The Hammer Podcast

In this episode we talk about how some parts of Christianity want to avoid politics and the culture. We listen to Matt Chandler in his own words. Why do they act and speak like this? Then, world famous atheist, Richard Dawkins says he prefers the culture of Christianity to other religions in the word. How should a Christian make sense of this? Inquisition: How should Christians think about what ha...

In this episode we discuss current political events, and the difficulties of navigating this from the pulpit. How do you strike the balance between not turning a blind eye and not turning every sermon into a stump speech? How does Satan use the illusion of influence and money to silence pastors? Why have so many in “Big Eva” collapsed under the pressure of the past eight years and gone the way of...

In this episode we discuss the current events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Trump and the movement from powerful DNC operatives to get Biden to withdraw.  Then, we turn our attention to the relationship between the universal church and the local church. 1. What do we mean by the difference in a universal and local church? 2. What is the biblical warrant for seeing both a unive...

Last week, we thought Trump would be the first president put in jail or on house arrest by the Biden Department of (In)Justice. Turns out sentencing was pushed back to mid-September.  Why would that happen? And how should Christian’s think about this injustice?  What is the cognitive state of President Biden? What can we learn from the first presidential debate? Will Biden be replaced as so many i...

With the second anniversary of the Dobb’s decision this week, what can we learn in a post Roe era? In this episode we get a look into some of pastor Mike’s back story. Buckle up and tune in! What is the background of the abortion ruling of Roe in 1973? Pastor Mike was born in 1974… What’s the biblical/moral issue with Roe? What is the constitutional issue with Roe? What is the political issue with...

Pastor Mike answers two questions from the inquisition vault today:  1. What are three things that really drain and discourage a Pastor? 2. What are three things that really bless and encourage a pastor? Tune in and check it out!

Pastor Mike answers some questions from the vault today regarding Seminary and the preparation of men for the ministry. 1. I do not see seminaries in the Bible so should there be seminaries? And if not, then how should people be trained for the ministry? 2. What are the limitations of seminary training? Tune in today!

On this episode we have a special guest! What can we learn from his 80+ years of life experience? How did the Freedom Rally go on June 3rd? What has been his experience as a pastor over the years regarding politics and culture? How have things changed and why have they changed? What should Christians do in the present regarding politics and culture?

We are cleaning out questions from the vault. We began with details of “should a pastor step down if his children are disobedient?” That conversation got exciting, tune in and check it out. What does the scripture say? 1 Timothy 3:1-7 Is Titus 1:6 an additional qualification for his children? Are all situations the same? What are the caveats? When should you bring out the pitch forks!? What does c...

Pastor Mike and Ryan conclude the conversation on taxes and Christians in the public square.  What can we learn from Rand Paul’s Festivous   report? How much money is the government wasting? Does the governments waste and abuse of our tax dollars impact the Gospel? Yes, excessive taxes limits the money we personally have to use for the Gospel.  Mismanagement and spending money we don’t have to the...

What does the Bible say about excessive taxes? Is that a moral issue that Christians should be concerned with?  What does the Old Testament say about taxes? How much is too much? What does the Bible say about property taxes?  Are exorbitant taxes theft in the eyes of God? How do we know that? How much is the average American being taxed today? Federal, state, local, retail, food and the list goes...

The Hammer Podcast: Ep. 57: Tax Funded Murder! To pay, or not to pay, that is the question. Are Christians obligated to pay taxes if the money is being used to fund (murder) abortions, gender (mutilation) surgeries and a host of other evil atrocities? What does the Bible say about paying taxes? How did the Roman government use tax money? What are the consequences of not paying taxes? How do we app...

How does humility impact our cultural engagement? Among Christians there are many different views and lots of passion. Christians tend to find people who agree with them on this topic (politics and cultural engagement) and then attack other Christians. How does humility in this situation help navigate tense situations? Church during COVID is a great test case for understanding the application of h...

Peter and Paul were not beta males! Our job is to create culture not change it. Peter and the cudgel of submission and Paul’s use of the rule of law. How should we understand 1 Peter 2 and Paul’s use of the Roman Law in Acts? Submission is not absolute. As Christians our submission is absolute only to God. In all other areas there are conditions. The inquisition: What would you say to those who sa...

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In this episode Pastor Mike talks about the Christian and politics. What is cultural engagement and can it really be divorced from political engagement? If God is sovereign over the ends, he is also sovereign over the means to those ends. How do we think critically about that? How did the evangelical leaders of the past think about this issue? Jerry Falwell Sr., Adrian Rodgers, Pat Robertson and o...

In this episode Pastor Mike talks about the various eschatological views, and how they apply to the Christian in the public Square. Why did it take us so long to get here? What was the purpose of going through each of the millennial views? What are some logical assumptions that actually don’t play out in the public square because of theological disconnects? How should we think about the theologica...

In this episode Pastor Mike talks about how modern premillennialism and amillennialism are inching closer together when dealing with the text. This is in part due to the platonic influence on Christian thinking as it relates to eschatology. As platonism is rejected, we begin to see a shift toward a more grounded eschatology. How has the Catholic dominance since AD 313, and the platonic influence a...

This is a special edition of the hammer podcast. 50 on 50! In this episode, Pastor Mike dives into the Reign of Christ in the three primary millennial views. To begin, we talk about the unnecessary “cheap shots” the different views may make toward each other. How does the character and nature of God affect our view of his Reign? “Reign” is not an attribute of God. But what are the necessary implic...

In this episode, Pastor Mike clarifies the controversy in Romans 8 over the “Redemption” of creation. He explains the two general views and how they relate to the End Times. Then he explains where he lands on the topic. 1. Immediately upon the 2nd Advent of Christ the earth is destroyed and then enters the New Heaven and New Earth. OR 2. Beginning at the 2nd Advent of Christ, the earth through a p...

In this episode, Pastor Mike continues discussing difficult passages for premillennialism. In this episode he tackles four of them. In 1 Corinthians 15:20-24, what is the issue regarding the timing of the second coming and the end of all things? What is the relationship between the two “thens”in verse 23 and 24? In 1 Corinthians 15:25-26, what is the issue with destroying death? If death is destro...

In this episode, Pastor Mike lays open the landscape regarding the issues with premillennialism, in two parts. PART 1 - False Caricatures of this position. Or, in some cases, human reasoning problems about biblical concepts as opposed to… PART 2 - Difficult textual issues. These are genuine issues with the exegesis, not just conceptual problems with the theory of the case. This is where we spend m...

In this episode, Pastor Mike begins the discussion on premillennialism. Has it been left behind theologically because of the Left Behind series? Why do people even consider being premillennial? Is it really because of the Left Behind books? Aren’t all dispensationalists Arminians? What about the vast differences between premillennialists? What are the different variances? What are some of the bigg...

In this episode, Pastor Mike continues the discussion on amillennialism. Considering the recapitulation theory of the book of Revelation, we must acknowledge that the chapter divisions are not inspired. They were added by Wycliffe in the 14th century. Therefore the transition from chapter 19 to 20 verse 1 should be considered. Does it tell us this is a new section starting another recapitulation o...

In this special addition Pastor Mike talks about the current mystery facet of the kingdom in relation to the Revelation 20 millennial kingdom. He talks about the mistake that many people make by either insisting that all of the kingdom of God is the future Revelation 20 millennial kingdom, or insisting that we are currently living in the Revelation 20 kingdom. How can we avoid this confusion? Tune...