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Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
A Conversation with Theocast's Jon Moffitt & Justin Perdue about Resting in Jesus (Part 1)
Christians know we are saved by grace, but we often think we need to conjure up and produce a steady stream of good works to “stay saved” (quiet times, being nice to our baristas, “spiritual disciplines”, etc.). In this episode Pastor’s Jon Moffitt and Justin Perdue (www.Theocast.org) sit down with us and “encourage weary pilgrims to rest in Christ” the “friend of sinners”. We are reminded that when we are united to Christ by faith (ie become Christians), that all the good works Jesus did have actually been credited to our account in such a way that God now, and forever, views you as if YOU had performed those very works (in the same way His death has become your death). Listen, look to Jesus, and rest.
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Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
And why do we talk with joy about backyard BBQs but we become somber about discipleship
We all know God delights in the sacred activity of prayers and songs of Christians, but does He also delight in "secular" things as well? Can He appreciate an amazing one-handed catch at a football game? How about ancient Chinese pottery? A soaring Hawk? A family trip to Disneyland? What about Haitian Voodoo art, The Game of Thrones and Zombies? And why do we talk with such joy when discussing backyard BBQs and beach trips, but we become very somber and heavy when we shift to the topic of discipleship? Listen in as we interview the great Richard Mouw as he unpacks his decades of study to equip the saints to further Glorify and enjoy God.
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Edwin van Driel: What is Jesus Doing? Is He on the Move or asleep? How Can we be a Part of His activity?
Is Jesus just a mental truth from 2,000 years ago or is He up to something today?
Join us as we talk with Dr Edwin van Driel as we ask: what is Jesus doing? Is He even doing anything at all (because it seems like this world is going to hell and the Church seems to have no influence)? Is Jesus just a mental truth from 2,000 years ago or is He up to something today? Listen in on this edifying conversation.
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Reasons for a Historic Christianity (Resting with the Reformers)
Disillusioned as Catholic, Calvary Chapel, Foursquare... Danny Hyde on finding Rest with the Reformers in Christ
Christians are often weary from thinking they always need to be "doing stuff" to impress Jesus and to "stay saved" rather than resting in Christ and His finished work on our behalf. Pastor Danny takes us through the history of Western Christianity's decay into self-centered pietism, and lost sight of the historical and longstanding Christian saints who have gone before us - especially that of the Reformers and the early Church.
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Reasons for a Historic Christianity (Resting with the Reformers)
Disillusioned as Catholic, Calvary Chapel, Foursquare... Danny Hyde on finding Rest with the Reformers in Christ
Christians are often weary from thinking they always need to be "doing stuff" to impress Jesus and to "stay saved" rather than resting in Christ and His finished work on our behalf. Pastor Danny takes us through the history of Western Christianity's decay into self-centered pietism, and lost sight of...
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A Christian View of Slavery
Scripture Offers Perspective On the Horrors Of U.S. Slavery
Christianity has an unmistakable relationship with the topic of slavery. Slavery was commonplace in the Roman Empire under which Jesus and his worshipers lived during the first century — which is why it is so frequently mentioned in early-church writings. Slavery is a topic in six of the apostle Paul’s...
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You Should Know John Owen
Crawford Gibben (author of "An Introduction to John Owen") on John Owen's theology of plague, pandemic, suffering and the judgement of God
Owen had no doubt. The horrific combination of comets, plague, fire, and war proved that God was judging England. The mid-1660s were years of dark providences, which God sent when his “patience is abused,” his “warnings are despised,” and people believed themselves to be secure.
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Who and What is the Holy Spirit?
Biblical Clarity to the Person, Work, and Filling of the Holy Spirit
We may not even have the language to say “come Holy Spirit”, but we're saying, “God, I need you.” And I think that that cry actually is a cry that, if we actually understood, can help us to be open to how God might be present in, what we might...
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You Should Know Calvin's Institutes
Robert White (translator of the 1541 edition) on why Christians should read "The Institutes of the Christian Religion"
Faith cannot exist without knowledge, but knowledge by itself is neither saving faith nor transforming faith. Doctrine must descend from the head to the heart and take root there. It must, under God, change the way we think, feel, will and act; it must change the kind of people we...
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Jesus, The Word, and “A Word”
Dr Les Hardin
I don’t want the chicken nuggets—the better parts chopped up, compressed, and given to me in bite-size portions. What’s more, I don’t want to be the kind of person who’s content with that—the little bits, un-nutritious, unfulfilling. I want the whole meal. I want to be the kind of person...
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