We begin this episode with some background and a introduction to the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) as well as what Nicholas sees as the greatest difficulties to presenting the Gospel in a 21st Century context today! That segue’s us into a discussion about two types of evangelism, public and private! After that we discuss the emphasis the RCC places on personal evangelism and touch on RCC beliefs concerning different sacraments and the role of prayer within the life of a follower of Jesus! We wrap ...
May 09, 2022•53 min
CSG host's Joshua Davidson and Tyler Fowler sit down with their good friend Michael Moore to discuss the practical benefits of STUDYING God's Word as well as the importance of having an active prayer life in our relationship with Jesus Christ! We are getting practical on our 6th episode of our Practical Christianity series about Scripture and Prayer and we begin by unpacking a definintion for prayer by John Piper. After that, Josh, Tyler and Michael address questions like "What if I can't find t...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 14 min
What is Narrative Structure and why should I even care about it? This was my (Tyler) initial thought when Josh first began talking to me about this topic, but WOW, I am ever so glad we had this conversation with our good friend Gerritt Schuitema! Josh and Gerritt break down the importance of PARTICIPATING in the story in order to achieve an end goal, namely to become as Christ. All who are born again are also being sanctified (becoming more like Jesus), and when participate in the things Jesus H...
Mar 20, 2022•52 min
David Russell and Dane Van Eys are back with Josh and Tyler as we continue our Practical Christianity series and Part 2 of our episode on Temptation! This time we turn to Luke 4 to get the full picture of Jesus' temptation by Satan! What did Christ do and how did our King fight temptation? Hang out with us this hour to add to your own arsenal of practical tactics you can use the next time you find yourself staring temptation in the face!
Mar 13, 2022•53 min
David Russell (Proselytize or Apostatize – PorA) and Dane van Eys join Noah, Josh and Tyler to answer questions like “How do we handle temptation & sin practically” and “How do we help others that are struggling with temptation”. All temptation is circumstantial yet, for believers, God has promised a way out in every temptation (1 Cor. 10:13). As believers in Jesus Christ, sanctified by the Holy Spirit of God, we must, at times, grit our teeth, push through the pain, find the door that God h...
Mar 06, 2022•53 min
In episode 3 of our 10 part series on Practical Christianity Josh, Noah and Tyler read through Galatians 5 and give you some practical application of the "Fruits of the Spirit" found verses 22 and 23!
Feb 03, 2022•54 min
Get your Bible's out for this one ladies and gents as Josh, Tyler and their special guest Dane Van Eys dive into the Scripture's and expound the truth that is the incarnation of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ! We show from texts like Isaiah 9, 43, 45; John 1; 2 Peter 1 that God indeed as come to save us in the person of Jesus Christ! We also discuss the practical importance of this Biblical truth as we look at Hebrews 4:14-16 and show WHY Jesus experientially became a man and how importan...
Jan 15, 2022•53 min
In this first of 10 episodes in our “Practical Christianity” series, Josh, Tyler and they’re special guest William Tanksley begin with some elementary “what’s” and “why’s” of the faith to lay a solid foundation for our Christian worldview in order to build on that foundation in subsequent episodes! Subtopics touched on in this episode include Faith, Hope, Love; the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, His Death, Resurrection, Ascension & Second Advent and much more!!!
Jan 03, 2022•56 min
Andrew, Dr. Dalcour and I will be discussing oneness theology proper and theological implications of this doctrine as a whole. Get your Bible's ready because we are diving into the Scriptures to exegete passages oneness theologians use to support their claims as well as think through the logical and systematic outworking of oneness doctrine! We will also be looking back in time in Church history to see the origins of where this theology stems from as well as taking YOUR QUESTIONS about oneness t...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Andrew, Dr. Dalcour and I will be discussing oneness theology proper and theological implications of this doctrine as a whole. Get your Bible's ready because we are diving into the Scriptures to exegete passages oneness theologians use to support their claims as well as think through the logical and systematic outworking of oneness doctrine! We will also be looking back in time in Church history to see the origins of where this theology stems from as well as taking YOUR QUESTIONS about oneness t...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min
To begin Joshua Sherman (not reformed) brings up a few things that left a lot of people feeling confused with in the James White & William Lane Craig Debate, namely the nature of exactly HOW free will coincides with the Reformed/Calvinistic understanding of determinism. We then take audience Q&A and wrap up the episode with an encouraging message, calling Calvinist's and Non-Calvinist's alike to unite under the Gospel of Jesus Christ as we build on the groundwork laid by our brother's an...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Join Joshua Davidson, Joshua Sherman, David Russell, Tim Steadman and myself as we discuss Giants, "Nephilim", Genesis 6 and ANE myths and legends concerning angels and humans!!! We invited Tim to come hang out with us and discuss these topics to help us better understand what Genesis 6 and other Biblical (and extra-biblical texts like Enoch for example) tell us concerning Nephilim/Giants!!! We are answering the big questions on this special episode of CSG and seeking to understand topics like t...
Nov 20, 2021•55 min
Join Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller, Joshua Sherman (Tending Our Nets) and myself as we discuss Law and Gospel from the Lutheran perspective! In this episode we break the title up into two parts: Law & Gospel. In the first half, we seek to understand exactly what the New Testament author's mean when they use phrases like "the Law", "the Law of Moses", "the Law of Christ", ect.; how the Law applied to Israelite's under the Old Covenant and how it applies to Christians under the New Covenant today; ...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 9 min
We begin this discussion by going back in time to when Braxton first began interacting with atheists and discuss what it was that originally got him interested in apologetics in the first place. After some background on the events that unfolded that has lead him to where he is now with atheism and apologetics, we get into topics like our favorite arguments/evidences for God (Kalam Cosmological Argument); the role of the Imago Dei in asking questions like “Where do we come from?”; the Evidential ...
Nov 13, 2021•55 min
On this episode of CSG, Josh, Noah and I have the privilege to have Dr. Chris Featherstone (ViZion United Podcast) back for the 2nd time to discuss personality disorders and a Christian’s approach in respect to them! These are REAL disorders those created in the Imago Dei have to face daily, so we invited Chris, who works in the field of psychotherapy, back on CSG to give us a run-down of different types of personality disorders (to better understand what, exactly, those who have them are going ...
Nov 05, 2021•56 min
Join us on this special episode of CSG as Josh and I sit down with author, podcaster, husband and dad, Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller to discuss problems and solutions to those problems within the larger context that is "American Christianity". Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller is pastor of St. Paul and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Churches in Austin, TX. He is the author of Take They Our Life: Martin Luther’s Theology of Martyrdom (2019), A Martyr’s Faith for a Faithless World (CPH, 2019), Has American Christianity Fa...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 9 min
We cover a wide range of topics in this one from practical advice for new believers, drinking from the fount of knowledge and understanding well, the extremes and dangers of complacency and arrogance in following Christ and how your actions (as God’s representative) affect other’s that are made in His Image. We also tackle what we see as a growing problem in the Body of Christ in the second half of this episode, namely, unnecessary division and a lack of genuine Christian love. Going through 1 C...
Oct 23, 2021•55 min
We begin this episode by welcoming back Jimmy D after being out of commission for a few weeks due to having covid! We then kick off this PART 1 by giving a brief overview of what we have already touched on in past episodes, such as the 3 main views of the Imago Dei (substantive, relational, functional). Then, Sherman poses a great question of how different systems of theology (I.e Calvinism/ Non Calvinism) can have an impact on how we view the Image. We then center the entirety of the two episod...
Oct 16, 2021•56 min
After brief introductions, new stories about getting stung by bees #sharethesting! and all the fun things everyone else has been up to with their podcasts and personal lives, Joshua presents us with an introduction to the “functional” interpretation of Genesis 1. This view is currently being set forth by scholars like John Walton and Scot McKnight. David, however, takes a more traditional view of the text! The two bring out their similarities, for example, both denying “eternalism”, but there ar...
Oct 11, 2021•56 min
THE SACRAMENTS AND WORSHIP OUTLINE • Heaven meeting earth ◦ In the beginning ▪ Image of God ▪ Temple cosmology ▪ Eden – the garden/mountain of God, where heaven meets earth (Genesis 2, Ezekiel 28:13-16) ◦ Old Covenant ▪ Tabernacle and temple modeled after Eden (Exodus 28, 1 Kings 7) ▪ Priests representing the people to God, and God to the people (Exodus 28) ◦ New Covenant ▪ Pentecost (Acts 2) ▪ “God has raised us up with Him…” (Ephesians 2:4-7) ▪ Heavenly temple (Hebrews 9) ▪ “You have now come”...
Sep 25, 2021•56 min
Description Join us on our 60th episode for a special Q & A on the nature of Hell, the resurrected wicked and the immortality of the human soul!!! Your hosts, Tyler Fowler and Joshua Davidson are wrapping up our study on Conditional Immortality and Eternal Conscious Punishment so we decided to bring our two friends, Robert Wiesner (Pastor at Kenmore Baptist Church and Chris Date (Host of the Rethinking Hell podcast) finally back on for one last showdown!!! Josh and I begin the episode with q...
Sep 13, 2021•56 min
Join us on this LIVE edition of CSG for PART 2 of our episode "Divine Permission w/ J.D. Martin"! We had a good conversation off air w/ Dr. Leighton Flowers after releasing the ep. so we invited him on for part 2! Honestly the two explain their positions on the subject of Divine Permission best themselves, so jump into this episode if this is a subject you are currently interested in!!! Great content from all 4 of the participants as we challenge each other in this Christ-like and fruitful conve...
Sep 04, 2021•1 hr 24 min
We begin this episode with some personal testimony from Tyler on what’s currently going on in his family life and how God is using all these things for good! Diving into a passage from Luke, 22:39-46, Josh then leads us in a symbolic exposition of the Scripture, showing Christians Jesus’ example during His most mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting time of His incarnation, save the crucifixion, the Garden of Gethsemane. This episode is exceptionally practical for Christians during tim...
Aug 28, 2021•54 min
On this episode of CSG, J.D. Martin (Exploring Theology) joins Joshua Davidson and myself as we seek to answer questions raised by Dr. Leighton Flowers (Soteriology 101) concerning what it means for God to “permit” events that happen in reality from the Reformed/Calvinist perspective. This leads to an in-depth discussion on the topic with answers to questions like “What do Calvinists mean when they use terms like ‘permit’, ‘decree’, & ‘cause’?” and “Do ALL Calvinists hold to what is philosop...
Aug 14, 2021•55 min
Robert Wiesner is back for part 2 of our discussion on the nature of Hell! We examine Scripture as well as other Second Temple texts like Enoch, Jubilees, etc to answer the question of what happens to the resurrected wicked in Hell! Are they punished forever? Are they annihilated? Are there more questions to be asked? Join us as we dive into this debate concerning Christian eschatology to find out more! Part 1 feed.completesinners.com/54
Aug 07, 2021•56 min
In this episode we sit down with Stuart Brogden and Ian Renwick to discuss the differences between New Covenant Theology (NCT) and Mid-Acts Dispensationalism (MAD). We begin with a 10 min opening statement for NCT given by Stuart, followed by Ian's 10 min opening statement for MAD. The two then have an open, free flowing discussion concerning primarily God's redemptive plan and how that works over the course of history! This is a lively episode so be sure to listen carefully to both gentlemen an...
Jul 17, 2021•56 min
On this episode of CSG, we invited Robert Wiesner to come on the show to discuss the traditional doctrine of eschatology and Hell known as Eternal Conscious Punishment! Starting with the Old Testament we reference texts such as Daniel 12 and Isaiah 26 as a starting point for ECP and work our way into the New Testament to really see this theology in it’s fullness! We then discuss Josephus and the eschatological differences between Sadducee’s & Pharisee’s and the concept of “immortality” throu...
Jul 09, 2021•56 min
In this episode of CSG we sit down with the return of the prodigal son himself, CSG's co-host Michael Chandler Keaton to discuss "Open Theism" with special guest Will Duffy! The overarching theme of this discussion is "Does God know the future?" Mike, Will and Tyler discuss relevent verses pertaining to this topic beginning with opening statements from Mike and Will and then we jump right into Q&A in an open discussion format for the remainder of the time!
Jun 28, 2021•56 min
In this episode of CSG, David Pallmann and Dane van Eys drop by to discuss postmodernism in general and postmodernism in the Church! What is the Christian response to this ideology? Find out right here!!! Al Mohler points out that PM actively seeks to deconstruct Truth. Truth is revealed in Scripture by God. Seems to be a direct attack on Christianity. Hypothetically PM is an attitude of skepticism: irony toward rejection of grand narratives, ideologies and universalism. It criticizes objective ...
Jun 19, 2021•56 min
On this episode of CSG we are discussing the human soul! What is the Biblical understanding of what we call the “soul”, is the soul immortal and what are the implications of the soul’s immortality (or mortality) on Judgment Day?? I’ve asked Chris Date, from Rethinking Hell, to join us again on CSG to help give some biblical answer’s to these questions and more! Passages from both Old and New Testament books as well as extrabiblical literature are examined to develope a more complete understandin...
Jun 06, 2021•56 min
