Bad Fruit Podcast

Jonathan is joined by the Baptist Blue Jay, an independent fundamentalist Baptist, King James preferring dispensationalist, and member of the online Theological Zoo.

They discuss Blue Jay’s journey through modern evangelicalism and the IFB world, his experiences at Bible college, the problems with entertainment-driven churches, worship music from Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation, his preference for the King James Version, and ...

After spending two episodes doing a deep dive into the history of Pentecostalism, now we get to look at the specific Pentecostal denominations. You do not need to listen to the two history episodes before listening to this. In this episode we talk about specific denominations like the Assemblies of God, Foursquare, Church of God and the Church of God IN Christ. As well as the Oneness Pentecostal heretics and those deadly snake han...

In Part 2 of our Pentecostalism series, we follow the family tree after Azusa Street. This episode traces the postwar healing revival, Oral Roberts, William Branham, Kathryn Kuhlman, the New Order of the Latter Rain, the Charismatic Movement, the Third Wave, Vineyard, the Toronto Blessing, televangelism, prosperity preaching, Bethel, IHOPKC, and the modern apostolic-prophetic world.

This is not a straight l...

In this episode we look at the history of Pentecostalism, the origins and roots of the movement. From Wesleyan and Holiness theology to Topeka Kansas and Azusa Street. We look at some of the key figures of the early years. All the way up to the Oneness anti-Trinitarian controversy and the forming of the Assemblies of God.

In part two of the history we will look at the latter half of the 20th century and the Post-WWII evolution of P...

What is the Word of God? Is it the red letters in the Gospels and Revelation? Is it the totality of the Bible? Can it be when you share the Gospel with someone? Or when the pastor preaches?

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Pastor Koenig to talk about this important topic. We talk about the role of tradition and the difference between SOLA and SOLO scriptura.

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This week Judah and Jonathan review a sermon from our local megachurch. The sermon is over the first verse of James chapter two. The pastor adds in his own governing context to the verse that isn't there. And turns the verse into being about racism and prejudice instead of the actual context of the sin of partiality and showing favoritism towards the rich. If you have questions, comments or just want to say hello, email us at badf...

In this episode of Bad Fruit, Jonathan walks through the Lord’s Prayer petition by petition using Luther’s Small Catechism, the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, and the distinction between the two kinds of righteousness.

What happens when Christ’s own prayer is recited over images of bombs, soldiers, flags, and military power?

Can Christians pray for soldiers and rulers? Absolutely.

But what happens when the state ta...

In this episode Pastor Cam joins the Bad Fruit Podcast to talk about the Theology of the Cross. We touch on what suffering looks like as a Christian, where Christ meets us. We talk about justification, the sacraments and even the problem of evil. And the future hope of the resurrection. All while pointing back to Christ. If you would like links to all the resources mentioned in the podcast visit us on Facebook or email us at badf...

Methodism asked an important question: Can you know that you are saved? The Holiness movement asked another: If grace forgives you, can it also cleanse you?

In this episode we explore the Wesleyan-Holiness traditions that grew out of Methodism, including the Church of the Nazarene, the Wesleyan Church, the Free Methodist Church, and the Salvation Army. We look at the rise of the Holiness movement, its teaching on entire sanctificat...

In this episode Judah tells his story about why he hasn't been on the podcast and his experience with church hurt. It is a serious and complex episode. Mild trigger warning we do discuss abuse and grooming. Also Judah is very passionate and there are two mild cuss words in this episode. I hope this episode helps others who have gone through or are going through church hurt. We discuss deconstruction and what it means to be a part o...