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The Sure and Secure Podcast is a ministry of Morningside Community Church that helps people become sure that Christianity is true and that their salvation is secure through Jesus Christ.
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To know what something is supposed to do, you have to know what it is. So what are human beings? Are we just highly-evolved animals or are we something else altogether? The Christian answer to this question is very dangerous to some other worldviews--and to our own sinful temptations.
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Ideas have consequences, and the profound ideas on which Christianity is built have some implications that could be considered--dangerous. This episode will explore the idea that God is a living, thinking being who is different from His creation.
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What did Jesus mean when He said a disciple must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me? Does that command tell us what we must do to go to Heaven? Should we doubt our salvation if we struggle with such a commitment? Find answers for these questions here from a Free Grace perspective.
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Christ's conversation with the Rich Young Ruler has been confusing for many people. The Lord seems to be presenting salvation by works--which is just the opposite of what He said to others! How exactly should we interpret this passage? Find out in this episode!
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Those who reject Christianity often take themselves to be very rational people--simply following facts wherever they lead. The Twelve Points framework shows that the facts truly do lead one to Christianity. One cannot deny the Faith without paying the price of sacrificing rationality. Find out why in this episode!
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Christians have always believed that the Bible is the word of God--but does that belief match what Jesus had to say about it? Indeed it does! Find out more on this episode.
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Jesus proved that He is divine, but He has a human nature, too. Could His humanity compromise the truthfulness of His teachings? Find out in this episode!
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The claims of Jesus are staggering, so we ought to make sure we have every reason to believe them. What criteria can help us assess the miracles that support His claims? Can any other religions boast of miraculous confirmation? Find out on this episode!
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Plenty of people have claimed to be a big deal. Jesus did, too--but did He make good on His claims? If miracles can confirm a spokesman from God, did Jesus receive such a confirmation? Find out in this episode!
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If I make a claim about you, that doesn't hold as much weight as if you would make the claim yourself--especially if that claim deals with the core of your identity. Critics of Christianity have claimed that Jesus himself never claimed to be God, but is that true? Find out on this episode!
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The New Testament records miracles being performed by Jesus and His messengers. Can an educated person today believe that these are factual accounts--or are they really embellished tall-tales that stretch the truth too far? Find out in this episode!
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Many people throughout history have claimed to be messengers from God--sometimes with tragic results for the people who have followed them. Is there something that God has done to set apart His true messengers from false ones? Learn how miracles have proven the identity of God's true messengers.
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Skeptics may deny them, but you don't have to experience a miracle to know that they can happen. Since we know that God exists, we know He's really capable of acting in this world He created. Find out more in this episode.
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There's a reason why atheism really isn't widely believed--it's because we can prove that God exists! God is real and He has made this fact obvious to us in a variety of ways--hear more about those ways on this episode of the podcast.
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Truth has a powerful implication--once you've found it, you know anything that contradicts it is false. Our society has a hard time handling it, but it's true--opposites cannot both be true!
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The process of changing your beliefs is often slow--unfolding over a series of baby steps. Are there some small changes in thinking we can encourage unbelievers to make to guide them closer to Christ? Yes! In this episode, you'll hear about an undeniable truth that's just the first step to proving that the fullness of the Christian faith is true.
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What does it mean to have a "dead faith?" Is such a faith not really faith at all? Is it merely a claim to have saving faith without truly having it? Does James teach us a different way to get to Heaven than Paul? Listen in for Free Grace answers to these questions and more on this episode!
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Whenever Christians face ongoing struggles with sin, we have to reckon with the teaching of 1 John 3:4-10. But what exactly does this passage teach? Does it teach that a true believer cannot have a sinful habit? Gain some clarity on this passage in this episode of the podcast.
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Christ's metaphor of the Vine and the Branches should be a comforting yet challenging passage for believers. Yet it is often interpreted in a way that makes some believers doubt whether they're even saved! How should we understand this passage of Scripture? What are the problems with the Lordship Salvation understand of this text? Listen to find out.
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"You will know them by their fruits." These words of Christ have often been presented as a principle that will show you who's saved--and who isn't! But is that what the Lord was talking about? Let's clear the air about a common--and significant--misinterpretation of Scripture.
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