How are you supposed to enjoy your life when your life has so much that lies beyond your control? How do you deal with shifting personal and geopolitical circumstances without losing your joy? In this episode, John Horning walks through Solomon’s solution to the sovereignty of God.
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History and Doctrine in the Bible
Can a person believe in the doctrinal truths of the Bible if they believe that the history of the Bible is unreliable? Whether the history of the Bible is denied wholesale or in specific instances, John Horning asks what the Bible says about itself concerning history and the relationship between history and doctrine.
Self-Existence and the Sovereignty of God
What in the world is “self-existence”? What could that possibly have to do with the sovereignty of God? In this episode, John Horning demonstrates that if God is self-existent, and if only God is self-existent, then it is logically necessary that God is completely sovereign over absolutely everything — even human sin.
Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 — Welcome to Work
If the pleasures that exist in life are not sufficient to find ultimate meaning, then what about the strategy of leaving a legacy? What if your name is remembered and your accomplishments stand after you? In this lesson, John Horning continues through Solomon’s explanation that even a legacy doesn’t help when you can’t enjoy it […]
The Christian and Alcohol
How does a Christian think about the consumption of alcohol? What standards exist surrounding alcohol, and how might a Christian make decisions about drinking? In this episode, join John Horning as he discusses his own wrestling with alcohol, the black, the white, the grey, and the choices.
Romans 11 — Israel’s Future and the Reliability of God’s Promises
After all Paul’s setup to answer the question of God’s promises to Israel, he is finally giving the knock-out punch. This week, join John Horning as we answer the question of why Israel seems to not be receiving God’s promises to her: She will, following her national conversion in the future.
Romans 10:1-11:10 — The Remnant and the Reliability of God’s Promises
Paul has been discussing the issue of the Reliability of God’s Promises in light of the fact that He seems to have abandoned Israel. This week is part 2 of Paul’s response to this objection, so join John Horning as he discusses the importance of faith in the truth and the Remnant of the people […]
Romans 9 — Elect Israel and the Reliability of God’s Promises
Paul says God’s promises are secure. Paul says that gentiles can come to God and trust His word. But a gentile might look at Israel and say, “Israel doesn’t seem to be receiving God’s promises to them, so why should I trust Him myself?” In this lesson, John Horning starts Paul’s 3-chapter discussion of God’s […]
Romans 7-8 — The Christian’s Need of the Gospel
Once you’re a Christian, what do you need the Gospel for? Is the only need a Christian has for the Gospel the ability to share it with a non-Christian? In this lesson, John Horning discusses Paul’s demonstration that the Gospel only becomes more relevant when someone becomes a Christian.
Romans 6:1-23 — The Individual Result of the Gospel
If God’s grace covers all the sins of the believer, and if a Christian can sin and fail indefinitely without losing his salvation, then why would a Christian not live like a heathen? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the Apostle Paul’s answer to that question: because God changes the ones He saves.