Truth Be Told

Sometimes it happens that we only study the Bible to reaffirm our beliefs and, in doing so, we read into the Bible, the conclusions that we expect to see there.

Do we do this even with the nature of God? 

On this episode we will take an in depth look at the nature of the Holy Spirit to see what people currently believe about it, what early Church Father's taught about it, and what the Bible teaches about it, to see whether or not our conclusions need reevaluated.

Music: Pop-Rock Beautiful By: Twisterium

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All Christians believe that Christ paid the penalty for the sin of mankind. Many Christians believe that the penalty experienced by impenitent sinners is an eternally burning hellfire. If THIS is the penalty, and Christ PAID the penalty, shouldn't He be in an eternity of torment in Hell? This doesn't add up.

Christians all over are having trouble reconciling the common understanding of hell with that of a loving God sending people there for eternity who have never so much as HEARD the name of Jesus Christ. What does the Bible say about this doctrine?

This is a look at what the Bible teaches on Hell, so that we might begin to read the scriptures for what they say and not what we presuppose they should say.

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Music: Pop-Rock Beautiful; Twisterium

Is it true that God is all about consequence in the Old Testament, and all about compassion in the New? 

We know we are flawed, and we know that God is good, but the second we don't understand something, we immediately question His nature rather than our ability to understand.

Both parts of the Bible are full of examples of compassion and consequence, but we continue to hear the presupposition that the God of the Old and the God of the New Testaments must be different beings.

I hope this episode helps you RECLAIM the understanding that God is good; both for your own mindset, and when defending your faith. The Creator of the Universe that deals with mankind, acts in a perfect balance of compassion and consequence.

Music: Pop-Rock Beautiful By: Twisterium

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When we analyze our success by the metrics our society lives by, we can often feel like we are losing. But should we be playing the same game that society is, for the same outcome? Everyone goes through difficulty, whether it occurs through time and chance, consequences of our own actions, or God's chastening, but our attitude and understanding of suffering can drastically change how we respond to it.

Isn't Christianity supposed to have all of the answers? Why am I suffering when I'm doing my best to follow God? 

These are all questions we will look at today as we analyze Christian, and worldwide, suffering through scripture, and analyze the reality of what we're called to when we accept the path of life that God lays out for us.

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Intro Music: Pop-Rock Beautiful by Twisterium

We shouldn't speak against what God has spoken, think against what God thinks, or act against His actions, but does this mean we should also always allow what God allows? What does the Bible say about what God allows and what we should or shouldn't also allow? God allows sickness, and we go to the doctor. God allows us to be tempted, and expects us to fight it. This episode is not meant to tell you where your line should be, or which battles you should fight, but rather to get you to think critically about what the Bible says regarding our response to some of the things that God allows.

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Music: Pop-Rock-Beautiful By: Twisterium