PODCAST: Saved By Baptism?
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What are protestants, who believe in salvation by faith alone, supposed to do with passages in the New Testament that suggest that Christians are saved […]
Category: Soteriology
PODCAST: Leaving Sola Scriptura
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Aree Spivey (of Failed Kingdoms) was my guest to discuss his move toward Eastern Orthodoxy and away from the Protestant idea of sola scriptura–that scripture […]
Judge Not?
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Watch: Listen:http://cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20201027-JudgeNot.mp3 Read:Christians are often told to follow Jesus’ command to not judge, often by non-Christians who perceive us, rightly or wrongly, of being nasty […]
The False Gospel of No-Suffering
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Watch: Listen:http://www.cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20201007-NoSuffering.mp3 Read:A perennial challenge to belief in God is human suffering. If God is all good and all powerful, it is asked, why do […]
Praying for Trump’s Demise
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After President Donald Trump announced that he tested posted for COVID-19 on the morning of October 2, Bill Corbett, former Mystery Science Theater 3000 writer/actor […]
PODCAST: How Do I Know if I’m Saved?
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In this open invitation Zoom chat, I highlighted the thorny question of how a Christian can know if they’re saved (also called “assurance”), gave some […]
Liberty as an Idol
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In recent years I have found myself moving toward a libertarian political philosophy on the basis of biblical data, moral arguments, and practical concerns. Though […]
The Gospel According to Tracts: How to Get to Heaven
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Tracts are small handouts which mix graphics and text to give a simple presentation of the gospel (and occasionally a subject that fundamentalists think is […]
PODCAST: Cantus Firmus Book Club Ep. 5 – The Day the Revolution Began (w/ Ruth Ryder)
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I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ruth Ryder about the N.T. Wright book The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s […]
Three Reasons Why Christians Think the Resurrection of Jesus Isn’t Important
Posted onIf asked to explain why it’s important that Jesus rose from the dead, most Christians couldn’t give you a reason. Here are three reasons why […]