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Election
One of the most confusing, controversial topics in the Bible is that of election – the teaching that God has chosen his people from before the foundation of the world. Confusing, because it’s hard to understand how humans can be free when God chooses those who are saved. Controversial, because it raises questions about God’s fairness. In this episode Chuck and Aaron discuss these and other questions relating to predestination and election.
Episode 129 | 35 minutes
How Did We Get the Books of the Bible? (Ep93)
Was the list of books in the Bible handed down by God himself? Was it decided by a committee of church leaders? Were there specific criteria given that the books had to meet to be included? In this episode Chuck and Aaron discuss how the books of the Bible made it into the canon.
Angels, Demons, and Ghosts (Ep92)
In spite of our increasingly secular culture, more and more people are interested in and developing a belief in the spirit world. Chuck and Aaron talk about what the Bible says about spirit: angels, demons, and ghosts.
How Do I Know I’m Saved? (Ep91)
Everyone is searching for certainty – the assurance that everything is going to turn out and that we’re going to be okay. Christianity offers certainty to the question, how can I know I’m okay with God. Chuck and Aaron talk about how we can know we’re saved.
The Great Flood (Ep90)
Some modern people find certain stories – like the story of Noah and the Great Flood – difficult to believe. Is this story true? And if it is true, what does it mean? Chuck and Aaron talk about how stories like Noah’s Flood fit into the bigger story of the Bible and make sense of many important historical and theological themes.
Why Go to Church (Ep89)
Should Christians go to church, or is being a part of Christian communal worship optional? Chuck and Aaron talk about this question, and the question behind this question: should Christians be the church?
Christianity and Legalism (Ep88)
Legalism is the belief that humans flourish best when they have order, structure, and rules to guide them. Christianity, while definitely providing order and rules for living, holds that humans flourish best when in relationship, especially the relationship all humans were created for – with the creator God in Jesus.
Is Christianity a Psychological Crutch? (Ep87)
In a materialist age, Christianity appears to some committed secularists to be a crutch – a psychological prop weak-minded religious people need for some sort of support or comfort. Chuck and Aaron talk about how those who make that charge are (partially) correct in their assessment of how Christianity functions in the life of believers but also very hypocritical in their unwillingness to acknowledge their own psychological crutches.
Christianity and Stoicism (Ep86)
The ancient philosophy Stoicism is making quite a comeback in today’s culture, largely by offering an alternative to our culture’s commitment to personal, instantaneous pleasure as the highest good. And why Christianity certainly agrees with Stoicism about the problems of our post-sexual revolution Western culture, the two worldviews also diverge at important points.
In this episode, Chuck and Aaron talk about the similarities and differences between Christianity and Stoicism.
Are Atheists Smart and Christians Dumb? (Ep85)
It’s commonly said in skeptical circles that atheists are logical and rational while Christian believers are superstitious and irrational; in other words, that atheists are smart while Christians are dumb. Is this true; and if it is, what does it tell us about the nature of the disagreements between skeptics and believers? Chuck and Aaron discuss the role intelligence plays in questions about God, and what Christianity has to offer people of all psychological makeups that attracts so many.