Rebel - Podcast for Cultural Engagement

This week we are excited to have Pastor, Author and podcast host Toby J Sumpter on the show! We talk with him about his book "Blood Bought World" but the conversation goes from misconceptions about Jesus, to cultural Christianity and lands on a profound truth that Christian obedience can topple nations! Follow Toby's blog at www.tobyjsumpter.com , listen to him on Cross Politic (www.crosspolitic.com) and buy "Blood Bought World" here: http://canonpress.com/BloodBoughtWorld/ Help us by following us on facebook: www.facebook.com/Rebel.Alliance.Podcast/ and on twitter: @RebelAllianceMd and inviting your friends to do the same. Like and Share this episode!

Our 50th episode snuck up on us! Today we discuss the strange doctrine that snuck into the church 150 years ago... you know the one: that Jesus is going to "rapture" his people before things get really bad down here on earth. The Rebels debunk that Christian myth and discuss not only why it's such a dangerous doctrine, but why we really WANT to be the one's LEFT BEHIND. For further study check out Gary DeMar's book End Times Madness and then just for fun check out Edgar C. Whisenants book "88 Reasons the Rapture will be in 1988"

In "Rebel News" we discuss the train wreck that was the Golden Globes, including the hypocrisy of Hollywood and Oprah's pitch for subjective truth and a 2020 presidential run! In our topic we tackle the topic of (partial) preterism, that is, the view of biblical prophecy as being fulfilled in the future of the writers but the past of us as 21st century readers. Matthew 24, Revelation, Daniel... these are prophetic texts that actually don't speak of our future but of the future of the original audience... and there are a lot of practical lessons we can learn when we interpret the bible this way. For further study try "Last Days According to Jesus" by RC Sproul, "Before Jerusalem Fell" by Kenneth Gentry, "Is Jesus Coming Soon?" by Gary DeMar

In today's episode the Rebels talk about The Truth Apocalypse. Isaiah 5 says "woe to those who call evil good and good evil" -- that's certainly the world we seem to be living in. As we examine several cultural issues around us in light of this verse we try to remind ourselves and other Christians why clinging to the truth is so important!

Join us as we discuss 2017, including top books read, top theological and cultural issues, what we hope 2018 has in store and where Rebel Alliance plans to go from here!

Over the busy Christmas week we have lined up another special episode for you before we get back to our regular podcasting routine! This week we bring you a sermon preached by Pootie on Dec. 17th at Crossroads Church. He reflects on the world changing reality of Christmas night and how it transformed the world forever!

In this festive episode we discuss why Christians should be the most merry and festive Christmas celebrators of them all! On top of that we discuss the new Star Wars (spoiler free, this was recorded before release date) and answer a few questions that came in. Merry Christmas Rebels, celebrate heartily!

Canadian winters being what they are, this week, the Rebels got a SNOW Day, and our sound wizard, Dave (the unsung hero you don't hear enough from) had to improvise. This is a recent advent sermon preached by P. Nate at Crossroads Church. In this sermon Nate takes a look at Christmas through the eyes of God's people who lived many many years before the Messiah ever arrived on that first Christmas night. For more check out www.crossroadsac.org Rebels should be back in business and back to regularly scheduled shenanigans next week!

Today on our Rogue topic we discuss the lies society, and even many in the church, believe about God. For the video version, check us out on facebook!

How we read our Bibles seems so basic... BUT a lot of us were trained from Sunday School days to do it incorrectly. From inserting yourself as the hero of each story, to missing the wider context in the story of redemption to extracting morality lessons from deep complex stories... we have to learn how to read The Word of God the way God intended: Looking for Jesus.