Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the...
Hell is one of the most difficult parts of Christian belief - but of all the characters in the Bible, no one comes close to using the word "Hell" as much as Jesus does.So, what did he mean, how is it plausible, and what does it matter?
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REWIND: Kingdom Come
As we gear up for a special episode on the difficult topic of Hell, we first bring you this Undeceptions Rewind looking at what the Bible says about Heaven. This rewind is from episode 64 'Kingdom Come'
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Question Answer XIII
Is Christianity an offshoot of an ancient fertility cult? Why do the Gospels only talk about Jesus' genealogy in connection to Joseph? Is there a place for Christian patriotism?John answers all these and more in our Season XIII Q&A!(00:00) - - Intro
(04:16) - - Missionaries
(12:02) - - Anglicanism
(16:06) - - Resurrection science
(25:42) - - Intellectuals who don't convert
(31:41) - - Jesus' genealogies
(35:39) - - Christian fertility cult
(44:28) - - Biblical patriotism
(54:00) - - Just war
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Second Act
The Acts of the Apostles is the epic sequel to Luke's Gospel. It follows the dramatic events immediately after the resurrection of Jesus, and follows how the first Christians - led by perhaps the most unlikely person - took the news of the Messiah to the edges of the Roman Empire - and beyond. (00:10) - - A Biblical sequel
(04:50) - - The genre of Acts
(10:33) - - Luke
(21:36) - - Gallio
(27:28) - - A Roman World
(33:34) - - The first evangelists
(38:01) - - Acts 17
(48:31) - - Five Minute Jesus
(51:04) - - The true myth
(01:00:17) - - How did Christianity spread?
(01:07:48) - - Imperial faith
(01:13:20) - - The end of Acts
(01:18:14) - - The meaning of it all
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Into Wine
If we’re talking only about liquids you drink—because the water in the Bible is washed in, crossed over, and even walked on once—wine is no.1.Wine appears more than 200 times in the Bible. And almost all of them are positive references—not critiques. Christianity has a long, rich history with wine. But oftentimes, we’ve made it much more complicated and, at times, harmful.(00:00) - Chapter 1
(02:36) - - Wine in the Bible
(04:52) - - Meeting Gisela
(09:16) - - Different drinking cultures
(13:32) - - Alcohol in America
(17:54) - - Wine in the Old Testament
(25:39) - - Jesus and the wedding of Cana
(29:33) - - 5 Minute Jesus
(37:22) - - Early Christianity and wine
(43:00) - - Monks, nuns, and booze
(50:38) - - When to stop drinking
(53:25) - - Drinking as a sin
(59:21) - - Holy tipsiness
(01:03:30) - - Alcoholism
(01:06:34) - - The Godliness of wine
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Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.
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