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Episode 56: Acts 13-14 - Who Were Those "Appointed to Eternal Life?"

September 28, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

*10-12-23 Note - The original release of this episode had some minor production errors. Those have been corrected and the new version is available for download. 

There are many ideas about how people get "saved." Is God in control of the whole process, or do people have some say in what they believe. There’s a story in Acts 13-14 that some think speaks to the topic. But we may not be understanding the passages ancient context? If that’s the case, we may have some rethinking to do!

Resources Referenced and/or Read:

• Toussaint, S. D. (1985). Acts. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, pp. 390–391). Victor Books.
• Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1972). A handbook on the Acts of the Apostles (pp. 269–270). United Bible Societies.
• Gangel, K. O. (1998). Acts (Vol. 5, p. 219). Broadman & Holman Publishers.
• Polhill, J. B. (1992). Acts (Vol. 26, p. 308). Broadman & Holman Publishers.
• Martin, R. P. (2005). The Result of Paul’s Preaching in Antioch: “As many as were ordained to eternal life believed” Acts 13:48. The Reformed Baptist Theological Review, 2(2), 29–30.
• Bence, P. A. (1998). Acts: a Bible commentary in the Wesleyan tradition (p. 62). Wesleyan Publishing House.

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• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
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We come to Mount Gilboa.  Although this mountain is a beautiful mountain to behold, it only brings memories of death, destruction, and defeat.  We all will experience a "Gilboa" in our lives - moments of tragedy and sorrow.  What can we learn from the events on Gilboa that help us cope with tragedy?

Taken from 2 Samuel 1:17-27

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Episode 41: The Rethinking Conversion Project

April 25, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

In today’s church culture, someone’s conversion is surrounded by certain expectations. Conversion is often understood as a “personal decision for Christ” that happens at a church alter, or maybe an outreach event. And when that decision is memorialized by some rendition of the “sinner’s prayer”, only then is it considered official. But what if our modern understanding of conversion isn’t at all like what the biblical text shows. Then we may need to “rethink conversion”. 

Referenced Resources:

• Hall, Gregory D. - The Rethinking Conversion Project - https://rethinkingscripture.com/rethinking-conversion/

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

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