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  • Podcast 354 -- What If...The Resurrection Really Happened? 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 12-14, 20-23

    Podcast 354 -- What If...The Resurrection Really Happened? 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 12-14, 20-23
    2025/04/15
    Jesus' resurrection is a binary proposition: it either happened or it didn't. And there's nothing to support the idea that the testimony Gospels and the Apostle Paul should be taken as symbolic or metaphorical: they all clearly testify to Jesus' bodily resurrection concrete terms. But to accept the truth of the resurrection is to confront so many implications about God that it's no wonder that so many of us, Christians included, want to pretend scripture doesn't mean what it says. With Easter this week, we continue our look at Timothy Keller's The Reason for God and discuss his salient points about the reality of the Resurrection and how they should inform the Christian mindset.
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    57 分
  • Podcast 363 -- The Cost of Forgiveness Ephesians 1:7-10

    Podcast 363 -- The Cost of Forgiveness Ephesians 1:7-10
    2025/04/08
    “Why did Jesus have to die?” is a question author Timothy Keller heard more often than “Does God exist?” To skeptics and, if we're honest, some Christians, the crucifixion is confusing, if not outright cruel. If God is so loving, they ask, why did he demand such a horrific sacrifice from his purported son? He’s God, after all, why can’t he just wave his hand and declare everyone forgiven? Join us as we continue our look at Keller's The Reason for God.
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    59 分
  • Podcast 362 -- Are the Gospels Factual Accounts? Mark 2:1-12; 14:55-56. 60-64

    Podcast 362 -- Are the Gospels Factual Accounts? Mark 2:1-12; 14:55-56. 60-64
    2025/04/01
    Popular novels and movies like The Da Vinci Code have contributed to the belief that the gospels and letters in the New Testament Bible were either embellished or made-up completely. Academics, including contemporary Christians like John Dominic Crossan, tell us Jesus' miracles, let alone, his Resurrection, could not have happened, and it wasn't until the 4th Century that the Church declared Jesus was Son of God. We discuss Tim Keller's challenge to this popular assertion, starting with the startling lack of evidence to support this narrative. How reliable are the Gospel accounts? Was Jesus simply a "wise teacher" who voiced some interesting ideas, or did he actually claim to be the Son of God? Is it possible to separate Jesus' teachings with the cosmological aspects he claims they have?
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    59 分
  • Podcast 361 -- Does Science Contradict the Bible? Genesis 1:24-27, 31

    Podcast 361 -- Does Science Contradict the Bible? Genesis 1:24-27, 31
    2025/03/25
    For centuries the Church supported--and underwrote--the study of science and the natural world. Only in that late 20th Century did Evangelicals go to war with science. To us, the conflict, largely ginned up by the culture, detracts from more important messages in the Bible. Join us as we continue our study of Timothy Keller's The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Podcast 360 -- Hell and Damnation Luke 16:19-31

    Podcast 360 -- Hell and Damnation Luke 16:19-31
    2025/03/18
    There's no way around it, Christianity teaches the only way to eternal life is through a conscious decision to accept Jesus Christ's sacrificial atonement on the Cross. Timothy Keller states many find this the most offensive doctrine in Christianity. We take up the difficult question of why a loving God would consign people to eternal torment. We divine some answers from the Parable of the Rich Man and the beggar Lazarus. But what about those who have never heard the Gospel? What about one-time believers who have rejected Christianity because they were abused or victimized by clerics, wayward pastors or outright charlatans? What about victims of suicidal depression? And do Evangelicals overemphasize the avoidance of Hell (Robert calls this fire insurance) above other commands of the Lord? Join us for an intriguing discussion sparked by Keller's The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.
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    1 時間 10 分
  • Podcast 359 -- Perfect Savior, Imperfect Church John 8:2-11

    Podcast 359 -- Perfect Savior, Imperfect Church John 8:2-11
    2025/03/11
    Who among us has not heard someone claim “Religion is responsible for more suffering and injustice than anything else in the world!”? Author Timothy Keller won’t shy away from the facts of the church’s history. He simply concedes the church, as a human institution, is part of the same fallen world as any other. That doesn’t necessarily mean the basic tenets of Christianity are wrong. Also, it’s not as if the Bible lets organized religion off the hook, either. When Jesus appeared on the scene, it was "unchurched" who got much of his attention, while religious leaders bore the brunt of his wrath. Nonetheless, the Church and Christians currently face cultural scrutiny and suspicion. Has Christianity lost its moral credibility in a pluralistic world? Join us as we continue our study of The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.
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    59 分
  • Podcast 358 -- Christianity is a Straitjacket 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

    Podcast 358 -- Christianity is a Straitjacket 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
    2025/03/04
    "I don't like church or religion. It limits my choices, my options and my own ideas about what's right." So goes another common complaint about Christianity, as if any organization, sacred or secular, does not set standards and expectations for members. This week we talk about what Christian choices actually are, versus what the culture and media say. Is Christianity a rigid, narrow set of rules, or does it, in a paradoxical way, offer liberation that starts with the notion that you can't have it all? The Bible clearly states what God requires of us in one simple verse. We continue our study of Timothy Keller's The Reason for God.
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Podcast 357 -- How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? Psalm 31

    Podcast 357 -- How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? Psalm 31
    2025/02/25
    We continue our study of Timothy Keller's The Reason for God with one of the most oft-asked questions about God. Keller turns the question back on the skeptic, does suffering and evil really negate the existence of God, or is God just acting the way the doubter thinks he should? We don't have easy answers, but we think some comprehension begins with the Christian belief that in an incarnate God that took on the worst this world had to offer.
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    59 分