Join us for a weekly discussion on living with discernment in this world. We’ll have discussions of how the gospel and the word of God ought to be applied to current events, the problems facing our society, the history of what God has done in the world, trends in the church and many other topics. The scriptures have a lot to say about those issues, and we see a lack of Biblical thinking and application to culture in many professing Christian circles today. We want to do our part to reverse t ...
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Gen Truth | Conquering Adulting through faith in Jesus
Daniel Mpamaugo - Preacher, Purpose Coach, Leadership Expert
Hi friend! Welcome to the Go-to Podcast for Christian Young Adults. Have you ever felt that longing, that ache for clarity in your life? Those moments when you’re standing at a crossroads—wondering which path to take in your relationships, your career, or your dreams. Have you ever thought, How do I find my way through this? And maybe as a Christian, you ask, How do I stay true to my faith in a world that often feels so far from it? We all wrestle with these questions, and you’re not alone i ...
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Immorality is a killer. It breeds lies, abortion, murder, divorce, and broken hearts. How can we conquer this spirit of lust that can cause even the most godly to go crazy? David’s adulterous affair with Bathsheba gives us answers.
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25 More Ways Christ's Conquest is Seen in the World
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Eschatology may not be the most important doctrinal position, but it does greatly impact how we view the power and application of the Great Commission. Christ is the second Adam and as such he is carrying out the dominion mandate in a way that completely eclipses the work of the first Adam. In this episode, we want to look at two particular areas w…
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03. How to Hear God’s Voice—3 Practical Questions Answered
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Welcome to the Gen Truth Podcast, where we explore timeless biblical truths to guide young adults through life’s challenges and mysteries. In this episode, I tackle one of the most profound questions of faith: How to hear God's voice. If you’ve ever wondered: - Can I hear God speaking to me? - How do I recognise His voice? - How can I be sure it’s …
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02. When Life Overwhelms: Finding Peace and Strength with the Good Shepherd
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Welcome back to the Gen Truth Podcast! I’m Daniel Mpamaugo, and I’m so honoured to have you here for Week Two. Life can feel overwhelming at times, like wandering through a valley with no clear direction. But what if there was someone guiding you every step of the way? In this episode, we dive into Psalm 23, uncovering the heart of the Shepherd who…
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01.Who Is Your Shepherd? Finding Clarity and Peace Amid Life's Challenges
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Welcome to the very first episode of the *Gen Truth Podcast*! I’m thrilled to finally launch this journey with you. Today, we’re diving deep into a question that holds so much meaning: *Who is your shepherd?* If you’ve ever felt lost, overwhelmed, or just need direction in life, this episode is here to encourage and guide you. In This Episode: - Di…
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Teaser. Conquering Adulting through faith in Jesus
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Hi friend! Welcome to the Go-to Podcast for Christian Young Adults. Have you ever felt that longing, that ache for clarity in your life? Those moments when you’re standing at a crossroads—wondering which path to take in your relationships, your career, or your dreams. Have you ever thought, How do I find my way through this? And maybe as a Christia…
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Are Seminaries Biblical? Who Did God Appoint to Train Pastors?
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Before the Reformation, illiteracy was widespread. When the Reformers started to say that people needed to study the word of God for themselves, the importance of learning dramatically increased and people like Luther and Calvin started schools. Pastors were suddenly expected to be knowledgeable. Before this, people could occupy a high level in the…
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Peanut the Squirrel: A Weird Story with Surprising Lessons
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One of the stranger stories to come out of the 2024 presidential elections is the story of Peanut the squirrel and Dave the raccoon. In case you haven't heard here's the short version: in upstate New York, early one morning, the government sent agents to the house of Mark Longo, a man who ran a non-profit animal shelter. Mark also had a popular Ins…
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Is It Wrong to Spank Your Kids in Public?
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So here’s the question: Assuming that you are in favor of corporal punishment and believe that God describes spanking as an appropriate form of punishment for certain types of foolish/rebellious behavior, do you think whether or not you spank your children in public says anything about your faith, your obedience to God, your trust in Him, or is par…
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How Does Doctrine Drive Revival and Reformation?
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When people think of revival, they often think of meetings with a preacher like Billy Graham standing on a stage with his Bible held high as he holds an altar call and where people stream toward the stage as the crowd sings “Just As I Am”. But that’s not what Biblical revivals look like. Biblical revivals starts with doctrine - a greater knowledge …
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Steve Lawson, False Teachers, and Works Based Righteousness
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Most people who hold to a Calvinistic view of salvation probably think they have rejected works-based righteousness. But when sin is revealed in a leader, why do so many turn to that man’s works to assure themselves that he is truly saved? This was the response of many when Steve Lawson was removed from office. And in the last sermon he preached be…
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Did God Send the Hurricanes? Understanding God’s Judgment
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In the past weeks, several hurricanes have struck the United States, killing hundreds and displacing millions. Many professing Christians are offended if you say that God sent these hurricanes as judgment, but we’d like to argue that this is because we tend to think very shallowly about the judgment of God. And while disaster striking an area does …
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Projecting Our Sin Onto Others: How Christians Should Think About Hypocrisy
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The law of God confronts us with our sin. And while sinners hate this condemnation, they also want others to obey God’s law because it makes their life easier. Because of this, they are very quick to notice sin in others, specifically, the sin that the law has convicted them of. This is often referred to as projection. Scripture refers to it this w…
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Right Doctrine is NOT Enough: Why Orthopraxy Matters
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Having right doctrine is important, but it’s not enough. That why orthopraxy (having correct practices) matters.People like to debate theology. Many people believe that Christians should make an effort to persuade other Christians to their understanding of scripture - and the bible is clear, while pointless debates are foolish, persuading others to…
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What God’s Law Says About Divorce, Remarriage, and Abandonment
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There are well-meaning Christians who teach that no one should ever be allowed to remarry after divorce. The main problem with that interpretation is that God divorced and remarried. Spiritually, God is only ever married to the invisible church, but that is not true in an earthly sense. According to Scripture, God divorced Israel and He was divorce…
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25 Ways Christ’s Kingdom Has Improved the World
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Do you understand the many ways that Christianity has made the world a better place? Some people think of eschatology as this far-off thing dealing only with future events that are primarily spiritual in nature. But scripture does not teach that this is true. Christ came to establish his kingdom and to destroy the works of the devil. After his life…
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Is Democracy Good? What Does the Bible Say?
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If you pay attention to the news at all, you’ll hear a lot of worried cries about how we need to work to “save democracy”. But if you know much about American history, you’ll know that the US isn’t a democracy and has never been one. In fact, if you’ve really studied history you’ll know that pure democracies tend to be short-lived institutions. And…
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Before Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, he promised to send his Holy Spirit to teach us and guide us. But how does the Holy Spirit accomplish his ministry? How can we know if we are being led by the Holy Spirit? In this episode we want to walk through what scripture teaches about the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit. While theHoly Spirit is God…
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How the Heresy of Charles Finney Shaped America
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Charles Finney was both an avid proponent of revivalism and a relentless enemy of Reformed doctrine in the early American Church. Finney himself was a product of revivalism, professing faith in his late 20s at an emotional revival service. Finney quickly dedicated himself to the ministry, and began studying for his ordination as a Presbyterian mini…
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Why Church Mortgages Are Wrong
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Many churches have mortgages or are seriously considering getting one. Sadly, it is shocking how many Christians (and particularly, pastors) do not believe the Bible when it says, “The borrower is a slave to the lender”. We like to make rationalizations and say that slavery has been abolished, and that it’s just a financial obligation that can be e…
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Can Food Be Sinful? What the Bible Teaches About Health, Gluttony and Gratefulness
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The Bible has a lot to say about food, and from the beginning, we can see how food was related to sin, to sacrifices, and to the worship of God. There were also the food laws of Israel, which are frequently misunderstood. But through all of this, the Bible never teaches that a person’s health is tied to the food they eat. And this matters a great d…
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Does God Hate the Republican’s Big Tent of Idolatry?
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If you watched the Republican National Convention this year, you may have noticed that there was a lot of emphasis on religion. Hopefully, you also noticed that none of it was pleasing to God. One of the dangers of living in a formerly Christian culture that is rapidly decaying is that you can begin to think there are no more lines to be crossed, t…
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What It Means to Walk by Faith and Not By Sight
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In Hebrews 11, the Bible states plainly that faith requires understanding that the visible world is controlled by the invisible: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things wh…
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Do People Who Commit Suicide Go to Hell?
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Suicide has historically been a crime. This is true for many reasons, but one prevalent one is that it is difficult. If not impossible, to argue from the natural world that men own themselves. Everything about the world testifies to man’s dependence, his inability to create himself, provide for himself, or to exist without dependence upon others. W…
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The Scandalous Origins of Dispensationalism
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Most people don’t know the history of dispensationalism. While many are familiar with the name John Nelson Darby and many more are familiar with C. I. Scofield (or at least with the Scofield Bible), very few know much about their lives, their actions,and their involvement with the creation of the doctrine. But it is a story worth knowing. And while…
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Is Church Membership Necessary?
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Most churches in America have at least some form of church membership. But here’s the question we want to ask and it’s a little bit loaded: Do you take church membership as seriously as you should? The obvious, easy answer is, “No”, but it’s worth actually thinking about. How well do you understand why church membership exists? What is its purpose?…
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Why has Jonathan been missing from the recent podcasts?Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCHosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson
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Why Do People Become Jehovah's Witnesses?
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If you’ve lived in the US for long, you’ve probably had members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses come to your door at some point. How much do you know about them and what they believe? And what does their continued existence tell us about the world and the church today? Similar to the Mormons in that they are a cult formed in the wake of the Second Great…
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If demons believe in God, then what else is required for salvation? What is the difference between normal faith and saving faith? On this episode we discuss this important issue. Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC Hosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn Technical Director - Timothy Kaiser Theme M…
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John MacArthur is Wrong about Eschatology: We Don’t “Lose Down Here”
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In 2021, John MacArthur preached a message to his church addressing how to think about Christianity’s decline in America. It starts out like this: “Hey, we tried. We honestly did. I think you did. I think I did. I mean I took interviews, I responded to questions I think we tried to have an influence on our nation last year.” He goes on to talk abou…
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The Voice of the Martyrs Scandal - Our Response
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A series of exposé articles have just come out about Voice of the Martyrs. This is a group that we’ve discussed a great deal in the past, we we give our perspective on the recent revelations. We discuss Cole Richards, Jason Peters, ECFA, the dishonor of God, and the right way to clean all this up. Our previous videos on VOM https://persecutingthepe…
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Evolution is Wrong: Why Christians Should Teach Against It
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When you hear the word “Evolution” it is usually meant as a stand-in for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, specifically the idea that all life on earth arose from natural processes beginning with “some warm little pond with all sort of ammonia and phosphoric salts,—light, heat, electricity present, that a protein compound was chemically formed”…
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The Christian Life is War: We Must Stop Playing Church
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When you think of the Christian life, do you immediately think of warfare? It’s all throughout scripture. So much of the Old Testament was about battles and soldiers, and armies waging war. And in the New Testament, we’re told that while the warfare continues, it’s a spiritual battle that we are to be fighting. But so often, we want to pretend that…
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In this episode, we look at some of the texts that are used to build dispensational eschatology, and see whether they are being used correctly. Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC Hosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn Technical Director - Timothy Kaiser Theme Music - Gabriel Hudelson…
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Antisemitism: Has God Ordained the Jewish People’s Persecution?
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Antisemitism has been around for thousands of years. Starting with their conflicts with Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, the restrictions against holding public office in the Byzantine empire, the Catholic church’s view for hundreds of years that the Jewish people carried blood guilt and deserved punishment for killing Jesus Christ, …
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Betrothal vs Engagement: Why It Matters
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Many people are only familiar with the idea of betrothal from the Bible (or certain kinds of romance novels). Today, in Western cultures, serious relationships begin with dating, followed by engagement, and then eventually, maybe marriage. But from a Christian perspective, betrothal is an extremely important aspect of marriage, to the point where i…
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Should a Christian Press Charges?
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What should we do when someone who calls themselves a Christian commits a crime against us? Take theft for example. Let’s say a brother comes to you and tells you that he had $1000 stolen from him by a deacon in the church or by the teenage son of the pastor, or just by another church member. Is it wrong for him to report it to the police? What abo…
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Triumph Not Rapture: Nebuchadnezzar’s Remarkable Dream
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Many Christians believe the Bible teaches that everything in the world will get worse and worse and then Christ will suddenly rapture his church away before pouring out his judgment on Israel and his enemies. But In Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar’s dream lays out when, how, and why Christ’s kingdom would begin before going on to triumph over all of Chris…
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God is Angry: Why His Wrath Matters
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Christians recognize that Christ took the wrath of God upon Himself on the cross. But Christ’s suffering and death did not do away with God’s wrath toward the unrighteous. And God still pours out his wrath on the earth to deal with man’s sin when He so chooses. One of the titles of God that many Christians have forgotten is the Lord of Hosts, which…
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How Not To Read the Bible: Common Errors in Hermeneutics
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We’re starting with a pretty straightforward question this episode: Why do different people read the Bible and come to different conclusions? Is it the people? Is it the Bible? Or is it how they read the Bible? The study of reading and interpreting the Bible is called hermeneutics, and while proper hermeneutical principles won’t keep you from makin…
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Why a Christian Can’t Attend a “Transgender Wedding"
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In all the recent discussions about transgender weddings, one thing that didn’t come up that much is that a wedding is very different from other types of events. At a wedding, a covenant is made between three parties, both the husband and wife making an oath to God and vows to one another, and with the guests participating as witnesses and taking u…
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Why IVF is Wrong and Anti-Life
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IVF is getting a lot of attention this past week because of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling. For those who do not know, IVF refers to “in vitro fertilization”, and is a fertility procedure where multiple eggs are harvested from a woman, fertilized in a laboratory, and then one or more are selectively implanted back into her (or a surrogate’s) uter…
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How a Wrong View of History Obscures the Glory of God
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There are a few major ways to study history. One is the great man method which basically teaches that history is shaped by great men that rise up and lead and so studying those important men is the way to understand history. Another is to study history as a pattern of political or societal events where one cultural event by its nature leads to the …
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Altar calls are a common feature of church services around the world. But are they Biblical? What theology and history are they based on, and what do they teach converts and church members about the gospel? Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC Hosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn Technical Direc…
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If Debt is Slavery, Is it a Sin to be in Debt?
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The Bible says a lot about debt and slavery and teaches that the two are tightly connected, going so far as to say “the borrower is a servant (slave) of the lender”. And as Christians, when we read God’s word, it is our duty to take God’s commands and instructions seriously. But if you asked the average Christian if slavery is bad and then examined…
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Why Tim Keller (and Alistair Begg) are Wrong About Christian Winsomeness
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Tim Keller spent his life arguing that through winsomeness we can get people to accept the gospel. If the world sees Christians as good and kind, then the world would see the goodness of God and come to faith. He argued that if we are kind and thoughtful, then people will want to hear the gospel from us. And here’s the thing: if all you are talking…
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Why Pentecostalism is Wrong: Tongues as a Sign of Unbelief
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Pentecostalism teaches that the gift and practice of speaking in unknown languages in the church today is a continuation of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts. But this view is fundamentally at odds with what scripture teaches about tongues. First and foremost, it misses what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 14 where he explains to the church that…
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Prayer is essential for the Christian life. But if we think about it incorrectly, we may never understand how to pray with zeal. We are better equipped to pray when we properly understand God’s authority and our proper relationship with him. Because God created man to glorify Him, and saved His people to do His work in the world and to labor for Hi…
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Why Dispensationalism is Wrong
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Dispensationalism is one of the most popular views of eschatology (the “end times”) in American evangelical churches, particularly among Southern Baptists where it has been estimated that over 80% of Southern Baptist churches hold to some form of dispensational eschatology. And in case you’ve never heard the term dispensationalism, you’ve probably …
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How God Created Men and Women Different
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Our world is very confused about the roles of men and women and this is particularly true in the United States and even in our more conservative churches. And while there is a lot of complexity in this topic, there are some basic scriptural commands and decrees of God that help frame the issue. In this episode we want to discuss how God created men…
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Should You Donate to the Salvation Army?
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You can’t go anywhere around Christmas without hearing the familiar sound of a Salvation Army volunteer ringing their bell beside the familiar red kettle asking for donations. But how many people know that the Salvation Army is a false church that teaches a falses gospel based on works righteousness and who believe that men can become perfect and c…
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