

RenewalCast
RenewalCast
Everyone has things they believe in. Somethings we hold dear and will fight for and other things we are really rather flippant about because we think they do really matter. We live in a world where truth and belief are often confused, for instance, some suggest strongly that we are to value the beliefs of others. While I would admit that we ought to listen to others to understand their given belief and do this with respect for those whose beliefs may differ from our own. This shouldn't suggest that just because one holds a belief there is value (or what Stephen Colbert has called "truthiness") in that belief. The fact is many people have and still do belief things that are wrong and even dangerous. A radical example of this would be the belief system of Hitler and how his ideas where realized in Nazi Germany. Most people would agree that Hitler was wrong and the beliefs he had were wrong and dangerous. We often, however, do not place beliefs that some hold about God and the gospel on this level -- of actually being dangerous. God is Truth. What God has said about Himself and who we are is of radical importance -- not because these things are believed but because of who declared them to be True. Our mission at RenewalCast.com is to be one resource (among many greater ones) in helping to ground your belief on Truth that is revealed to us by God Himself in Scripture.
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Sep 17, 2020 • 44min
Abortion, Politics, and Your Vote
Should a Candidate's Abortion Policy Affect One's Vote? Is Abortion Policy the determining factor in choosing a candidate to vote for?God Questions: What does the Bible say about Abortion? https://www.gotquestions.org/abortion-Bible.htmlThe Church and Abortion: RC Sproul https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/voice-church/How much weight should our opposition to abortion carry in our voting decisions? RC Sproul Jr. https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/how-much-weight-should-our-opposition-abortion-carry-our-voting-decisions/

Sep 10, 2020 • 37min
The Law of God (Part 2)
Today we continue our discussion of the Second London Baptist Confession on the Law of God! Here is a link to the chapter we are talking about: https://www.the1689confession.com/1689/chapter-19

Sep 3, 2020 • 51min
Pastoral Qualities and Training with Gavin Retzer
Learn more about the Timothy Pastoral Apprenticeship https://thetpa.info/

Aug 26, 2020 • 34min
The Law of God (Part 1)
What is the relationship between the law of God and the Christian? Do we have to obey it if we are not "under" the Law? How should we use the law? These are some to the questions that we will look at today.

Aug 19, 2020 • 49min
What Is Discernment?
We wanted to continue the discussion from last week on biblical discernment -- we hope this helps!

Aug 13, 2020 • 50min
The Active Obedience of Christ With Patrick Abendroth
We are excited to be joined by Patrick Abendroth -- the senior pastor of Omaha Bible Church. https://www.omahabiblechurch.org/Patrick Abendroth's dissertation: https://www.csmedia1.com/omahabiblechurch.org/pat-abendroth-dissertation.pdfReNEWalCast: The Importance of Imputation: https://www.spreaker.com/user/10592222/renewalcast-the-importance-of-imputationReNEWalCast: Law and Gospel with Patrick Abendroth: https://www.spreaker.com/user/10592222/ep30-law-gospel-final-mixdownReNEWalCast: Justification: https://www.spreaker.com/user/10592222/lbc-11-5-6-final-mixdown

Aug 12, 2020 • 42min
Discernment and Francis Chan
We take a few minutes today and discuss a video clip that is making the rounds featuring Francis Chan where he seems to indicate that we are like Jesus -- both God and man. If that sounds strange to you and there are "red flags" going off -- it should. We will show the clip but find the full 15 minute message by Chan here: https://youtu.be/Pies9E1tnWo

Aug 5, 2020 • 38min
Why is Christianity so Exclusive?
How should we view Christianity -- is it an inclusive or exclusive religion? Some resources mentioned: Is White Fragility a Helpful Resource for Christians? Tim Challies https://tinyurl.com/y6nh4ut3Pentecost Today?: The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival - Iain Murray -- https://tinyurl.com/y28eyo2tThe Godly Man's Picture - Thomas Watson -- https://tinyurl.com/yx9mkvwuOnly Believe - Paul Taylor -- https://tinyurl.com/y2emo477Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word - Voddie Baucham -- https://tinyurl.com/y23t6xw8

Jul 29, 2020 • 49min
Assurance of Salvation
Today we take a look at the 18th chapter of the London Baptist Confession of Faith -- and chapter 18 looking at the assurance of salvation. Can we know that we are saved? How do we know? We look at these questions and more.

Jul 22, 2020 • 36min
Listener Question: The Christian and Confession
Listener Question: Are we supposed to continually ask for forgiveness even when our sins have been atoned for? Listener Question: The Christian and Confession


