Let's Get Real Podcast w/Rob Lundberg

In 2 Timothy 3:16, we read the words "All Scripture is inspired by God. . . " But what is the Bible? Is it just one book or a compilation of 66 books? But what about other books, like the Apocrypha or books from the competing world religions?  What is it about the 66 books that makes the Bible the Word of God With our churches showing the history of poor discipleship through the means of church music eroding our churches, we need to get back to understanding the importance of the Bible to the Christian church. In this show today, we address these questions and more. If you missed our last episode I also mentioned how we can get you a copy of The Berean Plan, which is a plan to guide you get the most of your Bible reading in one year. If you would like a copy of that, I would love to send you a PDF copy of the plan.  Also, if you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  I will be sure to respond.  Send your comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

In 2 Timothy 3:16, we read the words "All Scripture is inspired by God. . . " But what is the Bible? Is it just one book or a compilation of 66 books? Is it early, or late? Is it spurious or authoritative? With our churches showing the history of poor discipleship through the means of church music eroding our churches, we need to get back to understanding the importance of the Bible to the Christian church. In this show today, we address what is the Bible and what makes it what it is. In this episode I also mention how we can get you a copy of The Berean Plan, which is a plan to guide you get the most of your Bible reading in one year. If you would like a copy of that, I would love to send you a PDF copy of the plan.  Also, if you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  I will be sure to respond.  Send your comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

When it comes to the subject of religion and philosophy, the arenas of education, the media, and even politics seek to make statements they know little about. One statement is that all religions teach and say the same things. In 2 Corinthians 10:5 tells us that "we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." This is one of those statements. In this episode I share with you why this is not so, and how to look at this objection from several angles. I also bring in a concept that is driving this objection called perennialism, the idea that there is one key truth in all the religions that makes them as true as the other. This is superficially possible at best, and fundamentally wrong; and I explain in this episode. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  I will be sure to respond.  Send your comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

Easter Sunday means so many different things to different people. But to true Christians, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important truth in all of human history. In fact, historical Christianity stands or falls on the truthfulness of this event. Did Jesus really rise from the dead?  If Jesus is truly risen then Christianity is true and all the other religions are false. Plain and simple. In this episode I present my case as to why I believe that Jesus truly rose from the dead and why it makes a difference. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send you comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

Is it wrong to be a mindful person? That depends on what one means by being "mindful." There is a difference between being mindful of the truths that honor the one true God. But the practice of "mindfulness" is another one of those incompatible, deceptive New Age practices that is being smuggled into the church like a Trojan Horse. If you find yourself being mindful in the manner of emptying your mind of various distractions or  focussing on yourself rather than the truths of what God says, then you may be involved in the wrong kind of "mindfulness." What is mindfulness? Is there anything compatible with the biblical concept of being mindful? In this episode, I show how being mindful biblically as opposed to the practice of mindfulness are worldviews apart from one another. Again, syncretism was not only a problem that the nation of Israel had in Old Testament times; but many Christians today have the same problems with syncretizing New Age and Eastern practices with the Christian faith. And mindfulness is one of those new age practices. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send your comments or questions to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

The law of attraction is one of the most deceptive New Age practices that has been smuggled into the church like a Trojan Horse. If you find yourself reading personal development books, listening to self-help podcasts, attending personal growth seminars, or investing in life coaching, this episode will help you recognize red flags inside of this industry and check any questionable thoughts and beliefs you may hear against the truth of the Bible. In Part 2 of this two part series, I share with you the biblical problems of the Law of Attraction and how its defenders mishandle the Scriptures to support it. The meaning behind anything is found in its origin, and trying to connect something that has occultic, or mystical roots with the BIble is what is called syncretism. Syncretism was not only a problem that the nation of Israel had in Old Testament times; but many Christians today have the same problems with syncretizing New Age and Eastern practices with the Christian faith. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send you comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

The law of attraction is one of the most deceptive New Age practices that has been smuggled into the church like a Trojan Horse. If you find yourself reading personal development books, listening to self-help podcasts, attending personal growth seminars, or investing in life coaching, this episode will help you recognize red flags inside of this industry and check any questionable thoughts and beliefs you may hear against the truth of the Bible. In this episode, part one of a two part series, I share with you the background of the law of attraction, how it stems from the mind sciences and why is it is totally foreign to the biblical worldview. Part 2 will address this issue from a biblical context and point to how Christians embracing the law of attraction misuse Scripture to make their case. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send you comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

How do you know whether or not the Trojan Horse of new age teaching has crept into your church? One of those pieces of deception that has crept into the church is this thing known as Contemplative or Centering Prayer. Is it biblical or is it something totally foreign to a biblical worldview? Just because the word "prayer" is used in the description of the type of prayer, does not mean it is friendly to the Christian worldview. In this episode, I share with you the background and why is it is totally foreign to biblical prayer and meditation. I also share the dangers that are rooted in this faulty 'spiritual formations' practice. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send you comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

How do you know whether or not the Trojan Horse of new age teaching has crept into your church? Is anyone promoting the law of attraction? Is a someone teaching contemplative or centering prayer as part of learning how to pray? These and three more are mentioned in this episode, where I present a total of five new age teachings or practices that have made their way into the Christian church. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send you comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

Every so often you will hear or read about someone praying to angels. Those in the new age spirituality and in the New Apostolic Reformation will often talk about communicating with angels. What is an angel? What is their role in the ministry and purposes of God? What is prayer and is prayer an act of worship? And if prayer is an act of worship, what position does that put the angel one is praying to?   In this episode I all these questions and more, coming to the conclusion that you and I should only worship and pray to the one true God. If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send you comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

Whether you remember the new age movement from the late 70's or you are familiar with a "second coming on the new age" this episode will catch you up to speed on the new spiritual zeitgeist that is not going away. It is popularly called the "new age movement," but really there is no central headquarters or founder of this movement. In fact it is esoteric and depending on who you speak to, embracing this 'new spirituality' no one person will hold all of the same beliefs as another. In this episode I present to you what the foundational views of the new spirituality, vis-a-vis the new age movements, and five characteristics that show it not compatible to the Christian worldview and I why I do not accept the new age worldview (pantheism) as a true worldview.  If you have any questions, please send me an email with your questions.  Will be sure to respond.  Send you comment or question to roblundberg315@gmail.com. You can listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I respond to the question of whether not critical theory is compatible with biblical Christianity. In this episode, I present five points that will help you recognize and respond to this cultural Marxist ideology.  In the long run, you will find my conclusion like that of many other sound thinking Christians, that it is not compatible. Think I am wrong?  Challenge me by sending an email or asking a question or making a comment. I will be happy to send you my information used in this episode. Just send me an email me to roblundberg315@gmail.com and I will be happy to respond. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

With the rumors of a "great reset" on the horizon, I am 'stealing' this idea to bring to you in this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, a presentation of what apologetics should look like for the believer and the church in a post Christian culture. Too many times am I hearing that the apologist is about arguing for the faith against other religions when apologetics is much more than that. In this episode I present four prongs for apologetics. Those four prongs are seen in the graphic for this episode: Validate Christian Truth, Save the Lost, Refute Error and Strengthen the Church. WIth the direction that the culture is taking, believers and the church can no longer have the misconception of arguing people into Heaven. Please send me an email on how you can incorporate this understanding in your life and in the life of your church. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Music credits: Kerry Livgren, “Ancient Wing" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I present my case for life in the womb from the point of conception.  In this defense, I do not start from the theological point, but from the point of the science of defining what a life system truly is. From presenting the science, I move to the ethical perspectives, and then move to the theological perspective. Ultimately, God is the author of life and the ender of life (from womb to tomb). Do you think I am wrong?  Challenge me by sending an email or asking a question or making a comment. If you would like to read my post on this subject you can get essentially my transcript for this episode. Just send me an email me to roblundberg315@gmail.com and I will be happy to respond. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I respond to the question, are communism and socialism compatible with the Bible? On this show, I open up for you what the tenets of both ideologies claim, and how they contradict their words in praxy. The early Christian church was not socialistic and today's communism is the rising zeitgeist of the failure of past generations. Think I am wrong?  Challenge me by sending an email or asking a question or making a comment. I will be happy to send you my transcript of this episode. Just send me an email me to roblundberg315@gmail.com and I will be happy to respond. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I share with you some concerns I have been researching in our culture and its direction AND how it relates to biblical Christianity. Those concerns are related to the infiltration of Marxism and cultural Marxism into our culture. In this episode I share with you what Marxism and Cultural Marxism, give you quotes, and share with you how Marxism and Cultural Marxism are NOT compatible with biblical Christianity. If you any questions or comments or if you would like a copy of the transcript of this episode, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com and I will be happy to respond. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion" Other sites where The Let's Get Real Podcast can be found: Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-get-real-podcast-w-rob-lundberg/id1437899726?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28iucki0Shh7y08DhgZXpq Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MDE1M2NjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-real-issue-podcast-2 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-real-issue-podcast-w-slash-rob-lundberg-1 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1449384?country=us Overcast: Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-get-real-podcast-wrob-lundbe-GAe7jB RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/70153cc/podcast/rss

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I share with you ways you can recognize apostasy trends in the local church. You will want to check your Bibles with the Scripture references I give to make my case.  If you have any questions or comments, or if you would like a copy of the transcript, please email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com and I will be more than happy to send it to you. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion."

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, we take a look back on the year 2021 with this podcast and then I share some thoughts for the coming year 2022. This is our last episode for this year so if you have any questions, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. Also check out my blog post on this subject on my blog page at roblundberg.org. Let me also take this time to wish you and yours a very Happy New Year! Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion."

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, during this Christmas season, I present the importance of the virgin birth and significance of Jesus Christ. Is the virgin birth of Jesus important to the Christian faith and can one reject the virgin birth and still be a Christian.  You will want to listen to this episode all the way through in order to get those answers. If you have any questions, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. Also check out my blog post on this subject on my blog page at roblundberg.org. Let me also take this time to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion."

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I present the 1996 inquiry letter response from the National Museum of Natural History regarding the Book of Mormon and is misrepresentation of any archaeological evidences. Even though the FAIR and SHIELDS LDS apologetics websites actually try to dispute this, their arguments fall short and I highlight this in this episode. As promised in this episode, I would share the link to the National Museum of Natural History Response to the Book of Mormon.  (Please email us if the link does not work.) Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion."

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I give a response to some of the false prophecies made by LDS non-Prophet Joseph Smith.  Deuteronomy 18:20-22 tells clearly about false prophets:   "But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’  You may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’  When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him."   A false Jesus, a false gospel and a false prophet, the LDS Church is not a true church. The true Jesus died for your sins, no works required on your part. He died as a substitutionary sacrifice. But He was also risen and is seated at the right hand of God the Father. He did not come to the Americas to preach to the Indians, and there is no archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon (more on that next week!) Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion”

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I share a closer look on the false authority of the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Priesthood. In this episode you will hear what the LDS Church teaches on the priesthood from the time of Joseph Smith through the present day. Finally I will give you a biblical response as to why the LDS Missionaries cannot hold the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion”

In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, I discuss the false teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the areas of God, and Jesus Christ, and provide a biblical response as a refutation throughout the episode and the gospel at the end. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, AnchorFM, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.  Look for new episodes every week. Don’t see your podcast listening platform?  Email us and we will add them to our distribution list.  You can also listen directly from the sidebar on our home page. Or listen at this link. Discuss your thoughts for this post on our Facebook Group here. Resource promised during this episode: A Great Summation of Mormon Beliefs Music credits: Minazian and Druse, “Theme from the Pagan Invasion”

If you have ever spoken with a couple LDS missionaries and the conversation gets to talking about the credibility of the Book of Mormon (BoM), chances are you have heard something along this line: "The gospel of Jesus Christ disappeared from the earth after the death of the Apostles and the ascension of Jesus because there was an apostasy by the early Christians. That is why the Book of Mormon is the restored gospel of Jesus Christ."  Wait a minute! An apostasy by the early church? The gospel disappearing from the earth?   In this podcast I answer these two challenges. Mormonism and Islam are the only two religions, in religious history, that were brought about by angelic proclamation. Was it really an angel from God or the "angel of light"?    The Apostle Paul warned the Churches at Galatia (1:8-9), and he warns us today that, "even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, even now I say again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" If you have ever shared with or conversed with the LDS missionaries, or if you know any Mormons, you will want to listen to this podcast episode. If you have any questions or would like more information about our ministry, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com.  If you would like to check out my website to learn more on how you can defend your Christian faith, check out roblundberg.org.  Let us know if you would like us to come to your church for a seminar workshop on the LDS church or any other cult or new religious movement. 

What does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (a.k.a. Mormons and the Church of Jesus Christ) believe about the basics? While they may use the same terms as Christians use, their religious movement is a far cry from being historically orthodox (correct teaching). How do the LDS view God, the Priesthood, salvation and other matters are all discussed in this episode. This episode is part of our counter-cult apologetics arm of this ministry. If you go back to our episode on How to Recognize a Cult or Cultic Teaching, you will find that I mentioned the Mormons has violating all of the four mathematical operations, by adding sources, subtracting from the person of Christ, multiplying the requirements for salvation and dividing loyalties. This episode is the first of a few that I will be doing exposing the teachings of the LDS Church. As promised in the episode is the link to the Terminology and Differences from Sandra Tanner, Utah Lighthouse. Sandra is a former Mormon and a founder of the Utah Lighthouse with her late husband Jerald Tanner.  This podcast is the audio arm of Rob Lundberg Ministries.  This ministry seeks to proclaim the truth of the historical Christian faith; equip believers to share the gospel of Jesus, defend the faith, and engage various religious worldviews, ideologies and zeitgeists which are competing against the Christian faith.  If you have any questions please feel free to send me an email at roblundberg315@gmail.com.   If you have benefited from this ministry, would you prayerfully consider a financial contribution that we might continue our work.  Music credits: Opening and Closing music from Minazian and Druse, "Theme from the Pagan Invasion."  

Muslims and their apologists like to assert that the doctrine of the Trinity is a pagan and polytheistic. But is it really? In this episode, I discuss the oneness of God, and bring to the table the issue of an I/You relationship between God and man that Christianity has that Islam does not have? That means that Muslims do not worship that same God (YHWH) that Christians and our Jewish friends worship.   Muslim's understanding is that God (Allah) is One (tawhid) and the name of their God is "Allah." In response to this I discuss the Oneness of God from both the Jewish and the Muslim understands and then move into the understanding that the Persons of the triune Godhead, first are NOT God, Jesus and Miriam, BUT Father, Son and Holy Spirit. After knocking that objection down, I go back to the illustration I have used in the last two episodes to explain that the Trinity is on God (a What) that discloses Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and that the Three Whos in the Trinity are co-equal in essence and nature. If you have any questions or would like to interact with us, you can email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. Let me invite you to subscribe to this podcast on whatever platform The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg is found. Become a Patron by clicking on our link page. If you do, we will be sure to send your our PDF on how we can know Christianity is true.  If you would like to visit my website, you can get there by going to roblundberg.org. Opening and closing music: "Theme from The Pagan Invasion," Minazian and Druse.

Many cults who misrepresent the Trinity will tell you that the Holy Spirit is an "It" or a "Force" and not the Third Person of Trinity. Others will say that the Holy Spirit is a third mode of the Trinity (modalism) and come up with a corrupted view of the Trinity.  But historical Christianity prescribes that the Bible describes the Holy Spirit as Personal and the third Person of the Trinity. In this episode, I rehash the Trinity and bring the Holy Spirit, showing that the Holy Spirit IS God and co equal in essence and nature as the rest of the Persons of the Godhead. Check out the link below for the complete study of the last two episodes:  A Biblical Study on the Trinity. As you listen to this episode, let me invite you to engage the content.  If you have any questions, please send me an email at roblundberg315@gmail.com. If you like what you hear and would like to join us by becoming a Patron, let me invite you to click here.  If you do, I would like to forward you a free resource on the subject of Why Christianity is True.  If you have any questions about any other subject matters on faith, values, and ethics, I would love to engage those questions with you. You can reach me by email at roblundberg315@gmail.com. Go out and Give Them Heaven! Opening Music Credits: "The Theme from the Pagan Invasion" by Minazian and Druse.

The Trinity is one of the most misunderstood doctrines of the Christian faith? It is misrepresented by Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses, and it is attacked by Muslims. It is misrepresented by various illustrations by Christians and pastors.  In this episode, I share with you what the Trinity is and what it is not. Please note that we cannot understand the full essence of God, despite knowing that He exists. However, though we cannot comprehend it fully, it is a doctrine that all Christians can apprehend. In this episode, I also present who Jesus is as the Second Person of the Trinity as opposed to what the cults and other misrepresentations say about Him. This is the first of two parts on the Trinity in light of what cults and others have to say. Our third part will be a presentation of the Trinity  as it opposed to the Islamic doctrine of Tawhid.   If you have any questions or would like to interact with us, you can email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. Let me invite you to subscribe to this podcast on whatever platform The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg is found. Become a Patron by clicking on our link page. If you do, we will be sure to send your our PDF on how we can know Christianity is true.  If you would like to visit my website, you can get there by going to roblundberg.org. Opening and closing music: "Theme from The Pagan Invasion", Minazian and Druse.   

This week's episode to The Let's Get Real Podcast, I follow up with presenting source quotes to substantiate the usage of the mathematical operations (+ - x and /) for recognizing a cult or cultic teaching. The church and culture has been inundated with the cults and cultic teaching since the 1800's and even before in the early 1st century church; and they will be here until Jesus returns.  However, cultic teaching and acceptance of deviant groups are not to be affirmed as orthodox Christian teaching. Jesus warned of deceivers, and the Apostle Paul warned us of false gospels, false Christ's and a false spirit, masquerading as the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 11).   In this episode, I give you quotes from the Jehovah's Witnesses and the LDS, and where those quotes can be found. If you have any questions about anything you hear on this episode, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com.  Click on my Patreon link and become a Patron.  If you do that, we would like to send you a thank you with a free resource on Why Christianity is True?

We live in exciting times in the history of the Christian church, and there has never been a time where apologetics in the church is necessary with particular reference to cults and false teaching in the churches. In this episode I am changing some direction in focus to aiding the Christian and the church on how to recognize the bad joo joo we are hearing around us from the cults, in the churches and even on some Christian radio stations. This episode will take you through how to recognize false teaching using the mathematical operations (+, -, X, and /), and how you can use them to determine whether or not a group is a cult.  We know that the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and those embracing new age teachings all fall under this, but what about professing some Christian teachers and what they are teaching? This series will be fun, but it will also challenge you to think biblically as we move through the pagan invasion that we are seeing our culture and churches today. I have also changed up the music to this podcast which may sound familiar to some. Credits below. If you have any, and I mean any questions about what you hear in this or future episodes, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. Music: Minazian and Druze: "Theme from The Pagan Invasion." 

When asked to define the greatest commandment of the Law, Jesus answered that inquiry by saying, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command." But over the last several decades, it seems that one aspect has eluded the modern church. Indeed the church notes a the great need to love the Lord with the heart, which is the set of the will and the emotions. The modern American church also keys in on the love one must hold for God with one's soul, which is the conscious (being) of the individual. However the third aspect of the Great Commandment seems to have eluded the American church. As Christians, we are also commanded to love the Lord with all our mind. Extreme fideism (believing that the Christian life is only about faith without reason) has led the church down the path known as anti-intellectualism. In this episode, I wrap up this series with presenting 8 ways that anti-intellectualism is harming your churches. We need to stop trying to storm the gates of hell with a water pistol, and come to the battle with a life we are willing to defend at all costs. If you have any questions about anything that you have heard in this series, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. 

Why are there defections in the church? What are there kids walking away from the faith? It is because of the last few decades in American Christianity, that there has been little concern for thinking on why Christianity is true. In this episode, I lay out a handful of problems of anti-intellectualism and present about seven solutions for the church to consider. If you have any questions, email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com or leave a comment here under this episode or go to my Contact link on my website. Let me also invite you to be a Patron and connect with my Patreon page. If you would like to discuss a time for us to come to your church and share with you about our ministry, I would love to do that as well. The Lord is opening up doors for us to be more focused on the reaching out to the church and not just the culture. Let me know how I may serve you or your church.

We hear a lot of stories of Christian celebrities deconstructing their faith. There is also a recent article by Sean McDowell, mentioned in last week's podcast about GEN Z being the most skeptical of all the generations of present day. What is anti-intellectualism? How far back does it go? What can we do to turn the tide around. This episode is the first of a series on anti-intellectualism. In this episode, I present five theses on anti-intellectualism. In this episode I point out that it is not about aptitude as much as it is attitude against the life of the mind. It is a problem in the Western church and it is a sin in the eyes of God, in not following Jesus' Great Commandment to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul and all your mind." Until we do that we cannot honor God in loving our neighbor as ourselves. Anti-intellectualism is not a spiritual gift and we do not get brownie points for heaven for being absent intellectually. If you have any questions about what you hear on this episode, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. If you like what you hear, and would like to become a Patron, join me on Patreon.  Also check out the many resources I have at roblundberg.org.  This ministry exists to help you become more equipped to engage your culture, and to help you grow in your walk with Christ.  Let us know how we can serve you and your church. 

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism is the the worldview of many Millennials and Gen Z's. The term that was first introduced in the 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by the sociologist Christian Smith with Melinda Lundquist Denton. The term is used to describe what they consider to be the common beliefs among U.S. youths.   How would you describe it?  Moralistic therapeutic deism consists of: (1) A God exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth. (2) God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions. (3) The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself. (4) God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to resolve a problem. (5) Good people go to heaven when they die. Moralistic therapeutic deism is not a biblical view. In fact it has become a driving force for the kind of skepticism that leads many to deconstruct whatever faith they have. It is the product that is reflective of a weak discipleship in many churches that promotes an anti-intellectualism that avoids the questions about faith coming from the culture.  Don't think the younger generation is not skeptical?  Guess again. Today, these beliefs are a reflection of many Millenials and Gen Z young people and the catalytic beliefs for those who now declare themselves as Progressive Christians, or Nones, even atheists?  Just recently, Sean McDowell posted an article entitled, "HOW SECULAR IS GEN Z? MORE THAN YOU MAY THINK." Have a comment about what you hear or a question? Email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com or go to my website at roblundberg.org.  We would love to interact with you and answer your questions and offer a solution that will help you stem the tide in your church, your family or your group.

If you were asked, what is the greatest chapter in the Bible that displays apologetics, what would say? Some might say, 1 Kings 18 where Elijah confronts the false prophets of Baal. Others will most likely go to Acts 17. In Acts 17 we see three instances or accounts of the Apostle Paul's engaging his audiences His first stop was Thessalonica where he disputed his critics using the Scriptures, and there was a result to his apologetic polemic. The second stop was Berea, where the people were described as being more noble-minded, searching the Scriptures to see if the things Paul was saying were so. The result was the same, the Holy Spirit drew believers into the faith through Paul's polemic and the preaching of the gospel.  And then it was on to Athens. This is where we spend the most time on this show because there is more stated in the text to draw out that Paul had to change methods to meet the challenges coming from the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. In this part of this episode I break down how Paul is a model for how we can engage our culture and speak into the issues with the gospel.   You will want to take notes during this episode as it is full of meat for how we can find ways to reach the happy cultured pagan in our day.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment or email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com. If you would like to be a Patron and join my Patreon page, please click on the link:  https://www.patreon.com/roblundberg_ministries?fan_landing=true.  If you would like to learn more about our ministry, please go to Rob Lundberg.org and click on the resource links that we have on my site.  

When it comes to understanding the need for doing apologetics, there are three kinds of Christians (and pastors).  There is the "I understand the need for doing apologetics and I want to get started."  There is the "I understand the need, but I am not sure about how it applies for doing ministry." And then there is "I don't need apologetics, Just give me Jesus and the Bible!" Did you know that the Bible not only commands us to do apologetics, but that it is full of examples from the Old Testament, the New Testament, Jesus and the Apostles? I this episode, I stick strictly to the Bible to demonstrate this but also offer a caveat. If we are to think that sharing THIS information with one who has no intention of believing like us is going to be effective, we are sadly mistaken. I also mention that while there is no piece of bad rhetoric that will put Jesus in the grave, the greatest need for apologetics is because of the doubt that may strike us. There are so many needs for this discipline, that they can no longer be ignored. If you would like to know more about this ministry, you can go to my website at roblundberg.org.   If you would like to be a part of our team and help us reach those who need to know the truth of the Christian faith and the gospel message, you can become a Patron on my Patreon site. If you would like to know more about this or anything about this ministry, email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com

The term "apologetics" is a legal term that speaks to the making of a case for something. When we speak of Christian apologetics, we are addressing the idea of making a case for why Christianity is true. In this episode, I address what apologetics is and what it is not. I also share a little bit of my background as to how I got into apologetics and why it is important. Apologetics is also multifaceted in that it can deepen our discipleship, refute error in the church, validate Christian truth, and aid in our evangelism.  I also address the goals of apologetics, what it does not do, and what it can do. If you are one that thinks it is not necessary for the church today, the chances are that you have not studied the Bible to see that all throughout the Bible we see those in the forefront defending their faith. Socrates once states that "the unexamined life is a life not worth living." But I tell each and everyone of US, that the unexamined belief is one that is not worth believing. Apologetics helps you and I engage what we believe in order to go deeper in our discipleship and live a biblically disciplined life to the glory of our Lord. If you would like to know more about Christian apologetics, I am in the process of developing a full program for all level in Apologetics at the local Bible College and seminary. Please email if you are local and would like to know more about this program. I can be reached at roblundberg315@gmail.com.  If you would like to more about our ministry you can go to roblundberg.org and check out the resources, and other materials on the blog. Let me know how we can serve you. If you would like to be a part of the team and support this ministry, you can do that by going to my Patreon page.

Have you ever tried to share the good news of Christ with someone who has no intention of believing like you do? I have, and let me tell you what I am finding. What I am seeing with the ideological shifts our culture is taking, that much of the kind of evangelism today involves a conversational type of evangelism.  Think of it like gardening, planting the seed, cultivating it, and then reaping the harvest. In this episode, I share you with you eight thoughts from the Proverbs that will help you when you are trying to reach a skeptic for Christ. You can find my thoughts for this episode, which originate from the blog post I did last week: How to Talk to a Skeptic Who Has No Intention on Believing Like You Do. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at roblundberg315@gmail.com or my website using the Contact Page. I will be sure to interact with you or your question as soon as possible. 

In your attempts to share the Good News of the Christ, have you ever had someone put a halt to your advance and tell you that they "believe in God?"  There are many views as what that belief might be that we need to probe so that the truth can be presented. Springboarding off of Point 3 in the Twelve Points that Show Christianity is True ("A theistic God exists"), this episode addresses the various views people hold about what kind of God they believe in.   In this episode, I first define what we mean by biblical theism, and then move into addressing some of the popular "isms" that do not fall under the historical biblical of God.  Those isms are: deism, finite godism, pantheism, panentheism, and even henotheistic polytheism. Many people have not given much thought to this question, and that is because the church is not teaching deeper on who God is. Think of it like this: If you say that God created everything but is not involved or does not intervene in the world, you might be a deist. If you say that God is everything and everything is God, you might be a pantheist. If you say that God is in everything and everything is in God, you might be a panentheist. If you say that God is not infinite but finite and beyond the world, you might be embracing finite godism. If you say that you believe in Jesus Christ, but believe that man can become a god in the afterlife you hold to polytheism. Please feel free to ask us questions about any of the views that you hear in this episode. You can send your questions to roblundberg315@gmail.com.  Please check out my website at roblundberg.org for resources on how you can equip yourself to give a reason for the hope you have to someone who has little to know intention on believing.  

Is truth absolute or relative? For anyone who claims to have done any evangelism and not engaged any objections to the subject of truth being knowable, has not done real evangelism in our post truth culture.  Relativism is the philosophical position that all points of view are equally valid and that all truth is relative to the individual.  But, if we look further, we see that relativism is not a logical proposition. In fact it is hypocritical and self-refuting. On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, we take on some of the most popular objections to absolute truth and show how they fail.  In total we look at nine statements that are the most common. They are: 1. All truth is relative. 2. There are no absolute truths. 3. What is true for you but not for me. 4. No one can know anything for sure. 5. That is your reality, not mine. 6. We all perceive what we want. 7. You may not use logic to refute relativism. 8. We are only perceiving different aspects of the same reality, and 9. Relativism itself is excluded from the critique that it is absolute and self-refuting. If you would like to read along with this podcast or get a written response, you can go to my blog at https://roblundberg.org/2021/07/22/nine-quick-responses-to-a-relativists-objections/.  If you have any questions about what you read or hear, please email your questions or comments to roblundberg315@gmail.com.  

If you recall, I mentioned that the Bible would distinguish between the remaining theistic worldviews. Since God cannot lie, it is safe to say that we can conclude that the Bible is in fact the Word of God. This means that Christianity is objectively true because Jesus taught that the Bible is the Word of God (Point 11); and it is true regardless of what anyone believes or any religions teaches about it. On the Let's Get Real Podcast, we examine the twelfth point, which states the final therefore: "Therefore the Bible is the Word of God, and Anything Opposed to it Must Be False." In this episode point out that other religions to have moral truths and theological truths that are congruent where they agree with the Bible. But I also point out that the fundamentals of those religions are in conflict with the major core essentials of historical Christianity: a theistic God exists; miracles of God are possible; Jesus Christ is God; Jesus Christ died and rose from the dead; and the Bible is the Word of God. If you would like to delve more into these twelve points SES has an Academy offering two free modules. One of those is an opportunity to get a certificate for the module on Christian apologetics. Please click on this link to check it out. You can also dig more into these twelve points my check out the book by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek, I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. Please check out my website at roblundberg.org and my Youtube Channel. If you would like to help us make better quality podcasts and would like to contribute to this ministry, please click on this link here. Our ministry can help you share your faith without giving glib answers that are like  shooting from the hip but we teach you how to share answers to those seeking truth need to be well thought out, sound, reasonable and relevant. To find out more email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com.

When we began our investigation of the reliability of the Bible (Point 6) focused only on the New Testament. The reason for this is because that is where we learn who Jesus is (even though Jesus was prophesied in the Old Testament). We concluded that Jesus is God and that whatever He teaches is necessarily true (Step 10).  Therefore we can trust whatever Jesus teaches about the Bible as whole.   On this week's Let's Get Real Podcast, I address several passages that affirm Jesus testifying that what we have in the Old Testament and His promising the New Testament is truly the Word of God. The Qur'an is not the Word of God. The Vedas, Gita, and Upanishads are not the Word of God. The Tipitaka of Buddhism is not the Word of God. The Scriptures, we know as the 66 books of the Bible, are truly the Word of God, because Jesus confirmed it. Jesus did not lie, nor was He delusional. Have a problem with this?  Take it up with Jesus.  He is the Word made flesh (John 1:14), and spoke with authority using "it is written."  I share in more detail the meaning of this phrase and why it has an authoritative tone.  If you have a question about this subject, please email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com or go to the Contact page at roblundberg.org.  If you would like to help us create better podcasts and help support this ministry, please go to our page for more information. ABOUT ROB LUNDBERG MINISTRIES 
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This week's episode is one that stems from a deduction of who Jesus truly is. If we recall in our argument we shared that Jesus is God (Point 9) by way of proving it via the resurrection. As Being itself God is necessarily Truth itself. Hence God cannot lie. So if Jesus is God He cannot lie either and whatever He teaches is true. In this episode we discuss some of the things that Jesus shared in Scripture.  If you have any questions about anything you hear in this episode, email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com or leave a comment from the front page of our website at https://roblundberg.org. Also be sure to subscribe to this podcast so that you can get the entirety of this series and episodes to come. The Let's Get Real Podcast is the audio arm of Rob Lundberg Ministries and can be found on ten different platforms where podcasts can be heard, including Apple Podcasts. 

We are three quarters of the way through The Twelve Points That Show Christianity Is True. Here is where we are up to this point: 1. Truth about reality is knowable. 2. Opposites cannot both be true (The Law of Noncontradiction). 3. It is true the theistic God exists. 4. If God exists, then miracles are possible. 5. Miracles performed in connection with a truth claim are acts of God to confirm the truth of God through a messenger of God. 6. The New Testament is historically reliable. 7. As witnessed in the New Testament, Jesus claimed to be God. 8. Jesus' claim to divinity was proven by miracles, especially the Resurrection. Over the last few weeks, we saw how the New Testament claimed that Jesus is God. Jesus also proved to be God via His resurrection. This week, we solidify the fact of Jesus' deity by discussing a doctrine that validates His being the Second Person of the Godhead.  That doctrine is the Trinity. Those who object to the Trinity need to understand that though the Bible does not give a prescription of the Trinity, it does give a description of God's disclosure as being triune. The doctrine of the Trinity states that there exists within on God three co-eternal and co-equal persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Muslims think this is polytheistic, and skeptics think this is a contradiction.  But this is not a contradiction since God is said to be three in a different way than He is one. Jesus did not empty Himself of His deity as heretics might think and write about. Instead He added humanity to His deity thus having both a divine and human nature. Jesus claimed to be Yahweh, the one true God, and He proved it by rising from the dead, doing miracles, and refuting His critics by claiming to be the I am (John 8:58).   If you have any questions about anything you have heard in this or other episodes, please email us at roblundberg315@gmail.com. Also check out our website, as we have made some changes and have brought more focus on ministry.  You can find out more at roblundberg.org.  

Working through this series on the Twelve Points that Show Christianity to be true, we are building our case on logical premises that will assist you in making your case and understanding of the Christian faith credible in a secular society. By way of review let's go through what we have covered to this point: Truth about reality is knowable (Point 1); The opposite of true is false: the law of noncontradiction (Point 2); It is true that the theistic God exists (Point 3); If God exists, then miracles are possible (Point 4); Miracles are acts of God to confirm a message from God (Point 5); The New Testament is historically reliable (Point 6); The New Testament says Jesus claims to be God (Point 7 last week). On this week's episode, we address the capstone of the Christian faith, the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Since we know that God exists, we also know that miracles are possible. The miracle of the resurrection of Jesus give proof that Christians are not foolish and delusional. In this episode I present five lines of evidence that most critical scholars will grant, when a good historical method is used.  From this we will see that the resurrection best accounts for all the pieces of the puzzle without forcing them to fit. It will also set apart Christianity from the other. two monotheistic religions. That said, Jesus' claims will show to be miraculously validated. If you have any questions about what you have heard to this point or what you hear on this episode, let me invite you to email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com and we can discuss. If you are a skeptic toward the Christian, I welcome you, but at the same time challenge you to investigate for yourself what this series to this point has been presented. If you would like more information about our ministry, please check out roblundberg.org. And if you would like us to share this full presentation at your church, please reach out to us by email.  

Who is Jesus? Is He just a great teacher? Is He just a mere Prophet as Muslims claim? Or is He God in human flesh. The New Testament tells us that Jesus clearly identified Himself as Yahweh, the God of the Bible, in both word and deed such that His First century audience wanted to have Him stoned. The original Apostles also identified Jesus as God, and the earliest Christians understood Jesus' divine identity and worshiped Him as such. In this episode, I defend these points by presenting several facts about the early testimony of Jesus as well as external sources to back up the primary sources. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to roblundberg315@gmail.com.  Let me also invite you to subscribe to the Let's Get Real Podcast and share it with others. For more information in The Twelve Points That Show Christianity to be True, email us or more information. Also check out my website at roblundberg.org for more resources. 

With the rising skepticism in our culture and in the churches today, many Christians (pastors and lay people alike) are not able to defend the reliability of the Old and New Testaments. There is a need to revive learning in our churches on defending the faith. There is also an onslaught in the subject in verbal plenary inspiration of the Bible, where a variant is erroneously called an error on the part of the original writers. On The Let's Get Real Podcast this week, I address these issues and a whole lot more. Did you know that there are over 5800 manuscripts in the original koine Greek; and there are thousands of ancient translations in Syriac, Coptic, and Latin. Also, let's not forget the millions of quotations from the Early Church Fathers that allow us to reconstruct the original New Testament text with up to 99% certainty. I also address the issues of the remaining 1% and encourage you to remember that any remaining uncertainty does not affect (touch) a single essential doctrine of the historical Christian faith. I also share with you, in this episode, several lines of evidence that suggests that the writers told the truth and were not simply concocting a new religion or inventing a new religious leader. In this episode, I point out to you a resource that will assist you that you will be able to download.  It is my presentation slides in PDF which expound on the subject even more.  If you have any questions, please email me at roblundberg315@gmail.com. 

Since the opposite of true is false, and establishing the case for God's existence (last week), we now move to Point 4 and Point 5, which compile a strong case for miracles. Point 4 tells us that "since God exists, miracles are possible."  Point 5 is included in this episode, and tells us that "miracles can be used to confirm a message from God." On this episode, we take you to a definition of a miracle, and then move to what are events that are mistakenly called miracles: (eg. anomalies, psychosomatic, sleight of hand magic, satanic, providential events, and a bona fide miracle. What are the differences? What makes them not a miracle as opposed to a genuine miracle?  We also address the issue of the atheist objection stating "extraordinary claims requires extraordinary evidences" and why that objection fails miserably.  Reference in this episode are a couple blog posts:  Miracles v Science: A Tale of Two Realms and Responding to the 'Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidences' Objection. If you have any questions about this episode or Rob's ministry, please send us an email and we will be more than happy to respond. That email is roblundberg315@gmail.com.  If you would like more information about our ministry, check out roblundberg.org. The goal of anything we put out as a ministry is to help you navigate through the skeptical challenges many face in a dialogue with a family member, friend, or coffee buddy.  Let us know how we might serve you. 

If truth about reality is knowable and the opposite of true truth is false, then it must posit the possibility of a God who is also, like truth, invisible, absolute and unchanging. God is not just those things, but also supernatural, uncaused, all powerful, all present (transcendent), and all knowing. We see from science, that the universe (a natural entity) came into being by something outside of itself. The existence (the fact that it exists) of the universe those is not the same as its true essence (what it is).  We can also say that about things nearer to us, like a tree, a computer or even ourselves.   On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, I explain this in more detail. The purpose of this show is to show the possibility of a God that is all that has been mentioned and more; and to separate the views of a monotheistic God from those views coming from the religions of the East (Hinduism and Buddhism). As we move through this series, I will then move from this premise to show why the historical Christian faith is superior to the other monotheistic religions. If you would like to help our ministry, with making better podcasts and multimedia, we would like to give you an opportunity to do so by clicking on this link.  Know that anything you are led to contribute will go toward the work of roblundberg.org to bring forth more resources of equipping the saints to stand firm in our post truth culture.

In our culture today, many people "listen with their eyes and think with their feelings." Many of the cultural issues of our day place many people in the reality of subjective truth.  Springboarding off our our first point that truth about reality is knowable (Point 1), we find ourselves making absolute truth claims. Those absolute truth claims cannot be both true and false at the same time. Truth by its very nature excludes its opposite. If you don't think so, would you feel the same way about things like your integrity, bank account, prescriptions from you physician, personal safety in hazardous environments, or getting wrong results from a True/False test? Making absolute truth claims or being the hearer of them is inescapable.    On The Let's Get Real Podcast, we move to the second point of the Twelve Points Showing Christianity as True, the Opposite of True is False and the Law of Non Contradiction. The law of non contradiction states that opposite ideas cannot be both be true at the same time and in the same way. Any claim or viewpoint such as relativism and nominalism (explained in the show) results in contradictions and is always and necessarily false. The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg is the audio arm of Rob Lundberg Ministries. If you have any questions or comments that surface while listening to a podcast, please send your comments or questions to roblundberg315@gmail.com. We welcome your thoughts, comments and questions. If you would like to know more about the Twelve Points that Make Christianity True, we would love to point you in the direction to get more information. Send us an email or leave us a comment on our website and we will be sure to respond.

If Christianity is true, what does it mean for the believer? Over the last few weeks we have been addressing some of the basics of what Christianity is about; what being a Christian really means; what is faith; what is the Bible; and what the church and its mission is all about. On The Let's Get Real Podcast, we are embarking on a twelve step series defense on what makes the Christian faith true. This is what is called the classical approach starting with the issue of whether or not truth is knowable. In our culture today, Christianity is under attack and the concept of truth is challenged from several different angles from various movements in our culture. In this episode we are going to examine the definition of what truth is and what it is not, and how we know that it is knowable. You may want to take notes as we share the 12 Steps and then move into the first premise. You may want to get a note pad and take notes these next several weeks as we are going to look at each step.   As always, if you have a question please feel free to send your questions or comments to roblundberg315@gmail.com. I began to teach this approach in several different venues, once I have learned it from my mentors (click on the link to download a free book), who have published on this approach. The Let's Get Real Podcast is the audio arm of our ministry found at roblundberg.org. Please feel free to check out the resources we have to equip you and challenge you with answers to questions you may have. 

Whenever you are involved in a conversation with someone who is skeptical about the Bible, it is usually because they have a preconceived idea that they do not all say the same thing. Mormons may throw down the objection to historical Christianity saying that the Christian church is not united because of all the Bible translations available. Are these objections valid? Is there any truth to them? It all depends on what you want to argue about. Independent Baptist Evangelicals believe the KJV is the only credible translation while others cherry pick versions that do not even qualify as a bona fide translation, but are more of a paraphrase at best and a "interpretive thought devotional" mislabeled as a "translation. What is the best translation for me? Which one is the best translation for study? On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob unpacks these questions and more. Because there are an abundance of "translations" what qualifies a translation to be a translation, and what disqualifies an alleged translation to be nothing more than a paraphrase? You will want to refer to the linked site with all the Bible translations available so that you can do your own research. We live in a day where we as Christians need to be in the Word and let permeate our heart, soul and mind (Matthew 22:36-40). If you have any questions or comments on this episode, send them to roblundberg315@gmail.com. The Let's Get Real Podcast is the audio arm of Rob's ministry. You can learn more about what he is up to at roblundberg.org where you can resources on how you can defend your faith against the objections coming from the culture.   

Moving through some of the foundational basics of the Christian faith, Rob addresses the question, "What is the Bible?"  Some might think it is a book of myths and fairy tales. Others might use it as a vitriolic sledgehammer in addressing moral and political issues. Atheists cherry pick it. Liberal theologians demythologize it. Progressives politicize and make it about their own view of social justice. Some evangelicals preach it as a therapy book while Bible believing that it is the inerrant Word of God exposit it, answering the question, has God really spoken? But what is the Bible? The Bible is a reliable collection of historical documents written by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses writing about supernatural events that are in direct fulfillment to specific prophecies and they claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin; 66 books, three different languages, from three different continents by approximately 40 different writers communicating the intervention of God through Jesus Christ in human history. Rob shares in this podcast not just this information, but also the different types of genres that are in the 66 books and how they all are authenticated bibliographically in contrast to ancient literature, internally and externally. If you have any questions or comments on what you hear on this episode, please send them to roblundberg315@gmail.com.   

Thinking about what is possibly ahead for us, with the Equality Act on the horizon, it is important to sure up what we believe and why we believe it.  When it comes to conversations about faith, some conversations can become volatile pretty quickly, especially when the other person in the conversation is anti-faith or has a misunderstanding about faith. So, if someone were to ask you to define “faith” how would you respond? On The Let's Get Real Podcast, Rob shares with you a biblical and a practical understanding of this word “faith” from the context of the Bible and the Christian setting. While many believe that faith is believing something without evidence or believing something without seeing, Rob presents the five different definitions found in most popular dictionaries, and then lays out a three pronged understanding of a robust biblical faith. You will want to share this episode with your friends and subscribe to The Let's Get Real Podcast. Rob also shares a thought of the direction of the ministry's A/V presence. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to roblundberg315@gmail.com. If you have a question that you would like Rob to address in a future podcast, send that in your email as well.  

What makes Christianity unique from other religions? None of the other religions (Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism) have a founder who has risen from the dead. With that being said, if Jesus is truly risen from the dead, all these other religions and every ideology counter to Christianity are false. In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast, Rob gives you three truths that defend the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.   Those who do celebrate the Easter holiday focus on all kinds of things (chocolate bunnies, marshmallow Peeps, chocolate and real eggs). While all those things are fun, there is a deeper meaning to the Easter holiday that has its roots in an event in history that changes lives today. The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus are rooted in the center of the gospel message (1 Corinthians 15:3-8).   With our culture becoming more and more skeptical by the day, the truths and the content presented provide you with a source and a resource to share with your skeptical relatives and friends. If you are a skeptic listening to this episode, we welcome you. If you would like to get a printed resource of Rob's defense of the resurrection, you can send him an email at roblundberg315@gmail.com and he will respond as soon as possible.

As we continue to lay the foundation for future podcasts, the the answer to the question, "What is a Christian?" gets many kinds of responses. Responses like being good person (something everybody tries to do for the most part), going to church and putting money in the offering plate, serving in a capacity at church, are all just some of the answers people give. But do those answers satisfy the question? Is there a difference between doing those things and being a Christian and doing those things? On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob talks about what a Christian is from the three passages in the New Testament. After sharing that a Christian is one who has been redeemed by Christ, he then moves into a discussion on the nature of Christian conversion in order to  explain the biblical meaning of being a Christian. As you listen to this episode, engage what you are hearing and check out where you stand on this question. You may have an understanding that may be foreign to what you hear in this episode.  If that is case Rob invites you to engage him with comments and questions.  Please email Rob with any questions you have at roblundberg315@gmail.com.  

With religious pluralism seeking to have the front stage, Christianity is seen as just another religion to many?  To the skeptic, some see Christianity is a means to control people. For others, confusion emerges with different stripes of that is called Christianity, from the heretical interpretations like the Prosperity Gospel, the New Apostolic Reformation, and Progressive Christianity to the non-Christian cults like the Church of Jesus Christ (of Latter day Saints) and Jehovah's Witnesses. On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob answers the question, "What is Christianity?" going back to the origins to Whom it all starts with, Jesus Christ. Rob explains that those struggling with "organized religion" need to look at the historical Christian faith the way that it is originally intended, a personal relationship with the One Who is the Author and Finisher of our faith, Jesus Christ. This episode is the second of three that Rob is sharing to set forth a foundation for addressing the basic questions of Christianity and addressing the subjects coming against the faith from the aberrant views that are present in our culture.  As you listen to this (or any other) episode, please interact with what you hear and listen to. Rob extends an invitation to his listeners to not just engage the material and email him with any questions or comments you may have. You can send your questions/comments to roblundberg315@gmail.com. 

When you hear or think of the word, "church" what comes to mind? Ornate buildings? Organized religion? Control? Many people grow up in church, but may have never thought of the meaning of the church or what is the essence of the church?   In this episode of The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob presents the meaning of the word, church and explains the church as both visible and local church is, of course, the physical churches that we see around us and around the world, as well as the members of those churches. The invisible and universal church, however, refers to all believers everywhere.  But what does the terms visible and invisible church mean?  What is the Christian Church and what is it supposed to do?  What images is the church supposed to convey and is the Christian Church divided or united? And if it is united, as Rob will share, what is the message that unites all members of the invisible church? This episode is the first brick of a foundational series that will move to addressing this issues the church is facing in a post truth culture. Do not miss next week's episode, when Rob answers the question, "What is Christianity?"  As he moves through these subjects you will see how it will unfold into addressing the aberrant interpretations of church and Christianity.   Whether you have been turned off by the church, or have been raised in church, you will want to hear the explanations given this in this episode.  If you have any questions, you can send those questions to roblundberg315@gmail.com. 

After a few weeks of no podcasts, Rob shares about his health condition and the recent hospitalization and surgery. However Rob just does not share the time of being down and almost out for the count.  He also shares how he took the opportunities to seek ways to share the gospel, even from the hospital bed. That's right. Did you know that God can use you in not just the high points of an evangelistic moment, but He can use you also when we are in our down times. Knowing this, you will find the blessing in whatever suffering is happening in your life. It could after coming out of and recovering from abdominal surgery or in the good time when all is well. Rob also mentioned the coming new format and potential subject matter that he will be addressing in the coming weeks.  You will want to subscribe and not miss an episode. Also to assist in your retention of material, Rob also will be shortening the podcasts to help you organize subjects and grab enough information to equip you for engaging your setting with the gospel.  Listen in and checkout The Let's Get Real Podcast. Rob mentioned a link that you would find an interesting 8-9 page read "On the Physical Death of Jesus" by Dr. William D. Edwards, MD. The article describes the modern medical condition of the flogging and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in a Journal of American Medicine Association Journal article from 1989.  Click the link the link to pull down the PDF https://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/deathjesus.pdf If you have any questions on anything you hear, please reach out by email to roblundberg2000@yahoo.com

If you want to understand the present moment, especially how similar Wokeness seems to Mao’s Cultural Revolution, you have to understand the Italian communist Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci wrote a series of essays and books while imprisoned by the Italian fascists in the 1920s and 1930s that are referred to as his Prison Notebooks. These are the birthplace of Cultural Marxism. But what is Marxism? With all the issues going on the in culture, with denominations embracing critical race theory and intersectionality, along with critical theory, we are seeing an ideology some never would have thought would be entering into the church. Many churches, parachurch groups, and even denominations passing resolutions which in turn to an ideology that does not line up with the historical Christian faith. The picture that we are seeing emerging with this progressive kind of Christianity is no longer a “gospel alone” message, but one that professes the “gospel plus economics.” The ideology that we are seeing making a comeback is known as cultural Marxism. What is Marxism? Who started it and why does it fail in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ?  I hope to answer these questions in this post. You might recall last week's show where Rob pointed out the incompatibility of socialism (an economic theory) with historical Christianity. In this podcast episode, Rob peels open the onion of Marxism and shows how it is an abysmal failure of the past and will be in the present. Only a biblical worldview will provide the answers to the questions of origin, meaning, morality, destiny and being. And only the gospel of Jesus has the answer to man's social and moral ills. If you have any questions or comments about what you hear on this episode, please send your questions to roblundberg315@gmail.com or go to https://roblundberg.org/contact-rob-lundberg/ and send a comment through the website. 

During the recent Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, this past week, we heard a lot of rhetoric involving words like "unity" "justice" "God" and "truth in his speech. But what do those words mean when one's platform is all about big government intervening in the lives of the nation's citizens. This form of government teeters in the balance of moving America from a Constitutional Republic to a democratic socialistic form of government.   Many Christians and non Christians think that Christianity is compatible with a socialistic ideal.  Since every politician has a worldview, Rob addresses this issue of Christianity v Socialism from a worldview perspective, breaking open Acts 4:32-35 to how a socialist would misue this passage as a prooftext for bankrupt attempts. Rob shows from the passage how there is no reference to assume a state policy and no class of politburo or bourgeoisie present in the text.   This podcast show is the first of two, where Rob peels open the bankrupt views of socialism and Marxism (next week). You will want to have a notebook handy listening to these, and hopefully what you hear will open your curiosity to study these ideologies and come up with your own responses to them. If you have any questions about anything that you hear or if you have a question, please email Rob at roblundberg315@gmail.com or go to the Contact Link at https://roblundberg.org.  

Imagine you are in a conversation with a friend from work and the conversation turns to a hot button moral subject. If you were asked for your position on the abortion issue, would you know how to answer it in such a way to where you don't sound like making the issue a matter of rights? Many today see us, who are pro life as tyrannical, accusing us of taking away women's rights.  But is it a matter of rights or is it a matter of life? On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States set the course of battle for life in motion. On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob presents a pretty solid case for the defense of human life in the womb from the point of conception, framing his argument from scientific data, theology, ethics and philosophy.  The attributes set forth in biology and physiology textbooks point to a Grand Creator Who knit us in our mothers in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26, 27; Psalm 139, Genesis 4:10; Exodus 20:13).  As part of his case, Rob also presents the objections of conception by rape (1% of the cases) and the "life of the mother" (3% of the known cases) and the issue of difficult ethical decisions when nothing else can be done. The Let's Get Real Podcast is the audio arm of roblundberg.org. Thank you for listening and telling others about this podcast. We welcome your feedback and questions about this podcast, ministry or any other question concerning Christian faith. Please send your comments to realissueapologetics@yahoo.com.   

With the having gone through some ideological shifts in the past ten years, we are getting ready to see another one with the coming of an administration change.  Christians, now more than ever need to know the issues of culture and be prepared to navigate them with a goal of courageously and graciously sharing the gospel. The key ingredient in fulfilling our mission is knowing how to answer the objections we face day in and day out with the gentleness and respect that Peter tells us, in 1 Peter 3:15, to incorporate into our response. This mission is going to call for a reshaping of apologetics in the twenty-first century. On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob takes us through Chip Ingram's (Living on the Edge Ministries) Yesterday/Today points about reshaping our understanding of apologetics. As you go through them, grab your notebook and write them down. Rob also refers listeners to listen in to Jon McCray's Whaddo You Meme video entitled, "Christians & Navigating Political Hell" to encourage believers to focus on your Christian walks and growing in the knowledge of your faith and of Christ during these days, rather than getting caught up in the politckal rhetoric between the aisles.  We need to focus on Jon's encouragement and focus on living out the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:36-40) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).   The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg is the audio arm of roblundberg.org.  For questions or comments, send them to realissueapologetics@yahoo.com.

One of the outcomes of Western societies, such as in economics, gender, race, the environment etc are due to "immoral discrimination agains groups of people. According to the social justice movers and shakers, these evils have been embedded in social structures like the ones mentioned.  Assumed is that the oppressed need to be liberated from their oppression. But how dyo the social justice crusaders see humanity, race, gender, et al. Do they see each individual as created in the image and likeness of the God that created them? Or do they see people based on the mentioned characteristics as victims of injustice(s)? Happy New Year and welcome to The Let's Get Real with Rob Lundberg Podcast. On this episode, Rob seeks to explain how the social justices movements in our culture do not reflect a biblical worldview and reflect an ideology where justice will never happen because of how they see people and the issues surrounding them.  Many of the proponents of the social justice movements come out of the emergent church movement and have re-emerged in what is today known as Progressive Christianity. You will want a notebook and a pen as Rob mentions some terms that you will want to remember so that you can discern a conversation with someone's cause in the social justice movement. Rob also mentions a great resource for your library, Alisa Childers' book Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity, which speaks about her journey to biblical historical Christianity out of a Progressive Christian movement.   The Let's Get Real Podcast is a the audio arm of RobLundberg.org. If you have any questions or would like to address Rob with any challenges, you can email him at roblundberg315@gmail.com or realissueapologetics@yahoo.com

For many year 2020 is one that we run as far away from as possible. On the Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob wraps up this year's podcast with some reflections on 2020 and then presents a sobering look at where he perceives America headed looking at Romans 1:18-32. Is God seconding the motion of America's rush toward immoral choices.  What can the church do?   Rob springboards off of his assessment with sharing a potential direction for ministry and the audio arm, The Let's Get Real Podcast.  This is a unique presentation in comparisons to past shows. But it is one that has been on the heart and mind of this ministry, given all that is happening in the moral, social and political climate of this Nation. Please listen to this show, and let us know your thoughts. You can do that by sending an email to realissueapologetics@yahoo.com or leaving a comment on whatever of the 10 platforms you find this podcast. Please feel free to check out Rob's website at roblundberg.org.   The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg is the audio arm of RobLundberg.Org.  

The Christmas holiday season is a upon us and knowing the reason for the season, this is a wonderful opportunity to share those reasons.  The exciting part is that though miracles are a challenge to skeptics, we have a wonderful opportunity to share the miracle of the virgin birth.  In this post, a couple of weeks before the holiday, I want to take some time to address the significance of Jesus’ virgin birth. With all the attacks on the New Testament over the last few years, I thought I would post the material again. However, before we “go there”, many of the mythologies that claim to have “savior/virgin birth stories” are either forgeries, or fabrications that have been well after, even centuries of the prophecies and one hundred to two hundred years following the actual historical events. In either case, none of the mythology stories have a single shred of salvific value, since they were based on “myth.” On the Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob addresses the significance of the virgin birth of Jesus showing the difference between the pagan myths by pointing to the prophetic nature of His birth from the place of His birth to the reason why He came.  The baby in the manger not only was the One who created His mother, He also came to be the substitute payment for our sins. The gospel begins with Christ and is culminated with His resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:3,4). The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg is the audio arm of roblundberg.org. If you have any questions or would like to make a donation to this ministry, please go to https://roblundberg.org, and click the donate link on the website or go https://anchor.fm/rob-lundberg and make a donation there. If you have any questions you can also send them realissueapologetics@yahoo.com

I am sure that every one of us, somewhere along the lines, has heard from some well-meaning individuals rail out, “with all sincerity, that we have no business celebrating Christmas, since the Bible gives no date for Christ’s birth? But is Christmas as we know it really a pagan holiday?  On The Let's Get Real Podcast with Rob Lundberg, Rob answers this question, revisiting an objection that came from back in 2007's movie blockbuster The Davinci Code.  In response to the pontification of Dr. Lee Teabing, Rob present two responses. First Rob points to the usage of festivals and holidays in the Old Testament and their purpose in worship for the nation of Israel.  He then points out that anyone wanting to render day “off limits” because a pagan holiday already in existence on that date, there would not be  many days left to celebrate anything. Pointing to Romans 14 and