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Christianity Without The Religion BLOG hosted by Brad Jersak.
What is a Real Christian?
What do true Christians say and do -- what are they like? How righteous does a Christian have to be? Would you identify a real Christian mostly by what they don't do -- by actions and habits they avoid?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0261.mp3
Beyond Either/Or Theological Meltdowns – Brad Jersak
Question:
Confusion, confusion. Please help! I am part of a weekly Bible study of various denominations who have been meeting weekly for decades. But the things we're discussing now are tearing us apart. None of us are of the opinion that our 'good deeds' get us to heaven. We know the 'work' was done on the cross. But some believe salvation is a free gift for all even if one doesn't choose to accept it or even want it, and others feel that salvation is a free gift but has to be accepted and acknowledged, thus giving us free will to choose heaven or hell. Which is ...
Two Halves of November – Ed Dunn
This Month at PTM - November 2024
Watch a short video and the message on "Two Halves of November" by Ed Dunn as he updates us on the latest from Christianity Without the Religion and Plain Truth Ministries.
https://vimeo.com/1022599363
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
October 29, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“There are those, as you know, who say that the Jews deserved the Holocaust. I absolutely reject that insane notion. There are also those who say that billions of people will be slow roasted, for all eternity, tortured in hell, condemned by God because they didn’t measure up to his standards. I absolutely reject that notion as the epitome of un-grace. Preachers fulminate about those who will get eternal torture (what they deserve) because they weren’t baptized with the right amount of water at the right age by the ...
Counting the Cost
The Bible admonishes us to count the cost before we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, but once we've done that, we're to stop counting. What do we stop counting? For one, how good we are, but listen as Greg discusses other things the Bible teaches we no longer count.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0254.mp3
4 Ways to be Successful in Religion
This tongue-in-cheek program suggests four things you can do to be successful in religion (as opposed to authentic Christianity). These four strategies are prominent in our religious world today. See if they don't ring a disturbingly familiar bell with you.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0252.mp3
Are You a Believer? – by Greg Albrecht
Many Christians use the word believer as a short definition of their way of life and as a way of separating their practices and teachings from non-believers. Without further qualification, the term believer can be just one more in a long list of clichés and "in-house" terminology. After all, a believer might describe someone who believes in UFOs and aliens from outer space. A believer might describe someone who actually believes in the ghosts and goblins of Halloween. So the term believer begs for further definition, doesn't it? Belief in what or who? The answer may ...
CWR Video – “Our Calling” – by Ed Dunn
Short video on our Christian calling by Ed Dunn.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/100961552
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Politicizing the Gospel – Part #3 by Greg Albrecht
In PART 1 of “POLITICIZING THE GOSPEL” we considered the last 100 years of warfare and the way in which politics and religion often intermingle.
In PART 2 of “POLITICIZING THE GOSPEL” we specifically examined ways in which politics and religion are intermarried, particularly in the United States.
In this third and last installment, PART 3 OF “POLITICIZING THE GOSPEL” we will examine five stages in which religious violence can grow, while comparing it with the parallels to political violence.
In the wake of recent internal ...
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"Dead Works"
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Christ-less religion is filled with "Dead Works" which are the very antithesis of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Following Jesus involves leaving "Dead Works" behind.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/CWR558.mp3
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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
October 26, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“Many people are terrified of a God of wrath, the God they believe is just waiting for the opportunity to ‘take them out’ and ‘teach them a lesson.’ That ‘god’ is not the one, true God. That is the same ‘god’ humans believed in long before Jesus – a pagan god who is angry, vengeful, and delights in seeing people ‘get what’s coming to them.’ God has been and is horribly misunderstood. When Christ-less religion continues to proclaim that misunderstanding, it causes enormous grief. The one true God is ...
Finding a Perfect Church Pt 2 – If You Find It, Don’t Join
Greg talks in today's program about the visible and the invisible church. Just what are those? In this program important to every Christian, Greg talks about some of the hallmarks of a healthy church and gives some guidelines for finding one.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0387.mp3
Sitting Shiva – Greg Albrecht
“Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you” (Isaiah 41:10 – The Message)
The book of Job begins with an unimaginable tragedy experienced by a man who “feared God and shunned evil” (Job 1:1). Identified as “the greatest man among all the people of the East” (Job 1:1) Job experienced a financial disaster when he lost 500 oxen, 500 donkeys, 3,000 camels and 7,000 sheep, and the deaths of the many servants (laborers) who tended ...
November 2024 Plain Truth Magazine
The November 2024 Plain Truth magazine is now available:
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Articles:
Politics and Religion as Usual – pg. 1
Hope, Comfort, Encouragement & Healing to be Found in Christ – pg. 2
The World's Story Told Well – pg. 4
Friday Mornings with the Rabbi – pg. 5
Rehearsals – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
October 24, 2024 - Quote for the Day:
“To some degree the disciples couldn’t help but think that the cross of Christ meant that Jesus was a failure – after all, if he was as powerful as they thought, then why did he let himself be crucified? And then – another miracle – the resurrection from the dead! They must have considered some, if not all of these paradoxes just as human beings are not born to virgins, just as God does not become flesh, just as God in the flesh doesn’t let himself be crucified, so too are humans not resurrected from the dead....
Finding a Perfect Church Pt 1 – What is the Church?
There is much debate about what "church" means. Many groups claim that they are "the church." What is the perfect church and how does one become a part of it? This is a vital question for every Christian to have considered and answered.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0386.mp3
Greed
In 1985 Ivan Boesky told UC Berkeley Business School graduates, "Greed is all right, by the way. I want you to know that greed is healthy. You can be greedy and feel good about yourself." Don't miss God's perspective on greed in today's program.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0250.mp3
Loving Legalism – No Such Thing! – by Greg Albrecht
From the time the first human beings walked the face of the earth, literally billions of people have been living lives of religious legalism—attempting to do for themselves what God has already done for them—trying to replace God's infinitely powerful grace with empty, useless human effort.
After Jesus came to us, telling us about and showing us God's unconditional love, and after establishing his church, it seems we should have gotten the point. But even though Jesus, God in the flesh, came as one of us revealing the Father, religious legalism continues ...
November 2024
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Articles:
Politics and Religion as Usual – pg. 1
Hope, Comfort, Encouragement & Healing to be Found in Christ – pg. 2
The World's Story Told Well – pg. 4
Friday Mornings with the Rabbi – pg. 5
Rehearsals – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
Self-Defense and Christ Followers – Greg Albrecht
Question:
We are seeing an increase in criminal activity in the area of the United States in which my family and friends live. I don't own a firearm. My wife thinks I should have a handgun to defend the family should criminals attempt to enter our home and place the lives of family members at risk. I know Jesus protected Israel before the people rejected his rule in favor of human kings...so they could be like other nations. I have no desire to follow the crowd. I want our Father's will to be done.
My family strives to yield to Christ's authority over ...
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