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It is very easy to get the church fathers wrong. From thinking that their doctrine was better or more pure, or that their proximity to Christ and the apostles gave them greater authority, there are many ways to go astray in considering their proper place in the church's history. And while Christ has used many men to lead his church, the primary means that He has used to mature and cleanse his bride is the leading of the Holy Spirit working through the power of His Word. One of the central concepts of the church is its corporate nature and that the church is Christ's bride, who is being made ready for him. But because we are often tempted to focus on individuals and their personal contributions and achievements, the church fathers often become a distraction from the corporate nature of the church and how Christ has made it more mature in both doctrine and practice. In this episode, we try to provide a biblical framework for thinking about God's love and care for the church without putting the wrong emphasis on the people he used. We also discuss how the church fathers are often used to make bad arguments about the church and its doctrine, particularly by the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches. Even the term "church father" gets used far too liberally by many, with the Roman Catholic church recognizing people as fathers as late as the eighth century (and, of course, they choose to elevate those whose writings support their favorite heresies).The church fathers deserve honor as the ones whom God used to lead the early church. But they do not deserve greater honor than other leaders who came after them. God has and is using different men to le

After speaking about suffering and the Holy Spirit helping in our weaknesses, Paul continues to encourage believers through the idea that God is directing all things. Those things that from our perspective look like they are not for good, they are always for good to those who love God and those who are the called according to His purpose. God who spoke the world into existence is still speaking now causing all things to come to pass for the blessing for His bride collectively, but also for each individual Christian. For every believer, He is conforming them into the image of His Son. We will not be His proper image bearer until after the resurrection when corruption puts on incorruption, but even now for everyone who believes, He is working in us to mature us and make us more like the perfect Son of God. As we eagerly wait for the redemption of the body when we finally put off this body of death, we can rejoice knowing that we will be glorified and made like Him.

One of the most challenging issues for a Christian wife to face is when her husband either is openly an unbeliever or even more difficult when he claims to be a believer but behaves in a way that is betrays his faith. And while scripture gives very clear directions in 1 Peter 3:1, "Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives", understanding how to apply it to specific situations can be very complex.In this episode we walk through a number of these complexities and look at how God's word says to deal with them. Because marriage is an intimate relationship, it can seem like it makes up the entirety of a wife's life, but in reality, marriage is only one of many authority structures that make up the world. Often because of pride, shame, or uncertainty, a wife may feel unable to appeal to other authorities in her life, but God has created them as a protection for both her and her husband. Please join us as we discuss this complex issue.Thumbnail image by JESUS_is_our_only_HOPE on pixabayProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

When people try to live according to God's law, they are frequently accused of being legalists, prompting us to ask a startling question: Was Jesus a Legalist? To truly answer this, we must look past cultural definitions and ask from a scriptural standpoint, What is Legalism?In this episode of The Conquering Truth, we dismantle the widespread confusion surrounding what is properly called legalism and examine how the term is routinely weaponized against those who seek to live holy lives. By looking at Christ and the Law, we demonstrate that while the law is NEVER the means of obtaining righteousness, Jesus explicitly demands our total duty to keep and teach it.Unpacking Matthew 5:17-20, we address the severe judgment reserved for those who subtract from God's commandments—a serious issue confronting many modern "Reformed" churches today regarding doctrines relating to Sabbath-keeping, head coverings, and the second commandment. We also break down Phariseeism vs. Legalism, showing how true Phariseeism actually elevates human traditions over God's statutes rather than faithfully obeying His word. We also discuss how people want scripture to tell us exactly what to do in each situation, but scripture almost always conveys the law through case law and case law needs to be understood and applied to specific situations. This doesn't mean that truth is relative but rather that, as 1 Timothy 1:5-11 teaches, the law can be applied to every area of life and every aspect of sound doctrine.As a ministry of Reformation Baptist Church, we desire to promote a greater understanding of God's Word and His law. Join us as we prove once again that theol

Because of the promise of our eternal inheritance, those who are saved should have a different attitude toward the things of this world. The sin and the corruption that comes from it causes real suffering and Christians do not escape that suffering. They also suffer because the world hates them, just as it hated Christ. But through faith, we can see the suffering at this present time as something that is worth it because of what God is doing in as and what He has promised to us. We don't think of the creation having desires, but even the whole of creation is has expectation for when Christ will return and the sons of God, those who are adopted by Him, are revealed. When the firstfruits of creation are revealed is when creation will be renewed. The futility that it was made subject to through the sin of man and the corruption in it will be removed and creation itself will enter into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Most of us grew up hearing about the "American Dream" As a political slogan, it's is useful, primarily because the hearer gets to decide exactly what it means. And politicians on both sides love to argue that they are the ones fighting for the American Dream while their opponents are actively destroying it—but is the American Dream itself just a lie? Coined during the Great Depression by James Adams as a critique of 1920s materialism, the "dream" has shifted from an ethos of freedom and opportunity into a hyper-materialistic checklist: mandatory college degrees, homeownership, and retiring early at 62.In this episode we examine the historical evolution and spiritual danger of the American Dream through a biblical lens. Looking at American history, we unpack how secular definitions look to government intervention or welfare handouts, which actually paralyze economic mobility and strip away the foundational value of productive work. Furthermore, we address how state-sanctioned theft—through inflation and heavy taxation—actively drains the fruit of people's labor.Ultimately, we expose why equating the American Dream with God's covenantal blessing is a false theology. True biblical dominion isn't about escaping work or hoarding luxury; it is about seeking the Kingdom of God first. Join us as we explore how a faithful hermeneutic frees us from worldly materialism and points us back to Christ as the sovereign King and the only hope we need.Thumbnail by bones64 on pixabayTimecodes00:00 Intro02:09 Defining the American Dream06:44 Not Everyone has the same Dream19:39 Economic Mobility27:39 Sacrifice

When confronted with the historical doctrines of grace, Arminians frequently respond by citing popular proof-texts like John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:9, and 1 Timothy 2:4 to deny God's absolute sovereignty over salvation. But are these passages being handled righteously, or are they being ripped entirely out of their biblical contexts?And this question about context matters, because the main problem with the way Arminians handle scripture is that they ignore or twist the context of their proof texts to arrive at the conclusion they desire. This is true whether you are talking about the general context of the harmonization of the Old and New Testaments, where so many Old Testament passages show the weakness and inability of man and are quoted in the New Testament, and Arminians act as if the Old Testament and New Testament have no relation with each other. The other way they do this is by quoting only one or two verses and completely divorcing this short excerpt from the context of the passage it was found in. This second category is where we spend most of out time in this episode.In this episode we break down the most common verses used to defend Arminian theology. By examining the surrounding text, the immediate audience, and the overarching counsel of Scripture, we expose wrong thinking and the poor hermeneutics that drive these misinterpretations—and try to show how ignoring context can pave the way toward serious errors.Thumbnail image by AgnieszkaMonk on PixabayTimecodes00:00 Hermeneutics07:46 John 3:1624:19 2 Peter 3:935:59 1 Timothy 2:451:02 Matthew 23:37Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville

After being told that those who have eternal life, set their minds on things of the Spirit rather than things of the flesh, Paul is going to show the stark contrast between the two. To be carnally minded is death and the be spiritually minded is life. There is a battle between the carnal and the spiritual and they can never have peace with one another. The carnal body cannot submit to the law of God because the carnal mind is in rebellion to God. Those who are setting their minds on the things of the flesh cannot be pleasing to God. It is impossible. Those who are saved can be pleasing to God because they can understand spiritual things and they can set their mind on spiritual things through the work of the Holy Spirit in them. If you are saved, the body is dead because of sin, but your spirit has been raised from the dead through the Spirit working in you. You also have the promise that since Christ was raised from the dead, that your dead body will be raised from the dead and your body will also receive eternal life through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in you.

Many Pentecostals and charismatics claim that a natural part of the Christian life is to experience a "second baptism" of the Holy Spirit - but is this modern teaching true or is it a form of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Even more importantly, what is the true ministry of the Holy Spirit? Is it to cause men to babble and faint and tell the future, or to make men Holy as God is Holy?In this episode of The Conquering Truth, we trace the roots of Pentecostalism from John Wesley's Holiness movement through the teachings of Parham and Seymour and examine how the "second work of grace" and "entire sanctification" theories have led to a theology and practice that replaces the Spirit's work of true holiness with mystical experiences, chaos, and even physical foolishness.By looking at scriptures like Acts 1, 1 Corinthians 14, and John 16, we contrast the "spirit" of the Charismatic movement—which often exalts disorder and pride—with the true Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of Truth, Wisdom, and Order. The Holy Spirit was sent to give power to the church for the spread of the Gospel and the work of the ministry, and to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, not to make a mockery of the faith through barking or hysterical laughter.At The Conquering Truth, we believe that theology drives the world. Join us as we dismantle the errors of Pentecostalism and point back to the sufficient, transforming power of God's Word.Timecodes00:00 Blaspheming the Holy Spirit10:05 Tongues for Unbelievers15:08 Biblical Prophesy21:12 Mocking God34:44 Christ on the Holy Spirit43:

Now Paul is going to explain salvation. There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus because they have the Spirit in them that causes them to desire to walk according to the Spirit and not according to the flesh. Because their inner man is made alive because they died with Christ, they are now dead to the law of sin and death. The law no longer produces offenses in them. The law could not produce righteousness, but Christ came in the form of sinful flesh so He could overcome sin in the flesh. By doing so, He condemned sin in the flesh so the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us. Not a righteous requirement of the law for salvation, but the order of God's ways rather than being ordered by the world. Those who have been made alive through Christ, then do no live according to the flesh because those who have the Spirit of God set their minds on the things of the Spirit. Setting the mind on the things of the Spirit does cause righteousness in your life.

Many people think that effective evangelism begins with proclaiming Jesus' love for sinners. But there's the question, and it's an important one: Has Jesus commanded us to tell unbelievers that He loves them? And when we say those words, do people understand that their most pressing need is to be saved from the wrath of God? When we tell someone that Jesus loves them, we are often encouraging them to think about Christ in ways that are not at all biblical. They may think of him loving them in the way that their mother or father loves them. Because most people do not understand love, if they believe that Jesus loves them, they will be unable to imagine him sending them to hell for their sins. In Matthew 7, when Jesus describes sending false converts to hell, he does not express his love toward them. He tells them He never knew them and condemns them for their love of lawlessness. Throughout scripture, even when Jesus shows kindness to unbelievers, he does not begin by expressing his love toward them. Instead, he helps them to understand that God's wrath is on the children of disobedience. So here's a question: When is it appropriate to tell someone that Jesus loves them?Thumbnail image by BunteAufnahmen on PixabayProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

After talking about the struggle between the two wills that remain in him after salvation, so he does the things that he wants to do. he reminds us of the only hope, God. That God through Christ is the one that delivers us from sin and not only at salvation. He is the one who delivers us from the body of death as we go through our lives and are tempted to sin. He is the one that breaks the power of sin in our lives, including by scourging us so that we receive the peaceable fruit of righteousness. He is ultimately the one who frees us from the body of death through the resurrection of the dead at glorification. After which, we will no longer have a body of death, because we will have an incorruptible body that cannot die. It is important to remember, it is God who starts our salvation, sanctifies us through the rest of our life and then glorifies us, so the to God alone belongs the glory.

Christian celebrity culture gets rightly criticized for its worldliness, its elevation and celebration of men and their achievements, and its tendency to create apologetics for all types of unbiblical behaviors. But there is also a tendency to divorce celebrity culture from the culture of our local churches, its many congregants, and the pastors that lead them. So, in the wake of Sam Allberry's resignation, we thought it was worth taking the time to look at what Christian celebrity culture says about the rest of us, and the leaders we choose. Fundamentally, those who follow sound doctrine understand that sin is progressive by nature. So, if the "wordly" churches are tolerating sins among their leaders that are blatantly obvious to us, we have every reason to believe that there are sins, which seem much less offensive to us, but to which we are turning a blind eye. Celebrity culture exists because we desire to follow a man. That desire wars against our willingness to live and die for the truth. So let's start with a question: How does blindness come upon churches? And how do we open our eyes to the truth?Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

There's been a lot of talk in the past few years about how young men are leaving Protestant churches for the Roman Catholic Church. It's easy to forget that the Roman Catholic Church, like all other cults and false religions, uses carnal means and methods to cause those who are dead in their sins and trespasses to feel as if they are spiritually alive unto God. And because the RCC has been practicing and perfecting these techniques for over a thousand years, it is easy for people to forget that they are a corrupt institution through and through. In this episode, we want to focus on the many carnal means and techniques that the Roman Catholic Church uses to make its followers feel spiritual. Because the carnal man does not believe in an invisible God they give him a man who sits on a throne and wears a robe and a mitre and that is something the carnal man can believe in. Because the carnal man cannot imagine the glory of God they have built cathedrals so that a man can see the architecture and hear and feel the music and believe in the strength of man's hand instead of having to believe in The Invisible God. Because they cannot believe in the invisible work of prayer, they give you beads to hold in your hand and set prayers to pray over and over to make you feel spiritual. Instead of being able to approach God or their brothers and sisters in Christ and confess our sins they set up a confessional where you confess before a priest or an icon. Because they cannot believe in the spiritual nature of the church as the mother of us all, they give you Mary to worship as a mother, because people cannot believe that God is their father they tell them to call men t

After describing the picture of slavery to sin compared to slavery to God, Paul is now going to use the picture of marriage specifically regarding the Jews. When they left Egypt, they were married to Christ in Exodus 24 when they swore that they would do whatever He told them to do and that marriage was governed by the law, whatever You say, we will do. Because it was governed by the law, for it to go away, they must die to marry another. According to the law of marriage, without committing sin worthy of death, the only way out of a marriage is through death. In death, that marriage is done away with and you have no responsibility to do what your dead husband commanded. For them to escape the curse which just produced sin, whatever You say we will do, is to die, then that relationship ends. To be saved, we must first stop thinking that whatever God says, we will do because that is works based righteousness and still being under that relationship means you are still condemned. You must die to your relationship with the law, so that you can be in the Spirit not just the Jews but also the Gentiles.

There has been a big shift in America in how men and women decide to get married. In early America, parents had a very high level of authority and responsibility over who their children married. This was partly driven by economic and social factors, where the parents were more concerned about continuing the family line and ensuring that their children and grandchildren would not starve to death than whether the two getting married were emotionally compatible with one another. As time went on and America became wealthier, engagement and marriage became less about financial stability and more of a courtship arrangement. The parents were not arranging the marriages as much as they were overseeing the interests of their children. As we lost our understanding of a biblical worldview, and focused on pleasure rather than duty and obligation, the marriage process has become more about the emotional and physical response to the relationship rather than establishing a productive home where both could safely establish their future. And while some may disagree, we would argue strongly that this modern approach to marriage has failed dramatically. In response, many are choosing to never get married or cohabitating for years, but behaving as if they are married to see if the emotions last, but none of this solves the underlying problems. For the last fifty years, about half of marriages end in divorce, people are not happier in their relationships and their families, and marriage rates have declined significantly. So let's start off with a question: why is dating such a terrible way to establish marriages?Thumbnail image by Jack Pearce under CC BY-SA 2.0Production of

In this week's passage, Paul continues the theme that those who are saved are slaves of righteousness. He points out that when you were a slave of sin, you produced fruit that you are now ashamed of. As a slave of righteousness, you will still produce fruit. Not fruit that you would later be ashamed of, but fruit that produces holiness. Slavery to sin produces death. Slavery to righteousness produces holiness. Those who are slaves of God do not received eternal death, instead they receive the gift of eternal life.

At Reformation Baptist Church we stream the audio of the service for those who regularly attend who are unable to attend due to sickness or travel. We encourage everyone else to attend a church in your area.

In this week's passage, after making his argument as to why that is contrary to the to the grace of God, he repeats his first premise that of course we should not be continuing in sin if we have been saved by the blood of Christ. Then he challenges them (and us) what are you really presenting yourself to obey. If you are seeking after ways to sin, then you are a slave to sin. If you are seeking ways to walk more righteously, then you are a slave of righteousness. Those who are conformed to the doctrine of the Scriptures, those are the ones who are slaves of righteousness. And if we know and understand righteousness and see it in our own lives, that should cause us to be filled with thanksgiving toward God.

In this episode of The Conquering Truth, we explore "contumacy"—the most common reason for excommunication in faithful churches today. While many assume church discipline is only for overt scandals like adultery, contumacy is a stubborn refusal to submit to the biblically established authority of the church. We discuss why this sin is comparable to the judicial concept of "contempt of court" within the body of Christ and how it manifests as a breach of the membership covenant and ask the following questions: Is it possible to simply "resign" from a local church to avoid the judgment of the elders? Or does this reveal a lack of respect for the universal church and the commands of Matthew 18? And if someone does flee to avoid discipline, is it wrong to excommunicate them for their refusal to recognize the authority of the church? Furthermore, if someone has been excommunicated from a church, is there any way that this can be appealed to other churches, or does scripture require a governing authority for this to happen?Many people first heard of contumacy because of the 2026 controversy involving Stephen Nichols and St. Andrew's Chapel, and while we will mention it in passing in the episode, we do not have sufficient information to discuss it in detail. Instead, we examine the normative process and the jurisdictional complexities that arise when members attempt to flee discipline. Many Christians today treat the church as if it has no real authority, as if it is a purely voluntary association that one can walk away from at any time. Theology impacts every facet of life, including how we resolve conflict and honor God's structur

In this week's passage, Paul is continuing to describe the ramifications of no longer being slaves of sin because we were crucified with Christ. If the slavery was broken because of the old man being crucified with Christ then we have truly been freed from sin. Being a slave of sin means that when we hear the law, immediately in us springs up a desire to sin. The law does not produce righteousness, because that is not a purpose of the law. Instead, it was given so sin would abound. Because those who are saved died with Christ and death no longer has dominion over us just as it no longer had dominion over Christ, so that we can live with Him. Our response needs to be to think of ourselves as not under dominion of sin but under the dominion of righteousness. As those under dominion of righteousness, we should expect and see righteousness ruling in our lives. So many people twist the verse, we are not under law but under grace to mean the opposite of what Paul means by the statement. To not be under the law, means the law no longer produces sin in you. To be under grace, means that the grace of God produces righteousness in you. No longer does sin have dominion over you.

Most professing Christians today hold to Arminian views, often assuming the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism is merely a secondary issue or a sort of "family squabble." But is it much more serious than that? In this episode of The Conquering Truth, we explore why the Reformers saw the doctrines of Arminianism not just as a mistake, but as a fundamental rejection of the biblical Gospel.When Martin Luther debated Erasmus, the core issue wasn't the corruption of the papacy—it was the nature of God's election and the bondage of the will. Does God choose man, or does man choose God? We dive into the outline of Arminianism to show how it changes the very nature of God, turning the Creator into a "slave" to man's choices and stripping Him of His glory.We also want to be very clear that this does not mean that everyone who has been taught or who holds to some form of Arminian doctrine is an unsaved heretic. But it does not help anyone to treat these doctrinal differences as if they are minor. There are wolves in and among the church who use these heresies to divide the church and to weaken the gospel. While our desire should always be unity, it should always be unity through truth, with the expectation that the spirit of Truth will guide those whom He indwells. Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

As Paul often does in the book of Romans, he asks the question that most people will be asking if they consider his argument. In this case, if God is glorified by our absolute inability to overcome our sin nature, then why don't we just sin more so that grace would abound more? But that is not the testimony of the abundance of grace. It is not that sin is just forgiven. It is that our sin nature is done away with. We die with Christ. The testimony of His glory is not that He just forgives sin, but He baptizes those who He gives the gift of faith into His death so that they will walk in His resurrection. They will be spiritually revived to have spiritual life as Adam did before the day that he sinned. If we were crucified with Him, we were then raised to no longer be slaves of sin.

At Reformation Baptist Church we stream the audio of the service for those who regularly attend who are unable to attend due to sickness or travel. We encourage everyone else to attend a church in your area.

Why did the first Pentecost lead to death while the last led to life? Most Christians celebrate Pentecost as the "birthday of the church," but its roots go back much further—to the foot of Mount Sinai. In this episode of The Conquering Truth, we explore the profound biblical connection between the first giving of the Law in Exodus and the second giving of the Law through the Holy Spirit in Acts.While the Law on tablets of stone was a "ministry of death" (2 Corinthians 3), the Law written on fleshly tables of the heart was a ministry unto life. We dive deep into Covenant Theology, the promise vs. fulfillment of the New Covenant, and why the feast of weeks was always pointing us toward the substance of Jesus Christ.Thumbnail image by John Biody under CC BY 2.0Timecodes00:00 Pentecost05:17 Giving of the Law17:47 Promise vs Fulfillment25:11 Sin vs Righteousness Abounding48:29 Death to LifeProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

Paul after showing that since Adam was a type of Christ, there were similarities in how their actions affected the world. Obvious, Adam infected it with sin while Christ brought life into the world. But the grace Christ brought to the world is greater than the judgment that Adam brought into the world, so just like Adam affected all men for condemnation, Christ affected all men for righteousness. Christ came not just to save sinners, but to defeat sin in all of the world and resulting for the elect in justification to eternal life. Adam brought law into the world so that sin would abound and Christ brought grace into the world, so that righteousness would abound.

Why is a dog a "best friend" but a pig is "breakfast"? As Western Christians, we often mistake our cultural taboos for biblical mandates. We recoil at the idea of eating horses or cats, yet we enjoy bacon and shellfish without a second thought—all while claiming our standards are rooted in Scripture. But is our "culinary morality" truly biblical, or just a product of our zip code? Even worse, our rules and taboos often oppress the poor by forcing them to live according to our standard of wealth and "morality".In this episode, we look at how the Old Testament ceremonial food laws intersect with New Covenant freedoms and practices. We move beyond the common misconception that those laws were about hygiene or health, exploring instead how they served as a "tutor," using the animals as types or pictures to paint a vivid picture of holiness and the separation of God's people. Link to Mike Rowe TED Talk: https://youtu.be/IRVdiHu1VCcTimecodes00:00 Animal Cruelty05:32 Cultural Superiority09:28 Food Law Symbolism20:07 Clean Meat Healthier?31:29 Hypocrisy41:03 Gratefulness45:30 Haitians Eating Dogs49:34 Oppression of PoorProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

In these verse, Paul makes the argument that Adam is a type of Christ. Adam through his sin brought death and destruction to the whole world and Christ as the second Adam brought life into the whole world. Not to all men, because some will be cast out to eternal judgment. Adam caused all men to sin, not the same way that he sinned, but with the same rebellious heart that refuses to do what God says. Christ's coming produces in people a submissive heart that desires to do what God says. In other ways it is different, one sin of Adam's or of ours earns the wages of eternal death. Christ's work is far greater because His work covered everyone of those transgressions that was worthy of death. God's justification in punishment required one offense. The grace to justify the lost requires the covering of a vast multitude of offenses. Adam is a type of Christ, but Christ's work was far greater than Adam's.

The US constitution was designed to limit the power of the president regarding taxes and the use of the military. This limitation of power goes all the way back to the Magna Carta and has its foundations in biblical principles. So when the Supreme Court overturned president Trump's tariffs and when he unilaterally decided to bomb Iran, president Trump was acting outside of the bounds of his constitutional authority. And we should be clear, he is not the first president to do such a thing. The US has not declared war since WWII, but many soldiers and many body bags testify that we have been at war. Our constitution says that war must be declared by the Congress, (Art.1.8.11) but as a nation we now treat that as a relic of a bygone time. Our constitution also says that any bill raising revenue doesn't just need to start in Congress, but specifically the House of Representatives (Art.1.7.1). Now the president does both of these things and so called conservatives rejoice in what he is doing, which is clearly illegal, but they say the legislative process is too hard which was the design of the system. In this episode, we want to consider why the Constitution was structured as it was, how we should think about it as Christians, and what our responsibility is to the president, to the nation, to each other, and most importantly to our Lord Jesus Christ. Thumbnail image by Avash Media under CC-BY 4.0Timecodes00:00:00 Constitution00:09:23 Control of Money00:15:59 Call to Repentance00:29:58 Our Duty00:41:10 Debating War00:51:52 Abdicating Responsibility01:10:20 Solutions01:18:55 OathbreakingProductio

At Reformation Baptist Church we stream the audio of the service for those who regularly attend who are unable to attend due to sickness or travel. We encourage everyone else to attend a church in your area.

When we think of Christ dying for the ungodly in due time, it is easy to think of this in prophetic terms, such as the timeline from the book of Daniel. It is possible to think of this in terms of what was in place physically. But this week, the sermon will be con considering this spiritually. We will be looking at how for four thousand years of human history God was proving that man was incapable, regardless of circumstances, of being without strength, not even to come to God but to stop himself from heading to destruction. We are going to consider how all of human history before Christ was pointing to the total depravity of man.

In Canada, there is a law called MAiD which stands for Medical Assistance in Dying which permits medical personnel to help with suicide. Their criteria are such that in 2024 5.1% of all deaths in Canada are caused by medical personnel legally murdering or assisting in the murder of their patients. In the Quebec province, it was at least 7.3% of all deaths. These are staggeringly high numbers and since it varies by province, there are probably significantly more factors in play than just the health of the patient. Why would a nation want to facilitate the death of its own people and what does God's word say about such a practice?Timecodes00:00:00 Intro00:03:23 God's Purpose for the Government00:21:19 MaiD Criteria00:40:55 Canada's Response00:45:00 What the Bible says About Suffering00:53:03 Criteria Volutary Request00:58:57 Assisted Suicide Example from Scripture01:10:55 The Duty of the Church to Stop the OppressionProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

After explaining how the peace, tribulation, and hope we receive is from God's love and mercy, Paul further emphasizes our weakness before Him. We are without strength, ungodly, sinners, and enemies before Him, yet He showed mercy and reconciled us. Paul uses the 'much more than' argument to testify that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6), and this produces in us a spirit of rejoicing.

If grace is the goodness of God, then it seems obvious that some goodness can be resisted while others can't. Think about a baby being born. If the mother and father want to bring the baby out of the womb there's nothing the baby can do to stop it. Or consider an unconscious man whose heart has stopped or is beating irregularly.. He will find it impossible to resist the emergency surgery or the doctor shocking his heart back into a normal rhythm. But other types of grace can be resisted. That same child years later can refuse to celebrate his birthday with his family and can sulk and pout even if his parents force him to come to the party. The man whose heart has been restarted can refuse to take his prescribed medicines or to exercise as he should. It is similar in the Christian life. Scripture talks about man resisting the grace of God. But it also talks about man being born again and the Spirit blowing where it will. It talks about God giving man a new heart and replacing the heart of stone with one of flesh. If an earthly parent can show irresistible grace to their child then it is hard to argue that the Father of Spirits cannot do the same. For those who hate to think of God as God, as the One who sovereignly rules in heaven, irresistible grace or effectual calling is considered something immoral. But scripture says that it is about the glory of God. It is about God choosing to show compassion to those who He wants to show compassion. We are saved by grace and if you don't want to receive grace from God, you should question if you are saved. So let's start off with a question: Is there a biblical reason why we would want saving grace to be resistibl

In this passage, Paul addresses man's primary problem, his standing before God. While many preach that peace with God means everything in your life will go smoothly, Paul reminds us that we are promised tribulations. Yet, because we have peace with God, we will mature and better understand Him through tribulations because of the Holy Spirit. We are to be a hope-filled people who see tribulations and difficulties as something to rejoice in.

Recently, Tucker Carlson interviewed Ambassador Mike Huckabee and asked him questions that he struggled to answer. Questions like: Who are the children of Abraham? Who are the Jews? What is the land that God promised? And what was the nature of that promise? And, in this present time, how do we identify the people God promised that land to? Many people say the answer is obvious because there are people that call themselves Jews, but when you consider that many Christians believe America should support Israel militarily as ones who have a God-given right to the land, the answers matter a great deal. This becomes even more important when you consider that Israel does not allow Jews who have converted to Christianity the right to return, so it is not purely genetic in national Israel's eyes.  So before we talk about the problems with both Huckabee's and Tucker's arguments, who was the promise of the land that was given to Abram?Timecodes00:00:00 Tucker and Huckabee00:05:35 Promise to Abraham00:13:33 Israel Divorced00:14:43 How God Gives Land00:22:52 Two Promises00:29:13 Descent by Father or Mother?00:47:44 What is the Promised Land?01:00:10 ConclusionsProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

After explaining that Abraham understood that God was promising the he and his offspring would inherit the earth and not just the land in the Middle East, Paul then continues to explain why it was an act of faith. Abraham knew that he was dead in terms of being able to have children. He knew that Sarah had never had children. But when God promised that they would have a son, Abraham believed Him even when it was against how the world said everything worked. As it says in Hebrews 11, he believed that the invisible caused the visible and not the other way around. So through faith, He believed that God would do what He promised. God recorded that it was his faith that caused Abraham to be accounted righteous, so that we would understand that righteousness is not by works, but by faith.

Arminians want to argue that to have free will is somehow against predestination and the election of God in salvation, but that is not what the Reformed confessions teach. For example in the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith it says, "God hath decreed … all things, … yet God [is] neither the author of sin … nor is violence offered to the will of the creature, nor is liberty taken away, but rather established". When people claim that Calvinism says that there is no such thing as free will, nothing could be farther from the truth. The issue is the definition of free will, because many Arminians hold to a definition of free will that according to the Bible, not even God Himself has. So let's start with a question: what is the nature of God's free will?Listen to the audio version here: Timecodes00:00 Nature of Free Will05:08 Libertarian Free Will is False16:17 You can only choose what pleases us25:58 Fallen Man Chooses Evil30:16 The Heart is the Problem32:53 God Gives us Light to Make the Right Choice51:11 How God's Means Affect our Choices59:09 Who Are We to Reply Against GodProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

Paul now makes the argument that God was promising the world to Abraham and his descendants, not by the law, but by the righteousness of faith. He uses the picture of inheritance where the one granting the inheritance doesn't grant it out of obligation but as a gift and it is not given to the unrighteous. The Jews looked at that law as binding God rather than binding them. Because He entered into covenant with them, they would not be judged, but God says that the inheritance will go to the righteous and the righteous are made righteous through the gift of faith. If inheritance was of the law, then Adam, Reuben, Esau and others would have been the heirs, but it is not of the law. Laws are given to show just wrath. Inheritance is by faith so that it is by grace, so the inheritance is to all of the true children of God which happens by being born again through faith. Abraham believed that he would inherit the earth contrary to any earthly hope because he understood that inheritance was by faith.

When people talk about Jeffrey Epstein or other evil men, like Jeffrey Dahmer or Adolf Hitler, they tend to label them "monsters" or "sub-human". They do this in an attempt to not only distance themselves from their evil acts, but to separate themselves further by saying that these evil men had a different nature from "normal" men. The problem with this is that all men have the same nature, and it is only due to God's mercy that He constrains their sin and limits the depravity of their actions. Jeffrey Epstein was, without a doubt, an evil man, but if you understand history and the nature of human behavior, you will find that many men have and would act in similar ways. For a man who has vast financial resources and no fear of God, this type of behavior is more typical than exceptional.In this episode, we focus on the nature of evil and the outworking of man's depravity. We discuss how easy it is to magnify the sins of certain men while completely overlooking the sins of others who have done far worse. While Jeffrey Epstein did great evil, the Catholic church has in the same general time period, molested thousands upon thousands of young boys and girls worldwide, with very little prosecution or media attention. Timecodes00:00:00 Intro00:05:36 Love of Money00:13:49 Underestimating Depravity00:28:00 A Long History00:34:22 Unchanged Nature00:45:07 Epstein Truth and Sensation01:03:25 Selective Outrage01:14:27 Stand Against EvilProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy Kaiser

Salvation is God forgiving our lawless deeds which brings us to a place of receiving blessings from God. Sin produces death, salvation produces joy. He then points out that blessing did not come upon Abraham when he was circumcised. It came upon him when he entered into the covenant. He received the sign of that covenant after having entered into the covenant. Paul's point is that the example of Abraham shows that he is the father of all who believe, not just of those who were circumcised. When pedobaptists say that circumcision is the precursor to baptism miss the point, it is a seal of Abraham's faith because it follows entering into the covenant and does not precede it as they do with their children.

There are churches that hold Super Bowl parties or cancel Sunday evening services so people can watch the Super Bowl. If the Sabbath is a day of rest, why shouldn't we do what we want to relax on that day?Thumbnail image by Alan Owns under BY-NC-SA 2.0Timecodes00:00 Sabbath Made for Man09:56 Superbowl Idolatry13:22 Sabbath Sports28:57 Joy in God40:05 Childrens' Sunday Sports42:54 Fighting for the Sabbath57:28 Community Testimony01:01:33 Are Sports Special?Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

After showing that Abraham was saved by faith and not by works, Paul argues the foolishness of thinking that we could be saved by works. To be saved by works means that God owes us something. That are works have created a debt of wages from God to a man. When God has given us all things including our very life itself, the idea that God could have a debt to us is completely contrary to the nature of God. He then goes on and says that David understood this as he quotes from Psalm 32.

Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created Dilbert, died recently, and as part of his final public statements, made a very disturbing profession of non-faith while claiming to accept Christ as his Lord and Savior. The general response to this within Christian circles was even more disturbing, with many seeing it as a positive thing and reacting negatively toward any attempt to examine, analyze, or comment on what happened. And while we are going to discuss Scott Adams, our goal is much more to focus on the state of the church, and how easy believism has progressed to such a point that saying you do not believe is considered acceptable. Thumbnail image by Art of Charm under CC BY 3.0Timecodes00:00:00 Scott Adams00:06:18 Fear of God Beginning of Understanding00:15:40 A Heart to Fear God00:20:57 Words Seperated from Hearts00:24:05 The Problem with Pascal's Wager00:29:54 The Small God of Arminianism00:40:47 This is a Hard Heart00:45:53 Bringing God to our Level00:52:57 Purpose of the Gospel00:56:29 The Cost of Being a DiscipleProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

After proving that for the glory of God, salvation always had to be the work of God so it had to be by faith rather than by works, Paul now goes back to the covenant with Abraham. The Abrahamic covenant was made with Abram after he heard the promise of God that his descendants would be like the stars in the sky in number and believed Him. At ninety years old without offspring his whole life, it is easy to understand why Abram would not believe. According to the flesh, it made no sense. But Abram believed that the times were framed by the word of God, so if He spoke and said it would be so, then it would happen. He had faith and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Dispensationalists often argue that Old Testament promises to Israel must only be fulfilled in a physical way to the earthly nation of Israel. There are many complexities with that view because even in the Old Testament, the word "Israel" is also used to mean the promised land, the northern kingdom, the church, or even Jesus Christ. And while there are promises that were made to the physical nation, it is important to understand that God laid the groundwork for bringing in the Gentiles to Moses all the way back in the Pentateuch. In Deuteronomy, in the Song of Moses, Moses understood that the earthly nation of Israel was just a type and that those to whom God gave the gift of faith are the true Israel. In this episode, we look at how fundamental the typology of Israel is to redemptive history and how easy it is to miss it because of how strongly dispensationalism has been pushed in the US and much of the rest of the world. Timecodes00:00:00 Song of Moses00:09:47 Tower of Babel00:22:01 Rejoice O Gentiles00:32:57 Israel's Rebellion00:49:40 DispensationalismProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

After declaring that it is only through Christ and His mercy can we avoid the judgment of the law which He does so that His righteousness can be seen, Paul now speaks about the law. The law make all under judgment, so no one can boast of their works for we are justified by faith separate from any works that we might do. Since justification is separate from the deeds of the law, the giving of the law can make no difference between the Jews and the Gentiles. He is the God of all and all are saved by faith in Him. That does not mean that law is abolished, rather justification by faith makes the law more visible.

There are many false teachers on social media who are making foolish statements about race, culture, and marriage, saying things like, "interracial marriage isn't a sin, it's just not ideal," or "it's fine to tell your white daughter she shouldn't marry a solid Christian black man because you want grandchildren who look like you." These wolves are not just giving bad advice; they are attacking the heart of the gospel, not because the gospel requires you to marry someone from a different culture or "race", but because it commands you to prioritize spiritual matters over physical concerns. Most people don't have the luxury of choosing between two or more identical spiritually-qualified life partners. And the last thing you should do in such a situation is make physical matters primary. And we should not think this is a new debate. It has been going on for some time in different forms, and though now its proponents are trying to soften it from the openBob Jones University position, which banned interracial dating until 2008 by claiming it was against God's design. So here's the question: Is there any actual Scriptural support for their idea?Timecodes00:00:00 Leaders Pushing This00:08:32 Qualifications for Marriage00:16:04 Moses' Marriage00:22:58 Christ's Marriage00:28:52 Ruth's Marriage00:33:02 What Is Race?00:49:28 Is It Unwise?00:54:00 Biblical Law00:57:29 Christian Culture01:08:35 Punishment for Foreign WivesProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music

Paul is showing how God is glorified in salvation, because the true nature of fallen man that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God so we needed someone outside of ourselves. All of us fail to glorify God the way that we should through perfect obedience so none of us could be justified by our works. Instead, it required a Redeemer, because we could never pay the debt. By His grace, He freely justifies us to demonstrate His righteousness and His mercy because He passes over the sins that were previously committed.

Does the Bible clearly teach that those who did in their sin are tormented for all eternity in the lake of fire? Or does it suggest that there is an end to God's wrath against sinners? While the church has long held the former position, in late 2025, Kirk Cameron posted a video where he genuinely questions the doctrine of eternal judgment, or, as those who hold to conditional immortality like to call it, eternal conscious torment. This view, often called annihilationism, redefines Biblical death and eternal torment for a period of judgment ending in annihilation. While we will deal with many of the verses that they use in this episode, it is worth first considering how changes to eternal judgment affects all of theology. Those who argue for conditional immortality often act like their view does not impact other doctrines. So here's the question: Are they correct?Thumbnail image by Ivan Vtorov under CC BY-SA 3.0. It shows not hell, but a lava lake in a Hawaiian volcano. Timecodes00:00:00 Why Does it Matter?00:04:49 What Is Death?00:19:12 Changing Terms00:22:26 Eternal Contempt00:28:16 Unpayable Debt00:36:56 Rich Man and Lazarus00:42:36 Destroying Soul and Body00:52:19 The Second Death00:59:13 God Can't Be Like That?01:08:11 Wages of Sin Death01:12:42 Corruption in Hell01:14:09 ConclusionProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson