BibleStudyPodcasts.org is a must listen!

You have to check out Pastor Toby Logsdon of http://www.biblestudypodcasts.org/.

This is one of the best Christian Podcasts I have found. Toby mixes it up with Bible study, Apologetics, and Q&A. I have listened to most of his Podcasts over the last 3 years or so; I have not heard one thing that has not been scripturally sound. He has a great speaking voice and delivers the information in a way that does not make you feel like you are sitting in a classroom or getting a lecture.

Toby discusses topics and theology that every Christian should know, be able to speak on, defend and witness to others. BibleStudyPodcasts.org has been doing this for a number of years now,  so there is a large library of over 300 Podcasts on many topics for you to pick and chose from.  Below is a list of currently running Podcast topics and Bible Studies:

• 1st John 
• Galatians 
• Gospel of John 
• Proverbs 
• Romans 
• Deconstructing the Deconstructors 
• General 
• Get the Hell Out of Here? 
• Job and the Problem of Evil 
• Knowing God 
• The Essentials 

I listen to these constantly on my IPod. Yes, BibleStudyPodcasts.org  is on ITunes also. This Podcast is a must listen.

Thanks for checking in and God Bless.>>John

Why I hate religion - Pastor Mark Driscoll

While the word "Hate" is strong, I find that the liberalization of Churches and of the interpretation of the Bible is killing Christianity, thus I am not fond of it. I love people, all people. I want them to come to Christ and if they are in Christ I do not want them to be lead astray.

The video below is form an excerpt of a sermon by - Pastor Mark Driscoll of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. I can't even begin to say how much I agree with this video. If only those who were damaged by Religiosity could have found a Church that teaches Jesus, who talk about Jesus and follow the Bible and not their made up version of what they want people to follow.

It is about Jesus and what HE did on the cross. Just like in the past when the Church kept the Bible from the common person, didn't want them reading it, so they could control the masses, today the truth is still being covered up. The Bible is there for us all to read, for us all to absorb, learn and meditate in. I ask you all to search, I mean seriously seek Gods word, pray and let that Truth poor over you and follow the narrow path it leads you on. The Bible will never steer you wrong, but be aware of those with something to lose, for they WILL steer you wrong.

First Cause? - God is the first cause

This is an older post I bumped up to the top again. This is simplified explanation of he Cosmological Argument, also known as the First Cause Argument.

• The Law of Causality says that everything that comes into being or existence needs a cause. It is also known that something cannot come from nothing. To put it another way, if there was nothing before us, there would still be nothing.
• The Law of excluded middle: 'Everything must either be or not be.' thus something is either material or not material. It cannot be both.
• The Second Law of Thermodynamics simply states that the universe (Material) is running out of usable energy

There are only two possibilities for anything that exists: either:

   1. It has always existed (immaterial) and is therefore un-caused, or

   2. It had a beginning and was caused (material) by something else

Nothing can be self-caused, because it would have had to exist already in order to cause anything.

Material is not eternal (having infinite duration), but non-material is eternal.

This being the case, the universe is material and IS in a state of entropy, thus it had to be made.  A causal loop cannot exist, meaning you cannot have infinite regression, there had to be a first cause;  thus, only an immaterial Being could have been the first cause of the material universe.

To deny this, you must assert that either:

   1. Material is eternal, and thus defies The Second Law of Thermodynamics.

   2. That something can come from nothing, which defies ....well, get an empty box with nothing in it and seal it. I'll meet you in 50 years....I bet the box will still be empty.

 
All the evidence from science and logic points to an eternal, everlasting Beginner.

If this is not the best conclusion, what is yours?

Christians are accused of worshiping blindly. I have faith, and my faith is in the Lord Jesus Christ. I don't need to see love, Logic, morality, or thoughts to know they exist.  I see the evidence all around me. If you need to be intellectually persuaded, and there is nothing wrong with that, because most of us do. Examine the evidence of science, philosophy and logic listed above and think about the following:

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”-Hebrews 11:6

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." -Matthew 7:7-8

Time to send in your questions!

It's Q&A time! Time to send in your Bible related questions(or others) to be answered on the John Christian Doe Bible Study Podcast. You can respond to this post or send me an email. My contact information under my "About Me" page. I know some of you have already sent question in, those will be used also. I will chose one or two each Q and A Podcast.

Thanks everyone!

Quick facts about the Bible Part 1

I hear from many non believers that the Bible is just a guide. That is has been re-written many times and changed so much that it does not resemble the original text. Due to this misinformation they don't place much importance in the Bible. This way of thinking could not be more incorrect and it actually makes me very sad that something so important was not given just the basic research you would do buying a car or cell phone.

Now I’m not going to go into great detail here, but I want to list some basic facts about the Bible. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but just a small amount of information for you to digest. In the future I will post more on this topic; it is just too large to take on in one post. Feel free to chime in comments area.

"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work," (2 Tim. 3:16)

The Bible consists of 66 books: 39 in the OT and 27 in the NT. The Bible took about 1600 years to write. It was written in 3 languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, & Greek) by about 40 authors and is internally consistent throughout.

There are presently 5,686 Greek manuscripts in existence today for the New Testament. If we were to compare the number of New Testament manuscripts to other ancient writings, we find that the New Testament manuscripts far outweigh the others in quantity.

Statistically, the New Testament is almost 100 percent textually pure, meaning what it says is consistent to the original manuscripts. Most of the variations in the almost 6000 Greek manuscripts are spelling errors and very minor word alterations.

We as Christians should have no problem being VERY sure that the translations are accurate and trustworthy in regards to what the Bible originally said. We have large amounts of proof available and if we fail to learn what this proof is, we have not done our due diligence. Let us be able to answer skeptic’s questions intelligently and with confidence.If we are not sure about our Bible, how can we be sure of our salvation?

Reality is not changed by what anyone believes. Jesus is our Lord and Savior whether we believe it or not. What -IS- changed by what we believe is our eternal life and where we will spend it.Don’t let secular society, Hollywood or anyone else tell you you’re stupid for what you believe. Equip yourselves with the knowledge to give an answer for why you believe as we are commanded.

"But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence," (1 Peter 3:15).

A good start is here:http://carm.org/ - credit goes to them for the Bible facts….

John “Christian” Doe bible study on 1 Peter

Well hello everyone, the John “Christian” Doe bible study is getting ready to kick off here soon. I am starting the podcast because I think the Bible study format will work best in a Podcast format rather than the blogging format. We will see.

I hope that within the next two days I will have my first podcast on the intro and background with some Apologetics. I think the first pod cast will be the introduction mentioned above and the following podcast we will be getting to 1 Peter 1:1-12.

Keep the theme of 1 Peter in mind as we move forward; Experiencing God’s grace in the midst of suffering and having the appropriate response to suffering and persecution based in the example of Christ.

Thanks for checking in and God Bless.