The Complete Sinner's Guide

On CSG’s 50th episode we invited special guest’s Ty Brillhart and Austin Griffin on to talk about angels and aliens! With the current buzz in mainstream media and news reports on government “ufo” document’s to be released in less than a month (June 2021), I figured no better time than now to give this topic a whirl and discuss extraterrestrial’s from a Christian perspective! Do alien’s exist? Is there a possible connection between e.t. and angel’s like the “seraphim” and “cherubim” mentioned in texts like Genesis and Ezekiel? Do demon’s play a part in all of this? Where do I find comfort in times of uncertainty? How does human beings being made in “God’s Image” (Imago Dei) impact this topic?

No matter what, we can find comfort in God because He holds everything together in the palm of His Hand. No matter what, nothing will EVER separate us from the love of God.

At the end of the day, Christians MUST line every claim up to Scripture, stand firm in the TRUTH, and rest in God. Paul reminds us in the 1st chapter of Galatians:

8 But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell! 9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!

God bless and enjoy CSG’s big 5-0!!!

Biblical Texts Referenced:

Links Mentioned in Episode:

Barrack Obama on UFOs: https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/barack-obama-ufo-videos-we-dont-know-exactly-what-they-are/WICHT4ILJVBPZAGED45EAZKUHQ/

“Thunderf00t” video “60 Minutes...Busted”:

In this 2 hour episode of CSG Justen Simpton, Luke Huck and Robert Wiesner join the discussion about the last thing's to happen before Jesus comes back! Three views are presented: Premillennialism, Postmillennialism & Amillennialism!

On this episode of CSG Tyler & Noah are joined by special guest David Russell from the "Proselytize or Apostatize" Youtube channel to discuss apologetics and apologetic methodology! Below out show notes so you can follow along with the episode and see somethings that didn't make it into the show!

DEFINITION:

WHY DO WE NEED APOLOGETICS?

Unanswered questions are the number one reason people leave the Church

ARE APOLOGETICS NECESSARY IN EVANGELISM?

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF APPROACH USED IN APOLOGETICS?

PREACH THE WHOLE GOSPEL not simply the parts which we personally prefer. I.e. Sin & Hell ~C.S. Lewis

TRANSISTION TO CUMULATIVE CASE

Definition: See 1st Paragraph in FVoA p. 148. See last paragraph p. 151-152 FVoA

WHAT ARE THE "ONTOLOGICAL" & "COSMOLOGICAL" ARGUMENTS?

Ontological Argument:

Cosmological Argument:

ARE THE ONTOLOGICAL AND COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS SOUND? (Unfortunately all philosophers since Kant have agreed that no version of the argument succeeds in making its case as a demonstrably sound argument.)

**Probable Case

A different approach "giving up the search for absolute certainty". ~Paul Feinberg FVoA p. 150

The probable case approach focuses on showing the probability of an argument.

ARE POSTMODERNISTS MORE OPEN TO HEARING PROBABLE CASE ARGUMENTS?

WHAT IS THE DESIGN ARGUMENT?

Teliological/Design Argument:

CC's Issue With "Traditional Arguments" see p. 150 FVoA 3rd Paragraph

**CC TESTS FOR TRUTH:

ARE THERE ANY WEAK POINTS IN CC?

WHAT IS SOME ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO SOMEONE INTERESTED IN ENGAGING IN APOLOGETICS OR EVANGELISM FOR THE FIRST TIME? (1 Peter 3:15)

It's ESSENTIAL one understands the fundamentals of the Christian faith BEFORE practicing Christian apologetics.

"The heart of apologetics is not about mastering or memorizing a set of techniques designed to manipulate arguments to get the desired conclusion. It is about being MASTERED by the Christian faith so that its ideas, themes and values are deeply imprinted on our minds and in our hearts."

WHAT IS THE REMEDY FOR POSTMODERNISM?

Biblical Apologetics:

Notice the difference in approaches between Peter and Paul in Acts 2 & 17!

Church Apologists in History:

BOOKS TO CHECK OUT:

"Keeping Faith in an Age of Reason" - Jason Lisle

"Five Views of Apologetics" - William Lane Craig (Classical), Gary Habermas (Evidential), John Frame (Presuppositional), Kelly Clark (Reformed Epistemology), Paul Feinberg (Cumulative Case)

"Evidence That Demands A Verdict" - Josh & Sean McDowell

"Presuppositional Apologetics Stated & Defended" - Greg Bahnsen

"A History of Christian Apologetics" - Dr. John Warwick Montgomery

"Mere Apologetics" - Alister McGrath

Check out "Proselytize or Apostatize" here:

3 Arminian's (Dane Van Eys, David Pallmann, Dan Chapa) take on 3 Calvinist's (Tyler Fowler, Ty Brillhart, David Louis) in this 2 HOUR EPISODE to debate the thesis "Does Faith Precede Regeneration?"

Order of Events:

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2ND HOUR

Moderators:

In this episode of CSG we are joined by Joshua "Jimmy" Davidson and Travis worth to discuss why submission, obedience and worship are all important aspects of the Christian life!

Show Notes Posted Below:

Is God in the “bad” thing’s that happen in my life?

Travis leads off this discussion with the reason’s why he chose obedience, submission, and worship to discuss this time on CSG, especially when we all find ourselves loosing passion in times of trouble.

How does obedience effect joy?

When was the last time you remember explicitly obeying a request from an elder or leader in your local church?

When we obey leaders, we obey Scripture

When was the last time you felt the Holy Spirit work in your heart?

Romans 12:11 (go when you don’t want to; see Philippians 2:13)

What is the difference between obedience and submission?

Difference between blind submission and willful submission.

Jonah

Commandments are tools for shaping us like Christ.

Be Holy for I am Holy.

Submission leads to worship.

Deep worship leads to high reverence of God.

Joy is transcendent in nature (Jesus said I leave my peace with you) despite feelings.

Romans 10:9

We begin this episode of CSG with a “What’s New” segment with our special guests Joshua “Jimmy” Davidson and Joshua Sherman! After some brief introduction’s of the guy’s, we jump right into Joshua S’ topic of the night, “Deconstruction and Apostasy in the Church”. This episode was picked by Joshua as part of our CSG Round-table Appreciation Night and we all know people, who use to profess Jesus Christ in the past but, for sometimes even famous people, walk away from the faith and what can we, as the Church, do about it?

The group the addresses the problem of lack of discipleship within the Church that is very deconstructing to every believer in Christ. Jesus taught us to go forth, AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS (Matthew 28:19). We therefore address the two key characteristic’s of Christ that all believer’s in Christ should be aiming for, humility and submissiveness.

The conversation then takes a turn into the difference between “Christianity” and “Christendom” as we talk about the decline of Christianity in the West as well as the EXPLOSION of Christianity in the East and Middle East! It seems anyway, comparing Eastern and Western Christendom, that where in one culture, persecution is on the rise therefore we see a decline, the exact same thing is happening in other cultures and Christendom is exploding rapidly! Why is this?

We then move into the practical when the question comes up “What if I have been hurt by a local Church”?Jesus is a real Person and a real Savior, therefore do not let anyone interfere in your relationship with our God and Savior Christ Jesus!

This episode is definitely on my top 10 and am extremely grateful for Jimmy and Joshua and what they contributed to this episode! Much more content packed into this so please, if you or someone you know has experienced Deconstruction or even Apostasy in your journey, take a listen and if you would like to further this discussion one on one, shoot us an email at [email protected] and we would love to help you in any problems that you may be experiencing right now.

God bless and thank you all for listening!

Key Points to Take Away:

On this “close to home” episode of CSG Travis Worth sets down with us to discuss how to practically overcome sexual sin. We begin this one with Matthew 5 and giving an exposition of Jesus’s words in the Sermon on the Mount when He speaks concerning adultery within one’s heart. After a brief exposition of the Sermon, Noah and Travis then get into the kinds of struggles with this particular sin that they have faced! The team then answer’s questions like “Is this simply biological warfare we must engage with, or is there a spiritual side to fighting this sin as well” and, “How do we live a God centered life when noticing temptation starting to rise and beginning to take control of us”?

We then move on to Mark 7 to show how all types of sin, not just sexual, begin in the heart. To start fighting sin, we MUST begin with the heart, therefore we must begin with the Gospel. God gives us His Holy Spirit, not only to save and seal us for the Day of Redemption, but so that we can begin overcoming sin with the SAME POWER THAT RAISED JESUS FROM THE DEAD! This is so important in the Christian faith that we could not pass up speaking concerning this very thing!

I must say at this point the same thing Travis brings up next. SEX IS A GOOD THING. We have perverted something good that God has given us in marriage, so what can we do about it now? We FIGHT!

We wrap up the show with more practical steps that ANYONE can begin implementing tonight in your battle with sexual sin and not only that, but really any sin or temptation you are currently struggling with! This episode is PACKED with practical, biblical, content that will help YOU begin your journey in overcoming this devilish sin that goes against our very body itself! May God bless you all on your endeavors to become like the Messiah Jesus Himself!

On this episode of CSG in our "Overcoming Sin & Temptation" series, Tyler Fowler, Joshua Davidson and Noah Chelliah have a great Biblical and practical discussion concerning overcoming something that seem's to haunt us all....depression.

We all have battled depression, some of us have overcome yet still struggle from time to time while other's, tragically, have lost their lives to depression. How can I overcome this demon? Do I need medicine? How can the Church help? These are just some of the question's we go over in this episode!

P.S. If you or someone you know is struggling with depression...REACH OUT/TALK TO THEM, Your/their life may depend on it!

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

In this short episode of CSG my good friend Austin Loveless drops by to interview me on the topic of my personal experience's with God and Christianity! We begin with answering question's like "Did I convert to Christianity or was I raised into it" and "What is the hardest part about being a Christian". We then transition into discussing the podcast and the goals of CSG and then wrap up with me asking Austin a suprise question!

For more Austin and interview style videos check out his YouTube channel here:

The goal of CSG episode 041 is twofold: namely, one, that stereotypes of drug addicts or addiction in general would be rightly understood, and two, this conversation would give both addicts and non-addicts in the church better tools to work with to engage drug addiction in the Church...and out.

Michael leads us in giving his testimony concerning his experience using opiate’s. (Side note: beginning like a lot of addicts, Michael began using, not to “get high” but for post surgery rehabilitation. In pain, Michael took pain pills for comfort. This is my (Tyler) story as well. This seems to be a common denominator amongst many of those who end up becoming addicted to opiates especially.)

Noah then asks a great question about whether or not Mike had a walk with Jesus at all during this time in his life and if so, how did that effect Mike’s decision’s and possibly even outcome of his addiction?

For the addict we answer questions like “How do I reach out if I’m struggling with drug addiction to my church or family” and “What if I have been hurt before by the church and don’t trust very well” and for those who haven’t been pierced by this particular arrow from Satan’s quiver, “What can I do if I know someone struggling with drug use or addiction in general” (there is a difference between “drug use” and “active addiction”)?

This is important for the local church . “What is the appropriate heart to approach the addict with?” What ultimately drives a person to do what they do? Using the gospel to attack the root of drug addiction, sin, is how we fight this but do we put the gospel first, or is it central?

Mike and I then get into what addicts actually experience when going through “withdrawals” and give and addict POV for those who have never experienced this “HELL” those addicted to anything like this have probably experienced in one form or another and what we do, just to feel “normal”

A lot more is discussed in this episode in detail about drug addiction, even going on to answer the question “What happens when trust is broken between two people confided in each other to help?” but I would like to end with some practical steps those who are struggling with this particular sin and those who are feeling a desire to help someone in this situation can apply: