157 Malachi Revisited (Parenthetical): "Israel's Idolatry" or "YHWH Plus," Part 2: Human Idolatry
We pause our series on "malaki" to present the important context of Israel's idolatry at the foot of Sinai in the incident of the golden calf. As Jenny and I studied this issue over the past several months we began to understand something important that has ramifications for both the Old and New Testament scripture, and all of Christian history and practice ever since.
While in this episode we point to a form of human idolatry in its grosser aspects, we fear that the same sort of idolatry pervades today's evangelical churches in a more subtle manner. It seems to Jenny and I that instead of studying the Bible ourselves, many evangelicals become involved in religious fads that promote evangelical "superstars," teachers whose books become all the rage. Then, instead of studying the Bible, we study their books on the Bible. As an academic, this is the distinguishing between primary material - the Bible, and secondary material - books about the Bible. We should be doing much less of the latter, and much more of the former. The Bible is every Christian's primary source material. Like the Bereans, we must make it our priority, our authority, our delight in learning from God directly from His own voice.
Either God is God, or ... He is not
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156 Malachi Revisited (Parenthetical): "Israel's Idolatry" or "YHWH Plus," Part 1
Episode Transcript Available
We pause our series on "malaki" to present the important context of Israel's idolatry at the foot of Sinai in the incident of the golden calf. As Jenny and I studied this issue over the past several months we began to understand something important that has ramifications for both the Old and New Testament scripture, and all of Christian history and practice ever since.
Either God is God, or ... He is not
With our Transcendent GOD – Being, Truth and Value – there can be NO COMPROMISE
We are the "neo-Fundies," unashamed and proudly proclaiming God's Word as Truth, Life and Light!
'For we are not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes'
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155 (2025) Season Inaugural - A New Fundamentalism
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Join us for a new season of the Christian Atheist, with a continued focus on God's word as the authority for doctrine and practice.
Either God is God, or ... He is not
With our Transcendent GOD – Being, Truth and Value – there can be NO COMPROMISE
We are the "neo-Fundies," unashamed and proudly proclaiming God's Word as Truth, Life and Light!
'For we are not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes'
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154 Mice of Aslan, Arise! (A New Fundamentalism)
PLEASE FORWARD THIS PODCAST TO EVERY COMMITTED CHRISTIAN YOU KNOW!
We have never asked our listeners to do this in the five years we have been podcasting, but we feel God's hand on this episode like no other.
Jenny and I are profoundly concerned with Christian compromise in today's world and plead for a renewed vigilance and commitment among believers.
Let us turn again to God's word, and trust that He alone speaks truth.
Malachi 3:7
From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. (ESV)
With our Transcendent GOD – Being, Truth and Value – there can be NO COMPROMISE
We are the "neo-Fundies," unashamed and proudly proclaiming God's Word as Truth, Life and Light!
'For we are not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes'
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No Compromise #73: Aslan's Mice
Jenny and I discuss CS Lewis's "resurrection" scene from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
We are profoundly concerned with Christian compromise and plead for a renewed vigilance and commitment among believers.
Let us turn again to God's word, and trust that God alone speaks truth.
With our Transcendent GOD – Being, Truth and Value – there can be NO COMPROMISE
Listen to the complete book of Malachi read without commentary here ... https://youtu.be/aasq_o1JNyE
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