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Pastor Philip De Courcy charts us through the murky waters of indecision by answering the following questions: God has given us the stewardship of making decisions in life, but can you expand on the blessing and challenge this presents? What are common reasons behind indecision? Should someone seek to have "peace" before moving forward with a decision? When is it appropriate to take a step of faith? What posture should we have before the Lord when making decisions? If I make a decision that doesn't turn out so well, am I now living God's “second best?” Website: smilingatthefuturepodcast.comEmail: smilingatthefuturepodcast@gmail.com Support The Podcast: https://donorbox.org/smiling-at-2024“Off Color” Series by Philip De Courcy: https://ktt.org/sermons/series/off-colorRecommended Books: “How to Know God's Will” by Wayne Grudem “Decisions Made Simple” by Tim Chester“Found God's Will” by John MacArthur Related Episodes: 85. Navigating Decisions with Chris Hamilton 48. How to Make Decisions with Chris Hamilton
The podcast discusses the fact that demons are mentioned more in scripture than we might remember, highlights the demon-possessed man from Mark 5, and discuses the nature of demons as fallen angels who oppose God's work. The piece emphasizes staying focused on Jesus, despite the real presence of demons in the world.FURTHER RESOURCES"Spiritism" sermon by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Synopsis- " Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones looks across Scripture to help the listener understand the general activity, as well as the particular operations of evil and malevolent spiritual forces in the world. This sermon on demonology helpfully classifies the outworking of occult activity in its ancient and modern forms."The Doctrine of Satan and Demons: Wayne Grudem (outline)The following is an outline from Wayne Grudem for chapter 20 of his book, Systematic Theology, dealing with Satan and Demons. There are three teachings on this chapter located elsewhere on this website.Angels and Demons- Ligonier Ministry (23 minute video). "If we claim to believe what the Bible teaches, then we must take the existence of angels and demons seriously. In this message, R.C. Sproul turns to the teaching of Scripture on the role of these spirits and the reality of Satan."
How do we reconcile the seemingly harsh God in the Old Testament with the love and grace of Jesus in the New Testament? What about our response to those who seem to promote violence, slavery, war, human sacrifices or misogynistic values throughout the Old Testament? We've heard Christians even ask the question, “If Jesus truly fulfilled the law, why do we still need to study and preach from the Old Testament at all?” Join host Andrew Marcus this week as he sits down with one of the world's most renowned theologians, Dr. Wayne Grudem, to walk through some of these questions about the Old Testament.
Tackling one of the most challenging questions of faith needed someone with incredible knowledge of God's Word. In this episode of THE INDOUBT SHOW, host Andrew Marcus sits down with renowned theologian and author Dr. Wayne Grudem to take a deep dive into the character of God, the nature of justice, and the reality of human free will. Dr. Grudem provides biblical insight into why hell exists, what Scripture teaches about God's holiness and love, and how we can reconcile the idea of eternal punishment with a good and merciful God. If you've ever wrestled with this question or know someone who has, this episode will equip you with thoughtful, biblical answers. Tune in for an engaging and theologically rich discussion that encourages both believers and skeptics to consider the truth of the gospel.
Greg answers a question about why Provisionists tend to be so venomous towards Calvinism and gives some of his thoughts on Provisionism, then he talks to a caller about reasons why he rejects evolution. Topics: Why do you think Provisionists tend to be so venomous towards Calvinism? (00:00) Do you reject evolution, and if so, why? (33:00) Mentioned on the Show: Desert Apologetics Conference – March 14–15 Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God by Kevin DeYoung Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe by Stephen Meyer Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique by J.P. Moreland, Stephen Meyer, Wayne Grudem, and more Related Links: Theistic Evolution: Drifting toward Darwin by Greg Koukl Why Intelligent Design Is an Argument from Knowledge, Not Ignorance by Amy Hall
In today's episode, we're discussing the U.K.'s assisted dying bill, which is currently going through Parliament and would allow those with terminal illness to seek euthanasia to end their suffering. Medical doctor and researcher Dr. Calum Miller joins us to discuss the implications of this bill as well as some of the nefarious support this bill is receiving. On a happier note, we also talk about a recent Wall Street Journal article that shows that Bible sales are on the rise, especially among young people. And Pastor John Piper takes a stand against "gender hospitality" and the affirmation of false gender ideology. Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy --- Timecodes: (00:52) Assisted Euthanasia Bill in the UK (08:52) Interview with Dr. Calum Miller (35:41) Increase in Bible sales (47:12) John Piper against “pronoun politeness” --- Today's Sponsors: We Heart Nutrition — Get 20% off women's vitamins with We Heart Nutrition, where 10% of every purchase supports pregnancy care centers; use code ALLIE at https://www.WeHeartNutrition.com. A'del — Try A'del's hand-crafted, artisan, small-batch cosmetics and use promo code ALLIE 25% off your first time purchase at AdelNaturalCosmetics.com Covenant Eyes — You can join a safe, confidential community of women where your story and struggle matter. Go to covenanteyes.com and use promo code ALLIE for 30 days free. Jase Medical — Go to Jase.com and enter code “ALLIE” at checkout for a discount on your order. Patriot Mobile — go to https://PatriotMobile.com/ALLIE or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code 'ALLIE' for a free month of service! --- Links: Sales of Bibles Are Booming, Fueled by First-Time Buyers and New Versions: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/sales-of-bibles-are-booming-fueled-by-first-time-buyers-and-new-versions-d402460e ESV Study Bible: https://a.co/d/jg8yJIz Systematic Theology, Second Edition: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine by Wayne Grudem: https://a.co/d/4h7UsEC Ethics for a Brave New World, Second Edition (Updated and Expanded) by John S. Feinberg and Paul D. Feinberg: https://a.co/d/irRAgSm The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis: https://a.co/d/2S89KFa Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: https://a.co/d/eWyVbrG Ask Pastor John: "On So-Called ‘Gender Pronoun Hospitality' https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-so-called-gender-pronoun-hospitality/id618132843?i=1000678891119 --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 1015 | Abortion Colonialism: How the West Blackmails the Third World | Guest: Dr. Calum Miller https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1015-abortion-colonialism-how-the-west-blackmails/id1359249098?i=1000658087204 Ep 1098 | FEMA's Cruelty, Ending Trans Insanity & Christian Victory https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1098-femas-cruelty-ending-trans-insanity-christian/id1359249098?i=1000676545322 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every Christian at one time or another has probably asked, "What is God's will for me in this situation?" Theologian Wayne Grudem has written an accessible booklet that offers practical guidance on how to make biblically informed decisions through the guidance of the Holy Spirit in accordance with God's word. In today's show, Ryan will review this new resource from Wayne Grudem titled, "How to Know God's Will." You will see different factors that should be considered when making decisions, as well as understanding what it means to be "led by the Holy Spirit." Come join the show for this discussion and bring your questions! There will be a Q&A following the book review.
On this episode of Protestia Tonight for September 18th, 2024, we discuss the "lying vs deception" error made by Denny Burk, Wayne Grudem, and many other ivory tower theologians. In the PT VIP (Patreon only), we ask questions about the apparent feud between Apologia pastors and Christian Nationalist conference organizers.
On Washington Wednesday, a survey of ballot questions; on World Tour, news from Uganda, Myanmar, Mexico, and Germany; and preparing astronauts for the challenges of traveling to Mars. Plus, failing to launch with Janie B. Chaeney, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from eX-skeptic. Interviews with believers who once questioned the existence and goodness of God. More at exskeptic.org.From Crossway, publisher of Christian Ethics: Living a Life That Is Pleasing to God by bestselling author Wayne Grudem. This highly practical, biblically based volume on Christian ethics explains what the Bible says about ethical questions regarding marriage, government, abortion, and dozens of other issues. Learn more at crossway.org/ethics.And from Dordt University. Dordt's new MBA degree assists with making wise strategic decisions while shaping business in God-glorifying ways. More at dordt.edu/MBA.
On Legal Docket, religious organizations sue the IRS; on Moneybeat, presidential proposals for fixing the economy; and on the World History Book, Mao Zedong gains control of China. Plus, the Monday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Crossway, publisher of Christian Ethics: Living a Life That Is Pleasing to God by bestselling author Wayne Grudem. This highly practical, biblically based volume on Christian ethics explains what the Bible says about ethical questions regarding marriage, government, abortion, and dozens of other issues. Learn more at crossway.org/ethics.From Dordt University. Dordt's new MBA degree assists with making wise strategic decisions while shaping business in God-glorifying ways. More at dordt.edu/MBA.And from eX-skeptic. Interviews with believers who once questioned the existence and goodness of God. More at exskeptic.org.
Nesse segundo episódio da nossa série sobre cristianismo e política Pedro Pamplona usa o livro de Wayne Grudem para apresentar 5 visões equivocadas sobre igreja e política. No final é apresentada uma visão saudável e esperada da igreja nessa participação política. Um conteúdo basilar para o engajamento político cristão para a glória de Deus. Escute e pense a relação da igreja com a política com mais consciência cristã! Não esquece de compartilhar com os amigos e seguir o Biblioteca Pamplona no Spotify ou seu app de preferência. Deixa também teu comentário sobre esse episódio. Livro Política segundo a Bíblia: https://amzn.to/3AZYGZi Livro Por que se enfurecem as nações: https://amzn.to/3AZYRDW Livro As chaves do reino: https://amzn.to/3MCfCrp Atenção: A Pilgirm, app de livros e audiobooks é parceira do nosso podcast. Eles possuem um catálogo com milhares de títulos em teologia, filosofia, educação e ficção. Livros em português e inglês! Recomendamos demais e usando o cupom PAMPLONA você tem 10% de desconto nos dois primeiros meses de assinatura. Fortaleça sua vida de leitura, economize e fortaleza nosso podcast! Link para assinar a Pilgrim: https://pilgrim.com.br
In this episode of Family Vision, Rob Rienow continues his conversation with special guest Elizabeth Urbanowicz from Foundation Worldview. They dive into the importance of teaching young children about manhood, womanhood, and gender from a biblical perspective. Elizabeth shares practical tips on how to introduce these topics to preschool and early elementary-aged kids in a way that is both age-appropriate and grounded in Scripture. They also discuss the curriculum from Foundation Worldview, God's Good Design, which aims to equip parents with tools to guide their children through these sensitive subjects. The episode emphasizes the need for ongoing, positive conversations to help children understand and embrace God's good design for their lives. Featured Resources Foundation Worldview YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/FoundationWorldview Foundation Worldview Podcast: https://foundationworldview.com/podcast Visionary Parenting: Get a bible-driven game plan for Christian parenting: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/visionary-parenting Prayer Support: Email Visionary Family Ministries for prayer support and top share feedback about this episide: podcast@visionaryfam.com Watch or Listen & Subscribe on your favorite podcasting service: YouTube: http://youtube.visionaryfam.com Rumble: http://rumble.visionaryfam.com Apple Podcasts: http://apple.visionaryfam.com Website: http://podcast.visionaryfam.com More Resources to Help Your Family: Website: http://visionaryfam.com Parenting: http://parenting.visionaryfam.com Marriage: http://marriage.visionaryfam.com Family: http://family.visionaryfam.com Family Ministry: http://churches.visionaryfam.com Books & Resources: http://shop.visionaryfam.com
Trusted since 2001. The ESV Bible is obviously the translation of the YRR movement. In this episode we catch you up on why there are recently people talking about ditching it for something else. We react to some early advertising material, its copyright standards and its policy on changes to the English text. List of 2016 updates. Wayne Grudem interview about the translation meeting. Join our patreon for bonus episodes every single week! You can follow this podcast all over the internet. twitter, instagram. or facebook Or email us at restlesspodcasting@gmail.com
In this latest Stuff We Didn't Get in Sunday School episode, Erin, Jamie, and Evan are talking about Creeds! We'll look at creeds like the Nicene Creed and Apostles' Creed to understand their purpose and how they impact us today. Are creeds the best friend necklaces of church history, and what is Erin's beef with Wayne Grudem? You'll have to listen to find out! MENTIONS Recorded Fight: Listen to The Faith Adjacent Seminary Olympics with a 7-Day Free Trial What are the big creeds? Nicene Creed | Apostles' Creed | Athanasian Creed | Chalcedonian Creed Other Creeds: Creed (Movie) | Credence Clearwater Revival | The House of Creed | Creed (Band) Miami Dolphins Official Hype Video by Creed: Listen Here What was that article about Trad Wives? Read it here Harrowing of Hell Deep Dive: Listen on Patreon | BSQTNA Episode Bundle Bible Verses Referenced: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 | 1 Corinthians 15:3-7 | Romans 10:9 | 1 Corinthians 12:3 | 1 Timothy 2:5, 3:16 | Philippians 2:6-11 The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith Adjacent Faith Adjacent Merch: Shop Here Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacent Follow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 14, 2024. Elders Q&A Sunday. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org The MVBC Elders are Rob Wood, David Hopkins, David Burns, Micah Perkins and Zach Vaughn. Elders Q&A Personal Questions Who are you? Briefly tell us about yourself. What specific way is the Lord working in your own heart right now? Outside of the Bible, what resources have been the most helpful in building up your faith and love for Christ? What is your favorite passage of Scripture and why? Question Regarding the “Capital C” Church What is encouraging about the state of the Church right now? What is challenging about the state of the Church right now? Questions Regarding MVBC What are some ways that our people can be involved within the life of the church? What are some ways that we as leaders can grow? What do you think we are doing well regarding our Mission, Vision, and Values? What do you think we can improve on? Elders Recommended Resources: Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem gotquestions.org biblethinker.org Life in the Valley podcast Grace to You podcast R. C. Sproul His Presence is in His Name by J.D. Greear Sermon Title: "Shepherding the Flock of God" Text: 1 Peter 5:1-4 Sermon Points: 1) With willing oversight. 2) With selfless eagerness. 3) With gentle holiness. 4) With hope-filled sights set on Jesus.
The Trinity… Right Before Our EyesIn Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,according to the riches of His grace.Ephesians 1:7Critics often point out that the word “Trinity” isn't found in the Bible, and they're right. But the truth of the Trinity is revealed throughout both the Old and New Testaments, and we can see it clearly in the first 14 verses of Ephesians. Consider the following:In the original Greek, Ephesians 1:3-14 is actually one long, complex sentence consisting of 202 words. In our English translations, this single Greek sentence is broken up into several sentences for better readability and understanding. And depending on the translation, it's divided into anywhere from 3 to 7 sentences. When taken as a whole, these verses paint for us an incredible picture of the totality of God, in which each Person of the Godhead is active in our salvation.For example, the work of God the Father is primarily described in verses 3 through 6, where He planned our salvation even before time began. In Ephesians 1:7-10, we see the work of the Son who achieves salvation for us by His redemptive death on the cross, or “through His blood” (Eph. 1:7). And the final few verses, Ephesians 1:11-14, highlight the role the Holy Spirit plays in applying salvation to our lives. It couldn't be more clear. But it was all “in Him” or “in Christ” that we were granted redemption and the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus is the One responsible for all of this.Note: I have already discussed the “in Him” or “in Christ” aspect of this verse in an earlier post. So, let me encourage you to go back and look again at that to gain a deeper understanding of Jesus' impact on all aspects of our Christian life, not just our salvation.And then, we move on to the incredible word, redemption.RedemptionRedemption is an essential core theme of Christianity. In fact, this one verse, Ephesians 1:7, summarizes the entire gospel, where it says, “In Him (Jesus, the Son) we have redemption (how) through His blood, (described as) the forgiveness of sins, (on what basis) according to the riches of His grace.” If John 3:16 is the first and most important verse kids learn in Vacation Bible School, then Ephesians 1:7 runs a close second.But how important is the idea of redemption to Christianity? It's indispensable.B.B. Warfield (1851-1921), a prominent American theologian and professor at Princeton Theologica, emphasized the significance of Christ's role as Redeemer when he said:“There is no one of the titles of Christ which is more precious to Christian hearts than ‘Redeemer.' Whenever we pronounce it, the cross is placarded before our eyes and our hearts are filled with loving remembrance not only that Christ has given us salvation, but that He paid a mighty price for it.”That's right. When we think of Christ as our Redeemer, we always picture Him as the Christ of the cross, whose blood provided for our redemption.Understanding RedemptionBut what exactly does “redemption” mean? In his book “Systematic Theology,” Wayne Grudem defines redemption as “Christ's saving work viewed as an act of ‘buying back' sinners out of their bondage to sin and to Satan through the payment of a ransom.” Okay, that makes sense. But is there more?The New Testament primarily uses two Greek words for redemption (and their derivatives). The first is agorazō and comes from the noun meaning marketplace, or agora. It means “to buy” or “to buy in a marketplace.” This word emphasizes the price Jesus paid for our salvation. In essence, He purchased or bought us back in the...
From her childhood in a Jewish family to a 7-year stint with the Jehovah's Witnesses to attending evangelical churches, Susanne Lakin never felt comfortable with the doctrine of the Trinity. She signed up to attend Phoenix Seminary, a conservative evangelical school, thinking they would help her finally get to the bottom of it. She was willing to agree to the idea, thinking, surely, studying with scholars like Wayne Grudem, the prince of evangelical systematic theology, would answer her questions and settle the issue for her once and for all. Amazingly, the opposite happened. This is her story. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://youtu.be/W35IRYHjfP8 —— Links —— Get in touch with Susanne at livewritethrive.com Check out her theological book about annihilationism: Hell No Get Leeland Ryken's book, God's Word in English See other testimonies of people who left the Trinity and came to believe in the biblical unitarian Jesus Get the transcript of this episode Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan? Read Sean's bio here
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #36 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 36th class, led and taught by elder Scott Frederiksen. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 32nd episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #35 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 35th class, led and taught by elder Scott Frederiksen. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 31st episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #34 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 34th class, led and taught by elder Scott Frederiksen. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 30th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
Greg answers Open Mic questions about whether a second marriage is as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage, attending services that have elements you disagree with, and whether feelings of morality are simply the result of evolution. Topics: Is a second marriage for a Christian as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage? (04:00) Should we not attend funeral masses where we disagree with what's happening in the service? (21:00) How would you respond to an atheist who says our feelings of morality are just evolved tribal protectiveness? (34:00) Mentioned on the Show: What the Bible Says about Divorce and Remarriage by Wayne Grudem
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #31 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 33rd class, led and taught by elder Scott Frederiksen. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 29th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #31 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 32nd class, led and taught by elder Scott Frederiksen. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 28th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #30 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 31st class, led and taught by elder Brian Fowler. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 27th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
In our overview of 1 John 5:13-21, we see how confidence in our salvation helps us kill sin. While ABP is not a scholarly work, I would like to reference any material that my teaching was based on or influenced by: – Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Theology (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994) -John Owen, The Mortification of Sin Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Be sure to check us out at our website, adoptedbelievers.com. You can find out more about us, articles, and access to all our podcast content and links to various podcast platforms.
On today's program, the top legislative body of the United Methodist Church gathered in Charlotte, N.C., this week for its long-awaited General Conference. There, delegates cast decisive votes on issues of gender and sexuality. We'll have details. And, an Ohio church is under fire AGAIN for opening its doors to shelter the homeless. We'll take a look. Also, Wayne Grudem, bestselling author of ‘Systematic Theology,' is stepping away from academia after teaching for almost 50 years. That story later in the program. But first, evangelical activists gathered followers together at Columbia University last week to show support for Israel. I wanted to remind everyone that it's a new month, May, and we have a new book we'd like to share with our donors. Katelyn Beaty's book “Celebrities For Jesus” is a fantastic book about the trend in evangelicalism toward the idolization of celebrity pastors and leaders. It has a lot of insight about many of the issues we cover regularly here at MinistryWatch, and I think if you like MinistryWatch, you are going to find this book valuable. We'll send it to you absolutely free, as our thank you, for a gift of any size to MinistryWatch this month. Just go to MinistryWatch.com and hit the donate button at the top of the page. The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. We get database and other technical support from Stephen DuBarry, Rod Pitzer, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today's program include Fiona André, Yonat Shimron, Daniel Ritchie, Kim Roberts, Bethany Starin, Tony Mator, Jessica Eturralde, Brittany Smith, and Christina Darnell. Until next time, may God bless you.
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #30 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 30th class, led and taught by elder Andy Fendryk. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 26th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #29 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 29th class, led and taught by elder Andy Fendryk. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 25th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
Total depravity is the biblical doctrine that sin permeates all aspects of our being—mind, will, and sensibilities, and renders us helpless to save ourselves. It does not mean we are as bad as we can be, for there are many moral unbelievers in the world. Being contaminated by sin means whatever morality we produce can never measure up to the perfect righteousness God expects. Is there any person who can say, “I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?” (Prov 20:9). The answer is an emphatic No! The human heart is corrupt, for “the heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick” (Jer 17:9). And “Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins” (Eccl 7:20), and “There is none righteous; not even one. There is none who understands; there is none who seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become useless. There is none who does good, there is not even one” (Rom 3:10-12; cf. Rom 8:8). Some might argue that we can perform good works and help to save ourselves. This is wrong. Scripture states, “your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God” (Isa 59:2), “For all of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; and all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away” (Isa 64:6). Salvation does not come by human works; rather, we are “justified by faith apart from works of the Law” (Rom 3:28), and salvation comes “to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly” (Rom 4:5), and we are “not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified” (Gal 2:16), “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Eph 2:8-9), and God “has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity” (2 Tim 1:9), and “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit” (Tit 3:5). By human standards, even the worst person can do some good. But human estimation is lower than God's estimation and it is God's standards that define what is truly good. According to Charles Ryrie, “Total depravity must always be measured against God's holiness. Relative goodness exists in people. They can do good works, which are appreciated by others. But nothing that anyone can do will gain salvational merit or favor in the sight of a holy God.”[1] Calvinist View of Total Depravity For Calvinists, total depravity means total inability. They regard people as totally unable to respond to the things of God; like a physical corpse. Notable scholars such as B. B. Warfield, R. C. Sproul, John Piper, Wayne Grudem, John Frame, John MacArthur, and J. I. Packer hold this view. B. B. Warfield wrote, “nothing is more fundamental in the doctrine of the Reformers than the complete inability of man and his absolute need of divine grace.”[2] John Frame states, “We can never come to God out of our own resources. We are helpless to do anything to save ourselves. This condition is sometimes called total inability” (italics his).[3] J. I. Packer states, “Total depravity entails total inability, that is, the state of not having it in oneself to respond to God and his Word in a sincere and wholehearted way (John 6:44; Rom 8:7–8).”[4] That is, lost sinners cannot respond to God at all, as they are spiritually unable (dead) to respond apart from God's granting life and the ability to believe. This leads Calvinists to conclude two things. First, God sovereignly acts by Himself to regenerate the spiritually dead and make them spiritually alive. Second, God gives the newly regenerate a special kind of faith whereby they can and will trust in Christ as Savior. According to Wayne Grudem, regeneration is “the act of God awakening spiritual life within us, bringing us from spiritual death to spiritual life. On this definition, it is natural to understand that regeneration comes before saving faith. It is in fact this work of God that gives us the spiritual ability to respond to God in faith.”[5] According to John MacArthur, “Our response in salvation is faith, but even that is not of ourselves [but is] the gift of God. Faith is nothing that we do in our own power or by our own resources...Paul intends to emphasize that even faith is not from us apart from God's giving it.”[6] The result of these divine actions in God's elect means they will produce good works and will persevere in those works throughout their lives until they die. John MacArthur states, “The same power that created us in Christ Jesus empowers us to do the good works for which He has redeemed us. These are the verifiers of true salvation.”[7] Thus, good works from regeneration to the end of one's life are the proof of salvation. Failure to produce ongoing good works until the end of one's life is offered as proof he was never saved (Matt 7:21). The Biblical View of Total Depravity The correct biblical view is that total depravity means total unworthiness, not total inability to respond in faith to God's offer of salvation. Despite the profound impact of sin on human nature, the Bible does not portray people as entirely incapacitated. Yes, all mankind is “dead” in their sins (Eph 2:1); but death does not mean total inability, but total separation from God, for even those who were dead still “walked according to the course of this world” (Eph 2:2). Mankind is totally depraved in the sense that sin corrupts every part of our being, intellect, will, and sensibility. However, it does not mean that fallen people are unable to respond in faith to the gospel of grace. The first example of spiritual death in the Bible is found in the Garden of Eden. God had warned Adam and Eve, saying, “from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die” (Gen 2:17). The warning was that if they disobeyed God, on that very day, they would die (and death means separation, not cessation). Adam and Eve experienced spiritual death at the moment they disobeyed God. Yet, immediately after the fall, in their state of spiritual death, they could sense God's presence in the Garden, as they “heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden” (Gen 3:8). Furthermore, Adam heard God's voice when He “called to the man” (Gen 3:9), and Adam responded to Him, saying, “I heard the sound of You in the garden” (Gen 3:10a). Though they could not undo their newly fallen sinful state, it did not render them totally unable to perceive God or to respond to Him when He called out to them. And they did respond positively to the Lord when He promised to provide a descendant, a Seed of the woman, who would crush the head of the serpent (Gen 3:15). They also responded positively by accepting God's provision of clothing after He killed an animal, took its skin, and covered their nakedness (Gen 3:21). Furthermore, God made mankind in His image, as Scripture states, “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Gen 1:27). Even after the historic fall of Adam and Eve, all people are said to be “in the image of God” (Gen 9:6), and “in the likeness of God” (Jam 3:9). Despite the fall of humanity into sin, the image of God in humanity remains intact, implying that humans still retain some moral capacity, which includes the ability to accept God's offer of salvation by faith. Though people are deeply affected by sin, they still possess some capacity for moral choice and responsibility, thus arguing against the notion of total depravity meaning total inability. Regeneration is entirely the work of God in saving lost sinners who cannot save themselves (Rom 5:6-10). The sinner brings nothing of worth to salvation, but receives all that God has to offer by grace. John Walvoord states, “Regeneration is wholly of God. No possible human effort however noble can supply eternal life.”[8] Paul Enns states, “Succinctly stated, to regenerate means ‘to impart life.' Regeneration is the act whereby God imparts life to the one who believes.”[9] Regeneration occurs in the one who believes in Christ as Savior. According to Charles Ryrie, “Salvation is always through faith, not because of faith (Eph 2:8). Faith is the channel through which we receive God's gift of eternal life; it is not the cause. This is so man can never boast, even of his faith. But faith is the necessary and only channel (John 5:24; 17:3).”[10] The Bible teaches there is only one kind of faith, and that only those who place their faith in Christ will be saved. Faith does not save. Christ saves. The Strict-Calvinist believes there are two kinds of faith, one that is common to all, and another that is special and imparted only to God's elect. Believe to Receive Eternal Life There are numerous passages in the Bible that place faith as the necessary prerequisite to regeneration. It is written, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16), and Jesus said, “This is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life” (John 6:40), and “he who believes has eternal life” (John 6:47). Paul wrote to Timothy about “those who would believe in Him for eternal life” (1 Tim 1:16). In these and other instances, “eternal life” is given after we believe in Jesus as our Savior. Furthermore, people are condemned, not because God has not made a way for them to be saved, but because of their unwillingness to come to Christ as Savior. The issue is individual choice, not inability. The apostle John said, “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18). Jesus, speaking to unsaved persons, said, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life” (John 5:39-40). Jesus said the Holy Spirit convicts everyone of sin (John 16:8), particularly the sin of unbelief, “because they do not believe in Me” (John 16:9). There is only one sin that keeps a person out of heaven, and that is the sin of unbelief; of rejecting Jesus as the only Savior. Apparently unbelievers may resist the Holy Spirit, as Stephen said in his sermon, “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit” (Acts 7:51a). Scripture reveals that “God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent” (Acts 17:30). This means they must not trust in themselves or any system of good works to save, but must trust in Christ, and Christ alone to save. Faith does not save. Christ saves. Faith is the non-meritorious instrument by which we receive eternal life. The Strict-Calvinist believes Christ died only for the elect (Matt 1:21; John 10:15), and only the elect are savable. The Bible teaches that Christ died for everyone (John 3:16; Heb 2:9; 1 John 2:2); therefore, everyone is savable. Paul said, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men” (Tit 2:11), and that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:4). Peter stated, “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance” (2 Pet 3:9). Anyone can be saved by believing the gospel message “that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor 15:3-4). Jesus is Free from Sin Concerning total depravity and the transmission of original sin, Jesus is the sole exception, for Mary's virgin conception (Isa 7:14; Luke 1:30-35) meant Jesus was not born with the taint of original sin. Being free from original sin, Jesus also had no sin nature. Furthermore, Jesus lived His entire life and committed no personal sin. Scripture reveals Jesus “knew no sin” (2 Cor 5:21), was “without sin” (Heb 4:15), “committed no sin” (1 Pet 2:22), and in whom “there is no sin” (1 John 3:5). His sinless life qualified Him to die a substitutionary death in our place, “the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God” (1 Pet 3:18). Jesus died for everyone and paid the penalty for our sin (John 3:16; Heb 2:9; 1 John 2:2). Though His death is sufficient for all to be saved (unlimited atonement), the benefits of the cross are applied only to those who believe in Him, which includes forgiveness of sins (Acts 10:43; Eph 1:7), the gift of righteousness (Rom 5:17; Phil 3:9), and eternal life (John 10:28). Dr. Steven R. Cook [1] Charles Caldwell Ryrie, Basic Theology, 253. [2] Benjamin B. Warfield, The Plan of Salvation: Five Lectures (Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1915), 44. [3] John M. Frame, Salvation Belongs to the Lord: An Introduction to Systematic Theology (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2006), 112. [4] J. I. Packer, Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1993), 84. [5] Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 702. [6] John MacArthur, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on Ephesians (Chicago, Ill. Moody Press, 1986), 98. [7] Ibid., 101. [8] John F. Walvoord, The Holy Spirit (Grand Rapids, Mich. Zondervan Publishing, 1977), 132. [9] Paul P. Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1989), 338. [10]
Total depravity is the biblical doctrine that sin permeates all aspects of our being—mind, will, and sensibilities, and renders us helpless to save ourselves. It does not mean we are as bad as we can be, for there are many moral unbelievers in the world. Being contaminated by sin means whatever morality we produce can never measure up to the perfect righteousness God expects. Is there any person who can say, “I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?” (Prov 20:9). The answer is an emphatic No! The human heart is corrupt, for “the heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick” (Jer 17:9). And “Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins” (Eccl 7:20), and “There is none righteous; not even one. There is none who understands; there is none who seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become useless. There is none who does good, there is not even one” (Rom 3:10-12; cf. Rom 8:8). Some might argue that we can perform good works and help to save ourselves. This is wrong. Scripture states, “your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God” (Isa 59:2), “For all of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; and all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away” (Isa 64:6). Salvation does not come by human works; rather, we are “justified by faith apart from works of the Law” (Rom 3:28), and salvation comes “to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly” (Rom 4:5), and we are “not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified” (Gal 2:16), “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Eph 2:8-9), and God “has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity” (2 Tim 1:9), and “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit” (Tit 3:5). By human standards, even the worst person can do some good. But human estimation is lower than God's estimation and it is God's standards that define what is truly good. According to Charles Ryrie, “Total depravity must always be measured against God's holiness. Relative goodness exists in people. They can do good works, which are appreciated by others. But nothing that anyone can do will gain salvational merit or favor in the sight of a holy God.”[1] Calvinist View of Total Depravity For Calvinists, total depravity means total inability. They regard people as totally unable to respond to the things of God; like a physical corpse. Notable scholars such as B. B. Warfield, R. C. Sproul, John Piper, Wayne Grudem, John Frame, John MacArthur, and J. I. Packer hold this view. B. B. Warfield wrote, “nothing is more fundamental in the doctrine of the Reformers than the complete inability of man and his absolute need of divine grace.”[2] John Frame states, “We can never come to God out of our own resources. We are helpless to do anything to save ourselves. This condition is sometimes called total inability” (italics his).[3] J. I. Packer states, “Total depravity entails total inability, that is, the state of not having it in oneself to respond to God and his Word in a sincere and wholehearted way (John 6:44; Rom 8:7–8).”[4] That is, lost sinners cannot respond to God at all, as they are spiritually unable (dead) to respond apart from God's granting life and the ability to believe. This leads Calvinists to conclude two things. First, God sovereignly acts by Himself to regenerate the spiritually dead and make them spiritually alive. Second, God gives the newly regenerate a special kind of faith whereby they can and will trust in Christ as Savior. According to Wayne Grudem, regeneration is “the act of God awakening spiritual life within us, bringing us from spiritual death to spiritual life. On this definition, it is natural to understand that regeneration comes before saving faith. It is in fact this work of God that gives us the spiritual ability to respond to God in faith.”[5] According to John MacArthur, “Our response in salvation is faith, but even that is not of ourselves [but is] the gift of God. Faith is nothing that we do in our own power or by our own resources...Paul intends to emphasize that even faith is not from us apart from God's giving it.”[6] The result of these divine actions in God's elect means they will produce good works and will persevere in those works throughout their lives until they die. John MacArthur states, “The same power that created us in Christ Jesus empowers us to do the good works for which He has redeemed us. These are the verifiers of true salvation.”[7] Thus, good works from regeneration to the end of one's life are the proof of salvation. Failure to produce ongoing good works until the end of one's life is offered as proof he was never saved (Matt 7:21). The Biblical View of Total Depravity The correct biblical view is that total depravity means total unworthiness, not total inability to respond in faith to God's offer of salvation. Despite the profound impact of sin on human nature, the Bible does not portray people as entirely incapacitated. Yes, all mankind is “dead” in their sins (Eph 2:1); but death does not mean total inability, but total separation from God, for even those who were dead still “walked according to the course of this world” (Eph 2:2). Mankind is totally depraved in the sense that sin corrupts every part of our being, intellect, will, and sensibility. However, it does not mean that fallen people are unable to respond in faith to the gospel of grace. The first example of spiritual death in the Bible is found in the Garden of Eden. God had warned Adam and Eve, saying, “from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die” (Gen 2:17). The warning was that if they disobeyed God, on that very day, they would die (and death means separation, not cessation). Adam and Eve experienced spiritual death at the moment they disobeyed God. Yet, immediately after the fall, in their state of spiritual death, they could sense God's presence in the Garden, as they “heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden” (Gen 3:8). Furthermore, Adam heard God's voice when He “called to the man” (Gen 3:9), and Adam responded to Him, saying, “I heard the sound of You in the garden” (Gen 3:10a). Though they could not undo their newly fallen sinful state, it did not render them totally unable to perceive God or to respond to Him when He called out to them. And they did respond positively to the Lord when He promised to provide a descendant, a Seed of the woman, who would crush the head of the serpent (Gen 3:15). They also responded positively by accepting God's provision of clothing after He killed an animal, took its skin, and covered their nakedness (Gen 3:21). Furthermore, God made mankind in His image, as Scripture states, “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Gen 1:27). Even after the historic fall of Adam and Eve, all people are said to be “in the image of God” (Gen 9:6), and “in the likeness of God” (Jam 3:9). Despite the fall of humanity into sin, the image of God in humanity remains intact, implying that humans still retain some moral capacity, which includes the ability to accept God's offer of salvation by faith. Though people are deeply affected by sin, they still possess some capacity for moral choice and responsibility, thus arguing against the notion of total depravity meaning total inability. Regeneration is entirely the work of God in saving lost sinners who cannot save themselves (Rom 5:6-10). The sinner brings nothing of worth to salvation, but receives all that God has to offer by grace. John Walvoord states, “Regeneration is wholly of God. No possible human effort however noble can supply eternal life.”[8] Paul Enns states, “Succinctly stated, to regenerate means ‘to impart life.' Regeneration is the act whereby God imparts life to the one who believes.”[9] Regeneration occurs in the one who believes in Christ as Savior. According to Charles Ryrie, “Salvation is always through faith, not because of faith (Eph 2:8). Faith is the channel through which we receive God's gift of eternal life; it is not the cause. This is so man can never boast, even of his faith. But faith is the necessary and only channel (John 5:24; 17:3).”[10] The Bible teaches there is only one kind of faith, and that only those who place their faith in Christ will be saved. Faith does not save. Christ saves. The Strict-Calvinist believes there are two kinds of faith, one that is common to all, and another that is special and imparted only to God's elect. Believe to Receive Eternal Life There are numerous passages in the Bible that place faith as the necessary prerequisite to regeneration. It is written, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16), and Jesus said, “This is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life” (John 6:40), and “he who believes has eternal life” (John 6:47). Paul wrote to Timothy about “those who would believe in Him for eternal life” (1 Tim 1:16). In these and other instances, “eternal life” is given after we believe in Jesus as our Savior. Furthermore, people are condemned, not because God has not made a way for them to be saved, but because of their unwillingness to come to Christ as Savior. The issue is individual choice, not inability. The apostle John said, “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18). Jesus, speaking to unsaved persons, said, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life” (John 5:39-40). Jesus said the Holy Spirit convicts everyone of sin (John 16:8), particularly the sin of unbelief, “because they do not believe in Me” (John 16:9). There is only one sin that keeps a person out of heaven, and that is the sin of unbelief; of rejecting Jesus as the only Savior. Apparently unbelievers may resist the Holy Spirit, as Stephen said in his sermon, “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit” (Acts 7:51a). Scripture reveals that “God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent” (Acts 17:30). This means they must not trust in themselves or any system of good works to save, but must trust in Christ, and Christ alone to save. Faith does not save. Christ saves. Faith is the non-meritorious instrument by which we receive eternal life. The Strict-Calvinist believes Christ died only for the elect (Matt 1:21; John 10:15), and only the elect are savable. The Bible teaches that Christ died for everyone (John 3:16; Heb 2:9; 1 John 2:2); therefore, everyone is savable. Paul said, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men” (Tit 2:11), and that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:4). Peter stated, “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance” (2 Pet 3:9). Anyone can be saved by believing the gospel message “that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor 15:3-4). Jesus is Free from Sin Concerning total depravity and the transmission of original sin, Jesus is the sole exception, for Mary's virgin conception (Isa 7:14; Luke 1:30-35) meant Jesus was not born with the taint of original sin. Being free from original sin, Jesus also had no sin nature. Furthermore, Jesus lived His entire life and committed no personal sin. Scripture reveals Jesus “knew no sin” (2 Cor 5:21), was “without sin” (Heb 4:15), “committed no sin” (1 Pet 2:22), and in whom “there is no sin” (1 John 3:5). His sinless life qualified Him to die a substitutionary death in our place, “the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God” (1 Pet 3:18). Jesus died for everyone and paid the penalty for our sin (John 3:16; Heb 2:9; 1 John 2:2). Though His death is sufficient for all to be saved (unlimited atonement), the benefits of the cross are applied only to those who believe in Him, which includes forgiveness of sins (Acts 10:43; Eph 1:7), the gift of righteousness (Rom 5:17; Phil 3:9), and eternal life (John 10:28). Dr. Steven R. Cook [1] Charles Caldwell Ryrie, Basic Theology, 253. [2] Benjamin B. Warfield, The Plan of Salvation: Five Lectures (Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1915), 44. [3] John M. Frame, Salvation Belongs to the Lord: An Introduction to Systematic Theology (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2006), 112. [4] J. I. Packer, Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1993), 84. [5] Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 702. [6] John MacArthur, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on Ephesians (Chicago, Ill. Moody Press, 1986), 98. [7] Ibid., 101. [8] John F. Walvoord, The Holy Spirit (Grand Rapids, Mich. Zondervan Publishing, 1977), 132. [9] Paul P. Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1989), 338. [10] Charles C. Ryrie, Basic Theology (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1999), 377.
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #28 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 28th class, led and taught by elder Brian Fowler. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 24th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #26 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 27th class, led and taught by elder Brian Fowler. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 23rd episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #26 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 26th class, led and taught by elder Brian Fowler. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 22nd episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
"Protology?" Yes! The priority of protology is stressed by Professor Dr. Max Botner as he gives this TRU Talk as part of the 3/16 Day 2024 Celebration! The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn't curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other passages on women and men become clear too. You are encouraged to access the episodes of Seasons 1-11 of The Eden Podcast for teaching on the seven key passages on women and men. Are you a reader? We invite you to get from Amazon the four books by Bruce C. E. Fleming in The Eden Book Series (Tru316.com/trubooks). Would you like to support the work of the Tru316 Foundation? You can become a Tru Partner here: www.Tru316.com/partner
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #25 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 25th class, led and taught by elder Scott Frederiksen. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 21st episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #24 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 24th class, led and taught by elder Andy Fendryk. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 20th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
On this week's episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Tyler Zach, author and certified Enneagram coach with 18 years of experience coaching students, adults, couples, and business teams. He has grown a vibrant community of over 47K Enneagram enthusiasts on his Instagram account @GospelForEnneagram. He is writing a faith-based 40-day devotional for every Enneagram type which you can grab on Amazon.com. To test drive your type's book, download a free 5-day devotional on his website at https://www.tylerzach.com/free.
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #23 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 23rd class, led and taught by elder Brian Fowler. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 19th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
CHRISTIAN ETHICS - Session #22 This is the recording of the Sunday School class taught by our elders. They are teaching from Wayne Grudem's book, "Christian Ethics." This is the 22nd class, led and taught by elder Andy Fendryk. *We did not capture the audio for sessions 1, 4, 6, and 18, so this is the 18th episode of the series. You can visit our website for the previous informational materials : www.nshorechurch.org*
Listen in as Stephen Wellum joins David Schrock and Trent Hunter to discuss his new Systematic Theology, Volume 1: From Canon to Concept. Timestamps Intro - 00:38 When Did Trent first Hear of Dr. Wellum Talking about His Systematic Theology? - 3:04 When Did Dr. Wellum Begin His Process on His Systematic Theology? - 4:20 How Did Dr. Wellum's Systematic Theology grow? - 8:10 Why is Prolegomena Important? - 10:08 Who Were Dr. Wellum's Theological Influences? - 15:05 The Academy and the Church - 18:22 Why Do Pastors Need Systematic Theology? - 21:30 Intratextual vs. Extratextual - 24:38 Was There Ever a Time Dr. Wellum Went into Extratextual Theology? - 32:50 The Subject of Biblicism: The Relationships Between Scripture and Tradition & Scripture and Historical Theology- 38:13 Engaging the Cultural Moment That We're In, and Applying Scripture - 44:35 Ethics in Dr. Wellum's Systematic Theology - 49:03 Theology for the People of God - 54:20 Christ Over All Monthly Q&A Zoom Calls - 56:40 Outro – 59:26 Resources to Click “An Excerpt from Stephen Wellum's Systematic Theology, Volume 1: From Canon to Concept” – Stephen J. Wellum Theme: Thinking God's Thoughts After Him: Doing Theology by the Book Go to ChristOverAll.com/Give to support the work Books to Read Systematic Theology Vol. 1: From Canon to Concept – Stephen J. Wellum Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (2nd Ed.) – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum God's Kingdom Through God's Covenants – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies – ed. Brent Parker and Stephen J. Wellum Christ From Beginning to End – Trent Hunter & Stephen J. Wellum God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ – Stephen J. Wellum The Person of Christ: An Introduction – Stephen J. Wellum He Is There and He Is Not Silent – Francis A. Schaeffer Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck Reformed Ethics Vol. 1 – Herman Bavinck Reformed Ethics Vol. 2 – Herman Bavinck Biblical Theology – Geerhardus Vos Systematic Theology – Louis Berkhof Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way – Michael Horton Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief (2nd ed.) – Wayne Grudem
Intro: More dogs, sick kids, and another chicken down.10:08: Growing your own loofahs.14:47: Other new garden plans, update on bees.23:05: Having an ecosystem on our property and thoughts on regenerative farming.27:30: Molly's brain is mush, a WW1 study with the kids and book reviews on the topics, They Shall Not Grow Old.30:08: Why we have poppies on Veteran's Day, In Flander's Fields32:37: Molly found some new, great bread baking forms Ebay forms.37:56: Who's still reading the Mandie books?45:05: Every metric for a man's quality of life goes up if he's married…including his weight.51:07: Theology of human depravity and God's sovereignty.54:24: Anything is possible with evil humanity but ultimately will not survive.55:01 Gaining a degree of clarity on the end times with Wayne Grudem's Christian Beliefs.57:03: Amillennialists were very shaken by WW1.1:01:30: Molly's new podcast chair1:03:00: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Molly's Favorite Milk Brother (she takes it in the van!)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)
Gary discusses an article by Wayne Grudem about 10 reasons to vote for Ron DeSantis over Donald Trump. While many of Grudem's points make sense, they don't factor in the current political "mood" prevalent in the country right now. Trump is certainly a lightning rod, which is exactly why he is opposed at every turn by the mainstream media.
On this WPN Call #291, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Dr. Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Arizona. He has served as the president of the Evangelical Theological Society (1999), as a member of the Translation Oversight Committee for the English Standard Version of the Bible, and as the General Editor for the ESV Study Bible (2008). He discusses one of the books he has written, "The Poverty of Nations," which outlines how to fight poverty on a national level using biblical truths and free market principles. Website: https://www.waynegrudem.com/ https://www.wellversedworld.org/poverty-of-nations Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord. Follow us on social media: facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org
Well-known evangelical theologian Wayne Grudem wants Donald Trump to pull out of the presidential race for the 2024 Republican nomination. We take a look at the leading candidates for the nomination on economics, life issues, and war state. But the important question to consider as we approach the election is whether the candidates fear God. And, why does God destroy nations? We quickly review the reasons God destroyed Babylon, Assyria, Edom, and other non-covenant nations in the OT—something to consider as we approach the 2024 elections.
On this WPN Call #291, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Dr. Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary in Arizona. He has served as the president of the Evangelical Theological Society (1999), as a member of the Translation Oversight Committee for the English Standard Version of the Bible, and as the General Editor for the ESV Study Bible (2008). He discusses one of the books he has written, "Politics According to the Bible," which outlines what scriptures has to say about the important political issues of our day. Website: https://www.waynegrudem.com/ https://www.waynegrudem.com/politics-according-to-the-bible Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord. Follow us on social media: facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org
It's Tuesday, December 19th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Muslim terrorists kidnapped pastor in Burkina Faso, Africa Global Christian Relief reports that Muslim terrorists have kidnapped a pastor in Burkina Faso, Africa along with seven church members. One pastor said he knows of “around 20 churches that were forced to relocate and are living as refugees in different parts of the country.” Pray for the believers in Burkina Faso — a smaller African nation located just West of Niger. American Jewish facilities targeted Repercussions against American Jewish facilities have increased, reports Israel National News. Just over the weekend, authorities reported 200 bomb threats and false alarms — 100 in California and 62 in Arizona. Plus, a Boulder, Colorado synagogue was forced to evacuate their Saturday services. Overall, these institutions have experienced a 541% increase in these malicious attacks this year, compared to the previous year. 19,500 Palestinians have been killed According to satellite analysis of Gaza Strip, The Economist reports that almost 43,000 buildings have been damaged and 450,000 people have been left without homes in the Israel-Hamas War. Around 19,500 Palestinians and 1,100 Israelis have been killed, according to official numbers. Canadian real estate bubble burst That loud pop sound you just heard is the Canadian real estate market bubble bursting. The greater Toronto area is down 19% from its peak, Victoria is down 11%, and Ottawa 14%, reports Norada Real Estate Investments. More Americans in financial trouble The number of Americans underwater on car loans as exceeded the record set in 2020. In addition, an unprecedented number of Americans failed to make a monthly payment on their federal loans — about 40% according to the Biden Administration, reports Politico. In fact, 45 million Americans have yet to pay off their federal student loans that total more than $1.6 trillion. Debt is skyrocketing The Global Debt Monitor stands at $307 trillion, reports Reuters. And the federal government debt stands at $97 trillion which is up 40% since 2019. A whopping 34% of the debt comes from the United States. That's twice China's contribution, three times Japan's contribution, and ten times the United Kingdom's contribution — as calculated by Visualist Capitalist. Brazil's drop in Gross Domestic Product Brazil's economy retracted in the third quarter by 0.64%. This follows two years of positive Gross Domestic Product growth in 2021 and 2022. Nonetheless, since 2011, the per capita GDP for the nation dropped from $13,200 to $8,900. Conservatives unable to stop tax-funded abortion travel & transgender surgeries The House has passed an $886 billion defense bill without the support of the Republican conservative caucus amounting to 118 votes. They were unable to eliminate taxpayer-supported transgender surgeries and travel for abortions, reports CNA News. Also, some conservatives were hoping to prevent the intelligence community from accessing private devices and communications without a warrant. The bill allowed access through 2024. Pope approves of blessing homosexual couples For the first time, the Vatican and Pope Francis have officially approved of blessings for those living in sinful sexual relationships, removing church discipline for men living in sin, reports LifeSiteNews.com. These blessings are allowed for “couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex,” and they are intended so that “human relationships may mature and grow in fidelity to the Gospel message.” However, the decision contradicts a 2021 ruling which stated that God “cannot bless sin.” According to Pew Research, 92% of Catholics in the Netherlands support homosexual faux-marriage as well as 76% of England's Catholics and 61% of American Catholics. Proverbs 25:26 says, “A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a murky spring and a polluted well.” Evangelical Wayne Grudem calls for Trump to drop out In a public op-ed posted on Newsweek.com, Evangelical theologian Wayne Grudem is encouraging former President Donald Trump to drop out of the 2024 presidential election. While Grudem believes Trump “accomplished a remarkable number of good things for America,” he lists seven problems with the candidate in the 2024 election — including legal problems, refusing to admit losing the last election, Trump's character, Trump's age, and rash endorsements of weak Republican candidates in the last U.S. Senate election. Grudem is calling for a younger Republican candidate for the nomination. Tennessee tornado destroyed 100 homes And finally, more than 100 homes were destroyed by a tornado in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday. One mom almost lost her 4-month-old baby to the EF Scale 3 twister. The newborn was still in his bassinet as his father desperately reached for him. Sydney Moore, the mother, talked to News 15. MOORE: “He tried to grab him, but he couldn't and the tip of the tornado sucked them both up.” The baby was ejected from the home. The father was hit by a tree. And Sydney and her other child were trapped under a collapsed wall. Eventually, the father found the newborn alive and without injury. MOORE: “He found him laying in a tree, like somebody placed him in this tree. I don't know how we survived. It had to have been God.” Psalm 56:11-13 says, “In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, December 19th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.
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