Reasonable Christianity?

In today’s episode, we’re taking a closer look at something truly profound: How Jesus fulfilled the Jewish Passover. This isn’t just a neat connection or symbolic gesture — it’s a powerful, prophetic link that ties the Old Testament to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. If you've ever wondered whether Christianity is rooted in real history, this episode is for you. What Is Passover?...

Lessons from the book of Job Introduction: Suffering is the one human experience that we all share. Which makes one ask: Why do bad things happen to good people? And where is God when we suffer? What is the ultimate purpose of suffering?  So, in today's episode I will be sharing 5 lessons about suffering from the book of Job. 1.    GOD IS SOVEREIGN: Key verses from Job: Job 38 – 41, 42:1-6 Go...

IMPORTANT: AFRIKAANS EPISODE This episode is in Afrikaans.  In today's episode I sit down with my friend and mentor: Patric Daniels. Patric is a Christian, husband, father and grandfather, musician and serves as a vocational councillor in our local municipality. During our conversation, we spoke about his background and how his love of music and passion for social development found it's...

In today's episode I cover the following topics: 1) Differences between church and authentic Christian community. 2) The relationship between God, the household and Christian community. 3) FAQ's regarding Christian gatherings. Christian community is crucial to the effectiveness of the gospel on the earth. Therefore, we need to understand how, when and why believers met in order to align...

As South Africans we commemorate Human Rights Day on the 21st of March every year. This is to remind ourselves of the atrocity known as the Sharpeville Massacre, where police opened fire on unarmed, peaceful protestors because they were marching against racist and dehumanizing apartheid laws.  As we approach Human Rights Day this year, I thought it would be good for us to step back and consider th...

In the previous episode I shared the fact that church is not the word the Jesus or the New Testament writers used to refer to Christian community. The word they used is the word Ekklesia which is defined as the called-out ones.  In today's episode we will consider the question: Why the confusion. If the word church is not the same word Jesus used and bible translators know this, then why do t...

In today's podcast episode I ask the question: What is church? In order for us to know why something exists and how it should function, we need to know what it is. So, today I will be defining church from a biblical perspective. Here's what you can expect from this episode: 1) Comparing the connotations of the word church with it's etymology 2) Showing that the word "church&quo...

Are there Apostles today? What I mean is: Are there individuals whose words are inspired by God and who are called to speak authoritatively on behalf of God? This is a very important question because the answer has the potential to undermine the reliability and authority of the bible itself. For example, If there are apostles who are on par with the biblical writers then that would mean that these...

In today's episode we look at the meaning of marriage from a first century Jesus perspective.  There are many references that Paul, Jesus and Peter make, pertaining to marriage, that we as gentile peoples don't understand so we need to ask ourselves:  What did Jesus mean when he was speaking about marriage? (Mark 10:7)  What does Paul mean when he says he has betrothed the community of b...

As human beings, probably, one of our greatest needs is to be loved. We are relational beings and whether we realise it or not we are driven by our desire to belong, to be accepted, to be approved of…to be loved. So, imagine someone telling you that the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and personal creator of the universe loves you unconditionally. He loves you just the way you are. That would...

In today's podcast episode we ask the question: What is speaking in tongues? With traditional churches falling out of favour in South Africa and more Charismatic or Pentecostal churches becoming more prominent, it is not uncommon to see people erupting in "tongues" during corporate worship gatherings. This can, however, lead to disorder and division in the household of God so, in to...

If God is Sovereign over everything in creation, does that include the Devil? The bible makes it clear that the Devil has some sort of power over creation. Satan has the ability to tempt people into sin, to cause sickness, disease and even death. The question is: Does Satan's power over this fallen world exceed the power and governance of God? Send us Fan Mail Support the show

If everything exists for the God's glory, does that include sin? To put it another way: Is sin something that crept into God's existence by mistake or is sin something that God incorporated into his original plan for creation?  In today's episode I try and show that sin did not catch God off guard. Instead, God ordained sin as part of his plan to glorify himself.  Send us Fan Mail S...

As We head into the first few days of 2025, I thought it would be good to consider why God created the universe, the earth and mankind. Many people, including Christians, struggle to find fulfilment in life because they have bought into the idea that God created them so that they could be happy. They think God's ultimate motivation behind everything He does is to ensure their happiness. This...

In today's episode I react video by Wesley Huff entitled: Christmas isn't pagan, here's why. I initially recorded this as a YouTube video on the 25th of December so excuse the date references.  Check out Wes on YouTube for more insights regarding the biblical manuscripts and the ancient biblical languages.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In today's episode we look at 7 Old Testament prophecies about the birth of Jesus and we consider how these prophecies relate to the sovereignty of God. we also look at the three components of God's sovereignty: 1) God's control of all creation 2) God's authority over all creation 3) God's presence throughout all creation.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In Today's podcast episode we take a look at the birth of Jesus by doing a survey of Luke 2:1-20. The purpose of doing it this way is to help us appreciate the significance of the birth of Jesus by starting with the context which He was born into. We have to remember that Jesus was a Jew. He was the Jewish Messiah, first! Therefore, there are references in the life of Jesus, including his bir...

ARE THE NEW TESTAMENT DOCUMENTS WRITTEN EARLY?  The short answer is yes. But how early?    All the New Testament books were written before A.D. 100 (About 70 years after the death of Jesus) How do we know this? Well, firstly, we know tis because letters written by early church fathers—between A.D. 95 and 110—quoted passages out of 25 of the 27 New Testament books. Between Clement, writing from Rom...

What is Christianity? What is Christendom? Is there a difference? In today's episode I make the argument for why a Christian society--that is a society that is based on the values of Christianity--has a negative effect on the effectiveness of the gospel.  "If everyone grows up as Christian, then they don't see the need to be born again".  Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Are the New Testament Documents Reliable? INTRODUCTIONS/RECAP The cause of the universe, often called the prime reality or the uncaused first cause or simply, God, must have the following attributes: 1.    The cause must be uncaused. 2.    The cause must be timeless, spaceless and immaterial. 3.    The cause must be powerful. 4.    The cause most be intelligent. 5.    The cause must be personal. 6...

In vandag se episode gesels ek saam met Patric Daniels oor die belangrkheid van objektiewe waarheid, die bewystukke vir God se bestaan, sowal as die redes hoekom daar net een opperwese/God kan wees.  Patric is 'n Christen vir 25 jaar en dien as a wyksraadslid in ons plaaslike munisipaliteit. Ek het vir Pat (soos almal hom ken) ontmoet toe ek 19 was en sedert dan het hy 'n geweldige belan...

MONOTHEISM Why there can only be one God INTRODUCTION: In the previous episodes we looked at three arguments for the existence of God. They are: The Cosmological Argument which goes like this: 1.    Everything that begins to exist has a cause. 2.    The universe began to exist. 3.    Therefore, the universe has a cause. The Teleological Argument which goes like this: 1.    Every design had a desig...

OUTLINE:   INTRODUCTION: The Cosmological Argument: The Teleological Argument   THE MORAL ARGUMENT: The argument goes like this: 1.    Every law has a law giver. 2.    There is a Moral Law. 3.    Therefore, there is a Moral Law Giver. An Atheist Perspective on Morality DISTINCTIONS: Values and duties: Objective vs Subjective moral values and duties. BREAKDOWN OF ARGUMENT  Premise 1: Every law has...

In today's episode we consider womanhood from a biblical perspective. We live in a day and age where people claim to have the ability to change their "gender" but the bible teaches us that God, when He created us, created us as male and female (Genesis 1:26-27).  In this teaching we look at passages in Genesis 1, 2 and 3, 1 Timothy 2, 1 Peter 3 and Ephesians 5 and Titus 2 to look at...

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