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In Acts, Paul warns that wolves will rise up from within the church and that false teachers speaking perverse things will draw disciples after themselves. And you’ll notice that Paul doesn’t immediately give some simple rule to follow to make sure that we aren’t taken in by a wolf. Wolves are so very dangerous because they work to appear like a good shepherd. Jesus warns in Matthew that while they wear “sheep’s clothing”, inwardly they are ravenous wolves, and they want to devour you.

So, how should the church think about wolves? How can we protect our family and the flock around us? How can we protect ourselves?

In this episode we discuss the many different warnings that scripture gives us about wolves. And while there are no simple solutions, there are clear signs that someone is behaving as a wolf.

Scandals are Good for the Church
https://theconqueringtruth.com/2021/05/scandals-are-good-for-the-church-ep-19/

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/06/how-wolves-attract-shiny-happy-people-ep-125-audio/

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Timecodes
00:00:00 Wolves in Scripture
00:24:44 Wolves Strengthening the Flock
00:38:17 Diverging from God’s Word
00:40:23 Flattery
00:49:27 Why Are Leaders Held to Lower Standards?
00:59:28 Taking Lying Seriously
01:04:19 Hypocrisy
01:15:42 Blessing of False Teachers

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

America sets aside a whole month to celebrate pride in sin. What does our love of pride say about us as a country?

Is Pride Ever Good? https://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/06/is-pride-ever-good-ep-76/

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/06/will-americas-pride-bring-us-down-ep-123-audio/

Timecodes
00:00:00 God Raising Up Proud Nations
00:06:45 Was This Just Israel?
00:08:58 What is Pride
00:11:27 An Almost Chosen People
00:16:44 Pride Month
00:25:54 God Dressing Us
00:30:50 Pride in Climate Change
00:36:23 Equity vs Equality
00:43:56 Nordstream Pipeline
00:48:50 Two Laws
01:01:14 Concluding Thoughts

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

In this episode, we want to examine how the Word of God frames the issue of marriage, sexual relationships, and polygamy and how this all relates to the nature of the gospel of Jesus Christ and his marriage to the church. While Jesus Christ makes it clear that from the beginning, God designed marriage to be between one man and one woman, man’s rebellion against God has resulted in many sinful situations that must be regulated. And this is what the law of God does. As Paul says in Galatians, the law was added because of transgressions. As we will discuss in this episode, because of our sin, men often ignore the obligations of the law, choose their own ways, and then declare themselves righteous. We would do well to remember what Paul goes on to say, “Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.” May we look to God’s law to understand the righteous way that he constrains sin in the world, and by it, to better understand how Jesus Christ has come to destroy the works of the devil.

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/06/polygamy-why-did-god-allow-it-ep-122-audio/

Timecodes
00:00 Intro
03:25 Redefining Marriage
08:10 Body Count
12:13 Cultural Constraint on Sin
19:28 Gospel Pictures
25:56 Regulation in Old Testament
40:34 Shotgun Weddings
44:14 Problems when Dealing with Polygamy
45:50 Christ was as Polygamist
50:00 How the Church gets this wrong
53:32 Conclusion

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

Jordan Peterson, a psychologist by training and practice, has lectured about the significant influence of the Bible on Western culture since at least 2015, but in the past few years, his incorporation of a positive view of the Bible and Christianity into his brand and messaging has earned him a great deal of attention from Christians, to the point where he is viewed by some as a Christian and by others as drawing closer and closer to Christ. It’s important to note that Peterson is also appreciated for the fact that much of what he says actually makes sense and he is able to address what many see as the confounding social issues of our day with some degree of success. But Jordan Peterson is not a Christian. He has not professed faith in Jesus Christ as his savior, and in those Christian concepts, such as Hell and redemption, that he says he believes in, he is clear that his view of them is in purely carnal/physical terms.

So, why is Jordan Peterson so appealing? How should the church think about his Christless Christianity? And why is the church of Jesus Christ not more effective at explaining to the world how to deal with the problems created by sin? There is much for the church to consider here. Please join us as we discuss this important topic.

Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2023/05/jordan-petersons-christless-christianity-ep-119-audio/

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Timecodes
00:00:00 Jordan Who??
00:04:58 Where are the Christians?
00:07:35 His Gospel
00:16:29 Does He Say Anything Good?
00:21:25 The Authority of Truth
00:30:58 The Church’s Failure
00:36:14 Need for Purpose
00:38:12 Suffering Has Purpose
00:43:32 Men Should Lead
00:44:58 Boldness and Humility
00:51:06 Rule 1: Stand Up Straight
00:52:18 Rule 2: Help Yourself
00:55:31 Rule 3: Make Good Friends
00:56:41 Rule 4: Compare Yourself to Yesterday
00:58:14 Rule 5: Don’t Let Your Children Be Obnoxious
00:59:58 Rule 6: Set Your House in Order
01:00:31 Rule 7: Pursue the Meaningful
01:02:13 Rule 8: Don’t Lie
01:02:38 Rule 9: Assume You Can Learn
01:05:01 Rule 10: Speak Precisely
01:07:16 Rule 11: Don’t Stop Skateboarders
01:08:47 Rule 12: Pet a Cat
01:09:50 Tears Down God’s Authority
01:18:46 Only a Veneer of Christianity
01:21:08 Should You Listen to Him?

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