This Episode is a Google Hangout between Christians and Atheists. The episode begins with discussion between Jason and Christopher Maute about if the “I don’t know” position about objective morality and consciousness has intellectual integrity. Andrew jumps in on the show to discuss Creation Science. More atheists and Christians join into the discussion and it becomes even more lively.
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This is the fourth and final episode where we examine the history and current day beliefs of the group called the Anabaptists. Kevin Wagler a former member of the Anabaptist group known as the Amish joins again as a guest on the show to discuss the topic. Jason the host of the show is also a former conservative Mennonite. In this episode Jason and Kevin discuss a series of 16 questions to ask Anabaptists. They end the show with a discussion on a book by Dietrich Philips, an early Anabaptist, a contemporary and colleague of Menno Simons. They look at what he wrote pertaining to the Celestial Flesh Heresy and examine it in the light of Scripture.
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In this episode Jason first addresses a portion of last week’s episode with Christopher Maute. Secondly he addresses the Realistic Nihilist’s supposed Omnipotence Paradox and his claim that this renders the Christian view of God incoherent. After that there is a discussion of the different Trinitarian Heresies and a defense of the orthodox Trinitarian view.
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Realistic Nihilist Omnipotent Paradox Video
Shadows of the Trinity in the Old Testament
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This week’s podcast is a Google hangout discussion about the Atheist and Christian differences in relation to human nature, the will, sentients, noetic ability, etc. (Anthropology). Christopher Maute a professing atheist joined in for the discussion. The discussion went into the nature of morality and which World View has the ability to deal with the actions of men.
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In this episode Jason discusses a recent interaction he had with an Arminian by the name of Andy who posted some disparaging comments about Calvinism on the logicalbelief.org blog. Jason challenged Andy to defend his comments on the Podcast. The ensuing email conversation is both educational and entertaining. The show is closed out with a brief discussion on Kent Hovind’s video response to an email written by Jason challenging his KJV-Onlyism position.
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Kent Hovind’s response to my email
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This is the third episode where we examine the history and current day beliefs of the group called the Anabaptists. Kevin Wagler a former member of the Anabaptist group known as the Amish joins again as a guest on the show to discuss the topic. Jason the host of the show is also a former conservative Mennonite. In this episode Jason and Kevin discuss Menno Simons, the Schleitheim Confession, the Anabapist’s view of the Old and New Testaments, practice reform, the Sermon on the Mount, and Jakob Ammann.
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In this episode of the LBM Podcast Jason discusses the Five Solas of the Reformation. (Sola Fide – Faith Alone, Sola Scriptura – Scripture Alone, Solus Christus – Christ Alone, Sola Gratia – Grace Alone, Soli Deo Gloria – Glory to God Alone.) Jason goes into the history of the Five Solas and the Biblical foundation for each of these doctrines.
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This is the second episode where we examine the history and current day beliefs of the group called the Anabaptists. Kevin Wagler a former member of the Anabaptist group known as the Amish joins as a guest on the show to discuss the topic. Jason the host of the show is also a former conservative Mennonite. We discuss the Anabaptist’s position on soteriology, the history of the movement and the Celestial Flesh view. This is a series that will continue for 1 or 2 more episodes.
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In this episode Jason discusses post-modern “Christianity”. How has post-modernism infiltrated into the Church? Were authors of Scripture, Church Fathers and the reformers post-modernists? The post-modern evangelical Church would reject Jesus and the reformers were they present in today’s world. Jason then discusses Kent Hovind’s arguments for KJVOnly-ism and his slander of James White.
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http://strivingforeternity.org/
https://www.monergism.com/legacy/mt/mp3/lectures-canon-michael-j-kruger
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“In the long run the answer to all those who object to the doctrine of hell is itself a question: “What are you asking God to do?” To wipe out their past sins and, at all costs, to give them a fresh start, smoothing every difficulty and offering every miraculous help? But He has done so, on Calvary. To forgive them? They will not be forgiven. To leave them alone? Alas, I am afraid that is what He does” 1
Why would a loving God who loves by nature send anyone to Hell? If everyone will not be saved, then Christ died in vain and there was no victory at the Cross. Surely it is a failure if an all-powerful God cannot save all. God is a gracious and merciful God, therefore, He will save everybody. It would be unjust if God condemned some to eternal damnation. How could we saints in Heaven celebrate if someone we knew and loved was being tortured forever and ever? I cannot serve a God like that.
These objections have become a norm in today’s culture where contemporary thinking has tainted Orthodoxy, challenging God’s authority with man’s opinions. Truth can be difficult to swallow, even by committed followers of Christ. When confronted with the doctrine of eternal damnation, C.S. Lewis said, “There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power.” 2 Likewise John Frame states, “If I were free to invent my own religion, I can assure you that the eternal punishment would not be a part of it” 3 Eternal damnation causes even the devoted to shutter. However, shuttering and remaining faithful to the truth is one thing; modifying the truth so as to cause us less trembling is another.
