The Sure and Secure Podcast

Hebrews 6:1-8 is perhaps the most hotly-debated passage in discussions of eternal security. We must study it, of course, but we cannot make such a study a matter for the intellect alone. Our hearts must hear the profound warning that is intended to send believers pressing on toward maturity. Find out more in this episode! Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs....

The most common criticism of eternal security is that the doctrine hands us a license to sin. If I can't lose Heaven, it is said, then I might as well live like Hell! Does this criticism hold true? Are there still compelling reasons to serve God even if my salvation is secure? Yes! Find out what they are in this episode. Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/docume...

It's not much practical use to believe in eternal security if you're not sure that YOU are saved! Affirming eternal security is one thing; finding assurance of salvation is another. So how can we find assurance of salvation? Learn how in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fgpgE15NLvealf2kSh0vn60aDjT94kRv-p9zqJcbQOE/edit?usp=sharing

Does God really offer us a gift and then a reward? Can that really be the key to resolving the tension between the "security" verses in Scripture and the "loss" verses? If so, this pattern of "gift, then reward" should be clear in Scripture. In this episode, we'll see that God established this pattern in His relationship with the people of Israel during Old Testament times. This connection gives u...

Let's be clear--the Bible truly does warn us about the danger of losing something from our Christian experience. But what is that something? How can we reconcile these "loss" verses with the "security" verses? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or through this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLW0Tzq_44i-jQViLHckIDAPp1_kth_Tv8dCPcR3ShA/edit?usp=sharing

Male characters may be more prominent in the Bible than females, but what if there were no women in the Bible at all? How would the content of Scripture be different? How would the history recorded there be different--and even our lives today? Find out in this episode!

The work of God the Father is enough to secure our salvation, but there's a redundancy of sorts in the work of the Trinity that's meant to leave us totally assured that our salvation is secure. Find out about the work of God the Son and the work of God the Holy Spirit in this episode. Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bGmzYt1-aKK4ri7UG4Le7-r_7Fy19A5...

Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord! Find out in this episode how God the Father keeps us secure in salvation. Find a transcript in this app or through this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tvJAiwcVqwBh_f5ycfwR8ASnCrOaQAfVofyL6FodSCg/edit?usp=sharing

Gifts that we exchange don't always establish a permanent relationship. Is that true of the gift of salvation--or is it a gift of a different quality? Is it really a gift that keeps on giving--forever? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript of this episode on this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JVtZDCkgHDeUx_seawXpZHosNp2IAfZp2YSHL6YD2TM/edit?usp=sharing

Can you lose your salvation? That's one of the most personally significant questions of your spiritual life. In this episode, I begin to examine that very issue to help you know that your salvation is secure through Jesus Christ. Find a transcript of the podcast in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ztB5D9-oc1eqHP_uhSB4jtoFBOuqvkc9JPrnKcCbQBY/edit?usp=sharing

The authors of Scripture weren't the only people writing about Jesus! Hear from three ancient writers whose works confirm that Jesus lived and was crucified under Pontius Pilate. Find my paper on Lucian of Samosata here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iiu8APvPPUKf4n4wDyyAaznQEEa570Uo/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=116845678267730439595&rtpof=true&sd=true Find a transcript of this episod...

The doctrine of inerrancy getting trashed on Facebook? Not if I have anything to say about it--and I do in this episode! Listen in as I defend inerrancy against one of its detractors. Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U70ov-zYpb8m3yutJ3gLsiL0-RSfCZIGWJetWdHcZU8/edit?usp=sharing

Tim Keller once said, "Until you follow God expecting no personal benefit, you're not really following God." Is that true? Is it an accurate summary of biblical motives for following God, or is it okay to think about the personal benefits of obedience? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1weJ225DyzxrmKmQn9uyEEKzzQ84x7VX5slpyvP...

To know what something is supposed to do, you have to know what it is. So what are human beings? Are we just highly-evolved animals or are we something else altogether? The Christian answer to this question is very dangerous to some other worldviews--and to our own sinful temptations. Find a transcript of this episode on this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_YoxSYH65iuRLO...

Ideas have consequences, and the profound ideas on which Christianity is built have some implications that could be considered--dangerous. This episode will explore the idea that God is a living, thinking being who is different from His creation. Find a transcript in this app or at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dMVMOSQ4yZYA1aKJYzUH87xhKqwDhSPpUek_9HSXfmY/edit?usp=sharing

What did Jesus mean when He said a disciple must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me? Does that command tell us what we must do to go to Heaven? Should we doubt our salvation if we struggle with such a commitment? Find answers for these questions here from a Free Grace perspective. Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d...

Christ's conversation with the Rich Young Ruler has been confusing for many people. The Lord seems to be presenting salvation by works--which is just the opposite of what He said to others! How exactly should we interpret this passage? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WvkwCrFq-s1xFEWYcucxNVWxOWWSzI08gj2MJxN...

Those who reject Christianity often take themselves to be very rational people--simply following facts wherever they lead. The Twelve Points framework shows that the facts truly do lead one to Christianity. One cannot deny the Faith without paying the price of sacrificing rationality. Find out why in this episode! Find a transcript in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16...

Christians have always believed that the Bible is the word of God--but does that belief match what Jesus had to say about it? Indeed it does! Find out more on this episode. Find a transcript in this app or at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TgIiVEPwmDAHICIP6A0HkqE1lpf4OpouJw9_k7rFqJQ/edit?usp=sharing

Jesus proved that He is divine, but He has a human nature, too. Could His humanity compromise the truthfulness of His teachings? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wGB5QUs_wUKrYjEsJ53VhqFAVOavB3NA-nFmFRT8dWw/edit?usp=sharing

The claims of Jesus are staggering, so we ought to make sure we have every reason to believe them. What criteria can help us assess the miracles that support His claims? Can any other religions boast of miraculous confirmation? Find out on this episode! Find a transcript in this app or at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11J8UgxHjDluwVC9B5zCDf4sNc_jyWRJ1rS7A9GBesDM/edit?usp=s...

Plenty of people have claimed to be a big deal. Jesus did, too--but did He make good on His claims? If miracles can confirm a spokesman from God, did Jesus receive such a confirmation? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript of the episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RFAsTX6j3SDL0PgQsdW-wRbk419jEFbBnJUJ_Q9PwVw/edit?usp=sharing

If I make a claim about you, that doesn't hold as much weight as if you would make the claim yourself--especially if that claim deals with the core of your identity. Critics of Christianity have claimed that Jesus himself never claimed to be God, but is that true? Find out on this episode! Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cwydecspuY...

The New Testament records miracles being performed by Jesus and His messengers. Can an educated person today believe that these are factual accounts--or are they really embellished tall-tales that stretch the truth too far? Find out in this episode! Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v4mmiC0AQa_NWlbuT3siIFlt34u_Z-m5loqLQyKBaw...

Many people throughout history have claimed to be messengers from God--sometimes with tragic results for the people who have followed them. Is there something that God has done to set apart His true messengers from false ones? Learn how miracles have proven the identity of God's true messengers. Find a transcript of this episode in this app or at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R8PV...