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In a world where Christianity is often portrayed by critics as a force for oppression and intolerance, my guest Mark David Hall offers a different perspective.

In this episode we'll discuss his new book, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans, which details how Christianity has played a significant role in advancing liberty and equality throughout the history of the United States.

We Talk About:
• How critical views such as those of the 1619 Project portray Christianity
• Ways in which the Puritans helped set the stage for representational government
• The role of Christians during the Revolutionary War era
• How Scripture was misused in our history to support the evils of slavery
• The impact of Christians on the abolitionist movement to end slavery
• How followers of Christ should view their role in the public square today

Listen as we discuss Christianity's important contributions to the founding and growth of the American Experiment with the author of Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land.

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The name Herod is mentioned nearly 50 times in the New Testament, but Scripture is not speaking of just one man.

There are five different rulers named Herod referred to in Scripture: Herod the Great, his sons Herod Archelaus and Herod Antipas, and his grandsons Herod Agrippa I and Herod Agrippa II. (Herod Philip would make six, though he is mentioned simply as Phillip).

On this episode, we explore the five different Herods mentioned in the New Testament, including their historical context, where they show up in Scripture, and how they are important to understanding New Testament times.

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On this episode, we will examine the question of whether or not after His death on the cross Jesus "descended into hell" as stated in the Apostles’ Creed. 

While many Christians recite this creed, some have questioned whether the phrase “He descended into hell” should be included due to the lack of an explicit passage of Scripture teaching this.

We will evaluate several possible interpretations of this phrase and compare them to God's Word to see if they hold up. Join me as we delve into the historical context and theology behind this belief and explore the important question of how we should respond if we cannot affirm this particular line in the Apostles' Creed.

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Evidence that Demands a Verdict provides an extensive defense of the Christian faith and provides readers with a ready defense across a broad range of topics.

This nearly 800 page apologetics resource from Josh and Sean McDowell is a completely updated and revised edition of the original of the same name.

Written in outline form, this textbook on apologetics jams as much content as possible into each section. Though many will find this most useful as a reference book rather than reading it cover to cover, it has proven to be among the most complete and helpful books for those interested in studying, teaching, and defending the reasons for their faith in Christ.

Evidence That Demands a Verdict is broken up into four sections and covers the reliability and historicity of the Bible, the case for belief in Christ, the case for Christianity, and an examination of competing worldviews and religions. This is perhaps the best apologetics reference book available.

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Historic creeds and confessions are incredibly important for the church. They help us to understand and articulate the key doctrines of the Christian faith in a clear and concise manner and they have helped guide believers into deeper understanding of orthodox theology.

Creeds, Confessions and Catechisms: A Reader’s Edition (Edited by Chad Van Dixhoorn – Professor of Church History at Westminster, published by Crossway) includes 13 of the most important documents in Church history with introductions for each by Dixhoorn that explains the origins and significance of each document.

You’ll find things like the Apostles’ and Nicene creeds, the Westminster and London Baptist Confessions of faith, the Heidelberg Catechism, and much more.

I wholeheartedly recommend that believers have access to these creeds, confessions, and catechisms and make regular use of them in their study of Scripture.

This is a great looking edition that gathers them together in one place so that every Christian can have them on their shelf.

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All men are hardwired with certain instincts that can either be a help or a hindrance to them as they seek to become the men God has designed them to be.

Our guest on this episode is Chase Replogle, pastor of Bent Oak Church in Springfield, MO and the host of the Pastor Writer Podcast. We're discussing his new book The Five Masculine Instincts: A Guide to Becoming a Better Man.

We'll discuss what each of these five instincts are and how better understanding them can help us develop our character as Christian men.

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There is no shortage of new books to read, but we all have favorites that we have read multiple times.

One of the books that I’ve reread the most is Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders.

While you may expect that this book would be focused solely on those interested in learning or sharpening leadership skills for their work or ministry roles, this book contains incredible insight that will benefit every Christian. In fact, the full title of the book captures this perfectly: Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer.

To encourage you to check out this book for yourself, I'd like to share 14 of my favorite quotes from this work. You can find each of the quotes as well as links to pick up a copy of the book at ReasonableTheology.org/Leadership

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God is not disinterested in how we worship Him. The Regulative Principle of Worship seeks to help the church worship God His way, not ours.

On this episode we examine the biblical basis of the Regulative Principle of Worship and explore how it informs the way in which worship should be conducted in the church. 

We also compare it to alternative principles, such as the Inventive Principle and the Normative Principle, and discuss the challenges associated with each of these views. 

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When you think of challenges that Christians face in reaching the culture with the Gospel, you typically think of issues such as atheism, agnosticism, or perhaps living in a place that predominantly adheres to a different religion, such as Islam.

On this episode of the podcast our guest Kyle Beshears argues that apathy is the great challenge that we have to face in our culture, as people are increasingly apathetic towards spiritual things. 

Kyle is the author of Apatheism: How We Share When They Don't Care, and in this conversation we will talk about the four conditions that lead to a culture to become 'apatheistic' and how we can seek to overcome those hurdles when sharing the Gospel with those around us.

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God the Son taking on flesh did not come as a Plan B after man’s failure to uphold the religious system they were entrusted with. Even a cursory reading of the Old Testament reveals that redemptive history was always steadily marching towards the appearance of God’s Messiah who would bring salvation to His people.

This took place precisely when God intended for it to. In Galatians we read that “when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.”

What we see here in the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel is the revelation that this long-awaited moment, the fulness of time, had come – that He who made man would become man in a matter of months.                          

The Messiah was soon to arrive.

With anticipation built up over the centuries for Immanuel to come and ‘ransom captive Israel,’ we see His entrance would not come as a conquering king, but instead an angelic messenger is sent from God to an obscure young woman in an obscure town in Galilee.

In this sermon on Luke 1:26-33 we will consider the messenger, secondly we will look to Mary and her response, and finally we will look at how Gabriel describes the coming Messiah.

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing is one of the best-known and best-loved Christmas songs and has been for well over 260 years. But you might not recognize the original lyrics. It began with:

Hark how all the welkin rings, 
Glory to the King of Kings

What on earth is a welkin? And how did this hymn change over time?

Here’s the story behind the original hymn, the change in its lyrics, and how it came to be the familiar song we know today.

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In Matthew 8:23-27 we read the dramatic account of Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee.

Unfortunately, the primary message of this passage is often minimized or missed altogether.

The ultimate lesson here is not about Jesus calming the storms in your life, nor do we find a promise here that Jesus will get you safely to every destination you set for yourself.

The calming of the storm on the Sea of Galilee is first and foremost about being confronted with the nature of Jesus Christ: truly man yet truly God.

Unless we rightly understand this we cannot rightly apply this passage to our lives.

The following is a sermon I preached on this passage, and I trust that you'll find even greater encouragement here when rightly seeing the focus on Jesus Christ rather than ourselves.

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A firm grasp of church history provides believers with encouragement to press on in the midst of difficulties, gives us warnings to avoid the mistakes of the past, and provides us with a better understanding of the men, women, and events that God has used to further His kingdom.

But where should a person begin in their study of the history of the church? Which events and eras are especially important, and who are some of the people that every Christian should be familiar with?

On this episode of the podcast we are joined once again by Troy Frasier, co-host of the Revived Thoughts podcast, which brings you some of history’s greatest sermons along with fascinating backstories about the life and times of the men who preached them.

In this conversation we will discuss why studying church history is important for every believer, which eras are especially interesting, key events that you should know about, and the best ways to further educate yourself about the history of Christianity.

We mention a lot of people and a lot of resources on this episode, so be sure to visit https://ReasonableTheology.org/Troy for the show notes and links to additional resources to dive deeper into church history.

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Our society desperately needs Christian men to recover a right understanding of Biblical masculinity so that they can strengthen our homes, communities, and our society as a whole as God intended.

Despite the damaging effects that stem from a failure of men to accept responsibility and to love and lead their families as they are called to, our culture encourages prolonged adolescence, provides few helpful role models, and discourages men from fulfilling their God-given roles.

Unfortunately the church has often not done a great job at instilling true biblical masculinity — either failing to give it proper attention or doing little more than creating ‘manly’ social clubs or offering an occasional men’s retreat. There is much more work to do to recover a right understanding of what it means to be a godly man, husband, and father.

On this episode we speak with Jeremy Stalnecker about Biblical masculinity. Jeremy is a former Marine Corps infantry officer and is an author, speaker, and the CEO of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, which works with military veterans and others overcoming PTSD.

During our conversation we will define Biblical masculinity, examine the ways in which unhealthy views of manhood have negatively impacted our society, and discuss how we can recover a right understanding of godly masculinity and pass it on to the next generation.

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There are three questions which every person must find answers to: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going?

While secularism, naturalism, and relativism all attempt to provide satisfying answers to these questions, there can be no ultimate meaning in life without God. But in today’s culture the idea of the existence of God has largely been rejected.

This has resulted in a society that desperately needs to hear the evidence for believing in God and restoring Him to His rightful place in our lives.

On this episode, apologist Josh McDowell shares why belief in God is vital for finding meaning in life and provides evidence for His existence based on reason and observation.

His latest book, co-authored by Thomas Williams, is called How to Know God Exists: Solid Reasons to Believe in God, Discover Truth, and Find Meaning in Your Life. In it they use reason and common sense to show that only God provides answers to life’s most important questions.

During our conversation we’ll discuss the relationship between faith and reason, why secular worldviews fail to give meaning to life, and how the challenges to and criticisms of Christianity have changed over the six decades of his ministry.

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Did the United States truly have a Christian founding, or were the Founders simply Deists who desired to create a secular nation?

This question has been hotly debated for generations, and our society increasingly regards the idea of America's Christian heritage as something to be minimized, rejected, or denied.

So what is the truth regarding the faith of the Founders and how it influenced their actions as they fought a revolution and brought forth a new nation?

To answer this question we're speaking with historian Mark David Hall. Hall is one of the most distinguished scholars of early American history. He is a professor, a nationally-recognized expert on religious freedom, and the author of several books, including Did America Have a Christian Founding? 

In this conversation we'll discuss how Christianity shaped our nation, how much impact deism actually had on some of the founders, the true meaning of the separation of church and state, and how we can return to the biblical founding principles that made America a great nation.

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On October 6 1536 William Tyndale was executed by being tied to a stake, strangled, and burned.

His crime? Translating the Bible into the English language.

Listen to the fascinating story of this Protestant Reformer, Bible translator, and martyr for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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“Live your truth.”
“Follow your heart.”
“God wants you to be happy.”
“You only live once.”

These phrases are more than empty platitudes. These nice-sounding lies are quickly becoming deeply held cultural beliefs that promise great freedom yet in reality heap up burdens we were not meant to bear.

On this episode we welcome Alisa Childers back to the podcast. Alisa joined us previously on episode 34 to talk about so-called ‘progressive Christianity.’ This time we’re talking about her latest book "Live Your Truth (and Other Lies): Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed."

In this conversation we will talk about why catchy social media slogans are able to take root in our culture and in our churches, why these subtle lies bring us greater burdens rather than relief, and how we can escape false notions of what the Christian life looks like.

Along the way we’ll also talk about the power and pitfalls of social media, the critical difference between subjective and objective truth, and whether or not women are especially targeted by the ‘believe in yourself’ version of Christianity.

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How can you introduce the Christian faith to someone who thinks they already are Christian? My guest on this episode is from Mormonism Research Ministry, which is dedicated to reaching current and former Mormons with the true Gospel.

Eric Johnson has been a student of Mormonism since 1987 and has written a number of books on this unique area of evangelism, including Sharing the Good News with Mormons which we had a conversation back on episode 5 of the podcast.

His latest book is Introducing Christianity to Mormons: A Practical and Comparative Guide to What the Bible Teaches where he compares and contrasts Mormon views with the teaching of God’s Word.

In this episode we’ll discuss how the doctrines of the Latter-Day Saints differ from Scripture, why a significant number of Mormons are not only leaving Mormonism but are abandoning religion altogether, and how we can effectively challenge their views with Scripture when they believe the Bible is true only “as far as it has been translated correctly.”

We will also get into some of the very, very different theological views on God and Jesus Christ that Mormon missionaries typically won’t get into when they knock on your door and discuss a game plan for how we can witness to Mormons that we interact with.

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If you’ve been around Reasonable Theology for any length of time you’ll have gathered that I greatly admire CH Spurgeon and share resources from his extensive ministry often.

So it is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Geoff Chang to the podcast. Chang is curator of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and he’s the author of a new book Spurgeon The Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry.

In this conversation we’ll talk about how Chang became academically interested in Spurgeon, the purpose of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern, what Spurgeon was like as a pastor of a local church, and why he was able to avoid the pitfalls of being a celebrity pastor of a large church.

Along the way we’ll discuss how Spurgeon was able to accomplish so much and how this larger-than-life figure from church history can still be an encouragement to pastors of small churches.
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• A Theological Word or Phrase Explained Quickly and Clearly
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