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Politicians like Adam Hamilton and James Talarico have made headlines for running faith-based campaigns that support liberal political positions--such as a pro-choice position on abortion. On this episode, I'll consider six religiously-based arguments for the pro-choice position. Are any of them compelling? Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sBJQn4b2p4cW4sPr191HH5tfqm-2xhSmYpeEKX8JpnY/edit?usp=sharing

Is sin allowed in the presence of God? If not, then how could Satan have made a sinful choice and become a fallen angel? How can tools like biblical theology, systematic theology, and even natural theology help us answer a question like this? I'll talk about all of that on this episode of the podcast. Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1swkUvyxdz1YQvsWK_6rzf6XJ_2BGowAyczZI54L65Rs/edit?usp=sharing Find "Natural Theology" by David Haines here: Natural Theology: A Biblical and Historical Introduction and Defense: David Haines: 9781949716184: Amazon.com: Books

One conversation in the Gospel of John could give the impression that Jesus lied to His brothers. But that can't be right--can it? If Jesus told a lie, we've got huge theological problems on our hands! Find out more about John 7:1-10 on this episode.  Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WSdcv72JfgkjxuY2lpSd4ig37N58cOxm8UTtgFXSksU/edit?usp=sharing

The Skeptic Pastor on Facebook believes the Rapture was invented by John Darby in the 1840s. Should you? Is belief in a Rapture--even a pre-trib Rapture--more ancient than that, or is it a relatively modern invention? Find out more in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hPbMW1KvEhSxtwoszxF-RBh4b1EISlFVU3UvY0t9Qo/edit?usp=sharing

Christians have embraced varying convictions on drinking alcohol. What is a permissible conviction on this issue? Do the Scriptures require total abstinence? If not, what guidance do they give us if we choose to drink? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vobOpkKmxAHs0YIlSs9X8DLbrKV0fTvBvjFVMvNMgTs/edit?usp=sharing

If Christianity opposes slavery as strongly as Christians say it does, then we might expect the New Testament to sound like a sermon from a fiery abolitionist. That's not exactly what we find, so what does that mean? Does the New Testament condone slavery? No! Find out why in this episode. Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OXLLf9KV19gjK_wsyfYUQMRj6VdgXAT_GPCzdo0gqMY/edit?usp=sharing

Critics of Scripture allege that it condones slavery--but is this true? If not, what are we to make of the servitude laws in the Law of Moses? And what about those troubling passages--like a command about a father selling his daughter as a "slave?" Find the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the podcast. Book resource: "Is God a Moral Monster?" by Paul Copan Video resource: Peter Williams, Does the Bible Support Slavery? 10/30/2015 Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HGyhf84mVlXuZDOFI1Htwy5SDuj6m65n9XIY8fSk50k/edit?usp=sharing

Hebrews 6:1-8 is perhaps the most hotly-debated passage in discussions of eternal security. We must study it, of course, but we cannot make such a study a matter for the intellect alone. Our hearts must hear the profound warning that is intended to send believers pressing on toward maturity. Find out more in this episode! Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GwBZmvFvdvBAGEH7aANhrTDSjc1WM2QSiqqL42Z81wY/edit?usp=sharing

The most common criticism of eternal security is that the doctrine hands us a license to sin. If I can't lose Heaven, it is said, then I might as well live like Hell! Does this criticism hold true? Are there still compelling reasons to serve God even if my salvation is secure? Yes! Find out what they are in this episode. Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kqyvWN7SjTxEe0qbz8sgXj1U2ozM-J7n74dpeIdgXLQ/edit?usp=sharing

It's not much practical use to believe in eternal security if you're not sure that YOU are saved! Affirming eternal security is one thing; finding assurance of salvation is another. So how can we find assurance of salvation? Learn how in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fgpgE15NLvealf2kSh0vn60aDjT94kRv-p9zqJcbQOE/edit?usp=sharing

Does God really offer us a gift and then a reward? Can that really be the key to resolving the tension between the "security" verses in Scripture and the "loss" verses? If so, this pattern of "gift, then reward" should be clear in Scripture. In this episode, we'll see that God established this pattern in His relationship with the people of Israel during Old Testament times. This connection gives us all the more reason to see this pattern as valid for the way that God relates to us. Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YMKxSEOrTrX-NJTl2XAiXI9JPr6kF3qUIpvSOfsvUow/edit?usp=sharing

Let's be clear--the Bible truly does warn us about the danger of losing something from our Christian experience. But what is that something? How can we reconcile these "loss" verses with the "security" verses? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or through this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLW0Tzq_44i-jQViLHckIDAPp1_kth_Tv8dCPcR3ShA/edit?usp=sharing

Male characters may be more prominent in the Bible than females, but what if there were no women in the Bible at all? How would the content of Scripture be different? How would the history recorded there be different--and even our lives today? Find out in this episode!

The work of God the Father is enough to secure our salvation, but there's a redundancy of sorts in the work of the Trinity that's meant to leave us totally assured that our salvation is secure. Find out about the work of God the Son and the work of God the Holy Spirit in this episode. Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bGmzYt1-aKK4ri7UG4Le7-r_7Fy19A5u3Z_64OSg4Tg/edit?usp=sharing

Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord! Find out in this episode how God the Father keeps us secure in salvation. Find a transcript in this app or through this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tvJAiwcVqwBh_f5ycfwR8ASnCrOaQAfVofyL6FodSCg/edit?usp=sharing