EPISODE #101 - Arminians and Calvinists Disagree on...Where Faith Comes From

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Christians agree to disagree on all sorts of topics and one of those is the topic of how someone comes to have faith in Christ. Some people believe in Jesus. Others don’t. A key question is: why? On this episode Collin discusses how Arminians and Calvinists both affirm strongly and clearly that faith is a gift of God and brought about by God’s grace. However, the Arminian theology and Calvinist theology diverge significantly at a crucial point.

EPISODE #81 - Can You Lose Your Salvation? (A Tough Theological Topic)

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Some questions are hard to ask. They carry a weight of terror. "Can I lose my salvation?" is one of those questions. On this episode the guys open by talking a bit about joy and then answer whether or not we can lose our salvation.

Scriptures for Reference:

John 10:28-30 "I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one.”

Rom. 8:30 "And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified."

Jude 1:24 "Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy..."

Phil. 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.“

EPISODE #80 - Total Depravity (A Tough Theological Topic)

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How sinful are we? Are we basically good but just do bad things? If Jesus left salvation up to us, would we ever choose him? "Total depravity" is about these kinds of questions and more. On this episode the guys tackle a tough theological topic: the nature of our sinfulness and how exactly we come to faith in Jesus in the first place.