Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, more people are naming the name of Jesus in public. And many Christians think that if they are willing to mention the name of Jesus Christ in public that they are not ashamed of Him or His gospel. But is that really what scripture teaches?

In Romans 1, Paul says that he is not ashamed of the gospel, and then he says two things
1) For it is the power of God to salvation
2) In it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The Just shall live by faith”

It is easy to miss what this means for us. Paul is saying that words are not enough, that we must confront and deal with the sin in us and around us. It is not enough to say his name, we must walk in righteousness.

In this episode, we look at what is required to confront unrighteousness both when we are in public in private. We also look back at times when John MacArthur and Voddie Baucham were given the opportunity to confront evil and they both set a good example. But because most of us will never be on national television, we also talk about what this looks like in our everyday life.

We also try to look at some situations where Charlie Kirk didn’t stand up for the gospel in the way that he probably should have. The point isn’t to beat him up, it’s to make sure we don’t make him the pinnacle. Christ is the example we are to follow. Paul and the apostles. The words of God and how they challenge and direct us to stand for righteousness. That is what we are to look to.

Timecodes
00:00 Ashamed of the Gospel
07:40 John MacArthur
15:55 Voddie Baucham
20:30 Charlie Kirk
24:54 Kirk to a Homosexual
28:53 Validating Sin in the Church
37:45 What This Says About Kirk
49:23 Kirk on Mormons
55:40 Proclaiming the Gospel
01:07:15 Rejecting the Power of the Gospel

Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC
Permanent Hosts – Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn
Technical Director – Timothy Kaiser
Theme Music – Gabriel Hudelson

As Baptists we disagree on scriptural and covenantal grounds with the Presbyterian practice of infant baptism, but even more serious is the growing practice in some circles, such as the CREC and those who follow Doug Wilson, of paedocommunion or infant communion. While we believe infant baptism is incorrect, paedocommunion goes further and seriously undermines gospel theology. It is not only extra-biblical but also teaches against the doctrines of grace.

In this episode, we attempt to walk through some of the issues with paedocommunion and how it goes against God’s word, not only in the explicit commands regarding the practice of the Lord’s Supper, but also the covenantal issues that frame salvation.

Timecodes
00:00 Intro
05:40 Logic of Paedocommunion
10:21 Consequences for Children
17:24 Control of Grace
24:15 Crucifing the Flesh?
29:10 Splitting the Signs
33:13 Former Baptists?
38:30 Salvation by Faith
57:50 The Fruit of Paedocommunion

Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC
Permanent Hosts – Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn
Technical Director – Timothy Kaiser
Theme Music – Gabriel Hudelson

As 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea, we want to look back at how God has used times of great uncertainty and confusion to strengthen his church and bring order and light to later generations.

It is so easy to think that we live in darker times than those who went before us. Imagine what it was like to exist in a church where there was no established doctrine of the Trinity, and where many taught that Jesus was a man who became God. Looking back, we see only the order that was established, but God was pleased for many of his saints to live their lives fighting against that darkness. The doctrine that came forth by the power of Christ’s Spirit strengthened and further established the church, and the difficulty that the church endured caused her to grow in maturity.

It is easy to forget that the church is Christ’s bride and that he is maturing her and strengthening her. And this should give us hope. We should not look at the darkness and confusion of the day that we live in with despair, but with great expectation. As James tells us: “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”

Timecodes
00:00:00 Overview
00:08:32 Work of the Spirit
00:14:55 Progress in Church History
00:21:54 Timing of Battles
00:27:42 Arriving at Unity
00:42:28 Having the Debate

Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC
Permanent Hosts – Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn
Technical Director – Timothy Kaiser
Theme Music – Gabriel Hudelson

Recently, Cliffe Knechtle was interviewed by Tucker Carlson and he was asked if he thought there was more Christian persecution in the world or if there was a revival of Christianity in the US and he answered “Both”. In his explanation, he referenced a statistic that the 20th century had more martyrs than all previous centuries combined, specifically mentioning that since the year 2000, more than 50,000 Nigerian Christians have been slaughtered for their faith. And while this episode is not intended to critique everything that he said, we do want to focus on the statistic that he cited, why it is not correct, and why we shouldn’t use it to imply that the church is about to expand because of all the blood that has been shed. Besides it being a serious confusion of cause and effect, we first need to understand what persecution and martyrdom are and how they differ from God judging his church for its lack of faith and obedience.

In this episode, we spend time discussing how easily persecution is misunderstood. For part of this discussion, we leverage specific information we have from over a decade of ministry in Nigeria, specifically in the Northern areas where Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsman have been most active in their attacks. While many people in Nigeria have been killed, the disagreements and attacks have been much more over politics and resources than over faith. The church in Nigeria is largely corrupt, ironically, with much of it dominated by those who preach the prosperity gospel, many pastors there openly admit to sleeping with congregants, and theft and lying is rampant among church leadership.

The point of all this is not to be discouraging. God is working among his people, but we should recognize that in Nigeria and in the United States, we are not being persecuted for righteousness, but for our sins. It is not that revival is far away from us, but that the path to that revival lies not through enduring God’s judgment but in repentance.

Timecodes
00:00:00 The Clip
00:02:49 What Is Actually Happening in Nigeria
00:14:08 What is a Martyr
00:29:11 Reason for violence in Nigeria
00:37:51 Call to Repentance
00:50:02 True Witnesses
01:03:40 Do Martyrs Have To Die

Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC
Permanent Hosts – Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn
Technical Director – Timothy Kaiser
Theme Music – Gabriel Hudelson