The End Time Blog Podcast
By Elizabeth Prata
I was a school teacher, a journalist/editor, now an elementary teacher's aide. After I was saved I began a writing ministry for Christian women on the topics of encouragement, Reformed theology, and discernment. Why The End Time? We're living in the end time. Time is short to share the Gospel- and grows shorter each day. I'm a member in a local, elder-led church, and I await the day I will meet my Jesus face to face. Blessings!
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The End Time Blog PodcastSep 13, 2021
576: Wolf Week # 5: Why does God allow false teachers?
I've spent the last 5 days discussing from the Bible the fact of false teachers, their methods, their characteristics, and their traits. False teachers are destructive to the individual, to the local church body, and to the faith in general.
So that leaves one last important question. Why does God allow false teachers?
Tune in for the answer! Links mentioned:
John MacArthur, The Danger of Causing a Christian to Sin sermon on Matthew 18:5–9
John Piper: What Is God's Purpose With False Teaching?
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575: Wolf Week # 4: Has that false teacher REALLY 'helped' you?
Replies to statements that such and such is a false teacher:
Christian Lady 1: So-and-So is a false teacher.
Christian Lady 2: No way! But she's helped me in my walk! And she says true things sometimes!
Christian Lady 1: The demon possessed slave girl was 'helping' Paul, so why was Paul 'greatly annoyed'? Because her statement was only partly true, AND it was spiritually ambiguous. Paul exorcised her.
Ladies, we don't need to allow a false teacher to help along our God. He doesn't need just any truth. Truth that's proclaimed must be clearly explained and specifically credited to HIM. Here is what the slave girl was saying-
Links mentioned in the podcast:
Denny Burk, How to Deal with False Teachers
Tim Challies, Lessons I've learned from False Teachers
Tim Challies: False Teachers and Deadly Doctrines
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574: Wolf Week # 3: Types of false teachers and their different methods
So, discernment is more than pointing out this or that false teacher. False teachers also exhibit certain characteristics. As is written at The Masters University, false teachers exhibit a "pathology." We need to be "spiritual pathologists" to detect them.
To that end, I include a wealth of links to begin learning what the Bible has to say about the characteristics false teachers possess.
The Masters University, The Pathology of False Teachers
Noah Adams, lead pastor of City Park Church in CO, 10 Characteristics of False Teachers’
Colin Smith, 7 Traits of False Teachers
Tim Challies, 7 Traits of False Teachers
Kim Sorgius Jones, 7 False Teaching Messages & How to Battle Them"
Tim Challies "The Spiritual Gift of Discernment" book
Sinclair Ferguson, "What is Discernment?" article
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573: Wolf Week #2- Why Wolves?
Matthew 7:15 says, "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves."
We've all heard this verse probably many times. We can understand it on the surface. It's a simple axiom.
Why did the Spirit choose Wolves as the primary symbol that represents false teachers in His inspired word? Tune in for an exploration of these and other facts about wolves the animal and wolves the false teachers. Links mentioned:
Beware of false teachers
They are called false brothers (2 Corinthians 11:26); false apostles (2 Corinthians 11:13); false teachers (2 Peter 2:1); false speakers, that is, liars (1 Timothy 4:2); and false Christs (Matthew 24:24). The apostle John tells us, therefore, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1).
How to watch for wolves: Three signs of a false teacher
When a wolf looks at sheep, what does he see? Food. His motivation for getting close to sheep is not to care for their needs or protect them from danger; it’s to feed on them. But in order to get close to sheep, a wolf employs deceptive tactics to keep the sheep from discerning his dangerous presence before he can achieve his aims.
What does it mean that false prophets are wolves in sheep's clothing?
Jesus alerts us to “watch out for false prophets” in Matthew 7:15. He compares these false prophets to wolves in sheep’s clothing. Jesus also tells us how to identify these false prophets: we will recognize them by their fruit (Matthew 7:20).
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572: Wolf Week # 1: My two "starter false teachers"
Wolf Week! Lack of discernment is the cause of much trouble in the church and much confusion. This is entry #1 in my series after the Introduction I did the other day. Today I share a personal story about a time early on when I lacked discernment to be able to detect that Joel Osteen and Beth Moore were false. What was I thinking! Tune in to see how I found out and what I did about it.
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571: Wolf Week Intro: or, We DO know the heart
Today and the next 5 weekdays I'll publish something about discernment. So, Wolf Week! Lack of discernment is the cause of much trouble in the church and much confusion.
This inaugural entry to the week of discernment essays is called "We DO know the heart!"
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570: When a pagan sees the Northern Lights for the first time
By Elizabeth Prata
The National Atmospheric and Oceanographic Administration, AKA NOAA, advised yesterday that an 'extreme' geomagnetic storm was gong to hit the US last night. They issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning of 'G5' (highest) when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday. The effects include glowing lights in the northern sky, colors of ethereal and jaw dropping beauty.
My friends here in Georgia are excited. Northern Lights are rarely seen this far south! Indeed, as I awoke this morning many of them had posted photographs of the Lights in the sky. One social media account posted seeing them as far south as Key Largo, Florida!
How can we help someone who doesn't know after seeing a display like the Northern Lights this far south? Tune in to hear!
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569: John the Baptist ate locusts, ew
There is an Old Testament link in Leviticus 11:20, 23, 41, and 42 that mention winged things as detestable. The people were not to eat them. So, did John the Baptist sin by eating locusts? Tune in to find out!
Yesterday's essay and podcast that discussed gnats: Strain a gnat, swallow a fly
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568: Strain a gnat, swallow a camel
Looking a bit deeper into Matthew 23:24, the gnat vs. camel saying, we see an interesting connection in the Old Testament. Tune in to find out what it is!
567: Encouragement: Keeping our conscience tender
In a semi-rambling post, I look at seasons literally, seasons of sin, then gifts from God, one of which is our conscience. Poor Jeremiah, he never had a convert, the peoples' conscience was so seared they just kept right on sinning. Don't let that be you! At the end I offer several resources on the conscience.
Further resources:
John MacArthur, book, The Vanishing Conscience
RC Sproul 4-min devotional, Don’t Waste Your Conscience
Monergism, selections on the conscience by Puritans, essay by JI Packer: The Puritan Conscience
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In the presence of God with great joy?
Thinking about the verse in Jude 1:24, being presented to God blameless and with great joy.
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566: More encouragement- our glorious future
There is such inexpressible and perpetual activity in the holy realms, it is breathtaking to think of. All heaven is working under command of our Holy God to ready for the Time. What time? The time when God says to Jesus, "Go get your bride!" And His deposit of our inheritance will be redeemed in full! (Ephesians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 1:22)
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An encouragement on fixing our eyes on Jesus
If you want to look like Jesus, look at Jesus.
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564: What is an 'Indian praying town' and who was John Eliot?
Fascinating and inspiring history lesson on the first Bible printed in this hemisphere, Indian Praying Towns, and the missionary efforts of John Eliot.
Sources:
Book- The American Puritans by Dustin Benge and Nate Pickowicz
Wikipedia Indian Praying Towns
Native Northeast Portal: John Eliot
Native Northeast Portal: Margaret Tyndal Winthrop
The early Massachusetts press, 1638-1711, by George Emery Littlefield
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Puritan Wives: Anne Hutchinson- Screeching usurper, or passionate devotee?
You know how some people jokingly say he or she 'broke the internet'? Well, Anne Hutchinson broke the colony. Listen in for how one woman almost singlehandedly ruined the nascent Massachusetts Bay Colony's Puritan experiment!
other entries in this series:
Introduction
Margaret Winthrop and her extraordinary love letters
Anne Bradstreet, The Tenth Muse
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562: Puritan Wives: The Tenth Muse, Anne Bradstreet
After writing an intro to this series on Puritan Wives, and looking at Margaret Winthrop the other day, we have entry #2 in this series, Anne Bradstreet. A vibrant, talented woman, her poetic works still stand today as excellent pieces of literature we read and enjoy in these modern times.
Introduction to Puritan Wives: https://the-end-time.org/2018/09/24/puritan-wives-literate-capable-and-invisible-in-history/
Margaret Winthrop and her extraordinary letters: https://the-end-time.org/2024/04/19/puritan-wives-margaret-tyndal-winthrop-and-her-extraordinary-love-letters/ Anne Hutshinson, Passionate devotee, or schreeching usurper? https://the-end-time.org/2024/04/22/puritan-wives-anne-hutchinson-screeching-usurper-or-passionate-devotee-2/
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Puritan Wives: Margaret Tyndal Winthrop and her extraordinary love letters
Far from being dour, joyless drudges, Puritans were an amazing group of people- warm, vibrant, intellectual, and committed to God. Here, I show some insights into Margaret and John Winthrop's marriage, gleaned from some of the many love letters they wrote to each other.
Here are some further resources:
A Model of Christian Charity, sermon by John Winthrop
Some old Puritan love-letters: John and Margaret Winthrop, 1618-1638; ed. by Joseph Hopkins Twichell
Margaret Winthrop at encyclopedia.com
Puritan wives: literate, capable, and invisible in history?
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560- Book Review: The War on Children
The War on Children is John MacArthur's new book, outlining the high importance of loving, teaching, and protecting our children from a culture that is weaponized specifically to destroy them.
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559: Lori Alexander, red flags of a false teacher, and the whole counsel of God
Looking at some red flags Daniel Schricker Ph.D illuminated for us in his article on Lori Alexander the Transformed Wife, and I go further and show some more. Just because someone mentions the Bible a lot does not necessarily mean they are putting out wholesome food to absorb. Tune in to hear how to discern some red flags
Further Reading/Links mentioned
The Cult of Lori Alexander by Daniel Schricker Ph.D
Balance in our Theology is Important by EPrata
The Whole Counsel of God by Randy Alcorn Discernment without Judgmentalism TableTalk Magazine
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558: The Suddenness of Job's Tragedies
So as Sophia used to say on the TV show The Golden Girls, "Picture it, the land of Uz, 4000 years ago..." Job is living his life. Nothing remarkable happened. Oh, probably the usual servant issues, animals dying, an occasional tribal raid. But his life was stable and proceeding apace as the years went on. Like all of us, we think how it is now is how it's going to stay. This attitude is even captured in the Bible where people are mocking, saying "For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue just as they were from the beginning of creation." (2 Peter 3:4b). Listen in for biblical food for thought about the impermanence and fragility of life.
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557: What does "Dayspring" mean?
What DOES this ancient word mean? It's in some translations of the Bible. I think it's poetic and I enjoy thinking of Jesus in this way...
556: When heaven becomes silent
I'm fascinated with heaven. Aren't you? It is our home, the next destination for us, and where Jesus is. We SHOULD be fascinated with it.
Of these biblical glimpses into heaven we see that heaven is an active, busy, and loud place.
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555: College conferences 'UniteUS': Movement of God or false convert factory?
**Editor Note: This podcast is long, and I forgot to keep an eye on the time. I'm only allowed 30 minutes. It cuts off in mid-sentence, but close enough to the end I let it stay.
I explore the phenomenon of UniteUS, a new movement sweeping college campuses founded by Auburn University coach's wife Tonya Prewitt.
The End Time: Are There too Many Conferences? What is decisional regeneration?
FYI: The End Time The Problem with Parachurch Organizations is... John MacArthur, on the Narrow Gate sermon "The Way to Heaven." Urbana15 and other large conferences are false Christian-making factories Music attribution
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Little Known Bible Characters #6: King Chedorlaomer
Sixth in my series looking at Little Known Bible Characters. This one's from the Old Testament, King Chedorlaomer. Previous entries have been:
Little Known Bible Characters #5: Harbonah the Eunuch
Little Known Bible Characters #4: Eutychus
Little Known Bible Characters #3: Trophimus
Little Known Bible Characters #2: ‘The List of Offenders’
Little Known Bible Characters #1: Iddo
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Am I growing? What are some markers of sanctification?
How do we know we're growing in Christ? How do we know the Holy Spirit is at work in us?
I discuss a couple of ways for you, if you're genuinely saved, to detect growth in your holy walk with Christ. Certainly not all ways, but a few to make an assessment of our growth in the Lord, as we all should from time to time.
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552: Why aren't things beautiful anymore?
Why does everything seem to be so ugly now? Buildings, fashion, speech, even people and their faces. Let's take a look at if I'm overgeneralizing, or if there may be a biblical reason for all this ugliness.
Links mentioned Why don't we build beautiful buildings any more? Further Resources
Goodness, Truth, & Beauty Ligonier (Harry Reeder)
In Christian theology, beauty demands to be noticed essay
The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly About the Arts, by Leland Ryken book
Beauty and the Beholder: A Christian View of Aesthetics and Art (outline)
Art and the Bible, Francis Schaeffer (very short book)
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551: Jerusalem part 3: Its glorious spiritual future
In this third and final part of looking at the city of Jerusalem and the land of Israel, we'll look at the spiritual aspect of this holy city. We looked at the land itself in part 1, the geography, animals, and plants. In Part 2 we looked at the political entity that is today's Israel. Now let's see what God has in store for the city where He placed His name!
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550: Jerusalem part 2: The Nation
Jerusalem! It is the eternal city, (Psalm 46:4, Revelation 3:12) God’s city where He has set His name, (1 Kings 11:36, 2 Chronicles 12:13) and is the city in which Immanuel (Matthew 1:23) will dwell in all His glory, (Zechariah 8:3) calling it Jehovah Shammah, The Lord is There. (Ezekiel 48:35). It is the nickname He uses when he calls His people. (Zechariah 3:2). It is a place that it figures solely as the most important land, city, and people in the history of the earth. All of history is dwindling down to one focal point: Jerusalem. So let’s take a look at this incredible place.
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549: Jerusalem! part 1: The Land. Israel's biodiversity, geography, & wildlife
Before the foundation of the world, God determined in His mind and His heart to select a people for Himself to have fellowship with, to produce the Messiah through them, and for them to spread the news of a Savior to the world. (Deuteronomy 7:6). And so began the creation of worlds, and His creation of people. (Genesis 1).
Read on to find out more about this amazing nation not much bigger than the US state of New Jersey!
Link to the blog essay
https://the-end-time.org/2024/03/21/jerusalem-part-1-the-land-israels-biodiversity-geography-wildlife-2/
Further Reading
What does it mean that the Jews are God's chosen people?
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Of Pocket Notebooks and Jonathan Edwards
How do you organize your room, spot, or nook where you study God's word? What paraphernalia and/or furniture helps you streamline your thoughts? In today's episode we look at Jonathan Edwards' study and his growth from jotting down thoughts on scraps of paper he pinned to his coat, to his customized six-sided rotating desk. I also ask what you need or use to help you when you study.
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547: Be children in mischief, adults in righteousness
Let's unpack this a bit-
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. (1 Corinthians 14:20) In the verse above, Paul is admonishing the Corinthians for over-valuing tongues (glossolalia). The church was entranced by the 'show' of tongues and interpretation of tongues. They had become unduly entranced by this next 'shiny new thing' (kind of like a mega-pastor with a fog machine or a boy with a new slingshot). Why are we so attracted to fads that come into the church? Tune in for Paul's apostolic rebuke.
Link mentioned:
Pastor Phil Johnson speaks harshly about the Flaws of a Fad Driven Church
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546: The 3rd Commandment, celebrities like Gerry Brooks, and me
Social media is perplexing to me. I never know what will catch people's attention and take off, for good or for ill. This one took off for ill.
The verse literally says not to do it AND that people who do it will be punished. The Lord God above has promised punishment for those who use His name flippantly and vainly. This is serious!
Yet for the hundreds of people shouting at me on social media that I was a Karen, no fun, pain in the behind judgmental church lady, the bulk of the comments made me realize most of the people commenting easily believe that taking the Lord's name in vain is a 'respectable sin'. Or not a sin at all!
read on to find out more
Links mentioned
GotQuestions: What Does it Mean to Take the Lord's name in Vain?
Ligonier Essay: Using God’s Name Frivolously
Book: The Vanishing Conscience by John MacArthur
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545: A fantastic, amazing decision!
There is usually a tipping point where the ministry (and usually it's a corporation) gets big and the woman who founded it needs to re-evaluate her goals and realistically decide what to do next. It has been my contention that the above named women, and others, made the wrong choice. They invested themselves in their growing ministry, which inevitably took them away from their Godly role at home and church, and they became celebrities, with all that entails, which is usually negative.
Read on to find out one woman who gave it up at its tipping point, in favor of her submission to elders, home, and her sphere.
Links:
Brooke Bartz' announcement about her online conference
THE END TIME-
The Issue with Parachurch organizations, especially ones founded by women
The problem with parachurch organizations
I'm suspicious of parachurch organizations. Here's why
Many Christian Celebrity Moms are Distorting Biblical Motherhood; Part 1
Are there too many conferences?
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544: On DIvorce and remarriage
In tweeting about transgenderism, an angry person - obviously not a believer - challenged me with this-
Tune in to hear if he had a point or not!
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Episode 543: What does satan know about us?
There are two ways to interpret the question, what does he know about us humans, what does he know about each saint individually?
Tune in to hear more!
Resources:
Answers in Genesis, Who is Satan?
Martyn Lloyd-Jones preached about Good Angels here.
LLoyd-Jones' companion sermon about the unholy angels is lost but the transcript is here: fallen-angels-sermon-transcription-lloyd-jones
Grace to You: Can satan hear our thoughts?
The End Time: Angels part 1
Podcast Haunted Cosmos (if you're into the weird and strange)
Questions about Angels & Demons (All)
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Episode 542: "Please Show Me Your Glory!"
Moses had communed with God already on the Mount. He'd heard His voice. He had seen the burning bush, a manifestation of God's power and sovereignty over creation. He'd been given the privilege of learning God's own name from God's own lips. He'd been told he had favor with God.
So why ask to see God's glory? Is Moses being pushy? Selfish?
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American Family Radio drops Begg's program over same-sex advice
Sad news, American Family Radio had a long talk with representatives at Truth for Life and Alistair Begg would not budge from his unbiblical advice that attending the transgender wedding of a family member is in fact showing love. More details in links and on the podcast
The End Time initial article on this topic: Attending a transgender/gay wedding? Alistair Begg’s reply and the outcry Listen to Alistair Begg's interview about his new book, in which he made the remarks that sparked the outcry
American Family Radio company issued a statement that they had contacted TFL and were awaiting response American Family Radio did note receive a good response: "Radio ministry drops pastor over same-sex wedding comments" Music attribution
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Episode 540: Attending a transgender/gay wedding? Alistair Begg's reply and the outcry
This week, a video surfaced where well-respected pastor Alistair Begg had advised that it was acceptable for a Christian to attend a transgender/gay wedding, and also to specifically buy a gift.
This caused everything from head scratching to a furor online. Open letters were written and published. Begg is even trending on Twitter(X).
In this podcast I recount what happened, show there are a couple other issues with Begg's stances, perhaps at this point creating a pattern of a lack of discernment? I also include lots of resources.
Read and see what you think. Is this the beginning of the end for Begg? Or just a misstep to be corrected?
Links mentioned
Begg's interview by Bob Lepine at Truth for Life, promoting Begg's new book, The Christian Manifesto, the thing that started it all.
Begg preaching that it is OK for women to preach on a Sunday. sermon "Christian Women" slide to 30:00.
What Does 2 John Have to Teach Us about Partnering with False Teachers? 9Marks-
John Piper's answer: more here
John MacArthur's answer: more here
Kevin DeYoung's answer at Ligonier: More here
Owen Strachan's Open Letter to Begg: here
Heart Head Hand blog What letter would you write to a gay son?
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Episode 539: Discernment: Women on the 'Speaking circuit'- example, Jackie Hill Perry
I look at wife/mom 'Bible' teachers and influencers who calm the conservative evangelicals by claiming they are tending to their children and at home and their ministry doesn't interfere, but are they? Their speaking event schedule contradicts this. Don't only listen to what they say. Watch what they do. It must match up. Music attribution
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Episode 538: Jackie Hill Perry partnering at Bethel with Bill Johnson (this is BAD)
Jackie will be a speaker at Bethel Music's 2024 Worship School, alongside Bill Johnson. Is it time to firmly say goodbye to Jackie Hill Perry? many say yes.
Further Reading
GotQuestions: Is the Word of Faith (WoF) movement biblical?
Christian research and Apologetics Ministry: What is the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)?
Ligonier: Are there prophecies today?
Q&A various pastors at Ligonier: How do you define a false teacher?
Jackie Hill Perry renounces Enneagram
Jackie Hill Perry comes out as a prophet
Jackie Hill Perry on her false prophesying
Jackie Hill Perry Discernment Review
Jackie Hill Perry performs jig-a-boo, about not tolerating false teachers, (ironic now that she's doing that exact thing).
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Episode 537: He formed us
Looking at God who is intimately involved with His people
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Episode 536: Enduring sound doctrine in the days of tickled ears
Do you notice that word "endure"? The verse does not say "they will not like sound doctrine..." It does not say "they will not enjoy sound doctrine..." It doesn't even say "they will not accept sound doctrine." It uses the word endure. Why?
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Episode 535: The Language of God: Thunder
After a terrible natural disaster, people often wonder, “Where was God in all this?” Others wonder “Did God cause it? Did He allow it? Did Satan do it? Was it just the natural outcome of a fallen world?” And the biggest question, “Why?”
Previous entries were:
The Language of God: Natural Disasters, Introduction
The Language of God: Hail
The Language of God: Drought
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Episode 534: The Language of God: Drought
God spoke to His people in the Old Testament in many ways, one was through weather. In these New Testament days we cannot know whether a 'natural disaster' is a specific judgment or not, but we CAN know that God controls or allows all weather to happen for His purposes. Today we look at drought.
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Episode 533: Language of God: Hail
Yesterday I started a short series on the Language of God in Natural Disasters. I explored the questions of where is God when a tsunami happens? Does God send the hurricane, or is it merely the result of the proper meteorological elements coming together?
Today I want to start looking at some specific disasters that happened in the Bible, and today we'll start with hail.
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Episode 532: The Language of God in Natural Disasters
After a terrible natural disaster, people often wonder, "Where was God in all this?" Others wonder "Did God cause it? Did He allow it? Did Satan do it? Was it just the natural outcome of a fallen world?" And the biggest question, "Why?" I explore these questions, and also offer links to solid ministries for further exploration
Links mentioned:
Ligonier - How Should We Pray when Natural Disasters Strike?
Ligonier - Responding to Disasters
Ligonier - Why Does God allow Disasters?
Jerry Bridges - God and Natural Disasters
MacArthur - When God Abandons a Nation
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Episode 531: Wynter Wakeneth Al My Care
A brief presentation of the 1300s Middle English poem and a summary of its meaning- reflections on death as in winter the death of summer, and in life the death that comes for us all. It's not as sad as the summary makes it sound :)
Episode 530: Are the reporters who focus on abuse in the church doing a service, or a disservice?
I am offended at these feminist women claiming Christ who perpetuate the myth that all churches are misogyny hatcheries, and every man, woman, and child in them are past, current, or future victims of sexual abuse. No.
IS sexual abuse as rampant as they claim? Are these women doing a service to God, or a disservice to the church? Tune in for an exploration of these matters.
Links mentioned:
Ligonier: Ministering to the Abused and the Abusers
GotQuestions: What does the Bible say about a contentious or quarrelsome woman?
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Episode 529: Remember!
HOW does the Spirit lead us into Christlikeness? I am not sure, but today I share an example that shows when it may have been happening with me.
Links Mentioned
Abner Chou's "The Secret to Endurance" sermon at Youtube
Chapel Library JC Ryle's essay "Remember Lot's Wife" (pdf download or read online, both are free.
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Episode 528: Lectio Divina is not a harmless Bible reading practice. Here's why
Satan masquerades, remember. Lectio Divina only has a veneer of goodness to it. Take the mask off and you can see its true nature. ...
In this blog and podcast, I explore how satan operates, urge you to be suspicious of immediately accepted fads, and encourage you to read more on why Lectio Divina is dangerous.
Brad Klassen article: The Bible and Lectio Divina: A Helpful Tool or a Dangerous Practice?
Does God still give revelation?What is the biblical doctrine of illumination?
Discernment review: The mystical practice of Lectio Divina
Why I no longer follow John Piper or Desiring God ministry
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