The "church calendar" likes to usurp the Bible. We've looked recently at what Christians do when they melt their teology down to "heaven/hell" and "saved/lost" or when they become enamored of such creatures as the "early church fathers." All of these things lead to a hunger for the temporal and carnal at the expense of the eternal and the spiritual... especially during holiday seasons. Advent and Lent are more dangerous than Santa Claus and that Bunny.

Not a major issue, but for the holiday weekend, we take a closer look at those crucified with the Lord. There were two malefactors and two thieves. For this podcast we look at the different accounts in Matthew, Luke, and John.

In our ever-present goal of rightly dividing the word of truth and comparing things that differ in scripture, we look at a brief overview of the differences between the gospel of the King and Kingdom on earth and the gospel of Life sent out to the world. We also briefly look at the importance of understanding resurrection (His and ours) in bringing full glory to God.

Nobody really cares about the issues about which they tell us they care passionately. They really don't care about the things on the sign in their yards; they're just BETTER THAN YOU. "Kids in cages," etc. no longer matter. We've never been at war wuth Eastasia, We've always been at war with Eastasia. Just tell them the "correct" opinion and sign on to the delusion. Time to wake up to the real enemies of the believer: the WORLD, the FLESH, and the DEVIL.

Nobody really cares about the issues about which they tell us they care passionately. They really don't care about the things on the sign in their yards; they're just BETTER THAN YOU. "Kids in cages," etc. no longer matter. We've never been at war wuth Eastasia, We've always been at war with Eastasia. Just tell them the "correct" opinion and sign on to the delusion. Time to wake up to the real enemies of the believer: the WORLD, the FLESH, and the DEVIL.

We go long today! Hold on to your hats. I went in to hyperdrive today on the topic of Israel, Israel's calling and hope, and how Israel is not the Church. The grafting in of Gentiles in Romans was temporary. You cannot say, "Israel is now the Church" or "the Church is now Israel" and also believe that someday in the future "all Israel shall be saved." Israel is Israel, the Earth is the Earth, The Heavenly Places are the Heavenly Places. This is a continuation of our look at the callings and hopes in the Bible.

We delve into blessings and the plan of God from BEFORE the foundations of the world. This phrase is found three times in what we call the New Testament and it reveals an absolutely glorious truth about the wonders of God's grace and love and his plan for the current age. But so much of Christendom prefers to wallow in the shadows, puffed up as they ignore unsearchable blessings before them if they would only enter in.

We look a little more closely about walking in the spirit and walking according to the calling to which we've been called in this age. To do this properly, we must rightly divide the word of truth, compare thing that differ, an act on the truths we find. What's the deal with angels in this age? Earthly ordinances like baptism and the Lord's Supper? When you have the unsearchable riches of Christ, the things of earth grow strangely dim. Finally, you don't need a building for any of this.

Today, we examine the words translated "hell" in your KJV and who exactly will be weeping and gnashing their teeth. No, God does not run a torture chamber of unspeakable horror for the mass of his creation. To appreciate the resurrection, we must understand the enemy. Our enemy is death and decay. We shall surely die and we shall return to dust. That is what awaits humanity.

We continue our distinction between political ideals and the reality of policy for the Christian. But more importantly, we continue to find our place in scripture. We examine exactly when the current age started and discover the Acts Age was the end of something, not the beginning. We have a much higher calling today.