Dr. Paul’s Worldviews
Dr. Paul’s Worldviews is an interactive podcast that deals with contemporary issues of the day from a historical, biblical, Christian worldview. Whether it is exposition of biblical passages, defense against the claims or accusations of false religions, cults, and sects, or simply addressing daily newsworthy items, Dr. Paul often goes where few Christians dare to tread. So, pull up a chair, turn on your brain, and get ready to be challenged and informed. Above all, get ready to act in a positive way that honors the Lord Jesus Christ.
Episodes
Episodes
Friday Dec 15, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 20: Once Uncondemned, Always Uncondemned
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
After the apostle Paul's previous exposition on the prevalence and influence of sin in his Christian life, he now turns to the security he, and other Christians, has because of his position "in Christ." Romans 8:1-17 is a classic statement, in other words, on the doctrine of eternal security. That regardless of the effects of continued in sin, that Paul talks about in Romans chapter 7, in a person's life, as the flesh and the spirit wage "war," no one will lose their familial standing with God as His children. It is something that all Christians need to know and embrace as part of the "good news" that God wrought when He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to "condemn sin" in the flesh.
Friday Nov 17, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 19: Why Christians Do Sinful Things
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
In probably one of the most important sections of the Book of Romans, at least from the Christian perspective and trying understand why a Christian commits sin or continues to commit sin, is Romans 7:13-25. Although the genuine Christian is blood-bought from the slave market of sin, sin continues to indwell the Christian, as it wars against the spirit. Those who fail to understand this often end up being led astray into various forms of thought that assert the Christian MUST do this or MUST do that to retain his salvation. Such is not what the Apostle Paul taught in this passage as Dr. Paul explains.
Monday Nov 13, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 18: A Marriage Metaphor on the Law
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
In the Apostle Paul's quest to explain the place of the Law in the Christian's life, he uses the ordinance of marriage as a metaphor to show difference between living under the law and living by the Spirit. So, long as a person is married, they cannot marry anyone else. In turn, as soon as the spouse dies, then the spouse that is still living is free to marry another. The Christian or person who has been born of God is no longer under the covenant of marriage by law, but has died to it and is now under the covenant of grace through Christ via the Spirit. That is not to say that the law is unholy or unrighteous. It is to stay that it only serves to expose sin for what it is, and as a moral guide, not to exact grace or salvation from God, but to teach of of our need for God's grace that is given freely.
Friday Nov 10, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 17: Answering the Legal Challenge
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Many cults argue that unless a person keeps the law, even though it is something the cult has created and has nothing to do with biblical law, then that is an effective argument against being saved by grace alone. The Apostle Paul answers this challenge in Romans 6:15-23 by counter-arguing that (1) even though a person is living by grace, that does not give him/her license to sin; (2) the law is of no effect, since the Christian should use it as a moral standard for moral living; (3) a person is a slave to the person/thing he is obedient toward, whether toward the law, which brings death, or toward God, which brings eternal life. Ultimately, the law is to lead a person to Christ, whereby the Christian is introduced to God's grace, which is unmerited, not merited. Moreover, depending on where a person puts his/her allegiance, he becomes enslaved thereby and garners the fruit of that allegiance amounting to eternal death or eternal life.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 16: Answering the Grace Challenge
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Up until Romans 6, the Apostle Paul has addressed the depravity of man, and then the solution to that depravity, culminating in the teaching of the justification by grace through faith alone. That said, Paul had his detractors and challengers then, as there are many, some even claiming to be "Christians," who disagree with him. Oh, it's not that they may mouth the words grace, faith, and salvation. It's that they disagree, based usually on a faulty understanding of James 2:26: "…faith apart from works is dead." They believe, in other words, that reconciliation, redemption, or regeneration is a co-oped effort on the part of the sinner and God. God does his part, and when it comes to salvation, the sinner does his part, too, by working certain works or keeping certain strictures or laws that the sinner believes will be enough to merit God's favor (i.e. grace). The Apostle Paul meets that challenge in Romans 6:1-14 by making it clear that just because grace is the means leading to salvation, that does not mean the Christian has an open license to do what he wants to merit more of God's grace. That would include include attempting to establish one's own righteousness via law-keeping, which is completely at odds with what Paul had already revealed, "…that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law." It is a message that everyone needs to hear, especially among many well-meaning Christians who are living contradictory or dismal lives under the assumption that they must do something to gain what God said was free.
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 15: The Adam-Christ Contrast
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
The first human being, Adam, sinned against God by disobeying him and then set out to be his own autonomous, free agent. Adam's rebellion brought condemnation on all of his offspring, including you and I. Christ, conversely, by obeying God, even to the point of going to the cross, brought reconciliation, forgiveness, justification, and eternal life to those who trust in him. Whereas Adam, fell short of God's glory, as the first man, Christ, who was incarnated, was God's glory, and has restored what real humanity was intended. By failing to understand the first Adam only leads to failure to understand the last Adam.
Monday Oct 30, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 14: Peace, Access, Hope
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
The Apostle Paul makes a shift in his argument in Romans 5:1-11. Having finished his exposé of human depravity and the basis for godly justification through the example of Abraham, he now turns to the results of being "justified by faith." The believer has peace with God, access to God's grace, and hope in the glory of God. And all of it was because of what the Lord Jesus Christ had done on the cross. Of course, in the coming chapters, there will be some that present arguments to challenge Paul's version of the gospel, but for now his focus are on the results, and they are assuring to say the least.
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Thursday Oct 26, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 13: The Promise
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Following up on what God revealed to the Apostle Paul concerning Abraham as an example of faith, he now turns to the promise made to him and his progeny. Not only would Abraham be promised many children, even though he and his wife Sarah were well beyond their child-bearing years, he would also become the father of many nations that would occupy a certain trek of land that would later be deemed the Holy Land. Later, the blessing to the world would come through the person of Jesus Christ, who be born through a lineage leading back to Abraham. Those who place their faith in Jesus are guaranteed the very promise of eternal life that was extended to Abraham when he was declared righteous by believing in God.
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Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 12: Real Faith
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
The Apostle Paul has made it clear than no person will be justified by keeping the law or performing personally satisfying works. Instead, only those who are blessed with salvific faith from God, as a gift, will be justified. In this podcast, Dr. Paul examines the Apostle Paul's prime example of real faith in the Old Testament person of Abraham. "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness," Paul wrote. He serves as every human being's model of what it is going to legally stand before God. He serves as an example of what is missing, today, in many churchgoer's lives, as they attempt to establish or declare themselves righteous before God based on their own efforts, which would include their manufactured "faith."
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Thursday Oct 19, 2023
The Book of Romans: Episode 11: Justified by Faith and Establishing the Law
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
In Romans 3:21-31, the Apostle Paul turns from his lengthy exposition concerning the depravities of humanity to how God has moved to overcome them. After pointing out the failure to keep the law, mainly because the point of the law was to expose sin for what it is, namely abject rebellion against God, Paul turns to the principle of faith. Unwavering, dependence, and reliance upon the person of Jesus Christ, apart from the law, is what appeases God and delivers the sinner from death unto life. That said, however, the law is still relevant as a moral guide for the saint. This is something that is sorely missing in contemporary Christianity, where it is often taught that because the Christian is "saved by grace," the law is now somehow obsolete. Such is not true, as both the Apostle Paul and Dr. Paul make clear.
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Dr. Paul's Worldviews
Welcome to my podcast, where I discuss why Christians and non-Christians believe the things that they do from their ultimate reference points. It is not a podcast for the weary. Some people will love it. Others will get downright angry. Either way, the truth will be told. If you ever have a question or comment, or perhaps a topic you would like for me to discuss, the drop me a line at podcast@capro.info
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