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Thank you, Lois!

You, too, Carmen!❤

You're absolutely right, Lisa! Those denominations keep going more and more downhill spiritually. We saw that video too. It makes us angry and sad at the same time!

We're right there with you, Lois! Thanks for the comment!

Good morning, Carmen. Thank you!

Thank you, Lisa!

It most certainly does, Lois! Thank you for the comment!

That’s encouraging to hear! Thanks for the comment!

Thank you, Lisa!

Yes! We’ve both been in the PCA, and I’ve been in the denomination a long time, and I didn’t even know that she was part of it! I’m so glad to hear that somebody was taking her seriously and trying to do something about it; and that the general assembly was willing to also! That made me so happy!! Too many people want to argue that she’s just fine. This should help create some doubt in their minds. At least hopefully! Thanks for your comment!!

Thanks for your encouraging words! All the glory to God! It definitely can seem like we are in the small minority (and often we are!). But so long as we are lining everything up with Scripture, we can be assured although our side may be the small side, it’s the right side! ❤

Understand how you feel. So many of my friends are enthusiastic about the Chosen. And can't understand why I'm not and do not really want to listen to my reasons.

Right there with you! It is good to be a part of a community who strives to be faithful to God and his word.

@@loiscarteaux9389 I’m right there with you, Lois. I have tried to explain to people why it’s heresy, but they think the fact that someone has done a series “based” on Jesus makes them good and godly people! If I hear one more person say that The Chosen or He Gets Us makes Jesus so much more relatable, I may scream! haha.

We don’t have an episode on the Dove Awards, but that’s a great topic for a future episode! Thanks for the suggestion! And thanks for watching!

Thanks, Lisa! And you are absolutely right! I’m so thankful God gives us what we need to face temptations without succumbing to them.

Thanks, Hannah! I’m not familiar with City Alight. I’ll check them out!

Thanks, Cynthia! We were going to talk about the radio stations, too, but we ran out of time. Music aside, listening to the talk on KLove and Word FM is almost as brutal as some of the bad songs!

Thanks, Lois! It is a very murky area and hard to navigate. All we can do is at least know all of the facts!

Thanks! All the glory to God!

Thanks so much, Carmen!

Just a correction - I am not saying that we shouldn't adhere to any doctrine or tradition, that is not even possible, that is how we function. The doctrines are good. What I think is bad is to keep on saying "our doctrine is the true one" or "our church is true one" (I am not suggesting you are doing so)

First, as we said in the episode, all Christians have unity with one another because we are all one in Christ. The important aspects of the differences come into play when it comes to ‘linking arms’ with one another. Can those of different theological camps link arms to fight against abortion? Yes. To stand together on political matters of importance? Yes. But when it comes to matters where theological teaching is involved, the answer is no. For instance, you mentioned substitutionary atonement being a “reformed” doctrine. It’s not a Reformed doctrine; it’s a biblical truth. Christ took the punishment on Himself in our place-He substituted Himself for us and took the punishment we deserved. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 1 Peter 2:24 says, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” Another thing you mentioned as “Reformed” is that we all inherited Adam’s sin. That’s also a biblical truth. Romans 5:12 says, “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned;” David said in Psalm 51:5, “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.” These truths you mentioned (and others) have important ramifications for understanding God, ourselves, and the world. That’s why partnering with others has to be given much thought. As we said, we are all one in Christ. As we also said in the episode, a person does not have to get every aspect these doctrines correct or even understand them to be a Christian; but once we are saved, it is important that we learn more and more, and learn correctly. Also, you mention God’s sovereignty in salvation. Understanding His complete sovereignty in everything is life-changing. We suggest watching or listening to our first episode of 2024, “ What was God Doing Before Creation?” to understand this doctrine better. pod.link/1483454015/episode/daa205ae44e3efd9f76c649de50e14bf or ruclips.net/video/hCaJfIXThK8/видео.htmlfeature=shared Thank you for commenting. We appreciate the discussions that come, even from those who question or disagree.

@@Proverbs910Ministries Thank you for your response and that you are being open to the discussion with people who don't have same opinions. To your points of substitutionary atonement and original sin being biblical truths, not reformed doctrines: I get that biblical truths do not always have the same name in the Bible and how we call them now (when the doctrine developes and later we put a name on something which is not named in the Bible), however the doctrine of substitutionary atonement is mainly held in the western church whereas not in the eastern church. The church fathers mostly held to the Ransom theory and/or Christus Victor (Jesus as the Victor over death, darkness, sin - mentioned in Matthew 28:18, Isaiah 53, Romans 3:21-25, Hebrews 10:12-18). The Ransom theory is actually the oldest theory on atonement and together with the theosis forms the theory of atonement in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Some hints on theosis are also present in the works of C.S.Lewis. The doctrine of original sin wasn't known to the first and second century christians (doesn't suggest that it is not true, merely that they didn't talk about it). What I notice in the verse you mentioned from Romans 5:12 is that the death is the "main disease" not sin. Death is what keeps spreading and affects everyone and every creature. And I totally disagree that according to Psalms 51:5 we can derive that all humanity is under the Adams sin. Even Genesis 3 where there is the original story described we don't see there words such as sin, transgression, rebellion or guilt. Nor there is any correlation between sex and disobedience. The church fathers before St. Augustine just don't mention this doctrine of original sin, which is almost 3 whole centuries. They might suggest that human beings are biased towards sinning, not that they inherited some sin nature from Adam. But St. Augustine starts talking about the way how Adam and Eve by sexual reproduction created human nature (thus sinful). The reformation took it even further and notably John Calvin put the corner stone of the doctrine of total depravity. And according to that no human is even willing to search for God (many examples directly from the Bible suggest otherwise). In this doctrine there is also difference between eastern and western church - where the eastern churches from the beginning of teaching the doctrine of original sin were against it and to this day don't hold to the idea of inherited guilt. By pointing all these things out I am merely suggesting that other churches who also hold to the teachings of Bible, who believe Jesus is the Son of God, who believe in the Trinity... just have different doctrines and explain differently the things described in the same Bible we all have. I think Christ gave us the perfect example how to remain in unity which I described in my previous comment, I just want to add to that: (1.John 1:5-9) "This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." What I take from this is that if we remain in the light (which is the truth of Jesus Christ) and we keep confessing our sins that is when we have fellowship with one another and with God - thats when we have unity.

@@saraoroszova7685 To think that we did not inherit the sin of Adam is to realm into heresies. 1 Corinthians 15:22 says that in Adam all died. Adam was our federal head. We need(ed) a new federal head - Jesus! Penal substitutionary atonement is also, indeed, a biblical doctrine. For more on it, we did an episode, number 239, mostly about that subject. Please take time to study and pray about the Scriptures we've mentioned earlier and these doctrines.

Haha! We totally understand that!!

Thank you so much for the encouraging words! We’re glad you liked it!

​@@Proverbs910MinistriesWhich church are preaching the gospel of the kingdom around the world to all nations as Jesus Christ said? Matthew 10:16, 24:14, 28:19-20, Mark 13:10..

Which church are preaching the gospel of the kingdom around the world to all nations as Jesus Christ said? Matthew 10:16, 24:14, 28:19-20, Mark 13:10..

@@vusimngomezulu2500 Reformed Presbyterians and Reformed Baptists are through their missionary agencies and online services; as well as other individual churches who are teaching biblical theology and reaching the world through the same means. Are you looking for a specific list, or for a church in your area?

@@Proverbs910Ministries Please show me a proof from the Bible that many different Christians are preaching one massage.

Can you give some Scripture, in context, supporting what you say is error?

They were speaking trash not truth

Thanks, Laura! Obviously, it's Truth that some are not ready or willing to hear. But we’ll keep praying for them!

@@Proverbs910Ministries No serious. I really think this is true trash.

@@zachio69Please provide Scripture (in context) that refutes anything we have said.

@@Proverbs910Ministries Jesus disagreed with Paul because in Matthew 8 and Luke 7, Jesus shows love and compassion to those who were considered outcasts in society while Paul condemns them in 1 Corinthians 6 and Romans 1. Paul was a homophobe and he hated women and you agree with him. Do you not?

We address this very issue in the episodr

@@Proverbs910Ministries Yeah I know and I disagree with it.

Thank you, Lois! It seems we all have family and / or friends that are involved in one of these things. I think that’s why so many just want to stay quiet about it and ignore it - or worse yet, like you said, approve of it! You’re right, the agenda is from hell and is pure evil. “Woe to those who call darkness light and light darkness." Thanks for the comment!

So glad you are discussing it!! All churches need to! Thanks, Carmen!❤️

We are so thrilled you are enjoying it! We do not have the study on DVD. However, besides the book, study guide, and podcast episodes, we do have extra teaching videos on RUclips on the different chapters of the book. We take a theme of the chapter and dig a little deeper into it.

Thanks! We will probably go into it in detail in a future episode. Long story short, we were in a church that wasn't Reformed but the Pastor said it was very accepting of Reformed Theology. Only took a few women making a stink about it for him and the church leadership to change their mind.

Thank you!

Thank you, Lois!