Episode 263: A prominent philosopher is telling people not to believe the doctrine of the rapture which will be given prominence in an upcoming movie. Leaders of the homosexual movement are upset that the Center for Disease Control has released the figures for the number of gay American adults – a paltry 1.6%. What do these two events have in common? Whether you hold to the erroneous doctrine of the rapture or cling to the sin of homosexuality, you must be converted! Tune in as I explore this vital Bible subject.\
Episode 261: Still another question which has been pondered by philosophers and thinkers throughout history has to do with the meaning of life. What is the meaning of life? Is there ultimate meaning and purpose to this life? Tune in as I tackle this question and provide what I believe is a more satisfying answer than that offered by our skeptical friends.
Episode 260: Atheists like to argue that we can be moral animals without a god. But can we be good without God? If God does not exist, moral values are merely subjective human inventions. If God does exist, moral values are objective and real. Tune in as I discuss this subject which has far reaching implications.
Episode 259: It is a question which has been pondered by philosophers for millennia. Why is there something rather than nothing? Atheists like Dr. Lawrence Krauss have offered answers from quantum mechanics, but are their answers satisfying. Tune in as I explore this answer and offer what I believe to be a more satisfying conclusion.
Episode 258: The Supreme Court ruled on Hobby Lobby’s case. It has been interesting to hear the dissent from secular progressives on this ruling, especially the claim that now a boss is imposing their religious convictions on employees. Really? What does it REALLY look when a boss imposes their religious beliefs on employees? Tune in as I discuss this, plus…
Is it just me or does anyone else find it coincidental that the same week gay pride events are being held in America, parts of Iraq and Syria are declared an Islamic state? If that is not a contrast in countries I do not know what is. Here in the states, freedom has been hijacked to such a degree that immoral behavior is literally paraded down Main Street. There in the Middle East, a self-proclaimed religion of peace rapes and murders women for not paying a tax. The world over evil abounds.
The Bible says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people” (Proverbs 14.34). When a nation or people put into practice and keep the word of God, it is a blessing. As the Psalmist says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (33.12). However, whether that nation of people be Hebrew, American, or Islamic, sin is a black stain on any people. So we see two very different yet equally sinful situations on opposite sides of the planet. “‘There is no peace,’ says the Lord, ‘for the wicked’” (Isaiah 48.22).
What leads to this? The abandonment of God’s word. In America, secular progressives have sought to legislate God’s word out of schools, buildings, and monuments. In the Middle East, the Koran is the religious book of choice and any other alternatives are ruthlessly eradicated. In both nations there is famine in the land, “not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord” (Amos 8.11). “O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord” (Jeremiah 22.29, ASV). “For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness” (Isaiah 26.9). And with righteousness comes exaltation.
Episode 257: Far too often far too many Christians live as though they do not believe in God. Craig Groeschel calls this “Christian Atheism.” But since God exists, what does that mean for our lives? Tune in as I examine the implications for God’s existence upon the life of those who claim to believe in Him.
Question of the Day: Why should people of other religions be sent to Hell because they happened to be born into a non-Christian home?
Episode 256: John Calvin called it sensus divinitatis which is the “seed of religion.” Current research is calling “intuitive theism.” Even the bulldog of atheism Richard Dawkins says that “religion is ubiquitous.” There is built into every human an awareness of something bigger and transcendent, a sense for God. Tune in as I explain how through general revelation & special revelation God is practically screaming at us that He exists.
Episode 254: If I don’t cover it, who will? The growing influence of pro-homosexual pastors has a new face: Frank Schafer, defrocked Methodist pastor. But while he was punished for performing his son’s wedding to another man, there are those who say that there is coming a “witch hunt” for those who are advocates of traditional marriage. Tune in as I explain the “heart” of the matter.
Episode 251: Progressive Christianity is the “fifth column” which threatens Christendom in general. They demonstrate an element which is post-Christian in the church. Tune in as I expose the threat progressive theology and progressive Christianity pose to the Christianity.
Episode 250: Many Christians today talk about America is a post-Christian nation. We have loosed ourselves from our foundational Christian moorings and are drifting into judgment. Perhaps. If so, we can learn much from our brothers and sisters in the pre-Christian Roman empire on how to survive a post-Christian America.
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