Don’t let the title mislead you. There is no direct connection between Prince Caspian and Mark Driscoll. But on todays program Mikes daughter Lillian gives her opinion of the latest Chronicles of Narnia film. Then, Mike examines an upcoming Mark Driscoll appearance in Australia called Burn Your Plastic Jesus, which is described as “taking a blowtorch” to the erroneous religious man-serving view of Christ.
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“To trust God in matters of things unseen is not a matter of blind faith. It is not credulity. it is a reasonable faith”, R.C. Sproul, Lifeviews
On this week’s installment of Theology 101, Mike and Pastor Scott Reiber discuss the philosophy of Positivism, commonly understood as “seeing is believing”. They address questions such as Where did positivism begin?, Can God be known?, What constitutes meaning?, Where does positivism ultimately breakdown?
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On this program Mike revisits a recent interview with Michael Johnson of the Alliance Defense Fund. Plus, he comments on two surveys, dealing with the popularity of podcasts among Christians, and an international study that says many people are illiterate concerning Scripture. Lastly, Mike shares a quote by Will Metzger on controversy is sometimes a painful necessity.
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On this program, Mike gives an update on the Purpose Driven Life church growth movement, offering audio clips from Rick Warren on the keys to chruch growth. Also, Mike offers some comparions between comments by Mark Driscoll on the core of the Gospel and comments made during the recent PD Pastors Conference.
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Mike does an audio house cleaning today, sharing great classic audio from Paul Washer, Mark Driscoll, John MacArthur, John Piper, Alistair Begg and more. Plus great Sermon Jams production featuring John Piper on Checking Yourself, and Mark Driscoll on American Idols. Plus Mike reads a few emails from listeners.
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In the Gospel of John 17:17, the Lord Jesus said, “Sanctify them [1] in the truth; Your word is truth.” Mike and Pastor Scott Reiber continue their study on the subject of worldviews, concluding their discussion on pragmatism. Is truth that which works? What do many say that Christianity is not practical? How prevalent is pragmatism in contemporary Christianity?
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In this repeat broadast…Jesus said in John 17:17, “…Thy Word is Truth.” Are we certain of the what the Truth, the Gospel, is, and are we being faithful in proclaiming it? And…do we focus more on exposing error than proclaiming the Truth? On this program, Mike takes a look at these topics, plus shares a portion of a Mark Driscoll message on preaching.
Dr. John MacArthur calls the doctrine of Total Depravity the “most attacked doctrine in the Christian faith. It is the most depised doctrine and consequently is the most distinctly Christian doctrine.” On this program, Mike examines the doctrine that man is spiritually dead and thus unable and unwilling to come to God, apart from the grace of the Lord. Mike features portion of a sermon by Paul Washer on total depravity and cites the sermon my MacArthur from the Together for the Gospel 2008 conference.
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In this repeat broadcast, Mike shares an article by Dr. Thomas Ascol of Founder Ministries in which he writes,” I hope I live long enough to see the day when the common caricatures of the doctrines of sovereign grace have been so widely exposed that any self-respecting preacher will be ashamed to keep serving them up as if they were irrefutable critiques of what John Broadus called “that exalted system of Pauline truth which is technically called Calvinism.” On todays program, Mike examines the gross misrepresentation what he calls “the true exposition of Scripture.”
Additional Resources: Timmy Brister on The Gospel and the SBC
On todays program, Mike shares an audio clip of a sermon by Mark Driscoll on the book The Shack, and its heretical teachings. Also, discussion on a recent Christianity Today interview by Collin Hansen with Dr. David Wells, concerning his new book The Courage to be Protestant; then Mike addresses listener email dealing with worship and music, exposing and the myths of Arminianism.
In this repeat broadcast, we share our experience of being at Lakeshore Baptist Church recently and seeing firsthand the ministry that is ongoing there for victims of Hurricane Katrina that devastated the area in 2005. On today’s program, we let you hear the voices, the testimonies and the sounds from Lakeshore, including conversations with Ruth Boyd and Elaine Gillam, whose homes are being rebuilt, and we hear from Greg London, project coordinator for the ministry.
Mike welcomes back evangelist Justin Peters, considered by many, to be an authority on the Word of Faith movement. On todays program, Justin shares an update on his ministry as well as updates including the issue of congressional request for financials on certain ministries and the “Lakeland Revival”. Also, Mike and Justin offer perspective on statements by Dr. Paige Patterson on the decline of SBC membership.
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Mike introduces a new theme on the program, Should we be surprised?, as he examines various topics, issues and events concerning the lostness of a lost person, or the state of “carnal Christians”, that may be shocking, sad and outrageous, but not surprising. Mike’s examples include comments by pastors about why many church members have little or no understanding of basic Biblical concepts; a Christian university professor suspended for private comments about homosexuality; and the comments of a pastor, stating that we are called to preach the Gospel and not worry about the response.
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“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36
Mike discusses two articles dealing again with definitions, scriptural definitions. Can or will a person truly converted “leave the faith”? Should not all Christians be evangelical? Do evangelicals have an image problem, or is all this a case of “nothing new under the sun”, and a matter that we should conform to the Word of God instead of the other way around?
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Dr. R.C. Sproul once said, “Modern man wastes little time thinking about ultimate or religious questions. The pragmatist is basicalkly skeptical or agnostic about man’s ability to discover ultimate truth…” On this program, Mike and Pastor Scott Reiber discuss the philospohy of pragmatism, or ‘the end justify the means’, contrasting how Christianity and its competitors influence various aspects of our culture: economics, science, art, literature, and government.
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