How Church Discipline Teaches the Character of God (Ep. 116)

We discuss whether church discipline is about more than reconciliation of the sinner, and the ways that it is a reflection of God’s character.

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/04/how-church-discipline-teaches-the-character-of-god-ep-116-audio/

Timecodes
00:00:00 Centered on God or man?
00:09:10 Fear in the Church
00:36:41 God’s Holiness
00:51:03 God is Glorious
01:01:50 God’s Mercy

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 Church Discipline Teaches the Character of God (Ep. 116 Audio)

We discuss whether church discipline is about more than reconciliation of the sinner, and the ways that it is a reflection of God’s character.

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

Artificial Intelligence, Christianity, and the Men Who Sell Fear (Ep. 115)

ChatGPT and Artifical Intelligence have been all over the news lately. Should Christians be worried about what is coming next?

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/04/artificial-intelligence-christianity-and-the-men-who-sell-fear-ep-115-audio/

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Timecodes
00:00 The Open AI Letter
09:06 Fearmongering
13:53 Loosing Jobs
22:19 Jordan Peterson on ChatGPT
31:16 What Is Intelligence
38:14 The Image of God
39:53 Turing Test
43:55 Is Everything Material?
51:34 AI Regulation
57:43 Will it Destroy the World?

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

Artificial Intelligence, Christianity, and the Men Who Sell Fear (Ep. 115 Audio)

ChatGPT and Artifical Intelligence have been all over the news lately. Should Christians be worried about what is coming next?

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

TULIP vs Reformed Theology: Taking the Five Points to the Next Level (Ep. 114)

For a lot of people, TULIP, or the “Five Points of Calvinism”, serves as their introduction to Reformed Theology. But TULIP describes a fairly narrow set of doctrines, focused specifically on aspects of salvation, and while they are true and there is nothing wrong with knowing them or holding to them, Reformed Theology is a much broader and deeper subject. Reformed Theology is about the sovereignty of God over all things and focuses on God’s centrality in all and through all things. Or as Paul says at the end of Romans 11: “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “FOR WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD? OR WHO HAS BECOME HIS COUNSELOR?” “OR WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM AND IT SHALL BE REPAID TO HIM?” For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.”

In this episode, we discuss the differences between TULIP or Calvinistic Soteriology (the doctrine of salvation) and Reformed Theology and we do so by considering how the doctrines that make up the Five Points of Calvinism (Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints) apply to more than just salvation. The goal is to demonstrate how the Reformed view of doctrine is not narrow but broad. To the extent that any doctrine is true, that doctrine shapes the world by its truth, and the doctrines related to salvation are no difference. Our desire is that we would all seek to know God more deeply, for the people of God to think deeply and with great joy upon the things that God has revealed to us, and for the church to not grow complacent, but to continue reforming as we better understand our Lord and his glorious plan to glorify himself through creation. Please join us as we discuss this important topic.

One of the resources that we mention in the episode is J.I. Packer’s Introduction to a reprint of John Owen’s book, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ. It is available here:
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/packer_deathintro.html

Timecodes
00:00:00 Intro
00:06:19 More Than Salvation
00:10:04 The Five Points
00:18:02 Total Depravity
00:35:43 Unconditional Election
00:43:44 Limited Atonement
00:52:39 Irresistible Grace
01:02:32 Perseverance of the Saints

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

TULIP vs Reformed Theology: Taking the Five Points to the Next Level (Ep. 114 Audio)

For a lot of people, TULIP, or the “Five Points of Calvinism”, serves as their introduction to Reformed Theology. But TULIP describes a fairly narrow set of doctrines, focused specifically on aspects of salvation, and while they are true and there is nothing wrong with knowing them or holding to them, Reformed Theology is a much broader and deeper subject. Reformed Theology is about the sovereignty of God over all things and focuses on God’s centrality in all and through all things. Or as Paul says at the end of Romans 11: “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “FOR WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD? OR WHO HAS BECOME HIS COUNSELOR?” “OR WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM AND IT SHALL BE REPAID TO HIM?” For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.”

In this episode, we discuss the differences between TULIP or Calvinistic Soteriology (the doctrine of salvation) and Reformed Theology and we do so by considering how the doctrines that make up the Five Points of Calvinism (Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints) apply to more than just salvation. The goal is to demonstrate how the Reformed view of doctrine is not narrow but broad. To the extent that any doctrine is true, that doctrine shapes the world by its truth, and the doctrines related to salvation are no difference. Our desire is that we would all seek to know God more deeply, for the people of God to think deeply and with great joy upon the things that God has revealed to us, and for the church to not grow complacent, but to continue reforming as we better understand our Lord and his glorious plan to glorify himself through creation. Please join us as we discuss this important topic.

One of the resources that we mention in the episode is J.I. Packer’s Introduction to a reprint of John Owen’s book, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ. It is available here:
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/packer_deathintro.html

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 Truth About the 2023 Banking Crisis (Ep. 113)

On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank failed and was taken into receivership. While there has been a great deal of discussion about this in the news and online, much of what has been said has been has either been completely false or misleading, particularly the claim that taxpayers will not bear the cost of the bailout.

In this episode, we briefly discuss bank runs and how they happen in general before shifting our focus to the details of how Silicon Valley Bank was taken into receivership. We review the banking crisis in 2008 and how it set the stage for this current event and talk about how past decisions have effectively removed the obligation from those who are wealthy to be conscientious about where they put their money.

As always, the fundamental focus is on how these issues are driven by scriptural issues. Because the church does not speak to the nature of God’s justice and what God requires of man it is not surprising that’s the world has forgotten to fear God. The answer is for the church to repent.

Thumbnail image by Tony Webster under Creative Commons

Timecodes
00:00 What is a Bank Run?
04:15 Silicon Valley Bank
16:26 Too Big to Fail
21:59 Responsibility vs Government Saviors
40:00 God’s Authority
52:42 Justice

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 Truth About the 2023 Banking Crisis (Ep. 113 Audio)

On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank failed and was taken into receivership. While there has been a great deal of discussion about this in the news and online, much of what has been said has been has either been completely false or misleading, particularly the claim that taxpayers will not bear the cost of the bailout.

In this episode, we briefly discuss bank runs and how they happen in general before shifting our focus to the details of how Silicon Valley Bank was taken into receivership. We review the banking crisis in 2008 and how it set the stage for this current event and talk about how past decisions have effectively removed the obligation from those who are wealthy to be conscientious about where they put their money.

As always, the fundamental focus is on how these issues are driven by scriptural issues. Because the church does not speak to the nature of God’s justice and what God requires of man it is not surprising that’s the world has forgotten to fear God. The answer is for the church to repent.

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

Making Sense of All the Bible Translations (Ep. 112)

In this mega episode we discuss more than you ever wanted to know about Bible translations – the KJV, NIV, NKJV, ESV, NASB, and more. Why are they different, and why does it matter?

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/03/making-sense-of-all-the-bible-translations-ep-112-audio/


Timecodes
00:00:00 The Tower of Babel & Bible Translations
00:09:11 Why It’s Right to Translate
00:18:35 Consolidation of Language
00:29:23 Gender Agenda
00:35:55 Unknown Words
00:40:09 Are More Translations Helpful?
00:48:12 Dumbing Down Language
00:53:35 Reading Levels
01:04:16 Translation Philosophies
01:15:23 Greek Texts
01:26:37 KJV
01:31:12 NKJV
01:38:10 NASB
01:39:42 ESV
01:44:14 NIV

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

Making Sense of All the Bible Translations (Ep. 112 Audio)

In this mega episode we discuss more than you ever wanted to know about Bible translations – the KJV, NIV, NKJV, ESV, NASB, and more. Why are they different, and why does it matter?

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