A New Voice of Freedom

Season 5 Podcast 149, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “Unified Theory of Everything.”  Man created the Tower of Babel, not God.  Man alone can create confusion.  Because we do not know the end from the beginning, we were given the capacity of reasoning through language to discover the hand of God in all things.  By denying meaning and rejecting the search for truth, we s...

Season 5 Podcast 148 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Episode 45 Chapter 9 B “The Three Sturdy Rogues.”  In last week’s episode from the country of Conceit, Christian and Hopeful meet a pilgrim called Ignorance, who is also on his way to the Celestial City. As they continue their journey, they meet Turn-away, a wicked man who claimed to be virtuous. “So they both went on, and Ignorance he came af...

Season 5 Podcast 147 Book of Revelation “Opening of the Seven Seals, M, Chapter 14:12-20 C “Judged by our Works.” We previously learned of the Fall of Babylon and of the terrible calamities that fall upon those who worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand.” In the following the Lord speaks directly to his faithful saints. Revelation 14:12 “Here is the p...

Season 5 Podcast 146, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “Spontaneous Creation Part Three.”  Just as forests fall from fire and new birth bursts forth from seeds released by the heat, heat death comes to the celestial forests of planets, stars, suns and galaxies and new stars are born.  Astronomers today claim that every galaxy has a black hole that sucks in suns, moons, st...

In last week’s episode the Shepherds take them to the Hill Caution. They are reminded of their torments in Doubting Castle kept by Giant Despair. They also see a by-way to hell where hypocrites go. Next they see the gate of the Celestial City.  As they resume their journey they meet a man called Ignorance. “And I slept, and dreamed again, and saw the same two pilgrims going down the mountains alon...

Season 5 Podcast 144 Book of Revelation “Opening of the Seven Seals, M, Chapter 14:6-11 B “The First Three Angels.” Another set of angels appear to John. The first angel speaks of a restoration. Revelation 14:6 “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.” Th...

Season 5 Podcast 143, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “Spontaneous Creation Part Two.” Modern theoretical science ignores two of nature’s most important laws: 1.     Law does not allow luck or accident. 2.     Something can never come from nothing.  Those are the two greatest flaws in modern scientific thinking. The only role evolution has is to guarantee survival of spe...

Season 5 Podcast 142 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Episode 43 Chapter 9 B, “The Hill Caution.”  In last week’s episode Christian and Hopeful meet the four shepherds, Knowledge, Experience, Watchful, and Sincere on top of the Delectable Mountains.  In this week’s episode the Shepherds take them to the Hill Caution.  Just because they have made it as far as the Delectable Mountains does not mean...

Season 5 Podcast 141 Book of Revelation “Opening of the Seven Seals, L, Chapter 14:1-7 A “A New Song.” Chapter 14 stands in antithetical parallelism to Chapter 13. In Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation, we have two frightening beasts rising, one out of the sea, the other out of the land. The first beast symbolizes evil domination by war. The second beast symbolizes evil domination by controlling...

Season 5 Podcast 140, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “Spontaneous Creation Part One.”  The idea of an accidental universe, or ‘spontaneous creation,’ does not correspond to the scientific method defined so eloquently by Mr. Stephen Hawking. “There must be a complete set of laws that, given the state of the universe at a specific time, would specify how the universe woul...

Season 5 Podcast 139 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Episode 42 Chapter 8 A “The Delectable Mountains.”  In last week’s episode we discussed ‘The Escape from the Giant Despair who lived in Doubting Castle. This week we shall travel to The Delectable Mountains. “They went then till they came to the Delectable Mountains, which mountains belong to the Lord of that hill of which we have spoken befor...

Season 5 Podcast 138 Book of Revelation Chapter 13 “Opening of the Seven Seals, K, The Mark of the Beast, Beast 2.” Last week we examined Beast 1. He rose up out of the sea “having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” A similar description was given of Satan who had “seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” The onl...

Season 5 Podcast 137, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “Spiritual Things.”  Here is another conundrum: both science and religion are based on assumptions that cannot be logically proven—the existence or nonexistence of God. Or to put it another way intelligent design vs chance.  Invisibility is not evidence of nonexistence.  The wind is invisible.  Thunder is invisible. ...

Season 5 Podcast 136 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Episode 41 Chapter 7 G, “The Great Escape.”  In last week’s episode we met the Giant Despair in Doubting Castle and his wife Diffidence. They lock Christian and Hopeful in a dungeon. In this week’s episode we see how Christian and Hopeful effect their escape. “Well, towards evening, the giant goes down into the dungeon again, to see if his pri...

Season 5 Podcast 87 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew 28 C, “Christ’s Final Charge to his Disciples.” Following Christ’s resurrection, Christ tells the women who were there early to take care of his body to announce his resurrection to his apostles. “Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.” (Matthew 28: 10) Satan...

Season 5 Podcast 135 Book of Revelation Chapter 13 “Opening of the Seven Seals, J, The Mark of the Beast, Beast 1.” Revelation 13 introduces the world to two of the evilest beasts in history. Each beast has its own special mark and symbolizes two distinct evils that will befall mankind before the Savior comes again. Each beast represents kingdoms of this world led by evil rulers under the power of...

Season 5 Podcast 134, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “Spontaneous Creation.”  Science and religion are at odds over how the world should be classified and divided.  Science, tethered to temporal law, is based on the assumption that God does not exist, that there is no intelligent design. That introduces the problem of first cause. We have the problem of existence. We mu...

Season 5 Podcast 133 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Episode 40 Chapter 8 A “The Giant Despair.”  In last week’s episode we learn of The River of the Water of Life. In this week’s episode we meet the Giant Despair in Doubting Castle with a very dark dungeon. Christian and Hopeful are lost in the By-path Meadow. They fell into By-path meadow because Christian, sore and exhausted, stubbornly insis...

Season 5 Podcast 132 Book of Revelation Chapter 12 “Opening of the Seven Seals, I, “The Seventh Seal, The War on Earth.” Christ established his church on Earth. Revelation 12:5 “5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.” The man child is Christ. The rod of iron is the word of God. Following Christ c...

Season 5 Podcast 131, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “I Robot.”  America owes much to early European philosophers and scientists for they set the stage for our own Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. The period prior to American Independence was called, “The Age of Enlightenment.” Let me quote from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Age of...

Season 1 Podcast 32 Safety Net Nine, Christ as Judge “22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:” (John 5:22) He will judge in righteousness (Acts 17:31.), truth (Rom. 2:2.), and mercy (Zech. 7:9.) When Christians speak of The Judgment, they often are thinking of The Final Judgment.  Whereas there is only one final judgment, other judgments precede the final ju...

Season 5 Podcast 130 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Episode 39 Chapter 7 G “The River of the Water of Life.”  In last week’s episode we learn of Lot’s wife. In this week’s episode we see the River of the Water of life “I saw, then, that they went on their way to a pleasant river, which David the King called "the river of God," but John, "the river of the water of life." Now...

Season 5 Podcast 129 Book of Revelation Chapter 12 “Opening of the Seven Seals, H, “The Seventh Seal, The War in Heaven.” John is a prophet of the future. In the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation, John sees the resurrected Lord. In addition, he writes seven letters to seven different churches. Each letter is unique as each church is unique. In Revelation 1 we read. Revelation 1:11  “S...

Season 5 Podcast 128, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, “Standards of Judgment.”  There are certain absolutes which are beyond the realm of science, beyond empirical proof, upon which Christians should not budge.   There is practical science, which per force must strictly stick to the scientific method. There is an old saying, “The proof is in the pudding.” It is practical...

Season 5 Podcast 127 John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Episode 38 Chapter 7 F “A Pillar of Salt.”  In last week’s episode, we came upon the plain called Ease and a hill called Lucre and met Demas at a silver mine. Demas tries to lure Christian and Hopeful to interrupt their journey to the Holy City and dig for silver.  Christian is adamant and will not hearken to Demas’s oily tongue. “CHRIS. Then...