The Faith By Reason Podcast

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

Sex in the Bible is a controversial subject. Religious people lead us to think that God is a prude who frowns on sexual enjoyment.  But the truth is that Sex is worship!  Every time you have sex (with your spouse) you are worshipping God!  Another reason that sex in the Bible is a difficult subject, is because of all the rules and guidelines God gives in the Levitical Law.  But those rules are not meant to limit our pleasure, but rather to enhance it!  God was intentional when he made sex feel good!  Marital sex in the Bible is a reflection of God's plan and a glimpse of the pleasure we will experience for ETERNITY!  But like any good thing, sex can be corrupted.  And this corruption can lead to physical, emotional, and spiritual harm.  In this week's podcast, we will look at sex in the Bible, provide clear definitions for sex, marriage, adultery, and fornication and address the controversial topics such as “sex before marriage” (did you know that there is NO SUCH THING as “sex before marriage” according to scripture?), and the most controversial of all…homosexualityfaithbyreason.netpatreon.com/faithbyreasonThis episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

This episode is part of the Faith By Reason teaching library — over 100 episodes of in-depth Bible study, Christian apologetics, and systematic theology.

The purpose of Levitical law was not to introduce arbitrary and oppressive religious rules onto the people of Israel, nor was the purpose of Levitical law to stroke God's ego with intensive worship requirements.  No, the purpose of Levitical Law was to give mankind a definitive definition for sin, sanctify the nation of Israel, and usher in the advent of the Redeemer – the One who would provide the means for man to fulfill God's will.  In this week's podcast, we will do an overview of the 5th Dispensation – the Dispensation of the Law.

Myths about angels abound in religious and secular society.  We'll wrap up our series on Satan, fallen angels, and demons by looking at Holy Angels, and the myths about angels.  Do angels have wings?  Do they wear robes?  Do they do anything other than sing worship songs?  Do we have guardian angels?  One of the reasons we have so many questions about angels is because the Bible says relatively little about them – and for good reason!  We'll discuss that reason in the podcast.  But we'll start by asking an interesting question – If God is all-powerful, why does He allow Satan to exist?  Why doesn't He wipe out the villains of the Bible?  ARE they the villains of the Bible (the answer will surprise you!).  So get ready to explore myths about angels on this week's episode.

Selling your soul to the Devil.  It sounds like something out of Faustian legends or a horror movie.  But the truth is that people willingly enter into agreements with evil spiritual entities in order to reap material rewards (fame and fortune) in exchange for furthering their evil agenda.  Unfortunately, people can also enter into these agreements indirectly by exposing themselves to occult influence and opening themselves up to false spirituality.  If you were to tell these people – you are selling your soul to the Devil, they would dismiss you.  But they are slowly corrupted by the demonic forces until they end up doing their will anyway.  Unlike fallen angels, demons cannot physically manifest.  They can only possess and corrupt.  And selling your soul to the Devil is one of their favorite ways to achieve their goals.  In this week's podcast, we will discuss the reality of selling your soul to the Devil and how it works.

Evil Angels (or Fallen Angels) influence our lives and the world around us. They wage an unseen war with the Holy Angels of God in the unseen realm.  The evil angels oppose the will and plan of God, while the Holy Angles fight to carry out His will and minister to us.  But we are not just bystanders in this conflict.  Our prayers and obedience empower the Holy Angels, while our pride, false worship, and indifference can shift the battle in the favor of the evil angels.  We'll discuss these topics (along with discovering the TRUE identity of the entity worshiped by Islamics as “Allah”) in this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

What are Demons and Fallen Angels?  Are they two terms for the same spiritual entities, or are they distinct creatures, differing greatly in power, position, and origin?  The Bible makes it clear that demons and fallen angels are NOT the same.  But what are they, and how do they interact with Satan?  I discuss this in this week's podcast:

Satan is the god of Death. Part of the curse God pronounced on Satan in Genesis 3 was that “dust would be his food”.  We know from earlier in that passage, that “dust” denoted the physical death of men.  Thus Satan was cursed to desire and “hunger” for man's death, while ALSO desiring man's worship!  This contradiction in desire resulted in Satan's insanely twisted love/hate relationship with humanity. He is the god of Death because he wants to destroy us, but since he wants to be like God, he covets our worship and devotion. It also helps explain his post-fall personality and characteristics.  We will explore what all that means in this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

What was Satan like before he fell from grace? Of course, we currently know him as the Enemy and the adversary of God's plan, but was he created that way? It would be illogical and contradictory for God to create someone to thwart him, and the Bible makes it clear that Satan was originally a good Angel who bore the title of “Lucifer” – the light bearer. But what was Lucifer like? And why did he abandon his angelic station to become the evil entity we call Satan? We'll examine these questions in this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Is Satan Real?  This is actually a pertinent question in Christian philosophy because it remains somewhat controversial.  The secular world believes the idea of “Satan” constitutes a fake “boogeyman” that Christians made up to excuse their bad behavior and account for the existence of pain and conflict in their theology. Even some Christian theologians dismiss the idea of a personal “Devil”, seeing Satan as more of a general description of evil.  But the Bible makes it clear that there is a sentient, intelligent, and malevolent being in the world, who, along with similar sinister entities, desire our destruction.  In order to overcome them, we need to know who they are and how they operate.This podcast begins our series on spiritual warfare, which has proven to be the most popular subject matter on the Faith By Reason website.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Pharoah's heart was hardened by God so the He could perform the signs and wonders of the 10 Plagues on the Egyptians.  On the surface, this seems unfair.  Did God take away Pharaoh's free will so that he would be defiant, allowing God to visit more suffering on the Egyptians?  This can't be true, because we know that God is always and completely right and just.  So what's the answer? The truth is that God did not initiate Pharaoh's hardened heart. It was a justified REACTION to what Pharoah did to the Israelites!Also, why did God choose those specific 10 plagues?  Were they just random ordeals to torment the Egyptians, or were they intentional?  The answer comes from understanding and accepting the supernatural worldview.  We explore these ideas in this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

The Patriarchs – Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, received the blessing and mandate from God that would frame the 4th Dispensation.  With the world now divided into nations after Babel, God created His own nation (Israel) through which the world would interact with Him and His plan.  If the nations blessed Israel, they would be blessed.This would hopefully lead them to chose to accept the plan of the God who blessed them.  But if they cursed Israel, they nations would be cursed and the Dispensation would fail.  In this week's podcast, we will examine the Promise/Covenant God gave the forefathers of Israel and also look at the history of the Patriarchs from Abraham to Joseph (which reads like a soap opera…or reality TV), concluding with the Exodus from Egypt.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Your greatness is a HUGE threat to human governments!  So much so that governments are designed to suppress it.  Greatness comes from uniqueness, and when you operate in your uniqueness, you have the capacity to be great!  And since we are ALL unique, we can all be great!  The problem is that by its nature, the human government can only function if greatness (including your greatness) is limited to the rulers.  So the Mystics do everything in their power to homogenize us (make us all think and act the same), in order to curtail our individual uniqueness.  The Mystics of Force (rulers) do it through laws.  The Mystics of Spirit (social engineers) do it by using our tendency for comparative thinking (pride) to get is to homogenize ourselves!  They convince us that uniqueness is unfair!  And since we tend to fear that another's greatness might be more valuable than our own, we do their job for them by peer pressuring others to behave and think in an “acceptable” way!  The mystics use (or misuse) reactionary terms like Equality, Social Justice, Patriotism, Race, Gender Equality, and even Religion to get us to police each other. The result is monotonous conformity.  But the God of the Bible embraces our uniqueness!  In fact, the ONLY way for God's Plan to work is if we are ALL great!  God needs your greatness in order for Heaven to be what He wants.  We'll discuss it in this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Governments fail, and will ALWAYS fail, because they all rely on the existence of the impossible in order to function optimally.  That impossibility is perfectly moral human beings!  Human government is man's attempt to recreate the perfection of Eden without God. But every government and societal theory, institution, entity, or structure; whether secular or religious, can ONLY reach this Edenic facsimile if all of humanity is always and completely righteous and just (which, ironically means that all man's utopian governmental ideas can only work if all men receive Biblical Salvation!).Of course, this is not man's nature (far from it) so governments institute laws and punishments to force subjective morality onto man. And If man fails to live up to this impossible standard of perfect morality (whether by choice or force), the governments fail…only to be replaced by yet another futile government system.  Man will remain caught in this cycle of futility until God sets up His perfect government.  In this week's podcast, we will examine the origin, nature, and futility of Human Government.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

The leaders of organized religions are people I call “Mystics”.  They stared at Babel, and have spread to every corner of the world, amassing power and influence by guarding access to their secrets.  In the secular world, they exist in secret societies that influence governments.  Or as members or hereditary priesthood and “royal bloodlines” that consolidate and hoard power from the people. But they are also found in “Christian” churches! So how do “Christian” mystics amass power and influence when we all have access to the Word of God?  They claim that the information God has revealed to man is incomplete!  There is a secret treasure trove of juicy knowledge that God has only given to his super special elite followers.  And of course, God made them the holy, anointed guardians of this knowledge.  So if you want to know the real, honest-to-goodness, full and complete truth of God, you must submit to their authority and only believe what they say about God! We will discuss the origin of the Mystics in this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

The Mother of Harlots is the title given to the original false religion which started at Babel (Babylon), and gave birth to all the false religions around the world.  But in a denotative sense, the physical Mother of Harlots was the Queen of Babel – the mother/wife of Nimrod, known as Semiramis.Through her deceit, manipulation, deception, and lust for power, she created the first organized spiritual opposition to God's plan (religion), but corrupting the Gospel narrative, and inserting herself and her family in the place of the Holy Trinity!  When God judged Babel and scattered the population, each group took a version of that first organized religion and adapted it to their, resulting in the various ancient religions.Who was Semiramis, and how did she create organized religion?  We'll talk about it on this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Are all religions the same?  Many people think so.  And it's almost understandable when you look at the fact that most religions share the same themes of “god(s)”, creation narratives, the fall and redemption of man, supernatural intervention, and apocalyptic judgment.  Some of them even feature a “virgin birth”, and the death of a “god” in order to save mankind.  Furthermore, many of these various religious texts predate the Bible by hundreds of years.  So is the Bible just a collection of older religious beliefs complied by the ancient Jews as many secularists believe?Absolutely not!  The Bible is unique in many ways that we've discussed previously.  Furthermore, God's plan was known by men LONG before any other religion was established.  In fact, I would argue that all other religions are corruptions of God's plan.Where and how did God first reveal his plan to mankind?  We'll explore that question on this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

The Tower of Babel was not built because the post-Flood generation thought that God “lived in the sky” and if they make a structure tall enough, they could reach Him.  Granted, that idea is the orthodox viewpoint, but if you have the supernatural worldview that we talked about during the last podcast, you understand that there is much more going on here. Bab-El literally means “gateway to God”.  And that is exactly what the people of this dispensation were actually trying to do – build a doorway to the spiritual world where God dwells.  But the most remarkable part is that if He hadn't intervened, God said that they would have been successful!!What was the Tower of Babel?  Who is the remarkable character named Nimrod who commissioned its building?  And where did the various races and nationalities come from?  We will examine those questions in this week's podcast.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Having a Supernatural Worldview is vital to understanding many of the more challenging and difficult passages in the Bible.  If you do not embrace a supernatural worldview, you will miss out on much of the richness of the scriptures and you will never fully understand the Bible.  The supernatural worldview is:1.  The understanding that there exists an unseen spiritual world alongside our own, inhabited by intelligent and powerful entities (God and Angels) who interact with our physical world.2.   AND the acknowledgment that this spiritual world should be taken into account in EVERY part of the Biblical narrative, as well as our daily lives.Most Christians do ok with the first part, but completely reject, ignore, or disregard the second part.  In this podcast, I give 8 examples of Biblical narratives that can be seen in a completely different ways based on whether or not you have the supernatural worldview.  I also address some of the more extreme reactions to my last podcast, and why Faith By Reason may not be the right ministry for you if you are religious…For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason#genesis #revelation #biblestudy #faithbyreason #edmabrie #bibleprophecy #creation #antichrist #fallenangels #nephilim #nds #nephilimdeathsquad #rationalfaith #faithingod

The Sons of God in Genesis 6 were NOT the “sons of Seth”. They weren't even human! They were fallen angels who had intercourse with women to produce strange hybrids called Nephilim Giants. This view is HIGHLY controversial, but it is Biblically and logically accurate. And while the “sons of Seth” theory is accepted Christian orthodoxy, it is illogical, unbiblical, and downright silly. It also turns God into an unjust genocidal maniac for killing 99.9999% of humanity with the Great Flood because they were “behaving badly”. But if you understand the supernatural worldview, the events of Genesis 6 and the Flood actually make MUCH more sense. In this week's podcast, we will explore the events of Genesis 6 from that supernatural (and accurate) viewpoint and show why the proliferation of the “Sethite” theory was the result of cowardice and intentional ignorance by the early church.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason#genesis #revelation #biblestudy #faithbyreason #edmabrie #bibleprophecy #creation #antichrist #fallenangels #nephilim #nds #nephilimdeathsquad #rationalfaith #faithingod

Fear and Faith are opposites, in that one hopes for good, while the other expects evil. In this podcast, we will explore the dark side of faith, include so-called “Word faith” preachers who corrupt biblical faith to enrich themselves and mislead God's people (and why I think they are the most committed atheists on earth).  God commands us not to fear anything except Him.  Fear, like faith, can be rational or irrational.  Rational fear is healthy, but irrational fear leads to destruction.  The Bible tells us that the remedy for fear is love!For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Why is faith important to God?  The Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God.  Which means that WITH faith, it IS possible to please Him.  But why does God desire our faith?  Why does faith please Him?  Also, if faith is a requirement of salvation, what about people in parts of the world that have never had a chance to hear about Jesus?  Is it fair for God to condemn people to Hell if they never had a chance to hear the orthodox Gospel message?  We'll address those topics on this week's podcastFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Faith in God –  Is it an irrational belief it something you can't see?  Or are there instances where faith is logical and reasonable?  Which kind of Faith does God expect from us? The truth is that we ALL live by faith whether you are Christian, religious, or atheist.  No one has knowledge of EVERYTHING, therefore some measure of faith is required no matter what your worldview.  Logical faith is based on knowledge and experience, while illogical faith is believing something in the ABSENCE of evidence (like believing in evolution…).  In this week's podcast we will begin a series on faith.For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Did the Great Flood of Genesis 6 really happen?  If so, was it world-wide or regional?  And do we have any evidence? Also, what might the earth have been like before such a cataclysmic event?  I discuss these questions on this week's podcastFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason  

Noah and the Great Flood. Why did God flood the earth? Where did Cain get his wife? Is the “Mark of Cain” racial? Why did pre-Flood people live so long? Is the Gospel Message hidden in Genesis chapter 5? Why did Noah and his family escape judgment? What kept pre-Flood people from having faith? All these questions are answered in this week's podcast!For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Longing for Eden is at the core of all of our desires. In Eden, mankind had perfect government, perfect fellowship, and perfect provision. Humanity was made for the perfection of Eden and nothing short of that perfection will ever satisfy us. But since we are subject to the pride of our fallen state, all of us, religious AND atheist, seek to recreate that perfection WITHOUT God. Our efforts and failure to do so is the story of our tragic human history. Only by turning to God can we truly reclaim our deepest longing. In this week's podcast:What we lost when we fell from EdenHow we try to replace paradiseWhy we desire to regain Eden without GodHow the judgment and curses of Original Sin are loving and mercifulWhy natural disasters CANNOT be blamed on God  For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

The Forbidden fruit was the catalyst for Original sin, death, and the curses God placed on Adam, Eve, and the Nachash (serpent). But what was the forbidden fruit? Was it an apple or a fig (short answer: neither). And why did eating it give Adam and Eve knowledge of good and evil? Also, why did God render the specific judgments of Genesis 3, and what are the deeper meanings? We'll address those topics on this week's podcast…For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Does God NEED evil? That question may sound sacrilegious, but when you think about it, the entire Biblical plan of redemption was predicated on the fall of man and the subsequent plan for salvation (through which God showed us His love in the form of the sacrifice of His Son). If there were no evil, there'd be no sin and no need for salvation. So is “evil” a necessary part of God's plan? The obvious answer is no. In this podcast, I tell you why evil isn't necessary, as well as the most effective way to fight evil (it's probably not what you think…)

To create is good, to destroy is evil. When Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they obviously gained knowledge of good and evil. But what does that mean? Our definitions of good and evil are often subjective and contradictory. The Bible links “good” to creation, and “evil” to destruction. But the Bible also says that God can do evil (destruction). How can that be if God is good. As with most topics, we'll need to look a little deeper to get the full definition. In this week's podcast:How our subjective definitions of good and evil can actually make Hitler “good”How the Bible defines “good”The true definition of EvilWhy Evil can't exist on it's ownWhat does the Bible mean when it says God does “evil”?How God's “evil” actually leads to long term GoodHow Satan's “good” leads to long term EvilWhat is dualism and why to evil forces embrace it?For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Blood is the conduit of physical life according to the Bible. Jesus also stated that words (thoughts) are the source of spiritual life. We are born dead spiritually and we are dying physically because the blood and thoughts that are meant to nourish and repair us are corrupted due to our imperfect fellowship with God. But if we had access to perfect blood and perfect thoughts, we could “cure death” and have eternal life! In this week's podcast:How is blood essential to life?Why it's so important to God (and our spiritual enemies)How WORDS are essential to spiritual life and repairThe true source of eternal lifeFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Being alive has to be more than just “not being dead”. Jesus said that He would make you “more alive” and give you abundant life. Those ideas would be impossible if life and death were just binary states of being. So what are the Biblical definitions of life and death? If eating the forbidden fruit meant death, then why didn't Adam and Eve drop dead right after they ate it? In this week's podcast:The definition of deathWhy death doesn't actually exist on its ownThe definition of lifeHow life is qualitative, NOT quantitativeHow we were designed NOT to dieWhy the REAL cause of death is separation from GodFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Hypocrisy from religious Christians is one of the main reasons that unbelievers are reluctant to embrace the Faith. Tragically, that hypocrisy comes from religious people trying (and failing) to be “nicer” than Jesus!!  These attempts not only warp the image of Christians, they corrupt the message of the Gospels, AND they result in Idolatry! In this week's podcast:The root of religious hypocrisy.How religion robbed us of God's true Name.Why the “Jesus” promoted by religious people bears no resemblance to the Jesus in the Bible.What was Jesus REALLY like?How religious Christians damage themselves and others by trying to be “nice”.Why do God's laws and commandments sound religious?For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Brain damage is the hallmark of a highly religious thought process – and I'm not just speaking figuratively. Religion can cause actual physical damage to the chemical receptors in your mind! And don't think you're immune to this malady if you're secular. ALL people practice religion to varying degrees because we ALL promote the ideas of absolute righteousness and justice (GOD) in our pursuits (and of course trying to be right and just WITHOUT God is the definition of religion). In this week's podcast:What the Bible means when it references “religion”Why James 1:27 actually validates the true definition of religionHow unbelievers prove they believe in God when they pursue social causesA brief tangent on the history of global warming/climate changeExamples of secular “religions”How the religious thought process causes cascading brain damageFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Religious acts you perform are not about God.  They are actually all about YOU!  God hates religion because religion is based on pride.  When Jesus was on earth, the only people He had a problem with were the religious peddlers (Pharisees).  So what is religion?  Why do we perform it?  And why do we think it's from God?  In this week's podcast:The definition of religionThe “benevolent” reason why we get religiousWhy you can't get to heaven by “being good”How religion is self-delusionWhen you are religious, you are trying to be superior to GodWhy do many Christians practice religion?For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Our unconscious mind makes us feel guilt when we do an injustice. We don't like feeling guilt, so we seek some kind of justification in order to settle the guilt-debt. But did you know that this thought process demonstrates God's mercy for our sins? In this week's podcast:What is Justification and why do we need it?Why do we feel guilt?How our subconscious mind is like a computerDo you justify God, or yourself?Why the guilt/justify cycle is proof of God's mercyThe WORST form of justificationFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Original Sin is usually defined as the eating of the Forbidden Fruit by Adam and Eve. But I would contend that what happened immediately AFTER they ate the fruit is much more important. Why? God did not immediately judge Adam and Eve after they ate the fruit. Instead, He asked them questions! Their responses to God's questions were the determining factor in the success or Failure of this Dispensation and Original Sin. In this week's podcast:Why were Adam and Eve ashamed to be naked? (wouldn't your spouse be the person you're most comfortable being naked with? There's obviously something more going on here)What does the Bible mean by the terms “naked” and “uncovered”?What REALLY happened to Noah when he was “uncovered” in his tent?Why did God ask Adam and Eve questions before He rendered judgment for their disobedience?How could Adam have answered God differently and changed history?The first example of JustificationWhy did God have 2 Cherubim guard the way to the Tree of Life?For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

The Serpent is the most infamous character in the Eden narrative. But was Eve really deceived by a “talking snake”? Biblical, etymological, and logical evidence shows that the Serpent (“Nachash” in Hebrew) was NOT a snake. So what was he? How did he deceive Eve? Why did he desire the fall of man? In this week's podcast:A review of Eden and Man's pre-fall statusWhy vegans are so annoying (I go a bit off topic here)The temptation of EveReasons why the Nachash was NOT a snakeEvidence that the “Serpent” was Lucifer/SatanHow did Nachash come to mean serpent/snake?What was Original Sin?For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Eden was the paradise we lost due to Original Sin. Would you be surprised to know that Eden was not only a garden but also a great mountain where God held court with his mightiest Angels? Is it possible that the location of Eden affects modern global politics? The story of Adam and Eve is so familiar that we take it for granted, and in doing so, miss out on important insights. In this week's podcast:Why did God “rest” on the 7th day of Creation?What does it mean to be “made in the image of God”?What was the purpose of the trees in the Garden of Eden?How was Eden paradise, and why is it fallen man's ambition to get back to Eden without God?If the garden was in the EAST of Eden, what was the rest of Eden like?Who are God's “Divine Council”?Where MIGHT Eden have been located and how does this location impact the modern world?For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Humble is not an attribute we generally associate with God. Holy? Yes. Almighty? Sure. Loving, righteous, and all-knowing? Of course. But when was the last time you heard God called “humble”? Have you ever?  But if God is righteous, and being righteous means being contrastive, and being contrastive requires humility, then doesn't God HAVE to be humble? The answer is yes! Not only is God humble, the way He demonstrates His Humility is the story of our entire history on Earth! In this week's podcast:Can we get to Heaven by always being right like God?How and why God is humbleHow God demonstrates His humility through His interactions with manWhy it would be UNJUST for God to unilaterally implement His plan for usWhat are the “Dispensations”? Am I a dispensationalist? (short answer – no)Why the term “7-year Tribulation” is inaccurate and cannot be used to justify a Post-Trib Rapture (ok, I got a bit off-topic here…)For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

To think like God, you must have a thought process that is always and completely righteous. Believe it or not, we actually have this ability!  We use it every day.  In fact, we LOVE using it on other people  – but rarely use it on ourselves, because doing so would require something most of us struggle with: HUMILITY.  However, when properly mastered, this thought process will not only ensure that you will always be right (righteous), it will allow you to end any disagreement in seconds.  In fact, if world leaders used this thought process, we'd have world peace in a matter of hours!  In this week's podcast:How can we always be right when much of what we think is ALREADY wrong?The reason that red and blue Jellybeans are the official FBR logoThe definition of humility and why God gives such high regard to the humbleThe definition of Pride, why it's so easy, and why God hates it so muchWhy pride is the source of ALL disagreements (and will GUARANTEE that you'll go to Hell)Why religion is the WORST form of prideHow to end ANY argument in less than 2 minutesHow relying on God is the ONLY way we can be righteous and humbleFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason

Heaven is the Meaning of Life!  The reason we are so perpetually unsatisfied, the reason we can never be truly happy on earth in spite of our best efforts is because we were created for something, for SOMEPLACE exponentially greater! To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, “If you have a longing for which nothing in this world can satisfy, then the only logical conclusion is that you were made for a different world”.  But if Heaven is the answer to “What's the Point?”, then how do we get there?  And more importantly, why does God WANT us there?  In this podcast:The true meaning of lifeGod's greatest desire (and how a perfect and complete God can even HAVE a desire).How man was made to dwell in HeavenHow Marriage is the KEY to the Meaning of LifeWhy ALL creation is “hardwired” to worship, but man's free will makes it VERY dangerousHow to be like GodFor exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason