In episode 40, we looked at how the Bible describes true spiritual maturity. We continue this mini-series in this episode, looking at the first of several unbiblical "isms," pathways to spiritual maturity that many people are drawn to. Pietism makes spiritual maturity exclusively about the experiential and devotional aspects of a person's life.

We continue our series on eschatology 101, discussing various key theological topics and debates among Christians. When will the rapture happen? Before the tribulation? Halfway though the tribulation? After the tribulation? We look at each of these views, and the biblical arguments for them. Hopefully it is helpful to you.

"People just don't get it." "They have no idea how hard this really is." "No one truly understands my pain." How should suffering Christians process and sort through these kinds of thoughts biblically?

Use of pornography is a sin that often goes under-addressed in the church. In this episode, we talk about the nature of the sin, how Christians must engage in warfare against it, and how we can overcome it by the grace of God and the power of the Spirit.

What does it mean to be spiritually mature? What does it look like? How does the Bible describe a mature Christian? In this episode, we look at some key biblical aspects of true maturity as the introduction to a series that will challenge various counterfeit models of spiritual maturity.

Document Referenced in the Episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oxSb4tV-9keaE2ApqQ0EVeVz1i0QkDIPFsk3ZjozBjI/edit?usp=sharing

The topic of UFOs and UAPs has become prevalent online and even in the news lately, with the US government making some previously classified reports available to the public. We figured we should spend a little time talking about how Christians should think about these things.

Every church has some philosophy on how to minister to the children of members and attendees. How do we think about this at VBC? We discuss our philosophy in this episode.

We've all been there. What should you consider when you don't feel like going to church on Sunday?

In this episode, we discuss what the Bible has to say about divorce, how we should think about it as believers, and how we might counsel others who are considering or going through divorce.

How does the truth that there is only one Lawgiver and Judge relate to how Christians deal with their many differences? In this episode, Zach and Kyle discuss one of the most important (and often overlooked) doctrines of the Christian life, which is the doctrine of Christian Liberty.