Podcasts by URC Learning: Sinners
In an age of moral bankruptcy, political sleaze, theological confusion, and aimless religion in a mindless church, we're addressing the need for a Bible-based, intellectually rigorous, 21st-century christian faith. This is Sinners
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The Ten Commandments | part 16: decorum in the worship service from 2009-01-05T17:43:08
God commands that certain elements be part of a worship service. God commands that these certain elements in a worship service be done in a certain way. God also commands that we conduct ourselves ...
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The Ten Commandments | part 15: a gospel order to the elements of worship from 2008-12-29T15:18:44
Now that we understand what elements God wants in a worship service, we need to think about when He wants us to do each of them. A good Reformed liturgy gives careful thought to the order of the el...
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The Ten Commandments | part 14: the second commandment and the elements of worship from 2008-12-12T16:49:46
If the second commandment teaches the regulative principle, we have to then ask: “What exactly does the Bible say we should do in New Covenant worship”? Without a New Testament book of ...
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The Ten Commandments | part 13: second commandment&the regulative principle from 2008-08-21T01:17:42
Behind and implied by the second commandment is this “regulative principle of worship,” which is taught all throughout the Holy Scriptures. Listen to see how and where. http://media.urc...
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The Ten Commandments | part 12: second commandment&the regulative principle from 2008-08-12T18:58:39
Though the “regulative principle of worship” may be an odd or unfamiliar phrase, we hope you’ll come to undertsand and accept it as a good label for the second commandment’s...
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The Ten Commandments | part 11: second commandment&images from 2008-08-01T17:05:23
The Jesus statues and crucifixes of the Roman Catholics, and the Jesus pictures in children’s Bibles of the Evangelicals, are a testimony to our thinking we are wiser than God. We are trying ...
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The Ten Commandments | part 10: second commandment from 2008-07-15T12:26:14
The first commandment forbids worship of any false god, and now the second commandment forbids any false worship of the true God. This distinction lays the foundation for the practical application ...
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The Ten Commandments | part 9: first commandment from 2008-07-09T23:15:51
At last, the commandments. God requires in the first commandment not only that He be exclusively acknowledged, but also that we give all of our very selves to Him alone. http://media.urclearning.or...
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The Ten Commandments | part 8: the two tables from 2008-06-23T23:04:53
So what was engraved on each of the two tablets that God gave to Moses? How they answered that question in Sunday School might have distracted you from some important ways to understand and apply t...
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The Ten Commandments | part 7: the third use from 2008-05-13T18:48:09
So how should you thank God for saving your body and soul? The right way is to obey His holy laws. The wrong way is to exert yourself in obedience to easier substitutes. As we come closer to the Te...
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The Ten Commandments | part 6: the second use from 2008-04-25T20:54:10
The second “table” of the Ten Commandments is an objective standard for civil order and righteousness. Its principles are reflected among every people group, even among those who deny t...
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The Ten Commandments | part 5: the first use for Christians from 2008-04-16T18:51:34
Last time we talked about the law thrashing unbelievers and driving them to see their need for Jesus Christ. This time we talk about how the law ought to do the same thing for Christians. http://me...
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The Ten Commandments | part 4: the first use of the law from 2008-04-03T18:46:14
The first way to apply the Ten Commandments to your life is to let them show you, one by one, how you have failed to keep them. This uncomfortable exercise is necessary for you to see your need for...
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The Ten Commandments | part 3: more basic principles from 2008-03-25T18:52:25
New Covenant Christians must understand the Ten Commandments and apply them to their lives. Concerning both internal and external purity, the Ten Commandments encompass all areas of life, and comma...
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The Ten Commandments | part 2: law and covenant from 2008-03-17T16:27:17
Knowing which commands God wants you to follow is not as easy as just flipping open the Bible and doing the first thing you read. God always gives His commands (laws) to people in the context of di...
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The Ten Commandments | part 1: the law/gospel contrast from 2008-03-08T20:47:41
The Ten Commandments are big news. Someone is always complaining they are being ignored or abused. Churches fight over whether they even matter today. But you can’t begin to understand and ap...
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Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 8: Isn’t God the One Who defines His love? from 2008-02-23T00:05:54
Well, folks, this is the swan song to this series and our review of this book. Frankly, we’re tired of reading it. In this final show, we discuss how offensive it is that Arminians are dissat...
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Am I in trouble? Why does my conscience bother me? Now what do I do? from 2008-02-11T02:00:47
Everyone is in trouble. Everyone is guilty. Everyone needs to hear what can be done about the mess we are in. We are trying to convince you that you need to hear us out about the basic questions of...
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Bad Reasons Why You Are Not a Calvinist | part 7: more on their philosophical analysis from 2007-10-13T01:22:01
(26:54) Part two of our response to the philosophical analysis section seeks to apply the famous Genesis 50 text to Walls’ range of options for understanding the nature of human freedom and G...
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Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 6: Their philosophical analysis from 2007-09-11T21:08:56
(33:20) Otherwise helpful, descriptive philosophical categories regarding the nature of human freedom must not become the ultimate boundaries of how we may systematize and confess the Bible’s...
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Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 5: how they read Ephesians 1&2 from 2007-08-08T21:44:02
(13:42) That election is “in Christ” does not in any way overthrow the idea that the Father’s election of His people is sovereign, personal, fixed, definite, and individual.
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Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 4: How they read John 6 from 2007-07-29T20:31:03
(16:13) So John chapter six is about Christ’s unity with the Father. Yes, but that does not set aside His clear statements regarding the way in which the Father and the Son save their elect p...
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Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 3: How they read Romans 9 from 2007-06-27T11:22:48
(18:49) If you were wondering how an educated Arminian would read Romans chapter nine in a way contrary to how we have, here’s your answer (at least the first part of it). The authors make sp...
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Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 2: Predestination and election from 2007-06-05T14:31:35
(28:50) Everyone agrees that the words “predestination” and “election” are in the Bible. Everyone also agrees that Romans 9-11 is a central passage in understanding what t...
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Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 1 from 2007-05-12T03:19:20
(37:48) We present a new series discussing the Calvinism/Arminianism debate by reviewing the new book titled “Why I Am Not A Calvinist.” Today, we alert the discerning reader to some le...
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Every Member Ministry? (remixed) from 2007-02-22T05:20:03
(20:47) Note: This show’s content was re-edited and replaces the original posted in July 2006. One sacred cow of many church growth gurus, including those of the “Presbyterian” or ...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion” (part 8 of 8): Religion Worse Than Child Abuse?! from 2007-02-13T05:21:44
(38:31) Dawkins’ worldview lacks foundation for his outlandish claim that instructing children in the Christian faith is worse than sexually molesting them. His telling extreme stories of rel...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusionâ€(part 7 of 8): The Impossibility of the Contrary from 2007-02-07T00:31:40
Dawkins’ critique of typical God-proofs simply avoids the main one: the transcendental argument for the existence of God. Last time, we introduced this argument as an answer to the “ult...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion� (part 7 of 8): The Impossibility of the Contrary from 2007-02-07T00:31:40
Dawkins’ critique of typical God-proofs simply avoids the main one: the transcendental argument for the existence of God. Last time, we introduced this argument as an answer to the “ult...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusionâ€(part 6 of 8): This 747 Gambit Down In Flames (remixed) from 2007-02-07T00:21:15
(24:56) Note: This show’s content was re-edited and replaces the original. Dawkins’ central argument against God’s existence–the “ultimate Boeing 747 gambit”–fails...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion� (part 6 of 8): This 747 Gambit Down In Flames (remixed) from 2007-02-07T00:21:15
(24:56) Note: This show’s content was re-edited and replaces the original. Dawkins’ central argument against God’s existence–the “ultimate Boeing 747 gambit”–fails...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusionâ€(part 5 of 8): The Reliability of the Bible from 2007-01-23T00:49:26
As if his simplistic attack against the Scripture’s moral fabric wasn’t enough, Dawkins marches forward to assault the Bible’s factual credibility. But evidence, common sense, and...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion� (part 5 of 8): The Reliability of the Bible from 2007-01-23T00:49:26
As if his simplistic attack against the Scripture’s moral fabric wasn’t enough, Dawkins marches forward to assault the Bible’s factual credibility. But evidence, common sense, and...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusionâ€(part 4 of 8): Did He Even Read the Thing? from 2007-01-14T20:01:01
Unable to plug the gaping hole left by his inability to account for absolute standards of morality, Dawkins resorts in chapter seven to try and discredit the Bible as that plug. Of course, he again...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion� (part 4 of 8): Did He Even Read the Thing? from 2007-01-14T20:01:01
Unable to plug the gaping hole left by his inability to account for absolute standards of morality, Dawkins resorts in chapter seven to try and discredit the Bible as that plug. Of course, he again...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion� (part 3 of 8): Coming up Empty from 2007-01-09T20:42:21
The title of Dawkins’ sixth chapter, “The Roots of Morality: Why Are We Good?,” betrays his inability as an atheist to account for the absolute standards of morality which he so r...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusionâ€(part 3 of 8): Coming up Empty from 2007-01-09T20:42:21
The title of Dawkins’ sixth chapter, “The Roots of Morality: Why Are We Good?,” betrays his inability as an atheist to account for the absolute standards of morality which he so r...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion� (part 2 of 8): Even Brighter Bloodstains from 2007-01-03T19:05:45
In part one, we urged people to see the necessity of actually believing that the Christian religious claims are true. This time, we affirm Dawkins’ assertion that most religion, even much of ...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusionâ€(part 2 of 8): Even Brighter Bloodstains from 2007-01-03T19:05:45
In part one, we urged people to see the necessity of actually believing that the Christian religious claims are true. This time, we affirm Dawkins’ assertion that most religion, even much of ...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusion� (part 1 of 8): Blood on Our Hands from 2006-12-26T13:55:07
Here we begin an eight-part series discussing this best-selling book by acknowledging that professing Christians are much to blame for the kinds of critiques Dawkins levies against theism. If we fo...
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Atheism, Richard Dawkins, and “The God Delusionâ€(part 1 of 8): Blood on Our Hands from 2006-12-26T13:55:07
Here we begin an eight-part series discussing this best-selling book by acknowledging that professing Christians are much to blame for the kinds of critiques Dawkins levies against theism. If we fo...
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The Tattoo Redo from 2006-12-19T12:49:43
Have you been pierced or inked? Are you artistic or are you simply defacing your body? Does God have anything to say about it? Lots of questions with some at least mildly interesting debate about t...
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But What about the Children? from 2006-12-11T01:16:24
61% of kids active in youth groups–that’s right, SIXTY-ONE PERCENT–are not found in church as adults. Questions like, “What is a better model for youth ministry, how can we ...
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The Haggard Debacle – Part Two from 2006-12-04T21:44:10
How should we react to the fall of Ted Haggard? In this second show of two, we ask if a true Christian can struggle with sin, especially the sin of homosexuality. We also think about how the church...
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The Haggard Debacle – Part One from 2006-11-27T14:21:36
How should we react to the fall of Ted Haggard? In this first show of two, we look inside at our own hearts and outside at the evangelical cult complex to learn some sobering lessons. We also think...
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Happy Thanksgiving! from 2006-11-21T01:51:18
Every thankful Christian should be in church this coming Thursday morning, right? The Bible calls every world culture to set aside a national Thanksgiving Day, right? Tape your ankles for the Turke...
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Prosperity Light from 2006-11-13T19:39:17
Have you caught on yet? Have you claimed your promises? The good news is that Christ saved you, but the really good news is that He wants you to be rich. So say some of the most visible leaders in ...
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Christian Crap Culture from 2006-11-06T21:33:04
The sales numbers don’t lie: “Got Jesus” coffee mugs, “Huggy-Jesus” teddy bears, and “O.C.” t-shirts (“only in Christ”) have become the preferr...
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Toward a Reformed Political Ethic – Part Two from 2006-11-01T16:40:15
Yes, politics again. This is part two of a very brief, whet-your-appetite-for-further-study series on how to begin answering political questions from the biblical, Reformed perspective. Here, we in...
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Toward a Reformed Political Ethic – Part One from 2006-10-27T00:11:08
Yes, politics. This is part one of a very brief, whet-your-appetite-for-further-study series on how to begin answering political questions from the biblical, Reformed perspective. Here, we critique...
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Papa Chuck and Baby Chuck from 2006-10-17T15:01:13
In an unexpected, un-planned Calvary Chapel series post-mortem, we take our cue from a recent Los Angeles Times article about Chuck Smith, Sr. and his son, Chuck Smith, Jr. The article solidified e...
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Calvary Chapel Remix | part 3 from 2006-10-09T22:38:14
Part three of three in a series evaluating the Chuck Smith/Calvary Chapel movement addresses the Calvary Chapel position on the Arminian/Calvinist debate. The Calvary Chapels are decidedly “A...
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Calvary Chapel Remix | part 2 from 2006-10-04T13:22:39
Part two of three in a series evaluating the Chuck Smith/Calvary Chapel movement addresses Smith’s self-understanding as an authority like unto Old Testament Moses. Also, the Calvary Chapel &...
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Calvary Chapel Remix | part 1 from 2006-09-28T11:19:53
Find out what all the controversy was about. Listen to the shows that made babies cry, women scream, and slick-speaking “pastors” with Hawaiian shirts, cargo shorts, and flip-flops run ...
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Reformed Renaissance or Calvinistic Crybabies? from 2006-09-20T14:24:55
You probably have seen the recent Christianity Today cover story titled “Young, Restless, Reformed: Calvinism is Making a Comeback–and Shaking Up the Church.” It misdefines “...
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What about Speaking in Tongues? from 2006-09-14T17:06:48
Many people are uneasy with the charasmatic/pentecostal practice of tongue-speaking, but are also hesitant to condemn it as unbiblical and a scam. We are more sickened by that stuff than uneasy, an...
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TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK from 2006-09-07T13:14:04
Let’s face it–Christian churches seem to attract more than their share of people who lack basic social graces. We must give more effort to cultivate our social skills in obedience to Ch...
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I Don’t Want Jesus! from 2006-08-29T20:39:44
You’d be shocked to hear “Christians” say it, but given their ignorance of and apathy about the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, they may as well shout it from the rooftops.
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Down-Right Right-Wing Wing-Nuts from 2006-08-22T16:30
The common right is as bad as the common left as it worships the State and its leaders. The Bible does not teach that the United States’ military is Yahweh’s prophetic sword, an idea th...
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A Different Religion from 2006-08-14T23:57:06
Beautiful, historic church buildings all across the United States and the world are homes to “liberal” Christianity. We’ll tell you why those buildings are really spiritual gravey...
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The Mission Field Your Mother Warned You about from 2006-07-24T19:51:30
From the “Christian” newswire comes the bizzare story of a man with a heart for porn stars; he thinks God has called him to set up a booth and pass out pink leather Bibles at porn conve...
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The Law of God – Finale from 2006-07-21T22:41:05
Now what? What should the Christian do with the Law?
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The Law of God – 10th Law from 2006-07-21T22:38:12
What is it to “covet� Is capitalism based on coveting?
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The Law of God – 9th Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T22:23:13
What is it to lie? Are there “white†lies; do we always need to “tell the truth� What about hairpieces and deodorant?
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The Law of God – 9th Law, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T22:16:47
Are we liers? An “honest†discussion.
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The Law of God – 8th Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T22:11:08
Does God permit Christians to pursue “richesâ€; does He encourage it?
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The Law of God – 8th Law, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T22:08:47
What is “ownership” and “private property”?
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The Law of God – 7th Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T22:05:45
What are the practical applications of God’s commands about sex?
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The Law of God – 6th Law, Pt. 3 from 2006-07-21T22:00:35
Can Christians support the death penalty and war?
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The Law of God – 6th Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T21:57:31
Abortion, euthanasia and suicide: what does prohibition from murder have to say about the value of human life?
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The Law of God – 6th Law, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T21:53:52
What does the command prohibiting murder have to do with our modern culture of death?
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The Law of God – 5th Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T21:50:16
What are the political ramifications of honoring our fathers and mothers?
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The Law of God – 5th Law, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T21:47:28
How does God tell us to live as family members?
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The Law of God – 4th Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T21:43:22
What are the practical applications of the Sabbath for Christians in our era?
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The Law of God – 4th Law, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T21:40:54
What does the Sabbath have to do with Sunday?
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The Law of God – 3rd Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T21:35:47
What does the “name†of God have to do with how we think about Him?
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The Law of God – 3rd Law, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T21:30:20
What is the “name†of God and why does He care about its use?
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The Law of God – 2nd Law, Pt. 3 from 2006-07-21T21:23:43
Are pictures of Jesus and crucifixes “idolatrous�
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The Law of God – 2nd Law, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T21:19:40
Does God care enough about how His worship to tell us exactly how He wants it?
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The Law of God – 2nd Law, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T21:14:04
Idolatry and worship: what distinguishes one from the other?
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The Law of God – 1st Law from 2006-07-21T21:05:25
What does it mean to have no other gods before Yahweh?
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The Law of God – Introduction, Pt. 2 from 2006-07-21T21:00:17
Who has to keep the Law and what “law” are they bound to keep?
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The Law of God – Introduction, Pt. 1 from 2006-07-21T20:57:47
What is the “Law of God” and why is it important?
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The Church which Cried, “Apocalypse” from 2006-07-10T15:20:22
The secular media says that many “Christian” prophets and preachers sound crazy when they talk about the timing and circumstances of the end of the world. The secular media is rightR...
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Join a Church! from 2006-07-10T12:18:30
If you don’t have the church as a mother, you don’t have God as your father. The Bible does not know any Christian who is not a member of a church. What is a “true church̶...
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Nazarenes and Sects from 2006-07-10T12:06:17
Who are the Nazarenes; what is a “sect”? How to evaluate “communities of believers.”
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Preserving Sinners from 2006-07-04T04:40:08
The Christian life is marked by sin. How does a Holy God deal with Christians who continue to sin?Â
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True Ministry from 2006-07-04T03:42:46
What is “true” ministry? What should the church be doing and what should it not?
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The Southern-Fried Baptist Convention from 2006-06-29T00:49:33
We can’t figure out why people who know their leaders and churches are adding to the law tolerate that nonsense (case in point: the Southern Baptist convention’s ruling on consumption o...
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I’m a Catholic from 2006-06-26T12:47:22
Are Protestants “Catholic”? What it means to be a “Catholic” and why it’s important.
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Harvest Crusades from 2006-06-21T15:22:18
LISTEN BY CLICKING HERE Evangelical organizations frequently put on large events, shows that are supposed to bring pagans to Christ and Christians back to him. What could possibly be wrong with suc...
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The Purpose-Driven Life – 2 from 2006-06-04T23:49:52
The purpose of life? The discussion continues.
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The Purpose-Driven Life – 1 from 2006-06-04T23:47:19
Rick Warren’s “Purpose-Driven Life” is a loved and cherished; what could possibly be wrong with it?
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The Purpose-Driven Life and Church – 2 from 2006-06-04T23:42:37
What does it mean to be driven by purpose? Does the particular purpose make a difference?
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The Purpose-Driven Life and Church – 1 from 2006-06-04T23:39:30
What is the purpose-driven church? What is the purpose-driven life?
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How To Read the Bible – 3 from 2006-06-04T23:36:02
If the Bible is God’s Word and clear enough to present the Gospel, why are there so many different intrpretations? Isn’t it all the same?
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How To Read the Bible – 2 from 2006-06-04T23:31:56
The Bible is a complex collection of material from diffrent cultures written over the course of thousands of years; but also simple enough for anyone to read and understand the Gospel.
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How To Read the Bible – 1 from 2006-06-04T23:27:51
The Bible is the foundation of the faith. So how do we go about reading it?
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Perseverance of the Saints – 2 from 2006-05-15T02:05:54
LISTEN BY CLICKING HERE Perseverance – total comfort for the believer
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Perseverance of the Saints – 1 from 2006-05-15T02:03:54
Do any of God’s people slip through his grasp?
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Limited Atonement – 2 from 2006-05-15T01:57:59
Did Christ’s death accomplish what he intended?
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