The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

Thousands of congregations are leaving the United Methodist Church denomination over the issue of homosexuality. Despite the fact that the number of congregations affirming a biblical view of marriage are in the majority, the liberal wing of the denomination has succeeded in getting the traditional congregations to leave. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, local Methodist pastor Paul Miller joins Chris Hume, Travis Schmalhofer, and Joel Saint to discuss the recent happenings in the United Methodist Church.

James White and Jared Longshore have been going back-and-forth concerning the new covenant and its members. At this point the informal "debate" consists of at least three articles from Longshore and several podcast episodes from White (linked below). In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume interacts with Longshore's position (mainly from his article published on Dec. 12, 2023) and provides an overview of the position of the new covenant wherein, in the words of John Owen, the new covenant "does effectually communicate all the grace and mercy contained in it to all and everyone with whom it is made; with whomsoever it is made, his sins are pardoned." Jared Longshore's Oct. 31, 2023 article: https://jaredrlongshore.com/2023/10/31/are-your-children-members-of-the-new-covenant/ Jared Longshore's Nov. 7, 2023 article: https://jaredrlongshore.com/2023/11/07/for-james-white-about-those-children-in-the-new-covenant/ Jared Longshore's Dec. 12, 2023 article: https://jaredrlongshore.com/2023/12/12/covenantal-coogi-and-an-ice-cream-shop-another-reply-to-james-white/ James White's Dec. 4, 2023 podcast: https://youtu.be/GLFXUCbloRU?si=BeH-D8RW2w06Z8CY James White's Dec. 6, 2023 podcast: https://youtu.be/mkKuUGrhsHY?si=kBCmBDC2dTvKoDd7 James White's Dec. 7, 2023 podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtcxa0pdKo To support The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, visit: https://www.patreon.com/thelancasterpatriot

In 2020, when Westminster Presbyterian Church (the largest Reformed church in Lancaster County, PA) cancelled the assembly of the saints, Senior Pastor Chris Walker released a video and written statement explaining "three clear biblical commands guiding our decision not to meet for worship right now." He (and his elders) cancelled the assembly of the saints and appealed to the recommendation of the civil government as support for that decision.  On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume interacts with Walker's 2020 video and critiques the arguments Walker presented in favor of canceling church for weeks. (Walker and the church elders also required masks for the first Sunday when they finally reopened.) Be sure to leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Check out Chris Hume's book, Scattering the Sheep: https://a.co/d/6CoWfgL

Chris Hume, Dave Stoltzfus, Joel Saint, and Matt Kenitzer discuss a local prayer breakfast, the myth of neutrality, and Romans 13.

John MacArthur said it was an “easy call” to shut down the assembly of the saints. Paradoxically, he also claimed that the assembly of the saints is “the most essential of all things.” Then, for months, MacArthur sent a message to his church (and the watching world) that the church was closed. Strangely, some are denying that MacArthur shut down the church. For example, one person wrote, “They never shut down.” Why are people whitewashing the past?  Additionally, MacArthur (and hundreds of pastors like him) has not repented of his actions in scattering the sheep.  In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume provides the truth about MacArthur and the suspension of the assembly of the saints.  Be sure to order a copy of Chris’ brand-new book, Scattering the Sheep.

Joel Saint, Travis Schmalhofer, and Luke Saint join Chris Hume to discuss culture, pornography, and the mortification of sin.

Reuben King, an Amishman in Lancaster County, has had nearly all his guns confiscated by the federal government. He was convicted by a federal jury in May 2023 for selling firearms without a license, despite there being no clear legal requirement that he needed a license to do so. In this episode, attorney Josh Prince breaks down the case. Listeners interested in supporting Reuben King can visit GiveSendGo.com/reubenking. For more information on the story, visit, thelancaterpatriot.com/king. You can support The Lancaster Patriot Podcast via Patreon.

Shawn Landis sits down with Joel Saint and Chris Hume to discuss government education. This was originally supposed to be a 2-on-2 debate, but Shawn Landis' debate partner was unable to attend. However, we still wanted to record some discussion on government education. We hope you find it helpful!

Part two of our analysis of Robert Godfrey's lectures on the "end" of Christendom. Those lectures were presented at Zeltenreich Reformed Church (Lancaster County, PA) in the autumn of 2023.

Robert Godfrey said, "I would argue that there is something, maybe not everything, but something liberating about the end of Christendom. Where Christians no longer need to be in the position of being coercive and go back to what I would say is the original Christian stance – namely, that we seek to be persuasive." Those words were part of "The End of Christendom" mini-conference held at Zeltenreich Reformed Church in Lancaster County, PA. On this episode, Chris Hume analyzes Godfrey's use of the term "coercion" in his lectures.