Pastor John and Sam discuss the question of Judas who betrayed Jesus. Did he go to heaven? Was he truly saved? We also talk about the deeper question - can a person lose their salvation?

Scripture references in today's episode: Revelation 21:12-14; Acts 1:21-26; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 2 Peter 1:2-9; Romans 7&8; Matthew 26:24-25.

This episode also refers to earlier podcast episodes that you can look back on for further study.

Season 1, episode 3 - What does the Bible say about suicide?

Season 1, episodes 22, 27, and 28 talk about losing or doubting salvation.

Season 2, episode 9 (is baptism required for salvation), and episode 20 (how to walk someone through the salvation process).

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Pastor John and Sam discuss how should a Christian deal with the culture's "gotcha" moments that manipulate the Bible?

Scripture references in today's episode: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13; Exodus 21:7; Romans 1:24-27; Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15; Galatians 6:2; Matthew 22:37-39; James 2:10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:8-11; Romans 7:7-9; Galatians 3:24; John 3:16.

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John and Sam talk about the steps to take and assessments to make before deciding on leaving a church.

Scripture references in today's episode: Acts 2:42-47; 1 Timothy 5:19-20

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In today's episode, John and Sam talk about the gospel and why and how we should share it.

Scripture references in today's episode: Romans 3:10, 23; John 14:6; John 3:16-17; Romans 10:9-10, 13; Acts 3:19

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In today's episode, John and Sam talk about the gospel and why there's a wide variety of opinions on what the gospel actually is.

Scripture references in today's episode: 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Romans 3:23; Hebrews 9:22; Romans 8:3-4.

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In today's episode, John and Sam talk about what the apocrypha is and why it's not included in the canon of scripture.

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Welcome back and happy new year! In today's episode John and Sam talk about football, new year's resolutions, and John's new book based on his sermon series: The Fam Chat.

You can buy John's book online at amazon.com by clicking ⁠HERE ⁠

Books purchased in person at Emmanuel will go toward helping kids go to summer camp.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We'll be taking a couple weeks off from the podcast after this episode to celebrate Jesus' birth, so go back, get caught up and re-listen to your favorite episodes! We will talk to you in the new year!

In today's episode, John and Sam talk about some of the top things to look for when choosing a spouse (and being the right kind of spouse yourself.)

Scripture references in today's episode: 2 Corinthians 6:14-17; Ephesians 2:10; Ephesians 6:1-2; 1 Corinthians 13.

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It's almost Christmas! Let us know in the comments what one of your favorite white elephant gifts is!

In today's episode, John and Sam talk about how we should go about discussing things such as abortion and same-sex marriage with Christians.

Scripture references in today's episode: Matthew 7:1; Romans 1:21-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Psalm 139:13-16.

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Our question today - "Is there a biblical answer to whether or not the earth is spherical or flat? I know currently there's a big debate between a lot of Christians as to how the earth is shaped. What are your thoughts and is there scripture for any of this?"

Scripture references in today's episode:Revelation 7:1; Psalm 75:3; Deuteronomy 13:7; Job 28:24; Psalm 48:10; Proverbs 30:4; Psalm 67:7; Isaiah 40:22; Job 26:10.

If you have a question for pastor John, you can email him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All questions will remain anonymous.