BeachCast.TV: Bible Exploration, Apologetics and Church History with Dr. Chase A. Thompson:

The church lost a great servant of the Gospel today in Ravi Zacharias, and we have a brief tribute to him on today's pod, along with an excellent short devotion he wrote on sharing the gospel with neither animosity, nor compromise. Our Big Bible question is all about the angels in prison of 2nd Peter - why did God have angels bound up in darkness and chains, and sent to prison - what did they do?!

Jesus says that the narrow road to salvation is a road that not many will follow - giving us the idea that most people won't become Christians. Jesus also warns, in Matthew 7, that many people will come to Him on the judgment day claiming to be Christians, but He will tell them, "I never knew you!" How then can a Christian know that they are saved - how can we have assurance of salvation? The Bible gives us an answer to this question, and Dr. R.C. Sproul is going to help us see it in today's episode.

To exalt somebody means to lift them up, promote them, or to think very highly of them. Surprisingly, the Bible indicates - many times over - that there is a certain kind of person that God delights to exalt and raise up. What kind of person is this? What character trait attracts the attention and promotion of the Lord?

Most people focus on times and dates when discussing the last days and the return of Christ. The Bible, however, does not. In fact, 1 Peter 4 tells Christians that there is something they should be focusing on - above all - as the end times gets nearer and nearer. What is it?

Today we discuss apologetics - is it all about saying we are sorry for being a Christian? Of course not! 1 Peter 3:15 calls Christians to be able to give an answer/defense as to why they have hope. Today we talk about the two areas that Christians should be experts on (The resurrection and the reliability of the Bible) and also HOW Christians should approach discussing faith with skeptics, critics, and the curious.