Reading the Bible can be very easy at times and at other times very frustrating. On this episode the guys discuss the simplicity of interpreting the Bible and the tools available to take your interpretation to the next level.

EPISODE #116 - How to Read the Bible (Part 2)

If you’re like us, you’ve cracked open the Bible, read a bit, understood little, and then closed it to move on with your day. Reading and understanding the Bible can be so easy sometimes and so hard at other times. In this episode, Jeff and Collin discuss how understanding the big picture of the Bible will immediately help you understand the specific verses or passage you’re reading.

EPISODE #115 - How to Read the Bible Like Jesus

Is your growth in the Christian life up to you, up to God, or is it the result of God teaming up with you? 

Our views of how sanctification takes place in our lives greatly affects our practical, daily lives and it can even affect our understanding of our justification. It is vital to understand who is sanctifying who in the Christian life. Let’s talk about it!

EPISODE #114 - Is Your Sanctification Up to You or God?

What are spiritual gifts? Are they still being given out today? Specifically, is God still giving out the gifts of miracles, prophecy, and tongues? Jeff and Collin recently hosted a theology night on this topic that can be found on Redeemer Waco’s YouTube channel. On this episode the guys recap some of the content and more.

EPISODE #113 - Are Spiritual Gifts for Today?

Whether it’s praying a certain prayer, walking an isle, or cleaning your life up by surrendering all, we are tempted to think we can secure God’s acceptance of us. We think we can justify ourselves to some degree. In this series Jeff and Collin will discuss popular ways we try both justify ourselves (i.e. secure God’s acceptance) and sanctify ourselves (i.e. become more like Christ).

EPISODE #112 - Say The Prayer and Surrender All

Our American culture has opened itself back up to the idea that there might be much more to our world and reality than meets the eye. But Christians have known this from the beginning and Christians must understand the invisible world. The Bible regularly talks about it and ultimately does so for our encouragement and comfort. In this conclusion to this series Jeff and Collin will discuss the invisible realm and why we must understand it.

EPISODE #111 - Why You Must Know About the Invisible World

What are angels and how should we think about them? Our American culture has opened itself back up to the idea that there might be much more to our world and reality than meets the eye. But Christians have known this from the beginning. In this series Jeff and Collin will discuss the invisible realm in general and demons and angels in particular, so buckle up!

EPISODE #110 - Angels and the Invisible Realm

What are demons and how should we think about the invisible realm? Our American culture has opened itself back up to the idea that there might be much more to our world and reality than meets the eye. But Christians have known this from the beginning. In this series Jeff and Collin will discuss the invisible realm in general and demons and angels in particular, so buckle up!

*Please forgive some audio issues on this episode.

EPISODE #109 - Demons and the Invisible Realm (Part 2)

What are demons and how should we think about the invisible realm? Our American culture has opened itself back up to the idea that there might be much more to our reality than meets the eye. From the beginning Christians have known that God made the visible and the invisible. In this series Jeff and Collin will discuss the invisible realm, demons, angels, and how understanding these realities is so helpful in our daily lives, so buckle up!

EPISODE #108 - Demons and the Invisible Realm (Part 1)

What is confession of sin and spiritual discipline? And what does it look and feel like to be in a church culture in which your sin and discipline for your sin is the central focal point? The guys talk about all that and more on this week’s episode.

EPISODE #107 - Confessing Sin and Spiritual Discipline

Christians agree to disagree on all sorts of topics and one of those is the topic of election. Election is definitely in the Bible but what is it? On this episode Collin discusses how Arminians and Calvinists both affirm the general reality of election but disagree on the topic in at least one significant way.

EPISODE #106 - Arminians and Calvinists Disagree on...Election

Christians agree to disagree on all sorts of topics. In the debate between Arminian and Calvinist theology, Arminians think Calvinists violate genuine love for God, making genuine love for God impossible. In this episode Collin responds to that objection.

EPISODE #105 - Do Calvinists Violate Genuine Love for God?

On our last episode Jeff and Collin discussed our personal approach to God. But how should a local church on Sunday morning approach God? We are not asking what components should be included in worship but rather how should those aspects of worship actually be done. Should the music only sound joyous? Should the responsive readings only be somber? Is there any room to acknowledge that we are humans coming from all sorts of backgrounds with all sorts of realities at play on Sunday morning? Let’s talk about it.

EPISODE #104 - A Church's Approach to God on Sunday

Christians agree to disagree on all sorts of topics. In the debate between Arminian and Calvinist theology, Arminians think Calvinists violate the character of God, making him out to not be as loving and merciful as the Bible teaches. In this episode Collin responds to that objection.

EPISODE #103 - Do Calvinists Violate the Character of God?

Should we approach God with fear, reverence, and awe because He is high and lofty or should we approach him comfortably and casually because He is our Father? Many churches and many in the church communicate that we should approach him with both fear and comfort, balancing the two. And sometimes we do not even understand what it means to have fear or joy before God. So, how do we approach God…with fear or comfort? Our answer: yes.

EPISODE #102 - Fear God or Enjoy God?

Christians agree to disagree on all sorts of topics and one of those is the topic of how someone comes to have faith in Christ. Some people believe in Jesus. Others don’t. A key question is: why? On this episode Collin discusses how Arminians and Calvinists both affirm strongly and clearly that faith is a gift of God and brought about by God’s grace. However, the Arminian theology and Calvinist theology diverge significantly at a crucial point.

EPISODE #101 - Arminians and Calvinists Disagree on...Where Faith Comes From

We are all longing for glory. The Bible says Christians are headed towards glorification, life with God in glory where there is no sin, sadness, or death. Life with God. This longing can drive us to want something more in the Christian life and to seek to be on the forefront of Christianity or find a secret no one else knows. We can think we are on the forefront of Christianity because of our spiritual disciplines schedule, small group structure, theology accuracy, or because we think we found the secret key to unlocking the power of the Holy Spirit. On this episode, Jeff and Collin discuss what that looks like and how we should respond.

EPISODE #100 - Being on the Forefront of Christianity

Christians agree to disagree on all sorts of topics and one of those is the topic of the sinful state of people. How sinful are we and what are we capable of in our sin? On this episode Collin discusses how Arminians and Calvinists both affirm the reality of “total depravity” but diverge significantly at a crucial point.

EPISODE #99 - Arminians and Calvinists Disagree on...Total Depravity

What is faith? Faith is such an important topic in the Bible and in our lives but interestingly, faith isn’t mean to focus on itself. On this episode Jeff and Collin discuss what faith is, Heb. 11:1, and how important doctrine is in the Christian life.

EPISODE #98 - What Is Faith?

We're back for season 4! On this episode Jeff and Collin discuss joy and happiness as Christians as well as upcoming topics for their church's theology nights: Angels, Demons, and Spiritual Gifts.

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