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Extemp may be getting too meta here at the Extemper's Bible…Who? (Kate & Andrew Moffitt)What? (Doing an Interview)When? (Now!)Why? (Because we're nerds!)How? (Press play and hear!)Tune in to hear your favorite host, Kate, with NIETOC Question Writer: Andrew Moffitt! As the ‘Extemp Guy' himself, he's got opinions on the circuit, equity, and extemp at large! Link to Andrew's free weekly extemp questions!

Once again, the Philistines, Israel's primary nemesis, were mounting up an attack. Out from the Philistine camp came an impressive figure - Goliath of Gath. He stood over 9 feet tall, wore over 150 lbs. of armor, carried a 12-foot spear and defiantly boasted against Yahweh and His people. Goliath brazenly challenged Israel to send a representative to fight him in a winner-take-all battle royale.--David sees this challenge purely in theological terms. In verse 26, he speaks for the first recorded time in the Bible- -Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God. In verses 45-47 we find that the glory of God motivates David to fight- -that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.---David defeats Goliath- What spiritual lessons can we learn from this, the most popular story in the Bible-- The text has been taught and preached in many ways. Some moralize the story- others solely see Christ as the champion who defeats sin and death- while for others, the story is used as an emotional pep talk. The narrative of David and Goliath is meant to direct our minds back to the Garden of Eden, when God promised that the seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent -Genesis 3-15-. The story also points ahead, as the earthly conflict typologically points to the great spiritual conflict that the Messiah will win when he crushes the head of the serpent.

Once again, the Philistines, Israel's primary nemesis, were mounting up an attack. Out from the Philistine camp came an impressive figure - Goliath of Gath. He stood over 9 feet tall, wore over 150 lbs. of armor, carried a 12-foot spear and defiantly boasted against Yahweh and His people. Goliath brazenly challenged Israel to send a representative to fight him in a winner-take-all battle royale.--David sees this challenge purely in theological terms. In verse 26, he speaks for the first recorded time in the Bible- -Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God. In verses 45-47 we find that the glory of God motivates David to fight- -that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.---David defeats Goliath- What spiritual lessons can we learn from this, the most popular story in the Bible-- The text has been taught and preached in many ways. Some moralize the story- others solely see Christ as the champion who defeats sin and death- while for others, the story is used as an emotional pep talk. The narrative of David and Goliath is meant to direct our minds back to the Garden of Eden, when God promised that the seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent -Genesis 3-15-. The story also points ahead, as the earthly conflict typologically points to the great spiritual conflict that the Messiah will win when he crushes the head of the serpent.

Once again, the Philistines, Israel's primary nemesis, were mounting up an attack. Out from the Philistine camp came an impressive figure – Goliath of Gath. He stood over 9 feet tall, wore over 150 lbs. of armor, carried a 12-foot spear and defiantly boasted against Yahweh and His people. Goliath brazenly challenged Israel to send a representative to fight him in a winner-take-all battle royale.David sees this challenge purely in theological terms. In verse 26, he speaks for the first recorded time in the Bible: "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God. In verses 45-47 we find that the glory of God motivates David to fight: "that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand."David defeats Goliath! What spiritual lessons can we learn from this, the most popular story in the Bible? The text has been taught and preached in many ways. Some moralize the story; others solely see Christ as the champion who defeats sin and death; while for others, the story is used as an emotional pep talk. The narrative of David and Goliath is meant to direct our minds back to the Garden of Eden, when God promised that the seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15). The story also points ahead, as the earthly conflict typologically points to the great spiritual conflict that the Messiah will win when he crushes the head of the serpent.

So let's start this morning with a pop quiz. I've got just a two-question theology quiz … I'm going to say two sentences and I want you to fill in the blanks. You ready?God saves us by grace through faith in _______.Answer: JesusOnce we put our faith in Jesus, God, by his Spirit, begins the work of conforming us into the image of _______.Answer: JesusThe Bible teaches us that in our our lives as Christians God is continuing the good work that he began in us (Philippians 1:6). That means that he is conforming us into the image of Jesus. He is progressively, slowly but surely, making us more and more like Jesus, and we are called to be like Jesus. Every Christian in here agree with that? We're called to be like Jesus.Jesus or Paul?Okay, so what about verses like this:1 Corinthians 4:16 — this is Paul speaking and he says: “… I urge you … be imitators of me. That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.” 2 Timothy 1:3 — Paul tells Timothy: “Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me …” And later in that letter, as an encouragement to Timothy, Paul says: “You have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions…” (3:10) Paul says later in this letter to the Philippians, 3:17, “Brothers, join in imitating me …” He says in Chapter 4, verse 9: “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me — practice these things …” So, fair question: Are we supposed to be like Jesus or are we supposed to be like Paul?Well, the key here is Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:1 when he says: “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” Which means we are called to be like Jesus, and to be like Paul when Paul is like Jesus … and in all the ‘ways of Paul' that we find in the New Testament, he is being like Jesus. Paul models for us Christlikeness. Paul is an example of Christ that we should follow, including what he says here in this introduction, in this personal update.And so what is that? What is Paul's example here — what is Paul's example overall?What Is Paul's Example?We should have clarity on that, right? If we're supposed to imitate Paul as he imitates Christ, we need to know what Paul was like. Several years ago I was at a conference leading a workshop on leadership development, and I was making the case that, before churches can develop leaders, we need to know the kind of leaders we want to develop. Standard precedes system. And I appealed to what Paul says here in Philippians, that Paul's example is one we should follow, he sets a good standard, and so I asked the room: What was the apostle Paul like?It was a workshop, so I had asked the folks to get in small groups and read through the Book of Acts and Paul's letters, and try to summarize, from the Bible: Who was Paul and what was his passion? And I had a big post-it note, and after a few minutes, I was ready to write down some observations from the groups, so I asked everyone, about 50 people, What made Paul tick?And a dear sister raised her hand, and I had my marker ready to go, and I said, “Okay, tell us, what drove Paul?”She said: “Paul fought for women's equality!”And I said, “Okay … yeah, Paul believed that.”Another guy, spoke up: “Paul wanted to make America great again!”Answers were all over the place. This story really happened (most of it) … I think about it twice a week, because it reminds me that although we can make biblical and theological arguments for all kinds of important things, there's a difference between things that are true and a passion that drives you. There's a lot of good, true things, and we thank God for them, but only one thing can be an all-consuming passion — and we will never understand Paul until we know what that passion is. We see it in Philippians 1. It will be most clear in our passage next week, but it comes through in our verses today, 12–18. We need to know how can Paul say what he says here. And so if I had to summarize it, if I had to put Paul's example in one sentence, it's this:Paul cared most about the glory of God magnified through the advance of the gospel. The glory of God magnified through the advance of the gospel. That was Paul's all-consuming passion. More than anything else, Paul was a theologian-pastor-missionary who wanted the glory of God displayed through people hearing and learning and embracing the good news of Jesus Christ. That's what drove him. That's what led him to see the world the way he does here in verses 12–18, and that's what I want to show you.I want to show you three ways that this passion for Paul shaped the way we saw the world, and then I wanna give us some ideas for how we could follow his example.Father in heaven, thank you for your Word and for our brother, the apostle Paul. We ask now that by your Holy Spirit, give us a clear sightline into his example, and more than anything, overcome our hearts with the glory of your grace in the gospel. In Jesus's name, amen. Three Ways Paul's Passion Shaped His OutlookSo three ways that Paul's passion shaped his outlook. We're going to see these in the text, starting with verse 12.Paul's passion for the glory of God magnified through the advance of the gospel shaped …1) The way he interpreted how he's doing. (verse 12)Look at verse 12. Pauls starts, “I want you to know, brothers, ….”And we can just stop right there for a minute. Remember that this is the introduction of a letter between good friends, and as good friends tend to do in communication, they start with an update on how they're doing. Paul wanted to know how this church was doing (which was the job of Timothy and Epaphroditus — they were supposed to bring news of this church back to Paul); and this church wanted to know how Paul was doing (which is what he's telling them here in this letter).Now the church at Philippi already knew what had happened to Paul. They knew that he was in Roman custody, in prison, in Rome.And we know from the New Testament that Paul faced different types of imprisonment with different conditions, including once an imprisonment in Philippi. The beginning of this church can be traced back to Paul and Silas being thrown into prison in Philippi in Acts 16. And in that imprisonment, the conditions were rough: Paul's feet was locked into iron stocks. The best-case scenario of imprisonment was house arrest (which was the condition of Paul's imprisonment in Acts 28), but we're not sure exactly about the condition of his imprisonment when he writes this letter — and in this way, we're like the Philippian church. They knew Paul was in Roman custody, but they didn't know the details — now they did know more than we do, that Roman custody in the first century was never a five-star hotel.Historically (this would have been around the year 60) it's a fact that Roman prisons were absolutely inhumane. They would have been underground with little to no ventilation. It would have been almost completely dark, with a terrible stench, crawling with disease. These prisons were not built to hold prisoners for a long time, but only until they were tried or executed. Maybe Paul is on house arrest right now shackled to a Roman solider — but either way, he's imprisoned in Rome, good grief, how's he doing? That's what this church wanted to know. Paul, how are you?Paul says: “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.”We would expect that he wants us to know how bad it smells or how hungry he is or how terribly he's been sleeping.Paul is in prison. Man, how are you? — I gotta tell you about how the gospel's advancing.The Overfilled AmericanoUnderstand that his answer here does not change his circumstances. The conditions were still terrible, and if he had the choice, he wanted to get out (in verse 19 he says that he hopes for that). So although his circumstances were bad and he did not like them, get this: he interpreted how he's doing not through the lens of his comfort but through the lens of his passion. And I'm convinced that we do the same thing, which is why we complain as much as we do. We also interpret our circumstances through the lens of our passion, it's just that for us our passion is our comfort. So if the church at Philippi were to ask us how we're doing, the lens through which we answer that question is: “Have I gotten what I wanted when and how I wanted it?”We tend to look at the world this way. Let's be honest. We live in the land of whiners, and it is so much the air we breathe that a lot of times we don't even know we're doing it. For example, a long time ago, like last year, I would go to a coffee shop at the same time two days a week and order a 16oz Americano with light water — which means I wanted “this much room.” And I would show them “how much room” with my fingers. But consistently the coffee people, who are great people, they would fill my cup to the very top with water (even when I did the fingers) … and I'd try to let it go because I don't wanna be that guy, but then when Melissa would call me to check in and ask me how my day was going, you know what I'd say?“Overfilled my Americano again.”Now part of that was tongue and cheek, but another part of me was really bothered by it, and in reality, subtly, when asked how I was doing, I assessed the question through the lens of my comfort, of me getting what I want when and how I want it. Without meaning to, my passion is my comfort. Because that's our default. And we know it. But what if God has something better for us? What if we followed Paul's example and our passion was the glory of God magnified through the advance of the gospel?Clarifying Our HumanityIt would not mean that hard circumstances are less real, and it also would not mean that we never talk about them. Don't misunderstand me here:We are humans and we have needs and we should be honest about that. Later when Paul was in prison, he did ask Timothy to send him a coat and some books (see 2 Timothy 4:13). Paul told the Corinthians that he despaired of life itself when he was in Asia (see 2 Corinthians 1:8). Later in this letter, Paul talks about his anxiety and his potential sorrow (see Philippians 2:27–28). So look, we're not ignoring our emotions. We're not burying our heads in the sand. We are not talking about being super-humans, we're talking about being consumed by a passion greater than our comfort so much so that the question of how we're doing is interpreted, ultimately, through that passion. It's not about knowing the right words to say. We should have no interest in shallow jargon. What I'm talking about here is seeing the world from a heart that is truly consumed with God.Ultimate Non-FoolishnessThe missionary Jim Elliot, who gave his life for the gospel, said, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” And we could also say: He is no fool who interprets how he's doing by what is destined for triumph rather than what is certain to wane. “How we doing?” — there's a lot of details we could get into, and I hope we can — we should — but what if we could be more like Paul and the question of how we're doing takes us to:Is God being glorified? Is his gospel being advanced? Are people hearing about Jesus?Okay, here's the second thing to see about Paul's passion for the glory of God through the advance of the gospel.2) Paul's passion shaped how he understood the impact of his witness. (verses 13–14)So Paul said that his imprisonment, as inconvenient and uncomfortable as it was, really served to advance the gospel, and now we want to know in what way. How did the gospel advance?And that's what Paul explains for us in verses 13 and 14. He says that there are two different ways — there's one way in how his witness impacted unbelievers (verse 13) and there's another way his witness impacted fellow believers (verse 14).Manifest ChainsLook at verse 13 first. Paul explains that his imprisonment advanced the gospel, verse 13, “so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.” What is the “imperial guard”? Those were the Roman soldiers closest to the seat of imperial power. They would have guarded the palace and kept watch over prisoners. “All the rest” in verse 13 most likely refers to other Roman officials who worked in and around the capitol. It had been made known to these Roman unbelievers that Paul was in prison for Jesus. Does that make sense? Everybody see this in verse 13?Well, I think Paul is actually saying something deeper here than it first appears. It helps, I think, to know that the word translated “imprisonment” in verse 13 could also be translated bonds or chains. (If you read the New International Version you'll see the word “chains.”) And if we follow the original word order, a more literal way to translate verse 13 is to say: “so that my chains in Christ have become manifest to the whole imperial guard and to all the rest.” Now what does this matter? Well it means that what's new for Paul is not “his chains in Christ” — that was how Paul understood his whole life. He was a bondservant of Christ. That's how he introduces himself in this letter: “Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus.” But what's new here, is that because Paul is imprisoned in Rome, his chains in Christ have become manifest in Rome. I think there's a double-meaning here.Ever since Jesus saved Paul, he's been a new person who is bound to Christ. That's who he is. And now that he's in Rome, literally in bonds, in chains, then what has been true about him is now visible … the literal chains are a symbol of his heart allegiance to Jesus … and this serves the advance of the gospel because Paul understands that his witness to Jesus is not a lamp hidden under a basket, but instead, his witness to Jesus, his testimony to the worthiness of Jesus, is made visible in the epicenter of the world's superpower. The knowledge of Paul's chains, the sound waves of his witness, are bouncing off the walls of the imperial palace. The Roman Empire has been infiltrated … not by a lobbyist, not by a protester, but by the talk of a man willing to give his life so that more and more people can hear about Jesus.Boosted ConfidenceBut not only did Paul's witness impact the unbelieving influencers of Rome, but it also impacted fellow believers, verse 14: “And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.” Paul's imprisonment, his witness, boosted these Christians' confidence in Jesus and that resulted in them being more bold to share the gospel without fear. How did Paul's imprisonment boost their confidence? It was not that Paul made these brothers think: “Oh, prison is not that bad.” It's that they said, “Jesus is that good. Jesus is worth it.”Jesus is worth the risk of what Paul is going through because the worst thing that could happen to me is that I get killed, but then I get to be with Jesus and the gospel keeps advancing … so I don't think there's any way we can lose here. At Your WorkPaul understood that what he was going through, his witness, was having that kind of effect — and one thing this means for us is: Don't underestimate the impact of your witness when Jesus is more important to you than anything else. Think about your work right now. Your jobs.Sometimes there are opportunities at work to tell people straight up who Jesus is and what he did, but a lot more times there's just you in how you react and in how you inhabit your situations, and I want us to learn from Paul's example: Wherever you are, be where you are and love Jesus more than anything else … and see what happens. Your witness will have an impact.3) Paul's passion shaped the way he viewed other ministries. (verses 15–18)This is the final thing to see, in verse 15–18: Paul's all-consuming passion for the glory of God manifested through the advance of the gospel shaped the way he viewed other ministries.Look at verse 15. So Paul says that his imprisonment has emboldened fellow believers to preach the gospel and now he explains the fine print: “15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.” So there are two different kinds of Christ preachers here with different motives. Verse 16: “16 The latter [those who have a good will motive, they preach Christ] out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.” Early Tribalism and TodayNow who is he talking about there? First, we need to be clear that he is not talking about false teachers. We know what Paul has to say about false teachers. Let them be accursed (Galatians 1:8). But these are people who are proclaiming Christ. They're talking about Jesus in truth, it's just that their motive, what drives them, is selfish and competitive. They were trying to one-up Paul and while he was preoccupied with being in prison, while his ministry was “stalled,” they saw it as a chance for their ministry to take off.Isn't it crazy that by the year 60 — we're talking early days of the church — this kind of tribalism is already going on? I don't need to tell you that tribalism is a problem in our day, right?A lot has changed in 2,000 years, and a lot hasn't. Sinful human nature is still the same, and there were gospel preachers in Paul's day too who were driven by having a bigger social media platform than the next guy. They preached Jesus — they spoke the gospel — but they were driven by the clicks and likes and shares … they sought “their own interests” (see 2:21).And right away you could be thinking about different applications in our day, but let me caution you first to never be quick to think that you know somebody else's motive. When it comes to other gospel-preaching churches or ministries or people, our first thought should be what Paul says in Romans 14:4, “Who am I to judge the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls.” It's not our job to discern the hearts of every other ministry. But even if, like Paul here, we have a pretty good read that the motive is bad, even if there is personal enmity, is our passion for the gospel bigger than our egos such that we can cut through everything to the main issue of Is Jesus being preached? Is the gospel being told?And if so, verse 18: “18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice.” What Drives Us?Do you see what's happening here? It's not that Paul is being soft — it's not even that Paul is being charitable to those who don't like him — it's that he is so consumed with the glory of God through the advance of the gospel, that's what he cares about. That's what drives him. That's the lens through which he sees the world. Is Christ proclaimed?And we just need more of that. See, I wonder if a lot of the divisions in our day are less about real differences and more about passion. What really drives us?Paul's passion shaped his outlook … and ours will too — the question is: What is our passion?If we follow Paul's example, our passion would be the glory of God magnified through the advance of the gospel — and we say, Okay, we want that? But how do we get it? We don't have an “all-consuming passion for Jesus” switch that we can just flip on, right? So how we do get this kind of passion? The question I'm asking is: How might God answer this prayer that I pray for our church daily? I pray that Jesus would be our all-consuming passion.I can tell you that it will not happen apart from us being completely overcome by the grace of God. That's the game-changer. It's when our own hearts encounter and remember what Jesus has done to save us. Do you know how much he loves you? Do you know how committed he is to your everlasting joy? And he's never going to leave you. He's never going to forsake you. Even if everything else disappears, Jesus will stand by you like he did for Paul.And the more we get that, the more we know Jesus, the greater our passion will be, and that passion will shape our outlook.And that brings us to the Table. The TableWe come to this Table each week, not on the merits of our passion. This is not a table for the zealous. It's a table for the hungry who know that Jesus alone is our hope. In the Father's great love, Jesus has died for us and made us his own.

Behold one of the most bizarre scenes in the Bible...God and Satan chatting it up in heaven. Join us as we explore one of the most important and difficult topics in the Bible: Who is responsible when pain comes our way? Is it always Satan? Always God? Ever Both? And...why? ---- Clearly is recorded before a live Zoom audience. Wanna join us? patreon.com/jimmykellyneedham

What is the Great White Throne Judgement-- Why is it one of the most terrifying events in the Bible-- Who will be there-- Learn the answer to these questions and more in this sermon about the Great White Throne.

What is the Great White Throne Judgement-- Why is it one of the most terrifying events in the Bible-- Who will be there-- Learn the answer to these questions and more in this sermon about the Great White Throne.

Correction-Qualification needed- Besides Noah - his family in Gen 6 ALL the people were wiped out by the flood. Every single HUMAN was destroyed. But Fallen angels still mingled with daughters of men AFTER that. Gen 6-4----- Sermon delivered at Pilgrim Baptist Church on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 6-15 pm. -----This sermon is Part 2 of Giants on the Earth and will answer the following questions from the Bible---- Who are these giants on the earth--- I thought the giants were all wiped out at Noah's flood--- Was it God's idea or man's idea to search the land in Numbers 13--- Who are the children of Anak--- Where their giants on the earth in Jericho and Ai--- Why did God command all the judgment and bloodshed--- Why is the valley of the son of Hinnom important--- Where else did giants show up in Joshua's day---Hoping this interesting study on giants is a blessing----- -- -- -- ----Jimmy Fortunato is the Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church located at 229 W. Jere Whitson Rd. Cookeville, TN 38501.--Pilgrim Baptist Church is a bible-believing, independent Baptist church that takes a strong stance on the authority of the King James Bible and the absolute necessity of public evangelism for true New Testament churches.--For more information about Pilgrim Baptist Church visit--- https---pilgrimbaptist.church---Stay Connected with Pilgrim Baptist Church on Social Media---- Facebook- https---www.facebook.com-PilgrimBaptistCookeville--- Instagram- https---www.instagram.com-pilgrimbaptistcookeville---- Twitter- https---twitter.com-pbc-cookeville

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Revelation 13:14-18 Pastor Phil Ballmaier The Book of Revelation 2021 10-27-21 Join Pastor Phil Ballmaier of Calvary Chapel Elk Grove as continues to teach verse-by-verse through The Book of Revelation on Wednesday nights. Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational fellowship in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Illinois. Jesus, the Old Testament prophets, and many of the disciples warned of a false teacher, and world leader to come. In this section of scripture, the Apostle John describes a "a beast coming up out of the earth", this world leader will speak eloquently and men will be drawn to him. He will be the enemy of all souls—but he will appeal to the hearts of the earth-dwellers. Those who are dead-set on NOT following the One and only True God... The God of the Bible Who laid down His life for them... Sadly, the anti-christ will be revealed in a shocking way and men's eyes will be opened when he demands that all bow down and worship him. Whom would you choose to follow? Are you a Jesus-follower or an earth-dweller? Lord help all those who remain on the earth after the Rapture... As true believers, we must equip ourselves with the Word of God and stand firm on His promises, and reach as many people as we can with The Gospel. Check out Ephesians 6 on being equipped in these last days. This week's video message can be found here: https://youtu.be/xEsSLD12T9k The Book of Revelation E-Study Guides can be found here: http://www.ccelkgrove.org/wednesdays We meet Wednesdays at 6 PM for Prayer and 7 PM for Bible Study. For more information about our fellowship visit our website. We livestream every Wednesday night at 7 PM and Sundays at 10:30 AM at: www.Youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove and www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage For more series, visit our websites and video channels at: www.ccelkgrove.org and www.daybydayradio.org www.youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage Catch the Day By Day Radio program, the listener-supported teaching ministry of Pastor Phil Ballmaier, Monday through Friday on AM1160 Chicago at 6 PM & 4:30 AM and on the Calvary Radio Network weekdays at 9 AM. 847-895-3545 CCLI #143368 - Song License CSPL #091182 - Livestreaming License

Revelation 13:14-18 Pastor Phil Ballmaier The Book of Revelation 2021 10-27-21 Join Pastor Phil Ballmaier of Calvary Chapel Elk Grove as continues to teach verse-by-verse through The Book of Revelation on Wednesday nights. Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational fellowship in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Illinois. Jesus, the Old Testament prophets, and many of the disciples warned of a false teacher, and world leader to come. In this section of scripture, the Apostle John describes a "a beast coming up out of the earth", this world leader will speak eloquently and men will be drawn to him. He will be the enemy of all souls—but he will appeal to the hearts of the earth-dwellers. Those who are dead-set on NOT following the One and only True God... The God of the Bible Who laid down His life for them... Sadly, the anti-christ will be revealed in a shocking way and men's eyes will be opened when he demands that all bow down and worship him. Whom would you choose to follow? Are you a Jesus-follower or an earth-dweller? Lord help all those who remain on the earth after the Rapture... As true believers, we must equip ourselves with the Word of God and stand firm on His promises, and reach as many people as we can with The Gospel. Check out Ephesians 6 on being equipped in these last days. This week's video message can be found here: https://youtu.be/xEsSLD12T9k The Book of Revelation E-Study Guides can be found here: http://www.ccelkgrove.org/wednesdays We meet Wednesdays at 6 PM for Prayer and 7 PM for Bible Study. For more information about our fellowship visit our website. We livestream every Wednesday night at 7 PM and Sundays at 10:30 AM at: www.Youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove and www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage For more series, visit our websites and video channels at: www.ccelkgrove.org and www.daybydayradio.org www.youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage Catch the Day By Day Radio program, the listener-supported teaching ministry of Pastor Phil Ballmaier, Monday through Friday on AM1160 Chicago at 6 PM & 4:30 AM and on the Calvary Radio Network weekdays at 9 AM. 847-895-3545 CCLI #143368 - Song License CSPL #091182 - Livestreaming License

Revelation 13:14-18 Pastor Phil Ballmaier The Book of Revelation 2021 10-27-21 Join Pastor Phil Ballmaier of Calvary Chapel Elk Grove as continues to teach verse-by-verse through The Book of Revelation on Wednesday nights. Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational fellowship in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Illinois. Jesus, the Old Testament prophets, and many of the disciples warned of a false teacher, and world leader to come. In this section of scripture, the Apostle John describes a "a beast coming up out of the earth", this world leader will speak eloquently and men will be drawn to him. He will be the enemy of all souls—but he will appeal to the hearts of the earth-dwellers. Those who are dead-set on NOT following the One and only True God... The God of the Bible Who laid down His life for them... Sadly, the anti-christ will be revealed in a shocking way and men's eyes will be opened when he demands that all bow down and worship him. Whom would you choose to follow? Are you a Jesus-follower or an earth-dweller? Lord help all those who remain on the earth after the Rapture... As true believers, we must equip ourselves with the Word of God and stand firm on His promises, and reach as many people as we can with The Gospel. Check out Ephesians 6 on being equipped in these last days. This week's video message can be found here: https://youtu.be/xEsSLD12T9k The Book of Revelation E-Study Guides can be found here: http://www.ccelkgrove.org/wednesdays We meet Wednesdays at 6 PM for Prayer and 7 PM for Bible Study. For more information about our fellowship visit our website. We livestream every Wednesday night at 7 PM and Sundays at 10:30 AM at: www.Youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove and www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage For more series, visit our websites and video channels at: www.ccelkgrove.org and www.daybydayradio.org www.youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage Catch the Day By Day Radio program, the listener-supported teaching ministry of Pastor Phil Ballmaier, Monday through Friday on AM1160 Chicago at 6 PM & 4:30 AM and on the Calvary Radio Network weekdays at 9 AM. 847-895-3545 CCLI #143368 - Song License CSPL #091182 - Livestreaming License

Revelation 13:8-13 Pastor Phil Ballmaier The Book of Revelation 2021 10-13-21 Join Pastor Phil Ballmaier of Calvary Chapel Elk Grove as continues to teach verse-by-verse through The Book of Revelation on Wednesday nights. Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational fellowship in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Illinois. Jesus, the Old Testament prophets, and many of the disciples warned of a false teacher, and world leader to come. He will be the enemy of all souls—but he will appeal to the hearts of the earth-dwellers. Those who are dead-set on NOT following the One and only True God... The God of the Bible Who laid down His life for them... Sadly, the anti-christ will be revealed in a shocking way and men's eyes will be opened when he demands that all bow down and worship him. Whom would you choose to follow? Are you a Jesus-follower or an earth-dweller? Lord help all those who remain on the earth after the Rapture... This week's video message can be found here: https://youtu.be/WIV26FmCPM8 The Book of Revelation E-Study Guides can be found here: http://www.ccelkgrove.org/wednesdays We meet Wednesdays at 6 PM for Prayer and 7 PM for Bible Study. For more information about our fellowship visit our website. We livestream every Wednesday night at 7 PM and Sundays at 10:30 AM at: www.Youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove and www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage For more series, visit our websites and video channels at: www.ccelkgrove.org and www.daybydayradio.org www.youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage Catch the Day By Day Radio program, the listener-supported teaching ministry of Pastor Phil Ballmaier, Monday through Friday on AM1160 Chicago at 6 PM & 4:30 AM and on the Calvary Radio Network weekdays at 9 AM. 847-895-3545 CCLI #143368 - Song License CSPL #091182 - Livestreaming License

Revelation 13:8-13 Pastor Phil Ballmaier The Book of Revelation 2021 10-13-21 Join Pastor Phil Ballmaier of Calvary Chapel Elk Grove as continues to teach verse-by-verse through The Book of Revelation on Wednesday nights. Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational fellowship in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Illinois. Jesus, the Old Testament prophets, and many of the disciples warned of a false teacher, and world leader to come. He will be the enemy of all souls—but he will appeal to the hearts of the earth-dwellers. Those who are dead-set on NOT following the One and only True God... The God of the Bible Who laid down His life for them... Sadly, the anti-christ will be revealed in a shocking way and men's eyes will be opened when he demands that all bow down and worship him. Whom would you choose to follow? Are you a Jesus-follower or an earth-dweller? Lord help all those who remain on the earth after the Rapture... This week's video message can be found here: https://youtu.be/WIV26FmCPM8 The Book of Revelation E-Study Guides can be found here: http://www.ccelkgrove.org/wednesdays We meet Wednesdays at 6 PM for Prayer and 7 PM for Bible Study. For more information about our fellowship visit our website. We livestream every Wednesday night at 7 PM and Sundays at 10:30 AM at: www.Youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove and www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage For more series, visit our websites and video channels at: www.ccelkgrove.org and www.daybydayradio.org www.youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage Catch the Day By Day Radio program, the listener-supported teaching ministry of Pastor Phil Ballmaier, Monday through Friday on AM1160 Chicago at 6 PM & 4:30 AM and on the Calvary Radio Network weekdays at 9 AM. 847-895-3545 CCLI #143368 - Song License CSPL #091182 - Livestreaming License

Revelation 13:8-13 Pastor Phil Ballmaier The Book of Revelation 2021 10-13-21 Join Pastor Phil Ballmaier of Calvary Chapel Elk Grove as continues to teach verse-by-verse through The Book of Revelation on Wednesday nights. Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational fellowship in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Illinois. Jesus, the Old Testament prophets, and many of the disciples warned of a false teacher, and world leader to come. He will be the enemy of all souls—but he will appeal to the hearts of the earth-dwellers. Those who are dead-set on NOT following the One and only True God... The God of the Bible Who laid down His life for them... Sadly, the anti-christ will be revealed in a shocking way and men's eyes will be opened when he demands that all bow down and worship him. Whom would you choose to follow? Are you a Jesus-follower or an earth-dweller? Lord help all those who remain on the earth after the Rapture... This week's video message can be found here: https://youtu.be/WIV26FmCPM8 The Book of Revelation E-Study Guides can be found here: http://www.ccelkgrove.org/wednesdays We meet Wednesdays at 6 PM for Prayer and 7 PM for Bible Study. For more information about our fellowship visit our website. We livestream every Wednesday night at 7 PM and Sundays at 10:30 AM at: www.Youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove and www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage For more series, visit our websites and video channels at: www.ccelkgrove.org and www.daybydayradio.org www.youtube.com/c/ccelkgrove www.facebook.com/CCEGVillage Catch the Day By Day Radio program, the listener-supported teaching ministry of Pastor Phil Ballmaier, Monday through Friday on AM1160 Chicago at 6 PM & 4:30 AM and on the Calvary Radio Network weekdays at 9 AM. 847-895-3545 CCLI #143368 - Song License CSPL #091182 - Livestreaming License

Understanding the Book of Genesis is foundational to the understanding of the rest of the Bible.  In this Podcast, Genesis: The Introduction, we will address and answer the following questions about the first Book of the Bible:·       Who wrote the Book of Genesis?·       When was it written?·       To whom was it written?·       Why was it written?·       And much more…You can find more inspirational Teachings and download our free EBooks on our ministry Website @ arthurbaileyministries.com Please follow us on: ·       Facebook @ House of Israel - Arthur Bailey Ministries·       On Instagram @ ApostleArthurBailey·       On Twitter – @ApostleBaileyAlso, please subscribe to our YouTube Page @ ApostleArthurBailey1If you are in the Charlotte area, please come and fellowship with us.  We will do our best to make you feel at home. Our address is:Arthur Bailey Ministries InternationalHouse of Israel3601 Rose Lake DriveCharlotte, NC 28217 

Great topic today, and one of the top mysteries of the Bible: WHO was the fourth man that was seen in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? Was it Jesus or an angel, or somebody else?

Great topic today, and one of the top mysteries of the Bible: WHO was the fourth man that was seen in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? Was it Jesus or an angel, or somebody else?

Everything is Racist; Racism is a Public Health Threat! Proponents of the OOZE & Survival of the Fittest vs. The Bible - Who has the RIGHT diagnosis? Who has the RIGHT solutions? - Right All Week Podcast! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RightAllWeek

Where we got the Bible was a big game-changer for me in my conversion. When I was Protestant, I never considered where we got the Bible. Who compiled the books of the Bible? Who decided which books were included? When did we get the compiled Bible? These questions never crossed my mind until I learned after marrying my husband that a Protestant Bible is different than a Catholic Bible. I wanted to know why and that curiosity lead me to start researching. To say the least, I was stunned at what I learned.  

What is the Bible? Who wrote it? How old is it? Does it even matter? Listen in to this week's message to hear the intro message for a brand new series called Clarity. We'll look at God's story, your story, and how they fit together. To find out...

Have you been wondering if the rapture is going to take place any moment? Is the rapture even mentioned in the Bible? Who is the man of lawlessness and is he already on the earth? Listen to today's program to learn this and more about the last days, the new peace treaty for Israel, and how everything is falling in place for the Second Coming of Christ!Listen to; In The Twinkling of an Eye! Online at: https://janemorin.com/faith-watchOr watch on our NEW YouTube Channel! https://youtu.be/IuzSD2AUc4ESupport the show (https://donorbox.org/jane-morin-evangelical-assoc)

Do you have questions about the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? Can the Bible be trusted? Join us as we answer these questions.

What is the Bible? How old is the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? What is the Bible about? What do I get out of the Bible?

Do you have questions about the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? Can the Bible be trusted? Join us as we answer these questions.

Do you have questions about the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? Can the Bible be trusted? Join us as we answer these questions.

Do you have questions about the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? Can the Bible be trusted? Join us as we answer these questions.

Do you have questions about the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? Can the Bible be trusted? Join us as we answer these questions.

Is the Talpiot Tomb in East Jerusalem the Tomb of Jesus Christ and His Family as well as His Parents and close relatives? Why do we not have a binity rather than a trinity? Where did the notion of the Holy Ghost come from? The noun ‘Elohim’ has three basic uses in the Hebrew scriptures: the One God, lesser deities, and very prominent saints, as with Abraham (Gen. 23:6) and Samuel (1 Samuel 28:13). Is the 3rd perhaps the root of an 'exaltation theology' that would later be applied to Jesus? In Exodus 4:21 and many times in Exodus 7-11, it is written that "Pharaoh's heart was hard" and that "Pharaoh's heart was hardened". The Hebrew word translated "hardened" can also mean “strengthened.” This is said in tandem with God promising great signs and wonders. Could this mean God would by this means encourage Pharaoh to yield, but that he still resisted? What is your estimation of Bishop Spong’s scholarly work? Do you think the Protestant emphasis on Sola Scriptura is actually making an idol of the Bible? Who are your favorite conservative NT scholars and why? Is the philosophy of history espoused by Fichte/Hegel integral to Tübingen scholarship (e.g., F.C. Baur)?

We have all been taught things, how does heaven and hell stack up to the Bible? Who is in heaven right now? Where is satan according to the Bible. Let’s see what scripture, not man says on the subject shall we.

Anglican Bishop Tony Palmer recently spoke at Kenneth Copeland's conference promoting unity with Rome and other Christian groups. Is this the unity the Bible speaks about- Are those who separate from Rome bigoted towards Roman Catholics as some claim- What is the unity promoted in the Bible- Who are those in the true Church of Jesus Christ-----Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity- It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard- that went down to the skirts of his garments- As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion- for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.---Psalm 133

"Lest We Fall Away" is part 3 in the series on the book of Hebrews. Do we today take seriously all the warnings that are written in the Bible? Who should we give more heed to, angels? A created being, or the One who created them? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patt-fisk/support

The Bible isn’t hard to understand, but sometimes we need a little help. Sure sometimes there are difficult names (Methuselah) and teachings that are hard to understand (did Jesus really want us to eat his body?) or apply (does Jesus really want us to put him first all the time?), but for the most part the Bible can be read by anyone. One of the awesome things about being able to own a Bible translation in the language we speak is that we can pick up and read God’s Word for us today.When Philip meets the Ethiopian Eunuch though, the Eunuch needs a little bit of help to understand what he is reading. Fortunately Philip has been sent by God on a divine mission to do just that. Philip is the person who God appointed to help this Ethiopian hear the Gospel. Who did God put in your life to help you understand the Bible and hear the Gospel?As with any text we sometimes need a little help to understand the Bible but one of the best ways to crystallise what you have learned is to teach others. Who has God put in your life to pray and read the Bible with. Who can you help to get more out of the Bible? If you can read, and have heard the Gospel, then like Philip, you ‘come and sit with’ someone to help them unlock the joy of reading God’s word and the salvation found in the Gospel. DBQuestionsWhat do you find difficult about understanding the Bible?Who has helped you to get more out of the Bible? How did they help you gain more understanding?Who can you help to understand the Bible?PrayerLiving Lord, we thank you for the gift of your word and that we can read it in our own language. Thank you for the people you have put in our lives to help us understand the Bible. Help us do the same! Amen.


Who was King James? Why did he publish the KJV version of the Bible? Who were the Witch Hunters? Decoding the Bible’s instructions for modern times. The Hidden Soul Contract thAt keeps humans enslaved spiritually and materially. What does KJ have to do with who owns the

Is there a way to secure a date for the Exodus from Egypt that is described in the Bible? Who was Pharaoh's daughter? Who was the Pharaoh during the Exodus? How does archeology and Egyptian history help us to make sense of the Biblical data? That's what this episode seeks to answer. Please check out the links below for more information on this intriguing issue. http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2009/02/27/Moses-and-Hatshepsut.aspx https://patternsofevidence.com/trailer-videos/ https://www.worldofthebible.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/How-Do-We-Know-Exodus-Happened.pdf If you would like to submit a coffee tip or ask us a question about apologetics, theology or culture, please contact us at christculturecoffee@gmail.com

Greg Gilbert (MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of What Is the Gospel?, Why Trust the Bible? Who is Jesus?, James: A 12-Week Study, and is the co-author (with Kevin DeYoung) of What Is the Mission of the Church?What Is the Gospel? can be found here

Ever wonder about the books that didn’t make it into the Bible? Who kept them out – and why? In this podcast, we’ll take a look at the question. Dane Cramer is a backpacker, follower-of-Jesus blogger, jail chaplain, amateur filmmaker, Podcast host, and author of two books: Romancing the Trail and The Nephilim: A Monster Among Us

Best-selling author Joel Richardson discusses one of the oldest questions in the Bible: Who or what is Mystery Babylon?

Where did we get our Bible? Who decided which books were inspired or not? Plus, Heretic of the Week: John Fugelsang, and more!  

This week Angel & Alan welcome on to the big show Aage Nost! Also the news with Jesse Randolph! First few minutes Angel unloads on Rich Giordano, and then we get Jesse on who unloads on this situation with Tom Delong! After the hour we have our guest Aage Nost who unloads on us all what reality is.... This shows a lot of fun folks so sit back, and enjoy the ride. Aage Nost was born and raised in northern Europe and came to the United States of America to follow his dream. Through his many experiences as a Flight Instructor, Commercial Pilot, Business owner, Paranormal researcher, publisher, student of the mind, radio and TV Talk-show Host and Producer, and through direct mind to mind contact with the Universal Consciousness, he has learned many of the “secrets” of society and the universe. This is now all yours for the taking. Using this knowledge and principles, you can experience, as my favorite saying goes, “good things start falling out of trees onto your path”. Aage Nost who wrote the book "Spiritual Science, Higher Conscious Thinking, and How to Access The Universal Consciousness: Learn How To Expand The Power Of The Mind At Every Level of Existence" will talk to us about his book, and how we can expand the powers of our minds as he shows in the book. A BOOK LIKE NO OTHER Why are you not happy with your Spiritual experience or understanding of religion? There are answers, once you start understanding and experiencing what is behind the veil. Knowledge and techniques taught in this book can help you remove the veil, so you can have a 360 degree vision of what “existence” is. CONCEPTS WRITTEN ABOUT IN THIS BOOK How the universe downloaded all its knowledge into my mind - How to design your life experience the way you want it to be, before you have to live it – until now, mostly undiscovered Universal Success Principles - Creation - What was created at the “Big Bang” – Who was “Jesus”, and what did he look like, according to the obscure Roman writings, and other non-biblical records? - Who / what is “God”? - - - Who really created the first Bible? - Who / what are you? - Who created you? - What is the Physical world made of? - What is Universal Consciousness? - How to use the right techniques to access the Universal Consciousness to manifest good things in your life - “Pearls of wisdom” and Success principles you can only learn by talking to Billionaires - How the Universal Consciousness speaks to you - What is the Universal Mind? - What is your “Mind”? - What is the “Power of the Mind” - How does the Subconscious Mind work? - Memory - Perfect recall of memory - How does the Super Conscious Mind work? - What is thought? - Is your life predetermined by Fate? - How does “Free Will” work for you? - What is Spiritual creation? - What is Physical creation? - Who are the “Guardians of the Soul”? - Quantum Physics explaining creation, made simple, without the equations - Can “God” be “good” and “evil” at the same time? - What really brings out “evil”? - Why do most prayers go unanswered? - How to pray - What is the language in the Spiritual world? - What is time? - Can we manipulate time? - Time travel is possible - Starting a new “Time line” – What is hidden in the future for mankind? - Telepathy - Thought Transference - Was the “Big Bang” 14 Billion years ago, an “accident”? - What is Love? - You can transfer Love to someone else - What is “Heaven”? - What is the “Great Sea of Light”? - What is the “Soul”? - Soul memory - Pre-birth memory - Where is our real “Home”? - Awakening - Illumination - Ascension - Immortality - What is Physical “death”? - Where is “Heaven”? - There is no Spiritual “death” - Reincarnation - KARMA - The importance of Forgiveness - Who was the “Teacher of Righteousness”? - The Essenes - How do you know when you are on the right Spiritual path? - The meaning of life - and more - much more. Visit the author's webpage: www.aage-nost.com

This week Angel & Alan welcome on to the big show Aage Nost! Also the news with Jesse Randolph! First few minutes Angel unloads on Rich Giordano, and then we get Jesse on who unloads on this situation with Tom Delong! After the hour we have our guest Aage Nost who unloads on us all what reality is.... This shows a lot of fun folks so sit back, and enjoy the ride. Aage Nost was born and raised in northern Europe and came to the United States of America to follow his dream. Through his many experiences as a Flight Instructor, Commercial Pilot, Business owner, Paranormal researcher, publisher, student of the mind, radio and TV Talk-show Host and Producer, and through direct mind to mind contact with the Universal Consciousness, he has learned many of the “secrets” of society and the universe. This is now all yours for the taking. Using this knowledge and principles, you can experience, as my favorite saying goes, “good things start falling out of trees onto your path”. Aage Nost who wrote the book "Spiritual Science, Higher Conscious Thinking, and How to Access The Universal Consciousness: Learn How To Expand The Power Of The Mind At Every Level of Existence" will talk to us about his book, and how we can expand the powers of our minds as he shows in the book. A BOOK LIKE NO OTHER Why are you not happy with your Spiritual experience or understanding of religion? There are answers, once you start understanding and experiencing what is behind the veil. Knowledge and techniques taught in this book can help you remove the veil, so you can have a 360 degree vision of what “existence” is. CONCEPTS WRITTEN ABOUT IN THIS BOOK How the universe downloaded all its knowledge into my mind - How to design your life experience the way you want it to be, before you have to live it – until now, mostly undiscovered Universal Success Principles - Creation - What was created at the “Big Bang” – Who was “Jesus”, and what did he look like, according to the obscure Roman writings, and other non-biblical records? - Who / what is “God”? - - - Who really created the first Bible? - Who / what are you? - Who created you? - What is the Physical world made of? - What is Universal Consciousness? - How to use the right techniques to access the Universal Consciousness to manifest good things in your life - “Pearls of wisdom” and Success principles you can only learn by talking to Billionaires - How the Universal Consciousness speaks to you - What is the Universal Mind? - What is your “Mind”? - What is the “Power of the Mind” - How does the Subconscious Mind work? - Memory - Perfect recall of memory - How does the Super Conscious Mind work? - What is thought? - Is your life predetermined by Fate? - How does “Free Will” work for you? - What is Spiritual creation? - What is Physical creation? - Who are the “Guardians of the Soul”? - Quantum Physics explaining creation, made simple, without the equations - Can “God” be “good” and “evil” at the same time? - What really brings out “evil”? - Why do most prayers go unanswered? - How to pray - What is the language in the Spiritual world? - What is time? - Can we manipulate time? - Time travel is possible - Starting a new “Time line” – What is hidden in the future for mankind? - Telepathy - Thought Transference - Was the “Big Bang” 14 Billion years ago, an “accident”? - What is Love? - You can transfer Love to someone else - What is “Heaven”? - What is the “Great Sea of Light”? - What is the “Soul”? - Soul memory - Pre-birth memory - Where is our real “Home”? - Awakening - Illumination - Ascension - Immortality - What is Physical “death”? - Where is “Heaven”? - There is no Spiritual “death” - Reincarnation - KARMA - The importance of Forgiveness - Who was the “Teacher of Righteousness”? - The Essenes - How do you know when you are on the right Spiritual path? - The meaning of life - and more - much more. Visit the author's webpage: www.aage-nost.com

Sermon preached at RUF's Wednesday Night Fellowship, Sep. 6, 2017. In this sermon we look at the second question God poses in the Bible: "Who told you that you were naked?" As we do so, we ask and answer a few other questions: What is shame and how is it different from guilt? How do we try to cover our shame? Finally, can we be naked and not ashamed ever again?

Strange teachings, and endless genealogies... How should we handle people within the church who teach different doctrines? Why is the book of Enoch not included in the Bible? Who is the main character of the Bible? Greek word! Oikonomous- stewardship mtsecondbreakfast@gmail.com

Who was Gamaliel in the Bible? Who was Rabbi Gamaliel? Was Saul of Tarsus a disciple of Gamaliel?

What is the Dake Bible? Is the Dake Bible a good study Bible? Who was Finnis Jennings Dake?

Giants in the Bible? Who are "the sons of God?"

Who are the 'least of these' in the Bible? Who was Jesus talking about when He referred to the 'least of these' brothers of mine?

What does the term "Ichabod" mean in the Bible? Who was Ichabod in the Bible? What does it mean that God's glory departed Israel?

In Season 1 we spent a little time tracking the Enlightenment's impact on the Christian Faith. Dual impetuses emerged; one leading to Liberalism, the other to Fundamentalism, which was the reaction of Orthodoxy to the challenges of Liberalism.In this episode, we'll drill down a bit more on Christian Liberalism.Those promoting theological liberalism hoped to bring Protestantism into the modern world of science, philosophy, and secular history. The pastor of the hugely influential Riverside Church in NYC & champion of Liberalism Harry Emerson Fosdick wrote in his autobiography that he aimed to make it possible for a person to be both an intelligent modern and a serious Christian.Theological Liberals grappled with a dilemma as old as the Faith. How were they to make religious faith meaningful to the world without compromising The Gospel? That seemed especially difficult for modern liberals since so much of the philosophy of the modern world had itself risen as a reaction against religion in general and Christianity in particular. In making Christianity palatable to the growing number of people who were being more influenced by a secular than a religious worldview, Liberals gutted The Faith of many of those elements that seemed as impediments to a rational mind. The result was a Liberalism that begs the question –Why bother with faith at all if what you have is so watered down, so void of content there's no point in maintain the façade? Richard Niebuhr explained theological liberalism as believing in “a God without wrath, Who brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”Liberals concluded theology had to be reconciled to science & rationalism if it hoped to hold a place in the modern world. They refused to take as fact doctrine that rested on authority alone; whether that authority was tradition ensconced in ecclesiastical hierarchy, or Scripture. They insisted that faith had to align with the tests of reason. Doctrine must conform to scientific norms. A subtle edit was made to the way people did theology. Classically it had been that God was understood as infinite while man was finite, limited. So God would always be bigger than man's intellect. While God made man in His image so he could have a meaningful relationship with Him, there would always be aspects of God's being that transcended man's finite mind. God could be apprehended, but not comprehended. Liberals tweaked that and said that the human mind was able to “think God's thoughts after him.” Therefore, God was to be understood through reason & deduction. God could not transcend the realm of human experience.It was this point that gave theological liberals their access point into making an appeal to modern people. They knew that the cold, mechanistic, purely rational world of the atheist left out a key experience of all human beings; the realm of “feeling.” By “feeling” we're not just talking about emotions, though that is a part of it. Deep down inside, human beings have the sense that their lives have purpose, meaning; that there's some great reason for their existence. Momentary flashes of revelation that result in profound wonder, the experience of love, awe – all these conspire to impress people with an unshakeable awareness that they're MORE than corporeal collections of chemicals animated by random electrical impulses that accrue the label “alive.”Interesting that throughout history people may have not know WHY they existed, but they certainly had a sense there was a reason and spent a good portion of their lives seeking to discover it.Liberals glommed on to this very real if otherwise irrational faculty of feeling within people as the point of contact with modernity, saying they could help scratch that itch – because it was the religious urge they had answers for. Christianity wasn't irrelevant as secularists gleefully proclaimed. Liberals confidently claimed their edited form of Christianity could nurture and provide solace for modern man's emotive self. It would babysit his soul while the rest of him got on with the harsh demands of Modernity and Progress.Liberals conflated the spiritual realm with human consciousness, especially that capacity to “feel;” the intuitive self that endlessly seeks connection with others. They called it the “God-consciousness.” Some just called it “God.” Indeed, the God of the Bible Who exists beyond the realm of time and space was exchanged for a deity within creation Who'd long been at work through natural law to produce the universe as we have it. One liberal poet wrote, “Some call it evolution, and others call it God.”The new darling of modern science, Evolutionary theory quickly became Fact for Rationalists. Liberals were duty bound to accommodate the new ideas. They attempted a reconciliation of their beliefs with evolution. They claimed Darwinian Evolution supplemented Christianity. They regarded  Scripture, the church, faith and even the human soul as all being products of evolutionary progress.But it was in modernity's impact on the study of history that Christianity faced its biggest challenge. Science questioned God's role in Creation. The new approach to history challenged Christianity's authoritative base: The Bible.And this is where we turn to speak of “Biblical criticism.” As used here, criticism doesn't mean to rip scripture to shreds. The Bible critic is an academic or scholar who approaches the text from a rationalist perspective. They find a scientific basis for their conclusions rather than accepting religious dogma.Biblical criticism had 2 flavors. There was what's known as lower & higher criticism. Lower criticism handled issues of problems of the written text. It dealt with things like manuscripts; their ages, transmission, quality, and other physical realities attached to so many ancient documents. It produced little to concern orthodox believers.That can't be said of higher criticism which attacked the traditional & accepted meaning of the text. Driven by the need to reconcile Scripture with the accepted standards of rationalism, miracles and the supernatural were dismissed; assumed to be flights of fancy of a pre-scientific world evolution had blessed delivered the humanity from. Higher critics went to work investigating when Scripture was written, who wrote it, to whom and why. The problem is, they brought to their study almost a knee-jerk determination to disregard anything traditionally believed about it. Their conclusions shook orthodoxy to its core.The Torah, the first 5 books of the Bible which tradition said were penned by Moses, were given a new treatment by higher criticism which developed the Documentary Hypothesis, claiming it was written by 4 different authors. Passage that were thought to be prophetic were made out to have been penned after the fact but only made to look like they were written before the events they foretold. Higher critics said the Gospel of John, wasn't – written by John that is.They made it their aim to liberate the real, “historical Jesus” from the One traditional Christianity, and even The Gospels of M,M,L&J had made Him. Discontent with the Jesus of Scripture they wrote their own accounts of what he was REALLY like, nevermind that they were penned nearly 2000 yrs later. Apparently it's better to trust the scholarship of a liberal scholar informed by rationalism than one of the guys who lived with Jesus.The upshot of Biblical criticism was the bruising blow it leveled to the confidence of the average person in the reliability of the Bible as a valid witness to the Christian Faith. But Liberals saw in it a radically different approach that opened the door to the new class of “intelligent moderns” as Fosdick called them, who wanted to scratch that indelible religious itch. Liberals no longer had to apologize for difficult passages skeptics had questioned. They simply said those passages were merely the inclusions of fallible people whose societies hadn't evolved yet.So, in this new version of Christianity, if authority no longer lay in Scripture, where did it lie? Where was its new home? Liberals suggested it lay in “Experience.”The early 19th C saw the rise of a reaction to the cold, sterile mindset raw rationalism tended to produce. It was called Romanticism & flowed most demonstrably in the realm of philosophy & the arts. It looked at life thru feelings. Romanticism railed against the idea humanity was some cog in some vast universal machine. It stressed the individual's pursuit of meaning, relevance, and purpose, not through propositional truths that produced doctrines, but through feeling alive in such a way that it sparked a sense of wonder that fueled the awe that leads to worship.While the rationalist sees lightning and proceeds to explain how & why it strikes, the romanticist says, “Yes! Do it again God.”Romanticism swept those branches of Christianity that had been shaken by Rationalism. Romantic Christianity forfeited the intellectual realm to modernity and retreated into a kind of religious sentimentalism centered on feeling. God no longer lived in people's heads, only in their hearts. Some went so far as to assign their intellect to Rationalism while maintaining an emotional attachment to religion. Faith & Reason were divorced. As one said, “Faith is believing what you know ain't so.”The two most influential proponents for Christian Romanticism were a couple of German theologians; Albrecht Ritschl and Friedrich Schleiermacher.Schleiermacher said attempts to provide a rational basis for Christianity were useless because they missed the point. Religion wasn't about proof, it was about feeling. God isn't a needed to explain origins; He's needed to provide a reason for existence. Who cares HOW we got here; all that matters is WHY we're here now – and that why doesn't need to be connected  the the how, or what, or when or where of intellectual investigations. For Schleiermacher, religion was intuition & feeling; the awareness that there must be a reason back of it all. And being a genuine human being meant being intentional about finding that reason.Schleiermacher was critical of orthodox Christianity that located what it believed in creedal statements embodying propositional truth. He said modern Christianity must eject its creeds. If it failed to do so, it would lose the battle for the hearts of modern men and women. He cast sin as a sense of alienation & isolation from others, supremely from God. That alienation came from being selfish and was remedied by being kind, compassionate, by linking one's inner sense of purpose with other's sense of purpose.Jesus, Schleiermacher said, wasn't to be understood as God incarnate, but as someone who achieved the perfect realization of His union with all others, and especially to God. In other words, no one felt more alive & connected than Jesus. He was “our great pioneer” in the realm of the spirit and morality who paved the way for us to achieve the same kind of connectedness.Schleiermacher's ideas set the stage of Liberalism two great theological innovations: The Universal Fatherhood of God and the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity. The Faith's center shifted from the Scripture to individual experience. Schleiermacher was such the titan of liberalism he is known as “the father of modern theology.”Albrecht Ritschl elaborated on Schleiermacher's ideas by asking a practical question, “What must I do to be saved?” But for Liberalism, salvation isn't a matter where going to heaven after death. Salvation is liberation from sin, and sin for liberals is alienation and isolation, a loss of the feeling of connectedness with others. So to be saved means a life free from selfishness. And no one did that better than Jesus. So Ritschl accepted the demythologized historical Jesus produced by higher criticism and used him as the template for what a genuine, authentic human being looks like; what a life worth living is like. Christians ought to follow Jesus, Ritschl said, not because He'd lead them to heaven, but because he'd lead them to their true selves.In the late 19th C, many Christians found these ideas helpful because they seemed to take it away from the very fronts Rationalist critics were attacking. What did it matter if skeptics said the virgin birth was a myth? Christianity wasn't dependent on that. In fact, nothing the rationalist said harmed anything the Faith said was important because Rationalism had nothing to do with wonder, awe, feeling.Liberalism didn't intrude into a single or even small number of denominations. It challenged traditional orthodoxy across Europe and North America. When it first emerged, it was battled hard by conservative leaders and theologians. But it eventually won out in many seminaries and colleges and eventually in many main line denominations where it's ministers were fed a heavy does of it in their schooling.In conclusion, traditional orthodox theology regards liberalism as heretical because it denies the essentials of the Christian faith. Those essentials are well knowns to the subscribers of Cs who remember how earnestly the early church labored over exactly how to express what it believed about who and what Jesu was and made it clear he was nothing less than God incarnate; two unmixed natures in one integrated person. Jesus is indeed our example, but He's not JUST that. He's also the Savior Whose death atones for sin and Whose resurrection bestows the power of a new life.Yes, feeling is important in the Christian faith, but it's feeling founded firmly on FACT. Believers don't check their brains at the door. They use them to love the unseen God by serving those they do see.