The Candor Podcast

In this episode, we will be talking about the slow decline that happens in the church. This decline is known as doctrinaldrift, or what we call inert faith. What brought us to this place and what can we do about it?

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Book:

The Darkest Places: Biblical Truth for Depression andAnxiety

https://a.co/d/0hzi9BtF

Sources:

Ahistoricism Leads to Doctrinal Drift, by SarahIrving-Stonebraker

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/ahistoricism-doctrinal-drift/

The Christian Celebrity Era Is Over. What Replaced It MightBe Worse

by Annie Eisner (2025)

https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/the-christian-celebrity-era-is-over-what-replaced-it-might-be-worse/

Happy Lies book, by Melissa Dougherty (pg 197)

Pew Research Center

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/religious-attendance-and-congregational-involvement/

The State of Theology

https://thestateoftheology.com/

In this episode, we will be sharing with you the originsand different tenets of Roman Catholicism. We will also be comparing and contrasting it to Protestant Christianity. They are surprisingly very different.

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Book:

The Darkest Places: Biblical Truth for Depression andAnxiety

https://a.co/d/0hzi9BtF

Sources:

Five Solas

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-five-solas/

Reformation

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther/The-indulgences-controversy

https://www.britannica.com/event/Ninety-five-Theses

Priest and Confession

https://www.catholicworldmission.org/post/the-ultimate-catholic-guide-to-confession

Mary

https://orthochristiantools.com/10-major-differences-between-the-orthodox-and-catholic-churches/

https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/mary/frequently-asked-questions-about-blessed-virgin-mary

Mass

https://christianityfaq.com/roman-catholicism-eastern-orthodoxy-comparison/

https://www.catholicshare.com/understanding-the-catholic-mass-a-step-by-step-guide/

https://biblehub.com/q/what_occurs_during_a_catholic_mass.htm

“Roman Catholicism vs. Eastern Orthodoxy: What’s theDifference?”

https://christianityfaq.com/roman-catholicism-eastern-orthodoxy-comparison/

“Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Read the Bible on My Own?”

https://www.regnumchristi.com/en/ask-a-priest-is-it-ok-to-read-the-bible-on-my-own/

Why The Apocrypha Isn’t In The Bible

https://crossexamined.org/why-the-apocrypha-isnt-in-the-bible/

Two Views on Church Authority: Protestant vs. RomanCatholic

by Gregg R. Allison

https://www.9marks.org/article/two-views-on-church-authority-protestant-vs-roman-catholic/

The Moody Handbook of Theology

(pg 532, 533)

https://ia803108.us.archive.org/15/items/NJCBANGALORESPRICTUAL/the-moody-handbook-of-theology.pdf

In this episode, we will be discussing the phrase “asabove, so below” and how it ties into the New Age. There are some ways in which these concepts are sneaking into the church. 

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Book:

The Darkest Places: Biblical Truth for Depression andAnxiety

https://a.co/d/0hzi9BtF

Sources:

As above, so below

https://www.bibleanalysis.org/as-above-so-below-the-meaning-behind-the-ancient-maxim/

https://www.learnreligions.com/as-above-so-below-occult-phrase-origin-4589922

https://www.learnreligions.com/the-hexagram-96041

The Physics of Heaven quotes

https://carm.org/quotes-the-physics-of-heaven-davis-franklin

The Physics of Heaven- Mike Winger

https://www.youtube.com/live/weHo7pO6cmQ?si=mwVQI2Dv4RKUfcbM

Offering Readings

https://www.bethel.com/offering-readings

Bethel song lyrics

https://genius.com/Bethel-music-what-does-it-sound-like-lyrics

Mike Winger- Shawn Bolz

https://youtu.be/GH05S53QlY0?si=bKZRnTsGsgfRnSmc

In this episode, we will be going over the origins of theNew Age and what the Bible says about these practices. We will also touch on how it has affected our culture.

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Book:

The Darkest Places: Biblical Truth for Depression andAnxiety

https://a.co/d/0hzi9BtF

Sources:

Definitions:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysticism

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/esoteric

https://www.britannica.com/topic/esotericism

Blavatsky

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helena-Blavatsky

https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-Age-movement

New Age summary

https://vitalcoaching.com/the-new-age-origin-story-and-why-it-still-matters

In this episode, we will discuss what it means when theBible says to be filled with the Spirit and how we can be led by the Spirit in our daily walk of faith.

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Book:

The Darkest Places: Biblical Truth for Depression andAnxiety

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Sources:

The Blue Letter Bible

In this episode, we will discuss what it means when theBible says to be filled with the Spirit and the reassurances that we have as Christians.

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Book:

The Darkest Places: Biblical Truth for Depression andAnxiety

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The Blue Letter Bible

In this episode, we will go over a strange exercise where you insert yourself into scripture. We will overview what it means to take the Bible at its intended meaning instead of changing it to serve our own interests.

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Book:

The Darkest Places: Biblical Truth for Depression andAnxiety

https://a.co/d/0hzi9BtF

Sources:

Living Scriptures

https://livingscriptureinstitute.org/our-story/

https://www.priestsforlife.org/staff/theresa-burke-biography.aspx

Biblehub

https://biblehub.com/q/how_does_exegesis_differ_from_eisegesis.htm

https://biblehub.com/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_vine.htm

Got Questions

https://www.gotquestions.org/does-God-prune-us.html

In this episode, we will be going over what Dominionism isand how the movement called the Seven Mountain Mandate, or 7M, has twisted the truth of the Word.

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Sources:

What is Christian dominionism?

https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-dominionism.html

What is the Seven Mountain Mandate?

https://biblehub.com/q/what_is_the_seven_mountain_mandate.htm

Seven Mountain Mandate, EBSCO

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/religion-and-philosophy/seven-mountain-mandate

How a miracle-obsessed megachurch conquered a Californiacity, SF Gate

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/how-bethel-megachurch-conquered-redding-18170873.php

What is the seven mountain mandate, and is it biblical?

https://www.gotquestions.org/seven-mountain-mandate.html

Are You Believing This Destructive Lie About the End of theWorld? by Kris Vallotton

https://www.krisvallotton.com/created-stalk-darkness

We will be continuing to talk about what religion reallyis. In part 1 we discussed how many get trapped in legalism, and during this episode, we will cover how moralism is just as dangerous.

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Sources:

Got Questions, Moralism

https://www.gotquestions.org/moralism.html

Albert Mohler, Gospel Coalition

(https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-moralism-is-not-the-gospel-and-why-so-many-christians-think-it-is/)

In this episode, we will be talking about Gnosticism and why it is still relevant today. We will be giving an overview of two movies and how they explore these themes.

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Sources:

BibleHub

https://biblehub.com/topical/g/gnosticism.htm

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

https://iep.utm.edu/gnostic/

There's A Version Of The Garden Of Eden Told From The Serpent's Perspective

https://www.ranker.com/list/garden-of-eden-testimony-of-truth-gospel/stephanroget

Gnosticism, Christianity.com

https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1-300/gnosticism-11629621.html#google_vignette

Gnosticism: Definition and Beliefs

https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-gnosticism-700683

Who is Sophia in Gnosticism? Goddess of the Divine Feminine

https://www.gaia.com/article/worlds-soul-woman-gnostic-myth-sophia