How Christ Established Order in the World (Ep. 147)

Isaiah 9 famously proclaims how Christ came to establish and order his kingdom. In this episode we want to look at how extensive and expansive that order was and still is. In many ways the church has forgotten what the world was like before Christ came. Like fish who are so accustomed to being wet that they take water for granted, the church has lived within the kingdom of Jesus Christ from the moment of its birth. But do we understand it? And do we understand the work that our Lord has given us to do?

Please join us as we discuss this very orderly topic (in a less than orderly way).

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/12/how-christ-established-order-in-the-world-ep-147-audio/

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Timecodes
00:00:00 Intro
00:06:00 What is Order
00:07:59 Bringing Order to the World
00:15:48 Order Through Government Fiat
00:20:36 Connection of Law and Order
00:36:58 The Church Reestablishing Order
00:45:53 Order in the Justice System
01:01:10 Order in Dealing with the Poor
01:13:34 Order in the Family
01:27:40 Restoring Order

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

How Christ Established Order in the World (Ep. 147 Audio)

Isaiah 9 famously proclaims how Christ came to establish and order his kingdom. In this episode we want to look at how extensive and expansive that order was and still is. In many ways the church has forgotten what the world was like before Christ came. Like fish who are so accustomed to being wet that they take water for granted, the church has lived within the kingdom of Jesus Christ from the moment of its birth. But do we understand it? And do we understand the work that our Lord has given us to do?

Please join us as we discuss this very orderly topic (in a less than orderly way).

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

Can a Christian Vote For Donald Trump? (Ep. 146)

Over the past seven years, there have been a lot of headlines to this effect: “No Christian can justify voting for Donald Trump!” But often enough, the people writing these articles don’t really know God themselves. And so it’s easy to write them off. But here’s the real question: Could they be right anyway?

For most of us, this isn’t just political theory. In the next year, we’re probably going to have a couple of opportunities to vote and Donald Trump seems very likely to be the front-runner. So in this episode, we thought it was worth taking the time to try and unpack Donald Trump and why he gets so much support from Christians. Are those who support him truly thinking biblically or are they being manipulated by political forces? We think it’s a topic worth serious consideration.

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/12/can-a-christian-vote-for-donald-trump-ep-146-audio/

Timecodes
00:00:00 Why This Episode?
00:07:33 Shrinking Government?
00:14:20 Why People Supported Trump
00:39:34 Pride
00:49:19 Covenant Breaker
00:50:31 Leadership
01:00:35 Tyranny
01:01:49 Homosexuality
01:06:21 A Christian?
01:13:29 What if Trump is the Nominee?

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

Can a Christian Vote For Donald Trump? (Ep. 146 Audio)

Over the past seven years, there have been a lot of headlines to this effect: “No Christian can justify voting for Donald Trump!” But often enough, the people writing these articles don’t really know God themselves. And so it’s easy to write them off. But here’s the real question: Could they be right anyway?

For most of us, this isn’t just political theory. In the next year, we’re probably going to have a couple of opportunities to vote and Donald Trump seems very likely to be the front-runner. So in this episode, we thought it was worth taking the time to try and unpack Donald Trump and why he gets so much support from Christians. Are those who support him truly thinking biblically or are they being manipulated by political forces? We think it’s a topic worth serious consideration.

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

Limited But Beyond Measure – What Christ’s Atonement Accomplished (Ep. 145)

Limited atonement often seems like a simple doctrine. Christ died for the elect. The end. But it’s more complicated than that. Because Christ didn’t just come to save the elect. He also came to put away sin, destroy the work of the devil, and reconcile the fallen creation to the Father.

The other part about it that’s worth discussing is that even those who understand the doctrine, limit the atonement in practical ways when we act as if the blood of Christ has no real effect on the lives of those who believe. It’s so common today for Christians to be cynical and pessimistic about the world; to act as if the very world we live in has not already been blessed and changed by the death of Christ. And when we do this, we limit the atonement. Not by stated doctrine, but by practice and by our lack of faith.

The doctrine of limited atone is important. And while it’s not incredibly complex, it touches on many different aspects of Christianity. In this episode, we want to push on the modern view of the atonement, because while the atonement is limited, its scope and majesty are beyond measure. It is limited, but it is not small, and it is the means by which Christ accomplished everything. And even as Christ sits in authority at the right hand of the Father, its work is still ongoing and will continue until all his enemies have been defeated. Do we, his people, understand the atonement? Do we honor and praise him by doing the work he has appointed us, as we should?

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/11/limited-but-beyond-measure-what-christs-atonement-accomplished-ep-145-audio/

Timecodes
00:00 Doctrine of Limited Atonement
16:34 Limiting Atonement to the Jews
32:49 Limiting Power to Transform
45:16 Limiting Removal of the Effects of Sin

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

Limited But Beyond Measure – What Christ’s Atonement Accomplished (Ep. 145 Audio)

Limited atonement often seems like a simple doctrine. Christ died for the elect. The end. But it’s more complicated than that. Because Christ didn’t just come to save the elect. He also came to put away sin, destroy the work of the devil, and reconcile the fallen creation to the Father.

The other part about it that’s worth discussing is that even those who understand the doctrine, limit the atonement in practical ways when we act as if the blood of Christ has no real effect on the lives of those who believe. It’s so common today for Christians to be cynical and pessimistic about the world; to act as if the very world we live in has not already been blessed and changed by the death of Christ. And when we do this, we limit the atonement. Not by stated doctrine, but by practice and by our lack of faith.

The doctrine of limited atone is important. And while it’s not incredibly complex, it touches on many different aspects of Christianity. In this episode, we want to push on the modern view of the atonement, because while the atonement is limited, its scope and majesty are beyond measure. It is limited, but it is not small, and it is the means by which Christ accomplished everything. And even as Christ sits in authority at the right hand of the Father, its work is still ongoing and will continue until all his enemies have been defeated. Do we, his people, understand the atonement? Do we honor and praise him by doing the work he has appointed us, as we should?

How Did the Roman Catholic Church Become Apostate? (Ep. 144)

In the first thousand years after Christ, the early church gradually transformed into the Roman Catholic church, leaving the Word of God and its holy practices and replacing Christ as the head of the church with a man. While we are certain that most of our listeners are familiar with the Protestant Reformation, where so many of these false doctrines and heresies were turned away from, in this episode, we want to look at a few of the events that caused this situation to come about in the first place, and ask the question: How did the Roman Catholic Church become apostate?

We want to consider three events in particular in this podcast. The broadening of the church at the time of Constantine(313 AD), the establishment of the papacy at the time of Gregory (590 AD) and the adoption of teaching through images by Gregory III (731 AD). While there are many other events that could (and should) be discussed, these three in particular were major steps in the Roman Catholic Church’s fall from grace and each consists of issues that the people of God are facing today, particularly in the American church, but in many ways worldwide.

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/11/how-did-the-roman-catholic-church-become-apostate-ep-144-audio/

Timecodes
00:00:00 Constantine’s Impact on the Church
00:37:20 Gregory – the First Pope
00:56:49 Shift to Images

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

How Did the Roman Catholic Church Become Apostate? (Ep. 144 Audio)

In the first thousand years after Christ, the early church gradually transformed into the Roman Catholic church, leaving the Word of God and its holy practices and replacing Christ as the head of the church with a man. While we are certain that most of our listeners are familiar with the Protestant Reformation, where so many of these false doctrines and heresies were turned away from, in this episode, we want to look at a few of the events that caused this situation to come about in the first place, and ask the question: How did the Roman Catholic Church become apostate?

We want to consider three events in particular in this podcast. The broadening of the church at the time of Constantine(313 AD), the establishment of the papacy at the time of Gregory (590 AD) and the adoption of teaching through images by Gregory III (731 AD). While there are many other events that could (and should) be discussed, these three in particular were major steps in the Roman Catholic Church’s fall from grace and each consists of issues that the people of God are facing today, particularly in the American church, but in many ways worldwide.

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

The Biblical Purpose of Adulthood: Running and Finishing the Race (Ep. 143)

In this episode, we finish our discussion about physical and spiritual maturity and how God has designed each stage of life to have a specific purpose. In the last episode we discussed from birth to young adulthood/adolescence and in this episode, we focus on early adulthood, middle age, and being elderly. In early adulthood, we establish our household and our place in the world, in middle age, having established ourselves, we are able to reach out and have an impact beyond our home in the broader world, and in our final stage of life, we focus on establishing the next generation and handing over the responsibilities that we have taken on to those who come behind us.

As in the last episode, we also look at this from a spiritual perspective and consider how in the stages of spiritual maturity those young in the faith grow into adulthood, finding their place in the church body, reaching outside in faithful duty to have a ministry that others can depend upon, and then nurturing, teaching, and committing to those who are the next generation within the church. Please join us as we discuss this often-overlooked topic.

Watch part 1 of this episode here:
https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/10/from-birth-to-childhood-building-toward-physical-and-spiritual-maturity-ep-142/

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/11/the-biblical-purpose-of-adulthood-running-and-finishing-the-race-ep-143-audio/

Timecodes
00:00:00 Young Adulthood
00:07:00 Failure to Mature
00:11:55 Ordering Your Household
00:36:37 Prime of Life
01:29:24 Old Age

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

The Biblical Purpose of Adulthood: Running and Finishing the Race (Ep. 143 Audio)

In this episode, we finish our discussion about physical and spiritual maturity and how God has designed each stage of life to have a specific purpose. In the last episode we discussed from birth to young adulthood/adolescence and in this episode, we focus on early adulthood, middle age, and being elderly. In early adulthood, we establish our household and our place in the world, in middle age, having established ourselves, we are able to reach out and have an impact beyond our home in the broader world, and in our final stage of life, we focus on establishing the next generation and handing over the responsibilities that we have taken on to those who come behind us.

As in the last episode, we also look at this from a spiritual perspective and consider how in the stages of spiritual maturity those young in the faith grow into adulthood, finding their place in the church body, reaching outside in faithful duty to have a ministry that others can depend upon, and then nurturing, teaching, and committing to those who are the next generation within the church. Please join us as we discuss this often-overlooked topic.

Watch part 1 of this episode here:
https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/10/from-birth-to-childhood-building-toward-physical-and-spiritual-maturity-ep-142/

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