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When you hear the word -Evolution- it is usually meant as a stand-in for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, specifically the idea that all life on earth arose from natural processes beginning with -some warm little pond with all sort of ammonia and phosphoric salts,-light, heat, electricity present, that a protein compound was chemically formed-. As we discuss in the episode, Da

When you think of the Christian life, do you immediately think of warfare-- It's all throughout scripture. So much of the Old Testament was about battles and soldiers, and armies waging war. And in the New Testament, we're told that while the warfare continues, it's a spiritual battle that we are to be fighting. But so often, we want to pretend that the spiritual battle shouldn't d

We will also look at Genesis 50-15-26. Last week's passage focused on the blessing Jacob gave to Joseph's children. We are already beginning to see the fruit of this blessing in Genesis 50-23 with Ephraim's great-grandchildren and Manasseh's grandchildren being present. Joseph's farewell address focuses on the promises of God. Despite the prosperity and ideal living conditions at t

In this episode, we look at some of the texts that are used to build dispensational eschatology, and see whether they are being used correctly.Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCHosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson

After the complicated story of how, by faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, we now come to a more straightforward story that Jacob did by faith, the blessing of Joseph and his sons. The blessings of Joseph and his sons are significant because of two things. Jacob tried to make Joseph effectively the first born son and receive a double portion. The other was that Ephraim was put bef

Antisemitism has been around for thousands of years. Starting with their conflicts with Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, the restrictions against holding public office in the Byzantine empire, the Catholic church's view for hundreds of years that the Jewish people carried blood guilt and deserved punishment for killing Jesus Christ, the violent pogroms in Russia in t

In this verse, the faith of Isaac is declared in an odd way, because he blessed Jacob and Esau. Reading the story of the blessing where Isaac is deceived by Jacob to steal the blessing from the first born favorite Esau doesn't come across as an exercise in faith. Isaac is doing the opposite of what God said would happen. He is trying to make Esau before Jacob even though before the

In this verse, the faith of Isaac is declared in an odd way, because he blessed Jacob and Esau. Reading the story of the blessing where Isaac is deceived by Jacob to steal the blessing from the first born favorite Esau doesn't come across as an exercise in faith. Isaac is doing the opposite of what God said would happen. He is trying to make Esau before Jacob even though before the

Many people are only familiar with the idea of betrothal from the Bible -or certain kinds of romance novels-. Today, in Western cultures, serious relationships begin with dating, followed by engagement, and then eventually, maybe marriage. But from a Christian perspective, betrothal is an extremely important aspect of marriage, to the point where it is central to the gospel itself.