The Christian Faith Podcast

John 1:14: The “Only-Begotten Son”?

The fact that the Bible speaks of “the only begotten” Son of God (John 1:14, 18, etc.), has troubled some Christians. This is because such a statement could be taken to mean that the Son was begotten at a certain point, rather than being the eternal God who has always existed. However, when we look at this statement in the context of John 1, the meaning is clear: He never needed to come into existence by being begotten, for He always has existed as the only-begotten Son of God.Length: 10 Minutes
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Podcast 64: “The Only Begotten Son?”
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This edition of the program was recorded starting on Monday, 2 October 2023 in Chicago, Illinois

A Proper Mindset for Coming to the Scriptures

To study the Scriptures in a profitable way we need to come to them with a proper mindset. This is especially true when it comes to the matter of the reward and discipline of the believers in the coming age, the Millennium, because it is so easy for us to be biased in this regard for one reason or another.
So, in the first segment of this episode, we begin by considering why it’s so important to see the truth of the premillennial return of the Lord, and then go on to consider, as a continuation of the previous episode, two points concerning the false teaching of amillennialism. Then in the second segment we consider some basic issues that may hinder us from coming to the Scriptures with a proper mindset.
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RESOURCES REFERRED TO IN THIS EPISODE
Podcasts:Podcast 60: “The Reward of the Overcomers”Podcast 61: “Three Strikes Against the Amil’s”Podcast 41: “The Vision of the Great Image in Daniel 2”Podcast 42: “Man’s Government versus God’s Government”
Books:Book, by D.M. Panton: The Judgment Seat of ChristBook for Purchase, by Titus Chu: Born Again: Our New Life in ChristBook for Download, by Titus Chu: Born Again: Our New Life in Christ
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Podcast 62: “The Right Mindset for Coming to the Bible”
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This edition of the program was recorded on Friday, 22 September 2023 in Chicago, Illinois

Three Strikes Against the Amil’s

Revelation 20 shows us that there will be a 1,000 year reign of Christ upon the earth after this age. However, the teaching of Amillennialism denies this, and in doing so deprives God’s children of so much of His word, and of so much of our hope of the Lord’s return; this is something truly evil. Nonetheless, it seems that today this evil teaching is gaining in popularity among Bible-believing Christians.
In this episode, therefore, we consider three great “strikes” in the Bible against Amillennialism, to explain why we should not accept it if we desire to hold to the Biblical view of the end times. Hopefully, in so doing, we will gain a fuller appreciation of how we can trust in the Bible as the literal word of God, and in its revelation of things to come.
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RESOURCES REFERRED TO IN THIS EPISODE
Podcast 60: The Reward of the OvercomersPodcast 55: “Out of Egypt”: (2) Bargaining With PharaohPodcast 44: The Demons, the Abyss, and AmillennialismNote: “Why the Demons Are Not Amillennial”
The Series on Amillennialism:Podcast 35: The End of Amillennialism (1)Podcast 36: The End of Amillennialism (2)Podcast 37: The End of Amillennialism (3)Podcast 38: The End of Amillennialism (4)
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Podcast 61: “Three Strikes Against the Amil’s”
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This edition of the program was recorded on Friday, 15 September 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Reward of the Overcomers

Each of the letters to the seven churches Revelation 2-3 concludes with a distinct reward the Lord promises “to him who overcomes.” Then in Revelation 20:4-6 we see the fulfillment of these promises in “the first resurrection” (Rev. 20:5), during the 1,000 year reign of Christ on the earth.
So, to have a good understanding of the overcomers’ reward, we need to look closely at these verses in Revelation 20. They show us that, not only will the Lord make a distinction between the overcoming believers and the defeated believers, but even among the overcomers, there will be degrees of reward.
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RESOURCES REFERRED TO IN THIS EPISODE
Podcast 35. The End of Amillennialism (1)
Podcast 8. The Eternal Gift versus the Kingdom Reward
Podcast 9. The Kingdom and the Darkness; The Wise and Foolish Virgins
A Brief Note: “And They Sat Upon the Thrones” (1)
A Sweet Savor Bible School: https://asweetsavor.org/bible-school/
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Podcast 60: “The Reward of the Overcomers”
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This edition of the program was recorded on Thursday, 7 September 2023 in Chicago, Illinois

The Passover (1): The Passover, the Lord’s Table, & the Wedding Feast

The Passover in Exodus 12 is a remarkable picture of the death of Christ. Before we can fully appreciate it, however, we need to see how it is connected to the Lord’s Table. The Passover is the Old Testament memorial feast pointing forward to the death of Christ;  the Lord’s Table is the memorial feast of the New Testament. On the one hand it points us back to the death of Christ, and on the other, it points us forward to His return.
Eventually, both of these feasts will be fulfilled in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in the next age.
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Podcast 54. “Out of Egypt”: (1) The Struggle to Forsake the World
Podcast 55. “Out of Egypt”: (2) Bargaining With Pharaoh
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Podcast 59: “The Passover (1): The Passover, the Lord’s Table, and the Wedding Feast”
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This edition of the program was recorded on Thursday, 31 August 2023 in Chicago, Illinois

Pointing the Saints Back to Christ

In the book of Revelation we see the church that fulfills God’s desire in this age, that is, the church in Philadelphia (Rev. 3:8-10). However, in First Corinthians, the Apostle Paul shows us the way to deal with the problems that may arise in the practical church life, so that we can become the church the Lord desires.
In brief, his solution is always the same: to point the saints back to the Lord Jesus Christ as the unique foundation, center, and content of the church life.
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RESOURCES REFERRED TO IN THIS EPISODE
A Brief Note. “You Have Not Denied My Name” (4)
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Podcast 58: “Pointing the Saints Back to Christ”
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This edition of the program was recorded on Thursday, 24 August 2023 in Chicago, Illinois

Our Heart, Leaving Egypt, & Lot’s Choice

The Parable of the Sower is perhaps the clearest depiction in the entire Bible of how we need to deal with our heart so that it can become the good ground for the Lord to grow within us.
In particular, those of us who have been in the Lord for a number of years need to be careful of the “thorns” that may grow up within us to choke the word and so prevent us from bringing forth any fruit to maturity.
In the Old Testament, Lot, when he left Abraham, seems to be an example of one who did not deal with his heart in an adequate way. Thus, his story is a serious warning to us today.
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RESOURCES REFERRED TO IN THIS EPISODE
Podcast 54. “Out of Egypt”: (1) The Struggle to Forsake the World
Podcast 55. “Out of Egypt”: (2) Bargaining With Pharaoh
Podcast 12. The Parable of the Sower (1)
Podcast 13. The Parable of the Sower (2)
Podcast 14. The Parable of the Sower (3)
Bible Hub: J.N. Darby on Genesis 13-14
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57. Our Heart, Leaving Egypt, & Lot’s Choice 
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This edition of the program was recorded on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 in Chicago, Illinois

“Atonement” vs. “Redemption”

It is very common for Bible teachers to refer to the “atonement” when speaking of the death of Christ on the cross. However, this is to demean what Christ actually accomplished by His death.
In the Bible the word “atonement” is only used in the Old Testament, in relation to the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant which only covered sins; they could never take them away (Heb. 10:1-4). In contrast, the New Testament speaks of the “redemption” we have in Christ (Rom. 3:24, Eph. 1:7), referring to His death on the cross, which took our sins away completely, once and for all (Heb. 10:14, John 1:29).
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The Scofield Study Bible, 1917 Edition
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56. Atonement, or Redemption?
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This edition of the program was recorded beginning on 10 August 2023.

“Out of Egypt”: (2) Bargaining With Pharaoh

The book of Exodus shows us, using the picture of the Children of Israel leaving Egypt, that the purpose of Christ’s redemptive work is not merely to save us from our sin, but to deliver us from the world, today’s “Egypt” (Acts 2:40, Gal. 1:4). This is so God can gain His kingdom on the earth and build up the church as His dwelling place, just as the Children of Israel built up the tabernacle in the wilderness.
So, in this podcast we continue to consider this picture. Here we see how Pharaoh bargained with Moses, doing everything he could to keep the Children of Israel in bondage in Egypt, just as today Satan makes various offers to us to keep us enslaved in his world-system.
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SUMMARY
Christ has redeemed us not merely to deal with our sin, but to deliver us from “this present evil age” so that He can gain His church and His kingdom on the earth.
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Podcast 54. “Out of Egypt”: (1) The Struggle to Forsake the World
Gospel: “This Way Please”
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“Out of Egypt”: (2) Bargaining With Pharaoh
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This edition of the program was recorded beginning on Saturday, 22 July 2023.

“Out of Egypt”: (1) The Struggle to Forsake the World

The book of Exodus begins with God’s people in slavery in Egypt, but it ends with the glory of God appearing among His people in the tabernacle in the wilderness; what a wonderful picture is this!
It shows us that the purpose of Christ’s redemptive work is not merely to save us from our sin, but even more, to deliver us from the world, today’s “Egypt” (Acts 2:40, Gal. 1:4), so God can gain His kingdom on the earth and build up the church as His dwelling place.
So, in this podcast we begin to consider what we can learn about our Christian life today from the struggle of the Children of Israel to get out of the land of Egypt.
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SUMMARY
Christ has redeemed us not merely to deal with our sin, but to deliver us from “this present evil age” so that He can gain His church
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Gospel: “This Way Please”
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54. “Out of Egypt”: The Struggle to Forsake the World (1)
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This edition of the program was recorded beginning on Saturday, 22 July 2023.