The Conquering Truth

People leave their churches for all sorts of reasons. It’s partly because it’s easier to travel today. Depending on where you live in the world, there might be hundreds of churches within a one-hour drive from your home, and this has not been the case for much of history. But it’s clearly more than just ease of travel that has caused people to leave their churches so casually as it wouldn’t matter...

What does it mean to love ignorance? We live in an age of unparalleled knowledge and communication, yet ignorance abounds. We have more books and schools than at any other point in human existence, but it seems that even in Christian circles we know far less than those who went before us. We grow up hearing phrases like “ignorance is bliss”, but is that true? As children, we wanted to know things...

In this episode, we discuss some of the most common logical fallacies that are used in debates and discussions. The Strawman, the Ad Hominem, the Red Herring. Those are the only ones with cool names, but we go through seven in total. With each of them, we give actual examples and walk through how they work. We also talk about how to avoid falling into these patterns and why people who actually eng...

On October 6, 2022, President Biden issued a proclamation pardoning all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who had either committed the offense or had been convicted of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. He then encouraged state governors to follow suit saying, “Just as no one should be in a federal prison solely due to the poss...

The world may seem like it has gone mad, but part of what has happened is that we have forgotten how discipline creates a framework for understanding, and without the ability to understand, chaos abounds.  Discipline is fundamentally about order, and order is central to Christianity. We want to be specific - we are not talking about order in a theoretical sense, but actual applied order - an...

Our society requires licenses and permits for many trades and activities, and has countless pages of regulation. Are these necessary, do they work, and how does that match God's law? Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/10/are-licenses-and-permits-biblical-ep-91-audio/ Timecodes 00:00:00 Why Talk About This? 00:07:34 Do Licenses Save Us From Incompetents? 00:13:31...

We discuss how Christians should think about President Biden's recent announcement of forgiveness for some student loans. Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/10/the-truth-about-student-loan-forgiveness-ep-90-audio/ Timecodes 00:00:00 What are the implications? 00:05:08 From the Poor to the Rich 00:14:22 Bad Loans for Useless Degrees 00:31:49 Rising Costs 00:36:30...

While there are a number of reasons for America's fascination with royalty, it probably comes as no surprise that we want to consider the life and death of Queen Elizabeth from a biblical perspective.    In the book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, the great king of kings and lord of lords, has a dream that greatly troubles him and its interpretation tells us a great deal about the purpose tha...

It's impossible to discuss how Christians should vote without addressing what the Bible says about women in leadership in the civil government. So in a continuation of our last episode on the qualifications God gives for candidates we discuss God's call for men to lead. Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/09/why-christians-must-vote-for-men-ep-88-audio/ Timecodes...

As election season approaches, it's worth asking what the Bible says about voting. What qualifications does scripture give for civil magistrates? And are Christians bound by those, or are we free to vote for the lesser of two evils? Episodes Referenced Can You Lie to the Nazis? https://theconqueringtruth.com/2021/04/can-you-lie-to-the-nazis-ep-16/ Why Conservatism Should Die https://theconqueringt...

We discuss how the church can labor to counter to our death-loving culture by creating a positive culture of life. Thumbnail image by Tony Hammond Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/09/how-the-church-can-create-a-culture-of-life-ep-86-audio/ Timecodes 00:00:00 Our Responsibility in a Culture of Death 00:07:11 What Is a Culture of Life? 00:15:37 Valuing Someone fo...

The Trinity is a firmly established doctrine of Christianity, but many people see the triune nature of God as a doctrine that while important does not significantly impact the world or how they understand it. We want to argue against that. The fact that God is one and yet three is fundamental to understanding His nature and so it should come as no surprise that the Trinity is manifested throughout...

A lot of people take science for granted. They assume that the process is set in stone and that people wearing lab coats who had gone to college for years will go into their laboratory or work on their computers and discover new truths and facts about the universe and that through trial and error and application, those new discoveries will eventually work their way down to the general public, chan...

Due process is in many ways, the glue that holds a just society together. It allows sinful men and women to seek justice without violating the rights of those who have been accused and puts safeguards in place to prevent the abuse of power. And while we tend to think of justice as being a function of the civil government, justice is and should be a part of every aspect of our lives including our f...

As the WHO and the USA declare a public health emergency for monkeypox, it's worth asking the question - how concerned should we be? We recorded this more than a week ago, before the US declared a state of emergency, and some of the numbers have shifted in the mean time. Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC Hosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn...

Do Christians have to obey laws we think are stupid, and what are are telling our children when we don’t? Thumbnail image by risingthermals on Flickr. #Speeding #SpeedTrap #CivilObedience #Romans13 #SufficiencyOfScripture #TCT2022 Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC Hosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn Technical Director - Timothy Kaiser Theme...

In early July, a story broke about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who had been raped and had to travel to Indiana to get an abortion after Ohio’s heartbeat law went into effect. The story stirred up controversy from the beginning, partly due to a scarcity of details and some inaccurate reporting, but a few things became evident. Conservative leaders were generally hesitant to say that the baby should not...

Billy Graham is widely regarded as the greatest evangelist of the 20th century. But was he preaching the true gospel? #BillyGraham #SufficiencyOfScripture #TCT2022 Listen to the audio version here: http://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/07/was-billy-graham-a-heretic-ep-79-audio/ Timecodes 00:00:00 Why Billy Graham? 00:02:54 God Loves You? 00:11:04 A Powerless God 00:16:19 God's Message - Love 00:18:12...

Everyone, and we mean absolutely everyone, at some point in their life struggles with worry. Whether it is because of sickness, financial troubles, relationship difficulties, or just the uncertainty that the future may hold, it is so easy to surrender our minds and dwell upon the unpleasant outcomes that are beyond our control. And some of us really do struggle with it constantly. We go from one w...

The unexpected overturning of Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey by the Supreme Court is rightly being celebrated as a political and moral victory. But it is important to understand what this decision actually achieves. In terms of immediate effect, this decision does little to change the net number of abortions performed in the United States, but this is not a fundamentally bad thing. By a...

As it's "Pride Month" we discuss whether pride, whether it is always sin, and how there's a direct connection between pride and homosexuality. Listen to the audio version here: http://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/06/is-pride-ever-good-ep-76-audio/ Timecodes 00:00:00 Is Pride Always Wrong? 00:14:08 Why Homosexuality is Connected to Pride 00:23:04 Teaching Kids Self Esteem 00:38:01 What the Bible Say...

After another school shooting we try to tackle some of the big issues related to school shootings today. Will the solutions proposed in Congress actually work? Is it the duty of police to stop dangerous killers? What are the root causes of these tragedies? Episodes Referenced: Is Mental Health Sin or Sickness? http://theconqueringtruth.com/2021/09/is-mental-illness-sin-or-sickness-ep-38/ Why Chris...

Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Congregation. Different church polities that produce different consequences in the churches that use them. Different system of church government constrain sins in different ways. In this episode, we discuss the three and what sins can flourish most easily under each. Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC Hosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Ch...

In episode we discuss the Biblical use of the rod and why God commanded parents to use it, and why modern child psychologists oppose it. Listen to the audio version here: http://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/05/2631/ Timecodes 00:00:00 What the Psychologists Get Wrong 00:09:45 Constraining Sin 00:19:12 Does it Change Hearts? 00:29:48 Don't Despise Chastening 00:35:41 Prompt Discipline 00:41:37 Spank...

The scripture says that Christ preached the gospel of the kingdom. We discuss what He meant by that, and whether it matches the gospel preached in modern churches. #SufficiencyOfScripture #TCT2022 Listen to the audio version here: http://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/05/jesus-preached-the-gospel-of-the-kingdom-do-we-ep-72-audio/ Timecodes 00:00:00 Reversing Sin 00:07:04 Who Did Christ Come to Save?...