "it's not because people are sinning that they are sinners, it's because they are sinners that they are sinning." Working through Romans 5, he explains the principle of corporate headship: humanity was represented in Adam, just as believers are now represented in Christ. "If you are in Christ, you are in the generation of the righteous," he says. This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion helps you see your standing before God as tied to wh...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation, Part 18: Why Nothing About Jesus's Death Happened by Accident
Did the events of Jesus's death, resurrection, and Pentecost happen by chance? Dr. Abel Damina says no — "everything happened according to protocol," following the sequence of Israel's feasts: Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost. In this message from Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion, he walks through the four cups of the Passover meal and shows that Jesus deliberately paused before the fourth cup, telling His disciples, "I will not drink henceforth of this fruit... until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom." You'll walk away seeing the timing of your salvation as something planned in...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation, Part 17: Jesus Didn't Become High Priest by Dying — He Became One by Rising
Was Jesus a priest before He ever rose from the dead? Dr. Abel Damina says no — "he became a high priest by everlasting life upon his resurrection," not by dying. Walking through Hebrews 5 and 7, he shows that Jesus's priesthood follows "the order of Melchizedek," a priest "forever," made possible only by resurrection life, not the Aaronic priesthood of dying men. That is why, he teaches, "but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down" — the work is finished, permanently. This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion helps you see your salvation as settled, not something stil...
The Legal and Vital Work of Salvation, Part 16: Did Jesus Shed His Blood on the Cross?
What if the hymn got the location wrong? Dr. Abel Damina teaches that "redemption did not take place at the cross" — the cross was for identification, while the actual atonement took place when Jesus carried His own blood into the heavenly Holy of Holies, just as the high priest once carried the blood of goats into the earthly one. Drawing from Leviticus 16 and Hebrews 9, he shows how Jesus fulfilled the role of both goats on the Day of Atonement, in His physical death and in His separation from God on the cross. This episode of Reintroducing Jesus, Beyond Religion helps yo...
