Started off with a little discussion of the upcoming seminar in St. Charles -see below-, and then focused on 1 Corinthians chapter 8 for the rest of the program, discussing interpretational issues and dangers especially our audience might face in doing apologetics and exegesis. Finished off with some discussion of a major textual variant in Isaiah 9-6 between the Hebrew tradition and the Greek LXX.

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Paul's Expanded Shema and Important Truths in Handling Scripture

Always good to just let the Word speak sometimes, so that's what we tried to do today, looking first at the verbal forms of -give thanks,- then at the substantival forms, -thanksgiving.- Hopefully a challenging and encouraging study. I did also point out how one text is the death knell for the -Word Faith- movement's abuse of scripture.

A New Testament Wide Survey of Thanksgiving

Jumbo edition today at ninety minutes covering some of the thoughts of C.S. Lewis on the coming technocracy, then finally getting back to Colossians 1 and -reconciliation- related to the atonement debate between Matt Slick and Sam Shamoun, and finishing up with a discussion of the beauty and order of God's creation.

Lewis' "Prophecies," Cosmic Reconciliation, the Beauty of Creation

Played the video of German police breaking into a live streaming session of an anti-lockdown advocate at the start of the program. It is truly getting real. Talked about the Austrian attempt to enforce its secular -European values- in respect to -political Islam- as well. Covered a bunch of relevant topics, but, also was joined by Josh and Daren from docrtrineandlife.co who launched their webstore today with all our -merch.- Make sure to stop by and check them out-

German Police And More

That's a great word, isn't it- Potpourri. Really did meander a bit, though a lot of the topics -changing language, for example, new shutdowns by leftist governors, the coming national lockdown 1-21-21- sort of coalesced together in the end.

Potpourri of Topics

Spent the first half hour discussing how Jesus, as King, subdues us unto Himself, and what practical meaning that will have in the coming months and years when Caesar demands our submission to him in opposition of Christ. Then I responded to a statement from Jimmy Akin on the topic of debates and specifically why I believe today's Roman Catholic apologists need to stand up and either defend Pope Francis, or admit their system is currently broken, and then explain how it could possibly be fixed.

Who We are Subject To, and a Response to Jimmy Akin on Pope Francis

Today is my granddaughter Janny's 5th birthday- Yay- Has nothing to do with the show but that's OK. Went through news stories on such topics as Norway criminalizing private comments that would be -offensive- about transgenderism and the like, and then closed up with a run through of Acts 12 and the myth of neutrality.

Big Brother Watch, Lessons from Acts 12

Started off talking about the martyrdom of a faithful pastor in Uganda by Islamic attackers, a reminder that the US election is not really the turning point of history. Then we looked at some Twitter news, including the regression of some children in the UK back to wearing diapers in light of the lockdowns -it is due to fear, panic, constantly fanned by the government and media-. Then we looked at a clip from Thabiti Anyabwile that is making the rounds regarding the -strong hold of whiteness- and other woke, identity-politics concepts. Finally, gave a brief report on some more development in the coming A-O Debate and Teaching studio. Coming soon-

The Strong Hold of Whiteness? And Some Other Stuff

Took a trip down memory lane to tell an -Incarnational Story,- in reality, to look at a key design element of the Prologue of John that has deep and important theological significance. Took a deep breath and didn't try to rush today, just told stories and wove them into the narrative before discussing the Pope's spin brigade. Then we talked a bit about the progress on the studio, and the need to debate Pope Francis' claims in Roman Catholicism as well. An hour and 15 minutes today.

An Incarnation Story (Prologue of John), Family Memories, Debate Challenges

Outside of saying we did talk specifically about the Equality Act and how it will fundamentally do away with the first Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, we sort of just pondered what looks like, at the moment, the possible outcome of the messed-up, in some places, very corrupt, election, especially as this impacts believers and the work of the kingdom.

Post Election Rambling for Christians

Jumped all over the place today, to be honest, on a number of topics. One was my insistence that you need to buy and actually read, or listen to, Abigail Shrier's Irreversible Damage- The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. I can't recommend it too highly, even though it is not a Christian work, and hence cannot provide the final answers. Eventually I got around to responding to JD Greear's tweets about his use of the phrase -gender justice- in 2019.

Pre-Election Day DL with Psalm 33 and JD Greear

Covered a number of issues relating to the ongoing social revolution around the globe, including police threatening to break into homes to check for -improper- Christmas and Thanksgiving celebrations -and people not wearing their masks 24-7-, then discussed my vote, why I voted as I did, and that I truly believe my vote was a vote to be able to vote again in 2024. Looked at a clip from -Just Gospel 2019- and discussed the idea of -white supremacy- and -black supremacy.- Then transitioned back to a discussion of Colossians and Ephesians in response to the debate on the atonement last week featuring Matt Slick and Sam Shamoun.

I Voted—Why? And More, Then Back to Reconciliation in Colossians and Ephesians

Could have easily gone for a mega version today, but closed it down at 1-45 in length so I could catch the Doug Wilson-Kurt Jaros debate live. Started off looking at The Great Reset, the WEF's move to bring the entire world into a global, socialist technocracy, using a virus, and climate change, as the catalysts. Then we talked a bit about Rod Dreher's new book and the concept of -soft totalitarianism.- Then at the hour mark or so we shifted into a discussion prompted by a debate that took place between Matt Slick of CARM and Sam Shamoun, ostensibly titled, -Is Limited Atonement Biblical-- This led to 45 minutes of analysis of Colossians and Ephesians, underlying issues relating to the atonement, etc. Did not finish off the topic, so will pick it back up on the next program.

WEF's Utopia, Live Not By Lies, the Slick v. Shamoun Debate

Pope Francis certainly gave us plenty to talk about and so we did, but connecting the current controversy to a wider reality about his beliefs. We then looked at Tim Staples trying to deal with the Roman Catholic view of Islam as found in Lumen Gentium 16, so if you are dealing with Roman Catholicism, this show should be helpful. Finally I read through John Piper's article on the sins of the presidential candidates, or, more specifically, his attempt to draw a big equals sign between pride and the worldview that underlies abortion, a truly disappointing and muddled article from Dr. Piper.

The Pope, the Red Pill, the Muslims, and John Piper

If you are active in reaching out to our Roman Catholic friends and family members, this is an important program for you. We spent most of our time going deeply into a clip from CA Live on -tradition- in the Bible. Then we played a brief clip from the British Parliament on critical race theory that was real encouraging, and finished off with looking at France's vain attempt to create a -secular- form of Islam. Just over 90 minutes.

Responding to Tim Staples on Catholic Answers Live on Sola Scriptura

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