752 results for tag: Plain Truth Radio
It’s Not My Fault!
Will Rogers once said that history will record the passing of the American Indian, the passing of the buffalo and the passing of the buck. "Who me, I'm not responsible," is a popular human response for bad behavior. What is the biblical perspective about this?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0213.mp3
Love, Honor and Respect
Have we become angrier, more confrontational, more in-your-face? Are intolerance, disrespect, criticism, castigation and put-downs on a Christian "to do" list?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0212.mp3
Watch the Lamb!
Oskar Schindler saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during WWII but agonized over the thought that he could have done more. Similarly we can never do enough to rid ourselves of sin. The central message of Christianity is, "Look to the Lamb of God! Only he can remove the burden of our sins."
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0210.mp3
Trapped By Religion
Has a normal, likeable friend of yours ever suddenly "got religion" and become an unreasonable, fire-breathing, hypercritical, placard-carrying, end-times-predicting kook? Why does religion do that? Is that what God wants? Greg discusses the dangers of religious fundamentalism.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0209.mp3
Overcoming Fear
People are afraid of change, the future, getting older, death, pain, loneliness, failure and others who are different from us. Fear leads to distrust, alienation, bitterness and hatred. Greg talks about the antidote to fear in today's program.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0208.mp3
What God Expects
Science tells us we are blobs of protoplasm. Psychology likens us to rats running through a maze. But who are we, and what does God expect of us? Greg discusses both what God does not expect and what he does expect from us.
Having the Experience — Missing the Meaning
There's a line in the musical "Cats" from T.S. Elliot which says, "We had the experience but we missed the meaning." Does that describe your life? Greg talks about spiritual maturity and how to avoid missing the meaning of our experiences.
The Pale Horse – Legalistic Religion Produces Dead Men Walking
Greg uses the pale horse in this last program of our four part series, The Four Horsemen of Legalism, to show that legalism produces people who seem to have life but are dead-men-walking. In contrast he talks about the life giving grace God offers us.
The Black Horse – Legalistic Religion is Bondage
This is the third program in our four part series, The Four Horsemen of Legalism, Greg shows how legalism has no life to give -- that it only gives bondage and leads to death. He explains that religious and legalistic teachings often become the "gospel" that is proclaimed rather than Jesus.
The Red Horse – Legalistic Religion Destroys Peace
In this second program of our four part series called The Four Horsemen of Legalism, Greg shows how legalism destroys peace, makes people miserable and distances us from God. If you think you may be involved in legalistic religion, you need to hear this program.
The White Horse — Legalistic Religion Conquers and Controls
In this first program of a four part series called The Four Horsemen of Legalism, Greg takes a look at the spirit of Anti-Christ -- at counterfeit Christianity -- at groups and people who fleece the flock rather than feed the flock and use God-talk to deceive and to conquer.
The Revelation about Human Accomplishment — The End of it All
In this last program of our 10-program series on the book of Revelation, Greg talks about Jesus' conclusion in his Revelation to us, as well as the heritage Jesus offers us in it.
The Music and the Millennium of the Book of Revelation
Included in Revelation's greatest hits is the song in chapter 5, "Worthy Is The Lamb," and a new song in chapter 15, "The Song of the Lamb," based on the song of Moses. What is the message of Revelation's music, and what is this thing called "the Millennium" all about?
Revelation: Plagues, Armageddon and the Fall of Babylon
Jesus Christ is the divine author, central character and hero of the Book of Revelation, but who are the bad guys? To whom was Revelation originally written and why was it written?
Revelation: Chapters 12-15 — The Woman and the Dragon
Who are the woman, the dragon, the Antichrist and the beast? Religion has perverted the message of Revelation for almost 2,000 years, but Greg shows how God's grace cuts through the religious fog and mystery promulgated by misinformed or misdirected teachers.
Revelation: The Sealing of the Saints and the 7th Seal
Who are the 144,000, and who are the "great multitude"? What are the woes and the trumpets all about? The book of Revelation -- a message from Christ to us of understanding and hope.
Revelation: Chapters 4-6 — The First 6 Seals
The Book of Revelation is the capstone on God's special, written revelation to humanity completing the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Don't miss today's program as Greg talks about the first 6 of the 7 seals.
Messages to the Last 4 of the 7 Churches of Revelation
Greg shows the struggle between religion and grace already going on in the early churches addressed in the Book of Revelation. Jesus meant for the book of Revelation to give hope and comfort, not crippling fear.
Messages to the First 3 of the 7 Churches of Revelation
Greg strips away the religious barnacles from the book of Revelation as he begins our study of the seven churches of Revelation. He shows what the messages meant to the churches who first heard them and the relevance they have for us today.
Revelation and the Rapture Fable
Airplanes dive into the ground while cars and trucks crash together in mayhem as their pilots and drivers are "Raptured" to heaven. This scenario is not biblical -- relatively few Christians believe it is.