God

Recently, Dr. E had a chance to sit with Dr. Darrell Bock to be a guest on his podcast, The Table, produced by Dallas Theological Seminary. We hope you enjoy this valuable conversation about the role of the church in our culture. Our thanks to Dr. Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary, and all at The Table Podcast for sharing this episode with us!

Why we believe what we believe about Inspiration is not important to our faith, it is crucial, because if indeed this is God’s message to man, rooted from God to us in these forms we hold today, it is the message of hope, life, truth, and salvation to which we ascribe and which we hope to share with others. Is the Bible the Word of God, or not? Listen as Michael teaches part one of two on the Doctrine of Inspiration.

When we think about this doctrine of the Trinity – that there’s three persons in one Godhead, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – even for academics and Theologians, it’s a mind bending subject. It’s complicated. Yet, Scripture has a lot to offer about the relationship not only within the Trinity, but as human beings relate to God. Interestingly, apart from a Trinitarian Godhead, no one could be saved. In other words, if we don’t understand the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the role of those three persons; we don’t understand how a human being could be saved.

It’s interesting when faith finds its way into the Media. We have bylines and idioms that we use to talk about “Christianity” very broadly. There are so many groups that call themselves “Christian” that it begs the question: What is a true believer? In today’s episode Michael teaches about the Doctrine of the Trinity using supporting texts from Deuteronomy and Matthew.

When I look at my Christian life, one of the most frustrating components is that I look so much like the world – I go to the movies, or go out to eat or to different venues, and I look so much like everyone else there. I wonder, If I call myself a Christian, am I to look any different than the world?

In his second letter, Peter warns believers not to let false teaching affect them. In fact, it can be considered a growing Christian’s role to Be On Guard.

In this episode Michael teaches from 2 Peter 3:8-13, where Peter addresses the imminent return of Christ and what that means about who we should be while we wait.

How do you trust in the goodness of God when your greatest fear becomes your reality?

Is there a way through suffering? Can we own our pain and find real joy? At age 17, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson a quadriplegic, confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. If that was not enough, in 2010, she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. And today, Joni lives with excruciating, unrelenting pain. She is no stranger to suffering.

It is good to remember our national heritage, but it is even better to remember our spiritual heritage.