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With so many extraordinary events in the New Testament, a reader might come to the conclusion that God doesn't work through ordinary methods.  In this episode, the VC looks at a passage where Jesus emphasizes a regular way of life even as His own life is about to take an extraordinary turn.

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Many assume the teachings of Jesus suggest that violence of any type for any reason violates kingdom principles.  Often the assumption is that violence ended with the Old Testament.  But Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies the day he cleansed the temple.  Listen to this episode to learn more about how Jesus connects the Old Testament and New and what that means for his actions in the temple that day.

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The Christmas story is full of answered prayers.  In this episode, the VC turns our attention to how prayers are answered according to the Scriptures.  

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Of all the surprising things that Jesus says in His Sermon on the Mount, his address of the Lex Talionis ("an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth") remains one of the most interesting.  Listen to hear what Jesus teaches and what that has to do with us as believers.

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The teachings of Scripture are very clear that we are to sacrificially love our neighbor.  The Christian should ask themselves how to do that in a world full of sin and misery.  In this episode, the VC works through the Scriptures to help illuminated the call of loving neighbor and how the Bible applies that in all the Scriptures.

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Jesus clearly says His kingdom is not of this world.  He was telling us something about the nature of His kingdom.  Pacifists assert that this has to do primarily with the nonviolent nature of His kingdom, but is that a sufficient explanation for the information?  Was Jesus setting up a rival earthly kingdom but through alternative means or was His kingdom radically different in every way?

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The Bible teaches us how to live, including on the use of violence. The believer need only explore the Word. Here the VC touches on some of the most prominent teachings in the Bible on the correct use of violence.

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Romans 12 has some strong teachings which favor our neighbor and motivate us against injury to others. Every Christian should take them seriously. But are these new teachings found only in the NT or did God tell OT Christians the same things? In this fifth episode in the series Against Christian Pacifism, the VC will show how the NT ethic is a continuation of the OT ethic for believers.

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The Old Testament is full of laws requiring punishment and warfare.  In this episode, the VC explores how pacifists view those passages and addresses their place in the larger canon of Scripture.