751 results for tag: Plain Truth Radio
Things That Bog Us Down
Have you ever gotten your car stuck in mud -- the more you tried to get out the more you got bogged down? A similar thing can happen spiritually -- we get stuck in the swamp of religion -- bogged down in a sea of spiritual mud.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0264.mp3
Overcoming Religion
In their religious zeal, some churches conceal the Good News of Jesus Christ from their members. Christians need to scrape the religious barnacles off of Good Ship Christianity and leave religion behind in order to know our Lord and Savior in the fullness of his goodness.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0263.mp3
Two Women – Two Ways of Life
Sarah was barren so she had her slave, Hagar, be a surrogate mother of sorts, but later Sarah had a child of her own. The apostle Paul used the story of their resulting conflict to illustrate the conflict between the old covenant of law and the new covenant of grace.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0286.mp3
The Condensed Gospel
What two words would you use to summarize the gospel? In two words how would you define God, what he stands for and what he's all about? What is the condensed gospel? Be sure to catch Greg's discussion of which words work and which words don't.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0285.mp3
We Need a Grace Revolution
Our natural state spiritually is that we're dead corpses -- among the walking dead. How does God determine that you will be saved? On what basis? How much of your salvation is up to you -- does God expect you to do everything you can and then he'll do the rest?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0283.mp3
Legalism, License or Liberty?
Legalism and license are two ways people lead their lives that lead to destruction. Many people follow these two opposing paths that are in their own ways popular and enticing, but the third way, liberty in Christ -- freedom in Christ, is found by only a few.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0282.mp3
The Master Heresy and Greatest Lie
Do these teachings sound familiar? "You're the most important person in the universe, the master of your own destiny, truth for you is what you decide it is and you can do everything necessary to save yourself." Greg talks about the "Master Heresy and Greatest Lie".
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0281.mp3
The State of Christianity
What is the world at large thinking about Christianity when it sees the circus antics of some Christian TV, religion posing as the gospel and people playing the "church game"? Authentic Christianity exposes the bad-news imposters freeing us for the good news of Christ.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0280.mp3
Are You a Spiritual Loner?
Some congregations and even a few denominations think they are the best, or even claim to be the one and only true church. Just how small is the body of Christ? Are you a spiritual loner - part of a small group of people you believe is better than anyone else?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0277.mp3
How Much Faith Do You Need?
If you don't have enough faith will God return some of your prayers unanswered, rubber stamped with the message, "Insufficient funds"? When it comes to faith many are confused. You may think you need more faith, but is that true?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0275.mp3
Maybe You Just Need to Try Harder
Religion tells us that we should maybe just try harder, that we should pull ourselves up by your own bootstraps.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0268.mp3
Bad News Religion Part 4 of 4
The biggest threat to Christianity isn't apathy, indifference or its own woefully inadequate example - nor is it from Islam, New Age thought or the myriad cults. The greatest challenge to Christianity is religion insidiously thriving under the flag of Christianity.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0327.mp3
Bad News Religion Part 3 of 4
Christianity is in a completely different category from other religions. In fact, it is opposed to all religion - including religion appropriating the name of Jesus Christ. Religion is bad news - the polar opposite of the gospel of Jesus Christ - which is by definition, good news.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0326.mp3
Bad News Religion Part 2 of 4
Organized religion frequently tries to solve the problems of this world, encouraging involvement in all sorts of causes and even political action, but that "religion" can become a substitute for our relationship with God - for authentic Christianity.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0325.mp3
Bad News Religion Part 1 of 4
Religion assures us that if we do stuff - if we comply with its rituals, its formulas and its prescriptions - that we'll be able to please and appease God. Religion supplants Jesus Christ by telling us we have to be involved with and rely upon it to "make it to heaven."
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0324.mp3
Our Biggest Problem
What's our biggest problem as Christians...is it religion? Is it legalism? Is it a lack of knowledge of the Bible? Is it too little obedience? You may be surprised.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0266.mp3
Is It Possible to OD on Grace?
Religion and legalism are uncomfortable with God's grace, claiming that the grace of God encourages people to sin. But can we have too much grace -- is it possible to overdose on grace?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0265.mp3
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
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
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