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Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory? 

Do Christians go to a place called purgatory where they atone for sins not covered by the blood of Jesus? Does this impact the gospel in any way? 

The doctrine of justification seems to be directly impacted by the Catholic dogma of purgatory (in which anyone who denies it is anathemitized), making the work of Christ ineffective regarding atonement. 

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Are we living in the new heavens and new earth right now? Has Jesus come back? Is the Devil still around and active on this earth? Did the Great Tribulation already occur and was Nero the AntiChrist? When was the book of Revelation written?   

Tune in for the answers to these questions and more.  In this debate I will represent the premillennial position while Stacy represents the full preterist position. The full preterist seems to be gaining popularity as we approach the end of this age. It's a bit like finding a an armadillo in southern Missouri, they were once rare and you would stop to get a picture, but now they are everywhere and carry a nasty disease called leprosy on them.   The full preterist position has 2 BIG assumptions- Revelation was written in 60-65 AD and that we are living in the new heavens and new earth right now... this is as good as it gets folks! :)   

Stacy and I debated the eternality of the Son (Jesus) in a Trinity vs Oneness dialogue a few weeks back. check that out if you haven't already.   

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In this episode we are debating the Eucharist. It is a totally open-ended topic that can go any direction each debater would like to take it.

As a Free Grace Christian I will make an argument against the historical problems with the Eucharist, trans-substantiation, the mass, the necessity of faith alone for justification in opposition to sacramental participation + faith, and the authority and nature of the Catholic priesthood compared to what the Bible teaches about the 2 classes of priests- Aaronic and Melchisek.

One side (catholicism) teaches faith + works are necessary for salvation while the other teaches that Faith in Jesus' is enough to be born again and have the righteousness of Jesus imputed to you. 

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Reviewing the PA debate between Boyce and Riddle and taking a closer look at the empirical data with a TR proponent and CT proponent. This will be a great conversation to be had!   Dont miss it and please like and share this video for others to watch. God Bless!

In this episode I am interviewing Dr. James Snapp, Jr. where we will review portions of the debate between Dr. Stephen Boyce and Dr. Jeff Riddle. See here for a link to that debate https://youtu.be/-RkxlW9cP0U. 

James Snapp's work can be found here: http://www.thetextofthegospels.com

Stephen Boyce's article can be found here: 

https://citylightseattle.com/blog/did-john-write-the-story-of-the-woman-caught-in-adultery/

Thesis- “Is the PA an authentic part of John's Gospel? The PA should be rejected on external, internal, and historical grounds.”

In this debate Dr. Stephen Boyce is taking the affirmative that the PA is NOT an authentic part of John's gospel and that it should therefore be rejected on external, internal, and historical grounds.”

Dr. Jeff Riddle will take the negative and show that the PA is authentic to the gospel of John and that it should be accepted on external, internal and historical grounds.

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In this debate we are really answering 3 questions: 1. Is the Son divine? 2. Is Jesus God the Son or God the Father? 3. Did Jesus pre-exist the incarnation?   

Tune in for this debate if you are interested in understanding how Jesus is not the Father, not the Son and not the Holy Ghost, yet these 3 persons are identified as being independent persons who make up our one God according to Deuteronomy 6:4 and Mark 12:29. The Trinity is seen in both testaments and I hope to show that in this debate.   

See Michael Heiser's work on this subject for more information as well as Robert Bowman Jr., Dr. Edward Dalcour, and Keith Piper, all of whom I cited in this debate.

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In this episode we are going into some of the deeper topics within the study of the Trinity.   

Dr. EDWARD DALCOUR is the president and director of Department of Christian Defense. He is the administrator and theological contributor in literature curriculum at Grace Bible University. He teaches apologetics and general theology at Harvest Bible University. He also serves as Mentor of Theology at Greenwich School of Theology (London, Eng.). He also holds the appointment of Senior Lecturer of the North-West University Faculty of Theology (Potchefstroom Campus). Dr. Dalcour holds a Master in Apologetics from Columbia Evangelical Seminary and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Dogmatic Theology from North-West University.  

Dr. Dalcour is an international speaker and has been featured on many Christian and secular radio and TV networks. He is a theological contributor to various theological journals and publications. He has written numerous counter-cult apologetic and evangelical tracts and pamphlets. Dr. Dalcour has authored several books on the topic of apologetics and theology.  Dr. Dalcour currently resides with his wife and family in Los Angeles, CA holding on-going Christian apologetic and theology classes. For the schedule and location of all classes, please contact us.  

Check out his website with lots of good resources here - https://christiandefense.org

In this episode I am debating a "biblical unitarian" regarding the nature of God. He will defend the unitarian POV which says the Father is the one person of the Godhead while the son is 100% man with no divine nature while the Holy Spirit is simply an impersonal force used by the Father to accomplish his own will.   

As a trinitarian, I will establish the 3 persons within the one being which we call God. He is complex in nature yet very clearly identified as 3 persons throughout the entire Bible. Jesus was not a created being yet existed with the Father and Holy Spirit from eternity past. We will draw out the discussion and nail down the differences in our views on God and ultimately the impact one's view of Jesus has on the gospel itself.  We are taking calls at the end if anyone wants to call in At 816-866-0025! ‬ 

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In this episode I am discussing Ancient Israelite Cosmology with Tim Morton. Tim created the Bible software program I use called Bible Analyzer which can be found here- https://www.bibleanalyzer.com.  

In this episode we engage with some of the material from Michael Heiser which can be found here- http://www.moreunseenrealm.com/…/Genesis-and-Ancient-Near-E…

and Tim's work which can be found here- https://www.preservedwords.com/kjcosmo/2c-flatearthers.html

and an article defending the idea that God was teaching the ancient Israelites what they were capable of understanding even though we know today that scientifically it is inaccurate. That article can be found here. https://lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/febible.htm

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