The Sure and Secure Podcast
The Sure and Secure Podcast is a ministry of Morningside Community Church that helps people become sure that Christianity is true and that their salvation is secure through Jesus Christ.
Episodes
One conversation in the Gospel of John could give the impression that Jesus lied to His brothers. But that can't be right--can it? If Jesus told a lie, we've got huge theological problems on our hands! Find out more about John 7:1-10 on this episode.
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The Skeptic Pastor on Facebook believes the Rapture was invented by John Darby in the 1840s. Should you? Is belief in a Rapture--even a pre-trib Rapture--more ancient than that, or is it a relatively modern invention? Find out more in this episode!
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Christians have embraced varying convictions on drinking alcohol. What is a permissible conviction on this issue? Do the Scriptures require total abstinence? If not, what guidance do they give us if we choose to drink? Find out in this episode!
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If Christianity opposes slavery as strongly as Christians say it does, then we might expect the New Testament to sound like a sermon from a fiery abolitionist. That's not exactly what we find, so what does that mean? Does the New Testament condone slavery? No! Find out why in this episode.
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Critics of Scripture allege that it condones slavery--but is this true? If not, what are we to make of the servitude laws in the Law of Moses? And what about those troubling passages--like a command about a father selling his daughter as a "slave?" Find the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the podcast.
Book resource: "Is God a Moral Monster?" by Paul Copan
Video resource: Peter Williams, Does the Bible Support...
Hebrews 6:1-8 is perhaps the most hotly-debated passage in discussions of eternal security. We must study it, of course, but we cannot make such a study a matter for the intellect alone. Our hearts must hear the profound warning that is intended to send believers pressing on toward maturity. Find out more in this episode!
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The most common criticism of eternal security is that the doctrine hands us a license to sin. If I can't lose Heaven, it is said, then I might as well live like Hell! Does this criticism hold true? Are there still compelling reasons to serve God even if my salvation is secure? Yes! Find out what they are in this episode.
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It's not much practical use to believe in eternal security if you're not sure that YOU are saved! Affirming eternal security is one thing; finding assurance of salvation is another. So how can we find assurance of salvation? Learn how in this episode!
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Does God really offer us a gift and then a reward? Can that really be the key to resolving the tension between the "security" verses in Scripture and the "loss" verses? If so, this pattern of "gift, then reward" should be clear in Scripture. In this episode, we'll see that God established this pattern in His relationship with the people of Israel during Old Testament times. This connection gives us all the more reason to see t...
Let's be clear--the Bible truly does warn us about the danger of losing something from our Christian experience. But what is that something? How can we reconcile these "loss" verses with the "security" verses? Find out in this episode!
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Male characters may be more prominent in the Bible than females, but what if there were no women in the Bible at all? How would the content of Scripture be different? How would the history recorded there be different--and even our lives today? Find out in this episode!
The work of God the Father is enough to secure our salvation, but there's a redundancy of sorts in the work of the Trinity that's meant to leave us totally assured that our salvation is secure. Find out about the work of God the Son and the work of God the Holy Spirit in this episode.
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Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord! Find out in this episode how God the Father keeps us secure in salvation.
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Gifts that we exchange don't always establish a permanent relationship. Is that true of the gift of salvation--or is it a gift of a different quality? Is it really a gift that keeps on giving--forever? Find out in this episode!
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Can you lose your salvation? That's one of the most personally significant questions of your spiritual life. In this episode, I begin to examine that very issue to help you know that your salvation is secure through Jesus Christ.
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The authors of Scripture weren't the only people writing about Jesus! Hear from three ancient writers whose works confirm that Jesus lived and was crucified under Pontius Pilate.
Find my paper on Lucian of Samosata here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iiu8APvPPUKf4n4wDyyAaznQEEa570Uo/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=116845678267730439595&rtpof=true&sd=true
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The doctrine of inerrancy getting trashed on Facebook? Not if I have anything to say about it--and I do in this episode! Listen in as I defend inerrancy against one of its detractors.
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Tim Keller once said, "Until you follow God expecting no personal benefit, you're not really following God." Is that true? Is it an accurate summary of biblical motives for following God, or is it okay to think about the personal benefits of obedience? Find out in this episode!
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To know what something is supposed to do, you have to know what it is. So what are human beings? Are we just highly-evolved animals or are we something else altogether? The Christian answer to this question is very dangerous to some other worldviews--and to our own sinful temptations.
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Ideas have consequences, and the profound ideas on which Christianity is built have some implications that could be considered--dangerous. This episode will explore the idea that God is a living, thinking being who is different from His creation.
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