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Theology Throw Down episode 13
Are celebrity preachers helpful or harmful? Unfortunately, it's a difficult question to answer because there are so many factors. There is an important difference between being famous for just being famous and preaching the word of God; one can be beneficial while the other may cause spiritual damage. That disparity should not mean that we avoid any person who has reached fame however--instead, let us rather take advantage of this opportunity by getting involved with our local church instead!
The team of Christian Podcast Community podcasters discusses these issues. They also discuss the importance of the local church versus a preacher who is just famous for being famous. Whether celebrity preachers are helpful or harmful is a hotly debated question. The Christian Podcast Community podcasters discuss the pros and cons of both situations, most notably how much easier it can be to get involved with your local church as opposed to getting excited about someone you do not know who may have one good sermon every now and then. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7kGE6MROcI
Rapp Report episode 188
Is Scripture eternal? Why does it matter? This episode starts a new series and provides an overview of why studying theology is important. Andrew and Bud look at the Striving for Eternity statement on What We Believe and they start the series with The Holy Scriptures. The Scripture is revealed from God and is the authority for the Christian for faith and practice. However, many Christians do not study about the Scriptures and why we value them. They do not cover the full section but address the following paragraph:
"The Bible is God’s special self-revelation, which is limited in space and time and are directed to various designated individuals (2 Peter 1:21). The accepted writings that make up the Bible are the 39 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books without any of the additional writings commonly known as the Apocrypha. The Bible provides the only inerrant and absolutely authoritative propositional knowledge of God that exists."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcohk8nuEcY
The Open Air Theology podcast guys join Andrew to talk about their conference on Why Calvinism. We will start an hour later and go shorter this week.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kfA-lq6_c0
What two points change the trust that one Muslim had in the Quran in less than three minutes? This Muslim rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ because of trust in the Quran. However, once that trust was broken the Gospel shone forth.
What was it that proved completely that the Quran cannot be written by God?
Can the Quran be trusted?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d1KFaoehIE
Midweek Bible study for Grace & Truth Bible Church. This week will dive deep into the roles of pastors and deacons from 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9af45ylpKbc
With the killing of Osama bin Laden many are asking what should be the Christian response. Should a Christian be rejoicing over the death of this man or is it un-Christian? This video answers the question raised that suggested that it is not a proper Christian response to be glad or celebrate this death.
How should a Christian respond? What is the real issue that needs to be understood to answer this question?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRyPoS4UTYc
Join us for this special show tonight at 9pm.
Pastor Justin, and Dr. Anthony Silvestro will be discussing the history of Halloween.
Is Halloween compatible with Christianity?
Is it a time for Evangelism or Compromise?
We will be live so feel free to join in.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm55Zc5RACI
Striving for Eternity Academy's School of Systematic Theology
We examined the doctrine of salvation. This lesson covered the lesson on the topic of Jesus Christ's role in salvation. Each of the three members of the Trinity are active in the redeeming of people and this lesson looks at the Son's role as the provider. This lesson discussed the death of Christ.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7RM9gH_9fo
Striving for Eternity Academy's School of Systematic Theology
This is a class in the SFE School of Systematic Theology. This lesson covered the topic of the six major English translations.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQiMkA0bvBI
Striving for Eternity Academy's School of World Religions
This is a class in the SFE School of World Religions. This lesson covered the lesson on Roman Catholicism, specifical their view of salvation and end times.
To become a student of the Striving for Eternity Academy:
http://StrivingForEternityAcademy.org
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmrAPPAPXQ4