Simply By Grace Podcast

This psalm deserves its place as the first of the 150 psalms. The themes of the centrality of God's Word and the contrast between the righteous and unrighteous characterize so many of the Psalms and other wisdom literature. But best of all, this psalm has a promise of a blessed (or happy) life for those who distance themselves from evil people and stay close to God's Word. Who doesn't want a happy life? It's guaranteed if you follow the psalm's wisdom.

Is Free Grace theology a contrived system? Where does it come from? We will hear in this interview with Grant Hawley, director of the Free Grace Alliance, that it depends on how we interpret the Bible, our hermeneutic. When interpreted literally with the plain sense of the language, we see the Bible has distinct ages where God deals differently with His people. Yet all through the Bible, salvation is always by grace through faith. We should not confuse the promises to Israel with promises to the church. Systems like Reformed Calvinism, Amillennialism, and Covenant Theology interpret the Bible differently and ot gives them a distorted and confusing gospel.

Eventually, Bryan Conard learned that reading Proverbs was a better idea than smoking it. But he was a different person as a young man living in an environment of crime and drugs. It took a spell in prison to get his attention, and once God's love and grace broke through Bryan's brokenness, things began to change. How God intervened in Brian's life to save him from himself and a wasted life in prison will amaze you. Today, Bryan and his wife, Martha, along with three young children, are missionaries with Ethnos360 in Senegal, West Africa. How he became a missionary is another story in itself. Are you or someone you know headed down a wrong path? Listening to this story could change that trajectory. You can find out more about the Conards' ministry or how to support them at https://ethnos360.org/missionaries/bryan-and-martha-conard. You can contact Bryan directly at Bryan_Conard@NTM.org. Let us know what you think about Bryan's story and leave us a good review and a lot of stars.

Daniel Weierbach recently interviewed Dr. Charlie Bing for his YouTube ministry, C4C Apologetics, and we repeat it here. In this interview, Charlie explains how some well-known verses are misunderstood and teaches what they actually mean, through careful exegesis and context.

What does it mean to carry our cross? To fall from grace? Will Jesus cut people in two? What about the sheep and the goats judgment in Matthew 25? Will unbelievers enter the millennial kingdom? This Q & A will answer questions you may have about some difficult passages. Be sure to check out these links: 

GraceLife Ministries https://gracelife.org/ GraceNotes

https://gracelife.org/resources/grace... Grace Salvation & Discipleship, by Dr. Charlie Bing https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Salvatio... C4C Books: Investigating Lordship Salvation: https://www.amazon.com/Investigating-... A Biblical Sketch: Free Grace Theology https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-Sketc... C4C Apologetics Website: www.c4capologetics.com T YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/C4CApologet...

Some listeners will identify with Keith Stanton's search for pleasure in a hedonistic lifestyle. Eventually, in jail, Keith realized that he really wanted to experience joy. Then he found that joy in the gospel of grace that put him on an exciting path of joy, freedom, and ministry. He and wife, Jaqueline, are now serving with Ethnos360 as missionaries committed to sharing the message of grace and joy with the world. Have you experienced pleasure but not pure joy? Let Keith help you understand what God's grace has for you. You can contact him or find out how to support him in ministry at https://ethnos360.org/missionaries/keith-and-jacqueline-stanton or at Keith_Stanton@NTM.org

In this podcast Charlie discusses John chapter 1. In this chapter John explains why God became man. Matthew and Luke both have their Christmas stories but John tells you about the significance about why Christmas is. So sit back and listen and Charlie walks you through the importance of the season.

Gordon "Butch" Bennett was a troublemaker from the youngest age. As an adult, he was dating a woman when she became a Christian. Her friends told her to dump him, that he was a bad guy. But they said they would pray and if he doesn't become a believer in 30 days, well.... Drugs were a big part of Butch's life, but he got to reading the Bible while high, and God started working. Did God pull him in before the cutoff date? Today, Butch has served a lifetime with Ethnos360 (formerly New Tribes Mission) in Mexico and as dean for their Bible Institute. He has a fun and infectious personality, and you will enjoy hearing his Grace Story. Subscribe, Like, and leave us a good review.

The atonement refers to the finished work accomplished by Jesus Christ on the cross that makes salvation and all its blessings possible. Dr. Allen has written extensively on the subject (see the books mentioned in the introduction to the previous discussion of Calvinism). Strict Calvinists insist that Jesus did not die for the sins of all people, but only the elect. We will see how weak and unfortunate this theological position is.

Are you sure you know what the gospel is?  What is it that actually saves a person and what do we need to do or know?  You might be surprised that many Christians have a skewed view of this because they don't understand fundamental doctrines like justification and sanctification. 

This podcast is an excerpt from a series on Galatians Charlie did many years ago at Burleson Bible church. Charlie provides an overview of the importance of the book, the doctrines it addresses, and why those are critical to the believer. 

In this episode, we talk about what is Calvinism, how Calvinistic John Calvin (1509-1564) was, and the Calvinism of the Synod of Dort (1618-1619). We discuss Calvinism that is taught today and why it has become so popular and how it has shaped the Southern Baptist Convention. There are unfortunate consequences for one’s assurance of salvation, the clarity of the gospel, and evangelism. David Allen (PhD, University of Texas) serves at Mid-America Seminary (Memphis) as the Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Preaching and is the Distinguished Professor of Preaching. Before that, he served 18 years at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the theology and preaching departments. He served as the senior pastor of two churches for 21 years and has been a teacher of preachers for more than 25 years. He has written many books available on Amazon and elsewhere. Referred to in this episode are his book on The Extent of the Atonement, The Atonement, and his contribution to Calvinism: A Biblical and Theological Critique. You can learn more about his ministry of coaching preachers at preachingcoach.com.