John Mark Comer's "Woundedness" vs. the Biblical Need for Forgiveness - A Critique of Practicing the Way, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. Bob DeWaay contrasts John Mark Comer's "naming your woundedness" with the biblical need for forgiveness of sins. Examining Luke 5 and 1 Corinthians 15, he explains why substitutionary atonement and being in Christ are essential to biblical Christianity. (duration 00:19:07)

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The Decisive Gospel vs. the Endless Process of Spiritual Formation - A Critique of Practicing the Way, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. Bob DeWaay critiques John Mark Comer's view of salvation, contrasting an endless process of spiritual formation with the Bible's decisive teaching on conversion, justification, sanctification, and Christ's once-for-all sacrifice for sin. (duration 00:21:59)

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Is Sin Really Just a Problem of Environment? - A Critique of Practicing the Way, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. Bob DeWaay critiques John Mark Comer's view of sin and atonement, contrasting Comer's multiple paradigms with the Bible's clear teaching that we are either in Adam or in Christ, under God's wrath or rescued through faith in Jesus and His atoning work. (duration 00:23:19)

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Bob DeWaay critiques John Mark Comer's view of sin and atonement, contrasting Comer’s multiple paradigms with the Bible's clear teaching that we are either in Adam or in Christ, under God’s wrath or rescued through faith in Jesus and His atoning work.

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Spiritual Formation, Therapeutic Christianity, and the Gospel - A Critique of Practicing the Way, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. Bob DeWaay critiques John Mark Comer's spiritual formation teaching, contrasting a process of becoming like Jesus with biblical conversion, justification, and Christ's finished work. He also shares a 1995 warning about therapeutic Christianity. (duration 00:24:19)

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The "Zap from Heaven" - Losing Strategy or Biblical Salvation? - A Critique of Practicing the Way, presented by Barb Gretch and Bob DeWaay. John Mark Comer mocks the "zap from heaven" as a losing strategy. Bob DeWaay examines Ephesians 2:4-7 and Jeremiah 17:5-10, showing that salvation is God's monergistic work of grace--not human effort--and those who receive it are blessed. (duration 00:24:02)

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Providence and Promise, Part 4 - Moses, presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz. In this episode we discuss providence in the life of Moses, showing that God's purposes do not depend on us getting new revelation from God. The events of his early life may appear to be by chance, yet it all happened according to God's providential will. (duration 00:29:14)

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Providence and Promise, Part 3 - Joseph, presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz. We open this episode with a discussion of the importance of learning biblical hermeneutics. We go on to discuss providence in the life of Joseph, showing how God used both good and evil to accomplish His purposes. (duration 00:30:07)

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Providence and Promise, Part 2 - Believe the Promises of God, presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz. We show that the human will is a created thing. Those who have been saved, cleansed, forgiven, and redeemed by God have the Holy Spirit interceding for them, have Jesus interceding for them, and can trust that nothing will separate from the love of God. (duration 00:28:48)

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Providence and Promise, Part 1 - All Things Work Together for Good, presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz. False teachers twist Romans 8:26-31 and remove the comfort and assurance that it should bring by making it contingent on man. We review this passage and refute these claims, showing that we can trust the promises of God and rest in His sovereignty. (duration 00:28:24)

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