Protestants and Roman Catholics have strong disagreements about how we should be relating to the Saints in Heaven.  As a Protestant, I don't pretend to speak for everyone, but I think there are a few really helpful ways we can all relate to the Saints in a healthy and God-honoring way.

In this video we first look at the Roman argument that praying to the Saints is the same as asking a living brother or sister in Christ to pray for you.  Is that really a true comparison?  After that, we look at three different ways we, as Protestants, can honor the Saints in Heaven.

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Lutheran View of Saints:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vBgbyLXL84

Reformed View of Saints:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQRQ-bbmVvI

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Plenty of people are willing to say that Jesus seemed to be a good moral teacher.  That view of the Historical Jesus tends to fit into anyone's worldview without disturbing them too much.  But is that an option that Jesus left for us?

In this episode we examine the Trilemma - C.S. Lewis' description of what we can reasonably believe about Jesus.  Was he a Liar? A Lunatic? Or Lord?

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Deity of Christ in Mark: https://www.str.org/w/the-deity-of-christ-in-the-gospel-of-mark

Extra-Biblical Evidence for Jesus:  https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-there-any-evidence-for-jesus-outside-the-bible/

Bart Ehrman's Article: https://ehrmanblog.org/the-problem-with-liar-lunatic-or-lord-for-members/

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With all the back and forth on the subject, I decided to read Origen On Prayer for myself.  I have a ton of respect for both Gavin Ortlund and Joe Heschmeyer.  I really enjoy listening to their content and I hope that this can be a helpful contribution to this discussion!

This video essentially makes the following two arguments in regards to On Prayer:

1) Origen does not primarily use the word "Saint" to mean either Saints in Heaven or both Saints on Earth and in Heaven.   When he intends Saints in Heaven he is specific with his language.

2) When Origen has the clear opportunity to clarify that Saints in Heaven can be prayed to - that is, when the context is such that Saints in Heaven are clearly being discussed - he communicates that they may pray on our behalf but not that we should contact them directly.

Of course, just because Origen does not teach prayer to the Saints does not mean that it did not exist in the early Church.  That question is outside the scope of this video.  But for my part, at least I do not think that Origen can be rightly used to prove that they did.

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One of the biggest questions aimed at Christians is the problem of evil.  How can God allow evil to exist if he is perfectly good, perfectly knowledgeable, and perfectly powerful?  

In this episode we answer this question along with the questions:
 - What is evil?
 - Where did it come from?
 - What does it have to do with God?

Along the way you'll get some movie recommendations, some southern slang, and even some bloopers!

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What can the foreign concept of Dualism teach Christians about the Gospel?  In today's episode of the Mere Christianity series, we look at Book 2 Chapter 2 and discuss the religion of Zoroastrianism.  This all leads into a conversation around Satan and the Dark Power at work in our world.  You won't want to miss it!

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I'm God, you're God, we're all God.  Is it possible that you are a pantheist without knowing it?  There are many people who don't realize the fact that pantheistic thinking has snuck into their worldview.   We'll explain what pantheism is, cover three ways you can KNOW if you've become a pantheist, and finally discuss whether it's right or wrong.

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Today we've got a special guest on the show to talk about the top 10 C.S. Lewis quotes of all time (in my personal opinion).  What better way to celebrate 10 episodes of our Mere Christianity series than to do a top 10 list!  It's going to be a fun one so stick around!

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Christians talk about (and argue about) what we NEED to believe all the time.  You have to believe in the trinity; you have to believe in Jesus' death and resurrection; you need to believe/not believe in salvation by faith alone; etc.  But we almost never bother to discuss what we do NOT need to believe.

Why would we? Well, for one, there may be things that Christians feel compelled to believe despite the protestations of their conscience.  What a relief it would be if we could assuage some of those compulsions and allow them some additional Christian freedom.

Today, we'll talk about one of these things that Christians need not believe.  In the process, C.S. Lewis will also refute a common Atheist argument still being hoisted on Youtube and internet blogs today.

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RTS Post: “Aren’t All Religions The Same?” - https://rts.edu/resources/arent-all-religions-the-same/ 

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Have you ever heard the phrase "Fear of God?" Is that supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing?  To answer this question,  we'll look at the fifth chapter of Mere Christianity which is entitled:  "We Have Cause to be Uneasy." 

Lewis examines nature and morality in order to determine what we can learn about God from these sources alone - no divine revelation necessary.  You may think at first that it's all sunshine and daisies when it comes to our divine creator in the clouds... but what Lewis has to say might make you think twice about this!

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The Bible Project:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_OlRWGLdnw

Melito of Sardis: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/melito.html 

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Most of western society has progressed beyond religion entirely.  Religious worldviews are a thing of the past, they didn't really work out for us right? We certainly shouldn't turn the clock back to such barbaric times!

Lewis will address this assertion and reveal what the true meaning of "progress" is.  And how can we know if we're progressing? We'll discuss this as well and finally, we wrap up with some quotes from Church History that will hopefully be an encouragement to you!
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