“And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.” Ephesians 1:22,23
What direction is the church headed? What are some of the major issues facing the church today? Mike shares a classic interview with Dr. Albert Mohler, getting his insight and perspective on wy Christians should be alert to what is happening in the contemporary church.
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The Hedonist declares Christ a fool for accepting unnecessary pain, and not seekingpleasure. Christianity sees pleasure differently and seeks to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. On this program, Mike and Pastor Scott Reiber continue their Theology 101 series on Worldviews, with a study this week on the philosophy of Hedonism, or as the world describes it ‘if it feels good, do it”.
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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.” In this repeat broadcast, 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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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 special repeat broadcast, 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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“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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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 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
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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“And He said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23
In this special repeat broadcast from April, 2006, Mike interviews Dr. J. Ligon Duncan, Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi. Mike and Dr. Duncan examine the challenges facing the Gospel and the church today such as “easy-believism”, liberalism, and the very definition of the Gospel. Then Dr. Duncan exhorts us to always seek what the Bible tells us about what the church should be and do, not what the culture demands, but what the Word of God requires.
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Francis Schaeffer once said, “The humanist has both feet firmly planted in mid-air. Unless humanism is stopped, it intends to beat to death the [Christian] base which made our culture possible.” This week on Theology 101, Mike and Pastor Scott Reiber continue their study of worldviews, examining the philsophy of humanism, its content, background and influence.
What is this “resurgence” of interest in Reformed Theology, especially among younger Christians? On today’s program, Mike interviews Collin Hansen, author of the book Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalists Journey with the New Calvinists. Mike and Collin talks about the factors that have led to the new interest, the leading voices, and what effect it will have on the church.
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In this program, Mike dissects the most recent public statements of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, given at a National Press Club event. Mike examines the issues of Black Liberation Theology, Wright’s accusations that America commits terrorist acts, and his “non-support-support” of Louis Farrakhan. Also, aside from the obvious differences, should there be any deliberate distinctions between the “black church” and the “white church”
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