Theologic

Maybe you've experienced it: an emotional "camp-like" environment. The exhausted fellow attenders begin to get weepy, they begin telling the deep secrets of their hearts, and after the emotions are over there is a mountain-top experience for a time. Many a Christian has gone through such an event, but do we need them? Are these even Christian to begin with? A very familiar interview...

During the COVID lockdowns, many Christians quoted Matthew 22:21 saying, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's." in order to maintain obedience to those lockdowns and close church gatherings. But is that what that text is talking about? As Sean handles this text, we must ask the question what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to Go...

As you look at this current world, so much dramatic change has turned navigating this life into something that can be very difficult. With technological advances, governmental decisions, and a society jettisoning Christian beliefs and ethics; it can be difficult to determine where you are let alone where you're going. In this episode, Sean and Patke speak to the rules-oriented person who beli...

The challenge comes once again from Patheos.com. As Christians are gunned down, how can a Christian say that God exists? How can that be especially when it seems that He has promised blanket protection if you are righteous? "No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil." (Proverbs 12:21) "Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Eve...

It can be a challenge both knowing AND living out the word. Theologic is often about knowing the word but in this episode Sean and Patke talk about the nitty gritty of applying the word. How do we apply what we know from the word when we find ourselves in a challenging situation? How do we live out the word when circumstances in our lives make it seemingly impossible to live out? As Sean and Patke...

It just so happens that multiple pastors in NW Iowa are preaching through the book of Revelation. As a result, Sean sought to capitalize on that opportunity to have a discussion about the importance of this book. Why is it important to know and to preach through this frightening book? How does it benefit the Christian? Listen in and be blessed by a fruitful discussion. Support the show

In Sean's personal study with family, he came across what seems to be an apparent contradiction between the gospels? In Matthew 21:33-46, Jesus tells a parable and the crowd responds approvingly. In Luke's account of the same parable in Luke 20:9-19 the crowds responded rejecting the words Jesus said. How do we work through this apparent contradiction? Listen in as Sean unpacks this para...

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Many thanks to our listeners as they have exercised patience since the last debate. It has been a while but Sean and Zac re-engage on the topic of Israel. Does Scripture teach that Israel will have a future kingdom? Will they receive the land that their forefathers had had? Will there be a great Jewish ingathering to Israel following widespread belief in Christ as their messiah? Listen in as your...

In starting a new year, we also start a new category on our Theobite segments in that of commonly misquoted texts. Who comes to steal, kill, and destroy according to John 10? Why does it matter for us to get that right? How might getting that right inform what we look for in seeing the workings of Satan in this current world? Listen in and find out. Support the show

Jesus' spirit had to go somewhere after His spirit departed from His body. Maybe you're curious. Maybe you've heard some pretty hair raising things about it. What actually DID happen to Jesus' Spirit on and after the cross? Listen in and be blessed. Support the show

"Prone to Wander, Lord, I feel it." The words of the hymnwriter ring true to all of God's sheep throughout their sojourn here on this Earth. What draws us back? It may surprise you that the same message the Christian believed to become a Christian in the past has an important place in the present. Do you know how? Listen in to Ryan Bush as Sean and Patke interview him on the gospel....

There is a uniquely fascination when we seek to understand evil. One of the most evil characters in all of scripture was Judas Iscariot. How could someone so privileged with seeing Christ betray Him in the end? Beyond that, how could such a person show remorse in the end in the way that he did? The question sometimes gets raised, "Did Judas repent and receive Christ in the end?" Tune in...

This Christmas season we take a look at an important part of the gospels' presentation of Jesus, His family line. There seems to be an apparent contradiction between what Matthew says in Matthew 1 and what Luke says in Luke 3 concerning who Jesus' grandfather was. Does the Bible truly contradict? Listen in and find out. Support the show

Ouch! Get ready for a heavily convicting episode. As your hosts tackle the topic of complaining, stick around to the end because not only do they give the true nature of what we are doing when we grumble but they also provide the easy solution to the easy sin of complaining. May you rejoice in God's grace to you when you complain and find the God ordained way out of it for your good and His g...

Patheos.com gives another challenge to the Bible. Matthew 10 has Jesus telling His disciples not to evangelize non-Jewish people. In Matthew 28, He does. Who really SHOULD be evangelized? Do the Atheists have a point that the Bible is contradicting? Can your hosts deal with this one? Listen in and find out. Support the show

For a solid marriage relationship, for a strong parental front, for strong bonds of love with your children, your home needs theology. You need to have a proper and thorough understanding of who God is and what He has done. Ricardo and Arlene Escobar as a part of "A Biblical Home" their goal is that they would be used by God to bless you and your family. As Patke and Sean interview this...

Harsh language is all over the Bible, but how should the Christian deal with it? Some struggle to process it, some choose to reject its message, but one thing is for sure in each instance and each context where something harsh is spoken by the Holy Spirit, it is right. As your hosts engage one particular passage in I Timothy, take a listen to the harsh words Paul tells Timothy. As your hosts bring...

"Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin." Mark 3:29 ESV Are you guilty of an eternal sin? What even is this sin? Listen in and find out. Support the show

The same faith and grace that saves is what the Christian lives in for the rest of his life. As your hosts engage the topic, listen in and be blessed. Support the show

Christians have read Jesus' words that we must not cast pearls before swine (Matthew 7:6). This is also spoken in common conversation. But are we sure we know what that means? What's more, Jesus is talking about certain people and calling them pigs. As Sean leads Patke in discussion listen carefully for the meaning of this phrase, why such harsh words were proper to be spoken in the cont...

Have you ever wondered if you or your Pastor represent Christ accurately and well when speaking on God's behalf? Whether in the pulpit, in personal counseling, or in practical living; The church must know what God has truly said. In this episode, Zac Patke interviews Dr. Dean Taylor from Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa as he presents the true way to rightly divide the word of trut...

Should we unhitch ourselves from the Old Testament? This is a question posed by prominent church leaders in our day. What happens if we divorce the preaching of the scriptures with the preaching of the resurrection? Is that how Christians have always done it? As our hosts delve into the topic of the gospel, the scriptures, and the resurrection, let us think critically and biblically about the resu...

Patheos.com claims that there is a contradiction between when the Passover meal was eaten and when Jesus was crucified. Was Jesus Crucified BEFORE the Passover meal or AFTER? Can your host handle this? Listen in and find out. Support the show

"Flee Sexual Immorality"  I Corinthians 6:18 In a culture destructively wrapped up in sexual vice of every kind, so many are unaware of the prisons that they have put themselves in that will eventually become their tombs. As your hosts discuss the issue of sexual vice and adultery, the truth of such things goes beyond the external acts and all the way to the heart. Listen in and be chall...