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EPISODE #133 - Phoniness in the Church
/Sometimes in the church we feel the pressure to present a different picture from reality about who we are, what’s going on in our lives, and what we’re actually feeling. We do this with our church communities too. Let’s talk about it.
EPISODE #133 - Part 2 - Talking to Non-Christians About Christianity
/Sometimes in the church we make talking to people about Christ and Christianity more complicated or difficult than it needs to be. Sure, it can be hard. We don’t always have the answers we think we need to have. But talking about Christianity in our culture seems to be getting…easier.
EPISODE #132 - Talking to Non-Christians About Christianity
/Sometimes in the church we make talking to people about Christ and Christianity more complicated or difficult than it needs to be. Sure, it can be hard. We don’t always have the answers we think we need to have. But talking about Christianity in our culture seems to be getting…easier.
EPISODE #131 - Finding the Perfect Church
/Whether you’re looking for a church or settled in a church, you’ve probably thought about what you want in a church. Our mindset for evaluating our church needs to be biblical, so let’s talk about it!
EPISODE #130 - Moralism Sells
/Many churches are filled to the brim each week not because people are coming to hear the Gospel but rather to hear another lesson in how to improve as Christians. While we assume most people on Sundays don't want to hear more commands and demands (Law), the opposite appears to the case. It seems safer to assume most on Sunday want to hear more of the Law, less of the Gospel. Moralism sells. But while we need God's authoritative Law, the Gospel should always get the last, triumphant Word.
EPISODE #129 - The Teachings of Bill Gothard and IBLP (Part 2)
/Maybe you’ve never heard of the Institute In Basic Life Principles (IBLP) but perhaps you've seen the recent documentary, "Shiny Happy People", about the Duggar family and IBLP. And if you're an evangelical Christian you've probably come into contact, in one form or another, with the general teachings and ideas of the former leader of IBLP, Bill Gothard. In fact, it is surprising how so many churches teach the same idea just in a slightly different “flavor”. In this second episode in a series about IBLP, a former member and a former staff member of the movement discuss whether Bill Gothard and IBLP taught the biblical gospel, examining whether or not they do in fact teach historic Christianity.
“What I need first of all is not exhortation, but a gospel, not directions for saving myself but knowledge of how God has saved me. Have you any good news? That is the question that I ask of you. I know your exhortations will not help me. But if anything has been done to save me, will you not tell me the facts?” ― J. Gresham Machen
Show Notes:
https://banneroftruth.org/us/resources/articles/2017/apollinarianism/
https://heidelblog.net/2014/03/reformed-basics-on-dichotomy-and-trichotomy/
EPISODE #128 - Identity and Gender
/How do you think about yourself? Who are you, where’d you come from, and why are you here? And what does all of that have to do with gender? Let’s talk about it!
EPISODE #127 - The Teachings of Bill Gothard and IBLP (Part 1)
/Maybe you’ve never heard of the Institute In Basic Life Principles (IBLP) but perhaps you've seen the recent documentary, "Shiny Happy People", about the Duggar family and IBLP. And if you're an evangelical Christian you've probably come into contact, in one form or another, with the teachings of the former leader of IBLP, Bill Gothard. In this first episode in a series about IBLP, a former member of the movement discusses the core teachings of Bill Gothard and IBLP, examining whether or not they do in fact teach historic Christianity.
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